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■ Melba Ward Councillor Sophie Todorov was elected Mayor of Yarra Ranges Shire. Chandler Ward Councillor David Eastham was elected as Deputy Mayor for 2023–24.

Listening to the region’s smaller voices was a key theme in the acceptance speech of Yarra Ranges Council’s newest Mayor.

“Reflecting on the past three years as a councillor, I am truly grateful for the incredible resilience of our council team,” Cr Todorov said.

“Together, we've weathered the highs and lows, and I extend my sincere appreciation to our CEO, council staff, and the entire community for their support.”

“In terms of our municipality, I absolutely value the uniqueness of the Yarra Ranges, the connection to indigenous history and culture and I am ready to lead in the best interests of the municipality.”

She also paid tribute to outgoing Mayor, Jim Child who finished up a two-year long term: “I’d also like to make a special announcement to Cr Jim Child, our outgoing mayor, for doing such an admirable job for the last two years.

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MELBA HWY TRAGEDY Local Briefs Doreen splash park

■ The City of Whittlesea will soon be home to a new play space, with a new splash park and playground to be built in Doreen.

Whittlesea Council is currently in the planning stage for the upgrade of Hilltop Park, and is asking residents for their feedback on a draft concept plan and the play experiences they would like to see included.

The draft plan also proposes new public toilets, an extended car park, landscaping, and new lighting.

City of Whittlesea Chair Administrator Lydia Wilson encouraged the community to have their say and said their feedback will help guide the design.

“This park will provide families with a fantastic new recreation space locally,” Ms Wilson said.

“The splash pad and larger playground will inspire play and imagination for children.”

Whittlesea Council will incorporate community feedback into the concept and share the draft plan with the community in early 2024.

Consultation is open until Monday, December 18.

Centre makes debut

● Mansfield’s mobile info. centre ■ Mansfield Council this month debuted the new Mobile Information Centre during the High Country Festival .

The Centre featuredprominently on the High St Median Strip across the Cup Day long weekend.

The trailer is fully fitted out with everything to service tourists and locals seeking information about the range of activities, businesses and offers throughout the Shire.

The idea behind the trailer is to provide information to tourists in high traffic locations on what more the Shire has to offer.

It will pop up again over the Christmas and New Year period around the lake, including at Jamieson and Merrijig.

Colleen Reynolds, who has been offering information in the region for over 20 years from the Visitor Information Centre, said the reception to the Mobile Centre was “fantastic from tourists and locals alike”.

■ Police are investigating a fatal collision in Glenburn on Thursday, November 16.

It is understood a vehicle and a truck collided along the Melba Hwy, forcing the car to burst into flames about 7.40am.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.

The truck driver sustained minor injuries and has been taken to hospital for treatment.

Exact cause of the collision was yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au ★ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish said that there have been three serious incidents on the Melba Hwy in the space of just 12 days, culminating in a fatality at Glenburn.

This was oupled with thefour deaths in Piries near Mansfield this month.

“Our roads, and in particular our major highways, are in such a terrible condition that they are simply challenging and dangerous to drive on,” Ms McLeish said.

“The surfaces are below standard and safety features need to be improved. Drivers need to be on high alert and 100 per cent focussed on the road at all times just to navigate the hazards.

This can be taxing and induce fatigue.

“Combine this with the poor driver behaviour often witnessed on these roads and the problems quickly emerge.

“Driver inexperience on country roads coupled with dangerous road conditions is just a recipe for disaster.”

Lives lost on Victorian roads this year tragically already exceed last year’s numbers and fatalities on rural roads in Victoria have increased by 31 per cent compared to 8 per cent in Melbourne.

“Calls for government action on our roads have been persistent for years but seem to be ignored by a Labor Government intent on spending less on roads to pay for their other projects already deeply in debt,” Ms McLeish said.

“There can be little doubt that our shocking road conditions are a contributing factor to accidents and it is concerning that we are seeing so many of these in the last few weeks alone. I am fearful of what the upcoming Christmas holiday period will deliver for us if action on our roads is not taken now,” Ms McLeish said.

● A man died in a tragic accident on Melba Hwy at Glenburn.

New Mayor for M’Dindi ● Cr Damien Gallagher is the new Mayor of Murrindindi Shire Council.

Cr Sue Carpenter was elected Deputy Mayor at a meeting held at Alexandra.

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Maserati bust at Kilmore

● Shaun Reece Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Shaun Reece. The 22-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to bail offences. Reece is about 170cm tall, of thin build with brown straight hair.

Reece is known to frequent the Murchison, Shepparton, and Tatura areas. Investigators have released an image of Reece in the hope someone may be able to provide information on his current whereabouts.

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■ Public Order Response Team members arrested two alleged drug dealers and impounded a Maserati during a routine intercept in Kilmore on Wednesday, November 15.

Officers pulled over the vehicle on the Northern Hwy as they were interested in speaking with the registered owner about 7.30pm.

While the Maserati’s owner wasn’t present, Police soon discovered the 34-year-old driver’s licence had been disqualified.

While explaining to the driver that the Maserati he was driving was going to be impounded, he began acting erratically.

Officers conducted a search of the two occupants and their car, allegedly locating traffickable quantities of methamphetamines, amphetamines, a small amount of cannabis, suspected stolen ID

The Local Paper ● A Maserati was impounded at Kilmore. cards and more than $2000 in cash.

The Mickleham driver and ■ This month’s Yea Races his 50-year-old male passen(Nov. 18) were cancelled ger, from Keilor Downs, were with organisers citing “Meboth charged drug trafficking, bourne’s inconsistent drug possession and proceeds weather” as the cause for of crime offences. the last minute announceThey were both to appear ment. at Heidelberg Magistrates’ A later social media Court last Thursday morning statement referred to track (Nov. 16). conditions “not beinmg up Police also impounded the to scratch”.

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● Gayle Tierney Victorian small businesses and startups can now collaborate with digital technology students to test ideas and solutions for real business challenges. Gayle Tierney, Minister for Skills and TAFE, this week officially opened La Trobe University’s Digital Innovation Hub at its Bundoora campus, bringing three digital labs together – the Optus 5G Lab, Cisco Innovation Central Melbourne, and La Trobe's Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things. The Hub was funded by a $9 million investment from the State Government alongside a $2.75 million investment by La Trobe University. Optus and Cisco also contributed funding to the project. The Hub brings together industry, research and teaching – and will give businesses and students the chance to work together to develop and test digital solutions, explore robotics and automated manufacturing, create new product lines and enter new markets.

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■ Strathbogie Shire Council has formally resigned from its role of Waterway Manager for the Goulburn River, from Hughes Creek to the Goulburn Weir including Lake Nagambie.

The Council says it was unable to secure up to $200,000 funding from the State Government to continue in the role.

■ Detectives are appealing for public assistance after a 2017 Holden HSV Wagon was stolen from a caryard in Mansfield.

Detectives believe unknown offenders have gained access to the outdoor display area on Chenery St about 4.45am on Wednesday, November 15.

The grey wagon, thought to be worth around $100,000, did not have licence plates attached at the time.

Investigators have released images of the Holden in the hope that someone can provide information on its current whereabouts.

Anyone with information or CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at www.crimestoppersvic. com.au

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■ Murrindindi Shire Council is inviting the community to share its views on the future of the U.T. Creek / Leckie Park precinct.

The public area in Alexandra covers more than 18 hectares and offers a range of recreational and environmental opportunities.

The precinct is intersected by Grant St, the main entry point to the town, and connects to the Great Victorian Rail Trail.

It features different zones for active and passive recreation, formal gardens and war memorial, Rotary Park with Visitor Information Centre and playground, urban woodland and U.T. Creek waterway and banks.

Pop-up sessions at FoodWorks Alexandra, 12.30pm – 2.30 pm or the Alexandra War Memorial, 4pm – 5.30 pm on Wednesday, November 29. Feedback closes on December 10.

Murrindindi Council wants to hear from the community and visitors on how to enhance the precinct to meet their needs and expectations, as well as to improve vegetation, manage the flood risk and plan for any future developments that can benefit the social, physical and environmental wellbeing of the area. There is a survey on The Loop, the Council’s online community engagement platform.

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Steve Lennox, General Manager of Retail Services at Yarra Valley Water, was highly commended in the Executive of the Year categoryService Excellence awards.

The ASEAs acknowledge the outstanding contributions made by both individuals and leading organisations in Australia.

Run by the Customer Service Institute of Australia, these awards recognise customer service excellence across all industries, not just the water industry.

“What an absolute honour, to be recognised for doing what I love,” said Ms Duncan.

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■ Yarra Ranges Council is urging the community to not pick or eat blackberries while it sprays them during their growth period (between now and April), to limit the spread of the noxious weed.

The Council, private landholders and other agencies are required to target and limit the spread of blackberries under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.

“Council has a small window of opportunity to treat the weed to get the best results, with the plant then being dormant for the rest of the year during cooler months,” said a Council representative.

“The spray that’s used is heavily-diluted, with no scientific evidence showing an impact to animals that eat the berries.

“Despite this, Council still urges the community to not consume the berries just to be safe.

“Blackberries are recognised as a Weed of National Significance (WoNS) in Australia due to their high degree of invasiveness, its aggressive spread, and its economic and environmental impacts.

“Blackberries can threaten agricultural and natural ecosystems by dominating other crops in its vicinity as well as natural vegetation.”

The Council’s priority is to treat the blackberries before they fruit from January-March, however some spraying occasionally needs to take place while the weed does fruit, due to rapid growth in the region.

Advisory signs are in place at sites of spraying, and for any queries, community members can call Yarra Ranges Council’s Bushland Team on 1300 368 333.

To visit Yea

■ Some of Victoria’s leading arts companies will visit Yea in 2024, with a line-up of creative experiences for all ages.

Jaclyn Symes, MLC for Northern said the latest round of the State Government’s Touring Victoria program is a win for local audiences.

The program supports leading creative organisations across Victoria to take their works on the road and connect world-class art with more communities and local venues – boosting accessibility and opportunity for Victorians.

In Yea, The Neurokin program will deliver creative activities designed for autistic and neurodiverse children, young people and adults, as well as professional development sessions for artists with lived experience.

It will also help build the capacity of participating venues to deliver safe sensory activities for their local community.

The Koorie Heritage Trust will tour the first major retrospective exhibition of work by the celebrated late Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji artist Josh Muir, with locations yet to be determined.

Touring Victoria is part of the State Government’s Creative State 2025 strategy.

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■ Drainage upgrade works at Pinnacle Road, Sawmill Settlement, commenced on Monday this week (Nov. 27) as part of Mansfield Council’s 2023-24 Drainage Upgrade Program.

Construction will include roadside drainage upgrades with the establishment of a new open drain and alteration of driveway crossovers where necessary.

There will also be additional work undertaken to install a new drainage pit to protect the existing roadway from damage during heavy rainfall events.

Mansfield Shire Council Mayor Cr James Tehan said he is pleased to see this project taking place.

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‘Monstrously severe’ 10-year sentences ■ Ten-year sentences of transportation were given to nine local Aboriginal men in 1841 after they were found guilty of robbery at Muddy Creek (Yea).

The Port Phillip Patriot newspaper (Jan. 7, 1841) reported: “The sittings of the Court of Quarter Sessions commenced on Monday, and terminated yesterday.

“The only case of any general interest which came be fore the Court was the following : “Tarruk-munnin, Nandermiel, Loger-ma-koon, Piengingoon, Kowin-yowlett, Waverong, and four other Aborigines were put to the bar, before a remarkably full bench of magistrates, charged with robbing a station belinging to Mr. P. Snodgrass, on the Muddy Creek, of some flour, mutton, nnd other articles.

“The information contained three counts.

“The first charging the prisoner Tarrak-munnin as a principal in the attack on the station; the second charging the other prisoners as accessories ; the third charging all the prisoners generally. : Mr. Assistant Protector Thomas, and a young man named Davis were sworn to in terpret: Mr. De Villiers was also subsequently sworn as interpreter.

“The Crown Prosecutor, in addressing the jury, said he should make no lengthened statements as to the circumstances connected with the assault and robbery, or attempt in any degree to aggravate the case against the prisoner.

“They were ignorant of our laws, and to a great extent unprotected. He should therefore merely state to the jury what was the law in reference to stealing with violence, and proceed to call witnesses to substantiate the charge.

“Francis McCarrick stated that on the 17 th March last, a party of Aborigines came to his hut, many of them armed with guns and pistols.

“He identified six of the prisoners as being present on the occasion.

“They pushed him and a man named. Deighton into the hut. He succeeded, in getting outside.

“One of the prisoners held him and another attempted to get his gun away.

“A black named Winberry said he commanded the party. They pointed their guns at them.

“Deighton at last got out, and called upon Winberry to protect them.

“Winberry said he was no good, "he" (mean ing Deighton,) " too much yabber to mas ter. He asked for sheep, we told him we could not give them.

“He said the sheep eat the grnss belonging to his kangaroo, and white fellow took kangaroo, and what-for not give him sheep.

“He then said some thing in his own language to the blacks and one of them fired - into the air.

“Winberry then said all gone sulky, and I went to my sheep.

“They afterwards took some flour and mutton.

“On cross-examination by Mr. Barry for the prisoners, he said that when they came up he told them if they booed white man he would boo them.

“The same blacks had been at the station may times before, but they had always been peaceable.

“They had visited the station

districts. “These ruffians were placed in irons and deposited in the jail, including Jagga Jagga or Jacky Jacky and Billy Hamilton.

“The remain der were locked up during Sunday and the night in the newly erected store of Mr. Rattenbury, at the back of the new church, being placed under the custody of only two constables.

“The consequence was, as might have been anticipa ted, from having so slender a guard, that some thirty or forty of the men effected their escape during the night.

“They had been deprived of all their tomahawks and other implements, but nevertheless they contrived to undermine the foundation of the building, and excavated a hole sufficiently large to enable one man at a time to creep through.

“It seems that when every thing was ready for escape, they had sufficient sagacity to resort to a ruse for the purpose of withdraw ing the attention of the constables from the spot, which was on one side of the store, whence they meant to effect their release.

“A small number, some three or four old decrepid men, made a rush towards the entrance to the stores, which having no door was barricaded with boards nailed across. ● Pioneering Yea settler Peter Snodgrass was ‘robbed’ by 10 Aboriginal men, a Court was told in 1841. since, but without hostility. the town (no mention of which “Deighton, on being examined, town), for the purpose of holding a corroborated the evidence of Corroborra (sic) previous to a battle, M'Carrick, and pointed out it was resolved to attempt their Piengingoon as the black who took capture; the more especially as it had the flour out of the hut. been made known that two or three “On cross-examination he stated of the most desperate character, that he had shot one of the blacks' (Jagga Jagga, Winberry, and Billy dogs the previous day: it was among Hamilton) were among the tribes. his sheep.

“Accordingly the Military under “There were no black women the command of Captain Smith and there that day. There might have been Lieutenant Vignolles of the 28th one at the hut the day before.

Regiment, with the Border Police :”This closed the case for the headed by Major Letsom and Mr. Crown.

Russell, and a number of Constables “Mr. Barry addressed the jury in proceeded about midnight to the behalf of the prisoners in a forcible scene of the natives' festivities, situand eloquent peech, of which we re- ated between two and three miles gret we have it not in our power to from the town. give a correct report.

“Upon seeing themselves sur“The Chairman summed up the rounded, the blacks were thrown into evidence, pointing out to the jury that considerable consternation; and findthe prisoner Waverong (who is a Port ing that their weapons had been Phillip native, all the others belong- seized, would have surrendered quiing to the Goulburn tribe) was not etly, but for the opposition made by identified by either of the witnesses. "Winberry," who, being thus en“The jury after a few minutes con- trapped, made a desperate blow at sultation found all the prisoners Mr. Vignolles. guilty, with the exception of “He, however, missed his aim; but Waverong, who was immediately recovering was about to repeat the discharged. attempt before that gentleman could “The sentence of the Court was even draw his sword to defend himthat the prisoners should be trans- self; whereupon the sergeant disported for ten years. charged his musket, and this noto “On this sentence, which we think rious murderer and robber instantly under the peculiar circumstances of fell. the case monstrously severe, we “It appeared that the ball had shall make some remarks in a fu- passed through a main artery of the ture number,” said the Editor of the head.

Port Phillip Patriot.

“The remainder of the gang were No record can be found of the secured, con sisting of between two Patriot Editor raising the subject and three hundred (including women again. and children) and were led captive The Port Phillip Gazette news- into town and placed in a yard in the paper said that the offences had taken rear of the Military Hospital for idenplace on October 11, 1840, and that tification, by any of the settlers as the aboriginal men had been con- having been concerned in any outfined in the interim. after the “cel- rages. ebrated capture” by Major Letsom.

“Thirty three were picked out as In October, 1840, the Gazette had having been aggressors in numerous reported: “In consequence of repre- cases of cattle and sheep stealing, sentations having been made to the as well as being concerned in sevAuthorities of the approach of seve eral of the murders which from time ral tribes of Natives to the vicinity of to time have occurred in the interior

“One of the constables conceiving that the blacks were intending to force their way through, and it being about two o'clock in the morning, at a time when there was no possibility of obtaining any assistance, fired his musket at the ringleader whom he killed, and this decisive measure had the effect of producing instant quiet “It was, however, very soon afterwards discovered that the whole of the men with the exception of those employed in this manoeuvre, had escaped.

“Those that remained were released at Twelve o'clock on Monday morning, and being rationed with small supplies were allowed to return to their Mia-Mia's in the bush.

“The whole of the spears and waddies found with the blacks were destroyed; and a number of muskets were taken from them.

“At the same time by direction of the government, the greater portion of their dogs were put to death.

“The thirty-three natives confined in the jail will be detained for trial, or subject to such orders as may issue from head quarters.

“In the mean time they are allowed to be inspected by those settlers who may have suffered from their depredations, for the purposes of identification,” the Gazette noted.

Lecture on Australian Aborigines ■ A lecture on the subject of Australian Aborigines was delivered

by Mr Stone Parker to the John Knox Young Men’s Association in 1854.

His beliefs, perhaps challenging for the times, were reported in The Banner: “The history of civilization in Australia is very recent. Not a century has passed since the civilizing, the Anglo-Saxon race looked upon its shores, and took possession of its soil;—not a fourth of that century has elapsed since the first house was raised in Victoria.

“It was a strange land English men then first looked upon—a land of sunny skies and fertile soil; animals un known in older worlds made unwieldy gambols in her virgin prairies; birds of strange note and gaudy plumage sported in the air; trees, whose hard unflexile leaves were ignorant of winter, and had kept the trunks below clad in the same garb for centuries, grew on the plains; and quaint flowers of rare beauty welcomed the gazing eye.

“But of the chang ing, ennobling hand of man there was no trace.

No house looked through its windows on the fair skies or the tall green trees.

“No towns reared their heads, where men did business one with another, selling, buying, giving money, taking money.

“The ground lay untilled and virgin, ignorant of spade or plough or harrow, even as it had been in Noah’s days.

“But though civilization wet awanting, man capable of civilization was not awanting. Australia was not unpeopled long centuries before Captain Cook took possession in the name of George the Third, or the first convict ship landed its rather ques tionable population at Sydney Cove. And among the many other strange creature

which civilised man found awaiting him in New Holland, —among the green parrots and black swans, the kangaroos, the emus, the opossums, that struck the stranger on his arrival, he found one creature whom, lower doubtless than himself in all attainments, he was forced to recognise as a fellow-man and a brother—one who, as he began to understand by and bye, could speak a language as fit for interpreting all the wants of the savage as his own more refined English was able to express his own,—one who had laws, though they might be of the rudest, which he was bound to obey, rules binding on that degraded heathen as the moral law was binding on the Christian.

“Or if his English visitor had learned to define man, as he has been defined, as a tool-making and tool using animal, lo ! this poor dark brother had nvented for himself, and was able to use, instruments which no then extant civilization, could have given him, and could assert his right to be regarded as a man even in this light.

“Yea ! However low in the scale of humanity—however ignorant, darkened, degraded he might be, this poor Australian was no brute ; he also was a man and a brother— a weaker, less cultivated, deeplier sunken brother.

“We are afraid that “white fellow” be haved rather cruelly at first to his darker compatriot. We fear that some of our earlier settlers were slow to believe, or to act on the belief, that those degraded abori gines were men after all, demanding from them the exercise of the Christian law, to “do unto others as we would‘they should do unto us.” Wo doubt whether the poor Australian fared much better sometimes at the hands of his more civilised fellow-man, than the kangaroo or the wild turkey,” The Banner reported.

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280 Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. Cafe. WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. Foodworks. 12 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. Kinglake Pub. 28 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. United Service Station. 2 Glenburn-Kinglake Rd. ■ LAURIMAR. Laurimar Newsagency. 95 Hazel Glen Dr. ■ MANSFIELD. Foodworks. 119 High St. ■ MARYSVILLE. Foodworks.

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1369 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ■ THORNTON. Rubicon Hotel.

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■ THORNTON. Thornton General Store. 1365 TaggertyThornton Rd. ■ WATTLE GLEN. Peppers Paddock General Store. 13 Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd. ■ WHITTLESEA. Champions IGA Supermarket. 2/16 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. El Azar Milk Bar. 13 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 29 Beech St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea Bowls Club. 101 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea Court House. 74 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea NewsXpress. 45 Church St. ■ WOLLERT. Wollert General Store. 491 Epping Rd. ■ YARCK. Buck’s Country Bakehouse. 6585 Maroondah Hwy. ■ YARCK. Giddy Goat Cafe.

6606 Maroondah Hwy. ■ YARCK. Yarck Hotel.

Maroondah Hwy. ■ YEA. Amble Inn Cafe. 24 High St. ■ YEA. Country Club Hotel. 18 High St. ■ YEA. Endeavour Petroleum (BP). 31 High St. ■ YEA. Foodworks. 10 High St. ■ YEA. Giddy Coat Cafe. 94 High St. ■ YEA. Grand Central Hotel. 64 High St. ■ YEA. Marmalades. 20 High St. ■ YEA. Mint and Jam. 46 High St. ■ YEA. Nutrien Harcourts. 52 High St. ■ YEA. Peppercorn Hotel. 21 Station St. ■ YEA. Provender Bakery. 56 High St. ■ YEA. Rendezvous In Yea. 10 High St. ■ YEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 88 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Bakery. 44 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Newsagency. 74 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Take-Away. 68 High St.

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■ COLDSTREAM. Coldstream Post Office/Newsagency. The Lodge Shopping Centre. 670-672 Maroondah Hwy. ■ CROYDON NORTH. Croydon North Newsagency. 5 Exeter Rd. ■ HEALESVILLE. BP. 66 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Coles Express. 123 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Grand Hotel.

270 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Healesville Newsagency. 195 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Tobacco Station/Tatts. Shop 11, Healesville Walk.

■ LAUNCHING PLACE. Launching Place General Store.

2200 Warburton Hwy. ■ LAUNCHING PLACE. Home Hotel. 2170 Warburton Hwy. ■ LILYDALE. Lilydale Newsagency. 237 Main St. ■ MILLGROVE. Licensed Grocery. 3043 Warburton Hwy. ■ MOUNT EVELYN. Mount Evelyn Newsagency. 1A Wray Cres.

■ RINGWOOD. Burnt Bridge Newsagency. 434 Maroondah Hwy. ■ SEVILLE. Wooworths Seville.

568 Warburton Hwy. ■ WANDIN. Wandin Newsagency. 18/2 Union Rd. ■ WARBURTON. Bakery. 3415 Warburton Hwy. ■ WARRANDYTE. Grand Hotel.

140 Yarra St. ■ WARRANDYTE. Quinton’s Supa IGA Supermarket. 1/402 Warrandyte Rd.

■ WARRANDYTE. Warrandyte Newsagency/Post Office. 100 Melbourne Hill Rd. ■ WESBURN. Hotel. 2882 Warburton Hwy. ■ WONGA PARK. IGA Xpress.

70 Jumping Creek Rd. ■ WOORI YALLOCK. Hillcrest Little Store. 1745 Warburton Hwy. ■ WOORI YALLOCK. Woori Yallock Newsagency. Shop 4,1585 Warburton Hwy. ■ YARRA GLEN. IGA Supermarket. 1/38 Bell St. ■ YARRA GLEN. Yarra Glen Newsagency. 32 Bell St. ■ YARRA JUNCTION. Yarra Junction Newsagency. 2454 Warburton Hwy.

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65 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kilmore Bakery.

54 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kilmore Newsagency. 41 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Red Lion Hotel.

29-31 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Royal Oak Hotel.

29-31 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. United Service Station. 127-145 Powlett St. ■ SEYMOUR. IGA O’Keefe’s.

10/115 Anzac Ave. ■ SEYMOUR. Liberty Seymour.

37-39 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Seymour NewsXpress. 66 Station St. ■ SEYMOUR. Seymour South Post and Lotto. 75 Anzac Ave. ■ SEYMOUR. Prince of Wales Hotel. 48 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Royal Hotel. 26 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Terminus Hotel.

26 Station St. ■ SEYMOUR. Top Shop. Cnr Anzac Ave and Delatite Rd. ■ TALLAROOK. Tallarook General Store. 36 Main Rd. ■ TALLAROOK. Tallarook Hotel.

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, November 29 Consiglio, Kevin Swan, Jarratt Thursday, November 30 Abdullahi, Abdullahi Ibrahim Anderson, Robyn Andrew, John Savva Ayach, Mouhamed Benavides Zapata, Luis Alberto Bouwmeester, Matthew Brazier, Scott Buckow, Jayden Chick, Erin Chilcott, Cameron Creeley, David Delahunty, Shaun Angel Desai, Hardik Mukeshbhai Doody, Natalie Dunn, Morgan Fisher, Nicolas Garton, John Gibson, Sarah Louise Hands, David Hanley-Lawrence, Keira Harn, Paul Henne, Jessica Monica Holmes, Jacqueline Michelle Johnstone, Glenn Lian Uk, Cung Maher, Peter Edward Mancino, Carmino Maxey, Adam Mcfarlane, Craig Mckenzie, Tneil-Summer Mutimer, Clinton Ronald Nai, Jardine Nash, Callum Jack O'connell, Billy John Osmotherly, Zane Perosevic, Brian Purcell, Thomas Rusic, Benedict Alexander Ryan, Matthew Searle, James Signature Sign Company Pty Ltd Silva, Ian Dougla Simmonds, Peter White, Chloe Whiteman, Christian Wilson, Michael Friday, December 1 Bankes, Michael Geoffrey Dixon, James Gulbin, Stephen James Hart, Nicholas John Howarth, Brendan Iocco, Viscardi Lippert, Chantelle Medcraft, Stephen Patten, Trent Robinson, Stephen Brian Mansfield Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Tuesday, November 28 Arnold, Jessica Winters, Mark Thursday, November 30 Barker, Charles Andrew Hayston, Guy Wednesday, December 6 Baglieri, Paula Britton, Gregory James Cahoon, Craig Ashleigh Chaffey, Gary Wayne Chaw Che, Cung Deverell, James Dryden, Roger Fallon, Daniel Forward, Daimonn Grace, Jude Jenkins, Caleb Licari, Geoffrey Phillip Maclean, Camille Malkoun, Mark Joseph Nguyen, Ho Purcell, Michael John Sangster, William Ward, Aaron John Woronka, Nicholas Zaga, Jordan

Local News Parenting centre at South Morang

■ New mums and dads in the City of Whittlesea and across the northern suburbs will get the specialised support they need to care for their little ones, close to home – with the second of 12 new and upgraded Early Parenting Centres to open its doors later this month.

Mary-Anne Thomas, Minister for Health Infrastructure, Lily D’Ambrosio, Mill Park MLA, toured the new multi-million-dollar City of Whittlesea Early Parenting Centre in South Morang.

Designed to feel like a home away from home, the centre will support families with children up to four years of age, giving them the advice and care they need – like support with sleep and settling, feeding and extra care for babies and toddlers with additional needs.

Sleep and settling is one of the biggest challenges facing new parents, with around half of Victorian parents who use Early Parenting Centres reporting problems with their child’s sleep.

This can lead to post-natal depression, isolation and stress for parents and affect a child’s behavioural, mental and physical development.

The new centre features 10 residential family units and four day-stay places, providing both short-term and longer residential stay programs to improve the health, wellbeing and developmental outcomes of children.

The residential family units are designed with flexibility in mind and support different family structures. Families can bring multiple children or accommodate an older sibling, grandparent, or other carer during their stay.

The purpose-built centre also includes kitchen and dining areas, playrooms and outdoor play areas, delivered in partnership with Mercy Health.

The 12 new and upgraded Early Parenting Centres are part of the State Government’s $148 million investment to expand our early parenting service network – and an $18.9 million investment in the Victorian Budget 2023-24 to deliver on our election commitments for a new centre in Northcote and an Aboriginal-led centre in Frankston.

Building on this work, this year’s Budget also invested to increase the time newborns spend with maternal nurses, help mums struggling with breastfeeding and support new dads.

Mary-Anne Thomas, Minister for Health Infrastructure, said: “The birth of a new child is one the most precious moments for any parent - but it can also be a stressful and difficult time and this new centre will help hundreds of families in the northern suburbs with sleep and settling issues every year.”

Lizzie Blandthorn, Minister for Children, said: “A child’s first 1,000 days of life are critical – and this centre will offer the specialist early intervention and prevention programs families need, close to home to give their child the best start in life.”

Lily D’Ambrosio, Member for Mill Park, said: “We know that sleep and settling can be some of the biggest challenges for new parents and caregivers to face – so we’re bringing more specialised support to mums, dads and caregivers in the City of Whittlesea and surrounding communities.”

Fire hazards

■ Nillumbik Council officers have begun inspecting more than 9000 private properties and vacant land as part of its annual Fire Hazard Inspection Program.

The Shire of Nillumbik has a high risk of bushfire and bushfire prevention is everyone’s responsibility. The Council work stogether with the community, private property owners, and agencies to ensure all are prepared.

In the lead up to and during the Fire Danger Period, which will come into effect in Nillumbik on Monday, December 4, the Counc il’s Fire Prevention Officers inspect properties within the Bushfire Management Overlay, as well as vacant land. The Vicplan website explains what zones and overlays apply to individual properties.

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Local Briefs Indi projects axed

■ Indi residents have fallen victim to the Albanese Labor Government’s infrastructure cuts with two projects cancelled, says Senator Bridget McKenzie.

The McCoy Street and Hume Freeway Intersection Upgrade and the Rutherglen Heavy Vehicle Bypass has been canned by Labor’s Infrastructure Review, demonstrating the Albanese Government has no vision for regional and rural Victoria, Senator McKenzie said.

Senator McKenzie said Labor’s decision to cut these projects is a kick in the guts to the residents of Wodonga and Rutherglen and proof the Albanese Government does not understand the needs of people living in Indi.

“To add to the insult to our community, the Minister has claimed these do ‘not demonstrate merit’. This shows Labor has no understanding of our community,” Senator McKenzie said.

“I would be happy to invite the Minister to visit our community and talk to local residents about why these projects are needed,” Senator McKenzie said.

Residents, heavy vehicle freight operators and travellers who use the McCoy St busy intersection have the right to feel concerned about the safety of the intersection.

The Rutherglen Heavy Vehicle Bypass that was due to be completed by mid – 2020 has also been axed raising concerns by local residents about the safety and liveability of the town.

Landcare plan

■ The backbone of Victorian Landcare, Landcare Victoria Inc., has released the landcare community’s first 10-year plan and warned that a key part of Victoria’s response to biodiversity loss and climate change is at risk without longer-term and greater funding.

Launching the plan, Landcare Victoria Inc. Chair Jane Carney said the plan sets out a blueprint for the next decade and was developed in conjunction with Victoria’s Landcare community.

“I’m really proud of the plan and the role we can play, but we also have to address the fact that right now our work is at risk.

“Critical to the success of the plan are our 80 local facilitators and 10 regional coordinators who harness the power of tens of thousands of volunteers across more than 600 Victorian Landcare groups and help fill the extension gap left by the government.

“The funding the Victorian Government provides to us right now gets extended bit by bit, year by year and is not enough. That’s why we’re calling for an investment of $48 million over four years towards facilitator and coordinator roles.

“That will enable us to offer our facilitators and coordinators longer contracts at a fairer wage, and to hire 20 new facilitators to share the growing workload.”

In June the State Government announced an $8.2 million investment in extending the roles of 80 part-time Victorian Landcare Facilitators and 10 Regional Landcare Coordinators, until 30 June 2025.

Mrs Carney said while Landcare Victoria appreciated the extension, it was not enough.

Fire danger period

■ The Fire Danger Period for Mitchell Shire has been announced and commenced at 1am, Monday (Nov. 27)/ Mitchell Council does not issue permits to burn off during the Fire Danger Period, so this is the last week for burning off before this date.

Vale Bill Drysdale

■ William George Drsydale of Yea died on November 10 at the age of 71.

A service to remember his life was held at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, at 11am last Friday (Nov. 24).

The cortege was to proceed to the Yea Lawn Cemetery for burial. ● This edition of The Local Paper covers Mansfield, Mitchell, Murrindindi, Nillumbik (rural), Strathbogie, Whittlesea and Yarra Ranges municipalities.

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Cricket net works for Y. Glen ■ More than $170,000 in grants has been awarded by Yarra Ranges Council to local community and sports groups as part of the 20242025 Capital Development Grants program.

Installation of new cricket nets at Yarra Glen and the resurfacing of Lilydale BMX track are some of the important infrastructure projects funded in this year's program.

Funding is provided as a one-off grant with the goal of benefiting sporting and recreation groups as well as the general community.

Yarra Ranges Council Mayor, Cr Sophie Todorov, highlighted the significance of the grants program by referencing a past success— the restoration of the Healesville Bowls Club's historic 80-year-old clubhouse.

“These grants are about investing in our local sporting groups and making a real difference in people's lives. It's not just about sports— it's about building a stronger, happier community," Cr Todorov said.

In the latest round of grant funding, 16 recipients were selected, including the Lilydale BMX Club, which was granted $10,000 for the renewal of their BMX track.

Lilydale BMX Club President, Belinda O'Grady, said the renewal of the track surface will mean faster laps, bigger jumps, and increased safety.

● Funds have been approved for Yarra Glen and Lilydale.

‘Haines shows true colours’

● Dr Helen Haines, Indi MHR

■ Indi MHR Helen Haines has showed her true colours by voting against critical legislative changes to keep Australians safe, after 84 noncitizens, who include convicted murderers, rapists and paedophiles, were released by the High Court of Australia, says Senator Bridget McKenzie.

“The Coalition had to drag the Labor Party to draft legislation to ensure there were minimum safety requirements for these criminals released into the Australian community following the decision of the High Court this week,” said Senator McKenzie.

“The legislation was introduced after the Labor Government agreed to the Coalition’s legislative amendments providing greater safety for Australians and tougher restrictions on the released detainees.

“Ms Haines voted against curfews for these former detainees.”

Senator McKenzie said this meant the Indi independent voted against making the electronic monitoring of the released detainees mandatory.

“She also refused to support amendments that would bar the released criminals, some of whom are convicted paedophiles, from working with children and going within 150 metres of a school or childcare facility.”

Goulburn River flood chats

■ Meetings will be held at Molesworth and Thornton to discuss flood recovery.

The ‘community conversation’ sessions will be for those recovering from the October 2022 floods.

There will also be opportunities to talk to Murrindindi Council officers one-on-one if people prefer.

The events are for anyone who was impacted by the floods, either directly or indirectly, and would like to make a meaningful contribution towards disaster response in the Shire.

Two sessions will be held. The first is at Molesworth Community Hall on Wednesda,y, December 6, 6pm- 8pm.

The second session is at Rubicon Hotel, Thornton, on Wednesday, December 13, 6pm - 8pm. Catering will be provided.

Attendees are asked to register online at murrindindi.vic.gov.au/recoveryconversation or to contact Kim Chadband or Vee Scott from Council’s Flood Recovery Team on 5772 0333.

Registration is required for catering purposes.

Feedback from these sessions will be used to inform ongoing recovery from the October 2022 floods, and for future disaster and recovery planning.

Local Briefs VicForests under fire

■ Environment groups are calling on the State Government to fund the urgent protection and restoration of native forests.

The groups say this should be funded to the same level as the government has previously handed to VicForests to clearfell them.

The report reveals the state’s logging agency has made another loss of $60 million - $6million greater than last year, says Kinglake Friends of the Forest representative Sue McKinnon.

She says the government has been forced to compensate mills and logging contractors $150 million, while also offering them around $875 million in other payouts and assistance.

“This latest scandal proves that VicForests needs to be abolished. It can’t be rebadged to live on under the guise of disaster-logging or thinning operations,” Ms McKinnon said.

“It is a logging zombie that we taxpayers can’t keep feeding,” said Jill Redwood, coordinator of Environment East Gippsland, one of the litigants which forced VicForests to survey for rare wildlife.

“You have to wonder why this one industry is handed so much welfare and given privileged government support that no other industry does.”

“VicForests is a discredited and disgraced logging entity. It has haemorrhaged hundreds of millions of public funds since it began operating in 2004.

“It has destroyed mature native forests that were critical habitat for threatened species, and added over three million tonnes of carbon emissions into the atmosphere every year”, said Sue McKinnon from Kinglake Friends of the Forest, a co-litigant in the recent Supreme Court win.

"We now need serious investment in the restoration and permanent protection of Victoria's magnificent public forests."

Growth sessions

■ Mitchell Shire Council is hosting two information sessions in Beveridge and Wallan, to share its plans for growth areas.

The Council will nveil its plans for the timely delivery of community infrastructure over the next 25 years.

“It's your chance to see how we're shaping a vibrant, connected, and innovative future for our fastest growing areas,” said a Council represenative.

There will be a guest speaker from National Intermodal who will talk about the Beveridge Intermodal Precinct.

There is the suggestion of 20,000 new jobs by 2030.

The sessions will be held at: ■ Wallan: Wednesday, November 29, 6.30pm at Wallan Neighbourhood House ■ Beveridge: Thursday, November 30 , 6.30pm at Greater Beveridge Community Centre

Asphalt job done

■ Asphalt works on Station St, Seymour were successfully completed.

Mitchell Council planned line-marking for a night shift earlylast week.

“This will be conducted efficiently to ensure minimal disruption to our community,” said a Council representative.

“Some minor works will be carried out following the line-marking, but these are not expected to impact our residents or visitors.

“Car parks will remain accessible during the day and a detour will not be necessary for the line-marking process.”

The Council said it appreciated ongoing patience and understanding as it finalised these works.

Pop-up park

● Kim Chadband

■ Broadford Men’s Shed is preparing for the Broadford Pop-Up Park for summer.

The pop up space will transform the corner of Powlett St with a large wooden Christmas tree and seating made by the men’s shed, There will be Christmas tree decorations made by kindergarten, primary and secondary school students.

There is also a number of community groups and organisations participating.

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Local Briefs Misbehavour note

■ Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor, Cr Laura Binks, is applauding tougher new laws to crack down of councillor misconduct.

Cr Binks said the move by Local Government Minister Melissa Horne was welcome news for the Local Government sector.

“I am thrilled to hear of these muchneeded reforms and further tools to improve the culture in Council chambers,” Cr Binks said.

“I’m excited for a new chapter of Local Government where all can expect and help create safe, respectful, and professional decision-making environments.

“At the moment all a Councillor has to do is resign to make the consequences of a code of conduct breach go away.

“How is this transparent? How does it protect Councillors doing the right thing?”

The Minister will introduce new powers next year to crack down on councillor misconduct.

The new powers aim to tackle poor councillor behaviour by allowing the government to suspend or disqualify individual councillors found to have created a “risk to health and safety”.

Strathbogie Shire Council has been plagued by conduct and governance concerns, with two municipal monitors appointed to the Council in as many years.

“We have experienced multiple code of conduct breaches and regular unacceptable behaviour towards each other, the CEO, and the Council Officers,” she said.

“It has been awful, but this news makes our fight worthwhile.

“Sitting back and doing nothing, or in fact resigning, would have been much easier, but I am not willing to compromise on workplace safety.”

She said tougher laws would hold Councillors accountable for their actions.

“It is all our responsibilities to understand and uphold the Local Government Act and the many policies, plans, charters, and strategies that are a part of Strathbogie Shire Council.

“The most important of these, I believe, is the Strathbogie Shire Councillor Code of Conduct. It is a document which has very clear standards of conduct, as are prescribed under the Local Government Act. “The failure to uphold these standards of conduct leads to a disrespectful and unsafe workplace. This is unacceptable,” said Cr Binks.

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Webs weaved at Whittlesea ■ The City of Whittlesea has announced the opening of its annual art exhibition, the Webs We Weave, which showcases an inspiring collection of oil and acrylic paintings, digital imagery, photography, sculpture, glasswork, and mosaic art, crafted by 97 local artists.

City of Whittlesea Chair Administrator, Lydia Wilson, was impressed with the high calibre of artwork on display at this year’s exhibition.

"We’ve received 127 captivating artwork entries that showcase the remarkable creative talents we have here in the City of Whittlesea,” Ms Wilson said.

■ City of Whittlesea Annual Art Award: Jacquelyn Haverson, ‘A city intersected’ ■ Highly commended: Jillian Evans Bromley, ‘Entanglement’ ■ Award of Excellence – Innovative use of materials: Iaki Vallejo, “De la tierra vengo y a la tierra volvere (I come from the earth, and to the earth I shall return)” ■ Highly commended: Nicola Waters, ‘Pearls and Hearts’ ■ Award of Excellence – Creative expression: Soo Chua, ‘Portrait of Life’ ■ Highly commended: Ildiko Kormanyos, ‘Fairy Tale’ ■ Youth Award: Renita, 9 years old, ‘My Web

● Lydia Wilson Galaxy’ ■ Highly commended: Raven, 7 years old ‘Webs of Love’ ■ Ilma Duncan Award: Sulekha Rani, ‘Crochet Patterns Photo Frame’ A People’s Choice Award will also be awarded at the closure of the exhibition on December 15. Entry is free., The exhibition is open Monday – Friday, 10am - 4pm, at The Great Hall, Civic Centre, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang.

Sexual assault at H. Heights

Mayor comments

■ Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor Cr Damien Gallagher says that the Council has brought to the attention of Municipal Association of Victoria members, the considerable impact on rural Councils of managing the deterioration of roads due to heavy vehicles and natural disaster exposure.

“The Grattan Institute report, ‘Potholes and Pitfalls’ provides additional, independent evidence to outline Council’s challenge,” Cr Gallagher said.

“Council’s advocacy efforts so far have had some success; however, more is needed to support our community.

“This latest report by the Grattan Institute affirms our advocacy efforts and the urgent needs in targeted road investment and support by federal and state governments to rural and remote councils, and strongly encourage positive reform and funding changes be implemented as a matter of urgency,” Cr Gallagher said.

Climate Plan

■ Murrindindi Shire Council has adopted the final amended version of the Climate Change Action Plan.

The Plan is the ‘roadmap’ to realise the targets and policies set out in the Climate Change Policy 2022 It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and help the community deal with the effects of climate change. The consultation process received positive feedback from the community, according to a Council statement.

● Police want to speak with this man.

■ Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a sexual assault which occurred on a bus in Heidelberg Heights.

Investigators have been told a girl was travelling on a bus near Waterdale Rd about 3.50pm on Friday, November 3.

As she prepared to exit the bus she was sexually assaulted by a man who had been sitting near her.

She got off the bus and investigators have determined that the man exited the bus in Ivanhoe and was last seen on Upper Heidelberg Rd. He is perceived to be Caucasian, 60-70-years-old with a medium build.

The man was last seen wearing reading glasses, a black beanie, light coloured pants, grey and black hooded top and was carrying a dark blue and red tote bag.

Resilience at St Andrews ■ A new energy back-up system at Wadambuk StAndrews Community Centre and Men’s Shed is set to support community resilience and preparedness for future emergency events including bushfires, storms and events causing significant power grid outages.

The State Government announced the township of St Andrews was one of several towns within Victoria that received funding for the new back-up energy system as part of its ‘Energy Resilience Solutions’ Program.

The program aims to help Victorian communities that experienced significant and lengthy power outages during the June and October 2021 storms.

During these events, some areas of Nillumbik experienced power outages for up to seven days.

Nillumbik Mayor Cr Ben Ramcharan said the 2021 storm events highlighted how reliant communities were on electricity for everyday essentials, including communication, showering, cooking, drinking water, and power to charge devices.

“Council has already been working with the St Andrews community on the Connected St Andrews project to support their resilience and

● The Wadambuk St Andrews Community Centre. emergency preparedness,” Cr Ramcharan said.

“Through this project residents developed their vision for the Community Centre and Mens Shed to become an off-grid power hub during emergencies and extended power outages.

“The energy back-up system will help those residents bring their vision to life, and provide the community with access to reliable, off-grid energy at a functional community facility during extended power outages as a result of emergency events.

“As an added bonus, the system will also reduce demand for grid-sourced electricity all year round, lowering operational energy costs and emissions.”

Local Briefs Council responds

■ Murrindindi Shire Council has welcomed the latest report from the Grattan Institute titled Potholes and Pitfalls: How to fix local roads.

The report maps the way to a better road network across Australia: an annual funding increase of $1 billion for local roads, better targeting to make sure the money goes to where it is needed most, and reforms to ensure that councils have the tools and time to fix the potholes and give their communities the roads they need.

A $1 billion funding injection would equate to a 25 per cent increase to current council spending on road maintenance.

It highlights that many councils do not have a realistic way of raising the money needed to keep their roads in good condition, particularly true for rural and remote councils.

It acknowledges that other changes need to happen concurrently to a funding injection, including more targeted funding and broader funding reforms for councils outside of the metro areas, and federal and state government assistance to aid under-resourced councils manage their road networks.

The report makes recommendations to boost funding for local roads, ensuring that untied funding goes where it is most needed, make tied funding less onerous for councils and to give councils more help to manage their roads.

Murrindindi Shire Council is the responsible road authority for the management of Council’s local roads and road related infrastructure. The local road network is Council’s largest asset category and comprises over 1200 km of sealed and unsealed roads.

“After Council increased roads funding for the 2023-24 financial year, the budget allocation to manage Council's roads and bridges to current service standards, is $8.89 million, of which $2.74 million is funded from the Federal Government,” said a Council representative.

“The remaining $6.15 million is funded from rates, which equates to 25 per cent of Council rates funding the management of Council's roads. Council's capacity to fund other services and Council assets is impacted as a result.

“Council's 10 Year Asset Plan is facing an annual renewal gap of $1.6 million if the current funding model is maintained over a ten-year period.

“This implies that road conditions may deteriorate if funding for roads and bridges is not increased.

“The report states the importance for the federal government to provide a fairer distribution of road funding that they receive from the fuel exercises.

“The report highlighted the low levels of community consultation occurring regarding road-related maintenance and construction, and much of the time only occurs as a result of customer complaints or requests. :”Council has established a Roads Advisory Group consisting of a range of local community representatives to advise on issues relating to road management, co-designing a set of shared values and principles that will guide Council's approach to road asset management, decision making processes and practices, supporting better outcomes for our communities.

“The report highlighted two key trends in Australia’s climate: heavy rainfall and extreme heat are both on the rise.

“Both have detrimental impacts to roads.

Where councils are facing highly constrained budgets, delays in repairs occur, which in turn end up costing road users and councils more in the long run.

“Council is not immune to these impacts to our roads, which are exasperated by emergencies and natural disasters. In the last 14 months, the Shire has experienced three floods and two grassfires.

“Murrindindi Shire Council continues to advocate for repairs to major state roads across the Shire, such as the Melba Highway, Whittlesea-Yea Road, Maroondah Highway and Goulburn Valley Highway, which are the responsibility of the Victorian Government.for our community,” the Council representative said.

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Local Briefs Rotary factor

■ Murrindindi Shire Deputy Mayor Cr Sue Carpenter told last week’s Council meeting that she was declarinmg an interest in an agendaabout the Grants and Sponsorship Program November allocations, as she is a member of the board of the Rotary Club of Yea. “As the Council is noting a decision made by officers, Cr Carpenter indicated there is no conflict of interest,” the Draft Minutes note.

Eildon interest

■ Cr Karine Haslam last week declared an interest in the Murrindindi Council agenda about the Grants and Sponsorship Program November allocations.

Cr Haslam sais she is a former member of the Eildon Action Committee.

Cr Haslam indicated that as she is a former member of the Committee she does not currently have a conflict of interest.

Disturbance at Cl.

■ Last week’s Murrindindi Council meeting had to be briefly adjourned because of what was described in the Draft Minutes as an “external disturbance”.

In another matter, Cr Karine Haslam had been attending the meeting via the internet, but problems with her internet connection meant that she was unable to continue her attendance.

2-lot subdivision

■ An application for a two-lot subdivision at 2456 Goulburn Valley Hwy,Alexandra, went before last week’s meeting of Murrindindi Shire.

Two residents - Tom Harrington and Anthony Mittrow - spoke about the application at the Council meeting.

“The land is owned and operated by Menzies Support Services and is within the General Residential Zone, Industrial 1 Zone and Industrial 2 Zone,” said a report to Council.

“The land is affected in part by the Development Plan Overlay, Floodway Overlay and the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay.

“A Development Plan has been approved for the area of the site within the Industrial Zones however will expire in 2025.

“Once expired, a new development plan will be required to be approved. The proposed subdivision will not affect the delivery of the Development Plan.

“The application was advertised to adjoining landowners and eight objections have been received.

“The objections raise issues in relation drainage and flooding, amenity and the future development of the site.”

Moved by Cr Eric Lording, seconded by Cr Sue Carpenter, Councillors voted to issue a Notice of Decision to grant a planning permit for a two lot subdivision, subject to various conditions.

Planning scheme

■ An updated Murrindindi Planning Scheme was presented to last week’s meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council.

“Following a report to Council on July 26, Council officers have undertaken consultation for a period of six weeks, seeking feedback on the Review Report and how our planning scheme is performing,” said a report to Councillors.

“In addition, feedback was sought on setting the further Strategic Work priorities for the next four years.

“As a result of the wider community consultation, an Amended Appendix 2 to the Review Report, now includes a review of the Rural Residential Study as contained within the Housing and Settlement Strategy.

Councillors voted to adopt the Murrindindi Planning Scheme Review 2023 report, pursuant to the Planning and Environment Act 1987, and forward the report to the Minister for Planning as required, and to eek authorisation to prepare Planning Scheme Amendment C73muri, to implement the findings of the review report.

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Tertiary Hub for M’dindi ■ On a motion by Cr Eric Lording, seconded

by Cr Sue Carpenter, Murrindindi Shire Council has endorsed preparing an application for a Tertiary Education Hub in Yea, with a supported space in Alexandra or surrounds.

The Tertiary Education Hub will operate independently from Council, with its own Board.

“Subject to the successful grant application, ]the Council will] endorse a partially subsidised lease of a Council facility as part of the application process.” the motion noted.

The Council will endorse the ongoing in-kind support of Council Officers towards the development and operation of the Hub. A Council officer’s report to Councillors said: “The concept of a Tertiary Education Hub, where individuals can have access to an adult learning environment, supported by staff and peers, with high-speed internet access and a safe learning environment, is demonstrated to address barriers to tertiary education for many.

“Council has been working with a community working group, to develop the concept, with a view of submitting the proposal in December 2023 in line with the Round 4 funding opportunity, for a Regional Study Hub located in Yea with a supported space in Alexandra or surrounds.”

● Cr Eric Lording

■ Eildon-based Cr Karine Haslam has reported to Murrindindi Shire Council about the success of the container deposit scheme. “ I am very pleased to hear of the great response the new CDS – container deposit scheme is receiving,” said a report to the Council meeting, read on her behalf by Cr Damien Gallagher.

“I believe in the first month, Nanny Jan’s Emporium which is the drop off area at the Eildon shopping village received approximately 50,000 items since November 1 and in Victoria 20 million items have been returned with an estimated $1.7m being returned to the community.

“That works out to be approximately 1.5million units per day. What a great start. This really is a win-win situation for both the environment and the community,” Cr Haslam said.

Walsh praises Jan Beer ■ Cr John Walsh last week praised Murrindindi farming advocate Jan Beer “I attended a meeting between flood effected farmers and businesses and the board of the Murray Darling Basin Authority chaired by Sir Angus Houston,” Cr Walsh said last week.

“The aim of the meeting was to highlight to the Board, the damage that would be caused should the Authority go through with their plans to create surge flows along the Goulburn to provide over-bank flows to replenish wetlands further down the Basin.

“The recent October floods were at a similar level and provided a direct example of the impact the proposal would have.

“From the presentations it was clear that the Board had a far greater appreciation of the negative impacts, on farms, roads, tourism council assets and the local environment.

“Their endeavours to provide improved environmental outcomes downstream would be at the cost upstream communities. The Board also agreed to meet the community again during the revision of the Basin Plan.

“Credit must go to Jan Beer, whose persistence and extensive research, over many years, into the Basin Plan, convinced the Board to meet

■ Cr Ilona Gerencser has applied to Murrindindi Shire Council for three months’ leave due to ill health.

Her fellow Councillors approved the application at last week’s Council meetinh (Nov. 22).

Perception of bias

50,000 items returned

● Cr Karine Haslam

Local Briefs Cr is on sick leave

■ Cr John Walsh told last week’s Murrindindi Shire Council that there may be a “perception of bias” around his point-of-view about tertiary education opportunities locally. “ Councillors, in relation to Item 4.6 Tertiary Education Hub Funding Application, I wish to advise that I have been engaged in activities that may lead to a perception of bias,” Cr Walsh said.

“I have been advocating for the Tertiary Education Hub on radio, in the newspapers and at public meetings, most recently last night here in this very chamber.

“I passionately believe in the concept and see nothing but good coming from establishing such a facility, with Council in-kind contributions, within Murrindindi Shire.

“I have studied the officer recommendation and cannot believe any argument could be raised which would change my opinion.

“I cannot say that I have an open mind to alternatives and so I will withdraw when the matter comes up,” Cr Walsh said.

Timber transition

■ The State Government through the Department Environment Energy and Climate Action, is sponsoring a prescribed approach for the preparation of a Local Development Strategy, titled ‘Shaping Murrindindi's future’, as part of the original seven-year transition out of native timber harvesting.

“This report provides an update on the draft Regional Context Analysis report, being the first stage of the Local Development Strategy development,” saia report to Councillors, “Officers conducted over 110 interviews with key individuals and organisations in and around the Alexandra – Marysville corridor.

“A second round of engagement on the draft Context Analysis has been conducted.

This report will detail the changes, outline the next steps, and seek endorsement of the report.

“Council also has a key role in advocacy in relation to the Government announcement, regarding the cessation of native timber harvesting and the impacts on the environment, social and economic aspects of the Shire.

“This includes and not limited to, fire planning, preparation and future management of the forests, and supporting impacted individuals, businesses and communities.”

Boral wins tender

■ Murrindindi Shire Council has awarded a $782,149 contract top Boral Resources Vic Pty Ltd for a sealed roads re-sheeting contract.

“The scope of this project is to provide 23.1 km of resealing works on 20 sealed roads across 10 localities within the municipality,” said a report to Councillors.

Vale Julee Hosking

● Jan Beer with the community. There is still a lot to be done and we can’t leave our advocacy up to just one person, so the community must do more to ensure that laudable downstream objectives are not at the expense of our communities.

“I sincerely thank Jan for all her work and ask everyone including my fellow Councillors to get on board to assist in making sure a good outcome is achieved from the current Murray Darling Basin Plan review.”

■ Tribute to the life of Julee Hosking was made at last week’s Murrindindi Shire Council meeting.

Cr John Walsh said: “Sadly, I wish to note the contribution to the Shire by Julee Hosking who passed away on November 1,” Cr Walsh said.

“Twenty-eight years of support for UGFM radio and staunch supporter and member of the Alexandra Dog Obedience Club, Julee combined her love of dogs and blues music for 20 years on her Men and Paws program.

“Always with a twinkle in her eye, she had the enviable characteristic of also having a twinkle in her voice that brought happiness to her many listeners. She will be missed,” Cr Walsh said. ● This edition of The Local Paper covers Mansfield, Mitchell, Murrindindi, Nillumbik (rural), Strathbogie, Whittlesea (rural) and Yarra Ranges.a

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Scoreboard Great day at Eildon

● Yea golfers Vicki Clements, Greg Clements and Penny Britton enjoyed a good day’s golfing at Eildon on Sunday. Penny Britton B-Grade winner 40 pts, Vicki Clements B-Grade runnerup 39 pts and Greg Clements A-Grade runner up and NTP. ■ Asthe Yea Golf Club season is coming to an end, it certainly has not dampened the winning streak happening with the Yea Ladies.

Eeryone is stampeding to the finish line in fine form.

On Wednesday November 15 , there was the Gold Medal playoff, some 11½ took to the course. The half, one member’s cart died after nine holes.

Although all were not up for the Gold Medal playoff, the days competition was on the table.

A day out was had by Meryl Connell (29) having a fine 96 off the stick coming in with a nett 67 to take the day. Runner-up Margie Wright (27) 98/71. Putting, Miranda Gill took the honours with 26 putts. NTP Adrianne Anglin This year a happy Judi Newman (45) took the Good Medal Title with a nett 76. ★ Saturday November 18 was off to Marysville to compete in the first round of the Murrindindi Masters, sponsored by Foodworks.

Local girls Vicki Clements and Di Elliott did not disappoint. Di won B-Grade and Vicki was runner up in A-Grade.

The last major event for the year 2023. was the Yea Isobel Bett Tournament , sponsored this year, by Dindi Naturals.

The competition was started in her honour

by Isobel Bett family upon her passing in 1980 at an early age, (mid 50s). Isobel was a tireless worker, not only for the golf club but also the community. Isobel, a President in 1970, 1971 and 1978 represented the club in many district tournaments whilst being a member.

The House of Golf attended, with lots of hot bargains, gobbled up by the girls. Jason also generously gave each player a $25 gift voucher to spend at the House of Golf shop, plus, promising to come back next year.

Some 44 players from 15 clubs attended.

The winners, girls did it again, taking a large part of the pool. Miriam Page from Marysville, having a great score of 64 Nett, went home with the goods. Miriam is having a good run lately having won the top event at the Masters Sat. A Grade Scratch was hotly contended, 3 players, all having an 84 off the stick.

On a countback Deb Richardson was the victor. A-Grade handicap, Mary Campbell (President of Dalhousie) won with a 68 nett.

In B-Grade Scratch and Handicap another two locals shared the pool. Karen Sangster won the scratch 95 and Vicki Clements the Handicap 69.

In C-Grade Scratch, also another local, Sharon Grogan 96 gross.

Local girls (over the whole field), which included their handicap Sharon came in second, nett 65, countback, Penny Britton 4th , Karen Sangster 5th both 68 nett , 8th Vicki Clements 69 nett.

Another win, the small teams event, went to Adrianne Anglin, Mary Campbell and Miriam Page.

The Gender Challenge begins, plus Christmas break-ups, always a lot of fun.

Keep up the good scores.

- Karen Sangster

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Local Sport

$2500 for pony course ■ Murrindindi Shire Council last week approved a $2500 grant for Yea Pony Club’s development of a pony course.

A number of other grants were made by officers under delegation: ■ Yea Agricultural, Pastoral & Horticultural Association – Key Entertainment at the Yea Show - $2000 ■ Rotary Club of Yea Inc – 2023 Seniors’ Christmas Dinner and Entertainment - $1000 ■ Alexandra Community Christmas Tree Festival - $2200 ■ Flowerdale Sports Club Inc – Barefoot Bowls - $1250 ■ Eildon Action Inc – Information Centre Multifunction Printer - $1000 ■ Rotary Club of Yea Inc – Yea Rotary Art Show 2024 - $2500 ■ Triangle Arts Group Inc – Marysville Art Show - $2500.

An allocation as recommended by the Grants and Sponsorship Assessment Panel was endorsed: ■ Yea and District Riding Club – Toilet block frame replacement - $2500 Councillors voted to decline some allocations: ■ GR8 M8S Foundation – Toolangi Adventure Sports Camps 2024 - $5000

■ Dancing Spirit – Wayapa Wuurk Earth Connection Workshops - $5000 ■ Yea & District Historical Society – Local History Museum for Yea - $5000 ■ Kinglake Pickleball Club – Starting Pickle Club in Kinglake - $5000 ■ Yea and District Memorial Hospital – Healthy Lunchboxes - $5000.

Timing on grant applications was waried for: ■ Eildon Action Inc – Eildon Community Stage ■ Flowerdale Primary School – Flowerdale Primary School Fair

Spring season at Yea GC

Scoreboard More Yea Golf

■ Wednesday November 15th saw a stroke and putting event at Yea Golf Club with 15 players.

New member and player Rob Gill (48) had a nett 65 to win his first competition at Yea. Second on CB was John Phillips (20) with Brian Priestley (27) third with nett 68. The putting was won by Gary Pollard with 25 putts.

There was no NTP on the 14th and John Renehan won the Club Award . ★ Golf on November 22 was a par event with 10 men playing. Winner with the excellent score of +2 was Michael Sheather (29) with John Phillips(18) again second on Square.

Bill Dredge (22) with -1 was third on CB from Anthony Coleman (5). Russ Wealands was NTP on the 18th and Michael Spagnolo took out the Club Award with -10.

The Mens Break-Up on Wednesday December 6 has 25 signed up for golf starting from 11 am at Hidden Valley.

We have changed breakfast arrangements and have booked the General Cafe at Strath Creek from 9am til 10am on that day instead of going to Wallan before golf.

Choice of granola, toasted sanga or farmers breakfast roll(egg and bacon) is available plus coffee/tea. ★ Michael Spagnolo recovered from the Club Award Wednesday to post a fine 77 net 68 to win the November Monthly Medal on Saturday.

Some 19 men contested the Medal which was also the 6th and final round of the Sichlau Trophy.

Coming second with an excellent round also was Rick Wills (9) with 78 off the stick nett 69. Third with 80 nett 70 was Allan Coates (10) from Tony Rule (21) 92 nett 71 on CB from Brendan Chenhall (13) fifth. NTP went to Peter Johnston on the 18th and Brian Priestley won the Club Award. Putting went to Brendan ‘Trout’ Chenhall with 26 putts.

The Sichlau Trophy is based on the best four rounds of six available. The final scores saw a tie between John Phillips and Greg Clements with 288 each.

They will contest an 18 hole play-off next Saturday for the Trophy. Third in the Sichlau was Brian Simmons 291, fourth Alan Pell 297, fifth Tom White 298, Rick Wills 297 sixth, equal seventh Tony Rule and Neil Peterson 300, Peter Johnston ninth 301 and Rob O’Halloran tenth with 303.

- Alan Pell

SDCA results ● Judi Newman and Meryl Connell

● Vicki Clements, Di Elliott

A-Grade Eastern Hill A Grade 8/225 v Pyalong A Grade 10/102. At Kings Park Reserve (Seymour) Alexandra A Grade 9/153 v Yea Tigers A Grade 8/157. At Leckie Park Avenel A Grade v Seymour A Grade, abandoned. Avenel Recreation Reserve Tallarook A Grade: Bye. B-Grade Avenel Senior Men 10/98 v Yea Tigers B Grade 9/81. Puckapunyal Cricket Groun Seymour B Grade Forfeit v Eastern Hill B Grade 2. At Chittick Park (East) Pyalong B Grade 8/139 v Alexandra B Grade 4/143. Pyalong Recreation Reserve Tallarook B Grade 10/71 v Eastern Hill B Grade 1 4/73. Tallarook Recreation Reserve Puckapunyal B Grade: Bye

Junior Cricket

● Rob Gill

● Michael Spagnolo

Under 11 Mixed Tallarook U11 v Avenel U11. Tallarook Recreation Reserve Alexandra U11 v Yea Tigers U11.

Alexandra Showgrounds and Recreation Reserve Under 13 Mixed Seymour U13 v Avenel U13. Chittick Park (East) / Chittick Park (East) Eastern Hill U13 v Yea U13 Mixed Yellow. Kings Park Reserve (Seymour) Euroa U13 Mixed Euroa v Yea U13 Mixed Black. Euroa Memorial Oval Tallarook U13 v Alexandra U13

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■ Joel Creasy is to narrator in a return season of The Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne.

The new Australian production will return to Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre from February 9, starring Jason Donovan.

Joel Creasey is one of Australia’s most popular, acclaimed and charmingly outrageous standup comedians, and radio and television presenters.

“His bold wit, sass and unrivalled story telling abilities undisputedly make him perfect as the Narrator guiding the audience through the fateful tale of The Rocky Horror Show,” said a show publicist.

“I am so excited to be joining The Rocky Horror Show as the Narrator - joining an illustrious and slightly chaotic list of Rocky Horror Narrators - from Gretel Killeen to Bert Newton, Derryn Hinch to my darling Myf Warhurst I fit right in. I'll see you at the show in Melbourne.

It's just a jump to the left, after all,” said Joel.

Proucers say that Australian audiences could not get enough of superstar Jason Donovan starring as Frank N Furter.

Returning cast alongside him, include Stellar Perry as Magenta/The Usherette, Deirdre Khoo as Janet, Henry Rollo as Riff Raff, Darcey Eagle as Columbia and Ellis Dolan as Eddie/Dr Scott.

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What’s On Prisoner At The World’s End

Hunchback of Notre Dame ● Carly Sheppaard in Chase Photo: Jacinta Keefe ■ Daylight Connection’s production of the one-woman show Chase, currently part of a double bill playing at the Malthouse Theatre, is a rollercoaster of a ride into a nightmare apocalyptic scenario that is full of dark humour mixed with an irrepressible zest for life.

In a bunker in some unstated location Chase, possibly the last person left alive on Earth, ekes out an existence of sorts.

Surrounded by imaginary friends and junk paraphernalia, Chase dialogues with these friends as well as broadcasting to what’s left of the world through YouTube.

She journeys through joy, reflection and despair before throwing the party to end all parties as the world is consumed by fire and brimstone.

Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Carly Sheppard are co-devisors of the script which careens from confessional to bombastic, hilarious to tragic, sometimes in the same sentence.

The various imaginary characters can border on being twee and cliched but are never boring.

Equally important though are the images projected against the back walls of Chase’s bunker to dramatic effect. Devika Bilimoria, videographer, and Alex Mansell, video editor, are to be congratulated for a fantastic display of artistry and painting with images.

Ultimately however the evening belongs to Sheppard who is a one-woman dynamo of a performer.

Her energy and flair portraying Chase shows great skill and stagecraft in the way she maintains a strong sense of the central character while also bringing to life the secondary characters of Chase’s world.

Cleary Sheppard has found a kindred spirit in director Bell-Wykes who draws a wonderful performance from her in terms of its range and depth.

Very hard to easily categorise – Is it comedy? Is it tragedy? Is it both? Is it neither? – Chase is a slapstick look at the end of the world which amuses and entertains yet also captures a deep sense of regret and despair at a paradise lost.

Venue: Beckett Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt St, Southbank Dates and times: 8pm Tuesday-Sunday Until December 3 Duration: 70 minutes Tickets: $15-$59 Bookings: https://tickets.malthouse theatre.com.au/production/8259 - Review by Peter Murphy

■ OSMaD presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a Victorian premiere, from December 8 - 16 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College Campus, Hawthorn.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a musical based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, with songs from the Disney movie by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

It tells the story of Quasimodo, a hunchbacked bell-ringer who lives in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, who longs for acceptance but is shunned and ridiculed for his appearance.

Matthew Tomlin (Quasimodo), Ninna Aguirre (Esmeralda) and Zachary Brown (Claude Frollo) lead a talented cast of 30 and an on-stage choir of 32.

Directed by Joel Batalha, with musical direction from David Barrell and Ned Dixon and choreography from Caitlin Lamont, an orchestra of 19, including a special appearance by Scotch Principal Dr Scott Marsh on the trumpet, will complement the score, performances, and powerful message.

Season Dates: December 8-16 Venue: Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College Campus, 1 Morrison St, Hawthorn Tickets: Adult $55 Concession $45 Ticket bookings: https://hunchback themusical.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

■ The Australian Shakespeare Company presents A Midsummer Night's Dream from December 16 - February 11 in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Starring Alison Whyte as Bottom and Nicole Nabout as Titania, the show is set against the picturesque backdrop of the Royal Botanic Gardens, lit up and sparkling at night, where audiences will be taken on a ride through the world of lovers, fairies and fools.

The Australian Shakespeare Company Artistic Director, Glenn Elston, said, “We’ve reimagined A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a way that makes it even more accessible and in step with today's world.

“It is a rare opportunity to present a play that concerns itself with themes so relevant to the current state of the world and reflective of the never changing effects of the human condition.

“It is a wonderful experience to enjoy art and nature together under the stars, bonding with the performers as we all experience the same open air conditions and go on the adventure with the characters in a more immersive style without the restrictions of a normal theatre.

“Let us take you on a riotous ride through the interwoven world of Lovers, Fairies and Fools set against the picturesque botanic gardens as you enjoy a picnic with your loved ones.”

Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens – Southern Cross Lawn, 100 Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra Dates: December 16-February 11 Tickets: $25 $99, visit shakespeareaustralia.com.au, call 8676 7511 or via Ticketmaster - Cheryl Threadgold

High Kings

■ The Irish group, the High Kings, will perform at The Forum, Melbourne, on Friday, June 28.

The High Kings are Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden, Paul O' Brien and Brian Dunphy who have held the position as the distinctive voice of Irish folk music across the world for the last 15years.

The High Kings from Dublin are a traditional folk group who give new life for a new generation of Irish and Celtic music fans.

Having surpassed a 1.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify as well as two platinum albums, 2023 saw The High Kings celebrate 15 years together by the release of their 8th Studio Album The Road Not Taken.

● Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Photo: Ben Fon

● From left: Pasquale Bartalotta, Ninna Aguirre, Matthew Tomlin, Zak Brown and Tom Liszukiewicz in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Photo: Ben Fon

Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

■ The projection of a forest scene and the swelling music alert the audience that something is about to happen in Red Stitch’s production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virigina Woolf?

But the moment Martha (Kat Stewart) and George (David Whitely) enter the dump of a living room and turn on the lights, we are transported back to the 1960s.

The curtained proscenium makes for a traditional stage and, viewing through the fourth wall, we witness the destructive games of a couple immersed in a truth of their own that will eventually unravel.

In the process, they will inculcate the naïve Nick (Harvey Zielinski) and Honey (Emily Goddard) in the art of relationship manipulation within an isolated college community.

The play is, however, so much more than that. It is an allegory for political truth telling and obfuscation.

What we see in the marriage reflects the life of the college and the background political landscape alluded to by Albee.

Nick and Honey, in time, will find themselves similarly challenged for their story has echoes already of what George and Martha faced and the stories told over the course of the evening all bear a reflection of a truth that has been sublimated.

Whitely and Stewart are superbly matched.

There is ample scope for venom, understatement and point scoring in their delivery of lines which they find in equal measure.

Goddard captures Honey’s ascendancy into an alcoholic stupor where liberation and anxiety form equal parts.

Zielinski’s scope and range is evident as his character treads between politeness, intellectual sparring and degradation. His, ‘I think I understand’ at the end is spoken for us all.

Director Sarah Goodes has enabled the interactions between the characters to balance; each is forthright and unique but they all interweave.

Harriet Oxley’s set centres on the bar which eventually becomes a shrine and Jason Ng Junjie’s lighting has some bold changes to alter mood and atmosphere.

Dawn’s light through the window at the end suggests a sort of truth if we only have the capacity to appreciate it.

The projection before the final scene of a child walking in the forest is a suggestion of that truth.

Albee’s work is multilayered. It requires skill in all facets of performance and production to succeed. Red Stitch has done well.

Until December 17 Venue: Red Stitch Theatre, St Kilda East Bookings: redstitch.net - Review by David McLean

● Maureen Hartley, Joanne Davis and Romy McIlroy in Prisoner at The World's End. Photo: Darren Gill ■ WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spends his days incarcerated in a cell in London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison.

Assange has spent almost five years in virtual solitary confinement as his legal team fights his extradition to the United States for publishing secret US military documents.

Documents that exposed war crimes.

If extradited and convicted, Assange faces a 174-year prison sentence.

R. Johns’ profoundly moving play, Prisoner at the World’s End, addresses Assange's situation's ‘Kafkaesque’ absurdity.

Three women, played by Joanne Davis, Maureen Hartley, and Romy McIllroy, stand in an open doorway with their backs towards us.

The silhouettes of the women, one holding an umbrella against the blue sky, have the look of a painting by surrealist artist René Magritte.

Entering the prison, they undergo full body scans, legs akimbo, and tongues out.

Samaritan volunteers, the women run the tea bar at the prison making sandwiches in a production line.

The women “sit, smile, make a cup of tea, pray for Assange”.

In the same way surrealists made the familiar seem disturbing and strange, Johns introduces elements to throw us off guard.

At one point, the women become cats: Larry, the resident Downing Street cat; Gladstone, the Whitehall cat; and Palmerston, the resident of the British Foreign Office.

We are brought swiftly back to reality as another woman, played by Sepideh Karimi, narrates a harrowing first-hand account of life in Mosul during the Iraqi war and the takeover by ISIS. Kidnap, torture, and murder become the everyday.

These paradoxical elements disturb our sense of reality and force us to question the absurdity of Assange’s situation.

Pursued relentlessly and indefinitely detained for doing his job as a journalist telling the truth.

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- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Flick Fest

■ Young US filmmaker Courtney Coker (producer on Top Gun Maverick and Mission Impossible) has snared four of the top awards at this year’s 9th international Smart Fone Flick Fest (SF3) gala finals.

Her deeply personal film Lodi features herself as one of two sisters go on a road trip to visit their dad's grave.

Together they have to confront the emotional weight of the last six years.

Courtney won the overall Best Film award as well as Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress.

“This is an incredibly personal story, one that took a lot of time and courage to share,” said Courtney.

“I decided to film on an iPhone 14 Pro because it felt akin to how I would document a trip with my family.

“And also because it's way easier (and cheaper) to film with a phone when you shoot 11 pages in one day and drive over 200 miles in a vintage Mercedes with no aircon!”

More than 40 prizes were shared across the festival held at the Actors Centre Australia. More than 450 entries were attracted this year - including 28 feature films.

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Local Theatre Shows

■ Frankston Theatre Group: A Slice of Saturday Night (by The Heather Brothers) Until December 2 at the Mount Eliza Community Centre, 90-100 Canadian Bay Rd., Mount Eliza. Director: Keith Gledhill. Bookings: frankstontheatregroup.org.au ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (book and lyrics by Robert L Freedman) Until December 2 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Barbara Hughes. www.wlt.org.au ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: Fracked! Or:Please don’t use the F-Word (by Alistair Beaton) Until December 2 at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Alan Burrows. Bookings: www.lilydaleatc.com ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Ladies in Black, the Musical (Music and lyrics by Tim Finn, Book by Carolyn Burns) Until December 2 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turner Ave., Rosanna. Director: Tim Scott. Bookings: htc.org.au ■ The Basin Theatre Company: The Sum of Us (by David Stevens) Until December 3 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Di Hoskins. Bookings: thebasintheatre.org.au thebasintheatre.org.au ■ Essendon Community Theatre: The Odd Couple (Female version by Neil Simon) November 23 – 26, November 30 – December 2 at the Bradshaw St. Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director: Angelo Snell. Bookings: Trybooking.

■ Geelong Repertory Theatre: The Messiah (by Patrick Barlow). Until December 2 at The Woodbin Theatre, Coronation St., Geelong. Director: Scott Beaton. Bookings: geelongrep.com ■ Wyndham Theatre Company: A Christmas Carol (by Charles Dickens) December 1 and 2 at The Crossroads Hall, Cnr Duncans Rd and Synod St., Werribee. Director: Alaine Beek. Performance details and bookings: www.wyndhamtheatrecompany.org.au/ ■ OSMaD: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film) December 7 – 16 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, 1 Morrison St., Hawthorn. Director: Joel Batalha; Co-Musical Directors: David Barrell and Ned Dixon; Choreographer: Caitlin Lamont. www.osmad.com.au ■ HTC Youth Theatre: Grimmish December 8 – 16 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 turner Ave., Rosanna. Bookings: htc.org.au or 9457 4117.

■ PLOS Musical Productions: Catch Me If You Can the musical, December 31 – January 7, 2024 at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston. Bookings: plos.asn.au

Auditions

■ Beaumaris Theatre: AYear with Frog and Toad November 29, 6.30-9.30pm st Beaumaris Theatre. 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director: Leah Osburn; Musical Direction: Po Goh. Audition bookings: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au ■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Glass Menagerie (by Tennessee Williams) December 3 at 10.00am and December 4 at 7.30pm at 2a Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Barry O’Neill.

Audition bookings: barryoneill1941@gmail.com ■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): Madagascar(J.T. Rogers) December 3 at 12 noon, December 4 at 7pm at the Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Luisa Romeo. Audition bookings: luisaro888@gmail.com ■ The 1812 Theatre: The Fire Raisers (by Max Frisch, translated by Alister Beaton) December 11 and 12 at 7.00pm at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Andrew Ferguson. Auditions strictly by appointment.

Please send a resume prior to audition: afconsulting@bigpond.com.

■ F.A.M.D.A.: The Architect (by Aiden Fennessey) February 4, 2024 at 10.00am at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, 79 Main St., Foster. Director: Bernadette Grainger. Audition bookings: 0439 394 704.

- Cheryl Threadgold

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Entertainment

THE SONG OF MAN

● Mark Loveday (centre) and cast of The Choir of Man. Photo: Helen Maybanks ■ London’s West End and Olivier Award She clearly has a lovely voice with a wide nominated hit, The Choir of Man will take the range, however projection was an issue. It’s hard stage at Arts Centre Melbourne this summer, to compete against a live band and in fact most premiering on January 4. performers would have benefited from a mic.

The company will feature accomplished acMagda, the glamorous “continental” in tors, musicians and instrumentalists, including charge of the prestigious and pricey Model seasoned performers who have entertained au- Gowns department, is confidently portrayed by diences spanning the globe alongside celebrated Moorhouse. stars from London’s West End. With strong vocals and an air of sophisticaAn ensemble of nine blokes will serenade tion Moorhouse has a strong presence. Lisa’s audiences with an electric repertoire – from pub cocktail frock colleagues (Poor and Ryan) proanthems and folk melodies to Broadway hits vide interesting subplots and are portrayed auand timeless rock classics – all delivered with a thentically complete with broad Australian acroof raising fervour. cents – it is a uniquely Australian musical.

Featuring songs from legendary artists both Ensemble numbers proved to be the highpast and present including Adele, Avicii, Paul lights in particular the hilarious He’s A Bastard, Simon, Sia, Guns N’ Roses, Katy Perry, featuring great comedy prowess from Maree Australia’s own John Farnham and a myriad Barnett, and Pandemonium – though lighting more, there is something for everyone in this (Deryk Harwick) went a bit wacko. performance suitable for all generations.

Performances on the whole were solid but Created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay, other standouts included Matt Biscombe as the The Choir of Man runs for 90 minutes. It’s a continental Rudi looking for love, and Rachel celebration and a musical spectacle, with melo- Ross as Mrs Miles who walks a fine line medidies, dynamic dance routines and high energy ating between Lisa’s university ambitions and choreography. her husband’s (Gavin Baker) antiquated notion The cast includes Matthew Campbell (Mae- that education was wasted on women. stro), Jordan Donnelly (Romantic), Rob Sound issues aside, this was an impressive Godfrey (Beast), Connor Going (Poet), and enjoyable production.

Nathaniel Morrison (Barman), Aled Pennock Season: Until December 2 (Bore), Will Silver (Hardman), Christian TylerVenue: Heidelberg Theatre Company, 36 Wood (Joker) Ethan Vijn (Handyman) to- Turnham Avenue, Rosanna gether with Alistair Higgins, Norton James and Cost: $30 - $35 Bradley Walwyn as swings.

Bookings: htc@htc.org.au or 9457 4117 The Choir of Man achieved remarkable - Review by Beth Klein success with three consecutive sell-out seasons at the Sydney Opera House.

Its popularity extended globally through multiple sold-out tours across the United States and ■ Bell Shakespeare has announced the cast Europe and it’s currently in its second year in for the upcoming production of A Midsummer London’s West End. Night’s Dream, travelling to over 20 venues In recognition of its outstanding performance, across Australia, with more venues to be anthe production received a nomination for Best nounced.

Entertainment or Comedy Play at the prestigious Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans, 2022 OlivierAwards. the production takes Shakespeare’s classic Venue: Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne comedy and gives it new life, brimming with Season: January 4-February 11 magic, mirth and mayhem.

Tickets from $64.90 - $109.90 Making her mainstage debut, Ahunim Abebe Bookings: www.artscentremelbourne. will perform as Hermia, alongside Isabel Burcom.au ton (Helena), Mike Howlett (Demetrius) and - Cheryl Threadgold Laurence Young (Lysander).

Returning cast members include Ella Prince (Puck), Kyle Morrison (Oberon/Theseus/Flute) and Imogen Sage (Titania/Hippolyta/Quince).

■ Heidelberg Theatre’s 2023 end-of-year seaPeter Evans, Artistic Director of Bell son of Tim Finn’s musical, Ladies in Black, is Shakespeare, said: “I’m delighted we’re able a showstopper - a slick production complete with to give this production a second chance after we a live band (production values at Heidelberg sadly had to cancel many of the dates in 2021. are very high), an immaculately decorated and “Our cast and crew went through quarantine functional set (Brenton Staples and John but only made it to the Northern Territory and Shelbourn), a strong cast and thoughtful direc- Queensland due to border closures and tion (Tim Scott). lockdowns elsewhere, so we’re focusing on the Rafaela Cleeve Gerkens plays Lisa Miles, a states and territories we missed out on to give high school graduate waiting on her results with audiences an opportunity to see it. the hope of studying at university much to her “A Midsummer Night’s Dream is very spefather’s disapproval – worth noting the play is cial to me, and whether you are revisiting an old set in Sydney in December 1959. friend in this play or are brand new to In the interim she takes a casual holiday job Shakespeare, it is a play to treasure.” at Goodes, a prestigious women’s fashion deEvans focuses on the play within the play, partment store, where she meets Magda (Elise looking at the illusion of theatre and performance Moorhouse), Fay (Llaaneath Poor) and Patty itself, with the assistance of Movement Direc(Aislinn Ryan), who open a whole new world tor Nigel Poulton.

A highly physical production with eight acfor her.

Gerkens played Lisa with convincing naivety tors playing multiple parts, audiences will be balanced with quiet curiosity and determina- taken on a whirlwind journey.

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Observations Handel’s Messiah

● Sally-Anne Russell ■ In troubled times such as the ones we are living with across the globe now, having traditions that lift our spirits is very important.

The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra is ready to help with that, by staging its 224th record-breaking performance of Handel’s Messiah on Sunday December 3 at Melbourne Town Hall.

The RMP is delighted to continue its unbroken sequence of Messiahs, and have been performing them in their spiritual home, Melbourne Town Hall, for more than 100 years.

This year RMP Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes has assembled his usual fine crop of soloists – soprano Sara Macliver, mezzo-soprano Sally Anne Russell, American tenor Kyle Stegall and bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman.

Joining the 120-strong RMP Choir and Orchestra are pianists Peter de Jaeger and organist Andrew Bainbridge.

The annul RMP Messiah never fails to uplift the spirits of its audience and 2023 will be no exception.

Following hot on the heels of The Messiah is another RMP tradition – the annual Carols in the Cathedral concerts at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday and Saturday, December 15-16.

This year the concerts will feature the usual readings, reflections, solos and massed singing, with several carols giving the audience a chance to join in.

A feature of these concerts is the performance of the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band, and concert soloists include tenor Roy Best, bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman, actor-readers Roland Rocchicchioli and Julie Houghton and organist Andrew Bainbridge and pianist Stefan Cassomenos.

Add in the massed vocal forces of the RMP choir, Melbourne University Choral Society, Box Hill Chorale and the National Boys Choir and you have three thrilling performances in the atmospheric surroundings of St Paul’s Cathedral.

Carols in the Cathedral performances are Friday December15 at 8.30 pm, and Saturday December 16 at 2pm and 7 pm. These concerts usually sell out.

Bookings for both The Messiah on Sunday December 3 at 5 pm in Melbourne Town Hall, and Carols in the Cathedral are through rmp.org.au or trybooking.com Julie Houghton

MAPh Choice

■ MAPh and the MAPh Foundation are delighted to announce the recipient of the Smith & Singer People’s Choice Award, chosen from the 66 finalists in the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize exhibition for 2023.

Visitors to the exhibition voted ‘Trust’ by Zo Damage as their favourite artwork, which received a significant 19 per cent of the vote.

Provoking curiosity and wonder, ‘Trust’ – at 15 metres long – brings photography off the wall, undulating into the exhibition space.

The Smith & Singer People’s Choice Award winner receives $5000; three voters from the pool of participants will be selected at random to receive a Thames & Hudson (Australia) art-book stack.

MAPh. 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill. Free entry.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL ■ Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale A Christmas Carol is a regular yuletide fixture at the Old Vic, London, and it is now becoming an Aussie Christmas fixture.

This year, it returned to the Comedy Theatre with a bang with Welsh actor Owen Teale as the cantankerous curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge.

A great supporting cast makes this show a delight.

The game’s afoot for Scrooge when Anthony Harkin’s Jacob Marley arrives on stage, clanking his chains behind him.

Debra Lawrance as the Ghost of Christmas Past is an excellent match for Teale’s irascible Scrooge.

Aisha Aidara gives a first-rate performance as the Ghost of Christmas Future, who in this production happens to be Scrooge’s sister Little Fan. Grant Piro’s Fezzwig is flighty, funny and cheery.

Bernard Curry brings warmth and fortitude to the long-suffering Bob Cratchit.

Seven-year-old Mira Feldman as Tiny Tim just about steals the show.

That said, Teale is a masterful Scrooge, owning the stage with his performance.

A superb set, special effects, costumes, sound and lighting design give this production its glorious Victorian gothic splendour.

Lanterns illuminate the theatre ceiling, chains clank, doors slam shut, locks bolt, snow falls, and brussels sprouts fly above the audience.

An ensemble of players in top hats, bonnets and frock coats operate as a Greek Chorus narrating the story.

There are also plenty of fun props and a little audience participation beginning with free mince pies and mandarins if you are a good catch.

In a challenging year, this feelgood show does much to lift the spirit.

Performance Season: Until January 7 Venue: Comedy Theatre, Melbourne Bookings: ticketek.com.au - Review by Kathryn Keeble

Ages Ago

■ As the pictures on the wall became people, the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera’s production of Ages Ago figuratively and literally came to life.

This conceit, used by Gilbert in his later collaboration with Sullivan on Ruddigore, allowed for Gilbert’s comic genius for the absurd to come to the fore and one that Amelia Le Plastrier took full advantage of in her portrayal of Lady Maud de Bohun.

This production was as much scholarly archaeology as performance with musical director, Geoff Urquhart, and director, Diana Burleigh, sourcing scores and librettos from past revivals to restore what was a collaboration between composer Frederic Clay and W. S Gilbert.

The G & S Society play an important role in keeping the operetta art form alive, the audience on the night being engaged, amused and entertained.

Review by David McLean

I Me She Him

● Owen Teale (Ebenezer Scrooge) and Anthony Harkin (Jacob Marley) in A Christmas Carol. Photo: Jeff Busby Basically, Glen Cockaleekie Castle in Scotland has its new owner proclaimed by the spectres of past residents every hundred years.

Having left no progeny of their own, the title, which miraculously appears, is bestowed seemingly randomly.

The logical flaws in this method are immaterial given that it is the nonsense that is entertaining.

Lady Maud (1469) then falls for Sir Cecil – 1569 (Stephen Capon) who argues with Lord Poppytap – 1669 (Sam Hargreaves) with Dame Maybud – 1769 (Jenny Wakefield) restoring a little order.

The half portrait of Brown (Andrew McGrail) grants permission for characters to marry being a representative of the last owner before they all return to their frames on the wall.

All this is played out against the real time setting in 1869, when the operetta was first performed, of Sir Tare (Andrew Ferguson) claiming ownership whilst sheltering Rosa (Katerina Collier), his niece, from the advances of Mr Hebblethwaite (Ryan Jacobs) even after the housekeeper, Mrs MacMotherly (Anna Castle) has foreseen the future.

Finally, the steward, Angus MacTavish (Ben Klein) finds the title indicating Hebblethwaite has inherited and all is resolved.

Burleigh has kept true to the stylised nature of what performances would have been like when first performed and given the penchant for duets and choral quartets and quintets, the gestures would have been de rigueur.

The voices are all true making this performance an intriguing insight into another era. It also speaks to Urquhart’s attention to detail. His piano accompaniment formed the basis of the ‘orchestra’ of harp (Katia Mestrovic) and harmonium (Riley Brennan).

■ Wit Incorporated’s production of I Me She Him is a bold initiative as they are the first theatre company to produce an English translation of Stan Lai’s 1998 play.

Unfortunately, it appears to be a case of overreaching themselves as the production, while successful on several fronts, ultimately leaves one dissatisfied.

A complicated story about China in the late nineties, two highflying corporates, Jing from Taiwan and More from Hong Kong, are negotiating the merger of their respective companies.

However, things become complicated when both start seeing and interacting with two strangers who turn out to be their younger selves. The consequences are devastating.

The play is written by renowned American-born Taiwanese playwright Stan Lai, with translation editing being done by dramaturg Lissa Tyler Renaud.

The script is ambitious in scope involving multiple characters in different locations and across different timelines. Predominantly naturalistic in style there’s an element of magical realism with Jing and More’s younger selves being major characters in their own right.

The four main characters - Jing played by Lansy Feng, More played

by Enoch Li, the younger Jing played

by Angel Xiao and the younger More played by Berlin Lu - are performed in a heartfelt fashion but suffer from too much emoting; greater restraint would serve the script better.

Numerous smaller parts are generally done well by the remaining four actors Eldon Huang, James Lau, Rebekah Lin and William Xu. The director Ren Ruidi does a great job of getting a complicated story told clearly but this comes at the cost of some weak performances at critical moments in the script.

Production likewise does the best it can on what must have been a tight budget but consequently suffers.

Overall, while it’s great to see the ambition on display here one can’t help feel that Wit has overreached and might be better to focus on smaller scale productions.

Venue: The Bowery Theatre, 33 Princess St, St Albans Dates and times: at 7.30pm December 1, 2 Duration: 2 hours Tickets: $20-25 Bookings: https://www.trybooking. com/events/landing/1099971 - Review by Peter Murphy

Rourke’s Reviews Bottoms

■ (MA). 90 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas November 30.

After garnering much-deserved attention with her feature length directorial debut, Shiva Baby, in 2020 (based on her 2018 short film), writer/director Emma Seligman follows up that critical success with a high school comedy that couldn’t be any more different in tone, although some similar themes run throughout.

Rachel Sennott, who starred in Shiva Baby (and co-writes here with Seligman), is PJ, who along with her best friend Josie (Ayo Edebiri), are gay students who are at the bottom of the school hierarchy, humiliated on a daily basis by the popular crowd.

Deciding to take matters into their own hands, the two start up a Fight Club style defence class, even if PJ and Josie’s sole reason to do it is to hopefully get the attention of two students they have crushes on, Brittany (Kaia Gerber) and Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) respectively.

The class does get a number of applicants, including Hazel (Ruby Cruz), and as the group start to bond, it becomes apparent that these girls have had to suffer through horrific bullying and physical attacks.

As the big football game approaches, things start to get out of hand.

Segilman and Sennott (who also recently appeared in the much more uneven Bodies, Bodies, Bodies) are totally committed to their material, which is a deliberate tearing apart of all those 80’s John Hughes high school movies we are so nostalgic about, and while some were genuine classics (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), they did only look at a particular sector of the community.

The diversity of colour, beliefs and sexual identity is vigorously presented here, using profane humour to terrific effect, an approach that could have so easily fallen on its face.

The cast are wonderful right across the board, and the chemistry between many of them is totally convincing.

Even the actors’ ages and the choice of music is effectively skewed.

Bottoms is hilarious, but also heartfelt, made by people who are passionate about the topics raised within the seemingly knockabout and raucous plot.

This is high energy entertainment of the highest order, and would make a great double bill with Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart (2019).

RATING - ****

Shin Godzilla

■ (M) (2016). 120 minutes. Now available on Blu-ray and DVD. With the highly anticipated Godzilla Minus One hitting cinemas on December 1, now is the perfect time to revisit this excellent, 2016 big budget reboot of the indefatigable giant lizard, which was given the kind of care and energy required to entertain his massive fan base (and proved to be a huge boxoffice success).

Like other entries in this longrunning series, there is a lot of talk, but the film-makers cleverly intersperse the big guy amongst the human conflict.

When a huge eruption happens out at sea, the federal government are immediately on the back foot trying to figure out what the cause is.

One public servant, going on the data he has collected, suggests the existence of a giant underwater creature, a theory that is unanimously laughed at.

When the creature turns out to be real, the race is on to try and defeat it, before the mutated reptile destroys the entire city.

A lot of money has been spent on this production, and it shows, with an impressive array of physical, miniature, and CGI effects, and some of the action set-pieces are genuinely eye-popping.

The other surprise asset is the film’s satirically focused attack on government bureaucracy, noticeably critiquing mistakes made after then-recent, infamous nuclear disasters.

As the film progresses, there are also comments made about the use of nuclear weaponry, and how once used, it can then be too readily relied upon again, even though better options may be available.

The production managed to amass a huge cast (there were apparently around 300 speaking parts), with well-known actors filling even minor roles.

Those expecting a slam-bang finale may feel that the concluding confrontation is somewhat anti-climactic, but it does fit in with the themes elaborated on beforehand.

After the disastrous, wrongheaded 1998 version (directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Broderick), there have only been a handful of Godzilla films since - including the enjoyable Godzilla 2000 (1999), the uneven but unfairly panned Godzilla : Final Wars (2004), the wonderfully respectful Godzilla in 2014, and its entertaining sequels, Godzilla : King Of The Monsters (2019) and Godzilla vs Kong (2021), along with the current Apple TV series, Monarch : Legacy Of Monsters (starring Kurt Russell).

This smart, stylish, and intelligently large-scale entry ensured that Godzilla would continue to rock our screens for years to come.

RATING - ****

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■ My first recollection of seeing Tony Hancock was in the television series Hancock's Half Hour on the ABC in the late 1950s.

I became addicted to the show and the sad but funny man with the black coat and homburg hat who lived at 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam.

I followed his career in films and television for the next 20 years and I am still a big fan of his work.

Anthony John ‘Tony’ Hancock was born in Hall Green, Birmingham, to Jack and Lily Hancock in 1924.

When Tony was three, the family moved to Bournemouth where his father ran The Railway Hotel.

Jack Hancock was an entertainer at variety concerts and ‘smoke nights’.

Tony left school at the age of 15 to try his luck as a comedian but had no sense of timing and got into trouble over a dirty joke.

He never told a dirty joke again in his life after that incident.

In 1942 he volunteered to join the RAF and it was during this period entertaining the troops in Ralph Reader's Gang Show that he really learnt his craft.

After the war he joined ex-Forces personnel and toured in a show titled Wings. This led to professional work in many pantomimes and variety shows.

He shared a flat with Johnny Ladd, who later came to Australia and worked on Graham

Whatever Happened To ...

Tony Hancock

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM Kennedy's In Melbourne Tonight. Johnny told me that they only had one key to their flat and when Johnny would come home late he would whistle in the street and Hancock would open the upstairs window and throw the key down to Johnny so that he could let himself in.

Tony got a regular role in the radio series Educating Archie and the BBC were so impressed they gave him his own series, Hancock's Half Hour, written by the team of Galton and Simpson.

The show began in 1954 and his co-stars were Syd James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Williams and Bill Kerr.

The television series began in 1956 and ran until 1960.

● Tony Hancock Then Tony wanted to do his own series without his co-stars and this resulted in some of his classic sketches such as The Blood Donor and The Radio Ham. Hancock was drinking excessively and became depressive He seemed to dismiss people in his life including his writers.

He made some films which included Orders Are Orders, The Rebel, The Punch And Judy Man, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines and The Wrong Box. In 1967 Tony was in Melbourne to perform at the Dendy Theatre in Brighton for a threeweek season.

Hugh Stuckey, the famous television writer, was given the task of keeping Tony away from

alcohol but someone spiced his drink and as a result Tony appeared onstage drunk.

A week later he put on a special performance for the audience from that evening to apologise and give them a proper show.

He was back in Australia the following year to do the ill-fated television series Hancock Down Under on the Seven Network and was appearing for the first time on television in colour.

Only three episodes were completed and Tony Hancock was not at his best.

On June 25, 1968, Tony was found dead in his flat in Sydney from an overdose of tablets and alcohol.

He left a note which read"Things just seemed to go too wrong too many times". He had been married twice during his lifetime.

In 1972 the three episodes completed in Australia were cut together and shown by Channel Seven as The Tony Hancock Special.

Tony Hancock seemed to be on a path to self destruction in his lifetime but there is no doubt that when he was at his best it was comedy genius at work Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - Remember When Sundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens.

And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon. www.innerfm.org.au

ITALIAN ART AND CULTURE AT NGV

NGV Italia celebrates Italian art and culture at the National Gallery of Victoria.

It is launching this month and presented in partnership with the Italian Australian Foundation.

NGV Italia is a new three-year series of learning and community programs that celebrate the indelible contribution of Italian artists and designers to global and Australian history and culture.

Drawing inspiration from the NGV’s leading collection of Italian art and design, which spans from the early Renaissance period through to the 21st century.

NGV Italia offers all audiences the chance to engage with Italian creativity, history, language and culture.

NGV Italia will introduce audiences to triumphant works by 18th century Venetian painters, Tiepolo, Canaletto and Bellotto; Old Master drawings and prints, vibrantly Venetian glass from the island of Murano, icons of Italian modernist design form the 20th century, including Ettore Sotas and Massimo Vignelli through to contemporary practitioners.

Highlights from the NGV Italia program include a new lecture series, Portrait of Italy, which explores major cultural cities through the eye if works in the NGV Collection.

Further highlights include free tours of the NGV’s rich holdings of Italian art offered in both English an Italian language and for seniors in the Italian-Australian community Coffee and Culture includes a tour presented in Italian followed by coffee and informal conversation.

For adult learners, Chat Italiano offers evening sessions inviting participants to practice their language skills and deepen their appreciation of Italian art and design after-hours at the Gallery. ★ Melbourne Tennis Ball Exchange Leading British artist David Shrigley invites visitors to the National Gallery of Victoria to trade their tennis balls for one of over 8000 new balls lining the walls of his participatory artwork Melbourne Tennis Ball Exchange.

This large-scale and evolving installation at the NGV is making its Australian premiere and is presented as

The Arts

Photography Prize exhibition for 2023.

Visitors to the exhibition voted Trust as their favourite artwork, which received a significant 19 per cent of the vote.

Provoking curiosity and wonder, Trust – at 15 metres long – brings photography off the wall, undulating into exhibition space.

The Smith & Singer People’s Choice Award winner receives $5000, three voters from the pool of participants will be selected at random to receive a Thames & Hudson (Australia) art-book stack.

Museum of Australian Photography MAPh 860 Ferntree Gully Rd. Wheelers Hill - Peter Kemp

with Peter Kemp

Media Flashes

part of the free late-night NGV Triennial EZTRA program.

Visitors to Melbourne Tennis Ball Exchange have the opportunity to contribute to this ever-changing artwork by exchanging a pre-loved tennis ball for a new one.

Singley hopes that visitors can consider the joy that can be experienced through trading everyday goods, even when the goods are of equal value.

Exhibition opens January 18 and closes January 28.

National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) 150 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

MAPh Echoes of melting blue – Lingam Join MAPh to celebrate this body of work investigating how ‘scientific knowledge (climate change), traditional knowledge.

And lived religion can open fresh and new ways of visualising and addressing the glacial melt in the Nepalese Exhibition Himalayas.

Exhibition n opens November 20| and closes March 25. ★ Smith & Singer People’s Choice Award announced Zoe Dunnage Trust.

MAPh and the MAPh Foundation are delighted to announce the recipient of the Smith and Singer People’s Choice Award, chosen from the 66 finalists in the William and Winfred Bowness

■ ARN has announced that it has extended the talent contracts for its Breakfast shows in Melbourne.

KIIS 1065’s Kyle and Jackie O have been secured until December 31, 2034, another 10 years on top of their existing arrangements.

The Kyle and Jackie O Show will broadcast live into Melbourne on KIIS 101.1, commencing in 2024.

■ GOLD 1043’s Christian O’Connell has been secured until December 31, 2029, another five years on top of his existing arrangement.

■ Tony McManus has announced he is finishing at 6PR Perth's Saturday Nights programme and returning to 3AW Melbourne as host of Australia Overnight, midnight to 5.30am.

The show will also be heard on 5AA Adelaide. He takes over the program from Tony Moclair who is moving to 3AW Afternoons.

■ 9 News Melbourne has unveiled changes to its presenting lineup from January.

Alicia Loxley and Tom Steinfort will become the new joint-hosts.

Peter Hitchener will move to anchor the weekend edition of the bulletin.

- Telum Australia

OK. With John O’Keefe What were you thinking?

● Harry Styles ■ Pop sensation Harry Styles decided it was time to lose his trademark curls in favour of a close-cropped buzz cut . Wow! Too much of a drastic change but I guess fans will approve.

Full House

■ A Hollywood house occupied by former 90210 actress Tori Spelling and her Canadian lover Sean McDermott ended in splitsville with Dean quitting after 16 years. Major reason for the split appears to be fact that a pig, plus couple dogs lived in the couple's bedroom, and a chicken took occupancy in the bathroom. It could only happen in Hollywood.

One to watch in 2024

■ Ladies in Black is a six-part series due for release on the ABC next year.

The series is set in the 60s and summed up as beauty, ambition, friendship based in a high fashion Australian department store. Some of the big-name actors include Miranda Otto and Peter O'Brien. Watch TV guides for opening episode.

Next time in Central Perk

■ Make a point of visiting a new coffee shop - Central Perk - dedicated to late Matthew Perry of Friends. Central Perk serves all the traditional drinks made famous on the sit com, plus soon to be released martini-based cocktails.

Dukes of Hazzard

■ Appearance of stars of eighties TV series Dukes of Hazzard at Comic Con in Tennessee set rumours flying about a possible reboot. The original series ran for 146 episodes. Anything is possible as original cast are still acting and keep close socially.

- John O’Keefe

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

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

Out and About

Restaurant for Toorak

Last refuge for comics

■ Cecconi’s, Level 1, 505 Toorak Rd, Toorak, offers an elegant and relaxed dining experience with a menu that features Venetian inspired food complimented by a well curated wine list.

What a fit out, what a restaurant. One of the finest in Melbourne. There are now two Cecconi’s in Melbourne with the other one in Flinders Lane in the City.

Operated by restaurateur Anna Bortolotto this shiny new eatery is a shining light in Toorak. A perfect way to be thankful at our annual thanksgiving lunch.

Palm Springs revamp

■ Palm Springs is justifiably famous for its mid-century modern architecture the budding desert resort was filled with places like the Old Ranch Inn. The Inn dates to the late 1930s. Instead of displaying the mid-century modernism that transformed Palm Springs during the 1950s and 60s, it conjures instead an Old West theme: less Rat Pack, more Rio Bravo. Located in Palm Springs’s Historic Tennis Club neighborhood, which comprises 250 private residences and 25 boutique inns and hotels, the Old Ranch Inn places within walking distance to Downtown Palm Springs and the Arenas Entertainment district’s best bars and restaurants, while providing quiet seclusion in eight lovingly renovated suites.Running the Old Ranch was a long-time dream of co-owners Jason Ball and Troy Jones, who married 15 years ago and lived in Los Angeles for 20 years before relocating to Palm Springs.

Ball said that the opening of resort had been a long-held dream of his and Jones. “We have always planned to do this,” Ball says. “We planned to do this in our sixties. And we ended up doing it in our fifties because we just had the opportunity, so we took the opportunity. To be honest, we wish we had done it in our forties.” This pet-friendly getaway comprises eight suites with direct access to the pool. “It’s a very small place, very intimate,” Ball says. “It centres around the pool. Everyone hangs out. You see people getting to know each other, and then they become friends. We have people who actually come back together that met here.”

Funding for protests

■ The pro-Palestinian protests over the last month, where tens of thousands in the US have chanted for the end of Israel, are not merely a story of organic rage. They are also funded in large part by an uber-wealthy American-born tech entrepreneur, Neville Roy Singham, and his wife Jodie Evans. Since 2017, Singham has been the main funder of The People’s Forum, which has coorganized at least four protests after 1400 innocent Israelis were slaughtered by Hamas on October 7. One rally, in Times Square, happened on October 8 before Israel had even counted its dead.

Based in Midtown Manhattan, The People’s Forum calls itself a “movement incubator for working class and marginalised communities to build unity across historic lines of division at home and abroad”. But a review of public disclosure forms show that multimillionaire Singham and his wife Evans have donated over $20.4 million to The People’s Forum from 2017 to 2022 through a series of shell organisations and donor advisory groups accounting for nearly all of the group’s funding.

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Advanced medicine

■ The mobility of a man with advanced Parkinson’s disease has been restored using an electrical implant placed on his lower spine, according to a study.

Experts caution the technology, if successful in expanded clinical trials, would not be commercially available for five to 10 years.

The patient, Marc Gauthier from New York, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s over 30 years ago. The disease led to significant mobility issues, where he reported falling up to six times a day. Two years ago, researchers inserted a neuroprosthetic device in his lower spine to send signals to areas of his body showing weakness. The procedure corrected Gauthier’s irregular manner of walking and allowed him to go for miles at a time without falling. Parkinson’s is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world, afflicting over six million individuals. The disease stems from the premature decay of dopamine-producing neurons in the midbrain. Treatments typically involve mimicking dopamine in the relevant neural region, though their efficacy declines over time.

■ Robert Hartmann, a well-known producer of comedy specials starring Jeff Dunham, Trevor Noah and Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, started out working as a barback at the Brea Improv location, and was soon overseeing all operations and booking for the chain, whose brand and intellectual property was acquired by Levity Live in 2018 along with operating the 22 current club locations in the U.S. Levity’s management arm handles the likes of newly named latenight host Taylor Tomlinson, red-hot YouTube comic Mark Normand, Jeff Dunham and Whitney Cummings.

The 60th party at the Hollywood Improv was a great mix of the old-timers and newbies.

I found myself reminiscing with all these comics I’ve known most of my life and haven’t seen in years.

It ebbs and flows over the years, but this seems to be a great time, a wave that seems much more permanent than the highs and lows of the past.

It has a little bit to do with how challenging speech is right now, everything being moderated and challenged.

The stage is the last refuge for comics to talk about things that are sometimes challenging, using humor as the vehicle to discuss topics that might be taboo.

Hasn’t woke culture had a chilling effect on free speech in some instances, especially when it comes to comedy?

Comedy is the antidote to that. Whenever the pendulum swings too far in one direction or the other, there’s always a voice and it generally comes from comedy that articulates what everyone is thinking, but hesitant to say.

Is the comedy stage a safe zone from that? There are several comics, like Pete Davidson, who require the audience to lock up their phones, for fear excerpts get on social media without context.

It’s up to the individual talent. Some like having their performances shared on social media. But it’s a risk every comic takes before they go onstage.

George Carlin was an early voice of the counterculture.

Politically, he was so spot-on in pointing out the absurdities on both sides.

Hearing aids of future

■ Hearing aids are already on their way to becoming a whole health device.

On the physical health side, some can already detect when the wearer has fallen and alert their family.

They use inertial sensors within the hearing aids along with artificial intelligence.

Hearing aid company Starkey is already looking to expand on this technology, developing ways to detect not only if the wearer has fallen but also predict if they will fall by monitoring their gait patterns.

On the mental-health side, hearing-aid makers like Signia and Starkey are building devices designed to combat loneliness and isolation by tracking social engagement.

The devices log how much the wearer is speaking and interacting with others in a variety of environments.

The hearing aids of the future might get predictive when it comes to mental health as well.

Hearing aids are also getting better at isolating voices and suppressing background chatter in noisy environments.

Workers not happy

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■ CVS and Walgreens took in big profits during the pandemic thanks to generous reimbursement for administering millions of COVID-19 vaccinations.

But now the companies are struggling to respond to gripes from employees who say they’re overworked and understaffed, and more liable to make prescription errors that put their patients’ safety at risk.

Customers are also unhappy: CVS’s satisfaction rating dropped 23 pwe cwnt from 2021 to 2023, according to an annual survey by consumer research firm J.D. Power, while Walgreens’s dropped 25 per cent.

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The Buzz Did Hitch jump, or was he pushed?

STOP PRESS

● Police have charged a man after he allegedly performed the Nazi salute in Newport.

THEY’RE RACING Under The Clocks They did it their way

● Peter Hitchener ■ Alicia Loxley and Tom Steinfort will take over the Nine News desk in 2024, with 50-year veteran Peter Hitchener shunted to the weekend editions.

The Channel 9 puclicity machine was all ready to go last weekend with the story of ‘Hitch’ stepping aside for the younger pair.

Melbourne’s showbiz fraternity was left asking if ‘Hitch’, 77, had made the decision to hang up the weekday microphone, or if he was pushed?

● The Melbourne Observer Racing Department was at The Survivors Lunch held at the Emerald Hotel, South Melbourne on Saturday, Nov. 18. Puctured are Ted Ryan and Len Baker.

Police car damaged

■ Public Order Response Team officers have charged a man after he allegedly threw a bottle at a police car in Docklands.

It is alleged the man threw a glass bottle at Melbourne West Police Station on Spencer St about 11.30p, Nobember 17.

The man also allegedly threw a bottle at a patrolling police vehicle on Spencer St shortly afterwards.

There were no injuries and the bottle caused minor damage to the police car.

The 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

He has been charged with three counts of assault emergency worker, criminal damage and discharge a missile.

● Robyn Kelly and John Allan at The Survivors.

Melbourne Moments Seen Andy?

Girl charged

■ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Andrew Spathis (pictured at right).

The 56-year-old is wanted on warrant for failing to appear in court in relation to driving offences.

He is known to frequent the Yarraville, Footscray, Williamstown and Werribee areas.

Investigators have released an image of Spathis in the hope someone may have information on his current whereabouts.

He is about 160cm tall, with a thin build, brown eyes, and brown hair.

■ Homicide Squad detectives have charged a girl following a fatal stabbing in Footscray early on Friday morning, November 16.

The charge follows an incident at a Barkly St address where a 37-yearold woman was located deceased shortly before 2am.

The 12-year-old girl has been charged with one count of murder.

She was remanded to appear before a children’s court at a later date. ● Andrew Spathis

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● Performing a rendition of ‘My Way’ were (from left) Harry Blatt, John Rodrigo, Barry Dyce, Anthony Bucca, Bruce Cowir and Peter Henshall at the reconsecration of Clifton Hill Masonic Lodge on Saturday, November 18.

Meg Washington with MSO

● Meg Washington ■ Renowned for her soulful live performances, Australian artist Meg Washington is teaming with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for two special performances in February.

Taking to the Hamer Hall stage, witness Meg will showcases her newest music, alongside the songs including Catherine Wheel, Lazarus Drug, Kiss Me Like You’re Going to Die, Skeleton Key and more.

Conducted by Vanessa Scammell as part of Meg's first run of orchestral shows in seven years, the shows will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday, February 8 and Friday, February 9.

$3.1m refurb at Marriott ■ The Melbourne Marriott Hotel, located on the corner of Exhibition and Lonsdale Sts, has undergone a $3.1m ground floor refurbishment, room refresh and technology upgrade over the past 18 months.

The first phase of a multi-stage refurbishment saw the opening of the sleek new M Bar and sophisticated M Club lounge for Marriott Bonvoy members.

Next on the refresh agenda was updating the technology and carpets in all 188 rooms, carrying through a consistent tone-on-tone grey and brown colour palette, detailing and feel to the stylish M Bar and M Club.

Updating the rooms’ furniture and styling will be the hotel’s next focus.

Melbourne Marriott Hotel’s General Manager Gaurav Wattal said the ground floor upgrade and new additions have given the five-star hotel a modern refresh while retaining its renowned classic charm.

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Observer Lovatts Crossword No 19

Across 1. Able to be modified 6. Run away (4,3) 10. Crumpling 16. Drunkard 17. Canary Islands port, ... Palmas 19. Endure 20. Sheep fibre 21. Brass instrument 22. Snatched 23. Wallop 26. Church senior 28. Alliance 30. Smiles 31. Recite 33. Composer, Sir Edward ...

35. Serviceable 37. Wild grass 38. Fork point 39. Espionage agents 41. Mountain call 43. Supplement, ... out 44. Fragrant flower 45. Scornfully disobey 46. Corrosive substance, ... soda 48. Aquatic mammals 50. Contributes 51. Devout 52. Small fenced-in area 53. Sore secretion 55. Ice-cream server 57. Respectful 60. Ethnic bigots 62. Young man 64. Fire-fighting fixtures 67. Mass 68. Damages (bodywork) 69. Public pool 71. Achiever 72. Endorse (motion) 74. Camouflage colour 75. Italian farewell 77. Naked rider, ... Godiva 79. Bravery badges 82. A single entity 83. Peruses 85. Betray, ... on 87. OK (informal) 89. Tennis barrier 90. Ashen 91. Epsom annual horse race 92. Actor, ... Gibson 94. German Mrs 96. Distort 98. The N of NB 99. Synagogue scholar 100. Send back 102. Sort (through) 104. Cut (timber) 106. Gets 107. Tout 109. Cargo 111. Be unfaithful to (3-4) 112. Nothing 113. Milkshake ingredient 114. Ship's spine 116. Fraud 118. Frog relatives 119. ... of Carpentaria 121. Incursion 123. Woodwind instrument 125. Fibbed 127. Can metal 128. Excursion 130. Sunbeams 132. Truck compartment 134. Palm cereal 136. Tanzania's ... es Salaam 137. Squalid 139. Large racing yacht 140. Tennis ace, ... Nastase 141. Fishing-line fibre 143. Convict's ball & ...

Across 145. Mortuary table 147. Lawyer's charge 148. Wound with dagger 149. Ready for picking 150. Pledge 152. Put strain on 154. Writer, ... Blyton 156. Basketball shot, ... dunk 158. Flavouring herb 159. Oxlike antelopes 161. Acorn bearer 163. Prince Edward, ... of Wessex 165. Spicy lentil dish 167. Hunger pain 169. Restate 171. Fabric join 173. Cropping up 175. Silver bars 177. Pet's parasites 179. Ills 181. Nipples 182. Lion's neck hair 183. Honey wine 185. Positive replies 187. Dismiss 189. ... & downs 190. Kitchen flooring 191. Female opera singer 192. Cloth remnant 194. Security lapses 196. Non-clergy 197. Antarctic inlet, ... Sea 198. Judo level 199. Beijing's former name 202. Deplete 204. Cycled 205. Fast planes 206. Counterfeited 208. Auction 210. Knight's mount 212. Filled pastries 213. Sports team 214. Infant babble (4,4) 216. Happily ... after 217. Contactable (2,4) 219. Realms 221. Devonshire tea cake 223. Red-rind cheese 225. Perform 226. All-in fight 227. Open tart 230. Long films 232. Snowfields elevator (3,4) 235. Shopping precincts 236. Mother 238. Smash into 240. Anaesthetic gas 242. Exclusive group 243. Dispatches 244. Town plan 245. Physician 246. Attacked (3,2) 247. City, ... Angeles 248. Nursemaid 249. Ring-throwing game 251. Hallucinogenic drug (1,1,1) 253. Electricity power source 255. Greener 256. Revise (text) 258. Cash disc 259. Cases 260. Belonging to us 261. Beer 262. Divorce order (6,4) 263. Gizmos 264. Armless (dress)

Down 1. Marriage cheat 2. Vibrates 3. Pixie 4. Very eager 5. Radiant 6. Destines to grim fate 7. At summit of 8. Smoke vent 9. Tale 11. False pretences 12. Push for 13. Unrefined 14. Partook of liquor 15. Aphrodite & Athena 16. Moved to & fro 18. Regrettably 24. Clue 25. Low platform 27. Swollen heads, big ...

29. Yes vote 30. Tile mortar 31. Potatoes 32. Even so 34. Stretch 36. Alias (1,1,1) 38. Cheap booze 39. Indian gowns 40. Drink delicately 42. Windies batsman, Clive ...

45. Pasture 46. Desert plants 47. Kill selectively 49. ... & Gomorrah 51. Dried plum 52. Jerks 54. Voyage 56. Primp & ...

58. Peeper 59. Black wood 60. All set 61. Neck warmer 63. Date of offensive (1-3) 65. Cosmetics boss, Elizabeth ...

66. Israeli city, ... Aviv 68. Sheikhdom, Abu ...

70. Dedicatory verses 72. Cloyingly sweet 73. Duress 74. Roadway edgings 76. Rowing aids 78. Jabbers 80. Vaporised 81. Removes whiskers 83. Resist openly 84. Half 86. Fox brush 88. High temperature 91. Actor/singer, Sammy ... (5,2) 92. Fade (away) 93. Touch with tongue 95. Flying saucers (1,1,2) 97. World Wide Web (1,1,1) 99. Cheese skin 100. Entertainer, ... Harris 101. Layers 103. Mexican food shell 105. Carol, The First ...

107. Common seasoning 108. Afternoon meal 110. Gentle strokes 113. Humdrum 115. Lawful 117. Groaning 118. Close-fitting 119. Cunning 120. Polishes (car) 122. Tibet's ... Lama 124. Pyramids country 126. Blowpipe missiles

Down

129. Commercials 130. British flying force (1,1,1) 131. Produce 133. Overalls, ... & brace 135. Bullfight cry 137. Big cricket hit 138. Unique model (3-3) 142. Persona ... grata 144. African anteater 146. Inclination 148. Clever 149. Betrothal token, engagement ..

151. Scrutinising (accounts) 153. Every day 155. Sketched 157. So! 158. Provides with personnel 159. Squall 160. Obtain (support) (4,2) 162. Bend to pray 164. Mekong valley nation 166. Holidays owed, time in ...

167. Coal mines 168. In attendance (2,4) 170. Abated 172. Breakfast or dinner 174. Enervates 175. Forbids 176. One, numero ...

178. Browns (meat) quickly 180. Disfigure 182. Feel the loss of 184. Michaelmas ...

186. Skim on ice 188. Environmental treaty, ... Protocol 190. Plenty 191. Challenged 193. Midges 195. Filter 197. Cotton spool 198. Avoid 200. Age 201. Candied 203. Requires 205. Abandon (lover) 206. Financial penalties 207. Shady tree 209. Flee to wed 211. Duck's mate 212. Agreement 213. Window ledges 214. Confused 215. Fuses (of bones) 218. Coffee lounge 219. Surfer, ... Slater 220. Sailors 222. Troop formations 224. Flour factory 226. Yacht's principal canvas 228. Antiquated 229. Crooner, ... King Cole 231. Hardens 233. Leo animal 234. 'Tis (2'1) 235. Death in Venice author, Thomas ...

236. China's ... Zedong 237. Pacify 239. Portable 241. Horse-riding show 243. NE US state 244. Corpse repository 248. Fixes with hammer 250. Ayatollah's land 252. Former Italian currency 253. Castle ditch 254. Model, ... Macpherson 257. Used spade

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By Rob Foenander info@robfomusic.com.au

Chris at Tooradin

■ Gippsland FM presenter Chris Newman will present his final Morning Melodies for 2023 at the Tooradin Sports Club on Tuesday, December 12, commencing 10.30 am.

A mix of popular tunes from the 50s through to the 80s is promised with a good Christmas mix of songs also on offer from the well loved entertainer.

Bookings at the club. Phone 5998 3499.

Brendan is Higher

■ Local singer songwriter Brendan McMahon dreams about a sea change and living a simple life in his new original song Higher.

The latest track comes ahead of another album from Brendan to be released in January.

8 Ball is back

■ Swampy Blues and Roots artist 8 Ball Aitken is back in Melbourne on February 2.

Memo Music Hall in St Kilda will host the multi awarded artist who has toured the world for more than a decade while paying his dues as a singer, songwriter, slide- guitarist, and producer.

Tickets at Trybooking.com - Rob Foenander

WHOS GONNA LOVE ‘EM? ■ A Daylight Connection production, Whose Gonna Love 'Em? I Am That I Am, currently part of a double bill playing at the Malthouse Theatre, is a daunting confronting taste of indigenous Australians’ lived experience.

The scene is a group therapy session involving three First Nations persons where traumatic experiences are lived through, time and time again.

A therapist leading the session, portrayed simply as a voiceover, is full of cliches; well-intentioned but ineffectual and insipid.

Nothing is resolved by the end of the play; merely surviving the cycle of violence is a triumph in itself.

Whose Gonna Love 'Em? I Am That I Am was written by Kamarra Bell-Wykes and is described as a post-traumatic performance thesis, one that won the 2021 Patrick White PlaywritingAward.

There’s no doubting the power and ambition of the non-naturalistic script; it is a dense poetic multilayered text.

However, it can be overly didactic; it can also sacrifice narrative clarity for melodramatic impact.

Importantly, live improvised music provided by smallsound adds to the brooding atmosphere.

The three performers - Maggie Church-Kopp, Corey SaylorBrunskill and Maurial Spearim –

● Maggie Church-Kopp, Corey Saylor-Brunskill and Maurial Spearim in Whose Gonna Love 'Em? I Am That I Am. Photo: Jacinta Keefe

Crossword Solution No 19 AD J US T A B L E DA SHOF F SCRUNCH I NG L A S H R O M O D U P G U SOT U N D E R GO S WOO L T UB A A GRA B B ED L D I G T HUMP D E L DER E R I D T RE A T Y GR I NS S A Y E L GAR US A B L E E K E S E RY E PRONG S P I E S YODE L ROS E F L OU T CAUS T I C S E A L S ADDS E P I OUS Y ARD PUS SCOOP E L AD HYDRAN T S RE V EREN T RAC I S T S Y BU L K DEN T S C L I DO DOER E S ECOND KHA K I C I AO L ADY MEDA L S RA T Y E AH NE T H U ONE RE ADS S GRE Y DERB Y ME L F R A U S K EW NO T A A R RA B B I R EM I T S I F T S AWN M V RECE I V E S SO L I C I T L O A D TWO T I M E I N I L MA L T K E E L SCAM E S S Y TOADS GU L F W RA I D OBOE L I ED T I N J AUN T RA Y S CA B S AGO DAR G SORD I D MA X I I L I E NY L ON R CHA I N S L A B F E E S T A B R I P E OA T H T A X ED EN I D S L AM I M I N T GNUS D R OA K E AR L DHA L P ANG A D O REDE F I NE S E AM AR I S I NG BU L L I ON U V F L E A S WO E S T E A T S M A N E T H L I NO D I V A ME AD Y E S E S S ACK UP S L A Y S ROS S DAN N U RAG L E A K S J E T S FORGED P E K I NG DRA I N RODE R S A L E S T E ED T P I E S S I DE L B A B Y T A L K E V ER ONCA L L K I NGDOMS SCONE EDAM AC T ME L E E E E F L AN E P I CS S K I L I F T MA L L S MAMA U RAM E T HER E L I T E MA I L S MA P F DOC TOR S E TON L OS NANNY HOOP L A D H B I L SD L N MA I NS E R E R L UGGAGE L E A F I ER O ED I T CO I N A E I L A N OUR A L E I L U S R

all give solid performances, managing with skill and dexterity much of what the script demands.

Still, for such a non-naturalistic style to succeed requires a greater sense of timing and rhythm between the three actors than was, at times, evident.

Kamarra Bell-Wykes not only wrote but also directed the play.

There’s no doubting the passion she/he brings to the task, knowing intimately the thoughts and intents of the playwright.

Nevertheless, such a lack of distance between director and playwright can also lead to blind spots in terms of shortcomings in the text.

A despairing and relentless evening of theatre, Whose Gonna Love 'Em? I Am That I Am is not easy to sit through.

Its bleakness is, in some respects, both its strength and its weakness.

But no one can doubt the importance of the story it tells.

Venue: Tower, Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt Street, Southbank Dates and times: 6.30pm Tuesday-Sunday Until December 3 Duration: 55 minutes Tickets: $15-29 Bookings: https:// tickets.malthousetheatre.com.au/ production/8274 - Review by Peter Murphy

Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson

Mike McColl Jones

Top 5 THE TOP 5 QUESTIONS I’D LIKE TO A SK ASK 5. “OK, why was Black Friday allowed?”

4. Did the former CEO of OPTUS get a reference?

3. Will we ever see Indian carpets on sale for the recommended retail price?

2. Did the staff give Alan Joyce a round-the-world trip in a Pet Pac? 1. If our Prime Minister lived at Kooyong, would he be known as 'Tennis Albo'?

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OO-PP BUNNINGS Complete Guide To Gardening. New. $10. Pascoe Vale. 0418 138 356.

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04129 88 1 573.

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KEYBOARD. Yamaha. 61 keys. GC. No PSRE373. In box. $60. Mt Martha.

5973 4163.

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PATIO SET. Aluminium. 4 chairs and glass top table.

90 x 90 cms. Very little use. GC. $125. Mont Albert. 9898 7123.

OO-PP PUMP. Yardworks Water Transfer Pump. 1100W Model. YW1100TP. Integrated Trolley. 4600-lt per hour. EC. $650. Gladstone Park. 0402 282 477.

OO-PP RADIO GRAM. Healing RPTC 5-system. Plays AM/ FM phono and tapes. Complete with speakers. GC. $50. Glen Waverley. 9560 8175.

HH-MM RECLINER CHAIR. Beige. $1500. Croydon.

9725 2105.

OO-PP RECORDS. Learn French.

16 records. 78 rpm. $20.

Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

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TELEPHONE. Black, bakelite. 1950s era. Working. GC. $80. Greensborough. 0406 939 273.

HH-MM

WOOD TURNING. various woodturning chisels and gouges. $5 to $10 each.

Worth more, just don’t need them anymore. FCVGC. Seaford. 0437 443 711.

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AIR COMPRESSOR. Twin model. 35-litre model.

XC 325 power 2.5 horsepower. 20 metre blue hose with all connections. VGX. $200. Wollert. 0412 851 954.

TT-YY AIR COMPRESSOR. TWM model. 35 litres.

Model XC 235 power 2.5 HP. 20 metres blue hose and air tool kit. Super works. New. Never used.

Ready to go. Sell both or separate. VGC. $275.

Wollert. 0412 851 954.

OO-PP BARBECUE. Gas. Five burner. New ignition assembly, wheels, 9kg and 4kg gas tanks, both full, very clean. EC. $200.

Pascoe Vale. 0419 138 356.

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0458 250 875.

VV-XX BED. Double. And Base.

GC. $50. Mulgrave. 0458 250 875.

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Mulgrave. 0458 250 875.

TT-YY BEDROOM SUITE. 1930a art e3dcvo. Walnut veneer. Dresser with mirror and 3 drawers, small gentleman’s 2-door wardrobe plus large 3 door wardrobe, both with drawers and hanging space. Needs a good home. FC. Make an offer. Thornton. 0476 243 105.

VV-XX BICYCLE. Boys. Malvern Star. Suit 5 years to 9 years. VGC. $75. Brighton.

0402 027 621.

HH-MM BICYCLE. Flight Metro Aluminium 3x7 speeds, colour white, mounted on exercise bike stand, new $300, sell for $120. used once. Mt Martha., 5973 4163.

HH-MM BICYCLE. Boys. Malvern Satr suit 5-9 years. VGC. $75. Brighton. 0402 027 621.

TT-YY BOAT. 23-foot tinnt Dehaverlan 150 Yamaha Motor. Tandem trailer needs work. 1 spring broken. Plyboard floor needs replacing. Been in storage for 10 years. $7900 ONO. Carrum Downs. 0401 661 677.

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Paddles, wooden, $80 pair, 2 only. GC. Altona.

9398 2531.

HH-MM BOOKCASE. Baltic pine.

EC. Traditional design carved top and doors, 180cm h, 90cm w, 30cm deep. Natural colour. Cost $900. Sell $200.

Croydon. 9736 9690.

HH-MM BOOTS. Leather. ‘Rivers’.

Size 11. Very little wear.

Suitable for work or hiking.

VGC. $25. Glen Waverley.

9560 8175.

HH-MM

CASSEROLE DISHES. Corning Ware. Vintage ones. GC. $200. Mt Martha. 5973 4163.

HH-MM CAT CARRIER. 66x 30cm. Black, side sided.

Ideal travel. See through front panel. Zip handle.

Light. GC. $39. Box Hill.

9898 8046.

OO-PP CAT DOG DETERRANT. Coleus Pots from $9.50.

Plant now. Box Hill. 9898 8046.

OO-PP CEILING FAN. Four blade with oyster light and remote. New in box. Heller brand. GC. $40. Greensborough. 0406 939 273 TT-YY COCKIES CAGE. As new. $60 ONO. Heidelberg Heights. 0416 921 932.

TT-YY DINING TABLE. 2400 x 1200. Solid timber with chunky timber legs. VGC. $325. Mornington. 0413 586 333.

VV-XX DISHWASHER. Miele Model G527. Comes with installation opening book and hoses. GC. $35.

Eaglemont. 9457 1641.

HH-MM DOG KENNELS. Two. For small dogs. $20 each. Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

OO-PP DVD player. Panasonic. As new. GC. $20. Mornington.

0409 511 339.

OO-PP

FRIDGE TOP FREEZER. Kelvinator cyclic 350. Impression series. Pick up only. As new. $250.

Cheltenham. 0438 533 123.

TT-YY GOLF BUGGY. MGI Zip X5 Motorised. 18 months old, still under warranty. Includes seat and bucket, bottle and umbrella holder.

As new. $850. Keilor.

0409 853 774.

PP-TT GOLF CLUBS. Integra Innovator. Full set. Toge4ther with top quality gold bag and new folding golf buggy and erxtras including a bucket of GC golf balls and waterproofs. $335. Mont Albert. 9898 7123.

OO-SS HANGING EGG CHAIR. $80 ONO. EC. $80 ONO. Mill Park. 9436 8935.

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HAY Very good quality grass hay.

Rolls $50, bales $6.50.

Kinglake West. 0400 529 469.

DD-JJ HAY. Grass hay. small bales, cut December 2021. Only $2.50 each, about 100 bales. Merton.

0439 005 885.

VV-XX HOLDEN VN Series/V6 + Auto complete running conversion with wiring loom + ECU computer $600, VR V6 Auto serviced with torque converter + Flex Plate $250, VL Calais side skirts $800, VN SS Series Interior Front/Rear/ seats x 4 door trims $2,000, VN SS Rims set of 4 no centre caps $400, VN SS/HSV front bumper bar lip spoiler - GM 9203 6001 $1000, All good condition.

Kinglake. 0488 117 252 PP-TT HYUNDAI GETZ. Manual.

Goer. Quite tidy. RWC. 3/ 24 reg. Blue tooth. Original radio. 1VV-8SV. FC. $3999. Seymour. 0419 881 573.

TT-YY

LADDER. Fibreglass, extension. 3.8 to 6.3m. FC. $50. Greensborough.

0406 939 273.

HH-MM LAUNDRY TROUGHS. Double Cement. Plus support bases. Best offer. FC. Tallarook. 0412 728 133.

OO-PP LETTERBOX. New. $15 ONO. Mill Park. 9436 8935.

OO-PP LINGERIE. Retro vintage, slips, nighties, satin, lace.

Size 12-14. Various prices.

GC. Box Hill. 9898 8046.

OO-PP MATTRESSES. King single. Tw3o. Classic advance medium mattresses unsused and unopened in orginal pcakaging. Selling due to change in size requirement. 203cm x 107cm x 24cm. Buyer to arrange pick-up. Cash only.

New. $250 each. Heidelberg. 0423 081 508.

VV-XX MICROWAVE. EC. $20.

Mill Park. 9436 8935.

OO-PP MOBILITY SCOOTER. Front basket. Rear larger sealed bag. Two large new batteries. VGC. $2000.

Reservoir. 9460 1508.

TT-YY MOTOR BIKE JACKET. Interstate Clover brand. EC. $160 ONO. Heidelberg Heights. 0416 921 832 TT-YY MOUNTAIN BIKE. Apollo Aspire. 24-gear, disc brakes, front wheel suspension. EC. $250. Box Hill.

0415 184 292.

HH-MM MOTOR MOWERS. Some in working order. FC. Free. Wandong. 0418 399 261.

HH-MM NAILING GUNS. 1 Framing, 1 Fixing, 1 Brad. Various. Nails, Compressor, Hoses. All well maintained.

Retired tradie. GC. $1000.

Ferntree Gully. 9758 8990.

VV-XX OLD BOARD AND CARD GAMES. Chinese Checkers, Young Talent Time, Backgammon, Contraband, Dukes of Hazzard, Pictionary, Monopoly, Trivia and more. Also Meccano set. GC. All for $300 negotiable. Doncaster. 0419 365 825.

TT-YY OUTDOOR TABLE. Plastic. Oval, 90cm x 45cm, white. Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

OO-PP OXY Bottle Trolley. $100.

Arthurs Creek. 0412 104 100.

OO-PP PARK BENCH. Wrought Iron ends, needs TLC, slats on seat replaced. Timber.

Needs work. $30. Surrey Hills. 9808 9176.

HH-MM PIANO, $150. Top fridge freezer, $100. Bar fridge, $80. Old glasses cupboard, $50. GC. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707.

VV-XX

REFRIGERATORFREEZER. WAECO. 94 Lts with protective cover including AC DC leads and silder. Perfect cond. $1500. Hastings. 0418 478 761.

OO-PP REFRIGERATOR. Westinghouse. 240L. EC. $250 ONO. Frankston. 0412 118 295.

OO-PP REFRIGERATOR. Phillips. 340-lt. FC. $100 ONO. Boronia. 0409 005 097.

OO-PP REFRIGERATOR. Vintage. 75 years old. Kelvinator. Magic cycle. Mid size. Perfect working order. $200. Ferntree Gully.

9758 8990.

VV-XX REGISTRATION PLATES. Personalised.

MISUBI. B/W Slimline.

VGC. $1500 or offer.

Frankston. 9789 9634.

HH-MM RIDE-ON MOWER. John Deere. Model LT160.

2004. Does not work.

Needs TLC. Broken hood, use for parts. Operator manual. Pick-up Healesville. FC. Free. 5962 3639.

OO-PP ROAD GUIDES. Universal 1960 Melway, Nos 9, 20, 33. Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

OO-PP SIDEBOARD. Art Deco.

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MAGIC MILLIONS POLO SPECTACULAR

■ They are ‘Off and Racing’ again, this time on the Gold Coast in a different style.

The Magic Millions Company is behind the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo and Show Jumping spectacular, for the Queensland OffThe-Track Cup in Queensland, with a $50,000 pool. They will swing into action come January 7.

The Showjumping Comping Competition is open to all Off-The-Track thoroughbreds with riders connected to the racing industry is supporting Equine Pathways Australia.

The Magic Millions Group announced the introduction of the Queensland Off-The-Track Cup. This a new show jumping class at 90cm, open to all off-the-track thoroughbreds and their riders, who are broadly involved in the thoroughbred industry.

This is an industry that contributes over $ 9.1 billion annually to the Australian economy, in direct and indirect benefit.

The new Showjumping Class intends to create an incentive and competition pathway for thoroughbred equestrian enthusiasts.

At 90 cm, the new competition class aims to be accessible and safe.

Magic Millions and the Queensland Off-TheTrack Program are focused on creating exciting competitive opportunities for this who invest in the retraining of thoroughbred horses at the grassroots for equestrian disciplines.

Magic Millions co-owner, Katie Harvey, said: “Those within the horse industry are the ultimate horse-lovers. We work with thoroughbreds whether it is in breeding, training, ownership, or at the racecourse, but few people know that many of us we enjoy a life outside of work with retrained horses - showjumping, polo, dressage, and eventing.

“Horses are our 24/7 passion, and this new Showjumping class is a chance for those passions to come together and be appreciated in a fantastic competitive environment.

“Opening it up to those 16 and over who have a connection to the thoroughbred industry is a huge participation group.

“We have deliberately chosen the height at 90cm in the first year, it is an accessible height, with the event developed to be fun, safe and exciting for those love showjumping” Ms PageHarvey said. “[This is for] vets, farriers, racehorse owners, breeders, strappers, horse-truck drivers, farmers who grow feed, jockeys, pre-trainers/ trainers and re-trainers.”

In total, there will be 15 finalists, who will compete for the $50,000 prize poo at the inaugural Queensland Off-The-Track Cup on the Gold Coast at the Pacific Fair Magic Millions and Showjumping on Sunday, January 7.

With the support of QOTT, and working with the Darling Downs Jumps Club in Toowoomba in November, and Jumping NSW Summer Classic in December, Magic Millions are bringing the entire industry together who share a love for the retired racehorse as a showjumper.

As a result, there will be two qualifiers conducted across the nation.

The Queensland’s Off-The-Track Qualify-

ridden 20 Group One winners. The injury is the result of a fall early in the recent Spring Racing Carnival.

On top of this while he was at it, he had been having trouble with one of his shoulders, and decided to get that tidied up.

He recently won the Caulfield Guineas on top three-year-old, Griff, and with the operations will spend at least six weeks out of the saddle.

We wish him well, as he is one of the best going around.

Back to the Cup

● Ciaron Maher, trainer of two winners of the Jericho Cup. Racing Photos.

The Magic Millions Sydney Summer Classic qualifying round will be held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre on December 7 through until and including December 10.

In addition to the 13 Finalists from the Queensland and NSW Qualifiers, a further two wildcards whose OTT meet the entry criteria will be issued.

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On sidelines

■ More bad luck for one of our top jockeys, with one of our best out until the Autumn.

Leading jockey Ben Melham has had surgery on his right hip, and will be out until the Autumn.

Melham is rated one of the best riders in Australia, and I concur.

He has been placed in our big Cups and has

■ Referring back to the Melbourne Cup, it was good to see that three of our top gallopers who contested the big race who were checked after the big event are quite OK. The Herald Sun’s Gilbert Gardiner reported that last year’s Cup winner, Gold Trip, wasn’t suited by the hardness of the track and pulled after sore.

However, after a good rest the next couple of days he was as bright as button.

Right You Are, who pulled up sore was found to have minor cramps, but is now fine.

Alenquer, Damien Oliver’s mount, worked OK the next day and was sent for a spell.

Another good thing was that all the internationals evidently pulled up OK. This I feel is the new technical tests that international horses have to be thoroughly checked scan wise, on arrival in Australia before the big events.

Jericho Cup

■ The Warrnambool Racing Club will pay tribute to our Australians who fought in the First World War at Gallipoli on Sunday (Dec. 3).

The marathon over 4600 metres the contest honours the bravery of the Australian Light Horsemen and their mounts.

Looking for a Professional to run the show? ing round was held The top eight qualifiers go into the at Toowoomba, Darling Downs Jump Club on November 26.

The top eight finishers will qualify for the Final on January 7.

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AFTERNOON MEETING FOR WESTERN DISTRICT

■ Western District racing at Hamilton commenced the week on Monday, November 20, with a most interesting meeting throughout the afternoon.

Allendale breeder/owner/trainer Adam Stephens’ ever reliable 7Y0 Union Guy-Alberts Belle gelding Wingate Guy chalked up his 17th success from 134 outings (32 placings) when successful in the 2160 metre Permewans Mitre 10 Pace.

Driven by Gordon based Ryan Duffy, Wingate Guy starting from the extreme draw settled at the tail of the field as rising 11Y0 Absolution led from gate two.

Going forward three wide solo in the last lap, Wingate Guy sustained a long run to easily gain the day by 9.5 metres from Shady Dancer (one/ two) which ran on late, with Absolution hold third a head away. The mile rate 1-56.5.

■ Heywood part-owner/trainer Bec East combined with Michael Bellman to land the Jim Barker Pace over 2160 metres with 6Y0 mare She Will Wantano, a daughter of Roll With Joe and the prolific producing mare Mama Tembu.

Enjoyed a sweet passage from the pole following the pacemaker Martin Magic (gate three), She Will Wantano eased off the leaders back on the final bend ran on best to defeat Sunshinefromheaven (three pegs) which flashed late when clear returning a mile rate of 1-59.4.

Underattack (four wide home turn off a three wide trail) was third a head away. It was She Will Wantano’s 11th victory at start number 96 which includes 31 placings. Named after a gentleman and legend of the sport, Jim who resides in Hamilton would have been delighted to have a race in his honor.

■ The Hamilton Laundry And Dry Cleaners Trotters Handicap saw Kolora part-owner/trainer Barry Beasley victorious with 4Y0 Used To MeVerbier gelding Fredrhys giving Mick Bellman a double.

Showing plenty of promise in his 3Y0 season, Fredrhys had been out of the winners circle since February of this year but after receiving the run of the race one/one from barrier two on the second line eased three wide on the home turn, running home best to blouse a game Glengarriff (barrier six) which raced exposed.

Brown Eyed Kate which led from outside the front line was third in a thrilling three horse finish. The margins 1.5 by a half head in a mile rate of 2-05.5.

■ Speedy 4Y0 Roll With Joe-Melita mare Joelita trained at Ecklin South by Marg Lee and driven by son Jason led throughout from gate four to snare the 2160 metre Matthews Petroleum Pace.

Travelling beautifully all of the way, Joelita left her rivals standing on the final bend with the race well in her keeping, but shortened stride as the winning post loomed to last by a neck from Jillyjacksparrow trained by another son Paddy.

Dance Away (one/one – three wide home turn) also trained at Ecklin South by Amy Day was third 2.9 metres back. The mile rate 1-56.1.

■ Youthful concessional reinsman Jordan Leedham bookended the Hamilton program winning both the opening and closing races on the day aboard two five year old mares – Midnight Dancer in the 2160 metre Golden Gateway Pace and Lookout in the Roll Up On Hamilton Pacing Cup 14/1 Pace.

Midnight Dancer (McArdle-Chick At The Bar) trained by AJ & Beau Tindale at Berringa after trailing the leader Etiz Amodel (gate two) from the pole, used the sprint lane to register a 2.9 metre margin over Abbie Lincoln (one/one – three wide home turn) and Etiz A Model which weakened for third a half neck back. The mile rate 1-59.7.

Lookout, a daughter of Hes Watching and Viscountess raced and trained by Armstrong’s Leroy O/Brien was extricated four wide from one/one on the final bend to score by 3.1 metres from Burning Hot (three wide last lap from midfield), with The Notorious R B G using the sprint lane from three pegs for third a nose away. The mile rate 2-00.8.

Mildura feature

■ The feature event at Mildura on Tuesday the $10,000 Zilzie Wines Pace over 2190 metres saw Strathfieldsaye trainer Julie Douglas’ 10Y0

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with Len Baker Kiwi bred Rock N Roll Heaven-Dolly McD gelding Bernie Winkle at start number 307 win his 65th race and 42nd on the track.

Driven by Ellen Tormey who has steered him to many victories, Bernie Winkle was eased from inside the second line to settle at the tail of the six horse field after co-second liner Tay Tay was quickly outside the leader Ozzie Battler a stablemate of Bernie.

Wasting no time in latching to the back of Tay Tay, Bernie Winkle was given every chance one/ one and when easing three wide at the straight entrance finished best to score by 1.5 metres in a mile rate of 2-01.7 from Tay Tay, with Sammys Ideal after trailing the leader third 6.8 metres back.

It was a great night for Ellen who chalked up four winners on the program.

Double day

■ Two meetings on Wednesday at Maryborough and Geelong.

Sutton Grange trainer Ross Graham provided a rough result at Maryborough taking the Benstud Standardbreds 3Y0 Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2190 metres with home bred Skyvalley-Packed Up Early filly Pocket Wire at odds of $34.00.

With Chris Alford in the sulky, Picket Wire having only her second visit to the races settled at the tail of the field after a slow beginning before going forward three wide solo racing for the bell to park outside the leader Kyvalley Archer (gate two).

Striding clear approaching the home turn, Picket Line puled out plenty to impressively score by 3.6 metres in a mile rate of 2-03.4 from Aldebaran Dahlia (one/one last lap), with Minimiz (four legs after an early break) coming from a mile back for third 6.2 metres back. It was a welcome change of luck for David and his family after losing his father Peter in late October.

■ Octogenarian Graeme Whittle from Coimadai snared the 2190 metre Haras Des Trotteurs Mares Trotters Mobile over 2190 metres. With handy 6Y0 Amunet, a 6Y0 daughter of Majestic Son and Melpark Sunrise.

Trained and driven by Graeme, Amunet led most of the way after burning across the face of the field from outside the front line, reaching the wire 2.1 metres in advance of Reigning Lillies (one/two) and Black And Gold (three wide to face the breeze for the final circuit) who was 4.1 metres away. The mile rate 2-01.6.

■ Kilmore duo Julie Mifsud (trainer) and husband Aussie (driver) landed the Carisbrook Motors Pace over 2190 metres with 5Y0 Somebeachsomewhere-Mollys Lucky Star rig Shallow Beach.

Going forward from outside the front line to shadow the poleline pacemaker Treacheroustimes, Shallow Beach surged clear prior to the home turn to easily account for Markleigh Caz (four pegs) which ran home late out wide, with My Rock Moves (one four) third 1.5 metres back. The mile rate 1-57.9.

■ Rochester trainer Caitlin Guppy was successful with Life Sign-Tinted Rose 7Y0 mare Mynameisruby in the 1690 metre Peter Egan Bi Rite Electrical Pace. With Greg Sugars in the sulky Mynameisruby raced by the Guppy family enjoyed a sweet passage from the pole trailing the leader Whereyagoinbabe (gate three) before using the sprint lane to gain the major prize by a

nose from Joeys Hangover (three pegs) which extricated wide in the straight.

Whereyagoinbabe held third 3 metres away. The mile rate 2-01. It was Mynameisruby’s first victory since December last year.

■ Geelong staged four of the novelty 1140 metre dash’s on the night program and Anakie part-owner/trainer Tim Bolitho captured two of them – the Southern Cross Feeds Sprint with Cornish Smuggler and the Shell Club Corio Sprint with 16 race winner Morvah.

Seven year old Betterthan Cheddar-Leica Dancer gelding Cornish Smuggler (Michelle Phillips) led throughout from gate two, accounting for Pickle It (gate three) which raced outside him by 2.6 metres in a rate of 1-56.4.

Bonn Girl (one/one) three wide home turn was third a head away. Morvah a 10Y0 Tell All-Monarco Miss gelding driven by James Herbertson raced outside the leader Ringer Russ (gate five) from outside the front line proving much too strong to register a 5.4 metre margin in over Ringer Russ, with GoodtimeStryker third 52.9 metres away after a bad beginning from gate two. The rate 1-56.

■ On a night for the old boys, 12Y0 SafariJewell Of Courage gelding Johnny Redcoat trained at Hamilton by Jim Barker with granddaughter Jackie in the sulky, led throughout from gate three to run out a two metre victor over Ima Charmer which shadowed him from outside the front line in 1-55.6. Yering Soho (one/ one – three wide home turn was third a half head away.

■ Camperdown father and son Gary and Darrell Lawlor snared the Hoyts Food Sprint with 4Y0 Captaintreacherous-Lagertha mare Treacherous Reign raced by the pair, trained by Gary and driven by Darrell, leading all of the way from gate two, accounting for Major Assassin which raced outside her in 1-53.9.

Notnegotiable, a stablemate of the winner, came from the rear along the sprint lane for third. The mile rate 1-53.9 the fastest of the four races.

■ Lightly raced 6Y0 Great Success-Alabama Showdown mare Arabella Showdown trained and driven by 23 year old Nicholas O’Connor from Scotts Creek landed the Barwon FM 4Y0 and Older Maiden Trotters Mobile over 1609 metres in 2-01.6.

Settling mid-field in the moving line from an inside second line draw, Arabella Showdown chased the tearaway leader Mystery Love in the last lap to get up in the last few strides and register a runaway 2.4 metre margin from a death-seating Its Not Love Me, with Mystery Love 5.9 metres away third who could hardly lift her legs on turning. The mile rate 2-01.6.

■ Kooreh (St Arnaud) co-trainers Shaun and Jason McNaulty endured a long night after racing in the first and last events, but did win the 2100 metre Bacchus Marsh Pacing Cup (1st Heat) with 3Y0 Betterthancheddar-Shadow Flag gelding Slice Of Cheddar.

Spending most of the race mid-field in the moving line from gate two on the second line, Slice Of Cheddar driven by Chris Alford ran home best off a three wide trail last lap on the back of Bandit Eyes to gain the day by 5.3 metres from Silver Mystique and The Sportz Star. The margins 5.3 metres by 5 metres in a mile rate of 1-58.3.

Two meetings

■ Another two meetings Thursday – Melton and Shepparton. At Melton Kyneton part-owner/ trainer Greg Leight’s 4Y0 Peak-Vari Perfect entire Perfect Peak was victorious in the 2240 metre Aldebaran Park Concessional Drivers Trotters Mobile.

Driven by Ben Xiriha who has been doing well of late, Restrained from outside the front line to settle five back along the markers as Master Combatant (gate four) led.

When Jahbella came away from four pegs ahead of him to lead up the outside division racing for the bell, Perfect Peak quickly latched to his back for a lovely ride home.

When Jahbella raced passed the leader on the final bend, Perfect Peak pounced to race clear on turning and score by 6.2 metres ahead of Mojito Madness which galloped away giving a tidy start to his rivals before tacking to the

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Wednesday – Echuca/Melton, Thursday – Yarra Valley/Bendigo, Friday – Charlton/ Ballarat, Saturday – Melton, Sunday – Stawell (Cup), Monday – Melton/Mildura, Tuesday – Shepparton.

back of the winner at the bell. Jahbella held third 7.8 metres away. The mile rate 2-02.7.

■ Riddell co-trainers Chris Lang and Sonia Mahar snared the TAB Download The App 3Y0 & Older Trotters Mobile over the same trip with 3Y0 Majestic Son-Delightful Poppin gelding Majestic Mover in 2-00.9.

Driven by John Caldow, Majestic Mover led throughout from gate three, coasting to the wire 7.8 metres in advance of polemarker Koda Da Moda which trailed and a death-seating Dandify who was 1.4 metres away.

■ Stawell trainer Ray Harvey combined once again with Michael Bellman aboard 4Y0 Sebastian K-Secret Message gelding Sebastians Secret to bring up two wins in a row when taking the Centre State Printing 3Y0 & Older Trotters Mobile over 2240 metres.

Crossing to lead from gate three before surrendering to Lucid which rushed forward off a three wide double trail to take over at the bell.

Held up approaching the final bend, Sebastians Secret came away from the inside to be on the back of Blanco Canyon outside the leader on turning and when a gap as Blanco Canyon shifted wide, dashed through inside him to gain the day by 1.3 metres from Lair Of The Eagle off a three wide trail last lap. Desert Assassin (one/one – three wide home turn) was third 3.2 metres away. The mile rate 2-01.2.

■ At Shepparton, Shelbourne trainer Kate Hargreaves joined forces with Darraweit reinswoman Lisa Miles to land the Craig Pockett 2Y0 Pace over 2190 metres with Sweet LouBettor Romance filly Our Ultimate Gracy, one of several horses raced in partnership by form guru Darren Carroll.

Beginning best to lead from gate two, Our Ultimate Gracy was never in any danger to score by 5.3 metres ahead of polemarker Miss Collann which trailed returning a mile rate of 2-03.6.

Island Melia (gate three) was third 1.3 metres away after following the pair.

■ Youthful Heathcote reinsman Sean O’Sullivan has been on top of his game in recent weeks and added another to his tally which now stands at 25 after winning the2190 metre Carpet Court Shepparton Pace aboard close neighbour Glenn Bull’s Michen Roy, a 4Y0 gelded son of Pet Rock and Vansumic.

Settling at the tail from the extreme draw after Sunstar began at 100 miles an hour from outside the front line to lead, Michen Roy stayed at the rear until hitting the back straight on the final occasion when he commenced a long forward three wide solo move.

Joining the leaders on the final bend, Michen Roy outstayed his rivals to record a strong 7.9 metre victory over dead-heaters Sunstar and Jilliby Peach along the sprint lane after trailing Sunstar. The mile rate 2-00.5.

Veteran drivers

■ It was Oxley Feed Mill Veteran Drivers Trotters Mobile night at Bendigo on Friday marred by torrential rain causing all races from race three to be put back a race and it was Avenel’s David Aiken victorious aboard the John Justice (Toolern Vale) trained 4Y0 Aldebaran EagleAldebaran Revenue gelding Aldebaran Boyd.

Going forward three wide from gate five to park outside Baltic Spirit (gate six) which was driven with urgency by Ginger Gleeson to lead, Aldebaran Boyd confidently handled proved too strong at the business end, scoring by 7.1 metres from My Jerry (Brian Gath) .

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SATURDAY’S LOCAL CRICKET MATCH RESULTS Premier Cricket

■ Premier Men’s Firsts. Round 5. TwoDay. First Day (Sat. Nov. 25-Sun. Nov. 26). Melbourne 1st XI 4/366 v Footscray 1st XI. Richmond 1st XI 10/150 v Carlton 1st XI 2/ 100. Northcote 1st XI 10/225 v Ringwood 1st XI 3/47. St Kilda 1st XI v Prahran 1st XI. Essendon 1st XI v Casey South Melbourne 1st XI 7/255. Dandenong 1st XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 4/162. Melbourne University 1st XI 8/ 306 v Camberwell Magpies 1st XI. Kingston Hawthorn 1st XI 10/129 v Geelong 1st XI 3/ 135. Frankston Peninsula 1st XI v Greenvale Kangaroos 1st XI 2/45.

■ Premier Men’s Seconds. Round 5. One Day. Footscray 2nd XI 8/270 v Melbourne 2nd XI 6/270. Carlton 2nd XI 10/158 v Richmond 2nd XI 9/261. Ringwood 2nd XI 8/218 v Northcote 2nd XI 4/220. Prahran 2nd XI 7/ 228 v St Kilda 2nd XI 10/218. Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI 8/225 v Essendon 2nd XI 7/ 226. Fitzroy Doncaster 2nd XI 4/302 v Dandenong 2nd XI 10/142. Camberwell Magpies 2nd XI 10/258 v Melbourne University 2nd XI 10/177. Geelong 2nd XI Win (DLS) 4/136 v Kingston Hawthorn 2nd XI 5/230. Greenvale Kangaroos 2nd XI 10/164 v Frankston Peninsula 2nd XI 7/225.

■ Premier Men’s Thirds. Round 5. One Day. Melbourne 3rd XI 10/176 v Footscray 3rd XI 1/177. Richmond 3rd XI 6/216 v Carlton 3rd XI 10/206. Northcote 3rd XI 8/197 v Ringwood 3rd XI 4/199. St Kilda 3rd XI 10/ 209 v Prahran 3rd XI 10/184. Essendon 3rd XI 6/113 v Casey South Melbourne 3rd XI 10/ 111. Dandenong 3rd XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI. Melbourne University 3rd XI 10/129 v Camberwell Magpies 3rd XI 8/131. Kingston Hawthorn 3rd XI v Geelong 3rd XI, abandoned.

Frankston Peninsula 3rd XI v Greenvale Kangaroos 3rd XI 2/22.

■ Premier Men’s Thirds. Round 5. One Day. Footscray 4th XI v Melbourne 4th XI. Carlton 4th XI v Richmond 4th XI. Ringwood 4th XI 4/175 v Northcote 4th XI 10/169.

Prahran 4th XI 10/151 v St Kilda 4th XI 9/ 230. Casey South Melbourne 4th XI 8/177 v Essendon 4th XI 8/138. Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI 9/236 v Dandenong 4th XI 10/108.

Camberwell Magpies 4th XI 10/92 v Melbourne University 4th XI 5/93. Geelong 4th XI Loss (DLS) 6/95 v Kingston Hawthorn 4th XI Win (DLS) 7/245. Greenvale Kangaroos 4th XI v Frankston Peninsula 4th XI.

Sub-District

■ North West 1st XI. Round 6. Two Day. First Day (Sat. Nov. 25-Sun. Nov. 26).

Coburg 1st XI 10/152 v Altona 1st XI 2/100.

St Bernard's OC 1st XI 9/238 v Strathmore 1st XI. Brunswick 1st XI 10/190 v Plenty Valley 1st XI 2/28. Hoppers Crossing 1st XI 1/80 v Melton 1st XI 10/115. Williamstown 1st XI 10/ 150 v Werribee 1st XI 0/27. Preston 1st XI 10/ 114 v Spotswood 1st XI 0/165. Ivanhoe 1st XI 2/15 v Taylors Lakes 1st XI 10/146. Yarraville 1st XI 10/115 v Kew 1st XI 7/162.

■ North West 2nd XI. Altona 2nd XI v Coburg 2nd XI 10/207. Plenty Valley 2nd XI v Brunswick 2nd XI 8/266. Melton 2nd XI 2/102 v Hoppers Crossing 2nd XI 10/66. Werribee 2nd XI v Williamstown 2nd XI 10/133. Spotswood 2nd XI 10/159 v Preston 2nd XI 1/68. Taylors Lakes 2nd XI v Ivanhoe 2nd XI 10/247. Kew 2nd XI 3/ 107 v Yarraville 2nd XI 10/95. Strathmore 2nd XI v St Bernard's OC 2nd XI. ■ North West 3rd XI. Division 1. Werribee 3rd XI 3-d/260 v Plenty Valley 3rd XI 0/8.

Brunswick 3rd XI 3/174 v Coburg 3rd XI 10/ 133. St Bernard's OC 3rd XI 10/152 v Preston 3rd XI 2/43. Kew 3rd XI 10/177 v Melton 3rd XI 3/37.

■ North West 3rd XI. Division 2.

Spotswood 3rd XI 2/19 v Hoppers Crossing 3rd XI 6-d/251. Ivanhoe 3rd XI 10/249 v Taylors Lakes 3rd XI. Yarraville 3rd XI 10/72 v Altona 3rd XI 3/32. Williamstown 3rd XI v Strathmore 3rd XI. ■ North West 4th XI. Division 1. Plenty Valley 4th XI 10/119 v Werribee 4th XI 1/33.

Coburg 4th XI 10/161 v Brunswick 4th XI 3/27 (16). Preston 4th XI 1/41 v St Bernard's OC

4th XI 10/107. Melton 4th XI v Kew 4th XI. ■ North West 4th XI. Division 2. Hoppers Crossing 4th XI v Spotswood 4th XI. Taylors Lakes 4th XI 10/275 v Ivanhoe 4th XI 2/2.

Altona 4th XI v Yarraville 4th XI. Strathmore 4th XI v Williamstown 4th XI. ■ South East 1st XI. Port Melbourne 1st XI 10/234 v Ormond 1st XI. Mt Waverley 1st XI 8-d/265 v Balwyn 1st XI 2/9/ Donvale 1st XI 9/118 v Noble Park 1st XI 1/49. Bayswater 1st XI v Croydon 1st XI 10/177. Endeavour Hills 1st XI 4/100 v Moorabbin 1st XI 10/109.

Caulfield 1st XI 1/24 v Oakleigh 1st XI 10/ 131. Box Hill 1st XI 10/181 v Elsternwick 1st XI 2/56. Brighton 1st XI v Malvern 1st XI. ■ South East 2nd XI. Ormond 2nd XI 0/77 v Port Melbourne 2nd XI 10/199. Balwyn 2nd XI 10/179 v Mt Waverley 2nd XI 0/13. Noble Park 2nd XI 6/236 v Donvale 2nd XI 10/177.

Croydon 2nd XI 6/259 v Bayswater 2nd XI. Moorabbin 2nd XI 0/48 v Endeavour Hills 2nd XI 10/191. Oakleigh 2nd XI 10/48 v Caulfield 2nd XI 3/64. Elsternwick 2nd XI v Box Hill 2nd XI 9/203. Malvern 2nd XI v Brighton 2nd XI 10/279.

■ South East 3nd XI. Division 1.

Bayswater 3rd XI 10/87 v Balwyn 3rd XI 0/9.

Caulfield 3rd XI 3/95 v Mt Waverley 3rd XI 10/ 139. Endeavour Hills 3rd XI 7/40 v Croydon 3rd XI 10/192. Brighton 3rd XI v Oakleigh 3rd XI 10/318.

■ South East 3nd XI. Division 2.

Elsternwick 3rd XI 2/37 v Malvern 3rd XI 10/ 126. Port Melbourne 3rd XI 10/154 v Noble Park 3rd XI 0/6. Box Hill 3rd XI v Moorabbin 3rd XI. Donvale 3rd XI 2/21 v Ormond 3rd XI 10/202.

■ South East 4th XI. Division 1. Balwyn 4th XI v Bayswater 4th XI 9/164. Croydon 4th XI 10/133 v Endeavour Hills 4th XI 1/5.

Oakleigh 4th XI v Brighton 4th XI 10/239. Mt Waverley 4th XI v Caulfield 4th XI./ ■ South East 4th XI. Division 2. Malvern 4th XI v Elsternwick 4th XI 10/160. Noble Park 4th XI 10/88 v Port Melbourne 4th XI 3/47.

Ormond 4th XI 10/237 v Donvale 4th XI. Moorabbin 4th XI v Box Hill 4th XI.

Diamond Valley

■ Barclay Shield. Round 6. Two Days.

First Day (Sat. Nov. 25-Sat. Dec. 2).

Bundoora 1st XI v Riverside 1st XI 9/185. North Eltham Wanderers 1st XI 9-d/336 v Rosanna 1st XI 0/2. Heidelberg 1st XI v Diamond Creek 1st XI 6/209. Research Eltham Collegians 1st XI v Epping 1st XI 8/292. Rosebank 1st XI v Macleod 1st XI 8/209.

■ Money Shield. Greensborough 1st XI 10/ 200 v Eltham 1st XI. Laurimar 1st XI 10/182 v Banyule 1st XI 0/0. Lower Eltham 1st XI v Bundoora United 1st XI 9/278. Plenty 1st XI 0/ 7 v Bundoora Park 1st XI 10/266. Montmorency 1st XI 0/2 v Lalor Stars 1st XI 10/ 205.

■ Mash Shield. Panton Hill 1st XI 0/41 v Thomastown United 1st XI 10/169. Mill Park 1st XI 10/147 v Lower Plenty 1st XI 6/78.

Mernda 1st XI 0/21 v Thomastown 1st XI 10/ 130. Hurstbridge 1st XI 9/321 v South Morang 1st XI. ■ B-Grade. Riverside 2nd XI 9/278 v Banyule 2nd XI. Rosanna 2nd XI 0/12 v North Eltham Wanderers 2nd XI 10/193. Diamond Creek 2nd XI v Heidelberg 2nd XI 5/273. Epping 2nd XI 0/ 9 v Mernda 2nd XI 10/174. Lalor Stars 2nd XI v Montmorency 2nd XI 5/244.

■ C-Grade. Eltham 2nd XI 0/14 v Research Eltham Collegians 2nd XI 10/231. Laurimar 2nd XI v Bundoora 2nd XI 9/208. Bundoora United 2nd XI 9/319 v Lower Eltham 2nd XI. Lower Plenty 2nd XI v Plenty 2nd XI 8/247. Macleod 2nd XI 10/309 v Riverside 3rd XI. ■ D-Grade. Banyule 3rd XI 8/203 v Mill Park 2nd XI. Thomastown 2nd XI 10/70 v Montmorency 3rd XI 9/108. Diamond Creek 3rd XI 10/147 v Greensborough 2nd XI 2/80. Bundoora Park 2nd XI 10/123 v South Morang 2nd XI 2/ 107. North Eltham Wanderers 3rd XI 10/272 v Rosebank 2nd XI 0/1.

■ E-Grade. Rosanna 3rd XI 10/90 v Panton Hill 2nd XI 5/98. Mernda 3rd XI v Riverside 4th XI 10/171. Lower Plenty 3rd XI 2/118 v Greensborough 3rd XI 10/161. Bundoora 3rd

XI v Hurstbridge 2nd XI. ■ F1-Grade. Greensborough 4th XI 1/45 v Riverside 5th XI 10/130. Heidelberg 3rd XI 10/ 125 v Laurimar 3rd XI 4/112. Epping 3rd XI 10/117 v Banyule 4th XI 1/23. Research Eltham Collegians 3rd XI 9/324 v Diamond Creek 4th XI. ■ F2-Grade. Riverside 6th XI v Greensborough 5th XI 7/198. Plenty 3rd XI 1/22 v Research Eltham Collegians 4th XI 10/236. Mill Park 3rd XI 9/257 v Eltham 3rd XI. Banyule 5th XI 5/238 v Macleod 3rd XI. South Morang 3rd XI 2/63 v Lower Plenty 4th XI 10/97.

■ F3-Grade. South Morang 4th XI v Bundoora Park 3rd XI. Research Eltham Collegians 5th XI 10/268 v Plenty 4th XI 3/40.

Thomastown United 2nd XI v Laurimar 4th XI. Hurstbridge 3rd XI 9/314 v North Eltham Wanderers 4th XI. ■ G1-Grade. Rosebank 3rd XI 5/147 v Lalor Stars 3rd XI 6/150. Thomastown United 3rd XI v Panton Hill 3rd XI. Montmorency 4th XIv v Bundoora Park 4th XIm Forfeit. Lower Eltham 3rd XI 3/58 v Mernda 4th XI 10/57. Laurimar 5th XI 10/193 v Bundoora 4th XI 10/162.

■ G2-Grade. Diamond Creek 5th XI Forfeit v Epping 4th XI. North Eltham Wanderers 5th XI 8/212 v Banyule 6th XI 10/134. Laurimar 6th XI 10/93. Bundoora United 3rd XI 4/153.

Eltham 4th XI 9/130 v Thomastown 3rd XI 10/ 173. South Morang 5th XI 9/79 v Mill Park 4th XI. ■ G3-Grade. Banyule 7th XI v North Eltham Wanderers 6th XI Forfeit. Macleod 4th XI 7/ 157 v Lower Plenty 5th XI 8/155. Heidelberg 4th XI 7/210 v Montmorency 5th XI 9/103.

Bundoora United 4th XI 0/49 v Rosanna 4th XI 10/46. Greensborough 6th XI: Bye.

Eastern

■ Dunstan Shield. Round 6. Two Days (Sat. Nov. 18-Sat. Nov. 25). East Doncaster 1st XI 9/208 v Bulleen 1st XI 10/178.

Heathmont 1st XI 10/229 v Mont Albert 1st XI 10/438. Old Carey 1st XI 10/151 v Glen Iris 1st XI 9/152. Canterbury 1st XI 9/180 v North Balwyn Bulls 1st XI 10/401.

■ Wright Shield. Edinburgh 1st XI 10/177 (v Marcellin OC 1st XI 10/167. Mulgrave 1st XI 6/182 v Hawthorn 1st XI 10/181. Mazenod OC 1st XI 8/49 v Deepdene Bears 1st XI 10/ 165. East Malvern Tooronga 1st XI 10/205 v Ashburton Willows 1st XI 1/21.

■ A Turf. Boronia Hawks 1st XI 4/229 v Old Carey 2nd XI 10/141. Mont Albert 2nd XI 10/ 141 v Surrey Hills 1st XI 10/233. Burwood 1st XI 10/144 v Richmond City 1st XI 2/145.

Canterbury 2nd XI: Bye. ■ B Turf. North Balwyn Bulls 2nd XI 10/61 & 10/115. St Kevins Old Boys 1st XI 10/179.

Deepdene Bears 2nd XI v Richmond Union 1st XI, abandoned. Balwyn Saints 1st XI 10/123 & 3/36 v Heathmont 2nd XI 10/48 & 10/138.

Ashwood 1st XI 10/225 v Marcellin OC 2nd XI 10/213.

■ C Turf. East Malvern Tooronga 2nd XI 6/ 292 v Burwood 2nd XI 9/291. Glen Iris 2nd XI 10/232 v Mazenod OC 2nd XI 10/134. Hawthorn 2nd XI 10/143 v Boronia Hawks 2nd XI. Bulleen 2nd XI 9/249 v East Doncaster 2nd XI 8/153.

■ D Turf. La Trobe Uni 1st XI v Old Carey 3rd XI. Mulgrave 2nd XI v Edinburgh 2nd XI. Mont Albert 3rd XI v Richmond City 2nd XI. Ashwood 2nd XI v Surrey Hills 2nd XI. ■ E Turf. East Malvern Tooronga 3rd XI 10/ 176 v Edinburgh 3rd XI 5/179. Hawthorn 3rd XI 10/156 v Balwyn Saints 2nd XI 3/136. Richmond Union 2nd XI 10/127 v Heathmont 3rd XI 3/241. Surrey Hills 3rd XI 9/47 & 8/61 v Deepdene Bears 3rd XI 8/383.

■ F Turf. Deepdene Bears 4th XI v 10/240 v Richmond City 3rd XI 2/30, abandoned.

Heathmont 4th XI 0-d/160 & 0/16 v Surrey Hills 4th XI 10/75 & 10/99. Mont Albert 4th XI 10/89 & 5/77. East Malvern Tooronga 4th XI 10/204. St Kevins Old Boys 2nd XI 10/146 v Hawthorn 4th XI 9/67 & 0/2. Bulleen 3rd XI 6/181 v Mazenod OC 3rd XI 9/179.

■ MacGibbon Shield. Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 1st XI 9/272 v Toorak-Prahran 1st XI 10/127. Clifton Hill 1st XI 7-d/142 v Boroondara 1st X1 10/118. St. Pauls CC 1st

XI 10/124 v Glen Waverley CC 1st XI 10/264.

Deepdene Uniting 1st XI 10/132 v rinity Willison CC 1st XI 2/133.

■ Burt Shield. Trinity Willison CC 2nd XI 10/ 212 v Mt Waverley Catholics CC 1st XI 10/ 205. Glen Waverley CC 2nd XI 9/271 v Mount Waverley Uniting 1st X1 10/327. STC South Camberwell 1st XI 9/330 v Clifton Hill 2nd XI 10/169. Monash ROADERS 1st XI 10/238 v West Ivanhoe United 1st XI 9/256.

■ Menzies and Mackay Shield. Trinity Willison CC 3rd XI 10/217 v STC South Camberwell 2XI 10/239. Blackburn North United 1st XI 2-d/227 v Burwood 3rd XI 10/ 218. North Alphington 1/171 v Boroondara 2nd X1 10/170. Toorak-Prahran 2nd XI 10/189 v Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 2nd XI 8/ 353.

■ A Synthetic. AYC Harlequins 1st XI 6/281 v Monash 2nd XI 10/235. Boroondara: Bye. Mount Waverley Uniting 2nd XI 10/277 v Mazenod OC A Grade 10/123. Glen Waverley 3rd XI v Clifton Hill 3rd XI 4/210.

■ B Synthetic. West Ivanhoe United 2nd XI v Glen Waverley CC 4th XI, Forfeit. Mazenod OC B Grade Forfeit v Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 3rd XI. Edinburgh 4th XI v Monash ROADERS 3rd XI 7/257. Trinity Willison CC 4th XI: Bye. ■ McCarthy Shield. Melbourne Sixers 1st X1 10/187 v Northcote United 1st XI 3/221.

Eagles Cricket Club 1stXI 10/122 v Malvern Valley Saints CC 1st XI 3/124. St Pauls CC 2nd XI 3/151 v Knox Churches LOC 1 10/146.

Deepdene Uniting 2nd XI: Bye. ■ LOC2. R.W. Laws Shield. Monash University 4 3/155 v Glen Iris 3rd XI 9/154. Canterbury 3rd XI 6/187 v Toorak-Prahran 3rd XI 7/247. Hartley Bull Terriers 2nd X1 5/44 v East Doncaster 4th XI 2/46. Mt Waverley Catholics CC 2nd XI LOC2 10/90 v Eagles Cricket Club 2ndXI 7/232. Manningham 1st XI 10/147 v Mulgrave 3rd XI 4/219.

■ LOC3. Lamborn Shield. Malvern Valley Saints 2nd XI 9/89 v Hartley CC Bull Terriers 2/ 91. Eagles Cricket Club 3rdXI 10/54 v St Pauls CC 3rd XI 3/58. North Balwyn Bulls 3rd XI 10/ 129 v Melbourne Sixers 2nd X1 3/130. Balwyn Saints 3rd XI 8/170 v St Stephens Greythorn 1st XI LOC 10/144. Mulgrave 4th XI 8/154 v Manningham 2nd XI 9/155.

■ LOC4. Tobias Shield. Marcellin OC 3rd XI 10/104 v North Balwyn Bulls 4th XI 5/108.

Northcote United 2nd XI 10/131 v Salesian 1st XI 3/133. Burwood 4th XI 6/214 v AYC Harlequins 2nd XI 6/239. STC South Camberwell 3XI (LOC4) 5/232 v Ashburton Willows 2nd XI 4/235. Abbotsford Anglers 9/195 v St Andrews Gardiner 1st XI 10/260.

■ LOC5. Minahan Shield. Mount Waverley Uniting 3rd X1 10/146 v Blackburn North United 2nd XI 4/147. Ashburton Willows 3rd XI 10/ 186 v Ashwood 3rd XI 9/190. Glen Iris 4th X1 v Manningham 3rd XI, Forfeit. Toorak-Prahran 4th XI 8/128 v Heathmont 6th XI 3/129.

■ LOC6. Bingley Shield. Ashwood 4th XI 4/ 199 v Richmond Union 3rd XI 10/153. Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 4th XI Win (DLS) 5/133 v St Andrews Gardiner 2nd XI Loss (DLS) 10/ 130. Deepdene Uniting 3rd XI 4/120 v Edinburgh LOC6 10/119. STC South Camberwell 4th X1 (LOC6) v Salvation Army Waverley 2/76. Clifton Hill 4th XI: Bye. ■ LOC7. Fitzwilliam Shield. East Doncaster 5th XI v Mt Waverley Catholics CC 3rd XI LOC7.

Mont Albert 5th XI 4/179 v Bulleen 4th XI 10/ 148. Manningham 4th XI 5/217 v Boroondara LOC7 7/211. Glen Waverley CC 6th XI - Sunday v STC South Camberwell 5th XI (LOC7).

■ LOC8. Carr Shield. Malvern Valley Saints CC 3rd XI 3/184 v Ashwood 5th XI 10/183.

Monash ROADERS 4th XI Forfeit v Monash University 5. Knox Churches LOC8 7/198 v Ashburton Willows 4th XI (Sunday) 9/66.

Salesian 2nd XI 7/128 v Glen Waverley CC 7th XI - Sunday 4/129.

■ LOC9. McIntyre Shield. Richmond City 4th XI 6/200 v Burnley CYMS 3rd XI 9/197.

Edinburgh 10/89 v Balwyn Saints 4th XI 10/ 75. Clifton Hill 5th XI 5/131 v West Ivanhoe United 3rd XI 4/134.

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SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES Morn. Peninsula

■ Provincial Firsts. Round 6. Two-Day. Sat. Nov. 25 and Sat. Dec. 2. Heatherhill 1sts v Baden Powell 1sts 4/91. Old Peninsula 1sts 10/156 v Red Hill 1sts 0/0. Sorrento 1sts v Langwarrin 1sts 6/80. Long Island 1sts v Pines 1sts.

■ Peninsula Firsts. Dromana 1sts 1/23 v Mt Eliza 1sts 10/91. Mornington 1sts 1/36 v Rosebud 1sts 10/96. Moorooduc 1sts 2/7 v Seaford Tigers 1sts 10/184. Somerville 1sts v Baxter 1sts.

■ District Firsts. Crib Point 1sts v Carrum Downs 1sts 5/226. Main Ridge 1sts v Balnarring 1sts. Seaford 1sts 10/171 v Carrum 1sts 2/52. Delacombe Park 1sts 6/164 v Flinders 1sts.

■ Sub-District Firsts. Boneo 1sts 0/42 v Pearcedale 1sts 10/97. Tootgarook 1sts v Hastings 1sts. Frankston YCW 1sts v Skye 1sts 8/122. Mt Martha 1sts v Ballam Park 1sts.

Rye 1sts 10/146 v Tyabb 1sts 3/17.

■ Provincial Seconds. Baden Powell 2nds 5/59 v Heatherhill 2nds 10/139. Red Hill 2nds v Old Peninsula 2nds 4/138. Langwarrin 2nds 10/146 v Sorrento 2nds 0/1. Pines 2nds v Long Island 2nds.

■ Peninsula Seconds. Mt Eliza 2nds 4/27 v Dromana 2nds 9/133. Rosebud 2nds 10/104 v Mornington 2nds 2/110. Seaford Tigers 2nds v Moorooduc 2nds. Baxter 2nds v Somerville 2nds 9/99.

■ District Seconds. Carrum Downs 2nds 10/127 v Crib Point 2nds. Balnarring 2nds v Main Ridge 2nds. Carrum 2nds v Seaford 2nds 9/231. Flinders 2nds 10/71 v Delacombe Park 2nds 1/55.

■ Sub-District Seconds. Pearcedale 2nds Forfeit v Boneo 2nds. Hastings 2nds v Tootgarook 2nds. Skye 2nds 2/10 v Frankston YCW 2nds 10/195. Ballam Park 2nds v Mt Martha 2nds. Tyabb 2nds v Rye 2nds Forfeit.

■ A1 Seniors. Langwarrin 3rds 1/86 v French Island 1sts 10/88. Baden Powell 3rds v Tyabb 3rds 6/252. Old Peninsula 3rds 6/236 (v Long Island 3rds. Heatherhill 3rds v Somerville 3rds.

■ A2 Seniors. Ballam Park 3rds v Baxter 3rds 8/275. Delacombe Park 3rds 9/166 v Mornington 3rds. Tyabb 4ths 10/128 v Carrum Downs 3rds 1/3. Red Hill 3rds 10/163 v Baden Powell 4ths.

■ A3 Seniors. Pines 3rds v Mt Eliza 3rds.

Long Island 4ths v Langwarrin 4ths. Mornington 4ths 1/43 v Balnarring 3rds. Skye 3rds v Mt Martha 3rds.

■ A4 Seniors. Tyabb 5ths 0/42 v Frankston YCW 3rds 10/82. Boneo 3rds v Carrum Downs 4ths 10/213. Rosebud 3rds v Crib Point 3rds.

Sorrento 3rds 4/268 v Heatherhill 4ths.

■ B1 Seniors. Baden Powell 5ths 9/229 v Carrum Downs 5ths. Tyabb 6th XI v Mt Eliza 4ths. Somerville 4ths v Pines 4ths. Delacombe Park 4ths 10/219 v Long Island 5ths. Baxter 4ths v Mornington 5th XI Forfeit.

■ B2 Seniors. Balnarring 4th XI v Carrum Downs 6ths 4/99. Skye 4ths v Boneo 4ths 5/ 184. Baden Powell 6ths v Red Hill 4ths.

■ C1 Seniors. Langwarrin Senior Men 6th XI 10/52 v Seaford 3rds 5/55. Carrum 3rds v Skye 5ths. Mt Eliza 5ths 10/163 v Somerville 5ths 7/178. Old Peninsula 4ths 10/95 v Pearcedale 3rds 2/102. Ballam Park 4ths v Frankston YCW 4ths. Seaford Tigers 3rds: Bye. ■ C2 Seniors. Seaford 4ths v Tyabb 7th XI. Somerville 6ths 2/109 v Moorooduc 3rds 3/ 219. Sorrento 4ths 10/101 v Mt Eliza 6ths 7/ 153. Crib Point 4ths v Mt Martha 5ths. Baxter 5ths: Bye. ■ C3 Seniors. Mt Martha 6ths v Crib Point 5ths. Main Ridge 3rds 9/146 v Dromana 3rds 0/73. Flinders 3rds 8/148 v Tootgarook 3rds 6/182. Hastings 3rds v Langwarrin Senior Men 7th XI. Red Hill 5ths 9/115 v Sorrento 5ths 4/ 239. Mt Eliza 7ths: Bye.

North Metro

■ Jika Shield. Round 7. Two Days. Sats., Nov. 18 and 25. Reservoir Cobras CC 1st XI 0/29 v Holy Trinity CC 1st XI 5-d/266. Keon Park CC 1st XI 7/291 v Preston Baseballers CC 1st XI 10/226. Northern Socials CC 1st XI

Forfeit v Rivergum CC 1st XI. Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 1st XI: Bye. ■ Jack Quick Shield. Bellfield CC 1st XI 10/ 118 & 10/75 v Dennis CC 1st XI 10/247. Donath CC 1st XI 9/123 v Cameron CC 1st XI 10/120.

Strathewen CC 1st XI 10/163 v Fiji Victorian CC 1st XI 10/109. Holy Trinity CC 2nd XI 7/ 307 v Fairfield CC 1st XI 9/156.

■ Jack Kelly Shield. Rivergum CC 2nd XI 8d/453 v Preston Himalayan CC 1st XI 10/110 & 10/107. Preston Baseballers CC 2nd XI 10/ 131 & 10/145 v Strathewen CC 2nd XI 9/71 & 3/208. Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 2nd XI 10/233 v West Preston CC 1st XI 7/389. Ivanhoe Mavericks CC 1st XI 10/112 c Olympic Colts CC 1st XI 10/136.

■ B-Grade. Preston YCW District CC 1st XI 9/196 v Northern Socials CC 2nd XI 10/192.

Dennis CC 2nd XI 10/161 v Keon Park CC 2nd XI 10/325. Fiji Victorian CC 2nd XI 8-d/270 v Reservoir Cobras CC 2nd XI 10/182 & 10/53 (15). Balmoral Redbacks CC 1st XI: Bye. ■ C-Grade. Cameron CC 2nd XI 9/169 v Ivanhoe Mavericks CC 2nd XI 5/172. Holy Trinity CC 3rd XI 10/149 v Royal Park Reds CC 1st XI 10/156. Fairfield CC 2nd X1 5-d/245 v Fiji Victorian CC 3rd XI 10/97 & 7/134. Rivergum CC 3rd XI: Bye. ■ D-Grade. Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 3rd XI 1/122 v Donath CC 2nd XI 9/120. West Preston CC 2nd XI 5/197 v Holy Trinity CC 4th XI 10/177. Dennis CC 3rd XI 5/271 v Bellfield CC 2nd XI 9/207.

■ Robert Young DODC. Olympic Colts CC OD 0/177 v Preston Baseballers CC OD 6/172.

Fiji Victorian CC OD v Fairfield CC OD. Royal Park Reds CC OD 10/85 v Bellfield CC OD 9/ 160. Northern Socials CC OD v Holy Trinity CC OD. Dennis CC OD: Bye ■ Casey Radcliffe DODC. Rivergum CC OD 5/64 v Dennis CC OD (2) 10/63. Keon Park CC OD 0/42 c Strathewen CC OD 10/38.

Ivanhoe Mavericks CC OD 1/61 v Preston YCW District CC OD 9/58.

Ringwood District

■ Lindsay Trollope Shield. Round 6. TwoDay. Sat. Noc. 18 and Sat. Nov. 25. South Croydon 1st XI 10/152 v Lilydale 1st XI 10/ 271. Ainslie Park 1st XI 10/177 v Montrose 1st XI 6/253. East Ringwood 1XI 10/257 v Kilsyth 1st XI 10/178. North Ringwood 1st XI 4/178 v Norwood CC 1st XI 10/177.

■ Bill Wilkins Cup. Wonga Park CC 1st XI 3/160 v Warrandyte 1st XI 10/151. Bayswater Park 1st X1 10/213 v Croydon Ranges CC 1st XI 10/208. Mooroolbark 1st XI Men's 5/296 v St Andrews 1st XI 9/270. Templeton 1st XI 10/ 66 & 4/118 v Wantirna South 1st XI 6-d/191.

■ Stuart Newey Plate. Warranwood 1XI 10/ 219 v Croydon North 1st XI 10/237. Heathwood CC 1st XI 10/178 v Seville Burras 1XI 10/117.

Montrose 2nd XI 9/266 v South Warrandyte 1st XI 10/218. Mt Evelyn 1st XI 3/196 v Chirnside Park 1st XI 10/193.

■ Steve Pascoe Shield. Wantirna South 2nd XI 10/143 v North Ringwood 2nd XI 8/ 366. Kilsyth 2nd XI 9/208 v Yarra Junction 1stXI 7/210. Croydon Ranges CC 2nd XI 10/ 194 v Ainslie Park 2nd XI. Warrandyte 2nd XI 2-d/235 v South Croydon 2nd XI 10/225.

■ Pat Meehan Shield. Norwood CC 2nd XI 7/277 v Healesville 1st XI 10/139. South Warrandyte 2nd XI 9/96 v East Ringwood 2XI 10/144. Eastfield 1st XI 10/239 v Lusatia Park 1st XI 7/240. Lilydale 2nd XI 10/112 & 4/99 v Wonga Park CC 2nd XI 10/73.

■ Ian Spencer Shield. Chirnside Park 2nd XI 10/142 v Templeton 2nd XI 10/272. St Andrews 2nd XI 3-d/146 v Mooroolbark 2nd XI Men's 10/84 & 3/136. Montrose 3rd XI 6/327 v Bayswater Park 2nd X1 9-d/322. Coldstream 1stXI 10/224 v Warranwood 2XI 9-d/170.

■ David Beatty Shield. Wandin CC 1st XI v Mt Evelyn 2nd XI. Warrandyte 3rd XI 10/185 v Norwood CC 3rd XI 7/252. Seville Burras 2XI 8/190 v Heathwood CC 2nd XI 10/188. North Ringwood 3rd XI 5/275 v East Ringwood 3XI 10/191.

■ Don Smith Shield. Ainslie Park 3rd XI 10/ 317 v Warranwood 3XI 9/170. Hoddles Creek 1st XI 10/176 v Montrose 4th XI 10/240. Yarra Junction Senior Mixed 2ndXI 8/127 & 6-d/160

v Yarra Glen Senior Men 1st XI 8-d/201 & 0/ 49. Wonga Park CC 3rd XI 10/316 v Croydon Ranges CC 3rd XI 7/317.

■ John Springett Shield. Lilydale 3rd XI 7/ 192 v Kilsyth 3rd XI 10/186. Lusatia Park 2nd XI 8/154 v Eastfield 2nd XI 10/153. St Andrews 3rd XI 2-d/235 v Wantirna South 3rd XI 10/47 & 4/192. Healesville 2nd XI 9/359 v Wandin CC 2nd XI 10/411.

■ A-Grade. Powelltown 1st XI 9/112 v Chirnside Park 3rd XI 8/141. Heathwood CC 3rd XI 8/134 v South Croydon 3rd XI 5/135.

Norwood CC 4th XI 8/144 v St Andrews 4th XI 2/148. Croydon North 2nd XI 3/269 v Seville Burras 3XI 10/201.

■ B-Grade. Croydon Ranges CC 4th XI v North Ringwood 4th XI. Warrandyte 4th XI 0/ 110 v Mt Evelyn 3rd XI 10/107. Templeton 3rd XI 5/181 v Mooroolbark 3rd XI Men's 10/ 79. South Warrandyte 3rd XI 10/132 v Wonga Park CC 4th XI 7/164.

■ C-Grade. Chirnside Park 4th XI 10/157 v Healesville 3rd XI 6/175. Boronia Hawks 4th XI 9/143 v Montrose 5th XI 10/155. Bayswater Park 3rd X1 3/93 v Mt Evelyn 4th XI 10/92.

Kilsyth 4th XI 9/189 v Coldstream 2ndXI 10/ 235.

■ D-Grade. East Ringwood 4XI v Lilydale 4th XI. Wonga Park CC 5th XI 2/280 v Yarra Junction 3rdXI 3/277. St Andrews 5th XI 7/169 v Warrandyte 5th XI 7/167. Warranwood 4XI 1/ 82 v Yarra Glen Senior Men 2nd XI 10/80.

■ E-Grade. Croydon Ranges CC 5th XI 9/176 v Ainslie Park 4th XI 9/173. Wantirna South 4th XI Forfeit v Norwood CC 5th XI. Mooroolbark 4th XI Men's 7/153 v Wantirna 1st XI 8/158.

Seville Burras 4XI 4/151 v Warrandyte 6th XI 8/148.

■ F-Grade. Kilsyth 5th XI 7/127 v Heathwood CC 4th XI 8/122. Mt Evelyn 5th XI 10/144 v Templeton 4th XI 6/218. South Croydon 4th XI 9/157 v St Andrews 6th XI 2/162. Lilydale 5th XI 9/186 v South Warrandyte 4th XI 6/77.

■ G-Grade. Montrose 6th XI 6/178 v Hoddles Creek 2nd XI 2/202. Wandin CC 3rd XI v Mooroolbark 5th XI Men's. Healesville 4th XI 10/80 v Kilsyth 6th XI 0/83. Chirnside Park 5th XI 9/169 v Lusatia Park 3rd XI 10/159.

■ H-Grade. Wonga Park CC 6th XI v Chirnside Park 6th XI Forfeit. East Ringwood 5XI Forfeit v Norwood CC 6th XI. St Andrews 7th XI 9/193 v Warranwood 5XI 7/196. North Ringwood 5th XI 7/161 v Eastfield 3rd XI 6/160.

■ I-Grade. Yarra Junction 4thXI 1/153 v South Croydon 5th XI 2/142. Seville Burras 5XI Forfeit v Warranwood 6XI. Warrandyte 7th XI 5/ 227 v Croydon Ranges CC 6th XI 6/229. Yarra Glen Senior Men 3rd XI: Bye. ■ J-Grade. Wantirna 2nd XI 7/181 v Bayswater Park 4th X1 10/134. Templeton 5th XI 8/190 v Wonga Park CC 7th XI 4/302. Ainslie Park 5th XI 10/178 v St Andrews 8th XI 9/ 192.

South Eastern

■ Longmuir Shield. Round 7. Two Days.

Sat. Nov. 18 and Sat. Nov. 25. Brighton Union 1 2/218 v CHAG 1 6/216. Bentleigh ANA 1 8/228. Elwood 1 10/225. Le Page Park 1 5/262 v Bentleigh Uniting 1 10/208. East Sandringham 1 10/226 v Kingston Heath 1 6/ 230.

■ Woolnough Shield. Mackie 1 10/120 v Washington Park 1 5/341. Omega 1 5/273 v West Bentleigh 1 8/272. Cluden 1 10/155 & 1/23 v Cheltenham Park 1 5-d/308. Hampton Central 1 6-d/154 v Hampton United 1 10/152.

■ Quiney Shield. Kingston Heath 2 10/72 & 7/78 v Carnegie South 1 8-d/191. Bentleigh Uniting 2 9/138 v Le Page Park 2 9/336.

Elwood 2 10/215 v Omega 2 10/247.

■ Pullen Shield. Hampton United 2 10/225 v East Sandringham 2 10/205. Cheltenham Park 2 7-d/158 & 2/79. Cluden 2 9/105 & 7/ 127. West Bentleigh 2 10/246 v Melbourne Wanderers 1 10/139. CUCC Kings 1 10/481 v Brighton Union 2 10/100 ■ E-Grade. Keysborough Park 1 10/171 v CUCC Kings 2 10/174. Diamond 1 10/167 v Highett West 1 10/117. Le Page Park 3 10/ 228 v Bentleigh ANA 2 10/124. CHAG 2 4/ 135 v Melbourne Districts United 1 10/226, abandoned.

Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21- April 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 9.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 9.12.23.36.34.45.

The future holds a lot of excitement and anticipation, with positive news coming from your loved ones who are currently far away. However, it is possible that you may encounter a communication challenge with someone who struggles to express themselves effectively.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.24.40.26.33.

It's crucial to take your time before making important decisions and not let anyone pressure you into doing something you're not ready for. Seek advice from experts to ensure that you have all the necessary information to make an informed choice and avoid any legal complications that could arise from uninformed decisions. Remember, it's always better to be safe than sorry.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 9.6.5.3.

Lotto Numbers: 9.15.26.35.36.3.

You should be feeling a sense of confidence and pride in yourself, as recent achievements are likely to have a positive impact on your career and financial situation. You may have recently overcome some challenges and are now seeing progress towards your goals. This progress could mean a promotion, a salary increase, or a new opportunity that could significantly improve your financial situation.

As a result, you can now breathe a sigh of relief and feel lighter, knowing that the problems and burdens of the past few months are finally being resolved. It's an exciting time to focus on your career growth and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.25.29.8.4 Despite experiencing a generally positive period, you may encounter perplexing and disconcerting relationship dynamics. It's important to remain vigilant and avoid being pressured into situations that you did not initiate or consent to. Remember to prioritize your own well-being and boundaries, and communicate assertively with those around you.

LEO: (July 23- August 22) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.7.12.26.35.36.

Despite the sluggish pace, there is a possibility of noticeable progress. It's important to maintain a positive attitude and not let setbacks discourage you. Keep in mind that solutions to any issues that arise are already in the works.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3.6.9.5.

Lotto Numbers: 9.5.12.24.45.40.

With a little bit of financial relief, you have the opportunity to take control of your debt. By staying determined and focused, you can pave the way towards a debt-free future. And on top of that, you might just find yourself receiving some exciting romantic offers. Keep an eye out for what's in store for you.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 8.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 8.12.26.35.40.22.

As of now, you have a great opportunity to find love and settle down. If you expand your social circle and engage in more activities, you may meet someone special who shares your interests and values. It's possible that a kind gesture you did in the past for someone may pay off now, and you could reap the rewards. Additionally, that thing you've been yearning for, whatever it may be, may finally be attainable if you put in some effort.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 5.2.3.1.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.23.32.20.3.

Get ready for a series of thrilling and promising offers that will come your way soon. You might find yourself in disbelief, wondering if it's all a dream. But rest assured, these opportunities are real and will bring you significant benefits. Brace yourself for a flurry of invitations and surprise visits from people who want to be a part of your success story.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.45.40.9.7.

You recently had a meeting with someone who sparked your interest, and it seems that this encounter is evolving into a significant romantic relationship. The next few months may bring more opportunities for you and this person to spend time together and deepen your connection. Additionally, there are indications of potential job offers on the horizon.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.26.36.37.

As you reflect on your past experiences, you might notice that the obstacles you once faced are now revealing hidden opportunities. These opportunities are waiting for you to take hold of them and make the most of what they offer. It's an exciting time for you as you venture into new territories with the potential for success. Keep an open mind and remain optimistic, as you never know what might come your way.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.35.5.1.

As you stand at this crucial crossroad, the decision you make will be a pivotal point in determining your future happiness. It is important to listen to your inner voice and not let external forces sway you into a path that does not align with your true desires. Take a moment to reflect on your aspirations and goals, and approach the decision with a positive and confident mindset. Remember to communicate your thoughts and feelings clearly, so that you can make the most informed and fulfilling choice.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.8.9.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.39.8.33.

As the year draws to a close, there is a possibility of new relationships blossoming or old flames being reignited, leading to a thrilling and romantic time for some. Additionally, there is potential for significant achievements to be made, providing a great sense of accomplishment and fulfilment.

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