Hot outback on a slow burn
Mystery Road (M)
Starring: Aaron Pedersen, Jack Thompson, Hugo Weaving
IF YOU like long, slow-burning movies about Indigenous issues, then settle in for this one.
Aboriginal all-star...
A badge and a bad attitude
Filth (R18+)
Starring: James McAvoy, Imogen Poots
IT’S the most shocking film we’ve seen on screens for quite some time.
Nice guy James McAvoy comes of age...
Friends’ flair for fashion
THE beauty of the Wilson Botanic Park Rose Garden was no match for the fashion on parade last month.
Friends of the Park held the...
New ‘treat’ for street traders
FOOD businesses and temporary food sellers are neglecting to register before trading.
Cardinia Shire Council is reminding businesses and community groups selling food from a...
Equine extravaganza embraced
By BRIDGET SCOTT
A CHANGE of date and change in scenery made little difference to riders competing in the horse section of the Pakenham Show...
Valley’s history in the air
OLD photos, maps and aerial images will be on display at the Toomuc Valley Community Hall next weekend.
An exhibition of the historical material...
Song sheets for season spirit
PULL out the candles and carol book because Pakenham’s Carols by Candlelight is in back in town.
The annual event is on Sunday 8 December...
Ball is great for glamour
THE glamour of the 1920s will take over the Cardinia Cultural Centre next month for a masquerade ball.
The dinner and stage show will salute...
Growing theme for art show
CHANGE is the theme of Living Learning Pakenham’s third art prize exhibition.
The theme acknowledges the change throughout the community as a result of population...
Testing times for TV cricket
Test Cricket
Channel Nine
Starring: Shane Warne, Ian Chappell, Ian Healy
THE first Test was wrapped up in four days, with the Australians receiving all the plaudits.
Whether...
The catnip of Katniss
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (M)
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci
KATNISS Everdeen is back, and setting the hearts of teenage girls aflutter.
But for...
Cool on news project
The Project
Monday to Friday, 6.30pm
Channel 10
Starring: Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore, Dave Hughes
THE Project is a lively and entertaining alternative to traditional news/current affairs...
Bunyip’s local cop makes a change
He has seen his fair share of danger on the street for almost 40 years, but Bunyip’s local cop Danny Hower has hardly let...
