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A busy stage at Eltham Little Theatre

The 1812 Theatre Mother and Son The stage adaptation of this much loved iconic Australian sitcom takes the story into a modern day setting with the...

CARTOON: Hit With Heavy Winds

Heavy winds have wreaked havoc in the Yarra Ranges and surrounds recently, causing power outages and damage.

Storm

The wind begun to rock the grass With threatening tunes and low, He flung a menace at the earth, A menace at the sky. The leaves unhooked...

Madame Web fails to ensnare

Madame Web Starring Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim and Sydney Sweeney Rated M 2/5 Madame Web is a bland, tedious, often irritating superhero film. Cassie Webb (Dakota Johnson), a withdrawn...

CARTOON: Not so Vegan Ice Cream

Eyebrows were raised when Peters conducted a recall of a plant-based ice cream, which often caters to vegans, due to the presence of milk.

Valentine’s Day

With supermarkets already selling hot cross buns and chocolate eggs not that far behind, do we really need another Hallmark holiday full of clichéd...

Proud community builders

The Dixons Creek Methodist Church was one of the earliest churches in the Yarra Glen district. The first Dixons Creek church was erected in...

Unique business plan doesn’t work as planned

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Piece of Mind A story of two friends who are nurses and decide to go into business as Therapists but with a difference....

Strong Mystery with Misplaced Priorities

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Starring Eric Bana and Anna Torv Rated M 4/5 Based on the novel by Jane Harper, Force of Nature: The Dry 2...

Superfoods for a super school start

Sending the kids back to school after the festive break is exciting and a great opportunity to supercharge their lunch choices. This will...

Horror show for hot weather

The Rocky Horror Show Venue: Athenaeum Theatre Collins St, Melbourne A show about Brad and Janet who have just become engaged. The narrator appears and explains that...

No 2

February is the month when wild blackberries are most abundant. This year’s cool wet summer has produced a bumper crop of berries. Canadian poet Margaret...

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Yarra Ranges, Maroondah councils receive grants to support diverse kindergarteners

The Victorian Government is supporting more children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds to access and attend kindergarten. Minister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn announced...