Arts & Culture

A library with an artistic flair

March 23rd, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Following a series of pop-up libraries opening in and around the city, Little Collins Street’s Express Book Bar is cementing itself as a place to creatively escape from the hustle and grind.

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival: “The best of the best at their best”

March 23rd, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Melbourne International Comedy Festival is gearing up for a return to stages throughout the CBD, and three performers in particular are ready to shock and surprise audiences with their choice of content.

Kids activities hopping into QVM in time for Easter

March 23rd, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

As April approaches and summer-centric events wrap up for the year, Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is turning its attention to families and children over the Easter school holidays.

New chocolate gallery offers amazing world of chocolate art

March 23rd, 2022 - Brendan Rees

For those with a sweet tooth, you are about to walk into a chocolate heaven.

Overdose fatals spark calls for health-based solution

March 23rd, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A CBD-based non-for-profit community health agency that works with vulnerable citizens says there is a lot of work needed to educate the community and “shift perceptions” of people who use drugs.

“We need to start thinking about retail”

March 23rd, 2022 - Brendan Rees

A small business owner at the much-loved Royal Arcade says shopping vouchers similar to the popular Melbourne Money scheme should be offered to boost the struggling retail sector.

AMES supporting Afghan refugees in making Melbourne home

March 23rd, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia is currently working closely with new Afghan arrivals to ensure the transition to life in Melbourne is as simple as can be.

Ensuring the freshest “weird and wonderful” produce is at your doorstep

February 24th, 2022 - Kaylah Joelle Baker

Coming from different career fields, husband-and-wife duo Gary and Janine Hunt took on The Chicken Pantry with one thing in mind – they knew what it felt like to be market shoppers and the kind of businesses they would want to shop from.

Off The Wall: New exhibition by indigenous artists blows audiences away

February 24th, 2022 - Spencer Fowler Steen

A stunning new exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) brings together the work of three Indigenous artists and their individual experiences of loss and reclamation, as well as stories of their families, culture, and country in Naarm.