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He remains under Police guard. It is believed the pair were known to each other.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined and the investigation remains ongoing.

■ Meanwhile, Homicide Squad detectives are investigating following the discovery of a man’s body in Greensborough on Monday morning.

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Where to pick up your free copy of The Local Paper ■ ALEXANDRA. Alexandra Newsagency. 82-84 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Corner Hotel.

65 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Endeavour Alexandra (BP). 10 Downey St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Foodworks. 102 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Mount Pleasant Hotel. 90 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Nutrien Harcourts. 56 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Shamrock Hotel. 80 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Simpson’s Fuel (Caltex). 25 Aitken St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Totally Trout. 42 Downey St. ■ BUXTON. Blue Igloo Roadhouse. 2200 Maroondah Hwy. ■ BUXTON. Buxton Hotel. 2192 Maroondah Hwy. ■ BUXTON. Shell Buxton. 2093 Maroondah Hwy. ■ DIAMOND CREEK. Diamond Creek Newsagency. Shop 62a Main Rd, Diamond Creek Plaza.

■ DOREEN. Doreen General Store. 920 Yan Yean Rd. ■ EILDON. Foodworks. 18 Main St. ■ ELTHAM. Eltham Newsagency.

2/963 Main Rd. ■ EPPING. APCO Service Station. Cnr McDonalds Rd and High St. ■ EPPING. Epping RSL. Harvest Home Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Community House. 36 Silver Creek Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Hotel. 3325 Whittlesea-Yea Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Hazeldene General Store. 6 Curlings Rd. ■ GLENBURN. Glenburn Roadhouse. 3883 Melba Hwy. ■ HURSTBRIDGE. Hurstbridge Newsagency. 900 Main Hustbridge Rd. ■ KANGAROO GROUND. Kangaroo Ground General Store.

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

40A Darwin St. ■ MERNDA. Mernda Villages Post Office. 50 Mernda Village Dr. ■ MOLESWORTH. Molesworth Store. 4353 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ■ NARBETHONG. Black Spur Inn. 436 Maroondah Hwy. ■ NARBETHONG. Black Spur Roadhouse. 264 Maroondah Hwy. ■ PANTON HILL. Panton Hill General Store. 586 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ PANTON HILL. Panton Hill Hotel. 633 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ PHEASANT CREEK. Flying Tarts Cafe. 888 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ■ PHEASANT CREEK. Pheasant Creek Store. 884 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ RESEARCH. Research Post Office. 1546 Main Rd. ■ SMITHS GULLY. Smiths Gully General Store. 914 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ SOUTH MOR ANG. Milk Bar. 15 Gorge Rd. ■ ST ANDREWS. St Andrews General Store. 10 Caledonia St. ■ ST ANDREWS. St Andrews Hotel. 79 Burns St. ■ STRATH CREEK. Strath Creek Post Office. 8 Glover Rd. ■ TAGGERTY. Taggerty General Store. 26 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ■ THORNTON. 4 Ways Diner.

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

1362 Taggerty-Thornton Rd.

■ 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.

Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition

■ 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.

■ L AUNCHING PLACE. Launching Place General Store.

2200 Warburton Hwy. ■ L AUNCHING PL ACE. 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. ■ YARR A GLEN. Yarra Glen Newsagency. 32 Bell St. ■ YARR A JUNCTION. Yarra Junction Newsagency. 2454 Warburton Hwy.

Mitchell Shire Edition ■ BEVERIDGE. Beveridge Post Office. Lot 1 Old Hume Hwy. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Corner Store. 89 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Hotel. 100 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Newsagency. 67 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Post Office. 123 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Service Station. 165 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Commercial Hotel. 31 High St. ■ BROADFORD. High Street Bakery. 67A High St. ■ BROADFORD. IGA Supermarket. 65 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Stuty’s Bakehouse. 91-93 High St. ■ DONNYBROOK. Donnybrook Hotel. 825 Donnybrook Rd. ■ DONNYBROOK. Donnybrook Post Office. 810 Donnybrook Rd. ■ KILMORE. BP. 102 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kemp’s Bakery.

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.

15 Main Rd. ■ TRAWOOL. Trawool Estate/ Hotel. 8150 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ■ WALLAN. United Service Station. 11-14 High St. ■ WALLAN. Wallan News and Lotto. Shop 6, 55 High St. ■ WALLAN EAST. New Rattlers Inn. Station St. ■ WANDONG. Caltex Star Mart.

3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Dundee’s Fish and Cips. 3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. IGA Supermarket. 3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Wandong Post News and Tatts. 3272 EppingKilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Kemp’s Wandong Bakery. 372 EppingKilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Magpie and Stump Hotel. 3313 EppingKilmore Rd.

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court Plaintiff / Informant /Applicant vs Defendant /Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Criminal Case Listings Thursday, November 19 Victoria Police - Fiera, J (39277) v Morgan, Wade Leonard. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Bourne, G (44387) v Aldridge, Jamie. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Spencer, M (45587) v Sigdel, Sujan, Pcet-Sunshine Victoria Police - Babitsch, M (44523) v O'keefe, Francis, Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Maskiell, Warren. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Dowell, C (24892) v Ezard, Jackson. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Magree, Bonnie. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Waheed, Mohammed Abdul. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Bradford, Rebecca May. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Ebert, W (27609) v Slater, Brett William. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Ragona, M (44970) v Lee, Shane. Uni-Mernda Victoria Police - Carter, S (42829) v Ginn, Hayden Joseph. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Pratt, J (45214) v Bradford, Rebecca. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Densley, Nicholas Glenn. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Westgarth, R (32813) v Lee, Shane. Uni-Kinglake Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Baldock, Jason Wayne. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Long, R (26551) v Abbaticchio, Brayden Mitchell. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Slavin, Philip. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Huffer, D (32081) v Douglas, Daniel. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Brookes, James. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Patmore, Daniel James. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Mclean, Philip. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Castell, Kristopher. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Bullard, Glenn. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Bullard, Glenn. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Collins, Harrison Ford. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Spiteri, Aaron. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Bradford, Rebecca. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Keevil, A (43714) v Zuzek, Anton. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Zuzek, Anton. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Maksymow, Jarrah Michael. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Ryan, Joseph. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Izzard, B (41080) v Welsh, Richard. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Nolan, Matthew. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - O'neill, J (40075) v Lee, Shane. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Mackey, A (42625) v Zuzek, Anton. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Zuzek, Anton James. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Long, R (26551) v Parsons, Gregory William. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Malane, J (36750) v Trotman, Maddison Carollin. Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Aiello, P (36973) v Trinca, Demi. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Couacaud, C (38828) v Webb, Peta. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - O'neill, J (40075) v Desira, Antony. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Moon, Jenny. Uni-Seymour Community Corrections Centre - Peacock, T v Hanson, Paul John. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Porter, I (33403) v Zuzek, Anton. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Dangal, A (42686) v Cleaver, Debbie. Uni-Wallan ● Turn To Page 13

The Whip

Our Spy in Parliament

Staying Close

■ State Parliament held sessions in both houses last week. The Andrews State Government tried to sell a COVID-19 slogan of ‘Stay Close. Go Further’. Their advertising consultants are paid big bucks for that type of marketing brilliance.

Whole lot of gas

■ Greens politician Tim Read (Brunswick) tried to hold Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio (Mill Park) accountable for Victoria opening up for gas exploration and the development of fracked gas through Western Port.

“Some European countries are disconnecting homes from gas and the ACT is building gas-free suburbs. Does this government have a plan to actually get Victorian households and industry off gas?” asked Dr Read.

Ms D’Ambrosio gave two long-winded answers ... but failed to mention the word ‘gas’ once.

Numbers game

■ Ryan Smith (Liberal, Warrandyte) was concerned in State Parliament last week about the number of questions unanswered by the Andrews Labor Government.

Mr Smith started reading the identifying numbers of the questions, but was stopped by Speaker Colin Brooks. It was a timely interruption. There are 1631 answers outstanding.

Blow it all

■ David Hodgett (Liberal, Croydon) has blasted the State Government over restrictions on students playing wind instruments.

“Music students are not asking for special exemptions. Currently students are allowed to play basketball, get sweaty in close and pass a ball around. Indoor swimming lessons are allowed and gyms are now back open, yet music students are denied the opportunity to learn and play their instrument in a COVIDsafe way,” Mr Hodgett said.

36 Councillors

■ Naomi Blackburn, Victorian Greens Head of Campaigns, announced late last week that 36 Councillor positions across the state had been won.

This includes Banyule (2 Councillors), Boroondara, Darebin (3), Greater Dandenong, Hobsons Bay, Manningham, Maribyrnong (2), Monash (2), Moreland (4), Nillumbik, Stonnington (2) and Yarra (5).

Gender equality

■ Some 272 women will take their place on councils for this term – representing 43.8 per cent of councillors, a new high for both Victoria and the nation.

Shaun Lenne, Minister for Local Government, said that Victoria is the first state in Australia to top 40 per cent women councillors and shows strong progress towards the 50 per cent target set by the Victorian Government’s gender equality strategy

Points of order

■ Even losing candidates in the Hume City Council elections were able to get a mention in State Parliament from Yuroke MLA Ros Spence. “There were also many candidates who were not successful on this occasion. In particular I would like to acknowledge the efforts of Chandra Bamunusinghe, Ravinder Kaur, Guri Singh, Paskal ElAli, YaseminYigit and Mikaela Sadkiewicz, each of whom worked incredibly hard and ran energetic and enthusiastic campaigns.Likewise, this term ofcouncil will not be the same with the absence of Geoff Porter, Drew Jessop and Ann Potter.

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Mystery of Yea cenotaph

Local Briefs Glenburn works

■ Works on Fannings Bridge in Glenburn have now been completed by Murrindindi Shire Council to improve the load capacity.

Kinglake CFA helps ● Pam Colville, Rotary President Helen Gibb and Bruce Colville.

The Rotary Club of Alexandra has awarded a Certificate ofAppreciation to Bruce Colville. This was in recognition of his contribution to our community as a police officer and community member. ’Hoon like’ behaviour is worry ing the residents of Wingspan Avenue, South Morang. Ten residents have petitioned Whittlesea Council to request speed humps to be installed in the street. A proposal was due to go before the Council yesterday (Tues.) that the residents, municipality and Police partner to address the problem, and a report go to Administrators in four months’ time (March 2021).

■ Kinglake Cricket Club thanks the local Kinglake CFA for cleaning the Memorial Reserve pitch ahead of last Saturday’s hosting of the Strathewen v Keon Park match.

Rotary praised

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● The memorial in High St, Yea pictured around the late 1940s.

■ Yea-Kinglake RSL Sub-Branch President the Soldiers Memorial, near the Yea Post OfJeffrey Swain says that a Local Paper photo has fice is believed to be the earliest. Our understanding is that the need for a WWI Soldiers created lots of interest and questions. was first discussed publicly in early “Our understanding is that that memorial was Memorial to mid 1919 but we have no records of when temporary but we have yet to find any Sub- construction began or ended.”

Branch records or history on which to base any “It is likely that it was specifically dedicated opinion or response. The search of the minutes to WWI war deaths until WWII created the continues,” Mr Swain said. need for a memorial to the WWII war dead, “The current Cenotaph, originally known as hence the High St memorial,” Mr Swain said.

173,800 deer harvested ● Bridget Vallence, Evelyn MLA The deer problem has not been managed well by the Andrews State Government, Evelyn MLA Bridget Vallence has told Parliament. abor’s deer management strategy, released two years too late, has nothing of substance. It is a waste of taxpayer dollars on a plan to make more plans. Their so-called strategy replaces deer management zones with a deer control framework but provides no immediate action to protect our native environment and agricultural crops or to reduce the risk of serious road accidents. Feral deer are out of control now. Local communities are fed up, and it is about time that Labor get out of their metro bubble, take this problem seriously and act now to minimise the risk to lives and Victoria’s biodiversity.”

Yarra Ranges Council has experienced significant network issues across its phone and internet systems. The Shire’s 1300 368 333 number was available for emergencies only.

Phones at Sherbrooke Family and Children's Centre were also down. The breakdown affected rates payments, applications for permits or certificates, pool registrations and animal registrations. Supplier payments due last Friday were impacted.

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Lake Eildon will also boast a valuable catch of cod and yellow belly as part of a of an expanded Golden Tag competition, which is set to boost tourism and participation in fishing. Melissa Horne, Minister for Fishing and Boating, said the revamped competition will see an influx of recreational fishers and their families to regional towns and businesses Marysville History Centre will be reopening as of Wednesday next week (Nov. 25). During the closure volunteers have been busy repainting the interior, improving their displays and making sure gardens are looking at their best.

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■ Whittlesea and Mansfield were two of the areas in Victoria where deer have been “harvested”.

The highest number of deer harvested were around the towns of Myrtleford, Mansfield, Bairnsdale, Dargo and Whittlesea. Most of the deer were taken from public land.

Research into deer hunting, released by the Game Management Authority, shows an increase in the number of licensed recreational deer hunters and an increase in the number of deer harvested in 2019.

The estimates of the 2019 deer harvest in Victoria has found that 173,800 deer were harvested in 2019 – a 43 per cent increase on the estimated 121,600 deer harvested in 2018.

Sambar Deer was the most harvested species with an estimated total harvest of 131,258, of which 60 per cent were fe-

■ Evelyn MLA Bridget Vallence has spoken in the Legislative Assembly to praise Yarra Valley Rotarians.

“Despite the challenges and hardships of the COVID pandemic, the volunteer spirit in my local community is strong,” Ms Vallence said last week.

“I pay tribute to the Rotary Club of Wandin on an amazing job supporting vulnerable people and children in our local community.

“Wandin Rotary donated over 1000Yarra Valley apples to local primary school students, they supplied food hampers and fresh Yarra Valley fruit to many local families who have lost work and are doing it tough in these times, they donated three snazzy new scooters to disadvantaged kids to help them get to and from school, and they have been running a free coffee service for local emergency services workers.

“To club president Paul Martin and all Wandin Rotarians, thank you for your generosity and everything you do for our local community,” Mr Vallence said.

Plaques at Cenotaph

● Graeme Ford, Game Management Authority male. Fallow Deer was the secLicensed deer hunters spent ond most harvested species, a combined total of 344,604 with an estimated harvest of days hunting – a 45 per cent 30,307 deer, of which 62 per increase from 2018. cent were female.

The GMA Chief Executive The number of recreational Officer, Graeme Ford, said the deer hunters licensed to hunt 2019 deer hunting season condeer in Victoria peaked at tinued the trend of an increas41,985 by the end of the year. ing annual harvest.

The research also shows “The findings in the report that each active licensed deer show recreational deer hunting hunter harvested an average of has grown in popularity with 6.8 deer and was active for an more hunters successfully average of 13.6 days in 2019 harvestingmoredeer,”MrFordsaid.

Push. for Kang. Ground ■ Cindy McLeish, local Parliamentarian, continues to push for funding for Kangaroo Ground Primary School.

“I renew my request for the Minister for Education to make a significant investment in the coming budget for Kangaroo Ground Primary School to rebuild their main building and car park,” Ms McLeish told Parliament.

“This work has been on the drawing board for quite some time. The coalition committed to this school prior to the last election, and I raised the matter in Parliament in February this year.

“It is extremely disappointing for the primary school, its students and staff that no action or assessment has since taken place, despite the minister saying it would.

“There are concerns that the school is becoming less and less suitable to meet base expectations for a contemporary education institution. Conditions have continued to deteriorate.

“The car park was partly restored by volunteer school community members. Roadworking equipment, including tip trucks, a woodchipper and more, was donated by the volunteers, who gave up a Saturday to expand the car park and lay some stone in a bid to improve safety measures,”

■ Marysville RSL has added plaques at the Cenotaph to recognise all official conflicts and peacekeeping. The Gulf wars and Afghanistan are now commemorated along with the Indonesian Confrontation, the Malayan Emergency and International Peacekeeping. The memorial has been cleaned and is looking umpressive.

Buxton CFA brigade is a supporter of the RSL and those who served both in restoring peace and as peacekeepers around the globe. .

Doreen trees move

■ Three Doreen residents have written to Whittlesea City Council to argue that they do not agree to have trees removed from Conron Grove, Doreen.

All trees requested to be retained have been retained. Council officers will continue to work with residents throughout the new street tree installation process scheduled for April next year.

Bundled branches

■ Bundled Branches collections are coming up for households across Yarra Ranges, giving residents a chance to clear their properties and dispose of excess vegetation.

Collections will be happening from Monday (Nov. 23) to Friday, December 11.

“The Bundled Branches collection gives all of our residents a chance to get rid of their branches and tree limbs easily, by putting them out on the kerb ahead of their collection week," said Mark Varmalis, Director Environment andnfrastructure.

Mayor elected ■ Mitchell Shire’s new 2020-24 team of Councillors took their oath or affirmation of office at a 7pm meeting on Monday, as this issue of The Local Paper went to press. Cr Rhonda Sanderson will be Mayor of Mitchell Shire, with Cr Nathan Clark voted as Deputy Mayor.

Yea consultation

● Cindy McLeish, Eildon MLA

■ The Honour The Taungurung community group will bold a consultation with local people from 10am-3pm on Saturday, December 5 at Yea Foodworks. Views will be sought on the art submission to be installed in Yea. Forms are available to submit.

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19,523 Vics recover from virus ■ As at the weekend, Victoria had recorded no new cases of Coronavirus, , with the total number of cases at 20,345.

There have been no new deaths from COVID-19. To date, 819 people have died from Coronavirus in Victoria.

As at Saturday, this was the 15th straight day where Victoria had recorded zero daily new cases or deaths.

The Department of Health and Human Services is working with communities to ensure testing rates stay high across the state and we can ‘Stay Safe and Stay Open’.

A new proactive testing blitz started in Hume and Wyndham last Sunday (Nov. 15).

From Sunday, residents of Hume and Wyndham, with even the mildest symptoms, are being encouraged to get tested at one of the five testing sites with further pop up sites to come in the following days.

During this period, the Department will work with the local councils to better understand the opportunities to provide better access to testing and information, through forums, community leader sessions and letterbox drops.

More pop-up sites will also be set up in coming weeks at other local government areas, as well as summer hotspots.

Victorians are encouraged to come forward and get tested when even the mildest of symptoms occur.

The average number of cases diagnosed in the 14 days (Oct. 31 – Nov. 13) for metropolitan Melbourne was zero and regional Victoria was zero.

The rolling daily average case number is calculated by averaging out the number of new cases over the past 14 days.

The total number of cases from an unknown source in the preceding 14 days (Oct. 29 – Nov. 11) was one for metropolitan Melbourne and zero from regional Victoria.

The 14-day period for the source of acquisition data ends 48 hours earlier than the 14-day period used to calculate the new case average due to the time required to fully investigate a case and assign its mode of acquisition.

In Victoria as at the weekend: ■ 3762 cases may indicate community transmission – a decrease of 515 due to the reclassifying of historical cases.

■ 3 cases were active in Victoria.

All active cases are in metropolitan Melbourne ■ 2 cases of Coronavirus were in hospital, there are no cases in intensive care ■ 19,523 people have recovered from the virus A total of 3,390,330 test results have been received which is an increase of 14,614 since yesterday.

Of the total cases: ■ 18,959 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 1196 are from regional Victoria ■ Total cases include 9702 men and 10,630 women ■ Total number of healthcare workers: 3574, active cases: 0.

Organisation based outbreak totals include contacts as well as employees/residents/staff/students of that location/business.

Cases by local government areas

● Professor Brett Sutton, Chief Health Officer.

Photo: Bright Brewery/Instagram The State Government will es- charge the ongoing efforts of the tablish an Australian Institute for world-leading researchers at Infectious Disease in the heart of Victoria’s 12 medical research the Parkville biomedical precinct institutes to combat Coronavirus.

“The Australian Institute of to lead the fight against future Infectious Disease will be the new pandemics.

The Victorian Budget 2020-21 home of the Burnet Institute and will include an investment of $155 being located next to the Doherty million towards the $550 million Institute, will also allow the institute, with the University of Doherty to expand its research Melbourne and its partners con- operations.

“The initiative will also bring tributing a further $150 million and the remaining funds to be sought together the brightest minds from from theCommonwealth Govern- the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, the ment.

“Our contribution includes an Murdoch Children’s Research immediate allocation of $5 mil- Institute, the University of lion to complete a business case Melbourne and Melbourne-headfor the facility, which will com- quartered global biotechnology bine the strengths of some of the company CSL, to ensure Victoria world’s leading research insti- and Australia are prepared for fututes,” said a Government state- ture challenges.

“The facility will include nextment.

“The business case is due for generation laboratories and highcompletion in mid-2021 and con- containment facilities that will struction of the Institute would help researchers improve our understanding of infectious diseases, create 350 jobs.

“Once operational, the Insti- with a robotic biobank facility that tute will provide a massive boost will ensure international best practo the biomedical sector and could tice for specimen storage in largesupport up to 5000 jobs, including scale clinical trials.

“A cross-disciplinary Centre up to 850 jobs at the Institute itfor Infectious Diseases Modelself.

“The Institute will create the ling will allow the development largest centre of expertise in the of more sophisticated models to Indo-Pacific region and will es- predict disease patterns, while a tablish Victoria as a global leader new facility at the Royal in understanding infectious dis- Melbourne Hospital will facilitate ease – accelerating research into early-stage clinical trials to quickly the prevention of future pandemics develop vaccines and treatments.

“Health workers will train to and rapidly developing treatrespond to outbreaks at a new ments.

“The pandemic has highlighted state-of-the-art education and the importance of backing science simulation facility featuring adand research in getting ahead of vanced video conferencing and outbreaks and keeping people data-sharing capabilities to link the safe – with the institute designed centre to researchers throughout to deliver everything researchers Australia and Asia, strengthening need to detect, analyse, manage our co-operation in preventing and managing future outbreaks,” said and treat infectious diseases.

“This investment will super- the Government statement.

■ The Department of Health and Human Services has published statistics of Coronavirus cases by local government areas: ■ Greater Dandenong, 540 (2 active cases) ■ Casey, 1061 (1) ■ Wyndham, 2265 ■ Alpine, 1 ■ Ararat, 7 ■ Ballarat, 58 ■ Banyule, 449 ■ Bass Coast, 10 ■ Baw Baw, 16 ■ Bayside, 247 ■ Benalla, 3 ■ Boroondara, 272 ■ Brimbank, 2014 ■ Buloke, 0 ■ Campaspe, 11 ■ Cardinia, 204 ■ Central Goldfields, 2 ■ Colac Otway, 137 ■ Corangamite, 3 ■ Darebin, 669 ■ East Gippsland, 7 ■ Frankston, 249 ■ Gannawarra, 2 ■ Glen Eira, 232 ■ Glenelg, 20 ■ Golden Plains, 20 ■ Greater Bendigo, 98, ■ Greater Geelong, 363 ■ Greater Shepparton, 52 ■ Hepburn, 2 ■ Hindmarsh, 0 ■ Hobsons Bay, 505 ■ Horsham, 14 ■ Hume, 1661 ■ Indigo, 1 ■ Interstate, 97 ■ Kingston, 299 ■ Knox, 166 ■ Latrobe, 56 ■ Loddon, 5 ■ Macedon Ranges, 57 ■ Manningham, 168 ■ Mansfield, 10 ■ Maribyrnong, 596 ■ Maroondah, 104 ■ Melbourne, 885 ■ Melton, 1157 ■ Mildura, 6 ■ Mitchell, 89 ■ Moira, 11 ■ Monash, 335 (0) ■ Moonee Valley,. 813 ■ Moorabool, 38 ■ Moreland, 1050 ■ Mornington Peninsula,183 ■ Mount Alexander, 9 ■ Moyne, 2 ■ Murrindindi, 9 ■ Nillumbik, 136 ■ Northern Grampians, 3 ■ Overseas, 4 ■ Port Phillip, 295 ■ Pyrenees, 3 ■ Queenscliffe, 2 ■ South Gippsland, 11 ■ Southern Grampians, 2 ■ Stonnington, 259 ■ Strathbogie, 2 ■ Surf Coast, 15 ■ Swan Hill, 5 ■ Towong, 0 ■ Unknown, 92 ■ Wangaratta, 2 ■ Warrnambool, 13 ■ Wellington, 16 ■ West Wimmera, 1 ■ Whitehorse, 217 ■ Whittlesea, 1210 ■ Wodonga, 2 ■ Yarra, 463 ■ Yarra Ranges, 248 ■ Yarriambiack, 1 ■ Total, 20345 (3)

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Swift bushfire action needed ■ Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria President Bruce McCormack is warning the Victorian Government to take swift action ahead of the 2020-21 bushfire season following yet another inconclusive Royal Commission.

Findings were released last month from the Government’s Royal Commission into the National Natural DisasterArrangements, with Mr McCormack labelling the 600-page document a waste of time and money.

"The report seemingly has lots to say, but in effect says very little," Mr McCormack said.

"It pays very little attention to how fires start and what makes them burn, instead offering information on identifying fire problems - Blind Freddy knows what the problems are; there is too much fuel on the ground and not enough being done about it.

"We didn't need the Royal Commission to identify this - we needed them to provide practical, on-the-ground solutions that will help tackle the problem."

Mr McCormack said the Inquiry was one of 240 similar investigations undertaken by the Government - with very little improvement in the situation.

"It is just the same old problem being repeated, time and time again," he said.

● Bruce McCormack, Mountain Cattleman’s Association, Victoria "The MCAV made detailed submissions to the Inquiry, calling for increased fuel reduction burns, a return of grazing to the High Country and that the decisions made on how best to attack the fuel problems should come from those who live and work in the bush, not those who sit behind a desk."

The Inquiry received evidence from more than 270 witnesses, almost 80,000 pages of information and more than 1750 public submissions.

"From those who live and work in the bush to those that visit it for recreation, we deserve better than this," he said.

● Whittlesea Police Station. File Image. staff. There is nowhere for get will include funding to commembers of the community to plete the badly needed refur have a confidential conversa- bishment at the station. tion with a member at the sta“The current state of the tion.

Whittlesea Police Station is a There is no proper disabil- disgrace and the fact that poity access, no facilities to in- lice members are forced to terview suspects and no sepa- work in such conditions is unrate male, female or disabled acceptable,” said Ms Lovell. toilets. Paint is peeling from the “True to form, Danielle walls and even a recent re- Green’s promise over two quest to paint the station was years ago amounted to nothing denied. and I call on the Minister to Ms Lovell sought a commit- ensure the upcoming budget ment from Ms Neville that the includes funding to deliver this esupcoming 2020-21 State Bud- sential upgrade,”Ms Lovell said.

Vote for Nillumbik Mayor ■ A swearing-in ceremony of Nillumbik Shire Councillors wasdue to be held yesterday (Tue., Nov. 17) when the newly elected representatives were due to take the oath of office.

A meeting to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor will be held on Tuesday (Nov. 24).

The Ward representatives for the next four years are: ■ Blue Lake: Richard Stockman ■ Bunjil: Karen Egan ■ Edendale: Natalie Duffy ■ Ellis: Peter Perkins ■ Sugarloaf: Ben Ramcharan ■ Swipers Gully: Frances Eyre ■ Wingrove: Geoff Paine The general public was unable to attend yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony in person but could tune into the live-stream through Council’s website.

Mext Tuesday’s election of Mayor is to be livestreamed.

Detailed profiles of each Councillor will be available on Council’s website.

The results were officially declared by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

The seven Councillors are to undergo an ex-

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28 responses to local sport survey

Upgrade Whittlesea Police Station ■ Wendy Lovell, the Liberal Member for Northern Victoria Region , has again sought funding from the Andrews Labor Government to upgrade the Whittlesea Police Station.

Together with the wider Whittlesea community, Ms Lovell has advocated for many years for an upgrade to the station, which remains in an unacceptable condition for both station members and the local community.

In a constituency question to Police Minister Lisa Neville in State Parliament last week, Ms Lovell pointed out that in the lead up to the 2018 State Election the current Member for Yan Yean had promised the Whittlesea Police Station would receive the upgrade but more than two years later still nothing has been done.

The station was built in 1960 and is too small to properly house the current gazetted

Murrindindi Matters

● Cr Karen Egan, past Mayor

■ Murrindindi Council launched the 'Good Sport Initiative' in August, to help boost sport within the Shire by working with local clubs to identify challenges and areas for improvement.

As part of the Project, Council sent out a survey to local sporting clubs and organisations to find out how they were impacted by COVID-19 restrictions, and what support they might need from Council and industry associations.

Council's Director Community Engagement Shivaun Brown said she was thrilled to have received responses to the survey from 28 sporting groups.

“A huge thank you to all the clubs that participated in the survey, including our golf, swim, tennis, football, netball and horse racing clubs,” Ms Brown said.

“The data we have gathered is extremely valuable to us and the findings will assist Council in implementing the next phase of the Project, where we will take a multi-staged approach to address the issues identified by clubs.

“Through the survey, local clubs told us that participation and membership are key issues for them - as well as the recruitment and retention of volunteers.

“We also heard that assistance with club promotion in the community would be beneficial to help attract new members and volunteers.

“Our clubs are also finding it difficult to find out what grant funding is available to them and how they can access support to apply for funding,” Ms Brown said.

“In the next phase of the Project, we're rolling out some initiatives that will help support local clubs and address some of these issues.

“This includes developing a web page on Council's website that will house important information and resources, including information on COVID-safe plans, links to various sporting industry associations and information on where and how to access grant funding opportunities.

“This web page is already live and we're constantly updating it. If you haven't already, I'd check it out - there's some very useful information available for sporting groups.

“The next phase also involves working closely with key Victorian sport and health organisations and associations to increase their presence in Murrindindi Shire through the delivery of programs, events, and training.

“We're excited to announce that Council, together with industry organisations, will be hosting a series of professional development workshops designed to give clubs the tools they need to return to play safely and effectively.

“These workshops will be really useful for members of sporting clubs and associations, committee members, coaches and volunteers - particularly as COVID-19 restrictions ease and we all look for opportunities to reinvigorate our sporting groups again.

“The first in this series, 'Restarting Your VolunteerProgram in the COVID-19 World', was facilitated by Volunteering Victoria and was held on November 5. The event attracted 23 community organisations, including four sporting clubs and was well received.

“In partnership with Valley Sport, the next workshop will be held on December 7 and will focus on increasing membership and participation through diversity and inclusion.

“The remaining workshops will be delivered over coming months so keep an eye out on Council's website and Facebook page, where we'll be posting details of forthcoming events as they are finalised, including details on how to register for future events,” Ms Brown said.

For more information, please visit murrindindi.vic.gov.au/goodsportor follow on Facebook.

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Local Sport Seymour District Cricket Association A-GRADE Eastern Hill 6/86 J Buttler 2/22 R Hanson 2/25 v Kilmore 8/132(cc) M Davern 34* D Tassone 26 DG O'Sullivan 3/31 J Sutherland 2/14. Kings Park Reserve Broadford 4/196(cc) R Mason 63 A Wood 43 JC Martin 41* B Hickey 25* DJ Zoch 2/ 18 def Pyalong 9/86(cc) D Sowden 36 AL Gurney 2/10 JP Bradshaw 2/19 B Hickey 2/ 24. Harley Hammond Reserve Oval.

Tallarook 8/181(cc) M Martin 56 BG Hobba 34* L Irving 27 DL Malcolm 4/27 v Yea Tigers 4/131 M Steiner 38 D Pell 27.

Tallarook Recreation Reserve Alexandra 7/177(cc) B Cooper 92 J Leary 27 R Kirby 2/28 D McLarty 2/35 H Gawne 2/ 35 v Seymour 6/178 B Gordon 74* B Pointon 33 J Leary 3/32 J Geldart 2/28. Leckie Park B-GRADE Royals 111 def by Tallarook. 147 Bennet Oval Kilmore v Eastern Hill. Kilmore Cricket Ground Puckapunyal 8/130 R Hinds 69 def by Broadford 7/167(cc) R Deeble 2/9 R Hinds 2/21 L Deeble 2/33. Puckapunyal Cricket Ground - Shell Green Reserve Avenel: Bye C-GRADE Eastern Hill v Yea Tigers Kings Park Reserve. Kings Park Reserve (Seymour) - Oval #2) Kilmore White v Puckapunyal. L.B Davern Reserve Avenel 4/40 defKilmore Blue 37 J Kanters 5/13 AR Kent 2/5 J Black 2/5. Avenel Recreation Reserve Pyalong v. Broadford. Pyalong Recreation Reserve Seymour v 4/150 D Russo 49* J Culina 30 T Orgill 2/20 v Alexandra. Chittick Park

Diamond Valley Cricket Association BARCLAYSHIELD Diamond Creek 125 TN McLean 28 JT Ireland 25 LA Costa 2/15 KC Richards 2/24 K Madusanka 2/24 MJ Stanley 2/38 def Lower Eltham 9/122(cc) LA Costa 36 MJ Stanley 30. Coventry Oval Plenty 116 G Zull 31 K Peters 27 JC Young 3/11A Tsapatsaris 2/22 CJ O'Leary 2/ 32 def byNorth Eltham Wanderers 2/119 A Tsapatsaris 51 J Lambert 38* . Plenty Park Epping 130 MJ Hannan 3/22 BL O'Connor Snr 2/26 NP Murray 2/26 JA Hannan 2/30 def

by Banyule 4/131 BL O'Connor Snr 52 HE Tyler 37 J Lever 2/30. Epping Recreation Reserve (Oval #1 East) Rosanna 2/146 def Macleod 9/145(cc) R Wise 37 D Falcke 32. Banyule Flats Reserve (Oval #1 South) Heidelberg 6/187(cc) J Whitcher 79 L Turner 46 CM Salm 2/30 def Riverside 7/ 186 N Chrimes 100 S Money 27 A Fotinopoulos 2/29. Warringal Park MONEY SHIELD Eltham 6/126 BM Rowe 50* M Chrimes 25 DA Fox 2/14 def Bundoora Park 123 K Sheehan 5/19 W McEntee 3/22. Eltham Central Park Montmorency 7/185(cc) R Shaman 57 TK Groom 54 S Adams 2/21 D Fisher 2/29 N Caracella 2/36 def by Bundoora 4/187 A Fairchild 52 N Caracella 48 C Dunning 33 C Jones 25 L Snelson 2/37 M O'Brien 2/38.

Montmorency Park (Montmorency Oval (North)) Research Eltham Collegians 1/146 SJ Malone 63* BT Timewell 53* def Old Paradians 143 JD Berthet 47 BP Robinson 40 J Turner 4/31 SJ Malone 2/27. Research Park Mernda 159 D Ranatunga 32 C Perrin 31* D Mercuri 29 D Stevens 28 M Zealley 4/14 SC Barnett 2/38 def by Bundoora United 9/ 168(cc) M Ross 38 R Marnell 3/24 TC Hall 2/32 J Baker 2/43. Waterview Reserve (Oval #1 South) Mill Park 110 N Andrews 46* P Higgins 3/12 JW Scott 3/14 MA Hayse 2/31 def by Lalor Stars 6/245(cc) AAmos 67 J Steele 57 DJ Worthington 46 S Kemp 30 JJ Nixon 28*.

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Voice for Dindi youth ■ Murrindindi Shire Council is inviting young people aged 12-25 years to get involved in the '2020 Youth Voice' Project and share how the pandemic has affected their life, work or study.

Council's Director Community Engagement Shivaun Brown said the Youth Voice Project is an initiative identified in Council's Community Recovery Plan and would not be possible without funding from the Victorian Government's 'Engage!' Program.

“We want to hear directly from young people in our Shire about the challenges they are facing in these extraordinary times and what support they may need from Council and the community in the future.

“If you're a young person living or working in Murrindindi Shire, it would be great if you could take the time to complete a short online survey, where we'll ask you a little bit about yourself and how you're feeling as we move towards a state of 'COVID-normal'.

“We'll be asking questions about your experiences over the last seven months, whether you're feeling worried about the future and if you have any ideas you could share that you think would help support young people across our Shire,” Ms Brown said. murrindindi.vic.gov.au/youth

● Shivaun Brown, Murrindindi Shire

Hunting down Tallarook ■ The Tigers travelled to Tallarook for the Grand Final Rematch.

Marc Steiner lost the toss again and Yea was back into the field first.

The team welcomed Billy Bowe, Leo Halford Molinaro and Austen Ross for their first game in the A-Grade.

Damon Malcolm ripped through the top order as the Malcolm boys combined for the first four wickets as with two short balls claiming wickets followed by one keeping low and wrapping the Tallarook skipper on the pads LBW. Tallarook slumped to 4/44 when Corey bowled Muir just before the drinks break.

But to Tallarook’s credit they batted superbly from there on as they always do.

They grinded out a competitive score with some great knocks in the middle order.

Austen Ross snagged his first A-Grade wicket grabbing the edge of Irving.

Leo Halford Molinaro and Billy Bowe threw themselves around in the field showing the older blokes how it was done.

Dan O’Dwyer picked up the crucial wicket of Matt Martin who scored 56 while Marc Steiner picked up a wicket in the final over off the back of a superb sliding boundary catch from Nathan Beattie.

Tallarook posted 8/181 from their 45 overs leaving the Tigers with a big chase, Damon Malcolm the best with the ball taking 4/27 off 9 overs.

Darcy Pell and Damon Malcolm once again set the platform in the run chase with a 46-run opening partnership.

Darcy was bowled around the legs on 27 and Damon trapped LBW on 19.

Marc Steiner led from the front and got the chase on the Tigers terms, he punished the Tallarook bowling attack plundering boundaries before he was caught behind on 38.

It was a turning point in the

match the way Marc batted, putting the Tigers on the front foot and from there on despite Dan O’Dwyer going cheaply for 1 LBW they never relinquished control.

Cameron Armstrong and Nathan Beattie controlled the run chase beautifully batting with control and composure.

Requiring 25 runs off 24 balls to win Nathan Beattie blasted two sixes in emphatic fashion before Cameron Armstrong found the boundaries a couple more times as the Tigers sealed a six wicket victory.

Nathan Beattie finished on 48 not out for the second time this season and Cameron Armstrong 40 not out.

The win on the road to get back on the winners list was crucial for the Tigers against a quality opponent. Next weekend they face Eastern Hill at Kings Park in Seymour.

- Corey Malcolm and Andrew Butterworth

C-Grade Eastern Hill 6/192 def Yea Tigers 10/98

Yea's opening bowlers got the Tigers off to a tidy start in their round 3 clash with Eastern Hill, with Jason Gaffee (0/ 13) and Dom Ciantar (0/4) producing economical spells and were unlucky not to be rewarded with a wicket.

Hamish Stares found the breakthrough just before drinks, and Benny Broadway snagged two wickets off his eight overs.

The Tigers produced two runouts late in the innings but were unable to contain Eastern Hill's late hitting, which pushed their total out to 6/162 off 40 overs.

A top order collapse left Yea reeling at 3/3 in their chase. Ben Broadway (25) and Hamish Stares (23) steadied the ship but were unable to push on as wickets continued to fall.

Jason Gaffee batted well, finding the boundary six times on his way to 29 not out before he ran out of partners, the Tigers finishing all out for 98 off 29 overs.

Despite the loss there are positive signs for Yea's young C-Grade side, who will look to bounce back next weekend against Avenel at home.

Local Politics Welcome to Councillors

■ Yan Yean MLADanielle Green has welcomed new and returning councillors across the electorate, in remarks in State Parliament last week.

“Of course there were no elections in Whittlesea this year, but in Mitchell shire in south ward Bob Cornish, Rob Eldridge and Christine Banks, a new councillor, were elected; in central ward Louise Bannister, Nathan Clark and Annie Gobel, with Nathan and Louise being new councillors; and in north ward my great friend Rhonda Sanderson, Fiona Stevens and Bill Chisholm.

In Nillumbik council: my dear friend and former CFA volunteer colleague councillor Peter Perkins was returned with an overwhelming majority, and he has now served that council for 10 years in Nillumbik; in Bunjil ward Karen Egan; in Blue Lake ward Richard Stockman; in Edendale ward the fabulous community activist Natalie Duffy; in Sugarloaf ward Ben Ramcharan; in Swipers Gully ward Frances Eyre; and in Wingrove ward there is a real character of a new councillor in Geoff Paine. I want to thank defeated councillors John Dumaresq and Grant Brooker in Nillumbik and former Mitchell shire mayor David Lowe for their community service. They will be missed,” Ms Green told the Legislative Assembly.

Local Sport Yea Golf Club

■ Wednesday saw the pair 22 – competition with eight teams for the men. Winners with the excellent score of 421 were Martin Lowe (18) and David Ngo (25). $20 each.

Points are allotted on each hole dependent on the stableford result. Two 2 points equals 22 for that hole, a 1 and 2 equals 12 points but a 2 and 3 equals 32. Second team was Graeme Bryant (24) and Norm McCallum (45) with 355points.

The Club Award was won by Brian Simonds and Russell Wealands with 287 from Mic Spagnolo/Ken Whitfort 288 and Alan Pell/Mic Sheather 289.

Individual winner was Martin Lowe with 41 points from second Norm McCallum 40 and third Bill Dredge 38 on CB from Alan Pell and David Ngo. There was no NTP on the 11th.

- Alan Pell All breathe a sigh of relief the stress of the Championships is over for this year and such a strange year it has been.

First, Saturday, November 7 golf: Six ladies ventured out for a round of stableford. A couple of seasoned players and a few of the newer members and much to their delight the newer girls had a good day. Go girls well done. Penny Britton (50) had a fabulous 41 pts to take the honours and runner up Helen Burnett (54) a great 31 pts.

Wednesday, November 11: not only a very important day for history ‘Lest We Forget’’ The day also brought an end to the Championships.

It was an important comp up for grabs taught one player a valuable lesson. Do your exercises and good things come to fruition.

An exuberant Cheryl Roberts (32) had one of her best days for a little while. 101 off the stick giving her a 69 nett and also a birdie to boot. I was told a little bird dance went along with it to celebrate.

Runner up Adrianne Anglin (13) another awesome 84 off the stick giving her a 71 nett. Adrianne also a gobbler. Margie Wright on her first day back for a while managed to secure herself a birdie and more gobblers in full swing Christine Simmons who also had NTP on the 11th 2nd shot. Top job girls.

Championship results. Lucky for some and unlucky for others. Rules. It is allowed to drop off your worst score and keep your best three. A system that can change the outcome dramatically quickly. For my shooting buddies bit like not winning an event but you can win the High Gun with consistent scores.

Unfortunately not in Golf, no High Gun. This year we have been fortunate due to some very hard work and dedication. Especially in a trying year and to whom we thank immensely for their efforts. It’s wonderful watching our number of members increasing. Such so this year we were able to include a D-Grade into our championships. I can’t remember when it was the last time this could happen. Hopefully with the clinics being organised memberships will continue to grow.

A-Grade: a consistent Adrianne Anglin.

B-Grade Secretary Vicki Clements. C-Grade: Captain Doreen Lehman. D-Grade: Penny Britton. Handicap Champion Doreen Lehmann. Lots of close scores this year very pleasing to see. Congratulations to all who participated but as we know there can be only one winner. Everyone gave it their best shot.

Hopefully in the short term with restrictions easing a little we can continue the journey, getting back to normal. Looking forward to a brand new year and just maybe normal will be back. Only a few more weeks of girl competition and when December hits Bring on the gender challenge.

- Karen Sangster No races at Yea this month so a stableford event was played on Saturday. Winner with 40 points was Alan Pell (13) from second Wayne Rowe (13) with 39 on CB from Peter Johnston (18) third.

Fourth was Martin Lowe (18) with 35 points also on CB from Mark Mullaly(28) fifth. Mark posted his best result since returning to the game after a substantial break.

There was no NTP on the 11th and Allan Atkins won the Club Award. This Saturday is the Yea Spring 4BBB and Stableford.

Members and visitors must be booked in with Captains and it is $20 a player. The day’s presentations plus the Men’s presentations over lockdown will start at 5pm.

- Alan Pell

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Court Lists

Win for Yea Tigers A-Grade at Tallarook Seymour District Cricket Association A-GRADE Tallarook def by Yea Tigers Umpire: Wayne Tarran Result: Tallarook lost Firt Innings Toss won by Tallarook Batted first: Tallarook 1st Innings - Tallarook L. Marshall, c W. Dalton, b D.L. Maclcolm .. 8 B. Cooney, c C. Armstrong, b D.L. Malcolm ...................................... 10 * L. Watts, lbw D.L. Malcolm ........................ 1 M. Martin, c C. Armstrong, b D. O’Dwyer .... 56 +C.uir, b C.A. Malcolm ................................... 7 L. Irving, c C. Armstrong, b A. Ross .............. 27 B.G. Hobba, not out ....................................... 34 B. Coyle, c B. Bown, b D.L. Malcolm .......... 18 L. Singh, C N. Beattie, b M. Steiner .............. 2 J. Flint, not out ................................................. 0 S. Watts, dnb Extras (nb 1, w 4, b 9, lb 4) ............................ 18 Total ..................................................... 8/181 (cc) Overs ........................................................... 45.0 FOWS: 17 (L. Marshall), 19 (L. Watts),. 24 (B. Cooney), 44 (C. Muir), 121 (L. Irving), 121 (M. Martin), 177 (B. Coyle), 181 (L. Singh).

Bowling: M. Steiner 9.0-1-1-129, D.L. Malcolm 9.0-0-4-237, W. Dalton 9.0-2-0-35, C.A. Malcolm 9.0-1-1-30, A. Ross 5.0-0-1-20, D. O’Dwyer 4.0-0-1-27.

1st Innings - Yea Tigers D.L. Malcolm, lbw b L. Watts ....................... 19 D. Pell, b L. Singh ......................................... 27 *M. Steiner, c Muir, b L. Irving .................... 38 N. Beattie, not out .......................................... 48 D. O’Dwyer, lbw b B. Coyle ........................... 1 +C. Armstrong, not out .................................. 40 W. Dalton, dnb C.A. Malcolm, dnb B. Bowe, dnb A. Ross, dnb L. Halford Molinaro, dnb Extras (nb 0, w 2, b 2, lb 5) ............................. 9 Total ............................................................ 4/182 Overs ......................................................... 42.5 FOW: 46 (D. Pell), 58 (D. Malcolm), 97 (M. Steiner), 98 (D. O’Dwyer) Bowling: B. Coyle 7.5-3-1-16, L. Irving 9.0-2-130, L. Watts 9.0-2-1-31, L. Singh 9.0-2-1-37, S. Watts 1.0-0-0-5, B.G. Hobba 3.0-0-0-22, J. Flint 4.0-1-0-34. ★ Eastern Hill def by Kilmore Venue: Kings Park Reserve Eastern Hill lost First Innings Toss won by: Kilmore Batted first: Kilmore 1st Inings - Kilmore J. Walton, c ? b J. Sutherland ......................... 5 *J. Buttler, c R. Gardner, b B.G. Bryant ......... 0 +M. Rose, c D. Bergowicz, b D.G. O’Sullivan ..................................... 18 D. Tassons, b J. Sutherland ........................... 26 S. Topham, c O. Bryant, b D. Bergowicz ...... 13 B. Dawson, not out, b D.G. O’Sullivan .......... 7 G. Singh, c S. Feery, b D.G. O’Sullivan ......... 3 M. Davern, not out ........................................... 1 R. Hanson, not out b D. Bergowicz ............... 13 C.A. Dennehy, not out ..................................... 3 B. Buttler, dnb Extras (nb 1, w 3, b 0, lb 0) ............................ 4 Total ................................................... 8/132 (cc) Overs .......................................................... 45.0 FOW: 2 (J. Buttler), 7 (J. Walton), 36 (S. Topham), 46 (M. Ross), 73 (B. Dawson), 73 (D. Tassone), 79 (G. Singh), 115 (R. Hanson).

Bowling: J. Sutherland 9.0-4-2-14, B.G. Bryant 9.0-3-1-18, F.J. Lewis 9.0-1-0-32, D. Bergowicz 9.0-0-1-37, D.G. O’Sullivan 9.0-1-3-31.

1st Innings - Eastern Hill B. Cox, c G. Singh, b J. Buttler ...................... 16 B. Speechley, lobw b C.A. Dennehy ............ 24 J. Sutherland, st M. Rose, b S. Topham ......... 2 B.G. Bryant, c M. Rose, b R. Hanson ............. 2 D.G. O’Sullivan, b J. Buttler ........................... 0 S. Feery, b R. Hanson ..................................... 8 R. Gardner, run out (C.A. Dennehy) ............ 22 D. Bergowicz, c D. Tassone, b S. Topham .... 5 O. Bryant, not out .......................................... 29 F.J. Lewis, c G. Singh, b C.A. Dennehy ........ 0 D. Bergowicz, c J. Buttler, b S. Topham ........ 9 Extras (nb 1, w 5, b 2, lb 0) ............................. 8 Total ........................................................... 125 Overs .......................................................... 44.4 FOW: 18 (B. Cox), 25 (B.G. Bryant), 26 (D.G.

O’Sullivan), 39 (S. Ferry), 74 (R. Gardiner), 79 (D. Bergowicz), 89 (B. Speechley), 102 (J. Sutherland), 119 (D. Bergowicz), 125 (F.J. Lewis) Bowling: C.A. Dennehy 5.1-3-0-11, J. Buttler 7.0-1-2-22, R. Hanson 8.0-2-2-25, B. Buttler 8.04-0-3, D. Tassone 5.0-1-0-14, S. Topham 5.0-21-9. ★ Alexandra def by Seymour Venue: Leckie Park Result: Alexandra Lost First Innings Toss won by: Alexandra Batted first: Alexandra 1st Innings: Alexandra B. Waixel, c ? b D. McLarty ......................... 0 J. Bourke, c ? b D. Fountain ........................... 2 P. Ferguson, b D. McLarty ............................ 4 J. Ladd, b H. Gawne ..................................... 10 B. Cooper, st N. Quigg, b R. Kirby ................ 92 J. Leary, c ? b H. Gawne ............................... 27 T. Ward, b R. Kirby ....................................... 12 J. Geldart, not out ........................................... 13 J. Southam, not out ......................................... 6 D. Waixel, dnb W. Ellis, dnb Extras (nb 0, w 7, b 1, lb 3) ............................. 11 Total .................................................. 7/177 (cc) Overs ......................................................... 45.0 FOW: 0 (B. Waixel), 8 (J. Bourke), 8 (P. Ferguson), 67 (J. Ladd), 107 (J. Leary), 150 (T. Ward), 159 (B. Cooper).

Bowling: D. McLarty 9.0-2-2-35, D. Fountain 9.0-2-1-32, S. Van Duinen 5.0-0-030, H. Gawne 9.0-1-2-35, C. Hogan 4.0-0-0-13, R. Kirby 9.00-2-28.

1st Innings - Seymour *S. Van Duinen, c J. Bourke, b J. Leahy ....... 12 C. Kirby, c J. Soiutham, b J. Geldart .............. 0 B. Gordon, not out ......................................... 80 H. Gawne, c ? b J. Leary ............................... 4 B. Pointon, st D. Waixel, b J. Ladd ............... 33 J. Brown, lbw J. Geldart .................................. 0 R. Kirby, c J. Geldart, b J. Leary .................... 3 +N. Quigg, not out ........................................... 0 D. McLarty, not out ....................................... 17 C. Hogan, dnb D. Fountain, dnb Extras (nb 2, w 23, b 1, lb 3) ........................ 29 Total ......................................................... 6/178 Overs ......................................................... 41.4 FOW: 2 (C. Kirby), 34 (S. Van Duinen), 46 (H. Gawne), 119 (B. Pointon), 120 J. Brown, 140 (R. Kirby) Bowling: J. Geldart 4.0-2-2-28, W. Ellis 4.4-00-34, J. Leary 8.0-0-3-32, P. Ferguson 1.2-0-012, J. Southam 3.4-0-0-16, T. Ward 1.0-0-0-6, J. Ladd 6.0-0-1-24, B. Cooper 4.0-0-0-13, B. Waixel 2.0-0-0-9. ★ Broadford def Pyalong Valuea: Harley Hammond Reserve Umpire: Robert Burke Scorer: Scott McDougall Result: Broadford won First Innings Toss won by: Broadford Batted first: Broadford 1st Innings - Broadford *+A. Wood, c J. Pryor, b D.J. Zoch .............. 43 R. Mason, c & b M.J. Wilkins ...................... 63 B.W. Mills, c J.P. Ryan, b D.J. Zoch ............. 8 J.C. Martin, not out ........................................ 41 C. Mason, run out (S. Walsh) ......................... 6 B. Hickey, not out .......................................... 25 T. Shell, dnb K.L. Hopkins, dnb J.P. Bradshaw, dnb J. Connell, dnb A.L. Gurney, dnb Extras (nb 1, w 4, b 0, lb 5) ........................... 10 Total ................................................... 4/196 (cc) Overs ......................................................... 45.0 FOW: 80 (A. Wood), 92 (E.W. Mills), 140 (R. Mason), 148 (C. Mason) Bowling: M.T. Pratt 9.0-0-0-45, M. Fairweather 7.0-1-0-29, D.J. Zoch 9.0-0-2-18, J.P. Ryan 6.01-0-38, M.J. Wilkins 9.0-1-1-33, J. Ruddick 5.00-0-28 1st Innings - Pyalong S. Walsh, c T. Shell, b A.L. Gurney ............... 2 P.J. Campbell, st A. Wood, b S. Hickey ........ 17 J. Pryor, b A.L. Gurney ................................... 1 M.T. Pratt, c J.C. Martin, b J.P. Bradshaw ...... 3 +D. Sowden, c A. Wood, b J. Connell .......... 36 S. Delaney, c K.L. Hopkins, b B. Hickey ....... 4

M. Fairweather, lbw b T. Shell ....................... 0 J. Ruddick, c A. Wood, b J.P. Bradshaw ....... 6 J.P. Ryan, lbw b J.C. Martin ........................... 9 G. Thomson, dnb D.J. Zoch, not out ........................................... 5 *M.J. Wilkins, not out .................................... 0 Extras (nb 0, w 2, b 0, lb 1) ............................ 3 Total ..................................................... 9/86 (cc) Overs ......................................................... 45.0 FOW: 3 (S. Walsh), 4 (J. Pryor), 11 (M.T. Pratt), 37 (P.J. Campbell), 43 (S. Delaney), 44 (M. Fairweather), 72 (D. Sowden), 84 (J.P. Ryan).

Bowling: J. Connell 9.0-3-1-12, A.L. Gurney 7.03-2-10, J.P. Bradshaw 9.0-3-2-19, B. Hickey 9.01-2-24, T. Shell 7.0-1-1-12, J.C. Martin 4.0-1-18. ★ B-GRADE Kilmore v Eastern Hill Venue: Kilpmore Cricket Ground Result: Kilmore won First Innings Toss won by: Eastern Hill Batted first: Eastern Hill 1st Innings - Eastern Hill M. Collard, c. Brown, b J. Denney ................ 9 T. Potts, b C. McLeod .................................. 10 M. Brown, c B.D. Trezise, b C. McLeod ... 11 K.J. Grant, c ? b X. Stute ............................... 4 S. Fuhrmeiuster, c ? b X. Stute ..................... 9 T. Peacock, b T. Manuel ................................ 8 H. Szczykulski, b C. Nugent ........................ 23 J. Speechley, b C. Nugent .............................. 3 J. Mann, c ? b C. Nugent ............................... 22 S. Tang, not out ............................................... 5 Extras (nb 4, w 13, b 0, lb 0) ......................... 17 Total ............................................................. 121 Overs .......................................................... 41.5 FOW: 20 (M. Collard), 27 (T. Potts), 31 (M. Brown), 46 (K.J. Grant), 57 (S. Fuhrmeister), 72 (T. Peacock), 110 (H. Szczykulski), 114 (J. Speechley), 121 (J. Mann).

Bowling: C. McLeod 9.0-3-2-18, J. Denney 6.01-1-18, B.D. Trezise 9.0-4-0-14, X. Stute 6.0-02-20, T. Maniel 6.0-0-1-28, C. Nugent 5.5 -0-423.

1st Innings - Kilmore B. Egan, c ? M. Colland ............................... 34 K. Craddock, not out .................................... 63 +S. Brown, not out ........................................ 18 *T. Hanson, dnb B.D. Trezise, dnb P. Singh, dnb C. McLeod, dnb T. Manuel, dnb X. Stute, dnb J. Denney, dnb S. Maher, dnb C. Nugent, dnb Extras (nb 3, w 3, b 0, lb 4) ............................ 10 Total ......................................................... 1/125 Overs ......................................................... 35.0 FOW: 87 (B. Egan) Bowling: J. Mann 5.0-0-0-12, T. Peacock 6.00-0-15, S. Tang 8.0-1-0-40, T. Potts 3.0-1-0-8, M. Collard 5.0-1-1-9, S. Fuhrmesietr 6.0-1-028, H. Szczykulski 2.0-0-0-9.

Failure to tackle harvest labour shortage

■ Wendy Lovell, Northern Victoria MLC, has exposed what she says is the Andrews Labor Government’s failure to address the massive labour shortage expected for this years’ fruit harvest season.

In a previous sitting of Parliament, Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes trumpeted an Andrews Labor Government campaign to recruit the harvest labour workforce needed to pick this season’s valuable produce.

In question time in State Parliament last week, Ms Lovell sought an update from Ms Symes on the total number of workers recruited by the Government to fill the 26,000 strong workforce needed to pick this year’s harvest.

In reply, Ms Symes admitted the Andrews Labor Government has only been able to attract just 889 harvest labour workers through the Work for Victoria program.

Due to the lack of quarantine facilities in Victoria, industry experts predict Victorian horticulturists will pay up to $8000 per worker to meet quarantine and transit costs from interstate to their farms.

● From Page 8 Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Blackaby-Rose, Jamie. Uni-Yea Community Corrections Centre Faulkner, E v Brookes, James Andrew. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Murphy, D (23534) v Munnings, Dwayne. Uni-Kilmore Friday, November 20 Victoria Police - Arthur, L (41997) v Burns, Jessica. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Patane, H (43503)v Butler, Jade. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Slaney, M (45485) v Butler, Jade. Pcet-Kilmore Victoria Police - Arthur, L (41997) v Burns, Jessica. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Shell, T (43879) v Butler, Jade. Uni-Reservoir Victoria Police - Williams, J (41808) v Butler, Jade. Ciu-Wyndham Victoria Police - Evans, R (41791) v Foulkes, Kathryn Leigh. Uni-Wallan Mansfield Magistrates’ Court Wednesday, November 25 Victoria Police - Parker, J (31225) v Davies, Robert. Mitchell Victoria Police - Pelling, K (35629)v Tait, Scott James. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Taualii, B (45231) v Chow, Eddie. Uni-Box Hill Victoria Police - Magnay, E (42352) v Tait, Scott. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Kurth, Rose. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Blackall, J (39856) v Hines, Paul John. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Dawson, N (40934) v Scott, Max Anthony. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Magnay, E (42352) v Mcconnell, Mark. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Watkins, R (33441) v Katai, Joseph Richard. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Scannell, M (35182) v Parker, Mark. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Swan, P (39871) v Mckenzie, Thomas. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Swan, P (39871) v Quigley, Cameron. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Oldfield, A (33867) v Roughley, Corey Michael. Socit-Knox Victoria Police - Dawson, N (40934) v Purvis, Daniel. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Galway, J (29278) v Goncalves, Jose Alberto. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Collins, Aaron. Uni-Eildon Victoria Police - Cole, S (41452) v Roughly, Cory. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Lee, J (31468) v Matsoukas, Elleni. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Woodstock, S (39399) v Mather, Stephen Michael. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Owen, D (42851) v Hickey, Steven Michael. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Pelling, N (35235)v Middleton, Joel. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Swan, P (39871) v Schierolter, Peter. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Galway, J (29278)v Schierholter, Peter Adria. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Dawson, N (40934)v Huggins, Ewen Dugald. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Watkins, R (33441) v Mcconnell, Mark. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Crawford, G (37574) v Dean, Magnus. Uni-Jamieson Victoria Police - Dawson, N (40934) v Moors, David. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Leach, N (38967) v Lord, Robert John. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Trenfield, K (41585) v Armstrong, Nikki. Uni-Benalla Victoria Police - Mclachlan, M (29272) v Mullan, Alphonsus. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Pertzel, Luke Jason. Office Of The Chief Commissioner

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Sport

Compact meeting at Horsham ■ The progressive Horsham Club opened another big week with a compact meeting and Moyreisk (Avoca) co-trainers Barry and Ashley Ainsworth's 5Y0 Ready Cash-Heavens Above gelding Namoscar produced a career best performance to land the Speeding Spur@Woodlands Stud Trotters Mobile over 2200 metres.

Driven by Ashley, Namoscar starting from the extreme draw spent most of the race at the rear of the field as David Murphy's Meet Michelangelo lead from gate five.

Still a "mile" off the front runners hitting the back straight on the final occasion, Namoscar produced a dynamic burst of speed in the approach to the home turn and despite making the final bend six wide, finished at 100 miles an hour and careered away on turning to down the pacemaker by 12.7 metres in a mile rate of 201.6. Double Helix (one/two) was third two metres back.

■ Popular Meltonian Ken Tippet trained and reined 4Y0 All Speed Hanover-Universal Alice mare Bellasteel to success in the 1700 metre Vincent @ Alabar Pace.

Trapped in the open from gate four, Bellasteel gained cover shortly after the start when Jilliby Dingo went forward from outside the front line to race uncovered. Easing three wide on the home turn, Bellasteel ran home best to prevail by 1.7 metres over the leader Spunky Thoughtz on debut, with Gilded third 1.6 metres back after using the sprint lane to no avail. The mile rate 1-58.3.

■ Veteran Charlton trainer Mark Boyle was victorious with 5Y0 Western Terror-Prestigious Stride mare Bruised Ego who greeted the judge in The Storm Inside @ Alabar Pace over 2200 metres.

Driven by leading reinsman Greg Sugars, Bruised Ego from the extreme draw settled midfield in the moving line, before going forward in the last lap. Although four wide on the home turn, Bruised Ego ran on strongly to defeat the ever reliable Gracie Cullen (one/one - three wide home turn) by 1.5 metres in a 1-59 mile rate.

Creative Lad was a game third 3 metres back after racing exposed.

Half-head victory

■ After an absence of several months, The Trots returned to Swan Hill last Wednesday with a entertaining eight event fixture.

The honor of winning the first race - the Welcome Back To Swan Hill 3Y0 Maiden Pace over 1750 metres went to Bendigo duo Marong based trainer Shaun McNaulty and reinsman Rodney Lakey when Pet Rock-Shesasign gelding Pacific Rock scored in a mile rate of 1-57.4.

Enjoying a sweet trip from gate two trailing the leader Lorimermajor (gate three), Pacific Rock was sooled along the sprint lane to prevail by a half head in a thrilling finish, Jukebax Jet (one/fore - four wide home turn) was third 2.6 metres back.

■ Nanneella part-owner/trainer Col Godden has enjoyed one of his best seasons ever and snared a double with 5Y0 Shadow PlayScentiment gelding Viking Cruz taking the Laser Electrical Battlers In The Bush Maiden Pace over 2240 metres and 4Y0 Four Starzzz SharkRock Melody gelding Have No Choice in the Solarhart Pace over 1750 metres, both driven by new Dad Josh Duggan.

Viking Cruz (gate two) scored in identical fashion to Pacific Rock only easier after trailing the pacemaker Courts Bliss and using the sprint lane to race clear and greet the judge by 7.4 metres from Courts Bliss, with Solomans Abbey (three back the markers) third 1.2 metres away. The mile rate 2-00.7.

■ Have No Choice raced and bred by Josh's partner Monique Burnett was taken back from outside the front line to possie mid-field in the running line before moving forward three wide solo in the final circuit. Finishing best, Have No Choice registered a strong 3.8 metre margin over Cobolt Blues which raced in the open, with Pinnacle Hope (one/one) third 2.9 metres away.

The mile rate 1-57.2.

■ The 1750 metre DNR Logistics 2Y0 Maiden Pace was taken out by Shelbourne trainer Kate Hargreaves' Rock N Roll Heaven-Massimo Miss gelding Lay The Smackdown in a mile

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with Len Baker rate of 1-58.5. Driven by Alex Ashwood, Lay The Smackdown from gate parked outside the leader Harrywho which flew away from gate four, but with Ashwood applying pressure, Lay The Smackdown was allowed to cross and lead.

Kicking clear at the straight entrance, Lay The Smackdown scored by 5 metres over a deathseating from the bell Matacey Mac, with Harrywho holding third a hlf head away. The mile rate 1-58.5.

■ Kate was to bring up a double after 5Y0 We Will See-Jilliby Mia 5Y0 gelding Jilliby Roy driven by stable employee Jordon Leedham, led throughout in the Braemar Air Conditioning Pace over 1750 metres, returning a mile rate of 157.1. Rated to perfection, Jilliby Roy had 4.6 metres to spare on the wire, accounting for Kellys Ideal which raced outside him and battled on gamely.

Glam Rock (six wide home turn) from last finished well for third a half neck away.

■ The ToshibaAir Conditioning Pace over 1750 metres saw Rod Lakey bring up a driving double after scoring aboard the Allan (Pud) McDonald (Irymple) trained Calgary Bay at tote odds of $30.30 or $41.80 fixed. Raced by Mary and Ian Campbell and Charli Masotti, Calgary Bay, a 4Y0 daughter of Major Bronski and Abigail Hall enjoyed a sweet passage from the pole trailing Outside Fighter which crossed her from gate two shortly after the start leaving Attention Seeking (gate seven) posted.

Easing away from the inside on the final bend, Calgary Bay finished her race off well to blouse Attention Seeking by a head in a slick 1-55.9.

Pembrook Charlie (three back the markers) used the sprint lane for third 1.8 metres back.

Time to cruise

■ It was New Zealand Cup Day on Tuesday and once again Purdon power prevailed, with the All Stars stable claiming the trifecta in the $540,400 feature over 3200 metres with Bettors Delight-Star Of Venus gelding Self Assured.

Driven by Mark Purdon, Self Assured stepped cleanly from out wide in an unfortunate reckless start to cross stablemate Ashley Locaz before handing over to another stablemate Spankem (Natalia Rasmussen) entering the straight on the first occasion.

Cruising for most of the trip, Self Assured used the sprint lane to gain the day by 3 ½ lengths from Spankem, with Ashley Locaz also using the sprint lane from three back for third a half head away. Giving the race an Australian flavor, Self Assured is raced by Victorian Jean Feiss who unfortunately couldn't be there due to Covit19 conditions. The mile rate 1-58.2.

Speed slackened

■ Geelong raced on Wednesday and Ross Creek trainer Noel Hill snared the Jack Rabbit Winery Pace over 2100 metres with 8Y0 Safari-Podium Princess gelding Chief Safari who chalked up his 15th success in 113 race appearances.

Bred by Noel and raced by the Hill family, Chief Safari driven by Western District reinsman Xavier O'Connor pushed through from gate two on the second line to settle three back in the running line, before going forward with a run when the speed slackened to race clear at the bell.

Kept going in the last lap, Chief Safari defied all challengers to record a 3.1 metre margin from Shady Dancer which raced exposed, with rank outsider Imagoldcloud third along the sprint lane after leading out, then trailing the winner third 1.5 metres back. The mile rate 1-58.9.

■ Bolinda's Lisa Miles scored a huge victory with Villacci, a 4Y0 gelded son of Modern Art and Village Glow raced by Terry and Mick Lingard in the Flying Brick Cider In Cans Pace over 2100 metres. Given a sweet trip from gate five three back in the moving line, Villacci was eased three wide in the back straight on the final occasion and despite covering plenty of extra ground, raced clear on turning to score a most impressive 3.3 metre margin in 1-57.6 from the favourite Yankee Gold which followed him home. Radius which raced uncovered was third a half head away.

At Maryborough

■ A wonderful days racing was held at Maryborough on Thursday featuring Breeders Crown heats for the two and three year old Trotters over 2190 metres.

Redwood winner Mexicana, a 2Y0 Muscle Mass-Pocaro filly trained by Josh Dickie and driven by Anthony Butt was successful in the 2nd Fillies heat, leading for most of the trip to nose out Aldebaran Ursula along the sprint lane in 2-02.1. Lucky Charm (one/two) was third 7.4 metres away.

■ Three year old Peak Dnk-Merckk colt Gimondi outstayed his rivals to land the 2nd C & G Heat. Driven by Greg Sugars for NSW trainer Blake Fitzpatrick, Gimondi raced exposed outside the leader and favourite Elite Stride from the bell to register a head decision in 200.7, with Red White And Bloom (one/one) last lap third 11.2 metres back.

■ Tough ex-South Australian colt Powderkeg (Muscle Hill-Sparks Ignite) was too strong for his rivals in the 3rd C & G Heat. Trained and driven by Lisa Miles, Powderkeg was sent forward from gate six to cross and lead with the result never in doubt, scoring by 6.4 metres in advance of Rules Don't Apply (three back the markers - outside the winner home turn) and Cracker Jet which battled on strongly after racing in the open most of the way to be 2.3 metres away. The mile rate 2-00.6.

■ Avenel trainer/driver Juanita Breen's Sky Valley-Golden Wahine filly Golden Sunset was superb in winning the 1st 3Y0 Fillies Heat. Going forward from four back in the moving line mid-race to park in the open outside the polemarker and hot favourite Queen Of Crime, Golden Sunset was driven with agression the last lap as the pair cleared out going head and head, with Golden Sunset too tough at the finish, scoring by four metres in 1-59.4. Araignee Fair (one/four - three wide last lap was third six metres back.

Stepped cleanly

■ Shepparton raced on Thursday evening and Merrigum Breeder/owner/trainer Brad Aylett's smart 4Y0 Yankee Spider-El Twotter gelding Barhoon was an easy victor of the Your Sold Real Estate Trotters Handicap over 2190 metres.

Stepping cleanly from barrier four to trail Levina which pinged away inside him, Barhoon driven by local reinswoman Bec Bartley enjoyed a sweet passage before sailing home along the sprint lane to record a runaway 10.2 metre margin from Caprioska (three back the markers) which flashed home when extricated into the clear on turning, with Levina a head back third.

The mile rate 2-05.3.

Cosy trip ■ At Kilmore on Friday, Cardigan co-trainers Anton Golino and Jack MacKinnon landed the MC Traffic Trotters Mobile with Swedish bred Love You-Saorse 10Y0 stallion Dreamcatcher.

With Jason Lee in the sulky, Dreamcatcher trailed the leader Majestic Mannequin (gate 4) from the pole and after a cosy trip, sailed home along the sprint lane to prevail by 1.9 metres over the pacemaker in a rate of 2-03.3.

Majestical Bell (one/one) at bell was third 3.6 metres back.

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Wednesday - Hamilton/Echuca, Thursday - Ballarat/Mildura, Friday - Melton, Saturday - Melton, Sunday - Warragul, Monday Cobram, Tuesday - Bendigo.

Horses to follow

■ Itzamajor Surprise, Jukebox Jet, Glam Rock, Gotta Smudge, Your Nicked, Rocking Bugatti, Yarrawonga Lassie.

■ Shepparton's Amanda Turnbull combined with "Herbie" Herbertson to capture the 2180 metre J & A Mazzetti Pace with Shoobee Doo, a 4Y0 Shoobees Place-Lavish Art entire.

In what was an outstanding victory, Sheebee Doo starting from the extreme draw settled at the tail of the field as Puntarno Stride led from gate two.

Weaving in-between runners to be four back in the last lap. Shoobee Doo was taken six wide running into the final bend, before flying home with an electrifying burst of speed down the outside fence to prevail by 2.9 metres over the pacemaker, with Arggghhh off a three wide double trail in the last lap (5 wide home turn) third 1.8 metres away. The mile rate 1-57.9.

■ Anthony Butt's smart Sweet Lou-Bee Jays Money filly Prestige Stride recorded her second win in seven outings when successful in the 1690 metre Carlton & United Breweries 2Y0 Pace.

Trained and driven by Ants, Prestige Stride after a one/one trip from inside the second line, ran home strongly to register a 8.2 metre margin from Delightful Anna who followed her all the way. Heavenly Belle held down third 3 metres back after leading.

- Len Baker

Travel Extra Lake Macquarie

■ The days are growing longer, with spring and summer being the perfect seasons for watching the sun and fluffy clouds paint the sky at dusk.

Only a 90-minute drive from Sydney, NSW's hidden coastal gem, Lake Macquarie, boasts some of the state's most idyllic spots to watch the sun go down ... most of which you won't have to share with another soul.

Perch yourself high overlooking Redhead Beach, for instance, to catch one of Lake Mac's best sunsets.

Enjoy the sun slowly sinking behind the mountains as the crashing blue waves favoured by surfers - rumble onto the sandy shores of the beach below.

It's a special moment to witness firsthand - giving the feeling that everything is moving in slow motion.

Visit visitlakemac.com.au

Airport hotel

■ Event has opened the new Rydges Gold Coast Airport hotel.

Located a one minute walk from the Gold Coast International Terminal, and five minutes from Bilinga and Kirra Beaches, the 192-room property features rooms over seven levels.

The property boasts a 24-hour reception, resort-style swimming pool, fully equipped gym, complimentary wifi, free undercover car parking and conferencing and event spaces to cater to groups of between 10 and 250 people.

Guests and visitors to the Rydges Gold Coast Airport can also enjoy the Runway Restaurant and Bar, which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

- John Rozentals

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Victorian Arts Bendigo Gallery Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion: Australia's first major survey of contemporary indigenous textiles and fashion opened at Bendigo Art Gallery last Thursday (Nov. 12) and closes on January 17. Entry to the exhibition is free.

The exhibition's Bendigo showing will be followed by an extended session at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

The word Piinpi is an expression that Kanichi Thampanya (First Nations people from the East Cape York Peninsula) use to describe changes in the landscape across time and space.

The exhibition offers a survey of contemporary First Nations fashion, and explores the concept of indigenous seasons and the way understanding of Country and culture are reflected in and inspire contemporary textile and fashion design.

Key works featured in the exhibition have been acquired by Bendigo Art Gallery and will form the beginnings of the Australian Fashion collection, a new collection for the gallery.

Some of the many highlights include ■ Four new commissions by Gunai, Waradjuri, Gunditjmara and Yorta Yorta woman Lyn-Al Young which respond to the indigenous seasons. Handpainted using ancient techniques the collection captures the subtle transformations of Young's Country over time.

■ A possum skin cloak made by Dja Dja Wurrung/YortaYorta Elder Rodney Carter.

The work showcases the continued resilience of the Dja Dja Wurring people from Central Victoria who are revitalising their cultural traditions through powerful forms of artistic expression.

Bendigo Art Gallery 42 View St, Bendigo - Peter Kemp

National Gallery

■ The Ian Potter Centre NGV will reopen to the public on November 23.

In line with Victorian Government health and safety guidelines, the NGV will reopen implementing a range of public health and physical distancing measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors to the gallery.

The measures will include free pre-booked tied ticketing, appropriate queue management, hand sanitiser stations across the Gallery and increased cleaning facilities.

Free and open to the public, NGVAustralia will present the largest exhibition of Tiwi art ever to be staged will showcase works from 1911 to the present day consisting of almost 300 works by over 70 artists.

The exhibition, including Destiny, Tiwi and Ivan Durrant: Barrier Draw will be open on November 23.

National Gallery of Victoria Ian Potter Centre Federation Square Swanston St, Melbourne - Peter Kemp

Schwartz Gallery

■ Anna Schwartz Gallery at 185 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, is re-opening.

The renovated, first floor gallery is presenting an exhibition of new works by Stephen Bram.

The new gallery space underwent a transformative renovation overseen by the gallery's original architect Denton Corker Marshal that reflects the ground floor architecture and creates a cohesive space.

The renovated Gallery 02 space will enable concurrent exhibition programs to be resented in both levels of Anna Schwartz Gallery, whilst creating a space for discussions and events. It will be inaugurated by a new series of large-scale black and white abstract painting s by Stephen Bram.

The exhibition of Stephen Bram works will be presented from November 18 until December 19 in Gallery 02 alongside the recently re-opened John Nixon exhibition Groups + Pairs - 2020 in Gallery 01.

- Peter Kemp

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Observations Isaac’s musical

Published statewide weekly in the Melbourne Observer and all editions of The Local Paper.

Phone: 1800 231 311. Email: editor@MelbourneObserver.com.au

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020

WHERE’S MY MONEY? ■ Independent company Cracked Actors Theatre proudly sold out their first show within one hour of the official announcement of an easement of lockdown restrictions, Cracked Actors Theatre is releasing extra performances from December 1-20 to ensure audiences do not miss the reopening and presentation of 7th Floor Theatre's comedy Where's My Money?

7th Floor Theatre co-founder Heather Boom says that the show’s success is down to, “John Patrick Shanley’s devilishly delicious comedy full of acidic wit and hard to swallow home truths.

We may have hit “pause” on 2020, but Where’s My Money? is the rapid fire, fast paced action audiences are craving”.

CAT’sArtistic Director Matthew Richard Walsh says that, “Throughout both lockdowns we have kept in close contact with Creative Victoria to ensure that we adhere to their Arts and Culture Guidelines for COVID as they evolve.

“This is an emotional moment for everyone.

We are overwhelmed with the public’s response. These performers (from 7th Floor Theatre), like artists everywhere, thoroughly deserve to be back at work”.

The cast for this season presented by Cracked Actors Theatre and produced by 7th Floor Theatre includes Heather Bloom,

● Heather Bloom in Where's My Money? Photo: Greg Bachurski.

Catherine Ward, Hayden Burke, Alexander Lloyd, Clare Hayes and Laurence Young. Directed by Hayden Burke with Catherine Ward as Assistant Director.

Performances: December 1 - 20 Location: Cracked Actors Theatre, Level 1, 34 Lakeside Drive, Albert Park Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/ events/landing?eid=641318

Review: The Preacher ■ It’s strange watching stand-up comedy without a live audience to laugh at the jokes.

It takes some getting used to.

Equally strange is David 'Dave' Davidson's debut comedy show, The Preacher.

This is a weird show where Davidson literally recites the biblical text Ecclesiastes for laughs.

The only problem is Ecclesiastes wasn’t a particularly funny guy.

He was a little pessimistic about life in general and given to moralising.

“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity” is one of his many catchphrases.

That’s not Ecclesiastes only catchphrase and there are many more you may remember.

There's the bit The Byrds turned into a hit song in the 60s; a time to kill, a time to heal, a time to love, a time to hate, and so on.

There’s a lot you recognise.

Again, not especially funny and hearing them presented as material in a stand-up routine is decidedly surreal.

It's still better to be a wise man than to be a fool, is another one of his.

Laughter is madness.

What does pleasure accomplish.

And, while we’re at it, let’s not forget about the ladies.

Ecclesiastes, you may remember, seethes about women seducing and trapping men.

An honest man is worth one in a thousand; there are no honest women, he says.

“What’s the deal?” Dave asks us before throwing in a flatulence joke with sound effect.

I scratch my head and wonder where all this is leading.

The good Lord might have had many traits, but a sense of humour wasn’t one of them.

Where is Nietzsche when you need him?

Performances: November 25 - 29 at 7.30pm Tickets: $8.50 Bookings: https://melbournefringe.com.au/ event/the-preacher/ - Review by Kathryn Keeble

Sir John Monash Lecture 2020

■ Exploration of Indigenous Country and culture through the prism of art, design and architectural practices is the theme of the panel discussion for this year’s Sir John Monash Lecture.

On Friday, November 27at 7pm panel members will discuss their individual practices and their shared interest in revealing the layers of history and memory that reside in place through Indigenous art and design.

Each year, the Sir John Monash Lecture is one of the most highly anticipated events on Council¡’s cultural events calendar and this year will be no different, except that due to COVID-19 it will be delivered online.

Monash Mayor Brian Little said he was proud of the reputation of the Sir John Monash Lecture as a forum for commentary on contemporary issues and the high calibre of this year’s panel, including Moderator Rhoda Roberts, prominent Indigenous arts leader, actor and broadcaster.

“I am excited for this opportunity for us all to learn more about Aboriginal knowledge, culture and connection to land through the work of our outstanding panel of artists and designers,” Cr Little said.

Panel members are: ■ Dr Peta Clancy ■ Dr Brian Martin ■ Jefa Greenaway ■ Rhoda Roberts The online Zoom webinar event on Friday, November 27, is free but bookings are essential via the Monash Council website where people can also read more about the panellists. Event starts at 7pm.

● Isaac Shatford ■ Our theatres have been dark for months, but that hasn't stopped Music Theatre Melbourne from running a New Musical Writer's Competition, to make sure we have some great shows for the future.

Entrants had to develop a musical that responded creatively to the experience of COVID-19.

And to add to the prestige of this competition, the celebrity judge on the panel was one of the world's greatest writers of musicals, Stephen Schwartz, creator of Godspell, Pippin, Wicked, and many more Broadway hits.

There were three finalists, but the winner of COVID The Musical was New Zealandborn Melburnian, Isaac Shatford, from a field of 61 entrants.

Schwartz was especially impressed by this new young musical creator.

"Isaac showed an especially high level of craft in both music and lyrics, as well as a strong grasp of story-telling, with nuanced and relatable characters," Schwartz said.

Isaac's musical has been given the working title of Ruth, and Music Theatre Melbourne is working with him to develop the work for its première production in September next year.

While Melbourne has been in lockdown, Isaac took a trip home to his birthplace and has been locked down in New Zealand, which gave him the plot for Ruth.

The story features a family reunion prolonged by the impossibility of getting away, and an assortment of characters is brought together long enough for every elephant in the room and skeleton in the closet to be revealed.

Isaac is a professional violinist and composer whose works have been performed nu the New Zealand and Christchurch Symphony Orchestras.

And he is truly delighted to win this award.

"It's incredible, that in this time of crisis, Music Theatre Melbourne has decided to continue developing original work, so I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to share this story with the community," he said.

"I can't wait to return to Melbourne - hopefully for good this time."

Roll on the Trans Tasman bubble to bring Isaac home.

- Julie Houghton

Heide Museum 40th Anniversary Year: The Heide Museum of Modern Art is proud to announce highlights from its 2021 program, celebrating the museum's 49th anniversary with a diverse range of exhibitions including the first Australian museum of celebrated British artist Bruce Munro, a major retrospective of renowned Australian modernist Sidney Nolan, and important surveys of respected Australian artists Robert Owen and Margaret Hinder.

2021 will also see the opening of a muchanticipated Healing Garden within the grounds.

Heide Museum of Modern Art 7 Templestowe Rd Bulleen - Peter Kemp

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Local Theatre Dazza and Keif Go Viral in Space with Ya Mum

■ The year 2020 has been tough for the arts industry so kudos to the Fringe Festival for creatively bringing to life this much-loved institution. The 2020 virtual season, with its promos, pre-show lead-ins and broadcasts, screamed take notice.

The Fringe is a unique platform for creative experimentation. Its charm is you never really know what to expect.

Intro Dazza and Keif Go Viral in Space with Ya Mum. This is the second instalment in the Dazza and Keif Go Viral trilogy. At number two, a trilogy worth its salt should probably have you gutted you missed the first and full of excitement for the third. Can’t really say that is the case.

Let’s not underestimate however the pressure and challenges of the current situation on performers who thrive on the thrill and reaction of a live audience. Then, on the other hand, the lockdown has provided plenty of time to perfect and fine-tune work.

Unfortunately this Dazza and Keif failed to deliver on the laughs it promised.

Writer and performers Danni Ray and Keely Windred as Dazza and Keif gave solid and confident performances.

They interacted with ease and their dance sequences were fabulous - would have liked to have seen more dancing. Unfortunately, Dazza and Keif themselves are unlikeable, outdated and tired parodies of the worst/saddest kind of men - as women I don’t think this helps our cause.

There were also issues with the storyline that seemed disjointed and a little hard to follow at times.

While this ambitious hour-long production was delivered seamlessly to my laptop and screencast to my 56-inch TV screen - a view similar I think to the back row of your average theatre, I look forward to seeing them in their natural environment, for a second chance, live on stage.

- Review by Beth Klein

New Nine

■ Alternative comedian Patrick Collins presents The New Nine at the 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival November 19 -29 at 7.00pm Ever thought about how nine is the same as six upside down? Patrick has. More than anyone has, he says. Patrick needs audience help.

"We're changing the symbol for the number nine, and you need to know what we're going to change it to, and exactly how we're going to do it.

“Don't be on the wrong side of history. Embrace the New Nine. The New Nine explores the desperation for change from a person who is very upset about the recent changes in their life" From the team that created the cult hit, Mime Consultant, and forged within the chaos of 2020, this show blends technical elements and on stage performance to create an experience tailor-made for digital audiences, and is a timely response to a year of political and social upheaval. All the while making it very clear that Patrick is not kidding about changing the number nine.

Bringing their skills in stand-up, physical comedy and theatre, Patrick presents off-thewall jokes and social commentary through charisma, charm and a possible mental breakdown.

“We just need to change the number nine” Collins says, “if a good show comes out of it then great but I’m really just here to change the number.”

Performance Dates: November 19 - 21, 26-28 at 7pm Duration: 55 minutes Price: Full $14.75, Concession $10 Book tickets: melbournefringe.com.au or call 9660 9666.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Eddie signs off

■ Triple M Melbourne’s The Hot Breakfast, hosted by Eddie McGuire and Luke Darcy, will finish on Friday, November 27, after 11 years on air.

- Greg Newman

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Happy 40th birthday for St Martin’s Theatre ■ St MartinsTheatre celebrates its 40th birthday in 2020 by telling soulful, funny and disruptive stories with its alumni and young people in an online performance 40:40 Live at 4pm on December 12. This performance will feature more than 60 young people.

St Martins has a long, rich history and has sparked the careers of artists across film, television, music, theatre and design.

As homage to the thousands of young people who have been walking through its doors since 1980, St Martins has featured the stories of 40 alumni on their social media through the 40:40 Online campaign.

Together the stories create a kaleidoscope of the creativity, culture and connection within the walls of the theatre.

Featured alumni include: television presenter Julia Zemiro, writer Michele Lee, comedian Tanya Lacy, director Petra Kalive, actor Robert Meldrum, along with stories from the current young people.

The year of celebration culminates in an online performance, 40:40 Live, at 4pm on December 12 that will feature more than 60 young people who have continued to perform, script and create during lockdown.

The work will include a combination of live and prerecorded segments that weave together stories of past alumni and present young people, highlighting connections through time and place.

A chorus of teens reimagine Lally Katz’s surprising adventure into theatre, a young person pays tribute to the start of Wesley Enoch’s career and a gaggle of eight-year-olds follow in Tariro Mavondo’s footsteps on the long weekly journey to the library where her love of storytelling began.

● St Martins student, Eve Feng, aged 12. Photo: Laura Du Ve. St Martins Artistic Director, Nadja Kostich, acknowledges the importance of connection and celebration during one of the most testing times in the arts as an occasion for the community to proudly celebrate its value and impact.

“The beautiful stories shared by our alumni reveal a matrix of connections between people, projects, and arts practice, all lit up with the love of theatre.

“This place is a living album of history that we open up to the audience. The young people offer an ode to St Martins.”.

Tickets for the event are free and can be registered through stmartinyouth.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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What’s On Fuse at Darebin

■ Darebin’s new multi-arts festival FUSE has continued to put the local arts scene at the forefront during spring 2020 and is now launching a new project entitled WurruWurru, where six local artists have been handpicked to create fresh and original music, poetry, dance and visual art.

The Wurru-Wurru project is designed to bring First Nations people together in traditional ways of ceremony, across a myriad of art, performance and storytelling.

Project curator Allara Briggs Pattison, a Yorta Yorta artist and creative entrepreneur, has selected six First Nations Artists to create new work inspired by the theme WurruWurru, which in Woiwurrung language means ‘Sacred Kingfisher’ and ‘sky’. Four new works have been in development over the past two months and audiences can tune into the FUSE website to listen and view the works until November 29.

Allara is herself a skilled musician, composer and film maker. Her Yorta Yorta culture inspires her work, and she strives to create space for cultural, revival reclamation and celebration. Together we manifest spiritual healing for Country and within ourselves.

“As a First Nations artist myself, I understand the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on a creative and cultural level.

Wurru-Wurru is a way our mob can connect, especially as most of us build our home here as guests on Wurundjeri Country. It gives an opportunity for First Nations Artists to create for Country through music, art and dance as our ancestors did. Even in isolation we continue to evolve our connections and tell our stories. We are resilient, we see the light, we feel the air and we watch the birds.

Always have, and always will.

“I chose these artists because they all dedicate themselves to creating positive social change through their art. They have all shown incredible resilience throughout the past eight months of isolation. They have worked very hard to stay creative and connected to community and culture with severely diminished opportunities to create or share their work,” Allara says.

“The theme Wurru-Wurru is inspired by the spirit of transformation, regeneration, and creation that the season of 'Spring' brings.

Here on Wurundjeri, Woiwurrung Country August through to October is a time when buds are flowering, murnong is in bloom, the air is warm, birds are singing and nesting, and flocks of Wurru-Wurru arrive to bring its next generation into the world.

For further details visit: https:// www.fusedarebin.com.au/ - Cheryl Threadgold

Frames of Chaos

● The Wolves Theatre Company wants to produce Marooned as a movie.

■ Before theatre closures due to COVID-19, to all their bases.

The Wolves Theatre Company says it was well The film version of the play will be more on track to becoming financially independent. accessible to all Australian towns who, in some The company website explains: "Formed out cases, might not be able to afford the cost of live of a determination to show an ageist society that performances visiting their region. mature creatives could be original, challenging, "But a feature film version, they can license, pertinent and gutsy, we were carving a name for and it can be presented in the same way as the ourselves as one of the most innovative and ex- play but as a reduced cost to them. Several towns citing contemporary theatre companies in the have already expressed interest. country.

Simon McKeown writes: "I love the concept “Our growing pack produced their own bold, ... to me it's all about taking the audience on a engaging and poignant theatrical pieces aimed journey that involves the possibility that the atmainly at the 40 plus demographic." tempt was unsuccessful (that is 'hope') and at In 2018 the Wolves Theatre Company suc- the same time emphasising how much is lost cessfully staged Michael Gray Griffith's Ma- when the attempt is successful ('brutal reality'). rooned as a dedication to actor Guy May who Very, very powerful ... and if it makes just one took his own life. person reconsider where they might otherwise The company would now like to transition be headed, from my perspective it's generated into film production and present Marooned, the an extraordinary return". suicide prevention play as an 80-minute feature The Wolves Theatre Company needs help film. Michael recently won a City of Melbourne to raise the last of the shooting budget.

Arts Grant to adapt Marooned into a film script.

For further details about the proposed MaThe stage play encouraged talking openly rooned film project and how to help, visit https:/ and proactively about the suicide problem, and /www.wolvestheatre.com/marooned the Australian Army now intends to tour the play - Cheryl Threadgold

■ Performance artist, Hideto Ambiguous, takes on the challenge of unravelling how social media has become a manipulative tool that influences political agendas and the social conscience when it comes to migration and even war. The conceit is that his supposed hero, Shinzo, is both perpetrator and victim in the era of big data.

As a one-man show, the performance is more a polemic about these issues. Theatrically, Hideto’s characterisations are basic as are the simple attempts at mime to denote where he is and what he is doing. These elements are more the convenient means by which he can focus on the ideas which he wants to bring to the audience’s attention. It is almost childish in its minimalism.

The revelation of the piece comes at the latter end of the performance where we are taken back in time to see the rationale that contextualizes the events laid before us. Until that time there was no real drama to follow or character development both of which would have facilitated engagement. The events were disparate and fragmented – war, immigration, big data. Things seemed a little disconnected.

These ideas do connect eventually and it is through a clever plot inversion. The audience have had to wait, however, for this culmination. But Hideto’s agenda is to accentuate and provoke with his ideas rather than his performance skills.

Melbourne Fringe Festival Until November 29 Bookings: https://melbournefringe. com.au/ event/frames-of-the-chaos/ - Review by David McLean

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Veterans Day in WeHo

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

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Remembrance Day in Oz

Effect of energy drinks

■ In most countries, Remembrance Day is observed on November 11 to recall the end of First World War hostilities.

Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations adopted Remembrance Day, while the US chose Veterans Day. Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth.

It was originally called Armistice Day to commemorate the armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11am - on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

Every year on November 11, Australians pause in a moment of silence to honour and remember the men and women who have served, and continue to serve Australia during times of war, conflict and peace while the US chose Veterans Day.

■ Energy drinks are known for their high caffeine content, which often tops that of soda and even coffee. But they seem to affect people's hearts and blood pressure differently than other caffeinated beverages, suggests a small new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

In the study, researchers divided 18 men and women into two groups. Half were given a 32-ounce commercially available energy drink with 320 mg of caffeine, as well as other ingredients like taurine and ginseng, both dietary supplements.

People in the other group were given a soda-like control drink of the same size that contained the same amount of caffeine with a bit of lime juice, cherry syrup and carbonated water.

After six days, the groups switched and drank the other beverage. The researchers measured everyone's blood pressure at the start of the study and one, two, four, six and 24 hours after drinking the beverage. They also measured everyone's heart activity using an electrocardiogram.

New date for Oscars ■ The 2020-2021 film awards season will be the most delayed and drawn-out season ever, with the Oscars pushed back from its usual late February date to April 25 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most of the other awards shows have adjusted to fit the Oscars timeline, but that timeline is itself unusually extended there's a full month, for instance, between the announcement of Oscar nominations on March 15 and the beginning of final voting on April 15.

That's the opposite of the awards season that ended at the beginning of this year, when the Oscars' early Feb. 9 date caused a truncated, crammed calendar.

Cancer screenings drop ● Pictured at the West Hollywood Veterans day Memorial is the Mayor of West Hollywood ,Lindsey Horvath, with Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites Managing Director Alan Johnson.

Mobile phones addictive

■ You check it in the bathroom. You check it at the movies. You check it when you're having dinner with your friends. But you wouldn't say you're addicted and most experts would agree with you.

"Only a small percentage of people qualify as addicted," says Dr David Greenfield, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut and founder of the Centre for Internet and Technology Addiction.

"But many people overuse their smartphones." The line between overuse and addiction is grey. But Greenfield says you're moving into addiction territory when you can't stop using your phone even when it's harming your life. Whether you're in a work meeting or behind the wheel, "if you can't help being on it even when you know you shouldn't be, that loss of control is the hallmark of an addiction," he says.

Dr James Roberts is a professor of marketing at Baylor University and author of Too Much of a Good Thing, a book about smartphone addiction. He agrees with Greenfield's definition, and lists a few more warning signs. Withdrawal is a big one. If you feel anxious, irritable, or uncomfortable when your phone isn't within reach, that's a red flag, he says. And if you seem to be on your phone more and more, that ever-increasing desire for a "dose" of smartphone is akin to substance abusers who build up tolerance to drugs or alcohol, he says. If all this is making you roll your eyes, after all, what's the big deal about checking Facebook or sending a few texts? new research may make you reconsider.

You've probably seen the reports on how your phone's blue light can mess with your sleep, or how spending time on social media could make you depressed. But there's broader research that suggests constant access to the Internet may be rewiring our brains in potentially harmful ways. People's attention spans are getting shorter, and smartphone alerts disrupt our already weakened ability to focus, suggests new research from Florida State University.

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■ Hundreds of thousands of Americans deferred routine cancer screenings at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic over fear of contracting the virus, leading to an uptick in advanced cancer diagnoses. Without early detection, patients are left with fewer treatment options and a higher likelihood of dying.

Earlier this year, the National Cancer Institute projected that missed cancer screenings and other behavioural fallout from the pandemic would result in at least 10,000 additional cancer-related deaths over the next decade.

"There's really almost no way that doesn't turn into increased mortality," its director said. National cancer-care provider 21st Century Oncology said it has recorded 18 percent of its breast-cancer patients as having an advanced stage of the disease, compared to 12 percent in 2019. Similarly, the medical testing company Quest Diagnostics showed its weekly number of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients decreased by nearly 52 percent in March and early April compared to pre-pandemic. "Cancer doesn't take a pause," said Harvey Kaufman, a company senior medical director.

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■ Grocery store workers particularly those who interact with customers are at serious risk of infection by the coronavirus, according to a new study in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. These workers likely became a "significant transmission source" for the illness without even knowing it because most in the study were asymptomatic.

The study found that 20 percent of 104 grocery store workers tested at a Boston store in May had positive nasal swab results, according to the network. The analysis is the first to demonstrate the significant asymptomatic infection rate, exposure risks and psychological impact such workers have felt during the viral outbreak.

Kanye West gets votes ■ More details have been revealed about Kanye West's electoral efforts just hours after the rapper conceded defeat in the 2020 US presidential election.

According to the Associated Press, the 43-year-old only managed to rake in almost 60,000 votes in preliminary tallies from the 12 US states where he appeared on the ballot. In their findings, the majority of West's supporters came from Tennessee, where he garnered 10,188 votes, the most he received from any state in the US. The outlet reported that West also clocked up 6796 votes in Minnesota, 6259 votes in Kentucky, 5587 in Oklahoma, and 4837 in Louisiana.

West was running under the Birthday Party and was an official candidate in the aforementioned states as well as Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Iowa,Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia and Vermont.

West also voted for the first time and, of course, he tweeted about the event.

"God is so good," West wrote on Twitter. "Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it's for someone I truly trust ... me."

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■ Two of my favourite actors are Harrison Ford (whom I have met) and Burt Lancaster.

My first memory of seeing Burt Lancaster was in the 1955 film His Majesty O'Keefe.

I have studied the list of Burt Lancaster films and apart from The Crimson Pirate, I think he never made a comedy.

His films were mainly dramas and adventure films. I thought he was great and I wanted to grow up to be just like Burt Lancaster.

There was another of my lifetime goals that went off the rails, I guess in the end you grow up to be yourself.

Burton Stephen ‘Burt’ Lancaster was born in 1913 in New York City. He was one of five children. His father was a postman and his mother died when Burt was in High School.

He had a keen interest in gymnastics as a child and formed an acrobatic duo with his friend Nick Cravat.

In later years Burt made nine films with Nick.

The pair joined a local theatrical company and also developed circus skills.

An injury forced Burt to give up his acrobatic career and he drifted into several jobs before serving in the Second World War. In 1945 he auditioned for a Broadway play and got the role. Burt was spotted by producer Harold Hecht who introduced him to director Hal Wallis.

In 1946 Burt was cast in his first screen role in The Killers and starred opposite Ava Gardiner.

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He became popular and was cast in many films. He was handsome, athletic and a good character actor.

In 1953 he played Sgt Milton Warden in the classic, From Here To Eternity. His films included Sorry Wrong Number, The Rainmaker, Separate Tables, Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, Judgement In Nuremberg and The Birdman Of Alcatraz.

He made seven films with fellow actor Kirk Douglas. He was a close friend of Telly Savalas.

Burt formed a production company with Harold Hecht called Hecht - Lancaster, James Hill was a silent partner. The company produced films which included Apache, Vera Cruz, Trapeze, Sweet Smell Of Success and

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Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll (which was filmed in Sydney).

Australian actor Michael Pate once told me he didn't get on with Burt, Michael felt he was opinionated and annoyed him by constantly quoting Plato on the set of Ten Tall Men. Burt was nominated for an Academy Award four times and won Best Actor for his role as the corrupt evangelist in Elmer Gantry in 1960.

Burt was one of the special guests at the 1977 Logie Awards in Melbourne and admired the work of Bert Newton.

Later that year Burt Lancaster rang Bert from the USA to wish him a happy birthday.

Burt Lancaster was married three times and had five children with his second wife Norma.

Burt suffered a stroke in 1991. He died of a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 80 after a long illness.

There was no funeral service - he was cremated and his ashes lie under a large oak tree in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

There is a small marker which simply reads - Burt Lancaster 1913 - 1994.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - Remember When Sundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens.

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Cassowary Cocktails in Far North Queensland

■ You can't go past a cold beer and a bucket of prawns in summer, but have you tried a Cassowary Cocktail or a Tiger Prawn Schnitzel with pineapple and persimmon?

Summer is unfolding in Cairns and Great Barrier Reef, when warm rain refreshes the landscape overnight and brings seasonal experiences unique to summer in the tropics.

This means that luscious mangoes, unique native ingredients and signature seafood dishes are taking centre stage on menus across the region.

For a truly local drink, you can't go past the Cassowary Cocktail from Ochre Restaurant, located on the waterfront in Cairns.

As colourful as its namesake, the Cassowary Cocktail's rich red comes from the cassowary's favourite food local Davidson plum, which is blended with Hunter Distillery ginger liqueur, local finger lime and Smirnoff vodka.

Savour the taste of the native plum a little longer by choosing Ochre Restaurant's Twice Cooked Pork Belly served with Davidson plum jam, Queensland scallops and cauliflower puree.

At Palm Cove, Nu Nu chef Nick Holloway is pairing tiger prawns fresh from the Gulf of Carpentaria with Mareeba pineapple and persimmons from Tolga.

The Tiger Prawn Schnitzel is finished with a spicy Korean ssamjang that brings together the tropical fruit flavours for a bite of summer freshness.

After ordering, enjoy the absolute Palm Cove beachfront view with a Pineapple Express - Sailor Jerry spiced rum, Falernum, fresh pineapple and lime, shaken and served with coconut sorbet.

In the city atCC's Alfresco in Bailey, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel, the signature beef steak has been paired with a light salad, ensuring the beef from Crystalbrook Station (west of Cairns) remains the hero of the dish while matching the casual, relaxed setting befitting a balmy Cairns evening.

Chef de Cuisine Matthew Larter sources ingredients from within a three-hour drive of the city hotel, adding fresh, seasonal produce for a unique tropical taste.

The delicious local food can be paired with a Rusty's Spritz, a bright and bubbly combination of Prosecco,

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with John Rozentals spritz and soda garnished with seasonal fruits straight from Rusty's Market in Cairns.

Connecting chefs to growers is all in a day's work for Simon George & Sons General Manager Francis Wakeham, who says summer brings unique flavours to the region's restaurants.

"We source lychees from the Atherton Tablelands which appear on breakfast dishes at Riley, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel, the Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort and the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port Douglas," he says.

"Exotic mangosteen comes from the Scomazzon farm near Port Douglas which also grows tropical vegetables like taro for our best restaurants."

Cassava is another tropical vegetable sourced locally by Simon George & Sons and Francis is delighted to see it included in the menu of the newly opened Oak & Vine, the Oaks Cairns Hotel's rooftop bar and restaurant overlooking the Cairns Lagoon.

The cassava fries with chilli Kewpie mayo are especially tasty when paired with Cane Fire Rum Punch, a mix of watermelon, coconut and mango bitters combined with Bacardi Blanca and Ora and topped with a slice of dehydrated mango.

Mangoes are an emoji for summer in Cairns and Great Barrier Reef, where you can pick the juicy fruit

straight from the tree. For the taste of summer in a highball glass, Three Wolves create a Mango Collins using mango puree and their award-winning Wolf Lane Distillery Tropical Gin. The citrus summer gin is distilled across the laneway from the inner city bar, using 13 botanicals including locally sourced ruby grapefruit, mango, finger lime, lavender and mint.

Of course, a hard-earned beer really is the fitting end to a day of adventure exploring the world's oldest rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.

Chill at Hemingway's Brewery with the newly introduced Canecutter Lager.

Its clean, citrus flavours are given a tropical tweak with light passionfruit and watermelon aromas, which pair well with the robust juicy flavour of the brewery's Signature Hero Burger.

Sit back and reflect on the lager's namesakes, the post-World War II immigrants who wielded their cane knifes under the sun developing the sugar industry for the tropical north.

They too enjoyed summer in the tropics when the harvest had ended, and they could spend their time in the refreshing waterfalls of Cairns and Great Barrier Reef.

Gold Coast

■ Accor will manage Australia's first Mondrian hotel and branded residences - to be built on the Burleigh Heads beachfront on the Gold Coast.

The dual-tower Mondrian Gold Coast will be constructed on an expansive 43,453 square foot (4037sqm) beachfront site on the corner of First Avenue and The Esplanade, Burleigh Heads, 80 metres of ocean frontage.

Guests and residents will have direct access to the sand and surf of Burleigh Heads Beach.

Mondrian Gold Coast will feature two distinct towers to separate the private residences, comprised of 89 luxury residential apartments, from the hotel, which will encompass 208 guestrooms.

The buildings will be united by a three-level podium that acts as a common space and hub of activity, including a state-of-the-art fitness centre, spa, restaurants, and swimming pools, all overlooking the world-famous beach and Burleigh Headland National Park.

- John Rozentals

OK. With John O’Keefe Neil Mitchell’s new contract

● Neil Mitchell ■ 3AW current affairs presenter has Neil Mitchell signed on until the end of 2021. After that he will consider a long-term contract. Until when is anyone’s guess. Mitchell had his best-ever ratings result in latest official survey with a whopping 22.7 per cent of morning audience.

Tim’s new release

■ Tim McCallum has released a new album titled Let Your Heart Be Light. Tim made a huge impression by singing the National Anthem at this year’s AFL Grand Final seen by 3.8 million viewers. Originally from Geelong , Tim now lives in Queensland, and travels extensively where ever gigs (in the good times) take him.

Oz Kids to return

■ The Melbourne-produced children’s program Oz Kids has a riotous series of digital programs to been screened over the Christmas school holidays.

Hosted by Poh Ling Yeow of Masterchef fame, the series known as Skit Show and early episodes includes appearances by story teller Andy Griffiths, Human Nature and others. Series will be seen in 67 countries.

Zac Efron hits gold

■ Zac Efron has hit gold in Australia. First off he has landed the leading role in Gold, a TV series currently in production in Oz and to be seen on Stan.

Secondly Zac has falled in love with a local beauty and rumours are they are very much an item and she has moved in with the heartthrob.

Kate leaves home

■ Kate Ceberano has decided to quit Melbourne and relocate to Sydney.

Coinciding with the move Kate has launched a new number The Long and Winding Road and it’s on her latest album Sweet Inspirations.

- John O’Keefe

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: FARGO: Season 4 (Streaming on SBS On Demand): Genre: TV-Series/Crime/Drama.

Cast: Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jack Huston, Salvatore Esposito.

Details: 2020/TV/MA15+/11 Parts. Assorted Running Times. Stars: **** Review: The fourth season of Fargo is set in 1950 in Kansas City and tells the story of two crime syndicates as they vie for control, one led by Chris Rock as the head of one syndicate made up of black migrants fleeing the Jim Crow South who have a contentious relationship with the Kansas City mafia, led by Jason Schwartzman.

Executive produced by Oscar winners Joel and Ethan Coen and inspired by their 1996 Oscar winning classic "Fargo" starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi, like the previous three seasons of the award winning series, each with a self contained narrative, this continues the "Fargo" saga with all new richly defined characters, devilishly dark and macabre wit and a consistently chilling tone, a thrillingly cool and eerily simmering series respectfully reflective of the Coen Bros. "Blood Simple" and "Miller's Crossing," yet very much survives as its own beast.

Chris Rock, in a rare dramatic performance, shines as the head of that black migrant crime-mob, as does Jason Schwartzman as the head of the local Kansas City mafia, but adding spice to the mix is Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) as a quietly unassuming but insecure adopted mob member, Jessie Buckley as the wickedly murderous and quirky Nurse Oraetta Mayflower, Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) as a crooked town cop with an obsessive compulsive disorder, and Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood) as the eccentric and no nonsense bible quoting U.S. Marshal Dick "Deafy" Wickware who comes to town on a hunt for two nefarious villains that won't give up.

Extremely well made with sparkling 1950 period detail and costume design, "Fargo: Season 4" does not lack for drama, action, humour, pathos or suspense, and even though no season of "F argo" may quite reach the heights of the original source material or inspiration, it's amazingly close, an exceptional and almost otherworldly anthology series brimming with a group of a delightful entertaining all new idiosyncratic characters that make this new instalment pretty much as good as it gets.

FILM: SHIRLEY (Streaming on AppleTV & Google Play): Genre: Drama/Biography/Thriller.

Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, Logan Lerman.

Details: 2020/M/107 Minutes/Stars: *** Review: Intense and complex drama of writer Shirley Jackson, who finds inspiration for her new novel after she and her husband take in a young couple, that soon upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband, whose lives are a constant unleashing of ruthless barbs.

Fictionalized psychological biography of legendary author Shirley Jackson whose work includes the 1959 classic "The Haunting of Hill House," a supernatural horror novel widely considered to be one of the best ghost stories ever written, and an influence on a diverse set of authors, including Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Nigel Kneale (Quatermass) and Richard Matheson (Duel, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Twilight Zone), to name a few, and her partner and subsequent husband, the literary critic and writer, Stanley Edgar Hyman.

Based on the book "Shirley" by Susan Scarf Merrell, a more general biographical look in the life of Shirley Jackson may have been more forthcoming, however, this fictionalized slice of life from the legendary and enigmatic author unfolds like a psychological drama from the pages of one of her own books as lives are turned upside down and inside out with great bite, overwhelming cynicism and devilish relish, an off centre, non-conventional and enthralling biopic that succeeds, for the most part, as a character driven study brimming with cracking dialogue and standout performances.

Visually striking, with superb 1950's period detail, Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man/The Handmaids Tale) plays Shirley Jackson like a smouldering stick of dynamite about to explode, an intensely spellbinding performance as the complex and constantly psychologically troubled author, and is matched word-for-word, scene-for-scene by Michael Stuhlbarg as the sharp tongued husband, along with Odessa Young and Logan Lerman as the young couple in their grasp, all ultimately revealing, a bitter cocktail that is intellectually stimulating and provocative.

FILM: BRUBAKER (DVD & Blu-ray): Genre: D r a m a .

Cast: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, M. Emmet Walsh.

Details: 1980/ M/131 Minutes. Stars: ***½ Verdict: A new warden comes disguised as an inmate in a prison farm in Arkansas where he sees the corruption and scams the guards and prison officials are running, and when he reveals himself and starts to implement reforms to stop the corruption, the scams, brutality and even murder, but the corrupt prison system starts making political trouble for him.

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Cinemas are back Pinocchio

■ (M). 125 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas November 19.

Those expecting a gentle, lighthearted children's film similar to Disney's classic 1940 animated feature may be in for a shock with this new incarnation, but those wanting imaginative cinema with something substantial at its core, will be richly rewarded.

The basic story is the same; poor woodcarver Geppetto (nicely played by Roberto Benigni) creates a wooden boy named Pinocchio, who magically comes to life, and subsequently goes on a number of adventures, some of which prove treacherous.

However, co-writer/director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Dogman, Reality) has gone back to the original novel by Carlo Collodi, which was more of a Grimms fairy tale, so the bleaker aspects return, with incidents and confrontations proving a threat to Pinocchio both physically and morally. Garrone, whose films regularly examined both the flaws of people and the problematic social/justice structures they have to live under, fills the famous tale with similar layers, using various escapades and events to explore themes such as poverty, ineffectual government bureaucracy, exploitation of the vulnerable, and a lack of opportunity for the poor which leads to undesirable outcomes.

Garrone deftly mixes the magical with the satirical, and with the help of an outstanding technical crew, gives the film such an exquisitely golden hue, astutely making the darker elements which swim underneath that fairytale imagery all the more effective.

The effects, whether practical or computer-animated, are firstrate.

The cast are uniformly terrific, with faces that wouldn't seem outof-place in a Fellini film.

The two hour running time is filled both with care and conviction.

Those who remember Benigni's own disastrous adaptation in 2002, and feel hesitant to approach another variation with him involved, can be rest-assured that this is infinitely superior in every way imaginable.

With yet another adaptation due out next year (from Guillermo del Toro, who will also hark back to the darker nature of Collodi's novel), it looks like there will always be interest in this famous wooden creation.

Garrone's Pinocchio is definitely one of the best imaginings of the tale to date.

RATING - ****

Fatman ■ (M). 100 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas November 19.

A terrific performance from Mel Gibson helps keep Fatman mildly enjoyable, despite the film-makers infuriatingly not being able to make the most of a uniquely deranged premise.

Gibson plays Santa Claus (although people refer to him by his Kris Kringle moniker), whose giftgiving business is falling on hard times.

Claus receives subsidies from the Federal Government, but that support hinges on the amount of presents he hands out, which in turn hopefully inspires each family to go out and spend big on Christmas frivolities.

Lately, Kris has been handing out pieces of coal, as he believes the young populace are becoming more dark-hearted and self-centred.

With this funding threatened to be taken away by the powers-thatbe, Kris has no option but to agree to sign up for a government contract, where his toy factory and its diminutive staff will be used to manufacture military hardware.

More complications ensue when monstrous rich kid Billy (Chance Hurstfield) hires equally bitter assassin Skinny Man (a tiresomely typecast Walton Goggins) to kill Santa, after receiving a lump of coal on Christmas morning.

Trying to help Kris through this tough period is his wife Ruth (Marianne Jean-Baptiste).

As one can see, this is a crazy plot that had infinite possibilities, and could have been a darkly comedic, sharply observed examination of the world we currently live in (Billy comes across like a Donald Trump in-the-making), but writer/ directors Eshom and Ian Nelms (Small Town Crime) fail to successfully tap into the material's exciting potential, and the more the film fails to hit the bullseye, the more frustrating the viewing experience becomes.

Apart from Gibson's excellent turn as a growingly disillusioned Santa, there is also good work from Baptiste, who offers a nicely optimistic counterbalance to her gruff partner, and the chemistry between the two is quite affecting and believable.

Fatman, if brought to satisfying fruition, could have become a genuine cult classic, but instead takes a one-of-a-kind story and largely wastes it, with Gibson's strong central performance only confirming what a missed opportunity this truly is.

RATING - **½ - Aaron Rourke

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2. THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND [Drama/ Comedy/Pete Davidson].

3. THE SILENCING [Drama/Nikolaj CosterWaldau, Annabelle Wallis].

4. SHIRLEY [Drama/Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg].

5. BABYTEETH (Comedy/Drama/Emily Barclay, Toby Wallace, Eliza Scanlen].

6. INHERITANCE [Drama/Mystery/Thriller/ Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen].

7. THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY [Drama/ Thriller/Donald Sutherland, Mick Jagger].

8. GRETEL & HANSEL [Horror/Mystery/ Fantasy/Alice Krige].

9. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD [Comedy/Drama/Dev Patel].

NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: FORCE OF NATURE [Action/Crime/Drama/ Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth].

MADE IN ITALY [Comedy/Drama/Liam Neeson, Micheal Richardson, Lindsay Duncan].

DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK Classics Collection 4K-UHD + Blu-Ray: Rear Window, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho: 60th Anniversary Uncut & Theatrical Re-Release Versions.

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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: Season 7.

RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY: The Complete Series.

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Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Back After 5

■ Gippsland-based Chris ‘Boots’ Lee has released his first single in five years.

The light hearted country track Blame It On The Beer conjures up a feeling of those 90s classic country favourites from across the pond and has been well worth the wait, says Chris.

The track was recorded during Spring COVID and hopefully is the forerunner of more work to come in 2021.G

Keep On Truckin ■ A 13-track new album from Troy Wilson and Matthew White has been released and now available on all digital platforms.

Keep On Truckin showcases their unique sound with resonator guitars, ukes, kazoos, harmonica, stomp-box and washboard featuring throughout the album.

Throw in some finger picking, harmonica and even train impersonations and the Mornington Peninsula duo don't leave any stone unturned.

More info at http://troywilson.com.au/ wp/

Caravan Club ■ The iconic Caravan Club known for its live music andAussie artist schedule is back.

After closing its doors in Bentleigh East earlier this year, the renowned club has re opened at the Archies Creek Hotel.

Where is Archies Creek?

It is located between Dalyston and Wonthaggi within the Bass Coast Shire.

- Rob Foenander

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Grenache Shooutout winers ■ John Rozentals reports that Zonte's Footstep, Henschke and Serafino Wines were awarded trophies at the Winepilot Grenache Shootout.

Zonte's Footstep Love Symbol Grenache 2019 has been named the The Grenache Shootout Wine of the Show and Grenache of the Show at the inaugural 2020 Grenache Shootout.

Some 52 Grenache and Grenache-dominant blends were selected to compete in a search for the best Australian Grenache, with a specific focus by the judges on consumer appeal.

Trophies were also awarded to the Henschke Johann's Garden 2017 for Best Blend of Show and Serafino Wines Family Vineyards GSM 2019 for Best Value Grenache of Show.

Wines were judged blind in three rounds with the top 12 wines from the First Round moving into the Semi-Final.

The top 4 wines from the SemiFinal were then judged head-tohead in a Grand Final.

Other Grand Finalists included Bondar Wines Rayner Vineyard Grenache 2019 and Hentley Farm The Stray Mongrel 2019.

Eight gold medals, 10 silver medals and 24 bronze medals were awarded, a higher rate than usual due to all entries being handpicked by the Winepilot team.

The judging panel, chaired by Mike DeGaris, included a diverse

● Judges at the Winepilot Grenache Shootout: Jason Bowyer, Andrea Pritzker, Mike DeGaris, Matt Dunne, Melissa Moore and Simon Curkovic. range of wine professionals to pro- mal drinker could get their head vide a strong consumer focus. around and there were the high level Included were top current and wines. The trophy wines nail evformer sommeliers Matt Dunne, erything."

Melissa Moore and Simon Winepilot founder Angus Curkovic, retailer Jason Bower Hughson commented: "The plus wine educator and corporate Grenache Shootout was about speaker Andrea Pritzker MW. bringing together some of the best Judges tasted a total of 70 wines Grenache and blends in the counover four sessions and six hours try, with a distinct focus on conwith the aim to eliminate palate fa- sumer rather than trade tastes. tigue and foster high quality judg- "I could not be happier with what ing.

Mike DeGaris and the judges have Chairman of Judges Mike pulled out from the 52 wines that DeGaris gave the following sum- were hand-chosen by our team to mary of the show, "Being in the compete in this event; from juicy, show system for quite some time early-drinking styles to more seriwe taste a range of Grenaches, but ous and savoury wines. there is often not a whole lot of variThis is the first of many ability. I came into the shootout not Winepilot Shootouts that focus on sure where it was going to go but I finding the best and most delicious was pleasantly surprised. wines for the Australian wine drink"There were lots of delicious ing consumer." wines. There were technical, strucWINE REVIEWS tural wines. There were wines with Robert Mondavi 2018 Bourflavour. There were some nice bon-Barrel-Aged Cabernet commercial entrants that the nor- Sauvignon ($25): This dry red

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blends the craftsmanship of Californian winemaking with the tradition of bourbon aging, resulting in a bold sensory expression.

It opens with concentrated aromas of ripe dark berries, vanilla and toasty oak with notes of coffee and smoke.

Soft, chewy tannins and toasty oak round the wine out with a long, lush finish. A superb accompaniment to a charcuterie board, hearty pasta dishes and strong cheeses.

Robert Mondavi 2018 RumBarrel-Aged Merlot ($25): This dry red blends Californian winemaking with the tradition of dark-rum-barrel aging.

It opens with rich, sweet aromas of blackstrap molasses and dark plum. These flavours carry through to a long, lush and sweet finish. It will match pasta bolognese or a meat curry.

WINE OF THE WEEK Robert Mondavi 2018 Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Chardonnay ($25): This dry white is golden straw in colour and opens with aromas of pineapples, with hints of vanilla. It is rich, creamy, and concentrated with toasty oak leading to a balanced acidity and lingering finish.

Enjoy with grilled fish with lemony butter, roasted pork tenderloin or garden salad. Or sip the wine on its own as an aperitif.

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Jockeys unhappy about huge fines

■ A number of jockeys and the Victorian Jockey's Association are not happy with the number of heavy fines that have been handed out to jockeys over the overuse of the whip, especially over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

While breaches don't look good, some riders have been hit deeply in the pocket.

Kerrin McEvoy, a winner of threeMelbourne Cups, was on the highly fancied international, Tiger Moth, in the Melbourne Cup. He had to worry about getting the horse across from 23 in the Cup, but unfortunately in his attempt to win the coveted event, used the whip too many times over the concluding stages in an attempt to get the horse home.

It cost him a $50,000 fine for over use of the whip, but he appealed to the Racing Tribunal.

They thought it was very unfair, and reduced it to $ 30,000. Still a decent whack.

By finishing second in the Cup, his percentage of the stakemoney was $55,000, leaving him originally, with a lonely $5000 to take home.

Former young Western Australian rider, Fred Kersley, copped a $10,000 penalty of his $18,000 percentage, for too much whip movement on Hit the Spot in the Victoria Derby.

It's hard enough, even in a Maiden Event, not too get too excited in the concluding stages, and they are doing their best for the connections to win the race.

But as the old saying goes "Rules are Rules".

The tipping point is at a high at present, when those outside racing, can't reconcile industry claims of prioritising equine care, with the sight of whipped horses.

I don't how many times that jockeys are abused for doing same, but most of the time they are simply waving the whip across the horse to get his or hers mind on the job.

A lot of jockeys will tell you a lot of horses don't want to put in, unless they use a bit more power to get their mind on the job, always in their minds, they don't want to hurt the horse in any way.

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Tracking right way

■ Track managers from time to time have come under fire, for having either the tracks to hard or too soft, but this time over the Carnivals they got it spot on.

We all know track management is a challenge at the best of times, let alone when the carnivals come up.

Melbourne's fickle change of weather doesn't help whatsoever.

The Track manager at Flemington, Liam O'Keefe, under the VRC banner, went down that path over the week long Melbourne Cup Carnival.

He and his team did a magnificent job over the four days.

Martin Synan, who looks after the track at Moonee Valley for races like the Cox Plate, and the Manikato the night before, did a great job with his team.

Over the days of their Carnivals they were hot with strong winds, rain and then warmth.

We live in Victoria we all know what it's like, the old four season's in one day.

With almost 40 races over four days at

Farewell Leo

■ Sorry to see the Herald Sun's Racing Chief, Leo Schlink, leaving for distant shores.

A very popular man in the Press room, Leo, was not only a top journalist in the Sport of Kings field, but excelled in other sports.

He covered many of the world's leading Tennis Tournaments, and did it with style.

He had been with the Herald Sun since 1997, and finished up with the News Corp, on the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Schlink, besides his talents in the racing and tennis fields, won the 2018 Walkley Award for Sports Journalism for his outstanding coverage of the Aquanita doping scandal.

He went out with a bang at Flemington on the final day, not only for his outstanding journalism, but being a part-owner of the good mare,

■ This year's Jericho Cup will again reward owners and trainers who have targeted the race by providing prizemoney to every horse which makes the final field of 14.

The winner of the Jericho Cup will receive a cheque for $ 150,000, with the runner-up, taking home $50,000 and $30,000 going to the connections of the third placed horse.

Nominations for the Cup closed yesterday.

Should there be sufficient horses balloted from the Cup, a consolation race over 4065 metres, will also be held at the meeting.

The Jericho Cup commemorates the race which was originally conducted in 1918, on the eve of a major offensive by theAustralian Light Horse Brigade against the Turkish Empire.

The inaugural Jericho Cup was won by "Bill the Bastard", arguably Australia's greatest war horse.

The Cup last year was won by the Ciaron Maher-David Eustace trained Ablaze, who would subsequently return to Warrnambool to claim the Grand Annual Steeplechase over 5500 metres.

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● John Bennie ■ Greater Dandenong City CEO John Bennie has welcomed a diversity event, Unwrapped, at the Drum Theatre.

Mr Bennie said the event will provide pathways that lead to social change through the creation, development and delivery of a diverse and inclusive arts and culture program.

Local LGB’ TIQA+ artists and communities will connect and celebrate through a range of virtual activities as part of Unwrapped from Novembert 18-30.

■ HIGH-PROFILE showbiz personality Paul Mercurio has won his bid to become a local government Councillor.

Cr Mercurio, 57, was star of Strictly Ballroom, and is known as a TV presenter. ● Cr Angela Long: returned to Greater Dandenong City Council

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Lina Messina won the Central Ward seat, in results announced on Monday by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

Julie Williams was the victor in an eight-wat battle for the North-Central Ward.

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Ms Papafotiou received just 10.7 per cent of the popular vote in the Taylors Ward election contested by 17 candidates.

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At Maribyrnong Council, the winning nominees were Sarah Carter, Anthony Tran, Cuc Lam, Bernadette Thomas, Michael Clarke, Simon Crawford and Jorge Andres Jorquera.

Carly Moore (Mayor) was returned at Hume.

The other successful candidates were Jodi Moore, Joseph Haweil, Jim Overend, Jack Medcraft, Jarrod Bell, Trevor Dance, Chris Hollow, Karen Sherry, Naim Kurt and Sam Misho. Moreland, Hobsons Bay and Moonee Valley results are on Pages 5-6.

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The university student will join her father, Cr Stephen Mayne, who took the Ruffey Ward seat from his wife Paula Piccinini, who has retired from local government.

Outgoing Mayor Paul McLeish was rejected by the voters for the Manna Ward seat by Tomas Lightbody.

Other Manningham Councillors are to be Geoff Gough, Andrew Conlon, Deirdre Diamante, Anna Chen, Michelle Kleinert and Carli Lange.

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The Whitehorse Council will comprise Andrew Munroe, Trudy Skilbeck, Blair Barker, Amanda McNeill, Denise Massoud, Mark Lane, Prue Cutts, Tina Liu, Raylene Carr , Ben Stennett and Andrew Davenport.

Successful in the Maroondah Council election were Marijke Graham, Tony Dib (unopposed), Mike Symon, Suzanne Stojanovic, Paul MacDonald, Tasa Damante, Kylie Spears, Norma Lamont and Rob Steane.

Local government veteran Les Willmott was unsuccessful in his bid to win the Wicklow Ward seat on Maroondah Council.

The winning candidates at Monash City Council were Geoff Lake, Nicky Luo, Rebecca Paterson, Brian Little, Anjalee Di Silva, Paul Klisaris, Shane McCluskey, Tina Samardzija, Theo Zographos, Josh Fergeus and Stuart James.

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The Stay Close, Go Further campaign will promote Victoria across multiple platforms – television, print, radio, digital and social – as the state prepares further eases restrictions.

Victorians can now travel between regional Victoria and Melbourne, while accommodation will open across the state for holidays.

As part of the campaign, advertisements will run across the state, highlighting the creativity, culture and unique offering of Victoria and its people.

The campaign showcases Victorian makers and creators in some of the regions hit hardest by the summer bushfires and global pandemic, including Gippsland and the High Country. Other locations, including the Great Ocean Road and the Grampians, will be featured in coming weeks.

Visit Victoria is working with regional tourism boards across the state to help spread the message and encourage more Victorians to explore their own backyard.

The new initiative complements Click for Vic, which encourages Victorians to buy local and support Victorian businesses and jobs. The campaign, supported by an $8.5 million boost by the Victorian Government in September, has helped many businesses stay afloat and prepare to welcome visitors again.

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The Stay Close, Go Further campaignwill encourage more Victorians to experience everything our state has to offer, as our visitor economy makes steady steps towards recovery.

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John Walsh returns as representative of the Koriella Ward, and he has previously served as leader of the Shire.

Cr Eric Lording has returned to represent the King Parrot Ward, after a spirited contest with Kim Travers.

Sue Carpenter joins Council for the Cheviot Ward, after a convincing win over John Kennedy and Allan Brew.

Cr Carpenter has been in community leadership roles through the Rotary Club of Yea, and is its Immediate Past President.

Cr Sandice McAulay (Cathedral Ward) and Cr Ilona Gerencser (Kinglake) were elected unopposed. New to Council are cr Karine Haslam (Eildon) and Damien Gallagher (Red Gate).

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Victoria Police says the 31-year-old Berwick driver allegedly claimed he was “baited” by another car, prompting him to engage in a drag race.

The car is set to be impounded for a month at a cost of $1038.

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■ Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives are seeking assistance from the public to help identify suspects for an armed robbery in Endeavour Hills earlier this year.

Investigators were told three men approached the two teenage victims on Hallam North Rod near Thomas Mitchell Drive on Sunday, September 27, about 6.45pm.

It is believed the men spoke to the victims while one man produced a hammer and demanded the victims’ hand over a Bluetooth speaker and a bike. The victims handed over the speaker and the men fled on foot on Thomas Mitchell Drive. The victims were not physically injured during the incident.

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■ Former Greater Dandenong City Mayor Cr Angela Long has been returned to Council.

With 26.61 per cent of the primary vote she won the Cleeland Ward seat from opponents Dalibor Saula (18.78 per cent), Solange Ardiles (12.57), Lidia Paul (16.34), Hayat Rahimi (9.57), Reza Andesha (5.24) and Madhu Warnakulasuriya (9.89).

The 10 other Greater Dandenong Councillors will be: Jim Memeti (Dandenong Ward), Rhonda Garad (Keysborough South), Tim Dark (Keysborough), Lana Formoso (Noble Park North), Sophie Tan (Noble Park), Richard Lim (Springvale Central), Sean O’Reilly (Springvale North), Loi Truong (Springvale South) and Eden Foster (Yarraman).

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