MEdia hub
Want to tell the story of Geelong & The Bellarine?
We’re here to help.
We have a dedicated team of people and resources to help bring your stories and features to life. We can arrange your visit from seamless transport to incredible experiences to delicious platefuls to meeting locals with personality.
media partners
Yasmin Paton, our Media and Communications Officer, knows all the local secrets and is here to help make arrangements, solve problems, make epic suggestions and give you some local insight into what’s new and worth talking about.
Through all these activities, we generate into the millions of dollars worth of media value each year.
Media releases & PR
In the press
Gosh, it's been a busy year. So busy that we had no choice but to leave our Christmas video to our Gen Z intern. It's giving holiday cheer, it's giving silly vibes, it's giving cringe (watch with your kids for maximum effect).
In the press
Lon Retreat made it onto Jetsetter's round up of luxurious beauty treatments that incorporate pearls, thanks to a gem of a pitch by our marketing team.
In the press
Our marketing team partnered with Holidays with Kids to showcase why our region is such a summertime holiday hit for families.
In the press
Bellarine Bayside's beach pods were included in a roundup feature of the world's most amazing tiny hotel rooms, published online by Love Exploring.
In the press
Our media maven pitched Elizabeth Bell Ceramics to Geelong + Surfcoast Living recently, resulting in a five page magazine spread in the Spring 2024 edition.
In the press
The Batesford made it into The Age's Good Food Guide this month, following its acquisition by the team behind Geelong venues Barwon Edge, Felix and Alma.