Tag: Opinion
CARTOON: A month of events
The last few weeks of April and the beginning of May are jam packed with events it can almost seem as though there's not...
Q&A with journalist Tyler Wright
1. What is something people don't know about you?
I spent a few of my younger years living in country Victoria, which formed a lot...
CARTOON: Election time
Danny Zemp's cartoon this week depicted the inevitable pamphlet overload expected every time there is an election.
Volunteering with the local theatre
The production of a play at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre involves far more people than just the actors on the stage. For example, the...
CARTOON: A much needed Easter break
This week's cartoon by Danny Zemp reflected the much needed Easter break with so much happening in the world.
Happy Easter wherever and however...
An Easter message from The Salvation Army
Dear Editor,
There are times when it feels as though the world moves from one tragic event to another. It’s certainly felt that way recently....
CARTOON: The end of fire danger so they say
With the end of the fire danger period on Monday 4 April, cartoonist Danny Zemp took to the drawing board to share his warning...
A marvelous performance at the Bakery
The Bakery@1812 theatre in Ferntree Gully presented 'Mr Bailey’s Minder' as its first production for 2022.
A story about Leo Bailey, one of Australia’s greatest...
CARTOON: Bus bike racks
Taking a bus in Lilydale is now more accessible for bike riders with the addition of bike racks on some services.
But cartoonist Danny...
A terrible railway accident
This year marks 110 years since the worst-ever accident along the Warburton Railway.
On 18 April 1912, sixteen workmen left their camp at Evelyn...
CARTOON: forest friends fear firewood
This week cartoonist Danny Zemp went deep into the forest to share the perspective of some beloved friends who call trees home.
With the...
On a brighter note…
THE TIME I WENT RAFTING, FOR THE LAST TIME EVER!
The raft was literally going in circles. Ok “raft” may be a bit of an...