Eva Rendina

By Eva RendinaRMIT student journalist


Characterised by its lively and folky feel, Klezmer music will definitely make you want to get up and dance. 


It is the music of the Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews, used primarily as celebration music for events like weddings, and it is the music played by Ostralishe Kapelye – translated from Yiddish to mean Australian Klezmer Band.


The brass quartet comprises four members; Rohan on the tuba, Haley playing Clarinet, Eli on the trombone, and Gergő p...

23 September 2025



With 128 Members of Parliament, there are 128 different stories about the pathways that MPs travelled to get them where they are today.

Both regional and metropolitan members have come from a range of diverse backgrounds before finding the ways in which they could best represent their communities in politics.
It reflects Victoria’s ever-changing political landscape, and myriad voices that contribute to it.
Gary Maas, Labor Member for Narre Warren South, did not sta...

When we think of drought, we think of barren, dry lands.
We think of starving, emaciated livestock.
We think of heat, scorching and destructive.
And whilst these factors do have some truth, we tend to forget the work and the humanity behind keeping farms running during drought.
We forget the organisation in getting through a drought and keeping the land and livestock alive.
Ken Hole is a cattle farmer from Modewarre, Victoria. He has lived through three droughts and says that preparation, commun...

By Eva Rendina (RMIT journalism student)


The Melton Suburban University Study Hub is officially open for students to use, after its recent September launch.


Located in the Melton Library and Learning Hub, it is one of the fifteen hubs nationally funded under the Australian Government’s $66.9 million University Study Hubs Program.


The hub offers a quiet study space, with fast-working Wi-Fi, onsite support to connect students with their home university, and onsite academic support.


It...

Social media and a rise in second-hand shopping could be the reason. However, it more likely comes down to Melbourne’s cultural diversity in shaping the way that we dress or consume fashion. “I think one of the ways that we can try and overcome that is through collaboration. But sometimes, even doing that can be really tricky to ensure that it’s mutually beneficial and to ensure that the money is going to the right people,” she said. “[The keffiyeh] is becoming kind of something that people are...