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Strong winds once again swept across the Outer East, causing lots of fallen trees and power outages.

Eltham Little Theatre Veronica’s Room A middle-aged Irish couple bring a young couple to the suburban Boston home where the Mackeys are caretakers. The young…

In July this year, I tackled the daunting Kokoda Track, all 138km trek of it thinking constantly of the Australian soldiers who fought there. It…

The unbeaten Black Caviar nicknamed the ‘Wonder from Down Under’ died at the age of 17 on 17 August. She was an Australian champion Thoroughbred…

Eltham Little Theatre The Peppercorn Tree Is a moving Australian drama, set in Melbourne in 1993 and staged in 2010. Jonah, an Australian ex-serviceman, is…

September, and the wattle blooms in brilliant yellow. It is the first sign that winter is losing its grip. The air softens, and the sun…

Humane Starring Peter Gallagher, Enrico Colantoni and Emily Hampshire MA15+ 4.5/5 I’m already a big fan of her father David and brother Brandon, and now…

Tell No One, by Brendan Watkins, is described to have achieved something that few memoirs can, “laying bare a disturbing history with compassion and humanity”.…

Human fascination with gambling shows no signs of abating, transcending generations, borders, and backgrounds. It influences all forms of culture and media, from literature to…

Burrinja theatre Opa Bato! – Like at the Lyre Opa Bato! Is the only Trubacki Orkestar in Australia performing authentic contemporary Balkan brass music from…

Online copies of the Lilydale Express allow us to imagine life in Mt Evelyn pre-First World War, just over 120 years ago. 1913 was a…

Alien: Romulus Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Archie Renaux Rated MA15+ 3.75/5 Directed by Fede Alvarez, Alien: Romulus is an enthralling, superbly-made sci-fi horror…