Latest articles by Rhonda Dredge
Ukrainian cookbooks sell out
The purplish tinge of a nice beetroot-stained pickled cabbage might not appeal to everyone but there has been a surge in interest in Ukrainian recipes since the beginning of the war.
Read More
In a constant tizz
Young writers often come up through the university system, studying creative writing, doing a Masters of Fine Arts, attracting a stipend while they do a PhD. Paul Dalla Rosa is an example of this style of writer with connections to RMIT and an MFA from New York State.
Read More
Good news for recycling glass
A new glass recycling plant has been put through its paces over the past three months and the guys down at the Dynon Rd depot are pleased with its performance.
Read More
Rollicking tale of local strongman
A new book has everyone talking in Queensberry St about the feats of a local strongman known as the Mighty Apollo.
Read MoreCraft back in a big way
The magic of objects tells the story of Neo Ceramics in Abbotsford St, a pottery studio with a master craftsman in the background creating opportunities for locals to get involved in the ceramics craze.
Read More
Keeping kids on the straight and narrow
Students are back at university, and some need a briefing on the hazards awaiting them in the big city.
Read More
Playing up in hospitality
In Bellair St opposite the station there’s a café called Fruits of Passion that has seen more flamboyant days.
Read More
Blitz on car break-ins
Law and order are back on the agenda with a blitz on car break-ins announced by police at the North Melbourne station.
Read More
Summer fun at Flemington
Most of life is disappointment but one of the best places for coming to terms with it is Flemington Racecourse.
Read More
Police crackdown on scooters
There’s a right and a wrong way to ride an e-scooter and Highway Patrol at North Melbourne Police Station is being forced to police it.
Read More
Smaller crowds at art openings
Katy Beale is checking the ice and lining up the glasses for an opening at One Star Lounge and Gallery at Victoria St, West Melbourne.
Read More
The man behind 300,000 fish
Anthony Forster thinks like a fisherman and knows they love a good yarn.
Read More
Pressure on fish and chip shops
The price of flake has held steady in local fish and chip shops as we come out of lockdown, despite the shortage of gummy shark putting pressure on retailers.
Read More
When the Christmas spirit hit Macaulay Rd
The parable of the leper or outcast who approaches a village for help and is looked after by a Good Samaritan is one of the mainstays of the Christian heritage.
Read More
Tale of a swashbuckling hero
What was actor Charlie Hunnam, of Sons of Anarchy fame, doing running down Errol Street at 2.30pm on a Tuesday afternoon in November with a gun and a paper bag?
Read More
You can cry your heart out
As the city emerges from the world’s longest lockdown, it’s a miracle that there are still songwriters with a trace of optimism and students keen to learn the art of putting thoughts and feelings to music.
Read More
Once a satirist, always a satirist
Cartoonist Michael Leunig was apparently recently axed from The Age for making an anti-vax jibe at the state government for its handling of the pandemic.
Read More
Passionate about travel
It could take a while before the pleasure of overseas travel beats the uncertainties of permits, vaccination passports, quarantine, bubbles and ticketing complications but don’t give up.
Read More
Art hot spot for the ‘hood
There’s a stretch along Victoria St, West Melbourne, where artists, known and unknown, have been at work during the pandemic.
Read More
Locals back the park at Flemington
The rose garden at Flemington Racecourse might be closed to the public but the pig face is blooming near the wetlands and locals are taking advantage of the setting.
Read More