Olinda resident making ‘preposterous’ phoenixes from pianos
Pianos are renowned for their intricacy and grand appearance, often made with over 12,000 parts, thousands of them moving just to make music.
A creative...
Scottish finest on show
Dandenong Showgrounds was a field of tartan and bagpipes for the 20th annual Scottish Heritage Day.
Magnificent Clydesdale horses, Shetland and highland ponies and...
Getting Away With Murder in the Dandenong Ranges
Author Kerryn Mayne’s debut novel Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder is set in the base of the Dandenong Ranges, following the protagonist revisiting...
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Walk to D’Feet MND Pakenham
Become a Walking Warrior and join us for a great day out in Pakenham to show our support for people...
Future of hybrid working
Go back to the pre-Covid days (remember them?) and it may be just me but I don’t recall hearing the term ‘hybrid working’.
Back then...
Emerald-based painter enters Archibald Prize
An Emerald-based painter has entered his portrait into the 2023 national Archibald Prize.
It will be Ken Hunt’s 18th entry into the competition over...
Trailer and release date announced for Disney’s series The Clearing, based on doomsday cult...
Disney+ has announced the release date and a new trailer for upcoming series The Clearing - based on the experience of members of doomsday...
Gunn’s blaze photographic awards
Pakenham Camera Club recently conducted its 2022 awards presentation evening, and later, it’s March open digital competition event at Meadowvale Retirement Village.
A longtime photographer...
Australian Idol favourite returns home
After making it into the final six on the 2023 season of Australian Idol, Emerald Secondary College alumni Anya Hynninen is bringing her...
Managing cash flow
What is the most common reason for small businesses failing?
If you search online for reasons for this, most sources will advise that the...
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Yakkerboo Festival
A family-friendly event held each year that includes carnival rides, food trucks and market stalls. It goes over Saturday and Sunday, starting with...
Q and A with Star News journalist Matthew Sims
What do you love about working as a journalist?
I love helping people tell their stories. The way we understand ourselves and others are via...
Ratepayers billed for Casey monitors
Casey ratepayers will be charged $1335 a day plus expenses for each of the two council monitors over the next 12 months, according to...
