Australia captain Alyssa Healy and vice-captain Tahlia McGrath are preparing to light up the MCG as the countdown to the historic CommBank Women’s Ashes Day-Night Test Match begins. There are just six months to go until Australia and England play in the first-ever day-night Test at the stadium between January 30 – February 2, 2025. The match coincides with the 90th anniversary of the first ever women’s Test Match at the MCG, which was the third Test of the Australia-England series in 1934-35. Tickets for the Women’s Ashes series can be purchased here. Australia captain Alyssa Healy said: “We…
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The new Parkdale Station opened to passengers for the first time this morning. Works will continue on new lifts, to create nearly two MCGs worth of open space, and recreational facilities including a basketball half court, open-air gym, village green, a community garden and play area. Once complete, passengers will enjoy Parkdale Station’s modern facilities, filled with natural light and featuring a forecourt, gathering places for locals, more lighting, station precinct parking and better CCTV. By 2025, a new shared use path will connect Parkdale to Cheltenham via Mentone and set the groundwork for a future connection to Mordialloc. More…
Melbourne’s iconic Rialto will once again transform with a sea of cheerful daffodils blanketing the Piazza in support of Cancer Council’s annual ‘Daffodil Day’. Over two days – Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd August – visitors can wander through the field of flowers, discover new neon light installations and add their own personal messages of hope to the tribute tree. Visitors are encouraged to photograph and share content via social media and to show their support by buying a bunch of daffodils which goes towards funding life-saving cancer research. Rialto’s General Manager, Sarah Herbert, said Rialto is proud to support Cancer Council’s…
Houston, Texas psych-funk trio Khruangbin have announced their highly anticipated return to Australia next summer with shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in February/March 2025 as part of their global A LA SALA tour. Having recently wowed fans at European festivals such as Rock Werchter and Roskilde, bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, drummer Donald ‘DJ’ Johnson, Jr., and guitarist Mark ‘Marko’ Speer will return to Australia to celebrate their first album in four years: A LA SALA (“To the room” in Spanish). Joining Khruangbin as special guest at all shows and making their debut trip to Australia is acclaimed two-piece Hermanos Gutiérrez, the instrumental guitar duo of Swiss/Ecuadorian brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez. Khruangbin’s last…
The Hawthorn Hotel on Burwood Road has opened a new rooftop area in the heart of Hawthorn. The extension provides an additional 160m2 of outdoor space for up to 150 people to enjoy food, drinks and fun times al-fresco. The inner-east ideal for casual dining and drinking, the new rooftop area offers a mixture of high and low top tables with festoon lighting and beer garden games such as corn hole, giant Jenga and Connect 4. Melbourne mural artist Damien Arena has also been commissioned to bring life to the walls of the new space, depicting neighbourhood landmarks like the…
What do animals represent in your life? For First Peoples in South East Australia, animals have importance in recognising identity and culture and are essential to their everyday actions: Creation stories, Songlines and Ceremony. A new exhibition at the Koorie Heritage Trust, Spirit of the Animals features a range of creatures such as mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, vertebrates, invertebrates and even insects. The exhibition includes representation of animals through a range of 2D and 3D works; paintings, animation, drawings, sculpture, tools, cultural belongings and adornment. There are close to 50 works in the exhibition, from the Koorie Heritage Trust’s unique collection.…
Award-winning Dublin four-piece The Script are headed back down under on their Satellites World Tour for January and February 2025. This will be the band’s first Australian shows in close to three years, after their electric 2022 Greatest Hits Tour. Australia’s favourite Irishmen will embark on seven huge performances across the country, including arena shows in Wollongong and Sydney and a day on the green winery and outdoor shows across the Hunter Valley, Mount Cotton, Geelong, Barossa Valley and Perth. Last wowing Australian audiences in 2022, The Script took fans on a trip down memory lane with performances of essential tracks such as ‘The Man Who Can’t Be Moved’, ‘For The First Time’, ‘Nothing’ and the emotionally…
August marks the last month of winter and there are still lots of winter-related events happening around the state. The Paris Olympics are also happening with Live Sites to join in the festivities. It’s also that time of year when universities and TAFEs throw open their doors for Open Days. This list will be updated as more Augustevents are announced so check back regularly. Events running throughout August 2024 What’s on in and around Melbourne 1-4 August 2024: What’s on in and around Melbourne 5-11 August 2024: What’s on in and around Melbourne 12-18 August 2024: What’s on in and around Melbourne 19-25 August…
Australian podcaster, TV star and entrepreneur Abbie Chatfield, is returning to the stage in 2024 as she brings The Trauma Dump Tour…goes regional across Australia this October and November. Following a sell-out metropolitan run in 2023, Abbie will take The Trauma Dump Tour…goes regional to Hobart, Canberra, Thirroul, Caloundra, Gold Coast, Warragul, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Cairns and Darwin. The Trauma Dump Tour in 2023 saw Abbie bring her raw and unfiltered self to stages across the country, with fans and critics commending the star for putting on what was deemed the most relatable live show of the year with The West Australia saying Abbie’s ‘vulnerability and hilarious insight’ made for…
BWS has confirmed the much-loved, ARIA Award winning Australian multi-instrumentalist, G Flip will perform at the BWS Cool Room at Moon Dog Craft Brewery in Melbourne on Friday, 13 September for a limited number of fans. G Flip has announced the event as part of the launch of their latest drink creation, Box Alcoholic Juice. The drinks come in two flavours – Apple Guava Alcoholic Juice and Tropical Bang Alcoholic Juice which are claimed to be “a taste of nostalgia with a boozy punch”. On the performance, G Flip said, “I can’t wait to play this wild show in my hometown! Melbourne is my favourite place in the world,…
Based on the best-selling memoir by award-winning journalist Shannon Molloy, Fourteen is the inspirational true story of growing up gay in central Queensland, transformed into a powerful must-see theatre production playing at Geelong Arts Centre on 30-31 August. Produced by Shake & Stir Theatre Co, Fourteen is set to colour The Play House theatre with 3 vibrant performances packed with humour and heart. Led by Conor Leach as Shannon Molloy (Sequin in a Blue Room, SLAP.BANG.KISS), this story chronicles Shannon’s experience as a year 9 student at an all-boys rugby-mad Catholic school in regional Queensland, with a secret that no one can ever find…
Rug up and get along to Moorabbin Junction After Dark on Saturday 10 August to experience winter-time family friendly fun. Even bigger, brighter, and better than last year, Station Street’s winter festival is back, and celebrating all things local. This all-ages and fully accessible event will include live music, roving puppetry, interactive art installations, glow-in-the-dark face painting and art, creative workshops and exhibitions at the Kingston Arts Centre, a silent disco, delicious food, and more. Neon light artist Carla O’Brien from Volter International will transform Station Street into an immersive and interactive pop-up wonderland from twilight until after dark and…