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    Here and There

    A vibrant group show by John Anrep, Bob Gilpin, and Jill Pung Clifford. Through photography, painting, and mixed media, the artists explore place, memory, and perspective—from sweeping landscapes to intimate scenes—inviting viewers to connect through contrast, detail, and shared experience.

    UNTIL 6 August 

    Louis Joel Arts & Community Gallery – 5 Sargood Street Altona


    The Green Room Project Showcase

    In partnership with Melbourne Writers’ Theatre, emerging writers have developed original ten-minute plays that explore powerful ideas and unique voices. Now, these works come to life in a vibrant celebration of creativity, collaboration, and the transformative energy of live performance.

    8 August, 7-10pm 

    Wyndham Cultural Centre, 177 Watton Street, Werribee


    Stickybeak

    A hilarious new comedy about the neighbours you know and love to hate.

    Stickybeak is an expertly observed, laugh-out-loud physical comedy set on a street that everyone will recognise. Feral toddlers, messy teens, exhausted parents, white collar snobs, nosey oldies, cats in heat, dogs on the loose, snails, magpies, rotten figs and everything in between. Take a peak at suburban mayhem at its finest. Every street needs a stickybeak…. or two.

    29 August, 7–8Pm

    Bowery Theatre, 33 Princess Street, St Albans


    Recounting Connections

    Featuring artists Nahbananas, Liên Ta, Jessie Turner, Emma Lyn Winkler and Abhijit Pal, Recounting Connections navigates a collective reimagining of communal relationships as well as how we might rethink our connection with the natural environment through shared storytelling. Works in this exhibition re-envision our understanding of death, animal behaviours, and the tension between the fragility and resilience of the ecosystems that surround us..

    Until 10 August 

    Trocadero Projects, Level 1, 40 Leeds Street, Footscray


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