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Sisters in Crime presents Lethal Practice: Murder + Mayhem + Malice in the Medical World on Friday, July 28, at 8pm at the Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan St, South Melbourne.Medicine is supposed to be about healing and helping but the medical world can also offer many opportunities to do harm … even kill.Guest authors
Mid winter and afternoon concerts are a great combination, especially when followed by a delicious afternoon tea.That’s what’s on offer at Diamond Creek Uniting Church on Saturday (July 22) when Julie Houghton and Friends present their ‘There’s No Business Like Showbusiness’ concert.The concert will be an enticing mix of well-loved songs from Gilbert and Sullivan,
The New Year’s Eve getaway at Hepburn for couple Hugh (Marcus McKenzie) and Will (Wil King) exposes tensions and frustrations compounded by illness and fundamental character flaws.The occasion is further complicated by the three female friends who regularly share the yearly getaway with them each of whom have their own preoccupations; Alex (Belinda McClory), a
Shows• Encore Theatre Company: The Popular Mechanicals (by Keith Robinson, Tony Taylor and William Shakespeare) Until July 22 at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Andrew Ferguson. Bookings: www.encoretheatre.com.au• PEP Productions: Life Without Me (by Daniel Keene) July 21 – 29 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Jeremy Guzman. Bookings:
Three-storeyresidences, rather than two-storey buildings, would be allowed in pockets of Clayton South, Parkdale and Edithvale, under planning rule recommenations still to be considered byKingston City Council.As the formal framework for local housing over the next 20 years, the recommendations suggest removing the proposed Private Open Space requirements including reducing balcony sizes to be consistent
Stonnington History Centre will open its doors to the public on Saturday, July 29, as part of Open House Melbourne.A free-roaming, open house event, residents are invited to learn about its history in a self-guided tour of the building, its archive rooms and surrounding garden.History Centre staff will be on hand to answer questions as
SOUTH-EAST: Route 800, never on Sundays The Route 800 bus service between Chadstone and Dandenong is the busiest bus route in Melbourne without seven- day service.Local residents say there has not been a timetable change for more than 30 years.“On Saturday afternoons it runs only every two hours with the last bus leaving Chadstone before
Grants are open to applicants for projects that align to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s Wellbeing Plan’s three-key themes.Invited to apply are community groups, organisations, businesses and sole traders.Projects are also sought for history, arts and culture, performing arts development, community events, festivals, as well as local area community capital infrastructure projects that improve the natural,
Mornington Peninsula Shire is holding its naugural Small Business Festival.The Festival will include presentations, activities and practical workshops on topics such as staffing challenges, sustainability, marketing and financial advice.The program has been developed with events run by the Shire as well as expert agencies including Small Business Mentoring Service, FMP Jobs and Skills Working Group
Greater Dandenong Council’s immun-isation team has been nationally recognised for their innovative approach to improving access and coverage for priority populations.The team receivedthe Glaxo Smith Kline Immunisation Award at the National Communicable Diseases and Immunisation Conference.The award was presented by the CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia and CEO of GSK Australia and
