Culture

Film, art, food and the shared life of Coravia’s cities — from Meridale Film Week to the night markets of Harbour Lane.

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Film

Meridale Film Week draws record 90,000 as restorations steal the show

The festival's 44th edition sells out its archive strand for the first time, led by a rebuilt print of the lost 1968 classic “The Harbour Light”.

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A market vendor's hands arrange fresh produce on a stall.

Feature

The night market that fed a city: Harbour Lane’s street-food renaissance

Ten years ago it was four stalls and a generator. Today Harbour Lane feeds 20,000 people a week — and is quietly rewriting who gets to cook in Meridale.

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Art

National Gallery secures the Vantor bequest: 40 modern works gifted

The chipmaker's founding family donates the country's most significant private modern collection, ending years of speculation it would leave Coravia.

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Volunteers pack fresh-food parcels at a community food hub.

Society

Community kitchens become Coravia’s unlikely cultural hubs

Born in the price crisis of 2023, the country's 140 shared kitchens now host choirs, language cafés and a national storytelling prize.

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