Latest articles by Rhonda Dredge
Around the galleries
Foot traffic has dropped and the galleries of North and West Melbourne are keen to get people back out on a Saturday afternoon visiting.
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Report condemns police lockdown behaviour
Lingering impacts of the lockdown are still being sorted by Inner Melbourne Community Legal, which has a shopfront on Queensberry St opposite North Melbourne Town Hall.
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A nice job for a change
There is a light side to being a firey even though coffee has gone up to $7 a cup at some local cafes.
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Self-deprecating singer does solo book signing
A book launch is a beautiful moment when a wordsmith gets to sign his latest edition for a fan who has just listened to him perform.
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Tips from a garden bomber
Not everyone appreciates the spirit that has gone into the flower pot bombing of Little Provost St in North Melbourne.
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A champion of outdoor play
Children like playing outside in places where they can make the decisions about what they do, when and where.
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Landscape show reveals travesty
A curated show can enhance the message of an exhibition by including an analysis or statement about the artists’ intentions.
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Having a dig at the Royals
When an artist is present at an exhibition, the vibe can change quite dramatically for the better.
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Tower residents urged to register for pay-out
Letters from the Supreme Court of Victoria have been delivered to the 3000 residents of the North Melbourne and Flemington towers advising of a proposed settlement from the State Government over the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.
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Getting ready for Iftar
A small school in Flemington is changing perceptions in the community with its range of community programs and the standard of its events.
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Death of an Idea
The collectors were out in force at a West Melbourne gallery in March as a show of museum-quality postcards opened to the public.
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West Melbourne loses a gallery
A small independent gallery in Chetwynd St is being forced to close after three years, reducing the number of galleries in West Melbourne to two.
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Last chance to make flood submissions
There’s a timeless quality to the patch of riverbank down near the old stock bridge in Kensington but experts are warning residents not to be complacent.
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From ramshackle ruins to this
Behind the factory walls on Abbotsford St is a gallery that has gone quietly about its art business for 15 years.
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Celebrating the short list
A North Melbourne writer has been short-listed for the annual Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and joins an illustrious crew of those nominated for prizes.
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Local novel trades in forgiveness
If you are used to reading tightly plotted crime fiction in which every word counts, Philip Salom’s latest character-driven novel will have you perplexed.
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Why can’t our kids go to the local school?
This year a new campus for North Melbourne Primary School will open on Molesworth St, just a 13 minute-walk from the local public housing towers.
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A vignette of gallery life
It took three days for the curators to hang their end-of-year exhibition in Victoria St this year and they spoke to North West City News about their process.
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Cars written off after basement flooded
Residents of Riverside Place, a block of flats by the Maribyrnong River in Kensington, are still toting up the damage caused by the floods on October 15.
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Local galleries make their mark
They might be down a back alley or beckon from a shop window. They might be outward looking or introspective.
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