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28/02/2007 NEWS: Crowds at Sunbury Pop Festival 1974.

What we love about Sunbury

FAMOUS as the birth place of the Ashes and for hosting Australia’s answer to Woodstock in the ‘70s, Sunbury has come a long way. These days it’s more a wine mecca than a hippie haven.

Taste restaurant review: Massi

Honest and delicious without the fanfare

NO lights, no cameras, just cooking honest, delicious food. Massi is quietly delivering top-notch cooking at very reasonable prices, says Dan Stock.

Falls founder launches new music festival

Music festival is for the (little) kids

MELBOURNE has a new music festival on the event calendar, and this is one you do want to take your kids to.

A $100 hotdog set for launch ahead of Melbourne Food and Wine festival

World’s most expensive hot dog hits town

THE world’s most expensive hot dog has arrived in Melbourne, with foodies forced to part with a cool $100 to get a taste. So just what is so special about the Haute Dog?

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, speaks as Opposition Leader Bill Shorten listens at the leaders' debate at the National Press Club in Canberra, Sunday, May, 29, 2016. Australia will go to the polls on July 2, 2016 to elect a new prime minister after the Governor-General was asked to dissolve both houses of Parliament and call a full election.(AP Photo/Tracey Nearmy, Pool)

Anthems the pollies so desperately need

WHO has the Trump card when it comes to political campaign songs? Right now, nobody. Let Mikey Cahill spice up this insufferably long race with anthems for each leader.

Mum's Table

Winter’s best comfort foods

WHEN the wind is whipping and the sky is dripping we crave food with the comfort factor ramped up to 11. Here’s what chefs rate as winter’s best.

Peter Combe / Herald Sun Shoot

21 Things On In Victoria

21 Things On In Victoria May 28 onwards like Peter Combe, Barkly Barks, Chunky Move, Weekend Markets and more

Taste restaurant review - Char Dining, Balwyn

If this diner is your ‘local’ you’re lucky

THERE are hundreds of modest neighbourhood places that keep people living nearby happy. But there’s more to Char Dining than meets the eye, says Simon Plant.

School holiday guide September 2015: Redcoat soldiers at Sovereign Hill

What we love about Ballarat

BALLARAT has so much more to offer than panning for gold and eating way too many boiled raspberry drops from Brown’s Confectionery Factory.

Iconic painting comes to life in memes

MEET Whistler’s Mother — one of the world’s most famously parodied paintings — in hilarious memes, or see the real thing on display temorarily at the NGV.

505 Wine Room - Weekend review

Wine room pours all night long

REVIEW: Anchored by an impressive cellar, this Melbourne’s inner east newcomer invites us to enjoy wine from almost every grape-growing region in the world.

NICA Ciircus Grads - Sarah Gray in Pescado

21 Things On In Victoria

21 Things On In Victoria June 4 onwards like NICA, Emerge In The West, The Light In Winter and Weekend Markets, according to Mikey Cahill

Playgrounds - West

Why we love Point Cook

POINT Cook is just a quick trip over the Westgate to leafy streets, dotted with parks and playgrounds, where residents enjoy a unique family lifestyle that feels “like the country”.

Taste restaurant review - Oter, Flinders Lane

Is this Melbourne’s best new restaurant?

ANCHORED in European tradition yet defiantly modern, contemporary French restaurant Oter is firing in Flinders Lane, writes SIMON PLANT.

Weekend Cafe Review: Diplomat

A delightfully diplomatic cafe

REVIEW: THIS 80-seater eatery in Melbourne’s inner south perfectly straddles homely and hipster. Even the music — ranging from rap to easy listening — is egalitarian.

Eat St, Main St (and surrounds) Croydon

Croydon: why it’s on our menu

FINE food, great shopping and leafy neighbourhoods make Croydon one of Melbourne’s best suburbs. Find out here what the locals have known for years.

Supplied Editorial Heathers the Musical at the Sydney Opera House June 8-16. Picture: Supplied for BW event planner

21 Things On In Victoria

21 Things On In Victoria May 21 onwards like Heathers, Pasifika Showcase, Sleep at The ‘G and Weekend Markets, writes Mikey Cahill

WA Stand Together

Why ‘The Horses’ still makes our hearts race

IT’S the song that demands you sing along, marks Hawthorn Premierships and Melbourne Victory games, and never fails to trigger memories. Now it’s got a new legion of fans.