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Top 5 Dreamy Wedding Styles Trending in 2023

It’s a big day so you want to make it memorable, right? Geelong and the Bellarine is the place to get all the fun of a destination wedding but without the expense…

6 Wineries Within 6 Minutes

There are over a dozen wineries scattered across The Bellarine but if you want to zoom in on a hotspot, check out this tasty selection all clustered near Portarlington…

Pinot Affair Bringing the Flare

Pinot Affair is an entire weekend dedicated to showcasing the world-class, cool-climate Pinot Noir of the Bellarine, Surf Coast, and Moorabool Valley of Geelong.…

Mum's The Word

Normally we'd be busy planning to celebrate in person with the mums in our lives, but with lockdown not likely to lift in time, we're opting for some excellent alternative…

A Winners Guide to Wineries

Wine lovers, prepare your glasses! The sun's out and that means it's the perfect time to sit amongst the vines and sip on your favourite varietal. With Geelong,

4 Reasons to Try the Bellarine Taste Trail

The Bellarine Taste Trail is a veritable feast, boasting a bounty of nearly 50 food and wine destinations across the Bellarine Peninsula. Wandering a delicious path…

5 Instagram Hotspots in the Moorabool Valley

The Moorabool Valley is ready and waiting to capture your attention (and some new 'likes' on IG). So, grab your phone because we’ve assembled five of the most Instagramable…

The (unofficial) Long Weekend List

Whether you slow down for the race that stops a nation, or you just see a window to take an extra day and extend your weekend, we've got lots of options around the…

Raise a glass to our award winning wineries

Australia's foremost wine writer (and eyebrow extraordinaire) James Halliday has released his latest edition of the Halliday Wine Companion and once again Geelong…

Around the World in 80 K's

Enjoy global flavours from around the world in this neat little 80km loop around Geelong and The Bellarine.

Making the most of Toast to the Coast!

Now in its sixteenth year, Toast to the Toast is like your cool, living-life-to-the-full aunt who visits once a year to whisk you away for a day or two of fun and…

Here's to the Winemakers

As James Halliday himself says in the foreword to his 2018 Halliday Wine Companion, "Australian wine is in a good place right now".

Ones to watch

Summer Daze - Video

Summer Daze

Summer Daze... had me a blast.