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,...
Star treatment for Olympic Doughnuts legend
Budding filmmakers Ian Tran and Rachel Morssink are bringing a Footscray icon to the big screen.
Jam-packed with insights into a colourful history, Olympic Nick:...
The Silent Anzac concert at Williamstown Town Hall
A chance discovery in the Footscray-Yarraville City Band’s storeroom has led to the creation of a concert to commemorate local soldiers who fought in...
Town Hall concert no longer a pipe dream
A Seddon musician is relishing a rare chance to perform in concert with one of the world’s largest pipe organs.
Australian Art Orchestra artistic director...
Human rights film festival goes west
An exploration of the refugee experience will light up the big screen in Footscray this Saturday.
For the first time, the Human Rights Arts and...
Crime writer visits Altona Meadows library
Footscray crime writer JM Green was a western suburbs librarian for years before she was shortlisted for a Premier’s award for best unpublished manuscript.
Now...
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...
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...
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...
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...
West’s best up-and-coming musical talent get a ‘Push Start’
The west’s best up-and-coming musical talent will be on show this Saturday when ‘’ takes over Footscray’s Phoenix Youth Hub.
SK Simeon will light up...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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,...
