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...
Christmas carols return to Yarraville Gardens
Stars of stage and screen will lend their talents to Yarraville’s Carols in the Gardens this Saturday night.
Thousands of people are expected to turn...
Mystery of Three Well Known Australians
The person in the middle of the painting is surely a typical Aussie who doesn’t know what to make of the turmoil around him,...
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Follow the crumbs … to Footscray’s Bluestone Church Arts Space for a special school holiday treat.
Created by wit incorporated artistic director Belinda Campbell, the...
Art a journey of healing for Melissa Pym
Art has been a lifelong passion for Melissa Pym – and she’s hoping her art will help her healing journey.
She was diagnosed in 2014...
Mobil tank girl to launch Art & Industry Festival
Some people draw inspiration from nature, others from industrial landscapes.
Altona designer Alexandra Zvi has created a “Take Five” tank dress inspired by the Mobil...
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...
Art show attracts wide range of entries
Artists from around Australia have submitted works for this weekend’s Hobsons Bay Art Show, which opens with a gala preview in Williamstown on Friday.
More...
Paola Balla exhibition comes to Footscray
A Footscray artist is exploring Aboriginal sovereignty, de-colonisation and identity in a new exhibition.
Paola Balla’s Born into Sovereignty, Live in Sovereignty, a collection of...
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...
Thousands expected at the Newport Folk Festival
Thousands are expected to flock to the ninth annual Newport Folk Festival this weekend.
Festival director Michael Stewart, founder of the Newport Fiddle and Folk...
West Projections returns to Footscray in August
People can walk the ‘light fantastic’ at Footscray next month, with the return of West Projections.
Footscray will be transformed after dark over three weekends...
Master drummer to host Laverton workshops
Master drummer and dancer Fred Kpakpo Addo will teach classes in Laverton when he returns from Ghana next month.
Mr Kpakpo Addo, a drummer for...
Standing on the outside looking in at Brooklyn
Brooklyn primary school children will show another side of their suburb when they reveal their Outside In project on Friday.
Brooklyn is one of Australia’s...
West’s own ‘Game of Thrones’ to begin shooting
A casting call to arms has gone out for fantasy film Order of the Wolf.
Newport actor Tim Ferris, who has appeared in films and...
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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...
