Tag: Opinion
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...
Watch The Long Kiss Goodnight Instead
Argylle
Starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell
Rated M
3.5/5
Argylle, an entertaining but frustrating action-comedy from Matthew Vaughn, stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Elly Conway, a...
CARTOON: The Aussie Summer Slap Dance
Australians are practising their own slap dance for summer, with the mix of hot and wet weather bringing ut the mozzies.
Every delay in climate action makes our communities less safe
On Black Saturday in the small Victorian town of Yarra Glen, I witnessed a man’s death.
The horror of it, 15 years ago today,...
Salty about the snubbing of Saltburn
Revealed on January 23, the 2024 Oscar nominations had some surprises and one big snub that left me fuming.
Oppenheimer received a whopping 13 nominations...
CARTOON: Back To School
Victorian students returned to school from Tuesday 30 January.