Bizarre claims at anti-vaxx protest Anti-vaxxer’s protested outside Greg Hunts electoral office in Somerville on Saturday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Wayne Taylor
Politics by Frances Vinall and Brendan Rees 27th Feb 2021 4:08 PM A group of anti-vaccination protesters gathered at Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt s office in Victoria on Saturday to rally against the country s rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. The group made speeches on a small platform in front of a liquorland in Somerville, on the Mornington Peninsula, in Mr Hunt s electorate of Flinders. The rally was met by a heavy police presence including members of the Public Order Response Team, mounted branch, dog squad and local officers.
Virginia Children’s Theatre touring Roanoke in search of talent
Actors in grades K-12 are encouraged to attend
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ROANOKE, Va. – The Virginia Children’s Theatre is looking for little stars in its first-ever traveling talent search.
The theatre will host auditions at four area libraries looking for kids to cast in three upcoming productions, including Mary Poppins Jr.
Actors in grades K-12 are encouraged to attend and you do not have to prepare anything to perform in advance.
VTC staff will teach participants a short song.
“At VCT we believe that theatre skills are skills for life and theatre skills are life skills, so we’re teaching multiple different things and we’re educating while we’re producing top notch theatre, so this is a great opportunity for students to be creative and have a creative outlet especially during a time like right now,” said Brett Roden, VTC, Producing Artistic Director.
What to do and eat in Whangārei
27 Feb, 2021 06:00 PM
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Eke out the last days of summer with a visit to the winterless north.
Saturday mornings are for the Whangārei Growers Markets. The first of its kind in New Zealand (the markets were established in 1998), these markets are thriving with more than 100 regular stalls, but you have to be out of bed with the early birds to get the good produce. Later than 8am and you ll probably miss out on the good tomatoes and eggs. Also on offer are nuts, oils, native seedlings, fruit and vege, meat, fish and dairy. You ll find them on Water St.
By Alexa Rodriguez
Feb 26, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing relationships in a way that most couples have never experienced as they juggle the stresses of being stuck at home, working and helping their children attend virtual classes. The pandemic has made it really hard because you are being so forced to be together in ways you aren t used to having depend on each other. It is definitely bringing out different characteristics that people might not be used to encountering in their partner, Valerie Goss, a marriage and family therapist in Los Altos, California, told TMRW.
Goss said she s received more messages over the past year from couples who want to start therapy, figure out how to be better partners and/or determine whether it s time to end their relationship. Before starting couples therapy, experts say there are five key things couples should know that will contribute to their success.