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A maga’zine’ about all the interesting people and things happening in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, south east of Melbourne. With creative design and interesting articles it’s a rockin' read.
Editor’s rave
I have been living in Belgrave for over 20 years and am always amazed at the things I find, out and about, in the hills. Every time I talk to someone, I discover an artist, crafter or musician lurking within.
Or someone who is passionate about the environment, food or fashion and can lead me to some magical place I’d never visited before. And there’s a great sense of community unlike anywhere else I’ve ever lived before.
Inspired by a zine I bought at Melbourne’s craft fair about the crafting community, I decided to make my own maga’zine’ about our thriving local community. And so the hillscene was born.
Adriana Alvarez
Editor/Designer
hillscene reboot - 2026 a fresh beginning
WELCOME SPRING!
Spring is here and the colours of wattle and fresh smell of flowers are just beginning to emerge from the cold days.
It's time to poke our heads out and start facing the world. What better way to do that than with the Burrinja Climate Change Biennale #4. With a huge program of climate-related things to see and do, you're bound to find something of interest to get you inspired. As well as the Acquisitive Award Exhibition on at Burrinja (where our cover artwork by Jan Liesfield is showing), we've also covered the Gondwana VR exhibition showing at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum. An interactive, immersive exbition walking through the Daintree Rainforest, not to be missed.
If being outdoors is more your style, you can take a walk through the beautiful forests on the ngarruk barring art and culture trail. You can explore the forest while taking in the sculptures and stories revealed through the artworks and signage dotted along the trail.
If you love connecting with nature and movement perhaps Dance in the Wild is more your scene. A weekend festival where you can camp in a beautiful forest setting and dance to the various conscious dance modalities offered.
The Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival promises to be an engaging weekend for writers and book lovers. Kallista Markets is featured and we have a story about the local music scene. There's nurseries to explore and a cafe to relish. Spring is promising to be full and rich.
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If you're wondering why there was no Winter issue, there's no great mystery. I went away on holidays to Portugal, Spain and Morocco. Ticking a few things off the bucket list, so there wasn't enough time to fit it in. But now I'm back, I have lots of plans to take the hillscene to new heights. The first is an updated website with all the articles featured online. That way if you can't manage to pick up a copy you can still keep up to date on what's happening in this beautiful part of the world, we're lucky enough to call home.
Adriana Alvarez
Editor/Designer
our Spring issue is OUT NOW!
Dandenong Ranges Ukelele festival