Opinion
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Let’s prepare for hot and dry season
The CFA’s declared Fire Danger Period will begin in the Yarra Ranges on 23 December. We all know that this formally starts the fire season…
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Top 5 books reviewed in 2024
With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2024 while planning new projects and fresh goals for 2025.…
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Supporting children’s mental health during these challenging times
Proper nutrition plays a critical role in brain function, emotional regulation, and overall well-being. In fact, certain nutrients have been shown to help manage stress…
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Best films of 2024 list
The fact that I couldn’t compile a full top ten of bad movies last week already shows what a good year 2024 was for cinema,…
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Best films of 2024 list
The fact that I couldn’t compile a full top ten of bad movies last week already shows what a good year 2024 was for cinema,…
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More entertainments coming
Alex theatre St. Kilda A Very Naughty Christmas. Australia’s favourite adults only Christmas show makes its way to London and returns to Brisbane, Gold Coast…
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Summer fruit
Sitting on my kitchen table is a bowl of peaches and nectarines bought a few days before: round plush peaches with their velvety skin and…
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Plays for next year
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre The theatre has notified this publication of the 2025 season. Opening with Moon Over buffalo Season: February 13 – March 1. Haunted…
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A green mark of quality
Wicked Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Michelle Yeoh Rated PG 3.75/5 Directed by Jon Chu and based on the hit stage musical of the…
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Taste of summer
The season is back, which brings floods in one part and fires in the other.
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A life led astray
Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, written by Taiwanese author Lin Yi-Han and translated by Jenna Tang, is an intense and uncomfortable read. The story is…
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New Mayor of Yarra Ranges Council
On Tuesday 19 November, I was honoured to be elected as Mayor, alongside returning Chirnside Park Ward Councillor Richard Higgins as my Deputy. This is…
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