The Local Paper. North-West Edition. Wed., Aug. 2, 2023

SHOOTING AT MEADOW HEIGHTS

■ Armed Crime Squad detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary and shooting in Meadow Heights on Saturday (July 29).

It is believed three males gained access to a residence on Amarina Court about 9.45pm.

After gaining access to the residence, investigators believe an altercation between the occupants and intruders took place.

A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound and remains in a serious but non-life-threatening condition.

Investigators also attended an address on View St in Glenroy just after 12.30am following reports of gunshots.

On Police arrival three men were located with injuries.

A 22-year-old man, a 45-year-old man, and a 23-year-old man were taken to hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

A fourth man, a 43-year-old, self-presented to hospital with a gunshot wound and was also treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

It is yet to be determined if the two incidents are linked at this stage and the investigation is ongoing.

Police believe these may be targeted incidents and there is no ongoing threat to the community.

Driver blows .402

■ A 34-year-old man was caught drink driving and allegedly eight times over the alcohol limit in Werribee on Saturday night.

Werribee Police observed a Nissan Micra sedan being driven erratically on Tarneit Rd just before midnight.

Officers intercepted the car and established the driver was unlicenced before he returned a positive preliminary breath test.

A Taylors Lakes man was taken to a police station where he returned an alleged breath alcohol reading of 0.402.

He is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving and unlicenced driving.

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■ Moonee Valley Crime Investigation Unit detectives have released vision and images to appeal for information following a burglary at a Moonee Ponds home earlier this month.

It is understood the offender slashed the fly screen and kicked in the rear door to gain entry to the property on Hopetoun St between 4.30pm and 6.15pm on July 1.

Police were told the sentimental jewellery belonging the victim’s deceased daughter were stolen during the burglary.

● ● Police want to speak with this man.

Investigators have released CCTV and images of a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries.

The man is described as being of middle eastern appearance, aged in his 50s, solid build, black and grey hair with a thin goatee.

He was wearing a fluro yellow and dark jacket, brown shirt, dark pants and white runners.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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9 arrests after theft probe

■ Detectives from the Western Region Crime Squad and Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit have arrested nine people as part of an investigation into alleged burglaries and thefts across the west.

Officers seized four firearms, ammunition, three stolen vehicles, drugs and a large amount of stolen property.

Investigators executed warrants at homes in Mount Pisgah Rd, Bald Hills and East St, Daylesford late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Police subsequently arrested five people and seized a loaded handgun, a sawn-off rifle, a longarm rifle, an allegedly stolen Landcruiser, various ammunition, and various amounts of what appear to be methylamphetamine from the addresses.

A 24-year-old Bald Hills man was charged with burglary, theft, theft of firearm, theft of motor vehicle and other offences

A 23-year-old Bald Hills man was charged with burglary, theft, theft of firearm, theft of motor vehicle and other offences.

A 22-year-old Winter Valley woman was charged with theft of motor vehicle, theft and other offences.

A 27-year-old Bald Hills man was charged with prohibited person possess firearm, handle stolen goods and possess drug of dependence.

They were remanded in custody overnight to appear at Ballarat Magistrates’ Court last Thursday.

A 27-year-old

Raid at Sunbury

Mount Pleasant man and a 22-year-old Bald Hills man were released pending further enquires.

The charges relate burglaries which occurred in Cressy, Inverleigh, Streatham, Lake Bolac, Chepstowe, Blowhard, Bald Hills, Creswick, Clarendon, Soldiers Hill, Niners Rest, Mount Prospect, Cape Clear, Pitfield, Smythesdale, Daylesford, Ballarat, Wendouree and Meredith between July1-26.

Following the execution of the warrant, detectives were alerted to a collision near the intersection of Victoria and Queen Sts, Ballarat about 11.30pm on Wednesday.

Long Shots

It is alleged three occupants of an allegedly stolen Ford Falcon ran from the scene but were located nearby and subsequently arrested.

Police searched the Ford and located a further firearm and ammunition which were seized.

A 24-year-old Canadian man was charged with burglary, theft, theft of firearm, theft of motor vehicle and other offences.

He was remanded to appear at Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

A 17-year-old Ballarat East boy and a 16-year-old Mount Pleasant girl were released pending further enquires.

Anyone with information about illicit firearms is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit at confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic. com.au

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■ Three people have been charged after police seized firearms, cannabis and several allegedly stolen industrial machines and vehicles in Sunbury.

Detectives from the Hume Crime Investigation Unit, Fawkner Divisional Response Unit and Sunbury uniform conducted a series of search warrants at three different properties in Sunbury on Thursday (July 27).

Detectives located an alleged cannabis crop house as well as firearms and several alleged stolen industrial machines and vehicles.

Items seized as a result of the warrants include:

■ Double barrel shotgun

■ Air rifle

■ Black handgun

■ Ammunition

■ Firearm parts

■ Alleged stolen tow truck

■ Alleged stolen bobcat

■ Alleged stolen cherry picker

■ Alleged stolen quad bike

■ Four allegedly stolen vehicles

■ Three allegedly stolen trailers

■ Heavy vehicle registration plates and VIN plates

■ 48 cannabis plants

A 34-year-old Sunbury man was charged with 17 offences including prohibited person possess firearm, possess ammunition, possess prohibited weapon, theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, deal in the proceeds of crime and possess drug of dependence. He was expected to appear at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court.

A 28-year-old Airport West woman was charged with possess drug of dependence, handle stolen goods, make false document and make false report to police. She has been bailed to appear at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on February 2.

An 81-year-old man from Sunbury was arrested and released. It is expected he will be charged on summons in relation to the alleged cannabis crop house.

Brunswick clean-up

■ Merri-bek Council says that the owners of the Hoffman Brickworks site in Brunswick are proceeding th econtamination cleanup of the vacant land where the corrugated iron brick pressing shed and brick steam engine house were located.

“The landowner has advised that the exposed soil areas were sealed with a geofabric membrane and a surface layer of crushed rock in July 2022, to prevent dust generation and manage surface water to address potential safety concerns,” a Council representative sai.d

“The EPA has issued a notice to the landowner that requires them to implement remediation and monitoring requirements. These are specified in an auditor-verified clean-up plan.

“The landowner will be progressing clean up, associated with further groundwater monitoring. They will also be undertaking pilot remediation trials. These will inform the future environmental audit.

“These actions are expected to conclude in September 2024 and are not expected to cause significant disruption.

“The Clean Up Plan is being implemented by a qualified environmental contamination consultant commissioned by the landowner. This is a requirement of the Environmental Action Notice issued by the EPA

“No applications for planning approvals from Council or permits from Heritage Victoria have been submitted or presented for discussion in the last 18 months. The timing for redevelopment is unknown.

“The machinery from Hoffman Brickworks was removed in accordance with a permit issued by Heritage Victoria in 2021. Heritage Victoria are aware of the off-site locations where the machinery and other heritage fabric is stored.

“The machinery is an important part of the heritage significance of the site and must be conserved and returned to site in accordance with the Heritage Victoria permit,” said the Merri-bek Council representative.

✖Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a sexual assault at a CBD tram stop last month. Police were told an unknown man was seen loitering around the D15 tram stop on Collins St, Docklands about 2.50pm on June 26. It is believed the man approached a 17-year-old girl and took a photo with her before inappropriately hugging and touching her. After the unwanted contact, the girl boarded the next available bus, while the man remained at the tram stop before walking west on Collins St towards Capital Hill Drive. Investigators have released a computer-generated image and still images of a man they believe may be able to assist them with their enquiries. He is perceived to be of Indian or Sub-Continental appearance and is approximately 160cms tall with a black moustache and short black hair. He was seen wearing a white business shirt with black dots, dark blue or black trousers, a Louis Vuitton belt and black shoes. He was also carrying a black backpack and wearing a gold banded watch with a white face.

Armed robbery at Werribee

■ Westgate Alliance Taskforce detectives have charged three men in relation to an armed robbery in Werribee.

It is alleged the male victim was walking along Tower Rd in Werribee at about 10pm on Tuesday last week (July 25), when he was approached by two unknown males.

It is alleged the men produced knives and made demands for the victim’s phone and wallet which the victim handed over.

The alleged offenders then fled the area while the victim contacted Police.

Police and specialist units responded on the ground and in the air immediately but were unable to locate the alleged offenders at the time.

An investigation commenced which led to a series of warrants conducted by the Westgate Alliance Taskforce on Friday (July 28), where three men were arrested.

Three men, two from Werribee and one from Newtown, all aged 18-years-old, have each been charged with armed robbery.

They were all remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

Detectives from the Westgate Alliance Taskforce will continue to investigate those committing serious offences in the western suburbs.

Under new management

■ Hume City Council is bringing management of the Sunbury Resource Recovery Centre and Landfill in-house.

The Council says it will be making improvements to maximise resource recovery and provide a safer, more reliable service for our community.

“To do this safely, we need to temporarily close the Resource Recovery Centre and tip shop,” said a Council representative. These sites will be closed until 8am, Monday, August 28. The landfill site will also be closed during this time, with further updates to come.

Night lights at Keilor Park

Tarneit stabbing

■ Police have arrested a 20-year-old man following an alleged armed robbery and stabbing in Tarneit.

Investigators have been told two youths were approached by seven to eight males on Bayden Powell Drive, Tarneit on Thursday (July 27) about 6pm.

An altercation occurred and the youths were stabbed a number of times before the offenders left the scene.

The victims were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while the offenders were last seen in a dark coloured vehicle.

Officers from Alliance Taskforce executed a warrant at an address in Commonwealth Drive, Aintree on Friday and arrested a 20-year-old man.

He has been charged with armed robbery, robbery and recklessly cause serious injury.

He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

St Albans hit-run

■ Brimbank Highway Patrol are investigating a hit-run in St Albans on Friday (July 28).

It is believed a 38-year-old Werribee driver was travelling along the Western Ring Road when he was struck by another vehicle, about 12.55pm.

The impact forced the man’s car into a concrete barrier, trapping him inside the vehicle.

Emergency crews quickly freed the man and he was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The driver of what is believed to be a black Hyundai i30 fled the scene.

Yarraville park open

■ Yarraville locals now have access to better open space and connections, thanks to the State Government.

Minister for Environment Ingrid Stitt officially opened the new Birmingham St pocket park in Yarraville – the latest local park to receive an upgrade as part of the Government’s Suburban Parks Program.

Situated between Avoca St and Pentland Pde, Birmingham St has been transformed into a welcoming green corridor and open space for locals in an otherwise built-up urban area in the heart of Yarraville.

The new space features improved bicycle and pedestrian paths, new landscaping and timber decking for visitors to sit and relax.

Free libraries

✔State Housing Minister Colin Brooks last week visited the Harvest Square development in Brunswick West which is boosting social housing on the site by 45 per cent. The $86 million development – a partnership between Homes Victoria,AVJennings and Women’s Housing Limited – will see 82 no longer fit-for-purpose dwellings replaced with 119 new world-class social housing homes. These new one, two and three- bedroom homes are modern and energy efficient. In addition, there will be 79 market homes at the site, adding much-needed growth in Melbourne’s housing supply while creating a well-integrated community located close to, public transport, schools, retail and jobs.

✔Floods in Moonee Valley impacted many in the community. The Council is organising a pop-up event for recovery support at 3pm-6pm on Thursday,August 10, at Maribyrnong Community Centre,9 Randall St, Maribyrnong. This is a free event for anyone who was affected in any way by the October flood event or people who are supporting those affected. The drop-in session will be an opportunity for attendees to engage with community services and organisations who provide legal aid. This includes financial counselling, and support navigating insurance claims. Attendees can ask questions and receive information on accessing services.

Stolen car rams Police

■ Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested and charged four teenagers in stolen vehicles in Footscray.

Police spotted the allegedly stolen Audi and Kia sedan parked in Mills Close, Footscray just after 8.30pm on Sunday (July 30).

When officers attempted to intercept the vehicles, the Audi rammed police while attempting to flee.

The Kia and Audi failed to stop and took off towards Ballarat Rd.

Detectives were notified of a collision involving the Kia on Speakmen St, Kensington about 9pm.

Witnesses of the collision contacted Police after four occupants fled the Kia and took off in a ride share vehicle.

Police Air Wing responded and tracked the car to Ballarat Rd, Footscray, where four occupants were arrested by officers.

A 16- year-old girl from Clyde was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and bailed to appear before a children’s court at a later date.

A 15-year-old Brookfield girl and 16-yearold girl Melton West girl were also charged with theft of a motor vehicle and was to appear at a children’scourt

■ A year ago, Melton City Council abolished fines for overdue items – joining the growing Fine Free Libraries movement around the world. Since then, more than 2500 library patrons have returned after having their outstanding fines cleared. Abolishing fines made library services more accessible and more welcoming to more people. Fines are not effecetive in items being returned on time.

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● ● ● ● Niddrie MLA Ben Carroll joined Brimbank Mayor Cr Bruce Lancashire at the official opening of the Keilor Park Oval 2 and 4 sportsground lighting last Thursday (July 28). The lighting is expected to significantly increase participation in multiple sports including football, soccer and cricket at the site.

An 18-year-old woman was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged a Kia and Audi sedan were stolen outside a gym on Hummingbird Boulevard, Tarneit about 6pm on Sunday.

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Shows

■ PLOS Musical Productions: Strictly Ballroom,(Musical) Until August 5 at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston. Bookings: https://plos.asn.au/.

■ Frankston Theatre Group: Fast Food (by Morgan Rose) Until August 6 at Mount Eliza Community Centre, 90-100 Canadian Bay Rd., Mt Eliza. Director: Elli Haskett. www.frankstontheatregrou.org.au

■ Essendon Theatre Company: We Wrote Some Plays (by Audrey Farthing, Melissa Forge and Angelo Snell) August 3 – 12 at the Bradshaw St. Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Directors: Audrey Farthing, Shobana Sebastian and Casey Bohan. www.essendontheatrecompany.com.au

■ MLOC Productions: Fiddler on the Roof, August 2 – 13 at The Alex Theatre, St Kilda. Directors: Adrian and Sarah Glaubert; Musical Director: Kent Ross; Choreographer: Bridie Clark. Further Information: www.mloc.org.au

■ The 1812 Theatre: Picnic at Hanging Rock (by Tom Wright) August 3 – 26 at The 1812 Theatre, Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Dexter Bourke. Bookingds: www.1812theatre.com.au or 97583964

■ The Basin Theatre Group: The 39 Steps (adapted by Patrick Barlow) August 10 – 29 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Ddirector: Michael Jewell. Bookings: www.thebasintheatre.org.au

■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Frozen Jr August 11 – 20 at Centenary Hall, Williamstown. www.wmtc.org

■ Peridot Theatre Company: Things I know to be True (by Andrew Bovell) August 10 –20 at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director; Kellie Tweeddale. Bookings: www.peridot.com.au

■ Smile Theatre Company: Murder – a New Beginning (by Peter Eddy and Ian Robinson) August 11-13 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Peter Eddy. Bookings: www.kingstonarts. com.au phone: 9556 4440 Tuesday to Friday.

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group: The Normal Heart (by Larry Kramer) August 17 – 26 at the Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: George Benca. Bookings: Trybooking or telephone 0493 166 774.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Fracked! Or Please Don’t Use the F-Word (by Alistair Beaton) August 18 – September 2 at the Brighton Arts aand Cultural Centre, Carpenter St., Brighton. Director: Alan Burrows. Bookings: https://brightontheatre.com.au/ project/season-3-fracked/

■ Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC): Charlie and the Chocolate Factory August 19 – September 2 at the Cranbourne Community Theatre, Brunt St., Cranbourne. Bookings: www.cpacmusicaltheatre.com

■ Melbourne French Theatre: Flagrant Délire (by Jean-Pierre Martinez) August 22 –26 at The Stables, Meat Market, 2 Wreckyn St. (Cnr. Courtney St.), North Melbourne. Director: Luca Romani. Producer: Michael Bula. Bookings: www. melbournefrenchtheatre. org.au

■ South Gippsland One Act Play Festival: August 26-27 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, Main St., Foster. www.famda.org.au

■ Beaumaris Theatre: Little Miss Sunshine (by James Lapine and William Finn) September 1 – 16 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumris. Director and Musical Director: Harrison Ewart-Dart; Choreographer: Leah Osburn. Bokings: Trybooking or 9583 6896.

■ Gemco Players: Stepping Out (Richard Harris) September 8 – 23 at The Gem Community Arts Centre, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Director; Annette O’Shea. www.gemcoplayers.org.

Auditions

■ Eltham Little Theatre: Clue: On Stage (adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn) August 13 at 11am and 12pm; August 14 from 7pm at the Eltham Performing Arts Cntre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Luisa Romeo. Audition Bookings: https:// www.trybooking.com/events/landing/ 1087887

Miracle Club Observations

WHAT WAS THAT?

■ Essence Theatre Productions have much to celebrate this month - their 20th anniversary and 1000 performances of What Was That?, performed at the historic Werribee Mansion

Tickets are on sale now for audiences to join the Essence Theatre Productions team to celebrate these two special achievements at the ShadowFax Winery, Werribee on Thursday, August 17 from 7pm - 10pm.

The event will feature live music, cocktail food and dessert from local restaurants, and wine from the ShadowFax Winery.

Guests will meet the Essence Team and share their journey over the past 20 years, including a presentation of Essence's longest running show, What Was That?

Event Date and Time: Thursday, August 17, 7pm - 10pm

Venue: ShadowFax Winery, K Rd., Werribee South.

Tickets: $110 (includes an Essence Theatre Production Company presentation, live music, cocktail menu with five separate dishes plus dessert ,and two complimentary drinks.

Enquiries: 0439 690 091 - Cheryl Threadgold

Love With No Remorse

■ The Thespian Theatre Company presents Love With No Remorse, August 3-13, at the Meat Market Stables, 2 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne.

Written by Touka Shokor and directed by James Huang, Love With No Remorse is set in modern-day Australia, post-pandemic and where statistics show that one in six women and men experience domestic violence at the hands of those who say they love them.

Love With No Remorse explores the face of domestic violence, including coercive control and the ugly side of so-called love.

“This is a rich and relatable story about two people who believe they have found the answers,” says James Huang, Director.

“They soon come to feel the emptiness of a partner who isn’t meeting their needs and wants. With strained love comes loss of power, control and abuse, something too many people can relate to.”

The play brings the story to light through an Australian middle eastern lens, where topics like this are only whispered about behind closed doors.

Sahar, a medical school dropout, is a reluctant, headstrong, young woman, who meets a charming, successful lawyer named Isaac.

They fall in love and get married. From the outside, we see the perfect couple, however, life on the inside is very different.

As they begin their new life together, they quickly discover the complexities of married life.

Secrets are eventually uncovered as their true characters slowly emerge. When the pressure of keeping up appearances is all too much, the façade falls, and the truth is exposed.

Performance Details: August 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 7pm; 2pm matinees August 5, 6, 12, 13

Venue: Meat Market Stables, 2 Wreckyn St, North Melbourne

Not suitable for children.

Bookings: Eventbrite - Cheryl Threadgold

Monument

■ Red Stitch Actors Theatre presents the premiere of Monument, from August 9 to September 3 at Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East.

Developed through Red Stitch’s INK new writing program, Monument is written by Emily Sheehan, directed by Ella Caldwell and performed by Julia Hanna and Sarah Sutherland. Monument tells of Edith Aldridge, the youngest woman to be elected leader of her country. In a lush presidential suite in a heritage listed hotel, she has just 90 minutes to get ready

for the biggest day of her life. Enter Rosie, a 22year-old makeup artist from the David Jones counter, sent to help Edith get camera ready. In Rosie’s capable hands, this morning will be a breeze. So long as they both stick to the brief.

Monument challenges the trivialisation of the hyper-feminine environment of beauty therapy and asks how we correlate beauty and competence in female identifying leaders.

While investigating class issues including economic disparity, inherited privilege and aspirational debt, Sheehan’s script explores the role that makeup and fashion play in how we perceive and receive women in power.

Set and Costume Design: Sophie Woodward; Lighting Design: Amelia Lever-Davidson ; Sound Design/Composition: Danni Esposito; Asst. Director: Ibrahim Halacoglu

Performance Details: Previews August 9-15. Season August 16– September 3 Shows run Wednesday to Saturday each week at 7.30pm, Sundays at 6.30pm; 1 Noon matinees on Wednesday August 23rd and 30; 2pm Saturday, August 26. Q&A’s Post Show: Wed Matinees Aug 23/30 at12pm, Thurs Aug 24 at 7.30pm

Venue: Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East Bookings: www.redstitch.net

- Cheryl Threadgold

Hells Gates

■ The new Australian play Hells Gates premieres at the Geelong Arts Centre from August 10-12. Hells Gates is from the Green Room award-winning team of story makers at The Space Company, created and produced by Joel Carnegie. Drawn from verbatim sources in the wake of a mass whale rescue, Hells Gates follows the remarkable true story of a Tasmanian coastal community caught in the depths of an ecological crisis.

The live production stars Louise Siversen (Heartbreak Choir, House Husbands, Prisoner) Natalie O'Donnell (Come From Away, Next to Normal) and Matu Ngaropo (George Washington in Hamilton).

This new Australian work details the extraordinary bravery of Tasmanian locals, anglers, park rangers and state-wide emergency services, defining what can be achieved in the face of adversity. A truly authentic moment in time that left a profound impact on the way the people of Strahan (Tasmania) see the world around them. Hells Gates was supported in its development by Geelong Arts Centre's Creative Engine grant program.

Performance Details: August 10, 11, 12 at 7.30pm and August 12 at 1pm. Venue: The Story House, Geelong Arts Centre, 50 Little Malop St, Geelong. Tickets: $45/$40/$29. Duration: 70 minutes. Show Warning: Strong language, adult themes and use of smoke. Recommended for ages 15+. www.geelongartscentre.org.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

■ Any film that stars Dame Maggie Smith will immediately get a second look from most movie lovers. Add the names Kathy Bates and Laura Linney and it’s starting to look like a pretty spectacular cast.

Maggie Smith’s latest film, The Miracle Club, has the veteran in a very different role from the Dowager Duchess in Downton Abbey or Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies,

The year is 1967 and the country is Ireland. Close friends Lily (Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates) and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey) live in a hard knocks Dublin suburb they share a dream – to visit the sacred French town of Lourdes, where miracles are thought to happen to the faithful.

There is a talent quest to win tickets to Lourdes, and the sight of Smith, Bates and O’Casey in costume and belting out the pop song My Guy is a sight to behold. With a little luck, the trio secure the tickets to Lourdes.

But then a fly in the ointment appears in the form of Chrissie (Laura Linney), the daughter of a recently deceased friend who is seen by the women as a cold-hearted deserter of her mother, who has briefly returned to Ireland from where she lives in America, to sort out her late mother’s affairs.

Chrissie manages to secure a ticket on the Lourdes pilgrimage, with a little help from a kindly and savvy parish priest ( Mark O’Halloran).

To aid the drama, Lily and Eileen end up as room mates on the trip, which creates a few sparks but also begins a process of healing and forgiveness.

There are some great lines from Eileen’s traditionalist husband (Stephen Rea) but what is remarkable about this film set in the 60s is that the male characters are simply support roles, with the women being front and centre.

How many films do we see that have that kind of gender balance? It helps that Smith and Bates give powerful performances, matched by Linney in her more difficult role as the outsider who is gradually forgiven.

The script is warm and witting and it can certainly claim to be a feel good movie. Hearing Smith’s version of an Irish accent is at times hard to believe, but an actor of her calibre simply makes you accept it.

Bates is a standout as the tough mother who has a heart of gold. The Miracle Club is a film to be enjoyed for its journey and its humour.

- Julie Houghton

Auditions

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: A Hit and Miss Christmas (Written and Directed by Emma Wood) August 5 at 1.00pm and August 9 at 8.00pm at the Warrandyte Mechanics Hall, 180 – 186 Yarra St., Warrandyte. Audition enquiries: wood.emma.e@gmail. com

■ Essendon Community Theatre: The Odd Couple (Female Version)(by Neil Simon) August 15, 17, 7-9.30pm; August 20, 10am2pm at the Bradshaw Community Theatre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director:Angelo Snell. Audition bookings: www.essendontheatrecommpany.com.au

■ Wyndham Theatre Company: A Christmas Carol (by Charles Dickens) August 25 from 2.00pm; August 28 from 7.00pm at WTC’s Crossroads Theatre, Cnr Duncan’s Rd and Synott St., Werribee. Director: Alaine Beek. Audition bookings and enquiries: 0439 690 091 or email hello@essencetheatre. productions

- Cheryl Threadgold

● ● ● ● Essence Theatre founder/ playwright/performer Alaine Beek outside Werribee Mansion.

● ● Dame Maggie Smith

What’sOnTheArts

Rough Trade

■ Rough Trade starts as you would expect, given its title, with sex, the surprising sex life of slugs.

Directed by Anthony Skuse, this onewoman show, a monologue delivered by its writer Katie Pollock, presents a woman trading away her past life after divorce as she downsizes to her new reality.

Within the micro-economy of Facebook group Rough Trade , home to “raging lefties”, our unnamed protagonist trades her problems away.

For example, our protagonist’s garden, full of sexy slugs, provides treats for someone else’s chickens.

Pollack tells the story of the real-life Kyle MacDonald and how he traded up from one red paperclip to a house in one year of bartering.

Like winning the lottery, she dreams of a bigger and better Eldorado of trades as she waits for the “delicious ping” of an alert message.

There are many poignant moments in the narrative.

A minimalist set with empty cardboard boxes demonstrates her transience.

We’re unsure if Pollack has just arrived in the space or is packing all her belongings for an even more uncertain future.

The bartering reveals a desperate edge. She is out of money and days away from her next Centrelink payment.

Objects have memories, and we are aware of loss, and the vulnerability of a life lived on the margins.

We are aware of shame; she does not let her children know how far she has fallen. What has brought her to this new normal?

A combination of marital separation, losing a job, insufficient super, ageism – you name it, the 21st-century economy does not work for women of a certain age.

Rough Trade was presented at The Explosives Factory, Theatre Works.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Miracle Club

■ In 1967, a mystery unfolds in Ballygar on the outskirts of Dublin.

Lily, played by Maggie Smith, tends a small memorial grotto dedicated to her son Declan, who drowned at sea in 1927.

A young woman, Chrissie, played by Laura Linney, arrives from America for her late mother’s funeral.

Eileen, a mother with six children, played by Kathy Bates, discovers a lump in her breast.

What is the connection between these women?

What is the secret that sent one of them away 40 years ago?

It doesn’t take long to figure out the answers.

By way of a talent contest, the women are on their way to the Sanctuary of Our Lady in Lourdes, now joined by Dolly, played by an excellent Agnes O’Casey.

Each has a request for a miracle.

In the Disneyfied commercial experience that is Lourdes, each becomes disillusioned. “You don’t come to Lourdes for a miracle. You come for the strength to go on when there is no miracle,” says Father Byrne (Mark O’Halloran).

Beautifully set, the script, however, seems underwhelming and dated.

Cliched and crusty old chestnuts focusing on the patriarchy involve bungling and inept husbands left to fend for themselves while their better halves are in France.

In one memorable scene, Frank (Steven Rea) is so challenged carrying the food shopping home that he needs to be rescued by his daughter, Cathy (Hazel Doupe), accompanied by much teenage eye-rolling.

There are some heart-warming moments, and The Miracle Club has a great cast featuring an ensemble of award-winning women in Smith, Bates and Linney.

The script they get to work with, though, occasionally lumbers along like a car with square wheels.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

■ Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Awardwinner Anthony LaPaglia takes to the Australian stage for the first time, in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

Directed by Neil Armfield (Cloudstreet, The Diary of a Madman, Exit the King), this new production comes to Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre for an exclusive, strictly limited season from September 1.

Lauded for his critically acclaimed performance in A View from the Bridge on Broadway, Anthony LaPaglia returns to the world of Arthur Miller as Willy Loman, joined by a company of some of Australia’s finest actors including Alison Whyte, Steve Bastoni, Richard Piper, Josh Helman, Sean Keenan, Louisa Mignone, Elizabeth Blackmore, Simon Maiden, Grant Piro and Manali Datar in one of the most profound and moving works on the pursuit of success and the post-war American Dream.

Prizes for MIFF

■ Melbourne International Film Festival has announced a total prize pool of over $300,000 across a suite of six award categories, together with the juries and nominees for two significant competition awards: the inaugural First Nations Film Creative Award in collaboration with Kearney Group , and the return of the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award recognising an outstanding Australian creative within a film playing in the MIFF 2023 program.

The newly shared award nominees join the line-up of films already announced for the Bright Horizons Competition, MIFF’s recently established breakthrough filmmaking prize.

Championing first and second-time directors, the Bright Horizons Competition awards a $140,000 prize to the winning filmmaker, supported by VicScreen, making it one of the most substantial film prizes in the world.

Winners across long-form awards categories will be announced at the Closing Night Gala event, on Saturday, August 19, including the recipient of the much-loved MIFF Audience Award, which gives punters the chance to vote for their favourite flick from across the program.

“MIFF is a space that presents world class cinema to Melbourne, and with our Film Awards in 2023, we continue to recognise and reward the talents of the screen industry who compel our cinema-going,” says Al Cossar, Artistic Director.

“The MIFF film awards recognise and amplify the vitality of our screen industry, and those who move it forward; from the Bright Horizons Competition as a space for global breakthrough, to the recognition and celebration of excellence in craft amongst individual screen practitioners, in the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award and First Nations Film Award, with generous support from the Kearney Group

“Not to mention our own MIFF-fluencers –our festival audience – crowning their own via our annual Audience Award. We stand in awe of our competing films and our shortlisted nominees, and congratulate all."

MIFF has celebrated and promoted the talents of First Nations storytellers on titles including Sweet As (MIFF 2022), The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (MIFF 2021) and Bran Nue Dae (MIFF 2009).

Transforming this commitment with formal industry recognition and significant financial reward, the inaugural First Nations Film Creative Award supports First Nations talent and storytelling with the recipient awarded a $20,000 cash prize and $25,000 worth of financial services in collaboration with Kearney Group.

The pool of award contenders are drawn from across all film creative departments including directing, producing, screenwriting, composing, editing, cinematography, acting, production design, art direction and sound design.

The nominees of the First Nations Film Creative Award are:

■ John Harvey – Katele (Mudskipper) – Director

■ Lelarnie Hatfield-Yasso, Aunty Nicky Hatfield and Margaret Hornagold – Generations of Men – Screenwriters

Furphy Awards

■ Some 16 shortlisted writers were on tenterhooks as the winner and place getters of the 2023 Furphy Literary Award were announced at Shepparton Art Museum on Saturday night (July 29).

The winners were:

First: Jen Rewell ‘Away to Me’

Second: Eugenie Pusenjak ‘The Drey’

Third: Natalie Vella ‘The Lucky Country’ Jen Rewell’s uplifting and offbeat love story ‘Away to Me’ won a cheque for $15,000 at the ceremony. Along with the cash prize, Jen’s story will anchor the 2023 Furphy Anthology and she will be invited to a residency at La Trobe University to work on her writing.

More than 600 entries were received this year, with the judging panel comprising Anson Cameron, Margaret Hickey, John Harms, Stephanie Holt, Thornton McCamish and John Kerr carefully assessing the 71 stories on the Long List.

■ Derik Lynch and Matthew Thorne –Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) – CoDirectors

■ Adrian Russell Wills and Gillian Moody –Kindred – Co-Directors

■ ■ Tyson Mowarin and Mark Coles Smith –Keeping Hope – Director, Featured subject

■ Douglas Watkin – Rebel with a Cause: Neville Bonner – Director

The first-time prize will be awarded to the creative deemed to have demonstrated excellence and commitment in their relevant craft, with the eventual winner selected by a film jury of celebrated Australian First Nations creatives including Yidinji, Meriam woman and esteemed actor and director Rachael Maza (Radiance, Cosi, Lillian’s Story); Yorta Yorta, Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) acclaimed screen and stage practitioner and Birrangga Film Festival Artistic Director, Tony Briggs (The Sapphires, The Warriors, Force of Nature); and Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung artist, academic and director Tiriki Onus (Ablaze, MIFF 2021).

Of the new award, Rachael Maza said; “I’m very proud and inspired by this next generation of incredible First Nation film makers. I’d like to acknowledge MIFF and the Kearney Group in establishing this Award in recognition of these artists who will be our future leading storytellers. It’s an honor to be a part of the jury.”

“Congratulations to each of the extraordinary talents nominated this year,” says Paul Kearney, Founder and CEO of Kearney Group. “We are incredibly proud to partner with MIFF and present the inaugural First Nations Film Creative Award

“This award is a celebration of talent, creativity and the 65,000+ year legacy of storytelling within Australian First Nations communities.

“We believe in the power of storytelling and the transformative impact it can have on society. Through this partnership, we’re devoted to centring First Nations voices. And it’s our hope that, in turn and in time, it promotes a more inclusive and equitable Australia."

Following its inaugural awarding last year, the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award returns with a $70,000 cash prize to recognise an outstanding Australian creative within a festival film.

Writer-director Jub Clerc was awarded the prize in 2022 for her work on the uplifting coming-of-age outback road trip film, Sweet As.

An expansive range of roles were eligible for award consideration; such as director, technical or creative lead and other cinema craft positions. The nominees of the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award are:

■ Andrew Robinson – Mercy Road – Lead VFX Supervisor

■ Jeni Thornley – Memory Film – Director

■ Nathan Jurevicius – Scarygirl – Production Designer

■ Soda Jerk – Hello Dankness – Director

“Blackmagic Design is excited to be back supporting the Melbourne International Film Festival,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design.

“It is amazing seeing the level of creativity these filmmakers are bringing to the festival and I want to congratulate all the nominees for pushing creative boundaries.”

Furphy Literary Award director Sam Furphy said: “The quality of the shortlisted and finalist entries was outstanding again this year and just shows what writing talent we have across the country. I would like to congratulate all writers who participated, in particular our winner, placegetters and shortlist who put forward such outstanding works.”

On behalf of the judges, Anson Cameron said this about Jen Rewell’s winning story ‘Away to Me’: “It’s a love story, written with a light touch. It’s funny. The language is clear, and the author has a close knowledge of the rural world that Joseph Furphy would have recognized and enjoyed.

“It’s populated with rodeo clowns and decorated with CB radios atop kitchen fridges … a woman feeds her lover steamed lemon curd pudding. I salivated freely while reading it.

But above all the story has a pigheaded refusal to conform to reality. Just when you think it might be headed for a clichéd gloom it ambushes you with fabulism and, perish the thought, happiness.”

Jen Rewell grew up in a small beachside town in Western Australia. She studied Media at university and then completed the Broadcasting course at the WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). She has worked as a journalist and copywriter.

In 2020 she returned to her early love of creative writing, winning a mentorship in the Emerging Writers Program run by the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA. She lives in Perth and is currently working on her first novel.

Second place ($3000 plus publication in The Furphy Anthology 2023) was awarded to Eugenie Pusenjak for ‘The Drey’ Judges’ comments were: “In her 4900 words Ms Pusenjak keeps the telling of the story moving forward at a masterly, varied pace.

“She conjures up two generations of the protagonist’s family history, the first generation in a very few fast brush strokes indeed.

“The protagonist’s residential and social past does not take very many more strokes. All this is related in the ups and downs of the action following page 1. It’s the pace of a crime or spy thriller, stripped down to short story.

“It will likely make you angry about housing today too. Very angry, I hope. Oh, you will find out what a drey is. Precisely when the protagonist does.”

And in third place ($2000 plus publication in The Furphy Anthology 2023) was ‘The Lucky Country’ by Natalie Vella. Coincidentally, Natalie also placed third in last year's competition.

Judges’ comments were: “This fierce, charming, and unsettling story tackles that classic theme in Australian writing: the migrant experience. It’s also about power, and corruption; about women’s solidarity and friendship, and women’s anger. But what makes it such a pleasure to read is the irresistible pull of the story itself. Vella’s Liele hooks the reader from the first lines: there’s no putting it down until we know what’s going to happen to her.”

Adam Furphy said, “We are always excited to see more great stories coming forward from writers around the country for this Award.”

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● ● ● Anthony LaPaglia

MEET THE TAYLORS

■ Television writer-producer and broadcaster Bob Phillips presents his latest novel The Taylors.

Ron and Bettina Taylor head an Australian family living on a small, idyllic seaside country property with five children.

The oldest child, Trish, blessed with movie star looks and destined for stardom, is guided by her mother to enter various amateur model quests to become Miss Australia, then an international supermodel on the world fashion stage.

Trish and the family take a rollercoaster ride of power, sex, deceit, love, and sex in a story that is said to be full of colour - and a few shades of grey.

Bob Phillips commenced his career in showbiz as a carnival hand, worked as a cinema projectionist, moved to television, and worked as a producer and executive producer for Australian TV icons such as Graham Kennedy, Bert Newton, Daryl Somers, Don Lane, Mike Walsh and Steve Vizard.

His first book was Like No Other Business, a light-hearted look at the first 50 years of Australian television.

Bob’s late wife was actor and TV presenter, Judy Banks. Their only son, Andrew, is an established author with six published books.

In Bob's words: “The author, veteran TV producer Bob Phillips, is a semi-recluse living on a small farm on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. He lives with two old horses – they don’t question him, and he doesn’t question them."

The Taylors can be purchased online from Amazon.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Burn The Floor

■ The energy and passion of all the dancers (too many to name in a brief review) is clear in Burn the Floor.

They are dedicated artists and each and every gesture tells a story. They move effortlessly between styles and forms of dance, captivating as they go. The small musical troupe of musicians is equally versatile, touching, as they do, on disco, soul and rock.

This alone would be sufficient recommendation for the latest iteration of a performance ensemble of 25 years' standing. But in their latest floor show, they have taken a risk.

An indigenous perspective of dance and music has been included with the works of Mitch Tambo and native dancers Albert David and Sermsah Bin

Saad

This would have been a creative challenge for director Alberto Faccio and choreographers Jorja Freeman and Robbie Kmetoni, but from the first sinuous extension of limbs, it is clear there is a correlation between forms of dance.

This was best exemplified in the

Chevalier

■ (M). Opens in selected cinemas August 3.

The life and trials of Joseph Bologne, aka Chevalier de Saint Georges, makes for mildly entertaining viewing, but feels like a missed opportunity to examine and explore both a complex central figure and historical material, instead settling for a comfortable skim over a story that deserves far more compelling treatment.

After a very brief introduction (which follows an amusing opening scene where the unknown man challenges Mozart to an on-stage violin duel, which ends up coming across as homage to the guitar face-off at the end of Walter Hill’s Crossroads), where we see Illegitimate child Joseph Bologne (Reuben Anderson) dumped at a renowned boarding school by his plantation owner father George (Jim High), we see the talented violinist/composer/fencer (now played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., who was sorely underused in Baz Luhrmann’s flashily empty Elvis) overcome adversity and outright racism and assimilate into privileged French society, even forming a friendship with Queen Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton).

Bologne’s social status increases when Antoinette knights him as Chevalier de Saint Georges, and as he surrounds himself more and more with this rich crowd, he starts to embody their casually cruel nature.

On movie. Harrison Jr. does offer charm and presence, but the script never allows him to truly soar, and though he’s probably best known for Elvis, The Trial Of The Chicago 7 (2020) and Cyrano (2021), his best work is in lesser known films such as It Comes At Night (2017), and especially Luce (2019) and Waves (2019). If you haven’t seen them, then please seek them out (Waves is outstanding). Chevalier is frustrating, where the film-makers want to showcase an unjustly ignored historical figure while also exploring important subject matter, but by never digging too deep, skimming over parts of the title character’s life (the end text could fill another film), and a hesitancy in fully employing its contemporary approach, results in a film that is perfectly watchable, but ultimately forgettable, and may even end up being referred to as a poor man’s Amadeus.

RATING - **½

Women Talking

song Native Dance where the lyrics of identity and dispossession were interpreted movingly by the dancers. The art forms complemented.

Voice and dance, the ageless and the contemporary, merged for a moment. A further nod to that unity was to be found in the final iconic Australian song, You’re The Voice, sung by Tambo in the Gamilaraay language. His tenor voice is a match for

Farnham’s

The first half’s simple set of a native gum was tastefully done (James Kronzer ) lit for effect ( Adam Nicholls) to evoke the Australian landscape; the red horizon, a storm.

The sense of cultural heritage is further developed in the programme where each individual’s biography contains an acknowledgement of ancestry.

While the melding of indigenous and contemporary forms doesn’t always hold, it does provide the overall structure topping and tailing the evening. The company returns more to its roots in the second half as it dances its way through a variety of forms and styles.

Dancers tell stories with each look and gesture. These performers do it in spades.

What has been added in this production, however, is an appeal to a shared cultural history of dance which is ageless and, for Australians today, relevant and topical.

Burn the Floor was presented at The Palms at Crown, Melbourne.

- Review by David McLean

When he sees himself as the best candidate to take over as maestro of the Paris Opera, which sees him become close to singer MarieJosephine (Samara Weaving), who is married to the brutal Marquis De Montalembert (Marton Csokas, appearing to be channeling Russell Crowe), it sets off a series of events that will see Chevalier’s life turned upside down.

Chevalier is aggressively anachronistic, using its handsomely produced historical setting as a backdrop to look at themes and issues that are sadly relevant to this day.

But instead of embracing this approach in genuinely provocative fashion, director Stephen Williams (making his feature film debut after helming episodes of a multitude of TV series, including Watchmen, Westworld and Ray Donovan) and writer Stefani Robinson (Atlanta, Fargo and What We Do In The Shadows TV shows) unfortunately end up on a rather bland middle ground, deciding to deliver its worthy messages through overtly unsubtle, at times clunky, dialogue.

The casting of Csokas as the villain seems particularly predictable and tiresome. Other innuendoladen conversations almost feel like they’ve been lifted from a Carry

■ (M). 104 minutes. Now streaming on Apple TV. Though it deserved more Oscar attention, it was great to see Sarah Polley (finally returning to the director’s chair after a decade long absence) win for Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking, a powerful, intelligent and riveting drama that is definitely one of the best films of the year. The film (based on a horrific true story) centres on a group of women, living in an isolated religious community, who decide on whether they should stay or leave after discovering that their husbands have been drugging and raping them for years. As all the women have been forbidden to learn how to read or write, August (Ben Whishaw) is asked to keep the minutes of everything they discuss, and just as importantly, listen to what is being said. The group only have a certain amount of time to make their choice, as the rest of the men, all in town dealing with lawyers about these multiple accusations, will return soon. The screenplay by Polley and Miriam Toews (based on Toews’ 2018 book) is thoughtful and humane, while Polley’s direction is superb. Despite its potentially stagey structure, Polley (who also directed Away From Her, Take This Waltz and Stories We Tell) manages to keep the dialogue heavy, basically one location material fluid and emotionally absorbing (something the current The Son fails to do), allowing the story to brim with electrifying energy. A truly relevant film (it is a genuine shock when you discover what year the story is set in) that has been crafted with achingly real conviction.

RATING - ****½

● Bob Phillips

● Albert David and Sermsah Bin Saad in Burn the Floor.

Photo: Belinda Strodder

■ I can remember seeing Tyrone Power in The Mark Of Zorro at a Saturday afternoon matinee in the Grand Picture Theatre in Coburg

There he was, all dressed in black with his moustache and mask, swashbuckling his way through the big swordfight scene.

He thrust his trusty sword at a set of candles on a brass candelabra. "Ha," said the villain "You missed." But then, all the sliced candles dropped to the floor as the spellbound audience of children let out a collective gasp - he was so cool and good looking.

I became a big fan of Tyrone Power from that moment on.

Tyrone Edmund Power Jnr (it was his real name) was born in Ohio in 1914. Tyrone's sister Anne was born the following year.

He was not a healthy child and the family moved to the warmer climate of California to improve his health. His parents were both film and stage actors and they divorced when Tyrone was only six. In 1931 his father died of a heart attack and passed away in Tyrone's arms.

Tyrone worked as a stage actor for many years before landing a film contract with Twentieth Century Fox studios in 1936. After appearing in minor film roles his break came when he was cast in Lloyd's Of London and he gained acclaim and attention.

Tyrone appeared in several successful films over the next two years but his best role occurred in 1939 when he played the title role of

Whatever Happened To ... Tyrone Power

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

Jessie James opposite Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly and Randolph Scott

I asked Maureen O'Hara in a radio interview about her memories of Tyrone Power, as they worked together in 1942 on The Black Swan Maureen described Tyrone as and "absolute gentleman" and a "sweetheart". He served as a pilot during the Second World War and flew on missions during the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa

He rose to the rank of Captain and was discharged in 1946. He returned to the screen in The Razor's Edge opposite Gene Tierney

Apparently he turned down some interesting roles during his career - Richard Burton's role in The Robe and Burt Lancaster's role in From

Here To Eternity. (It could have been Ty on the beach with Deborah Kerr.)

His films included Blood And Sand, The Rains Came, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Rose Of Washington Square, The Long Gray Line, Witness For The Prosecution and The Eddy Duchin Story

Tyrone Power was married three times and had three children. All of his children had the "acting bug" and appeared in small roles in films. Tyrone suffered a heart attack in Madrid in 1958 whilst performing a strenuous swordfight scene with George Sanders during the filming of Solomon And Sheba. He died on his way to hospital - he was only 44. His only son Tyrone Power Jnr was born several months after the tragedy.

We still have the legacy of the films of Tyrone Power to enjoy - he never won a Best Actor Academy Award for any of his films but he was a wonderful actor.

Kevin Trask

Kevin can be heard on 3AWThe Time Tunnel - Remember WhenSundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens. And on 96.5 FM

That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon.

www.innerfm.org.au

CERAMIC EXHIBITION AT ABBOTSFORD CONVENT

Gather

A ceramic exhibition and workshop scenes by the team at Cone 11.

The Melbourne-based collective will exhibit a collection of sculputural works, made exclusively from nonrecyclable studio waste and fired in solar-powered electric kilns.

Aiming to demonstrate sustainable high-temperature firing practices, the ethos of Cone 11 gives a glimpse into a “no waste” futiure for artists and audiences.

In keeping with this ideology, the exhibition qill be opened and supported by Joost Baker, who was described by the New YorkTimes as the “poster boy of zero waste living”.

As well as thr free exhibition in The Store, Cone 11 will host an opening night celebration, and a talk from leading seramics maker Lona Topolcsanyi on the Mercator Lawn outside Cam’s Kiosk.

Exhibition opens August 31 and closes September 17.

Abbotsford Convent.

1 St Hiliers St, Abbotsford

At Kingston

For Our Elders

Reflecting on the 2023 NAIDOC Week theme, For Our Elders, Kingston Arts presents a group exhibition of esteemed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists that encourages conversation between traditional practices and contemporary approaches.

Exhibition closes Saturday August 26.

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Kingston Layers –Robert Scholten is an exhibition of paintings, printmakingand drawings inspired by different areas of Kingston all made on location in the spirit of en pleinair art and includes sketches and photos showing ther process behind the work.

During this process, a group of artists joined Scholten to create collectively.

The support of this artistic commuinity had an immense positive impact, informing each artists work as well as their interpretation of each location.

Exhibition closes Saturday August 12. Venue: G3 Artspace 64 Parkers Rd. Parkdale.

The Arts

Finalists named

■ Some 66 finalists have been announced for Australia's most prestigious photography prize at the Museum of Australian Photography:

Love letter to football

Who

Am I ?

Using whatever medium you choose, use your imagination tp create an artworlk representing youir vision of identity and self discovery. Tryout sculpture.

Calling artists aged 12 – 25. The Youth Art Expo is back. This exciting expo provides an opportunity for young artists aged 12-25 to showcase their artwork with the theme Who Am I?

Using whatever medium you choose, use your imagination to create an artwork representing your vision of identity and self discovery.

Try out sculpture, painting, drawing or even digital artworks to share your vision,.

This is and amazing chance to share your creative expression through art and have your artworks seen by a wide audience.

Entrée is free with registration so if this sounds like something you’d love to be part of contact youth.services@kingston.voc.gov.au to secure your spot.

Registration closes Tuesdy August 29 at 5pm.

Artwork drop off Saturday September 2, 12 Noon -4pm.

Opening event and prizegiving

Thursday, September 7 ,5.30pm –7.30pm

Exhibition dates: Friday September 8-Friday October 6.

Artwork collection Saturday,

Grace Allen, Ashe, Robert Ashton, Alison Bennett, Madeline Bishop, Tom Blachford, Jane E Brown, Jane Burton, Anna Carey, Patricia Casey, Danica Chappell, Renato Colangelo, Michael Corridore, Zo Damage, Rory Daniel, Steve Danzig, Gerwyn Davies, Mikayla De Pasquale, Tamara Dean, Yask Desai, D-Mo, Rozalind Drummond, Stephen Dupont, Rhy Dyball, Robert Fielding, Murray Fredericks, Genevieve Ginty, Geoffrey Goddard, Tom Goldner, Rebecca Griffiths, Sammy Hawker, Ponch Hawkes, Shelley Horan, Nicholas Hubicki, The Huxleys, Minami Ivory, Inez Joakim, Pia Johnson, Ayman Kaake, Mark Kimber, Shea Kirk, Kelvin Lau, Janet Laurence, Putuparri Tom Lawford and Tobias Titz, Dylan Le'mon, Paula Mahoney, Jesse Marlow, Charles McKean, Danie Mellor, Kent Morris, Daniel Noone, Sonia Payes, Drew Pettifer, Izabela Pluta, Patrick Pound, Clare Rae, Yhonnie Scarce, Cassandra Scott-Finn, Jon Setter, Scotty So, Cyrus Tang, Hiromi Tango, Craig Tuffin, James Tylor, Justine Varga, Anne Zahalka. They are participating in the prestigious William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, for the much-anticipated 2023 edition. The exhibition will take place from September 21 until November 12.

■ Laugh yourself silly at this years fun fest ‘Love Letter to Football’, hosted by Ross Stevenson from the 3AW Breakfast team. The function is a cocktail lunch with personalities taking the mickey out of AFL footy. The event is to be held on August 31 at the Medallion Club, Docklands. Tickets from Eventbrite. Be there.

River City runs its race

■ Sad to report the closure of the iconic River City Jazz Club at Mildura The club opened 44 years ago and was behind the Mildura Jazz Jamboree, and the Mildura Jazz, Food and Wine Festival. Lack of patronage over recent years has been blamed for the shuttering. Sad loss.

Side hustle for Cher

■ US entertainer Cher, now aged 77, is still setting a cracking pace. Latest on her bucket list is to establish her own gelato van operating in LA, called Cherloto. The venture is a collaboration with a New Zealand ice cream company who have perfected a gluten-free gelato.

Cat’s Whiskers

■ Name of the exhibition is Cat-isms and it's all about our feline friends. There are Japanese ink paintings sharing the wisdom of cats, to homage to cats in Islamic culture, to whimsical drawings of cover worthy drawings of moggies, plus cats in all sorts of quirky animation. The exhibition is fun, at Loft 275, Ivanhoe Library, closes August 13.

Denis commits

■ Without a doubt Denis Walter is the King of Christmas Carols. Advance news is the King has agreed to host a live celebration from 5pm-6.30pm on December 16 at Greensborough War Memorial Park. Also, on the bill are the Australian Children's Choir, and the Diamond Valley Brass Band, enquiries to banyule.vic.gov.au

with Peter Kemp

- John O’Keefe

● ● ● Ross Stevenson

Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

US SUCCESS FOR ‘GARAGE DREAMS’ TV SHOW

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

Prodced in Melbourne

■ Television producer Brett Hardy, son of director Rod Hardy, has had success with his television show called ‘Garage Dreams’. Series 1 was a greattriumph in the States and now series 2 is being played on Foxtel’s Real Life Channel 121 on Sunday afternoon at 4.30pm.

The show is about real people with a real passion. Garage Dreams. Just think of car and bikes rejuvenated into a very cool model. I call it motor porn.

The world's most authentic car show has been a runaway success both in the States and now in Australia. Check it out.

RIP Sinead O’Connor

■ Remembering Sinéad O’Connor: A music icon, activist and trailblazer. Sinéad O’Connor, cherished Irish singer and activist, has tragically passed away at 56.

Her death comes following the loss of her son, Shane, 18 months prior. She leaves behind a music industry in shock, a grieving Ireland, and her three remaining children.

O'Connor was respected for her trailblazing and outspoken nature, particularly for women in the music industry, and known for her haunting cover of Prince's ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.

Actor strikes hard

■ The strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA are not solely affecting Hollywood's film and TV productions but also causing financial strain for many local businesses that depend on the industry for their revenue.

These businesses range from art supply stores, catering and florist companies, to prop houses, bookstores and set construction firms.

These businesses are finding innovative ways to survive during this challenging period, some are considering launching new services or optimizsing on other opportunities.

World population boom

■ The global population has steadily increased at a high rate for decades. For instance, in 2003 the population of the planet came in somewhere around 6.4 billion.

Today, humanity has crossed the eight billion population mark. No shortage of studies and organisations attempt to predict what the future holds for humanity in terms of population statistics.

Now, a new report states that if global society takes a “Giant Leap” in terms of investment in economic development, education, and health, the world population may peak at around 8.5 billion people by 2050.

Marijuana still the one

■ As legal marijuana expands, a record share of US workers is testing positive for the substance in workplace drug screening.

Overall drug use among workers tested by employers generally held steady last year, according to an annual tally from Quest Diagnostics, one of the country’s largest drug-testing laboratories.

In drug tests given to workers after accidents on the job, marijuana positives rose sharply last year, hitting the highest level in a quarter-century.

Of the more than six million general workforce tests that Quest screened for marijuana in 2022, 4.3 per cent came back positive, up from 3.9 per cenmt the prior year.

That is the largest marijuana positivity rate since 1997. Positivity rates last year for certain classes of opioids and barbiturates declined.

Sanctions hit

■ Russia has suffered on the world stage, with over 1000 companies announcing voluntary withdrawals from the country.

Politically, sanctions of varying severity have been the medium of choice for many countries to exert pressure.

In 2022, more than 11,000 new sanctions were implemented, leaving Russia as the most heavily-sanctioned country on Earth, causing its economy to shrink 3 per cent last year.

Out and About

Sniffer dogs on the job

■ Shoplifting has become so rampant that one of the Big Apple’s busiest commercial districts is turning to “man’s best friend” to sniff out thieves. The 34th Street Partnership is the trade group serving the neighbourhood that includes Macy’s Herald Square, Penn Station and Madison Square Garden and is contracting with a firm that provides K-9 units. It launched this month at the CVS at Eighth Avenue and West 34th Street in the heart of the district that has been plagued with thefts.

Tay Tay tickets up

■ Taylor Swift is bringing in $13 million a night on her tour, which could total $1.3 billion to become the highest-grossing ever.

Sleep divorce

■ More than a third of Americans say they occasionally or consistently sleep in another room from their partner, according to a survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The practice of sleeping separately is known as a “sleep divorce,” and is meant to help you fall asleep and stay asleep without disruptions such as snoring, stolen covers or early alarms.

More cops leave the job

■ Ten years ago, the Los Angeles Police Department celebrated a historic hiring milestone, announcing the city had reached a target sought by at least two mayors and multiple police chiefs: 10,000 officers. Now, within a three-year span, those gains have been erased. The LAPD is haemorrhaging officers, with more leaving the force than are joining it.

Sneakers: record price

■ A pair of Air Jordan 13s worn by Michael Jordan during the ’98 NBA Finals, his final year with the Chicago Bulls, auctioned for $2.2m, becoming the most valuable shoes ever sold.

Gavin Wood

Tylenol murders

■ James Lewis, the only suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, was found dea in his apartment outside Boston , according to reports. Lewis, 76, had served 12 years in prison for extortion charges related to the incident but was never charged with murder. The case remains open over 40 years later. In September 1982, seven people died within a 24-hour period in the Chicago area, immediately after taking over-the-counter Extra Strength Tylenol. Investigators later discovered the Tylenol had been laced with cyanide poison, causing a scare across the nation and ultimately leading to the development of tamper-proof packaging.

Lewis was arrested three months later for writing a letter to Tylenol-maker Johnson & Johnson demanding a $1m payment to stop the killings, prompting the then-largest search in US. history.

Send email to Jennifer

■ If you are considering coming over to California for a holiday, then I have got a special deal for you. We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper. Please mention ‘Melbourne Observer’ when you book to receive the ‘Special Rate of the Day’ for your advance bookings. Please contact: Jennifer at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood.

Huge COVID fine

■ A California church has been ordered to pay over $1m in COVID fines after the church did not enforce a county’s social distancing and masking requirements. Superior Court Judge Evette Pennypacker ordered Calvary Chapel San Jose to pay $1.2m in fines after it did not follow COVID restrictions put in place by Santa Clara County, requirements the church said violated their religious freedom.

Casino for New York?

■ Broadway theatre owners are trying to block a casino proposal in Times Square. The proposal is backed by Caesars Casino and Rapper Jay-Z.

Cancer surprise

■ Emerging research is starting to suggest that reducing the intensity of cancer treatments may not affect certain patients’ chance of survival.

With that clearer data, more oncologists appear to be scaling back the use of aggressive or uncomfortable therapies in consideration of their patients’ quality of life, a move described as de-escalation. De-escalation describes when optimal care could be achieved with less treatment rather than more. A growing body of research suggests that this approach could have benefits for people with certain cancers. “The trouble in cancer care is, the medicine can definitely give people side effects,” damaging healthy cells or organs, said Dr.Tatjana Kolevska, medical director for the Kaiser Permanente National Cancer Excellence Program. “

In cancer, the fear and anxiety are huge, so it’s very frequent that we may use more, which could make people very sick,” she said. “We want to try everything to treat a patient, but in some cases, too much of an aggressive treatment could do more harm than good.”

● ● Thumbs up: producer, Brett Hardy with father, director Rod Hardy, and (centre, standing) Alan Johnson of Ramada Plaza West Hollywood.

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Ultimate tour

■ Eighties super group Pseudo Echo have been selling out shows around the country on ‘The Ultimate’ tour 2023, coinciding with the release of the ‘Ultimate’ double album and DVD, chronicling their expansive 40year music career. On Friday, August 4, they bring their full-production stage show featuring epic lighting, visuals, and an expanded six-piece line-up fronted by the band’s founder, lead singer and guitarist Brian Canham to the Wendouree Centre For Performing Arts in Ballarat. More info and other shows at www.pseudoecho.net

David sings Van

■ The songs of Van Morrison will be relived on Aug 19 at the Abel Tasman Dutch Club in Carnegie. David McCall has been described as one of the best Van Morrison tribute acts and along with the VM show band will treat the audience to all the hits made popular by the Irish music legend who was knighted in 2016. More info and tickets: 0409 699 311

The Syncopators

■ Melbourne jazz band The Syncopators will celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2024. They’ll be playing 30s hits with their wonderful guest Nichaud Fitzgibbon singing the best from jazz divas Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, and are sure to delight the audience once again at Melbourne's premier jazz venue Birds Basement. Date. Frday, September 15, commencing 6pm. Tickets at Birds: www.birdsbasement.com

■ Melbourne is such a forgiving place for Australian productions to be premiered.

The local media reviewers are generally kind, often too kind. It is a traditional Melbourne thing, to encourage theatre producers.

Opening night audience membersof 2:22 A Ghost Story were offered complimentary flutes of Chandon champagne as they milled outside Her Majesty’s Theatre in Exhibition St last Friday night (July 28).

We didn’t partake; but maybe we should have had a few belts to help us through the next 2.22 hours.

One fellow media reviewer texted us through the show that he thought it was a “shocker”.

Perhaps our view was coloured that the publicists sat us in row X, behind that dreaded pillar that obscures the view of the stage.

(To be fair, we had asked for a seat on the aisle to help with access. The tickets were gratis. But no audience member should have to watch a show from behind a pillar.)

2:22 A Ghost Story has had the script reworked to be in Melbourne, with two couples having a Friday night dinner party.

Jenny (Gemma Ward) is a new mum, concerned about worrying noises in the house.

She persuades her dinner guests Lauren (Ruby Rose) and Ben (Daniel MacPherson) to stay up until 2.22am to witness the hauntings.

● ● This reviewer’s view of 2:22 Ghost Story and THAT pillar.

Jenny’s husband Sam (Remy Hii) is cynical, and repeats that point as the slow-moving script calls for conversation.

Ruby Rose and Daniel McPherson do their best to add what they can to puff life into a largely predictable script. Their roles call for them to hit the wine and the Jack Daniels to make the chatter flow. Perhaps they should have passed the bottle around the audience.

It is not the often-contrived script, but it is the lighting and audio special effects that cause any scares and jumps.

The woman in row Y, immediately behind me, unexpectedly kicked my seat in fright and let out a bit of a scream at one of the flashing lights moments.

It is not a ‘horror’ show. There is no gore or gruesome aspects. A thriller needs to be unpredictable.

The show does rev up in the final five minutes of the second half.

Two additional members of the cast ( Ayeesha Ash and Jack Van Staveren) make brief but important appearances. They spend just as much time on stage for the curtain call.

The show does provide a handful of laughs, and a twist or two.

The show’s publicity material describes 2:22 A Ghost Story as a “nail-biter”. All our 10 nails were thoroughly intact as we left the theatre.

The audience seemed to comprise a significant rainbow contingent, with a personal following for Ruby Rose and her body art. Daniel MacPherson’s media and theatre profile will not hurt the box office.

We found Gemma Ward to give a performance consistent with someone at the start of their career. Remy Hii’s script did not allow him to be as lively as he otherwise might be.

2:22 has had runs in London’s West End and Los Angeles.

The show is scheduled for a four-week run at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Don’t fret if you don’t get to see it, you’ll live.

Audience members are flashed with the request: “Shhh! Please Don’t Tell.” Sadly, from what we gathered from the after-show Her Maj foyer comments, they are unlikely to say very much at all to the friends about this show.

- Review by Ash Long

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■ Australia’s richest sprint race is getting closer with all the star sprinters engaged in the classic back in work for the big one.

The favourite, Victorian champion, Giga Kick , is back in work for his young trainer, Clayton Douglas at Mornington, and looking a treat.

Clayton a former jockey certainly knows what is all about, having ridden an on the flat and over the jumps.

He would have the son of Scissor Kick, starting to bowl along nicely for his crack at a second Everest.

He hasn’t run since a great win in the Doomben 10,000, over 1200 metres back on May 13.

That made it seven wins from his nine starts, with a second and a third.

He has only missed a place once, an unlucky fifth after being slowly away and was well back. That was in the Champion’s Sprint at Flemington back on November 22.

Another that will be right in it here is the top galloper, I Wish I Win, likewise with Giga Kick, his trainer, Peter Moody, would have him back in work at Pakenham.

Back on April 1 he was most impressive in winning the T.J.Smith Stakes over 1200 metres at Randwick back on April 1.

COUNTDOWN TO THE EVEREST Ted Ryan

Prior to that he put in a sensational run in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington up the straight over 1000 metres, coming from last at the 400 metre mark, to be beaten only a long neck by the brilliant filly, Coolangatta, and being slowly into stride.

Then at his last run after that in the Newmarket Handicap, he flashed home to be just beaten by the brilliiant Sydney filly, In Secret, coming from last.

Next, we have another top-class horse in Think About It, prepared by leading Sydney trainer, Joe Pride.

Pride said after the sprinter won the Stradbroke Handicap over 1400 metres that he was the best ghorse he has trained.

From Think About It’s 10 starts, he has won nine with a second.

That took home to eight on end in the Stardbroke.

Another good type competing in the Everest is the top New Zealander, Imperatriz, a brilliant winner of the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley, back on March 24th.

He is smart and could be hard to beat, although the three above him here are all class.

Meetings affected

■ Racing Victoria advises that the meeting scheduled at Hamilton on Saturday (Aug. 5) has been transferred to Casterton owing to the impacts of wet weather.

The Stewards inspected the Hamilton track and determined the surface is not suitable for racing on Saturday given the track has received 249mm of rain over the past two months.

Racing Victoria advise sthat the two meetings scheduled at Mildura on August 12 and September 9 will be transferred to Kerang and Horsham respectively due to ongoing construc-

tion

While the track is progressing well in its re-

covery from flood damage, the racecourse facilities are still being repaired with the construction works not due to be completed in time for the Club’s August and September meetings.

Report on Moody

■ Racing Victoria Stewards have received a report from Racing Analytical Services Limited confirming that a prohibited substance was detected in a pre-race blood sample collected from the Peter Moody trained racehorse, Brereton.

The report relates to a pre-race blood sample taken from Brereton prior to the colt starting in the Hilton Nicholas Straight Six - (Race 6) over 1200 metres, at Flemington Racecourse on May 13, in which it finished in sixth position.

RASL reported that the blood sample was shown to contain Phenylbutazone and

Oxyphenbutazone (a non- steroidal anti-inflammatory and its metabolite) which is a prohibited substance on raceday in accordance with the Australian Rules of Racing.

The Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory also reported that it had detected Phenylbutazone and Oxyphenbutazone within the reserve portion of the blood sample.

Phenylbutazone is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent. It has analgesic (pain relieving), anti-inflammatory and fever suppression properties and is registered for use in horses by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.

The substance is, however, a prohibited substance under the Australian Rules of Racing when detected in a sample taken from a horse at a race meeting or trial (including an official trial or a jump-out for the purpose of obtaining a permit to start in a race).

RV Stewards initially informed Mr Moody of the irregularity on June 20. Mr Moody was informed on July 20 of the confirmatory findings and that Stewards are continuing their investigation.

New look VOBIS

■ The Victorian Owners and Breeders Incentive Scheme (VOBIS) has undergone a rebrand ahead of the 2023-24 racing season, with a new structure designed to streamline the renowned program, which offers in excess of $30 million in prizemoney, bonuses and vouchers.

From August 1, the program is being split into VOBIS Silver, VOBIS Gold, VOBIS Platinum and VOBIS Sires in order to simplify the structure for owners, breeders and trainers.

The long-standing Super VOBIS program has been renamed VOBIS Silver which remains the foundation of the scheme from which connections can upgrade to VOBIS Gold and VOBIS Platinum for more lucrative rewards.

- Ted Ryan

● ● Clayton Douglas, trainer of Giga Kick. Racing Photos.

works. The Mildura Racing Club is currently undergoing repair works to their amenities which were required following the flooding earlier this year.

VALLEY DOUBLE TO BEN’S KILMORE STABLE

■ Yarra Valley commenced the week with an interesting even eight event card – the highlight being a double to the Kilmore based Ben Yole stable and ace Lexton reinsman James Herbertson.

Ten-year-old Bettors Delight-Girl In A Million gelding Guys Bettor Bet a winner of 27 from 274 outings with 70 placings was first to arrive taking the restricted class United Petroleum Pace over 2150 metres.

Despite racing uncovered from gate five as Hear The Call inside him led, Guys Bettor Bet after looking to be struggling on the final bend rallied in the straight to record a 1.4 metre margin over the pacemaker returning a mile rate of 2-01.9. Speculator came from the tail for third 6.8 metres away.

■ Stablemate 7Y0 Four Starzzz Shark-Illustrator stallion Image Of Starzzz was victorious in the Yarra Valley Toyota Pace again over 2150 metres for restricted class, leading throughout from the pole to account for Pinnacle Hope (one/ two) which flashed late, with Our True Colours (three wide last lap from the rear to be outside the winner home turn) third. The margins a head by a half head in a thrilling finish with the mile rate 1-59.5.

■ Kilmore trainer Alannah Logie combined with Ellen Tormey to land the 1650 metre Eastern Generator Hire Vicbred Pace with much travelled 11Y0 Bettors Delight-Barogue Pearl gelding Friends in a mile rate of 2-00.3.

Settling at the tail from an inside second line draw, Friends in a daring move was sent three wide racing for the bell to sit parked for the final circuit outside Goodtime Halo (gate three).

Although tackled strongly by The Falcon Prince on turning after following him, Friends defied the challenge to record a nose victory. Williebillie (one/two last lap – three wide home turn) was third 3.9 metres away. The mile rate 2-00.3.

■ Cranbourne based reinsman Kyle Marshall is having a ball in Victoria and chalked up another winner when successful aboard fellow Cranbourne trainer Scott Ewen’s 4Y0 Hes Watching-Cracklin Rosie gelding Hes Olly in the Blonde & Co. Pace over 2150 metres.

Beginning fast from gate five, Hes Olly was able to stride past Best Back Bruce shortly after the start and rated to perfection defied all challengers to greet the judge a half neck clear of Norms Lady (one/two – three wide home turn) in a 1-59.8 mile rate. Helansen (one/one) was third 3 metres away.

Rough night

■ It was a rough night for punters at Shepparton’s Tuesday fixture and very honest 8Y0 Artistic Fella-Madam Narryna mare Roslyn Gaye didn’t help the cause when chalking up her 18th success in 191 outings by taking the 1690 metre Saddleworld Shepparton Pace – first leg of the quaddie at odds of $61.

Bred raced and trained by Tongala’s Gary Merkel who snared all the spoils, Roslyn Gaye with Laura Crossland in the sulky enjoyed a sweet passage from inside the second line following the poleline leader Always Be Chloe another Goulburn Valley trained runner.

Using the sprint lane on turning, Roslyn Gaye dashed home in a 28.2 final quarter to blouse the pacemaker by 1.3 metres, with Tooram Cee Cee off a three wide trail from near last in the final circuit for third 2.2 metres away. The mile rate 1-57.2.

■ Another long priced winner was Echuca trainer Peter Lindberg’s 7Y0 Down Under Muscles-Reba Supreme gelding Star Down Under ($23.00) in the 2190 metre Jims Diggers Trotters Handicap.

Bred and raced by Peter under the banner of Echuca Sulkies Pty Ltd, Star Down Under was bad away from outside the front line as were some of his rivals, but made ground quickly with reinsman James Herbertson lobbing one/one mid-field trailing the hot favourite Van Doren (10m) which raced outside the leader Firengrace (barrier two).

When Van Doren strode to the front on the final bend, the effort of racing exposed told and Star Down Under out wide finished best to prevail by 6.2 metres (his 7th in 53 outings) over Berriesandcherries (barrier three) which trailed

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the judges nod by a head, with American Hammer (one/two – three wide last lap) third 5.3 metres back in third place. The mile rate 1-55.9. Liam Older has only recently joined the Alex Ashwood/Taylah French stable.

■ Cardigan trainer Anton Golino’s Love YouTop Of The Anvils 4Y0 entire Iron Love has returned to racing in dynamic fashion for Pat Driscolls Yabby Dam Farms Pty. Ltd, making it two from two this time in when successful in the 2150 metre Sheahan Plumbing Trotters Mobile.

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the pilot. Yankee Lover (10m – five pegs – one/ three at bell) was third a half head away. The mile rate 2-02.8.

■ Four year old Bettors Delight-Carolsideal gelding Carolsdiamond first up for Strathfieldsaye trainer Julie Douglas landed the rich $10,000 Alabar Vicbred Platinum Maiden Pace on debut.

Driven by brother-in-law Daryl Douglas, Carols Diamond after a failed bid from gate two to cross Roam inside him was left stranded until another first starter Ariarne after a slow beginning from gate five went forward to park outside Roam at the bell.

Moving to join the leader on the final bend, Carolsdiamond showed great intestinal fortitude to gain a last stride nose victory in a rate of 159.2. Aliza Hill after trailing the leader was third 7.7 metres away.

■ 2015 Inter Dominion and 2016 Ballarat Cup winner Lennytheshark sired filly Lennys Angel a daughter of Earth Angel to snare a dramatic Neatline Homes 3Y0 Pace over 2190 metres.

Trained and driven by David Aiken (Lennys trainer), the filly settled three back in the moving line from gate three as Kialla Kid led from inside her. Going forward in the last lap to join Kialla Kid on the home turn as Son Of The Shark, Island Feenix and Eye Dee Philtra all came to grief on the final bend, Lennys Angel easily accounted for Royal Appointment (three pegs) by 10 metres returning a mile rate of 1-59.3. Kialla Kid battled on gamely for third a half neck back.

Caught wide

■ At Bendigo on Wednesday, Kyneton duo Greg and Steve Leight were victorious with their 4Y0 Peak-Van Perfect gelding Perfect Peak ($34.00) in the Racing Education Centre Trotters Mobile over 2150 metres.

Given a lovely trip from gate four most of the way after Jack Sullivan aboard Major Max which had been caught wide from outside the front line went forward to race exposed outside the poleline leader Mumstheword.

When Major Max strode past Mumstheword on the home turn, Perfect Peak was poised to pounce and that he did, scoring by 3.3 metres from Lindy Grace which trailed the leader and finished fast. Major Max was gallant in defeat 1.9 metres back. The mile rate 2-02.4.

■ The Haeuslers Echuca Trotters Mobile went to 6Y0 Love You-Focus On Me gelding Kyvalley Surfrider to the deafening roar of Ross Creek part-owner/trainer Katrina Fitzpatrick.

Driven by Michael Bellman, Kyvalley Surfrider was away safely from gate six to enjoy the run of the race on the back of the pacemaker Dances (gate three), before running home late along the sprint lane to blouse the leader by a neck returning a mile rate of 2-01.4. Tetra (four pegs) was third 11.1 metres away.

■ Heathcote owner/trainer Terry French combined with in-form eighteen year old Liam Older to snare the Gold Central Victoria Pace over 1650 metres aboard 4Y0 Well Said-Fun On The Run mare Interpretation. Coming out running from gate four, Interpretation was restrained to allow Community Art to cross him in what was the ‘drive of the night’ from Tayla French who had weaved in-between runners from the extreme draw.

Using the sprint lane, Interpretation gained

Allowed to find his rhythm from gate four as pole marker Hold That Gold led before taking a trail on Everybodylovesme . Iron Love (three wide) sprinted brilliantly to assume control racing for the bell and coasted for the rest of the journey, winning as he pleased by 13.6 metres in advance of Kyvalley Picasso along the sprint lane from four pegs. Everybodylovesme after looking beaten approaching the home turn rallied in the straight to finish third a metre back. The mile rate 1-58.8.

4 trots events

■ Ballarat raced on Thursday with an even program featuring four trotting events, the first being the VHRC /Aldebaran Park Benefiting Our Members Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2200 metres, the victor being Havelock (Maryborough) breeder/owner/trainer/driver Tina Ridis’ 6Y0 Danny Bouchea-Town Player mare Chantilly Dee.

Despite racing uncovered for most of the trip, Chantilly Dee outstayed her rivals to score by 14.7 metres from the leader Heza Gunslinger in a rate of 2-04.3. Roll With Roscoe was third 2.3 metres away.

■ The Australasian Premium Trotting Sale Heat for 3Y0 Colts & Geldings over 2200 metres went the way of Kialla trainer Wayne Potter’s Aldebaran Eagle-Naked Majesty gelding Avenel Eagle with daughter Tamsyn in the sulky. Settling four pegs from gate six and one/ one for the last lap, Avenel Eagle ran home strongly to account for Darcys Fireball (one/two last lap from the rear) by 2 metres, with Aldebaran Jensen third 1.8 metres back after racing exposed for the final circuit. The mile rate 203.5.

■ The Fillies heat saw an easy victory to the Jess Tubbs trained and Greg Sugars driven Cognati, a daughter of Majestic Son and Elusive Charm which led throughout from the pole to greet the judge by a neck from a death-seating last lap Aldebaran Miley in 2-03.4. The Sky Is The Limit after following the winner was third 11.1 metres back.

■ The 2200 metre Aldebaran Park Benefiting Our Members Trotters Mobile was taken out by A.J & Beau Tindale’s Used To Me-Elle Galleon 5Y0 mare She Sailz giving Greg Sugars another winner on the card.

Tackled at the start from gate three by both Acool Investment and Silent Reverie (three wide), She Sailz defied all challengers to defeat Eagles Nest (one/two) and Countess Chiron (one/ four) in a rate of 2-03.5. The margins 14.2 by a half head.

■ Speedy 5Y0 Somebeachsomewhere-Our Narissa Franco gelding Telemachus raced and trained by Smythes Creek’s Nathan Cahir led throughout from gate four in the VHRC/ Heywoods Shepparton Motor Panels Pace over 1710 metres giving youthful Heathcote concessional reinsman Sean O’Sullivan his seventeenth winner.

Kicking clear on the final bend, Telemachus scored by 1.4 metres over Tallaras Shadow (one/ one at bell) and Metro Memory from near last returning a mile rate of 1-58.2.

Double day

■ Two meetings Friday running in conjunction with each other – Melton and Mildura.

At Melton, Cranbourne trainer/driver Kyle Marshall’s high quality American Ideal-Rusty Mac colt Son Of Mac (gate four) at the unbackable odds of $1-06 was another easy winner of the 2240 Swift Signs Pace, leading for the last half of the journey in defeating Melanion (one/one) and Jilliby Nitro which was left exposed after trailing the winner, but has bigger fish to fry in upcoming races. The mile rate 1-56.2.

■ Wednesday – Bendigo, Thursday –Charlton and Kilmore, Friday – Mildura/ Geelong, Saturday – Melton, Monday –Maryborough, Tuesday – Shepparton.

■ At Mildura local reinsman Luke Watson chalked up a treble scoring aboard Stylish Gem for Frank Cavallaro in the McDonalds Irymple & Mildura Pace, Powerofpersuasion for Sandra O’Connor in the Gary Ridings Thermo Imaging Pace and Headbanger trained by himself in the Hero Retirement Planning Pace, while Ellen Tormey and Ryan Sanderson each drove a double – Son Of Zodiac (Andrew Vozlic) and Wiltshire Boulevard (Scott Garraway) for Ryan and while Neds Beach and Itsallaboutned also gave Reece Moore the Tormey double.

Life of luxury

■ Handy trotter Carnera has been retired to a life of luxury – with a record of 19 wins and 47 placings from 187 outings, the horse earned stakes in excess of $165,000 from wins in both Victoria and Queensland.

Entertainment Indie Symphony

■ ‘Indie Symphony’, presented by Orchestra Victoria at Hamer Hall on Friday, September 8, offers a spectacular and rare Australian opportunity to experience a selection of independently developed video games and live performance of their scores like never before, extending orchestral music beyond its genre boundaries.

In this special event which celebrates the vital role of music in enlivening video games, Indie Symphony will showcase beloved soundtracks from bestselling, independently developed, video games.

This is the first time that Australian video game fans will be able to experience these soundtracks performed live by a full orchestra with guest soloists, accompanied by striking visuals from feature games and bespoke lighting designs.

The soundtracks featured in this special event have transcended gaming, inspiring millions with their captivating melodies. Composed by Christopher Larkin, the epic score for breakout game Hollow Knight is the central work of the concert and its epic finale. Hollow Knight is one of Australia’s top-selling games, with a soundtrack that has amassed over eight million listens and is available on vinyl, five years post-release.

Indie Symphony’s program will also feature Stray Gods, a groundbreaking roleplaying musical, and acclaimed games Celeste, Necrobarista, Journey, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Hades. These soundtracks have transcended gaming, inspiring millions with their captivating melodies, and this is an opportunity to connect with them in a unique experience.

Each of the showcased games are a testament to the incredible talent of Australian game developers, composers, musicians, orchestrators, and fans. Indie Symphony champions the creativity and diversity found in the games and music industries. With a strong emphasis on representation, the concert highlights women and gender-diverse creatives who have often been underrepresented in these fields.

‘Indie Symphony’ will play at Hamer Hall in Melbourne Friday, September 8 at 8pm Running time is approx. 140 min (including 20 min interval).

with Len Baker

Diana Trask: Memories Are Made Of This

A great CD by one of Australia’s popular singers $20 including postage

Diana Trask was one of the first popular Australian singers to be successful in the USA but soon after many others followed: Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John and in recent times Keith Urban. Diana's success began on the Sing Along with Mitch TV Show from New York. Coming back to Australia she had a national hit TV show The Di Trask Show.

Dear Friends, I am so happy and excited to have my CD “Memories Are Made of This” made available to you through The Local Paper. I trust you will enjoy hearing this great selection of wonderful songs I sang on “The Di Trask Show” all those years ago. With love, Diana

1. Memories Are Made of This

2. Unforgettable

3. Alley Cat

4. Que Sera Sera

5. Heather on the Hill

6. Half as Much

7. All or Nothing at All

8. Auf Wiedershen

9. Green Eyes

10. Blues in the Night

11. Hello Young Lovers

12. To the Ends of the Earth

13. Days of Wine and Roses

14. Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer

15. Goodnight Irene

16. Comes Love

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