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Apollo Bay Seafood Festival
Date	Sat 11th Feb 2012
Location	Great Ocean Road Apollo Bay
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Geelong URBAN 2.80.20 Triathlon
Date	Sun 12th Feb 2012
Location	Geelong Waterfront, Eastern Beach Geelong
LONG COURSE RACING RETURNS TO GEELONG! With the popularity of long course triathlons booming in Australia, USM Events is excited to bring back long course racing to Geelong, with the URBAN 2.80.20 - part of the second annual Geelong Multi Sport Festival 2012. EVENT DETAILS Sunday 12 February, 2012 2km swim / 80km...

Kona Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon
Date	Sat 18th Feb 2012
Location	Unit 2 Torquay
The Kona Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon race starts in Apollo Bay and finishes in Forrest. three race options for competitors; 100 kilometres, 50 kilometres or 15 kilometres with races covering the famous Forrest MTB Trails.

2012 Festival of Glass
Date	Sun 19th Feb 2012
Location	Bellarine Basketball Stadium Drysdale
The 2012 Festival of Glass will be held in February at the Bellarine Basketball. This unique event includes: - stalls by glass artisans, craftspeople and companies - demonstrations of glass-working techniques - exhibitions of glass art, sculpture, jewellery & mosaics - displays of historical and contemporary glass collectables - glass-related competitions - workshops and classes by exhibitors. Around...

All Ford Day - Geelong
Date	Sun 19th Feb 2012
Location	Pigdons Road Waurn Ponds
The largest display of Ford vehicles anywhere in Australia. The day will include: - Over 1,000 Ford vehicles on display. - 30 different car clubs represented - 48 different trophies to be won. - V8 Super Car Drivers, celebrity drivers - Autograph sessions - Auto and trade displays, souvenirs - Kids rides, entertainment, live bands - Food vans -...

Ford Otway Cycling Classic
Date	Sun 26th Feb 2012
Location	Great Ocean Road Apollo Bay
The Ford Otway Cycling Classic is conducted as a friendly road ride event for all cyclists that is held in truly some of the most beautiful scenery imaginable, providing the type of blissful riding that makes you feel alive and fortunate to be a cyclist. The event includes four different rides...

It Started form The Sea - Portland: Victoria's birthplace
Date	Sat 3rd Mar 2012 to Sun 18th Mar 2012
Location	Lee Breakwater Road Portland
Music Glenelg Inc.

Port Fairy Folk Festival
Date	Fri 9th Mar 2012 to Mon 12th Mar 2012
Location	Campbell St Port Fairy
Twenty venues host one of Australia's largest music festivals presenting roots, celtic, folk, country, bluegrass, blues, jazz, rock, crossover and world music. Australia's world famous Port Fairy Folk Festival is...

Aireys Inlet Open Mic Music Festival
Date	Fri 16th Mar 2012 to Sun 18th Mar 2012
Location	8 stages around Aireys Inlet Aireys Inlet
The 5th annual Aireys Inlet Open Mic Music Festival will be held from 16th to 18th March 2012. The festival is intended to be an open forum and will cater for...

Terang Country Music Festival
Date	Sat 17th Mar 2012
Location	40 Keilambete Road Terang
Terang will put itself on the country music festival map when it hosts a major event in March. The festival program runs from 11am until 6pm at the Terang Racecourse....

Geelong Highland Gathering
Date	Sun 18th Mar 2012
Location	Breakwater Rd Breakwater
The Geelong Gathering, the biggest celebration of Scottish culture in Victoria and one of the biggest and most diverse gatherings in Australia. It is also one of the oldest, with the first such gathering in Geelong being held in 1857, going in to recession during the Great Depression in 1933...

Newtown Farmers Market
Date	Sat 24th Mar 2012
Location	Corner Shannon Avenue & West Fyans St Newtown
This authentic farmers markets is made up of farmers and producers of local fresh produce who sell their products direct to the public.

Golden Plains Arts Trail
Date	Sat 24th Mar 2012 to Sun 25th Mar 2012
Location	2 Pope St Bannockburn
Just one hour from Melbourne and half an hour from Geelong and Ballarat, the Golden Plains Arts Trail offers a weekend adventure in the quiet and rural shire of Golden Plains.

2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride 2012
Date	Sat 24th Mar 2012
Location	Elephant Walk Reserve Torquay
The 2XU Great Ocean & Otway Classic Ride 2012 is back again for another amazing day of riding along Victoria's world famous Great Ocean Road, for what is one of Australia's Premier Recreational Rides, attracting over 300 interstate participants.

Lara Food and Wine Festival
Date	Sun 25th Mar 2012
Location	110 Windermere Rd Lara
See celebrity hostess, Catriona Rowntree whip chefs into gear as they serve up an assortment of tasty dishes at the Lara Food and Wine Festival. The festival will showcase local produce and include local wine and cheese makers, olive oil producers, organic produce growers and much more. Festival goers can...

Deans Marsh Festival
Date	Sun 25th Mar 2012
Location	20 Pennyroyal Valley Rd Deans Marsh
Celebrating the experiences and skills of past pioneers, the sustainability innovations of present day pioneers and ideas and opportunities for our pioneering future. The Deans Marsh Pioneer Festival is a key...

Rip Curl Pro
Date	Tue 3rd Apr 2012 to Sun 15th Apr 2012
Location	Bells Beach Rd Bells Beach
The Rip Curl Pro will this year be celebrating the 51st anniversary of the Bells Beach Easter Rally and the Rip Curl Pro in Australia's surfing home of Torquay. The ASP World Tour's best 34 male surfers, one Rip Curl Wildcard and one local Victorian Wildcard from the Championship Moves...

Golden Plains Farmers Market
Date	Sat 7th Apr 2012
Location	Corner of High St and Milton St Bannockburn
Golden Plains and Moorabool Valley regions are famous for fresh food, award winning wines, gourmet food producers and breathtaking scenery.

Central Geelong Farmers Market
Date	Sat 14th Apr 2012
Location	Lt Malop Street Central between Yarra and Moorabool Streets Geelong
The Central Geelong Farmers Market (CGFM) has been operating in Central Geelong since October 2003 and is the only authentic Farmers Market in Geelong and the Surf Coast.

Apollo Bay Music Festival
Date	Fri 20th Apr 2012 to Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Location	Great Ocean Road Rd Apollo Bay
The 2012 Apollo Bay Music Festival presents in its 20th year, an outstanding three day program of local, national and international acts including Jazz, Blues, Roots, Classical, Pop-Rock, World and Country. Set in the backdrop of Victoria's Great Ocean Road, one of Australia's most spectacular coastlines.

Koroit Irish Festival
Date	Thu 26th Apr 2012 to Sun 29th Apr 2012
Location	Commercial Rd Koroit
The Koroit Irish Festival is a three day festival that celebrates Irish heritage through music, dancing, singing and even spud picking! The event is held annually in the historic village...

Great Ocean Road International Marathon
Date	Sat 19th May 2012 to Sun 20th May 2012
Location	Apollo Bay Hotel Apollo Bay
The Great Ocean Road International Marathon - Festival of Running, Walking and Wheeling, will be held on the weekend of 19 - 20 May, 2012. The five-race concept caters for runners, walkers and wheelchair participants of all ages and abilities over two days. The Great Ocean Road Real Estate Marathon will be...

Queenscliff Market
Date	Sun 27th May 2012
Location	Hygeia Drv Queenscliff
Experience the true laid-back atmosphere at one of the hidden gems! Situated in picturesque Princess Park which is only a stone's throw from the water's edge in Queenscliff, this boutique market is the ideal place to come and meet your friends while wandering through a wonderful range of fresh produce, hand...

National Celtic Festival
Date	Fri 8th Jun 2012 to Mon 11th Jun 2012
Location	Newcombe St Portarlington
The National Celtic Festival is held annually over the June long weekend in Portarlington. It is now the southern hemisphere's largest and most diverse celebration of Celtic music and culture. Every year festival-goers enjoy a huge array of national and international acts.

Torquay Froth and Bubble Literary Festival
Date	Sat 16th Jun 2012 to Sun 17th Jun 2012
Location	45-55 Grossmans Rd Torquay
The Torquay Froth and Bubble Literary Festival is held in Torquay Victoria on the second last weekend in June, annually. The name is taken from a poem by Australia's first poet of note Adam Lindsay Gordon.

Fun4Kids Festival
Date	Sun 1st Jul 2012 to Sun 8th Jul 2012
Location	Corner Liebig and Timor St Warrnambool
Launched in 1998, the Fun4Kids Festival was conceived with the aim of celebrating the imagination and creative spirit of all children.

Kevin Paisley Fashion Eyewear Race Day
Date	Fri 27th Jul 2012
Location	99 Breakwater Road Breakwater
Come along to the Kevin Paisley Fashion Eyewear Race Day, for Give Where You Live. Tickets are $120 each and includes a gourmet two-course meal, drinks page, tea and coffee with...

Moriac Makers & Growers Market
Date	Sun 2nd Sep 2012
Location	Newling Reserve Moriac
Celebrate all that is sustainable, innovative, hand and homemade at the newest market in the region.

Festival of Performing Arts, Lorne
Date	Fri 7th Sep 2012 to Sun 9th Sep 2012
Location	Mountjoy Parade Lorne
Transport yourself to a bygone era and glam up - 50's style - as the majestic seaside location of Lorne hosts the inaugural Festival of Performing Arts; 50's - 60's Culture By The Sea from 9th - 11th September 2011.

Amy's Gran Fondo
Date	Sun 16th Sep 2012
Location	Great Ocean Rd Lorne
Amy's Gran Fondo means long distance or great endurance. Gran Fondo is a 500+ year old tradition that originated in Italy as a walking event, which then progressed to bicycles and continues to be held in idyllic regions throughout the world.

Alcoa Australian Corporate Head of the River
Date	Sat 6th Oct 2012
Location	2 Barwon Terrace South Geelong
Join in this Alcoa Australian Corporate Head of the River along Geelong's picaresque Barwon River.

The Shipwreck Coast Classic
Date	Sun 14th Oct 2012
Location	Flag Staff Hill Warrnambool
The Shipwreck Coast Classic is in its fourth year and is open to men's elite, B, C and D grade cyclists and women holding a current Australian or international cycling licence. The event kicks off at Flag Staff Hill in Warrnambool and finishes at the Warrnambool Cheese and Butter factory in...

Royal Geelong Show
Date	Thu 18th Oct 2012 to Sun 21st Oct 2012
Location	79 Breakwater Rd East Geelong
The Royal Geelong Show is the biggest four day show in country Victoria.

Southern Exposure Surf Coast MTB Festival
Date	Sat 20th Oct 2012
Location	Great Ocean Road Rd Anglesea
Victoria's most loved MTB Festival! Three hours, six hours or 12 hours of dust sweat and gears.

Toast to the Coast
Date	Sat 3rd Nov 2012 to Sun 4th Nov 2012
Location	Bellarine, Surf Coast and Moorabool Valley Wineries Bellarine
Now in its 11th year, the Toast to the Coast festival is a celebration of fine wine, food and entertainment. With over 30 wineries pouring current and back vintages, fresh regional produce and entertainment on offer, this year's Toast to the Coast is a true celebration of Geelong's fine wine...

Conserving Koala Country
Date	Wed 14th Nov 2012 to Fri 23rd Nov 2012
Location	Great Ocean Road Apollo Bay
Traverse the Great Otway National Park while conducting valuable research on koala habitats to understand the impact of climate change on their population and behaviour. Increasing temperatures, declining rainfall and increased likelihood of fire events are all threats facing koalas.

Queenscliff Music Festival
Date	Fri 23rd Nov 2012 to Sun 25th Nov 2012
Location	Princess Park Queenscliff
Celebrating its 16th year in 2012, Queenscliff Music Festival is one of Australia's great festival experiences.

Anaconda Adventure Race National Series - Lorne
Date	Sat 8th Dec 2012 to Sun 9th Dec 2012
Location	Great Ocean Road Lorne
Entrants swim and trail run and race their kayaks and mountain bikes tackling a one of the most challenging off road courses the series has to offer.

Lorne Pier to Pub
Date	Fri 11th Jan 2013 to Sat 12th Jan 2013
Location	Mountjoy Pde Lorne
Dive in with 5,000 other swimmers in the world's largest organised swim. Each year thousands of swimmers dive into a sea of history and race the 1.2 kilometre course of the Lorne Pier to Pub. The Lorne Pier to Pub started as an informal challenge among Lorne Surf...