Wooshka to rock Sphinx

By Luke Voogt Lara cover band guitarist and singer Daniel Bridge would spend weeks memorising a foreign song if it meant a rocking...

Dream role for Lee

By Luke Voogt Geelong “rising star” Lee Abrahamsen will play a favourite heroine on Friday, in the first major Melbourne production of Tristan and Isolde...

Mammoth gig for musical adventurers

By Luke Voogt Newtown’s Hey Mammoth might be the quirkiest band playing at NightJar, when the independent artist festival returns to Geelong on...

Rods roll into Queenscliff

By Luke Voogt Geelong’s hottest rods and classic cars will rock Queenscliff in the region’s annual showcase of mechanical beauties next weekend. It’s the sixth Queenscliff...

Focus on return to ‘Nam

By Luke Voogt Lara photographer Ben Neoh will share his memories of Vietnam in a quest to return to the country’s mountainous regions as a...

Hogan keen to entertain

By Luke Voogt Victorian impersonator Paul Hogan is cashing in on Robbie Williams’ latest tour of Australia, with his tribute show in high...

Beast role reversal

By Luke Voogt Cassie Chappell and Josh McGaune are destined to remain apart in a Geelong production of Beauty and the Beast, despite...

Bard in the garden

Magic, revenge and romance play out in the summer evening when the Shakespeare’s The Tempest comes to the Geelong Botanic Gardens this weekend. The play...

Vintage show thrills

By Luke Voogt The smell of coal and steam will entice lovers of vintage engines and turbines to the Geelong Classic Truck and Machinery Show...

Akmal in-tent on big laughs

By Luke Voogt One of Australia’s best-known comedians, Akmal Saleh, confesses his first stand-up routine was a fraud. “I’m ashamed to admit this,” he told the...

Port flexes its mussels

The Bellarine Peninsula’s celebration of seafood delights returns this weekend with drinks, live music and - of course - local mussels. The 12th Portarlington Mussel...

Quarter century of carols

By Luke Voogt Shandelle Cook has performed at Geelong Carols by Candlelight for a quarter of century, since her win at a local talent search. She...

Geelong West street blocked off

A Geelong West street has been blocked off this afternoon, with police remaining at the scene. Police attended a property in the vicinity...