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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021
Melbourne tax hoax ■ One victim of a tax hoax deposited $44,500 into various different accounts, and then the next day met with the scammer and handed over a further $25,000 in cash on Bourke St, City. Police have revealed details on how the elaboprate scam operates. ● Turn To Page 3
Electric vehicles ■ Glen Eira Council has added two new electric vehicles to its fleet. Bev is a Hyundai Ioniq and Zoe is a Renault Zoe. A charging station has been installed at Glen Eira Town Hall which uses renewable energy from solar panels.
$1.4m for Hawthorn ■ Boroondara Council received four tenders for the Rathmines Rd Reserve works in Hawthorn, last week’s City meeting was told. A recommendation was put to Councillors that the tender go to Bowden Constructions Pty Ltd. ● Turn To Page 6
Hunt for man after Lonsdale St shock stabbing ■ Detectives from the Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit have released an image as part of their investigation into a stabbing in the Melbourne CBD. Investigators have been told a man was walking with friends down Lonsdale St when he was approached by an unknown man about 2.30am on December 7. A fight broke out during which the victim sustained a stab wound to the upper body. The offender fled the scene in a southerly direction on Lonsdale St. A 28-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives have released the image of a man they believe can assist with their enquiries. He is perceived to be of Caucasian appearance, aged in his early 30s, with a thin build and blonde hair. He was wearing a dark coloured jumper, black jeans with rips at the knees and black sneakers. Anyone who recognises the man, may have witnessed the incident or has any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crime stoppersvic.com.au
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NORTH PORT PROJECT AT RISK
CEO signals snag with upgrade
■ A REPORT due to be delivered tonight (Wed.) to Port Phillip Council describes the North Port Project as ‘at risk’.
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“Ongoing preliminary design work has contributed to a delay in confirming the project scope. The design work includes perimeter fencing, sports field lighting location and public access gates,” Mr Smith says. A sum of $25,000 had been earmarked to be spent in the current financial year. In his report, Mr Smith also identifies the $178,000 ‘In Our Backyard’ project to also be at risk, because of State Government funding problems.
● Peter Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Port Phillip Council
$400,000 contract blow-out ■ Costs for a new $743,442 ramp at Hawthorn Rowing Club have blown out, and the Boroondara Council has been asked to cover up to $400,000 more. Last week’s Council meeting was advised that the contract had been awarded to
Walcon Marine Australasia. “The project scope includes the demolition of the existing fixed rowing boat ramp and the construction of a new floating pontoon structure at the Hawthorn Rowing Club, 2-4 Burwood Road, Hawthorn,” said the report.
Melbourne Water has asked for extra works, and this means that the new cost will be $1,027,029 (excluding GST). Consultation with Melbourne Water, seeking approval to replace the existing ramp has been ongoing since 2018
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Vizard cases listed ■ Legal firm Minter Ellison are listed as representing Sarah Jane Vizard and Stephen William Vizard at Dromana Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Thurs., Mar. 4).
Mornington Legal are listed as representing Mornington Peninsula Shire in their prosecution of Mr and Mrs Vizard. The Shire’s informant is P. Lewis.
Court Lists Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division. Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, March 3 Abrahams, Darren Agostino, Daniel Apac Tracking Pty Ltd Arcidiacono, Kathryn Banak, Samuel Barbas, Bill Basdekis, Yianni Bdt Pty Ltd Bellam Konda, Ravi Kiran Blanshard, Alexander Bowler, Shane Bowyer, Benjamin Bruder, Jutta Cahill, Desmond Calvez, Gael Coco, Sarah Cohen, Sam Jesse Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Crompton, Douglas Crough, Blake Cyco Systems Corporation Pty Ltd Dalios, Vasilios Delaney, Christopher Erdogan, Faruk Falkland, Richard Fassoulis, Alex Fremder, Tzvia Goodchild, Davi Hailstone, Joshua Hailstone, Joshua Hill, Marc Hillis, Paula Holliday, David Hondros, Nick Huggan, Glen Hunter, Andrew Ioannou, Dimitrios Iqbal, Imran Javanov, Dusan Johnson, Sean Jones, Lorraine Margaret Kaspariunas, Andrius Kearns, Terry Keeys, Jacob Khera, Jasvinder Khershberg, Alexander Koti, Pavan Krayz, David Kumari, Sonia Laroso, Ricco Lawrence, Rebecca Lesser, Ian Lew, Richard Mcghie, Daniel Mcghie, Dylan Midro, Jason Mileikowski, Denny Yechiel
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Delay on bike lanes
■ The City of Port Phillip will delay temporary ‘pop-up’ protected bike lanes in the section of Park St, South Melbourne, west of Kings Way, if a recommendation is accepted at the Council meeting tonight (Wed.). Councillors are being encouraged to release the draft concept design for the Park Street Streetscape Improvement Project for a four week community consultation and to defer the delivery of temporary ‘pop-up’ protected bike lanes to enable the community to provide feedback on the design. This would align with the
timelines of the overall Park Street Streetscape Improvement Project. In September 2019, the Council endorsed the Domain Precinct Public Realm Masterplan. The Masterplan identified the Park Street Streetscape Improvement Project as a high priority project for delivery. The scope includes works including: ■ Trees, landscaping and streetscape improvements; ■ Protected bike lanes between Moray Street and St Kilda Road (temporary provision is proposed between Moray Street and Kings Way.
Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21- April 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7.8.3.4. Lotto Numbers: 1.13.23.34.45.5. For many a choice of two very delectable partners is indicated. One is an old reliable friend, the other is very sexy newcomer. Money matters should be dealt with swiftly, otherwise problems will arise TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: green Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 6.7.3.4. Lotto Numbers: 3.12.23.24.35.44. Someone who has taken you for granted could be in for a surprise. A sexy stranger is showing a great deal of interest in you and they are not exactly interested in your mind. A promotion at work may keep you rather busy to really enjoy all this extra attention. GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 8.9.3.4. Lotto Numbers: 1.23.23.34.43.44. Many will meet someone very special while on holiday. This could turn into something quite memorable. Some difficulty at work will sort itself out, so do not worry unnecessarily. CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 8.4.5.6. Lotto Numbers: 6.7.23.34.41.33. Your natural vivacity will attract the right sort of partner who could give you a real nice thumping and frolicking time, which could turn into a real affair. Help is offered to you from quite different sources. LEO: (July 23- August 22) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 5.6.3.4. Lotto Numbers: 1.13.23.35.28.6. Someone you meet casually could turn into a real hot potato before the year is out. Something you have been waiting for a long time could now become yours. Your domestic scene will be very hectic. VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 8.4.5.6. Lotto Numbers: 1.13.23.34.35.7. Be very careful in a new relationship, or a great disappointment could be yours you will show people how resourceful you can be when the need is there. LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 8.9.4.2. Lotto Numbers: 1.15.24.37.45.9. There could be marriage plans in the air but this could create problems with loved ones. You could be part of a big event that is requiring a lot of work on your part. SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 8.4.6.7. Lotto Numbers: 5.7.23.34.33.44. Surprise visitors or you may be required to attend a function with some romantic interludes is indicated. You could be thinking of some long-distance travel or a loved one us on his way to you. SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 9.4.5.6. Lotto Numbers: 4.12.23.34.42.11. A busy and mostly happy coming up and you should be able to make some new and exciting friends. Love life is also very successful and more is indicated in career promotions. CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 8.3.5.4. Lotto Numbers: 1.14.23.34.45.22. Lucky period in financial and career matters; also, your ability to sort out problems is needed during this period. Do the right thing and you will be better off and more successful in romance? AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 7.8.3.4. Lotto Numbers: 1.13.23.25.34.44. There could be someone in your life that has some plans for you and your future. This could become very evident very soon. Keep your purse strings very tight as funds will be needed soon. PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 7.8.4.5. Lotto Numbers: 1.13.23.24.34.35. It is a good time for improvements in your life and the results should be staggering and bring out the real you. Not a good time to lend or borrow money as aspects are a little confusing. KERRY KULKENS PSYCHIC LINE 1902 240 051 or 1800 727 727 CALL COST: $5.50 INC G.S.T. PER MIN. MOB/PAY EXTRA. VISIT KERRY KULKENS MAGIC SHOP AT 1693 BURWOOD HWY BELGRAVE PH/FAX (03) 9754 4587 WWW.KERRYKULKENS.COM.AU Like us on Facebook
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Some 10,000 randomly selected households in Bayside will receive a special invitation from the Mayor, Cr Laurence Evans, to help decide Council’s priorities for the next four years. Those who have received an invitation can nominate to be one of 40 people to represent the wider community on a Panel to examinethe City’s priorities for the next four years and provide feedback as to whether the draft Bayside Council Plan is on track to deliver on the long-term aspirations set out in the 2050 Community Vision.
● Police want to speak with this man. Melbourne Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have released CCTV footage of a man as part of an investigation into a sexual assault in Melbourne’s CBD. Investigators have been told a 28year-old woman was walking west along A’Beckett St about 10.40pm on January 2 when she was approached by an unknown male who grabbed her from behind. The man then sexually assaulted the woman before walking away towards Flagstaff Gardens. He was last seen running towards King Street. The man is captured wearing a white hoodie, black tracksuit pants and white sneakers.
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Whilst Kingston Council has issued a media statement to say there has been no improper practice at the municipality, lawyers Holding Redlich have provided 13 recommendations on how to further strengthen planning processes to provide additional protection. Kingston Council has provided a copy of the lawyers’ report to the Victorian Ombudsman and the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission.
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Terry Bone is in the throes of organising a reunion for people from the Hampton area during the 1950s/60s/70s. He wants to communicate with former residents from that era. The event will be held at the Hampton Bowls Club from 2pm-8.30pm on Sunday, May 16. Entry is $20 per person, and bookings are essential. Terry Bone, of Capel Sound, can be contacted at 0410 890 840.
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Pedestrian safety along the Southbank Promenade is the focus of a new Victoria Police operation, targeting speeding cyclists, electric bike and scooter drivers. Southbank Promenade is a busy CBD thoroughfare, designed to be used by both bike and scooter riders, and pedestrians at a speed limit of 10km per hour. Operation River Run will see the Melbourne Bike Patrol and local police patrol the area at peak travel times to detect and deter speeding offences, as well as those putting other path users in danger. Speed warning signs are in place to notify riders of their speed, and police will also be using hand-held speed measuring devices. Yarra Mayor Cr Gabrielle de Vietri says 20 million li9tres of drinking water will be saved at a $1.78 million project at Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy.
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Tax hoax hits Melb. ■ One victim of a tax hoax deposited $44,500 into various different accounts, and then the next day met with the scammer and handed over a further $25,000 in cash on Bourke St, City. Police are urging people to be wary following reports of scammers impersonating authorities including police and the Australian Tax Office to obtain money from victims. As part of the scam, victims have reported receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) or local police, who claim that the victim’s tax file number has been hacked or their account has been involved in fraudulent or criminal activity. Offenders ask the victim what their local police station is and to google the number while the offender stays on the phone call. On multiple occasions, the victim has proceeded to do this before providing the scammer with their local police station number. The offender tells the victim that a police officer from that station will call them within five minutes to provide further information. A short while later, someone calls from a number that the scammer has falsified to appear as if someone is calling from the victim’s local police station. During this call, the scammer informs them they must move all their funds into a secure ATO account while it is investigated.
Local Briefs At Bayside Gallery
■ There are four days remaining to catch Bayside Local presenting at Bayside Gallery, Brighton. The exhibition celebrates the high calibre of work produced by artists with a connection to Bayside.This is the third year of the exhibition. Schools participating include Brighton Grammar, Brighton Secondary College, Firbank Grammar, Sandringham College, Star of the Sea College and St Leonard’s College.
■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred in Parkville on Friday night (Feb. 26). Officers have been told a 23-year-old Berwick woman was crossing Elliot Avenue about 6.30pm. A car collided with the pedestrian. The Berwick woman was taken to hospital in a critical condition but later died. The driver of the car, a 55-year-old Sunshine West man, was spoken to at the scene by Police.
At Phoenix Park ■ Stonnington Council is improving Phoenix Park Library, which will now be closed for major building works until early May. The improvement works will help the library to be more accessible and accommodating for patrons and include upgrades to the toilets and customer service/reception desk, increased reading and study spaces and a refreshed children's area. In the menatime, patrons can visit thepopup library service point near the Adventure Playground/entrance to Phoenix Park Community Centre to collect reservations, return items and borrow from a limited selection of items Users can also visit another Stonnington Library (the closest one is Malvern Library, 1255 High St, Malvern).
Burnley death ■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Burnley on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 27). Investigators have been told a car crashed into a pole near the intersection of Barkly Ave and Adam St about 2.45pm. A male passenger, believed to be in his 30s, died at the scene. The male driver, also believed to be in his 30s, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Detectives from the Major Collision Unit went to the scene.
Saving water ● Cr Kate Hely, Stonnington Mayor
Shooting at Patt. Lakes MAN ARRESTED AFTER POLICE EXECUTE WARRANT AT CLYDE ADDRESS
● Yarra Council has waived the planning application fee for installing solar panels and created new guidance for installing solar panels in a heritage overlay.
■ Yarra Council has partnered with City West Water to upgrade existing stormwater harvesting scheme at Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North. The exciting works were completed to install a new one million litre water tank, increasing the amount of water that can be collected on-site to 24 million litres. The existing raingarden and pipes have also been upgraded to make it more efficient and draw more water into the storage system.
Backdated changes
■ Stonnington City Council is giving notice o vary the existing lease of the premises known as the Pro-Shop and Café and Function Venue at the Malvern Valley Golf Course, 1 Golfers Drive, Malvern East. Amneded commencement dates of the lease will be June 25, 2018 in respect of the Pro-Shop and Café; and January 1, 2019, for the unction Venue. The amended expiry date of the Lease will be December 30, 2023; The tenant will be entitled to a rent free period of 24 months in respect of the Function Venue.
■ Armed Crime Squad detectives have arrested and charged a man following a non-fatal shooting in Patterson Lakes on Tuesday (Feb. 25). The 27-year-old man was arrested following the execution of a warrant in Foote Way, Clyde on Wednesday (Feb. 24) about 4.30pm. A number of items were seized from the property including firearms, ammunition and implements alleged to be used in the manufacture of homemade firearms. The Clyde man has been charged with intentionally cause serious injury, manufacture handgun, makes threats to kill, reckless conduct en-
No fees for solar
■ There was a small fire in the sauna at Sandringham Leisure Centre on Tulip St Cheltenham last Wednesday (Feb. 24) There were no injuries and the centre was evacuated safely and quickly. Work to assess damages was carried out and Sandringham Leisure Centre was closed for the rest of the day.
Parkville fatality
Centre opens at Prahran ■ Two City of Stonnington services, the Prahran Square Library and the Stonnington Services and Visitor Hub were officially launched at their new Prahran Square locations by Mayor Cr Kate Hely on Thursday (Feb. 25). The Services and Visitor Hub is a one-stop shop for customer services, visitor information and meetings, and is open for business at the Chatham St end of Prahran Square. There are extended Saturday opening hours. For further information, call 8290 1333. The Prahran Square Library is open Monday to Saturday. Members can browse, borrow and read from popular collections, collect reservations, use free Wi-Fi and Click and Collect. There’s also an afterhours chute so members can return books any time of the day or night.
Local Briefs Fire at Sand’ham
dangering life, prohibited person possess and prohibited person use a firearm. The charges follow a shooting in Patterson Lakes where it is alleged a man was shot to the lower body from a moving vehicle in a carpark on Thompson Rd just before 6pm. He was remanded in custody to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Slow to change ■ The City of Port Phillip website states that there is no local newspaper that covers the municipality. The Local Paper commenced weekly publication in late 2020. Despite being informed, the municipality has been slow to change its information.
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Freemasons launch 1889 Bequest Society ■ The Freemasons quality of charitable giving has been boosted with the creation of the 1889 Bequest Society which was introduced at a function held at West Brighton on Thursday (Feb. 25). David Gibbs, a member of the Freemasons Foundation Victoria, was host for the day, and was assisted by volunteer colleagues Rodney Lavin and Philip Mayers to introduce the concept to the organisation’s 7500 members. The Freemasons Foundation Victoria has donated more than $12 million to charitable causes since 2014. There has been a focus on charitable giving to hospitals, community groups and scholarships for young people. Applications to support not-for-profit organisations can be made by organisations directly to the Foundation or in conjunction with a local Masonic Lodge. The Foundation has been prominent in its community grants during disasters such as last year’s fires, and Black Saturday in 2009. At Thursday’s event, Rosemary Evans and Garry Sebo were named as patrons of the 1889 Bequest Society. The Bequest Society will be officially launched at the Freemasons Victoria Grand Installation to be held at Gardenvale on Saturday , March 27. Freemasons and their families will be encouraged, if their circumstances allow, to donate a fraction of their estate through
● Sir William J. Clarke, made the first major donation to what was to become the Freemasons Foundation Victoria, in 1889.
the Society, to boost the giving to charitable works. The Foundation had its origins in 1889 when Sir William Clarke, Baronet, donated £500 to create a Benevolent Fund. The first student scholarship was awarded in 1912. Freemasons Foundation Victoria Ltd was established in November 2014 after the combining of the Freemasons Victoria Benevolent Fund and the Freemasons Public Charitable Foundation. The Foundation provides grants in the areas of: ■ health projects and medical research, ■ community development, ■ youth development, ■ indigenous programs, and ■ disaster emergency relief. Speakers at last Thursday’s event explained how a codicil can be attached to a will to instruct where the funds can be applied. Amongst those attending at West Brighton were Grand Master Richard Elkington, and other Past Grand Masters Bruce Bartrop, Bob Jones, Hillel Benedykt and Don Reynolds. Also there were Grand Secretary Garry Runge, and former Grand Secretary Peter Henshall. There were a number of Masonic VIPs and their partners who have been supporters of the Foundation, which is led by Executive Officer Neil Cripps.
● 1889 Bequest Society patrons Rosemary Evans and Garry Sebo
● Foundation Director Xavier Murtagh with Holly Murtagh
● Mya G. Grayly and Don Reynolds
● Grand Master Richard Elkington and Foundation Chair Rodney Lavin
● Freemasons Foundation Executive Officer Neil Cripps with Jacintha Chiang
● Philip Mayers and David Gibbs of Freemasons Foundation Victoria
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Local Sport South Eastern Cricket Assoc. Longmuir Shield Bentleigh Uniting 1 7/190(cc) J Bregazzi 77* T Backman 25 W McCarthy 3/42 M Clarke 2/22 and 0/0(cc) def by Elwood 1 0/ 0(cc) and 5/193(cc) SA Clark 78 L Harris 62* A Sheriff 3/33. Centenary Park (Centenary No. 1 - West Oval). Brighton Union 1 5/ 180(cc) WS Dilranga 92 T Matson 34 M Freeman 27* P Inglis 2/32 VR Bhendigiri 2/36 def by East Sandringham 1 4/182 C Diggle 87 G Martyn 55*. Hurlingham Park (Hurlingham Park - Oval #1). Bentleigh ANA 1 3/185 KW Biggs 71 T Bishop 42* TK Scott 36 def Le Page Park 1 8/183(cc) OL De Silva 32 NJ Huttley 31* PL Mentiplay 28 S Lindsay White 28 DB Abeykoon 2/38 B Jansz 2/ 42. King George VI Memorial Park (King George #1 - West Oval). Mackie 1 7/186(cc) D Krelle 63 M Withers 50 B Ebinger 27 A Birt 3/43 def by Kingston Heath 1 3/187 A Reid 80* L Schwarze 59 HS Alles 32* J Simon 2/17. Mackie Road Reserve Woolnough Shield Bentleigh Uniting 1 7/190(cc) J Bregazzi 77* T Backman 25 W McCarthy 3/42 M Clarke 2/22 and 0/0(cc) def by Elwood 1 0/ 0(cc) and 5/193(cc) SA Clark 78 L Harris 62* A Sheriff 3/33 Centenary Park (Centenary No. 1 - West Oval). Brighton Union 1 5/ 180(cc) WS Dilranga 92 T Matson 34 M Freeman 27* P Inglis 2/32 VR Bhendigiri 2/36 def by East Sandringham 1 4/182 C Diggle 87 G Martyn 55*. Hurlingham Park (Hurlingham Park - Oval #1). Bentleigh ANA 1 3/185 KW Biggs 71 T Bishop 42* TK Scott 36 def Le Page Park 1 8/183(cc) OL De Silva 32 NJ Huttley 31* PL Mentiplay 28 S Lindsay White 28 DB Abeykoon 2/38 B Jansz 2/ 42. King George VI Memorial Park (King George #1 - West Oval). Mackie 1 7/186(cc) D Krelle 63 M Withers 50 B Ebinger 27 A Birt 3/43 def by Kingston Heath 1 3/187 A Reid 80* L Schwarze 59 HS Alles 32* J Simon 2/17. Mackie Road Reserve Quiney Shield Elwood 2 107 L Baillie 43 M Rosendorff 26 C Thorne 5/21 P Dessent 4/31 def by Bentleigh Uniting 2 8/234(cc) M Millwood 90 C James 48 M Bayer 3/22 J Lucchesi 2/ 34 T Bedi 2/40. Elwood Park (Oval 1 - AC Watson). East Sandringham 2 1/138 M Devereaux 68 R Woodward 59* def Brighton Union 2 137 C Benn 47 V Singh 36 J Keys 4/ 34 O Jewell 2/3 M Devereaux 2/32. R.G Chisholm Reserve. Kingston Heath 2 5/ 171(cc) T de Munk 46* P Brown 29 T Lawson 28* G Anastasopoulos 2/24 def Melbourne Hellenic 1 125 H Perera 41 N D'Rozario 5/19 A Williams 2/26 T Richards 2/32. Southern Road Reserve. Omega 2 4/ 182(dec) M Caia 115* V Gupta 30 A Woolston 2/34 def Hampton United 1 179 F Murray 45 J Crosby 44 W Lancaster 26* A D'Amico 2/27 J Ho 2/32. GR Bricker Reserve D-Grade East Oakleigh 1 108 C Simmons 42 MA Whelan 4/15 J Kirby 3/25 def by Bentleigh ANA 2 5/248(cc) P Bishop 57* F Loiacono 55 L Forrest 45 C Wallace 39 KA Perry 26 A Mamalis 2/46. Caloola Reserve (West Oval). Cheltenham Park 1 8/251(cc) Z Rattray 121 P Reaby 39 G Hick 29* GN Koppolu 2/35 H Mudapaka 2/56 def Mackie 2 67 D Karamoshos 5/17 A Weiss 3/13. Cheltenham Park (West Oval, No.1). Washington Park 2 def Melbourne Dazzlers 1. Packer Park. West Bentleigh 2 3/147 AM Haidari 2/20 def Melbourne Wanderers 1 142 G Shaw 46 D Trewin 34. Victory Park (Bentleigh) (Oval 1) E-Grade CUCC Kings 1 171 S Kumar 56 A Mada 40 S Boyle 3/28 D Gold 3/30 def Hampton Central 2 7/170 M Ponnaganti 2/25. Keeley Park (Oval #1 - East). Oakleigh District Footballers 1 152 S Patel 49 K Brown 5/35 M Cleary 2/36 def Washington Park 3 8/138 CJ Labrooy 46 C Sutariya 2/17 S Patel 2/43 Princes Highway Reserve (West Oval). Southside East Caulfield 1 1/133 J Dhimmar 90 A Rana 31* def Cluden 2 9/131(cc) T Fraser 44 M Bhatt 3/15. East Caulfield Reserve (East Caulfield Reserve #1 - South East Oval). Highett West 1 8/92 G Gulati 4/21 JC Patel 2/23 def St. Andrews Gardiner 1 91 . Peterson Street Reserve (#1 - Main oval)
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Smash-and-grab in CBD ■ Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a high-end designer store shop front was smashed during a burglary in Melbourne on Wednesday morning last week (Feb. 24).. Police have been told a black SUV reversed into the Collins St store about 3.40am. The vehicle was then seen to drive out of the store, turn around and drive forward into the shop. I is understood two men then got out of the SUV and entered the store through the smashed glass window; before they made off with a number of items. The men involved are both perceived to be Caucasian in appearance with one man described as wearing a black hat and top and the other described as wearing a face covering. A crime scene was set up while investigators work to establish the value and description of what has been taken from the store which is believed to stock items such as handbags, shoes, accessories, jewellery and fragrances. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crime stoppersvic.com.au
Local Briefs ■ Docklands Sports Club is set to begin new junior soccer and cricket programs in February. The club. located at Ron Barassi Snr Park, has re-started sports clinics and coaching after a hiatus due to COVID-19 lockdowns.
$1.4m contract for Rathmines Rd ■ A $1.4 million contract for refurbishments and extensions at the Rathmines Rd reserve was presented to Boroondara Councillors at last week’s meeting (Mon., Feb. 22). Officers recommended that the contract be awarded to Bowden Constructions Pty Ltd. Four companies submitted tenders, the report said: follows: ■ 4 Dimensions Building Contractors Pty Ltd ■ Bowden Corporation Pty Ltd ■ Harris HMC Interiors (Vic) Pty Ltd ■ Simbuilt Pty Ltd Consultation included exliaison with the sports clubs (Hawthorn Amateur Football Club, Hawthorn Citizens Junior Football Club and Hawthorn Cricket Club) utilising the facilityBoroondara City Councillors were told.
● Cr Garry Thompson, Boroondara Mayor
Nothing improper, Mayor says ■ A proactive review into planning matters has found no evidence of improper conduct at Kingston Council, the organisation claims. The review was sparked by planning issues at the City of Casey, with Kingston Council says it is keen to reassure the community that no similar issues existed in Kingston. Lawyers Holding Redlich were engaged to conduct an extensive, independent review into any local planning matters that involved key players from IBAC’s Operation Sandon investigation in Casey. Kingston Mayor Steve Staikos said Councillors called for the review to give the community confidence that proper planning processes were followed at Kingston. “We took a proactive approach and looked into any planning applications involving people who were part of the Casey investigation plus a number of other contentious items,” Cr Staikos said. “I’m pleased to report that the review found no evidence of improper conduct. “We take these issues very seriously and wanted to ensure our community had full confidence in local planning processes.,” Cr Staikos said in a media statement.
● Cr Steve Staikos, Kingston Mayor
Local Sport VCA Kookaburra Premier Firsts Melbourne 9/278(cc) SB Harper 92 MJ Buchanan 51 FP O'Neill 40* C Kellaway 40 J Harper 34 PW Ashton 5/37 def Ringwood 130 DA King 32 PW Ashton 25* K Elliott 4/ 20 JA Prestwidge 4/22 K Williamson 2/43. Albert Ground. Casey-South Melbourne 10/ 121 HA Kannan 47 LJ Sperling 35 HR Winter-Irving 5/22 JS Buckingham 3/15 def by Footscray 140 HR Winter-Irving 39 DG Kight 37 N Lambden 4/19 C Dodson 2/11 LJ Sperling 2/26 C Brown 2/36. Casey Fields No. 4. Richmond 7/214(cc) SA Edwards 101* T Goodman 38 J Lalor 2/29 M Edwards 2/44 def Northcote 9/192(cc) T Gleeson 38 S Taylor 35 J Lalor 31 J Sundberg 30 S Mills 4/ 33 BM Moon 3/33. Central Reserve North. St Kilda 9/211(cc) PJ Rowe 57 JA Merlo 39 ML Stevenson 25 HW Butterworth 3/47 AL Boyd 3/49 BL Couch 2/40 def by Geelong 8/ 213 EM Vines 76 TL O'Connell 40* JJ McDonald 33 HT Thornton 3/38 JG Bartlett 2/30 TR Murphy 2/32. CitiPower Centre. Melbourne University 2/80 JG Martignago 30* HS Emms 30 def Frankston Peninsula 79 JR Bett 3/15 L Scammell 2/6 M Stafford 2/19 S Reid 2/20. University Main Oval. Carlton 6/310(cc) B Stepien 81 EP Gulbis 57 HJ Smyth 54* NJ Ross 48 XA Crone 31* DA Pell 25 J Christensen 3/70 ZV Richardson 2/ 44 def Kingston Hawthorn 155 SP Newell 30 A Jain 30 MN Wilson 3/23 EC O'Sullivan 3/ 37 CA Stevenson 3/40. Princes Park #1. Dandenong 136 CW Edgeworth 40 PE Cassidy 36 T Donnell 25 N Fletcher 3/21 SM Elliott 3/25 K Smith 2/23 def by Fitzroy Doncaster 229 E Alavi 89 J Rudd 56 C Simondson 38 S Randiv 3/49 A McMaster 2/ 39 J Nanopoulos 2/50 JH Thomas 2/52. Shepley Oval. Prahran 2/111(cc) DT Egan 58* JC Hancock 35* DS Bell 2/34 def Greenvale Kangaroos 110 MM Harrison 34 NJ Boland 3/25 M Wilcox 2/12 J Boyce 2/19 S Garber 2/26. Toorak Park. Essendon 6/ 250(cc) J Seymour 113* MW Hill 31 T O'Donnell 25* OJ Jenkins 2/57 def Camberwell Magpies 223 HJ Burrill 64 AG Kodoth 46 SF Hill 44 M Doric 4/49 LP Bowe 3/55. Windy Hill Premier 2nds Northcote 205 T Rennie 84 A Bhardwaj 33 AAmin 3/49 DJ Tibballs 2/23 J D'Rozario 2/32 J Trevethan 2/35 def byRichmond 3/ 207 ZO Sleeman 90 K Padmanabhan 57 J D'Rozario 25* J Conlin 2/19. Bill Lawry Oval. Camberwell Magpies 161 LD Fitzpatrick 46 GR McComb 30 A Pawha 30 A Ahmed 4/26 DP Deasy 4/37 def by Essendon 7/164 RJ Stingel 50 F Chowna 30 JP Doyle 3/36 BL Jowett 2/27. Camberwell Sports Ground. Geelong 6/207(cc) J Wrigglesworth 64 JC Riding 57 T Courtney 40* BB Earney 2/31 S Gribben 2/53 def St Kilda 9/203(cc) JF Smith 62 LG Guest 2/27 K Helwig 2/29 JA Bailey 2/35 CJ Stow 2/43. Geelong Cricket Ground. Greenvale Kangaroos 7/231(cc) S Sharma 70 SW Dixon 57* C Burton 52 HS Ali 30 NP Morrey 3/45 Y Herath 2/33 v Prahran 3/232(cc) J Billington 101 P Menon 73. Greenvale Reserve #1. Footscray 2/186 AJ Armstrong 98 ND Caulfield 51 D Raniolo 30* def Casey-South Melbourne 6/183(cc) D Hadfield 50 AR Bardwell 39 A Deshpande 38 S Halangode 32* J Vine 2/29. Mervyn G Hughes Oval. Ringwood 5/241 BJ Eustance 77 CR Moorhouse 71 TM Freeman 31* WN Ryan 2/42 def by Melbourne 6/258(cc) K Herft 141 J Craig 42 P Petricola 33 TM Freeman 3/38. Russell Lucas Oval. Frankston Peninsula 140 V Bansal 66 D Warren 3/23 J McLaughlan 2/23 J Peacock 2/26 AJ Molden 2/33 d e f by Melbourne University 7/210(cc) JE Horn 50 L Bienvenu 48* Y Iqbal 37 H Bienvenu 28 L Cox 2/27. AH Butler Oval. Fitzroy Doncaster 175 SA Jones 82 B Grace 35 DD Rao 3/24 GE Seneviratne 2/18 B Taeuber 2/ 28 def byDandenong 8/233(cc) J Wills 84 CP Forsyth 63 AJ Fernando 29 L Myott 3/31 A Johnston 2/30 JR Blyth 2/46. Schramms Reserve #1. Kingston Hawthorn 57 T Marchant 5/22 MJ Culvenor 3/11 def by Carlton 171 LJ McKenna 38 MJ Culvenor 37 J Lemire 30 S Khattak 5/18 L D'Rozario 3/29. Walter Galt Reserve (Main Oval)
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■ The 1812 Theatre Ltd: War of the Worlds by Howard E Koch. Until March 6 at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Pip Le Blond. Bookings: www.1812theatre.com.au 97583964 ■ Eltham Little Theatre: The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. Dennis. Until March 13 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Brad Buckingham. Bookings: www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au ■ Skin of Our Teeth Theatre Company: Love. Labours. Won - Or Much Ado About Nothing … (by William Shakespeare, adapted by Emma Louise Watson) March 5 15 at Waurn Ponds Hall, 225 Waurn Ponds Drive, Waurn Ponds. Director: Emma Louise Watson. Bookings: www.trybooking.com/ BMVNJ ■ SLAMS MTC: Island Song March 12 20 at the Knox Community Arts Centre, Cnr Mountain Hwy and Scoresby Rd., Bayswater. Director: Merryn Purdy; Music Director: Stephanie Clare-Cover. Bookings: http:// www.trybooking.com/BOTMF. Phone 0412 605182. ■ Encore Theatre Inc: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Constance Cox. March 12 - 27 at the Clayton Theatrette, 9-15 Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Richard Burman. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/BOIMR or 1300 739 099 ■ Essendon Theatre Company: Psycho Beach Party (by Charles Busch) March 26 April 4 at the Bradshaw St. Community Hall, 9-11 Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director: Christopher Hill. Bookings: www.essendontheatrecompany.com.au 0406 448 368 ■ Ark Theatre: Robin Hood Men in Tights (a pantomime in the park by Julie Cunningham) April 10, 11, 18 at 2.30pm and April 11, 17 and 18 at 11.00am at Melba Park, Market St., Lilydale. BYO picnic rug. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/book/ sessions?eid=706472 ■ Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC): Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical April 24 - May 2 at the Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham. Bookings and more information: www.midsumma.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold
Auditions
■ Essendon Theatre Company: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. March 6 at the Bradshaw Street Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Directors: Michele Haywood and Nicola Taylor. Audition bookings essential. Email: michwood@ bigpond.com or nicola_taylor4@ yahoo.com.au ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Ladies in Retirement by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham. March 21 and 23 at Guide Hall, Glebe Ave., Cheltenham. Director: Martin Gibbs. Audition bookings: 0411 645 003 or mandcgibbs@tpg.com.au ■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Witness for the Prosecution (by Agatha Christie) April 11 and 12 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern Director: Peter Newling. Audition enquiries and bookings: peter.newling@ gmail.com ■ Peridot Theatre: Curtain Up! (by Peter Quilter) April 18, 19 at the Unicorn Theatre, Mt Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley. Director: John Jennings. Audition bookings: john.jennings@live.com.au or 0419570081 - Cheryl Threadgold
Media Flashes
■ Southern Cross Austereo has announced its financial results for the six months ending December 31, 2020. The company's revenue dropped 15.9 per cent from AU$308.1 million to AU$259.2 million. ■ Alexis Daish will finish as US Correspondent for the Nine Network. She will be returning to Australia to start a new role as a Reporter with A Current Affair in Melbourne. ■ Josiah Shala has started as an Anchor on Fox FM’s Breakfast show. For the past three months, Josiah has been a Work Day Announcer at hit 96.9 Goulburn Valley.
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ALLSTARS FINALE
● The Allstarts will perform this month at The Palms At Crown. ■ The Allstars ensemble will appear at The that should not be missed." Palms at Crown on Sunday, March 21. The Allstars have performed in most venues The AllstarsS can trace their pedigree back throughout Australia and performed at many almost to when rock n roll began. major events such as the Australian Bi-CenteThey have performed throughout b and have nary celebrations, Australia Day celebrations shared the stage with many internationally ac- and the Melbourne Moomba festival. claimed artists including Gene Pitney, The ShadAmong the many Australian artists who have ows, Chubby Checker, The Platters, Tom Jones, featured with The Allstars include Glenn Rick Nelson, Del Shannon, Bobby Rydell, The Shorrock, Doug Parkinson, Ian Turpie, Crystals, Chan Romero, Gerry Marsden, Chris Johnny Chester, Alison Durbin, Jade Hurley, Montez and Buddy Holly's Crickets. Judy Stone, Merv Benton, Darren Williams, After more than 60 years this is their finale, Little Pattie, Sandy Scott, Grantley Dee, Dinah The Allstars will accompany some exciting Aus- Lee, Lucky Starr, Roland Storm, Lonnie Lee, tralian guest stars for their final performance Bev Harrell, Bobby and Laurie, Ross D Wylie, including Normie Rowe, Donna Fisk, Mark An- Barry Stanton, Johnny Devlin, Marcie Jones drew, Rick Diamond and Billy O'Rourke. They and Warren Williams. will perform some of the biggest hits of the RockAs Stan ‘The Man" Rofe, the legendary DJ n-Roll era. who was the first to broadcast rock-n-roll on Bassist and producer of The Allstars, Ian B Melbourne radio .and who was inducted in to Allen, said, "The Allstars Finale has been both the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, said "The an exciting and reflective activity. Exciting be- Allstars are clearly the most authentic and procause The Allstars will be performing again with fessional rock-n-roll group in Australia". some of their favourite performers. Date: Sunday March 21 - 5pm “Reflective as it takes us back to 1957 when Place:The Palms at Crown the group first started and made recordings and Tickets on sale now the hundreds of shows and many, many tours Book at ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100 with international acts that followed. It is cerWebsite: theallstarsfinale.com.au tainly a show in Melbourne's rock n roll history - Michael Wilkie
The Winter’s Tale ■ The Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns to live theatre performance with a new musical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter Tale, being presented from March 6 - 20 in Central Park Road, Malvern and heading the launch of the first annual Stonnington Shakespeare Festival. The company is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and Artistic Director Jennifer Sarah Dean (London’s Globe Theatre) said that after ten sellout seasons, this production promises to be their most exciting adaptation yet. “The Winter’s Tale smashes all the rules that we have come to expect from a traditional drama,” Ms Dean said. Musical Director Natalie Calia will embrace a broad range of classic hits from Ed Sheeran
to Tom Jones to bring the story to life and a 1940s.jazz trio will integrate contemporary pop music into the classic text. David Meadows (Macbeth, Richard 3) takes on the leading role of Leontes, while Anton Berezon (Cats, Wicked) joins the company for the first time as Leontes’ former friend and now bitter rival Polixenes. Tref Gare (Bright Star) will return for his fifth season as the Shepherd supported by the comedy antics of Caleb Whiticker (Grease, West Side Story) and Emma Austin (Into the woods, As You Like It). Set design from Hayley James will transport audiences to the contrasting worlds of Sicilia and Bohemia. ● Continued on Next Page
● Freida Zamba ■ Despite the fact that I love boogie board surfing so much that our editor has nicknamed me Gidget, it's the stuff of dreams to be able to surf like international surf champion Layne Beachley. But before Layne hit the headlines, there was a tribe of female surfers who broke into the boys' club of surfing in the 1980s - names like surfing greats Frieda Zamba, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha and many more. And it was a tough gig to find a place in what was the male professional surfing world of fluro colours, peroxide hair and huge male egos. The film Girls Can't Surf follows the journey of those brave women in the 1980s who dared to surf the big waves professionally, despite the almost universal put downs from the male surfing fraternity. And every time a male surfing champion or commentator from those bad old days was interviewed, it was always made clear that women couldn't surf as well as men could, and should stick to being a decorative and bikini-clad support team for their men. So watching this documentary will make your blood boil at times. But these courageous and incredibly talented women broke through the misogyny and made it possible for later surfers like Layne Beachley and today's stars to be seen as role models and fine athletes who deserve their place on the winner's podium - not just on the beach applauding the boys. Girls Can't Surf is probably more for the surfing aficionados but it is a valuable historical record of just how far we have come, and all today's female surfers (even boogie board ones like me) owe a debt of gratitude to the women who blazed the trail. So it's thanks from this Gidget. Girls Can't Surf opens in cinemas next week. - Julie Houghton
Arts In Maroondah Call for Entries: 26th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition 2021. Entries will close soon for the 26th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition is Light and Shadow. Maroondah Arts encourage sartists t explore light, shade, chiaroscurio and reflections in their artwork. Artworks of all mediums are eligible to enter including photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking and ceramics. Visit the website for the Application Form and further details. https://www. m a ro o n d a h . v i c . g o v. a u / E x p l o re / ArtsInMaroondah Entries close 5pm, Monday, March 15. Announcement of both the Mayoral Acquisition and the Ringwood East/Heathmont Community Bank Acquisition will be made at the opening on Thursday ,April 29. The exhibition will run from April 12 to Friday June 4 at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery. - Peter Kemp
Media Flashes
■ Facebook has announced it has signed letters of intent with Private Media, Solstice Media, and Schwartz Media. The partnerships will bring previously paywalled content, to Facebook. ■ Henrietta Cook is now covering consumer affairs for The Age.
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Victorian Arts Abbotsford Convent Gallery Flesh After Fifty Over 500 works from some of Australia's best contemporary artists - paintings, photographs, videos, drawings and sculptures of women over the age of fifty and many naked. :Something happens to our body after 50," says Joan Crawford. "Learning to love our bodies after the age of 50 is a personal challenge we all face. Realising that it's not the end but the beginning is the surprise,” Jane Scott, lead curator and Program Manager. “Flesh After Fifty is an exploration of older women art. Through the medium of photography, video, sculpture, painting and prints, the exhibition celebrates positive images of women over the age of 50 who have lived a bit and have the bodies to prove it." Exhibition opens March 7 and closes April 11. Abbotsford Convent Gallery 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford. - Peter Kemp
Castlemaine State Festival
■ The Castlemaine State Festival will return in March celebrating the dynamic creative capital of Central Victoria with a program of events covering visual arts, performance, music, talks and workshops. The return of Australia's largest regional arts festival highlights the diversity and strength of the creative community with a spotlight on the diversity and culture of the region. The Festival will dive deep into the neighbouring city of Bendigo, with an awesome circus event By A Thread by One Fell Swoop at Ulumbarra Theatre and Inventi Ensemble's performances for families at The Capital Theatre perfectly timed for audiences to head next door to experience the wonder of sixties pop icon Mary Quant and her designs at the Bendigo Art Gallery. - Peter Kemp
Track Gallery
■ Exhibitions: smART 2021. Small Works Art Exhibition February 17 - 28. Wednesday to Sunday 10am-4pm. ■ Batik Exhibition: Museum of Indonesian Arts Inc. March 3 - 21. Track Gallery 45 Miller St, Mt Waverley - Peter Kemp
Monash Gallery of Art When the sun sleeps Clare Jellie's photographic series, When the sun sleeps, explores the small Australian coastal town of Warrnambool, and the stories embedded within its social and environmental ecologies. While growing up on the area, Jellie felt torn between staying and leaving, between travelling and dwelling, between city and country. Through the series, Jellie addresses her ambivalent feelings about growing up in typical regional Australian town, while also connecting with the people who have chosen to embrace an unassuming lifestyle. The work provides a contrast to usual touristic and cliched imagery of Warrnambool, showing grey skies, stagnant streets, and a desolate coastline. Drawing on the traditions of long-form documentary photography, Jellie has created a series that both questions and celebrates rural living. Exhibition closes May 31. Monash Gallery of Art 860 Ferntree Gully Rd., Wheelers Hill - Peter Kemp
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Charlie Zangel in Cockatiel ■ Charlie Zangel presents Cockatiel from March 24 to April 5 at Comedy Republic, Melbourne’s newest mainstage theatre at 231 Bourke St for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Cockatiel is said to be a hilarious and heartfelt snapshot of the life of a queer kid from Melbourne trying to find his flock. Bending genre and gender, stand-up and song. Charlie Zangel is a genderqueer stand-up, writer and Nicole Kidman body double from Melbourne. After making his foray into the world of standup as his drag alter-ego Charity Werk in 2018, Charlie quickly made a splash in the Australian comedy circuit, earning a Best Comedy nomination for his Melbourne Fringe show Community Service, and earning a prestigious place in MICF’s The Comedy Zone (2019) - a monthlong showcase of the best and brightest new comedians in the country. Since the end of lockdown, Charlie has been dropping the drag and stepping into the limelight as his true self for his MICF debut. As a sketch comic, drag artist, podcaster and playwright, Charlie has always loved comedy that plays with form. As part of his MICF season, Charlie will be releasing a new pop-rock single Drama Queen for punters to get a taste of the action. Performance Season: March 24 - April 5 at 6.30pm Venue: Comedy Republic, 231 Bourke St, Melbourne Bookings: https://www.comedyfestival. com.au/2021/shows/cockatiel Tickets on sale now $21-$27 - Cheryl Threadgold
We’re probably really, really happy right now
■ The promise of hearing a “new poetry of the voice and body that will smash assumptions about the way we see ourselves ..” really, really appealed to me (to steal words from the title!) Presented as one of the first reignited live shows at Theatre Works in St Kilda, the concept of a promise like that was enticing. Well, what an experience – walking into a square performance space surrounded by raised glass cases in which audience were separated; just as we could see them, they could see us. This immediately reignited memories of the famous Adolf Eichmann trial, which introduced the glass box. Fascinating to wonder if the chaotic performers , furiously expressing hypocrisy of CEOs, media influences, partner relationships, word usage and abusage, and myriad other incongruities of current human existence, ere criticizing us for permitting such madness, or we were there to merely reflect on and dutifully accept the current madness of our world. The performance was certainly engaging. Rather than a narrative plot , this was somewhat akin to seeing kids throw all the large building blocks on the floor and then try different building designs. As promised there is no specific style to this work, but that in itself is engaging as we see influences of Commedia Dell’arte, expressionism and techno usage. Some brilliant one liners stick in my head: “We’re so open minded all the brains have fallen out ... " “Just because you came out of my vagina doesn’t mean I’m your mother ... ” The show can be interpreted on various levels, didactic, absurd, powerful, crazy. Trying to read the dialogue all around the glass walls was a bit tricky while trying simultaneously to watch the physicality of the whole thing. And I found the ensemble’s constant “shut up” directed at the one positive role (a dove-like character, constantly working on mathematical problems on the glass walls) quite confronting, given what
Victoria has been through this past year ... Written by Ellen Grimshaw and directed by Sarah Vickery, I really really recommend this avant garde experience, though it’s a fraction long at 90 minutes with lockout rules. It’s a wild and worthy ride with Anjelica Angwin, Henry Kelly, Hannah Lagudah, Romaine McSweeney, Vivian Nguyen, Alexander Thew, and Yuchen Wang. Until March 6 at Theatre Works, St Kilda. Bookings: theatreworks.org.au - Review by Maggie Morrison
Doggo
■ Alice Tovey presents Doggo for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival from April 2 - 11 at The Butterfly Club. Alice asks: Am I the kind of person that my dog thinks I am? How can I be the type of person my dog would be proud of? It’s a show promoted about being unapologetically yourself, and will be filled with songs and sketches. Doggo will blend elements of musical comedy, experimental performance, burlesque and immersive theatre . Alice Tovey is a singer, songwriter and selfproclaimed 'feminist rock-god' who is eclectically a classically trained opera singer. She has been performing for over eight years and toured award-winning shows. Her inaugural show Malice earned her an Adelaide Fringe Award for Best Emerging Artist at the weekly awards. Alice’s 2019 show Garbage Monster received multiple five-star reviews and an extended season in her home town of Melbourne. Performance Dates: April 2 - 11 at 7pm (60 minutes). Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne. Tickets: $28 - $25. Bookings: :https://www.comedyfestival. com.au/2021/shows/doggo - Cheryl Threadgold
No Time On
■ Rural footy clubs are everything to a local town. Gilgerie, home to the Roosters, is dying. No Time On takes us into football club rooms. Whether or not you’ve entered these inner sanctums, the drama and humour of this play is spot on and will resonate and delight. First launched in 1992, playwright Graeme Forsyth’s script of twists and turns and wagers stands the test of time throwing up characters of great depth who position themselves in the game of life, set in the club. Loud sports jackets and akubras befit the character of Wally Carlisle (Doc White), footy club president, town hotel licensee and self-promoter. Wally has punted on out-of-town, notable coach, Shark Bateman (Cory Hicks), in a desperate attempt to win back the long lost premiership flag from arch rival town Lockbrook, home to the Hawks. Wally thinks he has the town, club members, players and his blossoming daughter Crystal (Milla Pearl) under his control. Shark who’s making a firm stand on club rules plays a credible role. Strong chemistry between Shark and his tolerant wife Barbara (Angela Annese) reveals all about their long marriage and his weaknesses. Crystal and Barbara’s alliance, played convincingly by Angela and Milla, sees Crystal gain strength to break the paternal tie in male dominated Gilgerie. Promising star player, Billy Glass (Craig Hyde-Smith), pushed-aside assistant coach, Silic (Matthew Coote), reporter Crayfish (Jordan Brown) and knockabout, Nine Times (Chris Grant) each play vital roles to stoke the tension. Lighting and staging of this eight scene play was brought to life by Josh Griffiths-Hunt. In a year of lockdowns, the Playhouse Players, under Graeme McCoubrie’s artful directorship, having weathered Zoom rehearsals and three false starts, are to be congratulated for their fortitude in staging this entertaining night of theatre. Palpable teamwork to match the storyline. Graeme McCoubrie incisively rounded off first-night inviting Graeme Forsyth to talk about the play’s history. - Review by Sherryn Danaher
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The Winter’s Tale
■ Te military inspired costume design from Aislinn Naughton takes the audience to a world where fighting and sorry is replaced by hope and new beginnings. Melbourne Shakespeare Company is conscious of its environmental impact and proudly uses full reclaimed, reused and recycled costumes and sets in all their productions. The Winter’s Tale is family-friendly and audiences are encouraged to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors. Seating is not provided at the venue, and protective sun wear is recommended for matinee performances. Tickets and further details are now available at melbourneshakespeare.com - Cheryl Threadgold
Wilburys travel
■ The Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup and now their songs have been reimagined for Australian concert audiences. The Traveling Wilburys Sessions are now rescheduling their city show postponed during the snap lockdown to Thursday, March 4 at The Athenaeum Theatre in Collins St, Melbourne. Music Director Sam See has assembled a band featuring James Black, Lindsay Field, Glyn Mason, Angus Burchall and Paul Cartwright. Their show is promoted as creating "an unforgettable experience featuring sensational vocals, knockout harmonies and gargantuan guitar work" as they pay tribute to the Wilburys and the superstar members such as Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison. Performance Date: Thursday, March 4 at 8.00pm Venue: The Athenaeum Theatre, Collins St., Melbourne Bookings: https://wilburysessions.com.au/ - Cheryl Threadgold
Truth Has Changed
■ Transitions Film Festival announces the premiere of The Truth Has Changed. The Truth Has Changed is the latest work from filmmaker and actor Josh Fox who is regarded as a leading documentary-maker and a leading voice in the global environmental movement. "I’m incredibly happy that The Truth Has Changed will have its Australian premiere at Transitions Film Festival,” says Josh Fox. “Australia has seen the effects of climate change in real time more direly than almost anywhere. “From the wildfires that killed billions of animals to the dying of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia has to wake up and save itself, and I hope this film can help." The Truth Has Changed is half live performance, half notes from an underground COVID bunker, the piece is a solo monologue that tells the story of the progression of American propaganda from a front row seat. From his experiences as a first responder during 9/11, to his ground-breaking reporting on fracking, his eco-flights over the Gulf of Mexico during the BP oil spill, the siege of the US Capitol and beyond, Josh Fox is an eyewitness to history. Transitions Film Festival’s co-founder and director, Daniel Simons, is excited to welcome Josh back to their stacked program, which is going virtual this year. “After hosting the Australian premiere of Josh’s last film, How to Let Go of The World and Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change, we are now delighted to present The Truth Has Changed,” says Simons. “The Truth Has Changed is a vital piece of work from a masterful storyteller. It is essential viewing for anyone who cares about the future of democracy, solving the climate crisis, and improving our ability to navigate our collective future in the face of distorted truths and manipulated realities. It is also a beautiful and riveting personal story told by a masterful storyteller” For full details visit https:// www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/ - Cheryl Threadgold
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Les Twentyman in danger
■ Hi everyone, remotely from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news
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American horror story
■ Netflix's latest true crime series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at The Cecil Hotel has had everyone completely hooked since it landed. The first season in a new anthology crime series, the show looked into the disappearance of Canadian student Elisa Lam who vanished from the Los Angeles hotel in 2013 has been linked to a number of deaths and disappearances since it opened in 1927. So it's no huge surprise that the hotel has a connection to Netflix's creepiest drama, American Horror Story: Hotel is the fifth in the season in the anthology series, and it centres around the mysterious LA-based Hotel Cortez, where multiple disturbing deaths and paranormal events have taken place. Sound familiar? Well, it turns out that the hotel at the centre of the series was directly inspired by the Hotel Cecil, and the disappearance of Elisa Lam. Back in 2015 AHS creator Ryan Murphy spoke about the huge impact that real-life Cecil Hotel had on the series, "I was always very obsessed with The Hotel Cecil that is downtown, there was a surveillance video that went around two years ago that just showed a girl getting into an elevator in a downtown hotel that is rumoured to be haunted, and she was never seen again." Before Elisa's death the Cecil Hotel was well-known for notorious activity, from untimely deaths to housing serial killers Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger. In the documentary, general manager Amy Price - who worked at the hotel from 2007 to 2017 claimed she had seen 80 deaths alone in those 10 years. As well as being a budget place for tourists to stay, part of the hotel was rented out to long-term tenants who were from the surrounding 'skid row' area. No part of American Horror Story: Hotel was filmed at the Cecil. To create the iconic hotel at the centre of the chilling season, the team built a six-storey hotel set on the Fox lot. When a young Les Twentyman and his mate, cricket journalist Doug Ackerley arrived in Los Angeles for the first time, guess where they stayed? Yes, is was the notorious Hotel Cecil.
Vaccine use-by dates ■ Medical professionals in Seattle have described insane scenes as they scrambled to give out 1600 Coronavirus vaccine doses that were at risk of going to waste after a freezer broke down. "We were literally like, who can get people here?" Kevin Brooks, the COO of Swedish Health Services told The Washington Post. "People started texting and calling and we were just counting down." Well-past 3 a.m. they still had dozens of vaccines that needed to be used. With minutes to go before the doses were set to expire, staff ran out onto the streets to find people and offer them vaccines; an old woman in flipflops got hers on the sidewalk and some people received theirs through their car windows. Earlier this week, Oregon health-care workers who were stranded in a snowstorm vaccinated nearby drivers in order to salvage soon-to-expire vaccine doses. "When I got the call they're like, 'it's kind of like our snow moment,'" Jennifer Brackett, a hospital administrator at UW Medicine in Seattle said.
Historical names cut ● Pictured on one of his many trips to West Hollywood is Les Twentyman (at right) picking up his 'Ozcar" award with Alan Johnson, Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites.
Obesity study surprises ■ How are those New Year's weight loss resolutions going so far? For people who need more motivation to cut the fat out of their diet, a new study finds your average elephant is probably in better shape than most humans. An international research team says, despite their massive size, zoo elephants actually carry less body fat than the average person. The team, led by Daniella Chusyd of Indiana University, wanted to understand why Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) living in zoos had lower birth rates than their peers in the wild. Researchers say it was thought these captive elephants were overweight and this was leading to a fertility crisis among the zoo population. Such a connection is similar to what health experts see happening in overweight people. "I was interested in discovering whether methods predominantly used in human health research could help us learn more about elephants," says Chusyd, formerly from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in a media release. "Obesity is not clearly defined in humans, let alone elephants."
Chicken is the go
GavinWood
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Only in America
■ This is animal advocate abuse. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals demanded this week that people stop using "speciesist" terms such as "chicken," "pig" or "rat" as insults for humans and promptly got ripped as dodos for the stunt. The PETA tweet was so widely mocked online that it soon boasted an embarrassing ratio of almost 11,000 comments to just over 3000 likes. "Calling someone an animal as an insult reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other animals and justified in violating them," the animal-rights advocacy group said in its earnest call to action. "Stand up for justice by rejecting supremacist language." PETA social-media reps also included a chart detailing the human "supremacist" terminology and suggesting alternative language such as using "coward" instead of "chicken," "snitch" in lieu of "rat," "jerk" rather than "snake," "repulsive" rather than "pig" and "lazy" to cast aspersions onto someone with sloth-like tendencies. Needless to say, the majority of commentators deemed the directive a bit cuckoo.
■ The San Francisco School Board has voted to strike the names of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln from the district's institutions, it was revealed. The former presidents were among the historical figures deemed by the board members to have ties to racism or have 'dishonourable legacies' in a 6-1 vote, which will see 44 local public schools forced to change their names. The controversial move follows a wave of anti-racism protests that swept the country last summer in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, resulting in statues of Confederate leaders, in particular, being torn down. The decision in San Francisco resulted in anger from some policy makers, including Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, who believe the school board should instead be concentrating on how to bring students back to in-person learning during the pandemic. Among the other names on the newly banned list are Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words to the national anthem; former presidents William McKinley, James Garfield, James Monroe and Herbert Hoover; Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere; and author Robert Louis Stevenson. Even current senator Dianne Feinstein's name did not escape the chopping block, as the first female mayor of San Francisco and lifelong Democrat became the only living person whose name was noted for removal.
■ In the year through November 2020, there were 213 chicken sandwich announcements across America's top restaurant and convenience chains, up 22 per centyear over year. Some recent chicken sandies you may have seen or eaten: ■ Shake Shack's Korean-style iteration ■ McDonald's chicken McGriddle ■ KFC's new "best chicken sandwich ever" (we're calling false advertising here) Fast-food burgers actually still outsell chicken sandwiches 3-to-1. However, America's broader dietary habits have skewed toward poultry since the early '90s, with 1.4B more units of chicken sold than beef last year. Chicken looks to be the future of fast food: It's less costly than beef, which appeals to budget-conscious consumers. But restaurants do have to install new equipment to batter the chicken fillets.
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Magazine ■ I can remember listening to Bob Dyer on the radio in the late forties. His radio shows always sounded like great fun to me and I was fascinated by his American accent. Bob Dyer became a household name in Australia through his quiz shows and his catchphrases such as “Howdy customers howdy”, “Happy lathering customers” and “Tell em' Bob sent you”. Robert "Bob" Dies was born in Tennessee in 1909. He left school at the age of 12 and in his teenage years worked at many jobs before becoming a vaudeville artist and touring the United States as a singer and comedian. For obvious reasons he used the stage name of Bob Dyer. Bob first came to Australia in 1936 at the age of 27 to tour with Jim Davidson's ABC Dance Band. He returned to Sydney in 1937, this time to perform his hillbilly and ukulele act whilst appearing in the Marcus Show. In 1940 Bob Dyer produced a radio series for 3DB titled The Last of the Hillbillies. Whilst performing at The Tivoli Theatre in Sydney Bob fell in love. During The Crazy Gang he met a beautiful young showgirl named Thelma Phoebe McLean who used the stage name of ‘Dolly Mack’ - it was virtually "love at first sight." The young couple married shortly after their first meeting and spent their honeymoon in Surfers Paradise.
Whatever Happened To ... Bob Dyer By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM Bob and Dolly entertained the troops during the Second World War. In the mid 1940s Bob began hosting national radio shows such as Bob Dyer's Variety Show and Can You Take It? The format for these shows involved lots of stunts and jokes that involved the studio audience and made fun listening for the thousands glued to their radio sets waiting to hear what would happen next. In 1948 Bob started a new show titled Pick A Box which went on to run for 23 years. His other radio shows included Can You Take It, Cop The Lot and It Pays To Be Funny. Bob and Dolly lived at Beauty Point in NSW and loved to be near the water as they were both keen on fishing. There was a ‘staged rivalry’
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between Bob and his fellow radio quizmaster Jack Davey and the pair would often be seen in The Movietone News in publicity stunts. When television began Bob successfully transferred two of his shows, It Pays To Be Funny and Pick A Box to the new medium. In 1960 a young contestant named Barry Jones appeared on Pick A Box for the first time and went on to become a household name. George Partridge was another popular contestant. In 1961 Bob Dyer won the Gold Logie for the Most Popular Personality on Australian television. In 1971 Bob and Dolly announced their retirement and moved to The Isle of Capri on the Gold Coast to pursue their hobby of deep-sea fishing. Between them, they broke 50 world and 150 Australian records. Bob passed away in 1984 and Dolly lived in retirement in Gympie for another 20 years until her death in 2004. Bob Dyer was one of the Australian radio legends and we remember Bob and Dolly fondly. 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
‘Get on the beers’ in Canberra this month ■ Mercure Canberra will host the 14th Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival on Saturday, March 20, with an expanded venue and special COVID-safe arrangements. Australia's premier celebration of craft brewers has been reconfigured with an expanded area, including the grounds of the Mercure Canberra and the adjoining lawns of Batman and Gooreen Streets in Braddon. The expansion of the event has been made possible as a result of a grant from the ACT Government to support events. To ensure a comfortable, safe and uncrowded environment, the Festival will now be split into two ticketed sessions from 11am to 2pm and 3pm to 6pm. All transactions will be cashless, with a simple tap-and-go system in place for purchases. Some 40 local and interstate exhibitors will be presenting up to 250 craft beers and ciders for tasting. There will also be beer/cider foodmatching sessions, guest speakers and 'meet the brewers' sessions. A range of dining options (including local gourmet food vendors), live entertainment and family activities will be available throughout the day Canberra's rapidly emerging brewing scene will be reflected in the presence of BentSpoke Brewing Co, Capital Brewing Co, Jono's Jerky and others, while interstate exhibitors include many of Australia's most renowned breweries such as Sydney Brewery, Stone Dog Meadery, 4 Pines Brewing, Mountain Goat Beer, Lord Nelson Brewery and James Squire. Specialist cideries such as Franks Cider and Willie Smith's Cider will exhibit their range of ciders. Advance purchase tickets will be available for $20pp and $30pp on the day through Moshtix (booking fees apply). Children have free access to the event when accompanying parents. Tastings (150ml) are available for $4 each. Once again, the Festival will help raise funds for Rise Above Capital Region Cancer Relief, a locally based group that provides support for over 950 cancer patients. Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival organiser, Jenny Farrell, said that after the disappointment of having to
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with John Rozentals cancel the event in 2020, the new-look Festival will provide a tremendous showcase for Australia's best brewers. "To have such easy access to 40 craft brewers and three hours of entertainment for as little as $20 entry provides a perfect opportunity for both serious lovers of beer and cider and those who just want to enjoy a fun, family-friendly event in a really attractive venue," she said. "Canberra is the perfect place for a long weekend, so we will be expecting a large number of visitors who want to combine the Festival with visits to the many other nearby attractions." Festival information: www.canberrabeerfest.com.au. Festival bookings: www.moshtix.com.au. Special accommodation and festival packages - Mercure Canberra The 'Beer Fest 2021' package includes overnight accommodation at the 4-star Mercure Canberra, a 4pack of award-winning Sydney Brewery beers, entry to the Festival, and breakfast. The package is available from $149 per room per night for one or two people (conditions apply). Bookings: 02 6243 000; email: stay@mercurecanberra.com.au or via www.mercurecanberra.com.au Mercure Canberra combines heritage character with modern comforts. Opened in 1927, the hotel is set
■ With travellers eager to start exploring Australia once more, Travelmarvel is pleased to announce the release of its 2012/22 domestic tours with a dedicated Australia brochure. Featured within Travelmarvel's new Australia 2021-22 brochure are premium coach and rail journeys across Tasmania, Western Australia, Central Australia, Queensland and Victoria. Tasmania is calling, and Travelmarvel is offering savings of up to $600 per couple on its most popular trip, the 10-day Grand Tasman, when booked before May 31. Starting from $3395 per person, twin-share, loop around the island state from Launceston, visit Bridestowe Lavender Estate and the landscapes of Freycinet National Park. Cruise the Gordon River and stay at the renowned Cradle Mountain Hotel. Visit www.travelmarvel.com.au
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■ Australians can spend the 2021 festive season sailing along the Great Barrier Reef and through the Whitsunday Islands aboard the world's largest and newest sailing ship, Golden Horizon, as part of a new 16night stay-and-sail package offered by Cruise Traveller. The 16-night package is available until March 31 from $9530 per person, twin-share, including a night in Cairns, beer and wine with lunch and dinner aboard the ship, onboard gratuities and use of the ship's extensive water sports equipment including water skis, pico sailboats, kayaks, windsurfers, stand up paddle boards, snorkelling gear and a floating island and trampoline for fun in the water off the ship's marina platform. - John Rozentals
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● Catriona Rowntree ■ Catriona Rowntree has been presenting the Getaway travel show on Channel 9 for nearly 30 years. In normal times she is on the go travelling 42 weeks of the year. Her itinerary over the years has included filming in South America to Europe and countries in between. The Antarctica is high on Catriona’s bucket list but that trip may have to take a back seat. Meanwhile Catriona is filming a new show, Country Home Hunters, for Nine, introducing cashed-up property buyers to a selection of rather splendid rural homes around Australia.
What we need is a good laugh
■ If you’re into listening to podcasts, you will get an ample supply of laughs from the locally produced Have a Go, made by the Diamantina Podcast Network. Have a Go features funny man Dave Edwards who commented “we fearlessly tackle the biggest issues facing Australia today”. The Diamantina Network also look after the much acclaimed 30-minute weekly comedy podcast, The Betoota Daily News.
Brazen hold-up on camera
■ A TV reporter was assigned to file a live report from outside of the Barcelona Soccer Club , Spain. Seemed a pretty normal day until a gunman appeared on the scene demanding wallets and phones from tv presenter and film crew. Much screaming ensured and gunman made quick getaway on motorbike fortunately captured on camera as cameraman left his camera rolling. It’s often said criminals aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed.
Kate cooking up own show
■ As most of our readers know Kate Stevenson resigned from her on-air duties on 3AW, including co -hosting a wine and food show on Saturday mornings. Kate got itchy feet and moved to a corporate PR job. Kate is back on the airwaves hosting Relish, a travel, food and wine show on 3MP, 8am Saturdays. Kate certainly has the contacts and personality to make Relish a winner as her old program on 3AW has been axed.
It’s the vibe
■ The team at Working Dog Productions has expanded services into the world of advertising. They have responded to a call from State Government to write and produce a series of humorous TV commercials to encourage tourists to visit Victoria. TVCs will mainly be seen interstate. Working Dog are most famous for their block buster movie, The Castle. - John O’Keefe
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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not FILM: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI (Now Streaming on Prime Video): Genre: Drama. Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree , Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr, Beau Bridges. Year: 2020. Rating: M A 1 5 + . Length: 114 Minutes Stars: **** Review: A fictionalized account based on a real event of one incredible night in Miami in 1964 where icons Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown gathered and discussed their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 1960s. Beautifully streamlined and compelling drama based on the stage play by Kemp Powers, who adapted it for the screen, makes no secret of its stage origins, but that ultimately works well in its favour, as there is no way to escape its claustrophobic setting as emotions, high and low, ignite with considerable tautness and power across a brutally divided racially charged political landscape, a startling showcase for four actors in the key roles that are simply immaculate, all hitting both the serious and humorous notes with great effect and believability. Outstanding big screen feature directorial debut of Regina King (Oscar winning actress from "If Beale Street Could Talk"/2018), stars Kingsley Ben-Adir (as Malcolm X), Eli Goree (as Cassius Clay), Aldis Hodge (as Jim Brown) and Leslie Odom Jr. (as Sam Cooke), beautifully capture the very essence of each of these legendary figures during a period of unrelenting instability in American 20th Century history, delivering their power, humour, struggles and insecurities with deeply affecting respect and sincerity, and in a minor role, veteran actor Beau Bridges delivers a performance that ultimately defies belief. Though not a biopic in the traditional sense, this slice of American history that is as relevant today as it was nearly six decades ago, this ranks alongside other racially and politically charged films such as Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (1992) and Michael Mann's "Ali" (2001), among others, director Regina King and screenwriter and playwright Kemp Powers have delivered a richly evocative, penetrating, atmospheric, intimate, sensitive, tantalizing and haunting time capsule into the hearts and minds of four extraordinary men during "One Night in Miami" who helped shape and inspire a generation. FILM: MANK (Streaming on NETFLIX): G e n r e : Biography/Comedy/Drama. Cast: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Charles Dance. Year: 2020. Rating: M . Length: 131 Minutes. Stars: **** Review: Follows social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in 1930's Hollywood and tumultuous development of the screenplay for Orson Welles' iconic masterpiece "Citizen Kane" (1941). Directed by David Fincher, whose previous credits include Se7en, Zodiac, The Social Network, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl and producer & co-director on the acclaimed series Mindhunter, after three decades of gestation he has created a sumptuously rich and meticulously realized multi-layered ode to the old Hollywood and one of its most controversial and ultimately greatest crowing achievements, a triumphant display of filmmaking that strips away the tinsel of Hollywood's Golden Age to reveal a sublimely savage and fiercely fractured tale of hostility between idealism and the creation of art. Filmed in gorgeous black-and-white, Gary Oldman gives a towering tour-de-force performance as the tormented alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, delivering all the fine emotional nuances and spitting dialogue with unwavering charm and biting precision, this could and should earn his another Oscar win, and is matched every step of the way by Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies, the too long misunderstood mistress of powerful media tycoon William Randolph Hearst, played in another stellar performance by Charles Dance, along with Lily Collins as Mankiewicz' secretary Rita Alexander (whom Susan Alexander Kane gets her name), Tom Burke as Orson Welles, Ferdinand Kingsley as Irving Thalberg, and Arliss Howard as studio head, Louis B. Mayer. Driven by an immensely intelligent, richly biting yet at times emotionally sensitive Oscar worthy screenplay by the late Jack Fincher, this slice of Hollywood mythology as to who contributed what to the writing of what many consider the greatest and most inspirational American movie ever made may remain as elusive and bewitching as the mysterious final word of Charles Foster Kane, "Rosebud," but one thing is for certain, "the greatest movie ever made" would no doubt have been "the greatest movie never made" without the combined passionate and tumultuous fire and ice teaming of Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles. - James Sherlock
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● Patience (Isabelle Huppert) makes quite the career move in the entertaining comedy/drama The Godmother, which will be screening at the 2021 French Film Festival. ■ About Endlessness (M). 76 val, March 3 - 31. minutes. Opens in selected cinNicely low-key, well-acted emas March 4. drama that takes a wrong turn late Roy Andersson's latest still has in proceedings, hampering what is his distinctively deadpan and a thoughtful look at officers dealabsurdist style, but has a much ing with incidents they have to enheavier air of melancholia this time counter on a daily basis. around. Seeing a police story largely Gorgeously, meticulously shot through female eyes does give the and framed observation about the material a fresh perspective, but foibles of human nature. one wishes it delved deeper into its Though it carries over themes subject matter. seen in Andersson's previous films Reminiscent at-times of Hal (You The Living / A Pigeon Sat On Ashby's classic The Last Detail A Branch Reflecting On Exist- (1973). Stars Virginie Efira (Elle, ence), this is reminiscent of Runar Sybil) and Omar Sy (The Runarsson's 2019 Icelandic film Intouchables, Lupin TV series). Echo, another affecting look at huRATING - *** man nature, which on that occa- ■ Psycho Goreman (MA). 95 sion took place over Christmas. minutes. Available on Blu-ray and RATING - **** March 3. ■ Red Dot (MA). 85 minutes. DVD A beguiling blend of winning Now streaming on Netflix. charm and graphic this Nasty Swedish thriller, about a energetic, gory andbloodshed, very funny young couple being hunted by an fi/action/comedy is a lot of funscifor unknown sniper while out campeveryone except the squeamish. ing, is effective, but doesn't quite A young girl manages to gain sufficiently hide its devious pathcontrol of an evil, intergalactic alien, way, making the second half predictable enough to mute some of and uses him to carry out her bidding. From the director of the acits overall impact. Beautifully shot on magnificent claimed, Lovercraft-inspired The Void. Swedish locations. RATING - ***½ RATING - *** ■ The Godmother (aka Mama ■ Possessor (R). 104 minutes. Weed) (M). 105 minutes. Alliance Available on Blu-ray and DVD French Film Festival, March 3 - March 3. Brandon Cronenberg shows he 31. This comedy/drama taps into a is not afraid of father David's legnumber of issues, such as social/ endary reputation with the longracial/gender inequality, and that all awaited follow-up to his impressive people who enter a life of crime 2012 debut film, Antiviral, and again aren't necessarily evil, but it's looks at the fusion between techlargely a surface level examina- nology and identity. Those with sensitive constitution, and one wishes it dug a bit tions will want to stay clear of this deeper. Isabelle Huppert is typically very graphic outing, but what makes excellent, bringing nuance and pres- this such compelling viewing is its ence to her intriguing character, an clever, imaginative narrative and interpreter working for the police themes, bolstered even more by two who becomes a successful drug excellent lead performances by dealer. Andrea Riseborough and ChristoRATING - *** pher Abbott. ■ Night Shift (Police). 98 minRATING - **** utes. Alliance French Film Festi- Aaron Rourke
Top 10 Lists FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3 Asian). 2. THE MARKSMAN. 3. SHADOW IN THE CLOUD. 4. A WRITER'S ODYSSEY (Asian). 5. LOVE, WEDDINGS AND OTHER DISASTERS. 6. THE CROODS: A New Age. 7. WONDER WOMAN 1984. 8. AMMONITE. 9. MINARI. 10. THE DRY. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: FEBRUARY 25: BLACKBIRD, DEMON SLAYER: KIMRTSU NO YAIBA THE MOVIE, MICK FLEETWOOD & FRIENDS. MARCH 4: CHAOS WALKING, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON 2D, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON 3D. MARCH 11: COSMIC SIN, GIRL'S CAN'T SURF, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, THEN CAME YOU. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. HONEST THIEF [Action/Thriller/Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney]. 2. RADIOACTIVE [Biography/Drama/ Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley]. 3. FATMAN [Action/Thriller/Mel Gibson]. 4. RAMS [Comedy/Drama/Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Michael Caton]. 5. NEVER TOO LATE [Comedy/Romance/ Drama/James Cromwell, Jacki Weaver, Jack Thompson]. 6. IRRESISTIBLE [Comedy/Drama/Steve Carrell, Rose Byrne]. 7. FREAKY [Horror/Comedy/Thriller/Vince Vaughn, Katie Finneran]. 8. ANTEBELLUM [Mystery/Horror/Thriller/ Janelle Monae, Jack Huston]. 9. THE OUTPOST [War/History/Drama/ Scott Eastwood, Orlando Bloom, Celina Sinden]. NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: THE FURNACE [History/Drama/David Wenham, Ahmed Malek]. INTO THE LABYRINTH [Thriller/Dustin Hoffman]. SKYFIRE [Action/Jason Isaacs, Shawn Dou]. FOLLOWED [Mystery/Horror/Thriller/John Savage, Tim Drier]. ALONE WE FIGHT [Action/War/Corbin Bernsen, Aidan Bristow]. CHICK FIGHT [Action/Comedy/Drama/ Bella Thorne, Alec Baldwin]. MISS VIRGINIA [Drama/Matthew Modine, Uzo Aduba, Vanessa Williams]. THE OWNERS [Horror/Action/Thriller/ Maisie Williams, Rita Tushingham]. DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN [Comedy/ Don Knotts]. NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: THE GOLDBERGS: Season 7. GANGS OF LONDON. SUPERSTORE: Season 5. THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND: Season 5. THE DAVE ALLEN SHOW. ROMANTIC ROAD.
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Magazine Crossroads By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au
Regional tour ■ A host of Victoria’s most cherished music artists join together and hit the Victorian roads for the Keep The Circle Unbroken Tour this month. Tim Rogers, Kylie Auldist, Mick Thomas, Debra Byrne, Harry Hooky, Tracey Miller, Fenn Wilson, Sarah Carroll, Freya Josephine Hollick , Kerryn Fields, Bobby Valentine, Olivia Nathan, Joyce Prescher, Celia Church, Tracey Miller and James Howlett are just some of the artists who will perform songs inspired by one of the most influential albums in the history of music, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 album Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Dates towns and more info can be found here www.keepthecircleunbroken.com
Russell performs ■ Australian rock royalty and perennial favourite Russell Morris will perform live at Memo Music Hall St Kilda on Fri day, April 16. Russell will be performing a selection of audience favourites from throughout his musical career as well as tracks from his latest album, Black and Blue Heart.Tickets at the Memo.
Quiet Man ■ Kathryn Clements and Suzette Herft are back presenting the Quiet Man singers sessions commencing March 3 and again on March 16 at the Quiet Man Irish pub Flemington.. Bookings essential 9376 6232. - Rob Foenander
Tim has a special love for rielsing ■ Clare Valley winemaker Tim Adams loves riesling. In fact, you could describe him a riesling tragic, and you could say he's ended up in the right place. After all, Australia makes excellent riesling and the Clare Valley is recognised as one of the variety's spiritual homes here. But don't let me be your only judge. British wine expert Oz Clarke had this to say about Tim's riesling in his highly regarded book New Classic Wines: "The riesling has a wonderful aromatic flavour of ripe Cox's apples and apple blossom all mixed up. The acidity is like a darting streak of lime, and a little maturity brings a lovely biscuit and honey richness. Yet the wine is totally dry." WINE REVIEWS Birds of a Feather Lime and Pineapple Sour ($8.50 per 440ml). OK, this is wheat beer, good wheat beer, brightly packaged, very brightly packaged, as a crisply sour drink. It's my favourite of a trio of beer sours that is refreshing and crisp. Mr Mick 2020 Rosé ($17): Made from a blend of grenache, sangiovese and tempranillo, this dry rosé is delightfully flavoured and ideally suited to have with lunch on the verandah in most Australian climates. WINE OF THE WEEK ● Tim Adams: a riesling tragic. Mr Mick 2020 Riesling ($17): Unlike most of Tim Adams's touch of sweetness. by fruit flavours and it is ideal with salad. rieslings, this dryish white carries a The acid is beautifully balanced freshly grilled fish served with
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Top 5 THE T OP 5 THINGS TOP SIRI HASN’T BEEN ASKED 5. Does Dr Brett Sutton have a commercial deal with Gillette? 4. In ancient Rome, did golfers yell “IV?”. 3. For some people, should masks be compulsory at all times? 2. If robots work in the hotel, can we use them in Parliament House? 1. Siri, would you bloody well shut up?
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Doubts in the Newmarket Handicap
■ The Newmarket Handicap has attracted some of the best sprinters in Australia, but at the time of going to press, there was a doubt about two of the main chances. They are top sprinters, Nature Strip and Bivouac, although they were originally nominated. The brilliant filly, September Run, with an outstanding record up the straight at Flemington, has been made a short-priced favourite, due to the above two, being doubtful at the time of going to press. Her record is outstanding, having won five of her nine starts, culminating with a great second, only beaten half a length by Nature Strip in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Prior to that she won three on end, all up the straight at Flemington. In the strong Chris Waller stable, the daughter of Exceed and Excel, is the one to beat, especially if Nature Strip and Bivouac don't run. Her win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, was a ripper, a Group One event, she came from 8th at the 400 up the Flemington straight, to rattle home, winning by just under two lengths. She ran her last 600 metres in the good time of 34.9 seconds. On the second line is another good up and coming sprinter in Swats That, in the care of astute trainers, Leon and Troy Corstens. She put in an outstanding run, to finish third behind September Run, and Nature Strip in the Lightning. Like September Run, she is only a threeyear-old, and from her seven race starts, she has won three, with two seconds and a third. Prior to the Lightning, she ran second to September Run in the Coolmore Stakes against some of the best sprinters in the land. She is by the Cox Plate winner, Shamus Award from Is it a Mosquito, beautifully named. Both fillies will get in with a big weight advantage, and have the class to win anything they contest, doing it all so young. Another standout among the female variety is the star Western Australian mare, Celebrity Queen, who-dead heated in the recent Oakleigh Plate after being heavily supported. The daughter of one of the greatest stallions, Redoute's Choice, she has won seven of her 13 starts with her dead-heat, with four seconds. Celebrity Queen is in the strong camp of one of Australian leading trainers Grant Williams, who has another handy mare in Arcadia Queen. An interesting nomination is Masked Crusader, who at his most recent start won in good style taking out the Southern Cross Stakes in Sydney over 1200 metres. In the strong Hawkes camp, the four-yearold, by Toronado, has had an up and down preparation, having been a late scratching on a couple of occasions. He has now had eight starts for four wins, with a second and a third, and has plenty of potential. He will be there when the pressure is applied. Another good mare that was a good run first up in the Oakleigh Plate, was that of Blonde Hustle, a consistent competitor. She finished a close up fourth behind the dead-heaters in the Oakleigh Plate, Portland
● Swats That. Racing Photos. He clashed with the titans in the Lightning Stakes, and was outgunned by the strength of the field, but he had won five of his eight starts before that. He is by leading sire, Street Boss and is very smart on his day, but they may be a bit strong again here.
Ted Ryan
Australian Cup
■ The Australian Cup to be run on the same day, is an open affair with last start placegetter, Nonconformist, heading the market. Prepared by top trainer, Graeme Begg, he could be hard to beat, being a model of consistency. From his 12 starts he has won four, with six minor placings. The 2000 metre distance, gives him
chance to win a big one, justifying the confidence of his trainer, Graeme Begg. On the second line of betting is the Tom Dabernig-Ben Hayes galloper, Fifty Stars, a winner of this race last year. He has had luck against him having been scratched a few times of late. He recently ran seventh in the Apollo Stakes in Sydney, and raced last Saturday. At his best would be hard to beat. His run before that was a beauty back in November, in the McKinnon Stakes, on the last day of the Flemington Melbourne Cup Carnival behind Arcadia Queen, after racing wide. On his day he is a big show. The one to beat will be the top mare, Verry Elleegant, who ran a gallant third behind, the Australian Oaks winner, Colette. That was her first up run after a great effort in the Melbourne Cup, where she came home well to finish a good seventh. Her condition gave out when third behind Colette, coming from a bit off the pace to run a good third on a soft track at Randwick. She could be short of a run, but she is all class, and you can't leave her out. She also ran last Saturday at the time of going to press. Another of the Chris Waller runners, Shared Ambition, is smart on his day, and ran a good second to the smart, Paradee, in the Peter Young Stakes over 1800 metres at Caulfield, and will be right in this. From his 18 starts, he has won seven, with five placings, and is an Irish bred horse being by Born to Sea, from an Irish mare, Almansa. One that will be right in this is the Pat Payne galloper, Defibrillate, who put four together in good style going through his grades in great fashion. Payne, a very shrewd judge, has a high opinion of the Shocking six-year-old, who has really hit his straps. - Ted Ryan
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Sport
Brian Salter never lost his passion ■ Maryborough commenced the week's racing on Monday February 22 and former local resident Brian Slater who now resides in Japan, has never lost his passion for the sport being the owner of 5Y0 Shadyshark Hanover-Sugar Alto gelding Sharkbite Alto who was successful in the Crameri Export Quality Chaff Maiden Pace over 1690 metres. Bred by long time associate Peter Fitzpatrick, Sharkbite Alto trained at Timor by Tony Berg and driven by James Herbertson was left in the open when Wyatt Flynn ahead of him dropped down to trail the poleline leader Give Us A Wink approaching the bell. Surging clear to lead on the final bend, Sharkbite Alto defied all challengers to record a 4.2 metre margin in 1-59.6 over Give Us A Wink which rallied again in the straight, with Friday Thirteenth (one/one) last lap third a head away. ■ Byrneside (Goulburn Valley) trainer/driver Laura Crossland snared the Volstead @ Haras Des Trotteurs 3Y0 Trotters Mobile over 2190 metres with Peak-Mother Nature gelding Little Tedey who was a strong winner after racing exposed from gate two in a rate of 2-08.2. Travelling kindly, Little Tedey at start number four applied plenty of pressure to the leader Jahbella approaching the home turn and was equal to the task, scoring by 5 metres over her. Majestic Matador (three back the markers) was third 5.7 metres back. ■ Berringa co-trainers Beau and AJ Tindale produced a nice 4Y0 Courage Under Fire-Talk Safely mare by the name of Safe Under Fire to land the Maryborough District Advertiser Maiden Pace over 1690 metres when making her race debut. Driven aggressively from gate two by Chris Alford in an unsuccessful bid for the front running, Safe Under Fire was left exposed until Caesarion after being trapped wide went forward to park outside the leader Loven Laughter. When Beau Bronski made a swift three wide move from last after a bad beginning in the final circuit to join the leader on the home turn, Safe Under Fire after easing three wide ran home strongly to gain the day by 1.3 metres over a game Beau Bronski and Ulani from mid-field. The mile rate 1-57.5.
By a head
■ At Kilmore on Tuesday, in-form 4Y0 Village Jolt-Ella entire Alte trained locally by Tom Parnell and driven by Monique Burnett raced uncovered from gate four to land the MC Labour Vicbred Pace over 1690 metres. Travelling kindly all of the way, Alte raced by Stephen Sheahan was too tough at the finish, greeting the judge 2.9 metres in advance of Trembita (one/three - three wide last lap) and the weakening leader Best Back Bruce who was a head away. The mile rate 1-58.6. ■ Brent Lilley combined with neighbor Chris Alford aboard re-vitalized 11Y0 MonarchyShine On Alisha gelding The Majestic to take the 2180 metre Carlton & United Breweries Trotters Mobile in a rate of 2-03.4. Given the run of the race from gate four trailing the pacemaker Chinski (gate two), The Majestic ran home along the sprint lane to register a head margin over another Bolinda trained runner Whizzbang Dan (one/one - three wide last lap), with Sun Of Sonoko (three back the markers) third 4.8 metres back. ■ Avenel breeder/part-owner/trainer Colin Duncan has a remarkable record when taking horses to the races and A Rocknroll Dance-Chenille filly Lopez snared the Beraldo Coffee 3Y0 Pace over 1690 metres when making her race debut. Driven by Chris Alford, Lopez showed no speed from the pole settling three back along the markers as Twisted Bliss led from gate four. Moving away from the inside to be one/two mid-race, Lopez after easing five wide on straightening, ran home stylishly to score by a neck from Seachange (one/one - three wide home turn) and a death-seating Heavenly Gipsy who was a half head away in third place in a thrilling four horse finish. The mile rate 1-56.1. ■ Strathfieldsaye trainer/driver Glenn Douglas was successful with Net Ten Eom-Rosie Lindenny 4Y0 gelding Van Niekerk in the 2180 metre Jet Roofing Pace to open the night's proceedings.
Harness Racing
Betternbetter (one/three) third 1.8 metres away after following up Illawaong Parris ahead of him in the final circuit. The mile rate 1-58.3. Chris is the youngest son of legendary harness racing journalist Bob Cain, a master of his trade.
Thrilling finish
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with Len Baker Restrained to the tail of the field from outside the front line, Van Niekerk gained a lovely three wide trail home on the back of Diegos Diamond (one/one) in the last lap before joining him on the final bend as he raced clear. Finishing best, Van Niekerk registered a 6.9 metre victory in 2-00.5 over Bella Bronski (behind leader - one/one home turn), with Diegos Diamond holding down third 6.5 metres away. Restrained to the tail of the field from outside the front line, Van Niekerk gained a lovely three wide trail home on the back of Diegos Diamond (one/one) in the last lap before joining him on the final bend as he raced clear. Finishing best, Van Niekerk registered a 6.9 metre victory in 2-00.5 over Bella Bronski (behind leader - one/one home turn), with Diegos Diamond holding down third 6.5 metres away. ■ Newstead trainer/driver Brad Angove led for the last half of the journey aboard the unusually named 4Y0 Danny Bouchea-Biggies gelding Piesridingshotgun in the Kilmore Trackside Trotters Mobile over 2180 metres, accounting for Julie Mifsud's Ero Carpe Diem which raced uncovered giving Danny Bouchea the quinella. Savvy Kyvalley (one/one) was third. The margins 3.8 metres by a head in a rate of 2-05.6.
Horse of the Year
■ Mildura raced on Wednesday with another gigantic 12 race card and it was the same story as in the past with "Horse Of The Year" Bernie Winkle chalking up another victory in the feature event on the program - this time the $12,000 Club Aquarius Pace over 2190 metres. Trained by Glenn Douglas for Eric and Heather Anderson, Bernie Winkle a 8Y0 Rock N Roll HeavenFolly McD gelding with Ellen Tormey again in the sulky settled four back in the moving line as both the leader Ozzie Battler (gate two) and polemarker Shady Azz went head and head within a lap suiting Bernie down to the ground. Commencing a forward move in the last lap only for Hashtag (one/two) to come out ahead of him. Angling four wide approaching the final bend, Bernie dashed to the front on turning to easily account for Hashtag returning a mile rate of 1-58 (last half 58 - quarter 29.4). Caulonia Terror on the back of Ozzie Battler all the way up the running gained a late split to be third 4 metres away. In winning Bernie boosted his stake earnings to over $400,000.
Bonus night
■ It was Echuca on Thursday with another of the VHRC Bonus nights when a nine race program was held. Without doubt the most excited, delighted and satisfied person on track was Pyramid Hill partowner/trainer Christopher Cain who prepared his first ever winner when 8Y0 Blissful HallSafe Adieu gelding Travelnpastyou scored in the Moama Bowling Club / VHRC Pace over 1755 metres - his first success since July 2019. Given a sweet passage from inside the second line by Bendigo based Jayden Brewin trailing the short priced Narrandera poleline visitor ■ Cheddar Made Beta, Travelnpastyou used the sprint lane to gain the day by 2.8 metres from Bettor Star which went forward after being trapped wide to race in the open, with
■ It was a thrilling finish to the VHRC - APG Bonus Race Series Pace over 1755 metres taken out by 7Y0 Christian Cullen-Pk Bunny entire Goodlookin Rooster in a mile rate of 1-58.4 much to the delight of the Weidenbach family and partners. Raced by Paul Weidenbach and co-owners Bernie O'Kane, Bluey Thorn and wife Anne, Goodlookin Rooster trained at Wahring by Rosie Weidenbach with Paul assisting, was driven by daughter Olivia and raced uncovered from gate four all of the way, fighting on like a bulldog to prevail by a nose from Lagom which trailed the weakening leader Renway Reactor using the sprint lane, with Courts Bliss flying home late along the sprint lane for third a nose back. Renway Reactor a nose away fourth. ■ Kyabram trainer/driver Brent Thomson's 6Y0 Auckland Reactor-Your Beautiful mare Time To React landed the APG - The Sales & Races To Owners Pace over 2160 metres. Bred and raced by Tongala's McGill family, Time To React starting from gate two on the second line settled mid-field in the moving line as Roslyn Gaye flew out from gate five to lead before surrendering to Costly Mistake at the bell which had been outsider her. Going forward three wide in the final circuit with a great burst of speed, Time To React led on the home turn, running out a 4.7 metre victor over Hard Rock Shannon which followed her throughout, with Coolhand Easton (four wide home turn) third 1.9 metres away after trailing the pair. The mile rate 1-59.8.
Double Day
■ Friday saw two meetings - Stawell in the afternoon and Geelong at night. Heywood trainer Rebecca East was successful with 4Y0 Big Jim-Regal Anonamiss mare Remain Anonamiss in the TAB Long May We Play Pace over 2180 metres. Showing no speed from the pole, Remain Anonamiss with Michael Bellman in the sulky ended up at the tail of the field as Rocknroll Opal flew away from outside the front line to lead. Going forward three wide solo in the last lap, Remain Anonamiss sustained a long run to score by 4.4 metres over the leader, with Shady Dancer (one/one) third 2.8 metres away after moving briefly outside the leader prior to the home turn. The mile rate 2-01.7. ■ Bangholme owner/trainer Greg Hansen combined with an in-forn Jack Laugher aboard 4Y0 Bettors Delight-Amazing Ellen gelding Sonnys Amazing to snare the 1785 metre Giles Plumbing Pace. Settling three back in the moving line from gate two on the second line, Sonnys Amazing made a sweeping three wide run in the final circuit to reach the judge by a head from the pacemaker Spacewriter which wouldn't give in, the mile rate two minutes even. Ceasarion was third 6.3 metres away after racing exposed. ■ Another south of the Yarra trainer in Alan Ratnasingham (South Oakleigh), snared the Nutrien Harcourts Stawell Pace over 2180 metres with honest 4Y0 Heston Blue ChipIllawong Philomena mare Illawong Phoenix. Driven by Jack Laughter, Illawong Phoenix moved outside the leader Sporty Culture from near last on the home turn after following her forward from the bell and proved too strong over the concluding stages to register a 8.4 metre margin over Sporty Culture and Security Check (three back the markers) who was a head back. The rate 2-02.5. ■ The Geelong meeting featured the re-introduction of the Geelong Rocket, a speed test over the true flying mile (1609 metres). Sponsored by Flying Brick Cider, the track record over the trip stood at 1-54.2 set by Sluggem back in 2017 and it was interesting to see if it could be broken.
Sulky Snippets This Week
■ Wednesday - Bendigo, Thursday Ballarat, Friday - Mildura, Saturday - Melton, Sunday - Birchip (Cup)/Wangaratta (Cup) @ Shepparton, Monday - Horsham, Tuesday Kilmore. Only a field of six contested the race and it was the long odds-on favourite Mach Dan, a quality 4Y0 gelded son of Mach Three and Bettor Give It that was successful for local owner Danny Zavitsanos, wife Joanne and close friend Warren Viney. First up since November, Mach Dan trained by Emma Stewart and driven by Greg Sugars led throughout from gate two to score by 1.6 metres from Sicario which flashed late along the sprint lane from three back the markers. Forty Thieves was third 4.2 metres away after racing exposed from gate four. The mile rate a new track record of 1-53.6. ■ Bolinda trainer Brent Lilley's 4Y0 Andover Hall-Aldebaran Dream gelding Savvy Kyvalley broke through for a win after several placings to land the Aldebaran Park Vicbred Platinum Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2100 metres. Raced by Jim Connelly's KPC Racing, Savvy Kyvalley driven by Ross Payne led all of the way from gate four to defeat Wilcannia (gate 5) which trailed in a rate of 2-06.7. Hey Listen was a game third 15.9 metres back after going forward from mid-field racing for the bell to park in the open for the final circuit. ■ Horsham owner/breeder/trainer/driver Aaron Dunn's Four Starzzz Shark-Madazhell filly Mykorona went one better than her first up second at Ballarat a week earlier after beginning brilliantly from outside the front in the 1609 Devcon Properties 2Y0 Pace. Always in control, MyKorona had 4.4 metres to spare on the wire, accounting for first starter Just Hope which raced parked from the bell, with Lady Stride third 7 metres away after trailing the winner. The mile rate 1-57.8. - Len Baker
Late News Deadly weekend
■ A man has died following a fatal crash in Springvale South early on Sunday morning. It is believed the man was driving along Sharon Rd when he crashed into an unoccupied parked car just after 1am. The 27-year-old local man and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. ■ A man has been killed and another seriously injured following a drive-by shooting in Ravenhall on Saturday night (Feb. 27). Police have been told a number of shots were fired from a moving vehicle outside a pool hall in Westwood Drive around midnight. Emergency services attended and found an injured man at the scene who was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Shortly after it was established another man presented to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. He has since died. ■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Wallan on Saturday night. It is understood two cars collided headon, on the Northern Highway about 200m north of the Hume Freeway, on Saturday about 11.30pm. A male driver from one of the vehicles sadly died at the scene. His female passenger has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. The driver from the other vehicle involved was transported by road ambulance .
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