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  • CARTOON: The effects of overpriced lettuce

    CARTOON: The effects of overpriced lettuce

    People across the Yarra Ranges are feeling the effects of higher prices for essentials like lettuce, while wild deer are not helping the situation, destroying…

  • Alan Bennett’s story comes to life on stage

    Alan Bennett’s story comes to life on stage

    Based on a real incident in Bennett’s life when an old crabby, eccentric, homeless woman, Miss Mary Shepperd was given permission by Bennett to park…

  • CARTOON: Traffic jam

    CARTOON: Traffic jam

    While the rail bridge in Lilydale promised improved traffic conditions and less congestion, locals are still puzzled by the seemingly unchanged traffic jam. Cartoonist Danny…

  • BOOK REVIEW: A worthy read about a female entrepreneur

    BOOK REVIEW: A worthy read about a female entrepreneur

    Delve into the world of a female entrepreneur with a book review of ‘A Spanner in the Works’ by Loretta Smith. A well-written biography illustrates…

  • Mount Evelyn’s local road names and their history

    Mount Evelyn’s local road names and their history

    Mount Evelyn acquired a stock of local names from the early years of European settlement. People referred to a location by the selector’s name, as…

  • CARTOON: Welcoming winter

    CARTOON: Welcoming winter

    The first week of June certainly let us know winter was here, with freezing temperatures, snow and unstoppable rain.

  • CARTOON: The election is over

    CARTOON: The election is over

    This week’s cartoon reflected on the Federal election, a result some may have been happy with, others not so much.

  • Safe exercise is the best medicine for osteoarthritis

    Safe exercise is the best medicine for osteoarthritis

    Osteoarthritis is a major cause of chronic pain, disability and activity limitation in modern Australia. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, around…

  • Well played production at 1812

    Well played production at 1812

    The 1812 Theatre’s May production was the American comedy Till Beth Do Us Part. A comedy touching on fast and enjoyed by the opening night…

  • Why Voices of Casey fell short

    Why Voices of Casey fell short

    In the aftermath of the federal election, one of the biggest stories was the elevation of community-driven independent candidates to Parliament. 12 independent candidates were…

  • The history of Lillydale’s boy bushranger

    The history of Lillydale’s boy bushranger

    Community and family historians lead interesting lives as they can readily escape the drama of the world around them and through their research travel back…

  • High standard performance at Lilydale

    High standard performance at Lilydale

    Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre’s May production was Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea. The play is about one day in the lives of Hester Collyer, her…

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