Identity matters
Tell No One, by Brendan Watkins, is described to have achieved something that few memoirs can, “laying bare a disturbing history with compassion and...
Gambling
Human fascination with gambling shows no signs of abating, transcending generations, borders, and backgrounds.
It influences all forms of culture and media, from literature...
Balkan brass music performance at Burrinja theatre
Burrinja theatre
Opa Bato! – Like at the Lyre
Opa Bato! Is the only Trubacki Orkestar in Australia performing authentic contemporary Balkan brass music from the...
Evelyn before the First World War
Online copies of the Lilydale Express allow us to imagine life in Mt Evelyn pre-First World War, just over 120 years ago.
1913 was...
CARTOON: Tarred and Feathered
The recent data has revealed the State Government spent $37 million on road resurfacing works in the 2023-24 financial year, which is a huge...
Alien: not enough new ideas
Alien: Romulus
Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Archie Renaux
Rated MA15+
3.75/5
Directed by Fede Alvarez, Alien: Romulus is an enthralling, superbly-made sci-fi horror film that sadly...
An exquisite gothic mystery
The Silence Factory, by British author Bridget Collins, has a setting very much like Victorian Britain.
The story begins with the writings of Sophia...
Local theatre gets rave review
The 1812 Theatre
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club
Set in North Carolina where five women come together each year to catch up. Moan, enjoy each other’s...
Connect to the land
The Desert Knows Her Name, by Upwey author Lia Hills, was recently launched at Belgrave Library.
An interview with the award-winning poet and novelist...
Not a bore, but not thrilling either
Borderlands
Starring Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt and Jamie Lee Curtis
Rated M
3/5
Despite persistent rumours of the “video game movie curse”, there are now many good movies...
Benefits of strength training
If we want to get serious about the idea of ‘aging well’, we need to talk about lifting weights and the immense benefits of...
Poetry is enjoyable
Do you suffer from metrophobia, a condition that sadly inflicts many people?
This is an unusual phobia that encompasses an irrational aversion and fear of...
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Victorian Government ramps up illicit tobacco regulation measures
Just a week after the Star Mail delved into the issue of the illicit tobacco trade, the Victorian Government has announced its measures to...
