Tag: Opinion
A novel about self-discovery
To describe Emma Ling Sidnam's Backwaters as the journey of a fourth-generation Chinese New Zealander to discover her identity is to underestimate the book's...
Telling the Telcos
In times of crisis, such as catastrophic weather events, the importance of reliable telecommunication services cannot be overstated.
It can be a matter of...
Some fun entertainments
Burrinja Theatre
Umbilical Brothers - The Distraction
Winner Best Comedy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at...
Considering the future of the Yarra Ranges
On Tuesday 26 March at the Yarra Ranges Council meeting, we will consider the commencement of community engagement for our Council Plan – one...
Exciting entertainments are coming to local theatres
1812 Theatre
The Fire Raisers
Fires are becoming something of a problem.
But Biedermannhas it all under control.
A respected member of the community with a loving...
CARTOON: No Chocolate Eggs
Australians can’t afford Easter anymore because chocolate is too expensive.
Empire Queen fun enough but not golden
Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic
Starring Chris Dane Owens, Ciel Post and Jason Schulz
Unrated
3.5/5
Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic is a campy,...
Reader recommendation: American author Willa Cather
Reader Jill, from Mt Evelyn, recently recommended American author Willa Cather's O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915) and My Antonia (1918).
In...
Rose Glass shatters expectations
Love Lies Bleeding
Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian and Ed Harris
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
Directed by Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding is a surreal, genre-bending romantic thriller.
In 1989,...
Anne Frank exhibition at Belgrave Library
“I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after...
Ramadan and Lent
At the moment followers of two of the Abrahamic religions, Muslims and Christians are in the middle of periods known respectively as Ramadan and
Lent,...
Preventing low back pain
We're all familiar with the age-old adage, 'Prevention is better than the cure'.
Nowhere does this ring truer than in the realm of low back...
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Everything’s coming up dahlias
More than six decades on and the Monbulk CWA continues to deliver on what has become one of the town’s most cherished Anzac traditions,...
