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Living End live in town

By Luke Voogt Australian rock legends The Living End will hit Geelong next Thursday for their long-awaited regional tour. “We haven’t done a regional tour for...

Holden on to circus history

By Mandy Oakham Mark Holden is hoping to score a “touchdown” with the story of his family’s travelling circus in a colourful show at Drysdale’s...

Every song a certified hit

By Luke Voogt Playing a kaleidoscope of characters across the world is a dream job for Scottish actress Rebekah Johanne. Johanne plays several characters in The...

Sliding on back

By Luke Voogt Master guitarist Jeff Lang will return to his old “stomping ground” of Geelong for the launch of his new-album tour Friday night. “It...

Anglesea art on display

Anglesea’s artistic talent will be on display for three weeks starting next Friday. The exhibition will feature works from 14 local artists, Anglesea Art Studio’s...

Flautist Philip at work in basilica

By Luke Voogt A member of one of Geelong’s most musical families, Philip Healey, will fill the city’s basilica with the sweet melancholy of violin...

Songs from her soul

By Luke Voogt Victorian musical theatre icon Silvie Paladino will return to Geelong this month to perform the songs which made her career. “It’s a mixture...

Films make powerful fashion statement

The Victorian Fashion Festival will come to Geelong this month through two documentaries exploring woolly wonders and the consequences of clothing. In Yarn Icelandic filmmakers...

Muso masters mix of work and play

By Luke Voogt North Geelong’s Brenton Perry says juggling full-time work with touring in a band is worth the struggle. The construction worker is the lead...

Bone hunt begins on our ‘Jurassic’ coast

Surf Coast fossil finders will get a chance to dive into history when a “Night At The Museum” comes to Torquay. Palaeontologist Dr Erich Fitzgerald...

Kernaghan set to light up hotel – not literally!

By Luke Voogt Australian country music legend Lee Kernaghan says he “can’t think of better place to than Geelong” to start his latest Victorian tour. “It’s...

Dads are drunk on their success

By Luke Voogt Guitarist Zach Stephenson is yet to rake in the big bucks but says touring Europe, the US and Australia easily beats “a...

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Surf Coast requests further duck hunting closures

The duck hunting season has been hit again, with Surf Coast Shire Council asking for closures of Lake Gherang and Brown Swamp to shooting.  Councillor...

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