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Livingstone, known locally particularly for his volunteer work with Baxter CFA, is pictured with fellow radio-TV veteran Carryl Browne at the ‘Survivors’ luncheon last Saturday. More photos on Page 10.

■ Police are investigating after a police car was rammed in Dandenong North on Friday morning (June 16).

Officers came across a white van driving in a carpark at the intersection of Heatherton Rd and James St about 7.20am.

The van rammed the unmarked police vehicle twice before an officer got out of the car

and fired two shots at the van as it drove away on Heatherton Rd.

It is unknown if the shots made contact with the van.

Police are investigating the incident with oversight by Professional Standards Command. Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Frankston South resident Keith

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■ Racehorses at the Cranbourne Training Centre will have access to a new worldclass equine veterinary clinic and hospital.

Anthony Carbines, Minister for Racing, visited the centre last week to announce that the State Government is investing $2 million from the Victorian Racing Industry Fund towards the project, with the Cranbourne Turf Club contributing a further $2.6 million.

The Cranbourne Training Centre is the largest training centre in the southern hemisphere, with more than 1200 horses in training each day.

The hospital will provide the thoroughbred and harness racing industry in the southeast with access to world-class diagnostic equipment, including X-ray and ultrasound machinery, a bone scanner and standing CT equine imaging.

This technology can identify increased injury risk in horses and assist trainers and vets to manage training and racing loads to reduce the risk of limb injuries.

In addition to enhancing animal welfare outcomes through diagnostic imaging technology, the project will also provide access to specialist veterinary care for the 1200 horses based at Cranbourne as well as another 800 trained at nearby centres at Pakenham and Mornington.

The new buildings will be constructed next to the existing stabling area, without impacting current racing or training activities.

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Construction is expected to begin soon and be completed in 2024.

The Cranbourne Racecourse is a significant racing venue for harness and thoroughbred racing with the Cranbourne Turf Club and Cranbourne Harness Racing Club conducting 52 race meetings and 15 trial meetings annually.

Since 2014, the State Government has provided more than $6.4 million to support racing events and infrastructure projects at the Cranbourne Racecourse and Training Centre from the Victorian Racing Industry Fund.

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“We are always looking to improve animal welfare for our horses. The construction of a new equine veterinary hospital at Cranbourne will provide access to firstclass diagnostic equipment and quality care for the horses,” Mr Carbines said.

Pauline Richards, Cranbourne MLA, said: “This is a significant win for the entire racing community in the southeast.

“Having world class treatment facilities on-course at Cranbourne is a game-changer for trainers and animals alike.”

Cranbourne Turf Club CEO Neil Bainbridge said:

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■ The Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Safer Speeds Project has been recognised in two categories at the Australian Road Safety Awards held in Parliament House Canberra, last Wednesday (June 14).

The project won the Rural and Remote Programs Award and was then announced as the overall winner with the Founder’s Award.

The trial was launched in December 2019 in an effort to reduce road trauma and sawthe speed limit on 33 Shire-managed, high risk sealed rural roads reduced to 80-kmh.

The Mornington Peninsula has had a long history of high rates of road trauma and experienced the equal highest number of road deaths of Victoria’s 79 municipalities.

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CASEY-CARDINIA

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The Casey-Cardinia Edition readership area comprises part of the City of Casey including Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, Devon Meadows, Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmerring, Hallam, Hampton Park, Harkaway, Junction Village, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst (part), Pearcedale (part). The entire City of Casey is home to more than 340,419 people, living in approximately 102,790 homes.

The Shire of Cardinia readership area includes Cardinia Shire includes the suburbs and localities of Beaconsfield (part), Beaconsfield Upper, Officer, Officer South, Pakenham, Pakenham South and Pakenham Upper. The entire Shire of Casey is home to more than 118,675 people, living in approximately 35,098 homes.

FRANKSTON

Incorporating the traditions of the Frankston Post (Est. 1913). Frankston comprises Carrum Downs, Frankston, Frankston North, Frankston South, Langwarrin, Langwarrin South, Sandhurst, Seaford and Skye. Frankston is home to more than 134,143 people, living in approximately 56,935 homes.

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Columnists: Len Baker, Matt Bissett-Johnson, Rob Foenander, Mike McColl Jones, Peter Kemp, Aaron Rourke, Jim Sherlock, Ted Ryan, Cheryl Threadgold, Julie Houghton, Kevin Trask, Gavin Wood, John O’Keefe

Honorary Reviewers: Juliet Charles, Sherryn Danaher, Peter Green, Lyn Hurst, Kathryn Keeble, Beth Klein, David McLean, Graeme McCoubrie, Maggie Morrison, Peter Murphy, Jill Page, Elizabeth Semmel.

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“We know this investment will make all the difference for horses, owners and trainers, who can now access world-class diagnostic and treatment facilities. We thank the Victorian Government for continuing to support the welfare of the racing industry.”

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Greater Dandenong comprises Bangholme, Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Keysborough, Noble Park, Noble Park North, Springvale and Springvale South plus parts of Lyndhurst. Greater Dandenong is home to more than 152,050 people, living in approximately 54,694 homes.

PENINSULA

MORNINGTON PENINSULA

Incorporating the traditions of the Peninsula Post (Est. 1913). Mornington Peninsula comprises Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza and Mount Martha. Mornington Peninsula Shire is home to more than 154,999 people, living in approximately 89,155 homes.

SOUTHERN PENINSULA

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WESTERN PORT

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Detectives are appealing for infor mation as they continue to investi gate a string of offences in the area including:

■ Two businesses were broken into on Matthews Rd in Bentleigh East about 3.15am on June 12.

■ Reports of a robbery at a fast-food restaurant on High Street Rd in Glen Waverley about 4am on June 12.

■ A robbery at a fast-food restaurant on Cheltenham Rd in Keysborough about 4am on June 12.

■ There was a robbery at a fast-food restaurant on Princes Hwy in Eumemmering in the early hours of June 13.

Lewd act on Bayside bus

■ Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a man performed a lewd act on a bus in Hampton

Police were told a man travelling on a bus engaged in sexual activity directed at a 16-yearold girl about 3.50pm on Tuesday, April 3.

It is believed the 848 service was travelling between Hampton station and Bluff and Highett Rds.

Police believe the man then got off the bus at the Centre Dandenong Rd and Dingley Village Shopping Centre stop.

Investigators have released an image of a man they believe may be able to assist them with their enquiries.

He is described as being of solid build and having brown short hair and brown eyes.

The man was last seen wearing a cream and grey jacket with dark buttons, cream knee length shorts and was carrying a black backpack.

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Morn’ton charges

■ Mornington Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested three teenagers following multiple aggravated burglaries in Mornington between June 8-9.

I is alleged an offender entered a property on Nunns Rd, Mornington and stole personal items about 2am on June 8.

It is also alleged the offenders reattended the Nunns Rd address where an elderly female occupant was confronted and assaulted by one of the offenders before stealing her Hyundai i30 just after 11.30pm on June 8.

It is alleged the same offenders then entered a property on Nelson St, Mornington just after midnight on June 9 where a grey Toyota Hilux and a white 2008 Mazda BT50 utility were stolen.

The stolen Hyundai, Mazda and Toyota have all been recovered undamaged by Police in the Mornington area.

A 15-year-old McCrae boy has been released pending further enquiries

A 15-year-old Mornington boy has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft of motor vehicle, theft, commit Indictable offence on bail and has been remanded to face a children’s court at a later date.

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Cardinia Shire Council has revealed the new Creekwood Park playground, located on Oaklands Way, Pakenham. Pictured: Cr Collin Ross, Emma Vulin MP and Toomuc Ward Cr Stephanie Davies opening the playground.

One Tree per Child is an interna tional initiative established by the co-founders of National Tree Day (Jon Dee and Olivia Newton John) which aims to get every child to plant at least one tree before they leave school. Since One Tree Per Child was launched, participating Australian councils and community groups have planted trees and shrubs in the hundreds of thousands. The soft launch event at Somerfield Reserve was attended by Traditional Custodians and representatives for the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Jillian West and Joshua West, Mayor Cr Eden Foster, Cr Rhonda Garad and Junior Mayor Tasneem. Students enjoyed learning about local flora and fauna as well as getting their hands dirty planting 300 indigenous trees and shrubs at the reserve.

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Alarm over homeless

■ Homelessness has increased alarmingly in Pakenham and Cranbourne, according to a report from the Council to Homeless Persons.

Homelessness doubled across Pakenham (113 per cent), Cranbourne (111 per cent), and Oakleigh (101 per cent), said the report using figures from Census data.

“"This report underscores the urgent need for targeted, substantial investment in social housing and homelessness supports across Victoria," said CHP CEO Deborah Di Natale

"We are witnessing a clear and alarming escalation in homelessness in Victoria, highlighting a picture of stark inequality across both metropolitan and regional areas."

A 16-year-old McCrae boy will be charged on summons with theft of motor vehicle.

Cran. name choice

■ Residents are invited to vote for their preferred name for a new recreation reserve at Tulliallan Estate, Cranbourne North.

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Frankston Council is delay the planned Langwarrin Child & Fam ily Centre and Response to Long Street Reserve Petition Report to July 31 to allow additional time for further investigations. At last week’s Council Meeting (June 14) there was a Report on the need for a Kindergarten Strategy and the planned next sites for kindergarten upgrades; Baden Powell Preschool in Frankston South and Seaford Kindergarten. Community engagement will follow the Council decision, which at this stage is likely to start in July. With the State Government’s announcement on increased accessibility to three and four year old kindergarten commencing from 2025, it is essential Council thoroughly considers all options, a City representative said. “This ongoing investigation into the options for a Langwarrin Child & Family Centre will provide adequate time to consider the Early Years needs for the Langwarrin area and will ensure all aspects have been considered prior to a Council decision on July 31.”■ Three teenagers were arrested on Tuesday last week (June 13) after a string of crimes. They have been charged with a number of offences.

A 15-year-old teen from Springvale South has been charged with:

■ 2 x armed robbery

■ 2 x handle stolen goods

■ 2 x deal with the proceeds of crime

■ theft of motor vehicle

■ commit an indictable offence on bail.

A 13-year-old Doveton teen has been charged with:

■ robbery

■ theft of motor vehicle

■ 2 x handle stolen goods

■ 2 x deal with the proceeds of crime

■ commit indictable offence on bail.

A 16-year-old Cranbourne teen has been charged with:

■ theft of motor vehicle

■ x handle stolen goods

■ x deal with the proceeds of crime

■ commit indictable offence whilst on bail.

The trio have been remanded in custody to appear at a children’s court at a later date.

A group of up to six teenagers entered a fastfood restaurant on Whitehorse Rd in

Nunawading about 2.20am on Tuesday, June 13.

It is alleged they threatened staff with knives, stole cash and damaged the front window, before fleeing the scene in two vehicles.

The teenagers allegedly entered another fastfood restaurant on Burwood Hwy in Vermont South and threatened staff with weapons.

One of the vehicles was allegedly stolen during an aggravated burglary at a property on Fermanagh Rd in Camberwell on June 11.

Meanwhile, Police are continuing to investigate two aggravated burglaries overnight on June 11.

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Shows

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (by Ray Lawler) Until July 1 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Martin Gibbs. Bookings: 9587 5141 www.mordialloctheatre.com

■ Beaumaris Theatre: Beaumariscal (Celebrating 20 years of musicals at Beaumaris Theatre) June 23 – July 2 at 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Artistic Director: Danny Forward: Director: Debbie Keyt: Musical Director: Rhonda Vaughan; Choreographer: Camilla Klesman. Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre. com.au

■ The Basin Theatre Group: Comedy for a Cause, June 23 at 7pm, dinner at 8pm at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Tickets: $35. Bookings: https:// comedyforacause.net/tc-events/basin/

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Continental Quilt (Joan Greening) June 28 – July 15 at 5 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Les Hart. Bookings: www.wlt.org.au

■ Theatrical. : The Wizard of Oz, June 29 (Preview), June 30-July 9 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Director Kim Davidson. Bookings: www.nationaltheatre.org.au

■ Leongatha Lyric Theatre: The Producers, Musical. June 30 – July 15 at the Leongatha Memorial Hall. Director: Dan Lawrie. Bookings: www.leongathalyric.com.au

■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Whales of August (by David Berry) June 23 – July 8 at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Loretta Bishop. www.malverntheatre.com.au

■ Encore Theatre Company: The Popular Mechanicals (by Keith Robinson, Tony Taylor and William Shakespeare) July 14 – 22 at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Andrew Ferguson. Bookings: www.encoretheatre.com.au

■ PEP Productions: Life Without Me (by Daniel Keene) July 21 – 29 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Jeremy Guzman. Bookings: https:/ /www.trybooking.com/CINNB

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

■ PLOS Musical Productions: Strictly Ballroom,(Musical) July 28-August 5 at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston. Bookings: https://plos.asn.au/.

■ Aspect Inc: Stage Door (Edna Ferber and George S Kaufman) July 20 – 29 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Candice Mitrousis.

Auditions

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Cosi (by Louis Nowra) July 2 from 6pm and July 3 from 7pm at 36 Turnham Rd., Rosanna. Director: Bruce Akers. Audition enquiries: bwakers27@hotmail.com

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Agnes of God (by John Pielmeier) July 2 at 12.30pm and July 3 at 7.30pm at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Deborah Fabbro. Audition enquiries: orbbaf@ozemail.com.au or 0416 141 838

■ The 1812 Theatre: Phantom Call (by Chris Hodson), July 2 and 3 at 7.00pm at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Neil Barnett. Audition Bookings: Neil Barnett 0400 883 211 ngbarnett@live.com

■ The Basin Theatre Group: Belles (by Mark Dunn) July 16 at 2pm, July 17 at 7pm at The Basin Theatre, Cnr Doongalla and Simpson Rds., The Basin. Director: LB Bradley. Audition enquiries: LNBRAD@ hotmail.com

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Here I Belong (by Matt Hartley) July 16 at 6pm, July 17 at 7.30pm at the Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Cnr. Wilson and Carpenter St., Brighton. Director: Barbara Crawford. Audition enquiries: barbaracrawford4@gmail.com or call: 0414 881 844

■ Malvern Theatre Company:Absurd Person Singular (by Alan Ayckbourn) July 23 at 2pm; July 24 at 7.30pm at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Damian Jones. Audition bookings: damianjones1@gmail.com 0419

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■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Ladies in Black (Music and lyrics Tim Finn, Book, Carolyn Burns) July 23 and July 25 at 7pm at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Audition bookings: timascott56@gmail.com

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Quicker than the eye

■ Magician, comedian, and showman Josh Staley returns to the Melbourne Magic Festival from July 4-8 at The Cardini Cabaret, 488 Swanston St, Carlton.

Quicker than the Eye showcases Josh's high energy, modern magic that has taken him across the globe.

Is the hand quicker than the eye? Is magic just smoke and mirrors?

Josh combines storytelling, showmanship and sleight of hand to entertain audiences.

Dates: 8pm nightly from Tuesday, July 4, to Saturday, July 8

Cost: $24 - $29 plus fee

Venue: Arrow on Swanston: The Cardini Cabaret. 488 Swanston St, Carlton

Tickets: https://melbournemagicfestival. com/josh-staley-quicker-than-the-eye/ - Cheryl Threadgold

New commissions

■ Malthouse Theatre has announced Wendy Mocke and Vivian Nguyen as recipients of the 2023 Malcolm Robertson Foundation Commissions, and Joe Paradise Lui as the Artist in Residence.

Papua New Guinean interdisciplinary storyteller and a NIDA acting graduate, Wendy Mocke will develop Kirk's Backyard (My First Caucasian Play) as a Malcolm Robertson Foundation Commission, while Asian Australian playwright and actor, Vivian Nguyen will develop Cocaine Bust.

Named in honour of the late great Malcolm Robertson —an actor, director and former Playbox Theatre Company literary manager, who worked tirelessly throughout his career to encourage and develop Australian playwrights— the Malcolm Robertson Writers Program allows Malthouse to commission two early career playwrights each year to write a fulllength play.

Past recipients have included Nazaree Dickerson, Carly Sheppard, Keziah Warner, Aran Thangaratnam, Claire Coleman, Vidya Rajan, Tom Ballard, Louris van de Geer, Kit Lazaroo, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Osamah Sami and Janice Muller, Jada Alberts, Emilie Collyer, Michele Lee, Zoë Coombs Marr, Nakkiah Lui, Peta Brady, Richard Frankland, Declan Greene and Lally Katz.

Carrillo Gantner, Chairman, the Malcolm Robertson Foundation said: “Since 2005, the Malcolm Robertson Foundation has been proud to support 29 commissions in collaboration with Malthouse Theatre through the Malcolm Robertson Writers Program.

“We are very pleased to be supporting Wendy and Vivian as they bring these exciting and essential stories to life.”

Multidisciplinary artist, Joe Paradise Lui is Malthouse’s 2023 Artist in Residence, participating in a program that offers professional development opportunity.

A founding member of Renegade Productions, Lui creates, writes, directs, designs and composes theatre and performance works.

- Cheryl Threadgold

All Shook Up

■ Babirra Music Theatre's vibrant, high-energy production of the jukebox musical All Shook Up at the Karralyka Theatre transported audiences back to the colourful rock 'n roll world of 1950s United States.

Written by Joe Dipietro and featuring twentyfour of Elvis Presley's most popular songs cleverly entwined with a love-themed narrative, All Shook Up is not only a tribute to Elvis's 29 fullfeature films, but is loosely based on William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.

Dipietro’s endearing characters were in the best of hands under the expert direction of Alan Burrows, who assembled a top-notch cast with slick staging to ensure seamless scene transitions.

Fabulous toe-tapping music from Vicki Quinn’s orchestra was complemented by cho-

● ● ● ● Melbourne magician Josh Staley in Quicker than the Eye. reographer Di Morgan’s high-spirited dance routines, beautifully nuanced, acknowledging every musical beat.

The terrific performers included delightfully natural Grace Goodwin as love-struck Natalie, charismatic Lachlan Glennie as roustabout Chad and mega-talented Vikaye Sithole (Sylvia). Elliott Shute presented a quirky, sincere portrayal of smitten Dennis, and Cassie Pennicuik (Lorraine) and Daniel Nieborski (Dean) made a charming romantic duo.

Emily McKenzie excelled as glamorous Miss Sandra, while Samantha Du Rennes as dogooder Mayor Matilda commanded the stage with her presence. Tim Murphy (Natalie’s dad Jim), Brad Blair (Sherriff Earl) and the strong ensemble completed a wonderful cast with firstclass vocal, dance/movement and acting skills.

Effective set design (Chris Anderson), Deryk Hartwick’s atmospheric lighting, Ely Tapp’s era-authentic costumes and Maren Holm’s hair styling, all added to the mix of a memorable show with a capital ‘E’ for entertainment.

Thanks to the combined talents of all involved with Babirra Music Theatre’s All Shook Up, it was great to see audiences leave the theatre in a happy frame of mind, interacting with smiles and positivity. A highly enjoyable theatrical treat.

Next year, Babirra Music Theatre return to Nunawading for their June, 2024 show Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the City of Whitehorse’s new theatre, The Round.

www.babirra.org.au

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Pooh at Comedy

■ Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation is coming to Melbourne in September as part of its 2023 Australian tour.

Disney’s iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robinson and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl (and don’t forget Tigger) have come to life in a beautifully crafted stage musical adaptation featuring stunning life-size puppetry for audiences of all ages.

Inspired by the beloved books by A.A.Milne and the classic Disney featurettes, Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation has garnered rave reviews while being called “Enchanting” (Time Out) and "A whimsical delight with brilliant puppetry" (Entertainment Weekly). The London premiere in March 2023 smashed UK. box office records, being deemed “a show that truly spans the generations” (WhatsOnStage).

Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation was written/directed by Jonathan Rockefeller (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, Sesame Street the Musical), whose acclaimed puppet designs and direction have made this adaptation a multi-generational phenomenon.

The music, the spectacular life-size puppets, and the charming performances are the perfect way to introduce (or re-introduce) audiences to live theatre, and this is a must-see show for Winnie the Pooh fans.

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■ When the elements of one of Australia’s most popular children’s television program are mixed with a great story for kids, there are the makings of a great way to introduce children to opera.

With this in mind, Victorian Opera is restaging The Grumpiest Boy in the World on Friday-Saturday, June 23-24.

What’s the connection between TV, story and opera?

The story is by popular children’s author Finnegan Kruckemeyer and it is set to music by Joe Twist, whose claim to fame for the Under 12s is the music he created for the blockbuster children’s TV show Bluey

The story follows our hero, Zachary, who questions his own ordinariness as he discovers an imaginary world of giants, hairy creatures and flying things in this eye-opening opera for children.

While Zachary prized his self-imposed status as the grumpiest boy in the world, he soon finds out that perhaps he isn’t as unusual as he thought he was.

A cast of young adult professional opera singers brings the story to life, led by tenor Daniel Sziong Todd, who shares the title role with Josh Morton-Galea.

Daniel is passionate about the importance of opera and music in education and is delighted to be centre stage in an opera he believes sends a great message to children and entertains them at the same time – a winning combination.

Victorian Opera is keen to make the work accessible to all families, so it has scheduled a relaxed performance suitable for children who may find a dark theatre too confronting.

The relaxed performance is on Friday (June 23) at 1 pm and the theatre will have low lighting rather than the usual blackout.

There is also a performance being live streamed on Saturday (June 24). The other performances are at 11 am and 5 pm. For all the details and to book tickets, visit victorianopera.com.au

Julie Houghton

This Is Living

■ Malthouse Theatre presents Ash Flanders's new work This Is Living, a semi autobiographical play that will transform The Malthouse into a Hepburn Springs getaway from July 7-30.

Hugh has organised a fabulous weekend away for his partner and their best girlfriends in Hepburn’s finest to escape a year from hell. But even deli meats, medicinal hydroponics and soaking in spring water can’t fix everything. Try as you might to float on the surface, life has a funny way of bubbling up— and over.

This Is Living is written by Ash Flanders, directed by Malthouse Theatre Artistic Director Matthew Lutton, and stars Marcus McKenzie, Wil King (In Our Blood), Belinda McClory (Because The Night), Maria Theodorakis (Because The Night) and Michelle Perera.

Performance Details: July 7 - 30

Venue: Merlyn Theatre, The Malthouse, 113 Sturt St., Southbank

Opening Night: July 12 at 7.30pm

www.malthousetheatre.com.au

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GURRUMUL ALBUM SALUTE

■ Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu died tragically too young, at only 46 years old, in 2017.

Gurrumul grew up as a member of the Gumatj nation on Elcho Island , off the coast of north-east Arnhem Land.

His 2018 posthumously released album, Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) , tells stories of connection to place and identity and garnered critical acclaim and multiple awards.

Bungul, the collaboration between MSO conductor Erkki Veltheim, creative producer Michael Hohnen and c o-directors Don Wininba Ganambarr and Nigel Jamieson, is a delight of music, video and live dance.

A live retelling of the album, with a recording of Gurrumul’s haunting vocals overlaying the music, Yolnu dancers and musicians on both video installations and on stage performed t he songs featuring stories from Gurrumul’s Yolnu heritage.

The performance began with ‘Baru’, a song about Gurrumul’s ancestral totem, the Saltwater Crocodile.

A video showed the intricate diamond-patterned body painting while dancers on stage acted out Baru’s journey.

Another song, ‘Gopuru’, married traditional First Nations instruments, the didgeridoo and clapsticks, with soaring strings overlaid with horns.

On screen and stage, dancers zigzagged in and out of waves, transporting the audience to the azure sea surrounding Elcho Island.

‘Narrpiya’ celebrated another powerful totem, the octopus, and featured a Yirritja dancer.

Another acted out the Djilawurr scrub turkey building its nest.

The final song, ‘Wulminda’, showed dark clouds forming only to be revealed as Guy Maestri’s 2009 Archibald prize-winning portrait of Gurrumul’s face.

A feast for all the senses, a welldeserved standing ovation concluded a wonderful celebration of the world’s oldest continual culture and a reminder of the genius that we have lost.

Performed at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Dragged Across Concrete

■ (R). 159 minutes. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD.

After coming out of nowhere with the attention-grabbing Bone Tomahawk in 2015, followed by the outstanding Brawl In Cell Block 99 in 2017, Zahler continues to provoke audiences with this deliberately morally ambiguous concoction, and like his previous efforts, will lead to highly divisive reactions and opinions.

Uncle Vanya

■ At the turn of the twentieth century, love, lust, hope, frustration, and despair confront a family in a country estate in the Russian countryside.

Dipping in and out of occasional comedy, pathos and tragedy, this is an interesting new production of Anton Chekhov’ s tale of familial tensions and thwarted ambition.

Chekhov’s decidedly dark comedy considers the inequalities enacted by those with wealth and power over those without.

Overworked and overlooked, Vanya (Dion Mills) and his niece, Sonya (Alex Marshall), await a visit from Sonya’s father, Professor Serabryakov (Sebastian Gunner) and his much-younger new wife, Elena (Pia O’Meadhra).

Vanya, assisted by Sonya, oversees the estate for Serabryanka.

Permanently put upon, the longsuffering Sonya agonises over unrequited love for the local doctor, Astrov (Catherine Morvell).

The doctor, meanwhile, has the hots for Elena, as does a half-hearted Vanya.

Elena, a possessor of middle-class malaise and world-weary unhappiness, is stuck in a loveless marriage.

O’Meadhra’s Elena exudes ennui as she bats off the doctor's and Vanya's attentions.

Dion Mills plays Vanya as a cheeky reprobate, both hilarious and poignant, a knife edge away from tragedy. Serabryanka’s decision to sell the estate tips the resentful Vanya over the edge. Director Bronwen Coleman makes a significant change by recasting the doctor.

This reframing glosses over the scandal that would ensue had Elena left her husband to embark on a samesex relationship in 19th-century Russia.

A very good set by Harry Gill and a lighting design by Sidney Younger, along with excellent costuming, fix the mood.

In the end, with tragedy averted, the status quo is returned to the quiet, slow crushing of the spirit.

Uncle Vanya was presented at Theatre Works.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Third tour

■ Brisbane magician Aiden Schofield is returning to the Melbourne Magic Festival for a third year.

After over 10 years of magic, Aiden Schofield is embarking on his first ever live tour. Set to perform in cities across Australia, New Zealand, North America, and the UK, with magic and mentalism performed with bubbles, butterflies, Rubik’s cubes, sand and more.

He will present his high-energy, family friendly show at the Melbourne Magic Festival, this time playing at The MC Showroom.

Melbourne audiences are given the opportunity to see Aiden showcase his magic skills live in what promises to be a fun night jampacked with mindblowing magic and impossibilities guaranteed to be an unforgettable experience for the whole family.

Aiden appears in Melbourne this July or a run of five shows, from June 28 - July 2 at The MC Showroom, L1/ 50 Clifton St, Prahran . Ttickets at https://melbournemagicfestival.com/ aiden-schofield-magician/

The story centres on police detectives Brett Ridgeman (Mel Gibson) and Anthony Lurasetti (Vince Vaughn), who have just been suspended after being filmed performing an illegal drug bust on two suspects.

Acquiring a bagful of cash from the bust, the duo, who feel out of step with today’s attitudes towards law enforcement, come across information regarding a major money exchange, and decide to intercept this criminal meeting so they and their families can live an easier life.

Of course, nothing goes quite to plan. Dragged Across Concrete may cover familiar ground, but Zahler cleverly subverts the multiple tropes that are present in the plot.

Working from his novelistic type script, Zahler again dares to swim against the tide, taking his time to build character and story, allowing every hot topic to develop nicely. Performances across the board are first-rate. Gibson is cleverly cast, and delivers one of his best performances. Vaughn, who I am not normally a fan of, seems to respond to Zahler’s ultra-focused direction, and while not as good as his career-best turn in Brawl In Cell Block 99, he is still excellent, reminding one of his good work in the under-rated 1998 thriller Clay Pigeons. Kudos must also go to Tory Kittles, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie Holden, Udo Kier, and Don Johnson. Dragged Across Concrete will infuriate and offend some with its deliberate pacing and nonjudgemental approach to its incendiary material, but Zahler is obviously striving for something more than standard genre thrills, and for those who pick up on this, will be completely enthralled.

RATING - ****

At Eternity’s Gate

■ (M). 111 minutes. Now available on DVD.

Vincent van Gogh has been the subject of many a film, most notably in Vincent Minnelli’s Lust For

Life (1956) and Robert Alt man’s Vincent & Theo (1990), although I always like to mention Martin Scorsese’s turn as the revered artist in Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams (1990). The latest to hit screens is At Eternity’s Gate, with Willem Dafoe playing the tortured painter, and under the intimate, uninhibited guidance of former painter-turnedfilm-maker Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly), manages to give audiences a fresh perspective on this much-written about person. Set during the artist’s later years, particularly his self-imposed exile in Arles and AuversSur-Oise, we see van Gogh struggle and suffer to try and understand the true meaning of what he’s creating, and the ‘fever dream’ that overwhelms him while he is painting.

While familiar relationships are covered, such as van Gogh’s deep bond with his brother Theo (Rupert Friend), and the at-times volatile encounters with Paul Gauguin (Oscar Isaac), what makes this film so fascinating is the way Schnabel utterly submerges the audience into van Gogh’s frame of mind (with the camerawork sometimes resembling a possession horror movie), and the ultra close-up manner in which we experience the painter’s highly variable reactions to his works (a scene involving Mads Mikkelsen as a bemused priest is a perfect example). Dafoe is extraordinary as van Gogh, and totally earned his Oscar nomination, while other recognisable faces in a strong supporting cast include Isaac, Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner and Niels Arestrup.

RATING - ****

Triple Frontier

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

After wallowing in development hell since 2010 (Kathryn Bigelow was originally slated to direct), Triple Frontier finally crossed the finish line in 2019 with J.C. Chandor (Margin Call, All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year) at the helm, but despite offering undeniable entertainment value, is a slight disappointment given the talent involved.

A group of former special ops soldiers (Oscar Isaac, Ben Affleck, Garrett Hedlund, Charlie Hunnam, Pedro Pascal) team up to raid the South American home of a high profile crime boss, who is sitting on $75 million in cash.

The characters aren’t as vividly etched, making the film feel somewhat hollow and familiar.

Worth a look, with some wellstaged action sequences.

RATING - ***

- Aaron Rourke

● ● ● ● Bungul. Photo: Anna Reece

● ● Helen Doig (left), Callam Mackay and Catherine Morvell in Uncle Vanya. Photo: Mikhaela Ebony.

■ Remember those corny comedy films featuring Ma and Pa Kettle? Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle was a fine comic actress with a gravelly voice and Percy Kilbride was just perfect as the mild mannered Pa Kettle

The characters were simple hillbillies who lived on a run down farm with 15children. As a child I thought they were hilarious.

Mary Tomlinson was born in Indiana in 1890. When she became a vaudeville performer Mary took on the ‘stage name’ of Marjorie Main to avoid embarrassing her father who was a minister.

She debuted on Broadway in 1916. Marjorie married in 1921 but her husband passed away in 1935.

Her first film was A House Divided in 1931. Marjorie became type-cast in high class dowager roles and made six films with Wallace Beery in the 1940s.

She became a contracted player with MGM studios. Some of her films at MGM included Meet Me In St Louis, The Harvey Girls and Summer Stock

In 1947 she was cast opposite Percy Kilbride as Ma Kettle in the film The EggAnd I

The public loved Ma and Pa Kettle and as a result in 1949 Universal Studios produced their first film titled Ma and Pa Kettle.

Marjorie asked to use her own clothes for the role of Ma and loved working with Percy. Marjorie said, "Percy is the best dead-pan actor

Whatever Happened To Marjorie

Main, Percy Kilbride

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

Marjorie said, "Percy is the best dead-pan actor in the business and a perfect gentleman."

Percy Kilbride was born in San Francisco in 1888 and had worked as a Broadway actor before making his first film in 1933.

Some of his film credits included George Washington Slept Here, The Adventures of Mark Twain and State Fair

The first film with Marjorie and Percy was a box office smash and was quickly followed in 1950 by MaAnd Pa Kettle Go to Town

Pa's character was a bit on the lazy side and I loved it when Pa was relaxing in his rocking chair in his old bowler hat listening to the radio while Ma bustled around managing the farm, the animals and the children.

● Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle Pa would change the station on his radio simply by thumping the rocking chair on the floor.

The series continued to be successful and the team made another seven films together before Percy decided to retire in 1955 at the age of 67.

Their final film together was Ma And Pa Kettle At Waikiki. Two more films were produced in the series without Percy but they were not successful - the magic was missing without the famous team.

Percy Kilbride and his friend Ralf Belmont were both hit by a car whilst walking along a road in 1964.

Belmont was killed instantly and Percy suf-

fered head injuries. Percy Kilbride was in hospital for a week before passing away at the age of 76.

Marjorie Main died of lung cancer in 1975. What a comedy team they were and the series of films are available on DVD. I have just ordered the complete box set on the internet - time to relive my childhood.

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

SENSE OF SELF EXHIBITION AT THE STORE

A Sense of Self Art Exhibition

Platform Exhibitions presents A Sense of Self – a pop-up group art exhibition exploring Identity and Belonging.

At the heart of Identity and Belonging, is the question of who we are, how we understand ourselves and the role of our relationships with others in shaping our sense of self.

With an unique lens on these timeless questions, the artists will offer thought-provoking and introspective experience that encourages viewers to reflect on their own identity and the complex interplay between the individual and t6he collective.

Exhibition June 30, from 4pm –6pm

Venue: The Store

Abbotsford Convent Gallery

1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford

Portrait

Back to Back Theatre – Portrait

This participatory photographic exhibition includes works facilitated by Tamara Searle and photographer Gemma-Rose Turnbull with students from Geelong’s own Nelson Park and Barwon Valley schools.

Back to Back Theatre is a Geelongbased company that engages with disabilities on stage.

As a leading voice in contemporary world theatre, Back-to-Back Theatre pursues stories that weave the personal, the political, and the cosmic.

The collaborative exhibition, Portrait, exemplifies this interweaving by allowing each of the young women a safe space to openly, authentically question their diverse identities, and analyse photographic forms of representation.

These formative discussions, and the preferences and the personalities of the young women informed the processes and outcomes for each of the 17 portraits on display

Exhibition closes July 16.

Geelong Gallery

60 Little Malop St, Geelong

At Hawthorn

Art After Hours

Enjoy a Friday night feast for the senses at Art After Hours

With live music with exquisite exhibitions and an after hours vibe, this

The Arts

Melbourne Now will be displayed throughout all levels of The Ian Potter Centre NGVAustralia, including permanent collection galleries, showcasing new works and commissions by emerging, mid-career and senior practitioners as well as local collectives.

Exhibition closes August 20. Open 10am – 5pm Daily.

Ian Potter Centre Federation Square Swanston St, Melbourne - Peter Kemp

Pipe Band

with Peter Kemp

Friday night event provides a new way to experience art at Hawthorn Art Centre

Entry is free and gives you afterhours access to the Town Hall Gallery exhibitions, live music and the arts bar.

The exhibition curators will also be close at hand to answer any questions so if you’ve been waiting for an opport6unity to check out Hawthorn Arts Centre this is it!

Exhibition and evening Friday June 23 – 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

Hawthorn Arts Centre 39 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn

Melbourne Now

■ Celebrate new and ambitious local art and design at Melbourne Now.

See 200+ contemporary projects and events across all three levels of GV Australia.

From fashion and jewellery, painting, sculpture, architecture and ceramics, to video, performances, printmaking and publishing.

The inaugural exhibition was an unprecedented survey of some of the most exciting local contemporary practioners.

Ten years on, Melbourne Now 2023 will again highlight the latest art, architecture, design and cultural practice shaping Melbourne bold in scale,

OK. With John O’Keefe

■ The City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band will celebrate its 125th nniversary with ‘Heart of Scotland: A Pipe Band Spectacular’ at the Melbourne Town Hall at 3pm on Sunday, July 2.

This landmark event promises an unforgettable afternoon featuring beloved traditional Scottish favourites.

The band will showcase contemporary, original and innovative works, demonstrating their commitment to push boundaries and explore new musical horizons.

Attendees will be treated to a remarkable showcase from the band's extensive repertoire, providing a unique and immersive experience for all music enthusiasts.

The Band will welcome the Glenbrae Celtic Dancers on stage. The concert will also feature the extraordinary tenor, John Carlo Bellotti , whose powerful vocals will elevate the performance to new heights.

The Band is committed to support emerging talent and will thus officially launch their youth band with a performance at this event.

Children and teens aged 7-19 with great enthusiasm and passion for pipes and drums, learn in the band's flourishing learner program.

Tickets for ‘Heart of Scotland: A Pipe Band Spectacular’ can be purchased at http://melbpipe. band/concert

Prices are $20 for concession and $30 for adults.

■ One of Australia's funniest stand-up comedians Carl Barron is due to appear November 15 at Margaret Court Arena. Aged 52, Carl has been cracking gags for 23 years in his inimitable Aussie way, this national tour is expected to be his best, having been road tested in a whistlestop tour of US gag capitals. Tickets at all leading booking offices.

Birthday surprise

■ Proud parents of a young boy about to celebrate his birthday wanted to surprise their footy mad son with something memorable.

Parents contacted the AFL club the son supported and enquired about procedure to have their son join players when they ran on ground and through the streamers.

The AFL club abruptly replied: “$ 1000 is the cost, and that includes a guernsey:.

Parents replied: “er, that's beyond our budget, we'll celebrate at Maccas”.

Done and dusted

■ The court battle, with its worldwide headlines about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, has finally come to an end with vanquished Amber forking over full payment to which Johnny immediately donated all of it to four charities in equal amounts.

That slap

■ That slap at the Oscars may never go away. Police were called to the Manhattan residence of Chris Rock to try and arrest a man supposedly filming comings and goings at Rock's home, but accused vanished before fuzz arrived. Rumours are circulating that thed incident was paparazzi involved.

Hidden secrets

■ Since the debut of Ten's MasterChef, the producers and contestants have been sworn to secrecy about how much contestants get paid. It isn't much , around $ 630 per week plus allowances for meals and accommodation. If you win, it's a different matter. Undisclosed, but it's a healthy sixdollar amount plus a possible TV contract.

- John O’Keefe

● ● Carl Barron

Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Huge ‘Man from Snowy River’ concert

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

Bruce Rowland honoured

■ For over four decades, Bruce Rowland’s music has captured the hearts and minds of Australians and audiences around the world, leading to critical acclaim and an entrenched position as one of Australia’s most successful composers.

Bruce’s repertoire spans musical scores for films in Australia and the United States, television, live shows and special events.

Uniting all of his work is Bruce’s unbridled and instinctive passion for music and his ability to weave instrumental stories that capture the emotional essence of his subjects and their landscapes.

Bruce has most recently released a new album, Bruce Rowland: The Man from Snowy River and Other Themes for Piano.

This beautiful album re-imagines some of Bruce’s most beloved and acclaimed tracks for the piano and now the Concert. The Man from Snowy River in Concert

■ Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

■ Vanessa Scammell, conductor

■ Sigrid Thornton, special guest

■ Tom Burlinson, special guest

Thursday, August 17– Selling fast.

Friday, August 18 – Sold Out, Saturday 19th matinee Sold Out

Saturday, August 19– Selling fast.

This premiere at Arts Centre Melbourne honours Victoria as the film's spiritual homeland and offers the unique opportunity to revisit the beloved Australian classic on the big screen with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Bruce Rowland’s Awards

■ AFI Award – Best Score: The Man from Snowy River (1982)

■ AFI Award – Best Score: Phar Lap (1983)

■ AFI Award – Best Score: Rebel (1985)

■ APRA Award – Best Score: The Man from Snowy River (1984)

■ APRAAward – Best Score: Phar Lap (1985)

■ APRAAward – Best Score: Return to Snowy River (1989)

■ APRAAward – Best Score: The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005)

■ APRAAward – International Achievement Award (2005)

■ ARIAAward – The Man from Snowy RiverArena Spectacular (2003)

Bruce has written over 2000 jingles for radio and television.

‘I voted’ stickers

■ There’s apparently no hotter accessory than an “I voted” sticker. Tinder dropped its “Year in Swipe” this week, revealing an interest in political engagement among its users: 47 per cent of surveyed singles said not voting is a deal breaker; 53 per cent said regular voting makes a match more attractive. 75 per cent want a match who’s “respectful of or invested in social issues.”

Activism up 84%

■ Activism in Tinder bios increased 84 per cent in 2022. But it’s not all politics. Singles were also into nostalgia, activity dates such as minigolf or drive-in movies, drinking less, and adding star signs to bios. Also? The “situationship.” The term defines a romantic situation somewhere between a casual fling and a formal, committed relationship

New Silicon Valley

■ Silicon Valley’s high-earning tech workers are increasingly opting to leave the US for London with Americans involved in half of all prime central property deals in the capital last year. Former Deputy Prime Minister leader turned Facebook executive Sir Nick Clegg, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, billionaire J Russell DeLeon and Meta’s chief marketing officer Alex Schultz are among the San Francisco tech executives to have made the move within the last year. Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft have also expanded in the UK within the last decade, whileTikTok already has a big presence with London having been named the official tech capital of the world this week.

Out and About US Air build-up

■ The US Air Force debuted America’s first new nuclear stealth bomber in more than 30 years.

The aircraft, known as the B-21 Raider, is part of the Pentagon’s efforts to modernise all three pillars of its nuclear triad, consisting of nuclear missile submarines, land-based nuclear missiles, and nuclear-capable aircraft.

The B-21 Raider is expected to make its first flight in 2023 and succeeds the B-2 Spirit, first presented in 1988. The public reveal comes days after the Department of Defence released its annual report on China, saying it poses the most consequential challenge to America’s national security. China has more than 400 operational nuclear warheads and is on track to have 1500 nuclear weapons by 2035.

Gen Z workers

■ Anecdotal evidence as Gen Z enters the workforce suggests that these emerging adults struggle to interact productively with co-workers and clients in white-collar settings. According to a recent sample of 1300 managers, one in eight has had to terminate a Gen Z employee after less than one week on the job.

And real-world evidence confirms this concept even further: global accounting giants Deloitte and PwC reported spending valuable time and money to give recruits in Britain remedial lessons in in-person meetings and face-to-face presentations. Psychological markers indicate that Gen Z’s outward workplace difficulties are matched by inner turmoil. Between 2005 and 2017, when the oldest zoomers turned 20, rates of anxiety and depression increased among American young adults by 63 per cent. Now on the other side of a global pandemic that disrupted this cohort’s most formative years, more than half report having experienced such distress.

Gavin Wood

Drug crackdown

■ Authorities have arrested 288 people for trafficking fentanyl and opioids on the dark web over the last 18 months, in what is considered the largest global crackdown of its kind.

Authorities also seized roughly 1800 pounds of drugs, 117 firearms, and $53.4M in cash and virtual currencies.

The global effort, dubbed ‘Operation SpecTor’ , spanned across the US, Europe and South America and centred on the online drug marketplace Monopoly Market.

German authorities seized the marketplace in December 2021, which aided in identifying the nearly 300 vendors and buyers who were arrested.

German and US authorities also shuttered Hydra Market, the dark web’s once largest online marketplace for illicit goods and services, in April 2022.

Of the total arrests, 153 took place in the US. Other arrests were made in the UK (55), Germany (52), the Netherlands (10), Austria (9), France (5), Switzerland (2), Poland (1) and Brazil (1).

Working from home

■ A May 2022 study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta estimates that the number of working age Americans (25 to 54 years old) with substance use disorders has risen by 23 per cent since pre-pandemic, to 27 million.

A figure that’s about one in six of people who were employed around the time of the study.

It’s caused a 9 per cent to 26 per cenmt drop in labour force participation that Karen Kopecky, one of the authors of the report, says continues today.

Ease up on the alcohol

■ For decades, scientific studies suggested moderate drinking was better for most people’s health than not drinking at all, and could even help them live longer.

A new analysis of more than 40 years of research has concluded that many of those studies were flawed and that the opposite is true. The review found that the risks of dying prematurely increase significantly for women once they drink 25 grams of alcohol a day, which is less than two standard cocktails containing 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits, two 12ounce beers or two 5-ounce glasses of wine. The risks to men increase significantly at 45 grams of alcohol a day, or just over three drinks.

Congress can be tough

■ Two staff members who work for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D, VA-11) were hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries after a person wielding what appeared to be a metal baseball bat walked into the congressman’s northern Virginia office and struck the staffers. The suspect, identified as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham and a constituent of Connolly, is in police custody. He faces charges of aggravated malicious wounding and malicious wounding. He had entered the Fairfax, Virginia, district office, asking for Connolly, who was not there. A senior aide and an intern were hit in the head and side, respectively, according to au- thorities. A motive for the attack is unknown. The attack follows a series of threats against lawmakers, their families, and associates. Last year, the US Capitol Police recorded more than 9000 threats, up 400% in the past six years, and investigated 7,501 cases, including the intruder attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Spy satellite

■ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has announced the country had completed assembly of its first military spy satellite and plans to launch it at an undisclosed date. The announcement came just days after the US, Japan and South Korea agreed to conduct regular defense drills in the region. Putting a spy satellite into orbit requires a long-range ballistic missile, which the United Nations currently bans North Korea from using.

● ● ● ● Pictured celebrating: movie director Rod Hardy, Ramada Plaza Hotel MD Alan Johnson, media personality Sam Kekovich, movie director Simon Wincer and composer Bruce Rowland.

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Lovatts Crossword No 32

Across Across Down Down

139. Abandon 140. Alluring 143. Natural disaster, ... wave

144. Vote in 147. Film 150. Extinct bird

151. White flower (7,4) 155. Not justified 157. Chime 158. Smell 159. Concur 162. Snapshots

Harrowing trial 167. Doctor 168. Rid of lice 169. Comfy seat (4,5) 172. Journalists' credits (2-5)

Polite

Unassuming

Deprive of food

Islands 181. Flight from reality 183. Reconstructed 184. Notorious gangster (2,6) 186. Potato variety 187. In vain, to no ...

188. Fulfilled (demand)

191. Actress, ... Diaz

195. See next page (1,1,1) 197. Megastars 198. Earphones 200. Idiocy 202. Middle-distance runner

Weeding implement

Protrudes (6,3) 206. ... de Cologne

Fireproof material

Funeral guests

238. Well-meaning person (2-6)

241. Spot

242. Admonish

243. Gain through will

244. Singer, ... Horne

246. Require 252. Mental stress

253. Renounce throne 254. Eyelid swelling 255. Focal point

256. Rug 257. East European 258. Opposition 259. Shipping route (3,4) 260. School project

1. Right on target (4-2)

2. Dr Jekyll's alter ego (2,4)

3. Ark builder

4. Moves (towards)

5. Recognise

6. Peru beasts

Battery segment

131. Weight unit

132. Record label (1,1,1)

133. Droop

141. Pseudonyms

142. US Rhode Island resort

145. Lengthy (4-6)

146. Droll plays

148. Totally preoccupies

149. Unable to read and write

152. Behaved

153. Louts

154. Finish

155. Great Bear constellation, ... Major

156. Jockey

160. Congers or morays

161. Native American tribespeople

163. Stitched garment edges

165. Cain & ...

166. Vending machine

167. Hitler book, ... Kampf

170. Vile act

171. Largest Turkish city

175. Leaves out

176. Praise highly

178. Panic

179. Current (permit)

182. Prison occupant

185. Progressed (4,2)

188. Names used wrongly

189. Most easily offended

190. Cigar dust

192. Almond biscuit

193. Most corroded

194. Flightless bird

195. Trite remark

196. Band

199. Induces

201. Made amends

204. Rowing aids

207. In present condition (2,2)

210. Companies

211. Samples (wine)

213. Coral bank

214. Safari

216. Large yacht

217. Scavenge

218. Tardiest

219. Your school, ... mater

221. Slip up

223. German or Greek

225. Eastern veils

227. In the past, long ...

228. Russian space station

231. Putrefy

233. Four score

234. Toughen (steel)

235. Liqueur, crème de ...

237. Afternoon nap

239. Most senior

240. Enfold

245. Urges on, ... up

247. Junior Scouts

248. Epic tale

249. Notion

250. Highest point

251. Windmill arm

Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Bentleigh RSL

■ Bentleigh RSL Social Club meets at 538 Centre Rd, Bentleigh from 1pmon the fourth Thursday of the month. It offer sa variety of activities and entertainment monthly throughout the year for RSL members. New members are always welcome to join in and try the social club activities in the upstairs function room. There is a lift in the main foyer to the 1st floor. Parking off Arthur St. Enquires Tuesday-Thursday each week.

Call Sylvia, Bentleigh RSL Welfare Coordinator , 9557 4547

Tangled Trails

■ Melbourne guitarist and composer Robbie Melville has launched his new album Tangled Trails.

The album is an introspective collection of songs inspired in part by the 1921 silent film of the same name with many of the compositions being dedicated to friends and family, says the media release..

Robbie is touring around the country promoting the new work throughout June.

More info: www.robbiemelville.com

Ross Wilson’s EP

■ Mr Daddy Cool Ross Wilson will launch his new EP titled ‘She’s stuck on Facebook all the time’ at the Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, on Sunsay, October 22. Special guest will be 8 Ball Aitken. It will be the first live performance of all four new tracks as well as all the classic Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock hits that have become the soundtrack to our lives. Tickets at Trybooking.com

Melbourne Art Trams take to tracks

■ Six specially crafted trams have begun to roll out across the city as part of the 2023 First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams program.

The vibrant initiative, presented by Rising in collaboration with Creative Victoria, Department of Transport and Planning and Yarra Trams, showcases the artistic brilliance of First Peoples artists from right across Victoria.

This is the third consecutive year vibrant artworks have been on Melbourne’s iconic trams as part of the Rising Festival.

This year, the trams’ energetic designs have been created by a diverse group of First Peoples artists in a travelling celebration and exploration of history, Country, community, and connection.

This year’s theme is ‘Blak Futurism’ and artists were asked to envision a better future for Australia’s First Peoples. Renowned visual artist Jarra Karalinar Steel (Boonwurrung/ Wemba Wemba) – who had artwork featured in on a tram as part of the 2021 Rising Festival –curated this program for the second time.

The inaugural tram unveiled today showcases an awe-inspiring design from Amina Briggs, a Boonwurrung/Erub artist known for her multidisciplinary and digital works. Briggs’ stunning artwork portrays Bunjil the creator and Waa the protector, integral figures in Boonwurrung culture.

Crossword Solution No 32

Accompanied by their symbolic animals, the Australian raven and the wedge-tailed eagle, Briggs' creation is surrounded by the traditional Boonwurrung symbol, the diamond.

Together, they symbolise the reclamation of Biik (Land), extending their reach to demonstrate their profound connection.

Over the next 10 days, the remaining five trams will join Melbourne’s tram network, showcasing distinct designs from a diverse group of Victoria’s leading artists, including:

Rubii Red, a Lama Lama woman, who pays tribute to Naarm (Melbourne) and its protests, music scene, and vibrant nightlife.

Lyn Thorpe, a Yorta Yorta/ Wurundjeri/Wamba Wemba/ Wadi Wadi woman, and her son Coree Thorpe Yorta Yorta/ Wurundjeri/Gunnai/ Gunditjmara whose artwork highlights the Aboriginal continuum, the connection to ancestors, and the caretaking of knowledge.

Charlotte Allingham of Wiradjuri and Ngiyampaa heritage who is a member of the LGBTIQ community and lives with autism envisions ’Blak Present, Blak Future, Blak Eternity’ to celebrate Blak freedom and a future where self-expression, sustainability and innovation are valued.

Jay Van Nus, a proud Pibelman Noongar and Chilean Australian

brotherboy, presents ’Ngank Yira’ whose design represents the unity of diverse skills and ideologies towards a better future, grounded in Indigenous knowledge and community.

And Peter Waples-Crowe, a Ngarigu artist who explores Blak futurism by restoring Indigenous knowledge and celebrating the alpine dingo as a symbol of ecosystem restoration.

Rising’s Melbourne Art Trams curator Jarra Karalina Steel (Boonwurrung/Wemba Wemba) said: “This year’s First Peoples MelbourneArt Trams truly embody the transformative narratives of First Peoples Artists’ creative expression, and the diversity that is often overlooked when it comes to Aboriginal Art in Australia.”

“For me, the theme this year ‘Blak Futurism’ is about reclaiming and taking back space, and breaking the status quo while maintaining culture and connection to country. It’ also about learning from our past and those who came before.”

“‘Blak Futurism’ plays with nostalgia, pop culture and the desire to see ourselves represented in a world where we feel unseen and heard. Changing the way we are seen and the way we see ourselves,”

“I was looking for works that truthfully spoke to how these artists saw a Blak bright future for their community, families and country.

This year's Art Trams will provide a world of colour to our grey city streets, exploring themes of community, togetherness, inter-generational collaboration, protection and care for country and our animals, future folklore, nostalgia, representation, and pay tribute to our beloved city.”

Rising co-artistic directors

Gideon Obarzanaek and Hannah Fox said: “Seeing First Peoples art rolling throughout the city for many months is a perfect example of how we can integrate culture into our daily lives and extend out beyond the galleries of the CBD.

“

Art Trams curator, Jarra Karalina Steel, has done an incredible job of creating a theme that resonates with a diverse group of contemporary First Peoples artists who have responded with their visions of imagined futures – blak, bright and beautiful.”

Ben Carroll, Minister for Public Transport, said: “Our trams provide a truly unique mobile canvas to celebrate First Peoples connection to country, culture and identity, which will be shared with millions of people who will see the artwork rolling across the city’s iconic tram network.”

Steve Dimopoulos, Minister for Creative Industries, said: “Art and trams are defining features of our city – and this much-loved public art initiative brings the two together in a distinctly Melbourne way.” - Contributed

Early preview: Everest to be climbed

■ Another of Australia’s biggest races, the Everest, will be run on October 14, at Randwick over the 1200 metre trip, clashing with the Caulfield Guineas at Caulfield on the same day.

Two top Victorian gallopers, Giga Kick and I Wish I Win, are the logical favourites given their outstanding lead ups to the big race.

Before nominations, Neds Betting has Giga Kick on top, just ahead of I Wish I Win.

The Clayton Gallagher trained Giga Kick is producing some incredible runs, especially at three-years-of age.

He showed in the Doomben 10,000, what he was all about with a brilliant come from behind win to beat the good Sydney horse Overpass.

I will talk about Overpass shortly, with his great form too.

Back to the other top Victorian, I Wish I Win, with one of the great trainers, in Peter Moody.

The four-year-old son of Cox Plate winner, Savabeel , like Giga Kick, is taking all before him too.

He put in a magnificent run to easily beat a class field in the time honoured T.J.Smith Stakes, at Randwick on April 1 over 1200 metres.

The field on that occasion was first class, with other competitors like Nature Strip, Lost and Running, Private Eye and Mazu.

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The Joe Pride trained four-year-old, Think About It, has come right into calculations with a brilliant win in the Stradbroke Handicap making it seven wins on end.

He has already been backed right in at this stage with over four months until the big event.

The slots for the big race haven’t been decided as yet.

The winner of the Everest will earn $6.5 million, with second picking up $2,140,000, and third, $1,240,000.

The cost of an entry for the Everest, is $600,000 - a lot.

On the next line of betting is the top New Zealander, Imperatriz, prepared by leading Kiwi trainer, Mark Walker.

A winner of over $2 million in earnings, he proved too good for them in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley on March 24.

Back to Overpass, he has always shown how good he is, but lost a bit of form, and in recent starts has shown his class.

After a brilliant win in the in the Quokka in W esternAustralia, beating the top-class Perth mare Amelia’s Jewel, and the Victorian mare Bella Nipotina.

Overpass then produced another top run running second to Giga Kick in the Doomben 10,000.

Another brilliant mare is the Sydneysider, In Secret, a recent winner of the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington, ridden by the late jockey, Dean Holland.

She raced in the T.J.Smith Stakes , but they were a bit too good for her on the day.

She is better than that, but she has tough competition here.

The Chris Waller trained colt, Shinzo, by Snitzel, won the Golden Slipper in fine style after drawing the one barrier beating Cylinder and Kings Gambit and looked good.

However, he is up against the top echelon here. The James Cummings runner here, Aft

He

the short trip. However, he showed a ton of heart, as McDonald took him to the extreme outside to win coming away, a big run.

He is good, but he meets the cream here. In the Stradbroke he didn’t have much luck and finished ninth. He is much better than that.

Then we have the Western Australian champion mare, Amelia’s Gem, who should have won the $4 million Quokka Classic at her last start.

She drew 16, the outside of the starters, and was last to the turn about 350 metres out, and flashed home for a great third. She is one of the best going around in Australia.

The champion sprinter Nature Strip is feeling his years, and it would appear he may not go around in the big one. He won it a couple of years ago.

Of the others you have some good gallopers, Mazu, What You Need, Private Eye and Opal

Ridge. What a race it will be, if they all go around, Giga Kick, who won it last year, I Wish I Win, and Think About It, are the main chances.

Kementari retired

■ Top galloper, Kementari , has run his last race.

Kementari, a beloved figure and fan favourite in the Godolphin stable, has been retired from racing.

He will now become the latest flagbearer for the Godolphin Lifetime Care Program. Kementari is a magnificent son of the mighty Lohnro, out of the multiple Group One producing mare Yavanna.

Kemenatari was a winner of six Group One races, including the G1 Randwick Guineas. Goldolphin’s Australian Racing Manager Jason Walsh said: “ Kementari is in great order, as always presents magnificently and is healthy, but regardless of that, our decision is still to retire him, following his run in the Goodwood Handicap at Morphettville.”

“Every indication he gave us at home was that he loved his training, and all his personality and character was still evident.

“After his extraordinary journey, Kementari will now take a well-deserved rest at Kelvinside, before beginning his new role as a flagbearer for Godolphin Lifetime Care”.

“The Flagbearer Program promotes the thoroughbred, its versatility and life after racing.

“The thoroughbred’s versatility, has been gaining increased acknowledgment evidenced by the recent announcement that the breed will be honoured and featured in several Olympic events this year.”

- Ted Ryan

● ● ● ● Clayton Douglas.Racing Photos.

Cabin is smart, as proven by his big run to win the Arrowfield Sprint.

was in a bad position back in the field with his rider, James McDonald , caught in a precarious position at the back of the field over

NEAT COMPACT MEETING AT WARRAGUL

■ Gippsland racing on Kings Birthday weekend commenced the week Monday June 12 with Warragul holding a neat compact meeting featuring the $10,000 Ken Miller Memorial / VHRC Pace over 1790 metres – the victor being 6Y0 Courage Under Fire-Diamondadywallorel gelding Diegos Diamond much to the delight of owner/breeder Cheryl Quinlan.

Trained and driven by daughter Jodi at Parwan, Diamond Dadywallorel followed the polemarker and leader Crafty Old Fox before being shuffled back a spot after Iamawingate driven desperately three wide by Connor Clarke from the extreme draw crossed to lead approaching the bell.

With the leader being honest by the heavily supported Sorrento for the final circuit, Diamond Dadywallorel was able to come away from the inside to be poised one/one and after angling three wide into the final bend, finished best to score by 4.1 metres in a mile rate of 1-58.3 over Iamawingte, with Nai Harn Bay trailing the winner home from mid-field for third 2.7 metres back.

■ The Des Kelly / Aldebaran Park Trotters

Handicap over 2210 metres saw a local victory when 5Y0 Majestic Son-Dawn Tears gelding Sovereign Tiger greeted the judge in 2-03.9.

Trained at Trafalgar by Chris Hunter and driven by son Glenn, Sovereign Tiger coming from 20 metres gave a little skip at the start but recovered quickly only to be left exposed a gap away from the leader The Girls Gotflair (fr).

Gaining cover when Hurricane Ed came away from the markers three back to lead up the outside division entering the straight on the first occasion, Sovereign Tiger enjoyed a sweet trip for the rest of the race.

Easing three wide approaching the home turn, Sovereign Tiger ran home best to prevail by 1.8 metres from Mriya Dream along the sprint lane off the back of the leader after testing her early in the piece. The Girls Gotflair held third a half neck away.

■ Bendigo raced with a massive eleven race card on Tuesday which saw some rough results throughout the night, but not in the opening race

The Edge Equine Trotters Final for horses which contested the heats a week earlier when favourite Buslin Brody, a 8Y0 gelded son of Red Samurai and Spinster Clare saluted the judge for Pipers Creek (Kyneton) trainer/driver Tony Xiriha.

Trapped wide early after being restrained at the start from gate five as Jessicas Story (gate six) whizzed across the field to assume control, Buslin Brody was sent forward with a rush to assume control entering the back straight on the first occasion and allowed to bowl, ran his rivals ragged to record a 13.5 metre margin in a mile rate of 2-02.2 over Jessicas Story and Tension Seeker (four pegs) who was 9.2 metres away.

■ Lightly raced 4Y0 Majestic Son-Idle Lea gelding Sonarmi Joh trained by Hamilton veteran Jim Barker for Elliminyt part-owner Julie Brimacombe scored in an intriguing Sandhurst Stockfeeds Trotters Moibile over 2150 metres.

Driven by Jackie Barker (Jims grandaughter), Sonarmi Joh (gate four on the second line) settled three pegs as polemarker Kyvalley Helen led.

The race was to change complexion during the final stages after Hold That Gold gained an inside passage to lead on the final bend with Sonarmi Joh following.

Holding a narrow margin over Sonarmi Joh hitting the wire, Hold That Gold was disqualified after a lengthy hearing for going inside the markers with Sonarmi Joh at odds of $71.00 being declared the winner a half neck in advance of Meghan along the sprint lane from four back, with Apex (one/one) third 3.4 metres back. The mile rate 2-04.4.

■ Sutton Grange breeder/owner/trainer Clive Henderson along with wife Rachel would have been delighted when Sportswriter-Dance Of Fire gelding Edwarde Grange led throughout from gate four in the Bendigo Powder Coating 3Y0 Pace over 2150 metres with Taylah French in the sulky.

Rated to perfection, Edwards Grange never looked like being caught to register an easy 12.9 metre margin in advance of Ozzie Punter who’s effort was outstanding after missing away from gate five before circling the field to park in the open at the bell.

Harness Racing

ahead of another local Down Under Earl (10m), After positions were determined, it was Baxter, Imperial Whiz, Chinski, Down Under Earl, Gee Cee Calder and Sir Eros all on the markers in a strung out field after BlackAnd Gold and Charlie Walker had galloped putting themselves out of business.

Positions were to alter after a lap had been completed when Down Under Earl came off the inside to lead up the outside division being followed by Gee Cee Calder and Sir Eros who was now poised to receive a nice trip being trailed by Rakero Warrier (10m).

It was Kate Gath to make the first move shortly after sending Rakero Warrior to face the breeze with Ryan Duffy switching Down Under Earl to three pegs saving ground.

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Little Miss Lily (outside winner – one/one at bell – three wide home turn) was third 2 metres away. The mile rate 1-58.4.

■ Locals Bruce Morgan and Tony Vlaeminck brought up two wins in succession with speedy 6Y0 Four Starzzz Shark-Ruby Slippers mare Polly Peachum in the 1650 metre Strath Hill Butcher Pace.

Driven by Tony, Polly Peachum led throughout at odds of $41.00 to account for Shaq which trailed by 2 metres after using the sprint lane. Lady In Line after racing exposed from gate four was third a neck away. The mile rate 158.9. It was Polly Peachum’s 11th success at start 100.

■ Rockbank part-owner/trainer/driver Freddie Spiteri snared the Result Financial Services Trotters Handicap over 2650 metres with Majestic Son-Avid 6Y0 mare Majestical Belle.

In a great training feat, Majestical Belle was first up since February and with Jack Laugher in the sulky stepped cleanly from 30 metres to possie three back in the moving line as polemarker Gil Favor first up since February led.

Taking off shortly after with a lightning burst of speed entering the straight on the first occasion to take over, Majestical Belle toyed with her rivals to record a 13.1 metre margin over Gil Favor in a slick rate of 2-04.6. Forty metre backmarker Will He Reign weaved in-between runners on straight ening from last to finish third 1.2 metres back.

Late flash

■ The time honoured ($25,000) Tontine Championship for both Pacers and Trotters highlighted of Ararat’s Wednesday program and what a pay day it was for local Armstrong trainer Leroy O’Brian and Ecklin South (Terang) reinsman Jason Lee who were successful in both races.

The Pacers sponsored by the Ararat Advocate over 2195 metres went the way of in-form 5Y0 Sunshine Beach-Satimer Sunset gelding Blake Bolac raced by the Back Bolac Standardbred Group.

Beginning fast from gate four, Blake Bolac had superior speed and was able to comfortably cross polemarker Jilliby Retro prior to the first turn.

Given a charmed passage with no pressure being applied, Blake Bolac bounded away on turning to record a 9.5 metre margin over Jilliby Retro which held second a head in advance of Art Jester which followed the pair and flashed late when extricated into the clear on turning. In quarters of 32.2, 30.9, 28.5 and 28.9 after a lead time of 42 seconds, Blake Bolac returned a mile rate of 1-59.1.

■ The Premix King sponsored Trotters over 2570 metres was an exciting race going to 4Y0 Creatine-Shining Sun gelding Sir Eros bred by the late Martin Hartnett a devotee of the square gaiter. Baxter (barrier four) pinged the start to drive up inside polemarker Night Whisperer which was reluctant to come down to the markers allowing allowing him to lead for New Zealand reinsman Ben Hope presently here for a stint with trainer Brent Lilley with Imperial Whiz (10m) immediately latching to his back after Night Whisperer galloped on the first turn, while Sir Eros stepped safely from inside the 20 metre mark to settle a gap back with Chinski (20m) beginning brilliantly to possie three pegs

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This Week

■ Wednesday – Yarra Valley/Echuca, Thursday – Ballarat, Friday – Mildura/ Bendigo, Saturday – Melton, Sunday –Kilmore, Monday – Horsham, Tuesday –Shepparton.

■ Heading down the back in the final circuit, ChrisAlford commenced a forward move with Gee Cee Calder with Lee and Sir Eros immediately latching to his back before angling wide on the final bend and sweeping to the front in the straight to career away and score by 8.6 metres ahead of Baxter who stuck on gamely for second 5.7 metres ahead of Gee Cee Calder with Imperial Whiz fourth a further 1.9 metres back. In quarters of 33.1, 31.6, 29.9 and 30.3 following a lead time of 33.1 seconds, returning a mile rate of 2-06.4.

Leroy O’Brien has done very well for himself learning a lot from various stables including a stint with outstanding conditioner Dean Braun as well as doing his usual activity as a farrier.

■ It was great to see Kerryn Manning with a winner during the night following her recognition of a OA award in the Kings Birthday honours driving 5Y0 Betterthancheddar- Rocky Ohoulihan mare Redbank Molly to victory in the2195 metre Ararat Rural City Pace Final.

Trained at Kooreh (St Arnaud) by brothers Shawn and Jason McNaulty, Redbank Molly enjoyed a cosy passage from gate two trailing Ona Merry Dance (gate five) as favourite Lady Lagertha led from gate three.

When Ona Merry Dance strode past the pacemaker approaching the home turn, Redbank Molly pounced to record a 4.7 metre margin in a 2-00.7 mile rate over her, with Lady Lagertha holding down third 12.1 metres back.

Half head margin

■ Ten, eleven and even twelve race programs appear to be the norm in recent times and Ballarat held an interesting eleven race card on Thursday. New Gisborne trainer/driver Darren Pace’s handy Artspeak-Zora Paree 5Y0 gelding Miyagi Boy raced by the Pace family chalked up his third success in 34 outings (7 placings), when a big winner of the Cooke & Foley Pace over 1710 metres returning a mile rate of 1-58.6.

Settling at the tail from the extreme draw as Williebillie (gate two) led, Miyagi Boy despite making the final bend right off the track, charged home to record a half head margin over the favourite Madame West which was badly held up on the back of the leader but flashed late when the run presented. They Call Me Al (one/ two – three wide last lap) was third 1.5 metres back.

■ Former New Zealander Guest Artist was ultra impressive in taking the Woodlands Stud 3Y0 Maiden Pace over 2200 metres for Gordon father and son Tim & Darby McGuigan.

A gelded son of Art Major and Hear The Cheers, Guest Artist was first up since October last year and after being restrained from gate three on the second line settled five back in the moving line after John Vincent led from the pole. Set alight mid-race to park outside the leader, Guest Artist cruised to the front in the last lap, careering away with the race in his keeping to score by 9.2 metres in advance of Neatntidy (four wide home turn) from the tail, with first starter Imagination (one/two) third 2.3 metres back. The mile rate 2-00.3.

■ Derrinal (Heathcote) trainer Glenn Bull snared the 2200 metre Radio Ballarat Pace with 4Y0 Pet Rock-Golden Valour mare Alcatraz Girl after being rated a treat at the head of affairs from the pole by neighbour Sean O’Sullivan. Kicking clear on turning, Alcatraz Girl reached the wire 2.1 metres ahead of Girls View (four pegs – one/one last lap) returning a mile

rate of 2-00.1. Shady Dancer (one/three) from outside the front line ran her usual honest race for third from four back in the moving line.

■ Four year old home bred Danny BoucheaKilmainham 4Y0 gelding Scar raced by Dunnstown’s Murphy family was a tough victor of the Decoglaze Glass Splashbacks Trotters Mobile over 2200 metres.

Trained and driven by David, Scar (gate four) arrested the lead away from Aunty Ethal inside him shortly after the start and despite being pressured by Major Max in a two horse war from the home turn, fought on like a caged lion after being headed in the straight to prevail by a head in a thrilling finish. Bee Bee Beroc (four pegs) was third 17 metres away. The mile rate 2-02.3.

10 events at Shepp.

■ Shepparton raced on Friday with a ten race card and ex-Kiwi trainer/driver Kyle Marshall based at the Cranbourne Training Complex produced a nice type by the name of Smoken Ace to land the Alabar 2Y0 Pace over 1690 metres when making his race debut.

A colt by Sportswriter from Smoken Sue bred in New Zealand, Smoken Ace led from gate four after the raging hot favourite TheBigboss galloped away from the pole to settle at the tail.

Sent forward by Nathan Jack racing for the bell, The Bigboss crossed to lead hitting the back straight on the final occasion but had spent a power of petrol to do so.

Angling away from the markers on the final bend, Smoken Ace was too strong in the run to the wire, scoring by 3.1 metres in a mile rate of 1-56.4 from The Bigboss who’s effort was herculian. Heavy Metal Hammer another on debut (one/one – death bell – one/one - three pegs last lap) was third 26.6 metres away.

■ Popular Kilmore trainer Rita Burnett and daughter Monique Duggan snared the $7,000 Barastoc Pace Final over 2190 metres with consistent 6Y0 Western Terror-Cracker Three gelding Im The Mighty Gramps.

A winner of 14 from 110 outings going into the race, Im The Mighty Gramps was given a sweet passage one/one from gate two as Pinnace Hope a 20 race winner led from gate four.

With the pressure on a long way from home with Tropical Storm and Fly Like An Angel three wide racing for the bell, it was clearly seen that the runners on would figure in the finish and that they did with Im The Mighty Gramps after easing three wide on turning doing best to gain the day by 10.2 metres from Roam out very wide from a mile back and oldtimer Baccarat (one three) who was a neck away third. The mile rate 1-59.6.

- Len Baker

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SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES

■ Victorian Amateur Football Association. Premier Men’s. Old Xavierians 15.15 (105) d Old Brighton 8.9 (57). Old

Melburnians 15.10 (100) d Caulfield Grammarians 11.13 (79). Collegians 10.18 (78) d

University Blacks 6.9 (45). University Blues

16.12 (108) d Old Haileybury 9.8 (62). St Kevins 11.9 (75) d Old Scotch 9.10 (64).

Premier Men’s Reserves. Old Xavierians

11.13 (79) d Old Brighton 3.11 (29). Old

Melburnians 11.18 (84) d Caulfield Grammarians 7.2 (44). Collegians 13.7 (85) d University Blacks 4.5 (29). University Blues 13.13 (91) d Old Heileybury 2.5 (17). Old Scotch

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Premier B Men’s. De La Salle 9.7 (61) d Beaumaris 7.10 (52). Fitzroy 14.19 (103) d

St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 8.5 (53). Old Geelong 8.9 (57) d Old Trinity 4.15 (39). St Bernards 21.12 (138) d Monash Blues 7.3 (45). Williamstown CYMS 11.11 (77) d AJAX

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Premier B Men’s Reserves. Beaumaris

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Grammarians 11.12 (78) d PEGS 4.6 (30).

Old Camberwell Grammarians 9.15 (69) d Marcellin OC 9.7 (61).

Premier C Men’s Reserves. Old Carey

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11.15 (81) d Hampton Ro9vers 5.10 (40).

Old Ivanhoe Grammarians 9.7 (61) d PEGS

3.4 (22). Marcellin OC 10.14 (74) d Old

Camberwell Grammarians 5.3 (33).

Division 1 Men’s. UHS-VU 11.17 (83) d

Preston Bullants 9.5 (59). Glen Eira 16./9 (105) d Prahran 8.12 (60). Therry Penola

11.13 (79) d Kew 7.5 (47). Old Peninsula

9.13 (67) d West Brunswick 9.3 (57).

Oakleigh 18.20 (128) d Ivanhoe 3.1 (19).

Division 1 Men’s Reserves. UHS-VU

10.22 (82) d Preston Bullants 3.3 (21). Glen

Eira 8.10 (58) d Prahran 8.8 (56). Kew 12.18 (90) d Therry Penola 5.4 (34). West Brunswick

15.13 (103) d Old Peninsula 5.6 (36).

Oakleigh 20.21 (141) d Ivanhoe 1.1 (7).

Division 2 Men’s. Brunswick 16.11 (107)

d Whitefriars 11.7 (73). Parkside 18.10 (118)

d St Mary’s Salesian 11.10 (76). Old

Paradians 9.10 (64) d MHSOB 7.5 (47).

Bulleen-Temp-lestowe 10.10 (70) d Aquinas

9.12 (66). Old Yarra Vobras 7.11 (53) d South

Melbourne Districts 5.7 (37).

Division 2 Men’s Reserves. Brunswick

5.12 (42) d Whitefriars 3.5 (23). Parkside

9.15 (69) d St Mary’s Salesian 5.6 (36). Old

Paradians 5.10 (40) d MHSOB 4.5 (29).

Aquinas 7.4 (46) d Bulleen-Templestowe 3.2 (20). South Melbourne Districts 7.16 (58) d

Old Yarra Cobras 4.6 (30).

Division 3 Men’s. Wattle Park 10.14 (74)

d Power House 4.10 (34). Elsternwick 7.15 (67) d Richmond Central 6.120 (46). La Trobe University 10.18 (78) d Swinburne University

9.13 (67). Canterbury 11.16 (82) d Hawthorn

11.5 (71).

Division 3 Men’s Reserves. Wattle Park

9.5 (59) d Power House 6.5 (41). Brunswick

9.16 (70) d Richmond Central 5.9 (39). La Trobe University 7.12 (54) d Swinburne University 6.9 (45). Hawthorn 9.9 (63) d Canterbury 7.6 (48).

Division 4 Men’s. Albert Park 13.12 (100) d Eley Park 5.10 (40). Box Hill North

15.18 (108) d Masala 8.14 (62). North Brunswick 11.10 (76) d St Johns 5.6 (36).

Division 4 Men’s Reserves. Albert Park

9.10 (64) d Eley Park 6.14 (50). Box Hill North 9.13 (67) d Masala 7.12 (54). St Johns

3.5 (23) d North Brunswick 2.9 (21).

■ Eastern Football Netball League. Premier Division. Noble Park 12.15 (87) d Balwyn 6.10 (46). East Ringwood 7.5 (47) d Berwick 5.12 (42). Doncaster East 12.14 (86)

d Norwood 6.15 (51). South Croydon 11.8 (74) d Doncaster 10.7 (67). Rowville 17.14 (116) d Park Orchards 6.10 (46). Blackburn

10.14 (74) d Vermont 8.9 (57).

Division 1 Seniors. Croydon 9.14 (68) d Lilydale 3.9 (27). Mitcham 9.13 (67) d Beaconsfield 9.7 (61). Montrose 14.14 (98)

d Bayswater 10.14 (74). South Belgrave 9.13

(67) d North Ringwood 3.12 (30). Mooroolbark 8.14 (62) d Wantirna South 6.10 (46).

Division 2 Seniors. Boronia 13.13 (91)

d The Basin 6.7 (43). East Burwood 11.6 (72)

d Mulgrave 8.15 (63). Heathmont 15.20 (110)

d Upper Ferntree Gully 6.6 (42). Templestowe

8.9 (57) d Waverley Blues 7.10 (52). Knox

11.7 (73) d Ringwood 9.14 (68).

Division 3 Seniors. Donvale 10.21 (81)

d Ferntree Gully 10.2 (62). Oakleigh District

7.11 (53) d Fairpark 5.6 (36). Silvan 9.16

(70) drew with Warrandyte 9.16 (70).

Coldstream 9.8 (62) d Whitehorse Pioneers

6.14 (50).

Division 4 Seniors. Chirnside Park 10.9

(69) d Surrey Park 4.8 (32). Kilsyth 14.18

(102) d Nunawading 6.6 (42). Scoresby 8.5

(53) d Forest Hill 5.11 (41). Croydon North

MLOC: Bye.

■ Essendon District Football League.

Premier Division. Aberfeldie 11.10 (76) d

East Keilor 6.9 (45). Greenvale 13.11 (89) d

Airport West 8.13 (61). Keilor 23.26 (164) d

Essendon Doutta Stars 2.5 (17). Strathmore

15.9 (99) d Maribyrnong Park 11.10 (76).

Pascoe Vale 22.13 (145) d Avondale Heights

9.9 (63).

Division 1. St Albans 7.8 (50) d Craigieburn 7.6 (48). Hillside 8.15 (63) d Glenroy

5.10 (40). Deer Park 12.9 (81) d Keilor Park

5.9 (39). Roxburgh Park 9.16 (70) d Westmeadows 5.11 (41). West Coburg 13.11 (89)

d Moonee Valley 6.4 (40). Rupertswood 20.12

(132) d Tullamarine 8.5 (53).

Division 2. Sunbury Kangaroos 10.6 (66)

d Burnside Heights 7.12 (54). Oak Park 11.12

(78) d Taylors Lakes 6.12 (48). Northern Saints

12.12 (84) d East Sunbury 7.11 (53). Coburg

Districts 17.6 (108) d Hadfield 8.10 (58).

■ Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. Division 1 Seniors. Frankston Bombers 8.16 (64) d Bonbeach 8.8 (56).

Frankston YCW 15.12 (102) d Langwarrin 8.6

(54). Pines 12.11 (83) d Mt Eliza 9.13 (67).

Division 1 Reserves. Frankston Bomb-

ers 6.7 (43) d Bonbeach 4.6 (30). Frankston

YCW 6.5 (41) d Langwarrin 5.6 (36). Mt Eliza

9.4 (58) d Pines 3.3 (21).

Division 2 Seniors. Somerville 17.11

(113) d Chelsea 9.11 (65). Pearcedale 11.9

(75) d Crib Point 9.4 (58). Devon Meadows

12.11 (83) d Edithvale-Aspendale 10.10 (70).

Karingal 9.6 (60) d Hastings 4.9 (33). Tyabb

9.14 (68) d Seaford 6.12 (48). Mornington

14.20 (104) d Rye 3.8 (26).

Division 2 Reserves. Somerville 6.9 (45)

d Chelsea 6.8 (44). Crib Point 9.4 (58) d

Pearcedale 7.8 (50). Edithvale-Aspendale 11.5

(71) d Devon Meadows 9.7 (61). Hastings 7.8

(50) d Karingal 6.6 (42). Seaford 7.10 (52) d

Tyabb 4.3 (27). Mornington 17.16 (118) d Rye 2.4 (16).

■ Northern Football Netball League. Division 1 Seniors. Heidelberg 14.16 (100) d

Banyule 6.12 (48). Hurstbridge 16.11 (107)

d Macleod 9.18 (72). Bundoora 22.17 (149)

d West Preston-Lakeside 3.7 (25). Mont-

morency 11.11 (77) d North Heidelberg 9.10

(64). Greensborough 14.21 (105) d Whittlesea 4.5 (29).

Division 1 Reserves. Heidelberg 8.9 (57)

d Banyule 4.5 (29). Hurstbridge 9.18 (72) d

Macleod 8.4 (52). West Preston-Lakeside

14.12 (96) d Bundoora 9.6 (60). Mont-

morency 14.12 (96) d North Heidelberg 10.5 (65). Greensborough 6.6 (42) d Whittlesea 0.6 (6).

Division 1 Under 19.5. Greensborough 1 18.16 (124) d Montmorency 1.9 (15). Heidelberg 10.12 (72) d Banyule 9.13 (67). West

Preston-Lakeside 7.9 (51) d Eltham 7.8 (50).

Bundoora 7.10 (52) d North Heidelberg 5.13 (43).

Division 2 Seniors. South Morang 11.11

Division 2 Reserves. South Morang

11.14 (80) d Panton Hill 9.10 (64). Watsonia

13.18 (96) d Northcote Park 2.7 (19). St Mary’s 14.13 (97) d Epping 8.3 (51). Diamond Creek 9.6 (60) d Thomastown 9.4 (58). Eltham 18.19 (127) d Lower Plenty 0.1 (1).

Division 2 Under 19.5. St Mary’s 9.12 (66) d Watsonia 6.10 (46). Laurimar 7.10

952) d Diamond Creek 6.5 (41). South Morang

10.9 (69) d Lower Plenty 9.11 (65).

Division 3 Seniors. Laurimar 24.20 (164) d Reservoir 3.2 (2). Heidelberg West 30.16 (196) d Lalor 4.6 (3). Old Eltham Collegians

7.13 (55) d Kilmore 2.10 (22). Mernda 10.11 (71) d Fitzroy Stars 5.8 (38. Kinglake: Bye.

Division 3 Reserves. Laurimar 15.29 (119) d Reservoir 1.4 (10). Heidelberg West v Lalor. Old Eltham Collegians 11.4 (70) d Kilmore 7.7 (49). Mernda 14.11 (95) d Fitzroy Stars 4.6 (30).

Division 3 Under 19.5. Banyule/Heidelberg West. Kilmore: Bye. Macleod 16.15 (111)

d Panton Hill 3.16 (34). Mernda 6.7 (43) d Greensborough 2 4.12 (36). Thomastown 15.6 (96) d Hurstbridge 9.9 (63).

■ Outer East. Premier Division Seniors. Woori Yallock 14.14 (98) d Mt Evelyn 9.9 (63). Narre Warren 15.19 (109) d Upwey-Tecoma

5.5 (35). Pakenham 7.12 (54) d GembrookCockatoo 5.5 (35). Olinda-Ferny Creek 19.12 (126) d Monbulk 6.8 (44). Wandin: Bye.

Premier Division Reserves. Nt Evelyn

11.10 (76) d Woori Yallock 2.7 (19). UpweyTecoma 9.7 (61) d Narre Warren 3.6 (24). Pakenham 5.17 (47) d Gembrook-Cockatoo

2.10 (22). Monbulk 6.9 (45) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 5.2 (32). Wandin: Bye.

Division 1 Seniors. Berwick Springs

11.18 (84) d Hallam 6.7 (43). Emerald 22.4 (136) d Officer 8.5 (53). Seville 11.5 (71) d

Healesville 7.14 (56). Belgrave: Bye.

Division 1 Reserves. Berwick Springs

13.12 (90) d Hallam 4.6 (30). Emerald 7.15 (57) d Officer 4.9 (33). Seville 12.6 (78) d Healesville 6.4 (40). Belgrave: Bye.

Division 2 Seniors. Warburton-Millgrove

22.23 (155) d Yarra Junction 4.3 (27). Powelltown 10.12 (72) d Alexandra 9.10 (64). Yarra Glen 9.9 (63) d Broadford 8.12 (60).

Division 2 Reserves. Warburton-Millgrove

11.19 (85) d Yarra Junction 5.3 (33). Powelltown 12.9 (81) d Alexandra 4.3 (27). Broadford 12.13 (85) d Yarra Glen 2.7 (19).

Under 19 Boys. Seville 12.14 (86) d

Wandin 5.8 (38). Officer 5.10 (40) d Monbulk

3.2 (20). Narre Warren 7.12 (54) d UpweyTecoma 4.3 (27). Woori Yallock 8.16 (64) d Mt Evelyn 6.5 (41). Emerald: Bye.

■ Southern Football Netball League. Division 1 Seniors. Port Melbourne Colts 11.16 (82) d Mordialloc 7.8 (50). Cheltenham 14.9 (93) d Chelsea Heights 3.10 (28). Cranbourne Eagles 16.25 (121) d St Kilda City 7.6 (48). Springvale Districts 9.6 (45) d St Oaul’s McKinnon 5.9 (39). Dingley 15.7 (97) d Bentleigh 12.10 (82).

Division 2 Seniors. East Brighton 11.12 (78) d East Malvern 8.7 (55). Doveton Doves

11.16 (82) d Black Rock 5.4 (34). Greensborough 10.7 (67) d Hampton Park 4.8 (32). Highett 15.9 (99) d Caulfield Bears 11.7 (73). Murrumbeena 15.9 (99) d Skye 9.10 (64).

Division 3 Seniors. Endeavour Hills 14.18 (102) d Ashwood 3.6 (24). Carrum-Patterson Lakes 18.17 (125) d Heatherton 7.7 (49). Frankston Dolphins 19.17 (131) d Narre South Saints 6.11 (47). Lyndhurst 8.22 (70) d Clayton 1.6 (12).

Division 4 Seniors. Dandenong v South Yarra. South Mornington 25.20 (170) d Doveton Eagles 7.4 (46). Moorabbin Kangaroos 6.13 (49) d Lyndale 6.12 (48). Hampton: Bye.

■ Western Region Football League. Division 1 Seniors. Yarraville Seccon Eagles

10.9 (69) d Altona 8.14 (62). Caroline Springs

13.14 (92) d Hoppers Crossing 6.12 (48).

Point Cook 4.10 (34) d Point Cook Centrals

4.9 (33). Werribee Districts 16.10 (106) d

Spotswood 4.9 (33).

Division 2 Seniors. Parkside 12.10 (82)

d Newport 5.10 (40). Albion 20.20 (140) d

Braybrook 2.5 (17). Sunshine 13.7 (85) d

Wyndhamvale 10.6 (66). North Footscray: Bye.

Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens

ARIES: (March 21- April 20)

Lucky Colour: Indigo

Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2-5-8-1

Lotto Numbers: 8-16-25-33-37-40

It’s the time when you would like to change a few things in your daily routine but to be on the safe side you might have to keep doing things the way you always do for a while yet.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20)

Lucky Colour: Lilac

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 5-2-1-7

Lotto Numbers: 13-21-24-32-39-43

There could be more invitations around and many nights spent with friends could take a toll on your health. Some breakdown in communications could give problems to your financial matters.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21)

Lucky Colour: Cream

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing Numbers: 5-6-2-6

Lotto Numbers: 2-10-28-30-34-37

Loved ones could feel neglected if you keep on working so hard that your time with them is limited. Delegation of some of your duties could give you time for things you really want to do.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22)

Lucky Colour: Yellow

Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 4-1-8-2

Lotto Numbers: 20-24-25-34-40-42

Your health should be much better and your energy levels high and there should not be any reason for you not getting everything done in record time. Luck with a surprising person soon.

LEO: (July 23- August 22)

Lucky Colour: Red

Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 6-8-2-1

Lotto Numbers: 12-23-24-30-39-42

A progressive period in which you should get more work done than you have for a long time. Very well behaved person could suddenly surprise you with their attitude.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23)

Lucky Colour: Pink

Lucky Day: Thursday

Racing Numbers: 4-6-2-6

Lotto Numbers: 11-13-29-35-39-44

You could find yourself interested in someone special who has been around for some time. With your financial luck returning very soon you could be planning some travel.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23)

Lucky Colour: Light Grey

Lucky Day: Saturday

Racing Numbers: 8-3-7-3

Lotto Numbers: 7-14-23-27-34-37

There could be some obstacles on your way to success during this period but your determination should get you through. People could be looking to you for some leadership qualities.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22)

Lucky Colour: Dark Green

Lucky Day: Sunday

Racing Numbers: 5-7-4-1

Lotto Numbers: 12-29-31-34-38-40

Your personal relationships could be in need of improvement. Sometimes it’s wiser to give in instead of being pig-headed about trivial things. Try your luck with a Cancer person.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20)

Lucky Colour: Royal Blue

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing Numbers: 3-4-8-1

Lotto Numbers: 5-15-24-32-33-41

Your problems with your love life could be solved during this period and happy moments could prevail. Your wishes could have a better chance of coming true during this time than any other for a long time.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19)

Lucky Colour: Black

Lucky Day: Saturday

Racing Numbers: 5-6-1-4

Lotto Numbers: 3-5-8-30-34-43

You could be making lots of new friends and taking on some interesting responsibilities that have not bee so obvious before. If planning a business partnership make sure all legal matters are ok.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19)

Lucky Colour: Aqua

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 2-6-7-6

Lotto Numbers: 12-17-24-25-40-44

You could help someone much more than you know at this point. Health matters should be attended to straight away before the problem gets too big to handle.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20)

Lucky Colour: Pale Green

Lucky Day: Tuesday

Racing Numbers: 7-5-1-5

Lotto Numbers: 3-17-22-32-37-45

Meeting up with people from a different type of life could give you a new interest in life. our special talent could come in very handy in helping someone increase their lot in life.