The City of Darebin has announced the opening of Ganbu Gulin: Gugung Murrup, a vibrant cultural event set to take place on 14 September at Bundoora Park Farm Heritage Village to kick off Darebin FUSE Festival, curated by Darebin-based artist Allara Briggs Pattison.Ganbu Gulin, meaning “One Mob” in the Woi-Wurrung language, is an annual inclusive celebration where new citizens to Darebin are formally welcomed to Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country beginning with a traditional Welcome to Country by Uncle Bill Nicholson, followed by a day of immersive cultural experiences. Attendees will be treated to performances by the Djirri Djirri Dancers, founded by Mandy Nicholson, a…
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Global rock superstars Green Day have announced the details of the Australian leg of their their massive 2024/25 global stadium tour – The Saviors Tour. This is the band’s biggest live undertaking to date, and they have announced they will play their albums Dookie and American Idiot in full, as well as tracks from their new album Saviors and many of their other hits. Their support act on this tour will be Californian rockers AFI who are returning to Australia for the first time since 2017. The Saviors tour will kick off at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Saturday 1 March 2025. The…
The Melbourne Theatre Company has unveiled thirteen world-class stage productions for its 2025 season. From classic plays to international hits and world premieres to works that could only have been made in Melbourne, audiences are invited to immerse themselves in stories that ask them to think, feel and reflect in a season that bridges the familiar with the unexpected. Sharing her enthusiasm for the upcoming season, Anne-Louise Sarks, Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Melbourne Theatre Company said, ‘The brilliant plays we have collected for you reflect our passion for stories of all kinds.” ” In season 2025 we will bring…
Taking the form of a labyrinthine house-within-a-house, Home Truth by Breathe, the winning design of the NGV Architecture Commission for 2024, invites audiences to envision an alternative way of building homes in Australia. Highlighting how small-scale architecture can create homes that are more sustainable, higher-quality and community-orientated, Home Truth presents a powerful yet elegant commentary on our nation’s ranking as the country with the largest average house size on earth. The project invites audiences to enter a space that questions the ethical and ecological impact of very large homes commonly being built around Australia. An external house frame represents the oversized…
More than 40 Port Phillip venues are set to take part in Spring Graze Southside – a major new food and wine event coming this October. Running from 1-30 October, the event will feature a range of unique local dining and drinking experiences at both well-loved and established venues as well as from high-profile newcomers. With a focus on local and sustainable food and wine practices, the diversity and quality of hospitality offerings from Elwood to St Kilda, Balaclava to Ripponlea and South Melbourne to Albert Park and Port Melbourne are firmly on the menu. Enjoy a raft of independently…
Bendigo and Daylesford have both placed as silver medalists at Australia’s Top Tourism Awards for 2024. Bendigo won silver in the 2024 Top Tourism Town category which recognises and celebrates towns that provide outstanding visitor experiences (with a population over 5,000). Daylesford took silver in the Small Tourism Town category. Submissions were assessed based on written and video itinerary of the region, online user reviews of key attractions and a public vote. Bendigo was recognised for its “blend of rich history combined with a contemporary arts scene, and food celebration.” The city’s gold rush heritage architecture and bustling arts precinct,…
Iconic 1980s synth-pop duo Soft Cell are headed down under in April 2025 – on their first EVER tour of Australia. They’ll be performing their classic album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret in its entirety, which includes hits like Tainted Lone, Where Did Our Love Go and more. In Melbourne you can catch them at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on 17 April 2025. Comprising Marc Almond and David Ball, Soft Cell formed in 1980. Known for their innovative use of synthesisers and electronic music, their sound is characterized by its blend of pop, new wave, and electronic elements. Soft Cell…
A Melton bakery has taken out the top gong for a mince pie in a prestigious competition. The Great Aussie Pie Competition, which took place over four days at MCEC in Melbourne, was judged by 16 dedicated pie connoisseurs who adjudicated more than 1500 pies from across Australia to crown the greatest pies in five titles and 13 gourmet sub categories. With a strict judging criterion, Melton’s Buddy’s Bakery took out the coveted Plain Mince Pie title with their chunky pie. Considered with every entry is everything from shape, size, colour, meat quality and flavour to texture, pastry, creativity and…
Australian pop quartet Human Nature have announced a 2025 tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album Reach Out: The Motown Record. The tour is touted to relive the timeless sounds of their 2005 album which featured hits originally made famous by the likes of The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. The nine-date tour will kick off in March 2025, including a date at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena. The vocal group formed in 1989 in Sydney, originally as a doo-wop group called the 4 Trax. In the 1990s they were reinvented as a boy band, with their 1996…
Canadian-American singer-songwriter, Rufus Wainwright, is set to return to Australia in January 2025 for the first time since 2019. You’ll be able to catch him at the Melbourne Recital Centre on 10 January. Often hailed as of the greatest male vocalists, songwriters and composers of his generation, the three-time Grammy nominee has a storied career curating genuinely original fusions of pop, rock, folk and classical music. With an impressive list of collaborators from Elton John and Sting to Miley Cyrus and Carly Rae Jepsen, Wainwright has released eleven studio albums to date as well as three live albums, written two operas and numerous songs for movies and…
Footy fans will be able to get closer than ever to their heroes at this year’s AFL Grand Final Parade, made possible with a new route through the Melbourne Park and MCG precincts. The new route through the heart of Melbourne’s sporting precinct will kick off at 10:30am on Friday 27 September which is the Grand Final Eve public holiday. Beginning at Melbourne Park Oval, players and coaches will head through the Melbourne Park precinct by motorcade, via the Tanderrum Bridge to Birrarung Marr, across William Barak Bridge to the MCG and finish at the AFL’s free Footy Festival in…
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – a duo hailed by the New York Times as ‘American folk masters’ – today announced their first Australian shows in 9 years, following on from the release of their critically acclaimed album Woodland.Gll Welch and Rawlings will play exclusive and exquisite shows in Sydney and Melbourne, on the back of their 40+ date run of the United States. In Melbourne they will play three shows at Hamer Hall from 28-30 January 2025. Woodland was named for and recorded at Welch and Rawlings’ own Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The 10-song collection features full band tracks…