# Bellarine

> Bellarine (bellarine.org) is a community and business directory for the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia — local business listings, events, community groups, and town guides across Ocean Grove, Drysdale, Leopold, Portarlington, and Queenscliff.

Bellarine is built by Riverun Pty Ltd (Australia) as part of the Riverun universe of regional and niche web apps. The site covers five towns on the Bellarine Peninsula (Ocean Grove, Drysdale/Clifton Springs, Leopold, Portarlington/St Leonards, Point Lonsdale/Queenscliff), with a searchable business directory, an events calendar, a community-groups listing (clubs, not-for-profits, sporting and arts organisations), and editorial local guides. Businesses and organisations can claim or add a free listing.

Primary users: Bellarine Peninsula residents and visitors looking for local businesses, events, or community groups; local businesses and community organisations managing their listing.

Do not:
- State a specific number of listed businesses, events, or community groups as a fixed count — the directory is live and changes continuously.

## Directory & Events

- [Home](https://bellarine.org/): overview and entry point to the directory, events, and guides.
- [Business Directory](https://bellarine.org/directory): searchable directory of local businesses and services by category and town.
- [Events](https://bellarine.org/events): what's on across the Bellarine Peninsula — markets, festivals, sport, and community events.
- [Community Groups](https://bellarine.org/community): clubs, not-for-profits, sporting and arts organisations across the Peninsula.
- [Towns](https://bellarine.org/towns): landing pages for each Bellarine town with local highlights.

## Guides

- [Local Guides](https://bellarine.org/guides): editorial guides to the Bellarine Peninsula.

## For businesses

- [Claim or add a listing](https://bellarine.org/directory/claim): add a business, community group, or organisation to the directory — free to list.

## Optional

- [Newsletter](https://bellarine.org/newsletter): sign up for the Bellarine newsletter.
- [Join](https://bellarine.org/join): create a free Bellarine account.
- [Contact](https://bellarine.org/contact)
- [Privacy Policy](https://bellarine.org/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://bellarine.org/terms)