Opinion
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CARTOON: Loneliness
Despite having a smartphone that connects people with others all the time, people feel lonely.
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Support Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival
The inaugural Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival will take place in Belgrave on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October. The organising committee, consisting of enthusiastic locals…
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The real Taken Two
The Naked Gun Starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson and Danny Huston M 4/5 A soft reboot of the Naked Gun series, The Naked Gun is…
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Local entertainment
Eltham Little Theatre The Adams Family musical The Adams Family -a New Musical features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Adams, the…
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Children welfare
The Child is father of the Man; William Wordsworth It is a sad reflection on our society that the welfare of our young has not…
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Council needs community feedback for draft People and Dogs in Parks Plan
We’re looking to hear from dog owners and park users alike over the next few weeks, as we work on finalising our draft People and…
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Theatre questions and displays 1950s housewife role
1812 Theatre Home, I’m Darling. An unusual play, the couple involved like to live in the ‘50s and the set was built accordingly. Magnificently well…
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CARTOON: Snoop peek
The AFL announced Snoop Dogg will headline the Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment at the 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final at the MCG.
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Poetry, a form of storytelling
August is that unpredictable month: warmer days, daffodils promising spring but still wintery. It’s also National Poetry Month initiated by Red Room Poetry. This initiative…
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Turn off Offerman
The Life of Chuck Starring Tom Hiddleston, Annalise Basso and Mark Hamill M 3.75/5 Directed by Mike Flanagan and based on a Stephen King novella,…
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Blamire Young’s kangaroo stamp
Before federation in 1901, Australia did not exist as a Commonwealth-recognised country. It was a collection of entities we now call states, plus a few…
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80 years of Children’s Book Week
The 2025 Children’s Book Week took place from Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 August. The theme of this year’s national event was ‘Book an Adventure’,…