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Amanda’s MAFS experience ends

Married at First Sight star Amanda Micallef has taken aim at her television bride and the show’s producers. Amanda, who left the show last week,...

Win with Star Weekly and The Allergy Show and Free From Show

With about four million Australians living with an allergic disease, the demand for an event catering to food allergies has never been stronger. It’s also...

Consider the Sauce: The D’s Souvlaki

Kenny Weir finds a new lunch-time favourite at The D’s Souvlaki

Art a journey of healing for Melissa Pym

Art has been a lifelong passion for Melissa Pym – and she’s hoping her art will help her healing journey. She was diagnosed in 2014...

MY PLACE

What is your connection with the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges area? I have a lifelong connection with the area. I spent my childhood at Mount...

A keen eye for design

A Lancefield resident’s flair for fashion has won a first-placed prize at the recent Fashion Awards Australia. One of Hayley Shanahan’s four designs won the...

A crush on Croatia

We have been wowed before. Rome’s Colosseum, France’s spectacular Palace of Versailles, the canals and narrow streets of Venice. So how would a seven day...

Souped up skills week

Fresh and seasonal produce will be all the rage at this soup-making workshop. As part of Adult Learners Week (September 1-8), Melton council will host...

Get the buzz on beekeeping at Taylors Hill Neighbourhood House

More than 10 years ago, the alarm was raised about the decline of the world’s bee population. Since then, there’s been a concerted global –...

Melton mates racing to find a cure

Melton friends Maz Brown and Joe Cussen are revved up to raise funds for a cause close to their hearts. The duo, who’ve lost many...

Bacchus Marsh artist cuts through daily life

Inspired by the Indian folk art tradition of paper cutting and the banality of daily life, Anu Patel’s newest exhibition is set to inspire...

Hillside hero’s big kick

Anne-Marie Mason never thinks twice about going above and beyond for the Hillside Football Club. Whether it’s organising a fundraising event, or promoting the club...

Gig guide

Smokehouse 101 Friday nights Local band The Alleged Associates Trio features Footscray soul princess Zerafina Zara and regular guests. From 7pm, free. 101 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong   Club Altona Sunday,...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Carols by Candlelight Gisborne and New Gisborne primary schools and a choir will perform at Carols by Candlelight on Sunday, December 10 from 6pm at...

MY BRIMBANK: Aphrodhite Sovolos

Afrodhite Sovolos runs a Greek dance fitness class in St Albans, and is running a White Ribbon fundraiser this week. She spoke to Ewen...

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Give better this Christmas

It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...