Opinion
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Spring review
Spring across the hills and foothills has been jam-packed with festivities, special occasions and exciting announcements. Halloween saw many local traders and organisations across the…
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Is this a good movie? Yaut-Ja
Predator: Badlands Starring Dmitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning M 4.5/5 Predator: Badlands is another excellent Predator film from Prey director Dan Trachtenberg. Dek (Dmitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi),…
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Spring review
Spring across the hills and foothills has been jam-packed with festivities, special occasions and exciting announcements. Halloween saw many local traders and organisations across the…
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Fantastic theatre this November
Malthouse Theatre – Southbank Red Shoes – Meow Meow returns International cabaret icon Meow Meow returns to Melbourne with Meow Meow’s Red Shoes, a wildly…
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History of the Mt Evelyn Railway Station
Mt Evelyn Railway Station opened as the Olinda Vale Unattended Platform on 13 November 1901 at the highest point (225m above sea level) on the…
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No Betting
Cartoonist Danny Zemp’s take on Australia’s obsession with the Melbourne Cup, highlighting the potential financial loss from gambling.
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Great film with misbegotten ending
Bugonia Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis MA15+ 4/5 Bugonia is yet another gripping psychological thriller directed by Oscar-winning auteur Yorgos Lanthimos. Michelle…
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Kemp’s Curtain Call
Burrinja Theatre Speak Percussion Percussion, Conversation, Degustation is a captivating blend of improvisational music and cross-artistic performance, led by Dure Dara – Melbourne food along…
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Melbourne Cup a mirror of society
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away, and know when to run. The Spring…
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Great film faithful to Shelley
Frankenstein Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi and Christoph Waltz MA15+ 4.5/5 Frankenstein is a thrilling, sumptuous, deeply moving triumph from Gothic grandmaster Guillermo Del Toro.…
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CARTOON: Hard to see
Cartoonist Danny Zemp this week depicted the challenges of spotting motorcycles from high up above in the large cars now filling roads.
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Osteoporosis explained
Most people don’t know they have osteoporosis until something breaks – literally. Osteoporosis (or its precursor osteopenia) affects two thirds of Australians over the age…












