Summer Sounds music series kicks off
The annual Summer Sounds music series kicks off on the Williamstown waterfront on Saturday.
Across February, there will be free outdoor concerts around Hobsons Bay,...
Macbeth hits Footscray stage
A western suburbs theatre group is marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with a gender-flipped version of the Bard’s most famous tragedy.
The wit...
Award-winning Williamstown poet’s new works
Award-winning Williamstown poet Chloe Wilson has published a collection of poems, titled Not Fox Nor Axe.
Ms Wilson recently won the Flash Fiction Prize at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jam-packed day at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Thousands of music fans turned out in Footscray on Saturday to enjoy a jam-packed St Jerome’s Laneway Festival.
Nestled along the banks of the Maribyrnong...
Westography captures images of vanishing suburban life
An all-but-forgotten era of Australian suburban life has been preserved in a newly published collection by a Seddon photographer tagged the “Westographer”.
Warren Kirk’s Westography:...
Exploring domestic violence through body-art
An eye-catching exhibition exploring the silent stories of domestic violence has been unveiled in Footscray.
Ninety students from Victoria University’s diploma of specialist make-up course...
Mosaic art unveiled at Newport Lakes
Internationally-renowned Altona mosaic artist Julee Latimer unveiled her latest work at Newport Lakes last week.
The park’s walking trails already have eight mosaics on rocks,...
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)...
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Summer of fun
Summer in Hobsons Bay truly is one of the best times of the year.
With the warmer weather, it is the perfect time to...
