Open House Melbourne has become a true festival of exploring architecture, building design and heritage. Over the weekend of 28-29th July, visitors have the unique chance to discover the cities heritage buildings and meet with architects, designers, planners, and others working in the built environment throughout the city. What’s on in the West for Open House […]
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A fantastic experience for the senses Should a true experience of art only appeal to our sense of sight? With Seeing Hands is an exhibition at Incinerator Gallery exploring non-visual art. Visitors are invited to touch and explore tactile and sound works on display including tactile paintings, directional sound works and a pressed plasticine installation. Throughout
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Join in the historical festivities in Westside Melbourne The Australian Heritage Festival program in Victoria is coordinated by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and supports the National Trust’s mission “to inspire the community to appreciate, conserve and celebrate its natural, cultural and Indigenous heritage.” Our regions in Melbourne’s west are participating in the annual Heritage Festival with a plethora
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Wine lovers rejoice! In our region of new and undiscovered treasures, we have a number of hidden gems for the food and wine lovers of Melbourne (and beyond). Fresh local produce has become a prominent commodity whether living an urban or regional lifestyle, and in Melbourne’s West there is an abundance of passionate workers, connoisseurs
“I’m endlessly fascinated by human nature, and what people do.” Graeme Drendel – Isolation and Inclusion Born in regional north-west Victoria, award winning artist Graeme Drendel works as a figurative painter in Melbourne. This exhibition takes from themes of isolation, with a back drop of vast Australian landscapes. With a strong tinge of surrealism
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That’s right, the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival will feature right at your door with over 30 events in Melbourne’s west! Happening from 16th – 25th March, below is a snippet of options for you. Scrumptious St Albans Discover the scrumptious tasting plate that is St Albans, a place rich in culture and diversity. When: 22nd – 23rd
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The current architecture of tourism development and promotion does not provide adequate recognition and support to metropolitan Melbourne. Metropolitan Melbourne often falls between the cracks of the promotion of ‘the city’ (i.e. focused on central Melbourne) and ‘the regions’ i.e. outside of the metropolitan Melbourne area. The traditional structure of Tourism Victoria’s ‘Jigsaw’ model has
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