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Used and Reviewed: Jaguar X-Type

The launch of the midsize Jaguar XE last year has resulted in added interest in the Jaguar X-Type. When it was introduced in Australia in...

Drawing on Red Hill’s elegance

It was years since I had been down to Red Hill and I was a little concerned the building boom that has transformed the...

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...

Fun and free Chin workshops come to Braybrook

The Chin Project is helping new arrivals learn English through a host of fun and free activities at Braybrook Community Hub. Developed by four passionate...

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...

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...

Thousands expected at the Newport Folk Festival

Thousands are expected to flock to the ninth annual Newport Folk Festival this weekend. Festival director Michael Stewart, founder of the Newport Fiddle and Folk...

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...

My Place: Peter Max

Spotswood’s Peter Max is passionate about cars, motorcycles and people. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.   What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay? I’ve been here about 14...

Georgia is taking part in the Victorian State Schools Spectacular

South Morang’s Georgia Moris loves to perform. The 11-year-old spends her spare time singing, acting, modelling and competing in calisthenics. She dreams of making...

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...

Williamstown’s Wicked of Oz join in the Garage Sale Trail

Wicked of Oz studios in Williamstown is among dozens of local addresses on this month’s Garage Sale Trail. The sixth annual ‘trail’ is a day...

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...

Footscray raised twins celebrate 90th birthday

Twin sisters Emma Traill and Ann Smith have celebrated their 90th birthday by sharing fond memories of growing up in Footscray. Emma Amy Elizabeth Traill...

Shane Howard returns for some fiddle ‘n’ folk

Former Goanna frontman Shane Howard is playing at Newport on Friday, marking the re-launch of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club’s Live at Newport...

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Blooming initiative with sustainability

Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden is promoting sustainable living through a guided tour on Sunday, February 9 at 10am starting at the garden’s...