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Beach goers at Mornington beach earlier this week.

I’m in the viral beach cabana video and I’m not ashamed, even if I set up early and leave it empty

Throw shade all you like. I am one of those annoying cabana owners, and I’m happy to be on the beach and out of the hot sun.

  • Cara Waters

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My anti-Cassandra acquaintance fills me with hope for the coming year

Every time I meet Paul on the beach, he warns me of a new coming travail that will doom the world. Happily, he is never right.

  • Anson Cameron
Splendour in the Grass was cancelled in a tough year for Australian music festivals.

Splendour may be cancelled, but you can still get your groove on

From parks to pubs, there are plenty of places you can enjoy music this summer without needing to bring a tent.

  • Nell Geraets
Deadheading flowers encourages energy to be directed towards growing new blooms.

Four ways to tend to the garden you’ve been ignoring all year so far

Mid-summer may not be a peak period for gardening, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t small ways to make a difference.

  • Megan Backhouse
Australian Open food prices

$120 for lunch? Fans stunned by Australian Open food prices

With beer at $15 a can and pizza slices for $20, tennis fans should be ready to fork out big on food and drink – or follow the wisdom of some clever families: BYO.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Cabanas line Safety Beach from end-to-end on Saturday, January 11.

Why the beach wars are hotter than ever this summer

From cabanas to jet-skis, off-leash dogs and loud music, it seems everybody has an opinion on beach behaviour. With soaring beach visitor numbers, experts say we are facing a known phenomenon: the “tragedy of the commons”.

  • Sophie Aubrey
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Applying mulch to your garden before you take off will stop the sun baking the soil surface.

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.

  • Megan Backhouse
Merry Christmas to everyone except the mosquito terrorising me every night.

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.

  • 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.

  • Anson Cameron
“Weather conditions have been perfect for them to be able to breed.”

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.

  • Bhavya Vemulapalli