Lifestyle

A dancer and movement therapist who trained with the National Ballet of Canada and has worked with Back to Back Theatre is bringing an inclusive movement and dance workshop to Fish Creek next Friday as part of the coLAB Inclusive Arts Festival.

The prospect of an El Nino summer always worries those of us interested in forests, whether they are native or urban. Hotter summer temperatures and lower rainfall can greatly impact both our natural and urban environments. This summer shows every indication of being hotter than usual.

After years of waiting, wondering and watching, Toora’s historic bakery is finally about to come back to life. If all goes to plan, Red Pig Historical Bakery will open its doors on October 14, with local boy and internationally experienced chef Allan Allsop taking charge.

Several Prom Coast artists are among 33 selected for the inaugural Artists of Gippsland touring exhibition, which opens at ArtSpace Wonthaggi on Tuesday 3 November before travelling to Coal Creek in Korumburra and finishing at Meeniyan Art Gallery early next year.

Fish Creek artist Sarah Parkes is bringing Gippsland's agricultural rubbish to Geelong, exhibiting a large woven work made from silage wrap and hay bale netting at the inaugural Victorian Regional Design Fair.

The Tarwin Lower Festival is back for its sixth year on Sunday 1 November, with the annual community celebration at the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve shaping up to be its biggest yet. It will be headlined by internationally acclaimed Melbourne-based guitarist and singer-songwriter Steph Strings.

October is the month to get out and explore the extraordinary depth of creative talent living and working across South Gippsland, with Art Connect South Gippsland's open studios program bringing galleries, studios and community spaces to life across the region. The initiative offers the public rare direct access