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...
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...
Peter Pan musical set for centre stage at Bacchus Marsh
Here’s to never growing up … not anytime soon.
The boy who never grew old, Peter Pan, will be centre stage at Bacchus Marsh theatre...
Macedonian culture on show in Williamstown
Williamstown will host its second annual Macedonian Cultural Festival later this month.
Festival committee member Sam Sekulovski said it would feature four Macedonian dance troupes,...
Christmas in July in Altona
Christmas comes but twice within a year with the heart of Altona about to be transformed into a festive wonderland for Christmas in July.
Altona...
Hero war photographer uncovered at Lit Fest
Yarraville author Jeff Maynard has made four trips to the US in pursuit of information about Australia’s official World War I photographer, Sir Hubert...
Motherhood no barrier to creativity
An eclectic collective of artists sharing the ‘motherhood’ thread are holding their first public exhibition in Footscray.
Tribe for Art run a weekly playgroup focusing...
Newport Folk Festival features diverse line up
It started eight years ago with a trickle of people, but next month’s three-day Newport Folk Festival is expected to attract more than 2000...
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:...
West’s best up-and-coming musical talent get a ‘Push Start’
The west’s best up-and-coming musical talent will be on show this Saturday when ‘’ takes over Footscray’s Phoenix Youth Hub.
SK Simeon will light up...
Leap of faith in Footscray for Fringe Festival
A group of performers is taking a leap of faith in Footscray with a new production for the Fringe Festival.
Echo Collective’s Leap, directed by...
Hilux still lifts above its weight
The Toyota Hilux DC SR5 is more truck than car. It’s big, has a grungy diesel sound, bounces around when empty and turns like...
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...
Mazda MX-5 brings joy back to driving
David Bonnici spent a week with Mazda's award-winning MX-5 roadster and found it more than lives up to the hype.
As luck would have it,...
Wine and Cheese Fest coming to Williamstown
Williamstown will this month host the third Wine and Cheese Fest at Seaworks, with more than 60 wine, cheese and gourmet food artisans there...
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Footscray fellowships
Maribyrnong is set to benefit more than most from the work of the latest round of Churchill Fellowship recipients, with three coming from Footscray...
