Artist takes minister for prize ride to the polo NEVER one to miss an opportunity to make fun (and make a point) of those he sees as benefitting from the public purse, Seaford artist Tony Sowersby has chosen Foreign Minister Julie Bishop as the subject of his entry in this year’s Bald Archy Prize. Billed as “the art that laughs at art’s lighter side” the Bald Archy Prize “provides artists of all styles and standards with a genuine opportunity, ranging from the hilarious to the bizarrely vulgar, to create portrait paintings of humour, dark satire, light comedy or caricature”. Sowersby, who regularly wryly comments on public affairs through his art, says his entry is a “reworking of a cartoon that I put out during the latest (but not the last) politicians' rorts scandal”. He sees his work depicting Ms Bishop astride a polo horse as a “statement”. His caption reads: “Hey, I’m working here.” “Our Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was heavily criticised, in my opinion unfairly, for attending [a previous annual] Portsea polo event at the expense of the taxpayers,” Sowersby says. “I mean, the Mornington Peninsula is 3500 kilometres from her electorate in Perth, and she was drinking French champagne, and she was wearing German clothes, and
On target: National Rifle Competition winners Cadet Sergeant Franco Aucamp, leftm ex-Cadet Warrant Officer Travis Rozario and Cadet Under Officer Joel Cooper show off their trophies.
Cadets enjoy the high life
the car park was full of European vehicles, and her boyfriend [former Mornington Peninsula pharmacist David Panton] is a Victorian. “It all sounds like Foreign Affairs to me.” The Bald Archy Prize is said to be
judged by a sulphur-crested cockatoo named Maude and has its basis in the irreverent, larrikin Australian comic comment. This year’s winner of the $10,000 prize will be announced in Sydney in July. Keith Platt
TRAINING weekends, bivouacs, flying training, rifle training and social functions are some of the interesting training activities undertaken by Air Force Cadets in Frankston. Cadets in the 406 Squadron, based at 35 Robinsons Rd, Frankston South, meet for three hours on Wednesday afternoons during school terms. Their motto is unity is strength. The Australian Air Force Cadets celebrated their 75th anniversary last year and have a vision of reaching 10,000 cadets throughout Australia by 2020. They are looking for young, enthusiastic people to join them. The Air Force Cadets emerged from the pilot training school at RAAF Base Point Cook in 1941. The then Air Training Corps evolved into the RAAF as we know it today. The youth development organisation has a vision of being the premier airminded youth organisation in Australia. An open day was held last week, but those interested are still welcome to visit the base to see and experience
first-hand what the cadets do. The first training night is on Wednesday 8 February, 6.30pm. Cadets must be aged 13-18 years, but they may stay with the Australian Air Force as cadets until their 20th birthday. They must be Australian citizens or have permanent residential status and be medically fit. Cadets who received 2016 achievements awards include Cadet Warrant Officer Travis Rozario, who was named Victorian Air Force cadets - Cadet of the Year. He was also Victorian RSL Cadet of the Year, captained the champion Victorian team in the national rifle competition, and was accepted to join the Air Force in the January intake. Cadet Under Officer Joel Cooper was a team member in the National Rifle Competition champion team alongside Cadet Sergeant Franco Aucamp. Prospective cadets can visit the Australian Air Force Cadets Facebook page.
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Frankston Times 6 February 2017
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