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As I write my final State of Affairs column, I am saddened that I will no longer get to represent your amazing communities. At the…

This is the first in a series of three articles featuring the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting hosted by Melbourne, our own UNESCO City of…

Peter Kemp has listed theatre productions being presented in the Dandenong Ranges. The Bakery at 1812 Theatre presents The History Boys The play opens in…

1. What is something people don’t know about you? I always wanted to be a hippy, growing my own vegetables and living off the land.…

This week the Star Mail’s resident cartoonist pays tribute to Indigenous Australian icon Uncle Jack Charles.

Back on January 26, 2011, I published an article titled “The Saddest Children’s Books”, recommending some of the books that help young readers understand and…

Spiderhead Starring Miles Teller, Chris Hemsworth and Jurnee Smollett Rated MA15+ 3/5 A science fiction psychological thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski, Spiderhead epitomises the phrase…

Dual Starring Karen Gillan, Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul Rated M 3/5 Dual is a sadly insubstantial sci-fi satire. Sarah (Karen Gillan), a terminally ill…

Prey Starring Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers and Michelle Thrush Rated MA15+ 4.5/5 The fifth film in the Predator franchise, Prey joins The Northman as another…

Three Thousand Years of Longing Starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba Rated M 4.5/5 Directed by George Miller and based on a short story by…

How many books have you read this year and how many more are on your list to complete by the end of 2022? I’ve read…

What book had the biggest impact on your life and why? Watership Down: Richard Adams. This book opened up a secret world. Not a world…