About Provincial Media

Leaving behind corporate lives after a stint in Dubai, Garry Flanigan and Jon Zabiegala decided to use their extensive experience in the publishing industry to establish Provincial Media, a fully-independent publishing and graphic design company.

Geelong + Surf Coast Living. Australia’s 2017 Consumer Publication of the Year

Established in 2011, the first major project was the introduction of flagship publication, the quality regional lifestyle magazine Geelong + Surf Coast Living. Published quarterly in line with the seasons, the magazine has become the biggest and most sought after coffee table lifestyle publication in the region and has been a national finalist in the Mumbrella Publish Australia annual magazine awards for four years taking the title in 2017. Beautifully designed and presented, each edition of Geelong + Surf Coast Living hosts an abundance of stories featuring locals excelling in a range of areas including world renowned food, wine and local produce, art, fashion, architecture, gardening, home interiors and discovers the region’s best places to shop, visit and play.

Provincial Media enjoys the luxury of true independence without affiliation or association. This enables us to bring you a truly aspirational magazine that is immersed in the local communities of Geelong, Bellarine, Surf Coast, Golden Plains and Otway Ranges and fully embrace the lifestyle while promoting to others the many attractions, businesses and events in the beautiful region though the pages of Geelong + Surf Coast Living every season.

In 2017 Geelong + Surf Coast Living was awarded Mumbrella Publish Australia’s Consumer Publication of the Year – Small Publisher. 

The judges said: ‘Geelong + Surf Coast Living is designed and created in the region it writes about, giving a place for local storytellers to showcase the area’s personality.
Designed to the standards of a good lifestyle magazine it also boasts impressive commercial success, with advertisers designing their ads around the aesthetic of the product.’
The jury said: ‘Geelong + Surf Coast Living is a surprise package, great design, great editorial and great commercial support.’

Westside Living

Westside Living magazine presents the very best of Melbourne’s burgeoning western growth area of Wyndham City Council and its surrounds in a full colour, glossy publication at home on any coffee table.

Published quarterly in line with the seasons and with a focus on style and aspirational living, Westside Living showcases art, beautiful homes, gardens, food and fresh produce, wine, fashion and the best places to shop, visit and play.

Westside Living is produced by Provincial Media, the creative team behind the national award-winning Geelong + Surf Coast Living magazine. Exceptional writing, quality photography and refreshing design bring the region to life on the pages of Westside Living every season.

Ballarat Living

Ballarat Living magazine presents the very best of this burgeoning growth area and its surrounds in a full colour, glossy publication at home on any coffee table.

Published quarterly in line with the seasons and with a focus on style and aspirational living, Ballarat Living showcases art, beautiful homes, gardens, food and fresh produce, wine, fashion and the best places to shop, visit and play.

Ballarat Living is produced by Provincial Media, the creative team behind the national award-winning Geelong + Surf Coast Living magazine. Exceptional writing, quality photography and refreshing design bring the region to life on the pages of Ballarat Living every season.

Geelong Wedding

In 2016, after acknowledging a gap in the market, Provincial Media launched LivingBliss, a truly local magazine devoted to all things wedding. In 2021 we have rebranded our magazine to Geelong Wedding – now fully encompassing the changes to marriage laws in Australia. Our magazine celebrates the latest trends and style in all aspects of the perfect wedding with the best ideas, inspiration and practical advice to ensure nothing is overlooked nor forgotten. Geelong Wedding delivers comprehensive wedding planning information and features the hottest bride and groom fashion and stories of real weddings.

Know It All

A comprehensive guide to the best places to Eat & Drink, Stay, Shop, Health & Beauty and Play in the region. Presented in a conveniently-sized and colour-coded format, suitable to reside in your bag, car glovebox or at home, this nifty little one-stop magazine allows you to easily navigate your way to discovering what’s on – all without wading through a messy and confusing layout.