Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Friday, October 9, 2026
Observer
Katie Reddin-Clancy (UK) presents her new theatre show End Game until April 20 in the MC Showroom.Presenting the big questions most of us are afraid to answer End Game is part The Secret, part Warrior of Light, part Eat, Pray, Love, exploring one woman’s journey at Earth School as she searches for her Soul’s purpose.Darkly…
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Observer
Palace in collaboration with German Films will present the HSBC German Film Festival in Melbourne from April 30-May 28 at Palace Cinemas, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas.The 2025 line-up features a selection of twenty films, including six films direct from the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), compelling biopics and documentaries that delve into the…
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Observer
For the first time in history, all writers on the 2025 Stella Prize shortlist are women of colour.The six works chosen for the shortlist by the Stella judges are described as “conspicuous for their integrity, compassion and fearlessness”.Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser’s Theory and Practice, a meld of fiction and memory allowing for “formlessness…
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Observer
CLOC Musical Theatre presents the razzle-dazzle musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It from May 16-31 at the National Theatre, St Kilda.Set in the roaring 1920s, with toe-tapping tunes, romance and zany bootleggers, the timeless music of George and Ira Gershwin includes hits like Someone to Watch Over Me, Let’s Call The Whole…
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Observer
The 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival is blessed with having a conjurer extraordinaire in Josh Staley, performing his one-man show at Brewmanity and Askal.Josh’s showmanship, confidence and personable manner shines throughout his one-hour performance.He amazed with disappearing bottles, coins and cards sleight of hand, mind-reading and predictive tricks, including a pre-show post prediction on his…
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Observer
King of Kings is an intriguing new take on the 2000-year-old story of Jesus Christ, from birth to death to resurrection.And it’s written by….Charles Dickens. Yes, THAT Charles Dickens who wrote A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and many other novels that have stood the test of time.King of Kings is based on Charles…
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Observer
Melbourne French Theatre presents a rehearsed and costumed reading of From Roses to Poison/Après les Roses, le Poison, from April 30 to May 3 at La Maison de Maitre Building, 203-205 Canning St, Carlton.Written by Marijke Eysbertse-van Schaik, directed by Donald McManus and produced by Michael (Michel) Bula, the story tells of the French Emperor…
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Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a house fire at 2.24am on Thursday (Apr. 10) on Morang Avenue, Lower Templestowe, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported seeing flames. FRV crews arrived on scene in six minutes to find a two-storey brick veneer home engulfed by the flames. Firefighters’ setup external firefighting lines to knock down…
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Police News
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Horsham on Thursday afternoon (Apr. 10). Emergency services responded after a mobility scooter and a Toyota Prado station wagon collided on Stawell Rd about 4.05pm. The rider of the mobility scooter, a 90-year-old Horsham man, died at the scene. The driver of the Toyota stopped at the scene…
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Observer
Sisters in Crime is mourning the death in Melbourne of Kerry Greenwood, founding member and beloved friend and author, at the age of 70.Kerry died on March 26. Her funeral was held last week in Yarraville with a wake in nearby Seddon.Her coffin was draped with native flowers and a Bulldogs scarf. Kerry was not…
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