Rebecca Broadhead

Flemington local Christina Carter launched Gumnut Trails in September last year to provide adventure guides for kids at Melbourne’s local parks, beaches, and reserves.

Christina has always loved urban Melbourne but upon starting a family, memories of the green landscapes of her childhood made her want to give that experience to her daughter. During lockdowns the need for nature became even more vital, so with her husband and three-year-old daughter they stepped out to find some wilderness to ex

The Victorian and Commonwealth Governments will deliver cutting-edge new virtual production infrastructure and economic support at Docklands Studios Melbourne for the new TV series Metropolis by NBCUniversal’s Universal Studio Group.

Metropolis is an eight-part television series inspired by the Fritz Lang science fiction work set in a dystopic city in the future where a utopic culture of people exist above a struggling working class underworld. The project is expected to contribute $188 million

The Malthouse Theatre is having a $4.6 million upgrade to refresh the Southbank arts precinct and draw audiences to outdoor events in time for the Malthouse’s 2022/23 summer season.

The upgrade will secure the successful custom-built outdoor stage as an annual fixture on the Malthouse Theatre’s calendar, which debuted in 2021 as a part of the venue’s rollout of covid-safe measures in the wake of the pandemic.

The outdoor stage has been a popular addition to the theatre’s recent offerings, with

Sculpture artist Jenny Reddin has installed a sculpture on Little Collins St to inspire office workers returning to the city and spread joy to passers-by.

Ms Reddin said she was “inspired to create a work where the figure is as much described by the empty space as by the crisscross of metal bar.”

The robust two-metre sculpture, which weighs 50kg, draws upon the experience of people finding connection through heartfelt communication and care for one another in community.

The figure resembles a

Julian Assange’s defence lawyers’ attempts to free Assange from extradition on the grounds of health risks may prove to be untenable, according to a legal expert.

The Australian-born WikiLeaks leader has been charged under the US’s 1917 Espionage Act for “unlawfully obtaining and disclosing classified documents related to the national defence”.

Between now and the verdict given on January 4, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser, without a jury, will have to consider three things.

First, whether A

Like his namesake Winston Smith from 1984, Winston the dog is a switched-on individual.

During his 13 years he has seen a lot, and he doesn’t take orders without question (well at least not from the cat he lives with).

He’s lived in the country where he spent his leisure time hunting rats, but since moving to the city in November, he has mostly switched from chasing rats to toys, although not completely.

“He has all different types of toys like his croissant, dumpling and bubble tea, which he