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Miss Friby brings her burlesque best to Footscray

Cabaret is coming to the west as Footscray’s own Miss Friby teams up with The Reverence Hotel for a special run of shows. Australia’s Got...

Monkey tale for Footscray actor in the Australian premiere of Trevor

A Footscray actor has been channelling his inner chimpanzee in readiness for his latest production. Rory Kelly is taking the title role in Red Stitch’s...

Seddon dancer Alice Dixon rolls into role

Seddon dancer Alice Dixon’s stage career is really on a roll. She is hopping on board this week’s world premiere of Tiny Slopes, by award-winning...

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...

Substation hosts acclaimed photographer’s work

Internationally acclaimed Berlin photographer Sven Marquardt will present his work in Australia for the first time at Newport’s Substation this month. His exhibition, titled Fotografien,...

Lady Midnight swings again

Six-piece swing band Lady Midnight will perform its third gig as part of the Live at Newport series, supporting Newport Folk Festival regulars and...

Spotswood journeyman’s brush with death in Iran

Iran was the favourite country of Spotswood’s Jeremy Scott, but also the place where he had his most terrifying encounter. Mr Scott, 42, has cycled...

Murder mystery unravels in Mt Martha

An unsolved mystery that rattled 1950s Melbourne is the inspiration for a new novel by a Yarraville writer. Janice Simpson’s first crime novel, Murder in...

Hero war photographer uncovered at Lit Fest

Yarraville author Jeff Maynard has made four trips to the US in pursuit of information about Australia’s official World War I photographer, Sir Hubert...

Footscray forum on ageing creatively

“Dealing with the fears and not the failings” of ageing is at the heart of an upcoming day of workshops, panels and performances at...

Seddon creator Saulwick offers Permission to Speak

The complex relationship between a parent and their child has proven fertile creative fodder for the latest production by Seddon theatre creator-performer Tamara Saulwick. Chamber...

Return of the Setting Sun Film Festival in 2016

The west’s grandest short film festival will continue next year. Wonders of the West, as the third Setting Sun Short Film Festival will be called,...

Hopes for new arts festival to replace Big West

A new arts-based festival may replace the scuttled Big West Festival this year, despite the withdrawal of a proposal by key inner-west arts organisations. Maribyrnong...

Ghost signs reveal Melbourne’s lost history

Yarraville blogger and psychogeographer Nick Gadd has spent years walking around Melbourne exploring the history of ‘ghost signs’ – faded signage – on buildings. Psychogeography,...

Motherhood no barrier to creativity

An eclectic collective of artists sharing the ‘motherhood’ thread are holding their first public exhibition in Footscray. Tribe for Art run a weekly playgroup focusing...

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Call to keep road open

Hobsons Bay council has requested a temporary pause on the Champion Road level crossing removal project, to consider alternative options to achieve the best...