Melbourne

After being named honorary co-Mayor of Ipswich earlier this week, Ed Sheeran has now received another Australian tribute.

Some of Australia's best musicians, including Genesis Owusu and Julia Jacklin, are joining forces for a Gaza fundraiser.

Famous Melbourne live music venue, The Gasometer Hotel, will close its doors next month as it looks for a new director

"We want to honour what it once was while also creating something new," the new owners say, according to broadcaster Jane Gazzo.

APRA AMCOS applauds investment in live music, music industry development, major events and funding for teaching songwriting in high schools.

Festival Hall has hosted performances from the Beatles to Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Timberlake, Ed Sheeran, and more.

Michael Gudinski is still No. 1, this time earning a posthumous plaudits for his immense contribution to Melbourne’s arts and culture scene.

For the rest of Monday, anyone can contribute their stories and memories of The Curtin online in a bid to save the venue.

The program is the brainchild of Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski, who passed away a year ago next week, and is headed up by son Matt.

This year’s fun run raked-in more than $600,000, well ahead of the $500,000 fundraising target and more than double the take from 2020.