Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Observer
Circa returns to Arts Centre Melbourne with their global acrobatic smash hit Humans 2.0 from May 14 – 24 in the Playhouse, fresh from celebrating their 20-year anniversary last year.Circa’s reputation precedes itself for being at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary Australian circus, redefining the art form by showcasing how extreme physicality…
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Observer
Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST, MSA) presents Away by Australian playwright Michael Gow, from May 15 – 24 in The MUST Space, Monash University, Clayton.Directed by Max Pickering, Away is set against the backdrop of mid 1960s social upheaval, as three families travel to Queensland to celebrate their Christmas holidays, striving to escape the troubled…
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Observer
Lovers of jazz are in for a treat over the next few weeks at Kew Courthouse.Jazz diva Fem Belling has planned an interesting series of different jazz events in a special series of concerts at Kew Courthouse.Coning up on Friday 23 May is The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which celebrates in music the well-known novel.Pianist-composer…
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Observer
At its inaugural Music Data and Insights Summit, the Victorian Music Development Office launched its new research commission, Skills and Roles – Support workers in Victorian music industries.Following a long-term research partnership with RMIT University, these new insights provide the VMDO with a current evidence-based perspective and expands on the 2020 study, Career Path: The…
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What's On
The Australian Music Vault honours the achievements of the 2025 recipient of the APRA Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music, the ‘Princess of Pop’ Kylie Minogue , with a new display featuring archival material drawn from the Australian Performing Arts Collection.In this display, Kylie lovers will find iconic objects and photos from…
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Observer
Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST, MSA) announces that while their season of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical being presented from May 30 to June 7 is booked out, an extra performance has been scheduled for Saturday, May 31 at 1.30pm in The MUST Space at Monash University, Clayton.Adapted from the book The Lightning…
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Police News
Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance to uncover information following two significant fires at a factory in Footscray.Emergency services were called to the initial blaze at an abandoned factory on Ballarat Rd in Footscray about 7.45pm on Wednesday, July 31 last year.The fire caused significant damage to the building and an…
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Police News
Police from Endeavour Hills and Narre Warren have charged two men as part of an investigation into the death of a kangaroo in Lysterfield South.The pair were charged on Thursday (May 8) following the execution of warrants at two residential homes, in Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby and Bourke St, Ringwood.The charges follow a report to…
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Police News
An Ethiopia-born man was set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday (May 7) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.The AFP charged the man, 28, after he was located in Melbourne.It was alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between April 2-19 by failing to abide by his…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to a residential unit on fire at Ronald St, Moorabbin, shortly after 11am last Tuesday (May 6) after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported hearing an explosion.Firefighters arrived within four minutes to find the single storey brick home 15 metres by 10 metres fully involved at the rear of the…
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