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Ghin Ghin hang glider rescue ■ The pilot of a para glider was injured late on Sunday afternoon after crashing into a tree at Ghin Ghin .

He was then stranded in the tree at around 20 meteres above the ground for a number of hours.

SES from Kinglake, Police and Yea CFA eventually located the stranded pilot .

With a high angle rescue team from Monbulk and Dandenong, Police Search, plus Rescue and Ambulance paramedics, attended the stranded pilot was rescued from the tree around 10.45 pm Sunday.

Highway closed ■ Melba Hwy was closed at Glenburn on Monday (Dec. 9) when a truck caught fire, and the blaze spread to several hectares of grasslands. Traffic was diverted via Murrindindi Rd, and Yea-Whittlesea Rd for several hours.

Fire at weighbridge ■ There was a grass fire near the Yarck weighbridge in the hot weather of Monday afternnon (Mon.). “Volunteer firefighters have contained the fire, preventing it from spreading to the nearby township of Yarck,” said the Crime Watch Victoria social media page.

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MAHON - John Peter (Jack). Margaret Mahon and family would like to thank their many friends for the messages of symptahy, flowers and kindness at the timed of the death of their dearly loved husband and father. Would all please accept this as a personal expression of our deepest gratitude.

Info session ■ A Community Fire information Session will b eheld at the bus turnaround area at Yea High School, opposite Morgan Drive on Lawrances Rd, Yea, from 7pm-8pm on Monday (Dec. 16).

Races this Saturday ■ First race at Yea this Saturday (Dec. 14) will start at 1.30pm with the last race just after 5pm.

Yea Race Club President Denis Smith said the change has been brought about by Flemington ‘going twilight’ for their meeting.Gates open at 11am, and a bus will run from the township, starting at the Yea Caravan Park, ● This is the final 2019 publication for this newspaper. . First issue for 2020 will be on February 5. Deadline: 5pm Friday prior to publication.

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Flowerdale Community House Open Day

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● Rhonda Makin and Debbie Mann from Flowerdale CFA.

● Brenda Beckett and Dorothy Warren.

● Don Love and Robert Harris.

● David Thompson (President, Men’s Shed) and Bryan Milner.

● Vicki Miller (Sewing Class)

● Jack Carroll and Joan Carroll.

● Peter Henderson and John Brown (Flowerdale Men’s Shed).

● Paula Ferrara and Michael Kreso.

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Council News New swimming pool requirements

● Cr Eric Lording ■ In an effort to stop people, particularly children, drowning or being injured in backyard pools and spas, the Victorian Government last week introduced new laws requiring pools and spas to be registered with Council.

Murrindindi Shire Council Infrastructure Portfolio Councillor, Eric Lording, said since 2000, 27 children have drowned in private swimming pools and spas.

In at least 20 of those cases, the non-compliance of the safety barrier is likely to have played a role.

“As part of the new regulations, the safety barriers around all permanent and most relocatable pools (excluding inflatable ones with up to 30cm of water in them) and spas must be inspected every four years to ensure they meet safety standards,” Cr Lording said.

“The registration fee, set by the Victorian Government and paid at the time of registration with Council, is $31.84.

“There are three types of compliance certification.

“The year your pool was built determines which compliance certification applies to your property.

“If you don't know when your pool was built, Council can help.

“We can go through our old records - aerial photographs and building permits for example - to see if we can get an approximate timeframe for you.

“As this requires a fair bit of work at our end, there is a search fee of $47.24 in place.

“Pools and spas constructed prior to June 1994 must have their inspection and certificate of compliance by June 1, 2021, while pools and spas constructed between June 1994 and April 2010 need to have been through the process by June 1, 2022.

“Pools and spas constructed after May 2010 will have until June 1, 2023 to comply.

Once your pool has been inspected, you will have up to 60 days to rectify any problems (non-compliance) with the barrier. “'This inspection and certification process is the next step after registering your pool or spa with Council, which must be done by June 2020.

“We understand that some property owners might find this new requirement a bit inconvenient or be worried because they built or installed their pool and/or spa barrier without the necessary building permits.

“At the end of the day, Council just wants all pools to be safe, so in an effort to make complying with the new Victorian Government regulation to register your pool or spa and barrier with Council, we offering barrier permits for $280,” Cr Lording said.

“If a property owner doesn't register their pool or spa, Council may choose to issue a building infringement penalty notice.

“So I encourage local pool and spa owners to give us a ring and we can work together to get you compliant.

“I think we're all on the same page about making swimming in Murrindindi Shire as safe as it can be," Cr Lording said.

■ To find out more about the new pool and spa regulations or to register your pool or spa, visit www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/ poolregister or phone 5772 0333.

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Wetlands Kiosk opens ■ The Yea Wetlands Kiosk is now operating, providing an opportunity for locals and visitors to Yea to experience coffee, ice cream and snacks in the surrounds of the Y Water Discovery Centre garden and the Yea Wetlands.

The Kiosk operator is local Yea resident Nicholas Charles, who has just completed his VCE at Yea High School and already runs a successful microbusiness, Want Biscuits!

Nicholas will serve a range of locally sourced coffee, tea and ice cream as well as his delicious range of biscuits, cookies and an evolving menu of light snacks.

Y Water Discovery Centre Inc Chairman Frank Larkins said: “We think this is a fabulous opportunity to help support a young person in the community to get a head start on his career and we commend Nicholas on his entrepreneurship.

“As a not-for-profit organisation we are committed to supporting social enterprise initiatives and are delighted to support this new venture.”

The Yea Wetlands Kiosk will be an added service for the thousands of visitors who drop in to the Centre each year to enjoy Yea's regionally significant wetlands.

Visitors receive upto-date tourism information and can browse the gift shop.

The Kiosk will also provide a hub for locals to enjoy a coffee or ice cream with family and friends, including the four-legged variety, after a walk in the Wetlands.

A Murrindindi Shire Council Business and Tourism grant, and a significant contribution from the Y Water Discovery Centre Inc, provided funding for the Kiosk.

Building works were co-ordinated by local architect Ian Sichlau with a largely local contingent of tradesmen.

Local volunteers Don Knight, Ian Marshman and Russell Wealands have all dedicated many hours to the planning and implementation of the project.

The Yea Wetlands Kiosk will open Friday to Monday, 10am 4pm and on public holidays.

For further information visit www. ywatercentre.com.au, or call 5797 2663.

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● Jan Wealands, Nicholas Charles, Don Knight.

● The Leatham Family - mum Megan and girls Marley, Ivy, Lola and Daisy - with Nicholas Charles at the new kiosk.

Local People People with Disability

● Yea Primary School students participated in the International Day of People with Disability activities.

■ Yea Primary School celebrated International Day of People with Disability last Wednesday (dec. 4).

IDPwD is about increasing the understanding and acceptance of people with a disability and developing public awareness of the issues people with disabilities face.

This is the fifth year Murrindindi Shire Council's Access and Inclusion Committee celebrated IDPwD in partnership with Nexus Primary Health.

More than 50 students took part in activities - including wheelchair basketball, a silent morning tea and blindfold exercises - to help them experience what it may be like to live with a mobility issue, communication issue or vision impairment.

Students heard from Lincoln Budge about some of his sporting achievements and his experience of living with a disability. Wendy Kelly also shared some of her experiences with the students.

Students were given a special certificate for their participation and got to take home a show bag to encourage conversations at home around acceptance of people with disability and the challenges they face.

Murrindindi Council has thanked the Yea Primary School staff and students for being such enthusiastic participants in International Day of People with Disability 2019.

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Assisting war widows ● Jeffrey Swain (President, Alexandra Yea Mansfield Legacy) and Julie Warren (Treasurer)presentied a $500 cheque to Tom Farrell (President, Alexandra Rotary) and Ian Gibb (Treasurer), watched by Jo Moloney (CEO, Legacy Melbourne). The funds will assist Rotarians maintain their firewood collecting equipment, as part of the collection and distribution of firewood to War Widows in Alexandra. The presentation was made at the monthly Legacy meeting at the Alexandra RSL on Friday (Dec. 6).

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Yea’s Living Christmas ✔

There were knowing smiles at last week’s Yea Shire Hall meeting when Mayor Cr Leigh Dunscombe (Kinglake Ward) asked for Vicki Standish and ‘Kelly Angus’ to come to the microphone. ‘Kelly Angus’ is one of the better-known high performance angus bull and cattle properties on Nash’s Rd, Murrindindi. The Mayor said he thought they were the two names of two separate women.

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Murrindindi Council is making the right decision in announcing its Australia Day citizens in advance. It will allow for the winners’ family and friends to make arrangements to be there for the presentations.

Cr Eric Lording offered an apology for not attending the Yea public meeting last Wednesday. Shire CEO Craig Lloyd said Cr Lording was unable to attend because of a delay caused by a freeway accident. There was chatter amongst the public about his absence from such an important meeting about a matter in his local patch.

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■ Mild summer weather graced Yea for the launch of the ‘Living Christmas Tree’in the High St Plantation last Thursday (Dec. 5).

Cheryl and Bob O’Halloran, and their committee, organised a popular attraction.

The evening included latenight shopping by Yea traders, and a visit by Santa and the local CFA volunteers.

The local Christmas celebrations continue this week with Carols In The Park scheduled to be held at the Yea Railway Park from 6pm tomorrow (Thurs.).

There will be a sausage sizzle, with a 7pm start for the carols involving the combined church choir, Sacred Heart Primary School, and other acts.

At Alexandra, the Christmas Tree Festival is underway at the Shire Hall, following an opening night last Friday (Dec. 6).

PHOTOS: LYNDAL TAIT

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Congratulations to the Kinglake Football Netball Club which announced late last week that it will field an Under 18 team in the AFL Outer East competition in 2020.

Yea FNC will be conducting an informal training run and social gettogether at 6pm this Friday (Dec. 13) for any ladies interested in playing footy. The session is open to girls who may be interested in playing either Under 16, Under 18 or Women’s footy. Attendance at this event will determine where the Tigers go next.

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Victoria won't act on a secret re port sparked by revelations Chi nese high rollers at Crown Casino were shooting wombats at ‘Balaclava’.

Murrindindi. No action until sometime next year. Victorian Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio ordered the review inAugust and recently received the report.

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Two people were injured at Acheron around 10am on Thursday (Dec. 5) when their all-terrain vehicle rolled over in a paddock. One person was transported to hospital by HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services). Ambulance, CFA, SES and Police attended the scene.

This is the final ‘Ticks and Crosses’ column for 2019. We will be back in the first week of February, and look forward to reporting on the good and bad - local news. Big things in 2020!

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Readers’ contributions to the ‘Ticks & Crosses’ column are welcomed.

Send your contribution to: editor@LocalMedia.com.au Contributions will be published at the sole discretion of the Editor.

■ Yea Primary School students last Thursday (Dec. 5) performed at the Murrindindi Shire Planned Activity Group’s Christmas Lunch held at the Yea Shire Hall.

Mernda pool ■ Whittlesea Councillors were due last night (Tues.) to have another go at activating the Mernda Aquatic and Indoor Sports Centre.

“For two years, Council has backflipped and delayed the Mernda Aquatic & Indoor Sports Centre,” said Cr Ricky Kirkham.

“While Mill Park received $25 million to redevelop an existing facility, the North received nothing but excuses from Council.

This now ends.”

Cr Kirkham said he and Whittlesea Mayor Emilia Lisa Sterjova were moving to get this project back on track.

Radio hosts at Yea ■ Sports broadcasters Liam Pickering and Scott Cummings are holding an Off The Bench marquee at the Yea Races this Saturday (Dec. 14). Packages for punters include an all-day food and drink package.

Netballers wanted

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Agitator J a c k Russell phoned the newspaper office last week, and said he wanted to make it clear that he was not drunk when he was escorted by Yea Police, away from last Wednesday’s Council meeting.

Mr Russell - who is currently banned from Council meetings - claims he was unaware that the Shire Hall meeting was actually a gazetted meeting of ● Jack Russell. the Council.

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Local Briefs Yea performance

■ Thursday training sessions (Dec. 12 and 19) are being held at 6.30pm at the Kinglake Memorial Reserve. Coach Latoya Wards is looking to recruit for Seniors, Under 17, Under 15 and Under 13 sides.

Castella lights ● Cheryl and Bob O’Hallolran, with two grandchildren (Darby and Bridie), at the Living Christmas Tree.

Local MLC fights porn ■ Tania Maxwell, MLC for Northern Victoria, is oncerned that Victorian sentencing practices for crimes involving child pornography are not reflective of community expectations.

Ms Maxwell is calling on the Victorian Government to publicly release crime data specific to child pornography offences.

Ms Maxweel said Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton stated that Victoria is currently facing a tidal wave of violent child pornography material.

Ms Maxwell’s question in State Parliament, directed to the Minister for Child Protection, follows a series of harrowing cases and reports of child exploitation .

Summer Fun on show ■ An exhibition of images of how summer was celebrated locally by previous generations was opened by Nillumbik Mayor Cr Karen Egan last Thursday (Dec. 5).

The Looking Back, Looking Forward – Summer Fun in Yarra Plenty exhibition is at the Eltham Library Community Gallery until January 6.

Historical photographs and original artworks are exhibited side by side in this collaboration between the Yarra Plenty Heritage Group and the U3A Drawing and Painting Group.

■ Impressive Christmas lights are on display at Castella Rd, Catella. The walkthrough display is in place until Boxing Day (Dec. 26). Organiser Jaidyn McLellan says that voluntary gold coin donation s will go towards the ‘Need For Feed’ hay appeal for distressed farmers. A jumping castle will be on site on Friday, December 20.

Yea water works

■ A range of upgrade works will be undertaken at the Yea water treatment plant on the corner of Smith St and View St. The works will include removal of the elevated tank, along with adding a new supply booster pumping system and a new standby generator.

Construction works will begin early in 2020 and could take up to six months to complete. Some Goulburn Valleyy Water customers may experience a drop in pressure while works are taking place - customers impacted will be advised of the construction timeline and other details closer to the time.

GVW customers are encouraged to provide feedback on this project or GVW's services on 1800 45 45 00. ● Tania Maxwell, MLC for Northern Victoria.

This includes Australian Minister for further clarificapaedophiles accessing child tion on what, if any, changes pornography material (such as are being implemented in images of children being tor- Victoria to proactively target tured and murdered) in ex- child pornography offenders traordinary proportions online. and ensure adequate sentences Ms Maxwell noted that ap- which reflect community exproximately one in five people pectations. incarcerated in Victoria are “It is essential that we conserious sex offenders, and that tinue to fight for the rights of an overwhelming majority of children, and ensure that those child pornography offenders who are convicted of either never serve a prison sentence. producing or viewing child exCurrently, child pornography ploitation material are held acoffences are grouped into the countable,” Ms Maxwell said. broader category of ‘offensive “Sentencing of these ofconduct’. fenders must reflect the seriMs Maxwell has asked for ousness of the crime.” greater transparency of data “Victims will face many inspecific to child pornography. credibly serious challenges in She has also requested that overcoming such exploitation. crime data specific to child “We will never eradicate pornography offending and violence from society as long sentencing be made publicly as this abuse of children conavailable. tinues,” Ms Maxwell told State Ms Maxwell has asked the Parliament.

Link disappointment

■ Nillumbik Mayor Cr Karen Egan said Council is disappointed the State Planning Minister’s assessment of the North East Link Project has not included important complementary projects that are required to support Melbourne’s northeast.

“With the completion of the Yan Yean Rd duplication (Stage 1) and the imminent Yan Yean Rd duplication (Stage 2), the Greensborough Bypass/Diamond Creek Rd intersection must be grade separated to accommodate future traffic growth,” Cr Egan said.

Scouts lend a hand

■ Yea Scouts assisted the Rotary Club of Yea at the Shire Hall for the annual Seniors’ Christmas dinner. A three course meal was served, with lots of varied and local entertainment.

Shinboners BBQ

■ A barbecue will be held from 5.30pm on Thursday, December 19, at the Thornton Eildon District Football-Netball Club.

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● Gina Ryan, pictured this week.

■ Yea farming identity Gina Ryan may not thank Long Shots for publicising two important honours that she has received. She is a naturally humble person, and does not seek the limelight.

Gina has been made a Life Member of the Simmental Association. Gina, and her late husband Mel, started their cattle breeding at enterprise at Glenburn more than 30 years ago.

Mel, a father of five, died in 2011. The couple had been involved in the Penbro breed, as well as Glenview Del at Joyces Rd Gina has been mentoring junior members at shows and assisting with camps, including the Stud Beef Victoria Cattle Handlers Camp.

This was an ingredient in Gina being made a member of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Hall of Fame this year.

Gina received exhibit a prize-winning 13month-old in the Farm Challenge.

Hearty congratulations to Gina, a popular person in the local farming fraternity.

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■ This is the final 2019 issue of The Local Paper and Melbourne Observer.

Our office is now closed for the summer break, and will re-open at 9am on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

Our first 2020 issue is scheduled to be published on Wednesday, February 5.

We plan to publish every week (with the exception of EasterWednesday, April 15) until and including December 16.

It has been another successful year for our publishing company. We continue to assemble good large newspapers every week: this newspaper is one of the biggest local weekly newspapers in regional Victoria.

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● Father Percival Edward Sowersby, Parish Priest at Sacred Heart Church, Yea, 1943-54. He was President of St Patrick’s Racing Club at Yea. He was born in Carlton in 1891. He died on July 7, 1966, and buried in the Catholic vault at Melbourne Cemetery. Photo: Alan Thorley, Yea and District Historical Pages.

Community News Rotary Youth

■ Supporting youth in the community is an important part of what the Rotary Club of Yea does. One tangible way of doing this is to award annual school bursaries to four local schools, each to the value of $500.

It makes for a wonderful Rotary evening when parents, the students and often the school Principal or class teacher all attend.

Rotarian and Yea Primary School teacher Tracey Ukosich, together with Rotary President Sue Carpenter made the presentations.

As in past years, each school is free to determine how the $500 is to be allocated.

Some in the past have chosen to use the money to support programs such as buses for swimming, reducing the costs of the Grade 6 graduation dinner or purchasing equipment for specialist computer programs.

In other instances, individual students have been chosen to use the bursary to assist with the costs of education, often for a student transitioning from Primary to Secondary School.

Yea Primary School Principal Debbie George said the school this year was using the money in two ways - to subsidise the Grade 6 graduation evening and support Grade 6 student Chloe Butterworth.

Debbie described Chloe as an obvious choice for the bursary as she 'tries to the best of her ability, has a strong moral compass and is a fabulous role model'. This year Chloe was a School Captain and had learned about leadership, responsibility and public speaking.

Chloe thanked the club for the bursary which will assist her with educational costs in Year 7 in 2020 at St Mary's in Seymour.

Flowerdale Principal Sandra Horwood said as the school had no Grade 6 students this year, the decision was made to use the $500 towards training, games and resources to implement the Social, Emotional and Well being program across the school.

Sacred Heart teacher Melissa Ferris thanked Rotary for their support of the school over many years and said Grade 6 student Olivia Leary was selected as a worthy recipient by the staff as she is a quiet achiever who tries and works very hard in all class activities. Olivia thanked the club for her bursary and said funds will be put towards her education.

Yea High School teacher Will Schwab introduced Year 10 student Archie Jacobsen.

Will thanked the club particularly for supporting the recent Year 10 Mock Interviews. Will spoke of Archie as being a worthy recipient and of his involvement in the local community.

Archie thanked the club for their support and his Yea HS teachers for selecting him for the bursary The Club has a long history of hosting exchange students from all over the world (currently enjoying hosting Louis Thevenet from France) and sending students overseas for a year.

The next outbound exchange student is Reece Hargreaves, a student at Yea HS. Reece is off to Finland for 12 months, departing in January 2020 and is excited to be going. He gave an informative presentation to the club in Finnish.

This year the club is also supporting three short term exchange students (for six weeks departing in early December). Lulu Moon has departed for six weeks in Cologne Germany.

Johnny and Grace Hamilton, son and daughter of Sharna and Robbie, are also participating in the Short term Exchange program. Johnny to Germany, and Grace to Milan, Italy. The Hamilton family hosted Grace's host sister, Diana earlier in the year when she visited Yea for six weeks.

Grace and Johnny were unable to be present at the club with the other outbounds but the club looks forward to all the students visiting the club on their return and sharing their exchange experiences.

It was fitting that on the evening of the presentations, Flowerdale PS catered for the meal with students waiting on the tables and Principal Sandra Horwood and Flowerdale stalwart Annie Robertson working hard in the kitchen.

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Your Stars

Murrindindi Matters

with Kerry Kulkens

Items provided by Murrindindi Shire Council. The Local Paper makes no charge for this space.

707 Murrindindi Rd: Council votes

ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: GREEN Lucky Day: MONDAY Racing Numbers: 1-4-6-9 Lotto Numbers: 2-12-25-26-33-45 Much is about to fall into your lap and your problem could be making the right choice. You are on top of things so take full advantage. A very romantic period for the single and a few surprises for the mated.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: PINK Lucky Day: SUNDAY Racing Numbers: 3-5-7-9 Lotto Numbers: 5-19-28-36-42-44 If you belong to clubs or other organisations your past efforts should be rewarded about now. Not wise to lend money or possessions. On the social scene your special skills could be more in demand and keep your ear open for a very good offer.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: BLUE Lucky Day: SATURDAY Racing Numbers: 1-5-7-10 Lotto Numbers: 2-5-16-24-3-8-40 Your financial prospects should be better than before.

Conflict between career and love life is indicated and could cause trouble with loved ones. Just keep your cool, be tactful and you'll win out. If not watch out.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: YELLOW Lucky Day: WEDNESDAY Racing Numbers: 2-3-5-8 Lotto Numbers: 11-23-25-29-39-42 For most life seems to be organised by the whims of others and now would be the time to go it on your own while staying friendly with older relatives.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: BLACK Lucky Day: SUNDAY Racing Numbers: 1-3-5-7 Lotto Numbers: 3-5-9-19-26-28 Other criticisms can be down putting if you listen. Could be some deception around your place of business. Wise to check all information before making important changes or decisions.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: ORANGE Lucky Day: THURSDAY Racing Numbers: 2-5-7-9 Lotto Numbers: 6-19-22-35-37-44 Many single Virgos should find the love of other lives.

Friends can return on the scene. Past contact brings happy surprises and something you fear may have no substance at all.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: GOLD Lucky Day: TUESDAY Racing Numbers: 2-6-9-10 Lotto Numbers: 4-5-18-27-36-39 Beware of impulse spending over the holiday period and if you spend to impulse you must check all information before making important changes. Leave nothing to chance. However, much of what you need will soon be on offer.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: SILVER Lucky Day: SUNDAY Racing Numbers: 1-3-5-7 Lotto Numbers: 3-12-14-21-32-38 Good news for the romantically inclined. Not wise to lend money or possessions over the holiday period. Not wise to enter into long term financial commitments.

Wise to wait until you have the cash.

● More than 70 people joined in the Christmas celebrations at the Yea Shire Hall on Thursday (Dec. 5) as part of Murrindindi Shire Council's Planned Activity Group Program.

Attendees enjoyed a roast lunch, Christmas carols, music by Geoff Leslie and a performance from the Yea Primary School. The Planned Activity Group has been running for 20 years as part of Council's Aged and Disability Services.

As Council transitions out of delivering these services, it is handing the mantle over to Nexus Primary Health and Menzies Support Services, who are keen to let the community know that planned activity groups and community meals will continue next year.

Local People

Betty remembered ■ Betty Lynch was a generous supporter of all three Kinglake schools, plus many more off the mountain.

She had an award named in honour of her father William Everard, who was a Member of Parliament, and had the Kinglake National Park declared.

Betty passed away early in November at the age of 98.

Cindy McLeish, MLA for Eildon, was at Middle Kinglake Primary School last week, to present the awards.

All three Kinglake schools were present with their recipients and their families. ● Middle Kinglake Primary School principal Meagan Callander, recipient Joshn Rischitelli, and Cindy McLeish MLA.

Battery boost at ADH Legacy CEO visits Alexandra

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December20) Lucky Colour: WHITE Lucky Day: MONDAY Racing Numbers: 3-4-7-8 Lotto Numbers: 16-17-23-40-42-43 You will need a lot of tact during the holiday period to stay out of arguments and to keep the peace at home.

Someone who can be trouble and yet attracts you strongly reappears CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: SILVER Lucky Day: FRIDAY Racing Numbers: 2-3-4-5 Lotto Numbers: 1-2-7-10-25-45 Big improvements all round and your lifestyle improves on most levels. Contacts made during this period will have a lasting effect and this could be one of your happiest periods in years.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: RED Lucky Day: SATURDAY Racing Numbers: 1-2-5-8 Lotto Numbers: 4-8-15-18-35-37 The festive season brings many reasons to celebrate and should be one of the most fulfilling periods. Many will be in the right place at the right time for a lucky break.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: YELLOW Lucky Day: MONDAY Racing Numbers: 2-3-4-8 Lotto Numbers: 3-12-21-22-37-45 Friends will play an important part in your life and could have an impact in furthering career ambitions. Hunches tend to pay off and a wish could come true for many.

KERR Y KULKENS PSYCHIC LINE CALL FOR A LIVE READING TODAY Phone 1300 246 244 (Credit card) Or sms your birthdate to 0427 441 516

● Legacy Melbourne's CEO, Jo Moloney (left) received a copy of the 2020 Legacy Calendar from Alexandra, Yea, Mansfield Legacy Group’s Julie Warren. The CEO visited Alexandra to meet the local Legacy members and discuss the future activities of the Group.

● Ross Miller and Debbie Rogers.

■ Alexandra District Heallth CEO Debbie Rogers was approached by Ross Miller at an ADH fundraising event.

Ross explained to Debbie that the hills surrounding the Health Service drained the battery power from his mobility scooter.

Ross suggested that it would be great if he charge his scooter at the Health Service whilst he was at an appointment.

Ross’s suggestion has been implemented, and ADH now has a charging bay for up to two mobility scooters at any one time.

Debbie Rogers said: “ It is my privilege to work with our consumers to improve our services to ensure we meet their needs.

“I hope that others will take advantage of this initiative so that they too have improved access around our town. ““I would encourage all members of our community to let me know if there are other improvements that they would like to see at the Health Service.”

- Fiona Stephens

■ Murrindindi Shire Council unanimously voted to issue a refusal to grant a permit for the use and development of 707 Murrindindi Rd, Murrindindi as a residential hotel and restaurant.

Some 120 people attended the special meeting of Council at the Yea Shire Hall on Wednesday (Dec. 4), and 17 community members addressed Council with their objections to the proposal.

Land Use Planning Portfolio Councillor, Margaret Rae, said while the Planning Scheme supported by the Council Plan enables Council's commitment to encouraging tourism activities in rural areas, “we are clear about the need for these types of enterprises to exist in synergy with the ongoing use of the surrounding land”.

“It is apparent that the proposal for 707 Murrindindi Road is for a stand-alone tourism development and the economic benefits to the community are not in balance with the impact this kind of building and operation would have on the area,” Cr Rae said.

“Additionally, there are concerns about the capacity and condition of access roads and bridges, fire and emergency management and how water will be used and disposed of on the site (particularly given the location of Murrindindi River).'

“The loss of amenity through visual and aural pollution together with increased traffic flows was raised in neighbours' objections and Council also concluded that a development of this scale would have a significant effect on their quiet enjoyment of their properties.

“A number of other factors - including the applicant's failure to provide necessary documents to support the full assessment of their application - informed Council's decision.'

“The applicant now has 60 days to appeal Council's refusal to grant a permit at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal .

“We don't know at this stage whether that will eventuate, but Council will maintain its position on this planning application,” Cr Rae said.

- Contributed

What’s On Pro-Rodeo at Alex.

■ Pro Rodeo returns to Alexandra on January 10 and 11. The action begins with a massive musical festival on Friday night (Jan. 10) featuring The Wolfe Brothers, Andrew Swift , TravisAnd Jake Sinclair and band , Gates open at 5pm, with food and bar from 6 pm, and music from 7pm. Buses will be picking up around Alexandra , and surrounding areas.

Saturday brings rodeo action with some of the best bucking stock from the McPhee Rodeo Company at Lurg. There will be a local steer ride, along with all the usual rodeo events. At 3pm the music begins with Jayne Denham . The rodeo starts at 5pm with the Grand entry then 5five hours of non stop action. Then popular Melbourne band Ruckus until late. Gates open at 2pm There will be plenty of food and drinks, and amusments for all agers, clothing outlets plus a lot more. Buses will be running again from 2pm. Alexandra Events isproud to be working with the Menzies Centre once again, at whose Station St grounds the Rodeo is held.

Ticket sales online at trybooking or at Embling Rural Alexandra. Early bird tickets have a chance to win a $500 Fuel card from Simpsons Fuel drawn at the Rodeo Weekend pass Adults $75, Youth 13-17 Years $20. Friday night Adults$50, Youth 13-17 years $15, Saturday Rodeo Adults $30, Youth 13-17 $10. Children under 12 years free both nights. Camping is available at Alexandra Showgrounds by phoning to make a booking See alexandrarodeo.com.au or phone Andrew Embling, 0418 266 038.

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What The Papers Say Aircraft above

■ CFA firefighters switched to aeroplane mode for an all-day aerial firefighting training exercise at LilydaleAirport on Sunday, December 1.

Firefighters from Districts 8, 13 and 14 got involved in communication activities during water bombing procedures, aircraft loading operations and aircraft assessments.

- Mounatin Views Mail

Chopper crash

■ The Australian Transport Safety Bureau presented its investigation into the helicopter accident in Piries in July, the second helicopter crash in the area just this year.

The report found that the pilot completed all preparations possible before the flight and that similar incidents had happened nearby in the past.

On July 6, police and emergency services attended a call to Mansfield-Woods Point Road, Piries, on Saturday afternoon, after a helicopter crashed on a private property just after 3pm.

A Robinson R44 helicopter, along with a pilot and passenger, struck a powerline before colliding with the ground on a private flight from a property near Mansfield.

A male and female in their 40s were on board and treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital. The female received serious injuries while the male received minor injuries.

- Mansfield Courier

Back to the polls

■ Strathbogie Shire Councillor Kate Stothers worked her last day in the position on Friday (Dec. 6), after handing in her resignation from the Honeysuckle Ward.

Cr Stothers has resigned as she has accepted a role working in community engagement and strategy for federal independent politician Dr Helen Haines (MHR, Indi).

It comes after Cr Deb Bower also recently advised the council of her departure due to her moving away from the region but will remain a councillor until February 5, 2020.

Both councillors will not be able to qualify as a councillor under the Local Government Act. - Euroa Gazette

Wearing less

■ Dog groomers of the northern suburbs have come together and tastefully gotten their gear off for charity.

Six dog grooming companies came together to make a fun 2020 calendar with money raised being donated to two dog rescue organisations Rescued With Love and Starting Over Dog Rescue.

Women from Hairy Cherubs Dog Grooming, Pawfect Pinups Dog Grooming, Canine Clips, My Pampered Pooches, Happy Hounds Dog Grooming and PupTown Girl Mobile Grooming collaborated on the calendar after a post in their Facebook group.

- Whittlesea Review

100 years of bowls

■ The Kilmore Bowls Club will celebrate its centenary on January 12 next year, and the club is reaching out to past members to attend the event.

The day is open to the former members and will include a barbecue lunch followed by a game of social bowls and then a formal dinner at Trackside Kilmore.

Former president, and now head of the organising committee, Philip Skehan said they were trying to get in contact with past members.

- North Central Review

Plenty solar farm

■ Melbourne’s largest solar farm to be constructed on a former landfill site could be built at Plenty.

Nillumbik Council voted in favour of the ‘exciting development’, which would generate up to five megawatts of green electricity.

- Diamond Valley Leader

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100 Years Ago

Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, December 19 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Smith, Troy. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Kolbe, L (38867) v Clark, Alfred. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Williams, Leonard.

Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Chamberlain, Matthew. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Appleyard, Sophie Jade. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Ware, Brayden Markus. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Mullen, Paula Beryl.

Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Potts, Tyffany Lee. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Burns, Barry. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Shortt, T (40203) v Harris, Griffin. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Pratt, J (45214) v Brockdorff, Ricky.

Pcets36 Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Morrow, Karly. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Law, Jimmy Alfred. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Andrews, Jason Charles. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Lawson, Donald.

Highway Patrol-Mildura Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Alzeyadi, Mshari Fraj. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Rogers, M (40077) v Hughes, Luke Thomas. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Robl, Aaron. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Jacobs, D (44458) v Pantiano, Sebastian.

Transit Central 3 Victoria Police - Izzard, B (41080) v Wright, Damien.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Mackey, A (42625) v Pejkovic, Braith.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Kirby, Cameron.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Derrett, R (33398) v Nesbitt, Anthony Peter. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Holcombe, S (39769) v Ion, Damon. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Beckerleg, Jacqueline. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Smith, B (29408) v Swift, Jason Anthony. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Sandhu, P (40469) v O'donnell, Warrick.

Uni-Ringwood Victoria Police - Robinson, S (43940) v Nicolosi, Caine.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Wills, S (38147) v Bonner, John Anthony. Operations Response Team One Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Mcalpine, Christopher. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Betson, M (44767) v Curtis, Jayde. PcetSeymour

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Further details of cases are available at www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au The Local Paper shall in no event accept any liability for loss or damage suffered by any person or body due to information provided. The information is provided on the basis that persons accessing it undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content. No inference of a party’s guilt, innocence or liability should be made by publication of their name as a defendant. Court schedules may be changed at any time for any reason, including withdrawal of the action by the Plaintiff/Applicant. E&OE.

(42422) v Meers, Kylie Anne.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Bell, Dean. DtuSeymour Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Jensen, Sandy. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - BougoureLatchford, H (43770) v Bell, Dean John. Uni-Mordialloc Victoria Police - HallPoulios, D (40888) v Davidson, Kathryn. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Drews, Simon. UniKilmore Community Corrections Centre - Deans, Kv Hajiyasemi, Jayson Angel. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Poulopoulos, C (42417) v Berry, Michele. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Shortt, T (40203) v Pollard, Warren. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Tagg, D v Voss, Peter. Uni-Forest Hill Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Tyers, Kasey. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Donohue, B (41483)v Delahunty, JesseLee. Uni-Wallan Community Corrections Centre - Amodio, O v Draper, Darcy James. Seymour Community Correction Centre Community Corrections Centre - Amodio, O v Pemberton, Andrew. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Williams, T (43420) v Wells, Brandon.

Uni-Sunbury Victoria Police - Houguet, B v Pantiano, Sebastian Community Corrections Centre - Bruce, N v Bunton, Brandon. Seymour Community Correction Centre Community Corrections Centre - Cochrane, S v Cooper, Matthew. Community Corrections Centre Unknown - Amodio, O v Curtis, Jayde Community Corrections Centre - Cochrane, S v Cooper, Matthew. Community Corrections Centre Friday, December 27 Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Downey, Brendan.

Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Buckland, Richard.

Uni-Pyalong Friday, January 3 Victoria Police - Thomas, S (40419) v Pearce, Kent John.

Uni-Seymour Thursday, January 9 Victoria Police - Biderman, S (38335) v Shingles, Leigh.

Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Biderman, S (38335) v La Sala, Gino. UniBroadford

Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Jones, Jamie. DtuSeymour Victoria Police - Biderman, S (38335) v Singh, Avtar. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Mcfarlane, Rhiannon Jane. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Nicolosi, Caine Ross.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Dingeldei, T (41676) v Townsend, Carissa. Ciu-Knox Victoria Police - Joshua, G (27787) v Patrinos, Spiridon Bomber. State Highway Patrol South East Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v O'neill, Chrisopher.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Betson, M (44767) v Barns, Shane. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Edwards, P (42776) v Tobin, Thomas.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Hemsley, C (43658) v Goschnick, Dean.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Betson, M (44767) v Collins, Jennifer. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Caldwell, M (37460) v Doyle, Mark. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Izzard, B (41080) v Matteo, Nikita. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Izzard, B (41080) v Murray, Thomas.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Bamundo, Chantelle.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Keevil, A (43714) v Swan, Jarratt Keith.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Akbas, Arzu. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Assaad, Peirre. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Houguet, B (40313) v Bult, Daniel Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Mason, Dean. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Wood, R (24754) v Lewis, Adam Leslie.

Uni-Kinglake Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Gordon, Benjamin.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Voisey, M (27261) v Lewis, Adam Leslie.

Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Naden, M (40643) v Gordon, Benjamin John. Ciu-Yarra Victoria Police - Gordolo, C (30144) v Hall, Neil Russell.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Hall, Neil Russell.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Hall, Neil. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Warren, M (41378) v Gordon, Benjamin John. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Franco, M (35931) v Gordon, Benjamin.

Uni-Fawkner Victoria Police - Strongman, M (29960) v Gordon, Benjamin. Ciu-Wyndham Victoria Police - Moore, R (31810) v Gordon, Ben John.

Uni-Trafalgar Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Hall, Neil Russell.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Grant, B (28598) v Johnson, Rachael Jade. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Mackey, A (42625) v King, Ashleigh. UniSeymour ● Turn to Page 92

From Our 1919 Files

Sport on Sunday

■ Sir,-Is it against the law to play tennis, or any other game, such as cricket or football, on a Sunday! I am not a wowser. I would like to know so that all, if legal, might have the same privilege, instead of it being confined to a few.-Yours, etc, EQUALITY.

Local tennis

■ Matches have been arranged for the Yea Tennis Club as follows: Highlands, Cathkin (20th inst.), and Tallarook (27th inst). All these matches will be played on the Yea Tennis courts. The club has a membership of over 50.

Tournament games are now being played on the courts in the early morning and in the evening. They comprise mixed doubles and ladies' and gents' doubles and singles. Only two couples (Mr C. Ogilvie and Mrs Guthrieand Mr W. Almond and Miss Storen) remain in the mixed doubles.

Rabbit suppression

■ Meetings of landholders have been held during the present month, at the following places, convened by Mr R Constley, the rabbit inspector, for the purpose of taking action in connexion with the suppression of rabbits : At the Molesworth hall on the 6th inst, Mr J. Williamson presiding, the rabbit inspector explained the object of the meeting. and asked landholders to co-operate andfix a date for the simultaneous poisoning of rabbits, After discussing the matter fully, the 18th December was decided on as the date for simultaneous poisoning in the parish of Whanregarwen. and the 12th January for the parishes of Molesworth, Switzerland, and Dropmore.

Christmas Fete

■ The Xmas fete held in the Shire ball on Wednesday (afternoon and evening) of last week, inaugerated by the adherents of St. Luke's Church of England, was a huge success, both financially and in all other respects.

The attendance was good and business brisk. On the day and night previous bands of willing workers, headed by the Rev. Brammall, assembled and transformed the hall into a bazaar, at which almost everything, from the proverbial needle to an anchor, could be purchased, while in the centre of the hall was "planted " a large Xmas tree, on the boughs of which hung toys of all descriptions.

Rest home meets

■ The public nfeeting called by Miss McAuley for the purpose of forming a citizens' committee in connection with "Aberfoyle " Rest Home for convalescent soldiers was largely attended at the shire hall, Healesville, on Tuesday cvening.

At the opening Miss McAuley stated that her reason for convening the meeting was to give the general public an opportunity of forming a committee which would do its utfmost towards assisting and advancing the happiness of the soldiers at the rest home.

School certificates

■ As a result of the examinations held at the Yea State school on the 18th November, the following scholars will obtain their merit certificate:-Alma Underwood, Dorothy Forbes, Marjorie Sambrook, Henry Honig, Thomas Bolger, Herbert Johnston, Douglas Hennebery,AlexanderMacintosh, Frederick Reed, Leslie Stephens, Walter Tratford, and Reginald Ward.

Two other scholars are to be allowed a second trial in one or two subjects.

The following obtained qualifying certificates :- GretaAldous, Eileen Bolger, Christina Bacon, Norva Davies, Evelyn Pulford, Ivy Reed, Margaret Stuart, Margaret Jeffrey, Alice Knights, Reginald Lawson, George Marshell, Roy Minniken. William McLure. McMillan Joseph, Thomas Reed, William Bissett, Harman Callander, and Arthur Smith.

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● June Kirkwood and Anna Paix from Murrindindi Shire Council.

● Sue McGovern and Janet Troup of the Rotary Club of Yea.

● Trish Bruere and Nola Yorston.

● Stephen Starkey and Michaela Sargeant from Goulburn Valley Water.

● Jeni Fleming from the Maindample Imperial Produce Company.

● Jenny Purvis and Marianne Raymond from U3A Singing For Pleasure.

● Baqrbel Schutze and Monica Schutze.

● Mick Barrott, Judy Martin and Leif Elenius (Yea Bowls Club).

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Letter to the Editor Convoy to Canberra Sir, We have trudged back and forwards to meetings over many years, with State and Federal politicians, only to have them all pass the buck, blame each other and state it's in legislation and can't be changed.

Governments of all sides, State and Federal, voted for this Basin Plan before it was even known whether many facets of it were viable or could be achieved. Nevertheless it was enshrined in legislation, and now that it is proving to be an absolute disaster the only answers we get from politicians are - well, no answers or solutions at all.

Therefore we organised the Convoy to Canberra Can the Plan Rally to pressure Federal politicians to acknowledge the massive social, economic and environmental impacts being caused by the Basin Plan.

The response from farmers attending the rally was overwhelming with 4000-5000 people and 150-200 trucks turning out. The sheer number of protestors with placards and angrily chanting 'Can the Plan' storming to the doors of Parliament House forced politicians to agree to meeting two delegations of farmers.

Meetings and negotiations with Minister Littleproud and Interim Inspector- General Mick Keelty resulted in asking the Ministerial Basin Committee at the MinCo meeting on December 17, to allow Mr Keelty extended powers to investigate returning flows to irrigators.

Large volumes of water which are locked away and not accessible to food producers in this crisis period were identified. It is believed that this could be partially due to archaic rules based policy that pre-dates the Basin Plan.

For example, a review is needed of the 696GL of dilution flows which NSW Murray and Victoria set aside to meet a salinity target in Morgan, as this has not been required for 30 years.

There is also a large volume of conveyance or transmission water that may be able to be released for the productive agricultural pool. Outcomes from these investigations will be shared between NSW and Victoria on a 50:50 basis.

We are extremely hopeful that irrigators will receive more water resulting from these negotiations.

The $4.8 billion left in the Basin money trough must be used to right the many wrongs of the plan, such as the water trade policy.

The purchase of permanent water to the value of $490 million by Canadian Super Pension funds and Victorian pension funds is obscene. This surely was never the intention of the Basin Plan.

We must be the laughing stock of the world when we allow the backbone of Australian agriculture , family farms, to be destroyed because of their inability to access water at sustainable prices, when we allow our dairy, rice and cropping industries to collapse due to illogical government water policies.

As well as returning water to irrigators so that our nation's food security is not jeopardised, we must protect and enhance water quality in the basin, and permanently remove from the basin plan, the 450GL upwater, on-farm efficiency measures and constraints management strategies.

Solutions to fix the basin Plan must be investigated immediately and action taken immediately.

Continuing to chase the remaining $5 billion left in the Basin trough is not the answer.

The money remaining must be used to right the many wrongs of the plan, such as the water trade policy, returning water to irrigators so that our nation's food security is not jeopardised, protecting and enhancing water quality in the basin, removing permanently from the basin plan, the 450GL, on-farm efficiency measures and constraints management strategies - Jan Beer Cheviot Hills, Yea

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■ Part 2 of the history of the Whittlesea Masonic Lodge has been held over, due to pressure on editorial space. The feature will be continued in 2020.

Basin counterpoint

● Karen Sangster and Steve Rumney at Yea Golf Club.

● Gender challenge at the Yea Golf Course.

■ Scrapping the Basin Plan could damage cultural values along Australia's greatest river system and marginalise vulnerable communities, a peak body representing First Nations from the Southern Basin has warned.

“Campaigns led by irrigators and the NSW National Party to derail the Basin Plan do not represent the interests of all communities across the Basin. Governments must listen to all voices in this debate, not just the loudest and most belligerent,” Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) Chair and Nari Nari man Rene Woods said.

“Rivers are our lifeblood, sustaining our culture and bringing sustenance, health and wellbeing to our communities. Without healthy, flowing rivers, all communities and livelihoods in the Basin are at risk,” Mr Woods said.

“Today, rivers like the Baaka (Darling) and Macquarie are in a state of emergency.

First Nations people have been marginalised from ownership of land and water. Now our communities and culture are suffering as we watch our waterways in terminal decline.

“None of these impacts are a result of the Basin Plan. No one pretends the Plan is perfect, but it is better than no Plan at all. We need an ambitious Basin Plan to restore our rivers to health, with strong targets for recovering water for wetlands, billabongs and iconic red gum forests.

“We are dismayed that the NSW Government wants to stall the progress of Water Resource Plans, a key State responsibility under the Basin Plan.

“This is a smack in the face for Traditional Owners who participated in consultation in good faith to help develop these plans over the last two years.

“Water Resource Plans provide for recognition and protection of Aboriginal cultural values related to water. We need to see them accredited and implemented to stop devastating impacts like the Lower Darling fish kills.

“The NSW Government’s proposal to remove the barrages on the Lower Lakes would be an environmental disaster and would devastate an area of deep cultural significance to the Ngarrindjeripeople,’ MLDRIN Deputy Chair and Ngarrindjeri man Grant Rigney said.

“Fresh water flows into the Lower Lakes flush salt from the entire Basin system and provide base-flows for water delivery and environmental benefits along the entire river.

“NSW should focus on addressing the drastic ecological decline on the rivers under their control rather than pursuing illogical, quickfix solutions in other States,” Mr Rigney said.

Northern winners ● Simone Redfern and Kerry Cooke from Limestone Studio at the Yea Market.

● Frank Hargrave and Leonard Sheahan at the Yea Railway Market.

■ Two Nillumbik businesses have been recognised for exceptional work at the Northern Business Achievement Awards Grand Finale event.

Hurstbridge-based Hot Coals Catering received the NBAA Sustainability and Environment Award, and Diamond Creek’s Bio2Lab was awarded Best Start Up or Micro Business Award.

Hot Coals Catering is a small, dynamic team that operates throughout Victoria, providing wood-fired food from mobile ovens and catering weddings and a range of private events.

Bio2Lab is an innovative operation run by two scientists who specialise in reducing the ongoing discharge of contaminants to waterways from stormwater. The duo’s goal is to support environmental education programs and improve the local environment.

Nillumbik’s 2019 Young Business Achiever (aged 25 or under) was Ellie Dunstan, owner of Eltham’s ever-growing outfit hire company Dress Hire Au. Mayor Karen Egan said she was pleased to see small businesses in Nillumbik achieving great things.

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The Arts Red Stitch Theatre ■ Red Stitch Actors' Theatre has announced its 2020 season which features three world premiere productions - all developed at Red Stitch - two Australian premieres and the Victorian debut of two new plays.

One of the highlights of the year will be the premiere of Summer Special by master writer and Artistic Director of Scotland’s Lyceum Theatre, David Greig (Outlying Islands, Midsummer, Solaris) and developed with the Red Stitch ensemble.

Red Stitch first introduced Melbourne audiences to Greig in 2004 and have continued to produce his work since, resulting in this relationship with the world-renowned writer.

Directed by the company’s Artistic Director, Ella Caldwell (Oil, The Antipodes, Fury, Incognito), this new play is about what happens when the small wins, the big lies and the little compromises of life come face to face with the idealism and clarity of youth.

Summer Special is being developed in collaboration with local youth theatre groups, some of whom will also feature in the work.

Red Stitch Artistic Director, Ella Caldwell, said: “We are here to stay, and 2020 is a sure sign of it. From the first moment, 19 years ago, Red Stitch has been about great plays and exceptional performances.

“The scripts have to make us think "This gives me chills, it’s so well-written. I’m going to dedicate myself to delivering it for an audience in beautiful, thrilling shape".

The year opens with the Victorian premiere of The Feather in the Web by Nick Coyle (The Queen of Wolves, Sarah’s Channel – ABC), presented as part of Midsumma Festival.

Declan Greene (Wake in Fright, Blackie Blackie Brown) directs a satire of mainstream culture that revels in all the magnificent, awful parts of ourselves.

Alice Birch (Revolt, She Said. Revolt, Again) delves into the lives of three generations of women and the challenges that binds them together in the Victorian debut of Anatomy of a Suicide.

Directed by Jenny Kemp (Escaped Alone, Splendour), it is a sophisticated tapestry of family connection and the shadows of one’s past.

US playwright Sharr White’s The True delves into America’s diplomatic past through the eyes of the powerful and loyal females in the male-dominated world of mid-1970s politics.

An Australian premiere, it is based on the real-life relationship between a long-serving Albany mayor and his chief advisor.

It is directed by ensemble member Brett Cousins (Ulster American, Fury, Incognito, You Got Older) In its Australian premiere, UK playwright Mark Ravenhill’s new play The Cane follows the life of a dedicated teacher who looks forward to celebrating his retirement, but things don’t go as planned in this exploration of fear, power and accountability.

Director Kirsten von Bibra (Grounded, Sunshine) returns to the company to direct.

US playwright Sarah Ruhl’s (Eurydice, The Clean House, In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play) dreamy adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s famous tale Orlando is brought to life through the eyes of director Stephen Nicolazzo (Suddenly Last Summer, The Moors, Abigail’s Party) in this sumptuous, tender exploration of queerness, sexuality and love.

Summer Special and Orlando will both be presented at Red Stitch’s new sister theatre, Cromwell Rd Theatre in South Yarra with the other six productions staged at the Company’s home theatre in St Kilda East.

Tickets to Red Stitch’s Season 2020 are available from $23 - $55 at redstitch.net - Cheryl Threadgold

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Christmas with Silvie ■ Melbourne Opera presents Christmas with Silvie Paladino on Friday, December 20 at 8pm at The Athenaeum Theatre, Collins St, Melbourne.

Silvie Paladino has come together with Melbourne Opera to present her first solo Christmas concert, accompanied by the company’s 50-piece orchestra and 60-strong chorus.

“I’m so thrilled to be working with Melbourne Opera to present my very own Christmas concert", says Sylvie, "and I’m doubly happy that I get to do it in my home town.

“I have put a lot of thought into compiling the most treasured carols and songs from all my festive shows, and I can’t wait to share them with everyone".

The one-night-only Christmas concert will be conducted by Raymond Lawrence.

“The Melbourne Opera orchestra and chorus have performed many of the great Wagnerian operas, so it will truly be something special to add their lush orchestral and choral textures to the glamorous symphonic arrangements of all the great Christmas carols.

“Of course, a big voice like Silvie’s deserves a big orchestra,” says Raymond.

In addition to carols, festive songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond will be performed.

Adding voice to the concert are members of the Richard Divall Emerging Artists Program: Jane Magao (soprano), Shakira Dugan (mezzo soprano), Michael Dimovski (tenor) and Darcy Carroll (baritone).

What: Melbourne Opera presents Christmas with Silvie Paladino When: 8pm, Friday, December 20 Where: The Athenaeum, 188 Collins St, Melbourne Tickets: book via Ticketek 9650 1500. Advance bookings recommended. www.melbourneopera.com - Cheryl Threadgold

● Silvie Paladino

Queen Bette ■ Following three sold-out Sydney seasons, Queen Bette, the one-woman show based on the life of Hollywood’s Bette Davis, finally arrives for a limited run as part of Midsumma 2020.

Queen Bette retraces the steps from fledgling stage actress to true movie legend. Davis had an unrivalled glittering movie career that saw her battling the studios in an unprecedented attempt to gain independence as an artist.

Queen Bette tells the whole story - Davis fought hard all her life, had four husbands and two Oscars.

Performed by Jeanette Cronin (The Boys, Janet King, Letters to Lindy, Holding the Man), Queen Bette is directed by Peter Mountford for G.bod Theatre.

Performance Dates: January 21-25 at 7pm nightly, 2pm matinee on January 25 Tickets: Full $35, Concession $25 Bookings and more information: www.midsumma.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

● Jeanette Cronin in Queen Bette

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll ■ Po Po Mo Co presents Summer of the 17th Doll as part of the Midsumma Festival on January 31 and February 1 at Hares and Hyenas, Fitzroy.

Po Po Mo Co will be joined by Melbourne LGBTQIA+ performance makers to parody and pay homage to Ray Lawler's play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.

When first performed in 1955 The Doll was celebrated for shining a light on authentic Australian voices and experience.

This project aims to do the same. “This is a theatrical experiment,” says Artistic Director Kimberley Twiner.

“We don’tknow exactly what it’s going to look like. But it’s going to be camp. It’s going to

MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL be wild. And it’s going to be the pure raw voice of contemporary queer Australia.

Po Po Mo Co have been wreaking havoc with their subversive comedy since 2015.

Dates: Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

Times: 7.30pm Venue: Hares and Hyenas, 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy Tickets: Full $40.00, Conc $25,00, Fringe Addict $17.00 Bookings: www.midsumma.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

People NYE Gala Concert

● Denis Walter, Marina Prior, John Foreman, Silvia Paladino and Harrison Craig will entertain New Year's Eve with the Australian Pops Orchestra.

■ Australia's leading ladies of song, Marina Prior and Silvie Paladino, together with Harrison Craig, Denis Walter and the Australian Pops Orchestra, conducted by new owner John Foreman, will present popular classics and Broadway hits on New Year’s Eveat Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall.

With two shows only, the New Year’s Eve 2019 Gala Concert will be presented both as a 2pm matinee and an 8pm concert which finishes in time for audiences to enjoy the traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks.

For over 30 years, the Australian Pops Orchestra, affectionately known as the Aussie Pops, has presented a unique blend of popular classical and contemporary music to Australian audiences.

They are one of a few privately managed symphony orchestras in the world and have performed alongside many of the world’s favourite singers including Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, PeterAllen, Andrea Bocelli, Dame Joan Sutherland, Sir Cliff Richard, Ray Charles and many more.

Following the passing of the Orchestra’s Chairman and biggest supporter, Dr Chris Brendon, the Orchestra has changed ownership and is now presented by musical director, pianist, composer John Foreman .

With the support of the original management team, John and the Australian Pops Orchestra are moving into new territory whilst still honouring old traditions.

“The Aussie Pops has been an amazing part of our family for so many years,” said Ingrid Ross, daughter of Dr Chris Brendon.

“It is more than just an orchestra entertaining an audience – it is friends (musicians and patrons) catching up each year through the love of music.

“Dad would be so thrilled John and his team are continuing this beautiful tradition.”

John Foreman commented: “Many audience members come back year after year, and for good reason.

“It’s a beautiful way to ring in the new year, with wonderful music and friends in a world-class venue. I can’t wait.”

When booking tickets to the gala, guests also have the option to purchase a limited number of Balcony Fireworks Tickets that will see them overlooking the city skyline for the countdown to midnight.

The Balcony Fireworks Party Ticket includes live entertainment including a special performance by John Foreman, an opportunity to mingle with the cast and orchestra from the NYE Gala Concert and entry to the private room after the show overlooking the city skyline.

It also includes unlimited bubbles, beer and wine to ring in the new year and light refreshments.

Performance Date: Tuesday, December 31, New Year's Eve Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall 2pm and 8 pm, Bookings: www.artscentremelbourne. com.au or www.ticketek.com.au Tickets: $70 - $139. Group discounts available for 10+ tickets - Cheryl Threadgold

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Mandi retires at age 88 ● Peter Green ■ Melbourne Observer theatre reviewer Peter Green this week celebrates his special 'seven score and ten' birthday with family and friends.

Peter's interesting life includes being partially educated at 13 schools in India, Scotland, Canada, New Zealand and in Australia at Cranbrook, Belmont Public School, Stockton Public School, East Kew Central School and Melbourne High School.

His partial education continued at Royal Military College, Duntroon.

He worked in engineering then taught at Fawkner High, Secondary Teachers' College and eventually Footscray Institute of Technology (now Victoria University) for over 25 years.

He has acted, directed and produced for ABC Radio and TV, Channel 10, SBS TV, Melbourne Writers Theatre, Epidavaros, La Mama and the APG. Living in Carlton in the late 1960s, Peter Green was in the right place at the right time when Betty Burstall opened La Mama Theatre Company and welcomed writers, directors, actors, musicians and poets.

Along with fellow contemporaries David Williamson, Jack Hibberd. Barry Oakley, Max Gillies, David Kendall, Barry Dickens and Graeme Blundell who also lived and worked in the Carlton area, Peter could walk to La Mama in Faraday Street, and the Australian Performing Group.

After his first production with La Mama in August, 1967 in Barry Oakley's comedic piece Witzenhausen, Where are You?, Peter went on to act in or direct 15 productions, continuing into the 1980s.

In 1970 the Australian Performing Group moved out of La Mama and around the corner to a building known as The Pram Factory in Drummond St, now replaced by Cinema Nova.

Peter's associate membership of the APG Collective started in 1970, performing in street theatre at the 1970 Vietnam Moratorium.

Peter also recalls performing with Evelyn Krape in the APG satirical Revue Number One in 1972, Sonia’s Knee and Thigh Show, written by David Williamson, Jack Hibberd, Peter Blazey, Bill and Lorna Hannan, Len Radic, John Romeril and others.

Peter generously shares his theatrical knowledge with Melbourne Observer readers and young, upcoming performers in his role as honorary theatre reviewer.

Wishing you a hearty, happy Birthday, Peter!

- Cheryl Threadgold

Local Theatre

■ HTC Youth: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (adapted by Ryan Purdey and Erich Fordham) December 13, 14 at 7.00pm; December 14 at 2.00pm at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Directors: Morgan Thomas-Connor and Ryan Purdey.

Tickets: $10. Bookings: htc.org.au or 9457 4117.

■ PLOS Musical Productions: Mamma Mia! December 31 - January 8 at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston.

Bookings: www.plos.asn.au or 9784 1060.

■ Encore Theatre Company: The Witches (by Roald Dahl, adapted by David Woods) January 9 - 18, 11.00am and 2.00pm daily at the Clayton Community Theatre, 9 Cooke Street, Clayton. Director: David Collins. Tickets: $10 each.

Bookings: www.encoretheatre.com.au 1300 739 099

■ Emeritus Reverend Mandi Joyce Stone, 88, retired from Berwick Spiritualist Church last Sunday (Dec. 8), having served for 33years as its Minister.

Mandi established the church after considerable "pioneering" work in traditional Spiritualist Centres including the Brunswick Spiritualist Church and the Victorian Spiritualist' Union.

Many still remember when she first established her church in The Basin on November 2, 1986, as the Aquarian Spiritual Church.

She ran the church there for nearly nine years, before moving it to Berwick, in May 1995, where she held the services in The Old Cheese Factory, renaming the church to The Aquarian Spiritual Awareness Centre.

It was two years later, in 1997 that the growing church took on a more-central location, in the heart of Berwick, at the Masonic Hall in Main St, where the church remains to this day.

● Mandi Stone Rev. Mandi left the church in the hands of Karl Jacobsen in 1998, when she moved to Queensland and was renamed Berwick Spiritualist Church.

In April 1999, Rev. Dorothy McLean stepped up to run the church until Mandi returned in 2000.

In 2011 Mandi was commended by her peers and in-

vested as an Emeritus Minister - a rare honour indeed.

The church became well known and respected for its varied platform speakers, mediums and healing groups and Mandi became the foundation teacher.

She had a succession of students through her home for many years, many of whom moved on to become lecturers, demonstrators, healers and teachers and it was on December 10, 2014 that the Emeritus Reverend Mandi was inducted as a Minister of One Light Federation and her church became a One Light Federation Spiritualist Church.

Mandi celebrated her final service at the Berwick Spiritualist Church last Sunday.

Rev. Dr. Ian Gordon has been appointed to take over the reins from Mandi in 2020, along with The Healing Minister Dorothy McLean in 2020, eagerly looks forward to an exciting and vibrant year of exciting spirituality and loving outreach.

- Gordon McKenzie

Couple’s 60 years Local People ■ Pam and Brian Moxon are proudly celebrating 60 years of happily married life.

They were married on November 28, 1959 and met at their workplace, Imps Shoes in Fitzroy.

They have four Children, 13 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren, with another on the way.

- Gordon McKenzie ● Pictured: Pam and Brian Moxon on their 60th wedding anniversary.

Photo by Simone Morihovitis, an outstanding young photographer, who hopes to makes it her career.

■ Peridot Theatre: Waiting for God (by Michael Aitkens) January 31 - February 15 at the Unicorn Theatre, Mount Waverley. Director: Bob Bramble. Bookings: www.peridot.com.au

Auditions

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company:4000 Miles (by Amy Herzog) December 11 at 7pm at Guide Hall, Glebe Ave., Cheltenham. Director: George Werther. Enquiries: george.werther@rch.org.au or 0402 222 090.

Amazing Grace

■ Following the successful premiere of the first calisthenics theatre show Amazing Grace in 2018, Manilla Street Productions is bringing a new show to the National Theatre from January 31.

Just like Riverdance did for Irish Dancing, Amazing Grace takes the world of calisthenics to mainstream theatre audiences showcasing the strength, grace and artistry of this unique Australian art form.

Amazing Grace New York New York features a cast of over 40 of Australia’s elite calisthenics and five musical theatre performers, and new arrangements of over 20 songs from old to new Broadway.

Some Broadway shows included are Carousel, Hello Dolly, Waitress, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Anastasia, 42nd Street and Bring It On. Amazing Grace features a twelve-piece orchestra led by musical director Jack Earle.

“It is rare to see a professional song and dance show of this scale” says the show’s creator Karen Jemison. “It has all the colour, excitement and precision of the Rockettes combined with some of Australia’s best musical theatre voices”.

Calisthenics is a local invention combining elements of gymnastics and dance. The highest accolade for a competitor is to be named Most Graceful Girl at the Royal South Street competitions. Joining the Amazing Grace New York New York cast are both past and present Graceful Girls including the double winner of this year’s RSS Graceful and Calisthenics Solo, Angel Cray.

The musical theatre cast includes Nigel Huckle, Emily Langridge, Thomas McGuane, Alexis Van Maanen andStephanie Wall.

Performance Dates: January 31 - February 2. Venue: The National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St, St Kilda. Bookings: 9525 4611 | www. nationaltheatre.org.au Tickets from $45 - Michael Wilkie

Love, Rorem

The Witches at Clayton ■ Encore Theatre presents The Witches by Roald Dahl (adapted by David Wood) from January 9-18 at the Clayton Theatrette.

Directed by David Collins, The Witches tells of real witches being nothing like the ones who wear pointed hats and fly on broomsticks.

They look very much like ordinary people, and now they have a diabolical plot to rid the world of children once and for all!

Yet, sometimes the evilest schemes are defeated by the tiniest of foes. After encountering a witch, a grandmother and her grandson take refuge at a seaside hotel.

But, much to their dismay, there they come face to face with all the witches, including the Grand High Witch herself.

Directing his third family show for Encore Theatre, David Collins says: "In many ways, our family show is where you experience the heart of the Encore Theatre: our crew of dedi-

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cated volunteers and performers - young and old, new and experienced - coming together to take on a classic story and make a fun and entertaining show for the school holidays".

Performance Dates: January 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 at 11am and 2pm Venue: Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, 9-15 Cooke St., Clayton Tickets: All $10 Bookings:www.encoretheatre.com.au, 1300 739 099 or https://www.trybooking.com/BGIVF - Cheryl Threadgold

Burnso to retire

■ 3AW breakfast show co-presenter John Burns is to retire in July 2020, at age 75.

He has been the on-air partner of Ross Stevenson, winning 144 ratings surveys in succession.

■ From the extravagances of 1950s Paris, to the devastation of New York in the 80s and 90s, American composer and diarist Ned Rorem captured the essence of what it meant to be gay, an artist and in love.

For the first time, his personal diaries and his music are brought together by Belinda Hanne Reid and Coady Green in Love, Rorem, being presented on February 5 and 6 at 7 pm at fortyfivedownstairs as part of the Midsumma Festival.

A living legend, Rorem is considered in classical music circles internationally as one of the 20th century's greatest composers. Time Magazine labelled him "the world's best composer of art songs", and his music has won numerous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize and a Grammy. In addition to his music, his work as a diarist also gained him great notoriety.

The show is written, produced and performed by Australian mezzo-soprano and actor Belinda Hanne Reid, (Boy From Oz, Brigadoon). She is joined on piano by award winning pianist Coady Green, currently on the performance staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne.

Details: Wednesday Feb. 5 and Thursday February 6 at 7pm. Venue: fortyfive-downstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Cost: $33-38 Bookings: https://midsumma.org.au/ whats-on/events/belinda-hanne-reid-loverorem/

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The Arts Tales of Hoffman ■ "A popular French inspired take on Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman at the cabaret inspired atmosphere of Lux Nightclub - this is opera fusion ".

Thus the website for Emotionworks Cut Opera production my Sunday afternoon treat.

This was the last of a four-show run of this mash of Offenbach's opera and popular French songs; the whole based on three short stories by E.T.A. Hoffman in which he features as the protagonist.

It was Offenbach's last work. He died four months short of the premiere in 1880.

What did I make of this fusion of opera and such Chasons Parisinennes as Mon Legionnaire, Chason d'amour, La Vien en Rose, Autumn Leaves, Non je ne regrette, and Dance In The Old Fashioned Way; most made famous and still familiar by Edith Piaf?

Cut opera from Emotionworks has been doing this for more than seven years, led by Julie Edwardson founder/artistic director/producer and all.

So how did I find all this? Great fun and a successful meld. Much of the opera remained and into which the chasons were a better than average fit; it was as Offenbach would have approved; an entertainment.

Very good performances from Hugh Wagner as Hoffman and Keery Frankland as the Angel Nicklaus and brilliant evocations of the three women Hoffman falls for from Katy Turbitt who is in turn the mechanical doll Olympia, the prostitute Guilletta, and finally the virgin Antonia, dying (I guess from TB).

Watch for their productions in 2020; never in a theatre (once in the Spearmint Rhino strip club).

- Peter Green

La Mama’s Archive Project ■ Following the devastating fire of 2018 which razed Carlton’s La Mama Theatre to the ground, a new project launched in conjunction with La Mama and the University of Melbourne aims to digitally preserve the extensive La Mama archives.

Luckily, La Mama lost very few records in the fire as most had been relocated offsite and held at the University of Melbourne archives.

Some 3000 images, as well as production files, video recordings and much more, will be incorporated into a virtual repository with plans for future interactive, 3D, online exhibitions.

The new project will provide an invaluable resource for researchers as well as the general public interested in the history of theatre in Australia.

A quick search of the catalogue so far reveals some long-forgotten gems such as John Romeril’s Whatever Happened To Realism? which debuted at La Mama in December 1969 and a picture of the cast including Graeme Blundell.

Or the long queue snaking along Faraday St waiting to see the first production of David Williamson’s The Removalists directed by Bruce Spence.

La Mama archivist Fiona Wiseman has teamed with archivists and researchers from the Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne to collate and catalogue the vast collection.

As centre director Professor Denise Varney says: “The digitisation of the archives provides a window to the past and will contribute to public conversation about the best way to foster creativity.”

It is a much-needed conversation.

On the same day that our Federal Government decided to effectively eliminate the arts as an important policy area, it was heartening to know that there are Australians who not only recognise the importance of the arts to cultural life but also are striving to preserve our arts heritage now and into the future.

- Kathryn Keeble

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Songs for Nobodies

● Bernadette Robinson in Songs for Nobodies.

■ Songs for Nobodies starring Australia’s musical idols have on their lives - from right Bernadette Robinson in her acclaimed one- there in the moment to their future choices. woman show will be presented at the Geelong Under the direction of Simon Phillips, Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) from Friday Robinson switches characters and vocals with(Dec. 13) and Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax out a breath, each song choice a homage and Studio from Wednesday, December 18. celebration, delivered with passion and emotion.

This one-woman play is a tour de force of Performance Dates and Venues: imagined encounters between five mid 20thFrom Friday, December 13 at Geelong Percentury divas, Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie formingArts Centre (GPAC) Holiday, Edith Piaf and Maria Callas, and five FromWednesday, December 18 at Arts Centre ordinary women.

Melbourne, Fairfax Studio Australian playwright Joanna MurrayBookings: https://geelongartscentre.org.au/ Smith has mined a rich seam of longing, humour whats-on/all-events/songs-for-nobodies/ and quiet frustration to conjure the alchemic (Geelong performance) and www.artscentre effect these women’s encounters with their melbourne.com.au (Melbourne performance)

Arts with Peter Kemp Mildura Arts Centre Barka: The Forgotten River.

Badger Bates and Justine Muller in collaboration with the Wilcannia community tell the story of Barka (the Darling River), that is the mother, cultural and economic lifeblood for the Aboriginal communities living alongside.

The exhibition portrays the beauty of a river, teetering on the brink of destruction, and the pride and resilience of its people.

Exhibition opened Thursday December 5 and closes Sunday, February 6. ★ Always Something to Paint: André Schmidt Renowned artist André Schmidt's prodigious practice is afforded rare consideration through this exhibition that surveys just some of his works inspired by his surroundings.

Schmidt's skilful handling of paint mediums including oils and acrylics is evident in large landscapes, portraits and interior scenes, most often executed en plein air.

Exhibition opens Thursday December 12 and closes Sunday February 23. ★ Masterpieces from the Collection Curator's Talk 1.30pm. Saturday. February 18.

An exhibition of masterpieces from the Mildura Arts Centre collective works by Degas, Brangwyn and Orpen are accompanied by that of Australian artists such as Fred McCubbin and Mary Cecil Allen.

This selection spans genres from landscapes to portraits, demonstrating the diverse and rich array of techniques and styles explored by wellrenowned artists.

The French Impressionist of Edgar Degas's beautiful Femme a la baignoire se coiffant, c.1894, evidences his refined and exquisite handling of pastel.

Society portraitist, war artist and socialite Sir William Orpen's particular Anglo-Irish persona is captured in two self- portraits painted 13 years apart.

Self-portrait with Glasses, 1907and Self-Portrait, 1920, while his fascination with women of strong character is explored in the stunning paintings Portrait of Grace 1907, Madame Errázuriz,

1915 and Portrait of Anna Pavlova, 1920.

Sir Frank Brangwyn's extensive output across various mediums balances Orpen's concerns with that of a more masculine sensibility.

Brangwyn's The Torn Shirt, and Wine, 1909 a reappropriate selections to highlight his AngloWelsh perspective and the breadth of his thematic interests.

Exhibition opens Friday December 13 and closes Sunday March 1.

Mildura Arts Centre 199 Coreton Rd, Mildura

Geelong Gallery Stephen Bram - abstract painting: Stephen Bram began exhibiting his work in the mid-1980s and has achieved a reputation of one of Australia's most accomplished contemporary artists.

He is critically acclaimed for highly refined paintings, large scale wall drawings and architectural environments that he has produced and exhibited in galleries around the world.

Bram's long engagement with abstraction takes, for him, a radical new direction in Geelong Gallery's Australian premiere of a new series of mesmerising black and white paintings that extend the ways which Bram tests illusion, representation, landscape, architecture, and the perception of viewers.

Exhibition closes February 23. ★ Events: Floortalk: Stephen Bram Saturday February 1-22, at 11am. Free event No bookings required.

Current Exhibitions Turmoil & Tranquillity - recent acquisitions 2018-2019 Explore a diverse selection of works that reflect the Gallery's active acquisition program, and the generosity of a range of valued donors.

Includes works by Peter Atkins, John Davis, John Dermer, Janenne Eaton, David Griggs, ex Medici, Anne Noble, Rosslynd Piggott and Louise Weaver, amongst others.

Exhibition closes February 16. 2020.

Geelong Gallery 55 Little Malop St, Geelong - Peter Kemp

What’s On Launch: Sevenfolds Theatre Company

■ I was to the launch on Tuesday night of a new theatre company, Sevenfolds, and in conversation with Josh Strachan who was the launcher.

The company is composed of graduates of the theatre programs (from 2012 to 2018) of Ballarat Uni (now Federation Uni) and the following is their program for 2020: Sevenfold Theatre Company's first venture will be William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing directed by Mitchell Wills.

Performed in the suburbs of West Melbourne, Kingsville, Much Ado About Nothing explores the avenues and intricacies webs of love create.

7FTC’s second show will be directed by Brendan Faulks, AVery Hoppy Easter!

This educational kids Easter show will be filled with puppetry and slapstick comedy, following Hoppy Bunny as she and her animal friends attempt to save Easter.

Law and Order PTVreturns in April 2020 with director Zachary Dixon and writer Fae O’Toole bringing the Public Transport Officers back to the stage, ensuring justice for fare evading felons across Melbourne.

Following Law and Order, Spring Awakeningby German dramatist Frank Wedekind will be the company's fourth venture, telling the story of youth discovering the inner and outer tumult of teenage sexuality. Choreography by Ashton Koroneos and directed by Zachary Dixon.

A Greek play by Sarah Ruhl, Eurydice, forms the fifth show for 2020. Adapted from the ancient myth, Eurydice is the story of Orpheus’wife. Directed by Josh Strachan.

Following its successful sold out regional tour with Wordsmith Theatre Australia, No More Silence returns with Director Fae O’Toole.

This is a vocal and physical exploration of what it means to be a survivor of child sexual abuse. With a script comprising interviews with 13 survivors from Ballarat, No More Silence examines how a community responds to its dark past.

The last show of the season will be an unannounced play, brought to life through a process of application.

Sevenfold Theatre Company extends the opportunity to fellow artists around Melbourne for a newAustralian work to be presented as part of the launching season.

Company member Joshua Strachan says, "We want to highlight the voices of those who might not have an opportunity to do so, and allow a project or story written and created by a member of the Melbourne creative community to form our last show".

I wish them success. Sevenfolds follows the footsteps of Gregan McMahon's Melbourne Repertory Company 1911 to 1918; National Theatre Movement founded

by Gertrude Johnson in 1935; The Ensemble, founder Hayes Gordon in 1952; Arrow Theatre Company formed by Frank Thring 1952; Emerald Hill Theatre, 1961 to 1968, Wal Cherry and George Whaley; The Muse Theatre in Grattan St Carlton formed

by Alan Money in 1965; and La Mama, founded by Betty Burstall 1967.

The survivors: The National Theatre Drama School, 84 years; The Ensemble in Sydney, 67 years; and La Mama, 52 years and rebuilding.

- Peter Green

Glen Eira Gallery Stories in Clay: Arthur Merric Boyd This exhibition celebrates the creative achievements of Arthur Merric Boyd Pottery, Murrumbeena, one of Australia's most innovative, significant and vibrant post-war potteries. A rich selection of works by major Australian artists are on loan from Heide Museum of Modern Art and Monash University Museum of Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Shepparton Art Museum and many private collections.

Exhibition closes December 15.

Glen Eira Art Gallery, Cnr Glen Eira and Hawthorn Rds, Caulfield - Peter Kemp

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Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Vale Greedy Smith

■ The Australian music world is mourning the sudden death of Greedy Smith aged 63, founding member and songwriter for Mental As Anything.

Greedy suffered a heart attack in his car while driving in Sydney. An ambulance arrived to provide treatment promptly but he later died. Good Friday Appeal.

Stephen returns

■ Performer and songwriter Stephen Cummings performed a farewell series of concerts earlier this year but it seems the down time after was too hard to handle.

He has decided to perform a limited number of acoustic shows from February to May 2020 and there would be no more talk of stepping down, according to his media release.

Stephen says: "You will see me at the height of my powers, taking you on a wonderful spiritual journey you'll never forget, with my guitarist Sam Lemann."

Indigenous festival

■ The City of Port Phillip has announced its free indigenous cultural festival Yalukut Weelam Ngargee will return in 2020, taking place on Saturday, February 1, in St Kilda's O'Donnell Gardens.

The family-friendly event celebrates contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures with a one-day program featuring music and dance performances, food and market stalls, family activities, and more.

- Rob Foenander

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Nod to national playwrights ■ Playhouse Players presented their 18th year one-act play National Playwright Competition last weekend at the Rentoul Theatre at 16 Livingstone Close, Burwood.

Company Administrator Graeme McCoubrie's program notes acknowledge there are few opportunities for Playwrights to have their works performed, "whether novice, amateur or seasoned".

Since the event's inception in 2000, over sixty original works have been performed.

The first play, After Isabel, written by Carmen Saarelaht and nicely directed by Julie Cunningham, asks "Who or what is Isabel? Three choices, but which one is right?"

We learn that Cara/Isabel (Jenny Lutz), her former husband Paul (Andrew Tomazos), journalist Nicole (Isabella Preston) and Ross (sincere, naturalistic portrayal

by Mason Frost) are sheltering on an island from cyclone Isabel.

Cara was baptised Isabel, which now belongs "in the past". For others awaiting evacuation, 'Isabel' is very much in their present, making plans for "after Isabel". Finally, Cara realises she is really 'Isabel' and Cara is a convenient label.

The mystification of 'Isabel' risked obscurity.

Next, Family Happens, written and directed by Jonne Finnemore, tells of a family's dysfunctionality and drama on Christmas Day.

This script fulfilled with its beginning, middle, and tragic end, inclusion of mental health issues and post-war trauma.

David Spencer-Gardner evoked emotion as inexplicably depressed Luke, dynamic Pat Alcock portrayed Mother, Roderick Chappel presented a lovable Dad with bubbly Annie Vass as daughter Isobel.

Alison Knight replaced Rachel Negus at short notice as Italian maid Mrs Canoli. Bravo!

Finally, The Deal by Elizabeth Long and directed by Graeme McCoubrie, tells of a mother and daughter on a camping weekend, reflecting on the past and looking to the future.

Pat Alcock splendidly embodied Mother's role after replacing hospitalised Kelly Neilsen. Anastassia Choutova was delightfully expressive as Law graduate daughter Madeline.

Revelations about past events might be life-changing for the characters, but this story seemed to be looking for somewhere to go.

Congratulations to all involved with the National Playwright Competition.

The Judges awarded First Prize to Jonne Finnemore (Family Happens), Second Prize to Carmen Sarrelaht (After Isabel) and Third Prize to Elizabeth Long (The Deal).

- Cheryl Threadgold

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Shortlist for literary awards

■ The shortlist has been announced for the 2020 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, including Australia’s richest single literary prize worth $100,000. The 23 shortlisted titles comprise some of 2019’s best fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry, writing for young adults and unpublished manuscripts.

The shortlist includes multi-award-winning author Christos Tsiolkas; critically-acclaimed novelists Tara June Winch and Wayne Macauley; award-winning writer and journalist Anna Krien; singersongwriter Archie Roach; investigative journalist Jess Hill; awardwinning playwright, author and poet Samah Sabawi; Curious Works founder and Co-Curious artistic director S. Sivanathan; award-winning poet LK Holt; and award-winning young adult author Holden Sheppard.

The fiction shortlist includes the tale of St Paul and the Roman Empire; a short story collection of Lebanese immigrants and their families; an allegorical and satirical novella about a man and his donkey; a powerful account of dispossession; and a brilliant narrative of guilt and reckoning, trauma and survival.

The non-fiction shortlist has an electrifying true story of fear and sacrifice; the story of domestic abuse in Australia; a deeply collaborative, lyrical, and rich telling of Yolhu Songspirals; and a memoir of the man who brought the Stolen Generation into the mainstream with a single song.

The drama shortlist comprises of an epic story of love and political strife, of home and exile; a searing and sharply-edged work about the horrors of war; and a scream of rage and despair from the heart of our First Nations people.

The poetry shortlist includes a textured and personal exploration of maternal love; a work that highlights colonial Australia’s uneasy and fragile relationship to the Aboriginal countries they occupy; and an inspection of the complexity of what it means to be alive in the world today.

The writing for young adults’ shortlist encompasses a complex and contradictory tale of Australian masculinity; a portrayal of characters whose lives exist on the margins; and a story about loss, and the things we gain in its space.

- Contributed

Observations

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Celebrating 50 years of entertainment ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

Out and About

Marking a half-century

■ Alan Johnson, Ramada Managing Director, surprised me with a ‘50 years in the entertainment business lunch’ with 20 of my closest buddies here in West Hollywood.

I had to think back and yes it was. I started back in 1969 as a lead singer with Brisbane band 'Impulse' and eventually got into radio.

I was in Brisbane for seven years on radio before the big call came to do breakfast radio on Australia's hottest AM station 3XY. The rest, as they say, is history.

I was on many radio stations in Melbourne, and Hey Hey It's Saturday doing the Pop Report. I was a segment host and writer for the Channel 10 entertainment show Nightlife.

With the help of Marrianne Van Dorslar, we presented the Tattslotto draw every Saturday night for 15 years, Marrianne went on to host for a few more years after that.

It has been an amazing 50 years and 45 of those years I have known Alan Johnson, who is one of my closest friends.

Our careers ran parallel with Alan in hospitality, and me in the media. What a ride.

The celebration was held at the Sunset Marquis.

Climate change blamed ■ The worst flooding to hit Venice in over 50 years is a direct result of climate change, the city's mayor has said.

Severe flooding has left much of the iconic Italian city submerged, with the waters peaking at 1.87 meters the worst since a catastrophic flood reached 1.94m in 1966.

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted that the floods will leave a "permanent mark," adding: "Now the government must listen... These are the effects of climate change ... the costs will be high."

Shocking pictures showed famous tourist sites completely flooded, including St Mark's Square and St Mark's Basilica, which was flooded for only the sixth time in 1200 years.

Two people died on the island of Pellestrina one man was electrocuted as he started a pump in his home and a second person was found dead elsewhere ● Gavin Wood with Alan Johnson.

Angels Reboot Flop

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■ The ultra-woke feminist lecturing vehicle that was the Charlie's Angels reboot crashed at the box office this weekend with an abysmal $8.6 million at the domestic box office, and a global haul of just $19.3 million, for a worldwide total of $26.1 million.

The film had a $48 million budget before marketing costs.

"While Charlie's Angels got off to a better start abroad than in North America, the action-comedy majorly stalled in its global debut."

"The movie earned $19.3 million from 26 markets, along with $8.6 million at the domestic box office for a worldwide bounty of $26.1 million. The international box office will be key in recouping Charlie's Angels' $48 million budget. So far, the film has seen the strongest showing in China with an uninspiring $7.7 million, along with Indonesia ($2.9 million), Australia ($1.3 million), Russia ($1 million) and the Philippines ($1 million)."

Given that theater owners split the ticket sales, Charlie's Angels pulled in no more than $13 million in total profits. For the movie to so much as break-even, it would have to earn upwards of $100 million at the global box office, and that's assuming Sony Pictures spent frugally on marketing costs.

Earning the top slot this weekend, the Matt Damon/Christian Bale star vehicle Ford v Ferarri over-performed expectations with a global box office haul of $52.4 million.

Recesion on the way?

■ In September 2019, the Institute for Supply Management Purchasing Managers Index, which measures a wide variety of manufacturing data, fell to 47.8 per cent, the lowest level since June 2009.

A reading below 50 per cent generally means that manufacturing activity is contracting.

The August reading of 49.1 per cent had signaled the beginning of a contraction, and the drop in September suggested that the contraction was not only continuing but accelerating.

The index rose slightly to 48.3 per cent in October, but this indicated the third consecutive month of contraction.

Nearly two-thirds of economists in a Wall Street Journal poll conducted in early October said the manufacturing sector was already in recession, defined as two or more quarters of negative growth.

The overall impact of tariffs so far has been negative due to rising costs for raw materials and retaliatory tariffs on US exports.

Retaliatory tariffs by Canada and Mexico contributed to a $650 million drop in US steel exports in 2018 and a $1 billion increase in the steel trade deficit.

US manufacturers in every industry may pay higher prices for imported materials used to produce their products. An average of 22 per centof "intermediate inputs" (raw materials, semi-finished products, etc., used in the manufacturing process) come from abroad.

Tariffs paid by US manufacturers on these inputs must be absorbed, cutting into profits.

Manufacturing accounts for only 11per cent of US gross domestic product and 8.5 per cent of non-farm employment, a big change from 50 years ago when it accounted for about 25 per cent of both categories.

However, the manufacturing sector's economic influence extends beyond the production of goods to the transportation, warehousing, and retail networks that move products from the factory to US consumers. The final output of U.S.-made goods accounts for about 30 per cent of GDP. A continued slowdown in manufacturing is unlikely to throw the US economy into recession as long as unemployment remains low and consumer spending remains high.

The key to both of these may depend on the continued strength of the services sector, which employs the vast majority of US workers.

It remains to be seen whether the service economy will stay strong in the face of the global headwinds that are holding back manufacturing.

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

■ Forty-four percent of black voters believe it's likely that the US will "experience a second civil war in sometime in the next five years," a new Rasmussen Reports survey reveals.

Nationally, 31% of all likely voters say a second civil war in the next five years is either "very likely" (9%) or "somewhat likely" (22%) but, 15% of blacks consider it "very likely" and 29% say it's "somewhat likely." Compared to all voters, a slightly higher percentage of other minorities (34%) also say civil war is at least somewhat likely. Of those, 10% think civil war is very likely, while 24% say it's only somewhat likely.

White voters are the least concerned about the prospect of civil war, with 38% saying it's "not at all likely," compared to only 22% of blacks and 25% of other minorities. Only 7% of white voters view an impending civil war as "very likely," while another 20% consider it somewhat so. The survey of 1000 US likely voters was conducted November 18-19, 2019.

It has a margin of sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95 per cent level of confidence.

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Milennials into Socialists ■ A growing number of Millennials show support for communism and socialism, a survey from the Victims of Communism found.

The survey, conducted by the Victims of Communism and polled by the research and data firm You Gov, found that 70 per cent of Millennials are likely to vote socialist and that one in three Millennials perceive communism as "favourable."

- Gavin Wood

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■ Clark Gable had an interesting life and will always be remembered for his role as Rhett Bulter in Gone With The Wind.

Clark was a very handsome man and was dubbed the ‘King of Hollywood’ in the 1940s.

Over the years I have conducted radio interviews with people who knew the famous actor.

Even ‘Clark Kent’ in Superman was named after him.

William Clark Gable was born in Ohio in 1901. He started out as a stage actor and then worked in small roles in silent films before landing supporting roles at the MGM Studios in the early 1930s.

At that time the young actor changed his name to Clark Gable.

In 1932 he was cast opposite Jean Harlow in Red Dust and the world started to take notice of him.

Clark was considered to play Tarzan The Ape Man but lost out to Johnny Weissmuller.

He was reluctant to accept the role in It Happened One Night opposite Claudette Colbert but it earned him his only Academy Award in 1934.

The following year he was again nominated for an Academy Awardfor Fletcher Christian in Mutiny On The Bounty.

I spoke to Judy Lewis who was the daughter of Clark Gable.

Judy told me the amazing story of how Clark and Loretta Young fell in love on the set of The

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Call Of The Wild in 1935. When Loretta fell pregnant they decided that the scandal would ruin their careers and an elaborate cover story was developed.

Loretta went through the charade of pretending to adopt Judy from an orphanage and never told her who her real father was.

Judy only met Clark Gable on one occasion but found out after his death when a boyfriend told her, "Oh you're Clark Gable's daughter, everyone knows that!"

Sadly Judy passed away in 2010 but thankfully she had resolved her differences with her mother Loretta Young.

Clark's war record is amazing; he joined the US Army Air Forces in 1942 and trained as a

● Clark Gable pilot. He was eventually promoted to Captain and flew over Germany in bombing raids. Clark was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service during WWII. The notable films of Clark Gable included Red Dust, It Happened One Night, San Francisco, Mogambo and Soldier Of Fortune.

In 1957 he starred opposite Doris Day in one of my favourite films Teacher's Pet. Sir Donald Sinden co-starred with Gable in the 1953 film Mogambo. When I asked him what he thought of Clark Gable his response was, "Oh Clark wasn't an actor at all. He was a superb technician, he looked lovely and the girls loved him.

“He knew all about making films but that doesn't mean he was an actor."

Clark was married five times but the love of his life was his third wife actress Carole Lombard who was killed in a plane crash in 1938.

His final film role was in The Misfits and many say it was the strain of making this film that led to his early death.

It is said he did smoke three packets of cigarettes a day. Gable was working with Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift and he was quoted as saying: "The title sums up this mess. Miller, Monroe and Clift - they don't know what the hell they're doing. We don't belong in the same room together."

Clark Gable never worked in television productions.

Hollywood author James Bacon told me that the minute he heard that Clark had suffered a heart attack he raced to the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital and arrived just as Clark was being wheeled in.

Clark said to James: "How's the food in this joint?"

Clark Gable died in the hospital 10 days later on November 16, 1960 at the age of 59.

Five months later his wife Kay gave birth to his only son John and Marilyn Monroe attended the christening. John Clark Gable is now 58 and has inherited his father's good looks.

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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Lightscape at Royal Botanic Gardens

■ Welcome to the Australian debut of Lightscape, an after-dark light and sound experience, at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

This is an immersive, month-long major event coming to Melbourne in winter 2020.

Following enormous successes in the UK and US, Lightscape is making its Melbourne debut at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in June and is expected to be a highlight of Melbourne's highly anticipated winter events calendar.

It features a number of large-scale installations including a field of light, luminous walkways, sparkling trees, shining pavilions.

There will be floating lights on the lake, glowing archways and more; the installations will create a 1.5km route throughout Melbourne Gardens.

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is the first garden in Australia to host Lightscape, which has been created in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment.

The event was developed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the UK seven years ago and has been an overwhelming success since, with more than one million people experiencing Lightscape at various venues during the 2018 UK season.

Since its inception, it has been showcased at botanic gardens, National Trust and UNESCO World Heritage sites across the UK to great acclaim.

Lightscape is currently delighting visitors in its first international season at the Chicago Botanic Gardens with the Melbourne experience to follow next winter.

Exhibition opens June 19 and closes July 19 at Melbourne Gardens, BirdwoodAve,Melbourne First entry 5.45 pm, last entry 8pm.

Enter via Observatory Gate near the Visitor Centre, opposite the Shrine of Remembrance.

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Novacancy Flesh The human body is the centre of how we experience the world around us.

Through physical interactions, body language and an individual's appearance we try to gain an insight into

The Arts

with Peter Kemp one another. However, often there is a disconnect between perception and reality.

Everybody has a body, everybody has flesh. Your body is personal yet exposed to everyone. The way we look upon those bodies, our own or someone else's skin?

"How is it to be in your own skin?

What is flesh and what does flesh mean to you?"

Our contemporary society conveys social conventions which are often challenged through the representation of the body in modern day art.

Exhibition opens December 10 and closes December 15.

Novacancy Gallery 34 - 40 Jane Bell Lane, Melbourne

Casey’s Art Spaces Drawn to Botanicals: Janet Matthews’ botanical art style has been described as "weaving magic" with pencil.

The driving forces in this exhibition are flowers and the birds and bees that live within them, created in exquisite detail with colour pencil and graphite.

Exhibition runs until February 17. ★ The World of Mizuhiki Anna Konecny In this exhibition Anna Konecny

expresses her style from traditional to modern using decorative cord tied in various knots.

The technique of Mizuhiki is born from the old tradition of gift-giving.

It is a way to wrap your sentiment for formal occasions, tied to thinking about the person receiving the gift.

Exhibition opens December 16 and closes February 17.

Cranbourne Library 65 Berwick Cranbourne Rd Cranbourne East. ★ No Pressure Artists Collaborative and guests In this exhibition No Pressure Collaborative expand their philosophy of creating art with more than one artist.

They continue with their small sculptural pieces which are adorned with a variety of mixed media and different practices, inviting other artists to contribute to the exhibition.

The pieces can take on unexpected and surprising results to their audience and particularly to the artists themselves.

Exhibition opens December 16 and closes February 17. ★ Joy and Bliss - Aloka Weerasinghe Aloka Weerasinghe is a contemporary artist and has enjoyed painting since her childhood.

She developed an unique style of painting acrylic abstracts and loves mixing vibrant and pastel colours to induce joy and happiness.

Exhibition closes February 10.

Casey's Art Spaces Bunjil Place Library Westfield Shopping Centre Bunjil Place Patrick Drive Narre Warren - Peter Kemp

Peninsula Summer Music Festival

■ The main event, Opera at the Springs with Adrian Tamburini, will be presented on the Amphitheatre Stage on Friday, January 10.

OK. With John O’Keefe Slimmed down Samantha

● Sam Armytage ■ TV columnists have an agenda to break news about celebrity diets and this column is no exception. Wait for it – Sam Armytage of Sunrise has lost 10 kg in weight . Wow, hold the presses.

Our Sam is also building up an impressive property portfolio as her properties include a $ 2.2 million, five-bedroom house in Bowral, NSW, and then there’s Sam’s shack in Bondi where she stumped up $ 2.5 million .

30 years young

■ Come Saturday mornings, do sometimes feel a little bit second hand ?

There’s nothing more soothing than to tune into Triple R FM for the dulcet tones of brekkie presenter Tim Thorpe playing a great variety of seventies folk and rock . Seems only yesterday when he first presented his Vital Bits show but as we know time flies and 30 years later he’s still going strong. He celebrated his milestone with an outside broadcast featuring some of the best known local artists. Keep up the great work Tim boy.

Down Memory Lane

■ Cast your mind back to 1985. Bit rusty on rock groups of that era? Well, those that remember the movers and groovers go straight to the top of the class because Boney M are booked to appear in a concert in Melbourne on June 13. Boney M last had a chart buster in the mid eighties and, from all reports, are still a class act. They’re booked to appear at The Palais, Melbourne.

ABC-TV stands firm

■ There has been much head clashing between the ABC and free to air TV channels. First, Ita hung in and refused to sign up to telecast the next Olympic Games. Next is the part defection of top political jouno Hamish McDonald from Ten to the ABC to host Q &A. The plan was to release McDonald to continue his duties on The Sunday Project. The ABC said ‘No’ to Ten’s request , consequently Ten is most uptight . At press time discussions are no closer to a resolution. Our betting is that the ABC will win.

Ten axes ‘Living Room’

■ Sometimes I fail to fathom the changes executives make to TV programming. Latest example is the decision of Ten to axe The Living Room, the popular one -our prime time lifestyle show seen in Melbourne of a Friday evening.

On occasions the show topped Ten’s ratings. It’s all over after a sevenyear run. Ten claim the four main personalities will return in a new show .

It best be good - John O’Keefe

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: THE FAREWELL: Genre: Comedy/Drama.

Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin. Year: 2019.

Rating: PG. Length: 100 Minutes.

Stars: **** Verdict: A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather family and friends before she dies.

A family in crisis drives the heart and soul of this delightfully engaging and bittersweet comedy drama that overflows with a naturalistic feel and heartfelt emotion filled with honesty and undeniable charm, all without falling into cliché, tiresome gloom, overly saturated sentimentalism or overwhelming predictability, a gentle, touching and exceedingly compassionate journey of life, family, beliefs and respect through a culture and age that shines with tremendous clarity, simplicity and affection.

Based on actual events from the family of writer-director Lulu Wang, she has excelled in creating a beautifully balanced and intricately woven tapestry of drama and laughs brought vividly to life through a stellar ensemble cast that includes the delightful Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) as the immediately relatable, confused, tormented and quirky grand-daughter, Billi, veteran Tzi Ma as that father, the beautiful Diana Lin as her mother, and most notably Zhao Shuzhen in a stand-out performance as the object of everyone's topsy-turvy affection and concern, the grandmother, Nai Nai. Beautifully filmed in and around Changchun, China, and New York City, this is a poetically poignant and maternally embracing invitation, a wholly realized experience of real life and real people with fully dimensional characters who's touches throughout are both beautifully tender and sublimely amusingly, a charming, deeply rooted and finely textured story of ancestral roots and the importance of family and aging that shines brightly as the perfect antidote to any indecisiveness of what choice to see.

FILM: APOLLO 11: Genre: Documentary/History.

Year: 2019.

Rating: G. Length: 93 Minutes.

Stars: ****½ Review: To commemorate its 50th anniversary, a look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with newly restored neverbefore-seen standard and large format 70MM footage.

Just when you thought you'd seen everything there has to see and know about the moon landing between the 16th and 24th of July, 1969, along comes this spectacular feature length documentary, a breathtaking, meticulously constructed and executed front row, edgeof-your-seat, you are right there, cinematic experience unlike anything previously attempted.

Minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, you are thrust chronologically into this extraordinary milestone event as it unfolds through the vision and voices of those involved, no talking heads or interviews, all raw NASA audio and vision meticulously restored, much of it never-before-seen or heard, including spectacular eye-popping never before released 70MM footage from the NASA vaults.

From the opening frame to the last, without missing a beat, this journey also symbolizes with great subtlety and tremendous power the insane complexity of early technology and what humanity is capable of in working together in reaching a goal, and its subsequent global effect and unification, a personal, adrenaline pumping, poignant, spellbinding, hair-raising, awe-inspiring and ultimately unmissable journey back to the future!

FILM: DANGER CLOSE - The Battle of Long Tan: Genre: Drama/War. Cast: Travis Fimmel, Richard Roxburgh, Daniel Webber, Nicholas Hamilton, Luke Bracey, Matt Doran, Stephen Peacocke.

Year: 2019.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 118 Minutes.

Stars: **** Review: In August, 1966, a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.

Compelling dramatization of these events is a gripping, respectful and personal depiction of war, endurance and bravery, all told in meticulous detail and empathy through an emotionally effective human narrative and honesty, front, foremost and solely of the real people in a place, at a time during an horrific event that would not only change their lives, but Australian history, forever.

The cast that includes Travis Fimmel, Richard Roxburgh, Daniel Webber, Nicholas Hamilton, Luke Bracey, Matt Doran and Stephen Peacocke, and are all equally effective in their respective roles, each delivering with a searing and sublime realism, avoiding any form of Hollywood caricature every step of the way, however, the real stars here are screenwriters Stuart Beattie, James Nicholas, Karel Segers, Paul Sullivan and Jack Brislee for their meticulous research, directness and immense respect for those soldiers involved, and a special mention to Production Designer Sam Hobbs for bringing such painstaking realism so vividly to life, including location and military equipment.

Aided by a beautifully haunting soundtrack by Caitlin Yeo, superb set decoration by Emma Rudkin and costume design by Lizzy Gardiner, director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) has created a vivid portrait that succeeds without cliché and reliant on the individual human element of the real people, an exciting, moving, and immensely personal and profoundly poignant tribute to a group of extraordinary men, whose Anzac spirit and bravery and heroism will leave you shell-shocked!

- James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews Best Films for 2019 ■ 1) Parasite. 2) The Rider. 3) If Beale Street Could Talk. 4) Little Women. 5) Booksmart. 6)The Hungry Lion. 7) After My Death. 8) Ten Years Japan. 9) Luce. 10) Soni.

Honourable Mentions (in no particular order): Daniel Isn't Real; The Kid Who Would Be King; Piercing; APrivate War; Thunder Road, Arctic; High Life; The Odd Family : Zombie On Sale; The Realm; Charlie Says; The Mustang; Extreme Job; Utoya : July 22; Baby; Long Day's Journey Into Night; First Love; Samurai Marathon; The Farewell; In The Shadow Of The Moon; Colour Out Of Space; Dolemite Is My Name; Ford vs Ferrari; Fly Me To The Saitama; Brittany Runs A Marathon; 12 Suicidal Teens.

Deep Condolences ■ With the second anniversary of the death of 27 year-old K-Pop artist Kim Jong-hyun (of mega-group SHINee) soon approaching (December 18), it is with such sadness to recently see two other immensely talented artists who have apparently taken their own lives, leaving us at a frighteningly young age.

They were Choi Jin-ri (best known by her stage name, Sulli), originally a member of the hugely popular girl group f(x), who died on October 14, aged 25, and Goo Hara (known as Hara), a member of another highly successful girl group called Kara, who ended her life on November 24, aged 28.

While the incredible pressures of working within the K-Pop industry certainly take their toll on these young performers (watch the BTS documentary Burn The Stage to see glimpses of this), it was the nonstop barrage of cruel online abuse that lead to them apparently committing suicide, a worrying trend that is afflicting the youthful community worldwide (including some high profile cases here in Australia).

The advent of social media has certainly had its positives in connecting people, making this world seem a whole lot smaller, but unfortunately there has been a dark side, where anonymous 'keyboard warriors' feel like they have the right to commit acts of intense hatred and humiliation towards people they don't even know (this problem was powerfully examined in the 2014 Korean film, Socialphobia).

South Korea is, according to all reports, one of the worst offenders when it comes to online abuse, in particular towards celebrities who have to be 'perfect' and intimately accessible 24/7.

If K-Pop artists don't act like immaculate Idols, an unwarranted wrath is brought down upon them by supposed fans (as opposed to genuine fans, who support their particular artists wholeheartedly), and it is sickening to see what is thrown at them.

I have been a huge fan of KPop since 2011 (I came across this

thanks to the groundbreaking Australian TV show, SBS PopAsia, as well as my earlier interest in Japanese pop music, namely Ayumi Hamasaki), but have seen over the years that it is a tough industry, especially towards women, with groups and solo artists having a shelf life once they reach a certain age.

I am overwhelmingly a bigger fan of the female artists than the male, and it was great being introduced to groups such as Girls' Generation (my all-time favourite group), 2NE1, Sister, Wonder Girls, f(x), Spica, T-ara, 4 Minute, Miss A, AOA, Orange Caramel, Kara, Apink (most of whom are now disbanded), and solo artists BoA and IU (who dealt with this important issue in her 2018 song BBIBBI), who are an exception to the rule, still going strong after more than a decade.

With mental health something which is largely not talked about in theAsian territories, one hopes that these tragic events will have the record companies taking these issues much more seriously, and treat their artists in a humane, responsible manner (a prime example is when Mina, from the chart-topping girl group Twice, had to pull out of their world tour this year due to extreme anxiety).

With many terrific groups showing why K-Pop has taken the world by storm (Twice, Red Velvet, Blackpink, Mamamoo, Oh My Girl, to name a few), one hopes that everyone will see these young artists (sometimes it's easy to forget just how young some of them are) not only as wonderfully talented singers and performers, but also human beings who deserve to have a life of their own, and to be treated with the kind of respect we all wish for.

It really isn't that hard of a request. To hear what K-Pop (as well as other territories like J-Pop and C-Pop) has to offer, please tune into SBS PopAsia on digital radio. f(x) member Victoria sums up this current, toxic online culture so passionately and eloquently : "Since when did we become so controlled by social media? “ In order to measure morality, in order to measure relations between people, in order to measure emotions, in order to measure everything that can be measured.

“It's a space where we can share everything with people on platforms, but it's become a space where we have to put on a show.

“If we want to post something, we will, and if we don't want to, we won't.

“There's no empathy, and there's only personal prejudice.

“In this fake world, we can't find ourselves.

“People need to walk in reality.

Please don't waste your time.

“Please don't tell people so carelessly about how they should live their lives.

“There are boundaries to warnings and advice given with good intentions, so don't cross those boundaries.

“Just worry about your own lives.

“Live in the present. If you live with a good heart, that'll be enough."

- Aaron Rourke

Top 10 Lists DECEMBER 8-14 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. FROZEN II. 2. KNIVES OUT. 3. FORD V. FERRARI. 4. LAST CHRISTMAS. 5. CHARLIE'S ANGELS. 6. FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS. 7. JOKER. 8. 21 BRIDGES. 9. TERMINATOR: DARK FATE. 10. OFFICIAL SECRETS. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: DECEMBER 5: THE GOOD LIAR, KOKO: A RED DOG STORY, THE ADDAMS FAMILY. DECEMBER 12: BLACK CHRISTMAS, CHILDREN OF THE SEA, MACHINE, PLAYING WITH FIRE, PLAYMOBIL MOVIE, THE IDEAL PALACE, THE QUEEN'S CORGI, THE WHISTLEBLOWER. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. FAST & FURIOUS: Hobbs & Shaw [Action/Adventure/Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham].

2. ANGEL HAS FALLEN [Action/Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith].

3. LION KING [2019/Adventure/ Beyonce, Seth Rogen].

4. KURSK [History/Drama/Cilin Firth, Matthias Schoenaerts, Lea Seydoux].

5. DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE [Crime/ Action/Drama/Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn].

6. LATE NIGHT [Comedy/Drama/Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling].

7. WHO YOU THINK I AM [Drama/Juliette Binoche].

8. PALM BEACH [Comedy/Drama/Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Richard E. Grant].

9. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 [Animated/Adventure/Comedy/Harrison Ford, Patton Oswalt].

Also: BOOKSMART, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, CHERNOBYL, TOY STORY 4, CRAWL, THE PUBLIC, OPHILIA, YESTERDAY, THE KEEPER, STUBER. NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: DANGER CLOSE: The Battle of Long Tan [War/Drama/Daniel Webber, Luke Bracey].

A DOG'S JOURNEY [Family/Comedy/ Drama/Dennis Quaid, Kathryn Prescott].

THE NIGHTINGALE [Adventure/Drama/ Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin].

THE FAREWELL [Drama/Comedy/ Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Lu Hong].

APOLLO 11 [Documentary/Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin].

ARMSTRONG [Documentary/Narrated by Harrison Ford].

STOCKHOLM [Crime/Drama/Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong].

DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: THE NAME OF THE ROSE [1986/Crime/ Drama/Mystery/Sean Connery, Christian Slater].

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: BAD BLOOD: Season One. STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - Season 2.

CATCH-22 (2019/George Clooney).

CATHERINE THE GREAT (2019/Helen Mirren).

COLONY: Season Two. I AM PATRICK SWAYZE. FBI: Season 1.

THE ACT: Season 1.

STIEG LARSSON: The man Who Played With Fire.

GAME OF THRONES: Season 8.

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296. Impassive person 297. Upright 299. Make reparation 302. Wooden barrier 304. Farm sheds 305. Overly fat 306. Prudish 307. Elderly 308. Rugs 310. Luncheon meat 312. Bobs head 313. Timber cutters

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Local Theatre with Cheryl Threadgold and team Circus Oz

■ Australia’s national circus company, Circus Oz has announced new artistic plans that will reposition the company within the new National Performing Arts Partnerships Framework.

In 2020, Circus Oz will introduce a new guest director program that will explore the artistic potential of the company and enable a range of artistic leaders to experiment with different forms and formats.

Working with a new core group of fulltime performers and other creative artists, the program will leverage the world-class facilities at the Circus Oz headquarters in Collingwood to expand the possibilities of contemporary circus.

Led by Circus Oz Executive Director Penny Miles, this revived approach forms part of a renewed vision for the company that will examine, challenge and trial future artistic directions.

“As a company that pioneered contemporary circus, this is a pivotal time for Circus Oz to consider what our place is now. Circus is a dynamic and evolving sector that looks very different today than it did 20, 10, or even five years ago,” said Miles.

“As well as showcasing phenomenal circus and providing unique platforms for social issues and commentary, we will emphasize our crucial role in supporting the circus sector, in particular providing pathways for independent and First Nations artists,” said Miles.

“In Australia we are fortunate to have an extraordinary pool of talented circus artists.

Through our diverse programs at Circus Oz – including Sidesault, Strong Women and BLAKflip – we are seeing energetic, intriguing and provocative new ways to experience circus,” Miles said.

Building on the remarkable Circus Oz legacy, the future-focus for the company will include a number of intensive creative developments rolled out in 2020.

Over the coming months, Circus Oz will search for guest directors and creatives to explore the artistic potential of the company.

Further updates announcements are anticipated in early 2020. www.circusoz.com

Sugarbabies

■ Sugarbabies is a boylesque revue that delves into the world of the sugardaddy/ sugarbaby phenomena.

The Ziegeld Boys tell the story of two sugarbabies who are on a quest to find their sugardaddies and the lavish lifestyle that comes with them.

Performance Details: January 23, 24, 25 at 9pm, January 25 at 5.30pm Tickets: $36/$39 Venue: Chapel off Chapel, South Yarra Bookings: www.chapeloffchapel.com.au

● Josh Sanders and Jack Wunsch in Sugarbabies.

Drama League awards ■ The Victorian Drama League Annual Awards were presented at Merrimu Receptions, Murrumbeena.

BestActor in a Comedy Gold award: The Max Grant Perpetual Trophy Donated by Mitcham Theatre Group.

Stephen Shinkfield (Dr John Watson) in Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery. The 1812 Theatre Ltd. Best Actor in a Drama Gold Award: The David Perkins Perpetual Trophy Donated by David Perkins. Adam Gehling (Juror 8) in Twelve Angry Men. The Mount Players.

Best Actor in a Minor Role in a Comedy Gold Award. Ben Mitchell (Skipper, Farmer and Others) in The Beast. Powderkeg Players.

Best Actor in a Minor Role in a Drama Gold Award. Jarrod Catt (Juror 5) Twelve Angry Men. The Mount Players Best Actress in a Comedy Gold Award: The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy, Donated by Waverley Theatre Company. Christine Skicko (Geraldine Grainger) The Vicar of Dibley. F.A.M.D.A. Inc. Best Actress in a Drama Gold Award: The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy, Donated by Waverley Theatre Company. Melissa Shinkfield (Miss Julie) in After Miss Julie. Brighton Theatre Company Best Actress in a Minor Role in a Comedy Gold Award. Peta Owen (Amy Janner) in Neighbourhood Watch. Sherbrooke Theatre Company Inc. Best Actress in a Minor Role in a Drama Gold Award. Isobel Connor-Smithyman (Edgar) in Lear. Skin Of Our Teeth Productions Best Comedy Production Gold Award: The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy, Donated by Charles 'Bud' Tingwell. Awarded to The 1812 Theatre for Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery Best Costume Design in a Comedy or a Drama Gold Award: The Russell Johnson Perpetual Trophy. Donated by Sonja and Eddy Jager.

Awarded to Emma Watson. Skin Of Our Teeth Productions for Lear.

Silver Award. The Bonnie Rothwell Perpetual Trophy Donated by Eltham Little Theatre . Awarded To: Christine Hibberd and Jayne Ruddick. The 1812 Theatre Ltd. Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery Best Director of a Comedy Production Gold Award: The Edna (Jones) Bartlett Perpetual Trophy Donated by Gordon Bartlett.

Awarded To: Justin Stephens. The 1812 Theatre Ltd. Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery Best Director of a Drama Production Gold Award: The Edna Chandler Perpetual Trophy, Donated by The Basin Theatre Group.

Awarded to Frank Harvey and Leo Vandervalk The Mount Players, Twelve Angry Men Best Drama Production Gold Award: The Nicky McFarlane Perpetual Trophy donated by Nicky McFarlane.

Awarded to The Mount Players for Twelve Angry Men Best Lighting Design in a Comedy or a Drama Gold Award: The Frank Donahue Perpetual Trophy donated by The 1812 Theatre. Awarded to Michael Rowe, The 1812 Theatre, Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery Silver Award: The Alan Crispin Perpetual Trophy Donated by Beaumaris Theatre Company. Awarded to Matt Henderson. Ballarat National Theatre, Speaking in Tongues Best Properties Design in a Comedy or Drama Gold Award: The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by V F Trainor Trophies. Awarded to Stephanie King, The 1812 Theatre Ltd. Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery Silver award. Awarded to Carol Owen and Terese Maurici. Powderkeg Players The Beast Best Set Design in a Comedy or Drama Gold Award: The Neil Barnett and Chris

Churchward Perpetual Trophy, Donated by Beaumaris Theatre Company. Awarded to Alison Dudon, The Mount Players, Twelve Angry Men Silver Award. Awarded to Neil Barnett, Brighton Theatre Company, After Miss Julie Best Sound Design in a Comedy or Drama Gold Award: The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by V F Trainor Trophies. Awarded to Justin Stephens, The 1812 Theatre Ltd. Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery Silver Award. Awarded to Kirstin Honey, Skin of Our Teeth Productions, Lear.

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Gold Award: The Victorian Drama League Perpetual Trophy Donated by Eltham Little theatre. Awarded to Adrian Darakai (Hugo Horton), F.A.M.D.A. The Vicar of Dibley Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Gold Award: The Margaret and Annesly Keown Perpetual Trophy Donated by Richard Keown. Awarded to Liam Gillespie (Louis), Heidelberg Theatre Company, Lost in Yonkers Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Gold Award: The Eileen Bentley Perpetual Trophy donated by Essendon Theatre Company Awarded to Rhiannon Leach (Actress 1),The 1812 Theatre, Baskerville Sherlock Holmes Mystery Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Gold Award: The Yvonne Manley Perpetual Trophy donated by Sherbrooke Theatre Company. Awarded to Lindy Yeates (Grandma), Heidelberg Theatre Company, Lost in Yonkers

Aust. Ballet School

■ First opened in 1964, the Australian Ballet School has been training up-and-coming dancers for over 50 years providingAustralian-trained dancers for not only the Australian Ballet but for leading dance companies worldwide.

The Australian Ballet School presented its final performance for 2019 at the Playhouse on Friday night showcasing the combined impressive talents of its Level 4 to Level 8 students.

The Year 6 students opened the performance with Margaret Wilson’s evocative Journey.

Con Brio choreographed by Simon Dow followed, featuring Level 4 students who made a technically demanding, fast-moving piece to music by Haydn seem effortless.

Sketch Tone choreographed by Richard House featured the Level 5 students in a sophisticated, modern ballet with classical tones that elegantly underlined the skills of its dancers.

This was followed by an exuberant tarantella which demonstrated the terrific physicality of the dancers.

The performance culminated in the third act of the classic ballet, The Sleeping Beauty, Aurora’s Wedding.

To celebrate Aurora’s wedding, the King and Queen host a masked ball in which fairytale characters pay their respects to the bride and groom.

The performance was capped off by Hugh Colman’s beautiful costumes designed for Maina Gielgud’s 1984 Australian Ballet production.

The artistic aptitude combined with the technical ability on show demonstrated the terrific future talent the school nurtures.

Belle Urwin and Adam Elmes danced beautifully together as Aurora and Prince Florimund.

Thomas Gannon as the Bluebird and Heidi Freeman as Princess Florine were equally charming.

Briana McAllen and Benjamin Garrett proved to be audience favourites with their cheeky rendition of the White Cat and Puss in Boots.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Peninsula Summer Music Festival

■ The sounds of the Peninsula Summer Music Festival will spill out across Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula from January 1-10 including classical vocals and instrumentalists, gypsy folk song, jazz, opera and immersive musical moments for children.

In his second year as Artistic Director, Ben Opie has fashioned a program of inspired collaborations which sees the Festival return to the region’s beautiful places and extend to unusual spaces with a myriad of unique musical experiences.

"In 2020, the Peninsula Summer Music Festival continues to embrace its adventurous nature. Every artist has jumped at the opportunity to explore how we can share music with people in new ways - be it a fivepiece chamber ensemble taking on Holst’s interstellar Planets Suite, an interdisciplinary performance by a First Nations artist in an indigenous gallery, musicians performing hidden in a forest for families to seek them out, artists from vastly different backgrounds joining together to perform brand new music or a solo pianist taking on some of the most challenging repertoire", says Opie.

The gypsy sounds of the Stiletto Sisters kickstart festival frivolities in Hair of The Dog, the annual festival opening performance on New Year’s Day. Led by the violinist Hope Csutoros with piano accordionist Judy Gunson and Jo To on double bass, the blend of Hungarian gypsy, tango and love songs from around the world will raise the roof of the rustic Briar’s Barn – a charming new venue for the 2020 festival.

In a program highlight, UK based Louisa Hunter-Bradley (voice and recorder) returns to Australia to join Melbourne based early music specialists Lizzy Welsh (violin) and David Macfarlane (harpsichord) for Scorned Women at Balnarring’s Hurley Vineyard.

Together they embark on an early Baroque journey of instrumental and vocal virtuosity, applauding music written for women, by women and celebrating singer and composer Barbara Strozzi's 400th anniversary.

A fervent concert takes place at Moorooduc Estate: Appassionata - Peter de Jager, one of Australia's most unique and versatile musicians breathes new life into two foundational keyboard works, Beethoven's intensely stormy Appassionata Sonata and Bach's Partita in E Minor. This piano performance will be in an epic display of artistry.

Festival audiences are in for a rare treat with Spring Sea - Music for Dreams with two master musicians Riley Lee and Marshall McGuire performing music from Japan, Australia and France. The collaboration of Lee on Shakuhachi, the only nonJapanese person to be bestowed with the title of Grand Master, and McGuire on Harp creates a haunting dream-like experience. The combination of two ancient instruments from vastly different traditions generates a unique and powerful musical voice.

Set within the vines of Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove, the Festival favourite Twilight Jazz returns with Alinta and the Jazz Emperors. Allinta Chidzey, currently playing Velma in Chicago and Dutch tenor saxophonist, composer and band leader Remco Keijzer preside over a soulful evening of jazz with Sam Keevers (keyboard), Chris Hale (bass) and Darryn Farrugia on drums.

St John’s Anglican Church in Flinders hosts the Recital Series – three concerts across one day.

St John’s is also the venue for the Candlelight Concert, Hear the Music She Makes.

Georgina Lewis (piano), Natasha Conrau (violin) and Stephanie Arnold (cello) of Solstice Trio free the piano of its classical traditions to perform new works by female composers Hildegard von Bingen, Andrea Keller, Nadia Boulanger, Nat Bartsch and others.

For full program visit: www.peninsula festival.com.au

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Bleak House - by Charles Dickens More impracticable men and boys persist in walking into Mr. Snagsby’s sleep and terrifying him with unaccountable questions, so that often when the cock at the little dairy in Cursitor Street breaks out in his usual absurd way about the morning, Mr. Snagsby finds himself in a crisis of nightmare, with his little woman shaking him and saying “What’s the matter with the man!”

The little woman herself is not the least item in his difficulty. To know that he is always keeping a secret from her, that he has under all circumstances to conceal and hold fast a tender double tooth, which her sharpness is ever ready to twist out of his head, gives Mr. Snagsby, in her dentistical presence, much of the air of a dog who has a reservation from his master and will look anywhere rather than meet his eye.

These various signs and tokens, marked by the little woman, are not lost upon her. They impel her to say, “Snagsby has something on his mind!”

And thus suspicion gets into Cook’s Court, Cursitor Street. From suspicion to jealousy, Mrs. Snagsby finds the road as natural and short as from Cook’s Court to Chancery Lane.And thus jealousy gets into Cook’s Court, Cursitor Street.

Once there (and it was always lurking thereabout), it is very active and nimble in Mrs. Snagsby’s breast, prompting her to nocturnal examinations of Mr. Snagsby’s pockets; to secret perusals of Mr. Snagsby’s letters; to private researches in the day book and ledger, till, cashbox, and iron safe; to watchings at windows, listenings behind doors, and a general putting of this and that together by the wrong end.

Mrs. Snagsby is so perpetually on the alert that the house becomes ghostly with creaking boards and rustling garments. The ‘prentices think somebody may have been murdered there in bygone times. Guster holds certain loose atoms of an idea (picked up at Tooting, where they were found floating among the orphans) that there is buried money underneath the cellar, guarded by an old man with a white beard, who cannot get out for seven thousand years because he said the Lord’s Prayer backwards.

“Who was Nimrod?” Mrs. Snagsby repeatedly inquires of herself. “Who was that lady — that creature? And who is that boy?” Now, Nimrod being as dead as the mighty hunter whose name Mrs. Snagsby has appropriated, and the lady being unproducible, she directs her mental eye, for the present, with redoubled vigilance to the boy. “And who,” quoth Mrs. Snagsby for the thousand and first time, “is that boy? Who is that —!” And there Mrs. Snagsby is seized with an inspiration.

He has no respect for Mr. Chadband. No, to be sure, and he wouldn’t have, of course. Naturally he wouldn’t, under those contagious circumstances. He was invited and appointed by Mr. Chadband — why, Mrs. Snagsby heard it herself with her own ears! — to come back, and be told where he was to go, to be addressed by Mr. Chadband; and he never came! Why did he never come? Because he was told not to come.

Who told him not to come? Who? Ha, ha! Mrs. Snagsby sees it all.

But happily (and Mrs. Snagsby tightly shakes her head and tightly smiles) that boy was met by Mr. Chadband yesterday in the streets; and that boy, as affording a subject which Mr. Chadband desires to improve for the spiritual delight of a select congregation, was seized by Mr. Chadband and threatened with being delivered over to the police unless he showed the reverend gentleman where he lived and unless he entered into, and fulfilled, an undertaking to appear in Cook’s Court to-morrow night, “‘to — mor — row — night,” Mrs. Snagsby repeats for mere emphasis with another tight smile and another tight shake of her head; and to-morrow night that boy will be here, and to-morrow night Mrs. Snagsby will have her eye upon him and upon some one else; and oh, you may walk a long while in your secret ways (says Mrs. Snagsby with haughtiness and scorn), but you can’t blind ME! Mrs. Snagsby sounds no timbrel in anybody’s ears, but holds her purpose quietly, and keeps her counsel. To-morrow comes, the savoury preparations for the Oil Trade come, the evening comes. Comes Mr. Snagsby in his black coat;

able sinners present, serves the purpose of parliamentary cheering and gets Mr. Chadband’s steam up. From mere force of habit, Mr. Chadband in saying “My friends!” has rested his eye on Mr. Snagsby and proceeds to make that ill-starred stationer, already sufficiently confused, the immediate recipient of his discourse.

“We have here among us, my friends,” says Chadband, “a Gentile and a heathen, a dweller in the tents of Tom-all–Alone’s and a mover-on upon the surface of the earth. We have here among us, my friends,” and Mr. Chadband, untwisting the point with his dirty thumb-nail, bestows an oily smile on Mr. Snagsby, signifying that he will throw him an argumentative backfall presently if he be not already down, “a brother and a boy. Devoid of parents, devoid of relations, devoid of flocks and herds, devoid of gold and silver and of precious stones. Now, my friends, why do I say he is devoid of these possessions? Why? Why is he?” Mr. Chadband states the question as if he were propoundlng an entirely new riddle of much ingenuity and merit to Mr. Snagsby and entreating him not to give it up.

Mr. Snagsby, greatly perplexed by the mysterious look he received just now from his little woman — at about the period when Mr. Chadband mentioned the word parents — is tempted into modestly remarking, “I don’t know, I’m sure, sir.” On which interruption Mrs. Chadband glares and Mrs. Snagsby says, “For shame!”

“I hear a voice,” says Chadband; “is it a still small voice, my friends? I fear not, though I fain would hope so — ” “Ah — h!” from Mrs. Snagsby.

“Which says, ‘I don’t know.’Then I will tell you why. I say this brother present here among us is devoid of parents, devoid of relations, devoid of flocks and herds, devoid of gold, of silver, and of precious stones because he is devoid of the light that shines in upon some of us. What is that light? What is it? I ask you, what is that light?”

Mr. Chadband draws back his head and pauses, but Mr. Snagsby is not to be lured on to his destruction again. Mr. Chadband, leaning forward over the table, pierces what he has got to follow directly into Mr. Snagsby with the thumb-nail already mentioned.

“It is,” says Chadband, “the ray of rays, the sun of suns, the moon of moons, the star of stars. It is the light of Terewth.”

Charles Dickens Mr. Chadband draws himself up again and looks come the Chadbands; come (when the gorging “No, my young friend,” says Chadband triumphantly at Mr. Snagsby as if he would be vessel is replete) the ‘prentices and Guster, to smoothly, “I will not let you alone. And why? glad to know how he feels after that. be edified; comes at last, with his slouching head, Because I am a harvest-labourer, because I am “Of Terewth,” says Mr. Chadband, hitting him and his shuflle backward, and his shuffle for- a toiler and a moiler, because you are delivered again. “Say not to me that it is NOT the lamp of ward, and his shuffle to the right, and his shuffle over unto me and are become as a precious lamps. I say to you it is. I say to you, a million of to the left, and his bit of fur cap in his muddy instrument in my hands. My friends, may I so times over, it is. It is! I say to you that I will hand, which he picks as if it were some mangy employ this instrument as to use it to your ad- proclaim it to you, whether you like it or not; bird he had caught and was plucking before eat- vantage, to your profit, to your gain, to your nay, that the less you like it, the more I will proing raw, Jo, the very, very tough subject Mr. welfare, to your enrichment! My young friend, claim it to you. With a speaking-trumpet! I say Chadband is to improve. sit upon this stool.” to you that if you rear yourself against it, you Mrs. Snagsby screws a watchful glance on Jo Jo, apparently possessed by an impression that shall fall, you shall be bruised, you shall be batas he is brought into the little drawing-room by the reverend gentleman wants to cut his hair, tered, you shall be flawed, you shall be Guster. He looks at Mr. Snagsby the moment he shields his head with both arms and is got into smashed.” comes in. Aha! Why does he look at Mr. the required position with great difficulty and The present effect of this flight of oratory — Snagsby? Mr. Snagsby looks at him. Why should every possible manifestation of reluctance. much admired for its general power by Mr. he do that, but that Mrs. Snagsby sees it all? When he is at last adjusted like a lay-figure, Mr. Chadband’s followers — being not only to make Why else should that look pass between them, Chadband, retiring behind the table, holds up his Mr. Chadband unpleasantly warm, but to reprewhy else should Mr. Snagsby be confused and bear’s-paw and says, “My friends!” This is the sent the innocent Mr. Snagsby in the light of a cough a signal cough behind his hand? It is as signal for a general settlement of the audience. determined enemy to virtue, with a forehead of clear as crystal that Mr. Snagsby is that boy’s The ‘prentices giggle internally and nudge each brass and a heart of adamant, that unfortunate father. other. Guster falls into a staring and vacant state, tradesman becomes yet more disconcerted and ‘“Peace, my friends,” says Chadband, rising and compounded of a stunned admiration of Mr. is in a very advanced state of low spirits and wiping the oily exudations from his reverend Chadband and pity for the friendless outcast false position when Mr. Chadband accidentally visage. “Peace be with us! My friends, why with whose condition touches her nearly. Mrs. finishes him. us? Because,” with his fat smile, “it cannot be Snagsby silently lays trains of gunpowder. Mrs. “My friends,” he resumes after dabbing his fat against us, because it must be for us; because it Chadband composes herself grimly by the fire head for some time — and it smokes to such an is not hardening, because it is softening; because and warms her knees, finding that sensation extent that he seems to light his pocket-handit does not make war like the hawk, but comes favourable to the reception of eloquence. kerchief at it, which smokes, too, after every home unto us like the dove. Therefore, my It happens that Mr. Chadband has a pulpit habit dab — “to pursue the subject we are endeavfriends, peace be with us! My human boy, come of fixing some member of his congregation with ouring with our lowly gifts to improve, let us in a forward!” his eye and fatly arguing his points with that spirit of love inquire what is that Terewth to Stretching forth his flabby paw, Mr. Chadband particular person, who is understood to be ex- which I have alluded. 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Applause for unanimous refusal Councillors hear 16 speakers against hotel at Murrindindi ● Murrindindi Shire residents applaud Council’s unanimous vote to refuse a planning permit ‘for a hotel complex at Cummins Lane, Murrindindi. The meeting was held in Yea on Wednesday.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council voted unanimously to reject the granting of a planning permit for a hotel and restaurant complex at 707 Murrindindi Rd, Murrindindi.

The special Council meeting, chaired by Mayor Cr Leigh Dunscombe, followed a 75-minute public forum with 17 speakers.

Resident Michael Guerin said the ambience of the MurrindindiWoodbourne Valley was shattered when local people first heard of the hotel proposal being put forward by the owner of the Balaclava Station (Mr Tom Zhou).

There had been more than 130 ● Michael Guerin was the first of 16 speakers. public submissions made to Coun■ There was a co-ordinated approach by objectors in the presentation cil, with only two in support of the by most of the 17 speakers at the public meeting held at the Yea Shire proposal.

Hall last Wednesday (Dec. 4), against the proposal for a hotel and restauMr Guerin said the hotel would rant at ‘Balaclava’ Station, Murrindindi. have a major impact on the amenity “The Murrindindi-Woodbourne valley is prime agricultural land of the area which was a nominated based mainly around cattle, sheep and vitioculture,” said first speaker farming zone.

Michael Guerin.

Another nearby resident, Peter “It is a totally rural environment with, maybe, 20 to 30 cars and the Ingham, said that the planning peroccasional log truck to disturb the peace and quiet on the Murrindindi mit application stated that the proRd. posal complied with the farming “Those not involved in an agricultural pursuit enjoy the amenity that zone, but that it did not. true rural living can begin when they retire.

The proposal was an incompat“In October 2017 that ambience was shattered by a proposal to build ible commercial activity in a farma hotel, shooting range and helipad right in the middle of the valley. ing area.

“Residents were basically unaware of the applicant’s intent until FebThere was no economic benefits ruary 2018 when a local community meeting, requested by Shire officfrom the development to the Shire. ers, revealed the intent of the application.

There were many deficiencies in the “That meeting almost descended into chaos as residents voiced their application. negative opinion of such a development.

Mr Ingham said he had major “The Shire required further information be submitted before it would concerns about the treatment of efeven consider the application. fluent and waste from the hotel.

“The applicant took a further 23 months to submit the requested inforHe described the hotel applicamation and, even then, did not include critical information to support the tion as an “ill-conceived proposal application. from the outset”.

“Following the final submission, a community meeting was held again Phillip Slattery said he was worat the Murrindindi-Woodbourne hub in September this year. ried about biosecurity issues, and the “The attending residents, some 100 locals, voted unanimously to refear of Phylloxera (a small, yellow ject the proposal of a now slimmed-down application for a hotel, meeting insect that feeds on the roots, and venue and restaurant. sometimes the leaves, of grapevines) “At about the same time, The Age -newspaper and 60 Minutes ran a Phylloxera, currently in the Yarra series of ‘exposes’ on the owner of Balaclava Station and their links with Valley, can also move to the soil surgambling and other activities which caused further concern to residents face and up into the canopy and the as to the real intentions of the applicant. fruit.

“It is a credit to the Shire staff, and Councillors, that theyremained Feeding by phylloxera can damundistratcted by these revelations and focused only on the planning apage a susceptible grapevine's root plication before them. system to such an extent that the plant “The call for written submissions about the application raised at least may die.

130 submissions against the proposal and only two in favour.

Mr Slattery said Phylloxera could “I note that the Shire Planning Officer has submitted a document of be spread by soil, and he could forsee advice to Councillors recommending a notice of decision to refuse the that it could be easily transmitted by application on a number of grounds. I am surer many ratepayers sup[port a potential hotel visitor touring a the Officer’s advice.

Yarra Valley vineyard, and then re“The Officer also took the opportunity to include a number of comturning to stay at the proposed hotel ments from residents’ submissions reflecting on the lack of infrastrucat Murrindindi. ture in the area, bushfire preparedness, waste administration and many Mr Slattery said his property curothers. rently had a full-time manager, and “Most importantly, however, it was identified the application would there was a further 120 people emhave a major impact on the amenity of the area in terms of noise and light ployed in March-April. pollution, and particularly, the abilioty of current residents to continue The transport of grapes was a their rural pursuits in a nominated ‘farming zone’. major activity at that time of year, “Other speakers, I am sure, will detail their objections to the proposal and there was concern that motor of plonking a hotel complex in the midst of a farming zone and the accidents could be caused by less ramifications thereof. My compliments to the Shire staff in their pursuit experienced drivers visiting the hoof fairness and I applaud the Planning Officer’s report to reject the applitel area. cation,” Mr Guerin said.

Questions were asked of Mr

● Deputy Mayor Cr Margaret Rae proposed the motion that refused a planning permit for the hotel at Murrindindi.

■ A public meeting at the Yea Shire Hall offered applause when Deputy Mayor Cr Margaret Rae proposed a motion to refuse to grant a planning permit for a hotel complex at ‘Balaclava’, 707 Murrindindi Rd, Murrindindi.

A Council spokesman put the attendance at 120 people.

Cr Rae said: “Whilst the reformed zones in 2013 were designed to encourage tourism activities in rural areas, including the farming zone, and to enable complementary tourism activities such as farm gate sales, and accommodation supporting related tourism such as farm stays, they were not designed to encourage stand alone tourism development without demonstrated complementarity with the existing zone and ongoing agricultural practices.

“In addition, a number of required documents have not been provided for assessment and consideration - and also, whilst I do not intend to repeat the detail of the clearly articulated reasons provided by officers for their recommendation, key issues of concern include: ■ Capacity and condition of Cummins Rd; ■ Water, effluent and waste management - and, of particular note, the quality and value of the Murrindindi River; ■ Fire and emergency management: ■ Visual and aural pollution: ■ Human and animal safety and wellbeing: ■ Environmental impacts: ■ Negative impacts on amenity; and ■ Lack of demonstrated economic benefits.

“All of which lead me to the conclusion that I unreservedly support the recommendation made by the planning officers,” Cr Rae said.

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By Ash Long Slattery by Cr Charlie Bisset and Cr Margaret Rae. The Captain of the MurrindindiWoodbourne CFA unit, Shane Creed, warned of the dangers that increased traffic on Cummins Lane would create.

It was a dead-end road with a one-lane bridge.

The public meeting offered applause when Mr Creed spoke of concerns about the local water supply, also referring to the water issue in regard to fire-fighting.

Samantha O’Donnell, a resident of Cummins Lane, spoke of the quiet rural property, which would be adversely affected by the light, 24 hors a day, created by the hotel complex.

Ms O’Donnell spoke of her concerns about the impact of light and other factors from the hotel on calving on her property.

She had worries about biosecurity issues. The hotel would be in full view of her family’s home. There would be 24-hour noise, light and activity.

Ms O’Donnell outlined her family’s detailed planning of its farming pursuits, including succession planning.

Aspects of the enterprise’s development had to be on hold whilst the hotel complex planning permit matter loomed.

Denise Williams, operator of a 650-acre property on Cummins Lane, spoke of the pristine area, highly sought after.

She said that Balaclava Station held a water right to draw from the Murrindindi River.

The hotel site was inappropriate, and there would be an estimated 434 vehicle movements per day.

Ms Williams pointed out that the school bus operated on local roads twice daily.

Increased light from a hotel ciomplex would bring an “unwanted blight” on the area.

Gaming facilities and poker machines were part of the plans for the hotel, with developers explaining away that these matters were “all for the future”.

Ms Williams cautioned that the current plans only represented ‘Phase One’ of development at the site. There would be no benefits for Yea or Murrindindi. Staff would be required to speak Mandarin. ● Continued on Next Page

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17 speakers at public meeting Photos: Ash Long

● Peter Ingham, Murrindindi property owner.

● Phillip Slattery, local grape producer.

● Cr Charlie Bisset asks a question.

● Shane Creed, Murrindindi CFA captain.

● Samantha O’Donnell, Cummins Lane resident.

● Cr Jackie Ashe listens to submissions.

● Denise Williams, Murrindindi resident.

● Lindsay Mates, lives opposite ‘Balaclava’.

● Cr Sandice McAulay hears local speakers.

● Vicky Standish of Kelly Angus.

● Tony Jacobs, nearby property owner

● Shire CEO Craig Lloyd addresses the meeting.

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about Murrindindi hotel plans

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● Jillian Stevens of Cummins Lane, Murrindindi.

● Sandra Cleary, lives nearby to ‘Balaclava’.

● Michael Chesworth, Murrindindi Council Director.

● David Bayliss owns 23 acres at Murrindindi.

● Brian Mayfield-Smith: concerns about river.

● Karen Girvan, Council Planning Officer.

● Jan Beer warned about Yea River quality.

● Don Lawson: 50-year link with ‘Balaclava’

● Cr Margaret Rae proposes the refusal motion.

● Dennis Webb, local firefighter.

● Matthew Cleary: urged Council to refuse

● Val and Peter Hauser, district farmers.

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Special Report ● From previous page Ms Williams urged Murrindindi Council to vote against the hotel proposal.

Lindsay Mates, property owner on Murrindindi Rd, told the meeting that he lived directly opposite ‘Balaclava’.

He wanted to develop his ornamental tree enterprise, but the business expansion had been put on standby, whilst residents awaited the outcome of the permit application.

It would be a “great shame” if the permit was approved, Mr Mates said.

Vicki Standish, operator of the Kelly Angus stud farm, said she had biosecurity concerns.

She told of an incident where deer had escaped from the ‘Balaclava’ property.

There had been no concerns expressed by the Balaclava owners and she said this demonstrated disrespect and ignorance by the property owners.

The hotel proposal was a commercially driven undertaking.

Tony Jacobs, who owns a number of Murrindindi properties including the former Anglich church building, told of the potential panic problems in the area if there was an emergency.

He congratulated Murrindindi Shire planning officers on their approach to the matter. He would argue that the planning permit application does not comply with the necessary requirements.

Mr Jacobs said that the hotel proposal was inconsistent with the Murrindindi ‘Vision’ stated in the Council’s Strategy Plan.

If the hotel complex went ahead it would destroy the lives of the people who lioved nearby. Problems would include noise, dust and traffic.

If the hotel was given the goahead by Council, it was almost certain that it would not be buily by locals.

The hotel was not an economic opportunity for Murrindindi people, as resources would come from outside.

“The hotel is in the middle of nowhere,” Mr Jacobs argued. There was no public transport.

Jillian Stevens, Cummins Lane residernt, said that she lived opposite of where the hotel was proposed to be situated.

She expressed great concerns about the one-lane ‘Pulford’s Bridge’ on Cummins Lane. The bridge had been constructed to handle local traffic, not for the large volume expected

● Murrindindi Shire Council held a special meeting at the Yea Shire Hall on Wednesday (Dec. 4) at which a proposal for a hotel complex at 707 Murrindindi Rd was refused. From left: Cr Bec Bowles, Cr Charlie Bisset, Cr Jackie Ashe, Cr Sandice McAulay, Vito Albicini (Director of Assets abnd Development, standing), Cr Margaret Rae, Craig Lloyd (Chief Executive Officer) and Mayor Cr Leigh Dunscombe (partly obscured). Photos: Ash Long.

Mr Mayfield-Smith said the black The Murrindindi area was a quiet one, but a hotel would operate from swans and mountain geese were not 6am and 11.30p, and there would be the only wildlife to be scared away music, talking and lighting which from the area.

Jan Beer spoke of water issues. would be “horrendous”.

The water from the Murrindindi Water is lifeblood. It was only the River was precious, and flowed into Murrindindi River that kept the Yea the Yea River. The Yea township re- River going doing the Millenium Drought. lied on water from the Yea River.

Mrs Beer warned Councillors that “I urge you, please, do not pass this proposal,” Ms Stevens told Coun- if they allowed the hotel development alongside the Murrindindi cillors.

Sandra Cleary told the meeting River, it would have consequences, that the future plans of she and hus- and risk a man-made drought locally, band Frank had been “in limbo” similar to that caused in the Murray because the application to build a Darling Basin.

Future generations in the Yeahotel complex.

Their property was at the corner Murrindindi area would suffer seof Murrindindi Rd and Cummins vere consequences.

Mrs Beer’s beef enterprise on Lane, and extended down to Limestone Rd relied on the Yea Pulford’s Bridge.

Their bedroom was only 30 River. Councillors had to be aware metres from Cummins Lane. There that their decision regarding the hohad been no consideration by the tel proposal not only affected developers towards their neighbours. Murrindindi residents, but also Pollution and dust would be a prob- those downstream. There were also lem. She described the developer’s impacts on the Goulburn River.

Mrs Beer said she failed to unclaim that no vegetation would be derstand how there had been so little removed as “a joke”.

A hotel was totally out of charac- comment from Goulburn Valley Water and the catchment authority. ter with the area.

Local firefighter Dennis Webb “I hope you make the right decisaid there would be “no way” that sion,” Mrs Cleary said.

David Bayliss and wife Louise hotel guests would be able to get out run a 23-acre property, and lost close of the way of fire.

“It’s going to be too late when we to 200 young trees when the deer say ‘I told you so’.” escaped from ‘Balaclava’.

Don Lawson said that he had a When the Bayliss couple were developing their property, they were 50-year association with the propconstantly reminded by Murrin- erty, including the farming plan set● Tom Zhou, Balaclava Station owner. dindi Council of doing works that up for the Brand family.

Mr Lawson warned that if the were consistent with the farming developers had the resolve, they zone.

“We bought this property to get might take the matter to the Supreme Court and VCAT. away from Melbourne.”

The Council should consider what Mr Bayliss predicted that extra electricity would be required to ser- outcomes it might want if the hotel vice the hotel complex, and he pre- was given the go-ahead elsewhere. dicted this would result in more wires He quoted the example of the Nar Darak property at Molesworth and extra transmission lines.

The community had seen enough funded by Japan investment in the of “inappropriate investment” into late 1980s. Investment had been Australia, and this was an opportu- made in the hospital and Yea Golf nity for a statement to be made to Course.

The ‘quid pro quo’ could be indecline overseas investment.

Brian Mayfield-Smith said he vestment requirements for the hoshad concerns for the integrity of the pital, the racecourse and a heated pool for the elderly.

Murrindindi River.

The proposal, as it stood, lacked A hotel development would be local knowledge and common sense. detrimental to the pristine valley.

Yea businessman Matthew “Once it is compromised, it canCleary told how his parents had not be restored.”

There had been heavy calibre settled in the area for six years.

“I urge the Council to reject this gunfire on the property over the past two years, but it had abated over the permit.”

■ Yea citizen Jack Russell was remost recent three months.

Gunfire would return in earnest moved from the Yea Shire Hall preto the Balaclava property, Mr cinct prior to the meeting.

Mayfield-Smith said.

- Ash Long ● From left: Beverley Simon, Ewan Tait, Dennis Webb, Gina Ryan and Anne Richey.

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Muntaseera: how good is she?

■ Have leading trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace unearthed another top youngster after the races at Rosehill?

The pair produced a classy filly, by the name of Muntaseera, for her second run at one of the trickiest courses in the land and racing clockwise for the first time.

Shades of what stablemate Loving Gaby produced unluckily in her starts in the Harbourcity.

Muntaseera, like at her first start at Flemington, missed the start in a big field up the straight, but she finished fast to run a good second to Araaf over 1000 metres.

When produced in Sydney it was a similar set of circumstances this time over an extra 100 metres, but once again, but her rider, top jockey Hugh Bowman, allowed her to settle in the small field and let her tack on before making a move.

Just prior to the turn into the straight, he allowed the free striding filly more rein, and the rest is history.

She bolted away accounting for Chilliwack, who was well supported to beat her, with Time for Peace in third spot.

Then the money flooded in for her in the Golden Slipper, the big race for two year-olds held each year at Rosehill.

Munttaseera is well bred, being by leading sire I Am Invincible, from Moosira.

Her dam is sister to Sheik Bin Khalifa's champion galloper, Musir, the first cousin of Sheik Mohammed.

Muntaseera's placing in the Group Two VRC Ottawa Stakes on Cup Day already boosted her value immensely.

The Maher-Eustace stables head person in Sydney, Annabel Neasham, said: "It's the first year we have trained for them, and we have got a couple of really smart fillies heading into the autumn for them".

The other filly that Annabel was referring to was Cleisabeel, who arguably has the run of the race when debuted in the $1 million ATC Golden Gift over 1000 metres at Rosehill next month.

I had a good look of the run of Muntaseera in her second outing, knowing what she did at Flemington at her first outing.

When she saluted in Sydney I know that it was only a field of five, but it was the way she quickly gathered them and running away.

Her final splits were good. One that you definitely have to follow in major two year-old events.

The world is her oyster with races like the Blue Diamond at Caulfield, the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast and the Golden Slipper at Rosehill.

The two young trainers must rubbing their hands again, with their other star Loving Gaby, a recent winner of the Manikato at Moonee Valley having a break.

● Muntaseera running on the inside, running second at her first start at Flemington. Racing Photos shape the All-Star Mile field, with the likes of three year-olds, remaining at last year's miniCox Plate placegetter, Te Akau Shark, and his mum rating of 70.

Public voting on the All-Star field will com10 winning Group One winning stablemate, Melody Belle, likely to prove popular amongKiwi mence on Thursday January 16, next year, and conclude on Sunday February 16. voters.

Further details will be followed up in coming Other changes from the original All-Star Mile include the expansion of the field from 14 to 15 weeks. Wildcards will be confirmed on Monrunners with the public's top 10 vote-getters now day March 2.

It will be interesting to see how it all pans out, supplemented by five wildcards.

Next year's All Star Mile will also incorpo- as last year there were several runners who got rate two 'win and you're in races, the Group One a start, after having the most votes, thus weakFuturity Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday Feb- ening the class of the field.

If the above mentioned go around it will be ruary 22, next year, and the Group 2 Blamey top race, otherwise it could be an ordinary event.

Stakes at Flemington, Saturday February 29.

Let's hope it all pans out OK, as it could turn To be eligible for the race, horses must have satisfied a new minimum performance criteria out to be feature issue each year.

On closing I would like to wish everybody, a over the previous year at the close of nominations, as well as have increased minimum handi- Happy and Holy Christmas, and a prosperous cap rating of 80, is aged four and above, with New Year.

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All Star Mile ■ Nominations for the world's richest mile race on turf opened with a few adjustments the inaugural event.

The first of the All Star Miles was run at Flemington won in great style by top Tasmanian mare, Mystic Journey, but in came under fire with conditions for the big event.

This year's the big event will be run at Caulfield on Saturday March 20, alternating each year.

Owners and trainers across Australia and New Zealand will have the chance to turn a $500 nomination fee into a cheque for $2.25 millionawarded to the winning connections of the All Star Mile.

Tasmanian trainer Adam Trinder has already signaled his intention to nominate his stable star, Mystic Journey, the $ 11,000 purchase who took her earnings to over $3 million with victory this year.

The flying mare was one of 130 eligible nominations received for Australia's only fan-voted race, which made as Flemington back in March., and will rotate annually around Melbourne's three metropolitan clubs.

At the time of going to press, there was a chance of brilliant galloper, Kolding, a winner of the Epsom Handicap and a winner of over $5 million from his eight wins, a second and three thirds from his 15 starts could be the one to beat, if they accept.

He is by the Cox Plate winner, Ocean Park, and it's ironical jockey Glenn Boss rode Ocean Park to victory and was on his son, winning the Epsom Handicap.

Boss has a ig opinion of the four year-old, and is all class.

Another that may have a go at winning the big cash in the All Star Mile, is the good threeyear old, Dalasan, who was unlucky in the Caulfield Guineas, but atoned later.

He is prepared by wily South Australian trainer in partnership withAndrew Gluyas.

Another that could be headed towards the rich prizemoney on offer in the All Star is Caulfield Guineas winner, Super Seth, who is loaded with potential.

He is in the strong camp of Anthony Freedman and his team.

Another that will create interest is the New South Wales galloper, Funstar, who won the Flight Stakes and has already earned over half a million dollars in her short career.

As was last year, when a total of $65,000 was raised by entry fees, all funds during the nomination period will go towards the All-Star Mile's official charity partner, the Good Friday Appeal, which supports the Royal Children's Hospital.

For the first time this year, New Zealand residents are eligible to join the public vote and help

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Auckland Inter-Dominions Night 2

■ The racing was keen and action aplenty as the second round heats of the Inter Dominions got under way at Alexandra Park on Tuesday December 3.

PACERS - HEAT THREE Six year old Rock N Roll Heaven-Atomic Gold gelding A G's White Socks proved his opening night victory was no fluke by winning the third heat in a mile rate of 1-52.8 (last half 55.8 - quarter 27.8).

Trained for the series my master Clevedon mentor Barry Purdon, A G's White Socks again with veteran reinsman Maurice McKendry in the sulky was caught outside the poleline leader and hot favourite Chase Auckland, before being allowed to stride clear at the bell.

Travelling comfortably, A G's White Socks reached the judge 1 ¼ lengths in advance of Chase Auckland, with Victoria's My Kiwi Mate away third a half length back after a cosy passage three back the markers.

HEAT - FOUR Considering plans were up in the air following the Ashburton Flying Stakes when thought was given to sending Ultimate Sniper for a break, this Bettors Delight-Reality Check entire after winning the Junior Free For All on NZ Cup Day has gone from strength to strength and produced a gigantic performance to capture the final heat last Tuesday in a rate of 1-52.6.

Driven by regular reinsperson Natalie Rasmussen, Ultimate Sniper was taken back from gate seven as the start was effected to settle at the tail of the field.

Trailing stablemate Cruz Bromac (near last) forward in the last lap to challenge the pacemaker Classie Brigade on turning, Ultimate Sniper raced clear shortly after with Cruz Bromac giving chase.

Always looking likely to score, Ultimate Sniper just lasted by a head over Cruz Bromac who's effort was solid, with Mach Shard a length back in third place after trailing Classie Brigade who was fourth 1 ½ lengths away. The last half 54.8 - quarter 27.3).

TROTTERS - HEAT THREE Astute Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson and son Brad combined with improving 5Y0 Majestic Son-Love Hate Revenge gelding Majestic Man to snare the third heat in a mile rate of 155.7.

Beginning best from gate three to lead, Majestic Man rated to perfection coasted to the wire 4 ½ lengths ahead of Dominion winner Habibi Inta which trailed in a last half of 55.8 - quarter a slick 27.7, making no impression over the latter stages, with Massive Metro (three back the markrs) using inside runs for third 1 ¾ lengths back a nose in advance of Winterfeel (one/one last lap) after moving to face the breeze from gate five.

TROTTERS - HEAT FOUR Seven year old Monarchy-Whosinthenest gelding Temporale has been in the top echelon for a number of seasons and registered a deserved victory in the second trotters heat of the night.

Trained and driven by Tony Herlihy, Temporale momentarily from gate three settled on the back of the leader Bonnie Highlander outside him which flew away as the start was effected.

Easing around the leader to take over, Temporale was given an easy time at the head of affairs, bounding away on turning to score by a half neck from a most unlucky Marcoola (three back the markers) which rattled home along the sprint lane, with Paramount King (three and four wide last lap) a head away in third place.

Night 3

■ The action continued on Friday with the last rounds taking place.

Unbelievable and unimaginable was the performance of 4Y0 Bettor's Delight-Reality Check entire Ultimate Sniper who was going for a clean sweep of the heats.

Trained by the "All Stars" combination of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen, Ultimate Sniper with Natalie taking the reins settled well back in the field from gate three on the second line as stablemate Chase Auckland (Tim Williams) led momentarily from the pole before

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with Len Baker being crossed by outsider On The Cards. With a number of forward moved being made, Chase Auckland eased off the leaders back to assume control hitting the front straight on the first occasion with Colt Thirty One going forward to take over shortly after. Bec Bartley then issued a bid with San Carlo to cross Colt Thirty One relegating Chase Auckland to three back the markers.

While all this was going on, Ultimate Sniper was biding his time before moving forward racing for the bell.

Left on a limb three wide as SteveTurnbull and Conviction in the breeze were reluctant to hand over, Ultimate Sniper was left on a limb appearing to be struggling and going knowhere. looking to be out of contention.

The leaders San Carlo, Colt Thirty One, Chase Auckland and Ashley Locaz (three wide) after easing around Ultimate Sniper turned for home appearing likely to fight out the finish.

Gaining his second wind in the straight, Ultimate Sniper charged at the leaders in the shadows of the post to record a most amazing head margin over Chase Auckland along the passing lane, with Colt Thirty One ¾ of a length away in third place half a length clear of Ashley Locaz.

Running the journey in 3-16.1, Ultimate Sniper recorded a mile rate of 1-56.8 (last half 54.8 quarter 27.6).

HEAT SIX Eight year old Falcon Seelster-Crown Defender gelding Cruz Bromac was victorious in the second heat for Victoria in 3-16.7.

Again from the All Stars Barn, Cruz Bromac driven by Mark Purdon led from gate two, before handing over to stablemate Thefixer in the front straight on the first occasion.

Coming away from the inside mid-race, Cruz Bromac was able to cross and lead, travelling beautifully for the rest of the journey.

In a last half of 54 seconds - quarter 26.7, Cruz Bromac (stable name Tommy) coasted to the wire ¾ of a length ahead of Thefixer which had every opportunity along the sprint lane, with Triple Eight (three back the markers) 5 3/4 lengths away in third place, with another Victorian Sicario fourth a further half length back.

A G;s White Socks found the task of racing wide from well back in the last lap beyond him in such a slick last quarter, finishing fifth. The mile rate of 2-01.4 established a new track record.

TROTTERS - 2700 METRES HEAT FIVE A late transfer to the beach at Michelle Wallis and Bernie Hackett's Waiuku stable is paying dividends for consistent 7Y0 MonarchyWhosinthenest gelding Temporale who after winning four days earlier, repeated the dose in the first of the Trotters heats.

Driven by former trainer Tony Herlihy, Temporale led throughout from gate four in a gross time of 3-24.8 to easily account for Paramount King (one/one) by ¾ of a length in a rate of 2-01.4 (Half 57.1 - quarter 28).

NSW hope Tough Monarch was third a nose away after trailing the winner and using the passing lane, with Marcoola fourth a head away after following Paramount King.

HEAT SIX This was a "stroll in the park" for the All Stars with 5Y0 Majestic Son-Una Bromac gelding Winterfel chalking up his second carnival victory.

Crossing to lead shortly after the start,

Winterfel (gate 6) cruised home untouched by a 2 ¾ length margin over Massive Metro which trailed after leading out, then using the passing lane to no avail.

Majestic Man battled on gamely for third 2 ¾ lengths away after racing exposed for the last half of the trip. Those three were well clear of the others with Valloria (one/one at bell) fourth and Destiny Jones (three back the markers) fifth.

The gross time 3-20.5 (half 56.5 - 28).

Sulky Snippets

At Alex Park

■ Wednesday - Mildura, Thursday Echuca, Friday - Yarra Valley/Bendigo, Saturday - Melton, Sunday - Terang, Monday Melton, Tuesday - Swan Hill.

■ All roads will lead to Alex Park this Saturday for a night of Grand Final action.

Australia will have four runners all from Victoria : Cruz Bromac, My Kiwi Mate, Sicario, San Carlo.

At Tabcorp Park

■ Racing was at Tabcorp Park Melton on Monday December 2 and Croydon hobby trainer John McGillivray was successful with 8Y0 Stonebridge Regal-Lotsasilkari gelding Lotakevi in the DNR Logistics Pace over 1720 metres paying Supertab odds of $20.00.

With leading reinsman Chris Alford in the sulky, Lotakevi despite racing in the open from gate six, showed great determination to outstay his rivals in a mile rate of 1-58.8 to defeat Cyriliscious which followed him all of the way by a head, with Gemstone Glory a half neck away in third place after trailing the weakening leader Cullens Desire and using the sprint lane on straightening.

Slugging finish

■ Long Forest duo Andy and Kath Gath scored a tough victory at Melton with 5Y0 ex-Kiwi Imperial Count-Successor entire Success Counts in the 2240 metre Allied Air Express Trotters Mobile.

Settling three back in the moving line from gate three on the second line, Success Counts was sent forward racing for the bell by Kate to park outside the leader Champagne Prince for the final circuit.

In a slugging finish, Success Counts prevailed by a head over Champage Prince, returning a mile rate of 2-04.2. Fear Not (one/two) ran her usual honest race for third 1.9 metres back after easing three wide on turning.

Good combination

■ Shepparton raced on Tuesday and Iona trainer Michael Hughes combined with Chris Alford to land the Barastoc Trotters Handicap over 2190 metres with Caabello, a 4Y0 daughter of Majestic Son and Drop Us A Line, leading for the majority of the trip from the pole to account for Hedge Your Bet which trailed, with Scorching Along (one/one) three metres away in third place. The mile rate a pedestrian 2-06.9.

Blitzed rivals

■ Avenel's Wayne Potter snared the 2190 metre Hunter Rural Pace with smart A Rocknroll Dance-Sweet As Reign 4Y0 gelding Reigning Pepper.

Driven by Riverina based Ellen Bartley, Reigning Pepper a prohibitive $1.20 favourite led throughout from the pole, blitzing his rivals to score by 15.4 metres in a two minute even mile rate from The Loustar (one/one) and iron mare Hollys Miss Molly (three back the markers).

Wet sail finish

■ At Bendigo on Wednesday, Brookfield reinsman Jayden Barker chalked up another winner when victorious aboard "boss" David Miles trained in-form 6Y0 Art Major-Patrice Vale mare Six Elements in the 1650 metre Gold Central Victoria Pace.

Restrained from gate six to settle a long way off the pacemaker Elegant Jewel which had crossed Braghetta, Six Elements four wide on the back of Inaugurate ahead of her running into the final bend, finished with a wet sail to gain the day by 1.5 metres in advance of Inaugurate

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■ To all readers of this column throughout the year - best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas and a profitable 2020.

in a slick 1-55.5. Juliustigress (three back the markers) used the sprint lane when clear for third a half head away.

Went forward

■ Congupna trainer/driver John Newberry landed the Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers Pace over 1650 metres at Bendigo with 4Y0 Always A Virgin-Chain Of Gold mare Tweet About It. Bred and raced by John and wife Maree, Tweet About It starting from outside the front line was trapped wide with no option but to go forward and park outside Valla Reign approaching the bell.

Surging clear well before the final bend, Tweet About It scored an impressive 4.5 metre margin ahead of Lady Flora one/three and Libba Racey ahead of her, returning a mile rate of 1-55.3.

Stylish finish

■ Merrigum trainer Brett Bunfield joined forces with Bolinda based Josh Duggan to capture the Santons Of Bendigo 3Y0 Pace over 1650 metres with Courage Under Fire-Bromac Del Mar filly Ma Katie in 1-56.6. Trailing the leader Marni White drawn inside her (gate 3), Ma Katie enjoyed a cosy passage throughout. Easing away from the inside on straightening, Ma Katie ran home stylishly to record a 2.2 metre victory over the pacemaker, with Miss Artemis running home late from three back in the moving line for third 6.6 metres away.

Back on the list

■ Shepparton trainer Clive Dalton made a return to the winners list at Kilmore on Thursday when Allwoods Sunbeam, a 4Y0 daughter of Majestic Son and Sunbeam Sun snared the Buds And Branches Trotters Mobile over 1690 metres.

Driven by Chris Alford, Allwoods Sunbeam from gate three on the second line received a beaut passage just off the leaders (one/one) after Allens Delight crossed Ero Carpe Dien leaving Lion Heart in the open.

Taking over on turning, Allwoods Sunbeam reached the wire 19.3 metres clear of Allens Delight in a rate of 2-02.8. Ima Calvert Rose (three back the markers) was third 4.3 metres back. Williams Fling seemed certain to be placed only for galloping in the home straight.

Raced exposed

■ Tatura trainer Glenn Freeman was successful at Kilmore with 6Y0 Rocknroll Hanover-Our Virtuosity gelding Rockin In Memphis, taking the Arcare Craigieburn Pace over 1690 metres.

With Josh Duggan in the sulky, Rockin In Memphis raced exposed for the final circuit, proving too solid for Beat The Drums (one/one) and Art Finest (three back the markers). The mile rate 1-56.5.

See you at Charlton

■ For a great day of country atmosphere, excitement and hospitality, be at Charlton in Central Victoria on Friday December 20 for the opening of the all new complex.

A great day is assured with plenty of activities and giveaways throughout the afternoon.

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Diamo wins Barclay Shield game ■ Diamond Creek won its two-day Barclay Shield game against Rosanna last Saturday (Dec. 8).

BARCLAY SHIELD

■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and December 7. North Eltham Wanderers 207 J Drinkall 64* JC Young 32 K Peters 3/36 S Cullen 2/32 TK Rajarathna 2/45 def by Plenty 211 G Zull 74 J Gavin 52 M Johnson 34 T Ranasinghe Muduyanselage 5/35 TL Baker 3/56 A Tsapatsaris 2/33. Rosanna 179 N Horsford 47 S Shelton 36 N Pietsch 29 L Campitelli 3/32 DR Gilbert 2/27 def by Diamond Creek 6/180 A Brown 70* DA Campbell 34 J Adams 29 N Pietsch 4/54. Heidelberg 195 PD Edirisinghe 59 P Cashen 36 A Fotinopoulos 25 R Wise 6/64 T Wise 2/23 def Macleod 144 M Bottomley 50 JN Swainger 27 A Fotinopoulos 5/34 J Whitcher 2/21 D Nandana 2/24. Riverside 196 D Pote 67 S Money 46 N Chrimes 27 J Henkel 4/45 BJ McKeown 2/29 R Tinsley 2/52 def by Epping 4/ 287(cc) T Emmins 151* A Licovski 69 T Hughes 30 A Villani 2/73. Lower Eltham 147 MJ Stanley 32* R Mitchell 27 A Hone 27 J Kaminski 4/52 N Sharma 3/29 M Crea 2/6 def Bundoora 136 D Preston 31 J Kaminski 28* A Burke 26 A Hone 3/13 AR Walshe 3/50 LA Costa 2/33 and 0/18.

MONEY SHIELD

■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and December 7. Bundoora United 9/287(cc) T Sanjeewa 92 SC Barnett 78 M Ross 32 C Meredith 29 L Solar 25 J Sassella 4/67 SR Velagala 3/90 def Research Eltham Collegians 221 B Timewell 68 P Zumbo 38 W Purvis 33 S Lamb 27 L Solar 3/54 MK McAuley 2/27 R Lee 2/38/ Mernda 10/124 J Taylor 35 D Polius 5/10 AJ Mills 3/35 R Williams 2/36 def by Mill Park 227 J Lyon 50 D Polius 49 AC McLaughlin 25 L Castle 25 M Harris 4/38 C Perrin 3/44.

Banyule 198 BL O'Connor Snr 67 NP Murray 51 J Crook 33 G Turner 6/67 def Eltham 157 A Lamont 56 NP Murray 4/33 BL O'Connor Snr 2/6 MJ Hannan 2/22. Lower Plenty 202 AC Horner 48 LM Sirianni 44 B Zerafa 40 MA Hayse 6/48 JW Scott 4/63 def by Lalor Stars 4/ 204(cc) A Manoilovski 129* S Kemp 29 AC Horner 2/37 HP Jenkins 2/53. Montmorency 266 TK Groom 53 R Shaman 39 C Wright 37 D Leahy 37 J Hansen 26 UJ Ranasingha 3/46 DJ Bubis 2/21 T Tilkeridis 2/30 RD Thomas 2/61 def Old Paradians 191 SA Barker 93 UJ Ranasingha 26 M O'Brien 3/45 TK Groom 3/47 T Taylor 2/15.

MASH SHIELD

■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and December 7. Hurstbridge 170 S Wijesiri 40 S Corcoran 37 K Edussooriya 28 L Richardson 3/ 20 S Mitchell 2/12 def by Laurimar 4/172 AN Williams 44* RJ Boddy 36* L Richardson 34 AJ Nicholls 32. Whittlesea 247 S Fernando 78 B Bell 51* C Baker 34 BAAvola 26 RG Patterson 3/68 KD Premakumara 2/32 J Sandford 2/38 def by Thomastown United 5/307(cc) S Wijegunarathne 147 D Lakmal 54 AM Basanisi 36 SJ Solyom 34* C Baker 3/37. Bundoora Park 245 R Miller 83 P Singh 54 T Herath 42 B Riley 5/38 C Cannata 2/42 def South Morang 149 J Bellam 37 T Herath 3/31 DA Fox 3/37 S Parmar

Centenary Cake

● Pictured: Paul Wainscott, Jill Dwyer, Jennifer Keast, Lorraine Howson (cutting the centenary cake) and Ruth Crockett at Yea RSL on Sunday. 2019 has been the Centenary Year for the Yea RSL Sub-Branch founded March 1, 1919.

Yea’s Ruth Crockett provided the cake which was ceremonially cut at the Christmas Lunch.

B-GRADE

Potenza 3/51 BJ Ellis 2/39. Diamond Creek 87 G Milner 26 M Chaffey 3/14 B Van Driel 2/16 R Koppula 2/32 def by Mill Park 6/95 JR Rowley 2/23 NA Ireland 2/26. South Morang 3/183(dec) JJ Singh 90 B Nehra 40 M Kay 31* W Ali 3/66 def Riverside 82 D O'Connor 34 D Raj 4/16 S Singh 3/27 T Santhosh 2/10 and 8/113 N Dalton 40 V Nain 5/30. Bundoora 5/116 D Mills 28 R Manu 27* T Ciarlo 2/15 defMacleod 114 JT Cleary 36 JM Poulsen 3/20 AJ White 3/28 C Wills 2/23

C-GRADE

■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and December 7. Heidelberg 149 S Cashen 78 J Mulvey 29 K Whitcher 6/36 X Rimmer 2/12 def by Lower Eltham 3/154 B Cole 43 J Taylor 30* S Giammario 27* M Ryan 2/30. Lower Plenty 3/ 158(dec) JD Mechkaroff 75 B Gilbert 42 D McCulloch 2/40 v Rosanna 71 A Caldera 4/15 B Gilbert 2/21 and 80 J Evans 28 LA Robertson 3/ 22 B Gilbert 2/8 A Caldera 2/28. Riverside 144 S Bowler 35 M Newell 28 NA Heaney 5/47 ZJ Ferguson 2/23 def Whittlesea 143 NA Heaney 48 N Simons 28 W Mills 5/29 M Newell 4/55.

Lalor Stars 275 J Vasilev 103 JA Griffin 69 NJ Bowler 6/43 ZJ Brown 2/33 def Banyule 249 TE Hope 70 LN Delaney 35 MP Delaney 26 P Silva 4/31 JA Griffin 4/98 S Hayse 2/17

2/33. Greensborough 172 JD Perichon 65 MJ Lower 40 M Crawford 30 SS Kethbevilage 5/ 35 D Francis 2/47 def by Thomastown 222 D Ranatunga 75 LAlberti 46 T Alboruge 28 M Crawford 4/48 LM Bowden 3/41 N Hewage 2/ 47. Diamond Creek 9/236(cc) H Smith 72 S Luff 44 JP Merrett 36 R Ford 6/48 def Panton Hill 230 S Tung 53 R Ford 29 A McCrabb 29 M Stamkovski 27 H Smith 5/61 AA Elward 2/43 ■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and December 7. Macleod 103 D Bosso 25 C Smythe 25 MJ Molony 4/21 C Kostakis 2/19 P Hannah 2/23 and 1/71 C Smythe 44* def by Heidelberg 6/185(dec) J Gilham 44 J Gedye 41 A Edwards 33 R Jones 2/30. Epping 203 A Fletcher 68 T Peirce 41 J Wilkins 31 S Gibbs 3/42 L Morgan 3/44 def Riverside 146 M Doyle 56 N Bagai 3/ 29 E Kunelius 2/9 A Fletcher 2/15 K Lawry 2/ Lalor Stars 186 C MacDonald 51 A Jordanidis 36 C Douglas 4/28 NM Rowe 3/44 M Crispe 2/ 34 tied Rosanna 9/186(cc) M Macaulay 62 C MacDonald 3/24 C Higgins 2/15 J Hayse 2/29.

Bundoora 4/185 LR Smart 100* S Sakpal 38 D Compton 2/34 def Montmorency 175 J Harrison 37 D Compton 26 LR Smart 3/65 J Murray 2/22 M Campbell 2/23 M Fullelove 2/45.

■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and December 7. Mernda 9/203(cc) C Simmonds 41 R Corrigan 38 P Gill 26 T Centorino 3/20 BA Horkings 3/45 J McNamara 2/37 def North Eltham Wanderers 161 BA Horkings 35 D Forster 31 L Ferlazzo 3/20 C Simmonds 3/23 S Thompson 2/32. Mill Park 101 N Chaudhary 35 L Caldera 4/28 AJ Campbell 3/11 KD Pike 2/22 and 58 KD Pike 5/15 SN Ali 3/25 L Caldera 2/ 18 def byLower Plenty 3/116(dec) LJ Chilcott 33* JP Carlyon 29 T Lambert 26 R Geraghty 2/ 25 and 0/52 T Lambert 26*. Old Paradians 113 H Jones 4/33 R Singh 3/26 def by Bundoora United 163 A Hamilton 54 D Hodge 6/32 JR Di Giuseppe 2/26 NJ Sergi 2/31. Eltham 181 KL Davidson 51 T McEntee 33 J McEntee 26 SG Clapton 3/31 JN Wilson 2/51def Banyule 158 RC Batchelder 33 S McEntee 3/26 HT Sparks 2/18 LB Waldron 2/41 M Reeves 2/47.

F2-GRADE

F3-GRADE

■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and December 7. Bundoora United 163 G Casey 48 G Logeswaran 36* N Talevski 4/47 T Sebastian 2/30 def by Epping 8/166 P Ratnakumar 63 M Busse 4/52. North Eltham Wanderers v Diamond Creek.Old Paradians 103 CO Fernando 30 G McGrath 2/10 R Young 2/12 and 5/80 R Young 2/14 def by Research Eltham Collegians 6/ 204(dec) A Perrett 74 D Wilcox 31 S Fernando 2/25. Thomastown United 175 P Raj 46 T O'Rourke 34 J Keratianos 28 RR Sharan 4/26 M Tino 3/32 C Burge 2/21 def Plenty 69 T O'Rourke 5/13 S Lucca 3/44 and 7/101 D Taylor 58 S Lucca 3/16.

UNDER 18 BLUE

■ Results. Fridays, December 6 and 13. Montmorency Black v Mernda 6/267(cc) P Gill 102* R Marnell 38 N Welsh 33 RJ Cotterill 2/34.

D-GRADE Research Eltham Collegians v Bundoora United ■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and De- 4/263(cc) R Caracella 105* T Cuthbert 69 W cember 7. Banyule 9/315(cc) LA Willoughby 84 Brennan 37 J Drohan 27*. Bundoora Park 105 S DA Kennedy 68 SM Pinner 45 AA Simon 36 Miller 41* HW Connell 4/12 T Downes 3/11 v CMAtaryniw 32 SM Toull 3/57 S Mirando 2/47 Diamond Creek 2/24 B Healy 2/17 JD Hodgskiss 2/52 A Barber 2/90 def Laurimar UNDER 16 BLUE 108 S Millar 44 TD Elmer 5/20 CM Ataryniw 3/ ■ Results. Fridays, December 6 and 13. Dia35. Riverside 3/290(cc) B Jurkovic 129* N Ellks mond Creek 7/176 J Barry 46 DJ Laurie 30 H 69 AAmenta 36 H Ellks 29* L Burgoyne 2/57 Downes 26 M Connell 25* R Edwards 4/24 S def Lower Eltham 193 J Caldarelli 39 S Mortell Norton 2/23 v Montmorency. Epping v Plenty 7/ 35 JT Felton 35* J Hartigan 3/18 J Ramsay 3/ 168(cc) E Weir 42 L Mallia 28 M Tino 25 K 65. Plenty 5/338(dec) D Tobias 136 A Coles 74* Kaushik 2/9 V Saini 2/20 K Lawry 2/29.

SR Daly 55 S Fraser 4/68 def North Eltham Bundoora United vRosanna 2/175(cc) T Bourke Wanderers 99 A Cronwright 52 A Coles 3/18 L 65* L Dench 53* I Yarlagadda 36. Mernda 8/ Burge 3/21 and 100 J Hedley 43 A Coles 3/35 E 135(cc) J Klaster 4/16 A Toffolo 2/22 v ReWeir 2/7 C McEvoy 2/19. Research Eltham search Eltham Collegians Collegians 7/257(dec) E Zumbo 73 A Turner UNDER 16 TEAL 36* J Brown 33* J Gallo 31 J Klaster 30 D Robertson 29 T Wellington 4/100 def Greens- ■ Results. Fridays, December 6 and 13. Lower borough 84 SI Meckiff 28 J Brown 4/7 O Irvine Plenty/Lower Eltham v Riverside 9/146(cc) J 3/7 and 49 E Zumbo 3/4 (inc hat-trick) J Brown Atkinson 52 E Campbell 37. Macleod v Bundoora Park 5/202(cc) H Caruso 64 J 3/12.

Martorana 42* ZP Howell 27 C Pringle 27.

E-GRADE Banyule 3/29 v Hurstbridge/Panton Hill 57 MA ■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and De- Cargin 2/0 ZJ Brown 2/4 JT Perugini 2/6. cember 7. Panton Hill 6/404(cc) T Rodgerson Laurimar v Whittlesea 123 RP Somers 39 E 123* S Tung 65* J Kanellos 57 J Loudovaris 51 Vellu 3/17.

BJ Stone 28 B Meredith 2/83 P Hodges 2/84 def UNDER 14 BLUE Eltham 270 B Meredith 96 B Luker 62 J Pearsell 50 J Rodgerson 2/13 C O'Connor 2/37 G Shankar ■ Results. Fridays, December 6 and 13. Riv2/39. Thomastown United 5/160 H Oruc 51* n erside /146(cc) H Jackson 35 MV Xavier 2/15 basanisi 41 J Lalios 27 def Bundoora Park 152 P v Epping. Diamond Creek v Montmorency.

Bishnoi 57 R Hillyear 25 S Apostola 4/32 T Hurstbridge v North Eltham Wanderers 8/ Jones 3/26. Thomastown 274 R Rathi 141 J Cope 146(cc) O Greenhill 48 B O'Donnell 35 L 39 J Cugnetto 25 D Salvatico 4/36 M Ward 4/73 Molinaro-Lawrence 2/4 B Wilson 2/19. Mernda def Hurstbridge 192 J Tuapa 5/39 T Bennett 3/ v Banyule 4/176(cc) MJ Jones 41* NJ Bowler 37. Montmorency 106 P Davies 28 S McKay 3/ 37* BL O'Connor 30 TT Gannon 27* A Raza 2/ 23 def byMernda 189 R Marnell 34 G 26.

Greenough 32 S McKay 30 GG Summers 28* UNDER 12 BLUE S Woodhouse 3/20 D Pathania 2/25 R Patmore ■ Results. Fridays, December 6 and 13. Dia2/38 mond Creek 2/143 C Flint 37* E Hardman 31* J F1-GRADE Morgan 26* v Laurimar 3/141. Plenty 1/91 D ■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and De- Rekhi 28* v Montmorency 4/33 J Davidson 2/1 cember 7. Rosanna 232 G Wilson 94 S Morey D Rekhi 2/2. Research Eltham Collegians 1/97 46 KM Page 31 JF Pattison 3/34 M Fernando 2/ L Shepherd 30* v Epping 4/128. Bundoora 21 JN Arambatzidis 2/32 BJ Vasiliadis 2/48 def United 3/61 J Laing 25* RC Forbes 2/7 v Banyule 2/73 RJ McMurray 33*

Local Sport ECDRA ■ The East Central District RifleAssociations shoot on Saturday over 500 yards was dominated by Glenn Chisholm with a top range score of 59.7 in F Standard.

Saturday was a a real Summer’s day with clear light, warm to hot temperatures, and of course that fickle Violet Town wind.

Glenn’s scores showed how he developed his top range score. He started with a 52 as the wind was swirling down the range it was Richard Godden who was the only other able to post a higher score of 54.1.

The second stage, the wind patterns were established and the shooting improve first with Roger King with a 58.5 then Glenn equalled Roger’s score exactly but it was Roger who won this stage on a count back.

Glenn put in a final stage, just to bed down his learning for the day. The shoot began in the dead centre of the target being hammered and things looked like a possible may be in the offing when the gremlins struck with his fifth shot, a little extra push on the trigger and perhaps a slight increase in wind strength and whack a 5 at 4:00 O’clock, one point down.

Glenn stopped, checked his position and the conditions and then his final five shots were in the dead centre (scoring shots were X,X,6,X 5,X,X,X,6,X the X being in the dead centre of the target and the 6 the highest score “bullseye”).

The scores for Saturday December 7, were: F Standard Class Ted Plastow 42, 49.1, 39, 45 = 175.1; Glenn Chisholm 52, 58.5, 59.7 = 169.12; Robert Irving 48.1, 53.1, 53 = 154.2; Rodger King 51.3, 58.5 = 109.8; Richard Godden 54.1, 54.1 = 108.2 and Geoff James 42. F-TR class Neal Hambridge 51.2.

While the talk over a cuppa before heading home was about Glenn’s great scores there was recognition of Roger and Richard for their good solid team performance and consistency.

Members are reminded that the Summer program will start after Christmas and all shooters and prospective shooters should monitor the Club’s website calendar for shoot details, the site is www.ecdra.com.au For those who would like to see Glen’s shot plot go to the Hex System web site at http://shooting.hexsystems.com.au/shooting/290618

Shinboners ■ With the close of the 2019 season now a distant memory, Thornton Eildon District Football and Netball Club has enjoyed a much needed breather and has now thrown itselfs into gear over the last previous month now.

It has been beneficial to reflect what we do well and what we don’t, with a clear vision to lift as a club but more as a whole community. It’s under no misapprehension we live within a small community so drawing members can have its challenges, however this is exactly why it’s so important to keep Thornton alive.

Small communities within rural areas like ours need sporting clubs. It creates an outlet, for physical activity obviously but a network of supportive people which out values anything else.

It creates opportunity in the sense of leadership roles, of learning new skills as such as events management, coaching, sports physical therapists, hospitality, wellbeing mentors, social media/marketing, leadership opportunity, networking to broaden social networks for both social/economical. It provides a safe platform to give back to our community and to assist in building a club for future generations to have the same opportunities listed above.

TEDFNC has been in 2019 working on ground level policy type goals, setting foundations for future years exploring gender equality with “level playing field for all” and recently engaged the help of TD Solutions which assists sporting clubs at administrative levels setting future plans in regards to financial planning/volunteer structural plus many many more way to much to mention.

This is the time to come forth, as a player or sponsor. As a community member. We are welcoming all.

- Sarah Stevenson

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SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCORES AT A GLANCE A-GRADE

■ Results. Saturdays, November 30 and Decmeber 7. Broadford 174 EW Mills 64 BG Bryant 4/39 T Rudd-Schmidt 2/22 D Bergowicz 2/28 def Eastern Hill 10/147 S Feery 39 BG Bryant 29 JP Bradshaw 4/26 BG Hobba 4/38 Tallarook 4/256(dec) J Smith-Williams 78 M Itter 71 B Cooney 61 def Seymour 139 D Fountain 33 W Dundon 4/44 X Arandt 2/3 M Itter 2/18 and 1/50 Yea Tigers 2/154 C Armstrong 56* A Chisholm 35 DL Malcolm 30 def Kilmore 150 B Dawson 52 CA Dennehy 39* M Steiner 4/35 A Chisholm 2/31

B-GRADE

■ Results. Saturday, December 7. Eastern Hill 9/174(cc) DG O'Sullivan 68 M Brown 29 M Hall 26 A McSpeerin 3/30 def by Yea Tigers 6/183 C Piggott 94* D O'Dwyer 34 M Waghorn 33 M Hall 2/29 DG O'Sullivan 2/29 H Szczykulski 2/41.

Kilmore 6/164 K Craddock 48 P Lilburn 32 P Singh 28 def Royals 9/155(cc) B Proctor 5/29 P Singh 2/12 D Manuel 2/21 Puckapunyal 62 J Hibbens 5/33 SM O'Neill 3/11 def byBroadford 165 MG Moran 31 TJ Blackwell 30 MJ Collier 27 N Gould 3/23 J Marshall 2/32 Avenel 124 D Lowis 35 L Singh 3/9 S Watts 3/26 D Fisher 2/39 defTallarook 90 D Fisher 58 J Kanters 3/10 J Smith 3/22 S Donovan 2/7 Pyalong 127 PW Ryan 35 J Geldart 3/39 J Fishlock 2/11 J Ladd 2/14 J Kidd 2/16 d e f Alexandra 98 S Parker 35 DJ Zoch 3/15 N Farrell-Ryan 3/17 MT Pratt 2/20 J Pryor 2/22

C-GRADE

■ Results. Saturday, December 7. Royals 159 D Munnings 3/17 J Denney 2/20 M Isles 2/39 DR Heppell 2/49 def Kilmore 135 Puckapunyal Nomads def by Broadford Black Avenel: Bye. Broadford Red 9/181(cc) J Purves 49 C Nolan 32* M Mirabella 26 R Britten 3/18 J Mott 2/49 def by Puckapunyal Wanderers 7/ 235(cc) S Mott 62 N Bell 57 T Tandy 28 M Egan 5/47 Seymour 6/160(cc) J Culina 61 R Kirby 36 def by Eastern Hill 5/163(cc) MR Culina 2/26 Alexandra 3/237(cc) T Orgill 156 D Waixel 63 def Pyalong 8/135(cc) J Ruddick 52 T Orgill 4/16 M Mawson 2/19 JJ Ferrier 2/21

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■ Results. Sundays, December 1 and 8.

Broadford 148 and 5/49 def Kilmore 126.

Alexandra/Yea v Eastern Hill 5/133(cc)

UNDER 14

■ Results. Saturday, December 7. Eastern Hill 8/76(cc) O Munro 32* def by Kilmore Blue 5/79 K McNicholas 31* H Martin 2/10 Kilmore White 1/108(cc) D Christie 32* def Tallarook 8/58(cc) T Archibald 3/5 M Whitfield 2/4 Broadford 7/162(cc) def Alexandra 4/118 (cc)

UNDER 12 - STAGE 1

■ Results. Friday, December 6. Kilmore Blue 7/83(cc) def by Avenel Red 4/155(cc) L Smith 33* Avenel White: Bye Broadford Black v Eastern Hill Pyalong v Kilmore White Yea Tigers v Broadford Red

UNDER 12 - STAGE 2

■ Results. Friday, December 6. Kilmore White v Yea Tigers Alexandra 1/63(cc) def by Kilmore Blue 2/97(cc)

NORTH METRO

■ Results. Saturday, December 7. Cameron: Bye. Fairfield 140 def by Strathewen 232.

Preston Footballers 7/168(cc) R Devkota 2/19 S Chaudhary 2/28 D Subedi 2/39 def by Sagarmatha 7/174 MK Shah 52* A BK 32* Kinglake 5/177def Northern Socials 6/ 176 (cc) Camrea 4/271(cc) Ed Mustafa 51* D Pougios 51* N Kastanas 50* L Setefano 46 def Dennis OD 151 D Pougios 3/13 H Mustafa 2/26

Sport

Kinglake registers victory ■ There were victories for Kinglake, Yea AGrade, Yea B-Grade and Alexandra C-Grade ccricketers last weekend.

Kinglake 5/177def Northern Socials 6/176 (cc), playing at home.

Local Golf Yea Golf Club

A-GRADE: YEA TIGERS V KILMORE

Yea Tigers def Kilmore Venue: Yea Recreation Reserve Result: Yea Tigers won First Innings Toss won by: Kilmore Batted first: Kilmore 1st Innings- Kilmore A.R. Lovick, c D.LK. Malcolm, b M. Steiner ................................................ 0 J. Buttler, run out ............................................ 0 M. Davern, b M. Steiner ................................. 0 B.J. Dennehy, c A. Butterworth, b M. Steiner ................................................ 1 S. Topham, c D.L. Malcom, b C.A. Malcolm ......................................... 14 J. Walton, c C.A. Malcolm, b A. Chisholm .... 3 M. Rose, lbw b M. Steiner ............................. 2 B. Dawson, c M. Steiner, b A. Chisholm ....... 52 B.D. Trezise, run out (M. Steiner) .................. 9 C.A. Dennehy, not out .................................... 39 B. Buttler, c ? b C. Armstrong ....................... 16 Extras (nb 1, w 1, b 9, lb 3) .......................... 14 Total .............................................................. 150 Overs .......................................................... 65.2 FOW: 0 (A.R. Lovick), 2 (J. Buttler), 2 (M. Davern), 9 (B.J. Dennehy), 20 (J. Walton), 26 (S. Topham), 36 (M. Rose), 52 (B.D. Trezise), 116 (B. Dawson), 150 (B. Buttler).

Bowling (O-M-W-R): M. Steiner 14.0-6-4-35, A. Chisholm 17.0-6-2-31, C.A. Malcolm 17.05-1-25, C. Armstrong 10.2-2-1-20, W. Dalton 3.00-0-12, N. Beattie 4.0-1-0-15.

1st Innings - Yea Tigers N. Beattie, retired not out ............................... 13 + D.L. Malcolm, st M. Rose, b S. Topham ... 30 A. Chisholm, c S. Topham, b B. Buttler ........ 35 C. Armstrong , not out .................................... 56 D. Pell, not out ................................................ 11 +R. Akers, dnb D. Evans, dnb *M. Steiner, dnb W. Dalton, dnb A. Butterworth, dnb C.A. Malcolm, dnb J. Johnson, dnb Extras (nb 2, w2 2, b 2, lb 3) ............................ 9 FOW: 65 (A. Chisholm), 114 (D.L. Malcolm) Bowli9ng (O-M-W-R): B. Dawson 14.0-3-0-39, J. Buttler 21.0-10-0-32, C.A. Dennehy 4.0-2-013, B. Buttler 9.0-4-1-12, B.D. Trezise 3.0-0-013, A.R. Lovick 8.0-2-0-29, S. Topham 6.0-1-111.

● Five Yea A-Grade batsmen - Nathan Beattie, Damon Malcolm, Andrew Chisholm (pictured), Cam Armstrong and Darcy Pell - brought home 154 runs to win over Kilmore on Saturday.

J. Kidd, lbw, b D.J. Zoch ................................ 0 J. Bourke, b N. Farrell-Ryan .......................... 6 J. Fishlock, b N. Farrell-Ryan ........................ 0 J. Leary, b D.Z. Koch ................................... 15 J. Ladd, lbw J. Pryor ...................................... 8 W. Ellis, c & b D.J. Zoch ............................... 9 J. Geldart, not out ............................................ 1 Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 0, lb 1) ............................. 4 Total ............................................................... 98 Overs .......................................................... 39.3 FOW: 11 (J. Reynolds), 37 (B. Waixel), 55 (S. Whitehead), 57 (J. Kidd), 57 (S. P:arker), 62 (J. Fishlock), 63 (L. Bourke), 73 (J. Ladd), 94 (J. Leary), 98 (W. Ellis).

Bowling: N. Farrell-Ryan 9.0-4-3-17, J. Pryor 9.0-1-2-22, J.P. Ryan 5.0-0-0-23, M.T. Pratt 8.02-2-20, D.J. Zoch 8.3-3-3-15.

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B-GRADE: PYALONG V ALEXANDRA

Pyalong def Alexandra Venue: Pyalong Recreation Reserve Result: Pyalong Won First Innings Toss won by: Pyalong Batted first: Pyalong 1st Innings - Pyalong S. Walsh, c / b J. Kidd .................................... 17 P.J. Campbell, c & b J. Fishlock ................... 23 J. Pryor, c S. Parker, b J. Kidd ....................... 0 P.W. Ryan, c J. Ladd, b W. Ellis .................... 35 +D. Sowden, c & b J. Fishlock ....................... 4 M.T. Pratt, c S. Whitehead, b J. Ladd ........... `13 *D.J. Zoch, c J. Reynolds, b J. Geldart ........... 6 J. Ryan, c S. Parker, b J. Geldart .................... 0 D. Wittig, not out .............................................. 6 J. P. Ryan, c ?, b J. Ladd ................................ 5 N. Farrell-Ryan, b J. Geldart .......................... 6 M.J. Wilkins, dnb Extras (nb 1, w 6, b 2, lb 3) ............................ 12 Total ............................................................. 127 Overs .......................................................... 44.0 FOW: 37 (J. Pryor), 37 (S. Walsh), 61 (P.J. Campbell), 84 (P.W. Ryan), 103 (M.T. Pratt), 108 (J. Ryan), 109 (D.J. Zoch), 121 (J.P. Ryan), 127 (N. Farrell-Ryan).

Bowling: J. Leary 9.0-2-0-24, J. Geldart 9.0-13-39, J. kidd 6.0-0-2-16, J. Fishlock 6.0-2-2-11, W. Ellis 7.0-1-1-18, J. Ladd 7.0-1-2-14 1st Innings - Alexandra J. Reynolds, c S. Walsh, b N. Farrell-Ryan .... 4 B. Waixel, b M.T. Pratt .................................... 9 S. Parker, c D. Sowden, b M. T. Pratt ........... 35 S. Whitehead, c D. Sowden, b D.J. Zoch ....... 7

● Andrew Fairchild and Matthew Langford ■ Kinglake Football Netball Club has announced the signing of Matthew Langford for season 2020.

Matt has spent the past seven seasons at Whittlesea where he has played 124 games.

The 2019 season saw Matt play 18 games (8 Seniors and 10 Reserves) and was able to win the Reserves Best and fairest off just 10 appearances.

Kinglake officials are impressed with Matt’s summer training sessions and say what a great addition he will be to our Lakers Senior squad.

Christmas Tree Festival at Alex.

■ The Christmas Tree Festival was officially opend at the Alexandra Shire Hall last Friday night (Dec. 6). The festival continues with imaginative decorations that the schools, organisations, community groups and businesses come up with to decorate their Christmas trees that are on display.

The display will be open everyday 10am9pm except Monday and Tuesdays (or by appointment can be arranged), until 8pm Christmas Eve and entry is a gold coin donation.

There were 500 visitors last year. Contact Pam, 0415 476 639.

Genmder Challenge Wednesday saw the start of the Summer Gender Challenge, which when completed will include eight rounds of varying golf.

With 19 men and 16 ladies participating in this round, it was fantastic to see four lady nine holers joining us for the first time.

Their score is doubled to include their results and with another nine holes in the future their card can be handicapped.

Winner of the Ladies and also the Gender Challenge for Week one was Karen Sangster (25) with 38 points.

Winner of the Men and second in the Gender Challenge was Steve Rumney (30) with 37 points.

For the Ladies Jan Wealands (27) with 35 was second from Margie Wright (23) third on CB from Merryn Tulloch fourth, one of the nine holers.

For the men, Alan Pell (12) with 36 was second from Brian Simmons (10) third on CB from Neil Peterson (16) with 35.

Michael Sheather won the NTP on the second and sank the birdie. Michael also won the Club Award.

Week One Gender Points:Karen Sangster 25, Jan Wealands 10 – Ladies 35. ★ Terry Chaplin Wins Saturday saw the playoff of Monthly Medalists for the board event – Gold Medal.

Of the ten eligible, the winner was Terry Chaplin by one shot from Brian Simmons.

This completed a successful week for Terry who on Thursday at Dalhousie Veterans was named Player of the Year, with the best 10 scores for Vets for 2019.

Winner of the day’s stroke event, in a field of 23 players on Saturday, was new member Chris Smith (27) with a nett 67. Runner- up with nett 69 was Neil Peterson (16). Third was Terry Chaplin (21) with 70 from fourth Brian Simmons (10) 71, then came Ken Whitfort (7) 73 on CB from Peter Keast (23).

NTP on the second was Brian Simmons and Michael Sheather won the Club Award again. Wayne Rowe won the Putting with 24 putts.

There is no organised golf at Yea due to the races next Saturday and there is no golf at Yea on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to allow them to prepare and pack up for the races.

There will be golf at Strathbogie on Saturday with Yea players to be at Strathbogie by 11am for an 11.30am hitoff. Please text or email Alan Pell if coming.

- Alan Pell

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Wonderful Private Family Home:• 3 bedroom plus a study, ensuite and walk in robe to master • 2 living areas, split system & floor heating through out • Outdoor undercover area, delightful backyard • Well located in the picturesque Myrtle Street $439,000

Director/ Sales Specialist- Belinda Hocking 0418 115 574 Sales Specialist- Jody Murphy 0422 184 231 6551 Goulburn Valley Highway, Homewood / Yea

Tranquil Rural charm: • 20 acres 8.1 hectares with breath taking views • Abundant amount of water supply with several springs and a dam • Excellent fencing with established eucalyptus trees • Quiet country road only 10 mins to Yarck and under 2 Hours from Melbourne. $345,000

Landmark Harcourts Alexandra 56 Grant Street, Alexandra I 5772 3444 $1,250,000

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Country Cafe opportunity plus two new holiday homes Make your escape to the country, a profitable one with this exciting opportunity to own a gorgeous Café as well as two separate holiday homes, all set on 4 acres with magnificent views of the Goulburn River Valley and Strathbogie Ranges. The original 1930s period style cottage has been stunningly transitioned with intimate dining spaces throughout enhanced by alfresco dining on the large timber deck, shaded by a large Oak tree and nestled into a hillside with wonderful views. Ideas include Country-Chic style dining with suggested servings of Barista coffee and home style meals, cakes or quiches made with love from local and organic produce or it could also work well as a boutique function or weddings centre. With plenty of scope for micro businesses within the Café, such as florist, local produce & goods, art gallery, external catering, etc., the possibilities are endless. $1,250,000

Real Estate Estate Sales Sales Professional Professional –– Kerryn Kerryn Rishworth Rishworth 0412 0412 346 346 169.

169. kerryn.r@landmarkharcourts.com.au kerryn.r@landmarkharcourts.com.au Real Property Management Management –– Sharon Butcher 0402 0409 113 439 927 805. sharon.butcher@landmark.com.au Property Sharon Contact Landmark Landmark Yea Yea for for all all of of your your Stock, Stock, Merchandise, Merchandise, Insurance Insurance && Financial Financial Services Services 5979 5797 2799 2799 Contact

Landmark Harcourts Yea 52 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799