British University students have uncovered the horrors of Ogaden, Africa, almost by accident. “Silent Cry” the grassroots documentary production by students Abdallah Abdi, Ahmed Abdalle, and Abdi-Shukri Omar shows a harrowing portrayal of the victims from the Ogaden region.

It was screened on the 6th of February at Melbourne University to a capacity crowd, making it the 26th city to view this first-hand account.

The Lentil as Anything pay-as-you feel, not-for-profit restaurant concept has been a growing ‘business’ in Melbourne for over a decade and this unconventional enterprise has now been documented in a three-part series for the Secrets and Lives productions currently being showcased on SBS this month. The Naked Lentil, directed by Greg Williams and produced by Kylie Bryant, is a candid exposition of how this unique restaurant has operated over the past years, with no holds barred in the final cut.

(Photo. Left: Greg Williams right: Shanaka Fernando)
 

The annual Sudanese Australia interstate basketball tournament happened in Sydney from the 19-20 December. As this tournament was making headlines in Australia, an ex-player, Ater Majok, who actually used to come and train in Fitzroy, has made international headlines including in the New York Times and many other U.S publications, as he has made his debut in the United States College Basketball playing for the University of Connecticut.

 
Blackened, charred trees, a church on the verge of collapse and temporary housing scattered along the vast landscape are all remnants of the Kinglake bushfire that ravaged the region just over nine months ago.
However, in an act of healing and revegetation, a tree-planting ceremony took place in the centre of town on the 29th of November that was organised by the GreenFaith Australia ‘Walking Humbly’ tour and was also one of the many places visited by the participants.