Put on your comfiest shoes, grab a coffee from a local café and get set for the ultimate self-guided walking tour of Footscray!
Only five kilometres west of Melbourne's City Centre, Footscray is one of Melbourne's most dynamic neighbourhoods, renowned for its cultural diversity, delicious array of cuisines and creative community. Here you'll find many of its public spaces and blank walls have been enlivened with large scale murals that explore local stories, environments, and social or cultural themes.
There are currently 26 murals to visit- you'll see adorable dogs, a ferocious dragon, an astronaut and much more! There's also a handy downloadable walking map of murals.
The murals were commissioned through Maribyrnong City Council's StreetWORKS program and developed through collaborations between emerging and established artists with local businesses. You can explore other murals across the City of Maribyrnong via an interactive map on Council's Love Your West website.
It was a well run African Women summit. Relavent content on homeownweship, inspiring and motivation on life choices to empower the community.The facilities were great, bathrooms extremely clean with paper towels and air. Spaces with community art exhibitions.
Karina Sorelli
Google review
A beautiful place to watch amazing plays. Very spacious inside and very intimate theater. You can see the performances very closely. Hace a drink during the break or afterwards. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend it also if you want to have a screening there or your play performed at this theater.
fung lucas
Google review
The community arts center was small and underwhelming. Furthermore, it is also positioned at a not so convenient spot from the train station. However, the exterior gardens area adjacent to the footscray wharf was pretty decent.
rhys cousins
Google review
Multiple buildings with large public open space facilitating a range of arts and culture events and is well loved by locals. All buildings are wheelchair accessible. public space has an abundance of seating, a public artwork and large grass spaces by the river.
Multiple artist studios, exhibition spaces and performing arts. The organization supports local, emerging and underrepresented groups.
A cafe shares the older bluestone building with an abundance of outdoor and indoor seating, local goods, baked treats and strong coffee.
Loki McCorquodale
Google review
A lovely spot just a few minutes away from Footscray station. You get an awesome panoramic view of the city from here, and can simply enjoy the well maintained gardens by the riverside or grab a bite and a coffee at the Cafe. A lovely spot for a picnic or a night out with friends