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...
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...
Ring in the New Year with Footscray fireworks
Ring in the New Year with a night of fun and fireworks at Footscray.
Now in its third year, the free New Year’s Eve event...
Austen Tayshus hits Altona
Comedian Austen Tayshus, who shot to fame with his 1983 single, Australiana, is performing in Altona on Friday.
His brand of comedy has been described...
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...
Painters and Dockers do Yarraville for Australia Day
Legendary Australian rockers Painters and Dockers will light up the stage in Yarraville this Australia Day as they headline the second Stony Creek Music...
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: July 18-25
Reverence Hotel
Saturday, July 18
The Peep Tempel, Lincoln le Fevre & The Insiders, Super Best Friends, Hoodlum Shouts, Georgia Maq, Foxtrot, Deafcult and Kissing Booth...
Tanna puts West Footscray director on verge of Oscars history
A film co-created by West Footscray director Bentley Dean is on the verge of making Oscars history after being shortlisted for the 2017 Academy...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Milisavljevic into hall of fame
Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame.
Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...
