The Cave Hill Tramway in Mt Evelyn
David Mitchell’s Cave Hill lime works in Lilydale commenced operation in 1878. The lime kilns required huge quantities of firewood, and 100 acres of...
Q&A with Gavin Wall
What is something people don’t know about you? There are probably a few things that people don’t know about me, here are just a...
A review of ’How to Grow a Family Tree’ by Eliza Henry Jones
(PASSION FOR PROSE dinkus)
August is Family History Month, and we’re reminded of the famous saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson that every man/woman is a...
Q&A with Maria Vass
1. What is something people don’t know about you? I don't eat pork.
2. What was your most memorable moment? Why? Giving birth to my...
Q&A with Chris Hoskin
Why did you join the Rotary Club of Lilydale?
Like most Rotarians I joined to help make a difference and improve the lives of disadvantaged...
I thought I’d grow old before I could see this movie
Old
Starring Gail Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps and Rufus Sewell
Rated M
If any director can have a second redemption, it’s M. Night Shyamalan with this character-driven,...
Power and the people
At its recent meeting the Yarra Ranges Heritage Network paid me the honor of electing me its new chairman following the sudden passing of...
Mt Evelyn’s influence on author’s novel
Jim McIntyre’s authorial career is nothing short of inspiring, drawing on lived experiences to write a 30-years-in-the-making novel.
Now the author is taking time...
Welcome back to the theatre
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company’s first production for 2021 was Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads.
A three-piece monologue with three stories: A Lady of Letters, A...