A record 34 buildings (33 homes and one commercial office) will welcome guests for scheduled tours during this year’s International Passivhaus Open Days (IPOD) running over 7-9th November.  As the popularity for this global sustainable building standard grows – with applications for Passivhaus Certification in Australia growing by more than…

Heide Museum of Modern Art has announced Song of the Earth, a major exhibition of works by John Nixon (1949–2020), one of Australia’s most influential and experimental abstract artists. On view from 26 November 2025 to 9 March 2026, this extensive survey is the first to span Nixon’s fifty-year career….

The world’s biggest home energy and electric vehicle show, Everything Electric, is heading to Melbourne for the first time, November 14–16, 2025. Fresh from three record-breaking years in Sydney, with each show eclipsing the last in scale and attendance, Everything Electric is set to supercharge Melbourne with a three-day festival…

Kaiela Arts has announced the launch of Kaiela Arts Editions, a landmark collaboration between internationally acclaimed artist Maree Clarke (Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, Boonwurrung, Wamba Wamba) and Melbourne-based studio Spacecraft. Based on Yorta Yorta Country in Shepparton, Victoria, the Aboriginal art centre will unveil the new works in November at two…

Heide Museum of Modern Art presents Face Everything, a major 30-year thematic survey by celebrated Australian artist Nell, transforming the award-winning Heide Modern building from 11 October 2025 to 1 March 2026. Taking over the former home of John and Sunday Reed, Nell reimagines the domestic architecture as a vibrant,…

Across one weekend in November, ceramic artists and studios nationwide will open their doors for Australian Ceramics Open Studios 2025. Held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November, 10am–4pm, the event features more than 170 ceramicists offering demonstrations, studio tours, kiln firings, hands-on workshops, work for sale and warm conversation….

Incinerator Gallery and Moonee Valley City Council (MVCC), in partnership with Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA), will present the final instalment of their visionary think tank talk series: Regenerating and Reconnecting Recreational and Cultural Spaces. Produced in association with the Festival of Urbanism 2025, the event will take place…

Australia’s first Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) Month launches this October, led by Victorian-based resource recovery pioneer Repurpose It as a national campaign to reduce household waste and strengthen Australians’ understanding of recycling and the circular economy. Kicking off from 1 October, the initiative tackles food and garden waste and…

Our Wondrous Planet – Melbourne Museum’s most expansive science and biodiversity gallery to date, spanning 1,800 square metres – is now open. The breathtaking multisensory gallery will showcase four different biomes: reef, rainforest, ice and soil – ecosystems which all play a major role in the vitality of the living,…