Opportunity for Tourism Businesses of Melbourne’s West Western Melbourne Tourism (WMT) is working in partnership with the Victorian Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) in a new business support initiative for our region – the PRIME Mentoring Program. As a step towards recovery the program offers $5,000 worth of one-on-one business mentoring and upskilling support for your business. […]
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Our beautiful sun The west‘s beloved Sun Theatre made it into global media magnate, Time Out’s, list of the 50 most beautiful cinemas in the world. The pint-sized Sun Theatre was one of the reasons Yarraville was named the fifth coolest neighbourhood in the world in 2020. It opened as a single-screen, 1,050-seat cinema in 1938 and after a storied history of closures (it was once closed by the health department
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There’s never been a better time to keep it local and explore the diverse offerings of the west. Discover the fast-evolving food scene, where an impressive selection of delicious multicultural cuisines sit alongside an increasing number of hip new venues. Feel like you are a million miles away from the city as you wander through
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Eat Drink Westside a sell-out Westside Crawls has been an initiative by Western Melbourne Tourism designed to cast a shining light on the hospitality industry in Melbourne’s west and a major feature of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2021 program. A total of 16 Crawls took place between 14 and 31 March, taking in 12
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Hanging Local is back Western Melbourne Tourism is excited to announce our COVID-safe scavenger hunt program taking students out to uncover the hidden gems of Melbourne’s west, amazing-race style. Produced in collaboration with Victoria University, VU students will be able to follow a mystery trail, uncover clues and earn points at photo checkpoints. Scavenger is another
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What’s Open in the West We continue to see a number of impressive and inspiring businesses in Melbourne’s west adapting to survive and meet our communities changed needs. And we know that you can uncover some tasty gems simply by exploring new businesses in your own backyard. Here are a few sweet treat suggestions, to
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Still Loving the West In challenging times like these it’s important that we all support local, preserve our self-care, check in on our neighbours and keep our unique “westie” community spirit alive. We continue to see a number of impressive and inspiring businesses in Melbourne’s west adapting to survive and meet our communities changed needs.
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What’s Open in the West We continue to see a number of impressive and inspiring businesses in Melbourne’s west adapting to survive and meet our communities changed needs. Everyone is encouraged to buy local when they can. In doing so we support our neighbours and contribute to the livelihood of local families. Let’s keep spreading
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What’s Open in the West It’s rewarding on many levels to support local and it’s exciting that even whilst in lock-down we can discover some place new in Melbourne’s west. Here’s just some of the great options on our list to uncover something enticing in your neighbourhood, to enjoy at home, during COVID-19. Food
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Business as Un-usual In challenging times like these it’s important that we all support local, preserve our self-care, check in on our neighbours and keep our unique “westie” community spirit alive. Our westside neighbourhoods are full of vibrant businesses, cafes, restaurants and venues. As we head into the Easter break many of our favourite haunts
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