Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Observer
Following critically acclaimed seasons across Australia, La Ronde makes its highly anticipated Melbourne debut at Spiegel Haus Melbourne on Wednesday October 21 at 7pm, blending world-class circus, cabaret, comedy, live music, glamour and physical artistry to the heart of the CBD.The Melbourne season follows hot on the heels of an extended 260-show residency in Sydney…
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Observer
October marks a major milestone for Kyran Nicholson and Alex Dyson as Comedy Republic celebrates its first month ever open every single night of the week. The friends, who met while broadcasting on Triple J, went out on a limb alongside Kyran’s husband and Drag Race Down Under star Rhys Nicholson to open a comedy…
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Police News
Performers from Breakthrough Inclusive Performance Co (BIPC) will participate in the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics Australia 2026 National Games on October 19.Based in Thornbury, the dance school specialises in teaching students with intellectual disabilities. The students have been invited to perform in the Opening Ceremony at Margaret Court Arena and will showcase a…
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Observer
Physical comedy seems to have become a forgotten art but in The Portrait, Emilie Bloom and Tim Sneddon capture the quintessential humour that can be found in a look or a gesture.Two attendants are monitoring the room where a new portrait is about to be unveiled. A crowd is about to arrive.A simple sign alerts…
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Observer
Melbourne based artist and educator Belinda Wilson is inviting adults and young people aged 16+ to explore the art of still life through Creating Together: The Art of Still Life, a new four-week masterclass series to be held at Kingston Arts Centre.Commencing Saturday November 7, the program offers participants the opportunity to draw and paint…
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Police News
Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad have charged five people and located two clandestine laboratory sites as part of an investigation into the alleged manufacturing of illicit drugs.With assistance from Major Drug Squad and Mill Park Divisional Response Unit, investigators executed search warrants at a property in Bundoora, a hotel room in Mill Park and…
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Police News
Police have charged a man, after an extended follow throughout Melbourne’s south-east on Friday (Oct. 9).Operation Trinity officers spotted the Holden Commodore utility, allegedly bearing false registration plates in Chadstone about 12.50am.Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle after it came to a stop on Robert St.The vehicle allegedly took off with police deploying stop sticks,…
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Observer
Castiglione and Greg Hocking Music present Soviet-Israeli cellist Mischa Maisky, joined by his daughter, pianist Lily Maisky in their first Australian tour as a duo in November.The Maisky tour premieres on Friday November 6 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall.“It simply cannot be missed,” says producer Greg Hocking, who toured Mischa Maisky’s great mentor Mstislav…
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Observer
Rollercoaster Theatre presents Red, a newly devised theatrical work presented by La Mama as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026.Part fairytale, part reckoning, Red is inspired by the Little Red Riding Hood fable, but this is no traditional retelling. The production begins with the familiar story before violently unravelling into something far less obedient.The performers…
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Police News
A woman has died in hospital after she was found injured on the road in Cardigan in the early hours of Friday morning (Oct. 9).Police attended the Remembrance Drive scene following reports a passerby had located the woman critically injured about 2.10am.The 42-year-old woman from the local area was airlifted to hospital where she later…
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