Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Observer
The return season of Emmanuelle Mattana’s Trophy Boys is not just a testament to its theatrical durability but to the importance of the insights and messaging. The work is superbly crafted, luring audiences in with a seemingly comic send up schoolboy culture.Owen (Myfanwy Hocking), David (Leigh Lule), Scott (Gaby Seow) and Jared (Fran Sweeney Nash)…
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Council News
Angela Villella has won the North-West Ward by-election in the City of Darebin. She had accummulated most first preference votes (2495, 27.43 per cent). Distribution of preferences then took place. Cr Villella then had 5240 votes (57.61 per cent), followed by Cat Rose (3855, 42.39 per cent).
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Council News
The Victorian Electoral Commission has declared the result of the Lalor Ward by-election – Michael Labrador will serve for the remainder of the current Council term. Cr Labrador was sworn in today (QWed., Aug. 13), and will begin the Council induction program over the coming week.
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Observer
The Show Room at Arts Centre Melbourne was packed to capacity for the launch of Simon Plant’s exciting new book Entertaining Mr Coppin:An Antipodean Showman in Civil War America, commissioned and published by Theatre Heritage Australia.Actor, digger, entrepreneur, innovator, influencer, traveller, speculator and politician George Coppin (1819-1906) also undertook an extraordinary journey to America in…
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Observer
In Crisis Actor, audiences do more than just watch – they use their phones to help shape the outcome of a dark and playful performance that blends silliness with solemnity.Premiering at Arts House in partnership with Now or Never, Crisis Actor is part surrealist comedy, part live-action video game and will be presented from August…
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Observer
Melbourne Theatre Company presents Destiny, the intimate family drama of allure and loyalty, until September 13 at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.Written by and starring award-winning South African-born actor and playwright Kirsty Marillier and directed by Zindzi Okenyo (Is God Is), Destiny is set against the canvas of world-changing events.It serves as a potent reminder that…
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Observer
In a wonderful evening of classical music, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra delighted with three works, one contemporary and two from the 19th century.The works were: the premiere of The Ascent, a Klearhos Murphy composition; Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto; and Brahm’s Second Symphony.The orchestra’s Cyber Young Composer in Residence, Greek-Australian Murphy’s short piece The Ascent consisted of…
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Observer
Rehearsals are underway for Malthouse’s Troy, the epic new production written by Tom Wright and directed by Ian Michael being presented from September 4-25 at Malthouse’s Merlyn Theatre.This bold retelling of the ancient Greek myth features an ensemble of Australian stage talent, each taking on iconic roles from the Trojan legend. The cast includes Ciline…
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Observer
PHOTO: Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Victorian State Schools Spectacular returns in 2025 for two shows on Saturday September 13 at 1pm and 6.30pm at the John Cain Arena.Since the inaugural VSSS in 1995, Victorian students have had the opportunity to take part in the Spectacular where it has seen talent such as Vanessa Amorosi,…
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Community News
Email to: ethical_journalism_au@proton.me Dear ‘Ethical Journalism Australia’ We acknowledge receipt of your unsolicited email dated August 11, 2025. Your email includes a chain of correspondence between yourself and a third party to whom you have posed many questions. You suggest that we forward your correspondence chain to Victoria Police, which we have done. We note the…
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