Family fun to help out Yarraville Greek School
Traditional Greek costumes and culture will be on display for all to enjoy when the Greek School at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Parish at...
Nissan QASHQAI is plain wonderful
Quite often the cars I get to test are the top-of-the-range versions and it’s easy to be dazzled by the nice seats and extras...
The stories behind Williamstown’s street names
Williamstown Historical Society is hosting a display of Streets with Stories at the Mechanics Institute.
Museum director Ada Ackerly said the history of Electra Street,...
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...
Film makers seek AC/DC school-concert goers
Altona Film Club is looking for people who saw legendary Australian rock band AC/DC perform at Altona North Technical School or Paisley Park High...
Ska and Reggae Festival puts Newport on the map
Next month’s inaugural Newport Ska and Reggae Festival is putting Melbourne’s west on the international music map.
Festival director and ska vocalist Steven Montgomery said...
Wine and Cheese Fest for the west
Williamstown will this month host the second Wine and Cheese Fest at Seaworks, with more than 60 vendors expected.
Organiser Vil Klun said most of...
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:...
Photographic project focuses on Williamstown
Photographer Harrison Moss is about to launch a project and book featuring images of the people and places that make Williamstown unique.
The 22-year-old RMIT...
Footscray performer highlights country’s divisions
A Footscray performance artist will take to the stage this month to share tales of falling in and out of love with Australia.
Ileini Kabalan...
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...
Outsiders are coming to Fringe
Fresh from a sell-out season at the Castlemaine Fringe Festival, Hobo Playhouse is bringing its award-winning production of Outsiders to Footscray.
Young slam poet Sam...
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...
Lady Midnight swings again
Six-piece swing band Lady Midnight will perform its third gig as part of the Live at Newport series, supporting Newport Folk Festival regulars and...
Local authors team up for double book launch
Two homegrown western suburbs authors have taken the plunge, publishing debut novels together.
Fiction writers Jo Vraca and Belinda Missen joined forces to unleash their...
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Stay covid safe this summer
Victorians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, are being reminded to take steps to protect themselves and their community from COVID-19 this summer,...
