Opinion
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How To Survive A Panic Attack When It Strikes
If someone you know needs help, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. A person can experience a panic attack when they least expect it. This…
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The top ten best films of 2022
This year’s good films were marked by fun coincidences and creators going against the grain. We got three Stephen King or King-adjacent films, two of…
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BOOK REVIEW: Top five of 2022
It is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2022 while planning new projects and fresh goals for 2023 as the new year…
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Merry Christmas and happy new year from the Ferntree Gully Belgrave Star Mail team
Star Mail would like to wish our loyal readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year, with today’s edition being our final for the…
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CARTOON: avoiding more rainy weather
This week, cartoonist Danny Zemp took a look at the string of bad weather Melbourne has experienced.
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CURTAIN CALL: An evening of good theatre
This week, the Star Mail’s theatre correspondent Peter Kemp reviews The Basin Theatre’s ‘Art’. For the final production of 2022, The Basin theatre chose a…
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FILM REVIEW: Atmosphere alone is not enough
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Crimes of the Future, starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart Rated MA15+ 3/5 A work of brooding…
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BOOK REVIEW: An exquisite tale of ancient Britain
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews Sistersong by Lucy Holland. Sistersong, by Devon-based author Lucy Holland, is recommended to our readers by Ms Anna Cohn…
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CARTOON: time to prepare for fire season?
This week, resident cartoonist Danny Zemp laments the wild weather as “summer” approaches.
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FILM REVIEW: You’ll be left wanting seconds
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews The Menu, Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes. Rated MA15+ 4.5/5 The Menu is a gastronomically satisfying…
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BOOK REVIEW: Bibliotherapy in Exeter
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun talks a piece of literature history. Exeter, in Devon, South West England, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature…
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Buy recycled!
Like many hills residents, I was very disappointed by the recent government decision to suspend soft plastic collections for recycling. To me, it was annoying…