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■ Municipal monitors will be appointed to three Victorian councils to guide newly elected councillors in their first year of elected representation following next month’s local government elections.

Monitors will be appointed to Casey City, Whittlesea City and Strathbogie Shire Councils to support the transition back to elected councillors and ensure good governance practices.

Casey and Whittlesea councillors were dismissed in 2020 until the 2024 elections, while Strathbogie councillors were dismissed in late 2023 for the remainder of the term.

“The monitors will support the newly elected councillors to restore good governance and help prevent the recurrence of issues that led to each council’s dismissal,” said a State Government representative.

The monitors and their terms of reference will be announced in due course.

The State Government has reformed the Local Government Act to improve culture, governance and integrity standards in Victoria’s councils.

Councils will have a uniform councillor code of conduct to create consistent standards of behaviour and increase accountability.

A program of mandatory training will be introduced for councillors and mayors, including annual professional development.

The reforms introduce stronger sanctions for councillor misconduct and improved processes to resolve conduct matters earlier.

The Minister for Local Government will have strengthened powers to deal with councillors that are found to have created a serious risk to health and safety or are preventing their council from performing its functions.

The reforms have been developed in response to reports and recommendations from IBAC, the Chief Municipal Inspector and other interventions which highlighted the need for stronger processes and powers to resolve conduct issues, and better training so councillors can perform their roles effectively.

"As Casey City, Whittlesea City and Strathbogie Shire Councils return to elected representation, these monitors will guide incoming councillors in governance practices to help them best serve their ratepayers,” said Melissa Horne, Local Government Minister.

“I thank the Administrators for their work in supporting the local community through this challenging time – Victorians rightly expect newly elected councillors to maintain the high standard of good governance that have been put in place,” Ms Horne said.

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Nillumbik Youth Hub opens

● Craig Lloyd, Whittlesea CC CEO The City of Whittlesea Seniors Festival in November-December will have the theme, Young at Heart Games, inspired by the 2024 Olympics, bringing fun, fitness, connection and friendly competition to the senior community. The festival kicks off on Tuesday, November 12, at the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre with a community torch walk, mirroring the Olympic Games' opening ceremony. The Young at Heart Games caters to all skill levels, promoting health, wellbeing and social connections. The festival features a wide range of sports including tennis, walking football, 10pin bowling, carpet bowls, golf, pickleball, and many more. These events will take place at accessible venues across the City of Whittlesea, ensuring everyone can participate. Whittlesea Council CEO Craig Lloyd said that this year's Seniors Festival is an opportunity to try something new and embrace the Olympic spirit of joy, health and community. "With more than 50,000 residents aged 55 and above, we are proud to be hosting the Young at Heart Games. It’s a time to celebrate our senior community, stay active and connect with others,” Mr Lloyd said. “Our Positive Ageing programs support healthy ageing and the festival is a great way to experience some of our regular activities. Whether for fun or competition, I encourage everyone to join in.”

Banyule Council is offering free ad ditional green waste drop-offs at the Waste Recovery Centre over the September 14-15 weekend, following the recent storms. The Centre will be open 7.30am12 Noon. The Centre will be accepting residential amounts (up to a 6 x 4 trailer load) of green waste, including tree branches and trunks (up to 30 cm wide and 1 m long), weeds, grass clippings.

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● Bronwyn Halfpenny The Thomastown electorate has been the heartland of manufacturing, according to local MLA Bronwyn Halfpenny.

“Whilst its reliance on manufacturing has reduced, there are still many new manufacturing businesses setting up shop and the minister has visited many.” Ms Halfpenny said the ‘Victorian Women in Manufacturing Strategy’ will support women to enter the manufacturing sector in greater numbers, addressing longstanding barriers for women, such as workplace culture and baseless assumptions, “helping to address skill shortages and providing opportunities for wellpaid and secure jobs”.

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● The opening of the Nillumbik Youth Hub. ■ Nillumbik’s first dedicated youth hub was officially launched last week, and was open to young people from Monday this week (Sep. 9).

■ Yarra Valley Water has announced the Guests at the official openingincluded: recipients of its 2024 Community Grants pro■ Natalie Suleyman, Minister for Youth, gram, with 14 grants awarded to community ■ Rob Mitchjell, McEwen MHR, groups across Melbourne.

■ Vicki Ward, Eltham MLA, The grants have been given to projects ■ Lauren Kathage, Yan Yean MLA, and that help local community groups to be water ■ Nillumbik Mayor Cr Ben Ramcharan.

Also in attendance were Councillors, Youth efficient, improve habitats and educate othCouncil members, local young residents and ers to use water wisely. other guests.

Yarra Valley Water Managing Director Pat The space in Elizabeth St, Diamond Creek, McCafferty said it is a great opportunity that has been created for young people, in consultaelps improve the environments. tion with young people, and has been jointly Northern suburbs grant receipients are: funded by Nillumbik Council ($706,000), the ■ Span Community House, Darebin State Government ($300,000), and the Federal ■ Friends of Merri Creek, Merribek Government’s Local Roads and Infrastructure ■ Friends of the Platypus, Nillumbik Program ($155,000).

■ Lalor North Primary School, Lalor The Youth Hub will offer a range of ser■ Lighthouse Foundation, Maroondah vices for young people, including study spaces ■ Mernda Community Garden at Carome and free wi-fi; support and referral to specialist Smart, Whittlesea services; events and activities; access to a ■ Newlands Primary School, Darebin kitchen and laundry facilities, and indoor and outdoor spaces to meet with friends or enjoy some quiet time.

Cr Ramcharan said that as the only facility of its kind in Nillumbik, the Youth Hub is a onestop destination tailored specifically for young people and service providers.

“This is a modern facility with indoor and outdoor spaces that will welcome all young people aged 12-25,” Cr Ramcharan said.

“The spaces and services offered throughout the Youth Hub have been created based on feedback from our young people. This is truly a space for youth, by youth,” Cr Ramcharan said.

Ellis Ward Councillor Peter Perkins said the Youth Hub will provide a vital resource for the community’s young people.

“Located right by the train station in the heart of Diamond Creek, the Youth Hub is accessible whether you’re walking, riding a bike, driving or catching public transport,” Cr Perkins said.

Nillumbik Youth Council Mayor Orianna Edmonds said the Youth Hub offers exciting programs, services and activities for young people.

“The Nillumbik Youth Hub is a safe and welcoming space for young people to enjoy.

Come along if you want to study, meet with friends or make new ones, access youth programs or services, or take some time for yourself,” Ms Edmonds said.

The new Youth Hub is open Monday to Thursday, 11am-3pm, for general enquiries and appointments. A drop-in program will also run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 3pm-6pm for young people aged 12-25 during school terms.

The Youth Hub also offers a variety of programs, meeting and consultation spaces for young people, youth service providers and other organisations that benefit young people. These spaces can be hired from 7am-11pm MondaySunday.

“We are continuing to support Youth Hubs in Victoria – making sure young people can access a range of activities and support services, have fun and build connections with their peers in a safe environment,” Ms Suleyman said.

“This Hub has been designed for young people by young people and it is fantastic that our government has been able to support this new Youth Hub,” said Ms Ward.

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CARJACKING REPORT AT SEYMOUR ■ Mitchell Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a carjacking in Seymour on Saturday morning (Sep. 7).

Officers have been told a man stole the victim’s car on Anzac Avenue about 11am.

The man took off in the victim’s white Toyota Corolla and investigators are making enquiries to locate him.

The registration of the Toyota is AWC651 and it was last sighted in Flemington.

The victim, a 77-year-old Seymour man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Local Theatre Fringe Festival

■ This year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival program showcases circus, dance and physical theatre by Australian and international movers and makers, nationally acclaimed, and cutting-edge emerging outfits including Dancenorth Australia, Head First Acrobats, One Fell Swoop, YUCK Circus and Karma Dance present new work at the festival which runs from October 1-20.

Some highlights include: Temple of Desire New dance-theatre from Karma Dance, featuring 16 dancers trained in the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam, in a meeting of eastern spirituality and queer sexuality. This 3000-year-old artform is decolonised, subverted and queered-up in a spectacle where pleasure and joy are celebrated as pathways to liberation. Directed

by Govind Pillai, it explores culture, tradition, colonial loss, and gendered oppression in a work that is steeped in tradition. October 4-5, Malthouse - Beckett Theatre.

Wayfinder A kaleidoscopic collision of dance, music and visual art, presented by Dancenorth Australia. Set on a custom-made inflatable stage, the dancers move to a soaring composition by three-time Grammy nominated Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote working with sound artist Byron J. Scullin. Presented as part of Melbourne Fringe's Fringe Encore at GeelongArts Centre. October 25-26, Geelong Arts Centre.

Escalate Virtuosic juggling, innovative lighting and relentless energy collide in this pioneering new show from Throw Catch Collective.

Australia’s best jugglers rip through an explosive hour of entertainment, pushing the boundaries of their art with a unique eye for musicality and timing, effortlessly blending rhythm and movement with juggling. October 9-20 , Circus Oz. Godz Winner of the Melbourne Fringe People's Choice Award 2022, Head First Acrobats return with this smash hit event that uniquely combines storytelling, circus and physical prowess, elevated to god-like proportions.

Follow Greek gods like Cupid and Hercules as they perform gravity-defying stunts, true tests of heroic strength and muscularity, and surprise comic twists. Godz is currently touring Australia and the UK in preparation to tackle the heights of the West End and Las Vegas. October 9-26,Circus Oz. By a Thread Seven acrobats use 30 metres of rope as their apparatus, tying, wrapping up and connecting each other as they perform spectacular aerial acrobatics to explore ideas of risk and trust. The actions of one acrobat affect and implicate the movements of others, in a mesmerising negotiation of cause and effect, featuring virtuosic acrobatics and intricate choreography .resented by One Fell Swoop Circus, the cast includes Shona Morgan who represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics. October 11-12 , Gasworks Arts Park.

YUCK Circus YUCK Circus returns with a brand-new show that winds back the clock to the early 2000s. Audiences can expect Backstreet Boys, Britney, and big throwback energy, mixed with high-flying acrobatics and awardwinning comedy. October 17-20, The Ukiyo.

Girl’s Notes A genre-pushing work from Taiwan that is equal parts performance art and contemporary dance, Girl's Notes takes its cues from a 1990s Taiwanese book instructing women on how to behave. Artist SU Pin-Wen and pianist LIN Mai-Ke take dance into conceptual realms as they interrogate contemporary gender politics, power dynamics, nudity and their experience with the female body. Girl's Notes is a part of Fringe Focus Taiwan, a program that shines a spotlight on the innovative art coming out of one of Asia’s most creatively inspired centres. October 11-12, Melbourne Recital Centre.

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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS ■ Matthew Bourne’s dance production of Edward Scissorhands has been well-received by audiences globally since its premiere in 2005.

Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his New Adventures Company return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world.

Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, and filmed live in March 2024 at the Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff, the film opens in a castle high on a hill, where Edward lives, a boy created by an eccentric inventor.

When his creator dies, he is left alone and unfinished with only scissors for hands until a kindly townswoman invites him to live with her suburban family.

Can Edward find his place in the well-meaning community which struggles to see past his curious appearance to the innocence and gentleness within?

Distributed by Sharmill Films, Edward Scissorhands will be screening in select Australian cinemas from September 27 for a limited time.

Tickets are on sale now: sharmillfilms.com.au/live-events-on-screen/ edward-scissorhands-matthew-bournesdance-version-of-tim-burtons-classic/ - Cheryl Threadgold

Why Can’t Women Be Like Men?

■ Cross-disciplinary creative Grazia Marin will debut her stage play Why Can’t Women Be Like Men? on September 26 and 29 at Chapel off Chapel, Prahran.

Directed by Olivia Staaf, with themes of love, loss, religion, sexuality, pleasure and pain, this dramedy stars Amelia Dunn, Veronicka Devlin, Lisa Sharpe and Piera Dennerstein.

At a pivotal point in all their lives, four women come together to celebrate a birthday. As the bubbly flows, the façades fall away and expose the many ways in which each woman’s life is anything but ‘normal’.

But should it have to be? And who defines what is normal?

A fictionalisation of the culmination of over two decades in psychological practice, Why Can't Women Be Like Men? is a dramedy that explores the sexuality and intimate relationships of cross-generational characters.

The play is based on the writer’s many years of research and experience in the area of female sexual issues, undertaken when practicing as a psychologist.

She concluded that the diagnosis of female sexual disorders was mostly based on research into male sexual functioning and was therefore a cultural construction.

“The play aims to show audiences that women function differently to men, and that women do not have to comply with the expectations of others. For all four characters in the play, their sexuality is controlled by outside forces. By the end of the work, the characters begin to develop a greater sense of self and move toward personal freedom. The play aims to give women permission to be themselves,” says playwright Grazia Marin.

Performance Dates: Thursday, September 26 at 7.30pm and Sunday, September 29 at 2.30pm Venue: The Loft at Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran Bookings: https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/ show/why-cant-women-be-like-men/ - Cheryl Threadgold

Hadestown

■ Singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s acclaimed, multi award-winning West End and Broadway musical Hadestown will premiere in Melbourne at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in May 2025., presented by Opera Australia and the Jones Theatrical Group.

“Melbourne audiences embrace musicals

What’s On Design Fringe ■ Design Fringe, a free event for the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024, will be presented until October 20 at Linden Art, 26 Acland St, St Kilda.

Melbourne contemporary designers responded to the exhibition theme: 'We have shared bread and salt.'

Designers were asked across disciplines how design can foster meaningful connections and build community.

Special events include a tour of Linden New Art on October 5 between 11am and 4pm, led by Linden New Art's Curator, who will guide visitors through the works that make up the 2024 Design Fringe exhibition.

On October 12, join a relaxed conversation with Linden New Art's Curator and this year's Design Fringe Designers, whose work offers critical and progressive ways for us to reimagine our societies, politics and ideals.

The designers will explain how their works address the exhibition theme, what inspires them and the materials and techniques they use. Visitors are welcome to ask questions.

A Design Fringe Tactile Tour will be held on October 19 at Linden New Art, designed specifically for people who are blind or vision impaired.

An experienced accessibility guide will take participants on this tactile tour - piece by piece - into every nook, cranny, curve and corner of the Design Fringe exhibition.

For further details about about Design Fringe and to book for this free event, visit https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/design-fringe/ - Cheryl Threadgold

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● Ashley Shaw and Liam Mower in Edward Scissorhands.

Photo: Kaasam Aziz like no other city and in return musicals delight in performing here due to the rousing receptions and support that they receive.

“Hadestown will be no exception. Creator and writer Anaïs Mitchell is such an extraordinary talent and her musical is magical, bold, exciting and full of love and promise,” said Suzanne Jones of Jones Theatrical Group.

Hadestown won eight Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 2019, including Best Score and Best Director and is still playing to packed houses five years later.

Originating as Anaïs Mitchell’s indie theatre project, along with her artistic collaborator, Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown was transformed into a genre-defying musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine the sweeping ancient tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. The hit musical also won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.

Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.

Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by an ensemble of actors, dancers, and singers, Hadestown invites audiences to imagine how the world could be.

The creative team for Broadway features Tony Award winner Rachel Hauck (set design), four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Krass (costume design), two-time Tony Award winner Bradley King (lighting design), Tony Award winners Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz (sound design), Obie Award winner and Chita Rivera Award winner David Neumann (choreography), Liam Robinson (music direction and vocal arrangements), Tony Award winners Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose (arrangements and orchestrations), Ken Cerniglia (dramaturgy), and Whitley Theatrical (casting).

Casting announcements will be made in the coming months. www.hadestown.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

■ You know something astonishing has occurred when an audience, collectively, rises to their feet at the end of a performance and gives a standing ovation.

Such was the case when Jessica Clarke concluded her return performance of Gary Owens's Iphigenia in Splott, on the Red Stitch stage.

It was a well earned accolade.

Owens’s play is brilliantly constructed.

Effie steps off the stage and challenges the audience directly.

She is a self confessed ‘skank’ but we will weep for her plight by the end for, like her Greek namesake of mythological tragedy, she is sacrificed so others might live comfortably.

The work moves elegantly between the stages of Effie’s life; dissolute, hopeful, in love, desperate and forlorn.

It is the audience, then, who must question just how harshly we viewed her when the play began.

Clarke’s performance is extraordinary.

She is all the characters in the storyline; her grandmother, her boyfriend, her lover.

But it is in the transitions between the emotional stages of Effie’s life that we witness the heart-rending trauma of Effie’s life. Clarke has us weeping for the character she has brought to life in all its entirety bringing out the comedy, the pity and the tragedy.

A simple change of lighting is offered to provide the suggestion of a change of tone – a change Effie indicates by adjusting the light switch on the wall. And the prospect of the sea is teased out by a flickering suggestion of the glass on an otherwise non-descript set.

That suggestion alone is heart rending in its own right for the sea is but a mile away from where Effie lives and she has never seen it before.

The fact that Effie lifts the roof (literally and figuratively), shows the gravity of her accomplishment holding up, as it were, the world so that others can live ignorant of her sacrifice. Set and lighting should be congratulated with the soundscape being a constant presence of mood. (Jacob Battista, Sophie Woodward, Rachel Burke,Daniel Nixon).

Gary Abrahams has teased out the transitions and employed the sparse set for best effect given there is only a table and chair on stage.

The fact is, when you have a play with this intensity, little else is needed. This is a mustsee play.

Performance Details: Until September 22 - Review by David McLean

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Local Theatre Shows

■ Essendon Theatre Company: Chapter Two (Neil Simon) Until September 14 at Bradshaw St. Community Hall, 9 Bradshaw St., Essendon (enter via Buckley St.). Director: Matthew Freeman. Bookings: 0406448368 or essendontheatrecompany. com.au ■ Theatrical: A Chorus Line, Until September 22 at the National Theatre, Carlisle St., St Kilda. Director: Tahra Cameron; Choreographer: Louise Panagiotidis; Musical Director: Gabriel Taburet. Bookings: theatrical.com.au ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: The Father (Florian Zeller) Until September 21 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Div Collins. wlt.org.au/book-tickets ■ Nova Music Theatre: Brigadoon September 13 – 22 at The Round, Nunawading. Bookings: novamusictheatre.com.au ■ 1812 Theatre in association with Redfox3 Theatre Company: Coherence (by James Ward Byrkit) Until September 14 at the Lowe Auditorium, 1812 Theatre, Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Justin Stephens.

■ Eltham Little Theatre: Veronica’s Room (by Ira Levin) Until September 21 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Drew Mason. Bookings: 0411 713 095.

■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: Clue: on Stage (adapted from screenplay by Jonathan Lynn), Until September 21 at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Katie-Jane Amey. Bookings: lilydaleatc.com ■ Gemco Players: The Hull Roamer (a workshop performance of a new sci-fi musical) September 27, 28 at 8pm, September 29 at 2pm at the Gem Theatre, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Bookings: www.gemco players.org ■ Beaumaris Theatre: Radio Theatre Returns to Beaumaris. October 5 at 7.30pm and October 6 at 2.00pm at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. $20 per person.

Cabaret Style, BYO nibbles and drinks. Proceeds to Beaumaris Theatre. Seven radio plays written by Bayside U3A writers performed by local actors. Concept/presenter: Joy Meekings. Producer/director: Cheryl Threadgold. Bookings: Trybooking.

■ CPP Community Theatre: Hello Dolly!

October 11, 12, 17, 18 at 8pm, October 12 at 2pm and October 19 at 5pm at Mahon Theatre at Aquinas College, 46 Great Ryrie St, Ringwood. Director/Choreographer: Tamblyn Smith; Musical Director: Charlotte Black.

Bookings: https://cppcommunitytheatre. com.au/ For all ticket enquiries, please email: tickets@cppcommunitytheatre.com.au (In consideration of other patrons and cast, children under the age of three will only be admitted to the theatre for the matinee performance.)

■ LOTS Theatre (Legends of the Skies): Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the 1934 MacRobertson Trophy Air Race, October 2427 incl. Matinees at the Casey Hangar Theatrette, Moorabbin Air Museum, First Ave., Moorabbin. Artistic Director: Maggie Morrison. Bookings essential. Trybooking.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Auditions

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): The Cripple of Inishmaan (by Martin McDonagh) September 10 – 12 at the Strathmore Community Theatre, 50 Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Matthew Freeman.

Group auditions. Irish accents highly encouraged. Prepare monologue from play. Further details: stagtheatre.org ■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Appleton Ladies Potato Race (by Melanie Tait) September 22 7pm – 10pm, September 23 7.30pm – 10.30pm at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Helen Ellis.

Audition bookings: Helen Ellis, ellisproductions@me.com ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Holmes and Watson (by Jeffrey Hatcher) October 6 at 7pm, October 7 at 7.30pm at Unit 8, 417419 Warrigal Rd, Cheltenham. Director: Amy Calvert. Audition bookings and enquirikes: aj267@outlook.com or call 0432 804 803.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Entertainment

VOLITION AT ST KILDA ■ In what was a marvellous example of the creativity of the next wave of Melbourne theatre makers, Volition had a short season at Theatre Works' Explosives Factory space in St Kilda.

The show consisted of two halves, The Volition Project and The Volition Experiment, each acting as a counterpoint to the other.

Both were based on the theme of a reality TV game show but took different approaches to unpacking and critiquing such shows.

Experiment was lighter in touch, relying upon sarcasm and slapstick to critique. In contrast, Project was a bleaker piece which laid bare the depths reality TV can sink to.

Created under the aegis of Theatre Works' Early CareerArtist Program, both casts devised and wrote the two shows working with Belle Hansen (Project) and Steven Mitchell-Wright (Experiment) as their directors, mentors and cocreators.

Both shows involved a series of short skits which ranged in style from the naturalistic to the absurd, from being improvised to using scripted texts.

Ten performers made up the cast of Project: Ella Le Fournour; Jasper Jordan; Kasey Barratt; Ozzy Breen-Carr; Hugo Gutteridge; Charlie Morris; Paolo Bartolomei; Eleanor Golding; Ryan Henry; and Senuki Thotahewage.

A smaller cast of six performed Experiment: Sarah Frencham; Rosa Ablett-Johnstone; Liam Crevola; River Stevens; Murdoch Keane; and Amir Yacoub.

All 16 were wonderful in their zestful energetic and committed performances, displaying an impressive range of acting skills.

Hansen as director and co-creator of Project, along with Mitchell-Wright who did likewise for Experiment, should both be proud of the works they have produced in conjunction with the two casts. They both have a great eye for what makes for marvellous spell-binding theatre that entertains while also provokes.

Derailed by poor group dynamics, group-devised shows often do not produce great theatre.

Not so with Volition as it was a shining example of how superb and daring such shows can be.

For further information about the event: https://bit.ly/tw-volition - Review by Peter Murphy

Whitehorse Showtime

■ There are only a handful of theatre companies, whether professional, amateur or community, that can boast of 60 continuous years of performance, and that credit goes to Whitehorse Showtime having just closed their 60th season at the recently opened The Round Theatre, Nunawading.

A showcase for Scouting and Guiding in the Mount Dandenong region it has been a constant example of what young performers, writers, musicians, theatre technicians can achieve, in fact some thousands over the journey of 60 years.

At the beginning, commencing after the 7th Australian Jamboree at Dandenong in 1965, a nucleus of Scouts and Leaders led by Rod Savage, organised the very first Whitehorse Showtime, loosely based on the successful Melbourne Gang Show.

An all-male cast, they delighted audiences for many years and with changing times, involvement was open to Guides and girls who joined Scout Groups.

And so this year with a cast of over 90 and twice as many off stage using the theme ‘Still Spinning At 60’ - Side A, followed the trials and tribulations of ‘Sapphire Sounds’, a vinyl record store struggling to stay in business.

With their locally-written script they tried all ways to make money by dance, song, comedy and drama, particularly with a Sausage Sizzle, a Radiothon and an Auction.

The flip Side B, while continuing with ‘Sapphire Sounds’ dilemma, also took us back in time, reflecting on highlights of the past 60 years of performance.

Quite an achievement considering they performed on line during two years of the pandemic.

Observations Verdi’s Requieum

Producer Leanne Fraser and Youth Producers Mitch Bell and Liam Teunissen headed a cohesive production well served by the band, lighting, sound and all aspects of the staging teams. All made excellent use of the state of the art facility provided at The Round Theatre.

Their final words “We look forward to 60 more”.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

MIFF Awards

● Host Zan Rowe with with Justin Kurzel and Warren Ellis.

■ The Melbourne International Film Festival has unveiled its 2024 MIFFAward winners, presenting over $250,000 in prize money across a suite of five categories.

The flagship Bright Horizons Award, presented by VicScreen and amounting to $140,000 – making it one of the most lucrative film prizes globally – was awarded to a film by an outstanding filmmaker on the rise.

This year’s winner was Universal Language directed by Matthew Rankin.

Award Winners Bright Horizons Award presented by VicScreen. Universal Language directed by Matthew Rankin Bright Horizons Special Jury Award. Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award. Jaydon Martin, Flathead – directing The Uncle Jack Charles Award in collaboration with Kearney Group.April Phillips, kajoo yannaga (come on let’s walk together) – director, lead artist Intrepid Audience Award (joint winners).

Voice co-directed by Krunal Padhiar and Semara Jose . Left Write Hook directed by Shannon Owen MIFF Schools Youth Jury Award, presented by Collarts. Alemania directed by Maria Zanetti.

Sam Jacob, CEO, Collarts said: "At Collarts, the Australian College of the Arts, we believe that stories change the world, and that creativity is vital. We provide students with industry-leading opportunities to learn, including our partnership withthe biggest film festival in the southern hemisphere.”

“We’re thrilled to have MIFF as a longterm creative partner, and to be presenting the 2024 MIFF Schools Youth Jury Award, which provides mentorship to the Youth Jury members, and a prize of $10,000 for the winning film."

The MIFF Awards were also a chance to celebrate some of this year’s breakout talent and crowd pleasers on the eve of the festival’s final day of in-cinema activity for 2024.

This year’s winners join the 2024 MIFF Shorts Awards class, including Grand Prix winner Nebojša Slijepcevic for The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, with the shorts-format award winners announced in a special standalone ceremony at ACMI. With her Bright Horizons Jury duties officially in completion, Oscar-winning costume designer Deborah L. Scott hosted an intimate masterclass at The Wheeler Centre on the festival’s last day, sharing insights from her illustrious career overflowing with iconic wardrobe moments, from Marty McFly’s orange vest in Back to the Future and the complicated costumes of Pandora in Avatar to Elliott’s red hoodie in E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial and the historical accuracy required on the set of Titanic.

- Contributed

● Belinda Paterson ■ One of the classical music world’s most dramatic choral works, Verdi’s Requiem, is set to delight audiences at Melbourne Town Hall in September.

It is being staged by the Melbourne Bach Choir and accompanied by the Zelman Symphony, both conducted by Rick Prakhoff.

Prakhoff has assembled a fine group of soloists in soprano Belinda Paterson, mezzo soprano Miriam Gordon-Stewart, tenor Tomas Dalton and bass Christopher Hillier.

Belinda Paterson has just returned from Germany, where she was acclaimed for her performance as Klytaemnestra in Richard Strauss’s opera Elektra.

Verdi’s Requiem has been described as the most operatic of all requiems, and often considered too operatic to be performed in a liturgical setting, but it comes into its own when performed in a concert setting such as Melbourne Town Hall.

As he did in his operas, throughout his Requiem, Verdi uses vigorous rhythms, sublime melodies, and dramatic contrasts to express the powerful emotions in the text.

Enjoy this performance of Verdi’s Requiem on Saturday, September 14, at 7.30 pm at Melbourne Town Hall by visiting trybooking.com for tickets.

- Julie Houghton

More Auditions

■ The Mount Players: The Importance of Being Earnest (by Oscar Wilde) October 19, 20 at 10.00am at the Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon. Director: Vicki Smith.

Audition bookings: Vicki Smith, stagestruck58@me.com ■ The Basin Theatre Group: Home, I’m Darling (by Laura Wade) October 20 at 2pm and October 22 at 7pm at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Bob Bramble.

Audition bookings: bobbramble2013@gmail.com - Cheryl Threadgold

And Then There Were None

■ From the producers of the hugely successful Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes a new production of Agatha Christie’s bestselling crime novel of all time, And Then There Were None, opening at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in February.

Ten people are lured to a solitary mansion on an island off the English coast, when a storm cuts them off from the mainland. The true reason for their presence on the island soon becomes horribly clear.

First adapted for the stage in 1943, this new production directed by Australian theatrical icon Robyn Nevin (The Mousetrap) is a gorgeously grim thriller.

John Frost for Crossroads Live presents And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Comedy Theatre, Melbourne from February 2025.

- Jessica Bendell

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“Perhaps in my comments I will concentrate on the residential park provisions, which as I said amend the Residential Tenancies Act,” Mr Lambert said.

“We certainly deal with a lot of issues locally in our electorate around that particular act, and we also have quite a large residential park in Reservoir – Summerhill Residential Park – which has certainly over 200 residents in it.

“It is actually next door to a similarly sized retirement village, so we do very much understand the interesting state of affairs we have at the moment.

“If you are in Reservoir and you drive up Gremel Rd, if you turn to your left you go to the retirement village and if you turn to your right you go to the residential park.

“They have a very, very similar feel to them, those two places, but of course they are covered by very, very different regulatory arrangements.

“There is a whole, interesting history to that part of Reservoir as a former quarry and a former drive-in, back when drive-ins were a little more popular in Melbourne than they are today.

“We in our office have worked very closely with Summerhill residents on a range of issues. I am sure other MPs work closely with their residential park residents.

● Nathan Lambert, Preston MLA

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“I will shout out to Jenny Low, Sue Hilton, Charmaine Brillanti and Kevin Wight.

“Kevin often gets in touch with me about a wide range of issues, and I am always happy to have his feedback and input.

“I know that when we were helping people with the power saving bonus, a great initiative of this government, a number of people who came into our office for help with the power saving bonus were from the residential park, and we had the opportunity to learn a little bit more about the circumstances that they face, while they were chatting to us.

“I should in that respect recognise the work of Darebin Council, who also worked quite closely with them on issues related to embedded electricity networks in those facilities.

“They are not directly addressed by the bill today, but I think they go to the general challenges that are faced by residents, who often feel they are in a very significant power imbalance with the people running these residential parks.

“The main point of bill is to make complex contracts simpler and easier to understand, and that is very important.

“Most of us understand buying a house – the basics of it. It is governed by the Sale of Land Act 1962 and other acts, but the general idea is you pay one large amount of money. We all have a sense of what those prices should be,” Mr Lambert said.

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■ Detectives from the Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team want to speak to in relation to a sexual assault in Collingwood earlier this year.

Investigators have been told a 22-yearold man was walking along the footpath on Smith Street, on Saturday, June 1, between 9 and 9.15pm when he was approached by a male offender who sexually assaulted him before fleeing.

The New South Wales man was not physically injured during the incident.

The offender is perceived to be Caucasian and in his early 30s with a dark beard and wearing a motorbike helmet.

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JACK AND MILLIE ■ Essence Theatre Productions presents Jack and Millie as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 15-20 at the Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray.

Created and performed by Alaine Beek, joined by performers Ross Daniels and Phil Cameron-Smith, Jack and Millie is based on the author's breast cancer journey, and brings a unique comic perspective to the stage.

'Jack' is portrayed as Millie's cancer - her inner thoughts, her courage, fear and (often funny) human frailties.

The piece enables audiences to delve into the world of receiving a life threatening diagnosis.

Performed in a non-natural style, the play is stripped back to a minimalist set with three actors - Phil Cameron Smith as 'Jack', Alaine Beek as 'Millie' and Green Room award-winner Ross Daniels portraying the multiple characters that fill Millie's world.

Critically acclaimed, 'Jack and Millie' has been studied by hundreds of high school students in 2022 (listed on VCE drama curriculum) and toured through Victoria and into NSW. Event Details: October 15 - 20 Venue: Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray Bookings: melbournefringe. com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

● Alaine Beek, Ross Daniels and Phil Cameron Smith in Jack and Millie.

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar

● Tom Moran. Photo: Owen Clarke.

■ Writer/performer Tom Moran presents his Melbourne sion and humour, he explores identity, family dynamics Fringe Festival show Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Dis- and having a very flexible relationship to the truth. gusting Liar from October 2-6 at 7.15pm/6.15pm at the Tom begs the question in his 'completely true' solo show: Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room in Carlton.

“If I never lied again and was just myself, would any of Directed by Davey Kelleher and produced by Lisa Nally, my loved ones still love me?”

Tom Moran's show is now on tour in Australia following Event Details: October 2 - 6 at 7.15pm and 6.15pm sell-out shows at the Dublin Fringe, the Edinburgh Fringe Venue: Festival Hub: Meeting Room at the Trades Festival and the Abbey Theatre.

Hall, Cnr Victoria and Lygon Sts., Carlton.

A self-proclaimed people-pleaser and an expert in emFurther details and bookings: melbournefringe.com.au pathy, Tom really struggles with the truth. Full of compas- Cheryl Threadgold

Rourke’s Reviews The Killer

■ (MA). 125 minutes. Now streaming on Netflix.

John Woo returns to the film that put him on the international map in 1989, and although not in the same league, the remake is surprisingly, if forgettable, mild fun.

The new film is set in Paris, and the role originally played by Chow Yun-fat is now played by Nathalie Emmanuel, this time named Zee, an infamous assassin whose world is turned upside down when a hit goes wrong, with bystander Jenn (Diana Silvers) being accidentally blinded during all the carnage.

Zee’s boss Finn (Sam Worthington) demands that Jenn be eliminated, but she does the opposite, protecting the injured singer from others that also wish her dead.

All this mayhem draws the attention of honest cop Sey (Omar Sy), who eventually teams up with Zee to defeat a gallery of criminals and killers.

The Killer 2024 is needlessly overlpotted, protracting what should be a more streamlined story, resulting in an overlong running time.

These subplots are overly familiar and predictable too. Emmanuel is acceptable, but lacks the charismatic presence of Chow, while Sy offers another likeable performance.

Woo seems more reflective in his approach to the material, and appears more interested in blending the Paris setting with the multiple chases and violent confrontations.

Woo does provide a couple of enjoyable action set-pieces, especially in a hospital (reminiscent of Johnnie To’s 2016 action/thriller, Three) and the big final shoot out, which takes place in a church and cemetery. A remake of The Killer has been on the table for three decades (I was definitely excited when it looked like Walter Hill was set to direct, back in the 90’s), but I admittedly had low expectations with the film that has finally eventuated. Woo may not be in top form (and I feel he agreed to do this so he could fund Silent Night, a daring experiment that deserves a lot more love and attention), but he shows obvious affection towards the story that made him a global sensation, helping make this more entertaining than it deserves to be.

For those who have not seen the 1989 original, search it out now; it is one of the most incredible, and influential, action films ever made.

RATING - ***

Strange Darling

■ (MA). 96 minutes. Now showing in selected cinemas.

● Aaron Rourke Ultra stylish, well-acted and cleverly structured thriller is a knowing homage to film-makers such as Brian De Palma and Quentin Tarantino.

The less you know about the film’s details the better, but suffice to say that it involves a serial killer, currently focusing on their latest victim, who is trying to escape by any means necessary.

Gorgeously shot on film by actor Giovanni Ribisi, with a striking score by Craig DeLeon and perfect editing by Christopher Robin Bell, this is an audio/visual blast, while writer/director J.T. Mollner plays with structure in the same way Pulp Fiction did.

The performances are first rate.

Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner as victim/pursuer are terrific, with excellent support by veterans Barbara Hershey and Ed Begley Jr. Strange Darling is certainly selfknowing film-making, but Mollner shows genuine love for the medium, creating something both exciting and memorable.

RATING - ****

A Nightmare On Elm Street

■ (MA) (1984). 91 minutes. Limited season in selected cinemas September 12.

Wes Craven’s iconic horror movie celebrates its 40th anniversary, and fans have the chance to see it on the big screen, via a 4K restoration.

Its dream vs reality scenario has definitely influenced many filmmakers over the decades, while Robert Englund delivers a deliciously intense performance, giving audiences one of the most famous movie monsters of all-time.

I remember seeing this at the cinemas during first release, and there were a number of scenes that were scary or suspenseful.

Many sequels of varying quality followed over the years (Dream Warriors and New Nightmare are the two worth tracking down), plus a truly awful remake, but the original remains the best.

RATING - ****½ - Aaron Rourke

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■ We all have our favourite film actors but I always enjoyed watching Cameron Mitchell in the films.

The first time I really noticed him was when he played Gordon MacRae's friend in the musical Carousel.

Cameron McDowell Mitzell was born in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, in 1918 and was the fourth of seven children.

His father was a minister of religion. In his teenage years Cameron studied acting and was advised to change his surname to Mitchell if he was going to be a professional actor.

Cameron attended the Theatre School of Dramatic Arts in New York City whilst working as an usher and dishwasher to pay the bills.

He had his break on Broadway in a play titled Jeremiah in 1939 and also in the cast was another struggling young actor named Cornel Wilde.

Cameron served as an Air Force Bombardier during World War IIand after the war he resumed his acting career.

In 1945 he made his screen debut in the film What Next, Corporal Hargrove? .

He was cast as ‘Happy’ in the original production of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman and reprised the role in the 1951 film.

He provided the voice of Jesus Christ in The Robe in 1953 but did not appear in the credits.

During the early 1950s Cameron Mitchell was busy in films such as Les Miserables, How

Whatever Happened To ...

Cameron Mitchell

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM To Marry a Millionaire, Hell and High Water and Love Me or Leave Me. He was married three times during his lifetime and was a father to seven children.

In 1956 he played ‘Jigger Craigin’ in the musical film Carousel and sang in two songs That Was a Real Nice Clambake and Stonecutters Cut It On Stone.

Cameron was a guest star in many television shows such as The Untouchables, Wagon Train and Bonanza. In 1962 he narrated the series The Beachcomber.

Cameron Mitchell is probably best remembered for his role in the western television series The High Chaparral in which played the happygo-lucky ‘Buck Cannon’.

● Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell was offered the part of ‘Buck’ following an airline flight to Tucson where he sat next to the series creator David Dortort and his wife.

Cameron Mitchell was a working actor all his life and appeared in more than three hundred films and television shows during his career. He made some great films and some "shockers".

Some critics described him as uninterested whilst on screen and some of his B -grade films were considered by fans to be so bad that they were good. I always thought he had a great screen presence.

His 12 hobbies included poker, golfing, family, animals, reading the Bible, fishing, traveling, playing basketball, soccer, philosophy, car racing and cooking.

Cameron Mitchell was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer at the age of 75 in 1994 in Pacific Palisades, California. He is buried in Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California. Several of his children have followed in their fathers footsteps to become actors.

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THE HUXLEYS TAKE TOP PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD The Huxleys Bad Sports – Wai Tang Commissioning Award The Huxleys are the recipients of the 2023 Wai Tang Commissioning Award and will present a new body of work during the 2024 Bowness Photography Prize exhibition season.

They responded to the commission with a new body of work that has all the hallmarks of the humour, wot and outrageousness we know and love them for.

For The Huxleys Bad Sports (2024) reflects upon the ostracisation you can feel when growing up in a country that values sporting achievements above all else.

It can be a real struggle especially when you are a creative, shy queer kid searching for kindred spirits.

A love of music, art, fashion and the dark underworld is perceived to be your eventual artistic salvation.

Bad Sports seeks to capture the alienation of, humour and abstraction the Huxleys experienced growing up in this sunburnt country from the larrikans looking for a fair go, a guernsey and a winning streak.

For the uncoordinated and uncooperative queer person, the struggle is real.

Exhibition opens September 1 and closes November 10.

MAPh – The Australian Home of Photography 860 Ferntree Gully Rd. Wheelers Hill

Town Hall Gallery Pattern Recognition is a major exhibition at Town Hall Gallery exploring the intentions and motivations of artists who continually engage a theme, subject, or visual style throughout their creative process.

The human brain’s ability to identify patterns and repeat symbols allow us to visually match what we see with the information we already know, finding structure, cementing knowledge, and gaining further understanding.

The allure of returning to, reconsidering, or reframing our understanding speaks to our minds ability to interrogate and motivate.

The Arts

with Peter Kemp Expressed through purposeful and continued use of colour and pattern and form, pattern and repetition, motif and subject, Pattern Recognition features artists who have dedicated their practice to exploring and evolving a particular concept or enduring preoccupation.

Exhibition closes Saturday October 26. ★ Nostalgic – by Bradley Flood Step back in time and immerse yourself in the sentimental charm of a bygone era in Nostalgic, a community exhibition by local artist Bradley Flood.

From the richness f oil paints to the versatility of acrylics, the works on display will captivate your senses and transport you to a world of timeless beauty.

Playing homage to the simple aspects of home and community life, captured on canvas, Nostalgic is a celebration of the past, present , and future, bridging the gap between generations.

Exhibition closes Saturday September 28.

Town Hall Gallery 360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn

At Burrinja Calming the Storm Within – MeganArcher Megan’s work is raw and confi-

dent. Working with multimedia in her first solo exhibition, the artist invites us on her journey and celebration of an ongoing tumultuous relationship with Schizoaffective disorder, one of the most misunderstood, complex mental health issues in society today.

It stigmatises and isolates 0.5 per cent of Australians who have it.

Inspired by visions and auditory waves of hallucinations’ during episodes of psychoses, Archer produces a vibrant tapestry of colours and shapes, some with human-like figures and faces emerging from the canvas, others landscapes featuring creaturelike hands.

These paintings are not just visual experiences, they are emotional voyages that challenge the viewers to reflect on the depths of their own psyche.

Exhibition closes Sunday October 13.

Burrinja Gallery 351 Glenfern Rd, Upwey - Peter Kemp

Tolarno Galleries

■ Tolarno Galleries is presenting Georgia Spain’s third solo exhibition, Why Not, What If, Could It Be? Winner of the 2021 Sir John Sulman Prize, Georgia Spain, makes her debut in the medium of sculpture, bringing together paintings alongside sculptural assemblages.

Embracing ambiguity, humour and material transformation, Spain’s surreal, semi-figurative sculptures look as though they might have just stepped out of the vigorously expressive canvases that surround them.

In a way they have, for they are comprised of an assortment of detritus found in Spain’s studio, including the very materials – rags, cardboard, bits of wood and other objects – used to make the many layers of marks in each painting.

The process began when Spain was in the middle of painting and found herself nursing a strong desire “to get off the flat surface of the canvas”.

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OK. With John O’Keefe Wrestler Sid Vicious dies

● Sid Vicious ■ Sid, originally christened Sid Eudy, later to be known on the pro wrestling circuit as Lord Humongous, Sid Justice and Sycho Sid. Those identities morphed into Sid Vicious in 1993. Sid, the six foot nine-inch giant, wrestled on WrestleMania events until retirement. A real entertainer, Sid died of cancer, aged 63.

Radio station under pressure

■ There is a rumour in circulation that a niche digital broadcasting station is experiencing severe financial pressure. We will refrain from nominating the station , other than to say July salaries are said to outstanding. Latest ratings were a disaster, and listeners are hearing a re-run of old segments generally things are crook. Hope a White Knight investor can save the day.

Brooke Shields cleans closet

■ When Hollywood actress Booke Shields married Andre Agassi in 1971 she wore a hip hugging wedding dress , and from that day onwards the dress hung in a wardrobe. Then along came her daughter's high school graduation, out came Mum's bridal dress and from all reports daughter looked a stunner.

Nine’s bean counters are busy

■ Nine Entertainment stumpted up $77 million for exclusive rights for the Paris Olympics which is included in the total package of $305 million to include coverage of Los Angeles Olympics 2028, and Brisbane 2032 . To date Nine has banked $ 160 million in advertising and subscription revenue from the Paris Games.

Trump in trouble

■ Abba is the latest in a very long list of major vocalists and groups who have issued cease and desist legal documents against Donald Trump. All concerned claim words and music were played without authority at rallies.

The Trump camp claim 'nonsense'.

- John O’Keefe

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Magazine Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@robfomusic.com.au

Henry’s In Cash

■ In Cash is a journey through the music of Johnny Cash. Australian outlaw country founding-figure and brooding baritone Henry Wagons will lean into the deep mythology and sound of the American Recordings Albums with his band The Tennessee Studs, re-creating the sonic depth, poise and ominous force of those songs, as if you were sitting with Johnny Cash in the control room, says a media release. Saturday, September 21 at the Athenaeum Theatre.

Storytellers

■ Casey Radio 97.7fm presents its next Storytellers concert on October 6 in its new venue at the Cranbourne Bowls Club.

Melbourne award-winning, indie-folk singer-songwriter Cate Taylor will present a delicately crafted show of beautiful songs with a performance style that is authentic and engaging.

Accompanying Cate for this show will be Amla on fiddle and flute. Tickets at Trybooking.

Nick’s new album

■ Further down the line is the new album from Nick Charles.

This is Nick’s 10th solo album in a stellar career that has seen 13 US tours and him winning every conceivable award and accolade in Australian roots and blues music including Port Fairy Folk Festival Artist of the Year and the Age Blues album of the year.

- Rob Foenander

Paladino, Paulini and Piterman ■ The place to be this New Year’s Eve is with the Australian Pops Orchestra at Hamer Hall.

Some of Australia's favourite performers including Silvie Paladino, Paulini and Josh Piterman are joining John Foreman and the Australian Pops Orchestra for The New Year's Eve (& The Day Before) Gala Concerts on December 30 and 31.

This spectacular gala event, now in its 41st year at Hamer Hall, is packed with orchestral classics, traditional anthems, Broadway hits, all performed by a glittering line up of star performers.

Led by John Foreman, the Australian Pops Orchestra will again ignite the Hamer Hall stage in a stunning display of musicianship, celebration and laughter alongside the Dana Jolly Dancers’ choreography.

“The Australian Pops New Year's Eve Gala has become a Melbourne tradition. This year it is particularly special with not one but two performers - Silvie Paladino and Josh Piterman - who have graced the West End stages joining us along with the magnificent Paulini, who starred in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” said John Foreman.

“They will be singing songs from musicals we know and love including Sunset Boulevard, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables all backed by a magnificent 60-piece symphony orches-

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● Silvie Paladino

tra and fabulous dancers, resulting in a show that's uplifting, fun, and will send you into 2025 in the best way possible.”

This year's concerts will pack in more music and laughter than ever and include three performances – The Day Before on Monday December 30 at 2pm, New Year’s Eve matinee on Tuesday December 31 at 2pm and New Year's Eve on Tuesday December 31 at 8pm.

Audience members attending the New Year’s Eve 8pm performance can also purchase an add on ticket for a pre-show party that includes interval drinks and/or a ticket for a special after-show fireworks balcony party after the show with drinks, nibblies and one of the best views of Melbourne's fireworks.

For over 40 years, the Australian Pops Orchestra has presented a unique blend of popular classical and contemporary music to Australian audiences. They have performed alongside many of the world’s favourite singers including Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Peter Allen, Andrea Bocelli, Dame Joan Sutherland, Sir Cliff Richard, Ray Charles and many more.

John Foreman’s Australian Pops Orchestra presents The New Year's Eve (& The Day Before) Gala Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall. 8pm, Tuesday, Decmeber 31. www.ticketek.com.au - Contributed

Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson

Melbourne Showbiz Memories Observations with Bissett-Johnson from Matt the Melbourne Observer Photo Files

● Bob Dyer in Pick A Box.

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Melbournewide CARLTON

You’re The Man

■ La Mama and Monstrous Theatre's season of Paul Mitchell’s hard-hitting exploration of family violence, You're The Man, is playing at La Mama Courthouse, Carlton until September 15.

Directed by Theresa Borg, designed by Filipe Filihia, with music by Simon Mason, Paul Mitchell’s new play is a story about the terrible damage caused by family violence and the journey to restoration of hope.

Seventeen-year-old Liam spends days locked in his room attempting to process the violent death of his brother at the hands of his father. What could lead Liam to rejoin the world beyond his bedroom door?

You're The Man is ultimately a story of hope. It challenges justifications men make for their behaviour, seeks paths of healing for victim-survivors, and shows the tenderness and strength possible in renewed masculinity.

You’re The Man is now on sale at lamama.com.au/whats-on/winter-2024/ youre-the-man/ - Cheryl Threadgold

WARBURTON

Woman charged

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a woman following a fatal collision in Warburton last Thursday (Sep. 5).

Emergency services were called to reports a cyclist had allegedly been struck along Surrey Rd about 11.15am.

The cyclist, an 81-year-old Mooroolbark man, was treated at the scene but could not be revived.

The driver of the car, a 30-year-old Warburton woman, was charged with dangerous driving causing death.

She was bailed to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 11.

GREATER GEELONG

Fraud alleged

■ Detectives from the Financial Crime Squad late last week arrested a second man as part of their investigation into reports of suspected fraudulent activity targeting a Geelong based not for profit organisation genU. The 74-year-old Leopold man was arrested in Geelong on Thursday (Sep. 5).

He was interviewed by police and subsequently released pending further enquiries.

Last month police executed a warrant at a residential address in Newtown.

A 57-year-old Newtown man was interviewed on August 1 and subsequently released pending further enquiries.

The matter was initially reported to police by the organisation and an investigation commenced in February 2023, after they identified suspicious activity relating to accounts being wrongfully charged to the organisation.

The report was then assessed by police and an investigation commenced.

The activity is alleged to have occurred over about five years and involves several million dollars.

Detectives have obtained financial and business records from the organisation and these continue to be forensically assessed.

Investigators are keen to speak to anyone who may have knowledge of the matter and those responsible.

This information can also be provided to police anonymously.

PARKDALE

9 units attend

■ Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a structure fire at 1.40pm on Friday (Sep. 6) on Lower Dandenong Rd, Parkdale, after callers to Triple Zero reported a house fire.

Firefighters arrived on scene within three minutes to find two brick units, 20m by 20m each, fully involved with exposure to multiple units at the rear of the property.

A total of nine primary appliances, including two aerial appliances, responded to the incident. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

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TWO DOZEN RETAIL THIEVES ARRESTED

■ A new retail theft team has arrested two dozen of Melbourne’s most prolific alleged retail thieves in a little over a month.

The operation, called STAND, was launched in the Melbourne and Yarra council areas in July to target violent, aggressive and intimidating behaviour towards retail staff.

It sees a dedicated team of police work daily with major and independent retailers to identify thieves who threaten safety and hold them to account.

The ongoing operation has already led to 24 thieves being arrested – eight of them arrested twice.

There have been 478 charges laid, and around $97,000 worth of stolen goods seized.

This includes luxury perfumes, designer clothes and high-end skincare products.

Those arrested have allegedly stolen more than $200,000 worth of goods from CBD, Richmond and Collingwood stores this year alone.

Stolen items are typically on-sold for profit.

Key arrests include: ■ A 36-year-old man who was arrested on July 24 for allegedly stealing almost $100,000 worth of luxury clothes, handbags and beauty products from high end stores in the CBD over the last six months. When confronted by staff, the man allegedly became aggressive and verbally abusive. During search warrants, police located allegedly stolen luxury perfumes, designer clothes, high end skin care products and bedding. The Footscray man was charged with 41 offences including 35 counts of theft, handling stolen goods and dealing with the proceeds of crime. He was remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 6.

■ A 33-year-old man who was arrested on July 16 for allegedly stealing more than $3300 worth of products from supermarkets and liquor stores in the Richmond area. When approached by staff, the man would allegedly become verbally aggressive and physically intimidating. The Richmond man was charged with 15 counts of shoptheft was remanded until August 5.

■ A 45-year-old man who was arrested on August 20 for allegedly stealing almost $10,000 worth of goods from CBD clothing and liquor stores between July and August this year. Police will allege the man spat at retail staff when approached and would verbally threaten them with injury if they tried to intervene. The Prahran man was charged with 45 offences including aggravated assault, unlawful assault, shop steal, criminal damage, loiter with the intent to commit an indictable offence, assault with a weapon and threats to inflict serious injury. He was remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 2.

Statewide ■ A 27-year-old man who was arrested on August 29 after he allegedly stole more than $2000 worth of food and other products from multiple convenience stores in the CBD between July and August. When confronted by staff on July 29, the man allegedly armed himself with a large pair of scissors before taking off on foot.

The Richmond man was charged with eight counts of shop steal and bailed to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on October 3.

As part of the operation, police have been using an online platform to engage regularly with 23 retailers who have multiple stores across the CBD. The platform – designed to streamline communication – means retailers can notify STAND directly when a nonurgent incident occurs.

The notification instantly provides police with important information such as CCTV and descriptions of offenders.

On top of responding to incidents, the STAND team has proactively attended more than 58 stores to engage with retail staff and deter theft.

This includes independent retailers who too are a priority of STAND. Operation STAND launched on July 15 and will remain ongoing in the Melbourne and Yarra areas.

Operation STAND Police Commander, Superintendent Brett Kahan said: “Retail theft might sound like a victimless crime, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“Retail staff have long been dealing with intimidating, aggressive and violent behaviour and it was time we took a stand against it.

“Because of STAND, 24 prolific and allegedly violent retail thieves have been arrested and we have more closely in our sights. To the people who think they can steal and use intimidation tactics to get away with it, know that your time is up, and you will be held to account.

“Everyone deserves to feel safe at work, so we will continue to run this operation until that is the case.”

NORTH CAULFIELD

Fatal collision

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in North Caulfield earlier this year.

It is alleged a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Lumeah and Balaclava Rds about 12 Noon on Sunday, February 25.

The pedestrian, a 94-yearold Caulfield North woman, died at the scene.

The driver, a 24-year-old Clyde North man, was interviewed by police and released pending further enquiries.

Investigators have since charged the man with dangerous driving causing death and careless driving.

He was bailed to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 9.

WEST GATE

Closures

■ The West Gate Tunnel Project will soon be one step closer to improving travel times between the city and Melbourne’s west, constructing an extra lane on the M80 entry ramp as the next stage of works to widen the West Gate Freeway from eight to 12 lanes.

Until 5am Monday, September 23, crews will undertake asphalting and other construction works on the ramp from the M80 Ring Road to the West Gate Freeway citybound – constructing an extra lane on the entry ramp.

Significant delays are expected, and drivers are advised to allow an extra 45 minutes travel time as motorists detour via Boundary Rd, Little Boundary Rd and Grieve Parade. Alternatively, they can take a later detour by making a U-turn at Kororoit Creek Rd along the Princes Freeway.

Across Victoria WEST WODONGA

Boat stolen

● The stolen boat ■ Wodonga Police are investigating a theft of a boat and trailer in West Wodonga on Sunday, September 1.

It is understood the offender drove a car to a residential property on Condamine St about 12.53am.

The offender hooked the victim’s boat and trailer onto the vehicle and drove off.

The victim, a 78-year-old Wodonga man, arrived at the property at 8am and was shocked to discover his boat was no longer parked on his front lawn.

The boat is a white Stessco Skipper 429 with registration VB795. The registration of the trailer is B38245.

Investigators have released an image of the boat, along with CCTV footage of the incident and the vehicle which they are hoping to identify.

SEBASTOPOL

Ramming attempt

■ Police have arrested a man after an alleged attempted ramming of a police vehicle and subsequent pursuit in Sebastopol.

Officers caught sight of an allegedly stolen silver Toyota Hilux on Raglan St, about 1.45am.

The Toyota allegedly attempted to ram a police vehicle.

The driver allegedly failed to pull over and a pursuit was initiated.

The Toyota allegedly continued travelling at a fast rate of speed, and at times on the wrong side of the road, along Pleasant and Rippon Sts. The Toyota allegedly rammed a set of metal gates at a property on Grant St before the vehicle rolled on Jenkins Drive.

Officers moved in swiftly and arrested a man. No one was injured.

A 28-year-old Delacombe man was in police custody and was to be interviewed.

Police allege that the Toyota Hilux was stolen from a Haddon address.

JAN JUC

Surfer rescued

■ Air Wing officers winched a surfer to safety after he failed to return to shore at Jan Juc on Saturday, August 31.

It is believed the surfer and four other mates were surfing off Jan Juc beach and attempted to return to shore when the male surfer began to struggle against the conditions just after 11am.

The surfer, a 21-year-old man was pushed to the rocks located near the Jan Juc carpark where he managed to climb up on a rock.

Police were called and winched the St Leonards man to safety.

Thankful for a tow back to shore, the man was uninjured and in good spirits when he was reunited with his mates about an hour after calling for assistance.

GROVEDALE

Driver charged

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a crash in Grovedale.

Police have been told a Holden Commodore wagon crashed into a pole on Torquay Rd about 3.15pm on Friday (Sep. 6).

A male passenger in the car was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver, a 29-year-old man from Charlemont, has been charged with dangerous driving.

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SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES Amateurs

■ Premiers. Collegians 12.12 (84) d Fiotzroy 11.6 (72). Old Xaverians 13.7 (85) d Old Scotch 11.10 (76). Old Melburnians 12.9 (81) d St Bernards 11.14 (80). University Blacks 11.11 (77) d University Blues 8.12 (60). Oldf Brighton 13.7 (85) d St Kevins 12.12 (84).

■ Premier Reserves. Fitzroy 21.13 (139) d Collegians 3.4 (22). Old Scotch 14.5 (89) d Old Xaverians 8.11 (59). Old Melburnians 12.6 (78) d St Bernards 10.13 (73). University Blacks 9.5 (59) d University Blues 6.11 (47).

St Kevins 8.14 (62) d Old Brighton 9.5 (59).

■ Premier B. Old Haileybury v De La Salle.

Old Trinity v Old Geelong.

■ Premier B Reserves. Old Trinity v De La Salle. Old Ivanhoe v Old Geelong.

■ Premier C. Old Carey 15.6 (96) d Hampton Rovers 11.11 (77). Parkdale Vultures 12.15 (87) d AJAX 5.13 (43).

■ Premier C Reserves. Parkdale Vultures 9.11 (65) d AJAX 6.6 (42). Hampton Rovers 8.13 (61) d Old Carey 8.11 (59).

■ Division 1. Parkside 9.12 (66) d UHS-VY 8.11 (59).

■ Division 1 Reserves. West Brunswick 9.11 (65) d Ormond 8.9 (57).

■ Division 1 Thirds. Old Xaverians 8.13 (61) d St Kevins 8.9 (57).

■ Division 1 Under 19. St Bernards 13.20 (98) d Old Haileybury 6.10 (46).

■ Division 2. Brunswick v South Melbourne Districts.

■ Division 2 Reserves. MHSOB v St Marys Salesian.

■ Division 2 North Thirds. Old Xaverians 6.9 (45) d Old Carey 4.6 (30).

■ Division 2 South Thirds. Mentone Panthers 14.10 (94) d De La Salle 5.8 (38).

■ Division 2 Under 19. University Blues 12.7 (79) d Parkdale Vultures 5.10 (40).

■ Division 3 Reserves. North Brunswick 7.16 (58) d Power House 7.5 (47). Richmond Central v St Johns.

■ Division 3 Under 19. Ormond v Preston.

■ Division 4 Under 19. Caulfield Grammarians 12.15 (87) d De La Salle 6.5 (41). St Marys Salesian 16.8 (104) d Beaumaris 10.8 (68).

more 16.10 (106) d Keilor 7.7 (49). Aberfeldie v Pascoe Vale.

■ Division 1 Seniors. West Coburg 11.16 (82) d St Albans 2.12 (24).

■ Division 1 Reserves. West Coburg 13.8 (86) d Hillside 11.9 (75).

■ Division 1 Thirds. Keilor 10.12 (72) d Strathmore 5.10 (40).

■ Division 1 Under 18.5. Craigieburn 9.11 (65) d Moonee Valley 6.9 (45).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Taylors Lakes v Westmeadows.

■ Division 2 Reserves. Northern Saints 13.12 (90) d Sunbury Kangaroos 8.5 (53).

■ Division 2 Thirds. Avondale Heights 6.6 (42) d Airport West 2.12 (24).

■ Division 2 Under 18.5. Hadfiled 4.9 (33) d Strathmore 4.5 (29).

Morn. Peninsula

■ Division 1 Seniors. Frankston YCW v Mt Eliza.

■ Division 1 Reserves. Red Hill v Frankston YCW. ■ Division 1 Under 19. Frankston YCW v Langwarrin.

■ Division 2 Seniors. Edithvale-Aspendale 11.16 (82) d Chelsea 11.11 (77).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Edithvale-Aspendale 4.11 (35) d Seaford 3.4 (22).

■ Division 2 Under 19. Seaford 8.11 (59) d Edithvale-Aspendale 8.4 (52).

Northern

■ Division 1 Seniors. Heidelberg 10.12 (72) d Montmorency 5.10 (40). North Heidelberg v Greensborough.

■ Division 1 Reserves. Montmorency 14.7 (91) d Greensborough 8.9 (57). Heidelberg v West Preston-Lakeside.

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Heidelberg 9.8 (62) d North Heidelberg 8.9 (57).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Diamond Creek 18.14 (122) d Whittlesea 3.11 (29).

■ Division 2 Reserves. South Morang 7.10 (52) d Whittlesea 7.2 (44).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. South Morang 23.12 (150) d Whittlesea 9.10 (64).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Old Paradians 17.8 (110) d Fitzroy Stars 13.17 (95).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Kilmore 9.9 (63) ■ Premier Division Seniors. Balwyn 8.5 d Mernda 5.7 (37).

(53) d East Ringwood 7.8 (50).Rowville v South ■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Banyule 16.9 Croydon.

(105) d Macleod 7.7 (49).

■ Premier Division Reserves. East Ringwood 6.0 (46) d Blackburn 5.8 (38).Vermont v Rowville.

■ Premier Under 19.5. Blackburn 11.8 ■ Premier Division Seniors. Narre War(74) d East Ringwood 7.7 (49). Vermont v ren 11.7 (73) d Woori Yallock8.0 (58). Wandin Berwick.

15.11 (101) d Olinda Ferny Creek 4.8 (32).

■ Division 1 Seniors. Park Orchards 12.3 ■ Premier Division Reserves. Upwey(75) d Beaconsfield 9.13 (67).

Tecoma 7.12 (54) d Narre Warren 4.3 (27).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Montrose 9.12 (66) Wanbdin 12.8 (80) d Pakenham 5.6 (36).

■ Division 1 Seniors. Seville v Warburton d Park Orchards 4.4 (38).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Surrey Park 7.9 Millgrove.

(51) d South Belgrave 7.7 (49).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Belgrave v Seville.

■ Division 2 Seniors. Mulgrave v Croydon. ■ Under 19 Boys. Pakenham 9.7 (61) d ■ Division 2 Reserves. East Burwood v Narre Warren 5.8 (38). Officer 11.12 (78) d Boronia.

Upwey Tecoma 5.7 (37).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. Mulgrave v Waverley Blues.

■ Division 3 Seniors. Surrey Park 12.12 ■ Division 1 Seniors. Cheltenham 7.11 (84) d Donvale 12.10 (82).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Donvale 5.8 (38) (53) d Dingley 7.10 (52). St Paul’s McKinnon v Cranbourne Eagles. d Surrey Park 5.6 (36).

■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Upper Ferntree ■ Division 1 Reserves. Dingley 7.14 (56) d Bentleigh 7.9 (51).

Gully 9.9 (63) d Knox 8.6 (54).

■ Division 4 Seniors. Scoresby v White- ■ Division 1 Open-Grade. Springvale Districts 9.6 (60) d Carrum Patterson Lakes 8.7 horse Pioneers.

■ Division 4 Reserves. Scoresby v Croydon (55).

■ Division 1 Under 19. Murrumbeena North MLOC. ■ Division 4 Under 19.5. Kilsyth v 10.12 (72) d Bentleigh 8.3 (51). Frankston Dolphins v Dingley.

Blackburn.

■ Division 2 Seniors. East Malvern 10.9 (69) d Doveton Doves 4.12 (36).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Endeavour Hills ■ Premier Division Seniors. Pascoe Vale 13.9 (87) d Doveton Doves 9.6 (60).

15.14 (104) d Keilor 10.10 (70). Strathmore ■ Division 2 Open-Grade. Murrumbeena 12.15 (87) d Endeavour Hills 3.8 (26). v Greenvale.

■ Premier Division Reserves. Keilor v ■ Division 2 Under 19. Carrum Patterson Strathmore. Aberfeldie v Pascoe Vale.

Lakes 11.9 (75) d Lyndhurst 7.6 (48).

■ Premier Division Under 19.5. Strath- ■ Division 3 Seniors. Frankston Dolphins

Eastern

Outer East

Southern

Essendon

11.16 (82) d South Mornington 6.11 (47).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Frankston Dolphins 13.11 (89) d Black Rock 8.3 (51).

■ Division 4 Seniors. Hampton 8.12 (60) d Hallam 5.9 (39).

■ Division 4 Reserves. Hampton 9.6 (60) d Lyndale 9.3 (57).

Western

■ Division 1 Seniors. Werribee Districts 9.8 (62) d Caroline Springs 8.7 (55). Yarraville Seddon Eagles v Hoppers Crossing.

■ Division 1 Reserves. Werribee Districts 6.10 (46) d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 5.9 (39).

■ Division 1 Under 18. Werribee Districts 10.8 (68) d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 9.4 (58).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Sunshine 21.14 (140) d Newport 3.8 (26).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Albion 11.10 (76) d Newport 3.10 (28).

■ Division 2 Under 18. Point Cook Centrals 7.12 (54) d West Footscray 5.13 (43).

Country League Goulburn Valley

■ Seniors. Echuca 15.17 (107) d Rochester 9.10 (64).Shepparton v Mooroopna.

■ Reserves. Echuca 17.13 (115) d Seymour 2.7 (19). Rochester v Shepparton Swans.

■ Under 18. Echuca 11.8 (74) d Shepparton 9.11 (65). Shepparton v Seymour.

Kyabram District

■ Seniors. Shepparton East 11.6 (72) d Lancaster 10.11 (71).

■ Reserves. Stanhope 8.12 (60) d Lancaster 8.7 (55).

■ Under 18. Violet Town 12.11 (83) d Shepparton East 5.1 (31).

Riddell District

■ Seniors. Wallan 9.8 (62) d Macedon 5.5 (35).

■ Reserves. Diggers Rest 4.8 (32) d Wallan 3.4 (22).

■ Under 19.5. Kyneton 8.8 (56) d Macedon 7.8 (50).

Geelong District

■ Seniors. Thomson 9.7 (61) d East Geelong 7.8 (50).

■ Reserves. East Geelong 6.9 (45) d Belmont Lions 3.7 (25).

Barwon

■ Geelong Seniors. Leopold 11.10 (76) d St Mary’s 11.9 (75). South Barwon v Bell Park.

■ Geelong Reserves. St Joseph’s 10.6 (66) d South Barwon 3.7 (25). Bell Park v Leopold.

■ Bellarine Seniors. Torquay 16.17 (113) d Anglesea 7.9 (51).

■ Bellarine Reserves. Torquay 13.5 (83) d Geelong Amateurs 7.11 (53).

Ballarat

■ Seniors. Melton 12.12 (84) d Darley 6.5 (41). East Point v Ballarat.

■ Reserves. Sunbury 11.15 (81) d Sebastopol 6.6 (42), East Point v Lake Wenedouree.

■ Under 18. Springbank 11.4 (70) d Bungaree 9.12 (66). Buninyong v Daylesford.

Central Highlands

■ Seniors. Bungaree 11.12 (76) d Gordon 6.10 (46). Skipton v Daylesford.

■ Reserves. Buninyong 7.10 (52) d Rokewood Corindhap 6.8 (44).

West Gippsland

■ Seniors. Nar Nar Goon 13.11 (89) d Cora Lynn 10.7 (67).

■ Reserves. Tooradin-Dalmore 5.5 (35) d Phillip Island 3.14 (32).

Your Stars

with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21- April 20) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 8,9,4,5 Lotto Numbers: 1,15,213,34,42,11, You might have to work a bit harder, but the benefits are there, and people need some of your expertise to get things done right. You will be delighted with the work that is well done.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,4,3,5, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,42,11, Most seem to be able to achieve the impossible, and there could be more gains than losses. Love relationships bring offers of commitment.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 8,9,4,5 Lotto Numbers: 8,4,5,23,31,22, Most will be charging their batteries, so now is an excellent time to ask for favours from those in a position to further your cause. A love interest could enter your life unexpectedly.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,5, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,24,34,45,33, A career or financial break could make this a profitable period. Most will be offered all sorts of things. Choose selectively and watch overdoing the celebrations.

LEO: (July 23- August 22) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 6,7,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 3,5,23,31,11,10, Travel can bring a lot of pleasure and a change of scenery to recharge your batteries. Be careful that someone else’s trouble doesn’t make you change your plans.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 7,8,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 2,4,5,6,14,45, A party at your place is possible, and a hectic schedule may affect your social life. Changes are about to occur and could also affect your work situation.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,8,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,24,28,35,45, You should be able to get all the cooperation you need in your new endeavours. It will mean more responsibility, but there is also a big chance to make a more significant gain than you have made before.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 7,8,9,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,2,334,42,33, Things are moving fast, and you could be making massive changes regarding career advancements. Someone might be instrumental in your good luck without your awareness.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 7,8,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,45,5 It is one of those periods in which you must do things yourself to ensure everything is done correctly. You might be pushed into making decisions when you are not ready.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 6,4,7,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,45,5, You should be able to show a few disbelievers how it is done during the next few weeks. Bright new ideas are coming from everywhere, and you can benefit from them.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,41,22, If you are prepared to go after the things you need, you will soon get them. Most will be in the mood for love but don’t push aside the known for the unknown.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 1,4,2,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,41,22, Gains on all levels are indicated, so push your luck.

Emotional affairs should now settle, and most could find themselves heading in a new direction.

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Court Lists Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, September 11 Agguirre, Angie Granada Arifoski, Mirvet Attard, Alistair Austin, Dokota Austin, Lawrence Barghash, Ahmad Natheer Belachew, Herran Bortolin, Isaac-Zayne Daniel Briggs, Aaron Brooks, Cody Browney, Sharni Burgess, Dale Byrne, William Chapple, Daniel Chiminello, Corey Cimbaro, Richard Anthony Colley, Narelle Conforto, Joe Romo D'abaco, Jayden Dede, Michael Donelly, Ashlin El Haje, Ali Elahi, Suraiyah Ford, Junior Galea, Matthew John Gibbs, Mitchell Giddins, Graham Gigliotti, Vincent Gledhill, Tee Jay Gurung, Sandesh Hadson, Brock Halabi, Azzam Hanson, Jesse Hanson, Paul Stanton Hussain, Abrar Ienco, Michelle Jackson, Jessica James, Rodney William Kahle, Alex Kay, James Khoury, Marcus Kingsland, Mark Lando, Fabio Lestrange, Laurence Lim, Jieyi Lin, Rong Lukac, Anthony Macdonald, Christopher Maslen, Ben Joseph Massari, Joanne Maxi, Amber Merritt, Libero Minogue, Linda Minos, Christopher Mooney, John William Morrison, Connor Michael Mudiyanselage Adikari, Nidhisha Mullens, Damian Murphy, Daniel O'grady, Philomena O'meara, Matthew Pearce, Suzanne Peri, Clyde Petalas, Jayde Petrovski, Alannah Pierce, Susan Portelli, Matthew Pound, David Qubbaj, Khalil Quinn, Cory Rajendran, Santhoshan Ransom, Travis Rowbottom, Tahlia Siaosi, Saulo Singh, Jobanpreet Snowball, Justice Sotiropoulos, Paul Anthony Soupourma, Peter Steels, Harley Stephens, Damian Anthony Stephenson, Benjamin Stewart, Robert Sullivan, Jade Tabouch, Alaa Tangatapanu, Moutaiki Taylor, David John Taylor, Dean Tivanis, Chris Tounopoulos, Nick Villella, Michelle Walter, Graeme John Ware, Dale White, Jamie Young, Jamie Andrew Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, September 11 Abou-Issa, Joe Aitlan, Nihat Aktypis, Peter Albayrak, Sedat Alessawi, Ahmad Alexander, Noel Aljawhari, Ibtisam Yousef Andersen, Dorothy Andrews, Mary Baddeley-Dowell, Jack Barkho, Sabah Bassett Transport Engineering Pty Ltd Bontorno, Salvatore

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Local Briefs Sex offender jailed

■ Former St Andrews Christian College (Wantirna South) teacher Steven Melody, 40, has been jailed for a minimum six years after pleading guilty to six charges including sexial penetration, assault and grooming of a child under 16 years.

The County Court heard he sexually abused two female victims at the College library, gymnasium, his car, at a family beach house and on a school camp.

Judge Frank Gucciardo said the former physical education teacher had been involved in men’s rights forums which encouraged males to dominate and mainuplate women.

Melody was a former Salvation Army pastor, and was now estranged from his wife.

He has to date spent three years on remand.

He will be registered as a s ex offender for life.

Death at hospital

■ The Herald Sun reports that a man in cardiac arrest died at Ringwood’s Maroondah Hospital, whilst a paramedic team was delayed with a non-urgent patient.

Journalist Sarah Booth reported that the Hospital staff insisted that the crew wait with the non-urgent patient in the emergency waiting room.

Hays Paddock open

■ Boroondara Council has upgraded Hays Paddock Playground in Kew East.

An official opening event was held on Saturday, August 17. Hays Paddock Playground was originally opened in 1998 as one of Australia’s first ever all abilities playgrounds.

“It was a real trailblazer for its time, sparked by a community movement led by two local mothers who identified the need for a public playground where access and inclusivity for children of all abilities was at the forefront,” a Boroondara Council representative said.

“This legacy lives on in the newly redeveloped playground. More than $2.7 million was invested for this iconic playground’s renewal, and the new play space continues to prioritise side-by-side play opportunities for all children.”

Inclusive features include: ■ ramp access into and throughout the timber play unit suitable for children in wheelchairs ■ an adult swing seat and a high-backed toddler swing seat for people with disability (similar to the previous playground) ■ a new accessible carousel sand and water play zones designed with various features to cater for children with mobility challenges ■ compic graphic communication boards throughout the playground ■ better access throughout the entire playground space.

Business Awards

■ Maroondah Business Excellence Award winners were announced at a Gala Dinner on Thursday, August 29, at Karralyka in Ringwood East.

Category award winners for 2024 are: ■ Retail and Hospitality - Empowering Beauty ■ Professional Services - 21 Logistics Group and A Plus Optometry (co-winners) ■ Construction, Trades and Related Supply Chain - Coy’s Constructions ■ Innovation, Sustainability and Enterprise - Sustainnovate ■ Education, Training, Health and Lifestyle - Footlab+ Mayor of Maroondah, Cr Kylie Spears, said the awards acknowledge the important role that businesses play in the local community and economy.

“Maroondah is home to more than 10,000 businesses that employ over 48,700 people and contribute almost $20.1 billion into our economy and community every year. ““I congratulate all of this year’s finalists and winners, and look forward to celebrating the continued success and strengths of all Maroondah businesses,” Cr Spears said.

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UNDERWOOD STAKES LATEST

■ If the nominations, so far for the Underwood Stakes to be run at Caulfield on September 14 continues, it is shaping up as a beauty.

Some of the best going around in Australia are likely to compete in the popular Group One race.

The early market has the champion mare Pride of Jenni surprisingly at the big odds of 10/ 1.

Now seven, she is real class and will be hard to beat over the 1800 metres at Caulfield.

On the early market with Neds Betting, the favourite is the Sydney galloper, the former international, Via Sistina, who is taking all before her in Australia, she is being quoted at $4.80.

Her trainer Chris Waller has her right on song, and is the one to beat.

She won in great style taking out the Winx Stakes at Randwick, she is racing in great form.

The top Victorian mare, Pride of Jenni, has surprisingly got out to double each way odds, after being out for a bit of a spell.

But the way she races and what she did in the Queen Elizabeth she has got to be hard to beat.

She has been outstanding in each win that she has had.

She was a little disappointing in the Memsie, but she will atone.

Then we have Mr Brightside, who as you may recall was just nutted in last year’s Cox Plate at the Valley.

Then he was a good second first up in the Memsie to Caulfield.

He’s all class, and has raced against the best at all times in the last couple of years.

He will be punching here and he is being quoted at $ 5. He will be right in this.

Next is the former international mare, Place Du Carrousel, who had excellent form before arriving on our shores.

Now with the powerful Freedman Stable at Flemington, she is starting to hit her straps, and ran a good second to Via Sistina, only beaten a half head at Rosehill in the Group One Ranvet over 1200 metres. One to keep your eye on here.

She will be joined by her stablemate, last year’s Caulfield and Melbourne Cup winner, Without A Fight, returning after a lengthy spell.

The journey here of 1800 metres is just a little bit short for him, but he will run a big race here.

Next is another smart type in the Annabel Neasham trained Fawkner Park, a good winner at Eagle Farm going back to June 15h in the HKJC World Pool Q22.

He accounted for a good field and won in fine style, there are big raps on hm Now a six-year-old, he has got a bit of class about him, one to watch.

The good mare Atishu, with Chris Waller, has had a lot of racing and could be feeling the pinch.

Admittingly she was up in class in the Winx Stakes, but she failed to run on behind Via Sistina, and would need to find something.

One that could surprise here is the good mare, Joliestar, prepared by Chris Waller.

A model of consistency she won in good style at Randwick and is most consistent.

● Annabel Neasham. Racing Photos.

Australian Oaks in fine style at Randwick and is good. Peter and Catherine have a big opinion of her.

She is by a good sire, and racehorse, The Autumn Sun. But I think there are others who may be too strong.

I am sticking with Via Sistina, Pride of Jenni, and Mr Brightside.

Ted Ryan

Irish mare tackles

■ The good Irish mare, Magical Zoe, after a brilliant win in the Ebor Handicap over 2780 metres at York is coming for the Melbourne Cup. The win gives the mare and her connections a chance to run in the Melbourne Cup claiming the “Win and Youre In” chance in a great win for her connections and leading trainer, Henry

De Bromhead. De Bromhead confirmed that the mare would run in the Melbourne Cup along with the Willie Mullins Pair, Vauban and Absurde.

Vauban, favoruite for the Cup last year, failed to fire with connections claiming the track beat him last year, but he is going to have another crack again this year.

A versatile performer he las won jumping races over long journeys.

His stablemate Absurde, who finished seventh last year, will have another crack at the race for trainer, Willie Mullins.

There could be another who may join them in Grosvenor Square, prepared by the top man, Aidan O’Brien.

Back to Magical Zoe, her trainer Henry De Bromhead feels that she has an excellent chance of winning our Cup or running the place.

The introduction last year of the first ever International Golden Ticket into the Lexus Melbourne Cup via the Ebor Handicap, received an overwhelmingly positive reaction and builds on many years of star performers at York’s Flagship, Sky Bet Ebor Festival progressing to race at the Spring Carnival.

This fabulous global partnership saw Absurde win under Frankie Dettori at York, as mentioned running seventh in the Melbourne Cup last year, Howeverhave they worked out as to how they can win our Cup this year, with Vauban at his second try.

His owner, Rich Ricci, was more than happy with his win, in the Group 2 Lonsdale Cup at York, pleasing his connections.

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Brighton Historic Photo Collection

● Brighton. (Valentine Series)

● Brighton Beach State School. 1924.

● The Welsh cottages at Brighton, reconstucted as ‘Pen-y-bryn’, the home of Lloyd Tayler, Brighton. Circa 1890

● Brighton Beach. 1870.

● Brighyton Orphan Asylum. Circa 1880.

● ‘Merton’, St Leonard’s College, Brighton. 1969.

● Brighton Post Ofice and Exchange. 1917-30.

● Brighton Surgery. New St, Brighton. 1959.

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Toorak Historic Photo Collection

● Toorak House, residence of Colonel Allan Spowers, 21 St. Georges Rd. 1956.

● Toorak Post Office, circa 1920s

● Toorak Cricket Club. 1920.

● Scotsburn, 554 Toorak Road, Toorak. Circa 1937.

● Drawing room in Dr Buller Murphy's house, Toorak. 1936.

● Boys at ‘Glamorgan’ school in Toorak, conducted by Miss I. McComas.

1909.

● Toorak Station, early 1900s

● Toorak Village. 1907.

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