Opinion
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CARTOON: Grand Final mess and time savings
The 2025 AFL season is now over, with Brisbane Lions becoming back-to-back premiers, beating Geelong Cats by 47 points in the Grand Final. Now it’s…
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Future Shock
Just by chance this week I came across a copy of Alvin Toffler’s 1970 book Future Shock. Toffler’s main idea was that societies were entering…
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CARTOON: Spring time
Spring is back.
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A Sense of Place
The inaugural Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival will take place in Belgrave on 17-18 October. The festival program was launched last Thursday, with tickets to more…
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I will keep fighting for the access to better healthcare
For the past three years, I’ve heard a consistent message from families and residents of all ages: we need better access to healthcare in our…
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Run – Don’t Walk – to this film
The Long Walk Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill MA15+ 4.5/5 The Long Walk is the third and by far the best Stephen…
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Fun entertainments for locals
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre The Importances of Being Earnest This version of The Importance of Being Ernest, as envisioned by the production team, has an unique…
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An atmospheric survivalist thriller
Apparently there is such a thing called “Research Station Noir”. According to Paul French via CrimeReads, this is a major sub-genre of both Arctic and…
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Worst film of the year
The War of The Worlds Starring Ice Cube M 2/5 Put simply, The War of The Worlds is one of the worst films I’ve ever…
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CARTOON: Oxymorons
Anti-immigration protests took place in major cities in Australia on Sunday 31 August. In Melbourne’s CBD, anti-immigration protesters and pro-Palestine rally participants clashed.
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Why Foster Carers are vital to Animal Aid
At Animal Aid, we believe every animal deserves a second chance – and sometimes, all it takes is a couch to curl up on and…
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Spring cleaning
You can smell Spring. Spring in Victoria means changeable weather, pollen-heavy air filled with fragrances, the mix of native and imported blooms, from the gold…
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