CARTOON: It’s a Gold Trip win
It was a wet day for the Melbourne Cup but it was all wins for Gold Trip who took home the race.
The humble beginnings of Healesville Sanctuary
Up to 400,000 people visit Healesville Sanctuary each year. I doubt that many of them know anything about its beginnings, the problems it...
CARTOON: A bit wet
Lilydale experienced an extreme amount of rain last week, giving cartoonist Danny Zemp some inspiration.
How to pick a scammer and where to go for help
With people using digital technology and accessing the online environment more than ever, the risk of exposure to scams has increased dramatically over the...
A look behind the postcard
The society recently received a wonderful collection of early coloured postcards of Lilydale dating around 1910.
Thankfully, a couple of the postcards had a note...
CARTOON: Just a bit wet
It was a bit wet last week with the Valley seeing a heavy downpour and the bursting of river banks.
Luckily the region escaped...
Countdown to election begins
Soon, you’ll be asked to decide who will represent you and the local community at the state election in November. Elections are historic events....
Yarra Glen’s first doctor – Part 2
This is part two of the Looking Back column's deep dive into Yarra Glen's first doctor, following on from last week.
Dr Chapman was called...
Restless-ly tense and funny French thriller
Restless
Starring Frack Gastambide, Michaël Abiteboul and Simon Abkarian
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
A French remake of the South Korean film A Hard Day, Restless is a compelling, darkly...
Head down to the 1812 and The Basin theatre
The 1812 Theatre
The History Boys.
The 1812 Theatre’s October production was Alan Bennett’s The History Boys.
A story of a mythical boys grammar school in the...
CARTOON: Fuel need beats cost
With the fuel excise removed, the cost of fuel is starting to make a slow rise but unfortunately it's a case of 'we have...
PART ONE: The first resident doctor at Yarra Glen
In 1901 the Yarra Glen community took steps to attract a doctor who would live in their own town. Up to this time they...
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Summer fruit
Sitting on my kitchen table is a bowl of peaches and nectarines bought a few days before: round plush peaches with their velvety skin...
