Paint & Sip at Leura Park Estate Hosted by renowned local artist, Jacki Burke Bring out your inner Picasso! Wine, canapes, cheese, painting instruction. Come & have fun at a Paint & Sip class. Includes All Art supplies (including aprons) Instruction by Jacki Burke 5 x 75ml premium wine tastings Delicious canapes & cheese Relaxed, friendly class environment Your own canvas masterpiece to take home Just bring along photo inspiration you’d like to paint on the night! NEW DATES DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND Friday September 21 Friday October 26 Friday November 30 Sign up for one or sign up for all! Time: 6.30pm - 9pm Price: $75 per person, per class + booking fee Tickets non transferable and non refundable

Geelong’s Ultimate Wine Festival Held over the Melbourne Cup long weekend, this iconic festival is one of the most anticipated events on the local calendar and showcases the best wines and gourmet food from around the Surf Coast, Moorabool Valley and Bellarine Peninsula. The two-day event just an hour out of Melbourne offers guests the chance to taste, drink and eat their way across a selection of award-winning wineries while enjoying the picturesque vineyard settings and live entertainment. Now in it’s 17th year, Toast to the Coast is a true celebration of our unique Geelong wine region, the perfect day out or weekend away, and also includes a multitude of family-friendly venues. Weekend passes include a commemorative take-home Geelong Wine glass which doubles as your passport to free wine tastings at all host vineyards. This year’s event is set to be a sell-out so make sure you take advantage of the Early Bird Offer. Shuttle buses will depart wineries regularly in each hour. A detailed timetable will be available in October to help you plan your day. *Connecting shuttle buses also run between Leura Park and McGlashans Estate. If you’d like to visit Bellarine wineries and Moorabool or Surf Coast wineries – you will have to catch the Geelong inbound/outbound buses to get from one region to the other. Please consult the timetable to plan your day as the travel distances add up quickly and you’re time at each winery will be limited.

The Geelong Revival Motoring Festival is an action packed motoring festival, held on Geelong’s picturesque waterfront, is an event not to be missed! Take pole position for the historic quarter-mile sprints, as 300 classic and exotic cars and motorcycles sprint down Ritchie Boulevard at full throttle. Join us in the park for the Revival Hillclimb! The Geelong Waterfront will be covered with over 600 quirky, valuable and fascinating vehicles that are guaranteed to please anyone with an appreciation for unique vehicles. We kick off celebrations with the Friday Night Cruise, featuring over 600 vehicles, as we prepare for a huge weekend of motorsport. If cars and motorcycles aren’t enough to get you excited, classic boats and vintage aircraft will also be on display, so make sure you look to the seas and sky! Take a step back in time into our vintage lifestyle zone featuring live music, trade stalls, delicious food and entertainment. The lifestyle zone wouldn’t be complete without our Vintage Caravan Display and of course the National Vintage Fashion Awards, a crowd favourite! Motoring enthusiasts can top off their weekend in our trade expo zone, featuring great displays, sales and unique demonstrations. The Geelong Revival Motoring Festival is the ideal way to spend a day out with the whole family and this year’s event is going to be a memorable one! We can’t wait to see you all there for some good, old-fashioned fun!

A fantastic live music festival held over three days in November each year. Featuring well know Australian and International artists. This is a FABULOUS weekend so be quick and book your tickets now!See Queenscliff music festival website for further information.

The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is a pro event being staged in Geelong and the Surf Coast for the fifth consecutive year in January 2019. Thousands of elite cyclists will be in Geelong this summer to be part of the third Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - expected to be bigger and better than the previous events! Consisting of the 174km Elite Men’s Race, which in a coup for the event, has secured a place on the coveted UCI WorldTour racing calendar (2017-2019), announced by world cycling’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and 113km Elite Women’s Race (also endorsed with an official UCI classification). Riders will travel from the Geelong Waterfront to Barwon Heads, Torquay and return. There's also an open participation event - the Swisse People's Ride, enabling approx. 4,000 cyclists to ride the course. There are 65km and 111km courses again, plus the introduction of a new, shorter course - 35km. People's Ride info: Register for the Swisse People's Ride to ride with Cadel Evans, Australia’s only Tour de France winner and three-time Tour de France champion, Greg LeMond. Every rider receives an exclusive 2019 Swisse People’s Ride Santini Cycle Jersey. (Valued at $A129.95).

With over 15 different race series catering from the highest performance Grand Prix racers to trailable cruisers, the varied race action is sure to offer something for everyone, and spectators will certainly not be disappointed. First held in 1844, the Festival of Sails is Victoria's oldest ongoing sporting event, and the largest annual keel boat regatta in the Southern Hemisphere. For those not competing on-water, there is plenty of shore-side excitement taking place with over 100,000 people flocking to the stunning Waterfront Geelong over the Australia Day holiday period to be part of the excitement. The Fireworks Extravaganza will take place on the Geelong Waterfront on Australia Day, 26 January 2019.

The Point Lonsdale Market is one of the larger and more popular markets on the Bellarine Peninsula. The market features local produce from locally made jams to spuds straight from the farmer's cart. Lovers of art and craft are not forgotten either with plenty home made clothes and artworks up for great prices. All goods are home made, produced or grown. There are art and craft stalls and plant and food stalls. This market is held on the second Sunday of the month and on Easter Saturday. There are approximately 150 stalls, indoor and outdoor, with goodies for the whole family.

Queenscliff railway steam train.The blues train.Australia's best blues musicians.See the blues train website for more information and dates.

The Queenscliff Rod Run is an annual event where the Geelong Street Rodders and classic car owners from all over Australia polish up their pride and joy and head to the beautiful Victorian township of Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula for a wonderful event.See geelong street rodders website for further information.

The last Sunday of each month (excluding June, July & August). Experience the true laid-back atmosphere at one of our 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 crafts, plants and lots more. Your senses will be assailed at every turn. There's nothing like spending a leisurely morning on the last Sunday of the month (excluding June, July and August). There is great coffee and a range of foods available. So relax, read the paper, have a chat and enjoy breakfast or brunch all while strolling through this delightful park setting. Melways Reference 236 J5. This market is the ideal place to come and meet your friends (or make new ones) while wandering through a wonderful range of fresh produce, hand crafts, plants, food stalls and a whole lot more. There is nothing like spending a leisurely morning than strolling through this delightful park setting.

Tone,Strengthen core, Ease lower back pain and relax. Mat pilates: Mandy - 7.30am to 8.20 am wed and Fri Yoga: Tara - 7.30am-8.30am SATURDAYS.

Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm Events held in January,Easter school holidays and October. See website for further information and dates. Thomas the Tank Engine is coming to Queenscliff in January, along with Douglas, Oliver, Henry, Salty and those Troublesome Trucks! The Whole family will enjoy unlimited rides with Thomas on the Troublesome Trucks, a steam train ride with one of Thomas Friends and all the Boys and Girls can meet Sir Topham Hatt and shake his hand. This special family event is from 10am to 4pm and includes all of the above plus: - Spot the Engine family activity - Jumping Castle and Children's Maze - Visit Henry and blow his whistle - Thomas Story Telling and Sing-a-longs - Colouring competition judged by Sir Topham Hatt - Children's show bag with Thomas the Tank Engine tattoo - Photo opportunities galore and more! Further information and tickets are available on-line at www.bellarinerailway.com.au with bookings recommended to avoid disappointment, however, they may be purchased at the gate on event days, unless sold out prior. Enquiries are welcome on 5258 2069 or by emailing info@bellarinerailway.com.au or visit Bellarine Hwy website for more information.

General Public half hour guided tours each Sunday morning 9.30-1pm Book on 0490 550 837