I missed Peter Singer’s discussion on ‘What Really Matters’ when it was last brought to Melbourne by the The chool of Life. I was not going to miss the opportunity again, and joined an equally enthusiastic audience at the Athenaeum…
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) welcomed animation lovers to the Aardman Animation Masterclass. What a privilege it was to be learning from the animation industry’s best. We sat with U.K.-based Aardman Studio founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton,…
Located in the centre of Ballarat in a 140-year-old former produce store is one of the best places to sample wine and local produce from Western Victoria. I knew we were in for a real treat when we were invited…
Australian-born composer and pianist Warren Wills was compelled to write Bowie & Mercury Rising following David Bowie’s death last year, aged 69. Freddie Mercury would have turned 70 that same year. This concert is a tribute to the two much…
Each July the Ballarat Winter Festival takes over Ballarat. This is how I found myself at A Taste of Truffles hosted by Black Cat Truffles, deep in a Victorian Goldfields town known as Wattle Flat. Black Cat Truffles lies on a…
Many of us would agree that buying Kathmandu gear is an essential part of commencing those special first overseas adventures. For the last 30 years the brand has been a staple of both New Zealand’s and Australia’s travelling culture, and…
Can you think of any better place to be on a cold winter Saturday than with your best girlfriend enjoying a High Tea? I couldn’t which I was so excited to attend The High Tea Party at Crown Palladium. The…
The Whisky Social hosted ‘Frisky Whisky’ at the Greenwood Loft on Friday night. The show has something for everyone: it’s a brilliant combination of delicious whisky sampling and exhilarating theatrical performances. This was a bit of a test drive for The…
One of this country’s most famous icons, Edward (Ned) Kelly’s story was brought to life in song and words in Groaning Dam’s Ned: A New Australian Musical In Concert in Melbourne. Originally shown in 2015 in Bendigo to rave reviews,…
The Book Of Revelations is an exciting new contemporary performance theatre production. Alison Richards is the writer and solo performer and teamed up with Nancy Black from Black Hole theatre along with puppeteers, sound and visual designers to develop a…