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...
Calombaris sails into Williamstown with Hellenic Hotel
The wait is almost over for the grand opening Williamstown's Hellenic Hotel, the first western suburbs venture for MasterChef star George Calombaris.
After lengthy delays and an...
Footscray artist to send portraits around the world
A Footscray photographer is capturing slices of local life to share across the globe.
Ashlee Laing is setting up his ArtsBox shipping container outside Footscray...
Social change rising from Dust
Australian rock legend Mark Seymour and a 64-member choir will help launch a book by Newport’s Donna Jackson about asbestos-related illness and social change...
Yana Alana descends on Williamstown
Award-winning cabaret performer Yana Alana is coming to Williamstown to perform her latest show, Yana Alana Covered.
Yana Alana is the alter ego of Melburnian...
Youth showcase films at festival
The third annual Newport youth film festival will be held on Friday, kicking off the three-day Newport Folk Festival.
Film festival organiser Jack Fryer said...
Check in to Hotel Obscura
Audiences are being warned to expect the unexpected when they check into Hotel Obscura this week as part of the Festival of Live Art...
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...
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...
Used and Reviewed: Ford Territory
The Territory is arguably the best vehicle ever designed by Ford Australia. It is based on the Falcon and shares some of its mechanical...
Toyota Yaris ZR: Big features in a small package
When you’re lucky enough to test-drive cars for a job you don’t usually have designs on something like a Toyota Yaris, But there’s something...
West Footscray to be awash with colour
West Footscray will be ablaze with colour this Saturday as residents and visitors celebrate the food, dance and colours of the community.
They’ll be invited...
Don Watson traces worst words’ impact on language
Author and speech writer Don Watson fears the day we are literally lost for words.
The avid reader and lover of language’s latest book, Worst...
Park gets a tree change for National Tree Day
Two thousand indigenous trees and shrubs will be planted at Truganina Park in Altona Meadows for National Tree Day on July 31.
Hobsons Bay council...
Big West Festival back this November
The western suburbs’ contemporary arts festival is back.
The 10th biennial Big West Festival will be taking over venues, cultural sites and suburban streets from...
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Free yoga for mental health study
That exercise improves our mental health is widely accepted.
What is less clear is exactly how it does this and whether it helps alleviate...
