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Let’s Dance to Joy Division – The Wombats are Back!

In the mid-2000’s I clearly remember waking up every morning, switching on JJJ and The Wombats would be playing. In fact, you couldn’t get away from their catchy brit-pop tracks if you tried (and why would you). They were so…

Making Memories at CherryHill Orchards

The sun is shining, the days are longer, and the temperature is rising (we promise)! Helping to usher in the best season of the year, the CherryHill Orchards are open for cherry-picking. Time to start preparing for a joy-filled summer….

Sunshine Supergirl Shines on Stage

Melbourne Theatre Company closes out their 2022 season with the feel-good show Sunshine Supergirl. It’s the story of Wiradjuri Australian sporting legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Her accomplishments are many. She was the first Indigenous Australian to win a singles grand…

Juniper Rising at the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards

The winners are in for the 2022 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards, with a heap of homegrown talent and local botanicals on display. Gin lovers are in luck. Of the 863 entries in this year’s competition, an incredible 431 were Australian…

Girls and Boys: Masterful Storytelling at Melbourne Theatre Company

Sometimes we see theatre for the glitz, showmanship, big dance numbers, and catchy songs. In other shows, it’s the stories and characters that leave an impression long after we’ve left the building. Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Girls and Boys…

Rone at Flinders st station

Rone Takes Over Flinders Street Station with new show ‘Time’

Over the past two decades, Melbourne-based artist Rone has built a reputation for his large-scale portraits and hauntingly atmospheric installations. Known for transforming unusual and forgotten spaces into richly sensory experiences that explore themes of beauty, decay and loss, Rone’s…

Liminal Treats at Melbourne Fringe Festival

Half-naked cavemen bathing in radioactive goop, techno wizards worshipping an unheard beat and a witchdoctor draped in power cords are all characters you will ‘scientifically monitor’ on your journey to the future in Scratch Arts new show Liminal Treats at…

Oysters and champagne

Stella Dazzles on Chapel Street

“Oh they are finally open!” exclaimed my plus one with a genuine look of excitement in his eyes. I had just let him know that we were about to check out Chapel Street’s newest dining destination, Stella. Later that night over…