The Local Paper. Northern Suburbs Edition. Wed., May 7, 2025
TEEN ARRESTED AFTER ROBBERIES
■ Mill Park Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a teenager following two alleged armed robberies and a theft in Melbourne’s north.
The 16-year-old from the Hume area has been charged with theft, 2 x armed robbery and theft of motor vehicle.
He was remanded to appear before a Children’s Court at a later date.
The charges follow three alleged incidents in Mill Park and Epping, including:
■ A theft at a shopping centre on McDonalds Rd on April 9. It is understood the teen attended a store within the shopping centre about 11.20am and attempted to steal two speakers. Police will allege the teen threated a worker at the store with a machete before fleeing the scene in a stolen silver Astra.
■ An armed robbery at a shopping centre on Lyndarum Drive on April 9. Officers have been told two males, one allegedly armed with a machete, entered a store about 11.45am. Police will allege the males stole cartons of cigarettes before fleeing the scene.
■ A second armed robbery at a shopping centre on McDonalds Rd on April 15. Officers believe three males attended a jewellery store about 4pm. It is understood two males, one of which was armed with a machete, approached an open jewellery counter and stole multiple pieces of jewellery. The trio fled the scene in a stolen black MG Hatch
■ On April 17, officers executed two search warrants in Mickleham and Collingwood where two males were arrested. On April 29, a further two search warrants were executed in Craigieburn and Meadow Heights, where a further two males were arrested.
An 18-year-old man from Craigieburn was charged a number of charges including with 2 x armed robbery, theft of motor vehicle.
He was remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on June 11.
A 20-year-old Collingwood man was charged with armed robbery and theft of motor vehicle.
He was remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on July 17.
A 16-year-old male from the Hume area was charged with armed robbery and theft of motor vehicle.
He was remanded to appear before a children’s court at a later date.
Police will allege the Holden Astra was stolen from a Mickleham address on April 9.
Police will allege the MG Hatch was stolen from a Wollert address on March 17.
All-electric TAFE
■ There has been a major transformation of the Collingwood TAFE campus.
Gayle Tierney, Minister for Skills and TAFE, last week officially opened Melbourne Polytechnic’s revitalised Collingwood campus, which will be the first all-electric TAFE campus in Victoria
Students and teachers at the environmentally conscious site will benefit from new Auslan training spaces, computer and digital design labs, content creation rooms, painting and print-making rooms, front of house services, student services, a lecture theatre and a library.
Aall gas systems were replaced with electric alternatives during the campus upgrades.
The Collingwood project was supported by a $40 million investment from the State Government’s Building Better TAFE Fund
The upgraded campus will offer free TAFE courses in priority areas including Auslan, cyber security and accounting. It will also deliver the Certificate III in Floristry.
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Burglary at Brewery
■ Yarra Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a burglary at a brewery in Abbotsford.
Investigators have been told two men broke into a brewery on Johnston St about 3.20am on January 7.
Once inside the premises the pair made their way upstairs and attempted to access a safe.
They were initially unsuccessful and turned their attention to removing cash from till drawers.
The pair left the premises for a short time before returning and again trying to access the safe.
This time they were successful and removed cash and electronics.
One of the offenders is perceived to be Caucasian, 30-40-years-old with a solid build.
At the time of the incident he was wearing a black hooded top, green cargo pants, a black mask and grey sneakers.
The second offender is perceived to be Asian, 25-40-years-old with a medium build.
He was wearing an orange hi-vis hooded top, black cap, mask, glasses, navy work pants and grey sneakers.
Investigators have released CCTV and images of two men who may be able to assist with their enquires.
TRIBUTES TO GAETANO GRECO
Darebin Council suspended all otgher business at its meeting last week, to
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Greco.
An amended agenda acknowledged Cr Greco's leadership, dedication and service to the community and the “remarkable legacy” he left behind in making Darebin a better place for all.
CrEmily Dimitriadis, in a statement of condolence, said: “It is with a profoundly heavy heart that I stand before you tonight to honour and farewell a giant among us - my dear friend, mentor and colleague, Cr Gaetano Greco, who passed after a courageous and relentless battle with cancer.
“To his beloved partner Susana , his cherished family and his many friends - I extend my deepest condolences. Thank you for entrusting me with the immense privilege of speaking tonight on behalf of all who loved and admired him.
“Gaetano was not just a Councillor. He was the living embodiment of what it means to serve - not for title, not for recognition - but because justice demanded it.
“Elected to Darebin Council in 2008, Councillor Greco gave over 16 years of his life, heart, soul and every ounce of strength to this community. But Gaetano didn’t just represent Darebin.
“He carried Darebin - its struggles, its hopes, its diversity and its fight for fairness - on his shoulders every single day. His leadership was never about comfort or convenience. Gaetano stood where it mattered most - on the frontlines of justice,” Cr Dimitriadis said.
Trainees at City
■ Banyuler Council is offering Aboriginal traineeships: “roles that provide a unique opportunity for First Nations professionals to gain hands-on experience in local government”.
The nprogram is in partnership with the AFL SportsReady Warumilang Program
“The traineeships support career growth through real work experience, nationally recognised training and ongoing mentoring ... all in a culturally safe and inclusive environment,” said a Banyule representative.
To apply, cabndidates must: identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
Reservoir stabbing
■ Darebin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a stabbing in Reservoir.
It is alleged that a man stabbed a male jogger near the intersection of Spring and Powell Sts about 8am on ANZAC Day (Apr. 25).
A 24-year-old man was transported to hospital where he remains with non-life-threatening injuries. The alleged offender fled the scene.
A 21-year-old Reservoir man was arrested in about 2pm on Monday (Apr. 28).
He was charged with intentionally cause serious injury, assault and weapons offences. He was to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (Apr. 29).
Alphington move
■ Yarra Council is planning redevelopment of the Alphington bowls club and Yarralea Kindergarten, under its 2025-26 budget plans announced last week.
● ● CCTV image from the burglary at the Abbostford brewery.
● ● Gaetano Greco
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mourn the pass-
of North-West Ward Councillor Gaetano
Local Business Profile
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GREEN ROOM WINNERS
■ Victoria’s theatre industry came together on Monday night (May 5) at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne
The night’s big winners with three or more awards were: Counting And Cracking (7), My Brilliant Career (5), Candide (5), The Passion of Saint Nicholas (4), Share Hosue - The Musical (4), The Grinning Man (3), the Crying Room - Exhumed (3) and Groundhog Day (3).
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Margaret Haggart for her illustrious career in opera.
The ceremony was co-hosted by Alison Whyte and Joti Gore and the line-up of performers included Kala Gare who got the ceremony off to a stunning start as she performed a twosong medley from My Brilliant Career ; an exhilarating dance performance by Christopher Gurusamy from Anada: Dance of Joy followed; then Judi Perl rocked the house with her performance of One Bedroom
Apartment from Share House: The MusicalL; comedian Alex Hines delighted the audience with her parody song on fashion; co-host Joti Gore closed the evening with his rendition of Minnie The Moocher from his nominated cabaret show.
Attendees at the ceremony included Reuben Kaye, Nadine Garner, Robert Grubb, Ruva Ngwenya, Tyran Parke, Anne-Louise Sarks, Stuart Maunder, Elise McCann, Dean Bryant, Jude Perl and many more.
Michael Wilkie
● Michelle Allen, Nicole Schryver, Bek Bullen and Grace Hamilton
● ● Alison Whyte and Joti Gore hosted Monday’s Green Room Awards at the Comedy Theatre.
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
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
Resource Smart
■ A record number of Victorian schools have been named as finalists in the 2025 ResourceSmart Schools Awards, Victoria’s largest sustainability celebration of students, teachers and volunteers.
This year, 31 primary and secondary schools are vying for an award across 12 categories, including Teacher of the Year and Student Action Team of the Year.
New Cats cast members Local
From students to staff and volunteers, entire school communities are working together to protect and preserve the environment.
This year, Sustainability Victoria is marking 16 years of the ResourceSmart Schools Awards with the theme, ‘Working Together’. Katie Pahlow, Director Regions and Community Action, Sustainability Victoria, says, “We can achieve so much more when we work together, whether that’s with other students, other schools, other teachers, or the wider community beyond the school gate. By working together, our efforts combine to build the future we need.”
This year’s winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the MCG on June 5.
Campus Infrastructure and Operations School of the Year
■ Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury
■ Croydon Hills Primary School, Croydon Hills
■ St. Monica’s College, Epping CDS Vic Excellence Award (Primary)
■ Our Lady of the Nativity Primary School, Aberfeldie
■ Pleasant Street Primary School. Lake Wendouree
■ Wandin Yallock Primary School, Wandin North CDS Vic Excellence Award (Secondary)
■ Braybrook College, Braybrook
■ Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill
■ Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Lakes Curriculum Leadership School of the Year (Primary)
■ Heany Park Primary School, Rowville
■ Gippsland Grammar, St Anne’s Campus, Sale
■ St James’ Parish Primary School, Sebastopol Curriculum Leadership School of the Year (Secondary)
■ Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten, Muckleford
■ Melbourne Girls' College, Richmond
■ Victory Christian College, Strathdale Emerging School of the Year
■ Box Hill High School, Box Hill
■ Siena Catholic Primary School, Lucas
■ St. Angela of the Cross Primary School, Warragul ResourceSmart School of the Year
■ Aitken College, Greenvale
■ Lilydale Heights College, Lilydale
■ Monbulk Primary School. Monbulk School Volunteer of the Year
■ Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater
■ Ocean Grove Primary School, Ocean Grove
■ Overnewton Anglican Community College, Keilor
Student Action Team of the Year (Primary)
■ Brunswick South Primary School, Brunswick East
■ Fairfield Primary School, Fairfield
■ Heany Park Primary School, Rowville Student Action Team of the Year (Secondary)
■ Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill
■ Kew High School, Kew East
■ Wellington Secondary College, Mulgrave Teacher of the Year (Primary)
■ Benson Steere, St Patrick’s Parish Primary School, Port Fairy
■ Marita Ryan, Albion Primary School, Albion
■ Stephen McNeight, Wendouree Primary School, Wendouree Teacher of the Year (Secondary)
■ Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live has announced more cast members for the 40th Anniversary Australian tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats, which will play at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, from December 21.
The coveted role of Grizabella, the former ‘glamour cat’ ostracised by the Jellicles, will be played by Gabriyel Thomas, who currently stars as Michelle and sometimes in the lead role of Deloris Van Cartier in the Australian tour of Sister Act.
Gabriyel’s other credits include The Sound of Music, Ragtime and the Australian and US tours of Hairspray. Being cast as Grizabella in Cats is a dream come true for Gabriyel as the show was her introduction to musical theatre.
Most recently seen as Roxie Hart in the soldout national tour of Chicago and the two-hander musical No Love Songs, Lucy Maunder is taking on the role of Jellylorum, who watches out for the kittens and takes care of Gus the Theatre Cat.
Since graduating from WAPPA in 2006, Lucy has performed lead roles in Mary Poppins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pippin, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Matilda the Musical and Doctor Zhivago amongst many others.
The rebellious cat Rum Tum Tugger who likes to cause mischief amongst the Jellicle tribe, will be played by Des Flanagan. Best known for playing Christian in the Australian tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Des is currently starring as Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks’ The Producers at Hayes Theatre Co and Riverside Theatres
WAPPA graduate Jarrod Draper has been cast as Munkustrap, the tabby tomcat who is the storyteller and protector of the Jellicle tribe.
Currently playing Artie Green in Sunset Boulevard in China after performing the role in Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore, Jarrod has also starred in Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Promises, Promises
The remainder of the company includes Sarah Bourke (playing Tantomile ), Olivia Carniato (Demeter), Mia Dabkowski-Chandler (Bombalurina), Tom Davis (Shimbleshanks), Ella Fitzpatrick (Jemima), Charlie Follows (Bill Bailey), Joshua Gordon (Coricopat), Chaska Halliday (Cassandra), Dominique Hamilton (swing), Claudia Hastings (Victoria/ White Cat), Aimee Jones (swing), Savannah Lind (Rumpleteazer), Jake O'Brien (Mungojerrie), Xavier Pellin (swing), Guy Pik (Carbuckety), Rania Potaka-Osborne (Alonzo), Edward Smith (Admetus/ Macavity), Thalia Smith (swing) and Tod Strike (swing).
They join the previously announced principal performers Todd McKenney, who will play the dual roles of Bustopher Jones and Asparagus the Theatre Cat, classical performer Mark Vincent as Old Deuteronomy, and Leigh Archer as Jennyanydots , also known as the “Gumbie Cat”.
“We have assembled a purr-fect cast for this 40th Anniversary Australian tour of Cats, led by Gabriyel, Todd and Mark
“It’s a wonderful clowder of seasoned artists and new performers to the industry,” said John Frost
“Cats was revolutionary when it first opened and to celebrate the production in the theatre where it first played is a real thrill. Australia has an enduring love for Cats and it’s time to let the memory live again.”
The musical tells the story of the Jellicle cat tribe. On just one special night of the year, all Jellicle cats meet at the Jellicle Ball where Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, makes the Jellicle choice and announces which of them will go up to ‘The Heaviside Layer’ and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life
Venue: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Season: From December 21
Performance Times: Tues.-Thurs. 7pm, Fri.Sat. 7.30pm, Wed. 1pm, Sat .2pm, Sun. 1pm and 6pm (schedule varies weekly)
Prices: From $69.90 (Transaction fees apply)
Bookings: catsthemusical.com.au or call 1300 182 183. Groups 8+ call 1300 182 183
The Comeuppance
● From left: AYA, Kevin Hofbauer, Khisraw Jones-Shukoor, Julia Grace, and Tess Masters in The Comeuppance. Photo: Cameron GrantParenthesy
■ Gary Abrahams, in his direction of The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, provides a juxtaposition of lives led vacuously against a backdrop of personal and social trauma.
Ostensibly reconnecting for a class reunion after 20 years, five friends weigh up the cost of their successes and failures.
Ursula (AYA), the recluse, doesn’t want to go to the reunion despite the exhortations of Emilio (Khisraw Jones-Shukoor), a successful artist, who still holds a torch for Caitlin (Julia Grace).
Adding to the intensity is Kristina (Tess Masters) , an anaesthetist, who brings her cousin Francisco (Kevin Hofbauer), a war veteran.
The front porch on which they meet (Ella Butler) bears out the dilapidation of the lives led.
Amidst the reminiscences of their school years are recriminations, accusations and faux pas charging the respective discussions with a pathos that brings into question the American Dream
Some have made poor decisions but the plethora of social ailments has beggared them all. COVID, the storming of the capitol, Catholicism, Columbine, striving for success, gender identity, date rape and military service have all led to an exhaustion which is borne out in Fransisco’s seizures, Ursula’s gradual blindness, Caitlin’s lassitude, Kristina’s exhaustion and Emilio’s frustration.
The scope of Jacobs-Jenkin’s play is epic. Whilst the reunion is a common trope, the individual is not just the victim of their own irresponsibility but a toy in the hands of larger forces beyond their ability to master.
The evidence for this is in the presence of the supernatural. Death interposes itself during the course of the play commenting on individuals and outcomes.
Each actor in turn drops character to become the Grim Reaper with suitable reverb on a hand held microphone (Joe Paradise Lui). Naturalism gives way to the beyond.
Jacobs-Jenkins has firm views about the nature of society. His characters, whilst seemingly disingenuous at times, seek solace wherever they can and cannot necessarily be held accountable despite the magnitude of their sins.
Red Stitch Theatre, St Kilda
Until May 25
Bookings: redstitch.net
Review by David McLean
Ken to speak
■ Ken James will be the guest speaker at the Marquee Luncheon Club at South Melbourne on Tuesdday, May 20. His credits include Skippy, The Box, Glenview Highm, Skyways, Sons and Daughters, Matlock Police, P\ugwell and Prisoner.
■ From Roses to Poison, being the English translation, was premiered by the Melbourne French Theatre Inc as a rehearsed and costumed reading at their very own La Maison De Maitre Building in Carlton, being their 110th production over their 48 years.
From English it has been translated into French by Michelle Beugnot with the help of translation courses at Monash University and finally updated and modified with the playwright’s blessing by Michel Bula, MFT’s co-founder, and now performed in French for the first time in Australia
Renowned Dutch-Australian playwright Marijke Eysbertse-van Schaik delved into Emperor Napolean Bonaparte’s final years of exile and then days before his death on Saint Helena.
The rehearsed reading was so complete you would have thought it was a performance without scripts. Costuming of the period was quite right and certainly added to the expectation of the reality of the day.
With English surtitles on the wall above the acting area, those not so conversant in French could easily follow the events around Napoleon’s last years at St Helena.
The portrayal of Napoleon by Karim Lopez was dynamic in capturing his moments of joy, despair and the realisation they were out to poison him.
Having established a relationship with the Superintendent of the East India Company, William Balcombe strongly played by Richard Ryan, a plan to escape is hatched only to fail.
While under the watchful eye of some 3000 British Soldiers and the merciless Governor Sir Hudson Lowe formidably played by Michel Bula, there were no favours granted as Napoleon spent his last days at Longwood in a rat infected cottage.
Supporting cast, Veronique Duche as Mrs Balcombe, with daughters Lucie Poivaiki Regal as Betsy, Lucie Sors as Jane all shone while Josh Hauville as George Carstairs and Yves Boucaud as Conte de Montholon added much verve to the overall performance.
A cameo appearance of Arnaud Ramdoo as Dr Antonmarchi with his exuberant performance brought some humour in what was a desperate situation for Napoleon.
Directed by Donald McManus it was an all round compelling performance by MFT melbournefrenchtheatre.org.au
Review by Graeme McCoubrie
Omnia Art Prize
■ The Omnia Art Prize and Exhibition is a premier annual prize and exhibition celebrating Australian contemporary art.
This prestigious $15,000 major prize and, for the first time in 2025, a new $5000 small sculpture prize, showcases the best of emerging and established contemporary artists nationally.
A highlight on the calendar of the Melbourne art and design community, the prize winners will be announced at a Gala Opening on May 23, and the exhibition of over 250 shortlisted artworks available for sale will run across May 24-25.
Proceeds from the event go to the St Kevin’s College Foundation to support students experiencing barriers to accessing education.
Spanning a diverse array of mediums including oils, acrylics, photography, mixed media and small sculpture, the shortlisted artworks are a vibrant testament to the rich tapestry of cultures, experiences, and perspectives that define contemporary Australia; and a response to both the darkness and beauty found in the world around us.
Some of the standout submissions to this year’s collection include Datsun Tran's artwork depicting Australian animals impacted by bushfire, created using charcoal sourced from burned trees in the Adelaide Hills, Josh Dykgraaf’s feather-collage of a cat; highlighting the devastating impact cats have on native Australian wildlife, and the sculpture ‘Just a Minute’ by Claire O’Halloran honouring the beauty, resilience, and quiet fortitude of aging.
Local Theatre Observations
Shows
■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Things I Know to be True (by Andrew Bovell) Until May 10 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Shirley Sydenham. Bookings: wlt.org.au
■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: Haunted (by Eric Chappell) Until May 10 at Lilydale Mechanics Institute, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Nicholas Ryan. Bookings: lilydaleatc.com
■ The Basin Theatre Company: Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle (by Simon Stephens) Until May 4 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Michelle Swan. Tickets: thebasintheatre. au
■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (by Simon Stephens – from the novel by Mark Haddon) Until May 10 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Karen Wakeham. Bookings: htc.org.au
■ Malvern Theatre Company: A Happy and Holy Occasion (by John O’Donoghue) Until May 10 at Malvern Theatre, 29a Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Nicholas Opolski. Bookings: malverntheatre.com.au
■ Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Company: Come From Away (by Irene Sankolff and David Hein) Until May 25 at the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, Bairnsdale. Director: Peter Martignoles. Bookings: www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/leisure/whatson-and-buy-tickets
■ Eltham Little Theatre: Crossroads - A One Act Play Season. Until May 16 (Playwrights: Emma Wood, Paula Armstrong, John Jennings and Daniel Reitz) at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Directors: Susan Rundle, Paula Armstrong, Steve Saul and James Banger.Cabaret style. Bookings: elthamlittletheatre.org,au
■ Theatre of the Winged Unicorn: The Jane Austen Experience (devised and directed by Elaine Mitchell) May 9, 10, 16, 17 at 7.30pm; May 4, 11, 18 at 2pm at the Ceres Temperance Hall, 40 McCann St., Ceres. Bookings: Trybooking.com/CYJIN Further details: theatreofthewingedunicorn.com.au
■ Wyndham Theatre Company: Drinking Habits (by Tom Smith) May 9 – 17 at Wyndham Theatre, Cnr. Duncans Rd. and Synott St., Werribee. Director: Cody Riker. Bookings: Trybooking
■ The Mount Players: The Girl on the Train (by Richard Wagstaff and Duncan Abel) May 9 – 25 at the Mountview Theatre, Smith St., Mt. Macedon. Director: Frank Harvey. Bookings: the mountplayers.com
■ Peridot Theatre Company: Proof (by David Auburn) May 16 – 25 at the Clayton Theatrette, Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Damian Jones. Bookings: peridot.com.au
■ Moonlite Theatre: The Maltese Chicken (A radio play written and directed by Bruce Carboon) May 16, 17 at 8pm; May 17 at 2pm at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 19 Gisborne Rd., Bacchus Marsh. Bookings: trybooking.com/DAYTF
■ MOARTZ Theatre: Stop.Rewind (by Melissa Bubnic) May 16 – 24 at Monash Hall, Reserve Street, Yallourn North. Director: Mike Pullar. Bookings: www.moartz.com
■ CLOC Musical Theatre: Nice Work if You Can Get It. May 16 – 31 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Director: Mark Taylor; Musical Director: David Clausen-Wisken ; Choreographer: Susan Lewis; Ass’t. Choreographer: James Rooney. Bookings: cloc.org.au or phone1300 362 547.
■ Legends of the Skies Theatre: Great MacRobertson Trophy Air Race Show, May 17 at 7pm; May 18 at 2pm at Ballarat Airport, BAFA (Mess Hall) Theatrette Hut 48, Airport Road, Mitchell Park, Ballarat. Part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival. Artistic Director: Maggie Morrison. Bookings: strybooking.com/events/landing/1356889
■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: The Children (by Lucy Kirkwood) May 22 – 31 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Peter Newling. Bookings: babirra.org.auwww.kingstonarts.com.au Cheryl Threadgold
Entertainment
HADESTOWN OPENS
More Shows
■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): A Winter’s Tale (by William Shakespeare) May 29 – June 7 at the Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Drew Mason. Bookings: stagtheatre.org
■ Brighton Theatre Company: One Act Play Season May 31 – June 7 at the Brighton Town Hall. Further details:brightontheatre. com.au
■ Babirra Music Theatre: My Fair Lady. June 6 – 15 at The Round, Nunawading. Director: Alan Burrows; Musical Director: Marty Macaulay; Choreographer: James Kaiser. Bookings: babirra.org.au
■ The Basin Theatre Group: The War of the Worlds (A radio play by Howard E. Koch, based on the novel by H.G. Wells) June 12 –22 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin/. Director: Pip Le Blond. Bookings: 0494 065 006
■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: The Importancde of Being Earnest (by Oscar Wilde) June 13 – 28 at Warrandyte Mechanics’ Institute, 180 – 186 Yarra St, Warrandyte. Director: James Banger. Bookings: warrandytearts.org.au
■ Aspect Inc: Rent. June 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7.30pm; June 14, 21 at 2pm; June 15 at 6.00pm at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Bookings: kingstonarts.com.au/Community-Events-atKingston-Arts/all-community-events/Aspect-Theatre
Auditions
■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Broadway Bound (by Neil Simon) May 10 at 1pm and May 9 at 7pm at Unit 8 / 417-419 Warrigal Rd, Cheltenham. Director: Michelle Swann. Audition Enquiries: mordialloctheatre. com.au/auditions-broadway-bound/
■ The Mount Players: A Skull in Connemara (by Martin McDonagh) May 10 at 2pm and May 13 at 7pm at the Moluntview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon/. Director: Travis Handcock. Audition bookings: travis.handcock@gmail.com
■ Melbourne French Theatre: Il était un petit navire – (SOS) Save Our Savings (by Jean-Pierre Martinez) May 10 at 2.30pm, May 13 at 7pm at La Maison de Maitre, 203205 Canning Street, Carlton. Director: tba. Audition enquiries: productions@mftinc.org
■ Peridot Theatre: Frankenstein (by Nick Dear) May 18 at 10am, May 26 at 7pm at 39 Highland Avenue, Oakleigh East (corner Highland and Turnbull Avenues). Director: George Benca. Audition enquiries: georgebenca@gmail.com
■ Malvern Theatre Company: Perfect Wedding (by Robin Hawdon) May 18 and 19 at 7.30pm at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Pip Le Blond. Audition enquiries: pipleblond@gmail.com
■ Gem Players Community Theatre: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Information Evening: May 29 at 7pm; Auditions June 6 and 7 at the GEM,19 Kilvington Dr., Emerald. Director: Annette O’Shea; Choreographer: Payge O’Shea; Musical Director: Margie Gemmell. Enquiries: gemcoplayers.org Cheryl Threadgold
■ Opera Australia and Jones Theatrical Group present Hadestown , opening in Melbourne on Thursday (May 8) at Her Majesty's Theatre
Seen by three million, streamed by over 350 million around the world, singer- songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s acclaimed West End and Broadway musical phenomenon Hadestown, won eight Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 2019.
Christine Anu leads the cast of multi-talented musical theatre performers, playing the role of narrator Hermes.
Anu is joined on stage by rising star Abigail Adriano as Eurydice, who portrayed Kim in Miss Saigon, Noah Mullins as Orpheus, (West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles), Opera Australia favourite Adrian Tamburini as Hades and Elenoa Rokobaro as Persephone (Caroline or Change, tick, tick...BOOM!).
Sarah Murr, Jennifer Trijo and Imani Williams feature as the Fates with the cast also including Afua Adjei, Devon Braithwaite, Molly Bugeja, Joshua Kobeck, Iosefa Laga’aia, Jack Lyall, Jessie Monk, Sam Richardson and Eliza Soriano.
Originating as Anaïs Mitchell’s indie theatre project, along with her artistic collaborator, Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown was transformed into a genre-defying musical that blends modern American folk music, with New Orleansinspired jazz to reimagine the sweeping ancient tale of Orpheus and Eurydice.
The hit musical also won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.
Following two intertwining love stories — of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife PersephoneHadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.
Mitchell’s melodies and Chavkin’s imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
Season Opens May 8
Venue: Her Majesty's Theatre, 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne Bookings: hadestown.com.au
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Monolith
■ Monolith is a powerful new dance work by Joel Bray Dance that echoes and honours generations of protest and rebellion, presented from June 3-15 at Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall as part of the Rising Festival.
Together, five fierce Brown present themselves as obstacle and resistance to colonising power. They evoke a monolith – the ancient rock formations that sit-in the landscape and defy the deforestation and urbanisation of surrounding Country.
Wiradjuri artist and creator Joel Bray says, “Our Elders sat on Freedom Ride buses and in Tent Embassies. They sat and endured the indignities of rotten fruit and the brutalities of arrest.”
“As we developed Monolith, we spoke about our Elders’ experiences, the power of silence and the act of taking up space. We danced together as a declaration of group power,” says Bray.
Monolith explores geological time and the cadence of Country. It includes a dystopian island designed by artist Jake Preval as well as delicate and driving beats by composer Matthias Shack- Arnott.
While Bray is best known for his immersive and participatory dance-theatre works, Mionolith is an exciting return to the craft of collaborative dance-making.
Performance Dates: June 3-15, 7.30pm Wed.-Sat., 5pm Sun .Preview: 7.30pm Tues. June 3, Post-show artist talk: 7.30pm Wed. Jun. 11, Tactile tour and audio described performance: 7.30pm Thu. Jun. 12
Venue: Arts House – North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne Bookings: artshouse.com.au 9322 3720
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● ● ● ● Grant McArthur has started a new role as a Senior Reporter at The Age. He was previously the Health Editor at the Herald Sun for more than 18 years.
MSO For A Day
Benjamin Northey
■ It is every aspiring musician’s dream to play with a professional symphony orchestra.
While not every keen music student will reach those heights, some passionate community musicians have the chance to play with the acclaimed Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for just one day.
On Saturday May 10 at 7.30 pm in Hamer Hall, selected community musicians will have to chance to play as part of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra special concert, designed to help keen orchestral players realise their dream for one night.
Conducted by MSO Principal Conductor Benjamin Northey, this special orchestra will present Suite No 2 from Prokofiev’s dramatic and much-loved ballet Romeo and Juliet, as well as a contemporary work by Melody Eötvös, reflecting her Hungarian heritage. Melbourne percussionist Christine Flood plays timpani with Stonnington Symphony, Zelman Memorial Orchestra and the Australasian Orchestra, and she says it is a thrilling experience to be part of the MSO for a day.
“As a community player, it is incredibly exciting to be selected for Symphony in a Day with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
“I feel so grateful for the opportunity to play with incredibly talented and supportive professionals in the wonderful Hamer Hall under the baton of Benjamin Northey,” Christine says.
It is an affordable night out at a fabulous classical concert, with tickets priced at just $29. See more information and buy tickets by visiting mso.com.au
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Bell Shakespeare
■ For the first time in nearly 30 years, Bell Shakespeare is bstaging the political epic Coriolanus. The production tours to Arts Centre Melbourne from July 24 until August 10.
Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans and starring Logie winner Hazem Shammas (Macbeth, Safe Harbour, The Twelve) in the titular role, the play is a timely exploration of power: how it is gained, how it is kept, and how it is granted.
As the production unfolds in a setting reminiscent of Eastern Europe in the 1990s following the fall of the Berlin Wall, parallels are drawn between the political structures of ancient Rome and contemporary global politics.
Coriolanus is a ferocious warrior and defender of Rome, but his contempt for the public, and his refusal to play the political game, see him banished from the city he once protected.
When he joins forces with his former enemy to seek vengeance against Rome , the fate of the city, and of Coriolanus himself, hangs in the balance.
The proximity to the performers places the audience in the heart of the drama, with the sense they are active participants in the unfolding political process and emphasising the public nature of politics.
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■ On a hot Saturday afternoon in May 1995 I was on the top deck of a double-decker tourist sightseeing bus whizzing around the streets of New York .
The bus driver was on a microphone downstairs speaking about the buildings of interest.
When we turned into East 49th Street he announced via the speaker near my left ear: "And on your right is the brownstone house where Katherine Hepburn lives."
That was the closest I got to one of the great Hollywood legends, Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1907.
She was the second born of six children, her father was a urologist and her mother campaigned for women's rights.
When Katharine was 14 she discovered the body of her brother Tom who had accidentally hung himself. This unfortunate event had a big effect on her life.
After appearing in stage plays at college she graduated with a degree in history and philosophy.
Katharine was determined to be an actress and after a few theatrical disasters was performing in plays on Broadway
She married Ludlow Smith in 1928 and the marriage was to last for 16 years.
Katharine was spotted by a Hollywood agent and invited to audition for the RKO film A Bill Of Divorcement in 1932.
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Whatever Happened To ... Katharine Hepburn
By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM
She was cast in the lead role and starred opposite John Barrymore. The film was a big hit but Katharine was not your usual film starlet.
She was beautiful with red hair but she never used makeup off screen, wore trousers, refused to give interviews and did not go to parties.
In 1933 she won the Best Actress Academy Award for Morning Glory but she did not attend the award ceremony.
She was acclaimed for her performance as Jo in Little Women but her films in the late 1930s such as Spitfire, Quality Street, Sylvia Scarlett and Mary Of Scotland were flops and Katharine was labelled as "box office poison”.
She purchased the rights to the play The Philadelphia Story and sold them to MGM to make
● ● ● ● Katharine Hepburn the film on the condition that she played the lead role. Her co-stars were Cary Grant, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey and the film was the box office smash of 1940.
In her next film Woman Of The Year she worked with Spencer Tracy for the first time and during the filming their famous romance began.
Spencer Tracy did not want to divorce his wife and his son was deaf. Their love affair continued up to his death and was one of Hollywood's open secrets.
Some of my favourite Katharine Hepburn films were The African Queen, The Rainmaker and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
During her career Katharine won the Academy Award for Best Actress four times and was nominated on another eight occasions.
The story goes that on the morning of Tracy's funeral in 1967 Katharine went to the funeral parlour.
No family members were there. She assisted staff to carry Spencer's coffin into the hearse and followed in her own car.
She did not want to cause a stir at the funeral or upset his family, so as they approached the church she turned her car into a side street. "Goodbye, friend," she said under her breath. "Here's where I leave you."
I could write pages on the brilliant career of this much loved Hollywood actress but space does not permit.
I wish I had seen her performing in The Old Vic Company production of Measure For Measure at Her Majesty's Theatre here in Melbourne in 1955. Maybe some of our readers did see her.
Katharine Hepburn passed away in 2003 at the age of 96 in Connecticut. There was no funeral service at her own request.
She had played strong independent women on the screen and that was the way she lived her life. Many of the young film actresses of today could learn a lot from watching her films.
Kevin can be heard on 3AWThe Time Tunnel - Remember WhenSundays at 10.10pm with Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren. And on 96.5 FM
That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon.
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WELL STRUCTURED NATURE AT BENALLA
A Well Structured Nature –Anna Mackrell presents a retrospective of expressive landscape and flower paintings inspired by the region that Anna loves.
In the quiet Strathbogie Ranges in Victoria’s north-east, neatly planted pine trees define the edges of paddocks and the curve of the hills.
The sky and clouds expand, creating space and light over the land marked by patches of granite and grazing sheep and cattle.
“My paintings are always better when I’m in Bogie,” Anna explains.
Peace and belonging, mood, colour, tone and light are key components and elements in Anna’s practice which is informed by a broader aim to explore multiple ways of representing the stillness, isolation and slow ‘beauty’ of the rural Australian landscape and life in her still life paintings.
Exhibition closes June 9.
Benalla Art Gallery
Botanical Gardens Bridge St, Benalla
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Develop highlights a selection of standout 2024 Bachelor-degree graduates from Melbourne’s tertiary institutions, showcasing the fresh vision and talent of emerging photographic artists.
This annual exhibition serves as a launch pad, offering each artist the opportunity to present their work as they step into the next phase of their careers.
Featuring artists from six universities and a broad spectrum of styles and techniques, Develop is a celebration of Australia’s next generation of photographers.
Exhibition opens May 7 and closes June 1.
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Bunjil Place
Floribunda is an exhibition organised by Bunjil Place in partnership[ with the National Gallery of Victoria.
The title Floribunda, Latin for many-flowering is a hybrid ‘flower’
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and ‘abundance’. The exhibition Floribunda is a major partnership between the National Gallery of Victoria and Bunjil Place, is an intoxicating larger -than-life mashup of floral imagery, design and motif drawn exclusory from the NGV collection.
Through its ‘Wunderkammer ’ style of display, Floribunda celebrates an reimagines the nature and significance of one of Australia’s most important collections, including Decorative Arts, Fashion. And Textiles, Painting. First nations Australia and Pacific Art, the selection of works span multiple histories, cultures and art forms.
Featuring poignant still life painting, culture embellished with swirls of floral pattern and objects lavishly adorned with buds and blooms, Floribunda connects human experience with the beauty and poetic symbolism of flowers.
Exhibition closes Sunday July 20.
Hours 10am-4pm. Tuesday – Sunday (closed Mondays)
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At Geelong
Geelong Gallery has benefitted greatly from the generosity of numerous donors through its 125-year collecting history.
This exhibition celebrates the visionary bequest of gallery member, John Norm Mann that, since 2018, has supported the acquisition of more than 40 works by 28 leading Australian artists.
In line with the donor’s wishes, the John Norman Mann Bequest has been directed to contemporary art, with a popular focus on First Nation’s practices and works by non-indigenous artists inspired by the natural world.
Exhibition closes Sunday May 11. Geelong Gallery Little Malop St, Geelong - Peter Kemp
Music workers
■ The Victorian Music Development Office has launched its new research commission, Skills & Roles – Support workers in Victorian music industries.
Following a long-term research partnership with RMIT University, these new insights provide the VMDO with a current evidencebased perspective and expands on the 2020 study, Career Path: The Victorian Music Business Career Life Cycle.
This new research points out the nuances of learning and skills development within the complex and precarious career paths of Victorian music professionals and offers recommendations to build healthy thriving businesses.
The insights reveal that 54 per cenbt of music workers embrace a portfolio career or are protean workers where they hold multiple concurrent roles to make ends meet and only one in five have a single full-time role.
It is no surprise to music professionals that they frequently work irregular and sporadic hours. Almost 50 per cent work more than 40+ hours per week across all their roles, including over 10 per cent who work 50+ hours per week. hey frequently work irregular and sporadic hours. Almost 50 per cent work more than 40+ hours per week across all their roles, including over 10 per cent who work 50+ hours per week.
Capper in new Oz film
■ Mercurial showman and former AFL champ Warwick Capper has signed to appear in a comedy film, 'Yesterday's Heroes'. It also features a gaggle of other Aussie actors including Fiona O'Laughlin, Krista Vendy, Chris Franklin and one-time American child actor Corey Feldman. Here's the rub: actors have pledged their salaries to a Foundation established to create awareness to the film producer's son, Shaun, who suffered an untimely death. Whipping up pre-publicity frenzy is Max Markson. Production is due for release mid 2026.
Show must go on
■ A record crowd turned up to watch a live reenactment of Banjo Patterson's poem, ' Man from Snowy River'. Eleven wild bush brumbies were mustered but one horse went missing, and still is. The show must go on, and indeed it did , despite catching 10 nags and looking for the elusive 11h nag was made nearly impossible as horses and riders had to traverse 45-degree hilly country. Remember the old saying 'actors should avoid performing with animals and children '.
American Pickers
■ One of my favourite series on Channel 74 is 'American Pickers' with presenter Mike Wolfe traversing America looking for hidden antiques. The series is a ratings winner in America and Australia, but behind the scenes the show is in turmoil. One American website claims Mike Wolfe is in jail for life on an alleged charge of poisoning his on-screen partner. Contradicting life in the slammer, another web report claims Mike Wolfe has pulled the pin and there will be no further series after 26 seasons. In between these online reports there are heaps of other accusations flying around. Wherever the truth lies would make a great movie plot.
Aussie made films
■ 'Australian Financial Review' reports that in 2023 a total of 86 professionally made films were produced in Australia, only one project made a profit namely 'Find the Voice' about John Farnham
Korean winner on Youtube
■ Since 2016 that ear worm 'Baby Shark Dance' is recorded as having received the most
Pinky Ong. - John O’Keefe
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MY SELECTIONS FOR THE DOOMBEN 10,000
■ With another top event coming up in Brisbane this race could develop into a good event as usual.
The Doomben 10,000 will be run on May 17, with a big chance of a class field to contest the popular race.
Before nominations, the Victorian top sprinter, Jimmysstar, had been nominated by the bookies as the one to beat and rightly so, after its big win in the All Aged Stakes back on April 19.
He is in the right vein at the moment having won two Group Ones quickly.
His win in the All Aged Stakes was a ripper, and a great ride by young hoop, Ethan Brown, who is riding on a wave at the moment.
Jimmysstar is a late bloomer, having now won nine of his 24 starts with five placings for the top trainer, Ciaron Maher, and his team.
He is firing on all cylinders at present, and appears the one to beat, but there still some smart sprinters who could be having a go here.
On the second line of betting, we have one of the best in Australia in Overpass
He had the chance to win his third Quokka but was found wanting over the final journey and finished out of a place.
In the strong camp of top Sydney trainer, Bjorn Baker, he always puts in and is a winner of two of the big races the Quoka Sprint Championship in Perth
With Baker at the helm the son of Vancouver is still racing against the best and winning.
He has been in the best of company for the past seasons and always puts in.
At his last outing in the highly regarded T.J.Smith Stakes he ran second to the highly regarded Hawkes sprinter Briasa, who is racing well.
He also took out the highly regarded Winterbottom Stakes in Western Australia for the last two years.
He is without a doubt one of the best going around and you can’t leave him out.
Another that is racing well is the John O’Shea horse, Schwarz, who won the coveted William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley in fine fashion.
He is a smart galloper on his day and you can’t leave him out.
Another that goes well is the Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald’s, Sunshine in Paris.
She put in a good run to finish third in the All Aged Stakes improving on her two previous runs and on her day is smart.
Her run in the All Aged Stakes was spot on and she could ready again to strike again as she is a strong camp.
The Victorian trainer, Jason Warren, has his speed machine, Benedetta, humming along nicely and her run the All Aged Stakes was quite good over the 1400 metre trip
She wasn’t far away in fifth spot over the 1400 metre trip.
I feel she is better suited over the 1200 metre trip and loves the straight six at Flemington. I feel they will be too strong for her here.
Then we have Headwall, prepared by Matthew Smith, a five- year-old, By Dream Ahead, who ran a great second to Joliestar , in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington and is
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talented. He then topped that off with a good run in the T.J.Smith Stakes finishing a good third to Briasa.
A good galloper that we haven’t seen for sometime could bob up here.
Coleman is the horse that we are referring to, formerly with Matt Laurie in Victoria and was among the best going around at the time.
After a 20-week spell, after racing there he joined the stables of Chris Waller in Sydney
Up until then, he had raced 11 times in top company winning two races with two seconds and two thirds.
His last run here was back in November, where he finished sixth in the Blue Sapphire at Caulfield on November 16, when with Matt Laurie. If he can find any of his top form, he could be in this.
Another with talent is the Sydneysider, Commemorative, who finished an unlucky second in the Sapphire Stakes at Randwick on April 12.
Her trainer, James Cummings, has a big opinion of the mare by I Am Invincible
She was a good third in the Sangster in South Australia. However, he is talking on some smart ones here if she goes around here.
Another that goes alright, but like a few here there are some smart gallopers.
I am talking about General Salute, prepared by top trainer, Gerald Ryan, who certainly knows what it is all about
Another that is spot on, is the Joseph Pride trained Mazu, who is not off the top echelon. He won the Hall Mark Stakes in good fashion back on April 19. It would pay to keep him safe. I fancy Jimmysstar and Overpass
Stallion roster
■ One of Australia’s leading breeders, Darley Australia has announced their Stallion Roster for this year.
This year features two exciting first-seasonsires, and 12 other world-class stallions including champion two -and three-year olds, world champion sprinters and milers.
Too Darn Hot, who has made the strongest start to a stud career this century, heads the roster at $275,000 as previously announced.
One of the most exciting booking is the smart three-year-old Broadsiding, like allchampion youngsters they soon find their way to a stud career.
Heading the star line-up at Darley, Broadsiding, the son of Too Darn Hot, his fourtime Group winning son, who will stand at the attractive figure of $66,000.
A champion two-year-old and dual winning Group One three-year-old, Broadsiding is a preeminent son of his phenomenal sire.
Anamoe , a nine-time Group One winner, will stand at $110,000.
A Group One winner at two, three and four, Anamoe has garnered great support since retiring to stud, covering 19 Group One winners, 82 Group winners, and 127 stake winners, along with the dams of 18 Group One winners.
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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 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.
