Making a comeback
Greetings, Dear Constant Readers!
After several months of absence, I am now back at work, and I want to wish you all a very...
History of Lilydale
I have lived in the Lilydale District since the early 1970’s and have seen many changes since then and thought I knew everything about...
As the storm hit
The wind begun to rock the grass
With threatening tunes and low,
He flung a menace at the earth,
A menace at the sky.
The leaves unhooked...
A busy stage at Eltham Little Theatre
The 1812 Theatre
Mother and Son
The stage adaptation of this much loved iconic Australian sitcom takes the story into a modern day setting with the...
Madame Web fails to ensnare
Madame Web
Starring Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim and Sydney Sweeney
Rated M
2/5
Madame Web is a bland, tedious, often irritating superhero film.
Cassie Webb (Dakota Johnson), a withdrawn...
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...
Blackberries, superfood or childhood memory?
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...
Latest
The better Ridley Scott sequel
Gladiator II
Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal
M
4/5
Directed by Ridley Scott, Gladiator II is an excellent sequel to Scott's 2000 historical action epic.
After...
