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  • Thank you to all community members

    Thank you to all community members

    As I pen this first column since the May 2025 Election, I feel a deep sense of both pride and responsibility. It is an honour…

  • A beautiful, poignant classic

    A beautiful, poignant classic

    Bridge to Terabithia, by renowned American author Katherine Paterson, was published in 1977. The classic middle-grade novel won a Newbery Medal in 1978, a literary…

  • Lemons, a sign of community and friendship

    Lemons, a sign of community and friendship

    I You are nothing but a lemon, yet you have all the light that fills the world. The saying “If you have to buy lemons…

  • Let’s Beat the Heat together – a community approach to desexing

    Let’s Beat the Heat together – a community approach to desexing

    At Animal Aid, we see the consequences of unplanned litters every day, kittens born into homelessness, injured strays, and pets surrendered by families who simply…

  • An endearing, enchanting read

    An endearing, enchanting read

    The Wild Robot, from which the 2024 animated film of the same name was adapted, is written and illustrated by renowned American author Peter Brown.…

  • Fast zombies are back

    Fast zombies are back

    28 Years Later Starring Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Jodie Comer MA15+ 4.5/5 The third film in the 28 apocalyptic horror franchise, 28 Years…

  • CARTOON: Winter Solstice

    CARTOON: Winter Solstice

    Australia had its shortest day of the year on Saturday 21 June.

  • CARTOON: Blue’s the new orange

    CARTOON: Blue’s the new orange

    The Healesville ibises enjoyed their time visiting the US.

  • Reading China

    Reading China

    Christine’s Note: Many thanks to author Megan Wallens, of Warburton, for sharing her reading experiences and insights. Pearl Buck and Han Suyin, who knew China…

  • Luck, fate, destiny

    Luck, fate, destiny

    At the time of writing no one has as yet come forward to claim last Thursday’s $100 million Powerball prize. On the same day a…

  • Love triumphs over box-ticking

    Love triumphs over box-ticking

    Materialists Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal M 4.5/5 The second film from Past Lives writer-director Celine Song, Materialists is a tightly-written delight…

  • Entertainments for local community

    Entertainments for local community

    The Round My Fair Lady presented by Babirra Music Theatre Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. A play about a young flower girl from Convent…

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