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A small boy rides his dads shoulders at the Affordable Art Fair and points to a brightly coloured work that has caught his eye.
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Affordable Art Fair expands in both Melbourne and Sydney

The fifth Affordable Art Fair returns to Melbourne with its largest celebration of art to date, while the Fair’s Sydney…

Six elephants at an open range zoo, walking away from the camera, swinging their tails. Open House Melbourne 2025
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For Victorians who love to stickybeak – Open House Melbourne is back for 2025

This year, the program is unearthing the secrets of nearly 200 locations and experiences.

Three women in a white space with holes in the roof, floor and sides.
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Theatre review: Super, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A super entertaining experience.

A floor to ceiling installation by Rose Nolan inside a gallery space. The installation comprises thousands of red and white hessian cloths, organised in a spiral formation with text that corresponds to the artwork title.
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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…

Four dancers stand poised on a gree-lit stage as a DJ plays at stage front. An audience looks on. This is a sequence from 'Cortex' by the Kianí del Valle Performance Group, which has been programmed alongside cutting edge sound works and DJs at Melbourne Town Hall for Now or Never.
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How winter festival Now or Never celebrates technology while remaining carbon-neutral

Artistic Director Elise Peyronnet describes Melbourne’s newest major festival – now in its third edition – as 'a festival like…

Crowds watching Water Stories, projections on mist over water, at Lightscape Royal Botanic Gardens 2025
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Installation review: Lightscape, Royal Botanic Gardens

Every year, 'Lightscape' ups the ante to ensure the crowds keep on coming back.

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AC/DC announces first Australian tour in a decade

Founded in Sydney in 1973, the legendary hard rock band returns to Australia for what may be their last tour.

A woman in a bonnet with a light blue sun umbrella.
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Musical review: Promise and Promiscuity, Chapel off Chapel

An energetic musical romp through assorted well-known Austen tropes.

A male guitarist on stage under blue lighting.
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Lenny Kravitz is gonna go that way ... to Mildura

The legendary rock musician will be heading to the regional town in November this year.

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Theatre review: The Spare Room, Belvoir St Theatre

Based on the Helen Garner book, this play is a study of terminal illness from the point of view of…

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