The Age year in pictures, 2024
100 ImagesThe year in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.
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The group Wednesday Ocean Waders, or Wowsers, have their annual winter solstice celebration to mark the shortest day of the year, involving a lantern parade with handmade lanterns, a bagpipe playing and a dip in the ocean at Torquay beach.Credit:Joe Armao
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As fun as The Choir of Man is, there’s more to it than boisterous bloke culture.Credit:Penny Stephens
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Single Mum Sarah Wiseman is a single parent with triplets Arlo, Isaac and Hunter, born this year. Sarah’s parents Lesley Wiseman and Robin Pert help her out.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Awil Hussein with his daughters Fatima, 6, and Aisha, 4 at home in their Sutton Street high-rise public housing apartment that the Victorian Government wants to demolish.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Brent Martin, with his Jack Russell, Penny, sells boutique dog treats for inner urban pooches.Credit:Penny Stephens
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Tony-winning actor and singer Audra McDonald at Hamer HallCredit:Simon Schluter
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Michael Harris aka Harry Mussel on his boat with his haul of mussels at Flinders pier. Mussel farmers, including Michael, are calling for more water to be made available for mussel farming.Credit:Joe Armao
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Jim and Maria’s Sunbury house burned down after a lithium pool cleaner battery combusted whilst sitting on their outdoor deckingCredit:Chris Hopkins
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Tony Birch wanted to write a novel about the depth of love in a family. He won the 2024 The Age Fiction Book of the Year award.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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“Everything’s just been such a rush”: Allison Sigmund with granddaughter Elsie Harris at Melbourne Airport after all flights operated by budget carrier Bonza were wiped from the counters’ departure boards.Credit:Jason South
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Michael is disappointed by the Allan government’s decision not to provide another safe injecting room in the city.Credit:Simon Schluter
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More funding is needed to expand the OPP’s court dog program. Lucy the support dog with justice system user, Alex.Credit:Jason South
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The two tunnel-boring machines are assembled in Watsonia for the North East Link.Credit:Joe Armao
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ANZAC Day dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance, 25th April 2024.Credit:Joe Armao
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A Melbourne rally calling for more action to counter the accelerating rate of women’s deaths this year.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Olympic Archer Astin Darcy at the Yarra Bowmen Archery Club in Balwyn North.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Stephen Johnson served as a trooper in the 3rd Cav in Vietnam 1970-71 with his Grandson Tom Riley 11, before the ANZAC Day march in Melbourne.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Twins Ashton and Cadin Anderson a year since the incident where a truck hit a school bus carrying 46 children in Exford.Credit:Jason South
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American rock singer and songwriter Alice Cooper performs at Pandemonium Music Festival in Scoresby.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Katrina Gill searches for fossils at Beaumaris.Credit:Jason South
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Phoebe Guppy, 13, has been playing Aussie Rules since she was six.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton addresses members of the Jewish community at St Kilda Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Hazmat suit-wearing inspectors rake through and remove asbestos mulch at Donald McLean Reserve, Spotswood.Credit:Joe Armao
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Tens of thousands, including Gymea, converged on Melbourne to stand in solidarity with Indigenous Australians at the annual Invasion Day Rally.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Grieving family members at the scene where three people drowned and one in a critical condition after getting into trouble at Forrest Caves on Phillip Island.Credit:Justin McManus
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Zeinab Mourad in a prayer room of the Quba mosque in Craigieburn.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Alfred the roo checking on Manfred Zabinskas OAM as he cares for an older roo following bushfires in Beaufort.Credit:Jason South
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Inspecting the damage at Capriccio Ice Cream in Williamstown after it was firebombed.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Shaun Borg with the car owned by his grandfather Frank, surrounded by his children Frank Jnr. and Penelope.Credit:Paul Jeffers
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2024 Australian Open round 2. Stefanos Tsitsipas plays against Matteo Berrettini.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Manjula Gade and her husband, Satish, signed a contract three years ago and still haven’t settled after being told by the developer that “unexpected and difficult conditions in the construction industry” have caused delays and cost overruns and purchasers will have to either pay 15 per cent more on their original contract, or their contract will be terminatedCredit:Jason South
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Truck driver Adam Lockett in Melbourne.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Eleanor Baillieu at the Grand Prix Glamour on the Grid.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Port Melbourne Icebergers shower after swimming in the bay, which has had poor water quality.Credit:Penny Stephens
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A man was arrested over the disappearance of Ballarat mother of three Samantha Murphy, who vanished early 2024. Neighbours of the alleged murderer from Mt Clear hear the news of the arrest.Credit:Jason South
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People attend the community vigil for Samantha Murphy.Credit:Jason South
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Fiona Bell, the deputy president of the Protectors of Public Land, in the Carlton Gardens.Credit:Darrian Traynor
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Chef Shannon Martinez has two new venues at Marvel Stadium.Credit:Joe Armao
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“It creates opportunity for community. Having managerial input is a big thing”: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung man Mark Gardiner. Mark and Joe Greet are conserving many of Melbourne’s last Billabongs, which continue to face existential threats.Credit:Justin McManus
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Stan Jezewski, awarded the Emergency Services Medal, Australia Day Honours, for half a century of saving lives.Credit:Jason South
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Rheola Charity Carnival at the Rheola recreation reserve, 2024 was their 151st carnival.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Sissy Austin organised stop violence against women rally in Ballarat.Credit:Penny Stephens
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Hobsons Bay council have voted to begin a campaign to get the historic Newport Railway Workshop on the UNESCO World Heritage List.Credit:Jason South
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A man rides his bike through floodwater on Lloyd Street in Kensington.Credit:Paul Rovere
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Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp’s outbox sits empty after announcing she would not contest the 2024 local government elections.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Gunditjmara man Richard Frankland.Credit:Nicole Cleary
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Luca is doing a Masters at Melbourne Uni and is in the process of completing four major pieces of work while also supporting Palestinians in the war in Gaza. Protesters renamed the Arts West building Mahmoud’s Hall, in honour of a Palestinian student who they say intended to study at Melbourne University on a scholarship this year but was killed in Gaza on October 20.Credit:Justin McManus
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Nurse Chris at Safe Steps’ pilot ‘wrap around’ crisis centre cradles a newborn.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Lisepa Paeniu and Tekita Neemia with their children Laban and Nehemiah are from the island nation of Tuvalu and taking part in a new resettlement program that will allow 280 Tuvaluans to come to Australia every year due to climate change.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Burwood Cemetery dates back to 1858 and reached capacity in the 1980s.Credit:Joe Armao
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Port Welshpool Commercial Fisherman, deckhand William Wigg.Credit:Jason South
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Farmer Xavier Prime with his flock of chickens and two-year-old son Max.Credit:Joe Armao
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Jessica Fox celebrating with Mum and sister after she won gold for the women’s canoe final at the Vaires Sur Marne Nautical stadium in France at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Port Melbourne Primary School Prep students Felix, Chloe, Gonzalo and Brooklyn engaging in ‘systematic synthetic phonics’ using an explicit instruction approach to learning reading with Principal Tom Cain.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Reedy Creek mother of four, Michelle with her children Kevin 10, Chelsea 8, and six-year-old twins Lily and Ryan.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Bryan Kennedy was best friends with one of Robert Farquarsons children, Tyler, who drowned in a dam with his brothers after their father drove his car off the road.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Ned Powell on his family’s property in Daylesford.Credit:Jason South
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Tooradin resident Di Loft at the local foreshore, which is in danger of inundation from rising sea levels.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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A fire at a chemical factory sent plumes of black smoke billowing across Melbourne’s western suburbs.Credit:Joe Armao
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Melbourne Zoo Primate keeper Ulli WeiherCredit:Simon Schluter
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Pro-Palestine protesters unfurl banners at the front of Parliament House in Canberra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Greg Lynn leaves the Supreme Court of Victoria in a prison van,Credit:Jason South
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17-year-old trampoline gymnast Brock Batty qualified for the Paris Olympics. He is the youngest athlete to ever qualify for the event.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived in Canberra in June.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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Eightyone-year-old Australian Weightlifting coach Paul Coffa in front of his wall of champions he calls ‘The Hawthorn Machine’.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Australia’s 100m record holder Torrie Lewis, photographed in July 2024 before the Paris Olympics.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Twin sisters Heidi and Elsie, 6 years old from Eaglemont in the Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne on the first day of Spring.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Callum Linnane (seated) as Oscar Wilde and Benjamin Garrett as Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas in the Australian Ballet’s Oscar. Photographed at Villa Alba in Kew.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is under pressure and publicly responded to the CFMEU allegations.Credit:Darrian Traynor
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Mabior Chol has evolved into an important forward for Hawthorn.Credit:Penny Stephens
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Protesters at the CFMEU rally in Melbourne on August 27.Credit:Jason South
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Leigh Matthews embraces Brisbane coach Chris Fagan after the Lions’ AFL 2024 grand final victory against the Sydney Swans at the MCG.Credit:Joe Armao
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Launch of Melbourne fashion week.Credit:Joe Armao
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Ali and Smaher Alalawi and their three sons in their Melbourne backyard. Palestinians now living in Melbourne who have escaped Gaza.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Field of dreams: Richard and Ali Davies and their children (from left), Ernie, 7, Indy, 9, Polly, 4, and Miley, 11, with dogs and sheep.Credit:Jason South
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Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Gai Waterhouse kept a close eye over her horses at Caulfield trackwork this year.Credit:Joe Armao
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Frank Apostolopoulos has been cutting hair on High Street in Northcote for almost 50 years.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Garage dreams: Stuart Miles (top) and father Andrew Miles with their restored 1964 VW Beetle called Fargus that was once dumped in a paddock and will drive it in the next Shitbox Rally from Bendigo to Townsville.Credit:Jason South
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Young and talented sprinter Gout Gout pictured in Brisbane and already smashing records.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Donald Trump supporters at the Kelvin Club in Melbourne.Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Chef Jung Eun Chae.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Hundreds of St Vincent nurses and midwives walking off the job over pay negotiations.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Auburn South Primary School the day after an 11-year-old boy was killed when an out of control car hit a bench with five students sitting at it.Credit:Joe Armao
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Artist and Age cartoonist Badiucao.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Ultra-orthodox Jewish community members gather outside their burnt synagogue after an arson attack.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Ranem Abu-Izneid is embraced by her mother, Rana, at Melbourne Airport on Sunday. Ranem is a Victorian student who was studying at a University near Jerusalem when she was hit by IDF shots fired at her dorm. She has undergone some surgery and her father flew over to get her home safely.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Bianca’s father, Mark Jones, with her dog, Zara, following the hearse at her funeral service, Mentone Girls Grammar.Credit:Joe Armao
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Gold mining company-Kaiser Reef’s Gold mine in Maldon.Credit:Joe Armao
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Mounted Police try to corral protesters and stop them from taking over a major arterial in Southbank. Anti-War Protestors were confronted by Victoria Police today as the Land Forces protest turned violent.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Moira Deeming arrives at the Federal Court for day one of her 10-day trial for defamation against Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto.Credit:Jason South
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Farmer Darren Holmberg has been collecting dead lambs from the paddocks, as his maiden ewes are in survival mode, and are just walking away from the newborns due to drought.Credit:Nicole Cleary
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Michael Ross Junior at Kalpower Station, Carbon project, Cape York.Credit:Jason South
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October is magpie swooping season.Credit:Joe Armao
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Harriet O’Donnell and her 7-year-old daughter Lucille Hammond dressed in their Halloween outfits as Pennywise from the Stephen King novel and movie ‘It’.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Owners Andy and Tina Buchan of the Le Coq Door in Harcourt.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Wotjobaluk man and Barengi Gadjin Land Council representative Stuart Harradine pictured at Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park (Dyurrite in Wotjobaluk language) which is a world-famous rock climbing destination and sacred area for the Wotjobaluk people. Barengi Gadjin Land Council have released a draft management plan that proposes changes to climbing and park access to protect culturally significant sites. Credit:Justin McManus
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Rocco Elice has retired after 50 years of work at Pellegrini’s, Melbourne.Credit:Jason South
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St.Kilda Pier has re-opened in time for summer weather.Credit:Joe Armao
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People cooling of in the Yarra River at Warrandyte.Credit:Justin McManus
