6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (588+ words) Geelong’s appetite for live theatre is holding firm despite rising production costs and cautious spending putting pressure on the industry nationwide. The financial squeeze has been felt across Australian theatre, with several major professional productions cancelled or cut short over…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (445+ words) Hannah McCarthy has taken out the Opal Aspirers Award at the recent Romance Writers of Australia annual conference in Darwin. The local community library services officer’s unpublished manuscript Meet Me at the River also placed second in the Emerald Award....

12+ hour, 17+ min ago   (546+ words) There is no telling what will happen when a singer-songwriter steps onto the stage at The Citadel in Murwillumbah. In the intimate, heritage-listed venue, eight performers take turns sharing something personal: their own songs. At Singer Songwriters at The Citadel,…...

12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (268+ words) Community broadcaster Phoenix FM 106.7 has been named as a finalist in four categories of the 2026 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) Community Broadcasting Awards. The Strathdale-based station’s finalists are World Music Safari – Sounds from Other Lands (best program), outstanding presenter…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (325+ words) Enduring rockers Chocolate Starfish are back in Bendigo this Saturday 12 September with a songlist chock-full of hits. First coming to prominence in 1994 with their cover of Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain, the band has also released versions of What’s Up…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (380+ words) The Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF) has launched its 2026 festival program, packed with storytellers, authors, moderators and performers to fill two weekends in October. The festival has become one of the biggest cultural events on the Bellarine and, now in its…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (280+ words) Three Inverleigh locals have played vital parts in the making of a new short dance film set to premiere with a special screening in Geelong next weekend. The town’s Lyndel Quick is producer and choreographer for Cloud Chamber, a 15-minute…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (340+ words) The Victorian Whip Cracking Championships will run at the Royal Geelong Show in October. Whip crackers from across Australia will converge on Geelong this month for the first Victorian Whip Cracking Championships in three years. The championships will be held…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (290+ words) The Nimbin Annual Country Show will celebrate its 106th year next weekend with a packed program of rural displays, competitions, entertainment and family activities. Nimbin Annual Country Show committee representative Karen Welsh said the show has continued to evolve while retaining…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (460+ words) A record 10,000 people filled Murwillumbah’s Queensland Road for the Tweed Regional Museum Street Party on Saturday, celebrating local music, art and culture while delivering a welcome boost for town businesses. The crowd was 2,000 larger than last year’s, cementing the annual…...