Latest articles by Rhonda Dredge
The value of staying put
Bar owner and writer Emily Bitto is a bit of a towering presence in the vivacious culture of Lygon St.
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Best on the ground
Demons supporters moved stealthily to the MCG with their picnic blankets on Grand Final Day to reclaim it as their spiritual home.
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Fierce competition at the ‘G
Saturday afternoon at the MCG might not be as crowded during lockdown but naked ambition won the day during the Hawks-Tigers match.
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It is rocket science
Engineering students aim high at the University of Melbourne but first they have to get experience working in a fabrication lab, which isn’t easy during lockdown.
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Keeping up their short game
Not everyone is suffering during the city’s fifth lockdown, particularly two golfers whose short game has prospered.
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The myth of the golden bust in Royal Park
The girls were out flaunting at Royal Park in July enjoying the winter sun and the view.
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No sports fans means empty rooms in East Melbourne hotels
Hoteliers in East Melbourne have been forced to reassess their reliance on sporting fixtures as a result of the recent outbreaks of COVID-19 at the MCG and AAMI Park.
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Fitting in to Hotham St
If you walk down George Mews in East Melbourne and turn left you’ll enter an unnamed lane that takes you past a dog leg and several unmarked doorways leading off it, including a circular gate into a hidden garden.
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Tough times for musicians at the Curtin
The EP tour had been cancelled, tickets for a dozen shows refunded plus they were about to lose their outdoor seating.
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Without family who are you?
Your childhood home has a special place in your heart even if it’s a Victorian mansion now reputed to be worth around $20 million.
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Carlton through and through
Carlton is a literary place that historically accepted the book and all of its failings long before other suburbs, chiefly because of Readings and nearby café life where you could talk about them.
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Friday night at the Curtin
My friend told me that if you want to meet the critics, you go to the Curtin Hotel in Lygon Street on a Friday night.
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Well-connected to city life
The first gig that Jackey Coyle and Jules Pennell attended after lockdown was on January 15.
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Campaign to ban horse-drawn carriages fires up
The tragic death of an un-named horse in Arden St, North Melbourne last month has sparked a series of emotional protests about horse-drawn carriages in the CBD.
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On being a spinster
Spinsters are supposed to be retiring women sitting quietly in the sidelines while all the action takes place elsewhere.
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La Mama back to full capacity
The theatre is finally running at full capacity at La Mama and Carlton’s iconic theatre group is putting on three plays a week for the Midsumma Festival as it comes out of the lockdown.
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Outrageous art hits East Melbourne
A hotel manager has staged an art happening at her normally quiet East Melbourne apartment block to honour one of her guests, an outrageous painter who used to live on the streets.
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Book launches back up and running
Some tough and amusing writers attended Readings book launches last month as lit culture burst out from its hibernation with a vengeance.
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Friday club opens to support business
There’s a double-fronted brick house in Agnes St, East Melbourne, that has an open door on Fridays for businesses at the “pre-revenue” stage.
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Women speak out about sexual abuse
The CBD had its own version of the March 4 Justice on March 15 as thousands of women spread throughout the Treasury Gardens then launched smaller protests at significant sites around the city.
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