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Lalor local has a black belt in determination

PECE Naumovski began taking karate lessons after becoming enthralled by the action in martial arts films at the age of eight. Six years later,...

Mariana Hardwick: A career unveiled in style

AFTER 30 years in Melbourne’s bridal couture industry, Mariana Hardwick has created enough gowns to more than fill a museum. Yet she says organising...

Colette Mann really puts her back into moving house

MY back is killing me. You know, that part right at the lower end that hurts from bending over to pack boxes, then lifting...

Urge Overkill: Pulp Fiction, break-ups and rejuvenation

ED Roeser, co-frontman of Urge Overkill, says he’s used to being asked about Pulp Fiction.The band shot to fame in 1994 when their cover...

10cc back for a fifth time

IN 1975, 10cc members Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart longed to write a “serious love song” but they wanted it to be a little...

Preview: Moomba Festival

MOOMBA FESTIVALWhen: March 9-12Where: Concerts at AlexandraGardens and Birrarung Marr ParkPreview: Annie KoikerMOOMBA is usually known as a visual spectacle – think the gaudy...

Review: John Carter

JOHN CARTER (m)When: Opens March 8Where: General releasePreview: Alana SchetzerIF you’ve seen Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, you’re either going to...

TV: Woodley

FOR two decades, Frank Woodley was the manic, rubbery-limbed foil to Colin Lane’s straight man in comedy duo Lano and Woodley. The Melbourne duo...

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Green wedge plan ‘doesn’t cut it’

The state government has been criticised for its plan to protect Melbourne’s green wedge areas, with an expert saying it fails to respond to...