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  • CARTOON: Blue’s the new orange

    CARTOON: Blue’s the new orange

    The Healesville ibises enjoyed their time visiting the US.

  • Reading China

    Reading China

    Christine’s Note: Many thanks to author Megan Wallens, of Warburton, for sharing her reading experiences and insights. Pearl Buck and Han Suyin, who knew China…

  • Luck, fate, destiny

    Luck, fate, destiny

    At the time of writing no one has as yet come forward to claim last Thursday’s $100 million Powerball prize. On the same day a…

  • Love triumphs over box-ticking

    Love triumphs over box-ticking

    Materialists Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal M 4.5/5 The second film from Past Lives writer-director Celine Song, Materialists is a tightly-written delight…

  • Entertainments for local community

    Entertainments for local community

    The Round My Fair Lady presented by Babirra Music Theatre Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. A play about a young flower girl from Convent…

  • Slice-of-life lacks flavour

    Slice-of-life lacks flavour

    Emu Runner Starring Rhae-Kye Waites, Wayne Blair and Georgia Blizzard PG 3.75/5 Written and directed by Imogen Thomas, Emu Runner is a touching but insubstantial…

  • Budget delivers for Monbulk: Practical support for local families

    Budget delivers for Monbulk: Practical support for local families

    Our community across the Monbulk District is set to benefit from a Victorian Budget that offers real, tangible support where it’s most needed. In a…

  • John Wick 3-and-a-Half

    John Wick 3-and-a-Half

    Ballerina Starring Ana De Armas, Keanu Reeves and Gabriel Byrne MA15+ 4/5 Ballerina is a more-than-worthy spin-off in the John Wick action franchise, but lacks…

  • A powerful historical drama

    A powerful historical drama

    A City of Sadness (1989) was the first Taiwanese film to win the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. It follows the Lin…

  • King’s Birthday

    King’s Birthday

    King Charles III was born on November 14, 1948, but the King’s Birthday holiday falls on the second Monday in June in Victoria. The current…

  • Yarra Ranges Council disappointed with the introduction of ESVF levy

    Yarra Ranges Council disappointed with the introduction of ESVF levy

    While the state government has offered a temporary reprieve to our 2400 primary producers by capping the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) levy for…

  • Local entertainment

    Local entertainment

    Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre The Diary of Anne Frank Few more poignant true stories emerged from World War II than the diary of a young Anne…

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