Bee Safe with Team BEAP
THE students and principal of Parkmore Primary School tell us about an exciting environmental project the students are working on: BEAP – Bee Education and Protection Project. They are hoping to represent Australia at the […]
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A Blooming Success Returns to Burwood
FOR those with a passion for plants, Gardener’s Day Out is an unmissable event! Hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria (RHSV), this highly anticipated event promises to bring together seasoned professionals, devoted plant […]
PLANTS OF OUR SUBURBS AND HILLS
I have not included Toorak, which name “may have come from Aboriginal words of similar pronunciation, meaning black crow or reedy swamp.” I have also not included Malvern, although one source suggests it is the […]
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
It turns that all the classical music that you’ve heard is most likely inauthentic. Anna Cheung discovers that the Young Mannheim Symphony is teaching budding classical musicians how to play authentically. WHILE for many of […]
100 years of Travellers Aid
THE more than 25 years’ association I’ve had with Travellers Aid (TA) started through need when I first noticed the Spencer Street subway location. After leaving school on crutches, I needed to sit or lie […]
Ancient origins of the Easter Bunny
THE Easter bunny is known as the Easter hare in European traditions. Hares were given ritual burials alongside humans during the Neolithic age in Europe which archaeologists interpret as a religious ritual, with hares representing […]
Ashy Women’s Masters: a new beginning
What began as an idea to bring together a few school mums for fitness and a bit of fun has turned into one of Ashburton United Soccer Club’s biggest success stories. From an original group […]
The ball’s in our court
ON 25 February 1907, Councillor Cattanach addressed the Camberwell City Council seeking permission to make a tennis court on the reserve at Burwood, known as Fiddler’s Green. The motion passed, and with the stroke of […]