Lifestyle
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Massimo’s cartoons on show
Having a solo exhibition is a benchmark of success for an artist. For many, getting there can take years or decades. For Massimo Gamboni, it…
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Tibetan spring festival in Yuroke
More than 1000 people are expected to attend the Tibetan Buddhist Society’s two-day spring festival this weekend in pursuit of Zen. Finding happiness in a…
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There’s a Mazda 3 to suit everyone
The Mazda 3 has long been one of Australia’s top-selling cars, thanks to good looks and build quality plus a host of variants to suit…
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Flower crowns all the rage for spring racing
Spring is a busy time of year for florists, not only because of its abundance of blooms but because spring racing fever descends on Melbourne.…
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Nissan QASHQAI is plain wonderful
Quite often the cars I get to test are the top-of-the-range versions and it’s easy to be dazzled by the nice seats and extras and…
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Better Loosen Up for food and wine festival
Retired racehorse Better Loosen Up will celebrate a second milestone this year. The gelding turned 30 in August and later this month will celebrate the…
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Doorway to a new life in Australia
In Iraq, Bashar Yousif carved The Lord’s Prayer into stone using beautiful calligraphy. But since he moved to Australia two years ago, he’s not sure…
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Thousands to celebrate Diwali in Mernda
An Indian festival that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil comes to Mernda for its second year next month. The…
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Hilux still lifts above its weight
The Toyota Hilux DC SR5 is more truck than car. It’s big, has a grungy diesel sound, bounces around when empty and turns like the…
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Drawing on Red Hill’s elegance
It was years since I had been down to Red Hill and I was a little concerned the building boom that has transformed the Mornington…
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Ford Australia’s post-build transformation underway
The changing of the guard at Ford Australia has begun with production of the right-hand-drive Mustang at Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan as part…













