Lifestyle
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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writer JM Green was a western suburbs librarian for years before she was shortlisted for a Premier’s award for best unpublished manuscript.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…
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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…
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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,…
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Shakespeare on the Maribyrnong River
One of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays will be brought to life on the banks of the Maribyrnong River this month. Sly Rat Theatre Co will…
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Cast away your troubles in Fiji
Men as loud as their shirts, children unshackling themselves from screens, flight attendants sneakily doling out an extra bottle of wine – there’s a certain…
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Kia ora Kaikoura
There’s something special about arriving somewhere at night only for it’s full beauty to be revealed at sunrise. From our cliff-top balcony looking over Kaikoura,…
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Coogee: Sun and sand in suburbia
The crowd parts on the promenade revealing three samba dancers wearing little more than feathers, sequinned fabric swatches and tans. Under sunny skies onlookers move…
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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…
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WRX delivers cheap thrills
David Bonnici decided to overcome his ‘rice chariot’ snobbery to see what the WRX fun was all about. Being a bit of a performance-car snob who raised…
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Toyota exhibition marks end of an era
A photographic exhibition about Altona’s Toyota plant will be hosted by the Altona Laverton Historical Society to coincide with this year’s Australia Day events. Organiser…
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Exhibition celebrating love of architecture and men
Queer artist Eureka, aka Michael O’Hanlon, held his first exhibition as a gay man at Altona’s Joel Gallery five years ago. It was part of…
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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 Festival.…
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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…
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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…
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Port Fairy is the great weekender
Rich in history and natural beauty, Port Fairy has always been a popular destination for Victorians seeking a weekend getaway or a couple of weeks…
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