Lifestyle
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Pictures of the month, November
November’s best pictures by the Star Weekly photographers. https://youtu.be/ZQxG6gfiL8c
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Exhibition explores sexuality and disability
Internationally-acclaimed photographer Belinda Mason explores sexuality and disability in her exhibition at Newport. The Outing Disability installation is part of an exhibition developed by Family…
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West Fest lights up Kindred Studios
Some of the west’s most talented young performers will take to the stage this Saturday as part of West Fest. Running from noon to 7.30pm…
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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…
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Brooklyn guitarist inducted to music hall of fame
Some of Laurie Bell’s closest friends are unaware he is rock ’n’ roll royalty. These days, he is better known as an active member of…
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Footscray’s Asylum artwork takes $5000 street art prize
David Watson, otherwise known as Machinegun Dev, has collected the $5000 first prize in the Footscray Street Art Competition. Watson, currently working out of Search&Destroy…
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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,…
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Bach meets Yarraville
The spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach collides with the streets of Yarraville in Ricercar, a new musical performance by the Present Tense ensemble. Bryce Ives…
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Shifting sands of a life in Footscray
Footscray of the 1950s and ’60s has been brought back to life in a new book published to celebrate the memory of one of its…
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Toyota 86 auto is no slouch
Automatic sports cars were always an oxymoron. But things have changed a lot, with smoother transmissions, more gears and the semi-manual shifting through the stick…
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Honda turns up the hybrid heat
With SUVs being all the rage, it’s quite a treat to get behind the wheel of a really nice sedan. The oddly-named Honda Accord Sport…
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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…
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A virtual ‘dive’ through a 19th century shipwreck
Two Hobsons Bay residents are using digital technology to recreate one of Victoria’s and the world’s best preserved 19th century shipwrecks. Williamstown historian Lloyd Clearihan…
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Footscray mum explores breastfeeding in pictures
A Footscray photographer is celebrating the bond of breastfeeding without an airbrush in sight. Suzie Blake’s What Does Breastfeeding Look Like? project documents the experience…
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Artists open doors for Open Studios 2015
More than 20 artists and galleries will fling open their doors next weekend as part of Open Studios in the West. Now in its eighth…
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