Food is fibre of the land
By Russell Bennett
2017 marks a year of celebration for Warragul’s Lardner Park, with the 50th birthday of the famous Farm World event. The theme...
End of an era
By Helena Adeloju
After more than 100 years, the Bourke family's connection to Monomeith Park House will finally be coming to an end, and it...
Nothing missing in taut drama
By Tania Phillips
Seven Types of Ambiguity,
ABC TV, 8.30pm, Thursday, 9.30pm
A message comes through to a businessman (Alex Dimitriades) that his son’s excursion will...
Steps down memory lane
By Tania Phillips
DANCE ACADEMY (PG)
Main Cast: Miranda Otto, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jordan Rodrigues
Running time: 101 minutes
Dance Academy was the big hit of Australian...
Holiday adventure sees students soar
A local school holiday program has given students the opportunity to ‘soar’ ahead in their studies.
Chairo Christian School has been hosting its SOAR...
Dutch heritage unclogged
The weekend’s Holland Festival saw attendees don Dutch attire and engaged in some percussive clog dancing.
The event, a celebration of the region’s strong Dutch...
Town culture in icon sculpture
By Bonny Burrows
An $80,000 sculpture of Pakenham’s iconic bunyip will be unveiled later this month.
Mr Yakkerboo, a mythical bunyip-style swap character, will be honoured...
Cute, cheap and functional
By Ewan Kennedy, Marque Motoring
One of my frequently voiced gripes about design is that fashion too often is allowed to override function.
We get...
Brazen thieves chased off
Two brazen thieves were chased off during an early-morning raid on a Bayles shop.
CCTV captured the pair wearing hoods and gloves as they headed...
Jumping for joy
By Russell Bennett
Right before Keenan O’Hanlon takes off at the end of the runway, he always goes through the same routine -...
Outed troll apologises but adds reports may be politically motivated
By Helena Adeloju
Disgraced former Labor candidate John Anderson has apologised for his abusive Twitter comments that have forced him to resign from a number...
Hazy day today
By Bonny Burrows
Planned burns across eastern Victoria have affected air quality across Cardinia Shire.
A smoky haze has been visible across much of the shire...
Art shines light on domestic violence
The White Ribbon Art Gallery is inviting the community to a special fundraising dinner on Friday, 5 December 2025, at the Emerald Hills Hub,...
