Opinion
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A marvellous end to the year of theatre at 1812
The 1812 Theatre The Woman in Black The 1812 Theatre’s final production for 2022 was Susan Hill’s The Woman in black. This, as the program…
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CARTOON: Democracy day
Today’s the day, democracy is rife and a sausage or two may be enjoyed as Victoria gets to voting for who will form government over…
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CARTOON: Graffiti artist hunt
The community have been outraged by a string of graffiti tags popping up around the Healesville township over the last few months.
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A remarkable and poignant performance
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Moving On LAT decided to close the year with Moving On, a play with words and music by Cenarth Fox. A play…
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A history of fires in Mount Evelyn
Mount Evelyn, like the rest of the Dandenong Ranges, has always been prone to bushfires. The first fire we have a description of occurred in…
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CARTOON: Road chaos
Road chaos hit the region with Melba Highway closed for days after flooding took a while to dissipate and works being conducted on MacIntyre Lane…
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One not to miss in Melbourne
The Phantom of the Opera Melbourne, the home of Australia’s theatre, welcomed Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The new Production of The Phantom of the Opera. Back…
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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.
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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 experienced for…
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CARTOON: A bit wet
Lilydale experienced an extreme amount of rain last week, giving cartoonist Danny Zemp some inspiration.
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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 past…
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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…












