The Local Paper. Eastern Suburbs Edition. Wed., Oct. 12, 2022

■ Manningham Council is hosting an information session on the proposed path along Taroona Ave between Heidelberg-Warrandyte Rd and Everard Drive.

The path will form part of Manningham Council’s Main Yarra Trail Extension Project to facilitate the safe movement of pedestrians and cyclists through the local area in all weather conditions.

The Taroona Avenue Path Community Information Session will provide community members an opportunity to meet with Council officers and discuss possible solutions for completing this missing section of the Main Yarra Trail along Taroona Avenue, said a Council representative.

The event will be held from

5pm-7pm on Wednesday, October 26, at the Warrandyte Community Hall, 8 Taroona Avenue, Warrandyte

Manningham Council is extending the Main Yarra Trail to provide a seamless connection from Warrandyte to the CBD

“The trail will benefit both pedestrians and cyclists by joining the Main Yarra Trail, Mullum Mullum Trail and other Trails together,” said a Council statement.

“The extension of the trail aims to deliver increased participation in physical activities such as walking and riding to school, shops and work.

“Linking the CBD to Warrandyte will also be a major drawcard for recreational cyclists

and tourists. The plan for this trail has evolved over 20 years and the remaining sections will be built in stages.

Manningham Mayor, C r Michelle Kleinert, said cyclists and pedestrians currently travel along informal and disconnected foot paths and arterial roads, whic h poses a safety risk.

“The Main Yarra Trail exten sion will provide a safe and con nected path for cyclist and pedes trians to enjoy.

“The Warrandyte Township is a major tourism and recreation des tination on the Yarra River on the edge of the Green Wedge. This trail extension will make it easier and more enjoyable for recreational cyclists and locals to access .”

DAVID ELLISON

Michelle Kleinert, Manningham Mayor

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■ The State Government’s Seniors Festival kicks off this week marking its 40th year celebrating the more than a million Victorians over 60.

wellbeing, with almost 3000 activities to be held across the state during October for older Victorians to enjoy with family and friends.

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Colin Brooks, Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, officially launched the festival at Federation Square, with seven hours of live music from the Orlando Combo Jazz Band, the Makepisi Acapella Choir, Dave Arden Band, Sally Ford and the Idiomatics, Spectrum as well as roving performers, dances and activities.

Seventy-nine local councils, businesses and community and cultural organisations will help deliver festival activities in every corner of the state, including concerts, dances, sport, the arts, history talks and tours, as well as a film festival showcasing classic and digitally restored films.

Just 45 days to go

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The Government has contributed $400,000 to support the festival and empower older Victorians to connect, socialise and improve their

This year’s theme ‘Takin’ it easy’ focuses on presenting accessible and comfortable spaces, both live and online, to ensure our seniors feel relaxed to participate and ease back into events.

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Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division. Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, October 12 Abdulrahman, Ali Al Musawi, Ali Al-Awady, Ali Alhamdani, Ali Almusawi, Ali Arabi, Hani Baleviani, Alexandra Barbour, Belinda Beddome, Laura Bignoux, Clarissa Theophania Bonafede, Dion Bowen, Matthew Brackley, Martin Caccamo, Anthony Campbell, Adam Charalambous, Andrew Chester, Frank Cummings, Herbert Dabab, Fedi Dacey, Nicole Lee Dallas, Stephanie Daniel, Geoffrey Dawson, Leigh James Daymond, Darren Robert Dean, David Deisis, Helen Dekker, Nathaniel Dilmamode, Abdallah Edwards, Kea El Rajab, Mahamed El Tawil, Ramzy Ellis, Peter Ellwood, Hayden Elrajab, Mahamed Elrajab, Mahamed Ewart, Edwina Ferraiolo, Francessco Fezollari, Isa Forster, Danielle Alison Gamble, Jason Georgiadis, Jarrett Gould, Darren Granieri's Fresh Produce Pty Ltd Gunter, Phillip Hands-Baker, David Hanna, Natasha Hassan, Abdullahi Heeray, Jaqueline Marion Holder, Ricky Jay Horan, Patrick Hormis, Volet Hronopoulos, Grigorios Hugo, George Jabir, Jabir Johnson, Joshua Kelly-O'brien, Shikera Khoder, Fadi Krstevski, Steven Lacey, Levi Lawranz, Dylan Lawson, Eric Mark Lazarov, Atanas Lemau, Michael Lewis, Mason Cameron Li, Rebecca Malceski, Itsie Marcon, Nick Massey, Rachael

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■ It is 45 days until the State Election on Saturday, November 26. Even fewer days until when pre-poll voting begins. If the LibsNationals don’t start landing a blow on Premier Daniel Andrews soon, it looks like being an absolute shellacking for the conservatives.

Bribery suggestion

■ Shadow Minister for Government Scrutiny, Louise Staley, says the Victorian Labor Party has been caught cheating electoral laws that could leave it open to charges of bribery with an unsigned and unauthorised political propaganda letter.

“Labor only admitted ownership of the letter after it was exposed,” says a Liberal media release. “The letter features a questionnaire and a video of Premier Daniel Andrews which purports to be a ‘study of Victorian voters’. The letter offers an inducement to view the propaganda telling recipient that ‘By completing this survey, you will be eligible for a $5 gift card’.”

Ms Staley says: Section 151 of the Electoral Act 2002 (Vic) states that:

(1) A person must not— (a) ask for, receive or obtain; or (b) offer to ask for, receive or obtain; or (c) agree to ask for, receive or obtain — any property or benefit of any kind, whether for the person or any other person, on an understanding that the person's election conduct will be in any manner influenced or affected

“The letter and “survey” with the link to a propaganda video is designed to influence a person’s vote,” Ms Staley said.

Administrator in political ad.

■ City of Whittlesea Chief Administrator Lydia Wilson took the unusual step of appearing in a political video promoting the Liberal candidate for Yan Yean, Richard Welch. Her bosses, the Andrews Labor Government, are unlikely to be amused.

Fiona’s promise

■ State Upper House politican Fiona Patten says that primary among her unfinished business is expanding access to abortion and family planning by stopping publicly funded denominational hospitals from denying people’s rights to these services.

“I commit, if I am fortunate enough to be re-elected, that in the first 100 days of a new parliamentary term I will introduce new legislation to broaden public health system access for abortion and contraception.

“It is change I am confident that we can achieve and will add to Reason’s record of establishing Safe Access Zones around abortion clinics,” Ms Patten said this week.

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Police continue to search for miss ing Springvale man Neil. The 71year-old was last seen on CCTV walking past 500 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley, at 12.51pm towards Waverley Road on September 2. Police and family have strong concerns for Neil’s welfare due to the cold weather and the length of time he has been missing. Extensive searches have been conducted of the surrounding area by local police and SES.

11 groups share $171,125

■ Eleven community groups will receive financial assistance towards their projects via Yarra Ranges Council’s 2022-23 Capital Development Grant Program

News every week

■ All editions of The Local Paper and Melbourne Observer have resumed weekly publication. Digital editions are published every Wednesday.

Print publications are currently on a fortnightly schedule, resuming to weekly frequency as soon as possible.

All advertiser accounts are adjusted so that they receive the full value of their print edition purchases.

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Public Order Response Team officers arrested a man after a ride-share car was stolen from Melbourne’s CBD on Tuesday morning, Oct. 4. Police were called following reports the Toyota Corolla was stolen from Elizabeth St about 1.45am. It is believed the driver left the parked car running when he went to quickly grab himself a coffee. When he returned, he saw a man open his car door, jump in and drive away. The victim was able to assist police and track the car providing updated information on the car’s location. The Airwing was also called in and located the car as it travelled outbound on the Monash Freeway. With overhead assistance from the Airwing, police units on the ground moved in as the car speed through a number of streets surrounding Brandon Park Shopping Centre. Public Order Response Unit officers arrested the man without incident when he drove into the driveway of a home in Cappella Ct, Glen Waverley. The 25-year-old man from Clyde North is currently assisting police with their enquiries.

A total of $171,125 was awarded, helping sports and recreation clubs carry out projects that will improve and benefit not just themselves but the wider community.

Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Jim Child, said that all projects outlined in this round of funding would bring significant positive benefits to their local communities. The 11 successful applicants and their projects are:

■ $28,000 – Lilydale BMX Club – Lilydale BMX Club Path Upgrade (Total project value $58,000)

■ $12,500 – Melbourne Radio Control Circuit Racers – Rostrum Upgrade Extension ($27,932)

■ $17,500 – Healesville Bowling Club – Heritage Club House Restoration ($42,100)

■ $5,000 – Macclesfield Adult Riding Club –Macclesfield Arena Upgrade ($10,163)

■ $18,000 – Upper Yarra Adult Riding Club

– Wesburn Park Equestrian Arena Surface (Total project value $39,600)

■ $15,500 – Ferny Creek Tennis Club – Bathroom Facility Improvement ($31,215)

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■ $18,000 – Hoddles Creek Cricket Club

Cricket Nets Upgrade ($64,080)

■ $15,000 – Lilydale Montrose United Soccer Club – Bathroom Updated 2022 ($58,245)

■ $6625 – Hilltop Recreation Association –Olinda Recreation Reserve Goal Post Upgrade ($13,250)

■ $11,000 – Lilydale Junior Football Club Netting Behind Goals at Gateway Reserve ($25,170)

■ $25,000 –Monbulk Recreation Reserve Development Group – Netball Courts-Cricket Net Alfresco Finishing Touches ($70,380)

Gliders found in forests

■ Some 66 citizen scientists found 60 endangered Greater Gliders in forest slated for logging across Victoria on Sunday night, Oct. 2.

Surveys were carried out in 12 current or proposed logging coupes across the state, from Wombat , to Toolangi , to Colquhuon Forest in East Gippsland

Sue McKinnon, President of Kinglake Friends of the Forest, said: “This is a massive community effort to protect our native wildlife from extinction. “It is shocking that this work is left up to community members. Making sure that endangered species habitat isn’t logged should be the job of government.”

Blew .225, say Police

■ A driver was found to be more than five times over the limit after he crashed has car in Oakleigh East on Wednesday evening, Sep. 28.

Officers were called to Carmichael Rd about 7.35pm after reports a blue Toyota sedan had taken a corner too fast and crashed into a pole.

The impact caused serious damage to the car which was towed from the scene.

Police spoke to the driver, a 33-year-old man from Malvern East, who underwent a preliminary breath test at the scene.

He then underwent an evidentiary test and returned an alleged result of 0.255.

His licence was immediately suspended, and he is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving and other traffic offences.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that can assist investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Impound on Monash

■ Officers from the Heavy Vehicle Unit impounded a car which was allegedly travelling at high speed along the Monash Freeway on Sunday, September 25.

Police detected the car travelling at an alleged 157kmh on the Monash Freeway at Dandenong about 1.50pm.

The car was intercepted and the driver, a 25-year-old man from Campbellfield, was spoken to.

He has had his car impounded for a period of 30 days and he has incurred impound costs $1006.

He is expected to be charged on summons for traffic offences including exceed speed limit and speed dangerous.

Eumemmerring fatal

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Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Christopher Mennillo. The 45-year-old is wanted on warrants in relation to theft and burglary offences. He is known to frequent the Melbourne CBD.

Police are appealing for public as sistance to help locate Rowan Proctor. The 46 year-old is wanted on warrant for assault-related offences. He is known to frequent the Longwarry, Warragul, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Prahran, St Kilda, Rowville and Box Hill areas. Investigators have released an image of Proctor in the hope someone may have information on his current whereabouts.

She said that under laws recently passed by the Victorian State Government citizen scientists undertaking surveys in logging coupes will soon face harsh penalties.

New courts at Yarra Bend

■ Netballers in Melbourne now have access to new courts as the State Government improves opportunities for women and girls to get active.

Rps Spence, Minister for Community Sport, officially opened the new Yarra Bend Park Netball Centre, fully funded through an $8 million investment from the Government’s Opportunities in Victorian Parks initiative.

The pavilion has been named the Fiona Richardson Pavilion in honor of the former Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and local State Member for Northcote. Fiona served from 2006-2017, until her passing in 2017.

The new courts are complete with competition-grade lighting, bike racks, newly landscaped areas, pathways and increased parking.

The courts will be available for school and public use outside training and competition hours, with one of the courts also line-marked for basketball. Ms Spence said“Netball is booming, and this new venue ticks all the boxes when it comes to catering for growing demand. It is fitting to name the pavilion after my former colleague Fiona Richardson who had a vision for this facility to provide a focus for women’s sport and for netball in this community.”

■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred in Eumemmerring on Thursday morning, Sep. 29.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Waygara and Olive Sts about 9.05am after reports of a collision involving a cyclist and car.

The car driver stopped at the scene and rendered assistance.

On arrival Police located a male cyclist and started CPR until ambulance crews arrived.

The cyclist, a 71-year-old Eumemmerring man was transported to hospital where he later died.

Investigations into the exact circumstances surrounding the collision remain ongoing.

Melb. Cup in Yea

■ Last Thursady (Oct. 6) heralded the visit of the 2022 Melbourne Cup to Yea as part of its 24-stop tour around Australia

The Cup spent most of the day and night at the Yea Shire Hall where the general public could visit between 1pm and 2pm.

From 10am, students from the three schools in the district - Yea Primary, Sacred Heart Primary and Yea High school - visited the Melbourne Cup and its entourage, which will include former Chief Racing Steward, Des Gleeson. In the evening Yea Racing, Yea Rotary and Yea Wetlands hosted a sold-out event to welcome the Cup to Yea.

The Melbourne Cup is celebrated in Yea annually with the running of the Sister Olive Handicap over 3000 metres,, to commemorate the then three-year-old filly’s win in the 1921 Cup.

Rowan Proctor.

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● ● Citizen scientists at Toolangi. Contributed.

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■ The Victorian Government has failed to deliver the Sandbelt Open Space - Chain of Parks despite promising $25 million at the election four years ago, says Kingston City Council.

Kingston Council is calling on on Environment Minister Lily D’Ambosio to take urgent action to live up to that promise before the November 26 election.

Kingston Mayor Cr Steve Staikos said the Council and the community were delighted when the Andrews Government promised $25 million to purchase the remaining land for the long-awaited Chain of Parks on November 5, 2018.

“A re-elected Labor Government will deliver a 355-hectare chain of parks from Warrigal Rd in Moorabbin to Braeside Park in Dingley Village, with walking and bike trails and adventure play areas for local kids.”

“Sadly, four years have passed, and we are yet to see what was promised to our community,” Cr Staikos said.

“Council has done its part to make the plan a reality by investing millions at Council-owned parks such as Spring Road Reserve in Dingley Village, Heatherton Park in Clayton South, Elder Street South Reserve in Clarinda and the soon to be opened Victory Road Reserve in Clayton South – now we need the State Government to do their bit.”

Karkarook Ward Councillor Hadi Saab said that instead of cel-

promises’

ebrating the Chain of Parks, the community has instead endured years of disappointments and setbacks.

“Instead of creating promised new parklands and protecting the Green Wedge for the community to enjoy, this government has instead extended a concrete crushing facility to remain operating in Kingston’s fragile Green Wedge for an extra decade to 2033,” Cr Saab said.

The Council has also been eagerly awaiting the release of the Victorian Government’s “Planning for Melbourne's green wedges and agricultural land” policy to permanently protect the green wedges against overdevelopment.

These planning system reforms are vital to strengthen controls to enhance and protect the Green Wedges as promised by the Andrews Government on November 4, 2018.

“A re-elected Andrews Labor Government will permanently tighten controls to better protect Melbourne’s green wedges against over development, with the protections enshrined in legislation.”

Chicquita Ward Councillor Tracey Davies also highlighted Kingston Council’s deep concerns about the future of the Delta Site, that was identified in the Victorian Planning Scheme as core Chain of Parks parkland in 1994, was reinforced in the Kingston Green Wedge plan in 2012 and included in the Chain of Parks Masterplan in 2020.

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Warrants for drugs

■ Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad on Thursday, Sep. 29, arrested four people following the seizure of 50 kilograms of pseudoephedrine which had been imported into Melbourne via airfreight.

Victoria Police and the Australian Border Force began a joint investigation, after a detection of the border-controlled precursor on September 23, which was concealed within a consignment that had been imported from India.

Victoria Police Detectives and ABF Investigators executed warrants at two addresses in Clyde and Keysborough shortly after 5pm on Thursday.

Along with the 50kg of pseudoephedrine, Police also seized an additional two kilograms of pseudoephedrine concealed in rolling pins, one kilogram of methylamphetamine as well as records pertaining to drug importation from the Clyde property.

A seizure this size could have been used to manufacture an estimated 37 kilograms of methylamphetamine.

Detectives arrested two men at Melbourne Airport on Thursday afternoon attempting to leave the country. They had about $20,000 cash between them.

A 36-year-old Clyde man was charged with two counts of traffick large commercial quantity.

A 34-year-old Clyde man was charged with traffick large commercial quantity.

The duo has been remanded in custody and will next appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on January 19.

A 26-year-old Cranbourne East man was released and is expected to be charged on summons.

A 40-year-old Dandenong man was released pending further enquiries.

Pseudoephedrine is a drug of dependence pursuant to the Drugs Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, and a Commonwealth border-controlled precursor chemical.

Anyone with information about illicit drug activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Members of the community who witness suspect border-related activity can also report it to Border Watch by visiting www.borderwatch.gov.au. Reports can be made anonymously.

Detective Inspector Anthony Vella, Clandestine Laboratory Squad, said: “This is a significant seizure and one that highlights the ability of Victoria Police and the Australian Border Force to intercept precursor chemicals before they are used in the manufacture of illicit drugs.

“These arrests should serve as a sobering reminder to those facilitating the manufacture of illicit drugs, that police will actively target you.

“There may be a perception drugs can be easily concealed, however we have seen time and time again the ability of police and the Australian Border Force to detect and seize these substances.

“We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to target those involved in the manufacture and trafficking of illicit drugs and hold them to account.”

Australian Border Force Inspector James Judge, ABF Investigations Vic./Tas., said:

“Sadly this is just one of many attempts to bring border controlled drugs and precursors into Australia that the ABF has intercepted this year.

"Our highly trained officers have significant skill and technological capability when it comes to detecting drugs at the border.

"We are alert to the different ways criminals try to conceal and move their drugs, and those considering bringing drugs into Australia would do well to remember that - or face the consequences.

“In addition to the harm illicit drug use causes directly to individuals, there are devastating social impacts on families, and significant health-care system costs.

“We continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to stop these drugs reaching our communities where they can cause so much damage.”

Cheryl Threadgold, Local Theatre Julie Houghton, The Arts Kevin Trask, Entertainment

James Sherlock, Movies

Aaron Rourke, Film Mike McColl Jones, Comedy

Ted Ryan, Horse Racing Len Baker, Harness Racing Gavin Wood, Stateside

Matt Bissett-Johnson, Cartoonist Peter Kemp, Art Rob Foenander, Music

Editor: Ash Long Features Editor: Peter Mac

■ CLOC Musical Theatre's all-new reimagined production of Chicago is playing at the National Theatre, St Kilda until October 22.

There may be murder and mayhem, but mixed with humour, dance numbers and toetapping songs (All That Jazz, Mister Cellophane, When You're Good to Mama, Me and My Baby and Razzle Dazzle), Chicago is billed as "a roller coaster ride through the universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz".

Performance Details: Until October 22

Venue: National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St., St Kilda Bookings: www.cloc.org.au

Hit-run questions

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a hit-run collision on Saturday night which claimed the life of a pedestrian at the intersection of McCallum St and Cool Store Rd. The male pedestrian died at the scene.A 34-year-old Hastings man was later arrested and is assisting Police with their enquiries.

Cannabis bust

■ Police have arrested nine people and seized approximately $25,000 worth of cannabis in a first-of its-kind joint police operation targeting criminal activity across interstate borders betweenVictoria, South Australia and New South Wales. The 24-hour operation covering interstate borders in the Mildura region

Yeoman of the Guard

■ Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria presented a refreshing, entertaining season of the comic operetta The Yeomen of the Guard at the Alexander Theatre.

With libretto by William S. Gilbert and music by Arthur Sullivan, The Yeomen of the Guard is set in 1520 in the Tower of London during King Henry VIII’s reign.

Wrongfully accused Colonel Fairfax’s execution is imminent and colourful characters become entangled in fantastical situations of romance, mistaken identity, plotting, complications, unrequited love,.merriment and a rollercoaster of mixed emotions.

Director Ron Pidcock's long-term knowledge of this work and exploration of Gilbert's narrative, led him to remove pseudoShakespearean modes of speech so the characters can "speak and relate to each other in the conversational manner of today ... as if they were speaking to each other in 16th century England." The result is natural, freeflowing dialogue, while the song lyrics remain unchanged.

Under Pidcock's expert direction, the talented cast of principal and ensemble performers combine fine vocal skills with energetic passion to portray their roles, visually enhanced by Jason Bovaird's lighting design and wonderful costumes (Susan Marshall/ Marie Klein and team). The fabulous red Yeomen Tower Warders' costumes are newly purchased from England, thanks to a generous donor.

Musical director Trevor Henley's full-sized orchestra beautifully renders Sullivan’s varied musical styles.

Choreographed movement is effective and well-rehearsed. Diction was mostly crisp and clear.

Terrific performances were enjoyed from the vibrant ensemble and principal performers Brett O’Meara (Colonel Fairfax), Andrew McGrail, (Wilfred Shadbolt), ErinAbsalom (Phoebe), Renée Mohring (Elsie Maybnard), Susan Coull (Dame Carruthers), Ian Lowe (Sir Richard Cholmondeley), Christopher Rothwell (Leonard Meryll). Ian Woolford (Sergeant Meryll) and Sam Hargreaves (Second Yeoman). Emma Sutcliffe (Kate) delivered a particularly naturalistic portrayal. Daniel Felton’s exquisite portrayal of Jack Point showcases his considerable versatility. Congratulations - a standout performance.

Impressive attention to detail includes the splendid theatre programme, costumed characters enhancing the foyer atmosphere, and meticulously well-presented costumes.

Bravo GSOV for a delightful, memorable production.

www.gsov.org.au

Please note: A concert performance is scheduled at the Corinella Public Hall on Saturday, October 15 at 7pm.

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

The Ton Ball

■ Bridgerton fans can rejoice. The popular and prestigious Ton Ball is returning to Melbourne in November 2022.

Guests are invited to gather their most honourable acquaintances and dress in their finest attire as they join The Tons most Informed Lady for a high society celebration like no other.

Esteemed guests to the pinnacle event of the social season will enjoy an evening of dancing to classic hits played by a string quartet, life drawing, scandalous interactions, and exciting games of chance.

An evening of decadence and debauchery, tickets to The Ton Ball will provide guests with delicious, gourmet three course sit down dinner and enticing premium drinks for a duration of the four-hour event.

Will you catch the eye of the Queen and be named her seasons diamond or be caught up in the corner trading hot gossip?

The Ton Ball

Melbourne

When: November 5 at 7pm

Where: The Plaza Ballroom, 191 Collins Street, Melbourne

Cost: $235

Tickets:

Confidential

Boys Being Boys

■ The one-person play Boys Being Boys:Toxic Masculinity by Another Name will be presented from October 11-12 at 7 pm at The Rubber Chicken, 256 Moray St , South Melbourne

Performed by Niranjanan Sriganeshwaran, the play seeks to make the invisible visible.

“In following the adolescent-to-adulthood journey of a teenage boy, a reluctant bystander to sexism and social injustice, we expose the everyday-ness of toxic masculinity, dripping off the locker room walls; silently screamed in the misogyny-majority hip hop genre; in the home or on the train home.”

The play considers that if one in three women experience abuse, almost one in three men are likely to be abusive. That’s endemic. "It’s a more profuse and unsettling force than our current pandemic, but it apparently warrants less attention. It isn’t hospitalised or criminalised."

Initially as the protagonist takes stage, he recalls memories that begin jovial, a gentle, juvenile, selective: Ridiculous handball rules, beautiful, one-of-a-kind friendships, and laughter echoing a world once simple.

"But toxic masculinity creeps up on you."

Whether it’s the women in our detention centres versus the government, whether it's Roe versus Wade now overturned, the play emphasises that gender equality is not a war won in courts, or politics, or arrests that aren’t made - it has to be championed by people. Everyday people.

"This play is as much about toxic masculinity as it is about the consequences of not doing anything about it."

Performance Details: October 11 and 12 at 7m

Venue: The Rubber Chicken, 256 Moray Street, South Melbourne

Tickets: Full: $18 Concession: $15 Mob Tickets: $12 Bookings: https://melbournefringe.com.au/ event/boys-being-boys-toxic-masculinity-byanother-name/

- Cheryl Threadgold

Caress/Ache

■ Silver String Productions present the Victorian premiere of Caress/Ache by Suzie Miller (Sunset Strip/Prima Facie) at the MC Showrooms from November 22-26.

Caress/Ache explores the potency of touch and how it defines our humanity.

A brilliant surgeon can no longer bear to touch the living. Two voices connect fleetingly over the phone. A desperate mother begs to embrace her son one last time. A young woman seeks understanding. Disparate lives interweave, intersect, collide and connect in the most unexpected of ways in Caress/Ache.

This is our world – where some long for the electrical charge of human contact, others flee it, and lives turn on the smallest moments of intimacy.

Caress/Ache is directed by Kate Shearman and features actors Sorab Kaikobad, Fiona Crombie, Laura Knaggs, Taylor Fong and Dela Ahmadi.

In Suzie Miller’s own words: “Caress/Ache will always be a piece that I am immensely connected to. [It] took me on a journey about what touch is in its many forms - an innate sensory element and expression of love and desire, its intense power for cruelty and abuse, and how interweaved such things can be.

“So too was I exploring the notion of being 'touched' by moments, poetry and art. The stories in this play are an attempt to follow these threads.”

This play uses fake blood and fake organs on stage, it contains depictions of aggressive behaviour, mental illness and references to death.

Venue: The MC Showroom, L1 - 48 Clifton St, Prahran

Date: November 22-26 at 7.30pm

Tickets: Full $37, Concession $33

Bookings: 0433 514636 or themcshowroom@gmail.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

Bayside concert

■ A Bayside Community Concert featuring Ukrainian music and dancers will be held at St Leonard’s College Concert Hall, 163, South Rd, Brighton East on Sunday October 23 at 2.30pm.

The performers will include violinist Markin Malenychenko (principal 1st violinist with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra), Lowicz Polish Vocal Dance Ensemble, The Lost Clog Lithuanian Folk Music ensemble, Lehenda Ukraine Dance Company, The Estonian Women’s Choir and Homyn Ukraine Men’s Choir.

Tickets: $35. Proceeds will go towards the support of Ukraine displaced persons.

Bookings: www.trybooking.com/CCFHV

Supported by the Rotary Clubs of Brighton North, Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham and Beaumaris, St Leonards College and the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations

- Cheryl Threadgold

NIDA scholarships

■ NIDA will award more than $900,000 of scholarships in 2023.

NIDA increases financial support for 2023 student intake with over 100 scholarships.

In 2023, NIDA will make its education and learning more accessible to the most creative and talented individuals across Australia with a range of scholarships.

■ Theatre of the Winged Unicorn presents Noel Coward's three-act farce Blithe Spirit from October 21-November 6 at the Ceres Temperance Hall, 40 McCann St, Ceres

A seance at writer Charles Condomine's house is a little too successful when it brings his first wife Elvira back from the other side, causing rather a lot of friction with his second - living - wife, Ruth.

Eccentric medium Madame Arcati now needs to send Elvira back where she belongs, before Elvira succeeds in taking Charles to the other side with her.

Blithe Spirit marks Theatre of the Winged Unicorn's return to the stage after a threeyear absence. The show is directed by Amelia McBride Baker and produced by Elaine Mitchell.

Performance Details: October 21, 22, 28, 29, November 5 at 7.30pm; October 23, 30, November 6 at 2pm.

Venue: Ceres Temperance Hall, 40 McCann Street, Ceres (near Geelong)

Tickets: $30/$28/$26

Bookings: trybooking.com/CAEDC - Cheryl Threadgold

The Meeting

■ Written in 1987, Jeff Stetson’s The Meeting has lost none of its relevance or urgency. The imagined meeting of Malcolm X (Christopher Kirby) and Dr Martin Luther King Jnr (Dushan Philips) pits not just two iconic figures of American race history against each other but two opposing camps of thought; forceful intervention or peaceful resistance. That argument continues today.

Malcolm X, perhaps, has the theatrical advantage in this encounter. Kirby captures the contained anger of the man whose house has been firebombed and whose children’s lives are threatened. King must counter that emotional onslaught without conceding his principles. Stetson includes physical contests – a tug of war amongst them – to suggest that King can match Malcolm X physically and their final shoving of a table is drawn - metaphorically suggesting the two opposing camps are even.

But it is through argument and language alone where this battleground of ideas is fought highlighting the skill of the actors. The set (Peter Mumford) is bare but for some upturned chairs and a table. The actors are exposed. Comic relief is provided by Rashad (Akhilesh Jain), the bodyguard for Malcolm X. His concerns are more temporal. There is also a toying with language especially when it comes to the catchphrases we now associate with these men – “I have a dream”. These have been included deftly by Stetson to alleviate tension.

Tanya Grestle’s direction sustains the momentum but allows those moments of pointed argument to penetrate. The gift of a child’s doll from King’s daughter to Malcolm X’s child provides the poignancy and pathos at the end of the play that counters the rhetoric and debate. But for a simple act of kindness, much of the hatred and anger, not just in America but the world, can be mitigated.

Both Malcolm X and King were 39 when they were assassinated. Neither have been forgotten nor has their desire for dignity and respect; concerns that transcend race, creed, nationality or colour.

● ● ● ● Niranjanan Sriganeshwaran in Boys Being Boys:Toxic Masculinity by Another Name

Caress/Ache

Liliana Braumberger.

● ● ● ● Ellie Gardner Leigh, Jocelyn Mackay, Allister Cox, Miriam Wood, Tara Dunstan and Matthew Bradford rehearse Blithe Spirit.

Shows

■ Essence Theatre Productions Ltd: The Dress Until October 15 at Werribee Park Mansion. Director: Nigel Sutton. Bookings: www.essence.productions

■ The Basin Theatre: Gentlemen Incorporated (by Deborah Mulhall) Until October16 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Julie Cunningham. Bookings: thebasintheatre org.au

■ The 1812 Theatre: The History Boys (by Alan BennettUntil October 29 at the 1812 Theatre, 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Dexter Bourke. Bookings: www.1812theatre.com.au

■ Theatre of the Winged Unicorn: Blithe Spirit (by Noel Coward)October 21 – November 6 at the Ceres Temperance Hall, 40 McCann St., Ceres (near Geelong. Director: Amelia McBride Baker. Producer: Elaine Mitchell. Bookings: trybooking.com/CAEDC

■ CLOC Musical Theatre: Chicago Until October 22 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Co-Directors: Lynette White and Chris White. Choreographer: Lynette White. Musical Director: Malcom Huddle. Bookings: cloc.org.au

■ Gemco Players: Come Back for Light Refreshments after the Service (by Julie Day) Until October 23 at 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Two casts will be performing on different dates. For full details, please visit www.gemcoplayers.org

■ CPP CommunityTheatre: The Addams Family Until October 15 at Rowville Secondary College, Humphries Rd, Rowville. Director: Phill Crompton; Musical director: Cassie Quinlan; Choreographer: Megan Johnson. Bookings: www.CPPCommunityTheatre. com.au

■ Nova Music Theatre: Ladies in Black Until October 18 at the Allan Ross Centre, Billanook College, Cardigan Rd., Mooroolbark. www.novamusictheatre. com.au

■ Babirra Music Theatre: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum October 13 – 21 at the Karralyka Theatre, Cnr. Mines Rd. and Wilson St., Ringwood East. www.babirra.org.au

■ SLAMS Musical Theatre Company: Rock of Ages October 14 – 22 at the Knox Comkunity Arts Centre, Cnr Mountain Highway and Scoresby Rd., Bayswater.Director: Angelina Pitasi; Band Director: Amy Cumming; Vocal Director:Julia Roper; Choreographer: Tiffany Couacaud. Bookings: https://trybooking.com/cbvqo 0412 605 182

■ Phoenix Theatre Company: Spelling Bee October 21-29 at the Doncaster Playhouse. Director: Craig Maloney; Vocal direction: Leah Gargano; Choreographer: Renée Maloney. Bookings: https:// www.trybooking.com/events/ landing?eid=963447&

■ LOTS Theatre: Legends of the Skies Series 10. October 27, 28 and 29 at 7:30 pm, matinees at 2:00 pm on October 29, 30 at the Casey Hangar, Moorabbin Air Museum. Artistic Director: Maggie Morrison. Tickets $20 per person. Bookings: trybooking using Legends of the Skies or 95802387 for assistance..

■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Sweeney Todd November 4 – 19 at the Centenary Theatre, Williamstown. Director: Nicholas Kong. Musical Director: Daniel Heskett. Bookings: wmtc.org.au

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Barefoot in the Park (by Neil Simon) November 4 -19 at 36 Turnham Ave, Rosanna. Bookings htc.org.au or 9457 4117.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Round and Round the Garden (by Alan Ayckbourn) November 11 – 26 at Brighton Theatre, Cnr Carpenter and Wilson Sts., Brighton. Director: Tim Scott.boxoffice@brightontheatre. com.au or 0493 069 479.

■ Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Victoria: Thespis or The Gods Grow Old. November 17-20 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Diana Burleigh. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/events/826958/

El Diablo: classy facade

■ The Butterfly Club presents El Diablo, a one-act comedy performed by the award-winning Here, There and Everywhere Theatre Company from November 2-5 at 7 pm at 5 Carson Place, Melbourne.

El Diablo (the devil) is a popular and exclusive five-star restaurant, famous for its food, its wine, its service, and its celebrity clientele, but when average couple Paul and Maurine finally get a dinner booking, they have no idea what they’re in for.

Ian and Siobhan are waiting for their business associate to have a civilised dinner and discussion about a pending business deal, but their evening too, is disturbed, and their thin veneer of high-class facade quickly falls away.

Performance Details: November 2-5 at 7pm

Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne

Prices: $37/$33/$30

Bookings: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/eldiablo-tickets-349201219247

- Cheryl Threadgold

Fisherman's Friends

2: One and All

■ Sequels are always fraught, and Fisherman’s Friends 2: One and All is no exception.

The directors must have realised they were on to a good thing after the success of their first film about the unlikely story of a group of ten singing Cornish fishers who struck it big.

Why not come up with another 'story', however flimsy?

Not that we needed a visual reminder that the group hark from Cornwall, but just in case we do, the lads spend the entire film clad in Aran sweaters and navy pea jackets.

Breathtaking settings and the group’s familiar sea shanties are regularly crowbarred in as substitutes for the missing plot, character development and narrative coherence.

There is a falling out over the new member Morgan (Richard Harrington), who is Welsh and a farmer to boot.

There is an unlikely romance between Jim (James Purefoy) and former wild child rock star Aubrey, played by Irish singer -songwriter Imelda May.

There is tension when Maggie (Maggie Steed) and her great-granddaughter fall down a mineshaft, although how they managed to do so is not explained.

There is a strange six degrees of Kevin Bacon game where Maggie finds a tenuous link from Cornwall to Joseph of Arimathea to sending two lobsters to Worthy Farm, culminating in a performance on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury.

In between is a string of ‘dad’ jokes and puns aplenty.

There are many jokes about pirates, sexy fish fingers, ‘tackle’ and political correctness.

“They’ll have you in a straitjacket before you can say Stargazy Pie,” Maggie says at one point apropos of nothing.

The songs are terrific, and the best part of the film, and when the lads are singing, it all

seems harmless.

It would be churlish to try to make sense of it. For details of the British Film Festival visit : www.britishfilmfestival.com.au - Rreview by Kathryn Keeble

In The House of the Sun

■ In the House of the Sun, created by Melbourne theatre maker Rebecca Perich, will be presented from October 18 - 22 at 7.30pm at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre , Level Four as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2022.

In this new version, In the House of the Sun is the story of the women who, in their quest for freedom, made a legend out of a man, but were forgotten by history. An exploration on family dynamics, sex, violence, and freedom in a culture ruled by fear.

Following its creative development at Testing Grounds, and a dramaturgical residency at Chantilly Studio, this one-woman-show is based on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, but told from Ariadne’s perspective.

Inspired by Pina Bausch's tanztheater, Damien Jalet's choreographic storytelling, and Jennifer Saint's novel Ariadne, In the House of the Sun is a performance threading together text, poetry, dance, aerial silks, and ... an oversized yarn ball.

The creative team includes Rebecca Perich, dancer Jessica MacCallum Cruz (Little Boogie - Choreographer and Movement Director), fibre artist Rachel Wood (Wunder Weave - Set Design), musician Kilian Islan (A running Man - Music Design), and actress-director Margaret Mills.

In the House of the Sun is the first play of three solo performances retelling the Minotaur myth from the females’ perspectives. The trilogy, created by Rebecca Perich, will be developed between 2022-2024 in three chapters: Ariadne (Fringe 2022), Phaedra (2023), and Pasiphae (2023-24); aiming to thread the three one-woman-shows into a full length play in 2024.

Performance details: October 18 - 22 at 7.30pm (approx. 60 min.)

Venue: Queen Victoria Women's Centre, Level Four.

Tickets: $33/$30

Bookings: melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666

- Cheryl Threadgold

■ The Melbourne Fringe Festival is full of fascinating shows, but one of the most exotic would have to be Like A Virgo, written and performed by Michele da Costa.

This Brazilian beauty takes us on a hilarious journey about searching for guidance from the stars – both pop and constellation kinds.

Michele is all about celebrating the pop culture of the 1980s, and shows her audience how opening up your heart to a passion later in life can be inspiring and liberating.

According to Like a Virgo, you can find your lucky star and live to tell the tale, even if you are old enough to remember the 80s.

Michelle says she belongs to the often invisible and misunderstood groups of bisexuals, pasty Brazilians, women over 40 ... and Virgos

So audiences heading to Like A Virgo can expect dark humour, astrology banter and some Madonna-inspired dancing, as well as bad puns, political rants and dad jokes. It sounds like a great show to head to forget about whatever is happening in your own life that doesn’t thrill you, and join Michele in her life as she presents it on stage.

Like A Virgo runs from Monday October 17 to Sunday October 23 at 8.15 pm at the Motley Bauhaus, Cabaret Stage, 118 Elgin St, Carlton. You can book your tickets at www.melbournefringe.com.au - Julie Houghton

Auditions

■ Frankston Theatre Group: Things I Know to be True (by Andrew Bovell) October 16 at 6pm, October 17 at 7.30pm at The Shed, Overport Park, Somerset Rd., Frankston South. Director: David Dodd. Audition enquiries: David Dodd 0411 096 433 jomdad@yahoo.com

■ Gemco in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing (by William Shakespeare) November 6, 2.00pm- 6.00pm, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Director: Sharon Maine. www.gemcoplayers.org

■ Brighton Theatre Company: The Revlon Girls (by Neil Anthony Docking) November 13 at 6.00pm. November 14 at 6.30pm at Brighton Theatre, Cnr Wilson and Carpenter Sts., Brighton. Director: Natasha Boyd. Enquiries: Natasha Boyd via tashmark@yourmail.net.au

■ Malvern Theatre Company: Deathtrap (by Ira Levin) November 27 at 8pm, November 28 at 7pm at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Keith Hutton. Enquiries: keithhutton55@gmail.com, 0430 032 332

- Cheryl Threadgold

4 Peace Band

■ The 4 Peace Band will be playing on Friday, October 21 from 7.30pm at the Mentone RSL, 9 Palermo St., Mentone Dance to tunes from the 60s, 70s, 80s and more. Free Entry. Dinner bookings 9583 2841.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Media Flashes

■ Robyn Riley has started a new role as Medical Editor at the Herald Sun. She returns to the masthead after a decade in communications, most recently as Senior Media and Communications Officer at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

■ Jackson Frantz has started as the Executive Producer of Giddy Up with Gareth Hall on SENTrack.

left: John Reisinger, Luke Witham, Krissi Creighton, Maggie May, Andrew Hood, Phillip A Mayer, Emily Slade in El Diablo.

● ● ● ● Michele de Costa

Belli Ciao, Italian comedy

■ Italian comedy, Belli Ciao, is a notso-subtle send-up of the pretensions of northern cities such as Milan and an overly romantic view of life in villages in Puglia in the south.

Best friends since childhood, Pio (Pio D’Antini) and Amedeo (Amadeo Grieco), are inseparable.

That is until graduation when Pio decides to try his luck in Milan, where fame and fortune beckon.

Pio becomes a financial wizard, eventually returning to Puglia as an investor to reinvigorate the sleepy village he came from in a scheme to encourage the area's youth to stay put.

Amadeo, meanwhile, runs the town pharmacy, he did not become the medical doctor he dreamed of. He’s also a town councillor.

When Pio returns toMilan, Amadeo follows, moving in with Pio and his influencer girlfriend (Lorena Cacciatore). All is not what it seems, however.

The pretence is that Milan turns honest, affable northerners into pretentious jerks.

This is the set-up for clowning, comic banter and lampooning.

Like Roman versions of Asterix and Obelisk, Pio and Amedeo reignite their old friendship and stumble through hipster Milan causing much mayhem.

Thrown into the mix is a subplot involving Amadeo’s pursuit of a girl (Rosa Diletta Rossi) he meets in a shop while buying socks, and a very silly ending.

D’Antini and Grieco have great chemistry and plenty of slapstick comedy moments, despite a thin script co-written by the pair and director Gennaro Nunziante.

If you like comedy centred around puns, caricatures, tongue-in-cheek stereotypes and mild homophobia, then Belli Ciao is for you.

Belli Ciao opened the 2022 St Ali Italian Film Festival in Melbourne Melbourne screenings: Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Westgarth, Cinema Nova, Kino Cinema and Pentridge Cinema on various dates and times until October 11

For details, visit https:// www.italianfilmfestival.com.au/films/ belli-ciao

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Consequence of Kindness

■ Impending Storm Productions returns with a new work from playwright Kieran Gould-Dowen and director Alistair Ward.

The Consequence of Kindness will be presented from November 25 at 7.30pm, with a 1:30pm matinee on Saturday, November 5 at the MC Showroom in Prahran.

Promoted as 'a gut-punching, emotional and powerful story on connec-

tion, compassion, mental health and suicide, that somehow finds the time to make you laugh along the way', the story takes audiences to a world where suicide has been made illegal once again.

Except, in a pursuit of creating positive change, they also ensured everyone must have five emergency contacts who agree to take responsibility for them and face prison time if they decide to take their life.

Moderated by The Neighbourhood W atch, a government department who monitors everyone’s well being closely and flags anything of concern to authorities, it’s a law change that after twenty years, people have forgotten why it was ever created.

On the day of Heath’s birthday, his friends and family gather for a surprise birthday party, only to find the real surprise is Heath has taken his life.

What unfolds is a desperate journey of discovery, self-reflection, heartache, grief, necessary laughter, and amusing mishaps as the group come up with a crazy plan to give Heath the send off he deserves and somehow escape anybody ever knowing. But is it worth it? And how much did they really know their dear friend and brother in the first place?

Kieran started writing The Consequence Of Kindness at the start of 2020 after another celebrity suicide hit the media and he reflected on his own complex history and ongoing journey with mental health and suicide.

What grew over two and a half years was a story not so much about

suicide or mental health, but instead about connection, community and compassion, and just how much we need each other to survive in a world that can be so hard.

“If you have ever found yourself sitting in complete darkness in some random corner of your home or some street nearby, sobbing and feeling like everything is just too hard, then this is my love letter to you," says writer Gould-Dowen.

"You’re not alone and I see you. And if you’ve ever sat with someone in the dark in silence and taken their hand, without judgement, just love in your heart, then from both me and them, thank you.”

Dates: November 2 -5

Times: 7pm, 1.30pm matinee on Saturday

Cost: $35-38

Venue: The MC Showroom, Level 1, 48 Clifton Street, Prahran Tickets: https://www.themc showroom.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

Buy The Cow

■ Gillian English returns to the stage with her new show Buy the Cow at The Butterfly Club from October 3-9 at 5.30 pm.

After multiple cancellations due to pandemic delays, border closures, and one incredibly high risk pregnancy, Buy the Cow is finally premiering at the Melbourne Fringe

Venue: The Butterfly Club - Downstairs. Dates and Times: Oct 3-9 at 5:30pm

Web: www.gillianenglish.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

Rourke’s Reviews

Project Wolf Hunting

■ (R). 121 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas October 13.

A warning from the very start; if you are of a sensitive nature, or not strong of stomach, then it would be wise to avoid this new South Korean horror/action/thriller, which has just come off successful screenings at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Containing the kind of violence and gore not seen since the earlier days of film-maker Peter Jackson (Bad Taste, Braindead), this hyperkinetic movie delivers the goods in such enthusiastic fashion, its makers forget to adhere to a more appropriate run time.

The set-up involves a 2016 deal being struck between the governments of South Korea and the Philippines, where the former can now extradite 47 hardened criminals who fled their home turf after committing horrific crimes.

After an initial attempt to carry out the extraditions goes seriously awry, a new mission is put forth in 2022, where the perpetrators will be instead transported on a huge cargo ship (named Frontier Titan), supervised by over 20 experienced police detectives, headed by Captain Lee (Park Ho-san), who can turn to acts of brutality as quickly as his captives.

A tough but more level-headed cop is Da-yeon (Jung So-min), who notices that the ship’s doctor has been replaced at the last minute. A special operations squad, led by Captain Oh (Sung Dong-il) also arrive at the surveillance centre without notice.

It’s not long after the Frontier Titan has left Manila port that an escape plan, organised by twisted killer Jong-du (Seo In-guk), is put in motion, and the officers are soon on the back foot (or dead).

Other offenders of note who join the uprising include Do-il (Jang Dong-yoon), Gun-bae (Ko ChangSeok) and Myung-ju (Jang Youngnam).

As the body count increases, another presence suddenly appears, one that doesn’t care whether their opponent is a cop or crim. Project Wolf Hunting lays its foundation with precise efficiency, moving to the early scenes of prison break chaos at a breakneck pace.

Fans of Con Air will recognise this first section, but when the plot turn comes, the film veers into extreme action and horror, and this is where the already graphic gore is taken to a whole new level.

Each set-piece is confidently staged and executed, with practical special effects filling the frame, which is a refreshing change, with so many films now relying on CGI.

Writer/director Kim Hong-sun has been handed such a talented effects crew, that he wants to create and carry out as much carnage as possible, and as such, particularly during its midsection, it starts to become a little repetitious.

Flashbacks thankfully put the film back on track, leading to a finale which sets everything up for a possible sequel. Kim, whose previous films include Traffickers (2012), The Chase (2017) and Metamorphosis (2019), once again doesn’t quite make the most of a great premise, but like his occasionally gruesome Traffickers , hits the bullseye enough to keep audiences happy.

He also has a first-rate technical crew and good cast at his disposal (including regular Sung ). Project Wolf Hunting has certainly been crafted for a specific crowd, and despite its indulgent overlength, should prove a hit with that crowd, who will most likely want the inevitable follow-up. Just be prepared.Cult status is assured.

RATING - ***½ Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon

■ (MA). 102 minutes. Opens inselected cinemas October 13.

Ana Lily Amirpour burst onto the scene in 2014 with her acclaimed arthouse hit, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, but then fell out of favour with both critics and audiences with her criminally underrated follow-up, The Bad Batch (2016). Amirpour finally returns with a new film, but it’s definitely a mixed bag, with some chief liabilities that undermine some fine work.

Jeon Jong-seo (from the brilliant, Oscar nominated Burning, and the terrific Netflix thriller The Call) stars as Mona Lisa Lee, an inmate at a New Orleans mental institution who escapes after using unspecified, telekinetic powers on an abusive worker.

Wandering the night in and around Bourbon Street, Mona Lisa meets some good and bad characters, including occasional drug dealer Fuzz (Ed Skrein) and dedicated police officer Harold (CraigRobinson). But it is when she encounters stripper/single mum Bonnie (Kate Hudson), that Mona Lisa’s life begins to take shape, particularly when she meets her young son Charlie (Evan Whittan). Typically stylish and atmospheric (Amirpour favours some visual touches that remind one of Terry Gilliam), with strong work from Jeon and Whitten, this mix of Bad Boy Bubby and Scanners is always watchable, but does not reach the same heights as her previous twofilms.

● ● ● ● Pio (Pio D’Antini) and Amedeo (Amadeo Grieco) in Belli Ciao

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■ In 1955 American singer Johnnie Ray was making his second tour of Australia when his plane touched down at Essendon Aerodrome and hundreds of fans mobbed him and tore his shirt off.

I was reminded of this incident whilst watching some old footage of the Johnny Carson Show where Carson referred to it on national television in the US.

American promoter Lee Gordon brought Johnnie Ray to Australia for a series of concerts and he came back many times during his career.

On his first tour, the national ticket sales were down. Lee Gordon hired planes to fly over the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane suburbs dropping leaflets which offered two tickets for the price of one.

As a result, Johnnie's concerts were sold out. Alan Heffernan wrote about this story in his marvellous book The Big Shows

Johnnie Ray recorded some big hit songs during the 1950s: Cry, The Little White Cloud That Cried and Walking My Baby Back Home He was nicknamed Mr Emotion or The Prince of Wails

John Alvin Ray was born on a farm in Oregon in 1927. His great grandmother was a full blooded native Indian

At age 12 Johnnie suffered a devastating accident on a Boy Scout trip, which left him partially deaf in his right ear and forced him to

Whatever Happened To ... Johnnie Ray

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

perform with a hearing aid throughout his career as an entertainer. Johnnie studied piano whilst working at his singing and song writing.

He recorded his own composition Whiskey and Gin in 1951.

Within 12 months he became a teen idol with many songs in the pop charts. Johnnie became very popular and was ‘sent up’ by Stan Freberg in a parody of his first hit song Cry

Johnnie Ray was signed by Twentieth Century Fox to play a priest opposite Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor and Donald O'Connor in the film, There's No Business Like Showbusiness.

His numerous hit songs included All Of Me, Such A Night, Just Walking In The Rain and

Johnnie Ray appeared at the London Palladium in 1956 and broke attendance records. In a radio interview with Bob Horsfall in Melbourne he admitted that he was not a fan of ‘Johnnie Ray’ and did not have any of his own records.

During the late 1950s, his popularity began to fade with media reports that he was gay and abused drugs.

In 1969, he was the support act on the final Judy Garland concert tour of Europe with my friend, the late Tony Osborne, as musical director.

There is the most amazing footage on YouTube of Johnnie and Judy doing some impromptu duets during that tour and I urge fans to have a look.

Johnnie's career was boosted by television appearances on the Andy Williams Show in 1970. But as the years passed his career faded and his health deteriorated.

I believe one of his last appearances in Melbourne was at the Bentleigh RSL. But his final onstage performance in the US was in Salem, Massachusetts, on October 6, 1989.

Johnnie Ray had a drinking problem which led to being diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 50. He died of liver failure in Los Angeles in 1990. Kevin Trask

Kevin can be heard on 3AWThe Time Tunnel - Remember WhenSundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens.

And on 96.5 FM

That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon.

Arts Lounge Exhibition at Croydon

The Arts Lounge Exhibition Narinda Cook and Karen Butler

Narinda Cook is a Melbourne based artist working with spatial practice, creating sculptures and site specific and performative installations.

Her work often responds to the body and architecture creating site specific environments.

Her use of children’s arts materia ls evoke nostalgia and memory, whilst exploring play and time.

Her curre4nt series Unearthly Delights questions the use of unsustainable materials and their contribution to the climate crisis.

Karen Butler is a creative practit ioner living and working in Melbourne with a practice that encompasses public art, painting and works on paper.

With over a decade of experience in art making she was a 2011 Masters of Art from RMIT and holds qualifications in Public Art and Visual Art.

Karen is passionate about connecting with people honouring the human experience and firmly believes that art and art-making have the capacity to enhance wellbeing and enrich our emotional world.

Exhibition closes November 12. Wyreena Community Arts Centre 13 23 Hull Rd. Croydon.

Beyond the Veil

Beyond the Veil –The Glory Series.

An exhibition of colourful works of art by Lynn Jaanz.

Lynn Jaanz is a professional artist who has sold paintings around the world.

Art has been part of Jaanz’s life while growing up in Victoria where most of her youth was surrounded by natural beauty and artistic inspiration

Her art explores the human condition and the complexities of human living. The works are full of symbolism of peace, nature, and light depicted by greenery.

NASA has put together Arts Going to the Moon in 2023 and some of Lynn Jaanz’s work has been selected to be included in this Arts Going To the Moon where it will stay forever.

It is possible in the future that people will visit the Moon for a holiday and this artwork will be there to

The Arts

Visit the History Room. Photo Montage and Historical display all day. Wander through Merricks House to the temporary History Room. Merricks House has gathered photos, stories and memories over its 100 years to share with the community. Merricks Gallery 1469 Frankston – Flinders Rd. Merricks. - Peter Kemp

Rigg Prize

OK. With John O’Keefe

Farmer Wants A Farm

with Peter Kemp

■ An Australian-first creativity index on the share market, a vending machine selling priceless inventions, and an invaluable scratchie card are among eight creative campaigns launched today as part of NGV's Rigg Design Prize 2022.

Opened to the public last Friday (Oct. 7), the Rigg Design Prize highlights the creativity underpinning the work of eight leading Australian-based agencies.

At Merricks

■ Merricks Store is celebrating the beloved century on Saturday October

There are lots of activities and workshops planned for you, your family and friends to enjoy.

Welcome and Cleansing Ceremony with living culture 10 am –11am. Artefact Display + Q & A 11 am – 12 Noon. Punky Farmer 12 Noon – 3pm. Garland Making & Face Painting 12 Noon – 3pm.Tim’s Garden Table 12 Noon – 3pm. Mexican Music Man 1pm – 2pm.Kids Drumming 11. 30 am– 12.30pm. All Vocal Chants 2pm – 3pm. |Leaf Painting and Natures Paintbrush 1.30 – 3.30pm TaylahAimee and Earthy Ellie will be set up in the Herb Garden for kids to drop in and Design & Paint their own gum leaf artwork/bunting to take home and treasure

Whilst creating, learn about the significance of gumleaves in First Nations culture.

Discover the textures and patterns from natural objects as you use them for your paintbrush.

Including the Australian offices of multinational and independent creative agencies, the finalists invited by the NGV to compete for the $30,000 triennial Prize are: Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, DDB Group Melbourne, Frost*collective, Gilimbaa, Leo Burnett Australia, TBWA/ Melbourne, The Royals and Thinkerbell.

For the exhibition, the NGV challenged each agency to create a campaign that articulates the potential of creativity to accelerate positive social, cultural, economic, or environmental change.

Each agency developed a suite of campaign assets – including billboards, street posters and moving image – to communicate how creativity can shape who we are and the world we live in. The eight exhibited campaigns represent a call to action for Australia to realise its ‘creative potential’.

The Rigg Design Prize is a generous legacy of the late Colin Rigg (1895–1982), a former secretary of the NGV’s Felton Bequests’ Committee . It is previously known as the Cicely and Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award.

■ Rumours are circulating that contestants on Channel 7’s 'Farmer Wants AWife' are being filmed on picture perfect farms that do not belong to the contestant in question.

Is it a case of faking properties to make the farmer's financial assets look better, or could it be that the rumor is another PR beat-up to help swell ratings ?

Colliwobbles and Icebaths

■ Prior to Collingwood AFL player Jordan De Goey re-signing for 2003

The Australian newspaper ran a headline that encapsulated the negotiations in typical footy lexicon: 'Pies cool on being burnt by De Goey'

In the same edition another caption headed the horse racing news: ' Icebath ready to give her rivals a chilly reception '

Thanks but no thanks

■ 'Thanks, but no thanks' letters have gone out to distributors of tele movies advising their once popular movies will get the axe from being repeated on Netflix. Titles include Schitt's Creek, Ferris Bueller's Day Out, The Notebook, and a long list of other shows.

Changes in the media

■ After seven years talking yakkidy yak on various radio stations Tim Bolch and Jess Pantou have joined K-Rock .Gelong heading up the afternoon drive zone.

■ Local Melbourne medico Dr Feelgood aka Sally Cockburn (ex- 3AW ) is hosting the medical segment on Weekend Sunrise

In the news again

■ The off/on bad boy of tennis Nick Kyrgios is in the news once again, strangely enough not for bad behaviour. Rumors swirling around tennis circles claim Nick is soon to get engaged to current squeeze Costess Hatzi and start a family. Interior decorator Cortess has signed on with Roxy Jacenko to act as management agent to find influencer work with luxury brands.

● ● ● ● The Seven Network’s publicity for its series.

● ● ● ● Johnnie Ray

Yes Tonight Josephine. Whilst at Columbia Studios he recorded duets with artists such as Doris Day and Frankie Laine.

Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Security boost for WeHo

■ Hi everyone, remotely from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood comes this week’s news.

Sheriff’s both at Ramada

■ To make your stay at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, West Hollywood more comfortable, there is now a Sheriff’s Security Kiosk outside the hotel on Santa Monica Boulevard.

These days, security is the most important question travellers require to enjoy their stay. Always in front of guest relations, the Ramada Plaza has joined forces with the Sheriff’s Department of West Hollywood to add more safety to the area.

Alan Johnson and his Ramada team have been awarded the highest security award from the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Department.

This award was for the safest precinct in West Hollywood through the pandemic years and through to today.

Alan Johnson said, “I was very pleased with the management staff and hotel staff through this challenging time, they all gave of themselves above and beyond for the benefit of our guests.”

‘Blazin Asian’

■ He’s living the high life. Social media influencer Christopher Kim Jr. – who goes by the nickname Blazin’Asian, and has 50,000 online followers earns $2000 a month performing outrageous pot-smoking challenges and sparking up with strangers.

“I made my first money off Instagram when I was 18,” the 22-year-old college senior said.

“I got $25 just by linking to some CBD company’s website. I thought, ‘I made money from smoking weed something I’ve been doing my whole life.’”

In his most recent YouTube video, Kim, of Bergen County, NJ, and fellow influencer SpiceddieOG, visited Washington Square Park and stuck their heads inside five-gallon water jugs rigged up to a giant bowl.

Immediately after lighting the ganja, their faces disappeared behind clouds of white smoke, and 25 seconds later, they ripped the jugs off, coughing their lungs out and nearly puking.

Letter from Norman Lear

Out and About BLM embezzlement

■ Everyone’s favourite financially responsible non-profit is at it again, with a new lawsuit accusing an executive at the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation of “siphoning” more than $10 million from donors.

The executive in question, Shalomyah Bowers, who denied the “harmful, divisive, and false” allegations was hired by none other than Patrisse Cullors , the BLM co-founder whom you might know better as the proud owner of a $1.4 million Topanga Canyon home and a $6 million mansion in Studio City.

Cullors departed the organisation in May 2021 for reasons that were definitely, entirely unrelated to said home and mansion.

Hot Spot

■ New Orleans has overtaken St Louis as the murder capital of America as the city sees a 141 per cent increase in homicides when compared to recent years.According to data from the Metropolitan Crime Commission, an organisation that tracks crime and also tries to bring it down, there have been 52 homicides per 100,000 residents as of September 11.

In St Louis, there have been almost 45 homicides per 100,000 residents as of September 17, according to data from the St Louis Police Department. By comparison, there have been almost 18 homicides in Chicago per 100,000 residents and 3.5 in New York City. Homicides in New Orleans are up 141 per cent when compared to 2019 and up 78 per cent when compared to 2021, according to the data, which states that there have been 205 homicides in the city from the beginning of 2022 until September 11.

Massive fraud

■

“Well, I made it. I am 100 years old today. I wake up every morning grateful to be alive. Reaching my own personal centennial is cause for a bit of reflection on my first century and on what the next century will bring for the people and country I love.

“To be honest, I’m a bit worried that I may be in better shape than our democracy is. I was deeply troubled by the attack on Congress on Jan. 6, 2021 – by supporters of former President Donald Trump attempting to prevent the peaceful transfer of power.

“Those concerns have only grown with every revelation about just how far Mr Trump was willing to go to stay in office after being rejected by voters – and about his ongoing efforts to install loyalists in positions with the power to sway future elections.

“I don’t take the threat of authoritarianism lightly. As a young man, I dropped out of college when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour and joined the US ArmyAir Forces

“I flew more than 50 missions in a B-17 bomber to defeat Fascism consuming Europe. I am a flag-waving believer in truth, justice and the American way, and I don’t understand how so many people who call themselves patriots can support efforts to undermine our democracy and our Constitution. It is alarming.

“Written by Norman Lear, a father of six, an Emmy-winning television producer and a co-founder of the advocacy organization People for the American Way.”

Terror of teens

■ Memphis Police scrambled to track down the perpetrator of a string of shootings that left four dead and three injured.

Nineteen-year-old Ezekiel Kelly, identified by authorities as the perpetrator, live-streamed the shootings on Facebook Live, and was eventually arrested after crashing a stolen car.

Kelly pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in April 2021 and was sentenced to three years, but was released after 11 months.

Meanwhile, in Maryland, Prince George’s County authorities have announced a curfew for anyone under 17 after a string of shootings and car jackings involving teenagers.

According to NBC4 W ashington, the 30-day curfew comes in the wake of the county’s deadliest month in at least 13 years, with nearly double the number of arrests of juveniles as last year.

Gavin Wood

From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd

■ Nearly 50 people in Minnesota have been charged with laundering an estimated $250M in pandemic relief aid, which was intended to provide meals to children from lower-income families. The case is the largest fraud scheme to take advantage of federal pandemic programs, according to the US Justice Department. Prosecutors claim 47 individuals tied to Minnesota-based non-profit Feeding Our Future falsely reported serving tens of thousands of meals to children across 250 sites and sought reimbursement for the cost of those meals from the Department of Agriculture’s Federal Child Nutrition Program. The individuals then allegedly laundered the funds through shell companies to buy luxury cars, property, jewellery, and other personal items. They have been charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. To date, more than $8B in suspected pandemic fraud has been found, including in more than 1500 criminal cases.

Conflict of interest

■ Members of Congress sometimes have access to private company information many Americans do not. They may buy and sell stocks, as long as they adhere to the ethics rules and not engage in insider trading.

An appearance of a conflict of interest may occur if they or family members profit through buying, selling or trading stocks connected to those companies. Among the conflicts uncovered, according to a New York Times investigation:

“The wife of Representative Alan Lowenthal, a California Democrat, sold Boeing shares a day before a House committee that he sits on released a report exposing the company’s mishandling of its 737 Max jet, which had been involved in two deadly crashes.

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Representative John Rose, a Republican of Tennessee, sold $100,000 to $250,000 in Wells Fargo stock a few months before a committee he is on released a report that was critical of the bank. Senator Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican on the Armed Services Committee, and his wife sold options tied to Microsoft less than two weeks before the company lost a $10 billion contract with the Defence Department.”

“Both the House and the Senate have been trying to develop legislation to tighten the rules, but whether a bill will be passed by both chambers and make it to President Biden’s desk this year remains in doubt, despite rare bipartisan support,” according to the Times.

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Observer Melbourne Lovatts Crossword No 4

Across Across Down Down

1. Overbalancing

Flusters

Genetic inheritance

Lunar ray

Company head (1,1,1)

Sloped backwards

Vat

Relays (6,2)

Stipulations

Maturity

Having no pips

Half

Quay

Hunter's quarry

Laud

Humiliating remark (3-4)

Chilled cuppa (4,3)

Honey drink

Defensive castle ditches

Scientist, ... Newton

Latin American dance

Rugby handling error (5-2)

Royal offspring

Trick into crime

Competition

Fall

Adopt (policy)

Pranks

Greek shipping magnate

Kinder

Spotted pattern, ... dots

Sorcerers

Passage (of goods)

Brazilian music style (5,4)

Undeveloped insect

Uncensored (movie)

Gladdened

Large rodents

Rome or Naples native

Nosegay

Authenticity

Comedy team, Monty ...

Puzzle

Peter Pan writer (1,1,6)

Honoured with party

Kidnappers' demands

Pledges

Draw attention away

Terrorist's captive

Leave room

Tiny amount

Arms cache

Actress, Vivien ...

Mutilates

Wine, ... Riesling

Surgical insert

Singer, ... Minogue

Glacial period, ... Age

Yes in French

Frightening

Tennis star, Andre ...

Revolving tray, lazy ...

Peace prize

Visual perception

Bred

Fabled whale, ... Dick

Liquefy

Wine barrels

Exclude

Verb modifier

As far as (2,2)

Ripped apart, torn ...

Boulder

Speared

Magician's ... Pocus

Rest on knees

Ultra manly

Hard copy (5-3)

148. Contagious outbreak

Crisscross weave

Diaper

Chat-show hostess, ... Winfrey

Speaker

Mongolian desert

Announce (4,3)

Eye membrane 163. Legless grub

Timber fastener

Twig shelter

Immediately following

Oriental continent

Violet/blue

Male deer

Bumpkins

Skid Row drink

Lusaka is there

Cutting beam

Relaxation art, t'ai ...

Adult education group (1,1,1)

Portion

Doctor's ... manner

Ganges country

Last Greek letter

Milan opera house, La ...

Swirling

Stagger

Hitler follower

Casablanca is there

Popular hymn (3,5)

Boatman

Seepage

Harsh-tasting

Pre-dinner sherry

Touched with lips

Defeated

Unaffected

Sheet of glass

Go back in (2-5)

Consequently

Vending machine

Dame Nellie ...

Belittle

Criminal fire-starters

Pastry snacks, Cornish ...

Harms

Two times 231. Cardiac organ

Indian leader, ... Gandhi

Lady's title

Redesign (hair)

Manoeuvring space

Enchant

Most timid

By mouth

Raises (5,2)

Requirements

Mountainous

Ancient

Length measures

Day-to-day

Granted

Merriest

Single sound system

Drive off

Dowdy

Slandered

Sleeker

Slender toughness

Long race

Gist (of story)

Argentina's Buenos ...

Beatles, The ... Four

Summer frock

Bemuse

Accented

Curly-tailed marine creature (3,5)

Extra serving (3-2)

Noodle food

Welsh vegetables

Non-coms (1,1,2)

Swiss city

Cockerel

Mythical horned horse

Junior Girl Guides

Waist ribbon

German Mr

Imposing buildings

Factor

Lethargy

Artefacts gallery

Comply with

Gentle prod

Expel

Skinflint

Time signals

Luncheon meat

Davy Crockett's fort

Collided with (3,4)

Cuts into

Passion

Louder

Absurd pretence

Condense

Burden of responsibility

Cylindrical

Social chaos

Concoct

Punishment

Become liable for

Sure

Sea god

Souvenir

Spectre

Mollifies

Ill-matched

German alpine state

Broken-limb supports

Et cetera (3,2,2)

Insensitively

Minor planets

Modernising (software)

Easy seat

Joins forces (5,2)

Buddhist heaven

Lowest (voice)

Last Supper guests

Briniest

Upstage 89. Nudist

Turns into alcohol

Break (partnership)

Portugal's capital

Inflexible

Eventuate

Hands on hips

Flowering shrub, crape ...

Commit to memory 110. Sister's daughter

Childbirth contractions (6,5)

Marzipan (6,5)

Most important 120. Adding up (to)

Hebrew

Vietnam's ... City (2,3,4)

Toils

Singer or dancer

132. Let in 133. Outspoken

SE France river

Extremely

US naval port, San ...

Star, ... Centauri

Cymbals sound

Failed to (4'1)

Golfer, ... Palmer

Astonished

Cowgirl, ... Oakley

Fuses (of bones)

Somalia's neighbour

Receipt

Not moved (by argument)

Crippled

Pungent bulb

Intensify (of war)

December conifer (4,4)

Ceylon (3,5)

Letter recipient

Fellow players

Bridging

Vigorous exercise classes

Career barriers, glass ... 186. Blitz

Makes gloomy 188. Tilt

Expressionless 194. Sloping typeface 195. Slums

200. Gains entry to 201. Dirtily 206. Prisoners

Fabric retailers 208. More cocky 209. Stiffly 211. Financed in advance 214. Ground oats 216. Massive 217. Illegal hunter

Britain's 1066 invaders

Non-clergy

In vain, to no ...

Giving green light to 225. Unsuitably

Abnormal tissue growths

Bargain sell-off

Man

Heavenly

Bell-shaped flower

Government supporter

Rugby fending move (4-3)

Slipped by

Greed

Boarders

Second book in Bible

Air pollution

Betting chances

Stage-plays

Childhood swelling disease

Hawk's claw

Famous Swiss mountain

Flooded (of decks)

Anaesthetic

1000 kg unit

The M of YMCA (3'1)

Canadian lake

Female sheep

Baseballer, ... Ruth

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Andrea Marr Band

■ Back after a four-year hiatus, the Andrea Marr Band will bring some sass, funk and blues to Jimmy Hornet Richmond on Friday (Oct. 14).

The whole new line up is ready to roar and the ‘pint-sized powerhouse’ Andrea is joined by Shane Goonan from the legendary Grand Wazoo on guitar, groove master Michael Emmerling on bass, and Peter Hodges, a stalwart of the Melbourne blues scene on drums says the promo. Tickets at https://jimmyhornet.com

Frankie in demand

■ A mix of private and public appearances looks set to keep popular and in demand entertainer Frankie Stevens flat out in the lead up to Christmas

Public gigs will include a Halloween Dance for the Lakeside Rockers on Sat. Oc.t 29 and a Christmas party featuring Linda Reid on Sat. Dec 10. More info. https:// www.facebook.com/frankie.stevens.37

Lisa and Linda

■ The talented Lisa Mio will relive the songs of legendary performer Linda Ronstadt along with her band The Wild Dreamers on Friday, Oct. 28. The Arco Bar Heatherton will once again play host to the much loved show that features an array of some of Australia’s renowned musicians.

Along with Lisa, they’ve performed with some of the biggest names in the music industry. More info with the venue on 9551 1424 - Rob Foenander

ABC Reunion Club at Black Rock

■ The latest ABC Reunion Club get to-gether attracted a bigturn out at the historic Black Rock House, in Ebden St, Black Rock.

The historic house was build in 1856 byCharles Ebden, Victoria's first AuditorGeneral who described himself as 'disgustingly rich' and he wanted a holiday house by the sea, away from the bustle of his Collins St house.

Devonshire Tea was served first by the Observer's Cheryl Threadgold, Carolyn Brown, Malcolm Brand and catering team, all in fetching period costume.

A fascinating tourof the restored house with Cheryl and Carolyn followed, with stories of many ghosts purported to bein residence.

A fine time was had by all at what is a hidden treasure to many Victorians. Black Rock House is open to the public on the first Sunday afternoon of the month, and midweek tours can be booked by groups.

- Julie Houghton

Carolyn Brown, Malcom Brand, Cheryl Threadgold

Tanya Nesbit and Helen Richardson.

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Allan Smith, Michael Cook and Sally Cook

ABC Reunion Club Secretary Gerry McKechnie

This year’s Caulfield Cup is open

■

Getting in with the luxury weight of 51.5 kilos, Smokin’ Romans is the one to beat, for the Caulfield Cup this year.

That’s providing Jamie Kah can get down to that weight. I still feel, it is an open cup. However, she had ridden at 50 kilos before.

You can’t go past Smokin’ Romans brilliant win in the Turnbull Stakes, a good guide to the Cup, but there are still plenty of chances.

Naturally, the barrier draw plays a big part, although some winners have come from the outside of the 18 runners.

The barrier is taking place as we hit the streets with this edition. Naturally that is where Smokin’ Romans has an advantage with his light weight, and with Kah aboard, she allows all her mounts to settle in the run, before making a move.

The James Cummings prepared horse, Algeron, was scratched from the Turnbull Stakes, when I thought he would need the run.

Then we have Gold Trip, the boom horse, who went around favourite in the Turnbull Stakes, but was caught wide out for most of the trip, but finished well to run fifth, not far off the placegetters. He deserves another chance.

The good mare, Duais , pulled up well after running into the breeze, but her jockey, Sydney rider Josh Parr said she was looking for the distance of the Caulfield Cup, 2400 metres. So, you can’t leave her out, she is too good.

The good Sydney mare, Montefilia, I thought was a little disappointing when third to Cascadian over 2000 metres at Randwick, and would have to improve on that run. I feel she races better the reverse way in hometown Sydney.

One that had been backed heavily to win the Caulfield Cup is the former Western Australian mare, Inspirational Girl, now with Danny O ’Brien, she has been heavily backed to win the Caulfield Cup, she couldn’t get a run anywhere in the straight, and was blocked for room when seventh in the Turnbull Stakes.

Another of Danny O’Brien’s team, the Melbourne Cup winner, Vow and Declare, is d oing well with a great run., in the Bart Cummings over 2500 metres.

His rider Jye Mc Neil had nowhere to go several times, but finished hard, and if he has a crack at the Caulfield Cup, he will get in reasonably well at the weights.

Last year’s runner-up in the Caulfield Cup, Nonconformist, wasn’t suited at Sandown when last of the six runners in the Underwood Stakes

His trainer, Graeme Begg, is quietly confident that he has a big chance for the prizemoney.

Sydney galloper, Benaud, prepared by top Sydney mentor John O’Shea, ran a good second to Alegron in the Kingston Town Stakes last month. Reports are strong out of Sydney that he is smart.

New President

■ Victoria’s top racecaller, Matt Hill, has been elected to take over the reins as President of Victorian Racing Media.

Matt replaces popular Racing.Com man, Warren Huntly, who led the Association for the customary four year-term.

Warren did a magnificent job in the key role

Ted Ryan

especially when we were hit with the pandemic. When possible, general committee meetings were held on Zoom, likewise our annual meetings.

Matt is one of the most likeable men in

racinghave had the pleasure of knowing him since he was a youngster

Warren and his Committee including Secretary Tim Habel, had a tough job keeping the Association on an even keel.

We had our annual meeting at the Emerald Hill Hotel, racing’s favourite spot, with an enjoyable luncheon and a long get together.

Besides Warren stepping down, our Secretary Tim Habel is in a similar position, handing the baton over.

Another top young journalist will take over Secretarial duties, and another popular move.

Racing.Com’s international scribe, Carl Di Lorio, will be the man in control there.

He is well known throughout the world of thoroughbred racing, and will fill Tim’s shoes well.

People like Warren and Tim won’t be lost to

the Association, they will continue on helping the top two get through any rough patches.

Another keen racing man, Peter Ellis, known as the ‘Walker’ at the tracks, will continue on as Treasurer.

Previously another former President and former top caller, Greg Miles, was made a life member of the Association.

Greg said: “The VRMA has ben very dear to me, and I’m very humbled”.

Two popular members of the Association well known in media ranks, Neale Donnelly and Denis Huxley, were made Honorary Members after many years in the media. Well done gentlemen.

Peter Ellis said the Association was in a strong financial situation, and he was happy with the way it is heading into yet another major Spring Racing Carnival.

Warren Huntly , in handing over the reins, thanked all sponsors of the Association for their great support not only over the pandemic era, but overall in to the future.

Club luncheon

■ The popular Thoroughbred Club of Australia Luncheon will be back in full swing again after missing the last two years due to the pandemic.

Held at the Caulfield Racetrack on Cup Eve, it has a large membership, and in recent years had 700 people attending, on one day.

Everyone that is somebody, attends on the day, Thoroughbred Club members, their guests and racing people from all over the globe.

This will be the 53rd annual Caulfield Cup Luncheon, held in the Promenade Room in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stand.

There are presentations of major trophies on the day. These include the presentation of the Annual Thoroughbred Club trophies to the winning owner, trainer, and jockey, of the previous year’s winner, last year, won by Incentivise

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Rock N Roll Doo wins Victoria Cup

■ Lightly raced 4Y0 Rock N Roll Heaven-Long Live Lana gelding Rock N Roll Doo raced by Brendan James’ BFJ Bloodstock Trust was a brilliant victor of last Saturday’s $300,000 (Group 1) Pryde’s Easifeed Victoria Cup over 2240 m etres at Victoria’s Harness Headquarters Tabcorp Park Melton.

Trained and driven by Bungaree’s Michael Stanley, Rock N Roll Doo coming off a win in the prestigious Kilmore Cup on September 22, w as caught three wide from gate three as polemarker Better Eclipse kicked through to retain the lead from Honolua Bay (gate four) in a hectic drive into the first turn, with Copy That t railing from inside the second line and Sydneysider Expensive Ego (gate two) angling three wide to go forward which he did in the back straight to arrest the lead away from Better Eclipse which placed Copy That three pegs and Honolua Bay (one/one).

Not wasting any time, Rock N Roll Doo was off and running to park uncovered for the final circuit before joining Expensive Ego on the final bend.

Outstaying his rivals, Rock N Roll Doo proved much too strong over the concluding stages for Honolua Bay which ran home nicely going down by 3.1 metres, with Better Eclipse using the sprint lane for third 1.4 metres away third a head in advance of Copy That which also used the sprint lane in what was a leader dominated affair.

In quarters of 30.9 after a lead time of 43.9 seconds, 29.5, 27.6 and 26.8 for the final mile, Rock N Roll Doo recorded a mile rate of 1-54, 2.6 seconds outside Hurricane Harley’s record set in 2020.

Lightly raced, Rock N Roll Doo has started only on 29 occasions, recording 12 wins and 7 placings.

In all probability, Rock N Roll Doo will now head to Christchurch to contest the standing start New Zealand Trotting Cup on the second Tuesday in November.

■ The night was supplemented by the $200,000 (Group 1) Downbytheseaside Victoria Derby, $150,000 (Group 1) Pryde’s Easifeed Victoria Oaks both over 2760 metres and the $75,000 (Group 1) Aldebaran Park Bill Collins Trotters Sprint over 1720 metres.

Queensland trainer/driver Grant Dixon was responsible for the ‘Drive of the night” when successful aboard Bettors Delight-Lettucereason colt Leap To Fame in the Derby. Going forward from gate five to cross both Bet On The Tiger and polemarker Simply Sam inside him on the first turn, Leap To Fame, Dixon’s exhibition was 10/10 being intent to keep the $1.80 favourite working and having no respite all through the race.

In quarters of 28.8, 28.8, 27.5 and 28.7 after a lead time of 82.4 seconds, Lead To Fame $2.80) kicked clear on the home turn, coasting to the wire 7.1 metres clear of Bathurst visitor Ripp from mid-field, with Interest Free coming from near last for third 1.7 metres back. The mile rate 1-54.4.

■ The Oaks saw South Australian owned Captain Treacherous- Our Cavort filly Encipher make amends for a narrow defeat in her heat by scoring by 2.5 metres in 1-56 after quarters of 31.8, 30.3, 27.6 and 27.5. Driven by Kate Gath for trainer Emma Stewart, Enchipher (gate 4) crossed to lead for the final circuit in accounting for stablemate Petillante which led before handing over to stablemate Star Celebrity who then was content to trail the winner. Amore Vita (three pegs from inside the second line – one two –three wide last lap) was third 6.9 metres away.

■ The trotters Sprint saw much improved 6Y0 Orlando Vici-Heavens Above gelding Just Believe trained by Jess Tubbs and reinsman Greg Sugars victorious after racing uncovered from gate four outside Sundons Courage (gate two). Striding to the front approaching the final bend, Just Believe couldn’t be caught, reaching the wire by a head from Ollivici which trailed, with favourite Queen Elida (one/two) running on late for third 4.2 metres back. The mile rate 1-55.9 (last half 57 – quarter 27.7).

10 races at Kilmore

■ Kilmore harness raced on Monday October 3 with a big 10 event program.

There were mixed results during the after-

Harness Racing

■ Two year old Bettors Delight-Hartofdixie colt Erupt Stride trained at Lemnos by Russell Jack with son Nathan in the sulky one again upstaged his older rivals in the Northern Region.

Settling one/one from gate two as Lightning Jash from the pole retained the inside running, Erupt Stride vacated the prime spot racing for the bell and with a brilliant burst of speed crossed to lead for the final circuit.

Coasting to the wire, Erupt Stride scored by 5.4 metres from Lightning Jash, with Cutty Sark (one/two – three wide last lap) third a nose away. The mile rate 2-01.3. The Championship Final was held at Ouyen on Sunday with the remainder of the field consisting of the second heat runners.

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noon including local George Schembri who snared the Buds & Branches Florist Pace over 1690 metres with 5Y0 Artistic Fella-Tiny Treasure mare Jasperine paying odds of $23-00.

Trained and driven by George, Jasperine was restrained to near last along the markers from outside the front line as polemarker Officially Shady retained the front running from the pole. Momentarily one/one in the back straight following Cantseeme which had moved to race exposed from three pegs, Jasperine after angling four wide on the final bend finished her race off in style to record a 1.9 metre victory over Are You With Me ($1.45) which extricated off the back of the leader on turning. Officially Shady held third 1.6 metres back. The mile rate 2-00.8.

■ Ex-Tasmanian trainer/driver Connor Crook snared the Hanson Cleaning Services Pace over 2180 metres with 4Y0 Grinfromeartoear-Artistic Balance gelding Lifeinthebalance raced by members of the well known district Chibnall family.

Going forward from gate two on the second line shortly after to start to cross the heavily supported favourite Playfull Miss (gate five), Playful Miss was well rated, scoring by a half head from Playful Miss which drew level as the post arrived, however Lifeinthebalance wouldn’t give in for those cheering. So She Said (three pegs) was third 19.5 metres away. The mile rate 159.2.

■ Ten year old Stonebridge Regal-Lotasilkari gelding Lotakevi has recorded 11 wins from 160 outings, the last four at Kilmore including the Grays Bendigo Pace over 1690 metres.

Driven by Romsey based Ross Payne, Lotasilkari trained by John McGillivray at Croydon settled on the back of the leader from gave five with pokemarker Moreartsthanclass kicking up to hold him out at the start. Shuffled back to three pegs after Pinnacle Hope crossed to take over at the bell, Lotasilkari used the sprint lane as he has done in the past to prevail by a half neck from Ringer Russ along the sprint lane from the rear. Pinnacle Hope was third 2.9 metres away. The mile rate 1-58.8.

■ Dunnstown trainer/driver David Murphy’s 4Y0 Angus Hall-Lilian Grey gelding Rioterra bred and raced by client Alan Faux, was a strong victor of the 2180 metre Beraldo Coffee Maiden Trotters Mobile returning a mile rate of 2-03.8.

Galloping shortly after the start from inside the second line, Rioterra gave away a tidy start to his rivals as Imasocialbutterfly led from gate four with the favourite Benny The Gun after going back at the start moving forward when the speed was slow to cruise to the front.

Running along, Benny The Gun still had a handy lead prior to the home turn before shortening stride in the straight and Rioterra going three wide in the last lap. Sustaining the run, Rioterra raced clear to score by 5.5 metres from Get Up Early which ran home nicely from four pegs at the bell, with Benny The Gun weakening to finish third 3.8 metres away.

Downpour at Mildura

■ Mildura raced on Tuesday with the features being the second round heats of the O’Connors Case IH Northern Regional Championship and the 2022 Euston Club Resort Sunraysia Cup, however only eight of the 12 races programmed could be held due to torrential rain effecting the track.

■ Almost unstoppable at Mildura, nine year old Rock N Roll Heaven-Dolly McD gelding Bernie Winkle registered his 39th success on the track to date in 270 race appearances when taking the Sunraysia Cup feature.

Driven on this occasion by Jack Laugher, Bernie settled three back in the moving line from a solo second line draw as Accelere led from gate two. Going forward three wide prior to the home turn, Bernie raced clear on turning to run out a 10.5 metre victor over Rocknroll Ronnie (three pegs) returning a mile rate of 1-59.7. Stablemate Ozzie Battler was third after leading.

Stawell, Bendigo

■ Two meetings were held on Wednesday in very wet conditions – Stawell and Bendigo.

The feature at Stawell was the $14,000 The Maori Legend for two year old trotters over 2180 metres, supplemented by the $10,000 1785 metre Kaye Matthews Tribute named after a former long serving Secretary of the club.

Great Western mentor Peter Manning landed the Maori Legend with Father Patrick-Valsue filly Valerie Lane. Driven by daughter Kerryn, Valerie Lane came out swiftly from gate four with Uptown Lad also pressing forward from outside the front line in an unsuccessful bid for the front running. Always travelling smoothly, Valerie Lane greeted the judge by 5.2 metres from second elect Dichotomy (three pegs), with Uptown Lad a nice third 1.7 metres away. The mile rate 2-03.4.

Seven year old Dawn Ofa New DayInyaface gelding Hook Eye Joh trained by Julie Brimacombe at Elliminyt was impressive in winning. Driven by Kerryn Manning, Hook Eye Joh trapped wide from gate five went back to the tail before moving forward three wide in the last lap.

When the leaders Sunstar and Springfield Affair kicked on turning, Hook Eye Joh was poised just off them, but sprouted wings halfway up the running to record a 3.5 metre margin in advance of Springfield Affair in a rate of 156.9. Sunstar battled on gamely for third a head away.

It was a great day for Julie who also snared the Eck’s Electrics Pace over 1785 metres with Elli Joh, a 4Y0 daughter of Rock N Roll Heaven and My Double Dream. With Jackie Barker in the sulky, Hook Eye Joh from the pole retained the lead only to go off stride on the first turn allowing Asmileandawinkx trailing to assume control.

Quickly regaining her composure to possie one/one, Elli Joh although wide on the final bend, motored in the straight to gain the day from Charisma King (one/four – three wide last lap), with the favourite Milliondollarkiss third after racing uncovered. The margins 1.6 metres by a neck in a mile rate of 2-00.1.

■ At Bendigo, Nanneella part-owner/trainer Col Godden produced a smart ex-Kiwi Sweet Lou-Sweet Jane filly by the name of Sweet Mila Jean first up in Oz to take the TAB 3Y0 Pace over 2150 metres.

With regular stable reinsman Josh Duggan holding the reins, Sweet Mila Jean which last raced in April, led throughout to easily account for Lady In Line (one/one at bell – three wide home turn) by 8.4 metres. Alfnalma after trailing the winner from gate two was third a half neck back. The mile rate 1-58.5.

■ Ex-Victorian now Tasmanian based Ben Yole snared the quinella in the 1650 metre Schweppes Pace with 8Y0 American Ideal-

■ Wednesday – Melton/Echuca, Thursday – Hamilton/Kilmore, Friday – Geelong, Saturday – Melton, Sunday – Maryborough (Cup), Monday – Melton, Tuesday – Swan Hill.

-Classic Vicolo gelding Classy American (Jack Laugher) blousing stablemate Fly Like An Angel which led by 1.7 metres in 1-57.6. Polly Peachum (one/one) ran her usual honest race for third.

Trotters rule

■ The trotters took pride of place at Maryborough on Thursday and a good quality race was the VHRC / Aldebaran Park Benefiting Our Members Trotters Mobile over 2190 metres which saw Anton Golino’s 5Y0 Andover Hall-Showmethemaori entire Meydan (Nathan Jack) lead virtually throughout from gate three to account for a death-seating Bromwich (gate five) by 4.1 metres untouched, with Andover Sun third 10.4 metres away after trailing the runner up home from a solo second line and easing three wide on the final bend. The mile rate 159.5.

■ Another entertaining event was the 1690 metre VHRC / Aldebaran Park Benefiting Our Members Trotters Mobile and Michael Bellman’s trained and driven in-form 7Y0 Majestic Son-Fleetwood Blue mare Majestic Pride chalked up her 3rd victory for the season.

Starting from the extreme draw, Majestic Pride trotted to perfection weaving through the field to cross pole mark leader Jessicas Story prior to entering the straight on the first occasion.

Allowed to bowl along which she loves to do, Majestic Pride reached the post 11 metres clear of Champagnes which didn’t shirk the issue after racing exposed. Jessicas Story held third 1.4 metres away. The mile rate 1-58.8.

■ Shepparton also raced on Thursday and Wahring trainer Paul Weidenbach combined with son Kevin to land the Shepparton Inter Heats 29/11/22 Pace with new stable addition The High Roller, a 8Y0 ex-Kiwi gelded son of Christian Cullen and The High Life.

Receiving a beautiful passage from the pole trailing the pacemaker Cheeki Philtra (gate 4), The High Roller after angling three wide around the leaders on the final bend, raced clear in the straight to record a 8.4 metre victory at odds of $26.00 over Southern GNP (three pegs) and Cheeki Philtra who was 6.8 metres away in third place. The mile rate 1-59.5.

■ Kooweerup part-owner/trainer Robert Evans has 6Y0 Majestic Son-Coruscating gelding Overandout racing in sparkling form, making it two from two since 2020 when victorious in the 2190 metres Saddleworld Shepparton Trotters Handicap.

Driven once again by Craig Demmler, Overandout after a slow beginning from 20 metres soon tacked on to the tail of the field as Watch And Act (10m) went forward to lead. Going forward three wide in the final circuit and four wide on the home turn,

Overandout recorded a strong 1.3 metre margin in advance of Berriesandcherries, with roughie Mulberry Pie (four pegs – three wide trail into the home turn) third 3.2 metres back. The mile rate 2-04.2.

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Well done Matt

■ Matt Bissett-Johnson, cartoonist for The Local Paper and Melbourne Observer, had his work featured on ABC-TV on Sunday (Oct. 9). His dinosaur cartoon Iwas shown on Talking Pictures, on the Insiders program .

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FISH TANK. Small. Secondhand. GC. Broadford. 5786 1816.HH-KK

FLOWERING ORCHIDS. From $15 to $60 per pt. Not-in-flower orchids, from $5 to $30 per pt. Whire dragon fruit plants, from $7 to $15 per pt. Cactus plant not in flower yet, from $10 to $20 per pot. GC. East Ivanhoe. 9499 4415.

FORD XF 93. Panel Van. 6FPAAAJGCMPM77320. $250 ONO. St Albans. 0481 213 471. HH-KK

FRIDGE. Fridgair . 1950 model. Has original paint. Motor runs. Suit man cave. $50 ONO. Hampton Park. 0449 822 507. BB-EE

FRIDGE FREEZER. Electrolux. S/Steel. 754mm height, 1000mm width, 740mm depth. GC. $500. Frankston. 0427 498 877.Y-B

GAMING TABLE. Casino style. New. $10. Mill Park. 9436 8935.EE-HH

GARDEN BED. Corrugated metal. Approx 1m square. No longer required. VGC. $45. Wantirna South. 0409 023 723. HH-KK

GARDEN POTS. Assorted sizes and coiours. Some water lily pots, concrete pots. EC. $25. Wesburn. 0407 314 246.EE-HH

GOLF BUGGY. Electric. Parmaker Ghia. 4 wheels. Motorised ride-on. Includes new batteries, charger, golf bag frame and trailer ramps. EC. $1650. Epping. 0447 492 587. HH-KK

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HOTPOINT Condenser Dryer. Rarely used. As new cond. Cost $600. Sell $150 ONO. Croydon. 0477 508 649.HH-KK

INSULATION. Insulco Fat Batts. R 1.5. Quantity: 5 packs. GC, never used. $50 the lot. Alexandra. 0412 212 764.EE-HH

JOHN GOULD Game Bird Prints. EC. $20. Mill Park. 9436 8935.EE-HH

LANDCRUISER 200 series GCL, 2007 model,m twin turbo diesel. Upgraded suspension, heavy duty coils and shocks on front. Airbags on rear. Bullbar, win ch, driving lights, roofrack, UHF, Anderson plug, Clearview mirrors, new batteries, fully serviced, 12 months reg. 53,000 kms. ZRJ900. VGC. $53,000. Eildon. 0407 350 369. HH-KK

LAZYBOY. Electric chair. Used twice. As new. $250. Kinglake Central. 0411 283 297. BB-EE

LIFTING AID. Mangar Elk Lifting Cushion and Manger. Airflo 24 compressor, ideally suit person requiring aged care. Seat height: 560mm. EC. $1500. Mornington. 0413 586 333.BB-EE

LIGHT FITTING. Round black and frosted glass with spare globe. Can send pictures. Pick-up. As new. $25. Reservoir. 0412 993 595.HH-KK

LOUNGE. Three seater, two matching armchairs. Easystyle furniture. Colour: light green. Peach and pink, large floral design, top quality Warwick table. Removable seat and cushion covers. Guardsman furniture protection. Premium Dulopillo foam. No stains or fading. As new. EC. $60. Frankston South. 0474 790 353.EE-HH

LOUNGE SUITE. 3-Piece (Large) by Pieria Furniture. Comfortable, adjustable Lumber support. Kibby fabric. Coral colour. Lounge: 118 x 96 x 96. Very clean, well cared for suite. Moving house. VGC. Price reduced to $225 ONO. Frankston South. 0417 554 866. EE-HH

LOUNGE SUITE. 3 seater, cream leather, polished wooden trim. Queen Anne style. Genuine Franco Cozzo purchase. GC. $100 ONO. Frankston. 0497 173 678.EE-HH

MAGAZINES. Victorian Scout Monthly. Starting late 1960s, up to 1978. Great historical overview of growth of scouting. Mostly mint condition. $120. Glen Iris. 0407 276 973. EE-HH

MARBLE BENCH. Top corner L shape, 199.50 length, 63.5 width x 127. Plus 178 c 6.30. GC. $150. Kinglake Central. 0411 283 297. BB-EE

MATTRESS. Queen. Hardly used. With doona. $50. Kinglake Central. 0411 283 297. BB-EE

OTTOMAN/FOOTSTOOL. Flip lid creme vinyl, storage area 19 high x18 wide x 51 actual size. 39 high x 61 wide x 91 long. As new. $200. Kinglake Central.

OVEN. Double. Westinghouse Model PDP794S O2. Complete with carcass, bottom pot drawer and storage cupboard above all, in solid ti9mber. VGC. $1000. Diamond Creek. 0447 456 318.

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PAINTING. Thomas Kinkade. Morning Dogwood. Framed size: 12x8. American painter of light. Won on cruise ship. GC. $400. Mt Martha. 5973 4163.EE-HH

POT BELLY STOVE. Cast Iron. 1970s. 3 pieces, s/s flue. $300. Alexandra. 5772 2997, evenings.

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RABBIT HUTCH and fence. GC. $50. $70. Rosanna. 0409 028. 248.BB-EE

RECLINER CHAIRS. 2, vinyl, $40 each. Wesburn. 0407 314 426. BB-EE

SANDER BELT. 4 Disc GMC. 1/3 HP. GC. $40. Greensborough. 0406 939 273.EE-HH

SLATE. 130 pieces. 60 x 300. Some new, some used. Still have the cement on the back, but can be chipped off. Very clean. $5 each for used, $15 each for new. Diamond Creek. 0447 456 318.

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SOFA. 2 seater and 2 chairs. In pale blue wool low sitting with high backs, photos can be emailed. GC. $30. Whittlesea. 0421 521 320.BB-EE

STAND MIXER. Ambiano professional brand. 6 speeds. 600 micing power, pulse function. Black and silver. 5 litre stainless steel bowl. Still in packaging. New. $60. Frankston. 0481 145 332.HH-KK

TABLE. Small wooden 60cm. Extends to 120cm. Plus small wooden cupboard. 90cm x 45cm. And plastic outdoor table, oval, white. 90 x 120cm. GC. $15 each. Box Hill. 9890 7904.HH-KK

TABLE. Children’s, steel legs, laminate top 50 high x 119 long side. 33 long short side x 58 width x 2, join together to make long kids table. FC. $30. Kinglake Central. 0411 283 297. BB-EE

TILES. Garden paving concrete red, 20sm x 20cm. 4cm depth. Quanity: 80. GC. $20. Frankston North. 0448 189 269.EE-KK

TRAILER. 6x4 heavy duty steel box trailer. Heavy checker plate floor. Near new. 195 x 14 radial light truck tyres, plus spare. Five leaf springs, all lights working. Heavy towbar. Ready for work. Registered until Nov. 20. VGC. $600. Yea. 0435 880 031.BB-EE

TV. LG. 42” with remote. EC. $50. Reservoir. 0419 008 994.EE-HH

VACUUM CLEANER.

Dyson V7. Perfect working condition. Can demonstrate. Comes with spare battery. $120. Wallan. 5783 1986.BB-EE

VAN. Weight: 460kg. Bed, microwave, hot plates, fridge, table, sink, water hose, seats 2. Easy to tow. EC. Offers over $13,000. Rosebud. 5986 6352. EE-HH

VIDEOS. Fawlty Towers. BBC. 4 volume. VHS set. Covers poor. Tapes in original wrapping, never played. VGC. $30. Mornington. 0493 121 3402. HH-KK

WAECO Coolpro Model TCI4FL AC Plus to mains powers or cigarette lighter. 14 litres. Volume 7 stage electronic thermostart. Portable. Needs cable to lighter. VGC $70. Glen Iris. 0407 276 973.EE-HH

XBOX. Old. 6 games. $100. Wesburn. 0407 314 246.BB-EE

TO RENT

CASUAL worker required for manual work on lifestyle ruyral property. Tasks include raking of established walking tracks and clearing bush litter in selected area. Days and hours to suit you. Cash payment $20 per hour. Yea. Please call Tony, 0438 652 784. EE-HH

WANTED

WANTED. Female student or worker for cosy room for rent. All extras including WiFi, pay TV and more. 5 mins to shopping centre, beach, transport, buses and trains. $300 PW, 4 weeks advance, Frankston. Mill, 0413 252 990. EE-HH

CARROTS. Secon Grade. In bulk bins or bags Leon, Strathbogie vi Wuroa. 0490 522 512. EE-HH

WHAT’S

MORNINGTON Dutc Australian Seniors Club Meets weekly in Tyab Community Hall Frankston-Flinders R d Tyabb on Mondays, 10am 2pm. Morning coffe e games of Klkaverjas an Rummicub. New member welcome. Nel, 0414 997 161. Paula, 5779 8291 EE-HH

5.30pm Mondays

Moonee Ponds Baptis Church, 45 Eglinton St supports those fro m Moonee Valley in a tough place. All welcome for a free hot meal from 5.30pm on Mondays. If you have food handling, listening o cleaning skills, then con tact us to help out. 0466 075 820. UFN

SOCIAL BALLROO M DANCING. Lessons and practice, 7.30pm -10pm Wed. Scots Church Hall Yea. $5. Dance: 1st Sat urday of month. 7.30pm 11pm. 0490 42 5 234UFN

CONDITION FC - Fair Condition. GC - Good Condition. VGCVery Good Condition. EC- Excellent Condition.

DIXON motorised roller fo a V6 model. Wattle Glen 0417 165 115. HH-KK