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  • CARTOON: Blue’s the new orange

    CARTOON: Blue’s the new orange

    The Healesville ibises enjoyed their time visiting the US.

  • Reading China

    Reading China

    Christine’s Note: Many thanks to author Megan Wallens, of Warburton, for sharing her reading experiences and insights. Pearl Buck and Han Suyin, who knew China…

  • Luck, fate, destiny

    Luck, fate, destiny

    At the time of writing no one has as yet come forward to claim last Thursday’s $100 million Powerball prize. On the same day a…

  • Love triumphs over box-ticking

    Love triumphs over box-ticking

    Materialists Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal M 4.5/5 The second film from Past Lives writer-director Celine Song, Materialists is a tightly-written delight…

  • More long-term accommodations are needed for family violence victims

    More long-term accommodations are needed for family violence victims

    Imagining our loved ones as a victim of family violence is a scary thought. Unfortunately, that is the reality for more than 100,000 Victorians. Last…

  • Entertainments for local community

    Entertainments for local community

    The Round My Fair Lady presented by Babirra Music Theatre Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. A play about a young flower girl from Convent…

  • Slice-of-life lacks flavour

    Slice-of-life lacks flavour

    Emu Runner Starring Rhae-Kye Waites, Wayne Blair and Georgia Blizzard PG 3.75/5 Written and directed by Imogen Thomas, Emu Runner is a touching but insubstantial…

  • What’s coming up in local entertainment

    What’s coming up in local entertainment

    Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre The Diary of Anne Frank Few more poignant true stories emerged from World War II than the diary of a young Anne…

  • John Wick 3-and-a-Half

    John Wick 3-and-a-Half

    Ballerina Starring Ana De Armas, Keanu Reeves and Gabriel Byrne MA15+ 4/5 Ballerina is a more-than-worthy spin-off in the John Wick action franchise, but lacks…

  • A powerful historical drama

    A powerful historical drama

    A City of Sadness (1989) was the first Taiwanese film to win the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. It follows the Lin…

  • King’s Birthday

    King’s Birthday

    King Charles III was born on November 14, 1948, but the King’s Birthday holiday falls on the second Monday in June in Victoria. The current…

  • Yarra Ranges Council disappointed with the introduction of ESVF levy

    Yarra Ranges Council disappointed with the introduction of ESVF levy

    While the state government has offered a temporary reprieve to our 2400 primary producers by capping the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) levy for…

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