Apollo Bay Calendar
2025 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
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Sun. 19th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
| FEBRUARY 2025 | |
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Guest Speaker - Two ex-Australian Cricket Captains in Conversation For our first ABDG event of the year, we are lucky to have 2 former Australian Women's Cricket Captains, Sharon Tredrea and Raelee Thompson in conversation with Karen O'Sullivan. Sharon is a local and VC of the Successful Apollo Bay Sharks Cricket team, and has experience at all levels of the game. See this week's Age article about Sharon Sharon is a hall-of-famer, but lost her love for cricket. Now she’s back playing – at 70. This will be a fascinating event, even for those who aren't cricket buffs! Date - Wednesday 12th February Please book your seats by Sunday 9th February by
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Sun. 16th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Tourism Reimagined and the Great Ocean Road Webinars via Zoom A free online webinar series to debate the future of tourism along the GOR. Time: 4.00-5.30pm
Internationally renowned and experienced practitioners will share their learnings about regenerative tourism as it is currently happening in Australia and overseas. Registrations are necessary, click here, on the poster or scan the QR code. Many thanks to the Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce for their contribution to assist with funding this event. |
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Tue. 25th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| MARCH 2025 | |
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Tourism Reimagined and the Great Ocean Road Webinars via Zoom A free online webinar series to debate the future of tourism along the GOR. Time: 4.00-5.30pm
Internationally renowned and experienced practitioners will share their learnings about regenerative tourism as it is currently happening in Australia and overseas. Registrations are necessary, click here, on the poster or scan the QR code. Many thanks to the Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce for their contribution to assist with funding this event. |
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Guest Speaker - Josh Thorburn From misogynistic incels to Andrew Tate. What is driving online misogyny and what can we do about it? Date - Wednesday 12th March Please book your seats by Sunday 9th February by
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Admire the horses and their riders as they compete for Best in Show, watch the highly anticipated dog jump, the speed knitting and find out who has risen victorious in the always hotly contested Industrial Hall classes. |
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Sun. 16th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Please register your interest of this FREE event. We are excited to be partnering with Counter Part for the Apollo Bay Wellbeing Day for women with cancer. Open to women at any stage of their cancer diagnosis (whether recent or many years ago), and they are welcome to bring a supportive friend, family member or carer along to enjoy the activities. Join us at the Mechanics Hall on 20th March 2025 for a day filled with support, connection, and self-care. The program features Qigong, information session with a dietician, art therapy, lunch and the opportunity to connect with other women who understand the challenges of living with cancer. Please note that although this event is free registration is required for catering purposes. See full details and register here. Hope to see you there. |
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Come together in celebration of our town, our people, and the simple joy of swimming. Join us on March 22nd as we celebrate the freedom of the outdoors at Apollo Bay. Our pristine piece of ocean will come alive as hundreds of swimmers take to the water to Storm the Bay! |
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Tue. 25th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| APRIL 2025 | |
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Guest Speaker - Michelle Tucker from Deakin Law School and Deakin Law Clinic Michele Tucker is a Clinical Solicitor and Academic at Deakin Law School. Michele is the Principal Solicitor and Coordinator at Deakin Law Clinic and has over 30 years’ experience in the legal industry, working as a law clerk and in management prior to being admitted to practise law in 2008. Michele has practised in the areas of Family Law, Child Protection, Family Violence Intervention Orders, Property Law, Civil Litigation and Wills and Estates. Deakin Law Clinic is a community legal service offering free legal advice and assistance to people experiencing disadvantage in their access to justice. Set up as a teaching law firm, students at Deakin Law School work on real client matters under the supervision of Clinical Solicitors. Michele will speak about her pathway to the law, about Deakin Law Clinic, its services and its positive impact on both students and the community. Michele will also discuss the project and policy work undertaken in recent years by the Clinic. Date - Wednesday 9th April Please book your seats by Sunday 9th February by
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The Apollo Bay Art Show will run from the 12th to the 20th of April 2025. 10am to 4pm daily and online. |
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Sun. 20th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Tue. 29th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| MAY 2025 | |
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Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) are meeting with the Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and its members to discuss the draft Precinct Plan for the Apollo Bay Harbour redevelopment project. For further information on the Harbour Redvelopment project visit the GORCAPA website. If you are unable to attend the dedicated meeting GORCAPA has granted the ABCC, they are offering the following oppertunities for community and businesses to provide feedback:
Further to this, the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve Office will be open for the public to drop in and chat to the project team over three Wednesday mornings between 9am-12pm.
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Formerly known as the Great Ocean Road Marathon, the event has grown to allow runners of all ages and fitness levels to participate in events ranging from the 1.5km Kid’s Gallop all the way up to the 60km Ultra Marathon. In order to make the event an even better weekend away for runners and their support crew, be it family or friends, we’re bringing you even more things to do in Apollo Bay & Lorne than ever before. The spectacular setting of the iconic Great Ocean Road makes the Great Ocean Road Running Festival a must-do for your running checklist. Whether you’re travelling from regional Victoria, interstate or from around the world, this Festival based in Apollo Bay & Lorne is a great destination for a running weekend away. 
Participants rave about the friendly, local feel of the event, with many coming back year after year. If you’re looking for your next big challenge, this is it. Fundraise for the Apollo Bay & District Health Foundation while you enjoy your run. Please note that some roads will be closed around Apollo Bay on Saturday and the Great Ocean Road will be closed on Sunday. See the GORRF website for further information. |
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Apollo Bay Discussion Group @ the SS Casino Room, Apollo Bay Hotel
Apollo Bay residents, travellers (and hydrogeologists) Emma and Kev talking to Karen O’Sullivan about disability, love, life and travel. Twenty years ago, and just 4 1/2 months after Kev fell from a cliff in Canada and became a paraplegic. he and Emma flew to Australia and embarked upon an 18,000-kilometre camping and backpacking trip. At a time when many people with spinal injuries remained in rehab hospital, they navigated the outback, dealing with tents, sketchy bush toilets, and the emotional turmoil of lives radically changed. Later, Emma wrote a memoir about the trip, describing her struggle to accept Kev’s paralysis and the changes it brought to their relationship, as Kev tried to learn how to live in a wheelchair in harsh and challenging country. There's also an article about the book.
Date - Thursday 22nd May Please book your seats by Sunday 18th May by
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Are you a supporter of live local music and the environment? If your answer is yes, there's a very special and sugarplum-sweet afternoon of music in Ballarat that raises funds for the ecosystems of Victoria’s precious Otway Ranges. Sunday 25th May, 2 - 5.30pm, Ballaarat Mechanics Institute, Ballarat. It's a sublime Sunday afternoon event that is (almost!) as good as Otways bird song or Autumn rains filling water tanks. Featuring Irish-laced folk and acoustic bliss by songwriter Enda Kenny, vintage soul and old-fashioned continental sophistication and swing by Amie Brûlée & Her Jazz Trio, and retro-style rockabilly/honkytonk by Rhiz & The Sugarplums this musical afternoon has something for everyone to enjoy. This is a benefit concert for the Conservation Ecology Centre, an independent non-profit conservation and applied research organisation who’ve been working hard for Australian wildlife and landscapes for 25 years. Ticket sales contribute to musicians’ costs, venue hire, and this very worthy conservation organisation. events.humanitix.com/sweet-sounds-for-the-otways Tickets: $60 for adults; $30 for children under 16 years. Includes tea, coffee and sweet treats. Alcoholic beverages available at bar prices. Running time: 3.5 hrs, including 3 performance sets and 2 intervals. Find out more about the Conservation Ecology Centre here: conservationecologycentre.org. |
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Tue. 27th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| JUNE 2025 | |
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Sun. 15th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Apollo Bay Discussion Group @ the SS Casino Room, Apollo Bay Hotel
Our speaker for June is lawyer Josh Bornstein - Head of the National Employment and Industrial Relations group at Maurice Blackburn lawyers We are delighted to have such a leader in this field coming to speak with us about his work on many high profile cases (see below) and his book Working for the Brand: how corporations are destroying free speech”. Josh will be interviewed by Naomi Halpern, local resident and Director of Delphi Training and Consulting where Naomi provides specialist trauma consultation for mental health professionals, lawyers and related professions, in-house training and workshops. Copies of Josh Bornstein's book will be available to buy and get signed at the event. JOSH BORNSTEIN BIO Josh Bornstein is Head of the National Employment and Industrial Relations group at Maurice Blackburn lawyers. He was included in Best Lawyers 2024 as “Lawyer of the Year” for Labour and Employment Law in Melbourne. Josh has fought and won many high-profile cases:
Josh is author of the highly acclaimed book, “Working for the Brand: how corporations are destroying free speech”, Scribe (2024), a wild ride exploring:
This will be a very popular event, so we are promoting it early to give you a chance to juggle your calendar and book a seat early - this is free event, but space is limited so please RSVP as soon as you can (and also let us know if you are subsequently unable to attend). Date - Thursday 19th June Please book your seats as soon as possible by
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Tue. 24th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| JULY 2025 | |
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Sun. 20th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Tue. 22nd |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
Fri. 25th
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| AUGUST 2025 | |
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Sun. 17th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Tue. 26th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| SEPTEMBER 2025 | |
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Sun. 21st |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Tue. 23rd |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| OCTOBER 2025 | |
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Sun. 19th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Tue. 28th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| NOVEMBER 2025 | |
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Sun. 16th |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
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Tue. 25th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
| DECEMBER 2025 | |
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Tue. 9th |
The meetings will be livestreamed to the public via Council’s You Tube channel (search 'Colac Otway Shire Council' at www.youtube.com). Council meetings are open to the public and interested people are welcome to attend. |
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Sun. 21st |
Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club |
