Opinion
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Cartoon: Hot Cold
Award winning, Healesville based cartoonist Danny Zemp makes light of the wildly fluctuating temperatures in the past week.
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Make this a reading year
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Passion for Prose, a column dedicated to promoting everything about books, especially those created by Australian authors and artists.…
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Prepare for hard waste collections
On behalf of Yarra Ranges Council, welcome to 2026 and the second edition of the Star Mail News for the year. I hope you are…
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A subpar modern persona
Sentimental Value Starring Stellan Skarsgärd, Renata Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lileaas M 4/5 Nominated for seven Golden Globes, Sentimental Value is a comfortable but poignant…
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Three… ways to support those affected by the bushfires
Donate to relief efforts The 2026 Victorian Bushfire Appeal, launched by the state government, is collecting donations that go 100 per cent to fire-affected communities.…
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Take a moment to thank the Upper Yarra’s CFA volunteers
Dear Editor, Upper Yarra Star Mail News. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge and thank the members of the Upper Yarra…
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Another Avatar special effects extravaganza
Avatar: Fire and Ash Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Stephen Lang M 3.75/5 The third film in the Avatar franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash…
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A simple New Year’s resolution that could save your life
Dear editor, Many of us make a promise or two at this time of year to do more for our health. But there’s one subject…
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A New Year’s letter from the Chief Fire Officer
Happy New Year, Victoria. I hope your 2026 is one full of hope, happiness and good health. Personally? I am thrilled by a summer that…
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ATAR: Not the only path
Across Victoria this week the 2025 VCE results were announced. A record number of 65,586 students completed the VCE and of these 49,310 received an…
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Worst Films of 2025
A small negative trend I noticed this year involves certain film productions missing their own troubling implications. Elio, Pixar’s latest family film, doesn’t realise the…
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Youth in the crosshairs
It seems that our youth are again in the cross hairs of both State and Federal governments. Last week the Victorian Parliament passed laws lowering…
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