Creative City Hobsons Bay

12/06/2026

W***y Lit Fest starts today with a stacked program of author talks, workshops, performances and more! Some of the featured events include:

✏️ 'Our Stories, Our Voices: A Workshop for BIPOC Writers' presented by Writers Out West this Sunday at Williamstown Town Hall (pictured)

🏊‍♂️ The return of beloved W***y Lit Fest event 'Swimming Salon' writing discussion and dip into the wintery Port Phillip Bay at Williamstown Swimming & Lifesaving Club on Sunday morning

🥣 And headliner event 'The Making of the Cook's Companion' - a panel discussion about Stephanie Alexander's iconic recipe compendium, at Williamstown High School Centenary Theatre TONIGHT

For more information, tickets, and the full program head to https://www.willylitfest.org.au/

W***y Lit Fest is supported by Hobsons Bay City Council through its Make it Happen Grants program.

12/06/2026

We are developing a new Arts and Culture Strategy at Hobsons Bay City Council and we're looking for input from local artists, art lovers, organisations and interested residents 📝🎭🎨

Share your thoughts on proposed principles and program areas via a quick survey, or by attending a workshop at the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre in Altona on 8 July!

Find out more on our website >> https://participate.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/creative-city



(photo from Woods Street Arts Space program launch in 2023)

11/06/2026

One of this year's headliner events at W***y Lit Fest 🔥🧛🏻‍♂️

Legend of the small screen and Williamstown local Shaun Micallef joins Marieke Hardy for a chat about his new novel, the gothic-horror-vampire comedy De’Ath Takes a Holiday. Full of classic Micallef satire, De’Ath Takes a Holiday follows disillusioned blood-sucker, Comte De’Ath, as he embarks on a quest for mortality.

📅 Saturday 13 June, 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 Williamstown Town Hall

Grab a drink, sit back, and settle in for an hour of literary laughs with a true comedy icon.

Tickets available here >> https://events.humanitix.com/shaun-micallef-d-eath-takes-a-holiday

10/06/2026

Woods Street Youth Art Prize entries close this Friday!

Submit your work for a chance to be exhibited at Woods Street Arts Space and go in the running for $2,500 worth of prizes ✨

Find out more and enter via our website >> https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Arts-events-and-culture/Creative-opportunities/Woods-Street-Youth-Art-Prize

10/06/2026

New at Laneway Gallery is 'In Quiet Exchange, Hello' by local artist Zoe Jones ✨

This series captures moments of artist-to-artist exchange, with each billboard featuring the hands of an artist from Melbourne’s west within their own studio or a place of significance to their practice.

The exhibition offers a glimpse into collaboration, the considered practices of artists, and the connections formed between them – where conversation, exchange, and the process of making are themselves the artform. It becomes a public archive of the origins, narratives, and emotional connections tied to the materials we inherit. Echoing the collective spirit of Woods Street Arts Space, it highlights the value of diverse experiences, creative dialogue, shared process, and community connection.

A woven sculptural work is presented as part of 'In Quiet Exchange, Hello' at Woods Street Arts Space, and includes pieces created during the Dear Agnes contemporary public art program earlier this year.

Read more about the exhibition and artist here >> https://bit.ly/4ehEGRS

05/06/2026

A wild playful collision of performance and basketball! 🎭🏀

Double-dribbling onto court are members of the award-winning Rawcus Ensemble, collaborating with young basketball players from the Altona All Abilities Inclusion Basketball Program, in an energetic, exuberant celebration.

Part game, part performance, FANATICUS celebrates talent, teamwork, spectacle and self-expression through movement and moments of basketball mayhem and magic.

📅 Sunday 21 June, 3pm to 4pm
📍 Altona Sports Centre, 1 Andrew Park Drive, Altona Meadows Victoria 3028

Book your tickets here >> https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1584184

FANATICUS is supported by Hobsons Bay City Council's Make it Happen Grants program, The Honig Foundation and Altona Sports Centre.

04/06/2026

📢 Artists! Check out this fantastic opportunity at Louis Joel Arts & Community – offering a dedicated space for you to test, install, and refine your work within a professional gallery environment.

Hurry, applications close Tuesday 9 June.

More info in the post below 👇

We’re excited to launch Testing Studio — a new process-driven exhibition and development program at Louis Joel Gallery supporting artists to test, install, and refine their work within a professional gallery environment.

Selected artists will receive a one-on-one installation session with our gallery producer, support documenting their work, and exhibit as part of a three-week public exhibition this July.

Ideal for artists developing new work, preparing for future exhibitions, testing audience engagement, or seeking a dedicated gallery space for a small body of work.

EOIs are now open. For more information and to apply: https://shorturl.at/MZoIb
Applications close 9 June 2026.

Know an artist who might be interested? Share this opportunity with them.

Image description: Detail of sculpture by Michal Plis exhibited at "Glimpse of Another Universe" at Louis Joel Gallery 2025.

04/06/2026

Love arts, culture, and all things creative in Hobsons Bay? Have your say on the proposed principles and program areas that will guide the next Creative City Arts and Culture Strategy 📝🎭🎨

Share your thoughts via a quick survey, or by attending a workshop at the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre in Altona on 8 July >> https://participate.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/creative-city

03/06/2026

What a line-up!

Check out the authors and events featured at this year's W***y Lit Fest, and get booking your tickets >> https://www.willylitfest.org.au/

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W***y Lit Fest is supported by Hobsons Bay City Council through its Make it Happen grants program.

03/06/2026

Today marks the end of National Reconciliation Week 2026. Thank you to everyone who joined various events held around Hobsons Bay, including the walk on Country, weaving workshop, yarning circle and cultural awareness training.

You can still view our poster exhibition at the Civic Centre until 25 June, and sign up for updates about the development of the new Reconciliation Action Plan here >>https://participate.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/reconciliation-action-plan