John Morrison – a writer of the Dandenongs
John Morrison (1904-1998), short story writer, novelist and essayist, resided for a time in Mt Evelyn and was part of our local tradition of...
The biggest word you’ll read today
Asteroid City
Starring Jason Schwarzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks
Rated M
3/5
Asteroid City is a charming, well-produced film that destroys its own drama with one fatal...
Welcome to audiobooks
For those who are used to reading written words, listening to spoken words via audiobooks can be an exciting adventure.
Audiobooks offer an immersive...
A healthy Healesville
From its earliest years as a ‘tourist town’ a great deal of emphasis was put on Healesville’s healthy environment – pure air, clean water,...
One year in parliament reached
I firmly believe you are never too old to learn new things. I have tried to stick to this philosophy my whole life, both...
An insider’s guide to the hospitality industry
A review of Raised by Wolves by Jess Ho
by Christine Yunn-Yu Sun
The subtitle of Jess Ho's Raised by Wolves is “a...
Barbenheimer – the movie event of the year is here
It's finally here – Barbenheimer.
Directed by Greta Gerwig, Barbie is a fun, endearing film with surprising depth for what is essentially a feature-length commercial.
Barbie...
Your Mission: See This Movie
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part 1
Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell and Rebecca Ferguson
M
4.25/5
2023 has been a phenomenal year for action cinema so far, with...
Melbourne Rare Book Week
This year's Melbourne Rare Book Week will take place from July 21-29. The program features a wide range of free talks and events across...
Deadloch giving thrills, delights and cackles
This Aussie-set series is a whodunnit that will keep you guessing until the series end, with a few laughs along the way.
Set...
Switzerland on show
Lilydale Athenaum Theatre’s choice of play for June/July season was Joanna Murray-Smith’s Switzerland.
Quoting from the director’s notes Helen Ellis’s original intention was to...
Welcome to this land
A review of We Come With This Place by Debra Dank.
In July 2022, Debra Dank’s We Come With This Place was praised as “a...
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Ambulance scarcity felt across the outer east
Montrose, Ringwood and Yarra Junction were among 30 ambulance branches in metro Melbourne to drop ambulance crews overnight on Saturday 14 September according to...
