Entertainment
-
Skatepark events throughout September
Skateparks in Cardinia Shire will be the site of some exciting and fun-filled skate events. Gembrook Leisure Park in Gembrook will be the location for…
-
Writing local stories with G.F.J Brooker
Gordon Brooker’s first job was working for Penguin, writing rejection letters for unsolicited manuscripts. “How the wheel turns,” he says. Hailing from Kallista and writing…
-
Horror author creates hometown murder-mystery based in the Dandenong Ranges
Author Michael Huberts isn’t pretending his horror novel The Devil Next Door is Avant Garde high literature. “It’s trashy and gory and sort of silly,”…
-
Bringing Hills residents together through artistic collaboration
Yarra Ranges shared in collective grief for the loss of the landscape when 25,000 trees were lost in the June 2021 storm. It’s a loss…
-
What’s on in theatre
A Reminder Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Cosi It’s 1971 and outside on the streets, Australia is protesting the war in Vietnam. But inside a burned-out theatre,…
-
Colourful Cockatoo market spreads cheer
at this month’s Winter Madness-themed Cockatoo Country Market, colourful costumes helped spread some cheer. Held on Saturday 6 August, some stallholders, volunteers and customers donned…
-
Belgrave Food Garden to unveil 4m tall “Flower Baby” sculpture at 17 September event
A giant “Flower Baby” sculpture will be unveiled at the Belgrave Food Garden on Saturday 17 September as a part of a community garden party…
-
Teresa Palmer visits Olinda store while filming Netflix series
A new eight-part series based on Ferny Creek and Eildon based cult The Family, led by Melbourne yoga teacher Anne Hamilton-Byrne, has brought film crew…
-
Author Eliza Henry-Jones on witch hunts and uncovering the past
Silvan-based author Eliza Henry-Jones explores the absence of women’s voices in history within her novel Salt and Skin, which was released on Wednesday 3 August.…
-
Yarra Ranges student’s augmented reality art featuring in art trail
Grace Cooper, a Year 11 student at Little Yarra Steiner School, has had the opportunity to showcase her art skills in her first public art…
-
SNIPPETS: composting workshop
Millers Homestead will host a workshop about healthy soil for gardens on 15 August with Ella from Compost Community. Topics covered in the workshop will…
-
What’s on at Burrinja Cultural Centre this August
This August the following events and shows will be on an Burrinja: The Whitlams – Black Stump Band The Whitlams’ alt-country offshoot sees Tim Freedman…