Stunning images unveiled as Wildlife Photographer of the Year arrives in the National Wool Museum

The world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, is now open at the National Wool Museum,…

A stunning sculpture has popped up in Geelong, as part of the Royal Children’s Hospital’s upcoming 150th-anniversary art trail

Six locations across Melbourne and Geelong are getting an early look at the Royal Children’s Hospital’s upcoming 150th-anniversary art trail…

Geelong’s famed Piccadilly Christmas Market returns for 2020

‘Tis the season to go Christmas shopping and thankfully the shitstorm that has been 2020 is not going to rain…

A group of performance-making Geelong locals are making their debut with short film, ‘Anything & Everything’

Geelong locals have been busy creating a thought-provoking short film throughout lockdown. Platform Arts’ new performance ensemble ‘infinity’, will premiere…

A funky new art studio has opened in Geelong… and it’s got its own bar

Even if you haven’t picked up a paintbrush since a high school art class, perfect technique or talent isn’t an…

Australia’s National Centre for Photography is slated to call Ballarat home, thanks to $6.7M from the state

Ahead of next weeks state budget, it’s been revealed that the Andrews Labor Government will establish a National Centre for…

Melbourne Fringe is capturing the imagination of music lovers with its ever-adventurous 2020 event

In the year of the impossible, Melbourne Fringe Festival have delivered an ambitious and ground-breaking program full of weird, wonderful,…

Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival to go ahead as highbrow, reimagined event

Returning for its seventh year in the year of the impossible, Geelong’s Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival has unveiled…

Stunning projections of Indigenous art take to Geelong’s City Hall for NAIDOC Week

Indigenous artworks are illuminating the Geelong CBD this week in celebration of the rescheduled NAIDOC Week. Taking to City Hall…

Sharpen up your creative skills with free online fashion courses and craft tutorials

Earlier this year, an online exhibition exploring fashion’s sustainable future was launched at the National Wool Museum. Running online until…

Central Geelong’s biggest shopping day of the year has been extended to a whole week of festivities

In an effort to support local businesses, and thus generating and strengthening the economic impact for our own community following…

Geelong Arts Centre are on the hunt for the artists behind two mystery paintings

It’s time to awaken your own inner armchair detective, the Geelong Arts Centre are calling on the public to help…

RONE is returning home to Geelong for his first survey exhibition

RONE in Geelong will include the first comprehensive solo survey of the artist’s career, from early stencil works and street art, to photographs that document his transformation of abandoned spaces.

Leura Park Estate is hosting a comedy night with local performers

Over the last six months, binge-watching content online has evolved from a popular pastime to an obligatory practice in staying…

Melbourne Fringe unveils weird and wonderful boundary-pushing festival program

In the year of the impossible, Melbourne Fringe Festival has unveiled its 2020 program, promising a stacked festival full of…

Aussie comedy trio Aunty Donna are hitting Netflix with a brand new sketch series

Australian comedy trio Aunty Donna are hitting Netflix next month with a six-part sketch series titled Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’…

This mysterious sand artist is transforming Geelong and Surf Coast beaches into colossal homages to the natural world

Edward is to Barwon Heads what Banksy is to Bristol – an enigma, an icon, an artist whose work creates…

Local artist Natalie Martin launches two fresh online watercolour courses

The first thing you need to know about paintings by Natalie Martin is that they are brilliantly Australian. They capture…

Good news, the Belmont Market will gradually reopen this month

The historic Belmont Market has always been a large part of the bustling Greater Geelong region. With indoor and outdoor…

There’s a new local initiative forging authentic connections between men

If Gabe McClelland had a tagline it would be “be a man of more words”. A simple, yet profoundly far-reaching…

How to score your dream job in the creative industry – Bec Brown spills her tips in new book You’ve Got This

Founder and managing director of The Comms Department, Sydney-based Bec Brown is a powerhouse in the PR world with over…

Jackson and Joel bring in laughs and realness is their new podcast ‘So, What Do You Reckon?’

There’s nothing better than a flat out raw conversation with your mates. Absolute nonsense, authenticity and silliness – all things…

A local has turned a powerful photograph from Torquay’s Fight For The Bight protest into a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle

Saturday November 23rd was an iconic day for the surfing community, as surfers and beach lovers around Australia came together…

Fitted face masks are now mandatory in Victoria

On Sunday Premier Daniel Andrews revealed that from today, Monday September 28, Melbourne will be moving to step two on…

 

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