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    Westside Open Studios – how Hobsons Bay Youth Services put young musicians on the map

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    A stacked lineup of homegrown talent takes over Newport’s Substation in December as Westside Open Studios celebrates its first year of monthly studio sessions.
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    Your favourite scene? It didn’t survive the adaptation

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    By Qaima Chatha “The book was better.” It’s the phrase that haunts every screenwriter, director, and producer. And the readers who pause the movie every...
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    Screens – December 2025

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    This month's reviews are Nuremberg, The Golden Spurtle, The History of Sound, Song Sung Blue, and Hamnet.
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    A fresh start in Altona for indie filmmaker Nathan Hill

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    Independent filmmaker Nathan Hill discusses his processes, career and latest release, Alien Love.
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    Spontaneous screening of North Korea doco at Footscray DIY venue after drain rave gets flooded out

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    The documentary, North Korea’s God Problem, explores the fate of spiritual shamans in North Korea.
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    Recommended reading – December 25

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    This month, reviews are for House Of Day, House Of Night, The Last Ember: The Aerimander Chornicale Book 1, How Do I Feel Today?, We Saw What You Started, and True South.
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    Whimsical tales from a Williamstown children’s author

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    By Hazel Lekkas A cardinal rule of writing is to write about what you know. What does Heidi James, long-time resident of the west’s oldest bayside...
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    An African Australian mother’s mission to ‘culture keep’ through children books

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    Teah Mogae is a mother, storyteller, and creator on a mission to keep her culture alive.

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