How to survive and live with climate change
A Footscray writer is helping prepare people for life in a world of climate change.
Former environment editor of The Conversation, Jane Rawson (pictured), has...
Shane Howard returns for some fiddle ‘n’ folk
Former Goanna frontman Shane Howard is playing at Newport on Friday, marking the re-launch of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club’s Live at Newport...
Gig Guide, September 4-6
Gigs and comedy around Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay this weekend.
Reverence Hotel
Friday, September 4
Midnight Woolf will be stomping out two sets of their wild garage...
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...
B-boys break it down in Footscray
Take a glimpse into the heart of b-boy and b-girl culture at Footscray Community Arts Centre this week.
Dance performance Cypher features four battle-hardened b-boys...
Homecoming for The Heckler
An award-winning comedy written in Footscray may finally screen in its own backyard thanks to a new “cinema-on-demand” model.
The Heckler, written and produced by...
Puppy tale to wag festival
A dog that stole the heart of a Hoppers Crossing animal rescue organisation has been immortilised in a children’s book.
Author Kylie Symons (pictured with...
7 things to do in Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay
From yoga for seniors to Book Week fun, here's 7 things to do in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay.
Gentle yoga for seniors
Stay fit and active...
Dining and entertainment at Highpoint
Fast-paced entertainment and a new twist to the food court met at Highpoint shopping centre recently to celebrate the unveiling of a new casual...
Skate ramp is their canvass
Performance artists Michael Meneghetti and Joel Gailer, known as Performprint, will host a free workshop at Laverton this month on printmaking by skateboard.
Meneghetti said...
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...
Airing dreams of stardom
Troy Barrett is about to amp up rocking out to heavy metal in the privacy of his lounge to the next level.
The Yarraville guitar...
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...
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...
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It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
