Preview: Bel Ami
BEL AMI (R)Where: On general releaseWhen: May 24Review: Stephen A RussellBEL Ami is the debut cinematic offering from Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, artistic...
Carmel Seymour: In from the cold
IT almost sounds like a fairytale: an artist arrives at a small fishing village in a dark, far-off land, and encounters two eccentric scientists...
Tripping: Latrobe Valley’s gems among the coal
PICTURESQUE Brigadoon Cottages, just outside Moe, are surrounded by two hectares of rolling lawns, cottage gardens, natural bushland and even the occasional wallaby. Sounds...
The Look: Lisa Ho gets star backing from Hollywood
FLOWERS spring eternally in her fluoro-bright collections, but not everything is coming up roses for Lisa Ho. The fashion designer – a favourite on...
Lalor East Primary pupils get cyber smart
Lalor East Primary School is the first primary school to complete the state government's new cyber-bullying program.The program was designed to raise awareness about...
Park Victoria takes over Bundoora reserves
Parks Victoria has taken over management of the 70-hectare Gresswell Nature Conservation Reserves in Bundoora.La Trobe University managed the Crown land until June last...
Whittlesea bushfire memorial takes shape
Residents were given an update on the $7 million redevelopment of the Whittlesea Community Activity Centre at a community meeting last week.Investa Property Group...
A mermaid’s tale
The global “mermaiding” trend is making a splash in Melbourne. A GORGEOUS woman with long blonde hair dives through the water, a shimmering fish...
Forum to help Melton parents identify signs of mental illness
PARENTS and children living in Melton Shire can learn how to tackle youth mental health issues via a local forum.Year 5-9 students at...
Ballarat Football League: Round 4 scoreboard
Ballarat Football League - Round 4 scoreboardSunbury 14.13 (97) d Darley 6.7 (43)GOALS - Sunbury: Dale Ciunik, Jamie Lobb 3, Xavier Linton, Matthew Baird...
My Voice: Elaine Hamlet
Elaine Hamlet runs the Epping Food Swap, where people exchange excess home-grown produce.THE Food Swaps were established by Local Food Connect, of which I...
See & Do: What’s on around town
Winter hobbies With cold weather taking hold, now is the perfect time to fi nd a new hobby. The Bundoora Community Centre, at Noorong...
TV: Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita
A WORD of advice: make sure you tune into Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita on a full stomach. I made the mistake of previewing...
DVD review: Melancholia
MELANCHOLIA (M)Madman Entertainment (RRP $34.95)ONE of the greatest mysteries of the past year is how Melancholia, one of 2011’s most compelling films, managed to...
Book review: The Wolf Gift
THE WOLF GIFTAnne RiceChatto & Windus (RRP $32.95)I WAS 14 when I read the first of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. I remember devouring Interview...
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Study hub announced
Two new study hub sites will be built across Epping and Broadmeadows, providing increased access to study facilities in Melbourne’s north.
The federal government announced...
