Regional Victoria
The Furphy Anthology 2025 review: celebrating emerging Australian writing
The Furphy Anthology gathers the best short stories from almost 800 entries to this year's Furphy Literary Award.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
Bendigo Writers Festival: when risk management becomes censorship
The unfortunate situation at Bendigo Writers Festival over the weekend is yet another example of cultural leadership failure.
Bendigo Writers Festival 2025: why we cancelled our panel
33 writers have cancelled their appearances at Bendigo Writers Festival in protest over a last-minute request to sign a ‘self-censoring’…
Port Fairy Folk Festival 2026 line-up first announcements
Before its landmark anniversary in 2027, PFFF has announced the first line-up of acts for the Labour Day weekend in…
Rose Nolan sends a message: ‘Breathing Helps’
Australian artist Rose Nolan will soon get a major solo exhibition at TarraWarra, where she dives into ‘the role of…
Lenny Kravitz is gonna go that way ... to Mildura
The legendary rock musician will be heading to the regional town in November this year.
From Kahlo to Keys of Gold, the joys of Bendigo in winter
There are some cities that are worth a visit all year-round. But Bendigo in the colder months is especially full…
Woodend Winter Arts Festival: world class arts events in an intimate village atmosphere
The regional Victorian Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this upcoming long weekend.
Performance review: Vandemonian Lags, Melbourne Recital Centre
A reprisal of a musical production by Mick Thomas and friends about Tasmanian convicts and their stories.