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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020

CAULFIELD MISSES OUT ON MILLIONS

Police officer charged

■ A Police sergeant has been charged following an internal investigation. The male sergeant, from Southern Metro Region, was charged with two counts of summary assault. The alleged incident is said to have taken place in November last year while the officer was on duty. He has been suspended with pay and will be summoned to appear at a Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

Climate action grants

■ The new Climate Action funding stream of the City ofYarra’s 2021 Annual Grants will support projects from community groups or organisations that mobilise change in the community and encourage others to join the fight against the climate emergency, said a Council representative. A total of $80,000 is available to the most innovative projects. There is an emphasis on reducing carbon emissions. Applications closed last Sunday (November 29).

● Prahran Library opens at the new Prahran Square

Prahran Library opens in time for Summer

■ The Prahran Library and Stonnington Services and Visitor Hub is opening at Prahran Square just in time for summer. With Prahran Town Hall restorations taking place, the library will move to its temporary home in what has become the community heart of Prahran. The library joins the new Stonnington Services and Visitors Hub also opening at Prahran Square. Regular library services will be available at the new library, where guests can browse, borrow and read from popular collections, collect reservations and use free Wi-Fi. Jacqui Weatherill, City of Stonnington Chief Executive Officer, said the new Prahran Library @ Prahran Square will be a valuable community resource. “The new library will offer people of all ages and stages the opportunity to search for jobs, and a space to conduct research, experience new ideas and get immersed in books, while offering a sense of inclusivity and community,” Ms Weatherill said. “We know that during lockdown, locals missed spending time at their library, which is why Council has pushed hard to make this relocation happen as soon as possible. "The new Stonnington Services and Visitors Hub has been designed to be interactive and engaging and will be a flexible and inclusive space for all," Ms Weatherill said.

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● Jacqui Weatheril, City of Stonnington CEO “The Stonnington Services and Visitors Hub will provide residents, visitors and businesses the opportunity to do all their Council business, complete cashless transactions, get visitor information, provide feedback and attend consultations.” The Hub also features a Business Development Lounge for online and face-to-face appointments in mentoring, coaching and consultation with businesses and traders. “The open plan configuration will accommodate multiple services and programs from the one location, making interactions with Council easier,” Ms Weatherill said. The Stonnington Services and Visitor Hub space opens today (Wed., Dec. 2).

■ CAULFIELD has missed out on millions of dollars of lost opportunities in last week’s State Budget, says local MP David Southwick. “I want to talk locally. Locally we need a real opportunity going forward, starting with open space, public space,” Mr Southwick told the Legislative Assembly. “We have got the lowest amount in Glen Eira and we desperately need more. “I was very, very happy to be involved with the member for Oakleigh in the review of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust to get a new trust installed and to get a land management plan to be able to see what is possible at the Caulfield Racecourse. “There is 12 MCGs worth of space in the middle of that racecourse and it is underutilised. We have a plan for a botanic gardens-style running track around the perimeter, sporting fields, passive space, fishing—a whole range of things within the middle of that racecourse. We need money. “It is going to probably cost $20 million to $30 million for

MP lashes Govt on missed projects that; there is no money earmarked for that land management plan. “Schools—schools are so important. Schools like Caulfield South, Caulfield Primary, Caulfield Junior, Ripponlea - these schools have received no money. “There is a whole range of talk of millions of dollars’— $3.1 billion—worth of maintenance upgrades and new schools. “None of that has gone to the schools that I have just mentioned. “I know that we had to fight tooth and nail to be able to get new toilets a few years ago at Caulfield South Primary School because they were unusable. Now, these schools have not seen anything. “They are in desperate need of a shade sail so the kids can actually not get burnt when they are eating their lunch or are able to play sport when it rains,” Mr Southwick said.

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● Brad Rowswell, Sandringham MLA ■ The work of Bayside Community Emergency Relief, has been commended by Sanringham MLA Brad Rowswell. The group was first formed as a Facebook page in January to assist with bushfire recovery efforts. “Now incorporated, with a local membership of some 6300, BCER has played an indispensable role in providing urgent support for our community affected by the first and then the second wave of COVID-19. “This year BCER has co-ordinated the provision of $1 million worth of support to local charities and the distribution of over 2000 COVID comfort packs to children fleeing domestic violence, isolated older Victorians and other vulnerable groups, and aged-care facilities, and contributions to the work of COVID emergency committees at Bayside and Glen Eira Councils as well,” Mr Rowswell told the Legislative Assembly.

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Court Lists Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division. Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, December 2 Victoria Police - Prestney, D (33752) v Denning, Colin. Proactive Targeting Team Victoria Police - Connley, S (41559) v Morris, James. CiuMonash Victoria Police - Hoopes, J (44588) v Jolly, Matthew. UniCaulfield Victoria Police - PleiterStarvaggi, E (46500) v Elias, George. Pcet-Moorabbin Victoria Police - Jones, D (44189) v Muncey, Xavier. UniMordialloc Victoria Police - Ianzano, J (37427) v Vete, Jessica. UniMordialloc Victoria Police - Hoopes, J (44588) v Kelmann, Anthony. UniCaulfield Victoria Police - Hayes, P (43480) v French, Shaun. UniChelsea Victoria Police - Strachan, I (46236) v Puru, Benjamin. PcetMoorabbin Glen Eira City Council - Aitken, M v Chaabani, Ali. Glen Eira City Council Glen Eira City Council - Aitken, M v Balayants, Luiza. Glen Eira City Council Victoria Police - Kapusta, L (42996) v Teny, Nyanchieu. UniMoorabbin Victoria Police - O'brien, K (46043) v Gilbert, Dean Thomas. Pcet-Mordialloc Victoria Police - Halliday, B (45142) v Marguglio, Natalie. UniCaulfield Bayside City Council - Slattery, J v Monteiro, Benjamin Caleb. Bayside City Council Victoria Police - Harris, L (40113) v Hartwig, Luke. Bayside Victoria Police - Rogers, A (43086) v Mitsopoulos, Konstandinos. Uni-Bayside Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008)v Carter, Stephen. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Arora, V (42562) v Vete, Jessica. UniChelsea Unknown - Brough, S v Green Home Green Planet Pty Ltd. Prosecuting Agency Unknown Victoria Police - Lewis, B (43440) v Mcqualter, Berri. UniCaulfield Victoria Police - Wood, J (44311) v Lau, Matthew. UniCaulfield C'Wealth Director Of Public Prosecutions - Hayes, C v Abor, Joshua. C'wealth Director Of Public Prosecutions C'Wealth Director Of Public Prosecutions - Hayes, C v Reynolds, Holly Lorraine. C'wealth Director Of Public Prosecutions Victoria Police - Macaulay, M (42909) v Baker, Anita. UniMalvern Victoria Police - Niu, J (42350) v Vete, Jessica. Uni-Bayside Victoria Police - Richardson, C (44158) v Rundell, John Warwick. Uni-Bayside Victoria Police - Taylor, S (36977) v Indoudis, Peter Arthur. Public Order Response - Team One Victoria Police - Deitz, S (40488) v Haigh, Degen Mackenzie. Highway Patrol-Nunawading Victoria Police - Perkins, N (37181) v Hussan, Abdesh. Highway Patrol-Moorabbin Victoria Police - Hart, S (45543) v Viknyansky, Yuri. Pcet-Chelsea Victoria Police - Smith, T

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(42631) v Hooper, Jane. UniOakleigh Victoria Police - Savva, T (32479) v Ronec, Tiffany Ashleigh. Uni-Cheltenham Victoria Police - Hendricks, S (45510) v Vete, Jessica. PcetBayside Department Of Human Services - Stewart, S v Brown, Alexander. Department Of Human Services Victoria Police - Simpson, I (42486) v Hill, Byron. Uni-Malvern Victoria Police - Vosgerichian, A (41686) v Veseloski, Simon. UniPrahran Victoria Police - Lesueur, M (44736) v Gallagher, Katherine Skye. Uni-Mount Waverley Victoria Police - Baker, D (43235) v Lord, Jamie. UniCranbourne Victoria Police - Kishida, S (41103) v Nyak, Sherkole. UniMount Waverley Victoria Police - Macaulay, M (42909) v Sirimane, Nadisha. UniMalvern Victoria Police - Stagg, R (44258) v Houston, Sarah. UniCheltenham Victoria Police - Sage, B (45529) v Moore, Denis James. PcetMordialloc Victoria Police - Takle, T (44613) v Bellam Konda, Ravi Kiran. Uni-Oakleigh Victoria Police - Brownrigg, K (42302) v Saini, Sahil. Box Hill Victoria Police - Schaeche, J (39962) v Huss, Manfred. UniCaulfield Victorian Building Authority Schmidt, J v Agostino, Daniel. Victorian Building Authority Victoria Police - Tuckerman, B (43402) v Barter, Morgaine. UniOakleigh Victoria Police - Ferrier, M (44283) v Howlett, Andrew. UniMoorabbin Victoria Police - Farquharson, C (42742) v Lau, Matthew. Highway Patrol-Moorabbin Victoria Police Anagnostopoulos, C (39327) v Indoudis, Peter Arthur. Uni-Mount Waverley Victoria Police - Takle, T (44613) v Radjatjut, Riza Fauzi. Uni-Oakleigh Victoria Police - Sceney, G (42518) v Liu, Heng Shi. Uni-Glen Waverley Victoria Police - Henry, P (29186) v Athanasopoulos, Arthur. Highway Patrol-Moorabbin Victoria Police - Batiste, M (30731) v Singh, Gagandeep. Highway Patrol-Moorabbin Victoria Police - Batiste, M (30731) v Sandor, Orsolya. Highway Patrol-Moorabbin Victoria Police - Thornton, M (32537) v England, Miranda Gay. Highway Patrol-Moorabbin ● More listings at www.magistratescourt. Vic.gov.au

The Whip Our Spy in Parliament

Cheque is in the mail

■ Jaala Pulford, Minister for Small Business, late last week banged the drum that the Andrews Labor Government claims it will pay all small business supplier invoices within 10 business days – the fastest government payments timeline in Australia. Yeah, sure. Ms Pulford’s department took up to 59 days to pay some small business grants during COVID-team, when its website made claims of five business days.

Christmas sitting

■ State Parliamentarians are due back in Spring St next week for the final three sitting days (Dec. 8-9-10). Members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council are expected to leave skid marks as they leave the Parliament House car park when the 2020 term finishes on Thursday next week.

Taking the Fifth

■ The perception is that Opposition Leader Michael O’Brien does not land too many blows on the Andrews Government. Last week, Mr O’Brien made reference to the “horrific homicide” of 23-year-old Celeste Manno. “It is tragically clear yet again that the current regime of risk assessments for those who breach intervention orders is not doing enough to protect vulnerable Victorians,” Mr O’Brien said. “The Manno family has said that Celeste’s killer breached intervention orders taken out by her after she was bombarded with vile messages and stalked through fake social media accounts. “Celeste’s father, Tony Manno, said the justice system failed his daughter: ‘It let my daughter down … it’s gotta be changed. It won’t bring her back but it has to be changed’. “What changes will the Attorney now make to a justice system that so terribly failed Celeste Manno and too many other Victorian women?” Attorney-General Jill Hennessy said she could not comment on specific cases: “I of course would be absolutely mindful of not saying anything that jeopardises a fair and effective investigation and prosecution of such matters.”

Question time

■ Ryan Smith, Warrandyte MLA, last week brought to the attention of Speaker Colin Brooks that the Andrews Government was slow to answer questions on notice. “There are 483 questions I have here that have yet to be answered,” Mr Smith said.

Barton’s strength

■ Rod Barton, MLC (Eastern Metropolitan), is finding his strength as an independent. Last week he issued media releases on subjects including the Airport Rail Link, commercial passenger vehicle reforms, and an expansion of the free tram zone. He is the is the founder of the Transport Matters Party.

45-week wait

■ The 45-week wait for Doncaster East couple Mr and Mrs Collins for a n historical marriage certificate has been raised in State Parliament by Warrandyte MLA Ryan Smith. The longest waiting time on the Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria website suggests a four-week processing time. “Unfortunately Mr and Mrs Collins are still waiting for the certificate some 45 weeks later. Mr and Mrs Collins have tried to make contact with the agency through various means but have been unable to speak with anyone or to have any advice given to them on when they will receive their certificate,” Mr Smith said.

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St Kilda: drugs, cash seized FITZROY ST RAID IN HIGH VISIBILITY BLITZ

● Margaret Baskerville in her studio with Sir Thomas Bent sculpture. Image: Bayside Historical Society. Bayside Council is telling the stories of five early 20th century women with a strong local connectionswho were among the first professional women artists to emerge in Australia. Margaret Baskerville (1861–1930) studied design, painting and sculpture at the National Gallery School, Melbourne and later at the Royal College of Art, London. On her return to Australia in 1906, Baskerville’s reputation as an outstanding sculptor grew and she is considered the first professional women sculptor in Australia as she was awarded the public commission to create a statue of Sir Thomas Bent which is located on the cnr of Napean Hwy and Bay St, Brighton.

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● Police have footage of the car used by a Hawthorn attacker The exploits of a Hawthorn sex attacker are being meticulously tracked by Police, who have been conducting an extensive CCTV search (see story, Page 5). Two witnesses, who were nearby, heard a woman scream and followed the man for a short time into nearby Central Gardens off Henry St. They confronted the man before he threatened to assault them. The man then ran back towards Williams St before he was captured on CCTV returning to his vehicle at 1.21am. The man depicted in the footage is believed to be about 183cm tall with a heavy- build and a pot belly. He had short brown hair with a receding hair line and was wearing a black ski mask covering his face, jeans and a dark coloured T-shirt with an unknown motif on the front.

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Brighton MLA James Newbury told State Parliament last week that The Port Phillip EcoCentre’s annual School Sustainability Festival was again a success. :St Columba’s Primary showcased their talent, Gardenvale Primary their compost making, St James Primary their kitchen and sensory garden and Firbank Grammar their advocacy. I congratulate their environmental leadership” Brighton North Rotary Club has hosted a virtual Larry’s lunch to commemorate International Men’s Day and raise funds for youth suicide awareness.

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■ Police arrested a woman after they executed a search warrant in St Kilda on Friday morning (Nov. 27) as part of Operation Spartan. Officers executed a search warrant at an address on Fitzroy St where they seized approximately 41 grams of heroin which has a street value of more than $16,000. Police also seized more than $2500 in cash. A 59-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and was charged with trafficking and possessing heroin and dealing with the proceeds of crime. She was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court’ on April 21. Operation Spartan continues in St Kilda with police focussed on detecting and deterring drug offending and volume crime in the local community. Local police are working closely with investigators from the Crime Investigation Unit, Divisional Response Unit, Bike Patrol, Proactive Policing Unit and Youth Resource Officers to provide a highly visible police presence throughout St Kilda.

Sonia missing

■ The Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee has recommended extending Melbourne’s Free Tram Zone to help boost tourism. The proposed extension would include Melbourne’s Arts Precinct and the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. “These small extensions would benefit Melbourne’s visitor economy and help promote Melbourne as an attractive destination,” said Committee Chair Enver Erdogan.

Gallery re-opens ● Sonia Moore ■ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Bentleigh woman Sonia Moore. The 52-year-old was last seen on November 1. Police have concerns for her welfare as she suffers from a medical condition that requires regular medication. She is known to frequent Bentleigh and St Kilda. Anyone with any information as to the whereabouts of Sonia is requested to contact Bayside Police Station on 8530 5100.

Probe on Burwood garage fire COMMODORE DESTROYED ■ Whitehorse Crime Investigation Unit detectives are seeking public assistance following a garage fire in Burwood. Emergency services were called to the fire on the corner of Burwood Hwy and Wridgway Avenue around 3.20am on Saturday, November 14. The victim’s 1987 Holden VL Turbo Commodore was in the garage and was completely destroyed. Police have released CCTV and images of people they believe can assist them with their enquiries. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Local Briefs Tram zone boost

■ Bayside Gallery, Brighton re-opened its doors last week. The exhibition Greenworld enables artists to explore the relationship between an individual and their surroundings and the importance nature plays in human consciousness. Greenworld is on until December 13.

Southbank assault ■ Detectives from Echo Taskforce have charged a man following an alleged serious assault in Southbank. The 45-year-old Southbank man was arrested following the ongoing investigation into the incident that occurred on November 15. He has been charged with affray and commit indictable offence whilst on bail. The man was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. The charges relate to an alleged assault that occurred at Queens Bridge Square in Southbank.

Sandy can assist ■ Bayside City Council staff based at at 76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham can now assist with general enquiries between 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

Toorak accident ■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man and woman were struck by a car while crossing a road in Toorak last week. It is believed the pair were walking along a pedestrian crossing on Toorak Rd, near Irving Rd, when they were hit by a black Holden utility. The 72-year-old man and 67-year-old woman, both from Toorak, were taken to hospital with serious injuries and the man was n a critical condition. The driver of the utility, a 51-year-old Toorak man, stopped at the scene and was assisting detectives with their enquiries. ● People have CCTV vision of people of interest.

Query about Caulfield Hospital ■ The future of the Caulfield Hospital property has been raised by local MLA David Southwick, who asked a question directly of Premier Daniel Andrews. “Caulfield Hospital sits on a considerable piece of land, has a rich history and has served the community for a long period,” Mr Southwick said. “In fact it has been there for over 100 years. It acts now as a very important rehabilitation hospital, and the only upgrade to this hospital has been the acquired brain injury unit that was funded by the Federal Liberal Government. This site is in desperate need of a plan. This is under-utilised land that could be a health precinct and also provide education and ultimately some broader land use in an underutilised area that we currently have in Glen Eira in terms of open space. “We desperately need a land management plan. I have been advocating for some time for Caulfield Hospital to do that. “Georgie Crozier in the other place has also asked for $2 billion for Alfred Health. So I ask for an update, Premier, as to where the land management plan may be for Caulfield Hospital going forward,” Mr Southwick said.

Survey in Bayside

■ Metropolis Research has been be surveying Bayside residents on behalf of the Council as the first step in updating its Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan. The survey was conducted via telephone and 400 households were randomly selected to share their experiences. Information collected was used to reflect the views of the community and how Council can best support improved wellbeing within Bayside.

Film Festival on

● David Southwick, Caulfield MLA

■ The show will go on in 2021 with entries opening for the 38th St Kilda Film Festival, Australia's largest and longest-running short film festival which will encompass the best of both worlds next year, with a return to live events complementing a significant online presence from May 20-29. Port Philip Council, which produces and presents the Festival, will partner with local venues for the live component. The Festival is calling for both established and emerging film-makers to be part of the 2021 event. Mayor Cr Louise Crawford said the Festival attracted a national audience of 47,000 when presented entirely online for the first time this year after the live event was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

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Works: North, South, East and West ■ Victorians are encouraged to plan ahead and allow extra travel time this summer, with work on Victoria’s Big Build. Jacinta Allan, Minister for Transport Infrastructure, last week visited Werribee St, one of three level crossings currently being removed in Werribee and Hoppers Crossing. Werribee Street will be the State Government’s 45th level crossing removal, as works ramp up across the state on a number of road and rail projects. Buses are replacing trains between Laverton and Werribee until Sunday (Dec. 6). Work will also continue on more than 20 level crossings across Melbourne, with buses replacing trains for around a week at a time for works in Pakenham, Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Edithvale, Chelsea, Bonbeach and Glenroy Rd – where the level crossing will be closed for seven weeks from January 8 as works ramp up for the new rail trench. Deep under the city, the Metro Tunnel is a year ahead of schedule – with the rail tunnel excavation at State Library Station to be complete next month and TBMs Joan and Meg tunnelling from Parkville to the CBD. Annual maintenance on the West Gate Bridge will take place from Boxing Day until January 6, with three of the five outbound lanes to be closed and overnight closures impacting inbound lanes. Holiday makers heading to the Surf Coast are encouraged to plan for delays of up to 60 minutes. The West Gate Freeway will close in both directions at Grieve Parade between January 6 and 11, and inbound M80 traffic will be detoured, as crews on the West Gate Tunnel project demolish the outdated southbound bridge before rebuilding and strengthening it – with motorists advised to allow up to an extra 60 minutes travel time.

Briefs Green Wedge

■ The Victorian Government is seeking community feedback on stronger planning controls o permanently protect Melbourne’s green wedges and agricultural land. These important green areas located within 100 kilometres of Melbourne support thousands of jobs in conservation, tourism and agriculture and are also crucial for food production. The Government says the proposed planning changes will better protect green wedges from overdevelopment while keeping farms on our urban fringes working and feeding our city. Melbourne’s 12 green wedges cover the areas just outside Melbourne’s Urban Growth Boundary and provide an essential break between the intensive urban development along the city’s growth corridors.

Fight crime ■ Councils, community organisations and other stakeholders will be able to apply for grants of up to $300,000 for innovative proposals designed to improve community safety and prevent crime before it occurs. The first round of the Building Safer Communities Program will open in early 2021 and include two competitive grant streams

● Jacinta Allan For six weeks from Monday, January 11, both inbound and outbound ramps from the Princes Freeway to Geelong Rd and the M80 inbound ramp to the West Gate Freeway will also be closed. From early December, concrete segments manufactured in Benalla will be taken to Footscray Rd to build an elevated road as part of the West Gate Tunnel Project. These loads will move slowly because of their size and weight, and motorists using CityLink and the M80 Ring Road should be aware and only pass when it is safe. The Government’s Western Roads Upgrade program will be finished in the new year, easing congestion and improving traffic flow on some of the west’s busiest local roads. As the final two upgrades are completed, there will be disruptions on Derrimut Rd, Tarneit and Palmers Rd, Truganina. In the south-eastern suburbs, buses will replace trains between November 26 and December 2 and for five days in January as part of the Cranbourne Line Upgrade, providing for trains every 10 minutes by duplicating the track from Dandenong to Cranbourne. The Monash Freeway’s new world-class electronic road management signs will undergo testing to

keep the 460,000 vehicles who use it each day moving, and overnight closures and daytime lane closures will also continue over the coming months as crews work to add 36 kilometres of extra lanes to the Monash and Princes Freeways. Heights will be shut as part of works to build the new Mordialloc Freeway. Traffic lights are replacing the roundabout to allow traffic to flow more smoothly to and from the new freeway access ramps. In Melbourne’s north, College Crescent in Parkville will close for two weeks in January between Princes Park Drive and the Swanston St roundabout as crews re-asphalt the road. Motorists will be detoured using Hoddle St, Nicholson St and Flemington Rd. Crews on the M80 Upgrade – Sydney Rd to Edgars Rd will work around the clock in December to upgrade the Edgars Rd interchange to the Ring Road. The interchange will close between December 7 and 21 so crews can build a second right turn lane onto the M80 Greensborough-bound, improving traffic flow on and off the freeway. Work is forging ahead on North East Link, the state’s largest ever road project – with lane closures on Greensborough Rd and Bulleen Rd through summer to allow crews to move underground utilities before major construction begins next year. On public transport, short tram track renewal works along Bridge Rd and Church St in January will deliver a smoother ride on Route 48 and 75. In regional Victoria, the final phase of the Ballarat Line Upgrade will also get underway with coaches replacing trains for five weeks from Monday December 28 as crews integrate new track, signalling systems and other infrastructure onto the rail line, paving the way for introduction of extra services for Ballarat Line passengers.

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Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21- April 20) Lucky Colour: Brown Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2-6-3-8 Lotto Numbers: 5-13-20-31-38-40 A rather restless period coming up and things may not be moving fast enough for you. Plenty of offers up ahead but be patient. In career affairs you should be impressing the right people. TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3-1-7-5 Lotto Numbers: 7-14-19-27-31-33 A gamble could pay off and results of a calculated risk could have a surprising amount of success. Make sure you know your friends well before acting on their advice. GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Grey Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 4-1-6-4 Lotto Numbers: 2-15-18-24-30-34 Many new projects and positions opening up. Domestic and career environment will bring many surprises. Although your star is rising fast, a relative or close friend could block your progress. CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Lime Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 4-2-1-8 Lotto Numbers: 16-21-28-36-39-44 A very busy period and most will be travelling - more in relation to business responsibility. Increasing opportunity to progress financially although you may have to rely more on your own effort to succeed. LEO: (July 23- August 22) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2-2-6-9 Lotto Numbers: 10-21-27-30-39-41 The wise Leo will make sure that others are on the same wavelength as themselves before committing themselves to any partnership affairs whether love or money. The singles could find the love of their lives. VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Lilac Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 9-1-5-3 Lotto Numbers: 4-11-20-22-34-38 A financial boost is indicated - a good time to ask for favours or a rise. Many will be tempted to spend on household appliances you don't need. A chance to show your leadership qualities could impress the right people. LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Pale Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 5-1-4-3 Lotto Numbers: 2-16-24-29-34-37 This is a period in which your career and social life will mix well and people you meet could be very supportive. Now is not the time to spend money you have not got wiser to pay off old debts first. SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Plum Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 2-7-1-5 Lotto Numbers: 8-12-17-27-31-32 A positive change in your approach should bring the right results. An unexpected trip could be necessary during this period. Old friends could prove to be the best support if seeking advice. SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20) Lucky Colour: Royal Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 1-7-3-4 Lotto Numbers: 9-14-17-23-26-30 It will be easier to gain favour with superiors provided you make your plans and stick to them. A request from friends could eventually put you in a winning position. . CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 7-9-3-6 Lotto Numbers: 5-10-22-29-37-41 More communication with people at a distance and your plans could include a change of address. Many will be going back to school or picking up new skills. AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 2-5-1-2 Lotto Numbers: 8-16-21-24-30-34 Be cautious in all financial transactions. The wise will pay off outstanding debts before signing up for anything new. Don't confide in anyone you don't really know well enough. PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 3-1-6-3 Lotto Numbers: 13-20-23-25-3442 Wiser to avoid trouble than provoke it. Hidden talents could become prominent and many could surprise those around them by becoming very much in demand both professionally and socially.

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Hawthorn hunt for attacker ■ Police have increased proactive patrols day and night in the Hawthorn area to ensure public safety. This following an incident where a woman was assaulted in Hawthorn last week. Detectives from the Sexual Crime Squad say that a woman, 25, was walking north along the western side of Glenferrie Rd about 12.50am on Sunday, November 22. The woman became aware of a man following her, so she crossed Glenferrie Rd and continued walking south before then heading east along Burwood Rd. The woman called a friend as she was walking along Burwood Rd and alerted the friend she was being followed. A vehicle was seen driving slowly behind the woman before it drove past her and parked on Burwood Rd on the north side of Henry St about 1.09am. At 1.13am, the man is seen grabbing the woman from behind as she walked east along Burwood Rd and attempted to drag her down Henry St. The woman struggled and elbowed the man to the stomach. He attempted to choke the woman before she was able to bite him on the arm.

■ Brighton MLA James Newbury spoke in State Parliament last week about the Royal Brighton Yacht Club: “The club has welcomed new commodore Peter Strain. I commend past commodore Paul Pascoe on the club’s recent achievements, which include the title of Victorian Yacht Club of the Year and news that the club will host the 2023 Etchells world yachting championship.”

Clarinda PS boost

● Police want to speak with this man.

Easy dining in Boroondara ■ Boroondara Councilis partnering with local businesses and trader associations to enable more outdoor dining across the municipality. By fast tracking permit applications and waiving all Council permit fees, the Council says it is helping businesses to take dining to the streets over the summer months ahead. Parklets ihave been installed n 29 locations. This supports approximately 52 businesses to extend their outdoor dining space across some of the major shopping precincts including: ■ Glenferrie Road ■ Camberwell Junction ■ Auburn Village ■ Ashburton ■ Greythorn ■ Balwyn North Parklets are temporary spaces for outdoor dining built in car parking bays. They have fencing, barriers and planters.

Local Briefs New Commodore

■ A $7.2 million investment has been praised by Clarinda MLA Meng Heang Tak. “It was with great pleasure that I visited Westall Primary School last week to announce that the Andrews Labor Government is investing $7.2 million to build a new learning centre and hub link as part of stage 2 of the Westall regeneration, enabling a partnership with the Colman Education Foundation,” Mr Tak said. “This is a fantastic investment—an investment in Clayton South kids and their future. I would like to give a special shout-out to the Westall Primary School student leaders: Valentina Huynh, Lachlan Puia, Bella Liu and Tutavake Ponini. It was lovely to meet you all. “You have done an incredible job leading and supporting your peers during this difficult year. And of course thank you to the Westall Primary School leadership team, Sue Young, Sumah Allaki, Dexter Siriwardene, James Arness, Emma Estrada-Katz and Belinda Smith, and also to all the families in Clarinda, who have done a phenomenal job of supporting students with learning from home,” Mr Tak said.

Praise for school ■ “What is better than winning the Educator’s Innovative Schools Award?” Brighton MLA James Newbury asked the Legislative Assembly last wek. “ Winning it two years in a row, as Melbourne Montessori’s senior school has. “The award recognises schools that are making innovative changes to the education sector. Congratulations to principal Gay Wales and the school’s hardworking team on the achievement.”

At Black Rock

● ‘Enjoying the parklet opposite the Rivoli cinema.

Jemima appears on ABC ■ Hawthorn East resident ‘Jemima’ is one of the ABC Takeover Melbourne storytelling competition winners. There are 31 winners. Takeover Melbourne is a new initiative from the ABC in partnership with VicHealth, Resilient Melbourne and the Centre for Multicultural Youth, amplifying the voices of young Melburnians, aged 12-18. The Takeover Melbourne winners will be showcased on ABC Radio Melbourne and on ABCTV. They will be celebrated in a virtual Gala event on tomorrow (Thurs., Dec. 3), streamed live on the ABC Melbourne Facebook page. Jemima’s winning story shared her own personal experience with learning to manage a stutter to become a public speaker. “My name is Jemima. I'm 15, and I'm a public speaker with a stutter,” she says in her opening line. “I am fortunate enough that my speech impairment has become more manageable over the course of my life, but that is not to say that I just ‘grew out of it,” Jemima said. “I learned to live with this condition, with the help of lots of therapy and practice. And I’m proud to be where I am today."

● ‘Jemima’ from Hawthorn East

■ “ I am looking forward to hosting the next Sandringham community forum on Friday (Dec. 4) at Black Rock House,” MLA Brad Rowswell told State Parliament last week. “This forum comprises the leaders of local clubs, groups and associations, and our next meeting will determine our community’s next steps in COVID community recovery. I am looking forward with enthusiasm and vigour to this important community meeting.”

McKinnon show ■ The remote performance of Oh, The Thinks You Can Think remotely by students of McKinnon Secondary College has won the commendation of Bentleigh MLA Nick Staikos. “They did an amazing job, so congratulations to Mishka Agarwal, Michaela Anderson, Sofia Atchison, Sabri Bayanta, Meirav Berger, Ashley Blutman, Mia Ciccolallo, Olivia Colletta, Aviel Dikshteyn, Poppy Elliot, Kyla Fanstone, Sasha Finn, Mabel Green, Josie Green, Lani Hammam, Gisele Hennequin, Janae Hunter, Grace James, Ben Jason-Easton, Annalise Kaper, Anthony Kostelac, Neda Lay, Arianne Lindsay, Phoebe Lock, Mahathi Mahesh, Mckinley Markham, Kai Munro, Katelyn Nguyen, Alyssa Nikolakopoulos, Mia Richards, Andrew Seamer, Milana Smirnova, Ethan Sporton, Ruben Stein-Fooks, Drew Thompson, Seffra Tienstra, Isabella Varvodic, Amelie Villella, Sophie Willis and Talia Zamir,” said Mr Staikos. “Congratulations to all of them and to the entire school community. “Well done on getting through what has been an incredibly challenging year, and I wish you all the best for 2021,” Mr Staikos said in the Legislative Assembly.

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Local Sport South Eastern Cricket Assoc. Longmuir Shield Bentleigh ANA 1 145 TK Scott 67 DB Abeykoon 25 RJ Blair 3/35 S Gara 2/19 S Bell 2/26 v Brighton Union 1 3/244(cc) D Kuzma 137* WS Dilranga 77. King George VI Memorial Park (King George #1 - West Oval) . Bentleigh Uniting 1 5/291(cc) C Short 126 H Ferdinand 86 M Middleton 3/56 v Mackie 1 5/96 S Jadhav 32 M Silva 3/26. Centenary Park (Centenary No. 1 - West Oval). Le Page Park 1 167 PL Mentiplay 71 SW McConchie 39 TJ Edwards 4/36 VR Bhendigiri 3/17 J Munnings 2/36 def by East Sandringham 1 3/168 M Harris 76* R Woodward 53 C Ranathunga 3/38. Le Page Reserve (Oval 1). Elwood 1 185 M Harris 36 L Harris 36 T Fitzgerald 29 A Birt 4/35 HS Alles 2/22 AT Bailes 2/31 def by Kingston Heath 1 8/207(cc) TJ Morecroft 65 M Cefala 61 A Reid 25 M Bunting 2/47. Elwood Park (Oval 1 - AC Watson) Woolnough Shield Omega 1 4/122 G Beckett 44 JE Fletcher 34 L Dawkins 30 def West Bentleigh 1 121 J Morgan 31 B Lydster 26 KA O'Toole 4/12 JE Fletcher 3/16. GR Bricker Reserve. Hampton Central 1 2/161 B McGregor 69 N Fallon 67* def Le Page Park 2 159 G Czosnek 72 DS Wilton 51 L Geleit 4/9 G Weaver 3/10 D O'Brien 2/40. W.L Simpson Reserve. Washington Park 1 9/136(cc) T Oaten 28* G Perera 27 JP McMahon 2/14 GA Gallagher 2/19 def by Carnegie South 1 9/140 T Cameron 41 W Nash 28 A Matthiesson 4/26 M Oaten 2/13. Packer Park. Cluden 1 6/ 170(cc) K John 71 A Gibson 43* T Woodbridge 2/39 def CHAG 1 135 K Harper 33 M Bell 27 A Gibson 5/18 D Warden 2/19. William Street Reserve. Quiney Shield East Sandringham 2 10/165 J Keys 62 Z Fuleky 43 J Wilson 6/24 def by Omega 2 6/ 191(cc) B O'Toole 70 J Tulley 50 HJ Wardlaw 31 H McCartney 3/29. R.G Chisholm Reserve. Kingston Heath 2 8/203(cc) T de Munk 51 Y Pasialis 45 M Bayer 3/37 R Campbell 2/26 N Teichmann 2/47 v Elwood 2 100 EA Watkin 44 T Lawson 3/11 A Williams 2/34. Southern Road Reserve. Melbourne Hellenic 1 v Bentleigh Uniting 2. Peanut Farm Reserve. Brighton Union 2 109 S Ali 51 NJ Freeman 32 H Hill 3/26 T Larkworthy 2/11 v Hampton United 1 7/ 185(cc) G Fry 43 J Larkworthy 35 F Murray 29 M Caspi 2/28 J Donohoe 2/39. Hurlingham Park (Hurlingham Park - Oval #1) D-Grade Cheltenham Park 1 v Washington Park 2. Cheltenham Park (West Oval, No.1). West Bentleigh 2 v East Oakleigh 1. Victory Park (Bentleigh) (Oval 1). Melbourne Wanderers 1 v Bentleigh ANA 2. Fawkner Park (South) (CS1 - Synthetic 1). Mackie 2 100 A Varmalis 34 L Wijesinghe 3/15 KR Haque 2/12 A Mahmud 2/13 S Singh 2/40 def by Melbourne Dazzlers 1 4/101 R Curtis 46 A Lepp 3/16. Mackie Road Reserve E-Grade Highett West 1 8/178(cc) def by Southside East Caulfield 1 3/183(cc) P Bhardwaj 101 S Dhyani 31. Peterson Street Reserve (#1 - Main oval). Oakleigh District Footballers 1 112 def by CUCC Kings 1 7/ 154(cc). Princes Highway Reserve (West Oval). St. Andrews Gardiner 1 9/148(cc) CW Blaskett 3/18 B Hood 2/26 T Fraser 2/33 def by Cluden 2 7/154 T Fraser 69*. Sir Robert Menzies Reserve (Malvern) (Wilson Oval). Washington Park 3 v Hampton Central 2. Duncan Mackinnon Reserve (North Oval) F-Grade Brighton Union 3 7/163(cc) def by Keysborough Park 1 7/167 B De Zilva 59 Z Poort 33* J Madsen 32. Donald MacDonald Reserve. Hampton United 2 3/163 LJ Pearce 74 S Crigan 54 def Bentleigh Uniting 3 9/162(cc) M Barber 4/20 B Warner 3/ 39. R.J Sillitoe Reserve. Kingston Heath 3 128 M Morel 29 T Witheridge 25 def by East Sandringham 3 8/176(cc) C Birt 3/32. Kingston Heath Reserve. Elwood 3 107 def by Emmanuel Sth Oakleigh 1 4/110 J Belkin 2/26.Elwood Park (Oval 2) - SECA

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Ire at crusher nod ■ Kingston Council sats that is deeply disappointed that Richard Wynne, the Victorian Planning Minister, has given an 11th hour approval for a concrete crushing facility to remain in Kingston’s Green Wedge for a further 10 years. Kingston Mayor Cr Steve Staikos said Council simply cannot reconcile the decision of the Minister, who in 2015 introduced new laws to ensure the end of the waste industry in Kingston’s Green Wedge. “We can’t help but feel that this is a broken promise to the community by granting a 10-year extension for the Alex Fraser Group’s Clarinda concrete crushing facility which will allow it to operate in the Green Wedge until 2033,” Cr Staikos said. “This decision goes against the clear intent of the 2015 protections that were approved to prohibit industrial waste operations in the Green Wedge.” Cr Staikos said it was now more important than ever that the Victorian Government takes urgent action to bring to life the long-held vision for a Chain of Parks in Kingston’s Green Wedge. Cr Staikos called on the Government to invest the $25 million it promised at the last state election for the Green Wedge.

Editor Ash Long first started newspaper work in 1969. He began writing for local newspapers in 1973. Over those 47 years he has kept extensive diaries and local photo files.

From Our Files - 100 Years Ago November 1920

At St Kilda

■ The marriage of Miss Allie Twining, adopted daughter of Mrs. Twining, 9 Moodie place, St. Kilda, to Mr. William Victor Stevenson, of Melbourne, will take place at Christ Church, St. Kilda, on Wednesday, December 22, at 8 p.m.

1s 9d in the pound

● Steve Staikos, Kingston Mayor

Happy 100th to locals ■ Boroondara Council is helping to celebrate thed 100th birthday milestones of local people. Uual celebrations in the way of a centenarians’ luncheon during the annual Seniors Festival was off the table this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, high tea packages were hand-delivered to 55 centenarians to enjoy at home - a gesture of gratitude and recognition for their contributions to the community. Arthur Atkins was one of the participants Ashburton resident and centenarian, Ida Johnson, was thrilled to receive her high tea package, according to her son, David Johnson. “Thank you so much for sending my mother the ‘high tea package’,” David said. “She was so thrilled. At 102 years of age, it has been a struggle in aged care. T

Editor’s Diary

■ At the meeting of the Prahran Council on Monday night, a rate of 1 /9 in the' £ was struck, on the motion of Cr. Abraham, the chairman of the Finance Committee. Cr. Woodfull said Prahran was one of the tew municipalities that was able to carry on with the same rate as the previous year. There were certainly high valuations, but he had noticed that many municipalities had been forced to increase their rates in addition to having high valuations. The council's Finance Committee had strained every point to see that the ratepayers were not saddled with any increased taxation.

No bail required

■ At the Prahran Court on Monday, a short, sturdy young man, with a profusion of hair, named William Elliott. was charged by Plainclothes Constable Halpin with breaking into the dwelling of Mrs. Sophie Clements. of 58 Charles street, Prahran. The facts were that Mrs. Clements returned to her home on Saturday night, at 20 minutes past 9 o'clock, after having been absent two hours. She noticed that the electric light had been turned on. Constable Halpin applied for a re mand until December 13, which the Bench granted. Elliott said there was no need to bother about bail. ● Arthur Atkins with a high tea delivery from Boroondara Council for 100th birthdays his gift really highlighted her tions of our most senior residay and it was nice that it ar- dents. rived when my wife and I were “City of Boroondara is proud of our centenarians and visiting her.” Boroondara Mayor, Cr the contributions they have Garry Thompson, said the made to the tapestry of our packages were a small but community,” said Cr Thompmeaningful way to acknowl- son, who thanked community edge the wonderful contribu- bus drivers for their help.

‘On the beers’ in Chapel St

■ Prahran MLA Sam Hibbins told State Parliament last week that he was able to go and have a beer in Chapel St. “ It was great to be out and about on Chapel St over the weekend and see our local shopping strips coming back to life,” Mr Hibbins said. “Our shops, our restaurants and our bars—I was not short of a beer during the lockdown, but it was great to have a beer out and about on Chapel St. “Seeing the outside dining outstands that are being built is really bringing our Chapel St back to life, and hopefully they can become a much more permanent part of life on Chapel St. “But traders are not out of the woods yet, and many did not survive. “I really just want to acknowledge the hard work of our local traders and of traders groups like Chapel Street Precinct and Toorak Road precinct who have worked really hard to help traders get through this really difficult time. “I look forward to seeing our local shopping strips thrive even further. There is so much more to be done. I want to acknowledge that I went out on Chapel St after I had got a negative COVID test,” Mr Hibbins said.

Baillieu dance

■ Mrs. W. L. Baillieu hostessed a smart dance at 'Heathlield, ' Toorak, the other evening. Guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Baillieu in the drawing-room, then wandered out into the hall, where they whirled round to the latest jazz tunes, The decorative scheme in the drawingroom and in Mrs. Baillieu's sitting room, included irises, stocks, carnations and sweet peas while fine rhododendrons had been arranged in the music room. The staircase in the hall was simply festooned in a chain of laurel leaves. Supper was served in the dining-room, where tables bore vases of pink and red roses.

Basic wage

■ At the Malvern Council onMonday night a letter was read, received and referred to the Public Works Committee on the subject of the basic wage of 13/9, from the Municipal Association. The letter stated that a repy had been received from the Federated and Shire Council Employees Union, agreeing to have a clause inserted in the new claim providing to vary the rate of wages at intervals as set forth by the Commonwealth Statistician.

Assault alleged

● Sam Hibbins, Prahran MLA

■ After having heard evidence on Monday, in the City Court, in the case of Stanley Collis, sailor attached to the ' Cerebus,' who appeared on a charge of having assaulted and robbed Oswald Rippon, tailor and singer of notoriety to tlie value of £50, Mr. V. Tanner, P.M., committed Collis for trial, bail being allowed in two sureties of £100. Oswald Rippon said that on November 3, at 9.30 p.m.. he was walking past the Playhouse towards .St. Kilda road, when Collis and four other sailors assaulted and robbed him.

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■ My second ever review of an online performance: Nightshifters Anonymous from Charlotte Righetti for the 2020 Melbourne Fringe. I must declare an interest. Charlotte is a friend and colleague. I have directed her. Six diverse characters all played by Charlotte. Film allows stop/start of each scene, costume changes etc. are a breeze. But film also has inherent problems for the performer when the online relationship to the audience is one on one. The format; one actor rotating through several characters is like that employed by Katherine Tate, English actor, comedian and writer. Charlotte is much younger than the 52year old Katherine. She's probably near 30. I take heed of Lady Bracknell's advice "Indeed, no woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.” Charlotte is newer at working the format but her youthful inventiveness that informs her choices made her characters more interesting than a lot of work I've seen from Tate and her ilk and Charlotte's texts are not oversalted with needless scatology. Who are the Nightshifters? All but one, women and most less than certain about their life and perhaps sadder than their audience. I saw and heard a woman with what sounded like the residue of a German accent, an Antipodean Dietrich maybe, until she disrobed to her white underwear and white stockings (talk about teenage or any aged male fantasy) and told me in near fury she was stuck .I presume she meant her life. Another who whilst inattentive to her patients found herself frantically trying to correct her mistake. What I found admirable was Charlotte's move from words to action to carry her narrative. Nightshifters attempted too much but succeeded with most. Well done Charlotte. - Peter Green

The New Nine

■ “I’ve thought about this more than anyone.” This is a direct quote from Patrick Collins, the creator/comedian of The New Nine when he draws us into his show, presented at the 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival through the Digital Fringe platform with director Justin Gardam and producer Kathryn ‘Moose’ Kaelher. Melbourne lockdown has gifted him the opportunity to ponder the symbol of the number 9. His premise is that this symbol has to change. He enthusiastically weaves us through his reasoning to convince us that his crusade has merit. We are welcomed into the Number 9 Changing Revolution. Number 9 and number 6 are too easily confused but, numerically and historically, the number 6 got there first, so 9 has to go; there’s confusion on dice and raffle draws, to name a few. Choosing a new symbol is an intense and wild journey involving well-researched statistical facts on the lines and curves of numbers. He explores aesthetics, graphology, penmanship, alphabetic comparisons and sexual sensitivities in his scientific approach to the problem. He considers everyday problems of digital clocks, microwaves and prices tags employing excessive use of the number 9. Our thoughts diverge with exciting possibilities. The audience is with Patrick and any doubts as to the virtues of his quest are expelled. The new symbol for 9 is declared and we believe that Patrick has thought about this more than anyone. Patrick’s highly energetic performance and passion for the subject is infectious. He demonstrates that lockdown obstacles thrown at skilled, creative performers and writers will prove the adage ‘Pandemic can be the Mother fixing stuff’. Go and see Patrick’s show or any anything else this creative soul may come up with in the future. Warning: Contains moderate coarse language, drug References, sexual References - Sherryn Danaher

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Observations Victorian Opera

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020

LEGENDS OF THE SKIES

● Colin Prossor (top left), Peter Funke, Ray Higgins, Paul Ditchburn, Maggie Morrison (Director) and Bob Hook rehearse music for Legends of the Skies Series 8. ■ The LOTS Theatre committee was deter- twice Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and mined not to let their enthusiastic followers down twice premiership player with the Demons, is when Victoria's lockdown locked out the annual featured. Fredreich David, a little known Jewish refuKingston Seniors Festival in October. After months of readjusting and reselecting gee, brilliant engineer who crossed the world scripts to suit whatever cast could handle the escaping Hitler, offers a fascinating insight into challenging Zoom rehearsals, Legends of the wartime aviation activity at Fisherman’s Bend. And finishing is the 50s Feisty Feminist aviaSkies Theatre finally got to socially distance film their long awaited Series 8 stories of no- trix and Kingston Mayor, Gertrude McKenzie. The work is linked together by music from table Australian aviation pioneers and pilots Artistic Director Maggie Morrison selected four vocalists, two guitars and two didgeridoos. Artistic Director Morrison describes rehearsstories to reflect Kingston and Victoria’s speing on Zoom as "a nightmare story". cial interests. Viewers can judge LOTS efforts on YouTube One of their stories is about the skywriter Fred Hoinville who operated out of Moorabbin on Saturday, December 12. Visit LOTS Theatre Facebook page to acairport. Another is a nod to the real Victorian 'leg- cess the link. - Cheryl Threadgold ends' - football. So the great Bluey Truscott,

Bored Artists of Melbourne ■ The concept of BAM (Bored Artists of Melbourne) was devised by the Fourth Wall Theatre Company to "feed their arts-starved souls, bring people together and to entertain", after having to postpone two shows planned for 2020. Artistic Director Natasha Boyd explains: “We used our Fourth Wall Theatre Company connections to reach out to artists we knew were wanting to hone their writing and acting skills within a supportive Zoom community. “When we asked who would like to perform a five-minute piece to entertain a small audience we were overwhelmed with the response." The audience initially comprised friends and supporters of Fourth Wall, but positive reviews and word of mouth has seen other theatre lovers joining in. BAM audiences have been entertained with a variety of monologues and duologues spanning drama, comedy and classics, with both royalty-free and self-written pieces being performed. Natasha says the actors have "revelled in the opportunity to learn lines again, develop

Tom ‘bleeped’ ■ 3AW ‘Drive’ host Tom Elliott was ‘dumped’ by his own producers last Friday (Nov. 27) when he tried to spell out the name of the German town that is changing its name to Fugging on January 1. As Tom spelt out the name, on sevensecond delay, the air-waves went silent as his production team obeyed station rules about obscenities going to air. It’s not often that producers get to use the ‘dump’ button on their own host.

character, feel pre-show nerves and some have even written their own pieces to best showcase their talents". Age and gender barriers do not apply within BAM, and performers have jumped at the chance to play their dream roles in front of an audience. Several of the monologues have been entered into the Victorian Drama League’s Monologue competition. One self-written duologue has since been developed and will be filmed as a result of being a winner of the Malvern and Peridot Theatre Companies' Short Play competition. Each BAM event concludes with audiences invited to turn on their videos and join the Q and A session and 'foyer chat'. Susie Sparkes, Company Director, says “This has been an integral part of providing that sense of connection that we are all craving. Many of the audience have commented how it has been wonderful to ask questions of the performers about their pieces. These events have allowed us to support artists we admire and bring likeminded people together.” The five BAM events so far have entertained an audience just shy of 100 people with 47 acts comprising 39 monologues and eight duos, by 31 actors, all coordinated by Natasha as MC and Susie as the tech whiz. When safe to do so, Fourth Wall Theatre hopes to present a selection of the performances as a ‘BAM in the Park’ event, before staging their first production in May 2021 at St Martins Theatre which is a double bill of Slut by Patricia Cornelius and What is the Matter With Mary Jane? by Wendy Harmer and Sancia Robinson. For further details visit the website: https:// www.fourthwalltheatrecompany.com.au/ - Cheryl Threadgold

● Dimity Shepherd ■ It's been a catastrophic year for live opera performance, but Victorian Opera is looking to the future and plans to be back with a COVID-safe vengeance in 2021, using larger venues and streaming multiple productions. Kicking off the 2021 season on February 20 is a fusion of opera and puppetry in the age-old story of The Sleeping Beauty, with music by Italian composer Respighi. Victorian Opera's own beauty, Dimity Shepherd, will play The Queen and The Cat in this lovely work. March 17-19 will see a double bill of new opera - Echo and Narcissus by Kevin March and Jane Montgomery Griffiths, exploring the myth of the talkative nymph doomed to repeat only the words she hears, and the young man who falls victim to his obsession with his reflection. The second opera, Cassandra, by Simon Bruckard and Constantine Costi follows the story of Cassandra, the young woman with gifts of prophecy who is never believed. On April 23 Victorian Opera will be presenting Bizet's The Pearlfishers as an opera at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, in a semistaged concert starring Kathryn Radcliffe, Carlos Barcenas, Stephen Marsh and Teddy Tahu Rhodes. On June 12, Deborah Cheetham's new opera Parrwang Lifts the Sky, telling the creation story of the sunrise in both English and the Wadawurrung language, will be the premier First Nations opera to be performed by the company. The huge Palais Theatre sees the return of award-winning operatic cabaret Lorelei, starring divas Ali McGregor, Antoinette Halloran and Dimity Shepherd as the high fashion sirens. Voss takes over the Palais on August 4, starring Samuel Dundas and Emma Pearson in a one-night only performance. The Who's Tommy comes into the Palais for a season from August 13-21, starring Mat Verevis, Amy Lehpamer, Paul Capsis and Kanen Breen. A collaboration with Singaporean theatre company Wild Rice called The Butterfly Lovers will be at the Playhouse November 1316, with Schubert's The Friends of Salamanca having its Australian première as Victorian Opera's annual youth opera. The final offering in this rich operatic buffet is Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor, based on Shakespeare's Falstaff. Performed in association with the Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program, it will be a semi-staged concert with acclaimed maestro Johannes Fritzch conducting Ensemble Q. It's at Melbourne Recital Centre on December 3 and 4. Artistic Director Richard Mills says 2021 will mark a year of rebirth and discovery. "After the dark days of 2020, our company is a little like an emerging butterfly. Any crisis can also present opportunities, and while the company's focus has always been on Australian creativity and performers, there is a special urgency in these times to treasure the talent on our doorstep. We shall enable its full potential to flow and to engage our loyal and supportive audience," Mills says. Full details of the 2021 Victorian Opera season are at victorianopera.com.au - Julie Houghton

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Victorian Arts Melbourne Opera The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold Melbourne Opera is pleased to present Wagner's The Ring Cycle. Commencing with the first of the Ring's four operas, Das Rheingold, the Company will stage the following three operas progressively over the next three years, culminating with a multi- million dollar performance of Wagner's full Ring Cycle in 2023. Mounting a production of Wagner's epic Der Ring des Nibelungen is regarded as the height of any opera company's achievement and Melbourne Opera is particularly proud to be mounting four new productions of the epic Ring operas, in addition to a performance of the full Ring Cycle. It has an all Australian cast and creative team. The production will be the first major show back in Melbourne after the lockdown and will feature the renovated Regent Theatre with appropriate audience social distancing. There is an 80- piece orchestra (including seven harps) spilling onto the front stalls which will also meet social distancing arrangements. Continuing its reputation as Victoria's busiest professional opera company, Melbourne Opera has further significant plans for 2021 including new productions of Verdi's Macbeth, The Marriage of Figaro, Brecht/ Weil's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogonny and numerous country tours and concert tours and concert performances of the Company's popular Mozart by Moonlight series. Season Das Rheingold: February 3, 5, 7. 2021 Tickets on sale at melbourneopera.com Regent Theatre, Collins St, Melbourne - Peter Kemp

Falls Creek Australia's highest Artist-in-Residence Program in the Australian Alps. For the past four years Falls Creek resort and community hashosted a highly successful Artist in Residence program, whereby a number of Australian and international artists both established and emerging have immersed themselves in the unique alpine environment to explore, connect, create and reinterpret the impressive ancient landscape. Falls Creek Management is again offering artists the opportunity to participate in Australia's highest Artist-in-Residence program. The next round of submissions us being accepted, for summer residences for a period if up to six weeks. The program aims to develop artistic practice, increase creative spaces, public art and cultural opportunities within the Falls Creek Resort. A supported Indigenous Artist Residency program id also available to indigenous artists. Applications are now open, more information can found at www.fallscreek.com.au/ arts-culture - Peter Kemp

The F Project

■ Two artists are presenting their work at the F Project Gallery from November 27 to January 10. The artists are Hyan Ju Kim and Damon Kowarsky. Kowarsky's current work explores the delicate balance between man made and natural worlds. He interrogates and interprets architectural exteriors and non-private spaces, exploring the relationships individuals and communities have with their built environment. Kim's artwork draws from nature, culture. Religion and people, composing sketches that weave links between people, the natural world and places of human habitation. Her knowledge of multiple cultures, languages and religions informs her complex and layered images. Gallery Hours: Friday to Sunday 10am 4pm. The F Project 224 Timor St, Warrnambool - Peter Kemp

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Drummer Queens

■ The new original Australian theatrical experience Drummer Queens will play in Melbourne after its world premiere in Sydney in 2021. Created and composed by Joe Accaria, with creative direction by Nigel Turner-Carroll and choreography by Peta Anderson, Drummer Queens will play at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne from April 27 following the season at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. With stunning staging and world-class percussionists, Drummer Queens delivers a live musical experience where audiences will be immersed in the rhythms of this all-female cast. The creator and composer of Drummer Queens, Joe

Accaria, said, “Karen Carpenter was once famously asked why she plays the drums. Her answer: “Two words, Why Not?” Our heartbeat, our influencers and teachers are women. For me it was Sheila E, Cindy Blackman, Viola Schmidt, all of whom paved the way for a young man to ignore an historical anomaly. There are all female drumming groups in Asia, South America, Africa and beyond. Why not now in Australia?” www.drummerqueens.com Creator and Composer - Joe Accaria Creative Director - Nigel Turner-Carroll Choreographer - Peta Anderson Production Designer and

Lighting Designer - Richard Neville Production Designer and Costume Designer - Adrienn Lord Sound Designer – Michael Waters Producers - Neil Gooding Season Details in Melbourne Venue: Comedy Theatre Season: April 27- May 8 Performance Times: Tues.-Thurs. 6.30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30pm, Wed. and Sat. 2pm, Sun. 2pm and 6:30pm Prices: From $49 (Transaction fees apply) B o o k i n g s : ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100 www.drummerqueens.com - Cheryl Threadgold

The Trouble With Being Born ■ The 2020 science fiction drama film The Trouble With Being Born opens in Australian cinemas on December 3, distributed by Potential Films.. Directed and co-written by Sandra Wollner, this co-production between Austria and Germany featuring English sub-titles has won multi awards in overseas film festivals. The Melbourne International Film Festival removed this film from its online program after psychologists questioned the depiction of a sexual relationship between an android child and its human 'father'. Worthy arguments can be made against censorship, but having seen a preview of the movie, I believe this concern is justified. Wollner has created a brilliantly clever narrative, telling the story of Elli, an android created by a man who lost his own daughter ten years ago. She calls him 'father' and he programs Elli to remember holidays and events from the past to keep his own memories alive, and at night takes her to bed. This creatively artistic film disappoints when unnecessarily resorting to provocative behaviour by the robotic, lifelike young girl, raising questions about her relationship with her father and

his suggested techno-pedophilic intentions. After Elli leaves she is found by someone who changes her identity to Emil and programs new memories, which sometimes cross wires with Elli. The movie evokes a rollercoaster of emotions - chill and revulsion at the suggested sexual father/daughter relationship, shared appreciation with Elli of the beauty of nature, and the ‘yuk’ factor when the dog laps up his mistress's blood. There is also some confusion in the narrative which some viewers might interpret as thoughtprovoking. Realistically, sincere sympathy is felt for those who miss loved ones and try desperately to keep their memories alive. The concept of creating an android to help remember the past is terrific and offers much potential for furthering this storyline. Unfortunately, the questionable seductive scenes between Elli and her 'father' disempower an otherwise engaging movie. Best see the film and make up your own mind. Opens: December 3 Duration: 94 minutes www.potentialfilms.com - Cheryl Threadgold

It’s Ineffable ■ Illumni-Nation Theatre’s Ineffable presented online at the 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival, explores human challenges encountered during lockdown. Director Nicholas RenfreeMarks creatively and successfully uses 24 frames per second to achieve conveying “the indescribable yearning” felt in a physically disconnected world. True to the meaning of the word Ineffable, actors Pearce Hessling and Jack Logan work silently. Each performer has a striking, expressive presence, with music enhancing mood and movement. Mish McNamara’s innovative choreography is well executed by the actors to accentuate their pain, longing for social contact, and questioning their being.

REVIEW Having crossed paths in the park, the young men now isolate in their separate residences. Realistically, whilst inconvenient, this was also the case for millions of others making the same social and personal sacrifices for the common good to eliminate a global pandemic. When the characters think of escaping their solitary misery by using the mobile phone, a change in music also indicates this time of awakening. The young men’s communication in the park via the lifesize, clear phone screen is artistically clever. Critically speaking, to engage an audience the production needs more substantive content in the narrative.

The prolonged, drawn out action certainly represents the tedium of lockdown. If shows such as Ineffable are archived for future historical reference regarding how people coped in isolation in 2020, hopefully there will also be balanced representation. While people of all ages missed their social and family contacts, some experiencing tragic personal and financial loss, the negative attitudes of these two characters could be historically misleading. Logistically, congratulations to Nicholas RenfreeMarks and his team for creating this production challenged by travel and other restrictions during lockdown. The players’ final bow in the empty theatre is terrific, followed by an enjoyable and interesting post-production chat. - Cheryl Threadgold

Observations Creative Partnerships

■ The nine luminary recipients of the 2020 Creative Partnerships Award have been announced: The Awards recognise remarkable individuals who have devoted years, decades and generations to supporting Australian culture and enabling Australian audiences to access and experience the arts. The 2020 Creative Partnerships Awards recipients are: ■ Emerging Philanthropist Award – Alexandra Burt ■ Arts Leadership Award – Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield ■ Business Leadership Award – Andy Penn ■ Philanthropy Leadership Award – Maureen Wheeler and Tony Wheeler ■ Arts Visionary Award – joint recipients: S Baillieu Myer and Sarah Myer; and Lady Potter Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, said: “The Creative Partnerships Australia Awards are an important opportunity to recognise the generosity, advocacy and leadership of philanthropists who champion arts in Australia.” “Private investment in the arts is of vital importance as the sector recovers from the impacts of COVID-19 and builds on the Government’s investment of almost $800 million of support to help restart the sector on top of the $750 million in annual Commonwealth arts funding. On behalf of the Morrison Government, I would like to extend my gratitude and congratulations to all the Award recipients,” Mr Fletcher said. Creative Partnerships Australia CEO Fiona Menzies explained the Awards recipients are invested in developing the arts for everyone, “Every year it is humbling to see how many passionate supporters of the arts there are, and this year is no exception.” Alexandra Burt has been leading by example, making an exceptional contribution to the West Australian Ballet as the Patron of Giving, the WestAustralian Opera, WestAustralian Symphony Orchestra, Australian String Quartet and the Venice Biennale, amongst other organisations. Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield are two outstanding individuals, who separately and together have made a significant contribution to the arts. Through their partnership leading the Adelaide Festival, they have realised a substantial increase in philanthropic funding and business sponsorship, allowing them to develop and deliver ambitious artistic programs which has driven a significant increase in attendance to the festival. Andy Penn leads a company that has supported the arts over many years. Telstra has supported the Australian Ballet for over 35 years and the NATSIAAs (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards) for over 28 years. Maureen Wheeler and Tony Wheeler are a visionary couple who were instrumental in supporting Opera Australia to bring The Ring Cycle to Melbourne. They have also supported Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne Festival, Malthouse Theatre and Melbourne Fringe. They have cemented the reputation of Melbourne as a city of books, writing and ideas through the creation of the Wheeler Centre. S Baillieu Myer and Sarah Myer have nurtured a legacy of generous and wide-ranging philanthropy as well as inspiring and motivating the generations who follow them. They are at the forefront of philanthropic giving in Australia, pioneering a style of philanthropy that was transformative and capacity building, enriching Australia’s cultural life. They have also supported the Myer Music Bowl, Arts Centre Melbourne, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Grafton Regional Gallery, the Australian Tapestry Workshop, McClelland Sculpture Park and many other cultural institutions. Lady Primrose Potter has led individual giving to the arts through her roles with numerous organisations, and through her determination has enlisted the support of equally passionate art lovers. She was a founding member of the Bell Shakespeare Company, Patron in Chief of the Melbourne Opera and Director of the Potter Museum of Art. - Cheryl Threadgold

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After COVID, Australia opens

■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

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Restaurants, venues back

Burning Down The House

■ While Australia is now coming to the realisation that we can move around without masks in open areas and masks in close quarters, spare a thought for what is happening in the rest of the world. With the Global Pandemic COVID-19, and with food lines stretching all over the States, and now wild fires in California, it's great to be in the safety of Australia. Offices are opening, and businesses starting to fire up all over Australia with the exception of Western Australia which still has their border closed to the eastern states. It was a pleasure to head out to Box Hill RSL which boasts a magnificent three-storey ultra-modern building in the heart of Box Hill with every amenity. President of Box Hill RSL is John Haward, has been there for over 21 years. He was previously the head of the Victorian Liquor Licensing Commission for over 38 years. John also was a huge contributor to ‘The Hawks’, Hawthorn Football Club. It took 20 years for these two great mates to rekindle their deep friendship. Now that Alan Johnson is back in Melbourne they met over lunch at Box Hill RSL.

■ Several black leaders and community activists in Portland said that anarchists have hijacked the racial justice movement in America by perpetuating violence. Anarchists attracted significant media attention nationally over their roles in the riots, looting and arson that erupted following the death of George Floyd in May. While many black activists view President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election as an opportunity for social justice reforms, anarchists essentially view Biden and President Donald Trump as bedfellows defending a capitalist economy they seek to dismantle. Black community leaders and activists have said that the anarchists' actions, like setting a building that houses a police station and black-owned businesses in Portland on fire, weren't helping black Americans. "When I hear about somebody burning something down, I think about that as an act that's always been used against black people," Ron Herndon, a long time black activist, said at a news conference the morning after police used tear gas to disperse protesters firing paintballs, the LA Times reported. "You are not helping us."

Obama’s book: a good read ■ Former President Barack Obama's time in The White House was full of challenges not the least of which he says was his relationship with the First Lady. The former President opens up about his eight years in office in an memoir called A Promised Land and one of his most interesting anecdotes is about how the Presidency took a toll on Michelle. Obama says he could sense an "undercurrent of tension in her, subtle but constant," despite her own achievements and growing popularity and their roles in America's First Family amplified all of the stress involved. Barack says: "It was as if, confined as we were within the walls of the White House, all her previous sources of frustration became more concentrated, more vivid, whether it was my round the clock absorption with work, or the way politics exposed our family to scrutiny and attacks, or the tendency of even friends and family members to treat her role as secondary in importance." He adds that he became wistful many nights while he was lying next to Michelle thinking about the time before he was President "when everything between us felt lighter, when her smile was more constant and our love less encumbered, and my heart would suddenly tighten at the thought that those days might not return." The poignant excerpt from Obama's 768-page book which comes out next week is just one of many interesting topics he touches on including his historic 2008 election, racism, and of course, Donald Trump.

Money in candy bars

■ Mars, the company behind M&M's and Snickers, is acquiring the maker of Kind bars, the snacks that celebrate their lack of artificial flavours and preservatives, company executives said. The deal for Kind North America comes three years after Mars, a privately held giant in the candy industry, took a minority stake in the company. The purchase was confirmed by company executives. Terms were not formally announced, but people with knowledge of the deal said it valued Kind at about $5 billion.

Inside smoking banned

■ San Francisco politicians are considering yet another policy that would harm renters while infringing on property rights with a ban on smoking inside private apartment buildings. A committee of the city's Board of Supervisors voted to advance a bill that would ban smoking inside private dwellings located in apartments with three or more units. The San Francisco Examiner reports that the restrictions would apply not just to tobacco products, but also to smoking marijuana and even to vaping. The goal, according to bill sponsor Supervisor Norman Yee, is to protect non-smoking apartment dwellers from the fumes of their inconsiderate neighbours.

● Pictured at lunch, President of Box Hill RSL John Haward and Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood, Alan Johnson.

Slowing down the virus ■ Public health experts have said over and over again that one key to slowing the spread of the coronavirus this winter is limiting holiday celebrations to people in your household, if possible. But a new online survey says just under 4 in 10 Americans will follow that guideline. The poll by the tracking site Covid Near You and SurveyMonkey found that 37 per cent of people plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends or family they don't live with and the number could go even higher, since about a quarter of the respondents weren't sure what they were doing yet. The survey did find a political trend just about half of Republicans plan to attend these get-togethers, while less than 30 percent of Democrats or independents said they would. In addition, two-thirds of those traveling don't plan to get tested before or after their trip.

Restaurants struggling

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

Visit us in 2021 ■ If you are considering coming over for a holiday to see the stars later on in 2021, then I have got a special deal for you. We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper. Please mention 'Melbourne Observer' when you book to receive the 'Special Rate of the Day' for your advance bookings. Please contact: Jennifer at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood

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■ Yale University has fancy dining halls. They pay no property tax. Local restaurants struggle to compete, but their tax burden makes that hard. "We basically pay one-third of our rent in taxes!" complains Matt West, manager of Koon Thai Restaurant. "Yale is a money-making machine." It is. Many colleges are. Yale has a $31 billion endowment. Harvard's is $40 billion. My alma mater, Princeton, has $26 billion. Yet, these schools also get government handouts and tax breaks. How government rips off taxpayers and students by subsidizing colleges is the subject of my video this week. Yale owns about a quarter of the town of New Haven, Connecticut, but the school pays little property tax. It even has a golf course that's half tax-exempt. Politicians tried to tax the school, but they cannot. "It's written into the constitution," complains New Haven Board of Alders President Tyisha Walker-Myers. "They just don't have to pay." Now the city is ticketing more cars to try to cover its budget shortfall. Everyone else pays more because colleges get tax breaks, government grants, and government loans.

Stock prices down ■ The news that Pfizer has developed what appears to be a viable coronavirus vaccine has been taken as good news pretty much everywhere except, maybe, in Zoom's presumably virtual boardroom. The development had an immediate effect on stock prices at companies that have thrived as people were forced to stay at home to flatten the curve of new infections. According to CNBC, Zoom shares were down more than 15 per cent in premarket trading as hopes were raised that people won't spend the rest of their lives on video calls. Amazon shares dropped 3.4 per cent, and Netflix fell by 5.4 percent. However, despite the hit, it's fair to say 2020 has still been pretty good for Zoom stocks have still shot up in value by 635 per cent during the year so far.

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Magazine ■ Deanna Durbin was born 99 years ago on December 4, 1921. Deanna is fondly remembered for the films and recordings that featured her beautiful soprano voice. Edna Mae Durbin was born in Canada in 1921. When Edna was only one year old the family moved to California. Her older sister Edith recognised Edna's singing gift and helped her to take singing lessons. In 1935 Edna was signed by MGM Studios and changed her name to Deanna Durbin. Deanna appeared in a 10-minute short film titled Every Sunday where she sang with another young hopeful named Judy Garland. For the first time we heard Deanna's operatic voice onscreen and their duet at the end of the film is sensational. (It is on You-Tube) In 1936 Deanna signed a contract with Universal Studios. Her first film, Three Smart Girls, was a box office smash and it got the studio out of financial difficulties. It was not a leading role but Deanna was a ‘standout’ and she received a Juvenile Academy Award. She worked with Ray Milland and Nan Grey (the wife of Frankie Laine) in Three Smart Girls. Whilst making films Deanna was also appearing on the Eddie Cantor Radio Show and teamed up with the young singer Bobby Breen. She was considered for the singing voice of Snow White in the animated film but Walt Disney

Whatever Happened To ... Deanna Durbin By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM decided that her voice was "too mature." Her films included One Hundred Men And A Girl, That Certain Age, Three Smart Girls Grow Up and Christmas Holiday. By the time Deanna was 21she was the highest paid film star in the world. Deanna received her first screen kiss from Robert Stack in the film First Love. Generally her leading men such as Charles Laughton, Joseph Cotton and Vincent Price were much older. Deanna Durbin represented the teenage daughter that millions of mothers and fathers wished they had. Her recordings were in demand and most of her released songs came from her films.

● Deanna Durbin

Some of her popular recordings included The Turntable Song, Always, The Last Rose Of Summer, My Own and Someone to Care For Me. In 1942 Deanna went on a tour of Army camps to entertain the troops. Her only technicolour film was Can't Help Singing was released in 1944. She was never happy with glitz and glamour of Hollywood and after making21 films Deanna retired from acting. She was offered stage roles in Broadway shows such as Kiss Me Kate and My Fair Lady, but turned them down. In 1950 Deanna married her third husband Charles David in Paris. Charles had directed her in the film Lady On A Train. Sadly he passed away in 1999. Deanna had two children - Jessica born in 1946 and Peter born in 1951. Deanna Durbin lived in retirementon a farm just outside of Paris. She died on April 17, 2013. There is a Deanna Durbin Society which operates from the UK. Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - Remember When Sundays 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

Legoland re-opens in Melbourne Local Theatre Alice 2

■ Lights are back on with the Melbourne Fringe Festival with the offering of a mathematical challenge in Alice2 in a numbers battle between The King and The Queen. Using the Japanese RPG (Role Playing Games ) Maker VX ACE software program, James M Walker wrote and directed using the numbers games based on a game of chess, with Alice as a shrewd maths whizz . By creating a large square on the floor with four inner squares, the square root of any number could lead to check or check mate of The King by a continual multiplication of a number or by just adding a one. Just how this happened one needs to be very much alert. While you would need to be maths aware and be quick in your own calculations, it did not matter much as The King often made and changed the rules to suit in trying to remove The Queen. He was allowed to make the rules as he says he is a public official. Four figures in black stood at each outside corner of the large square, The King played by Con Coutis, The Queen by Megan Rojales, The Knight by Samuel Pringle, and Alice by Samantha Hafey-Bagg. All are members of the Ithaca Arts Group. Incidental music is by Tom Ray, generated strong mood variations particularly when The King became frustrated in the delays when seeking a number from either Alice or The Queen to start a new game sequence. Alice’s aim was to try and overthrow The King and support The Queen. Did she succeed? Short as the season was and if numbers games are your forte this piece of theatre is for you, being well directed and performed. - Graeme McCoubrie

■ Australia's only Legoland Discovery Centre has reopened to the public in Melbourne. Families can enjoy an awesome day out at the ultimate indoor Lego playground, which has implemented several new measures to ensure the health and safety of all visitors and team members. "We are thrilled to welcome guests back to Legoland Discovery Centre and have been working behind the scenes to ensure the attraction is a safe and fun place for families to visit,” said Katie Isaac, General Manager. “It is really important for all visitors - including our valued annual pass holders - to pre-book their timeslot in advance as we have capacity restrictions in place to allow for social distancing.” The health and safety measures, which were originally implemented in June, include regularly disinfecting and cleaning Lego and high-frequency touch points. The attraction's industrial cleaning machine is being used to wash Lego bricks three times per day. Other measures include becoming a completely cashless operation, lowering capacity limits with allocated time-slots for guests, the use of additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and clothing for staff, the provision of spatial separation markings, the installation of hygiene screens in various areas and vigorous cleaning regimes. All visitors aged 12 and above will be required to wear face masks. "We can't wait to create more bricktastic experiences for families at Legoland Discovery Centre. A visit to our attraction is the perfect day out for kids involving creativity, exploration and playful learning with Lego," Katie said. "We are very excited to welcome guests back and are also incredibly proud of what we have achieved during the two closure periods. “We have continued creating magical Lego experiences by launching a successful online retail store, hosting twice weekly live streams, running online school workshops and holding our first ever virtual holiday camp." Located at Chadstone Shopping Centre, Legoland Discovery Centre is home to a Lego model of

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by John Rozentals Melbourne, 11 build and play zones, two rides, a 4D cinema, retail store, soft play zones and much more. The attraction is designed specifically for families with children aged 3-10. Adults must be accompanied by a child (except when visiting the retail store or attending Adult Night events). For further information or to book tickets, visit: www.legolanddiscovery centre.com.au

Mitchelton

■ With travel restrictions easing, visitors can relax thanks to a set of vintage-style Airstreams set to land at Mitchelton winery near the Victorian town of Nagambie this December. Seven full-size, sparkling-new Airstream RVs will adorn the estate to offer a gorgeous stay for guests all year-round. Situated just a stroll from the Mitchelton Hotel, guests who choose to stay in the Airstreams will have their own deck area with furniture and a barbecue - perfect for cosy nights in the great outdoors or a cooked breakfast treat at sunrise. Guests will also have full access to everything on offer at the estate, including the Gallery of Aboriginal Art, which is one of Australia's largest commercial galleries dedicated to indigenous art. Visit mitchelton.com.au - John Rozentals

OK. With John O’Keefe Sovereign Hill, SES combine

● Sovereign Hill ■ If anything good was to come of COVID-19 it was the adaptability and availability of Sovereign Hill Tourist Park as a ready-made setting for SBS to film a forthcoming murder mystery, ‘New Gold Mountains. Following a year of off and on availability Sovereign Hill was only too happy to accommodate local and overseas cast and crew to film in the 1850s setting. It’s a win-win situation for all concerned as Ballarat and Sovereign Hill are the perfect locations for a mini-series set in the gold rush, The series is to be seen on SBS in the first half of 2021.

Courtney Barnett entertains

■ Courtney Barnett will perform from the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne for a event to be streamed internationally on December 17 at Cinema Nova, Carlton.

Mark my word

■ Local film producer, Mark Toia, has demonstrated absolute faith in his work. Mark has stumped up $1.6 million of his own pocket money to write, film and edit a sci-fi thriller, Monsters of Man, that has already won the Audience Award at the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival. The official international cinema launch is slated for the new year. The whistle-stop production took in shooting on location in Cambodia , Canada, America and Brisbane.

TV Soap washed away

■ Thirty years ago a new magazine, TV Soap, was born. A week ago TV Soap was published for the last time. Right from the getgo I was amazed it last more than a couple of months, there was no room for such a small niche magazine. The publishers tried their hardest to keep it alive, but the punters gave it the thumbs down. Keep posted for more mags to fail the pub test and fold.

Treat for the New Year

■ You are in for a treat early in 2021 when the ABC schedule Palazzo Di Cozzo being the long awaited doco on Melbourne furniture retailer Franco Cozzo. HisTV commercials in the 1980s were legendary with his attention getting war cry of Grand Sale, Grand Sale - Franco Cozzo Footisgray and Brunsawick. Keep watching guides for the on air date-Grand Fun, Grand Fun. - John O’Keefe

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: THE CROWN Season 4 (Streaming on NETFLIX): G e n r e : TV-Mini-Series/Drama. Cast: Olivia Coleman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Gillian Anderson, Josh O'Connor, Emma Corrin, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty Stephen Boxer, Emerald Fennell. Details: 2020/TV/M/10 Parts. Assorted Running Times. Stars: **** Review: The fourth season covers the time period between 1977 and 1990, and introduces Lady Diana Spencer and is set during Margaret Thatcher's premiership, and also introduces Prince William and Prince Harry, The events depicted include the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, their 1983 tour of Australia and New Zealand, the Falklands War, Michael Fagan's break-in at Buckingham Palace, Lord Mountbatten's assassination and funeral, among other events. "The Queen" and "Frost/Nixon" scribe Peter Morgan has again created a spectacular and lush event series with solid conviction revealing The Queen and now Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles' private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness, in a world of power and privilege, all behind locked doors from Westminster and Buckingham Palace to the outback of Australia (filmed in London & Spain with the use of CGI) .... the cinematography, period detail, costume design, production design, music score, editing and pacing are exemplary on every level. Returning are Oscar winner Olivia Coleman, again captivating in her role as Queen Elizabeth II, Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret and Marion Bailey as the Queen Mother, among others, however, the real standouts here are Emma Corrin as Lady Diana Spencer, who captures her essence and beauty with great effect, aided superbly by Josh O'Conner as Prince Charles, and Gillian Anderson with a tremendously effective performance as Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles, Richard Roxburgh as Bob Hawke, along with Charles Dance as the ill-fated Lord Mountbatten, Fact or fiction, this continues to be a compelling, insightful, poignant, humorous, thought-provoking and compelling entertainment experience, a monumental multi-award winning television 'mustsee' event! FILM: UNHINGED (Streaming on AppleTV & Google Play + DVD & Blu-Ray)): G e n r e : Action/Thriller. Cast: =Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman. Details: 2020/MA15+/90 Minutes/Stars: *** Review: After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage. B-Movie psychological action-road-rage-thriller in which director Derrick Borte and screenwriter Carl Ellsworth seemingly rechannel the psyched out demons of Rutger Hauer from "The Hitcher" (1986), the troubled Michael Douglas in "Falling Down" (1993), and most notably, the unseen murderous truck driver in Steven Spielberg's "Duel" (1971), a totally illogical but nonetheless thrilling enough pot-boiler, and while it's not wholly fresh or original, its ambiguous beginnings and constantly built up tension, primarily thanks to Russell Crowe in good form, this high octane road romp is sure to keep the heart pounding and the finger nails shortened by films end. Mean, lean and tight, Russell Crowe immerses himself in all the brooding emotions and brutal depictions he can muster from the Hollywood rulebook as the tormented, deranged and totally unhinged antagonist, and is aided with equal effect by Caren Pistorius and Gabriel Bateman as the targeted mother and son of his rage, but a special mention must go to the many behind the scenes for the consistently compelling driving and stunt work. Sadistic, predictable, graphic, humourless, clichéd and in parts pointlessly violent, it may leave some squeamish, sickened or even bemused, but it is also a distressingly effective thriller with a few seat- clutching squirms and squeals along the way, so much so, it is sure to make you think twice about honking someone next time you are stuck behind a car at a traffic light. FILM: NEVER LOOK AWAY (DVD): G e n r e : History/Drama/Romance. Cast: Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Tom Schilling, Oliver Masucci. Year: 2018/ MA15+/189 Minutes. Stars: **** Review: A young German artist has escaped East Germany with his newlywed wife to West Germany, but is he deeply haunted and tormented by his childhood and youth under the Nazis in WWII and the GDR-regime (German Democratic Republic), and unaware that his wife's father was the Nazi in WWII responsible for his young aunt's murder, whom he loved deeply. Beautifully photographed by six time Oscar nominated and multiaward winning cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (The Right Stuff/ The Natural), and aided by striking costume design, production design and period detail throughout its three decade journey, this is a genuinely thrilling superbly controlled exploration through the eyes, heart and work of an artist, a clash between war, love, totalitarianism and art, that achieves what too few other movies do today, and one that will stay firmly in the head and stir the subconscious for long after it's over.

Rourke’s Reviews Hillbilly Elegy ■ (M). 117 minutes. Now streaming on Netflix. Based on the controversial novel by J.D. Vance, this misguided, onenote adaptation wallows in generalisations and cliches, unwilling or unable to explore a community in more honest, thoughtful detail. Moving between 1997 and 2011, we see the coming-of-age of J.D. (Owen Asztalos and Gabriel Basso during the respective time frames), who has to deal with his unreliable, drug-addicted mother Bev (an uncharacteristically overthe-top Amy Adams), and his ambivalent relationship with Grandma Mamaw (Glenn Close), Appalachians who moved from Kentucky to Ohio to try and find a better life. In 2011, J.D. is trying to attain an internship with a prestigious law firm, but has to return home after Bev has overdosed on heroin, and returns to a situation where he feels like he is drowning in despair and hopelessness. There is the perfect opportunity to explore a rural community in great detail, but screenwriter Vanessa Taylor (Divergent) instead paints everything in broad, simplistic strokes, stripping characters down to an almost cartoonish level. Not helping is the sentimental direction by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind), who forever avoids confronting potentially dark material head on. Sinking proceedings even more are the dull turns by Asztalos and Basso. Close comes off best, but like the rest of the cast, can't quite overcome the stereotypical nature of the script. Coming hot on the heels of Antonio Campos' far superior The Devil All The Time (which also has Haley Bennett in its cast), Hillbilly Elegy feels trite by comparison, glossing over problematic familial examination in favour of comfortable dramatics that never genuinely challenges the viewer. RATING - *½

The Christmas Chronicles 2 ■ (PG). 112 minutes. Now Streaming on Netflix. Though burdened by formula and overlength, this sequel to the surprise 2018 hit does provides some charm, largely due to the casting of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn as Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Set two years after the original, we see true believer Kate (Darby Camp) is now a teen, unable to deal with her mother's new relationship with Bob (Tyrese Gibson), who she

feels is undeservedly replacing her deceased father. Using this negative attitude is Belsnickel (Julian Dennison, Hunt For The Wilder People), a disgruntled elf who wants to take revenge on Santa (Kurt Russell) and Mrs Claus (Goldie Hawn). With limited time on their side, Santa, Kate and company will need to defeat Belsnickel before he is able to destroy Christmas. The first film was a standard Christmas outing bolstered by Russell's genuinely sincere performance, and the same can be said for the sequel, which follows by-the-numbers plotting and character arcs. Co-writer/director Chris Columbus needlessly protracts the simple story, starving it of much-needed spark (he even botches an energetic, Blues Brothers-style music number), so interest drifts way before the end credits roll. Though their last star pairing was in the unfunny 1987 comedy Overboard, it is rather joyous to see Russell and Hawn together again onscreen, and the chemistry this time is genial and at-times adorable. The Christmas Chronicles 2 may feel like 'product' much of the time, but when two much-loved veterans are front-and-centre, there is definite joy to be had, and that can't be bad in what has been a horrible year. RATING - ***

The Eight Hundred

■ (MA). 149 minutes. Now showing in selected cinemas. This gorgeously mounted war epic, impressively staged and executed, is let down by a lack of depth to the characters, shown as an antlike collective rather than individualistic, flesh-and-blood human beings. The $80 million production, the first Chinese film to be completely shot with IMAX cameras, centres on the Battle Of Shanghai, where the 88th Division of the National RevolutionaryArmy fought the Imperial Japanese Army in the early days of the Second Sino-Japanese War. As a large-scale, highly visceral, technically brilliant exercise, The Eight Hundred, scores a bullseye, bringing a moment in history to vivid life. One just wishes we got to know the soldiers who stood their ground better as individuals, rather than seeing them as merely a sacrificial cog in a much larger machine. RATING - ***½ - Aaron Rourke

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1. Taxi-driver 2. Confines (4,2) 3. Bird's mouth 4. Putting together again 5. TV broadcast 6. Stockholm natives 7. Singer, ... Redding 8. Jeans pioneer, ... Strauss 9. Martial art, ... fu 10. German WWII fascist 11. Seventh, ..., ninth 12. Remodels 13. Fab Four group (3,7) 14. Utter defeat 15. Become extinct (3,3) 16. Pity-arousing quality 24. Metric tons 25. Unexpended 26. Enlightenment 27. Seducer 28. Former Chinese leader, ... Zedong 30. One-spot card 32. Fierce 33. First aid bed 35. Yes vote 37. Identical sibling 38. Sweeping receptacles 39. Not to mention (3,5) 40. Ship's staff 42. Lion's lair 44. Dublin republic 45. Humanitarian, Mother ... 47. Actress, ... Kidman 48. Apparel 50. Dead as a ... 53. Mediocre (2-2) 57. Of childbirth 58. Six-stringed instrument 59. Ill will (3,5) 60. Get a word in ... 62. Infuse 63. Unappreciated 65. Longbow timber 68. ... & brace 70. Soil excavator (5,5) 72. Playwright, Oscar ... 73. Spinning toys (2-3) 74. Duck's mate 75. Regions 77. Circus director 80. Undying 82. Theatrical 85. Suffered torment (over decision) 87. Panache 88. Singer, ... Fitzgerald 91. Salt Lake City state 92. Corporals, sergeants etc (1,1,2) 95. Nails 96. Small devices 98. Arteries, blood ... 99. Sedate (character) 102. Otherwise 104. Oaths 105. News 107. Sydney's state (3,5,5) 113. Drink down 114. Intimidated 116. Outdoors (4-3) 117. Magic lamp owner 119. Reincarnation 120. Sent via Internet 122. Titled widow

123. Aggravates 125. Gumtree marsupial 126. Trial showings 127. Scientist, ... Newton 128. Greek fable teller 130. Hot water dispenser 131. Consume 132. Famous record label (1,1,1) 133. Secret agent 141. Canadian province 142. Brass instrument 145. In a motherly way 146. Ethnic extermination 148. Weirdness 149. Cards between sweethearts 152. Struggler 153. Julia Roberts' film, ... Brockovich 154. Came into view 155. Sedans & coupes 156. Relief brooch 160. Be an omen of 161. Repugnant 163. Egyptian snakes 165. Tabbies or Siamese 166. Threw into disorder 167. Breezy 170. Coffee style 171. Extol 175. Onward 176. Danish novelist, ... Blixen 178. Cat cry 179. Authority (3-2) 182. Mental pictures 185. Vehicle's wheel cover 188. Injudicious (3-6) 189. Most considerate 190. Club's yearly meeting (1,1,1) 192. Briskness 193. Unreal 194. Diamonds 195. Puritans 196. 366-day cycles (4,5) 199. Proprietors 201. Beginning 204. Glimpse 207. Eager 210. Armoured US animals 211. Vagrant 213. Door rugs 214. Bivouac site 216. Woodwind instrument 217. Asian sultanate 218. Tendons 219. Eyelid swelling 221. Sticky coal by-product 223. Put at risk 225. Chatted 227. Cry of discovery 228. Close-mouthed 231. Mesh trap 233. Nominating 234. Great loathing 235. Missionary priest 237. Henpecked 239. Fries lightly 240. Car safety cushion (3,3) 245. Pub drink 247. Cease talking, ... up 248. Your school, ... mater 249. Des Moines is there 250. Indolent 251. Pudding starch

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Carols online ■ Christmas Carols are going virtual this year, with the 73rd annual Greater Dandenong Carols presented online on Friday, December 11. Guest star host, Denis Walter, and special guests Rhonda Burchmore and X-Factor Australia finalist Mary Ann Van Der Horst will lead a lineup of incredible performances, workshops and activities. Workshops: 6pm-7.30pm. Carols: 7:30pm-8:30pm Registrations are required for this free, online event. www.greaterdandenong. vic.gov.au/carolsGood Friday Appeal.

A Capella ■ Coco's Lunch have released their new album Misra Chappu, having already established the endorsement and praise of music critics and media from around the country. The eight tracks are a collection of tightly crafted harmonies with subtle nods to Pop, Jazz, World and Folk. Misra Chappu offers a masterful feast of sound that transforms the traditional A Cappella genre with five-part South Indian vocal percussion, jazz improvisation and complex songcraft. Described as 'a national treasure', Coco's Lunch have made an indelible imprint on the contemporary vocal music landscape and are dedicated to the creation of soul-enriching music to be shared with vocal ensembles and audiences worldwide says their media release. More info at cocoslunch.com - Rob Foenander

Best of regional red-variety vineyards ■ Established in the Hunter Valley in 2000, the Davis family's Carillion Wines owns vineyards in New South Wales' Hunter Valley and Orange and South Australia's Wrattonbully. Carillion's Tallavera Grove vineyard was planted in the Hunter's Mount View region in 1994 and is home to their cellar door and boasts one of the best views across the valley. "Our Carillion Origins wines are all single vineyard wines from the best parcels of fruit from each of our vineyards, made with the objective of expressing the region, variety and terroir," explained Carillion winemaker Andrew Ling. The Carillion Origins Fenestella Shiraz was first released in 2010 and is named for the 350-millionyear-old bryozoan fossils found throughout the vineyard. "This new 2018 vintage is made from components from across various blocks of this vineyard, ensuring we have a range of flavours and characters, adding to the depth and complexity of the final blend. "A parcel of fruit was also used from the Tallawanta graft block; the grafts having been adopted in 2011 from heritage listed Tallawanta vineyard which was planted 100 years ago in 1920." The Hunter Valley fruit was handpicked and cold soaked for 48 hours in two tonne open fermenters prior to wild fermentation. The wine was pressed off skins

● Andrew Ling: "Our Carillion Origins wines are all single vineyard." and then racked to a combination rossa topsoil. sauvignon with plenty of tannic grip. of new and seasoned French pun“This ensures the vines are Another potentially long-living dry cheons for 12 months. growing under a healthy level of red and an ideal match for roast The newly released 2018 stress, leading to small crops of tiny lamb. Cabernet Sauvignon is made from berries which produce wines of inWINE OF THE WEEK grapes grown on Carillion's tense flavours and fine tannins," Orlando 2015 Jacaranda Ridg Wrattonbully Stonefields Vine- said Andrew. Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon yard which was planted in the "We like the regional and vari- ($75): A famous name heralds an 1990s. etal character to take centre stage exceptional single-vineyard Often likened with Bordeaux's with these wines, encouraging the cabernet sauvignon from northern climatic conditions, Wrattonbully wild, indigenous yeast at the start Coonawarra. lies between the famed of fermentation and using 50 per Always exhibiting its Coonawarra and Padthaway wine cent seasoned French oak." Coonawarra provenance in the growing regions and forms part of WINE REVIEWS form of regional aromas and the larger Limestone Coast region. Carillion 2018 Origins flavours, the intensity of the fruit Whilst having only been desig- Fenestella Shiraz ($60): A top dry produced by this location is excepnated a region in 2005, the region's red that will perfectly the very best tional for the region. This wine will first plantings were in 1969 and char-gilled steak. Look for dark age well for decades to come. comprise mostly Cabernet berry flavours and spiciness. A Look for blackberry smells and Sauvignon. sound cellaring proposition. tastes. Potential travellers should "This is a mature vineyard where Carillion 2018 Origins Block 22 NOTE: the status of individual events the vines grow into a limestone reef Cabernet Sauvignon ($50): A well check and establishments with regard to the that sits just below the famed terra balanced coolish-climate cabernet coronavirus outbreak.

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Top 5 THE T OP 5 THINGS THA T WILL TOP THAT HAPPEN BEFORE WE GET THE AIRPORT RAIL LINK 5. Fisherman’s Bend will be straightened. 4. Pensioners will be cutting firewood for the Lord Mayor. 3. Exactly what happened at the Quarantine Hotel. 2. Jenny Mikakos will be appointed CEO of BUPA. 1. The bloody roadworks in Kew will have stopped. (Debatable!).

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World racing is on the move

■ The Global Alliance has launched its connection around the World to connect with the racehorse. The Together for Racing International promotes education, community engagement, and working development. Together for Racing International (TfRL) announced a global alliance to promote and progress education, community engagement, and career opportunities in the Thoroughbred industry. They launched their website, together for racinginternational.com. TRfL resulted from a 2019 education forum hosted by Godolphin at Newmarket, UK. This event gathered thoroughbred breeding, racing, and education professionals, from six countries, whom addressed challenges to inclusion, attracting newcomers, supporting education, and workforce enrichment. Forum attendees collaborated on a global vision and strategy to grow and sustain the Thoroughbred industry. The outcome focuses on three pillars for development: education, community engagement and workforce. TfRL is a platform for connecting the world with the Thoroughbred. The resources and inspirational content on the website will inform students, educators, parents, and industry members about available opportunities for learning and involvement. It also serves as a networking medium for countries to collaborate and support the progression of emerging programs. TfRL is chaired by Chris Grant, and developed through a network of global steering committee members from Australia, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan and the United States. Grant was the Vice-Chairman of London's ground-breaking 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Legacy International Development Program, International Inspiration, and has moderated several editions of the Global Beyond Sport Forum. TfRL's global steering committee members represent the following educational and workforce organisations: AFASEC(FR); France-Galop (FR); Godolphin (Globally); Horse Racing Ireland (IRE): Irish National Stud (IRE); Kentucky Equine Talent Pipeline Project (USA); North American RacingAcademy (USA); Racing Together (GB); The Racing Foundation (GB); and Thoroughbred Industry Careers (AUS). The CEO of Racing Australia, Myles Foreman, said: "Racing Australia is working closely with the principal racing authorities and Industry via a national working group to support objectives of TfRL, and welcome the launch of the TfRL website". TfRI Australian Committee representative, Thoroughbred Industry Careers, Lindy Maurice, said: "This website attests to the positive impact that the racing industry is having on individuals and communities in Australia and in other major jurisdictions. “TfRL reinforces we're a part of a global industry, and we are looking forward to seeing what this alliance can achieve together".

“We are Stewards of the animal at its centre; and it is our mission, and truly a privilege, to support initiatives like TfRL, linking up internationally, to promote horse racing and breedingand the horse itself-to the world". The website opened on November 20.

Jumping right way

● Amanada Ross on Koko Popping Candy. Photo: Michelle Terlato ing can offer greater opportunities to educators, your people and our communities. "From there, together with Racing International has now evolved and is an organisation Godolphin is proud to support. "The TfRL website provides a comprehensive view of the fantastic initiatives already in place globally, and is an enormous step towards achieving our aim of engaging with young people and encouraging them to work in our wonderful sport". World renowned racehorse trainer, John Gosden, said "Horses and people have always had a symbiotic relationship from early civilisations. “As participants in our sport and the breeding industry, it is our duty to encourage and expand the human connection with the thoroughbred.

Ted Ryan

■ Good news all round with Racing Victoria continuing their long-standing association with Equestrian Victoria, by extending its Off The Track naming rights sponsorship next year. The formal partnership provides RV an important opportunity to promote its Off The Track program to the equestrian community, and drive demand to retired gallopers as suitable horses for all equestrian disciplines. A feature of the partnership is Racing Victoria's support of dedicated Off the Track categories and prizes for riders competing at EV major championships and regional events across Victoria. Since the commencement of the Off The Track program in 2012, there have been over 15,000 collective former racehorse appearances at Victorian equestrian events. This highlights the growing interest from equestrian riders in thoroughbreds as performance horses. An important extension of the sponsorship beyond the shows and awards currently supported, is a new five-part series of educational clinics for Off The Track horse owners. The clinics will take place at various locations across Victoria, and will be open to EV members and acknowledged retrainers. RV's partnership with Equestrian Victoria is made possible by the Victorian Racing Industry's three-year, $25 million expanded and accelerated equine welfare action plan, which has a priority on the wellbeing of retired horses. - Ted Ryan

Looking for a Professional to run the show? Hugh Anderson, the Managing Director of Godolphin, UK. and Dubai, said a year ago,, the International Racing Community, united at the Godolphin Forum for Education in Newmarket, and committed to ensuring that rac-

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Brilliant burst of speed at Cobram ■ Cobram commenced the week with a mammoth eleven race card on Monday November 23, a meeting that belonged to Shepparton based David Moran who drove five winners during the afternoon, they being : Major Angel for Russell Jack (Lemnos) in the Demaria Mitsubishi Pace, Sassy Feet (Geoff Allan - Echuca), the 1670 metre Cobram Farm Equipment Pace, Reckon Im Smart (Kasey Kent - Kialla) - the 2170 metre RACV Cobram Pace and both the Redbank Cooper (Bertolos Farm Machinery Pace) and Angelic Miss (Cobram Hotel Pace) over 1670 metres, with the most impressive being Sassy Feet. A 6Y0 daughter of Julius Caesar and Symphonic Jade who after settling four back in the moving line at the bell from gate three, unleashed a brilliant burst of speed three wide in the last lap to lead on turning to account for Lasting Bond which followed him most of the way and the pacemaker Lilnova in a mile rate of 156.2. The margins 4.9 by 9.3 metres.

By half-neck

■ Ryan Duffy who grew up in the Goulburn Valley snared a double during the afternoon piloting 4Y0 Majestic Son-Clefairy mare Majic Fair to victory for dad Steven in the Peter Enals Cobram Trotters Mobile over 2170 metres and 7Y0 Rocknroll Hanover-Ark De Ville gelding Rocknroll Noah for Elmore's Keith Cotchin in the Benstud Pace over the same trip. Majic Fair coming from gate three on the second line moved forward three wide at the bell to park out for the last lap, outstaying her rivals to register a 2 metre margin in advance of Lexington Queen which led for the last half of the journey, with Bacardi Wood third two metres back off a mid-field passage. The mile rate 202.1. ■ Rocknroll Noah gave Keith Cotchin a birthday present, peeling wide on turning off a one/ one trip last lap to prevail by a half neck in 158.9 from Casting Shadow (four wide home turn off a three wide double trail last lap). Mamas New Dude (three wide trail last lap) was third 1.7 metres back after racing to the front on turning.

Did not qualify

■ Bendigo raced on Tuesday with Group 3 Breeders Crown Silver Pace categories for Two and Three Year olds which hadn't qualified for the finals. Most favourites were successful including Muscle Hill-Lunar Landing filly Illawong Stardust for 3Y0 Trotters over 2150 metres. Trained and driven by Parwan's Jodi Quinlan for owner Kaye Hartnett, Illawong Stardust bred by Kaye's late husband Martin, led throughout from gate two, easily accounting for Sultan Sass which trailed by 3.6 metres. Is That A Bid was third 6.3 metres back after following the pair. The mile rate 1-58.3.

Owners delighted

■ Trixton-Gluteus Maximus colt Utopia snared the 2Y0 Trotters much to the delight of the large group of owners who are involved with him. Trained by the Stewart/Tonkin combination, Utopia driven by Greg Sugars went forward from mid-field in the running line after starting from gate two on the second line to park in the open racing for the bell, outstaying his rivals to register a 5.1 metre victory over Queen Invasion which led in a rate of 1-59.8. Eyryphaessa was third 3.5 metres away after trailing the runner up. ■ Much travelled Queensland Aldons family bred and owned Alta Christiano-Lady Lucy Lou filly Eva Mateo snared the 2Y0 Fillies in 1-54.9. Trained by Peter Manning, Eva Mateo driven by daughter Kerryn was given a sweet trip from inside the second line trailing the poleline leader and favourite Soho Almasi, before running home stylishly along the sprint lane to record a 5.2 metre margin over Outa The Blue and Cashflow Cassie which both trailed the winner, finishing 4.5 metres back. ■ Other to score on the night were : Soextra (Chris Lang - Michael Bellman) 3Y0 Colts and Geldings in 1-56, Idyllic (Michael Stanley) 2Y0 Colts and Geldings in 1-58.1, Maajida (Stewart/ Tonkin - Greg Sugars) 3Y0 Fillies in 1-54,4.

Harness Racing

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Back at Ararat

■ Racing returned to Ararat on Wednesday and Rockbank trainer Brian Kiesey is deserved of all the accolades for the night after winning the Home Of Bakeology Trotters Handicap over 2165 metres with 7Y0 Love You-Tip Your Hat Loui gelding Gentleman Sir when making his 78th race appearance. Driven by regular reinsman John Justice, Gentleman Sir began safely from an equal 30 metre backmark to settle four back in the moving line after avoiding several gallopers, with Dream Over stepping straight to the front. Commencing a forward move three wide in the final circuit, Gentleman Sir showed a blistering burst of speed to dash clear prior to the final bend and reached the wire by a huge 38.3 metre margin from Columbias Deejay (one/three at bell). Im Notta Trotter was third 2.6 metres back after trailing the leader which galloped and raced erratically on the home turn and was disqualified. Raced by a large team of owners headed by Fred Crews, Gentleman Sir's last victory had been at Melton in 2019, having now recorded eight wins.

Trapped three wide

■ Lexton trainer Ashleigh Herbertson’s 7Y0 Sportswriter-Bitta Sweet Lombo mare Hot Breakfast produced an amazing best ever performance to land the 2195 Ararat Show Society Pace. Driven by son James, Hot Breakfast (gate four) was trapped three wide for a full lap before crossing to race outside the poleline leader She Will Wantano at the halfway mark. Despite the tough trip, Hot Breakfast surged to the front on turning to score by 1.5 metres over Smile Mile along the sprint lane after trailing the weakening pacemaker, with Markleigh Caz (three back the markers) third a nose away after also using the sprint lane. The mile rate 2-00.8.

Double wraps

■ Terang trainer/driver Mattie Craven landed the Barry Davidson Electrical Pace over 2195 metres with home bred 3Y0 A Rocknroll DanceItz Nosurprisesthere filly Itz Long Tall Sally in a rate of 1-57.7. Bred and raced by Tony and Pam Conignio, Itz Long Tall Sally went forward from gate six to park outside the leader Rosarito Miss (gate four). Taking over mid-race, Itz Long Tall Sally was too strong for her rivals, reaching the wire 1.1 metres in advance of Premonition (one/two), with Valiente coming from the tail to finish third 5.1 metres away. Craven was to make it a double when Sportswriter-Whodyou Wantmetobe filly Just Be Yourself blitzed her opposition in the Ararat Harness Racing Committee Pace over 1790 metres. Leading out from the pole, Whoudyou Wantmetobe was always racing under double wraps before dashing away on the home turn to prevail by 24 metres from Metro Man (one/three) and Tuesdays Edition who was 2.6 metres back in third place. The mile rate 1-58.1.

Two meetings

■ Two meetings Thursday - Kilmore in the day

and Mildura at night. At Kilmore, Bet Bet trainer Ray Cross has been having a great run of late and landed the Beraldo 3Y0 Trotters Mobile over 2180 metres with Imperial Count-Kumbya filly Countess Chiron. With Jason Ainsworth in the sulky, Countess Chiron starting from gate three on the second row possied three back in the moving line with Megeve beginning with a wing on every foot to lead from outside the front line. Latching to the back of Pinevale Victoria for a ride home in the last lap, Countess Chiron was angled down to the sprint lane on turning and finished best to nab a game Pinevale Victoria in the shadows of the post to score by 2 metres, with Megeve third a nose back in a mile rate of 2-05.6.

■ Wednesday - Mildura, Thursday Charlton/Shepparton, Friday - Geelong/ Bendigo, Saturday - Melton. Sunday Cranbourne, Monday - Stawell, Tuesday Kilmore.

Allowed to amble

Horses to follow

■ It was no laughing matter when Sunbury trainer Ahmed Taiba's 4Y0 GrinfromeartoearCobargo Magic gelding Cobargo Grin at tote odds of $72,60 led throughout in 2180 metre The Bendigo Club Vicbred Pace to give Shannon O'Sullivan a double. Allowed to amble around at his leisure from gate four, Cobargo Grin kept giving in the straight to prevail by 1.1 metres in a rate of 2-02.8 from Runsafarirun which raced exposed. Ears Ponder (one/one) was third after switching to the sprint lane on turning. ■ Euroa trainer/driver Cameron Maggs was successful with first starter Super Service in the TAB Long May We Play 2Y0 Maiden Pace over 2180 metres. A Majestic Son-Sunday Service gelding, Super Service after beginning swiftly from gate five was trapped uncovered as the favourite Imasocial Butterfly led from gate four for Riddell's Chris Lang. Restrained to be four back along the markers for a short breather, Super Service was again taken to face the open racing for the bell, but proved too strong at the finish for the leader, scoring a most impressive 10.6 metre margin over Imasocial Butterfly in a mile rate of 2-05.4. Silent Reverie (six back the markers one/one at bell) was third 12.1 metres away after using the sprint lane on straightening. ■ At Mildura, Merbein trainer/driver Luke Watson's in-form 4Y0 Caulonia Terror, a gelded son of Western Terror and Caulonia Babe brought up two wins in succession by taking an exciting 1790 metre Quality Hotel Mildura Grand Pace in a brilliant 1-55.4. Taken back to be four back the markers from gate four, Caulonia Terror followed local hero Murranji Track ahead of him forward at the bell when he was taken into the running line by Luke's wife Kathy. Although very wide on the final bend, Caulonia Terror sprouted wings in the straight to prevail by 1.1 metres over Murranji Track, with the pacemaker Maestro Bellini third 6.5 metres away in third place, a nose ahead of Im Sir Blake that gave the leader no peace throughout.

Early start

■ Two meetings were held on Friday with Maryborough starting just after 11am due to anticipated very hot conditions and Geelong in the evening. It was a great day for the Maryborough area with Carisbrook trainer Paul Watson land a stable double courtesy of 6Y0 Muscle Mass-Decisive Dash mare Jordans Mate taking the World's Best Hoof Oil Vicbred Maiden Trotters Mobile and 6Y0 Tell All-Triliner gelding Tell Nobody the Maryborough District Advertiser Pace, both races over 2190 metres. Jordans Mate driven by Hamilton's Jackie Barker received a charmed passage trailing Orlandos Gift which began very fast from outside the front line, before easing wide on turning to account for Lucky Serina along the sprint lane after following her all the way by a half neck, with Orlandos Gift third 4.3 metres back, while Tell Nobody (Jordan Leedham) used the sprint lane after trailing the leader Monsieur Delacour to blouse him by 1.8 metres in 1-57.8. Seemepearlywhites was third 2.5 metres back after trailing the pair.

Locals cross

■ Nearby Allendale breeder/owner/trainer

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Lasting Bond, Marianna Bromac, Smile Lyal, Time To React, Smokin Shazza, Casting Shadow, Pinevale Victoria, Polar Lights. Adam Stephens snared the 2190 metre Carisbrook Motors Pace with 7Y0 I Am The Way-Alberts Belle gelding Iamawingate. Driven by Jack Laugher, Iamawingate led out from gate five, before allowing another local Major Banks to cross him. Receiving the run of the race, Iamawingate used the sprint lane to nab the leader in the last couple of strides to score by a half neck in a rate of 1-58.6. Vetness fought on strongly to be third 4.5 metres away. ■ At Geelong, Grenville's Moss family Greg, Debra, Kristy and Donna would have been relieved when their 8Y0 Angus Hall-Rangitawa gelding Well Deserved returned to the winners list after an absence of fifty three months when successful in the 93.9 Bay FM Trotters Mobile over 2100 metres. Trained by Greg for daughter Kristy, Well Deserved driven by Debra began fast to lead from gate five before surrendering to Fling It Rainbow which circled the field with a swift burst of speed prior to the bell. Angling away from the markers on the final bend, Well Deserved finished his race off well to register a 1.8 metre margin over Fling It Rainbow and Louieville Lass (four back the markers). The mile rate 2-03.6. Even though he is an eight year old, Well Deserved has only fronted the starter on 44 occasions.

Long way off

■ Bannockburn co-trainers Emmett and Richard Brosnan's 5Y0 Majestic Son-Foreign Interest gelding Mah Mukker chalked up his 7th victory in 45 outings when taking the Yabby Dam Racing Trotters Handicap over 2570 metres in a mile rate of 2-04.8. Taking a concession for Ryan Duffy, Mah Mukker coming from a 20 metre equal backmark settled a long way off the leader Lola Devereaux (gate two). Going forward with a three wide double trail on the back of both Trouble Giero and Caabello at the bell, Mah Mukker after angling very wide on the home turn, finished with a wet sail to score by 2.4 metres from Leanne Leanne along the sprint lane off the back of the leader in a 204.8 mile rate. Ever reliable Hanging On A Dream which followed the runner up everywhere was third a neck away.

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