Moonee Valley’s largest planting day set for Boeing Reserve on 26 July
Moonee Valley City Council hosts its biggest-ever community planting at Boeing Reserve, Strathmore Heights, on Sunday 26 July for National Tree Day’s 30th anniversary.
Published by Jayne Collins
Aunty Jeanie Mason’s Bakandji Fashion on Show in St Albans
Aunty Jeanie Mason’s Bakandji Fashion Collection is still on display at St Albans’ Bowery Gallery until 12 July 2026, after an earlier closing date was revised. Entry is free.
St Kilda, Melbourne: The Suburb That Refuses to Be Just One Thing
Melbourne’s original beach bohemia refuses to be one thing. St Kilda has been a gold rush playground, a glamour resort, a red-light district, a punk stronghold, an LGBTQIA+ heartland, and a gentrifying coastal precinct. Often all at once. That contradictory character is precisely what makes it work. The suburb carries layers that comparable destinations shed […]
Robbie Thorpe doco screens in Richmond with community art
Free screening of the documentary “Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe” in Richmond on 3 June, preceded by community films from North Richmond estate residents and The Deadlys, followed by a talk with the activist.
Aunty Dot’s legacy turns 20 at the Shrine
The free service, started by Aunty Dot Peters AM in 2006, returns to the Shrine of Remembrance on May 31 to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans.
Werribee-born artist brings decade of works home
Gunditjmara-Djabwurrung artist Hayley Millar Baker presents six series of photographic, video and film works in her first hometown exhibition at Wyndham Art Gallery, Werribee, until 14 June 2026.
Whitehorse Raises Flag for National Sorry Day on 26 May
Whitehorse City Council holds its free Sorry Day flag raising at Nangnak Gardens on 26 May, followed by a film screening at The Round the same day.
Melbourne Airport to CBD: Every Transport Option Compared (Shuttle, Bus, Taxi, Uber, Rental, Limo)
Here is the thing nobody tells you before you fly in: Melbourne has no airport train. Not yet, anyway. Unlike Sydney, Brisbane, London, Hong Kong or just about any capital you have landed in recently, the 23 kilometres between Tullamarine and the CBD must be covered by bus, taxi, rideshare or your own wheels. The […]
Myki Explained for Tourists: The Melbourne Transport Essential
Melbourne’s public transport runs on a small plastic card called Myki, and in recent times, it has quietly become a lot more tourist-friendly. Under-18s now travel free, Apple Pay finally works on some train lines, and the Free Tram Zone has stretched out to the MCG. But the rules still trip up visitors daily, and […]
Melbourne’s Western Suburbs: Map + Neighbourhood/Suburb Guide
Melbourne’s west has always done its own thing. While the inner east earned its reputation on coffee and gallery openings, the west was busy building the city’s actual industrial backbone, absorbing wave after wave of migration, and quietly developing a character that no amount of gentrification can smooth away. The result is a stretch of […]