Saturday Breakfast host Alice Zaslavsky used to wonder why parents would take their children to dog parks. Now she visits dog parks with her daughter just hoping for the chance to throw a ball for an energetic pup or to feel the soft fur of an old dog in her hand.

Jacinta Parsons and Brian Nankervis are taking the party to Narre Warren in August, with guests Ella Hooper and Deb Conway added to the line-up. Book your ticket now before they sell out.

Triple Olympian Lisa Curry speaks to Brian Nankervis on Songs and Stories with great candour about an occasionally traumatic childhood, swimming as a means of escape and which song she reaches for when Curry Karaoke rolls around.

Get ready – Matt Preston’s taking over the enewsletter for his recipe series, Matt Preston’s Brunch at Home. He’ll be sharing the brunch recipes that he’d be cooking for his Saturday Mornings guests if they were joining him at home, instead of in the studio.

Over the next four weeks you’ll receive the enewsletter with your recipe on Friday – enough time to get you ready to have brunch with Matt and his Saturday Mornings guests.

There is so much to see at the Melbourne International Film Festival — it can be hard to choose. Afternoons film reviewer Thomas Caldwell has given us his top picks of the festival.

Sometimes getting to the supermarket and then actually cooking something can seem like far too much effort. We’ve put together five seriously easy meal ideas that taste great too.