Arts & Culture

RISING returns with city-wide winter program led by music, dance and spectacle

March 16th, 2026 - Sean Car

Melbourne’s signature winter arts festival will return in late May with an expansive 2026 program set to transform the city into a stage for music, dance, performance and public art.

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Jarred Bingham: catching a different kind of snake

March 16th, 2026 - Peta Read

In the often-unpredictable ecosystem of Victorian politics, the recent pre-selection of Jarred Bingham as Liberal candidate for Melton is already creating quiet ripples across the political landscape of Victoria.

Donkey Wheel House opens doors for day of culture, creativity and connection

March 12th, 2026 - Sean Car

Melburnians stepped inside one of the CBD’s most striking heritage buildings on March 5 as Donkey Wheel House opened its doors for a day-long program celebrating community, culture and creativity.

Hyperlocal News launches Future Melbourne podcast exploring the city’s big issues

March 11th, 2026 - CBD News

A new podcast exploring the ideas, debates and decisions shaping Melbourne’s future has launched this month, with the first episode focusing on one of the city’s most iconic institutions: Queen Victoria Market.

Melbourne celebrates Year of the Horse

February 25th, 2026 - Sean Car

This year's Chinese Lunar New Year festival, led by the Melbourne Chinatown Business Association, produced yet another amazing day.

Heritage strategy scrap exposes deep cracks in Melbourne council chamber

February 25th, 2026 - Sean Car

What should have been a routine tick-and-flick adoption of the City of Melbourne’s new Heritage Strategy became, on February 17, a 75-minute rolling debate that exposed just how fractured this council chamber has become.

City of Melbourne touts cleaner streets as graffiti crackdown ramps up

February 25th, 2026 - Sean Car

The City of Melbourne says its intensified approach to graffiti management is delivering tangible results, with stronger partnerships, improved reporting systems and a renewed focus on cost recovery forming the backbone of its strategy.

CBD laneways explore ways to connect

February 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

When the “convenors” of Guildford and Hosier lanes met they wanted to find ways of collaborating with each other and other laneways on their inspiring work. A recent workshop run by Regen Melbourne helped to explore the issues.

Fresh food traders warn Queen Vic Market is “on life support” amid redevelopment

February 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

The future of the Queen Victoria Market as a place to buy good quality, reasonably priced fruit and vegetables is under threat, according to the market’s friends’ group, with fresh food traders warning many businesses may not survive the precinct’s ongoing redevelopment.