Arts & Culture
Athenie Leckey unveils first solo exhibition celebrating banksias
Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs gallery will host the debut solo exhibition of emerging artist Athenie Leckey, whose vibrant acrylic painting series pays tribute to one of Australia’s most iconic native plants – the Banksia.
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A world of flavour at Queen Victoria Market’s Food Hall
The newly-refurbished Food Hall at Queen Victoria Market is more than just a place to eat – it’s a celebration of Melbourne’s multicultural spirit.
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Creativity and construction: Metro Tunnel artists feature at Design Week
The Metro Tunnel is much more than a rail project – the new stations feature world-class art and design, bringing creativity, art and construction together to create something truly meaningful and enduring in our urban environment.
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“I’m not trying to be popular”: the first-term councillor prepared to rock the boat
Liberal councillor Owen Guest has been quick to establish himself as the “enfant terrible” of Town Hall, calling for the City of Melbourne to become more fiscally responsible and transparent.
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A Melbourne city safe and shiny
How can Melbourne regain its “most liveable city in the world” title again?
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Another Labor budget of lies, debt and decline
A new Labor treasurer, but the same old Labor spin from this tired Labor government.
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Melbourne’s Koreatown officially opens as a month-long celebration of Korean culture peaks
Melbourne’s newest cultural precinct – Koreatown – has officially opened in the CBD, marking a milestone moment for the city’s growing Korean-Australian community and cementing Healeys Lane as the vibrant heart of Korean cuisine and culture in Victoria.
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MESS moves to Fed Square, bringing electronic music to Melbourne’s cultural heart
The Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS), home to the largest public collection of electronic instruments in the Southern Hemisphere, is relocating from North Melbourne to Fed Square – in a move set to broaden its reach and amplify its impact.
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Get ready to scream for Beetlejuice The Musical
The globally renowned Beetlejuice The Musical has held its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre and will run until August 3.
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CFA volunteers and farmers protest over emergency services tax in Melbourne
Thousands of Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers and farmers marched on Melbourne today protesting the state government’s controversial new Emergency Services Property Levy (ESVF), which they claim unfairly burdens regional Victorians.
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From teacher to publican: Cr Griffiths’s journey to Town Hall
Will short-stay infections force us into lockdown again?
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