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    Recommended reading – March 26

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    Books reviewed this month are How to Free a Jinn and The Adventuress of Albany.
    Entertainment

    Screens – March 26

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    Films reviewed this month are The Bride, The Moment, The Voice of Hind Rajab and Project Hail Mary.
    Arts

    ‘Love of country’ wins the Wyndham Art Prize 

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    Gail Harradine, a Wotjobaluk, Jadawadjali, Djubagalk painter, photographer and printmaker won first prize at the Wyndhame Art Prize.
    Arts

    Local designer and her ‘Sunshine Bags’ feature at NGV alongside Westwood / Kawakubo

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    Olive Gilbert's ‘Sunshine Bags’, were developed with Brimgank City Council and are inspired by the Sunshine neighbourhood.
    E-Gen

    Bans on social media don’t address the underlying issues facing young people

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    Are governments increasingly choosing to ban ‘the internet’ rather than face the difficult conversations happening online?
    E-Gen

    Too much on your mind? Get it out on paper!

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    Feeling overwhelmed? Learn how journaling can make a real difference in processing emotions and improving your mental health.
    E-Gen

    When the Maribyrnong river rose the system failed. Has anything changed? 

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    Explore whether enough is being done to prevent another flood in Melbourne after the devastation of the Maribyrnong River disaster.
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    Westie Crossword – March 26

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    Eliesha Rae's clever crossword sprinkled with local clues.

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