Opinion
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Let’s prepare for hot and dry season
The CFA’s declared Fire Danger Period will begin in the Yarra Ranges on 23 December. We all know that this formally starts the fire season…
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The Great Forest National Park: A Gateway for Families, Adventure and Conservation
National parks are places of stunning natural beauty; they stand as enduring symbols of national pride and heritage. National parks reflect a country’s commitment to…
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Beyond horror
Horror stories don’t need murder, mayhem and madness to create a sense of dread, despair and doom. The best stories in this genre both disturb…
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Worst films of 2024
It’s finally happened – after eleven years of running this column, I didn’t see enough bad movies this year. 2024 still had a decent crop…
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CARTOON: Two weeks to go
Two weeks left until Christmas. Have you bought a present for your loved ones?
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Small business
When small businesses thrive, our community thrives. Whether it’s a sign hanging on the fence of a local sporting ground or sponsoring our local events…
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CARTOON: Birds sound speaker at Healesville RSL
The fancy bird noises coming from the Healesville RSL are starting to confuse ibises.
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The smells of summer
Officially summer is here and though the days can vary from bursts of heat back to ‘grabbing a cardy kind of day’, it’s beginning to…
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Double horror catch-up
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and The First Omen M, MA15+ 4.25/5, 4.5/5 Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is a touching, intimate French…
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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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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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