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The Wadawurrung people, traditional owners of this area, named the bay ‘Jillong’ and the land surrounding it ‘Corayo’. Jillong means ‘a place of native companions’, or...
I landed and arrived outside Melbourne airport at 12:30am, on a cold night with 48 kilograms of baggage on me. I didn’t know what to do and where to go, that being my first night on the...
Year after year, Geelong has never stopped surprising its citizens with amazing lighting decorations, theatrical performances and overhauling its central business district with astonishing...
What do the Carbon Nexus Centre, Australian Future Fibres Research Innovation Centre, Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training and the Geelong Tech School have in common? ...
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My name is Vy, and I am from Vietnam, currently studying Master of Landscape Architecture at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia. The decision I made two years...
VICTORIA’S SECOND LARGEST CITY after Melbourne and Australia’s FIFTH most live able city. When coming to Geelong for the first time I had a mix of emotions surrounding me, anxious and...
Edgy and surprising art works illuminating secret, unassuming and unexpected places!
This year’s Geelong After Dark has plenty of surprises in store for those who like to stay out late.
When the family-friendly activities wind up around 10pm, Geelong After After Dark...
Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong - Daily from 10 March 2018 to 12 March 2018
The biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong returns to the Labour Day weekend in March, with activities...
As kids our mealtime repertoire didn’t extend far beyond meat with veg and going out for tea was at a pub. Don’t get me wrong, I love a parmi* (especially as a package deal with a pot of...
Pako Festa is Victoria’s biggest free celebration of cultural diversity. It is an award-winning, annual community street festival. Managed by Diversitat and held on the last Saturday of February...
The Geelong Botanic Gardens are an amazing and important feature of the city. Despite being at the edge of the CBD, you feel enveloped by greenery and a sense of tranquility.
Established...
Every time I sail from Melbourne to Geelong in the ‘passage race’ as part of the Festival of Sails I realise just how fortunate we sailors are here in Geelong.
The Melbourne end of Port...
Have you ever heard of Op Shops and wondered what they were? Or have you always wanted to give an Op Shop a try but for some reason didn’t? Well, read on because I am about tell you all about Op...
I was thinking about how many times I've moved homes. Well, I worked out that that I have moved house/apartment/home 9 times in my life. This means that on average I move home once...
Your study is over and you embrace the opportunity to explore more of Australia. That's great, but have you planned your travelling? Have you given a family member or friend a copy of your...
