Across Victoria
LEXTON
1115 sheep stolen
■ Detectives from the Western Region Crime Squad are appealing for information after 1115 sheep were stolen from a farm in Lexton, marking the third major livestock theft at the property in less than two years. Combined, the thefts have left the farmer more than 1700 sheep and $175,000 out of pocket, with investigators treating the incidents as a targeted and co-ordinated series of crimes.
The latest theft is believed to have occurred sometime between Tuesday, February 25 and Friday, March 28.
In total, approximately 1115 Merino sheep were stolen, including:
■ Merino lambs, mixed sex and unshorn at the time of the theft. These lambs had been drafted off as the 600 best of the mob and are valued at around $60,000
■ 300 older Merino ewes, aged between three and six years old, along with three rams. These sheep were also unshorn and are valued at approximately $42,000.
■ 200 Merino ewes, a combination of homebred and purchased stock, along with another three rams. These were valued at approximately $28,000.
Investigators believe a significant degree of planning and access to a large livestock transport vehicle would have been required to move the sheep, all of which were fitted with electronic ear tags.
Police suspect the same offenders may be responsible for all three incidents.
The previous incidents include:
■ Between July 23 and September 19, 2023, approximately 585 mixed-sex, 12month-old Merino sheep were stolen from a large paddock.
■ Between November 4-6, 2023, approximately 16 Merino rams were stolen, with evidence of open gates and flattened grass found at the scene.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have information about the thefts, or who observed suspicious activity in the Lexton area across February and March, to come forward.
Specifically, investigators are seeking any information including:
■ Sightings of suspicious vehicles or unusual livestock movements in the area.
■ Increases in livestock holdings of fine wool Merino sheep.
■ Sales of low micron fine Merino wool by producers not usually associated with this product or volume.
■ Suspicious behaviour involving the re-tagging of sheep or large purchases of electronic ear tags.
■ Livestock consignments inconsistent with a vendor’s usual stock.
■ Enquiries into pastoral land leasing for sheep agistment by unknown or unlikely individuals.
Detective Senior Constable Greg Broom, Western Region Crime Squad, said: “This was not a random act – we believe this was a carefully coordinated theft that has left a local farmer significantly out of pocket.
“Moving this volume of stock requires planning, knowledge, and resources.
“We’re urging anyone with information, no matter how minor it may seem, to come forward. Someone out there knows something.”
Inspector Paul Hargreaves, State Farm Crime Coordinator, said: “Offending of this nature isn’t just opportunistic – it’s organised, targeted, and deeply damaging to farmers and our economy.
“Livestock theft remains a key focus for Victoria Police, and we are continuing to work closely with regional investigators and industry stakeholders to prevent crime and disrupt this type of criminal activity.
“We stand with our farming community. No one should have to suffer repeated losses like this, and we will use every available resource to track down those responsible.
“We’re calling on the farming and transport sectors to stay alert – whether it’s sudden increases in livestock numbers, unexpected wool sales, or suspicious land leasing enquiries. Even a small detail could help solve this case.”
11 KANGAROOS SHOT: BERWICK MAN CHARGED
■ Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit have charged a man with animal cruelty offences after several kangaroos were shot and killed in Emerald on three occasions.
Officers received reports of multiple kangaroos being located deceased at Cardinia Reservoir Reserve on November 4 last year.
More dead kangaroos were found at the reserve on November 30 and December 14.
On each occasion the animals were believed to have suffered significant trauma.
In total at least 11 kangaroos were shot in the alleged attacks.
One juvenile managed to be rescued and has since been released back into the wild.
Two joeys were discovered in pouches of deceased kangaroos, one of which was saved.
Following significant investigations, in consultation with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action , detectives executed a search warrant at a residence in Berwick last Wednesday (Apr. 30).
Police seized firearms and ammunition from the address.
A 22-year-old Berwick man was arrested and has subsequently been charged with animal cruelty and firearms offences including;
■ Three counts of aggravated cruelty to animals
■ Three counts of terrify an animal
■ Three counts of wound an animal
■ Three counts of abuse an animal
■ Three counts of do an act likely to cause pain or suffering to an animal
■ Use firearm in a public place
■ Carry loaded firearm in a public place
■ Fail to store firearm securely
■ Fail to store ammunition securely
He has been bailed to face Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on August 8.
The man’s firearms licence has also been suspended.
POINT LONSDALE
Chopper crashes
■ Emergency services responded to a helicopter crash at Point Lonsdale on Friday morning (May 2).
It is believed the chopper was seen crashing into water off Point Lonsdale Beach, between Collendina and Point Lonsdale, just after 10am.
There were three people onboard the aircraft.
All three people managed to make it to shore and were located by passersby who contacted emergency services.
A male and female were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
A male was taken by road to hospital with serious injuries. Exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined.
Across Victoria
EAST GEELONG
Car impounded
■ A man has had his car impounded after being caught drink driving in East Geelong Officers were patrolling when the observed a silver Toyota sedan travelling at high speed along Ryrie St about 2am Thursday (May 1).
They intercepted the car on Portarlington Rd, Moolap, a short time later and spoke to the 26-year-old driver.
He underwent a preliminary breath test and accompanied police for an evidentiary test where he returned an alleged reading of 0.119.
It is also alleged the car reached speeds of 130-kmh in a 60-kmh zone.
The five passengers in the car, four of whom were not wearing seatbelts, had to find another way home as the car was impounded for 30 days with towing costs of $1305.
The driver has been charged with reckless conduct endanger life, drive at speed dangerous, drink driving and other traffic offences.
He was bailed to appear at Geelong Magistrates’ Court on June 19.
POINT LONSDALE
Woman found dead
■ Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a woman in Point Lonsdale on Thursday morning (May 1).
Emergency services were called to the Point Lonsdale area about 10.30am after reports a woman went missing.
A search of the water was conducted with the Air Wing and local Coast Guard locating an unresponsive woman in the water just after 12pm.
Statewide
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate the crash with assistance from police.
BALLARAT
Officer
blows .101
■ An off-duty police custody officer was detected drink driving in Redan on Thursday, April 24.
The 26-year-old man was intercepted by police at a breath-testing site on Skipton St shortly after 8.30am.
He underwent an evidentiary breath test, returning an alleged reading of .101.
The man, based in Western Region, received an infringement notice for drink driving and his licence was immediately suspended for 10 months.
BANYULE-NILLUMBIK
Heidelberg burglaries
■ Banyule-Nillumbik Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a series of burglaries in Heidelberg.
It is understood that four homes on Dalvey St and St James Rd , were broken into between Monday-Tuesday, February17-18.
Investigators have been told that the offenders targeted power tools, household electronics and personal belong-
ings, making off with approximately $5,000 worth of goods.
It is believed the pair left the scene in a white Holden Commodore utility.
The first man is described as Caucasian, approximately 170cm tall with dark hair and facial hair. He was wearing a black baseball cap, and a black Ed Hardy jumper.
The second man is described as Caucasian, approximately 190cm tall with dark hair. He was wearing a blue Kathmandu hooded jumper.
The investigation remains ongoing.
MOUNT WAVERLEY
Clubhouse fire
■ Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several calls of a clubhouse fire in Mount Waverley on Saturday morning (may 3).
Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of the clubhouse, so the response was escalated.
FRV crews wore breathing apparatus to attack the fire.
The scene was deemed ‘Under Control’ by 5.56am.
Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria were on scene assisting.
The cause of the fire is not yet known but it is being treated as suspicious.
She was brought back to shore but could not be revived. Exact circumstances surrounding the death are yet to be determined. Investigations remain ongoing but at this time the matter is not believed to be suspicious.
MELBOURNE
Visa breaches
■ An Iran-born man was expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (May 1) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.
The Australian Federal Police charged the man, 43, after locating him in Melbourne It was tobe alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to maintain his electronic monitoring device.
The man has been charged with two counts of failing to maintain an electronic monitoring device, contrary to section 76D(3) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).
This offence carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment and/or a $93,900 fine.
SURF COAST
Motorcyclist dies
■ Geelong Highway Patrol officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Eastern View on Friday morning (May 2).
It is understood a motorcycle and a grey Ford Ranger towing a caravan collided on the Great Ocean Rd just after 10.30am.
The rider died at the scene. The driver, who was the sole occupant of the Ford, was uninjured.
The Great Ocean Road between Golf Links Rd (Memorial Arch) and Deans Marsh Rd was impacted for some time.
DIAMOND CREEK
Dog park upgrade
■ Diamond Creek Dog Park will be upgraded with two new shelters, additional seating, relocation of the designated area for passive dogs, additional bins, proposed solar lighting at entries and shelters, improved pathways, and landscaping.
Nillumbik Mayor Cr John Dumaresq said feedback will help to identify the community’s priorities, ensuring the park will meet the needs of all users.
● ● ● ● Eleven kangaroos were shot at Emerald. File Image: Unsplashed
FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES FROM SATURDAY’S POLL
Aston
Mary Doyle likely returned for Labor Votes
CICCHIELLO, MannyLiberal 37,193 38.26 -4.56
DOYLE, MaryAustralian Labor Party 36,448 37.49+4.98
MANNERS, CraigFamily First 2,555 2.63+2.63
\WILLIAMS, Andrew Independent 1,778 1.83+1.83
FAWCETT, David Libertarian921 0.95+0.95
GRONDMAN, Mark Independent 2,174 2.24+2.24
STEEN, ReubenThe Greens 10,830 11.14 -1.08
De WACHT, JohnOne Nation 3,209 3.30+0.24
DESVEAUX, SteveTrumpet of Patriots 2,1082.1 +2.09 Formal 97,216 95.55 -1.03 Informal 4,532 4.45+1.03
Bruce
Julian Hill likely returned for Labor Votes
COLECCHIA, BiancaOne Nation 7,486 7.96+3.27
GARAD, RhondaThe Greens 10,974 11.67+1.96
HILL, JulianAustralian Labor Party 43,338 46.11+5.85
SKROBO, ChristineLibertarian 1,121 1.19+1.19
SAFI, ZahidLiberal 21,854 23.25 -8.43
ANDERSON, SamuelTrumpet of Patriots 2,873 3.06+2.97
LOUTH, AndrewLegalise Cannabis 2,814 2.99+2.99
BIRCHALL, WendyFamily First 3,538 3.76+3.76
Formal 93,998 94.45 -1.16
Informal 5,523 5.55+1.16
Total 99,521
Calwell
Basem Abdo likely returned for Labor Votes
MOORE, CarlyIndependent 9,29312.13+12.13
BENGTSSON, MariaFamily First 1,849 2.41+2.41 DEL ROSARIO-MAKRIDIS, Gianni Legalise Cannabis 2,142 2.80+2.80
MOSLIH, Samim Independent 5,449 7.11+7.11
TOMA, LuayOne Nation 2,6303.43 -3.57
YOUHANA, Joseph Independent 9,02211.7+11.78
GARCHA, RavneetThe Greens 5,9447.76 -1.99
ISSA, AssaadTrumpet of Patriots 1,769 2.31+0.53
ABDO, BasemAustralian Labor Party 23,457 30.6214.24
PEACH, Morgan373 0.49+0.49
HAWLI, BassimaCitizens Party 2,288 2.99+2.99
RAGUPATHY, Ravi Independent437 0.57+0.57
GHANI, UsmanLiberal 11,965 15.62 -8.09
Formal 76,618 91.36 -2.35
Informal 7,245 8.64+2.35
Total 83,863
Casey
Aaron Violi likely returned for Liberals Votes
COURTIS, PhillipTrumpet of Patriots 3,055 3.20+2.49
LIVORI, AmbereOne Nation 4,727 4.96+1.69
BOND, ChloeAnimal Justice Party 1,904 2.00+0.21
\NEBAUER, DanFamily First 2,741 2.87+2.87 \BLAIR, MerranThe Greens 10,211 10.71 -2.42
OAKLEY, NaomiAustralian Labor Party 23,143 24.27 -0.78
FERRES MILES, Claire Independent 10,213 10.71+2.66
\VIOLI, AaronLiberal 39,360 41.28+4.70 Formal 95,354 95.90+2.05
\Informal 4,0734.10 -2.05
\Total 99,427
Chisholm
Carina Garland likely returned for Labor Votes
RANDALL, TimThe Greens 11,247 12.07 -1.99
ONG, GaryFamily First 1,885 2.02+2.02
LIVORI, GuyOne Nation 1,6771.8 +0.84
ALLEN, KatieLiberal 34,792 37.34 -1.86 McSHANE, ChristineTrumpet of Patriots 1,348 1.45+0.93
GARLAND, CarinaAustralian Labor Party 36,562 39.24+4.48
DAVIES, Kath Independent
\Total
Cooper
Ged Kearney likely returned for Labor Votes
TURNER, WilliamOne Nation 4,492 5.13+2.23
KEARNEY, GedAustralian Labor Party 37,123 42.40+1.71
BURNETT, TaraThe
LARKIN, KathVictorian Socialists
DonnaLegalise
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Deakin
Matt Gregg likely returned for Labor Votes
GREGG, MattAustralian Labor Party 34,061 34.93+2.02
\SUKKAR, Michael Liberal 38,085 39.06 -2.44
NESS, JessIndependent 7,112 7.29+7.29
COOKE, AnneOne Nation 2,416 2.48+0.24
GRIFFITH-JONES, Richard Family First 1,712 1.76+1.76
MILLS, AmyThe Greens 11,352 11.64 -2.56
WILDE, MiltonTrumpet of Patriots 1,458 1.50+0.59
VANDERMEER, Will Libertarian 1,314 1.35+1.35 Formal
-0.61
Dunkley
Jodie Belyea likely returned for Labor Votes
CONROY, NathanLiberal 29,117 32.40+0.65
THURLEY, RobertIndependent 2,626 2.92+2.92
DAVIS, JessicaOne Nation 5,895 6.56+3.57
NICHOLES, PeterFamily First 2,054 2.29+2.29
MABER, MattThe Greens 10,399 11.57+0.95
GATLEY, AndrewFUSION756 0.84+0.84
BELYEA, JodieAustralian Labor Party 34,850 38.78 -1.67
ABBOTT, LisaLegalise Cannabis 4,167 4.64+4.64 Formal 89,864 95.27 -0.08
4,461 4.73+0.08
Flinders
SMART, JasonTrumpet of Patriots 2,579 2.60+2.11
SMITH, Ben Independent 21,85622.04+22.04
McKENZIE, ZoeLiberal 40,825 41.16 -2.13
BROWN, MikeOne Nation 5,228 5.27+1.98
TOSCANO, Joseph Independent770 0.78+0.78
RACE, SarahAustralian Labor Party 22,134 22.32 -0.53
FROGLEY, AdamThe Greens 5,7885.84 -3.67 Formal 99,180 96.75+2.06 Informal 3,3323.25 -2.06 Total 102,512
Fraser
Daniel Mulino likely returned for Labor Votes
RANCIE, RobFamily First 3,570 4.03+4.03
TRUONG, HuongThe Greens 22,468 25.34+6.48
ROZARIO, GeorgeOne Nation 3,935 4.44+1.54
PATEL, SatishLiberal 14,756 16.64 -7.87 DUFF, JasmineVictorian Socialists 5,832 6.58+1.95
MULINO, DanielAustralian Labor Party 38,118 42.98+0.88 Formal 88,679 96.46+0.91 Informal 3,2563.54 -0.91
Gellibrand
Tim Watts likely returned for Labor Votes
WATTS, TimAustralian Labor Party 43,385 46.97+4.16
BENNETT, Stephen\One Nation 5,350 5.79+2.68
REESON, BenLiberal 24,344 26.36 -0.85
KRISHNA PANDI, Ponraj The Greens 15,528 16.81+1.23
GARCIA, JoFamily First
Goldstein
Tim Wilson likely returned for Liberals Votes
WILLIAMS, Vicki JaneTrumpet of Patriots 1,693 1.67+1.67
\GADANI, NildharaAustralian Labor Party 13,261 13.07 -0.53
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FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES FROM SATURDAY’S POLL
Kooyong
Too close to call Votes
PEPPARD, Richard Libertarian 1,156 1.21+1.21
HAMER, AmeliaLiberal 42,064 43.86+0.46
CARTER, JackieThe Greens 6,8377.13 -2.72
BRACHE, Camille One Nation908 0.95+0.42
\VADER, DavidTrumpet of Patriots890 0.93+0.82
RYAN, Monique Independent 33,259 34.68+3.90
CROSBY, Clive Australian Labor Party 10,793 11.25 -0.08
Formal 95,907 98.27+1.10
Informal 1,6871.73 -1.10
Total 97,594
La Trobe
Jason Wood likely returned for the Liberals Votes
HARDIMAN, GregoryTrumpet of Patriots 3,860 4.40+3.42
SPRINGFIELD, JeffAustralian Labor Party 27,667 31.55+5.32
MALHOTRA, RonFamily First 2,994 3.41+3.41 \WOOD, JasonLiberal 35,362 40.33 -4.85
LONGMUIR, JamieThe Greens 11,195 12.77+1.85
PANETTA, LeoOne Nation 6,610 7.54+2.49 Formal 87,688 96.67+1.40 Informal 3,0213.33 -1.40
Total 90,709
Lalor
Joanne Ryan likely returned for Labor Votes
PARRIS, OwenThe Greens 13,154 14.85+4.50
RYAN, JoanneAustralian Labor Party 38,881 43.89 -0.24
EMERSON, MatthewFamily First 4,061 4.58+4.58
OOSTHUIZEN, Jason\One Nation 6,110 6.90+2.92
D'SILVA, MiraLiberal 23,426 26.44+1.52
MOINUDDIN, Aijaz Independent 1,8102.04 -0.75
BARCATTA, Patrizia Libertarian 1,147 1.29+1.29 Formal 88,589 96.41+2.52 Informal 3,2983.59 -2.52
\Total 91,887
Macnamara
Josh Burns likely returned for Labor Votes
BURNS, JoshAustralian Labor Party 26,364 37.18+5.52
RUBIN, SeanOne Nation 1,779 2.51+1.12
SEMMENS, SonyaThe Greens 19,296 27.21 -2.45
SAULO, BensonLiberal 21,511 30.34+1.22
ABELMAN, Michael Libertarian869 1.23 +1.23
MYERS, JBIndependent 1,0841.53 -0.36 Formal 70,903 97.95+1.37
Informal 1,4872.05 -1.37 Total 72,390
Maribyrniong
Jo Briskey likely returned for Labor Votes
WILLIAMS, JamesThe Greens 19,707 20.57+3.86
BRISKEY, Jo Australian Labor Party 39,882 41.63 -0.56
BEDDOE, TimLiberal 29,788 31.10+4.35
CASEY, AlannahOne Nation 6,415 6.70+4.26 Formal 95,792 97.26+2.27
2,6942.74 -2.27
Total 98,486
McEwen
Rob Mitchell likely returned for Labor Votes
ANTONIOU, AliGerard Rennick People First 2,764 3.31+3.31
FORREST, TomLegalise Cannabis 2,994 3.58+3.58
\VALENCIA, Julio GFamily First 1,921 2.30+2.30
McRAE McLEOD, Marley The Greens 9,23811.05 -3.00
NICOLOSI, ChloeAnimal Justice Party 1,609 1.92+1.92
JOHNSON, JeremyOne Nation 5,227 6.25+0.67
McCLINTOCK, JasonLiberal 27,576 32.98+0.22
McGRATH, Erin FUSION646 0.77+0.77
MITCHELL, RobAustralian Labor Party 31,651 37.85+0.63 Formal
Melbourne
Too close to call Votes
CASEY, MelanieOne Nation 1,699 2.27+1.43
\WITTY, SarahAustralian Labor Party 23,589 31.50+5.84
SMITH, Tim Independent 1,206 1.61+1.61
KOUTOUFIDES, Anthony Independent 2,397 3.20+3.20
\BANDT, AdamThe Greens 30,371 40.55 -4.18
HUANG, Helen FUSION 1,463 1.95+1.95
HUNT, StephLiberal 14,164 18.91 -0.62
Menzies
Gabriel Ng likely returned for Labor Votes
PALIOURAS, AmandaTrumpet of Patriots 2,134 2.34+1.54
PHEASANT, BillThe Greens 9,62810.55 -2.35
WOLAHAN, KeithLiberal 37,540 41.13+0.19
YEE, Stella Independent
UTOYO, Joshua Libertarian 1,131 1.24+1.24
SEELEY, AnnFamily First 1,315 1.44+1.44 NG, GabrielAustralian Labor Party 31,952 35.00+3.20 EDWARDS-SCOTT, Jhett One Nation
Monash
Nicholls
Sam
Scullin
Andrew
Wills
Peter
CATO THE WISE
In Memory of
Maxwell Newton
★Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is this month releasing its third album in partnership with LSO Live: Gustav Holst: The Planets and Deborah Cheetham Fraillon: Earth
★360info Editor-in-Chief An drew Jaspan, formerly editorial boss at The Age, has announced the “pausing [of] the Australian operations of 360info while we await news on our funding for 2025”.
★Museums Victoria plans to merge Visitor Engagement Officers with security staff, with 12.2 full-time equivalent roles cut, says the Community and Public Sector Union
★The National Institute of Dramatic Art has announced the winner for the inaugural Jim Sharman Future Award. This $50,000 award was presented to Daniel MacKenzie, for his concept The Next Stage in Character Costume Mask Technology
★Clare Amies , Chief Execu tive Officer at genU, has decided to resign from her role. genU has previously mergered with disability provider Li-Ve Tasmania and, more recently, Western Australia-based Activ Foundation
★Tolarno Galleries presents Kieren Karritpul's Yerr Wurrkeme Marrgu until May 17.
★Wesley Enoch is is the Hector Crawford Memorial Lecturer at this week’s Screen Forever conference taking place on Queensland’s Gold Coast
★Geelong’s multicultural organisation, Cultura , is soon to have a changing of the guards with CEO Joy Leggo retiring in August. The new CEO will be Peter Birkett.
★The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that Chief Executive Paul Guerra has advised of his decision to step down from his role, after more than five years. He becomes CEO of the Melbourne Football Club.
★CollectFest will be held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 5-6.
★The Most Dangerous Man in the World – Updated Edition by Andrew Fowler releases June 18 from Melbourne University Publishing
★MSO will hold its Sym phonic Send-off: The Europe Tour Preview Concert with Elgar and Dvorák, plus an unveiling of Season 2026 at Hamer Hall on August 13.
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Universal Language
■ In Winnipeg, a child dressed as Groucho Marx shows up to class and is immediately placed in a cupboard.
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Another child confesses that a turkey stole his spectacles.
The exasperated teacher (Mani Soleymanlou) orders the class into the cupboard.
Outside, a long trail of children queues patiently in the snow for a turn on a single swing.
Later, two sisters, Negin (Rojina Esmaeili) and Nazgol (Saba Vahedyousefi), discover a 500 Riel bill frozen in ice.
Meanwhile, in Montreal, Matthew, played by director Matthew Rankin, explains to his supervisor that he must return home to see his ailing mother. In the background, a coworker sobs.
In Winnipeg, a tour guide (Pirouz Nemati ) leads a group through the “historic beige, grey and brown districts.”
Cinematographer Isabelle Stachtchenko frames the city with all the eerie bleakness of a Jeffrey Smart landscape.
Standing before a brutalist, cream brick block, someone asks the tour guide if anyone famous lived there.
“No, but many nice, unknown people have lived here.”
“Like whom?”
“A fax machine operator.”
Next, the guide points to the Forgotten Briefcase on a bench, abandoned since 1978, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, “a monument to absolute inter-human solidarity, even at its most banal.”
The guide then takes the group through an abandoned mall, where a derelict fountain no longer spouts water as “all wishes are cancelled.”
Spoken in Farsi and French, Universal Language is a strange, off-centre film that never loses its unsettled ambience.
A sense of melancholy and dislocation pervades the characters, as if lost between cultures.
Reminiscent of Jacques Tati and Elia Suleiman, Rankin threads the disparate narratives through the city scape, asking what future generations will memorialise of the modern city.
Universal Language opens in cinemas on May 22.
Review by Kathryn Keeble
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
■ Heidelberg Theatre Company's
production The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is sold out and it's easy to see why.
Playing until May 10 in Rosanna, this superbly staged and acted interpretation treats audiences to a memorable theatre experience.
Adapted into a stage play by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon’s 2003 mystery novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time tells of Christopher Boone, a highly intelligent and clever 15-year-old with autism spectrum disorder.
Christopher turns detective after finding his neighbour’s dog Wellington murdered, resulting in a challenging, life-changing journey.
Assisted by his primary teacher and mentor Siobhan, Christopher records his story in a journal, hoping it will become a play.
Indeed it has, thanks to Haddon’s imaginative narrative and Stephens’s creative stage adaptation. To present this play within a play at its best requires a first-class cast and production team. Under the direction of Karen Wakeham, Heidelberg Theatre Company’s show triumphs on all levels.
Freddy Collyer’s wonderful performance as Christopher demonstrates much dedicated time and research to achieve the required physicality and emotions. Bravo Freddy
Articulate Amelia Halmarick is delightful as Christopher’s trusted mentor Siobhan. Cat Jardine delivers a strong performance as Christopher’s mother Judy, and Soren Jensen with his rich, sonorous voice, presents a sensitive, emotion-evoking portrayal of Christopher’s father, Ed.
Eight talented, versatile actors multi-role play as individual characters, a Greek Chorus expressing Christopher’s thoughts, then transforming into props, such as a ticketmachine.
Skilled, well-disciplined performances are presented by Mandy Murray, Keziah Gillam, John Cheshire, Sam Wyles, Morgan Thomas-Connor, Jackson Langelaan, Eva Parton and Christina Percival.
The revolving stage works brilliantly, particularly for Christopher’s eventful journey to London.
Lisa McVilly’s set/costume design is visually complemented by Deryk Hartwick’s awesome lighting, enhanced by John Rowe’s sound, and Mal Cother’s sign writing. David Cheshire’s original music is pleasingly atmospheric.
The excellent choreographic skills of Elise Moorhouse ensure there is never a dull moment onstage. Congratulations to all. htc.org.au
Review by Cheryl Threadgold
Tomahawk
■ (R) (2015). 127 minutes, Available now on DVD and Blu-Ray.
An unusual mix of characterdriven western and disturbing horror, Bone Tomahawk was one of those films that came out of nowhere, a genuine discovery that surprised and satisfied.
Set in the small town of Hope Springs, we see the series of events that unfold after the arrival of a mysterious stranger named Purvis (David Arquette)
The seemingly aloof loner, whose true colours are shown in the opening scene, attracts the attention of sheriff Franklyn Hunt (Kurt Russell) and his civilian deputy Chicory (Richard Jenkins), and is quickly and violently apprehended.
Notorious sharp-shooter Brooder (Matthew Fox) is sent to fetch the local doctor, Arthur O’Dwyer (Patrick Wilson) , to tend to Purvis’s gunshot wound.
Housebound with a broken leg, Arthur sends his qualified wife Samantha (Lili Simmons) instead, who treats the injured prisoner under the supervision of deputy sheriff Nick (Evan Jonigkeit)
When Samantha, Purvis and Nick are suddenly taken by abductors unknown, Franklyn, Arthur, Chicory and Brooder, wanting to find the trio before they meet a horrific fate, begin a journey across hostile territory that will lead them into a dark world of blood and death.
Bone Tomahawk takes its time setting up character, atmosphere, and locale, and its deliberate pacing may irritate some viewers, who are more accustomed to having action thrown at them straight away.
It is a daring move that pays off as the film goes on, as the time we have spent with these flawed characters makes us more involved when dangerous confrontations cross their path.
What also makes this unique tale fascinating is writer/director S. Craig Zahler’s approach to the material.
Instead of merely churning out a basic good vs evil story that just happens to contain an eye-catching concept, he ambitiously combines a gritty, believable western with a terrifying variation on Joseph Conrad’s classic tale Heart Of Darkness, where man is continually drawn towards repetitive acts of violence and cruelty.
On top of this, Zahler’s screenplay offers a distinctive view of women trying to exist during this period, presenting them as a more intelligent and logical counter-balance to men’s generally more hamfisted way of dealing with various problems.
It reminds one of Tommy Lee Jones’s under-rated 2014 western drama The Homesman (available on DVD).
Casting is another reason for the film’s overall success. Russell (Used Cars/The Thing/Big Trouble In Little China), who made a very welcome return to the big screen during this period, with major roles in the heist film Art Of The Steal, Quentin Tarantino’s highly ac-
claimed The Hateful Eight , and Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. He brings tremendous gravitas to the role of Hunt, and showed that he had lost none of his ability to command the screen.
Oscar nominee Jenkins (The Visitor/The Witches Of Eastwick) is almost unrecognisable as Chicory, but delivered one of his warmest performances to date. Wilson (Hard Candy/Little Children/Watchmen) as the initially bumbling Arthur, Fox (Vantage Point/Lost TV series) as the vain Brooder, and Simmons as Samantha all fit into their roles perfectly, rarely betraying the time in which the story is set.
There are a number of character actors who appear in bit parts, an added bonus which will delight film buffs.
One word of warning, however. If you are squeamish then you will need to prepare yourself, as there are scenes of graphic, unrelenting horror. While necessary to the story being told, these images will upset some people, and definitely justify the film’s R-rating.
For a low-budget film (apparently under $2 million), Bone Tomahawk has a convincingly dusty look, and Zahler uses fire and darkness in a striking manner, all stylishly shot by cinematographer Benji Bakshi You truly believe that this West is a tough place to etch out an existence in.
Production designer Fredrick Waff and costume designer Chantal Filson makes sure everything appears real and rougharound-the-edges.
Finally, editors Fred Raskin and Greg D’Auria are thankfully on the same wavelength as Zahler, ensuring the director’s vision never falls into the ponderous or the redundant.
Bone Tomahawk quietly surfaced on the scene, but don’t let its total lack of publicity allow you to think that it is simply something to ignore.
Though numerous high profile titles may get multi-million dollar advertising campaigns, this dark, thoughtful western proved to be the superior entertainment.
Please track down Zahler's subsequent films, Brawl In Cell Block 99 (2017) and Dragged Across Concrete (2018), which are both brutal and compelling.
The director finally has a new movie out this year, The Bookie And The Bruiser.
RATING - **** Aaron Rourke
● Freddy Collyer (Christopher Boone) at left, with Soren Jensen (Ed) in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Photo: David Belton.
● ● ● ● Aaron Rourke
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1. Able to be modified
6. Run away (4,3)
10. Crumpling
16. Drunkard
17. Canary Islands port, ... Palmas
19. Endure
20. Sheep fibre
21. Brass instrument
22. Snatched
23. Wallop
26. Church senior
28. Alliance
30. Smiles
31. Recite
33. Composer, Sir Edward ...
35. Serviceable
37. Wild grass
38. Fork point
39. Espionage agents
41. Mountain call
43. Supplement, ... out
44. Fragrant flower
45. Scornfully disobey
46. Corrosive substance, ... soda
48. Aquatic mammals
50. Contributes
51. Devout
52. Small fenced-in area
53. Sore secretion
55. Ice-cream server
57. Respectful
60. Ethnic bigots
62. Young man
64. Fire-fighting fixtures
67. Mass
68. Damages (bodywork)
69. Public pool
71. Achiever
72. Endorse (motion)
74. Camouflage colour
75. Italian farewell
77. Naked rider, ... Godiva
79. Bravery badges
82. A single entity
83. Peruses
85. Betray, ... on
87. OK (informal)
89. Tennis barrier
90. Ashen
91. Epsom annual horse race
92. Actor, ... Gibson
94. German Mrs
96. Distort
98. The N of NB
99. Synagogue scholar
100. Send back
102. Sort (through)
104. Cut (timber)
106. Gets
107. Tout
109. Cargo
111. Be unfaithful to (3-4)
112. Nothing
113. Milkshake ingredient
114. Ship's spine
116. Fraud
118. Frog relatives
119. ... of Carpentaria
121. Incursion
123. Woodwind instrument
125. Fibbed
127. Can metal
128. Excursion
130. Sunbeams
132. Truck compartment
134. Palm cereal
136. Tanzania's ... es Salaam
137. Squalid
139. Large racing yacht
140. Tennis ace, ... Nastase
141. Fishing-line fibre
143. Convict's ball & ...
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145. Mortuary table
147. Lawyer's charge
148. Wound with dagger
149. Ready for picking
150. Pledge
152. Put strain on
154. Writer, ... Blyton
156. Basketball shot, ... dunk
158. Flavouring herb
159. Oxlike antelopes
161. Acorn bearer
163. Prince Edward, ... of Wessex
165. Spicy lentil dish
167. Hunger pain
169. Restate
171. Fabric join
173. Cropping up
175. Silver bars
177. Pet's parasites
179. Ills
181. Nipples
182. Lion's neck hair
183. Honey wine
185. Positive replies
187. Dismiss
189. ... & downs
190. Kitchen flooring
191. Female opera singer
192. Cloth remnant
194. Security lapses
196. Non-clergy
197. Antarctic inlet, ... Sea
198. Judo level
199. Beijing's former name
202. Deplete
204. Cycled
205. Fast planes
206. Counterfeited
208. Auction
210. Knight's mount
212. Filled pastries
213. Sports team
214. Infant babble (4,4)
216. Happily ... after
217. Contactable (2,4)
219. Realms
221. Devonshire tea cake
223. Red-rind cheese
225. Perform
226. All-in fight
227. Open tart
230. Long films
232. Snowfields elevator (3,4)
235. Shopping precincts
236. Mother
238. Smash into
240. Anaesthetic gas
242. Exclusive group
243. Dispatches
244. Town plan
245. Physician
246. Attacked (3,2)
247. City, ... Angeles
248. Nursemaid
249. Ring-throwing game
251. Hallucinogenic drug (1,1,1)
253. Electricity power source
255. Greener
256. Revise (text)
258. Cash disc
259. Cases
260. Belonging to us
261. Beer
262. Divorce order (6,4)
263. Gizmos
264. Armless (dress)
1. Marriage cheat
2. Vibrates
3. Pixie
4. Very eager
5. Radiant
6. Destines to grim fate
7. At summit of
8. Smoke vent
9. Tale
11. False pretences
12. Push for
13. Unrefined
14. Partook of liquor
15. Aphrodite & Athena
16. Moved to & fro
18. Regrettably
24. Clue
25. Low platform
27. Swollen heads, big ...
29. Yes vote
30. Tile mortar
31. Potatoes
32. Even so
34. Stretch
36. Alias (1,1,1)
38. Cheap booze
39. Indian gowns
40. Drink delicately
42. Windies batsman, Clive ...
45. Pasture
46. Desert plants
47. Kill selectively
49. ... & Gomorrah
51. Dried plum
52. Jerks
54. Voyage
56. Primp & ...
58. Peeper
59. Black wood
60. All set
61. Neck warmer
63. Date of offensive (1-3)
65. Cosmetics boss, Elizabeth ...
66. Israeli city, ... Aviv
68. Sheikhdom, Abu ...
70. Dedicatory verses
72. Cloyingly sweet
73. Duress
74. Roadway edgings
76. Rowing aids
78. Jabbers
80. Vaporised
81. Removes whiskers
83. Resist openly
84. Half
86. Fox brush
88. High temperature
91. Actor/singer, Sammy ... (5,2)
92. Fade (away)
93. Touch with tongue
95. Flying saucers (1,1,2)
97. World Wide Web (1,1,1)
99. Cheese skin
100. Entertainer, ... Harris
101. Layers
103. Mexican food shell
105. Carol, The First ...
107. Common seasoning
108. Afternoon meal
110. Gentle strokes
113. Humdrum
115. Lawful
117. Groaning
118. Close-fitting
119. Cunning
120. Polishes (car)
122. Tibet's ... Lama
124. Pyramids country
126. Blowpipe missiles
129. Commercials
130. British flying force (1,1,1)
131. Produce
133. Overalls, ... & brace
135. Bullfight cry
137. Big cricket hit
138. Unique model (3-3)
142. Persona ... grata
144. African anteater
146. Inclination
148. Clever
149. Betrothal token, engagement ..
151. Scrutinising (accounts)
153. Every day
155. Sketched
157. So!
158. Provides with personnel
159. Squall
160. Obtain (support) (4,2)
162. Bend to pray
164. Mekong valley nation
166. Holidays owed, time in ...
167. Coal mines
168. In attendance (2,4)
170. Abated
172. Breakfast or dinner
174. Enervates
175. Forbids
176. One, numero ...
178. Browns (meat) quickly
180. Disfigure
182. Feel the loss of 184. Michaelmas ...
186. Skim on ice
188. Environmental treaty, ... Protocol
190. Plenty
191. Challenged
193. Midges
195. Filter
197. Cotton spool
198. Avoid
200. Age
201. Candied
203. Requires 205. Abandon (lover)
206. Financial penalties
207. Shady tree
209. Flee to wed 211. Duck's mate
212. Agreement
213. Window ledges
214. Confused
215. Fuses (of bones)
218. Coffee lounge
219. Surfer, ... Slater
220. Sailors
222. Troop formations
224. Flour factory
226. Yacht's principal canvas
228. Antiquated
229. Crooner, ... King Cole
231. Hardens
233. Leo animal
234. 'Tis (2'1)
235. Death in Venice author, Thomas
236. China's ... Zedong
237. Pacify
239. Portable
241. Horse-riding show
243. NE US state
244. Corpse repository
248. Fixes with hammer
250. Ayatollah's land
252. Former Italian currency
253. Castle ditch
254. Model, ... Macpherson
257. Used spade
By Rob Foenander info@robfomusic.com.au
Easy Rider blues
■ Andy Baylor and his Cajun Combo plus special guests will be taking an easy ride through all the rocking roots music that has made Melbourne one of the greatest music cities in the world , says Andy.
An inspirational force on the scene since the mid 1970s, Andy \has led bands on fiddle, guitar and mandolin in genres associated with country blues, rockabilly and rhythm n blues, western swing, cajun ,funk and jazz.
Memo Music Hall, St Kilda. 4pm-6pm. Sunday, June 8. Tickets at Trybooking.com
Cloudy thinking
■ Singer-songwriter Justin Davies has dropped his new single Cloudy Thinking
It’s both a confession and a comedy, says his media release, where a few too many drinks and thoughts are the theme. Think Tom Waits meets Slim Dusty at last call.
Turning 20
■ Melbourne’s iconic music bar, the Northcote Social Club, has turned 20.
The venue has been a regular hangout for musicians, music lovers, families, footy fans and foodies alike.
It’s also played host to international stars who are known to have popped in for a quiet one. unannounced.
Rob Foenander
● ● ● ● Q-Lit, Victoria’s new festival of queer writers and storytellers is launching its first metro festival from June 20-28, with 15 events.
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Third concert for Lime Cordiale
■ Lime Cordiale and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra announce a third live concert experience for Melbourne on Saturday, September 13.
Collaborating with Lime Cordiale are symphony conductor, Vanessa Scammell (Birds of Tokyo, The Cat Empire) and arranger, Alex Turley (Genesis Owusu, Dan Sultan).
Together with Lime Cordiale’s Oliver and Louis Leimbach, they have dived into the full Lime Cordiale catalogue and created a set list with a symphonic twist.
“We’re thrilled to be adding a third and finsal show at Hamer Hall with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra,” said Oliver and Louis
“We’ve been working on this show over the past few months and can’t wait to share what we’ve prepared. It’s sounding so different.”
Lime Cordiale has amassed over 500 million streams on Spotify, 40 million Apple Music streams, with YouTube views exceeding 30 million.
Their performances and interactions with their fans have made them one of Australia’s most indemand acts, playing to enthusiastic crowds across Australia and overseas.
Lime Cordiale’s third studio album, Enough of The Sweet Talk, was released in July last year and was the first ever recipient of the ARIA’sAustralian #1 Award, which is handed out to the best-selling
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homegrown album. Promoters say:
“It’s a headrush of enchanting indiepop; a tour de force that showcases how much Lime Cordiale both continues to remain tied to their roots and evolve exponentially.
“The album features singles Cold Treatment, The Big Reveal, Ou L'Hypocrite, Pedestal, Imposter Syndrome, Colin, Country Club, and Facts of Life, as well as another six tracks.
Enough Of The Sweet Talk follows on from albums 14 Steps To A Better You and Permanent Vacation , and Cordi Elba – their acclaimed collaboration with actor/ musician/DJ and record label boss Idris Elba.
Dates: Thursday-Saturday, September 11-13.
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Tickets: now on sale
Visit: mso.com.au
Contributed
● ● ● ● Brothers Louis and Oli Leimbach fomred the Lime Cordiale band, whicxh is known for infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and clever lyrics that resonate with fans across the globe. Their formal music training and prodigious talent allow them to mix various genres such as indie pop, rock, funk, and reggae into a unique style which has gained a significant following.
WEEKEND’S LOCAL FOOTBALL FINAL SCORES
Amateurs
■ Victorian Amateur Football Association. Premier Men’s. Old Brighton 8.14 (62) d St Kevin’s 8.7 (55). University Blues 9.12 (66) d De La Salle 5.6 (36). Old Xaverians 19.12 (126) d Old Scotch 6.9 (45). St Bernards 15.7 (97) d Collegians 13.12 (90). Old Haileybury 15.10 (100) d University Blacks 7.14 (56).
Premier Men’s Reserves. Old Xaverians 14.9 (93) d Old Scotch 2.5 (17). St Kevin’s 9.6 (60) d Old Brigghton 7.11 (53). University Blues\ 21.13 (139) d De La Salle 3.5 (23). Collegians 10.6 (66) d St Bernard’s 8\.8 (56).University Blacks 10.5 (65) d Old Haileybury 9.10 (64).
Premier B Men’s. Old Geelong 17.13 (115) d Hampton Rovers 11.5 (71). Old Trinity 11.14 (80) d Old Melburnians 9.9 (63). Old Carey 19.16 (130) d Caulfield Grammarians 10.10 970). Old Camberwell 14.7 (91) d Fit\zroy 10.11 (71). Old Ivanhoe 11.15 (81) d Williamstown CYMS 9.13 (67).
Premier B Men’s Reserves. Old Geelong 15.13 (103) d Hampton Rovers 3.2 (20). Old Trinity 14.20 (104) d Old Melburnians 3.6 (24). Caulfield Grammarians 9.10 (64) d Old Carey 6.5 (41). Fitzroy 6.12 (48) d Old Camberwell 4.18 (42). Old Ivanhoe v Williamstown CYMS. Premier C Men’s. AJAX 14.12 (96) d Mazenod 11.9 (75). Beaumaris 16.14 (110) d Parkside 3.3 (24). PEGS 11.14 (80) d Glen Eira 9.12 (66). Parkdale Vultures 18.20 (128) d Marcellin 10.7 (67). St Bedes/Mentone 16.18 (114) d Prahran 9.8 (62).
Premier C Men’s Reserves. Mazenod 8.9 (57) drew with AJAX 9.3 (57). Beaumaris 11.4 (70) d Parkside 4.8 (32). Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 10.14 (74) d PEGS 6.5 (41). Parkdale Vultures 14.13 (97) d Marcellin 4.9 (33). St Bedes/Mentone 17.10 (112) d Prahran 5.8 (38).
Division 1 Men’s. Ormond 13.13 (91) d Old Peninsula 11.13 (79). UHS-VU 14.7 (91) d Brunswick 10.7 (67). Kew 15.10 (100) d Monash Blues 7.16 (58). Preston Bullants 21.14 (140) d Therry Penola 4.6 (30). Oakleigh 19.21 (1354) d Elsternwick 10.17 (77).
Division 1 Men’s Reserves. Ormond 9.15 (69) d Old Peninsula 5.7 (37). UHS-VU 14.7 (91) d Brunswick 13.10 (88). Kew v Monash Blues. Preston Bullants 12.14 (86) d Therry Penola 5.11 (41). Oakleigh 11.11 (77) d Elsternwick 6.10 (46).
Division 2 Men’s. Whitefriars 16.9 (105) d South Melbourne 8.7 (55). Old Yarra Cobras 18.12 (120) d St John’s 12.8 980). MHSOB 10,.14 (74) d St Mary’s Sealesian 10.11 (71). West Brunswick 29.11 (185) d Aquinas 8.9 (57). Canterbury 16.7 (103) d Hawthorn 13.15 (93).
Division 2 Men’s Reserves. South Melbourne 13.9 987) d Whitefriars 5.8 (38). Old Yarra Cobras 23.30 (168) d St John’s 2.3 (215). Canterbury 13.11 (89) d Hawthorn 7.6 (48). MHSOB 8.5 (53) d St Mary’s Salesian 5.8 (38). West Brunswick 13.28 (1206) d Aqwuinas 3.4 (22).
Division 3 Men’s. Power House 15.16 (106) d Box Hill North 11.7 (73). Albert Park 14.13 (97) d Swinburne University 13.7 (85). La Trobe University 26.21 (177) d Eley Park 5.6 (36). North Brunswick 20.26 (146) d Chadstone 4.5 (29). Wattle Park 10.10 (70) d Richmond Central 7.14 (56).
Division 3 Men’s Reserves. Power House 20.15 (135) d Box Hill North 3.5 (23). Albert Park 14.21 (105) d Swinburne University 5.5 (35). La Trobe University 36.30 (246) d Eley Park 1.3 (9). North Brunswick 20.28 (148) d Chadstone 2.3 (15). Richmond Central 15.13 (103) d Wattle Park 4.2 (26).
Eastern
■ Eastern Football League. Premier Division Seniors. Blackburn 17.11 (113) d Noble Park 9.9 (63). Rowville 15.9 (99) d Vermont 7.8 (50). Balwyn 15.14 (104) d Mitcham 10.6 (66). Doncaster East 14.10 (94) d South Croydon 9.14 (68). East Ringwood 10.9 (69) d Berwick 7.7 (49).
Division1 Seniors. Bayswater 14.8 (92) d Norwood 8.9 (57). Beaconsfield 9.9 (63) d Boronia 4.6 (30). South Belgrave 24.218 (162) d North Ringwood 8.12 (60). Park orchards 216.12 (108) d Mooroolbark 8.8 (56). Bye: Montrose. Division 2 Seniors. Croydon 15.7 (97) d Waverley Blues 5.13 (43). East Burwood 15.11 (101) d Heathmont 6.10 (46). Templestowe 13.11 (89) d Lilydale 4.3 (27). Surrey Park 14.10 (94) d Mulgrave 9.8 (62). Ringwood 10.8 (68) d Wantirna South 7.16 (58).
Division 3 Seniors. Upper Ferntree Gully 8.10 (58) d The Basin 7.7 (49). Donvale 17.9 (111) d Ferntree Gully 7.6 (48). Silvan 11.17 (83) d Fairpark 11.12 (78). Oakleigh District 14.10 (94) d Coldstream 7.3 (45). Scoresby 11.19 (85) d Knox 6.8 (44)
Division 4 Seniors. Whitehorse 8.15 (63) d Chirnside Park 8.9 (57). Warrandyte 19.12 (126) d Forest Hill 9.14 (68). Kilsyth 8.11 (59) d Bulleen Templestowe 6.8 (42). Bye: Croydon North.
Essendon
■ Premier Division Seniors. Airport West 17.7 (109) d Greenvale 10.11 (71). Deer Park 19.10 (124) d Essendon Doutta Stars 14.13 (97). Keilor 12.213 (85) d Aberfeldie 8.14 (62). Maribyrnong Park 17.11 (113) d Pascoe Vale 11.15 (81). Strathmore 33.17 (215) d East Keilor 1.6 (12). Division 1 Seniors. Hillside 10.16 (76) d Avondale Heights 6.12 (48). St Albans 14.12 (96) d Taylors Lakes 11.11 (77). West Coburg 13.13 (91) d Moonee Valley 7.12 (54). Tullamarine 13.14 (92) d Roxburgh Park 7.19 (61). Craigieburn 9.10 (64) d Oak Park 5.9 (39). Division 2 Seniors. Keilor Park 15.10 (100) d Burnside Heights 12.10 (82). Glenory 23.24 (162) d East S\unbury 3.6 (24). Coburg Districts 12.9 (812) d Hadfield 10.8 (68). Sunbury Kangaroos 126.14 (110) d Northern Saints 14.11 (95). Westmeadows 13.3 (81) d Rupertswood 8.12 (60).
Mornington
■ Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football Netball League. Division 1 Seniors. Edithvale-Aspendale 15.8 (98) d Mt Eliza 11.14 (80). Frankston YCW 13.16 (94) d Langwarrin 7.8 (50). Dromana 217.12 (114) d Mornington 15.3 (93). Pines 15.8 (98) d Rosebud 13.8 (86). Sorrento 21.10 (136) d Red Hill 7.9 (51).
Division 1 Reserves. Mt Eliza 12.8 980) d Edithvale-Aspendale 11.4 (70). Langwarrin 12.6 (78) d Frankston YCW 8.2 (50). Mornington 15.18 (108) d Dromana 3.5 (23). Rosebud 11.9 (75) d Pines 8.0 (48). Red Hill 10.11 (71) d Sorrento 4.6 (30).
Division 2 Seniors. Chelsea 12.10 (82) d Bonbeach 5.13 (43). Rye 12.19 (91) d Tyabb 11.15 (81). Seaford 13.22 (100) d Karingal 5.6 (36). Frankston Bombers 14.10 (94) d Crib Point 5.11 (41). Pearcedale 21.13 (139) d Hastings 8.9 (57). Devon Meadows 16.11 (107) d Somerville 9.11 (65).
Northern
■ Northern Football Netball League. Division 1 Seniors. Heidelberg 14.14 (98) d South Morang 7,.8 (50). Banyule 14.15 (99) d Bundoora 14.7 (91). North Heidelberg 13.214 (92) d Montmorency 11.13 (79). Hurstbridge 14.7 (91) d West Preston-Lakeside 3.11 (29). Bye: Eltham, Greensborough. Division 1 Reserves. Heidelberg 20.14 (134) d South Morang 5.5 (35). Banyule 39.28 (262) d Bundoora 0.1 (1). Montmorency 11.11 (77) d North Heidelberg 8.7 (55). West Preston-Lakeside 8.17 (65) d Hurstbridge 8.2 (50). Bye: Eltham, Greensborough. Division 1 Under 19.5. Montmorency 9.3 (57) d North Heidelberg 6.12 (48). Diamond Creek 11.10 (76) d Banyule 9.6 (60). Heidelberg 20.11 (131) d St Mary’s 7.4 (46). Bye: Eltham, Greensborough. Division 2 Seniors. Northcote Park 12.8 (80) d Panton Hill 8.11 (59). Whittlesea 10.14 (74) d St Mary’s 8.9 (57). Lower Plenty 29.218 (132) d Thomastown 12.6 (78). Dia-
mond Creek 15.10 (100) d Watsonia 4.4 (28). Mac;leod 19.15 (129) d Old Paradians 5.4 (34).
Division 2 Reserves. Northcote Park 21.17 (143) d Panton Hill 9.4 (58). Whittlsea 10.9 (69) d St Mary’s 7.9 (51). Thomastown 10.18 (78) d Lower Plenty 7.12 (54). Diamond Creek 23.20 (158) d Watsonia 4.1 (25). Macleod 9.121 (65) d Old Paradians 6.5 (41).
Division 2 Under 19.5. Macleod 9.12 (66) d Bundoora 4.11 (35). Whittlesea 14.154 (99) d South Morang 5.10 (40). Laurimar 13.13 (99) d Lower Plentty 8.6 (54). Hurstbridge: Bye.
Division 3 Seniors. Mernda 8.14 (62) d Ivanhoe 3.17 (35). Laurimar 21.13 (139) d Old Eltham Collegians 87.3 (51). Reservoir 14.8 (92) d Heidelberg West 4.12 (36). Epping 18.14 (122) d Lalor 6.3 (39). Kilmore 8.6 (54) d Kinglak\e 7.9 (51). Fitzroy Stars: Bye.
Division 3 Reserves. Reservoir 11.14 (80) d Heidelberg West 12.7 (79). Mernda 5.11 (41) d Ivanhoe 5.8 (38). Laurimar 14.23 (107) d Old Eltham Collegians 5.1 (31). Epping 14.11 (95) d Lalor 8.7 (55). Kilmore 12.123 (85) d Kinglake 9.9 (63). Bye: Fitzroy Stars.
Division 3 Under 19.5. Eltham 13.9 997) d Panton Hill 15.6 (96). Heidelberg 7.10 (52) d Kilmore 7.8 (50). Mernda 17,.13 (115) d Old Paradians 3.4 (22). Banyule 12.12 (84) d Watsonia 8.9 (57).
Outer East
■ Outer East. Premier Division Seniors. Woori Yallock 10.8 (68) d Healesville 4.5 (29). Monbulk 17.13 (115) d Upwey Tecoma 10.8 (68). Officer 10.4 (64) d Mt Evelyn 7.12 (54). Wandin 21.15 (141) d Emerald 2.5 (17). Olinda Ferny Creek 20.22 (142) d Gembrook Cockatoo 8.10 (58).
Premier Division Reserves. Woori Yallock 10.5 (65) d Healesville 7.6 (48).
Upwey Tecoma 13.9 (87) d Monbulk 5.1 (31).
Officer 9.6 (60) d Mt Evelyn 5.7 (37). Wandin 10.7 (67) d Emerald 4.8 (32). Gembrook Cockatoo 7.14 (56) d Olinda Ferny Creek 3.9 (27).
Division 1 Seniors. Seville 11.8 (74) d Warburton Millgrove 9.12 (66). Yarra Glen 25.19 (169) d Yarra Junction 8.2 (50). Alexandra 17.15 (117) d Powelltown 10.9 (69). Pakernham 25.14 (164) d Belgrave 7.8 (50).
Division 1 Reserves. Seville 18.6 (114) d Warburton Millgrove 3.4 (22). Yarra Junction 8.,4 (52) d Yarra Glen 3.11 (29).
Alexandra 6.7 (43) d Powelltown 6.5 (41). Pakenham 7.3 (45) d Belgrave 1.8 (14). Premier Division Under 18 Boys. Upowey Tecoma 9.12 (66) d Monbulk 3.3 (21). Healesville 18.11 (119) d Woori Yallock 4.4 (28). Mt Evelyn 9.13 (67) d Officer 5.3 (33). Olinda Ferny Creek 16.9 (105) d Gembrook Cockartoo 2.3 (15). Bye: Wandin.
Division 1 Under 18 Boys. Warburton Millgrove 7.7 (49) d Yarra Glen 5.4 (34). Pakernham 19.17 (131) d Yea 0.0 (0). Bye: Aklexabdra, Seville.
Women’s Division 1. Healesville 11.8 974) d Woori Yallock 3.2 (20). Mt Evelyn 8.8 956) d Upwey Tecoma 3.1 (190. Belgrave 10.5 (65) d Pakrnham 1.3 (9). Olinda Ferny Creek: Bye.
Women’s Division 2. Thornton Eildon 5.7 (37) d Officer 2.4 (26). Warburton-Wesburn 18.16 (124) d Seville 0.1 (1). Wandin 5.3 (33) d Emerald 3.11 (29). Yea: Bye.
Southern
■ Division 1 Seniors. Dingley 14.13 (97) d East Brighton 11.5 (71). Cheltenham 12.12 (84) d Narre Warren 9.6 (60). Bentleigh 8.16 (64) d Port Melbourne Colts 9.8 (62). Springvale Districts 15.6 (96) d St Paul;’s McKinnon 9.8 (62). Murrumbeena 11.17 (83) d Cranbiourne Eagles 10.8 (68).
Division 2 Seniors. Frankston Dolphins 19.17 (131) d Dovetron Doves 11.8 (74). Endeavour Hills 11.10 (76) d Hampton Park 10.9 (69). Highett 10.8 (68) d East Malvern 8.8 (56). Keysborough 10.6 (66) d Chelsea Heightsd 8.11 (59). Caulfield Bears 12.6 (78) d Mordialloc 8.14 (62).
Division 3 Seniors. Hampton 11.12 (78) d Ashwood 5.12 (42). Carrum Patterson Lakes 22.9 (141) d Lyndhurst 9.13 (67). South Mornington 9.6 (62) d Heatherton 7.5 (47). Berwick Springs 11.18 (84) d St Kilda City 12.9 (81). Black Rock 15.12 (102) d Skye 10.11 (71).
Division 4 Seniors. South Yarra 17.13 (115) d Narre South Saints 5.4 (34). Dandenong West 17.12 (114) d Doveton Eagles 3.5 (23). Hallam 16.7 (103) d Lyndale 7.6 (48). Clayton 13.12 (90) d Moorabbin Kangaroos 11.12 (78).
Western
■ Division 1 Seniors. Hoppers Crossing 12.6 (78) d Point Cook 11.8 (74). Albion 13.9 (87) d Parkside 11.17 (83). Yarraville Seddoin Eagles 15.14 (104) d Spotswood 8.15 (63). Werribee Districts 13.14 (92) d Caroline Springs 11.11 (77).Altona 14.12 (96) d Point Cook Centrals 7.8 (50). Newport 18.10 (118) d Sunshine 11.6 (72).
Division 2 Seniors. Suns 14.18 (102) d Albanvale 12.9 (81). North Footscray 19.14 (128) d Western Rams 3.4 (22). Braybrook 25.15 (165) d Tarneit 5.7 (37). Wyndhamvale 21.17 (143) d Laverton Magpies 8.7 (55). West Footscray 22.12 (144) d Sunshine Heights 9.14 (68).
Goulburn Valley
■ Seniors. Echuca 15.219 (109) d Shepparton 11.10 976). Seymour 13.7 (85) d Shepparton United 11.13 (79). Shepparton Swans 6.16 (523) d Rochester 6.7 (43). Euroa 12.7 (79) d Mooroopna 7.10 (52). Kyabram 19.7 (121) d Manbsfield 15.11 (101). Benalla 17.9 (111) d Tatura 7.4 (46). Reserves. Shepparton 5.10 (40) d Echuca 4.5 (29). Seymour 16.10 (106) d Shepparton United 7.2 (44). Shepparton Swans 23.9 9147) d Rochester 2.2 (14). Euroa 5.9 (39) d Mooroopna 4.8 (32). Kyabram 5.12 (42) d Mansfield 4.8 (32). Benalla 14.13 (97) d Tatura 4.4 (28).
Under 18. Shepparton 14.11 (95) d Ecghuca 6.6 (42). Shepparton United 11.12 (78) d Seymour 3.4 (22). Shepparton Swans 8.7 (55) d Rochester 7.7 (49). Mooroopna 9.8 (62) d Euiroa 1.10 (16). Kyabram 13.10 (88) d Mansfield 4.6 (30). Tatura 10.6 (66) d Benalla 9.7 (61).
Kyabram District
■ Seniors. Lancaster 22.19 (151) d Stanhoper 1.9 (15). Shepparton East 23.19 (151) d Merrigum 2.1 (13). MurchisonToolamba 19.11 (125) d Violet Town 9.7 (61). Longwood 14.12 (96) d Tallygaroopna 8.10 (58). Rushworth 28.24 (122) d Undera 6.10 946). Avenel v Nagambie. Girgarre: Bye. Reserves. Lancaster 4.8 932) d Srtanhope 3.9 (27). Shepparton East 15.17 (107) d Merrigum 4.4 (28). Murchison-Toolamba 40.16 (256) d Violet Town 0.0 (0). Tallygaroopna 10.10 (70) d Longwood 3.5 (23).Rushworth 12.13 (85) d Undera 2.8 (20). Avenel v Nagambie. Girgarre: Bye. Under 18. Murchison-Toolamba 29.18 (192) d Violet Town 1.2 (8). Tallygaroopna 23.19 9157) d Longwood 1.0 96). Tigers 9.7 (61) d Undersa 8.5 (53). Shepparton East 100 d Girgarre 0, forfeit. Lancaster v Nagambie.
Riddell District
■ Seniors. Woodend-Hesket 15.10 (101) d Gisborne Giants 121.9 (74). Diggers rest 19.19 (133) d Melton Centrals 8.6 (54). Riddell 14.11 (95) d Kyneton 7.5 (47). Romsey 10.9 (69) d Macedon 4.5 (29). Wallan 18.17 (125) d Lancefield 8.12 (60). Reserves. Gisborner Giants 5.14 (44) d Woodend-Hesket 5.9 (39). Diggers Rest 15.14 (104) d Melton Centrals 0.1 (1). Riddell 8.9 (57) d Kyneton 6.8 (44). Romsey 7.9 (52) d Macedon 7.4 (46). Wallan 12.20 (92) d Lanecfield 4.2 (26). Melton South: Bye. Under 19.5. Gisborner Giants 18.15 (123) d Woodend-Hesket 4.3 (27). Kyneton 15.217 (107) d Riddell 5.7 (37). Romsey 8.4 (52) d Macedon 5.9 (39). Wallan 7.12 (54) d Lancefield 6.6 (42). Bye: Diggers Rest, Melton South.
Business Guide
■ North. Banyule, Darebin, Nillumbik (urban), Whittlesea (urban).
■ South. Bayside, Boroondara (south), Glen Eira, Kingston, Melbourne, Port Phillip, Stonnington, Yarra.
■ East. Boroondara (north), KnoxSherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse.
■ West. Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Maribyrnong, Melton, Merri-bek, Moonee Valley, Moorabool, Wyndham.
■ South-East. Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Greater Dandenong, Mornington Peninsula (inc. Southern Peninsula and Western Port).
■ Regional. Mansfield, Mitchell, Murrindindi, Nillumbik (rural),
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