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Prince Philip dies: old-school European aristocrat and dedicated royal consort

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS has ended

ARTS TOURISM

THE CUCKOO RESTAURANT [Closes its doors for Good]

ARTS TOURISM

PUFFING BILLY (all aboard)

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FUSE festival – Paradise Lots performance in rooftop carpark

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BIOGRAPHIES

DOUG PARKINSON (30 October 1946 – 15 March 2021)

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Kathleen Folbigg’s children likely died of natural causes, not murder. Here’s...

Guest Author - March 6, 2021 5:30 am 0

CITY OF PORT PHILLIP

(Re)new approach to Fitzroy Street launches

Mick Pacholli - March 3, 2021 6:49 pm 0

Vale Michael Solomon Gudinski | 22 August 1952 – 02 March...

Mick Pacholli - March 2, 2021 11:33 am 0

ART SHOWS/GALLERIES

Exhibitions now open

Mick Pacholli - February 20, 2021 10:27 pm 0

ART/CULTURE FEATURES

Bayside Local exhibiting until 7 March

Mick Pacholli - February 20, 2021 10:10 pm 0

POLITICS/SOCIETY

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As Australia’s vaccination bungle becomes clear, Morrison’s political pain is only...

Guest Author - April 13, 2021 5:15 am 0

Picture: Mick Tsikas/AAP Among many surprising things about 2020 was how a novel coronavirus drove an equally novel upending of Australia’s political orthodoxy. The hackneyed...

There’s a long and devastating history behind the proposal for a...

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS April 12, 2021 5:30 am

With the government on the ropes, Anthony Albanese has a fighting...

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS April 9, 2021 5:00 am

New research documents the severity of LGBTQA+ conversion practices — and...

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS April 8, 2021 5:30 am

How will our bodies be put back together? What about those...

ART/CULTURE FEATURES April 4, 2021 5:15 am

THE SPRINKLER

A Winter’s Tale March 8, 2021 9:36 am
A Winter’s Tale by Melb Shakespeare Co. @ Central Park, MalvDog THEATRE IS BACK, BAYBAYYYY… and so is I, aka Sam The Review Guy. Last week the legends at Melb Shakespeare… The post A Winter’s Tale appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
KIRSTEN – MURDER & REHAB October 31, 2020 5:25 am
This is KD. She grew up on a small cattle farm in Mackay with a pet pig called Pricilla and spent her days selling moo-poo by the Bruce Highway, driving… The post KIRSTEN – MURDER & REHAB appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
30 OCT – 1 NOV October 29, 2020 11:35 am
Sh*t is open @AllOverTown – let us rejoice for Melburnians fckn deserve to party it up Babies @Home – grew tf up and can pretty much drive now honestly didn’t see that… The post 30 OCT – 1 NOV appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
KAREN – PUBERTY BLUES October 29, 2020 9:24 am
This is Karen. She… OMG you’re a Karen I’M NOT WORTHY It’s true, we are the best. Karens sort out the incorrect restaurant bills and fight for suburban injustices. We… The post KAREN – PUBERTY BLUES appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
NUTTEA October 29, 2020 4:04 am
Here’s the tea (lol good one @me)… NUTTEA just opened their flagship Aussie store (they’re the bebs behind bubble tea) and are bringing Melb their spesh nut-based mylky dranks which… The post NUTTEA appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
FANGING IT October 22, 2020 11:05 am
At the risk of being ENTIRELY OFF BRAND Sprink doth telleth ye the tale of how she cameth trapped in a distant land. A land where dancing is banned, tourists don’t exist… The post FANGING IT appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
LOCKDOWN 2.0 October 15, 2020 1:46 am
This year can eat a security guard’s D. These unprecedented times, this bin-fire year, blah blah *overused description*, 2Y2N0 feels like #FreeBritney movement – never ending. I’d like to take you on a… The post LOCKDOWN 2.0 appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
WORLD’S DEADLIEST THIGHS October 10, 2020 12:37 am
This is Kortney. Born in the US of yAy, she toured Aus in 2012 where she was paid to wrestle men and choke them with her legs which are better… The post WORLD’S DEADLIEST THIGHS appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
TONKA AT HOME June 23, 2020 8:35 am
The Sprink doesn’t like to cook at the worst of times. At the best of times she also doesn’t want to cook. What with errything being covid-close-ed, our fair hero… The post TONKA AT HOME appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink
SURVIVING ISO May 27, 2020 1:58 am
While scrolling Insta by the fire as she was being hand-fed Nutella on Cape Seed Loaf by her glorious ginger Introvert The Sprink cracked the iso code within 4hrs of… The post SURVIVING ISO appeared first on The Sprinkler.
The Sprink

TAGG MAGG

THE CUCKOO RESTAURANT [Closes its doors for Good]

ARTS TOURISM March 31, 2021 9:11 am

PUFFING BILLY (all aboard)

ARTS TOURISM March 30, 2021 5:52 pm

City Sessions are coming to Live at the Bowl

ART/CULTURE FEATURES March 22, 2021 12:59 am

FUSE festival – Paradise Lots performance in rooftop carpark

LOCAL COUNCIL NEWS March 22, 2021 12:41 am

New additions to 2021 Meadow lineup: Private Function, Prequel, King Stingray,...

GIG GUIDE March 21, 2021 5:22 pm

CHARITIES

ART/CULTURE FEATURES

Permission To Shine opens with Big Prizes and announces First Judges!

Caroline Knaggs - June 10, 2020 8:15 pm 0

Play It Forward, together with Dr Jonathon Welch AM, is thrilled to announce that round one of Permission to Shine is open. This online...

Moonee Valley Racing Club – Online Charity Auction

CHARITIES/CAUSES October 25, 2019 12:32 pm

BIG LOVE LIGHT WALK RADIATES THE STREETS OF MELBOURNE

CHARITY October 9, 2019 1:25 pm

Grace Knight from Eurogliders joins the Choir of Hard Knocks at...

ART/CULTURE FEATURES May 20, 2019 6:12 pm

Don’t miss the Choir of Hard Knocks in Joyful! Joyful! Deakin...

BENEFIT CONCERTS November 26, 2018 8:34 am

POLITICALLY SPEAKING

As Australia’s vaccination bungle becomes clear, Morrison’s political pain is only just beginning

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS Guest Author - April 13, 2021 5:15 am

With the government on the ropes, Anthony Albanese has a fighting chance

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS Guest Author - April 9, 2021 5:00 am

View from The Hill: Morrison should appoint stand-alone minister for women and boot Andrew Laming to crossbench

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS Guest Author - March 30, 2021 5:15 am

Grattan on Monday: The worst is not over in the crisis tearing at Scott Morrison’s government

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS Guest Author - March 29, 2021 5:00 am

If 80% of Australians care about climate action, why don’t they vote like it?

CLIMATE CHANGE Guest Author - March 26, 2021 5:15 am

‘What are you afraid of ScoMo?’: Australian women are angry — and the Morrison government needs to listen

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS Guest Author - March 17, 2021 5:15 am

INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

ART/CULTURE FEATURES

MUMA – Dale Harding: Through a Lens of Visitation

Mick Pacholli - March 29, 2021 6:33 pm 0

A descendant of the Bidjara, Ghungalu and Garingbal peoples of central Queensland, Dale Harding’s multilayered practice political with a focus on family, community and...

Bighouse Dreaming in the spotlight for YIRRAMBOI 2021

INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS March 21, 2021 6:24 pm

‘Destruction by a thousand cuts’: the relentless threat mining poses to...

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS February 26, 2021 5:00 am

GAMBLING

Most community bids to block pokies fail – the law is...

Guest Author - April 3, 2020 5:52 am 0

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS

Picture: David Moir/AAP Most Australians know you never end up winning on the pokies. What Australians might not know is that the odds of winning...

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

For now, the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. But at what...

Guest Author - February 12, 2021 5:15 am 0

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS

Picture: Koji Sasahara/AP/AAP With COVID-19 still running rampant in many parts of the world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has prepared “playbooks” for the Tokyo...

LBTGQI

New research documents the severity of LGBTQA+ conversion practices — and...

Guest Author - April 8, 2021 5:30 am 0

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS

Picture: Shuttlestock New research reveals the harms of religion-based LGBTQA+ conversion practices are more severe than previously thought. People who have been harmed by attempts...

WOMENS BUSINESS

Sunday essay: Sex, power and anger — a history of feminist...

Guest Author - March 28, 2021 5:30 am 0

ART/CULTURE FEATURES

Picture: NLA/AAP(various) Rage and roar are two words commonly used to describe the events of Monday 15 March, when tens of thousands joined the March4Justice:...

MENS BUSINESS

‘What are you afraid of ScoMo?’: Australian women are angry —...

Guest Author - March 17, 2021 5:15 am 0

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS

Picture: AAP Image/Dave Hunt Thousands of women are gathering in cities across the country, angry about the allegations of rape, sexual abuse and harassment emerging...

SENIORS BUSINESS

Granny’s on Instagram! In the COVID-19 era, older adults see time...

Guest Author - December 22, 2020 5:00 am 0

CONTRIBUTORS/BLOGGERS

Many older adults are learning new digital skills to help them socialize virtually. Eva-Katalin/Getty Images Time in the era of COVID-19 has taken on new...

COMMUNITY

No, Twitter is not censoring Donald Trump. Free speech is not...

Guest Author - January 14, 2021 5:30 am 0

COMMUNITY

Picture: Alex Brandon/AP The recent storming of the US Capitol has led a number of social media platforms to remove President Donald Trump’s account. In...

WELFARE

No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so...

Guest Author - December 19, 2020 5:30 am 0

BUSINESS/FINANCE

Image: Shuttlestock Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade in Auckland, asking for gold coin donations. Onlookers...

RELIGION

How will our bodies be put back together? What about those...

Guest Author - April 4, 2021 5:15 am 0

ART/CULTURE FEATURES

Picture: Stefan Lochner, Last Judgement, circa 1435. Wikimedia Commons Easter celebrates the Christian belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. In so doing, he overcame...

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