Enjoy seafood from Pier to Plate
Pier to Plate, the festival for all seafood lovers is on again at Seaworks as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and...
Seddon Festival is back to delight
The inner-west’s kaleidoscope of fun days continues this Saturday with the return of the popular Seddon Festival.
An expanded range of acts, stalls and activities...
WRX delivers cheap thrills
David Bonnici decided to overcome his 'rice chariot' snobbery to see what the WRX fun was all about.
Being a bit of a performance-car snob who raised...
80-year-old kicks off birthday at the gym
Ann Allsopp is 80 years old and celebrated her birthday on Saturday with a morning gym session – her third for the week –...
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...
Tanna puts Vanuatu on world cinema map
A West Footscray filmmaker has created history with the first-ever feature film made in Vanuatu.
Bentley Dean’s Tanna was filmed entirely on location on the...
Australia’s first Jamaican Music and Food Festival in Williamstown
Australia’s first Jamaican music and food festival will be held this Sunday at the Seaworks maritime precinct in Williamstown.
Festival founder DJ Stick Mareebo (pictured)...
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...
Williamstown butcher brings home the bacon
A Williamstown butcher has brought home the bacon. Paul White of Old Style Butcher in Williamstown and Yarraville has been awarded for curing the...
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...
Vivid fantasy brings fashion to life in Footscray
The red carpet will be rolled out on a night of spectacular fashion in Footscray this month.
A Vivid Fantasy fashion show is coming to...
Shining a light on 40 years of Vietnamese culture
Maribyrnong mayor Nam Quach (second from left) and the Vietnamese community will celebrate the Children’s Lantern Festival in Footscray on September 12.
The festival will...
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...
Human rights film festival goes west
An exploration of the refugee experience will light up the big screen in Footscray this Saturday.
For the first time, the Human Rights Arts and...
Exploring domestic violence through body-art
An eye-catching exhibition exploring the silent stories of domestic violence has been unveiled in Footscray.
Ninety students from Victoria University’s diploma of specialist make-up course...
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