Entertainment
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Looking into the landscape
Two films by award-winning Warburton director Peter Charles Downey will screen at Yarra Valley ECOSS documentary film night in Wesburn on Sunday 30 July at…
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Talk spiced with multi-culture
By Kath Gannaway Megan Wallens is another Upper Yarra woman with an interesting story to tell. She came to Warburton having had a varied career…
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Hills ride for literacy across seas
By Kath Gannaway If giving Cambodian children the chance to improve literacy and numeracy skills was as easy as riding a bike, everybody would do…
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Choir’s masses of music
By Kath Gannaway The 2017 Massed People’s Choir and Orchestra is waiting for calls from those who want to celebrate with music and song. The…
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Open for talent
By Kath Gannaway An open mic competition in Healesville aims to discover new talent and provide opportunities for regular performance before a live audience. Two…
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Wombat is a classic
By Derek Schlennstedt It’s a timeless classic about a mischievous wombat that causes all sorts of havoc for a couple of humans after she discovers…
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Exhibition looks to future
By Kendra Spencer Artwork produced by 81-year-old Daphne Mitchell is the latest exhibition at Warburton’s Water Wheel Gallery. The exhibition is Daphne’s first in her…
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Women step up to the palette
By Kath Gannaway Only five per cent of artists hanging in permanent galleries worldwide are women. That’s a statistic that was too challenging to ignore,…
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Bach to the bush
By Wendy Williamson Classical music lovers along the route of cellist Anthony Albrecht’s ‘Bach to Bush’ tour are in for a treat. The mellifluous tones…
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Dobell and friends at TarraWarra
By Wendy Williamson A fascinating look at the work of one of Australia’s most important 20th century artists can be enjoyed until mid-August at the…
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The things they covet
By Derek Schlennstedt A collaboration between two hills-based friends has resulted in a stunning art exhibition at Warburton Art Gallery. Jacqui Christians from Upwey and…
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Our feast of films
By Derek Schlennstedt Each year around the middle of June, capacity crowds shuffle through the Warburton arts centre to enjoy a thrilling variety of internationally…