Drawing in the dark
Let’s see - you are fast asleep in your warm bed on Friday morning, about an hour before the alarm goes off, you hear...
James Bond premiere event
The Rotary Club of Wandin has scored a major coup by obtaining the rights to hold the premiere of the latest James Bond movie,...
Dune film review: Dune of cinemas past
Dune
Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis and Sting
Rated MA15+
With Victorian cinemas now open again but Denis Villeneuve's Dune not coming out in Australia until December...
Welcome back to our beloved library
Readers rejoice! Our public libraries are opening up! Apart from browsing and/or checking out the latest books, magazines, newspapers, CDs and DVDs, all on-site...
A Q&A with Montrose CFA’s James Gluskie
1. What is something people don’t know about you?
I'm a pretty open book so there isn't much people don't know about me, but a...
Night Teeth film review: Vampire movie sucked dry of any intrigue
Night Teeth
Starring Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Debby Ryan and Lucy Fry
Rated MA15+
Night Teeth is a bland, toothless horror-thriller.
Benny (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), a student and chauffeur,...
Story Doctors book review: All about storytelling and healing
Written by renowned Indigenous Australian storyteller Boori Monty Pryor and beautifully illustrated by Rita Sinclair, Story Doctors is about storytelling as a way of...
Creepin’ it real this Halloween
As spooky season bears down upon us once again, keep your kids entertained with these fun Halloween-themed craft activities to decorate the front gate...
Till Death film review: Wedding vow taken brutally literally
Till Death
Starring Megan Fox, Eoin Mackey and Callan Mulvey
Rated MA15+
The directorial debut of S.K Dale, Till Death is a lean, enthralling and darkly funny...
Dead Letters book review: Hard-to-swallow corruption and crime
Dead Letters, journalist Michael Brissenden's second novel, is a hard-to-swallow thriller about politics, corruption and crime. It is one of the most difficult books...
A Q&A with Lilydale SES unit controller Shaun Caulfield
1. What is something people don’t know about you?
I still have all the Lego Space (Now referred to as “Classic Space”) that I had...
A Q&A with wildlife rescuer Emma Cash
1. What is something people don’t know about you?
Completely random and certainly not wildlife related! I was on a billboard overhanging the...
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CARTOON: Illegal tobacco war
The Victorian Government announced the Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024 to ramp up the regulation of the illicit tobacco...
