Summer in Victoria
How to make sure your garden survives your summer holiday
With a little forethought, your garden stands a much better chance of making it through your break unscathed.
- by Megan Backhouse
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Insects
The single most annoying sound of summer
The arrival of pleasant weather brings with it a far more sinister reality: the annual war against mosquitoes.
- by Thomas Mitchell
We were two blokes arguing over shade ownership. Who do you think won?
Other beachgoers looked on with a mix of delight and discomfort as the debate raged.
- by Anson Cameron
Why we don’t need to be worried by Melbourne’s swarms of black crickets
They’re in people’s clothes, covering train stations and even at the airport to greet Swifties – but the insect invasion won’t last.
- by Bhavya Vemulapalli
Victoria’s first heatwave of the summer is here
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued its first heatwave warning of the summer, as temperatures soar past 30 for the next three days.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Hospitals
Why Victorians are more likely to land in emergency this week
As Christmas ends, the summer holidays ring in new trends in hospital arrivals, with emergency departments bracing for a spike in heat, alcohol, surfing and gift-related ailments.
- by Aisha Dow
‘When the weird things come out’: Melbourne’s snorkelling secrets revealed
Many Melburnians imagine the warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef when they think of snorkelling, but there are spectacular options right on their doorstep.
- by Liam Mannix
Summertime, and the travelling is easier: International tourists surge back
If the sales of cute kangaroo and koala souvenirs are anything to go by, Victoria’s international arrivals are bouncing back from the pandemic-driven doldrums.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Unwind, get outside and listen to nature: Summer a time to reconnect and think bigger
The Age asked prominent Victorians to reveal their favourite places and activities of the summer holiday season. Today, newly elected Greens MP Aiv Puglielli shares his secret spots.
Tranquillity and massive bursts of activity: That’s summer
The Age asked prominent Victorians to reveal their favourite places and activities of the summer holiday season. Today, Opposition leader John Pesutto shares his secret spots.
Cooked prawns and Santa in shorts: An Irishman’s take on Victoria’s summer
The Age asked prominent Victorians to reveal their favourite places and activities of the summer holiday season. Today, Professor Alan Duffy, an astronomer at Swinburne University, shares his secret spots.
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