CURTAIN CALL: What’s on in the theatres
Local theatre shows throughout the hills and surrounds:
Burrinja Theatre
The Fish that wanted to Fly. – Little Wing Puppets
Did you ever dream of doing something...
Three… cryptids of Australia
Yowie
The Yowie is the down-under cousin of the Bigfoot legend. The term is an anglicised version of various Aboriginal myths of the ‘Hairy Men’...
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...
Australian Idol and Selby singer-songwriter returns home for first gig
Selby-based singer-songwriter Anya Hynninen is bringing her talent back home after making it to a spot in the final six on the 2023 season...
Hills-based painter enters Archibald Prize for 18th time
Ken Hunt’s portrait will be his 18th entry into the national Archibald Prize over the past 23 years - this year deciding to paint...
Learning about the Helmeted Honeyeater
The Yarra Regional Museum School saw holiday fun when the next generation of environmental advocates learnt about one of Victoria’s faunal emblems.
Friends of the...
Shire of Ferntree Gully: Early Settlers and Families 1838-1960 book launch on 6 May
A book on the early settlers of the Ferntree Gully area will be launched on Saturday 6 May at 10.30am, authored by a prolific...
The best walks this autumn and winter
Why not head outside for some exercise and fresh air, with Autumn upon us and a fresh winter up next?
The Yarra Valley and its...
Ferntree Gully artist Kitty Rae looks ahead after making semi finals of songwriting competition
Ferntree Gully-based singer and songwriter Kitty Rae is fresh off making the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition, an annual contest providing aspiring and...
Creating your own worm garden
At Tecoma’s FLAME community garden on Thursday 20 April, families will be able to learn how to turn their waste into vermicompost
Upper Ferntree...
CURTAIN CALL What’s on in local theatres
This week, theatre correspondent Peter Kemp looks at three local shows:
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre
Barefoot in the Park
Season: April 29 – May 6.
Paul Bratterm a conservative...
BOOK REVIEW: Fictions and Facts in harmony
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews Red Dwarfs Make The Best Homes, by local author and The Star Mail’s film reviewer Seth Lukas Hynes....
Latest
Weekend weather
Rain, severe thunderstorms and possible flooding for much of the east coast this weekend, including for areas around Sydney and parts of south-east Queensland...
