Opinion
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Future Shock
Just by chance this week I came across a copy of Alvin Toffler’s 1970 book Future Shock. Toffler’s main idea was that societies were entering…
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A Sense of Place
The inaugural Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival will take place in Belgrave on 17-18 October. The festival program was launched last Thursday, with tickets to more…
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Run – Don’t Walk – to this film
The Long Walk Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill MA15+ 4.5/5 The Long Walk is the third and by far the best Stephen…
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I will keep fighting for the access to better healthcare
For the past three years, I’ve heard a consistent message from families and residents of all ages: we need better access to healthcare in our…
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An atmospheric survivalist thriller
Apparently there is such a thing called “Research Station Noir”. According to Paul French via CrimeReads, this is a major sub-genre of both Arctic and…
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Worst film of the year
The War of The Worlds Starring Ice Cube M 2/5 Put simply, The War of The Worlds is one of the worst films I’ve ever…
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Fun entertainments for locals
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre The Importances of Being Earnest This version of The Importance of Being Ernest, as envisioned by the production team, has an unique…
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CARTOON: Oxymorons
Anti-immigration protests took place in major cities in Australia on Sunday 31 August. In Melbourne’s CBD, anti-immigration protesters and pro-Palestine rally participants clashed. Read more
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Why Foster Carers are vital to Animal Aid
At Animal Aid, we believe every animal deserves a second chance – and sometimes, all it takes is a couch to curl up on and…
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Spring cleaning
You can smell Spring. Spring in Victoria means changeable weather, pollen-heavy air filled with fragrances, the mix of native and imported blooms, from the gold…
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SHHAG disappointed by the government’s decision
The tender for the Casey Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) has been released, it specifies “in Lilydale” unlike the Nillumbik tender which is not prescriptive…
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A response for Palestine by a refugee activist
I read the article in last week’s Star Mail with dismay. Mr Goodman ‘a Jewish man’ has made some statements I believe are extremely questionable,…
