Tag: Opinion
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 that covers...
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...
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...
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 in...
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...
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Integrity in construction must be restored
The extent of unlawful conduct, abuse, intimidation and thuggery of the CFMEU on Victorian Government infrastructure projects has been exposed.
Shockingly, after ten years...
