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Cruel Intentions The Musical one for the younger generation

Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre was the venue for Cruel Intentions the Musical, based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses from the novel written by Pierre Choderios de...

Stellar South Korean science fiction flick

JUNG_E Starring Kang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo Rated M 4.25/5 Jung_e is an enthralling South Korean science fiction character drama about love and identity. In a dystopian...

CARTOON: Hard rubbish makes for a hard life

Hard rubbish time is often a divisive, unsettling and sometimes frightening time of the year for local residents.

Big laughs at local theatre

The Basin Theatre presents Two and Two Together The Basin Theatre’s 2023 opening production was Derek Benfield’s Two and Two Together. A hilarious evening of theatre...

BOOK REVIEW: Slovenia’s festival of literature

This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun explores the Literature of the World. In Ljubljana UNESCO City of Literature, capital of Slovenia with the proud motto “We...

FILM REVIEW: Brutal but hilarious horror comedy

This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Cocaine Bear, starring Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich and O'Shea Jackson Jr. Rated MA15+ 4.25/5 Based (very loosely) on true events, Cocaine...

Stop sidelining Yarra Valley roads

How many more deaths before governments take seriously the need to upgrade the many known dangerous roads through the Yarra Valley? It’s been a...

CARTOON: Eyes on the road

New driver distraction rules are coming into effect in April to help reduce the road death toll in Victoria.

An ultra-realistic robot narrator

A review of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Nobel Prize-winning British author Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 novel Klara and the Sun returned to...

Ant-Man 3 is a bit insubst-ant-tial

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Jonathan Majors Rated M 3/5 Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is fun but frustratingly insubstantial, with several...

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre makes a wonderful night out

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre presents Family Values Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre for its opening production 2023 chose David Williamson’s Family Values. A retired judge is celebrating his birthday....

Shaped by their era

A review of Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden by Zhuqing Li As its subtitle suggests, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden tells the...

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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...