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Have you ever wondered how many books there are in your local library’s collections and how they are managed? And what happens when you suggest…

In A Violent Nature Starring Ry Barrett R18+ 4/5 In A Violent Nature is a savage Canadian horror movie with an intriguing minimalist style that…

Addressing ageism is a critical strategy in preventing elder abuse. Evidence strongly suggests that ageism and disrespect are key drivers of the mistreatment of older…

Watch out, photographers! You might capture uninvited guests in your photo.

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Little Women The Broadway Musical Louisa May Alcott’s beloved story of the adventures of the four March sisters is brought to vivid…

The Platform 2 Starring Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian Rated R18+ 3.75/5 A Spanish psychological horror film and the sequel to one of my favourite…

This year’s Queenscliffe Literary Festival, from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 October, will bring some of Australia’s best authors and thinkers to seaside Queenscliffe on…

There would only be a few locals now would remember that Lilydale once had the enjoyment of four Hotels. In earlier times there was once…

1812 Theatre The Larmie Project The Bakery @1812 Theatre was the venue for The Laramie Project. A story of real life. In 1998 a gay…

Last week, our community confronted another dreadful day of serious road trauma on local roads. Condolences to the family of the man who lost his…

To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men. The human race Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised…

Echoes of War, by Australian author Tania Blanchard, is set in Calabria in Southern Italy, at the “toe” of the country’s boot-shaped peninsula. The region…