Tokyo, jam-packed city of delights
By Alexandra Laskie
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From the archives – September 6, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, The Advocate
40 years ago
September 8, 1976
Cr Herbie Hollingworth is the new Sunshine...
Community Calendar – September 6, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Garden into golden age
Love gardening? Then you’re invited to the latest Sunshine Golden Age Garden Club get-together at the Glengala Community Hall on...
Aziz Aziz on always opening his door to other new arrivals
Aziz Aziz emigrated from Cyprus to Australia 65 years ago.
He moved about before settling in Sunshine two years later, and has lived there ever...
Kevin Hillier: In the doghouse – August 30, 2016
■ With no AFL this week the spotlight turns to local comps. It is grand final week in the WRFL’s divisions 2 and 3,...
Tokyo in the winter is just as pretty
By Alexandra Laskie
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Your guide to pronouncing Melbourne’s tongue twisters
Names are tricky … and prominent Australian linguist and current Chair of Linguistics at Monash University Professor Kate Burridge is one of the first...
From the archives – August 30, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, The Advocate
40 years ago
September 1, 1976
The western suburbs had been found to...
Community Calendar – August 30, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Festival shifts to Sunday
The date of the Sunshine Lantern Festival has been moved to Sunday, September 11. Originally scheduled for September 10, the...
Michelle Newland on giving inspirational talks about survival
Michelle Newland has come to personify determination and courage. She talks to Ben Cameron about how she suffered a brain injury at the age...
From the archives – August 23, 2016
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, The Advocate
40 years ago
August 25, 1976
Private negotiations are under way between several...
Community Calendar – August 23, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Join the digital age
Want to become digitally literate? Then try YouthNow’s pass IT on program for young and old alike. The program offers...
Acclaimed sculptor Geoffrey Ricardo on calling Brooklyn home
When he isn’t running away looking for something overseas, acclaimed sculptor and printmaker Geoffrey Ricardo calls Brooklyn home.
He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection to...
Kevin Hillier: In the doghouse – August 17, 2016
Olympic connections
It’s always good to have local connections to the Olympic Games. Morgan Mitchell has been making her mark in the 400 metres on...
Community Calendar – August 16, 2016
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Get online savvy
Find out how easy it is to communicate online at YouthNow’s ‘pass IT on’ program for young and old. Get one-on-one...
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Defibrillators ready to save lives
Victorians, including those from Brimbank, now have access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at every staffed station across Melbourne’s train network.
The state government said...
