Train race attracts scores
MORE than 3100 people laced up their runners and braved the weather in an bid to beat Puffing Billy over a 13.5km track.
The 33rd...
Meander through the Middle Kingdom
Two Men in China
ABC1
Tuesday 8.30pm
THEY have been along the Murray Darling and the Great Divide and up to the Top End but now John...
Slapstick superhero fails to shine
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx
In cinemas now
WELCOME to the second reboot’s sequel.
The slapstick ethos of Spider-Man has...
A hunger to be divergent
Divergent (M)
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney
AND the question on everyone’s lips is: is this one more on the Twilight end of the...
Take Mum to Taco’s
TACO Bill Pakenham is all about Mum on Mother's Day, Sunday 11 May, so this is the opportunity to indulge her with a free...
Search for meaning
Beaconhills College students are set to present the colourful musical production of Pippin from 15-17 May at the College’s Berwick Campus.
The circus-inspired production tells...
Festival of grand ideas transcends
Transcendence (M)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany
"THEY say there’s power in Chicago ... some phone service in Denver ... but the world is...
Lacking the lustre
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE Logies,
Channel 9, Sunday night
AS a kid I enjoyed watching the Logies - I turned down my first-ever sleepover because it...
Hub was a hive
THE Beaconsfield Children’s Hub was a hive of activity over the Easter break. The hub held an Easter raffle, with eight prizes. First prize...
Just for laughs
THE ultimate comedy road trip has returned. The biggest names of the comedy festival are off the leash and on the road. From Hobart...
Dreaming of a big break
FOLLOWING the success of Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood, the team at Adlib Children’s Theatre - in their new home at the Starbright...
Top-class folk music
By BRIDGET COOK
CRANBOURNE Regional Uniting Church is preparing for a fun night of folk music when it hosts guitar virtuoso Ken Nicol for a...
Basketball dream slammed by Council
A Pakenham father has launched a petition urging Cardinia Shire Council to “Let the Kids Play” after his 14-year-old son was told to remove...
