The Solar Breakthrough You Won’t See Coming Australia’s love affair with rooftop solar is well deserved. One in three homes now sports a gleaming array, the highest uptake in the world, and those panels are quietly delivering gigawatts of clean power every day. But here is the hard truth: rooftops alone will not get us […]

Embroidered Into a Corner: The Great School Uniform Markup is Finally Unravelling Somewhere between the overpriced school skirts and the socks that cost more than a movie ticket, Australian parents have been quietly seething. While uniforms are supposed to make school easier, they’ve become a stealth tax on parenting. One that’s as inflexible as it […]

Geelong Comic and Toy Fair Returned in April 2025 When the doors of Geelong West Town Hall opened on Sunday, April 13, it wasn’t just about comics and toys. It was a reminder of something bigger – how pop culture brings people together. The Geelong Comic and Toy Fair had returned. It had grown into […]

Australia’s Music Festivals Are Dying! ..and It’s Not Because People Stopped Dancing Once upon a time, music festivals were the beating heart of an Australian summer. You’d scrape together your last $280, brave the dust or mud or both, and get spiritually reborn somewhere between a D-floor mosh pit and a $14 souvlaki stand. They […]

Swim at Your Own Risk Australia’s Battle with Bacterial Contamination There’s something sacred about an Australian summer spent at the pool. It’s where kids learn to swim, families escape the heat, and communities come together for cannonballs, laps, and lazy Sundays. But while the surface of our pools might look clean and inviting, recent events […]

Labor’s Medicare Health Fix: Will Geelong Benefit? At a time when healthcare systems across the country are showing signs of strain, the federal government’s recent announcements around Medicare, cheaper medicines and women’s health have landed with a sense of overdue urgency, especially in places like Geelong. Labor’s commitment to lower the cost of PBS medicines […]

Can’t Afford to Leave: Geelong’s Divorce Dilemma It used to be that when a relationship ended, one person packed a bag, walked out the front door, and started again. That image, however emotionally messy, at least offered a sense of closure. But in today’s economic climate, particularly in places like Geelong, breakups aren’t so simple. […]

The Hidden Costs of a Bargain: Renovating Geelong’s Older Homes Geelong’s inner-west continues to attract attention from buyers looking to escape Melbourne’s overheated property market. With significant price gaps between houses and units, such as a $912,000 difference in Manifold Heights or $600,000 in Newtown, it’s no wonder that first-home buyers, investors, and downsizers alike […]