Category: People
Melbourne Visitor Centre: At your service
National Volunteer Week from 13 to 19 May is a great excuse to share your love of Melbourne by becoming a Tourism Melbourne volunteer. While drifting through New York with an upside-down map, David Hobby was often stopped by locals … Continue reading
Cluster at City Gallery: Put me on the map
In an age where the branded environment is considered to be a new thing, City Gallery’s latest exhibition Cluster shows that our urban surrounds have always been branded, right from their very design. The names of streets in Melbourne are no mere accident … Continue reading
Fair Trade Fortnight
Fair Trade Fortnight runs from 4 to 19 May with numerous events across the City of Melbourne. We spoke to Susanna Bevilacqua, director of Moral Fairground (organisers of the festival in Melbourne), to find out more. What makes an item Fair Trade? An item … Continue reading
Comedy Festival Blog: Lawrence Leung Reflects
The festival: Lawrence reflects This is one of the most enjoyable Melbourne International Comedy Festivals in memory. The festival has been a month-long Groundhog Day of bad sleep cycles, adrenaline rushes, dancing, loud conversations in crowded rooms, sitting in dark … Continue reading
Comedy Festival blog: Reflections by Anne Edmonds
I think this has been my favourite Melbourne International Comedy Festival yet! We got off to a great start. Opening weekend fell on Easter, which can sometime be tough on ticket sales, as people go away or are busy with … Continue reading
Comedy Festival blog: Winding up and winding down by Anne Edmonds
Winding up is easy. It just happens. You get nervous for a couple of hours before the show and then you do the show and you’re free again until the same time the following night. It’s actually a bit addictive. … Continue reading
