Entertainment
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Belgrave distillers take out gin award
Belgrave-based distillery GinFinity has won the Best Australian Signature Botanical at the World Gin Awards 2022. GinFinity, which opened its doors to the public in…
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Cockatoo’s event of the year
The Cockatoo Country Market has won Cardinia Shire’s top gong as the 2022 Community Event of the Year. The market was adapted to a virtual…
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Ferntree Gully artist painting for international TV show
Ferntree Gully artist Olga Megele will be appearing on the TV show Colour In Your Life, which is broadcast in over 50 countries. The show,…
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Yarra Ranges 2021 students artwork to be displayed in February Creative Showcase in Healesville
31 VCE and VCAL students of 2021 from around the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges have been given the opportunity to have their artwork displayed…
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Kalorama couple return to Survivor
Kalorama locals Mark Wales and Sam Gash may have won the ultimate prize after meeting on the set of Survivor, but now the married couple…
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Snippets: Australia Day in Cockatoo
Connecting Cockatoo Communities is running an Australia Day morning tea and awards event at the Alma Treleoar Reserve Amphitheatre. At 9am there will be a…
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Snippets: University of the Third Age Emerald
Emerald U3A has demonstrated that you certainly can teach an older dog new tricks. The disruptions of 2021 have taught us a lot about how…
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Spanish conversation group launching in The Basin
A new Spanish conversation group will be starting in the Basin from Saturday 5 February, where people who have previously spoken the language can converse…
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Debut children’s novel from award-winning sound designer
An award winning sound-designer has published a semi-biographical debut children’s novel, inspired by his life growing up in the Dandenong Ranges. Gareth Vanderhope authored and…
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Lost and found in translation
A review of On the Rough Waves of Life by Mieczyslaw Drelich On May 8, 2021, Hobart-based ABC journalist Rachel Edwards reported on a son’s…
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Skatedecks and Sneakers Exhibtion
The Ferntree Gully Arts Society is calling on the community to enter their best skateboard and sneaker designs for an annual art exhibition. The long-running…
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Snippets: Friends of Emerald Lake
Friends of Emerald Lake Park invite the community to a “Meet and Greet” morning tea , find out more about this active group and volunteering…