Pipedreams artwork a warm welcome to Maribyrnong parklands
A spectacular steel creation by acclaimed sculptor Matthew Harding is welcoming visitors to a popular Maribyrnong park.
Maribyrnong council commissioned the Pipedreams public sculpture for...
Forking out for the rich and famous
An unusual exhibition opening in Footscray this week has been a long tine in the making.
The Rich Forks, by Yarraville activist and visual artist...
Musical monodrama on memory and the macabre
A musical meditation on memory and the macabre by Footscray composer David Chisholm’s will enjoy its local debut at this year’s Melbourne Festival.
Chisholm’s musical...
Airing dreams of stardom
Troy Barrett is about to amp up rocking out to heavy metal in the privacy of his lounge to the next level.
The Yarraville guitar...
Art flows to the Yarra’s end
An art project telling the stories of the Yarra River is about to end its journey in Williamstown.
Scenes on the Yarra, the brainchild of...
Artists crafts his way into surfing spotlight
West Footscray artist Michel Le Tellier has been causing a splash with his one-of-a-kind surfboard artworks.
Le Tellier is merging his love of surfing and...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Carols by Candlelight
Gisborne and New Gisborne primary schools and a choir will perform at Carols by Candlelight on Sunday, December 10 from 6pm at...
B-boys break it down in Footscray
Take a glimpse into the heart of b-boy and b-girl culture at Footscray Community Arts Centre this week.
Dance performance Cypher features four battle-hardened b-boys...
How to survive and live with climate change
A Footscray writer is helping prepare people for life in a world of climate change.
Former environment editor of The Conversation, Jane Rawson (pictured), has...
Footscray portrait snaps up photography prize
A “message to the future” featuring Footscray entertainer Ocoro has snapped up the $1000 first prize in a photography contest.
Art Thai Studio photographer Wirut...
Maxine Beneba Clarke takes major poetry prize
The power of poetry to say a lot with a little has long attracted Yarraville writer Maxine Beneba Clarke.
Fifteen years after she began playing...
Australia’s first Jamaican Music and Food Festival in Williamstown
Australia’s first Jamaican music and food festival will be held this Sunday at the Seaworks maritime precinct in Williamstown.
Festival founder DJ Stick Mareebo (pictured)...
Brittania rules at Williamstown Prom night
Prommers will be wearing Union Jack insignia and making plenty of noise at the Last Night of the Proms in Williamstown next month.
Based on...
Jazz fest heads west
Rising jazz outfit Lillian Albazi Quintet will be just one of the merry band of musicians making their way to Footscray in coming days...
Footscray doughnut icon short film to show at MIFF
A short film tracing the story of a Footscray icon is hitting the big screen as part of one of the world’s oldest film...
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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month
As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...
