Community and Multicultural Festivals

Downpours during the Australian Kelpie Muster bring smiles, not scowls, to a drought-stricken town in western Victoria.

Volunteers have banded together to prepare for Darwin's largest multicultural festival, GleNTi, which celebrates Greek culture through food, dancing, music and plate smashing.

A North Queensland council is slashing its contributions to volunteer-run events 12 months after raising rates and parking fees. 

Tasmania's iconic winter festival gets underway today, with free experiences hidden across Hobart in disused churches, basements and even a Freemasons lodge. 

Police investigating an anonymous social media post containing a "stabbing list" say it is not connected to an alleged triple stabbing in Dubbo.

The Northern Territory is the only jurisdiction in Australia where Filipinos are the number one migrant group. Those in the tight-knit community share why they love life in the Top End.

Jody McKechnie's concerns about plastic use spurred her to start the 10,000 Bag Project. With the help of the local community she has achieved her goal.

German YouTuber Tom Kopke wins the Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling competition for the second year in a row.

What started out as three women called Shirley having a cuppa became an international club with thousands of members. But now the future of the club is bleak.

The promise by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to not leave anyone behind struck a chord with many in the Indian diaspora.

Every year, a small town in Western Australia's Wheatbelt re-creates the life of an escape artist and bushranger, with the spectacle attracting thousands of visitors.

As streaming sees more and more people forgoing traditional cinemas to watch content at home, micro-cinemas showing alternative and niche films are rising in popularity across the country.    

Thousands of people turn out in Canberra for the 59th annual National Folk Festival, with acts ranging from Scottish fiddlers and poetry readings, to folk dancing and a music quiz show. 

One of Australia's largest multicultural festivals is a loud and proud celebration of different cultures and their art and performance.

From an election triumph, to a prayer for peace — the ABC's finest photographers roamed far and wide to capture these stunning images throughout the month of March.

People with disabilities are sometimes turned away from regular nightclubs, where they can be falsely accused of being drunk or made uncomfortable by strobe lighting — but The Heart Beat Club is run by DJs with disabilities, for people with disabilities.

Cricket in the Snowy Mountains is being rejuvenated by a group of passionate and talented Indian and Pakistani players — even in the dead of winter.

The ABC is calling on community organisations to help bring inspiring ideas developed by young people at this year's Heywire Regional Youth Summit to life.

High temperatures in Melbourne have failed to keep crowds away from the colour and celebrations of the annual Moomba Festival.

Womadelaide's director says Adelaide, like Edinburgh in Scotland, is a successful city for major festivals because residents embrace arts with loyal support.