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CARTOON: Merry Christmas

Thanks to everyone who has enjoyed this year's cartoons. Cartoons will continue with more creative ideas next year.

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...

Top 5 books reviewed in 2024

With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2024 while planning new projects and fresh goals for...

More live shows coming

Alex theatre St Kilda A Very Naughty Christmas. Australia’s favourite adults only Christmas show makes its way to London and returns to Brisbane, Gold Coast and...

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...

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...

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 Season: April...

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...

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...

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 Canadian horror...

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...

A green mark of quality

Wicked Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Michelle Yeoh Rated PG 3.75/5 Directed by Jon Chu and based on the hit stage musical of the same name, Wicked...

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Creamy eggnog to put you in the festive mood

Eggnog is a creamy, rich beverage traditionally enjoyed during the holiday season. Its origins are thought to date back to medieval Europe, where people...