Arts & Culture
CBD author releases new novel: “nothing feels better than just being engaged with the story”
CBD author Laura Elizabeth Woollett is baring it all in her latest novel West Girls as she confronts themes she has grappled with for a long time, and uses real-life inspiration to explore them.
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Violin virtuoso and piano prodigy join forces at Melbourne Recital Centre
Feted for his effortless renditions of the otherwise impossible – from Paganini and Locatelli to Brett Dean – Ilya Gringolts’ performances and recordings have established him as one of the quintessential violin virtuosi of our time.
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Late library book returns 68 years later
A library book borrowed in 1955 has finally made its way back to the State Library of Victoria, in what senior librarian Tom Vasey described as a “big surprise”.
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2:22 - A Ghost Story: A real theatrical event “unlike any production in the world”
Supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story is making its way to Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre after creating much buzz on London’s West End and in Los Angeles.
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Police pounce on stolen van, shocking retailers
Retail workers in Little Collins St have been left stunned after recounting the dramatic moment police swooped on an allegedly stolen van, dousing those inside with capsicum spray.
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Treasured icon becomes one for the record books
The State Library of Victoria has reached a visitation milestone of more than two million people in the past 12 months, an achievement the library’s CEO Paul Duldig has credited to pre-COVID renovations.
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QVM sheds win top heritage architecture prize
The restoration of Queen Victoria Market sheds A-D and H-I has taken out a major heritage architecture award.
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Stage one of Hardware Lane upgrade begins
Works to revitalise Hardware Lane is under way to improve pedestrian safety and attract more visitors.
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Developer deal struck in $1.7b Queen Vic Market revamp; three new towers proposed
The City of Melbourne has announced a historic partnership with property developer Lendlease to embark on an ambitious $1.7 billion transformation of the southern end of Queen Victoria Market.
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Lord Mayor calls for safer e-scooter practices as operators could face ban if they “can’t meet minimum standards”
City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp has moved a motion calling for “better, safer and a clearer set of regulations and enforcement” of electric scooter use.
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Moomba weapons arrest
Tribunal knocks back redevelopment of Flagstaff House
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