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Arts, Culture & Lifestyle

Recent Articles - Arts, Culture & Lifestyle

Annual UFO Meeting at Highlands Hall for Yea Yakkers

By Alexandra Newspapers | June 7, 2026

LAST weekend saw the Yea Yakker’s annual UnFinished Objects (UFO) Meeting at the Highlands Hall. Running across both Saturday and Sunday, the event is in...

Family history book donated to library

By Alexandra Newspapers | May 29, 2026

ON Friday, May 15, Shereen Thomas was delighted to donate a book abut her family history to the Alexandra Library. The book, titled Home Before...

Local arts project on display

By Alexandra Newspapers | May 27, 2026

LOCAL musician, Steve Paix premieres his new comedy, Mr. Pres!!!!! The Fake Musical at 2pm on Sunday, June 21 at Memo Healesville. With a cast...

‘The Beanie Song’ for the Alexandra Beanie and Fibre Festival

By Alexandra Newspapers | May 14, 2026

ALEXANDRA'S Ukulele Heaven is hosting longtime favourite of the music scene, Bruce Watson, to teach his hilarious The Beanie Song, at the upcoming Alexandra Beanie...

HIGHBALL Coffee and Cars was held for the fourth time at Erindale, between Buxton and Taggerty, on Sunday, April 19

A celebration of cars at the height of autumn

By Alexandra Newspapers | April 22, 2026

HIGHBALL Coffee and Cars was held for the fourth time at Erindale, between Buxton and Taggerty, on Sunday, April 19. The property is well known...

The plan to draw cyclists to Murrindindi Shire

By Alexandra Newspapers | April 16, 2026

CYCLING is a major drawcard for the Murrindindi area, with extensive trails and majestic scenery such as Lake Eildon, the Cathedral Ranges and the Great...

Longwood bushfire flower display at Melbourne Flower Show

By Alexandra Newspapers | April 8, 2026

RED Earth Bulbs put together a reflective display centred around the Longwood bushfires of January at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in March,...

Beautiful quilts for Darlingford residents

By Alexandra Newspapers | April 8, 2026

THIRTY residents at Eildon’s Darlingford Nursing Home are the proud owners of exquisite lap quilts created and donated by two extraordinarily talented and generous Melbourne...

Heartfelt mosaics brighten fire recovery from Taggerty

By Alexandra Newspapers | April 3, 2026

IN Taggerty, a small group of local artists are piecing together a simple but powerful response to the recent fires that touched communities across the...