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Que sera: Pitfalls of heirloom house plants
The headline flashed before my eyes as I jumped back. “Woman killed by family plant,” it shouted in 144-point letters. Just my luck that it should all…
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Katrina Hall: I need more Zzzzs now!
We need to find a name to describe the feeling of resentment one adult feels towards another who, through fair means or foul, manages to…
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Virginia Trioli: An eye for an eye
A wise friend, schooled in and a servant of the law, once told me he had no problem with the concept of the death penalty…
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From the Archives: The Advocate
40 years ago March 12, 1975 St Albans’ controversial community development officer, Mr Rod Gow, has resigned after being “grilled” by the community centre committee.…
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From the Archives: The Advocate
40 years ago March 12, 1975 St Albans’ controversial community development officer, Mr Rod Gow, has resigned after being “grilled” by the community centre committee.…
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My Brimbank: Georgina and Jim Olivieri
Georgina and Jim Olivieri are life-long Brimbank residents who married 27 years ago. The couple have been volunteers at Sunshine Hospital for 14 years. They…
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My Brimbank: Georgina and Jim Olivieri
Georgina and Jim Olivieri are life-long Brimbank residents who married 27 years ago. The couple have been volunteers at Sunshine Hospital for 14 years. They…
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Virginia Trioli: The Rosie Batty effect
Something has changed. There’s a quiet and serious sense of purpose as we approach International Women’s Day this year and, for the first time in…
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Pictures of the Month: February | Gallery
Check out our best photos through February 2015 from all over our city, as featured in the Star Weekly and The Weekly Review newspapers. Images are selected by Metro…
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Pictures of the Month: February | Gallery
Check out our best photos through February 2015 from all over our city, as featured in the Star Weekly and The Weekly Review newspapers. Images are selected by Metro…
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Que Sera: Joining a trend (accidentally)
As unlikely as it sounds for two veteran journalists, we recently found ourselves with a cold bottle of Redden Bridge sparkling pinot grigio with a…
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From the Archives: The Advocate
40 years ago March 5, 1975 The Country Roads Board hasn’t the $1 million needed to build the Kororoit Creek bridge. Sunshine Council has been…
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From the Archives: The Advocate
40 years ago March 5, 1975 The Country Roads Board hasn’t the $1 million needed to build the Kororoit Creek bridge. Sunshine Council has been…
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From the Archives: The Advocate
40 years ago March 5, 1975 The Country Roads Board hasn’t the $1 million needed to build the Kororoit Creek bridge. Sunshine Council has been…
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Don Deeble Rising Star: Jade Milne-Parry
At just 14 years of age, Jade Milne-Parry has already enjoyed the sort of success about which most athletes merely dream. She’s a taekwondo natural.…
















