Opinion
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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…
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Woo returns to the well
The Killer Starring Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy and Sam Worthington MA15+ 4/5 Directed by Hong Kong action legend John Woo (and a remake of Woo’s…
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CARTOON: US Election
As former US President Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election, the President-elect is scheduled to move back to the White House in January.…
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Housing policy and landslip issue
I hope this finds you well for my final message before the Christmas and New Year break. This one concerns an issue close to my…
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Memories of a Scoutmaster
Ronald Victor Alfred Hester, born in Footscray in 1910, remembered Scout camps at Mt Evelyn. When he was about 11 (1921), Ron travelled with first…
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Spring Racing Carnival
Racing is a dangerous and sometimes lethal pursuit, largely for the animal and the grossly underfed human sitting on its back. With the Spring Racing…
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Melbourne Cup aftermath
Knight’s Choice has won the 2024 Melbourne Cup with Queensland-based Irish jockey Robbie Dolan.
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