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Summer fruit

Sitting on my kitchen table is a bowl of peaches and nectarines bought a few days before: round plush peaches with their velvety skin...

Supporting children’s mental health during these challenging times

Proper nutrition plays a critical role in brain function, emotional regulation, and overall well-being. In fact, certain nutrients have been shown to help manage...

Best films of 2024 list

The fact that I couldn't compile a full top ten of bad movies last week already shows what a good year 2024 was for...

CARTOON: Merry Christmas

Thanks to everyone who has enjoyed this year's cartoons. Cartoons will continue with more creative ideas next year.

Let’s prepare for hot and dry season

The CFA’s declared Fire Danger Period will begin in the Yarra Ranges on 23 December. We all know that this formally starts the fire...

Top 5 books reviewed in 2024

With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2024 while planning new projects and fresh goals for...

More live shows coming

Alex theatre St Kilda A Very Naughty Christmas. Australia’s favourite adults only Christmas show makes its way to London and returns to Brisbane, Gold Coast and...

Worst films of 2024

It's finally happened – after eleven years of running this column, I didn't see enough bad movies this year. 2024 still had a decent crop...

Beyond horror

Horror stories don't need murder, mayhem and madness to create a sense of dread, despair and doom. The best stories in this genre both...

Plays for next year

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre The theatre has notified this publication of the 2025 season. Opening with Moon Over buffalo Season: February 13 – March 1. Haunted Season: April...

Small business

When small businesses thrive, our community thrives. Whether it’s a sign hanging on the fence of a local sporting ground or sponsoring our local events...

The smells of summer

Officially summer is here and though the days can vary from bursts of heat back to ‘grabbing a cardy kind of day’, it’s beginning...

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Plea to stay SunSmart with Victorians frequenting emergency departments with sunburn

Experts are calling for Victorians to get SunSmart or risk sunburn, which increases your lifetime risk of skin cancer and can even result in...