Tag Archive for Melbourne

Midsumma Announces 2021 Program

Australia’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural experience, Midsumma Festival, has revealed the highly anticipated 17-day 2021 program, set to take place from 19th April until 5th May 2021. In 2021, Midsumma Festival returns to Melbourne bigger and better than ever, offering audiences an entirely unique experience that’s unlike anything on the calendar! With an incredible…

Midsumma Festival Live at the Bowl

Australia’s LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural experience, Midsumma Festival, in partnership with Arts Centre Melbourne, today announced the inaugural Midsumma Festival Live at the Bowl. Celebrating diverse journeys and communities, the event will present a spectacular line-up of live performance, comedy and music hosted at the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Friday 30th April and…

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Returning to the Princess Theatre

Melbourne’s ground-breaking production of hit play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child resumes tonight after an 11-month hiatus, underlining Victoria’s continued recovery and reinvigoration of its cultural and community life. From Thursday, 25 February, the Princess Theatre will again be home to the two-part play, injecting renewed energy into Melbourne’s CBD and helping to draw…

St Kilda Penguin Parade Re-Opens

Victorians can once again watch the penguins on parade with the re-opening of the St Kilda Pier Breakwater – one of Melbourne’s top tourist attractions. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio joined Member for Albert Park Martin Foley and Member for Southern Metropolitan Nina Taylor on the opening night to watch hundreds…

ABL Championship Series Coming to Melbourne

Baseball is back in the nation’s events capital big time, with Melbourne securing next week’s 2021 Australian Baseball League’s Championship Series at Melbourne Ballpark. Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula announced that the playoff series featuring the top four ABL teams had been secured for 11-14 February through the Andrews Labor Government’s…

AFL Great Honoured with Daniher’s Way

Daniher’s Way has been unveiled in the shadows of the MCG, recognising the enormous contribution of football legend and FightMND campaigner Neale Daniher to Victoria. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula joined Daniher in Yarra Park today as they dedicated the footpath from William Barak Bridge to the…

Melbourne Grand Prix to go ahead in November

Melbourne will host the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in November, to provide more fans with the opportunity to attend the country’s most prestigious motor sport event. The Andrews Labor Government, Formula 1 management and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation have reached agreement on the one-off 21 November date for 2021, acknowledging that the effects…

Month of Basketball for Victoria in 2021

Victoria will be the home of the National Basketball League next year, hosting an exclusive four-week NBL Melbourne Hub featuring all nine NBL teams from 20 February. Acting Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Jaclyn Symes has confirmed that Victoria has secured the basketball bonanza which will see 39 games of the NBL regular…

Palace Cinemas Pentridge to open in December

Melbourne’s historic Pentridge prison site is set to become the latest home for movie lovers from December 2020. Palace Cinemas, Australia’s largest independent cinema group, will open Melbourne’s newest cinema – Pentridge Cinema – just in time for Christmas. The 15-screen cinema complex will be located within the Pentridge development in Coburg, a site that…