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Birrarung Riverfest: Eco festival celebrates third year Learning about the environment

Birrarung Riverfest: Eco festival celebrates third year

The Birrarung Riverfest is back this September school holidays, with over 60 events across 23 days, stretching along the entire Yarra, Birrarung River.  In just three years, the festival has grown into one of Melbourne’s major cultural and environmental events, inspiring connection to Country, action for the river, and collaboration…
9 August 2025
Open Gardens Victoria: two Surrey Hills Gardens to launch OGV’s Spring season

Open Gardens Victoria: two Surrey Hills Gardens to launch OGV’s Spring season

Open Gardens Victoria: two Surrey Hills Gardens to launch OGV’s Spring season Saturday 6 September and Sunday 7 September. From 10am to 4.30pm Ngamudji at 36 Arundel Crescent, Surrey Hills and Creekside at 9 Delta Street, Surrey Hills Adults $10, Students $6, under 18 free (per garden) Ngamudji: Tickets at the…
9 August 2025
Failed Ambitions: Kew Cottages and Changing Ideas of Intellectual Disabilities Book and Film Reviews

Failed Ambitions: Kew Cottages and Changing Ideas of Intellectual Disabilities

Failed Ambitions: Kew Cottages and Changing Ideas of Intellectual Disabilities. Lee-Ann Monk, David Henderson, Christine Bigby, Richard Broome and Katie Holmes. Monash University Publishing, 2023, 357 pages A Review by Kevin Bain A La Trobe University team has recorded the 121-year history of Kew Cottages up to its closure in 2007,…
31 July 2025
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