Opinion
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CARTOON: Tarred and Feathered
The recent data has revealed the State Government spent $37 million on road resurfacing works in the 2023-24 financial year, which is a huge drop…
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Evelyn before the First World War
Online copies of the Lilydale Express allow us to imagine life in Mt Evelyn pre-First World War, just over 120 years ago. 1913 was a…
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Balkan brass music performance at Burrinja theatre
Burrinja theatre Opa Bato! – Like at the Lyre Opa Bato! Is the only Trubacki Orkestar in Australia performing authentic contemporary Balkan brass music from…
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Gambling
Human fascination with gambling shows no signs of abating, transcending generations, borders, and backgrounds. It influences all forms of culture and media, from literature to…
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Homelessness Week
Perhaps it was the media focus on the Olympics that has allowed Homelessness Week to slip by, mostly unnoticed. The Victorian Homelessness Network (NHN) aimed…
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Not a bore, but not thrilling either
Borderlands Starring Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt and Jamie Lee Curtis Rated M 3/5 Despite persistent rumours of the “video game movie curse”, there are now…
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Connect to the land
The Desert Knows Her Name, by Upwey author Lia Hills, was recently launched at Belgrave Library. An interview with the award-winning poet and novelist was…
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CARTOON: Pothole Highway
The community is suffering from the recurring issue of bad quality road conditions and has raised questions about the Victorian Government’s road maintenance policy.
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Trap will ensnare your attention
Trap Starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue and Alison Pill M 4.5/5 Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap is a taut psychological thriller about…
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Tiny but mighty
Runt, the multi-award-winning children’s book by Craig Silvey, is set in the fictional country town of Upson Downs. It tells the story of 11-year-old Annie,…
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Sharing a home with adult children
Due to the current increasing cost of living and the housing crisis in Victoria, more adult children are moving back in with their parents to…
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Poetry is enjoyable
Do you suffer from metrophobia, a condition that sadly inflicts many people? This is an unusual phobia that encompasses an irrational aversion and fear of…