”If you don’t know the way through the scrub you may be lost in the forrest. If you don’t know the power of your own story you may be lost in life”

I first heard this Aboriginal proverb when visiting indigenous camps in the Northern Territory two years ago and when the Smith Street Dreaming Music Festival came to the corner of Stanley and Smith Street on the 20th July I realized that this was the beginning of an important story of unification on Smith Street.

Occupying the heritage-listed Old Comarty’s building on the corner of Smith and Otter Street, Agent 284 is Collingwood’s smart cool kid on the block, offering up homestyle modern Australian cuisine and exotic cocktails within a charming old world environment.

Bank of Melbourne prides itself in being the local Victorian bank for Victorian's. We are committed to providing specialised individual service tailored to our customers. Here at Fitzroy, our customer's will receive the highest grades of service, along with friendly local staff that love to have a chat.

Smith Street is part of the City of Yarra, an inner Melbourne municipality located 5km from the CBD. Smith Street runs north-south from Victoria Parade at its southern most end to Queens Parade, Clifton Hill. Smith Street is the junction between Collingwood and Fitzroy and leads out to the Northern suburbs of Melbourne.

Smith Street is one of Melbourne’s oldest thoroughfares dating back to the first suburban land subdivision in Melbourne in 1838. Smith Street originally formed part of a winding dirt track that went to Heidelberg.

The Social Studio is a fashion label, shop and cafe that celebrates the style and skills of diverse cultures in Australia. We are a community enterprise that champions diversity, community, education, sustainability, design and ethical business practices.

Smith Street history is rich and diverse, ranging from Indigenous meeting places to heritage listed buildings such as the Collingwood and Fitzroy town halls. The City of Yarra has prepared a Heritage Walk for Smith Street.

Jewellery meets art in this gallery-style retail space. Here you´ll find contemporary pieces from both local and international designers, with unusual features like laminated flowers, pencil and recycled vinyl records.

Collingwood Gallery was founded in 2000 as an outlet for artists who are not part of the commercial gallery circuit. Artists have the opportunity to hire the gallery and run their own exhibitions to gain the essential feedback they need from fellow artists and the public to enhance their work.

Singer – songwriters are rare diamonds in the music industry. But they are the creative gemstones at the heart of the music industry. And of Smith Street Life.