Archive for February, 2018

Giveaways: Your chance to pick up great prizes

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

Win tickets to the Food and Wine Festival, Young Marx at the National Theatre, and a Victoria v Burgundy wine showcase

Mullets are the mane attraction at inaugural festival

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

A country town in NSW hosted its first Mullet Fest with hundreds of the hairstyle’s enthusiasts fronting up for inspection.

Mullets are the mane attraction at inaugural festival

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

A country town in NSW hosted its first Mullet Fest with hundreds of the hairstyle’s enthusiasts fronting up for inspection.

The 2018 Begonia and Frangipani Weekend a chance to find some gems

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

If you’re a begonia and frangipani lover, then this event is for you.

Review: In Winchester, Helen Mirren brings her dignity to a haunted house

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Identical twin directors Michael and Peter Spierig have cast Helen Mirren as Sarah Winchester, queen of an eccentric mansion haunted by the ghosts of people killed by the family’s Winchester rifle.

The 2018 Begonia and Frangipani Weekend a chance to find some gems

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

If you’re a begonia and frangipani lover, then this event is for you.

Review: In Winchester, Helen Mirren brings her dignity to a haunted house

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Identical twin directors Michael and Peter Spierig have cast Helen Mirren as Sarah Winchester, queen of an eccentric mansion haunted by the ghosts of people killed by the family’s Winchester rifle.

Composting workshops get down and dirty

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Helena Buxton says compost has been “the foundation” of her Geelong garden ‘Arundel’, which has heavy clay soil and generally dry conditions. Following the popularity of her composting workshops last year, she is running more on April 14, either, 9.30am-noon or 1.30pm-4pm, $30. Bookings at opengardensvictoria.org.au.

Women are sitting in their power: Virginia Gay on why Calamity Jane matters now

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

“Yesss, bring it!” says Virginia Gay, on the subject of feminism. She raises two fists in the air, more in joy than in rage. In this and most things, Gay does it with brio.

Masochism classic Venus in Furs reinvented on stage for the #MeToo era

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

A play that explores power and manipulation has extra resonance at a time when women are standing up to their abusers.