Laiska, lazy moon
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The Gallery
THE GALLERY - QUEERLY
Searching for light in the dark For Geelong artist Queerly, the creative process begins in the hours when most of us have already surrendered to sleep. Midnight bus stops, the hum of a fluorescent ceiling light, the rhythmic thrum of tyres on a wet road, these are the spaces he
the listening room
THE LISTENING ROOM: MAX KORIA
Building sound, community and momentum When you talk to musicians who have moved to Geelong in recent years, a familiar pattern emerges, something about the region quietly opens its arms, hands you a cable or a contact, and says, “Plug in...you’re home.” For one local musician, trombonist, arranger,
Member update
Member update - November 2025
There's been a lot going on here at Geelong Cereal. You may have noticed that we have expanded our coverage to include all art forms, so not just creative writing, but visual art too as well as music...and we'll be diving into other areas too.
Denise Main & Ian Chisholm
WILD ORCHIDS - CHAPTER TWO
Steve Gray
I LIVED OFF EASEY STREET - CHAPTER THREE
Steve Gray
EVERYDAY STORIES: THE WRITING OF STEVE GRAY
When you meet Steve Gray through his writing, what strikes you first is his voice. It’s conversational, funny, and grounded in the rhythms of ordinary Australian life. Whether he’s writing about a suburban street, a country town, or a quiet moment in someone’s lounge room, his tone
BATS & BELONGINGS
Call to Artists: Bats & Belonging Exhibition – Exploring Connection Through Art Geelong’s skies come alive each evening as thousands of Grey-headed Flying Foxes stream from Eastern Park, tracing soft silhouettes across the city’s twilight. These remarkable animals, often misunderstood, play a vital ecological role, pollinating native trees
poetry corner
POETRY CORNER #2
You really thought by Alice Winter You really thought So add it up Cut out the shit Arch your back And take it all Like a good little girl Close your eyes and scream Cry all you like, baby No one is getting out of here I’m not that
The Gallery
THE GALLERY - ALICE WINTER
Alice Winter’s paintings might stop you in your tracks, faces fractured into bold planes of colour, bodies of strength and vulnerability, something deeply personal is being expressed. Alice’s work is built on emotion rather than planning. “I make art every week,” she says, “but what I make in
Fletcher the kangaroo: life and death
FLETCHER THE KANGAROO: LIFE AND DEATH - CHAPTER SEVEN
poetry corner
POETRY CORNER - #1
My Recovery is a Painting by Catherine Hannah To start I select a gentle lilac and add my first splash of colour to a canvas that fills the whole sky. I don’t like the hue. I add dark and light until the result is more to my taste. I