Arts & Culture

A Christmas Carol raises money for Foodbank

December 16th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

The Comedy Theatre's festive production of A Christmas Carol has not only been spreading Christmas cheer to audience members, but also to people in need of food relief thanks to a partnership with Foodbank.

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Hubs to support more Melburnians experiencing homelessness

December 16th, 2022 - Sean Car

The City of Melbourne is boosting its support for Melburnians experiencing homelessness, partnering with the Salvation Army to offer meals and outreach services at a night-time café in the CBD.

Nostalgic prints and gift wrapping for shoppers on Collins St

December 7th, 2022 - CBD News

Christmas is coming to Collins St this month with city shoppers able to purchase festive prints celebrating one of Melbourne’s iconic streets.

New bollard upgrade completed on Melbourne’s busiest pedestrian site

December 2nd, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Twenty-eight permanent steel bollards have been installed at the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets in an effort to ensure pedestrians are kept safe on one of Melbourne’s busiest sites.

Jade Imagine

November 23rd, 2022 - Chris Mineral

Four days after this year’s Melbourne Cup, while Alligator Blood from Tulloch Lodge was scorching around Flemington Racecourse winning the Group 1 Champions Mile, Melbourne band Jade Imagine were themselves putting on an incredible performance in the CBD.

Taking clubbing seriously

November 23rd, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

This 19th century CBD building is now a restaurant and karaoke bar painted in a rather striking apple green.

Summer journey through Melbourne’s heritage

November 23rd, 2022 - Tristan Davies

As the year finally warms up (in theory) and the days get longer, there are so many more ways of discovering the city’s heritage than there were before thanks to some great new additions of bars, art and creative use of old spaces.

Robbie Burns in St Kilda Rd

November 23rd, 2022 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

As you link arms and sing Auld Lang Syne this New Year’s Eve, you probably won’t bring to mind the legendary poet Robert Burns who died 226 years ago in distant Scotland never having visited Australia, which at the time of his death had been settled barely a decade.