A portrait of WW2 Italy
Echoes of War, by Australian author Tania Blanchard, is set in Calabria in Southern Italy, at the “toe” of the country's boot-shaped peninsula.
The...
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice,...
Roads neglected
Last week, our community confronted another dreadful day of serious road trauma on local roads.
Condolences to the family of the man who lost his...
CARTOON: One hour late
Have you adjusted your clock?
Daylight Saving Time has started since Sunday 6 October.
Musical Joker a Surprising Success
Joker: Folie A Deux
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga and Brendan Gleeson
Rated M
4/5
In Joker: Folie A Deux, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), aka Joker, awaits trial...
Local talent shines in challenging production
1812 Theatre
The Larmie Project
The Bakery @1812 Theatre was the venue for The Laramie Project.
A story of real life.
In 1998 a gay man, Matthew...
Giving back to community
Celebrating this year's Love Your Bookshop Day, The Star Mail recently interviewed Matt and Claire, owners of The Book Barn, the “one stop shop”...
CARTOON: Elephant on the road
Victoria Police hosted the road safety forum at Yarra Valley Racing on Monday 16 September.
One of the attendees pointed out the dangerous driving...
The work of a country doctor 100 years ago
In 1907 Dr Henry Vogler commenced medical practice at Yarra Glen, Queenstown and Kangaroo Ground, having graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1906...
Poet Laureate
In 2025 Australia will join the US, New Zealand, UK, Canada, Jamaica, Nigeria and appoint an official Poet Laureate.
Other countries such as Russia...
Dive into two local theatre performances
1812 Theatre
The Laramie Project
Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student was tied to a fence post and brutally murdered in a prairie outside Laramie,...
The Heaven’s Gate of 2024
Megalopolis
Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito and Aubrey Plaza
M
2.5/5
In Megalopolis, a sci-fi epic drama and the passion project of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola, Cesar...
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Two telco towers approved for urban fringe
As the battle for better telecommunications in the Yarra Ranges continues to mosey along, the guarantee of two new mobile coverage towers in Lilydale...
