This regional Victorian pub has the best beer list in Australia

Located less than two hours from Geelong and Melbourne and less than an hour from Ballarat, Avoca is a vibrant…

Our favourite Valentine’s Day cocktails to shake up with your S.O. in lockdown

In our opinion, nothing says Valentine’s Day like expertly made pink cocktails, and while you may not be able to…

Pier St brings you excellent food, wine and a gorgeous waterfront view

Have you heard? A treasure chest has been discovered in Portarlington and it’s full of seafood gems! The team behind…

Style Bar in Barwon Heads is fusing beauty and hospitality with their new blow wave bar

Blow waves and bevvies are exactly what you’ll find at Style Bar Barwon Heads. The pink laden blow wave bar…

Box Office Cafe is the local-centric shipping container you have to check out

The concept behind Box Office Café in Geelong West is simple, to showcase the best local produce as sustainably as…

Gooley’s is the new nighttime pop-up bar at Cartel Coffee

Gooley’s is the new nighttime destination hosted in a spot familiar to any discerning coffee drinker. Whilst Cartel Coffee Roasters…

Save your money with 12 of the best meal deals in Geelong at the moment

Who doesn’t love a cheeky meal deal to get you through the week?

This new restaurant, La Cantina, will have you kissing the chef

Missing the European sun? Find yourself dreaming about a bowl of delicious pasta, wine glass in hand, and watching the…

Taste your way around the world at Pako Festa’s reimagined foodie festival

Every year in one place, on one day, Pakington street comes alive with an abundance of colour, unique costumes, live…

A handful of Geelong’s best Happy Hours, because we’re keen for a bevvy

What’s better than drinking at one of Geelong’s best bars? Drinking at one of Geelong’s best bars at happy hour…

Torquay’s vibrant Vietnamese restaurant Pholklore opens its doors in Geelong

We’ve got a lot to be thankful for when it comes to the culinary world, and the Vietnamese and their…

Meet Daily Fresh Pako, Geelong West’s new local and international grocer

Delighting the gourmets of Geelong, Daily Fresh Pako is the newest grocer to grace the region, opening just recently on…

Cue the paella pans and local tunes, Apollo Bay Seafood Festival has announced an End of Summer Block Party

Every year we countdown the day to the festival that takes over the picturesque Apollo Bay Harbour, where food and…

Grab your stretchy pants, all-you-can-eat bao and a weekly dumpling night is hitting Geelong’s waterfront

Graze your way through a free-flowing feed of their forever loved Bao Buns and unlimited glasses of sparkling wine.

Six of Geelong’s quirkiest and coolest foodie experiences to try ASAP

Now that it’s been a few months since restaurants have opened back up, it’s time to get a bit adventurous…

A ‘dining in the dark’ experience is coming to Victoria

Across multiple nights in March and Apri;, a venue in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD will turn off the lights…

An internationally renowned chef is dishing up some of the best butter chicken in Geelong and we’re here for it

Whether you’ve got a mid-week hankering for some butter chicken, beef vindaloo and lamb curry, or the Geelong weather warrants…

Quench your thirst at this massive beer festival hitting the region next month

It’s almost impossible to pass up a beer festival at the best of times, but when there’s one only an…

PSA: Doughnut Time is heading to Geelong this weekend

It’s always a good time with Doughnut Time, the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne doughnut company that’s been brewing up a…

Jetty Road Brewery has popped up on the Surf Coast

Backyard cricket. Filling the esky. BBQ’s. Slip Slop Slap. Heading to the coast. This time of the year is a…

A basketball-themed burger bar has opened in Geelong

Geelong burger fans, lend me your ears, ‘cause we’ve just been blessed with a brand new spot to wrap your…

Cue the buckets of Budweiser, The Sporting Globe Geelong is bringing you all the American action that is Super Bowl once again

Whether you’re a Super Bowl fan or not, there’s something so exciting and unbeatable about the American sports culture. Maybe…

Lambys is finally back this weekend for a huge party

Avid clubbers, the time has come to return to Geelong’s legendary longstanding venue. Lambys Tavern is back open this weekend…

Scout for Vintage has teamed up with Blackman’s Brewery to host Sunday Sessions on the Lawn

Sunday afternoons are never easy. Maybe you’ve spent the morning out and about, or you’re nursing a hangover from a…

 

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