Arts takes Jenny to happy places
It’s been a long time between exhibitions for artist Jenny Prabhu. The 77-year-old Hoppers Crossing resident unveiled a mix of local landscapes and portraits...
Gig guide
Smokehouse 101
Friday nights
Local band The Alleged Associates Trio features Footscray soul princess Zerafina Zara and regular guests. From 7pm, free.
101 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong
Club Altona
Sunday,...
My Place: Sandra Willis
Williamstown’s Sandra Willis conceived the idea for Australian Opera’s multi award-winning production, The Rabbits, a story of white settlement in Australia and the effect...
Your own garden grocery store
As the price of fruit and vegetables continues to fluctuate, horticulturalist Craig Castree shares his top tips for growing an edible garden in urban...
Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards evening photo gallery
Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards evening photo gallery
My Place: Heather Horrocks, Footscray
Heather Horrocks, Footscray writer, artist and community leader, has dedicated herself to revealing the true heart of the Footscray community for more than two decades....
Author Maxine Beneba Clarke on publishing her memoir
Yarraville author Maxine Beneba Clarke has just published her memoir, and has a children’s book due out soon, but she tells Benjamin Millar she...
Make a statement, simply
Feeling like your living space could do with a refresh? Or maybe your bedroom feels like it's missing something?
A feature chair could be...
Community Calendar & Gig Guide – July 13, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Dance Interrogations
Undoing the stereotypes of dance and dismantling the paraphernalia of disability, performers Dianne Reid and Melinda Smith bring their work Dance Interrogations...
Invite nature inside
After being locked in our homes through two years of rolling lockdowns, reconnecting with nature has been on the rise ever since, and it’s...
My Place: Bruno Lettieri
Seddon resident and literature lover Bruno Lettieri, known for conversations with some of Australia’s most treasured writers, tells Benjamin Millar he feels poetry and...
Chieko Hester immerses herself in Gisborne’s art scene
Japanese-born origamist Chieko Hester tells reporter Matt Crossman it wasn’t until she moved to Gisborne that she immersed herself in the art world.
How long...
Whittlesea and Hume community calendar
Comic con
Celebrate pop culture at Thomastown library's Comic Con on Saturday, May 18, 10am-5pm. There will be workshops, cosplay, stalls, video games and more....
My Place: Heidi Weber
Overseas travel may have opened her eyes to all that the world has to offer, but West Footscray artist Heidi Weber tells Benjamin Millar...
My Place: William McKenzie
Altona Meadows’ William McKenzie was named Hobsons Bay’s young citizen of the year on Australia Day. The 16-year-old has also won the Hobsons Bay...
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Braybrook boy charged following stabbing in Maribyrnong shopping centre
Police have charged a Braybrook boy after an alleged affray and stabbing at Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong yesterday.
It is alleged six males were...
