Opinion
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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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From TikTok to cookbook
Social media has changed how we read, write and publish. Yet another example is Tiffy Chen, whose popular TikTok cooking and food sharing videos are…