First Test November 21-25 at the Gabba

November 1, Tina Arena, singer, 42; November 4, Curtis Stone, chef, 34; November 7, Mark Philippoussis, 33, tennis player; November 10, Chris Lilley, comedian, 35; November 12 Radha Mitchell, actor, 36; November 17, Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read, former criminal, 55; November 17, Kate Ceberano, 43, singer; November 23, Merv Hughes,..read more

Something for everyone this month, starting with the annual moustache drive for men's health, Movember. Melbourne Cup Day (November 3) breaks the mid-year public holiday drought and Remembrance Day (November 11) gives us a chance to pause and reflect. You can see the Festival of Jewish Cinema (from November 12-29)..read more

IT WAS a year with a welcome arrival and a tragic departure. Vladimir Ashkenazy, who becomes the Sydney Symphony's principal conductor and artistic adviser next year, returned in November for another single-composer festival (Elgar) and coaxed from the orchestra its best playing as well as an outstanding performance of the..read more

IT was a missed meeting with a friend that led to Simon Marlan wandering around Blackbutt Reserve on an afternoon in November.