Arts & Culture
Chrissy Amphlett’s rock and rage return to Melbourne stage
One of Australia’s most electrifying music stories is set to roar back to Melbourne next month, with Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett playing a strictly limited season at the Comedy Theatre from March 19 to 22
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Behind the Lines returns to Old Treasury Building with sharp focus on political year
One of Australia’s longest running and most beloved political cartoon exhibitions is returning to Melbourne, with the Old Treasury Building set to host Behind the Lines 2025: Are We Rolling? from March 2 to May 3.
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Council backs early years review in push for “fair start” for every Melbourne child
The City of Melbourne will undertake a comprehensive review of its early years services after councillors unanimously backed a notice of motion from Deputy Lord Mayor Roshena Campbell at the February 17 Future Melbourne Committee meeting
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Police briefs Melbourne CBD - March 2026
Victoria Police are appealing for assistance to help locate a man wanted over a raft of offences.
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How love sparked Kadio’s rise at Queen Victoria Market
After arriving in Melbourne from Port Macquarie, Tash Macleod “fell in love with the diversity, the bustle of the city”, and decided to stay.
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Hidden Secrets: A historic glow returns to Swanston and Collins
Amid the rush of trams, shoppers and office workers at the corner of Swanston and Collins streets, a small but significant piece of Melbourne’s past has quietly been brought back to life.
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Swamp everlasting crowned Melbourne’s new floral emblem
Melbourne’s new official floral emblem has been decided, with the swamp everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre) narrowly claiming victory in one of the City of Melbourne’s most popular ever community engagement exercises.
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Upcoming events to celebrate our wonderful multicultural community
We are so lucky to live in such a diverse, multicultural community.
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Premier’s public rebuke over work-from-home misses the mark
Premier Jacinta Allan’s decision to publicly release and promote her letter rebuking the City of Melbourne over its position on mandated work-from-home rights has added heat, but little light, to an already nuanced policy debate.
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Australia’s largest Antarctic art exhibition opens at RMIT
A sweeping new exhibition exploring more than a century of Australian artistic engagement with Antarctica has opened across two major Melbourne venues.
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Reflections on “full pelt”for 100 days
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