STELLA · Geelong
Geelong & Surf Coast Talent With Melbourne Reach
Geelong sits at the head of the most famous stretch of surf-industry real estate in the country — Torquay built Rip Curl and Quiksilver, and the brands that followed still shoot along this coastline. STELLA scouts and represents Geelong and Surf Coast talent for that heritage market and everything growing around it.
An hour down the highway from Melbourne's casting rooms, Geelong talent get the best of both: local bookings on the Bellarine and Surf Coast, plus genuine access to the capital's campaign work through our head office.
Boards for Geelong & the Coast
Surf & Boardsports
Torquay's brand cluster and the labels around Bells Beach cast surf-literate talent constantly. We represent riders and beach-natural faces who look right in the lineup.
Retail & Commercial
Geelong's own retail, health and property sectors advertise year-round, and Melbourne agencies increasingly shoot here for value. Our commercial board serves both.
Youth & Emerging
Deakin's waterfront campus and the region's sporting culture produce a deep pool of young talent. We develop new faces from Geelong toward national work.
Why Geelong Talent Books Through STELLA
Head-Office Proximity
Our Melbourne HQ is close enough that Geelong talent join capital-city castings when it counts, without needing to move up the highway.
Surf-Industry Fluency
Boardsports briefs have their own vocabulary — water shoots, product familiarity, athlete-adjacent casting. We speak it.
A Coast That Shoots Year-Round
From summer swim campaigns to moody winter surf content, the Surf Coast works every season, and we keep talent briefed across all of them.
Geelong & Surf Coast Areas
Our roster spans the bay, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast:
- Geelong
- Torquay
- Barwon Heads
- Ocean Grove
- Bellarine Peninsula
- Anglesea
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do Geelong models have to travel to Melbourne for castings?
- Rarely — digitals and self-tape cover almost every first round. When a Melbourne client wants faces in the room, it is an hour up the Princes Freeway, and we only send talent when the job merits it.
- Can surf brands book STELLA talent for water shoots?
- Yes — surf competence is flagged on our Surf Coast profiles, including board skills and open-water confidence, so briefs involving the water are cast safely and honestly.
- What is the modelling market like in Geelong itself?
- Healthy and growing: boardsports heritage brands, the city's retail and property advertisers, plus Melbourne productions chasing coastal locations without capital-city costs. Local faces see all three streams.
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From Bells Beach to national briefs
Brands on the coast or in the capital: brief us and we'll cast the drive out of your budget. Geelong locals: start with phone photos — the surf can wait twenty minutes.