A pop culture convention is happening in Ballarat

Popcon is Sonika’s inaugural pop culture convention.

GPAC is getting developed

Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) is currently in the beginning stages of undergoing a 38.5 million dollar redevelopment.

There’s an annual Dachshund race happening this month

An amazing day of fun to watch the gorgeous dachshunds running down a 15 meters long track – you should see them go!

World premiere of WOMEN at the Potato Shed in Drysdale

We welcome a new cabaret show called WOMEN presented by Dance Initiative Productions.

Gifts for the Geek

Gifts for the Geek are Geelong’s local store for comics – selling everything from graphic novels to t-shirts.

Comedy 4 Karma

This years event raises funds for the school’s upkeep and admin costs, and will feature some of Australia’s most popular comics.

Birregurra Festival and Art Show returns this October

Celebrating community life, the Birregurra Festival and Art Show combines the best in local gourmet food and wine with modern agriculture and regional artists.

Ballarat Laneways After Dark 2017

Ballarat Laneways is back, this year a little later with a stellar ‘After Dark’ lineup, presented by the City of Ballarat to complement the Ballarat International Foto Biennale.

Toast to the Coast early bird tickets are now on sale

The best of the best in food and wine will be on display this November, as the Toast to the Coast takes a pleasant stroll through the Bellarine, Moorabool Valley and Surf Coast regions.

New gallery to open in Geelong

The Geelong arts scene is booming, and now we are welcoming a brand new art gallery – 101 Ryrie Arts, a contemporary Arts Space for the town.

Escapade Puzzle Games Escape Room

What does a chess board, UV lamp and gas mask have in common? Well, not much really, unless you are at the Escapade Puzzle Games Escape Room in Ballarat.

Happy Wanderer Festival

Happy Wanderer Festival returns to Benalla, Victoria over the Melbourne Cup long weekend in 2017, celebrating five years of fun, friendship, great music and fantastic workshops.

New Yorker Nilaja Sun brings entire Lower East Side to life in Pike St

Acclaimed international performer Nilaja Sun will return to Geelong next month direct from Edinburgh Fringe with Pike St, part of GPAC’s 2017 Deakin University Theatre Season.

Entries are now open for the St Kilda Festival

Be a part of Australia’s biggest free music festival and join in entertaining 400,000 people along the St Kilda foreshore!

Lady Fox and friends for One Girl

Hosted at 360Q the event promises to be full of the best cabaret and burlesque there is on offer.

Queenscliff Music Festival expands its lineup

Just when you thought the lineup for Queenscliff Music Festival 2017 couldn’t get any bigger or better, they’ve just announced the fourth round of comedy and culture coming to the coast.

Breaky for Boobies – because everyone deserves a lifetime

They say alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. This couldn’t be more true for local fundraiser Breaky for Boobies, the brainchild of two Geelong mums – Emily Townsing and Clare Barnes.

Ballarat Cabaret Festival

Back for its sixth year, the Ballarat Cabaret Festival is Australia’s only regional Victorian festival dedicated to the art of cabaret.

Melbourne-based artist becomes Body Artist World Champion

Melbourne based, self-taught Body Paint artist, Andra Budaie, has always had a passion for all things artistic, creative and colourful.

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale announces winner for the inaugural Martin Kantor Portrait Prize

Fulfilling the brief, Bardas’ portrait portrayed ‘a significant, living Australian in the field of arts, letters, science, sports or politics’.

There’s five ‘Guys In Ties’ raising funds for A.B.I tonight

Raising funds for children with Acquired Brain Injury and Barwon Health’s Mckellar Centre, five ordinary guys have come together to try and make a difference.

Melburnians to celebrate 182 marvellous years with free festival

August 30 marks the anniversary of the founding of our wonderful city and we’re celebrating with a FREE Melbourne Day Family Festival and Concert at Docklands on Sunday, August 27, 2017 from noon till 3.02pm.

Beards, Beards and Beards

Forté magazine had the chance to catch up with Barbers Choice’s Brayden Dorney, who has been very busy preparing a new range of products for Barbers Choice clients.

Inside the Brick: Geelong 2017

INSIDE the BRICK is bringing their fantastic travelling Interactive Play & LEGO Model Exhibition to the City of Geelong.

 

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