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Kilbreda welcome
■ Sandringham MNLA Brad Rowswell has spoken in State Parliament about the new Principal of Kilbreda College.
“Stephanie Smyth has been appointed after a year of dedicated service as Acting Principal and eight years as the Assistant Principal. With almost two decades of experience in education, Stephanie brings, in my view, invaluable expertise to the job.
“She brings youthful enthusiasm and new direction to Kilbreda College, and I wish her all the very best in pursuing that new, exciting role,” Mr Rowswell said.
Seniors Festival
■ The Bayside Healthy Ageing Seniors Festival returns in October with a mix of free and low-cost activities and events designed to inspire, entertain, and connect the community. A Back to the ‘60s and ‘70s party will be held at 11am-12 Noon or 2pm-3pm on Wednesday, October 8, at Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron. Cost: $20 per person.
BURGLARY BLITZ
■ Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a string of burglaries in southern metro region.
The burglaries occurred on two separate days with incidents occurring in Thompson Rise, Parkdale, and Hornby St, Brighton East, between 2.30pm and 3.40pm on August 8 and in Rowans Rd, Moorabbin and Mawby Rd, Bentleigh East, on August 11 between 11am and 11.30 am.
It is alleged three offenders attended the properties in a stolen dark blue Jeep Grand Cherokee, broke in and stole electronics, jewellery, clothing and coins.
Firearms were also stolen from the Mawby Rd address.
A 31-year-old man from Hampton East was arrested and interviewed in relation to the burglaries but has been released pending further enquires.
Detectives have released images and CCTV of another man who may be able to assist with their enquiries.
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Merger creates Bayside Health
■ Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has approved the voluntary merger of five health services – Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health – from January 1.
More than 1.2 million Victorians in Melbourne’s south, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, Gippsland, Koo Wee Rup and Bass Coast are said to soon benefit from better access to care.
A Government representative said the five health services were able to demonstrate how their voluntary merger would benefit each local community – delivering increased access to specialist services closer to home and improved patient outcomes.
The health services are already working together to improve patient care and identify areas for service improvement and development.
“This includes a new public melanoma clinic at Rosebud Hospital, where patients are now able to be seen and treated in the one appointment as part of a collaboration between Alfred Health and Peninsula Health. The service is expected to scale up over time, and currently operates monthly,” the representative said.
“Alfred Health and Peninsula Health are working together to provide public neurosurgery consultations at Wonthaggi Hospital, so people living in the Bass Coast region will soon have specialist care close to home – building on an existing arrangement that already delivers a neurosurgery clinic at Frankston Hospital.
“A new process to share critical patient information and resources across the five health services will deliver faster care for patients – once a referral is accepted and a bed is booked patients will be transferred within 24 hours.
“The new service will give existing staff of all health services expanded career and training opportunities – helping recruit and retain staff. Recruitment for the incoming board has also commenced, with members to include representatives from the existing boards of the five services. The new board will be responsible for appointing a Chief Executive Officer.
“The merged health service will offer a full range of connected services, supported by the latest clinical trials and research, giving patients and families a simpler, more streamlined experience across the system.
“Under the merger, all existing hospitals and healthcare sites will continue to deliver programs and services for their communities and will keep their individual names.”
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The stolen Jeep has since been recovered. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
Brighton house fire probe
■ Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a house fire at a vacant house in Brighton
Emergency services were called to the Esplanade just before 5.30pm on September 1.
The two-storey weatherboard house was fully engulfed, and the fire has caused significant damage.
Investigators are yet to determine the cause of the fire but are treating it as suspicious.
They have released an image and footage of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.
Affray at Kings Domain
■ Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have now charged six people following an alleged affray and assaults which occurred in Melbourne on Sunday, August 31.
Police will allege the men assaulted people in Kings Domain around 5pm.
Officers on patrol arrested a man on Sunnyside Rd in Mount Eliza in relation to the incident.
The 29-year-old man was interviewed by detectives, and has been charged with violent disorder, affray, unlawful assault and discharge missile.
The Rye man was remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
A 29-year-old man of no fixed address was charged with violent disorder, affray, unlawful assault and discharge missile.
He was further remanded to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 5.
A 31-year-old Mitcham man was charged with violent disorder, affray and assault with a weapon and bailed to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 9.
A 34-year-old Werribee man has been charged with violent disorder, affray, assault by kicking and commit indictable offence on bail.
He has been bailed to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on September 9.
Three other men, aged 32, 20 and 23, were arrested and charged by detectives on September 2.
South of the Yarra Precinct on hold
■ Port Phillip Council has voted to place all work related to the Live Music Venue proposal on hold until there is further interest from the State Government or another third party.
Officers are being asked to investigate options for short-term amenity and beautification upgrades for the St Kilda Triangle site for consideration through the Great Places and Precinct Program in 2025-26.
Park upgrades
■ Yarra Council is upgrading three small parks:
■ Annettes Place in Richmond
■ Edwardes Place in Fitzroy North
■ Garryowen Park in Fitzroy
Before the Council begins drafting concept designs for these parks, it wantd help to understand the priorities and needs for each of them. Comments are welcome before 9am on Monday (Sep. 15).
Local News Delivery bikes crisis: MP
■ Prahran MLA Rachel Westaway says the boom in fast food delivery services has created traffic chaos locally.
“It has been drawn to my attention, not only being a local but also having found out from people who live in my local area, particularly those that are sight-impaired or that have disabilities, that some of these e-bikes are creating absolute havoc on our roads, and I am speaking up for my local residents,” Ms Westaway told Pa rliament.
“Recent research by Monash University has exposed the alarming reality of illegal e-bike operations in our commercial delivery sector.
“With over 27,000 vehicles monitored across Melbourne, almost half were delivery e-bikes, and the findings are deeply concerning. We find that some are reaching speeds of up to 54-kmh and the legal speed is 25-kmh.
“These are not isolated incidents; there are collisions, and they have surged by 82 per cent, so we are absolutely wanting to see greater regulation in this space to make certain that there is safety and security on our roads so thatwe can actually have great services taken home.”
Ms Westaway said the seat of Prahran has the most extraordinary takeaway restaurants, “providing residents in the seat with fabulous food from Chinese and Vietnamese to Indian to Eurasian – a whole range of different types of food.”
Disturbance at Shrine
■ Police have charged a man following an incident at the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day this year.
Officers became aware of a small group disrupting the dawn service at the Shrine on April 25.
On September 2, police charged a 23-year-old Mooroolbark man on summons with:
■ behave in an offensive manner whilst in a public place namely the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve (Summary Offences Act)
■ offend against decency by conduct and behaviour whilst in the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve (Shrine of Remembrance Act)
■ take part in a disturbance whilst in the Shrine of Remembrance Reserve (Shrine of Remembrance Act)
The Mooroolbark man will appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on November 17.
On the day, a 26-year-old man from Kensington was interviewed and released pending summons in relation to offensive behaviour and was directed to leave the area.
Police continue to investi-
gate the incident and urge anyone with any information or footage that may assist police to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to make a report at www.crime stoppersvic.com.au
Firebombing funds worry
■ Caulfield MLA David Southwick says that illegal tobacco store money has funded firebombings in Melbourne.
“Organised crime figures such as Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad, deported in 2023 after serving an eightyear jail term, have left behind networks that continue to wreak havoc on Victoria,” Mr Southwick said.
“Illegal tobacco has fuelled violent turf wars, with around 140 shops firebombed across Melbourne.
“ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess has also warned that since the Hamas October 7 attack extremist activities in Australia have shifted from protests to direct targeting of people, businesses and places of worship.
“He confirmed that some of the crimes were linked to offshore direction, including Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, designed to undermine Australia’s social cohesion.
“Here in Victoria this has meant not just tobacco firebombings but terrorist attacks on the Jewish community, including the firebombing of the Adass synagogue
“The government promised to tackle this crisis some 467 days ago.
“What measures are the government going to take to keep the Jewish community safe?” Mr Southwick asked.
Kingston winners
■ Mikail Liakos and the Mordialloc Life Saving Club Youth Committee have been named the big winners at this year’s Kingston Youth Awards.
“Living with vision impairment, Mikail has shown extraordinary courage and determination to create positive change,.” said a kingston Council representative.
“At school he is known for his strong work ethic and inclusive mindset, serving as a role model for fellow students.
“Beyond the classroom, he has become a public advocate for accessibility, sharing his story nationally to break down stigma, while also raising thousands for causes such as the Royal Children’s Hospital.”
Mordialloc Life Saving Club Youth Committee was formed late last year, and has has quickly become a driving force for youth leadership and inclusion.
Its members contribute to public safety through patrols, while also leading behind the scenes in planning and mentoring.
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Ash on Wednesday $92.5m meth bust
■ A Victorian man has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of seven years, for his role in a failed plot to smuggle about 100kg of methamphetamine hidden inside leather shoes into Australia last year.
The man, now 50, was sentenced in the County Court on Monday last week (Sep. 1) after he pleaded guilty in March, to one count of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a bordercontrolled drug, namely methamphetamine.
The Australian federal Police started an investigation in April last year, after Australian Border Force officers intercepted illicit drugs concealed within shoe soles inside a consignment which had arrived in Sydney from Thailand Police were able to link the man to the drugs after he arranged for the consignment to be delivered to a Melbourne address in early May last year.
He was subsequently charged after AFP officers executed a search warrant at his residence in Burwood on May 9 last year.
This amount of methamphetamine could have been sold as one million individual street deals of 0.1 grams and put an estimated $92.5 million into the pockets
AFP Detective Superintendent Peter Fogarty said law enforcement remained committed to targeting criminal syndicates who sought to import illicit drugs into Australia.
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“The AFP, as well as our domestic and international partners, are steadfast in our mission to protect the community by disrupting and dismantling transnational serious organised crime syndicates who aim to profit off the harm illicit drugs inflict in Australia.”
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“The ABF continues to thwart criminals attempting to smuggle in dangerous and illicit substances, working closely with partner agencies to intercept and disrupt organised crime groups involved in this reprehensible trade,” Commander Ellis said.
“Methamphetamine is a highly addictive substance which is known to destroy lives and bring devastating consequences for many people within the community.”
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■ Entries are open until January 31 for Australia’s Top Short Film Competition – St Kilda Film Festival Festival Director Richard Sowada is excited to see what’s ahead for 2026 when SKFF runs from Thursday, June 4 to Sunday, June 14.
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St Arnaud shooting
■ Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have arrested two people and seized an illicit firearm as part of an investigation into a shooting in St Arnaud earlier this year.
With assistance from local police in the Western Region, police executed warrants at two residential properties in St Arnaud.
During the search, police located a loaded privately manufactured handgun, as well as firearm parts and cartridge ammunition.
A significant amount of cannabis was also seized by police.
A 21-year-old St Arnaud man and a 55year-old St Arnaud man were arrested and interviewed by police.
The 21-year-old man will be charged with non-prohibited person possess firearms, possess ammunition and possess drugs of dependence.
He will face the St Arnaud Magistrates’ Court on September 25.
The 55-year-old man will be charged on summons for possession of drugs of dependence and hinder/resisting police.
He will face the St Arnaud Magistrates” Court at a later date.
Police are investigating whether this firearm may be linked to a shooting at a property on Kings Avenue in St Arnaud on Monday, July 28 – which left a 40-year-old St Arnaud man with a non-life-threatening gunshot injury to his upper body.
A 37-year-old man was charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury, intentionally cause injury, common law assault, use firearm contrary to firearms prohibition order, theft of motor vehicle, drive whilst disqualified, dangerous driving whilst being pursued by police, commit indictable offence whilst on bail and contravene a conduct condition of bail.
NEWBOROUGH Motorcycle crash
■ Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Newborough on Wednesday afternoon. It is understood the rider was travelling from Shanahan Pde into Monash Rd when he crashed into a fence.
HALF KILO OF COCAINE FOUND AT CHELSEA HOME
■ Three people have been arrested – one facing serious drug trafficking charges – after police seized half a kilogram of cocaine and a suitcase full of cash from a home in Chelsea
Detectives from the Caulfield Divisional Response Unit executed two search warrants at a home on Embankment Grove, Chelsea and on Wren Rd, Moorabbin , from about 6am on Monday, September 1.
At the Chelsea address, police located 500g of cocaine with an estimated potential street value of $150,000, and approximately $785,000 cash in a suitcase. Two men aged 22 and 23 both from Chelsea , and a woman aged 25 were arrested at the scene.
The 22-year-old man was charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of cocaine; a charge that carries with it a maximum penalty of 25 years behind bars.
The man was also charged with possessing MDMA, ketamine and proceeds of crime.
He was remanded and appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, where he was granted bail to reappear on November 24. The 23-year-old man was charged with possessing cocaine, and bailed to appear in Frankston Magistrates’ Court on September 27. The woman from Ferntree Gully was released pending further enquiries.
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■ Boroondara Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested two children following an alleged string of offending.
It is alleged a group of offenders gained entry to a home in Bernard St, Balwyn North about 2.30am on Wednesday morning (Sep. 3) before stealing a black BMW wagon parked in the driveway.
Three adults were home at the time of the incident and were not disturbed.
It is alleged the offenders drove the BMW to a home in Dena Court, Templestowe where they also stole a Subaru Forrester from a garage just before 4am.
Officers spotted the BMW at the intersection of Union Rd and Hope St, East Brighton just after 6.30am.
As the driver of the BMW attempted to evade police, he allegedly crashed into the police divisional van before fleeing.
The two occupants inside the police vehicle were not injured.
As the BMW was travelling north along James Cook Drive, Endeavour Hills it collided with a Mazda CX3 travelling south.
The driver of the Mazda , a 25-year-old Lysterfield woman was not injured.
Police were quickly on scene where they arrested a 15-year-old Doveton boy and a 17-year-old Ashwood boy are currently being interviewed by police while investigators continue to search for two further persons in relation to the incidents.
Detectives will also investigate if the offenders were involved in five further reported attempted aggravated burglaries overnight in Balwyn North . The Subaru vehicle remains outstanding.
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Clayton collision
■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision which occurred in Clayton on Wednesday afternoon (sep. 3). Emergency Services were called to Clayton Rd about 12.50pm after reports a female pedestrian and truck had collided. Crews treated the woman at the scene but she could not be revived.
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Craigieburn fatal
■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Craigieburn on Thursday evening (Sep. 4).
Emergency services were called to reports two females had been struck by a car on the Hume Fwy just after 7.30pm.
It is believed the pair had stopped to assist an injured animal before they were struck.
A 30-year-old Beveridge woman died at the scene.
A 30-year-old Thomastown woman was airlifted to hospital but died a short time later.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and assisted police.
Exact circumstances of the collision are being investigated.
St Albans death
■ Detectives from the Homicide Squad are investigating after a man died at a hospital in St Albans early on Thursday morning (Sep. 4).
Police were called after a man presented to the Furlong Rd hospital with serious injuries about 2.45am. The 20-year-old Tarneit man died a short time later.
Exact circumstances surrounding his death are still being determined, however police are treating it as suspicious.
At this time police are treating it as a targeted attack and the investigation remains ongoing.
Hoppers winner
■ A Hoppers Crossing man has confessed that he is dumbfounded but promised to remain grounded after stumbling across his $1.5 million Tattslotto win.
He held one of the four Division One winning entries nationally in Tattslotto draw 4603 on Saturday, August30. Each division one winning entry scored $1,569,487.31.
The man was oblivious to his good fortune until he checked his unregistered entry. five days after the winning numbers were drawn.
His winning entry was purchased at Super Lotto, Shop 8, Hogans Shopping Centre, Cnr Hogans Rd and Derrimut Rd, Hoppers Crossing.
5 times over limit
■ Keilor Downs officers have caught a high range drink driver in Albion. Officers were on patrol when they spotted a silver Holden sedan being driven erratically along Ballarat Rd about 8.40pm on Thursday (Sep. 4).
The Holden was intercepted, and the driver from Manor Lakes underwent a preliminary breath test which returned a positive result.
He accompanied police to a local station and underwent an evidentiary breath test, where he returned an alleged reading of 0.290.
The 38-year-old was issued an immediate driving ban and will be charged on summons with exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol whilst driving, as well as other driving offences. His car was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1014.90.
Stabbing probe
■ Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a stabbing in Wyndham Vale. Emergency services were called after a woman was located with stab wounds on Arbory Walk about 5.05pm Thursday. The 27-year-old Melbourne woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries. It is understood the male offender fled the scene. At this stage, it is believed the parties are known to each other.
NAZI SYMBOL ON BIKIE GANG VEST
■ Detectives from the Echo Taskforce have arrested a member of the Black Uhlans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang for displaying a Nazi symbol on his vest.
Detectives executed a search warrant at a residential address in Bell Park Police seized the vest, which was located with a patch containing the Nazi symbol. The 55-year-old Bell Park man was taken into custody and interviewed by investigators. It is expected the man will be charged on summons with public display or performance of Nazi symbols or gestures.
“There is absolutely no place at all in our society for antisemitic or hate-based symbols and behaviour,” said a Victoria Police representative.
Anyone with information about OMCG activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report to www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
String of offences
■ A man has been charged with a string of offences after police seized weapons from a home in the Mornington Peninsula Rosebud police officers attended a property in Rosebud about 8pm on September 2 in relation to an ongoing investigation. A 43-year-old man was arrested at the scene. Following further enquires, police attended the property again later that night, where they allegedly uncovered several weapons including: a bolt action rifle, ammunition, machete, flick knife, credit card knife, expandable knuckle dusters, slingshot, extendable baton
A quantity of a substance believed to be methylamphetamine, which will undergo forensic analysis. The man appeared in Frankston Magistrates’ Court where he was further remanded to reappear on September 12.
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Rosebud invasion
■ Six males aged between 17 and 21 have been arrested following an overnight aggravated home invasion in Rosebud and pursuit through multiple suburbs.
It is alleged the group of male offenders forced entry into a property on Bilbul Avenue in Rosebud about 2.50am on Thursday (Sept. 4).
The two occupants, a man, and a woman, barricaded themselves in a bedroom before the youths, allegedly armed with two firearms and a knife, opened the door, threatened them, and demanded valuables.
The man and woman, who were forced to hand over around $1000 in cash, both sustained minor injuries during the incident.
The offenders fled in a white Mercedes SUV, which was spotted by police a short time later travelling at about 150-kmh on the Peninsula Link near Moorooduc. Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle, but it allegedly sped off. Details of the stolen vehicle were shared with all police units on the road, with officers urged to keep a look out for the offenders.
At around 5am, the same Mercedes allegedly arrived at Ballantyne St in Thornbury
It is alleged the group of male youths got out of the car and forced entry into the property. No one was inside at the time of the incident.
Operation Trinity units, the Air Wing and uniform officers followed the car through multiple suburbs, including Prahran and Hawthorn, then onto the Monash Fwy
Four offenders left the Mercedes on the Princes Fwy in Berwick and got into a waiting Mazda.
As the Mazda has tried to drive off, it collided with a trailer on a civilian vehicle.
Six alleged offenders across both vehicles were arrested by Operation Trinity units at the scene, including:
■ 17-year-old – Casey
■ 19-year-old – Casey
■ 19-year-old - Casey
■ 20-year-old – Kingston
■ 21-year-old – Greater Dandenong
■ 21-year-old - Cardinia
Police allegedly located firearm components and ammunition in the possession of one of the males arrested.
Officers searched the vehicles and allegedly located four machetes and a sword in the Mazda
Operation Trinity sees Victoria Police target burglars and car thieves from dusk to dawn across Melbourne each night.
Trinity involves frontline officers, and members of the Dog Squad, Public Order Response and Air Wing, who are specifically tasked with preventing and responding to burglaries and car thefts each night.
As a result of this intense focus, police arrested 661 burglars and car thieves 1700 times in the 12 months to the end of July. That equates to almost five burglars and car thieves arrested every single day.
Operation Trinity is Victoria Police’s most well-resourced operation, with over 140,000 policing hours dedicated solely to this operation last year and this focus has continued in 2025.
Acting Commander Southern Metro Region Adrian Healy said: “Last night was the ultimate example of how Operation Trinity units work hand in hand across our city each night. From the moment we became aware of the home invasion in Rosebud, Trinity units and other police on the road were sharing intelligence to arrest those responsible and prevent further community harm.
“Police are well aware that the impact caused by an intruder entering your home lasts long after they leave.
“That’s why we are out in force every night to try and prevent as many of these incidents as possible and when that’s not possible, enduring the offenders are in custody by the time the sun rises.”
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Lotto Numbers: 13, 15, 24, 40, 11, 2
Excitement fills this period with invitations to social gatherings and opportunities to mingle with influential people. Be sure to balance your social activities with some personal downtime.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 20)
Lucky Colour: Mauve
Lucky Day: Monday
Racing Numbers: 5, 6, 8, 4
Lotto Numbers: 13, 15, 24, 28, 45, 40
It’s a great time to ask for favours or return borrowed items. This period is also ideal for rekindling old relationships or forming new ones.
CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19)
Lucky Colour: Green
Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 8, 6, 4, 7
Lotto Numbers: 15, 14, 17, 11, 10, 2
Career changes and financial boosts are likely. Excitement in your love life could bring renewed passion and joy.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 19)
Lucky Colour: Brown
Lucky Day: Tuesday
Racing Numbers: 8, 7, 1, 2
Lotto Numbers: 2, 12, 15, 24, 42, 32
Unexpected misunderstandings could lead to surprising outcomes. A social period of pleasant surprises awaits, and a holiday may provide reasons to celebrate.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
Lucky Colour: Purple
Lucky Day: Saturday
Racing Numbers: 8, 9, 4, 2
Lotto Numbers: 13, 15, 24, 42, 40, 11
Improved finances accompany this busy social period. Family matters may bring good news, and gains will come with minimal effort. Misunderstandings are set to clear up.
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TURKISH DELIGHTS What’s On
■ Melih’s Karaduman’s mission is to bring people together through the timeless tradition of Turkish coffee making, offering an authentic cultural experience that is both enlightening and enjoyable.
He believes in the power of Turkish coffee to connect people, spark conversations, and build a sense of community.
Melih is dedicated to providing an unforgettable journey that celebrates the art and history of Turkish coffee.
The experience is designed to immerse patrons in the rich cultural heritage and timeless traditions of Turkish coffee.
Whether you're a coffee enthusiast or a curious beginner, the hands-on experiences will guide you through the fascinating journey of this ancient brewing art.
Begin with a comprehensive introduction to the history and cultural significance of Turkish coffee. Discover how this timeless tradition has played a central role in Turkish social life and continues to connect people today.
Watch as The Forty Years expert brews authentic Turkish coffee using traditional methods passed down through generations.
You will observe each step closely, from selecting the perfect coffee beans to creating the signature foam, with practical tips to help you brew Turkish coffee at home.
Enjoy a tasting session where you will savour the rich, aromatic flavours of freshly brewed Turkish coffee. As you sip, learn more about the role of coffee in Turkish culture, making your experience even more enriching.
After tasting, you’ll close your cup and let the grounds settle.
Jill is dead
■ The girl known as ‘Jill’ is dead - aged 16. She died in Wangaratta Hospital yesterday without, having regained consciousness since her admittance last Monday.
‘Jill’, a ward of the State, was the central figure in a sensational series of incidents during the last three years.
Calendar
■ Saturday, September 13. 11am. Ivanhoe Library and cultural Centre.
■ Tueday, September 16. 1pm. Diamond Valley Library.
The Forty Years expert will then introduce you to the basics of coffee fortune telling, a captivating practice where you’ll learn how to interpret the symbols and patterns left in your coffee grounds.
Experience the magic of Turkish coffee with The Forty Years – available for individuals, couples, and groups across Melbourne and Victoria
Join one of the public workshops or arrange a private session for birthdays, hens’ nights, team bonding, or special celebrations.
Each experience includes a live demonstration of traditional Turkish coffee brewing, cultural storytelling, tastings, and a light-hearted introduction to fortune telling.
To explore upcoming sessions, simply use the datespecific buttons on the website page.
For customised events at a preferred location, feel free to contact The Forty Years directly.
In Turkish culture, fortune telling is not taken too seriously, but it is a beloved pastime that adds an element of fun and mystery to the coffeedrinking experience.
Fortune telling with Turkish coffee, known as 'fal,' is a cherished tradition in Turkey
After drinking the coffee, the cup is inverted onto the saucer, allowing the grounds to settle and form patterns.
These patterns are then interpreted to predict the future and offer insights into the drinker's life.
Common symbols include hearts (love), birds (news), and snakes (warnings).
This practice is not only a fun activity but also a way to connect with friends and family, sharing hopes and concerns in a relaxed setting.
The art of coffee fortune telling has been passed down through generations, with each family having its own unique interpretations of the symbols.
The process begins with the preparation of the coffee, which is brewed using a special pot called a cezve.
Once the coffee is consumed, the cup is swirled to ensure the grounds cover the inside, then flipped onto the saucer.
After the cup has cooled, the fortune teller examines the patterns left by the grounds, interpreting their meanings based on traditional symbolism.
Become part of the Turkish coffee-loving community.
Beechworth Mental Hospital authorities said last night that for some time Jill's behavior had alternated between spells of apparent normality and sudden violent outbursts.
During the past two or three weeks she appeared to be quite good, but authorities felt that "something was brewing."
She had several outings from the hospital, accompanied by either Dr. Herbert Bower, superintendent, or his wife.
On Saturday, Dr Bower took her to the local cinema. She took tablets
About lunch time - on Monday she was in garden quarters at the hospital, unattended, when she suddenly smashed a window and climbed through the jagged glass splinters into a charge sister's office, which was untenanted at the time.
She barricaded the door with furniture, then forced the door of a drug cupboard and swallowed an overdose of sleeping tablets.
When staff members smashed their way in they found her lying on the loor, unconscious. Her life wavered
She was immediately rushed by car 23 miles to Wangaratta, and admitted to hospital. Her condition remained unchanged for the first two days, despite continuous treatment, but then it deteriorated, and she died yes terday morning.
Margaret: talks
■ Speculation on Princess Margaret's future has been givcn a fresh twist by thc Queen calling Britain's Attorney-General to a Privy Council meeting yesterday. The Duke of Edinburgh was present also.
Clean up
■ Form 3CD boys at Preston Technical School this week wrote a seven page foolscap letter to TheArgus They protested strongly about conditions which, they say, need reforming in Melbourne. Editor of the boys' letter was Ray Cooper.
CAFES: Waitresses should pay attention to their, work, and not be talking to other waitresses across the room. In Melbourne the cafes are not very clean; better atten tion should be paid to keep the shops and food, cleaner.
● The Argus. Sep. 10, 1955
● Melih Karaduman presents ‘The Forty Years’, created from a passion for sharing the rich heritage of Turkish coffee.
Tarzan, The Stage Musical
● ● Joshua Russell (Tarzan) in Tarzan, The Stage Musical. Photo: James Terry.
■ Tarzan,TheStageMusical is based on the Disney film and was produced by James Terry Collective.
The stage version runs true to the book written by Tony Award winner, David Henry Hwang, and uses an expanded Phil Collins score.
Clever use of graphics brings to life the shipwreck that brings the young infant to the shores of Africa.
He is then adopted by a family of gorillas. It is only when an expedition of British explorers arrives including Jane Porter and her father, that Tarzan realises he is part of two worlds. This musical has strong themes of family, identity and belonging.
Director Alister Smith showed a clear vision for his production and has assembled a stellar cast and crew, who all perform at an elite level.
Experienced choreographer, Michael Ralph, creates wondrous movement for all performers with the Gorilla gait and aerials to give an extra dimension.
Jacob Battista has created a jungle set design with multi-layered strips of fabric giving a clever jungle effect. Costumes by Bianca Pardo were exceptionally thought out with the modern Gorilla-look being a highlight.
The production was blessed with superb lighting design by Declan O’Neill and Marcello Lo Ricco had a detailed sound design which included the clever use of background effects of birdlife and insects at night.
Tarzan was played by Joshua Russell whose showmanship and charisma was captivating throughout. Gorillas, Kala (Sarah Murr) and Kerchak (Devon Braithwaite), portrayed their parts, with strong characterisation and excellent vocals.
Young Tarzan on this night was played by Daniel Lim, who is a talent that will go far.
The enthusiasm and comedic timing of Emily Robinson as Jane was a highlight. Alongside was the ever-expressive Drew Holmes, as her father, Prof Porter.
The band was always on point and rocked under the leadership of Musical Director, Claire Healy. Ensemble, aerialists and featured artists, including Trent Owers all performed with great aplomb and showcased their collective talents, giving the audience a night to remember.
Tarzan,TheStageMusicalcontinues at the National Theatre, St Kilda, for an extended season until September 14. Bookings at Ticketek.com.au
Review
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Lyn Hurst
Bell shakespeare
■ Bell Shakespeare has announced its 2026 Season, with three productions to be presented around the country. A new production of JuliusCaesarwill open the year, followed by the premiere of Mackenzie, a new play by Yve Blake, and an extensive national tour of the company’s critically acclaimed 2023 production of Macbeth.
The new staging of JuliusCaesarwill be directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans and star Leon Ford (Elvis,Hamlet) as Cassius and Brigid Zengeni (Coriolanus,TheArtful Dodger) as Brutus Shakespeare’s political masterpiece explores the cost of ambition, loyalty and power, and what happens when an electorate is asking for an autocracy.
The play follows the journey of Julius Caesar, who has returned from battle triumphant and is repeatedly offered the crown to rule. Fearful of Caesar’s growing influence, Brutus and Cassius hatch a chilling conspiracy. The production will tour to Melbourne
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Chip On Her Shoulder
■ ChiponHerShoulder, presented in partnership with Theatre Works, will be presented at the Explosives Factory Theatre Works from October 7 -11.
An Aussie living in New York , chasing a Broadway dream, sounds like a recipe for success, or disaster.
This October, ChipOnHerShoulder,starring Vanessa Buckley (DoctorDoctor,LaBrea, Home and Away) will have its premiere as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival
The brainchild of writer, producer, director Jen McAuliffe, ChiponHerShoulderis a onewoman play weaving a relatable story.
While everyone else is busy journalling their feelings, attending reformer Pilates, Kate (Buckley) is trying not to completely lose it — one salty snack at a time.
McAuliffe developed the play under the mentorship of Steve Leff (CurbYourEnthusiasm, Two and a Half Men) and commenced writing while working in theatre in New York.
ChipOn HerShoulderfeatures a solo performance by Vanessa Buckley who plays Kate, an Aussie nurse pulling double shifts in New York City while chasing the dream.
In between auditioning, trauma shifts, dating disappointments, and snack-fuelled selfreckonings we discover that Kate isn’t bitter, she’s just a little bit salty.
ChiponHerShoulderis the result of a bold new creative partnership between Buckley and McAuliffe, who met whilst colleagues at Fremantle Productions
The pair formed a fast friendship and quickly turned to collaboration. Together they’ve channelled shared heartbreak and humour into a darkly funny survival story.
“I wanted to write something for women who’ve held everything together while falling apart,” said Jen McAuliffe. “[They] cry in the carpark at Woollies, fantasise about revenge bodies, and still believe in love. I wanted to make something funny and truthful and a little bit cathartic.”
Venue: Explosives Factory, Rear Laneway, 67 Inkerman St, St Kilda
Dates: October 7–11
Time: 6 pm
Running Time: 60 mins, no interval
Tickets: $35
Bookings: melbournefringe.com.au
Cheryl Threadgold
Dog Man
The Musical
■ DogMan:TheMusical , the performance adventure based on Dav Pilkey's bestselling book series, returns to Melbourne for the school holidays from September 30 to October 4 at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne.
Directed by Jason Langley and musically directed by Bev Kennedy, the show follows the chronicles of a canine superhero who loves to fight crime ... and chew on the furniture.
While trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings?
Can he catch Petey, the world's most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?
This colourful live adaptation features an original book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila (Emmy-winning writer of the PBS show Peg Cat) and music by Brad Alexander (SeeRock CityandOtherDestinations), with orchestrations by Lloyd Kikoler.
DogMan:theMusicalhad an off-Broadway run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in 2019 and performances across Australia have included a run at Sydney Opera House Arts Centre Melbourne’s season features an Auslan Interpreted performance on Thursday October 2 and a Relaxed Performance on Saturday October 4.
"This season, we’re proud to include an Auslan-interpreted show and a dedicated Relaxed Performance, specially designed for families and children who may benefit from a sensory-adapted experience,” said Mary Harvey, Arts Centre Melbourne’s Creative Producer, Families and Children.
“It’s all part of our commitment to ensuring everyone can experience the joy and wonder of the performing arts.”
Relaxed Performances are for anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed environ-
● ● ● ● Nat Jobe and Josh Whitten in Dog Man the Musical
Photo: Peter Wallis ment. For the DogMan:theMusicalRelaxed Performance, the house lights will remain on at a dim level, the theatre doors will stay open, and minor changes may be made to some sensory elements, such as reducing bright light and loud sound. A quiet area will be available in the foyer for those needing to take a break.
The atmosphere is non-judgmental: noisy enthusiasm is embraced and it’s okay to move during the performance.
Audience members are welcome to bring in and use their own headphones, sunglasses and stimming devices/fidget toys.
Venue: The Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne
Duration: 65 minutes
Age Recommendation: 6+
Tickets from artscentremelbourne.com.au
Cheryl Threadgold
Fairytalers
■ Fairy tales have a very long history. Folk tales and fairy stories are not just made-up fantasies without connection to reality.
These stories often recall women’s lived experiences. The real-life inventors of these stories were themselves branded witches, imprisoned in towers, accused of treason, and the focus of scandals.
Long before the Brothers Grimm published their versions of fairy tales, the 17th-century writer Charles Perrault published a collection of stories, combining elements of earlier tales by Italian writers Giambattista Basile and Giovanni Straparola.
He also stole stories from a group of women, known as the Conteuses Précieuses
These Precious Storytellers formed a glittering Parisian salon, challenging gender roles and entertaining aristocratic Parisians with captivating tales.
These women were once just as famous as the authors of fairy tales as Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, but history has forgotten them.
A girl locked in a tower who lets down her hair? A girl given a magic spinning wheel who needs to discover the name of a strange little man?
A girl who scandalised society wearing a rich red cloak? All the work of the women of the Conteuses Précieuses.
Writer/director Ellis Austin Finnie’s fun and informative play, Fairytalers, is less a history lesson, more a call to arms.
A talented quartet of performers, Daisy Valerio, Olivia Morrison, Janine Kwok and Emily Farrell, rescue the fairy-telling women from the depths of history with some fine performances all around.
Laughs, physical theatre, and wonderful shadow puppet play flesh out the narrative. Fresh, funny, and full of girl boss vibes, Fairytalers is a perfect feminist fairy tale for the 21st century.
Review by Kathryn Keeble
NIDA X 2025
■ The National Institute of Dramatic Art Future Centre has announced the recipients of NIDA X 2025, a program supporting NIDA alumni in developing bold and experimental live entertainment experiences: Dream Sequence, Drau ni Uto Hotel, Vital Signs and SpecificAffect.
Numa and Karl
■ An important event in queer history is brought to life in the premiere of Numaand Karl:ExtraordinaryManThatHeWas, a bold new Australian play at Footscray’s Bluestone Church Arts Space.
Set in the mid-19th century in the Kingdom of Hanover , a German lawyer and writer, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, decides to speak out in public for the rights of homosexuals. No easy decision to make, given the conservative nature of the time and place, especially as he struggles with his own homosexuality which, ultimately, he proudly claims and declares.
Written by Em Chandler the play consists of numerous short scenes involving a variety of different characters in different settings. The main focus is on Karl and Numa, the latter being a pseudonym that Ulrichs initially used to publish pamphlets advocating for homosexual rights; in the play, Numa acts as Ulrich’s conscience come confidant come advisor.
An ensemble of six actors perform with the key roles of Ulrich and Numa played by Sarah Hartnell and Nicklas J. Carr respectively. All six perform with confidence and poise, adeptly giving a sense of character through voice or gesture. Hartnell in particular gives Ulrichs a great sense of dignity under pressure. Still, occasionally the acoustics of the space makes the actors hard to hear at times.
Directed by Alanah Guiry, with dramaturgy by Noemie Huttner-Koros, the play is clearly well-researched. Scene changes are done smoothly which keeps the story moving at a fair pace and always engaging. Providing another layer of depth and emotion to the stage action is a solo cellist playing live. As the show's musical director and composer we have Lore Burns to thank for this, as well as the beautiful cello playing of Claudia Kuner.
Recognised as probably the first gay person to come out publicly, Numa and Karl does Ulrichs proud by doing a marvellous job of honouring and celebrating the man’s bravery and achievements.
Venue: Bluestone Church Arts Space, 8A Hyde St, Footscray Dates and times: Until September 13 at 7.30pm
Duration: 2 hours
Tickets: $35-45
Bookings: events.humanitix.com/numaand-karl-extraordinary-man-that-he-was/ tickets Review by Peter Murphy
Hidden Tunes
■ The scourge that is sexual harassment was the theme of Small Ripple Theatre’s original production Hidden Tunes, performed at the Clayton Community Centre. It was an earnest, well-intentioned musical delivered by an energetic troupe of actors and musicians that, while engaging, could labour the point at times.
Set in a prestigious musical academy, the show tells the story of an aspiring pair of young musicians whose dreams are derailed when one of them is sexually harassed by their professor. The fallout from this heinous act is felt throughout the whole academy community.
Text, music and lyrics were written by a team comprising Jun Bin Lee, Bowie Lei, Eileen Pan and Yu Zhi with Jun a strong creative force in all three elements. The story followed a standard narrative structure for a musical where dramatic scenes are interspersed with songs which furthered the narrative. Spoken and sung in Mandarin, an English translation of the text and lyrics was given via surtitles. The text tends to tell rather than show the story and lacked subtlety when making a point.
Hidden Tunes cast of seven actors, accompanied by its band of five musicians, had a great youthful energy and zest about them. All of the actors had fine singing voices though they varied somewhat in their acting abilities. The two lead characters were played by Lansy Feng (playing Xiao Qian) and Eunice Yujia Du (A Jia) who both gave strong, passionate performances.
Director and choreographer Sarah Yu worked with musical director Yvonne Chi to successfully combine Mando-pop music with traditional Chinese instruments. An unusual and daring approach which created a unique style, albeit one that was occasionally a little over-the-top and consequently detracted from the story.
HiddenTuneswas Small Ripple Theatre’s second production. The creative team at work here show great promise in producing musicals that focus on telling stories from or about Asian culture and society. Review by Peter Murphy
Shows
■ Williamstown Little Theatre: The Hollow Crown (by John Barton) Until September 20 at 3-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Peter Newling. Bookings: wlt.org.au/booktickets
■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Broadway Bound (by Neil Simon) Until September 13 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Michelle Swann) Bookings: mordialloctheatre.com.au
■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Other Desert Cities (Jon Robin Baitz) Until September 20 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Gaetano Santo. Bookings: email boxoffice@htc. org.au
■ Eltham Little Theatre: The Addams Family, a new musical (Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice). Until September 20 at Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Isabella Preston. Bookings: elthamlittletheatre.org.au
■ Geelong Repertory Theatre Company: Heartbreak Choir (Aidan Fennessey) Until September 20 at the Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., Geelong West. Director: Sue Rawkins. Bookings: Geelong Arts Centre 1300 251 200 geelongartscentre.org.au
■ Phoenix Theatre Company: Heathers. Until September 13 at the Doncaster Playhouse, Doncaster. Bookings: phoenix@ phoenixtheatrecompany.org
■ Theatre of the Damned: La Cage Aux Follies September 12 – 20 at the Belmont Performing Arts Centre. Director: Elise Dahl; Musical Director: Nathan Firmin; Choreographer: Venessa Paech. Bookings: theatreofthedamnedgeelong.com
■ Essendon Theatre Company: Cosi (by Louis Nowra) September 11 – 20 at the Bradshaw St. Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director: Rosalin Shafik-Eid. Bookings: 04064 48368 or trybooking
■ Burwood University Student Theatre Company: Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) September 11 – 13 at the Clayton Community Theatre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Ares Stevenson. Bookings: TBC.
■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: The Importance of Being Earnest (by Oscar Wilde) September 11 – 17 at the Lilydale Mechanics’ Institute, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Katie-Jane Amery. Bookings: lilydaleatc.com
■ NOVA Music Theatre: Chess, September 12 – 21 at The Round. Nunawading. Bookings: novamusictheatre.com.au
■ Frankston Theatre Group: Emma (by Jane Austen, adapted by Michael Bloom) September 25 – October 5 at Frankston High School Performing Arts Theatre, 97 Foot Street, Frankston. Director: Candice Mitrousis. Bookings: frankstontheatregroup. com.au
■ The Basin Theatre Group: Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Sarah Ruhl) October 2 – 12 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: John Putman. Bookings: 0494 065 006.
■ The 1812 Theatre: Speaking in Tongues (by Andrew Bovell) October 2 – 25 at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Dexter Bourke. Bookings: 1812theatre.com.au
■ CLOC Musical Theatre: Juliet October 10 – 25 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Director: Karl McNamara; Musical Director: Dan Heskett; Choreographer: Felicity Bender. Bookings: cloc.org.au
■ Babirra Music Theatre: Grease October 10 – 18 at The Round, Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Bookings: theround.com.au/ whats-on/grease-babirra
■ Encore Theatre: The Revlon Girl (by Anthony Docking) October 10 – 19 at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: David Krause. Bookings: encoretheatre.com.au
■ Ballarat National Theatre: God of Carnage (by Yasmina Reza) October 16 – 19 at the Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt St., Ballarat Central. Director: Ruby Abbott. Bookings: bnt.org.au
■ Warragul Theatre Company: The Game’s Afoot (by Ken Ludwig) October 16 – 19 at the West Gippsland Arts Centre, 1 Civic Place, Warragul. Director: Justin Stephens. Bookings: Coming soon.
■ CPP Community Theatre: Urinetown October 17 – 24 at the Rowville Performing Arts Centre, Humphreys Way, Rowville. Director: Mitchell E Roberts; Vocal Musical Director: Brodie Sainsbury-King; Orchestral Musical Director: Scott Huddleston; Choreographer: Molly Daley. Bookings: Trybooking.
■ Moonlite Theatre: Rope (by Patrick Hamilton) October 17 – 25 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall, 19 Gisborne Rd., Baccus Marsh. Director: Shannon Nicholson. Bookings: trybooking.com/ DBPIV
■ PEP Productions: Love, Loss and What I Wore (by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, based on the book by Illene Beckerman) October 24 – November 1 at The Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Jennifer Pacey. Trybooking.
Entertainment
Welcome Eclipse Cinema
■ How often do we have a new Cinema opening in Melbourne or Victoria for that matter? it has just happened; Eclipse Cinema at 32 Wellington St, Collingwood.
Some 18 months in the making with refurbishing a vintage factory warehouse, the former home for decades of the Sherrin family football manufacturers, in fact up to 1982, over 100 years.
Scraping pennies together, the building was built by Tom William Sheerin in 1879 when as a saddler he commenced making rugby balls, and soon after created a new shaped ball that we know today.
Mark Walker, a well credentialled cinema owner and projectionist here and overseas, and in 2015 co-founder of Geelong’s Pivotonian Cinema, has spent endless hours and dollars in refurbishing the space in Wellington St into a luxury 64 seat single–screen theatre.
He has taken the name Eclipse, that was a silent film theatre at 20 Smith St, Collingwood, in 1900 while another opened in the 1920s: Hoyts Eclipse Movie theatre in Port Melbourne, closED in 1964 and WAS later demolished.
He has retained many of the features of the Sherrin building, the exquisite façade, the original hardwood flooring where not covered in carpet for noise reduction and the significant gabled roof, with its timber lining panels, all retained from 1879.
Opening of the cinema is a milestone for Melbourne and what can you expect from a single-screen cinema?
Eclipse Cinema is a full daily, seven days a week screening of local, international, indie and avant-garde films that as Mark explained “need to be seen on screen”.
“Even risky releases that might not make money.”
So with continuous screenings daily, there is the opportunity for all to start early morning until late at night, embracing the many works not necessarily seen elsewhere.
Fully licensed, choc tops and more will make the experience memorable whatever time of day, as you sit back in one of the 64 luxury seats.
To Mark Walker, well done - Melbourne needed a new cinema experience, and you have created it.
For enquiries, program listing and tickets, visit: www.eclipsecinema.com.au
Graeme McCoubrie
New Director
■ Malthouse Theatre has announced the appointment of Dean Bryant as its next Artistic Director, to commence in October.
Bryant brings to the role a career marked by extraordinary range—from new plays to musicals, opera to cabaret, satire to documentary theatre—with a talent for creating work that’s theatrically bold, culturally resonant and emotionally charged.
His arrival signals a programming philosophy that values risk, rigour and fun in equal measure.
From the outset, Bryant is clear-eyed and energised: “Malthouse gets to be the naughty one,” he says. “The company that pushes boundaries, invites new audiences in, and throws a party while doing it. That’s its legacy and its future. Melbourne needs a Malthouse that’s thriving.
“The goal isn’t just growth. It’s hunger. Risk. Joy,” says Bryant. “You can feel it when a show
Auditions
■ The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild’s Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol: A Comedy’ (by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin) August 31 2-4pm; September 1, 2 7.30-9.30pm at The Shed, 4/159 Overport Rd., Frankston South. Director: Rob Lister. Audition bookings: robertlister087@ gmail.com.
■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Tin Woman (by Sean Grennan) October 5 and October 6 at 7.30pm at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Brett Turner-Valenta. Audition enquiries: bturnsta63@gmail.com
■ The 1812 Theatre: Clue on Stage (adapted from the Paramount Pictures film by Jonathan Lynn and the board game from Hasbro, Inc.) October 26 at 7pm, October 27 at 6.30pm at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Amy Calvert. Audition bookings: outlook.office.com/book/ AuditionBookings@theatreperson.com Cheryl Threadgold
catches fire, word of mouth surges, a foyer buzzes, and people leave the theatre changed. That’s the alchemy I want to chase.”
It’s a sensibility forged over decades. Raised on a dairy farm in regional Victoria, Bryant moved to Melbourne to study law but found his calling in the rehearsal room.
Since then, he has achieved five Green Room Awards, three Sydney Theatre Awards, a Helpmann Award , and a CV that spans Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company South Australia, Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, Sydney Festival and New York Musical Theatre Festival.
His recent run—from Candideto CircleMirrorTransformation,DearEvanHansento The NormalHeart,LaBohème,Hubris&Humiliation, and the multi-award-winning MyBrilliant Career, which he co-wrote with Sheridan Harbridge and Mathew Frank for Melbourne Theatre Company - underscores that Malthouse is appointing a director operating at full creative velocity, with both proven reach and sharp cultural relevance.
“Malthouse has always been the place for work that crackles with now-ness,” Bryant says. “Theatre that surprises you, unsettles you, seduces you. I want every show to feel like an event.”.
Vivia Hickman, Malthouse Theatre Co-CEO and Executive Producer, said: “Dean’s appointment is a defining moment for Malthouse. His energy, intelligence and relentless curiosity are exactly what the company, and our audiences, need as we enter this next chapter. He understands the artform, the industry, and the cultural moment we’re in.” malthousetheatre.com.au
Cheryl Threadgold
Patrizio Buane
● Patrizio Buane
■ Good looks and a great voice are hallmarks of Neapolitan pop crooner Patrizio Buane, who is heading to Australian shores in early December.
This will be his 20th anniversary Australian tour, which should delight his many fans down under.
It’s 20 years since Patrizio launched his debut album, and on this tour he will be joined by Australian-Italian classical mezzosoprano Silvia Colloca.
Silvia’s background is in music theatre and opera, including the role of Orfeo in OrfeoedEurydice
Her 2022 debut album, SingLikean Italian, was number one on the Aria Classical/ Crossover chart and she has performed concerts with Italian blind tenor Andrea Bocelli. Patrizio will soon release his 20th Anniversary album, NapoLatino, with 20 new songs that celebrate his Neapolitan heritage. The album also includes Spanish and Latin songs, and as well as hits like Besame mucho, it has songs composed by Patrizio. Patrizio is a big fan of coming to Australia with his concerts.
“I never imagined the music would carry me around the world and be so warmly embraced in Australia – this tour is a celebration of that journey and I can’t wait to share it with my Australian fans,” Patrizio says.
Producer Paul Dainty describes Patrizio as an extraordinary performer who has a special connection with Australian audiences that has stood the test of time.
Patrizio’s many Australian fans can see their idol on Sunday December 7 at the Palais Theatre, and tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.au
Julie Houghton
Review: Diamonds
■ In Diamonds, director Ferzan Özpetek crafts a love letter to the women he has worked with throughout his career.
The film begins with 18 of Özpetek’s women gathered in a sunny garden in Rome, around a long table piled with food, for a reading of his new work.
This film, the director tells the women, is all about them, a collaboration with all the women he most admires.
Framed at each end by reminiscences in the present, the film within a film takes us back to the 1970s and the costume atelier of the Canova sisters, Alberta, played by Luisa Ranieri, and Gabriella, played by Jasmine Trinca
The stakes are raised when Oscar-winning designer Bianca Vega (Vanessa Scalera) arrives with a last-minute order of costumes for a big-budget movie.
The atelier will need to work around the clock to finish the order in time.
Designer Stefano Ciammitti’s dazzling costumes are at the heart of the film and are what make it shine.
The camaraderie among the women is on full display as they work together to meet deadlines, creating and fitting exquisite gowns.
Özpetek, Carlotta Corradi and Elsa Casseri’s witty, light-hearted script includes emotional storylines as we get to know each of the women working in the atelier.
The women’s stories are rich and varied, from single mothers to abused wives to young, wide-eyed ingenues.
Costume fittings require careful planning to prevent rival divas, the grande dame of theatre, Alida Borghese (Carla Signoris), and the new movie's biggest star, Sofia Volpi (Kasia Smutniak), from meeting.
The concluding metatheatrical homage sees Özpetek walk through the empty atelier.
Along with the credits, the director posts a final dedication on screen to three legendary women of Italian cinema, Mariangela Melato, Virna Lisi and Monica Vitti. Screened as part of the 2025 St Ali Italian Film Festival Release date: September 10 at Palace Cinemas. palacecinemas.com.au Review by Kathryn Keeble
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CATO THE WISE
★Jane Holmes will be guest speaker at the Marquee Entertainment Luncehon Club convened by Jeff Joseph on Tuesday, September 16.
★Sullivan+Strumpf is presenting a solo exhibition of new paintings from London/Parisbased Melbourne artist Ry David Bradley , on now at their Collingwood gallery, until September 20.
★The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, one of China’s premier traditional orchestras, will make its long-awaited Australian debut this month, featuring over 70 musicians. They will perform at Melbourne Recital Centre at 7.30pm on Monday, September 22.
★Ballarat International Foto Biennale is now on! The eight week-long event shines a spotlight on the impact of photography through exhibitions, talks, and workshops.
★The 2026 Season Launch for La Mama Theatre will be held at 6.30pm on Monday, October 27.
★The Linden Postcard Show is now in its 35th year, with the Exhibition continuing until November 2 at Linden New Art, 26 Acland St, St Kilda
★John Foreman’s Australian Pops Orchestra is moving its New Year’s Eve concerts to the Melbourne Recital Centre. The performances will feature Lucy Durack, Marina Prior and Simon Gleeson.
★Port Fairy Folk Festival (March 6-9) has announced a second wave of artists including Basset, The Cartridge Family, Chloe Foy, Dan Webster & Emily Lawler, Darren Hanlon, The Gathering, GK, Inn Echo, Jeffrey Martin, Kankawa Nagarra, Kasey Chambers, Kris Mizzi, Lloyd Spiegel Trio, Rainbow Girls, Robbie Cavanagh and Willie Watson
★ABC Radio National is call ing on book lovers to be part of a new national tradition: The Top 100 Books Countdown. Across Saturday-Sunday, October 18-19, the national broadcaster will count down the books that have shaped Australia’s cultural memory in a special two-day live broadcast.
★Profit was $22.9m for Craig Hutchison’s Sports Entertainment Network.
★MUP is publishing Turbu lence: Australian Foreign Policy in the Trump Era by Clinton Fernandes
★Melbourne-based creator Rosamund Torr has won a First Prize ]at the Australian Wearable Art Festival.
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★Monash University Per forming Arts Centres has announced the Live at The Count’s Spring season through to November. Curated by Chelsea Wilson, the series showcases Wednesday-night performances that celebrates the artistry and depth of the Australian jazz and improvised music scene
★Comedian Rosie O'Donnell is set to make her Australian debut with her new show, Common Knowledge . The onewoman show will play Hamer Hall at 2pm on Sunday, October 19.
★Tributes to Michael Bublé, Dolly Parton, Cher, Elvis Presley, Pat Benatar, Whitney Houston and Taylor Swift will be part of Legends in Concert in its eighth season at The Palms at Crown from January 8, with 16 performances until January 24.
★Described as “a glittering collision of ballet, circus and theatrical brilliance”, Duck Pond arrives at the Princess Theatre this January.
★Woorilla Poetry Prize invites poets from novice to notable to enter this year's competition. Entries close Midnight, Tuesday, September 30.
★The Australian Koala Foundation has announced the retirement of Dr Dave Mitchell, Landscape Ecologist, who will officially step down on Thursday (Sep. 11) after nearly three decades of dedication to Koala conservation.
★Maxwell Wines is holding an exclusive dinner at Melbourne’s Nordic-inspired destination, Freyja, on Thursday, October 2. Chefs include Jae Bang (former executive chef of Michelin-starred Re-Naa in Norway), Fabian Lehmann (international fine dining specialist), and Freyja’s head chef Aaron Caccia
★Melbourne Symnphony Orchestra is holding a fourth show of How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert at 1pm on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Hamer Hall. It will be conducted by Nicholas Buc
★Celebrated Australian fibre artist Tammy Kanat unveils her major solo exhibition, Circle of Her, from September 18 to March 22, the latest Eva and Marc Besen Contemporary Artist Commission, at the Jewish Museum of Australia
★The Cat Lovers Festival and Dog Lovers Festival will be at the Melbourne Showgrounds on October 25 and 26.
★Games for Change APAC (October 7-9) is a three-day event that explores the power of video games.
The Anarchy
■ There haven’t been too many shows that I’ve walked out of as a reviewer but Doppelgangster’s The Anarchy(1138-53)was one of them.
Presumably trying to appeal to the historical period of the same name when England and Normandy were at war, the oral stream of indecipherable verbiage from one performer and then the other ( Tobias Manderson-Galvin and Kerith Manderson-Galvin) left one wondering what was being talked about.
This wasn’t dialogue but a barrage with the occasional anachronisticreferencethrowninforgoodmeasure.
One minute we were in the dark ages and the next there were references to gunshots in America
Much of what I saw was played in darkness. You could make out the two figures but not see their faces.
There also seemed to be difficulties with one of the microphones but this could have been part of the act.
The prospect, then, of sitting through a running time of two hours and 15 minutes without a story or characters to identify with was too much to entertain.
It’s all well and good for them to call themselves theatrical saboteurs but there needs to be substance there in the first place for one to break with convention.
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Review by David McLean
The Lark
■ The stark, empty pub bar appears desolate and soulless, but to 75-yearold Rose Grey (Noni Hazlehurst) there to bid her final goodbye, the Lark Hotel remains richly energised with a lifetime of memories.
Fondly described by Rose as ‘my place’, this Melbourne inner-city building set for demolition has been Rose’s world – where she grew up from birth living with her dad, worked with him behind the bar, and later took over running the place. The customers over the years are entwined in Rose’s memories as a surrogate family.
Presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and Hey Dowling, The Larkis playing at the Fairfax Studio until September 28. Australian playwright Daniel Keene’s latest work is an emotive, socially astute, beautiful solo piece written specially for actor Noni Hazlehurst. Director Matt Scholten’s skilled stage interpretation ensures the storytelling immerses the whole audience, whilst retaining sensitivity and flow of the narrative.
The storyteller herself, Noni Hazlehurst as Rose Grey, delivers a superb performance. After her first words, “I’ll tell you a story”, the Fairfax Studio fell into pin-drop silence, except for laughter in lighter moments.
It takes a masterful solo performer to captivate an audience for almost 90 minutes, but Hazlehurst succeeds in seemingly effortless style with her naturalistic, down-to-earth portrayal. Colourful customers at the pub over the years are realistically brought to life as Rose reminisces on events of the past. We feel sadness at the poignancy of her life, the lack of love, and her need to cling to the past with its memories and familiarity.
Keene's wonderful script is multitiered with emotion, everyday observations and social messages, but I felt that the play could be empowered even more if descriptive dialogue is reduced by about 10 minutes.
Noni Hazlehurst received a welldeserved standing ovation on opening night and was joined onstage by playwright Daniel Keene
A collaborative theatrical triumph. The Lark is indeed well worth seeing. Performance Season: Until September 28. Venue: Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne. Bookings: artscentremelbourne.com.au Cheryl Threadgold
Splitsville
■ (MA). 105 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas September 11.
With romantic comedies having become largely bland and juvenile over recent decades, it is refreshing to see Splitsville, a funny and occasionally bruising film that benefits from a strong cast and some clever writing.
The film opens with married couple Carey (Kyle Marvin, who feels like a cross between John C. Reilly and Jason Clarke ) and Ashley (Adria Arjona) on a car trip, singing their favourite song in apparent perfect harmony.
Things turn south very quickly as Ashley tells Carey she wants a divorce, sending him running and screaming from the vehicle.
Carey ends up on the doorstep of childhood friend Paul (Michael Angelo Corvino) and his wife Julie (Dakota Johnson), and tells them the bad news.
Carey is shocked when Julie and Paul tell him that they have an open marriage, and this will lead to a moment which will test and shake up multiple relationships, including the pair’s young son, Russ (Simon Webster)
Splitsville harks back to the kind of comedy where characters aren’t always likeable, but never lose audience interest.
Co-star/co-writer/director Corvino thankfully doesn’t go for lazy laughs or cookie cutter outcomes, and isn’t afraid to get physical, especially in an extended, impressively staged fight scene that rivals the one in John Carpenter’s sci-fi classic, They Live(1988).
Marvin (who also co-wrote) is the standout, but the entire quartet is excellent.
One wishes the characters of Julie and Ashley were constructed in stronger fashion (Julie oddly disappears during important times in the story, while Ashley seems to take a backseat to her numerous lovers), but there are enough scenes to give both actors a chance to shine.
Those wanting a standard, formulaic romantic comedy will be disappointed, maybe even baffled, by Splitsville
But those wanting something a little left-of-centre, should be suitably rewarding.
RATING - ***½
Caught
Stealing
■ (MA). 107 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.
Following the artificial, hollow and unsatisfying The Whale (which received wild praise and an Oscar for Brendan Fraser), director Darren Aronofsky (Pi,Requiem For A Dream, Mother!) makes a huge return to form with Caught Stealing, which while openly embracing its influences, also makes sure it has a beating heart all its own.
Set in 1998, Austin Butler stars as Hank, a once-promising baseball player who works at a New York bar, and loves to consume the stock, much to the concern of his maybe girlfriend Yvonne (Zoe Kravitz), who wants their relationship to be something more serious.
When Hank’s punk neighbour Russ (Matt Smith) suddenly has to leave town, forcing him to take care of his cat, Bud, it will unknowingly lead him into a criminal world
which will turn his world upside down. Advertised as yet another Tarantino/Ritchie clone, Caught Stealing is so much more than that, with Charlie Huston’s screenplay (based on his novel) anchored by flesh-and-blood characters, who are genuinely bewildered and terrified by the brutal world they’ve been dragged into.
Aronofsky brings tremendous energy to the material (and pairs once more with cinematographer Matthew Libatique, to stunning effect), concentrating on the human factor first, ensuring plot turns have maximum impact.
Writer and director also allow the audience to encounter the escalating situation at the same time Hank does, keeping us on our toes, while the lack of high-tech prevents everyone from being ahead of what is going on.
The increasingly threatening journey is certainly inspired by Martin Scorsese’s brilliant After Hours(1985), and Aronofsky isn’t afraid to show his love for that film, but never at the expense of the story he is telling.
On top of that, he is obviously enjoying being back on the chaotic streets of New York, which was the setting for his incredible, 1998 debut feature, Pi Butler is outstanding as Hank, bringing a real humanity to a flawed individual, while Kravitz exudes a kindness and patience with Yvonne
The whole cast bring their best to the large gallery of eccentric, and/or intimidating characters. While there is that particular blend of humour and violence that many modern crime films have in the wake of Tarantino , Caught Stealingis more interested in the people that populate this criminal milieu, and with a strong script as its foundation, allows an absolute in-form director and cast to deliver first-rate entertainment.
RATING - ****
The Roses
■ (MA). 105 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.
While not in the same league as Danny DeVito’s very dark 1989 version, this rather toothless adaptation of Warren Adler’s 1981 novel begins well enough, but sputters out as it goes on, hesitant to go to those dark places the earlier film did.
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch are great, and Tony McNamara’s screenplay delivers the occasional spark (particularly in the first act), but stumbles as things turn sour (the supporting characters fall flat).
The couple’s brutal confrontation is left until the last 10 minutes, which is heavily diluted, strange when the screenplay is by Tony McNamara, the writer of Poor Thingsand TheFavourite
RATING - **½ Aaron Rourke
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In Memory of
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■ During the war years Dan Webb served in the RAF and was stationed in Burma.
Dan stayed on for two years after the war, working on the DC3’s flying between Calcutta and Hong Kong transporting returning prisoners of war.
In 1947 Dan tried to become a journalist without much luck. He landed a job as an announcer for the ABC in Darwin. This led to a position at Radio Australia in Melbourne.
The famous Australian actress Patricia Kennedy suggested that he audition for 3DB Eric Pearce interviewed Dan and gave him the job.
Dan took over the breakfast show from John Stuart and became ‘Daybreak Dan’. His turntable operator was a young man named Ernie Sigley
In 1952 Dan recalls how The Happy Gang grew from an impromptu ‘fill in show’, when rain stopped play during the 3DB cricket broadcasts, to a top rating variety show.
Dan was delighted to get a job in television at HSV7 in 1956. He joined Ron Casey and Bill Collins to commentate on the Olympic Games
In those days there were only three big cameras available for outside broadcasts and it was very hard to commentate on the events from the black and white monitors in broad daylight.
Dan appeared on many of the television shows on HSV7 . He became a studio news reader and worked on location reports.
Who would ever forget the April Fool’s Day news segment in the early seventies when Dan
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reported on the devastation of the spaghetti trees? They filmed the news report at a passionfruit farm in Upper Beaconsfield
There was Dan, microphone in hand, standing beside a small tree with spaghetti draped over it.
Dan was seriously telling us how the whole Victorian spaghetti industry was in danger of being wiped out because of the “spag worm” that was affecting the trees.
I have never forgotten that night – it was brilliant. It almost cost him his job.
Dan recalled his favourite assignment was to travel to the USA to cover the Gough Whitlam visit during the Watergate scandal.
Dan is remembered as the host of VideoVillage on Channel Seven and the children’s se-
ries It’sAcademic. Dan and his wife Kate had three children and they adored their grandchildren. Dan was a keen golfer for many years. He worked for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal and was a patron of the hospital. Dan recalled how hard the announcers at 3DB worked for the hospital during the 1950s polio epidemic.
What a wonderful gentleman Dan Webb was and he complied a marvellous book TheMount BuffaloStory1898–1998in conjunction with Bob Adams.
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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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS AT BENALLA
Groove and Graze
■ Groove and Graze makes its return for a second time this year in September, promising an afternoon of live performances, eats, and plenty of dancing.
Enjoy a stellar line-up of performances from young and emerging local artists, including:
■ Autumn Rains
■ Ludes
■ James Franklin
■ Spirit Ditch
■ The Big and Easy Jazz Band
■ Nothing Stuck Pair that with a mouth-watering selection of gourmet food trucks and you’ve got yourself the perfect spring Saturday.
Saturday September 20 , 12 Noon–7pm Joyce Park, Jasper Road, Ormond Free. Bookings not required. All ages welcome.
Live music
■ Kickstart your career in live music production Applications now open for "Pathways to Jobs in Live Music" 2025.
f you have members of your family who are interested in working in music in NSW , this is for you. If you are studying Live Production, Sound or Lighting Production or dreaming of working behind the scenes in music, this opportunity is for you.
CrewCare, in partnership with Sound NSW and Creative Australia, is delivering a free, hands-on (and fully paid) training and employment program for aspiring crew across NSW
This eiight-day experience will connect you with top venues, production suppliers and professionals and fast-track your career into paid work.
Apply on line: https://crewcare.org.au/weasleeicke-scholarship Di Rolle
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Bennett Gallery
Looking Back: Celebrating 59 years through the Benalla Art gallery Collection
To celebrate Benalla Art Gallery’s 50th birthday in its picturesque location, this exhibition pairs key events of the Gallery’s history with artworks from the same era, showcasing the breadth and diversity of the Benalla Art Gallery Collection.
Exhibition closes September 28.
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The Marks We Make –Allan Mitelman
This exhibition showcases the unique works by Mitelman spanning not only different media –watercolour, ink, pencil, charcoal , acrylic, and oil paint – but also more than 40 years of hiss practice.
Exhibition closes September 28.
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Archibald Prize now open in Geelong
Geelong Gallery is delighted to be the exclusive Victorian venue for the Archibald Prize 2025 until November 9.
Victorians love the exhibition, and the Gallery can’t wait to share it.
In 2025, the $100,000 prize was awarded to Julie Frager for her portrait of fellow Brisbane artist and colleague Justene Williams, Flagship Mother Multiverse
Depicting Williams as an ‘active master of a multiverse of characters and events, Frager is one of 57 finalists selected from 904 entries for the 2025 prize.
As part of the Geelong presentation, you can also vote in the People’s Choice Award, and Geelong Gallery is excited to see what the public decides after viewing them all.
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Kingston
Wetlands – Emma Pattenden
Wetlands is the latest projection work by Emma Pattenden, presenting a site-responsive iteration of her ongoing Waterworks project.
Engaging the ecological histories of local wetland and water systemsboth visible and obscured – it traces how they’ve shaped the urban landscape over time. Informed by histori-
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cal and present site conditions, the work is created using moving water ink, and watercolour.
The resulting projection is ethereal and tranquil, inviting quiet reflection.
By drawing attention to these layered ecologies, Wetlands encourages deeper connection with place and highlights water’s living presence in shaping our environments.
Exhibition opens Thursday September 18 and closes Saturday November 7.
★ The Water Carriers Trans-forma –Claire Bridge
This exhibition explores connections between women, water, and reimagined myths in a exhibition of new sculptured ceramics by Claire Bridge.
Reframing the myth of Daphne, Bridge considers hybridity, adaptation, and queering of human and non-human relationships as strategies for survival trans-formation.
Daphne’s metamorphosis into a laurel tree and escape from Apollo’s relentlessness pursuit – becomes an acct of ecological queerness and biophilic inter-being, challenging extractive, patriarchal narratives.
Exhibition opens Friday September 19-Saturday November 1.
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Random act of kindness
■ A 10-year-old American boy has a hobby of collecting small shiny objects. Recently he was walking through a Cosco parking lot when he spotted a shiny ring that turned out to be someone's wedding ring. His Mum reported the find to Cosco and by chance a lost property report had been filed. The wedding ring was returned in a tearful reunion . By coincidence the owner of the ring was celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary. If only similar random acts of kindness were more commonplace.
Anyone for tennis?
■ Another story involving pro-active youngsters. Of their own initiative a few kids got together to set up a lemonade stall within the gardens surrounding players rooms at the US Tennis Open. Kids offered lemonade drinks for free, not expecting any money yet some players handed over generous tips in return, bear in mind many of the players are millionaires. Could be interesting to watch the lemonade kids to see if they progress to millionaire status in later life.
Safe,sensible and sane
■ Steve Martin has spent decades balancing comedy, acting, writing and music but his love of the banjo has always been more than a hobby. Martin plans on collaborating with Alison Brown, a fellow banjo trailblazer, to launch a new album Safe,SensibleandSane. New album is roots music and promises to be of the most intriguing releases for 2025.
Teen idol passes
■ During the nineties Johnathan Brandis appeared everywhere in films, TV and teen mags. He started modelling aged 6, progressed to being a must have talent in Hollywood projects as he grew up. His most notable movie was NeverEndingStory:Thenextchapter. He averaged 4000 cards and letters per week from adoring fans , and employed three bodyguards to protect himself whenever he ventured out in public. In his mid-twenties Jonathan's life spiraled downwards with heavy drinking and sad to report his death, aged 27. So much talent taken away far too soon.
Sadly, Dan Webb passed away in 2017 at the age of 92.
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the chance to plug his latest film, Jay Kelly. 'Take it easy' warned Clooney's doc to the 64-year-old actor.
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1. Heavy rainfall
6. Canary or nightingale
11. Mob hanging
15. Incinerated (corpse)
20. Gallivant
21. Weird
22. The masses, ... polloi
23. Business conversation
24. Reprimand
25. Dead skin in hair
27. Most depressing
28. Holler
29. Boo-boo
31. Dublin republic
32. Black Sea port
36. The A of USA
37. Self-murder
38. Upper
41. Languished
44. Gowned
45. Noosed rope
48. Spanked
49. Radio crackle
52. Retaliate for
56. Gigantic
57. Las Vegas is there
58. Sleep
61. Inflexibility
62. Intervals
63. Cosy corners
64. At no stage
65. Skimpy bikini bottom (1-6)
66. Renewed
67. Resign (5,4)
71. Indian woman's forehead mark
73. Young owl
75. Nourishing substances
80. Fiesta, Mardi ...
82. More agile
83. Calf-length skirt
85. Stinginess
86. Gazing lecherously at 88. Lead astray
90. Without thinking
91. Relinquished (land)
93. Magazine users
94. Lamented
95. Reduce
96. Bends out of shape
97. Japanese wrestling
99. Flour factory
100. Vehement
104. Snapshots book
105. Perfect
106. Scale
107. Relents (5,2)
111. Proficient
113. Sick
114. Cry of delight
115. Escape adroitly
117. Bump
118. Flanks
121. Wild rose
122. Poet, ... Allan Poe
125. American president, Ronald ...
126. Salt Lake City state
127. Exploited
129. Famed lioness
131. Wine, ... spumante
132. Paler
135. Oil-exporting cartel
136. Singer, ... Etheridge
139. Speed measurement
140. Confused
144. Nunavut native
145. Wire
146. Biscuit topping
147. US island prison
148. Scandalised
149. Dinners or lunches
150. Crocodile Dundee star, Paul ...
152. Brahma follower
154. Sends (money)
157. East Timor's capital
158. Foot arches
162. Part of eye
163. Exotic flower
166. Loop
167. Missile-launch pit
169. Nevada divorce city
171. Taj Mahal site
172. Fleet
173. Takes a break
175. Indigenous New Zealander
176. Acute remorse
179. Burnt brightly
180. Mountain chain
182. Relaxation art, ... chi (1'2)
183. Food additive (1,1,1)
184. Regal
186. Oval
189. Communications industry
190. Not anybody (2-3)
191. Of sound system
192. Freshness
196. Sacred ritual
197. Pig in a ...
198. Dummy pill
199. Paralysed
201. Tennis ace, Gabriela ...
202. Men's neck scarves
203. Capital of South Korea
204. Shameful secret, ... in the cup-
board
205. Away from home, far ...
208. Movie theatre
210. News footage
211. Petticoat
212. Understand
213. Personal identity
215. Indigestion
219. Striped equine
221. Hospital worker
223. Supervisors
227. Prefabricated (concrete)
228. Unlock
230. Depart
231. Lace frill
232. Percussion instruments
233. Earth's environment, Mother ...
234. Temporary relief
238. Gaps
239. Design-tracing device
240. Rots
243. Group loyalty, ... de corps
246. Car repair set (4,3)
247. Desist
250. Swindle
251. NZ PM, ... Clark
253. Resupplies with weapons
256. Duplicate
257. Hoisting anchor cry (5-2)
258. Cruelty
262. West African country
263. Glue
266. Madam (2'2)
268. Writer, James ...
269. Nervous disorder
270. Aggravate
271. Many
272. Rascal
273. Surplus
274. LA suburb, ... Air
275. Spouse's boys
276. Holstered pistols (4,4)
277. Alberta's capital
278. Tooth doctors
1. Nightclub
2. Belonging to whom?
3. Golfing strokes
4. Unattractive
5. Scrape together (4,2)
7. Tidiest
8. Between
9. Investigate
10. Venison animal
11. Open-air pool
12. January 1st, New ... (4'1,3)
13. Strong painkiller
14. Accustoming
15. Hooded snakes
16. Infuriate
17. Florida resort
18. Fangs
19. Discourage
24. Garbed
26. Touch
30. Manlike machine
33. Wettest
34. Part
35. Corrected
38. Huskier
39. Eucalypt
40. No longer existing (of species)
42. Dedicatory poems
43. Dodging (duty)
46. Kabul currency unit
47. Complacent
49. Flood-protection sack
50. Decorate
51. Dispatching
53. Retailers
54. Of shipping
55. Inconsistent
59. Still vivid (of memory)
60. Glorified
67. Japanese warrior
68. Insistent
69. Underground cell
70. Utterly preoccupied
72. Pakistan's capital
74. Striving to equal
76. Vibrated
77. Accuses
78. Spaghetti-like items
79. Enlists (5,2)
81. Skiffs
84. Christmas month
87. Lucky escape (4,4)
89. Enhances
91. Director, ... Mille (5,1,2)
92. Disapproves strongly of
98. Twins star sign
101. Dragonfly larva
102. Make into law
103. Sixth planet from sun
108. Taken from plane (of photo)
109. Heavy antelope
110. Established practice
112. School test
116. Unstintingly
119. Impetuous
120. Christian sacrament
123. Eternal punishment
124. Attributes
128. Involve in conflict
130. Milk sugar
132. Propeller sound
133. Mode of expression
134. Octagon number
137. Sits idly
138. Uttered
141. Raise objections
142. Unwilling
143. Gave medicine to
151. Academy Awards
153. Achievable
155. Register
156. From Baghdad
159. Appointees
160. Employed (4,2)
161. Ancient
164. Length of metal links
165. Notions
168. Formerly Constantinople
170. City devastated by A-bomb
173. Curative
174. Hit with glancing blow
177. Faintness
178. Equatorial
181. Spray cans
185. Humorous account
186. Unveiled
187. Layabouts
188. Go in front
193. Stoat-like animals
194. Issue (from)
195. Procedures
200. Skilled arguers
201. Japanese meat dish
206. Died away, ... out
207. Curtains, cloth, etc
208. Middles
209. Most submissive
211. Tastes
214. Debarred
216. Longest Asian river
217. Simpler
218. Outdoor meals
220. French peak, Mont ... 222. Happen repeatedly
224. Motives
225. Allowed
226. Travelling stagehands
229. ... & hearty
232. Distribute, ... out
235. Tendency to fantasise
236. Iron
237. Tied
241. Explain in detail
242. Grand Canyon state
244. Tenor, ... Domingo 245. Imprecise
248. Panics
249. Ireland (poetic)
251. Residence
252. Lent to 253. Frisks
254. Paris landmark, ... Triomphe (3,2
255. Fulfils (demand)
259. Delegate
260. Religious statues
261. Veils
262. Hitler's ... Kampf
264. Serpents
265. Grow weary
267. Donkey/horse cross
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Michael wins big
■ Melbourne-based international awardwinning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Michael Cristiano has been awarded Best of Pangea in the World Music category at the prestigious 2025 InterContinental Music Awards for his song ÈTuttaUnaPoesia
Winners are selected by a distinguished panel of Grammy Voting Members and industry leaders.
Shan’s single
■ Feel Alright is the new single for local singer-songwriter Shari Weiss
It comes ahead of her EP launch All AboutLifethat will feature a full band and strings on November 13 at the Toff In Town. This milestone night also happens to mark my 40th birthday, making the show even more special, says Shari. Tickets for the launch at moshtix.com.au
Human Highway
■ The songs of music legend Neil Young comes to Victoria kicking off at the Night Cat in Fitzroy on November 13 followed by other locations.
Coinciding with Neil’s 80th birthday The Human Highway band is equally adept at capturing the essence of Young's gentle folk and country of albums like ComesATime, to the crushingly loud guitar driven rock of Crazy Horse, says their media release. Tickets and info at Moshtix - Rob Foenander
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Georgina Hopson stars in Anastasia
■ Producers have confirmed that rising star of stage and screen Georgina Hopson (Titanique, PhantomoftheOpera) will lead the cast of Anastasia, which will have its Australian premiere at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne in December.
“I can’t quite believe that I am going to be playing Anya in Anastasia- I have loved this story and this character since I was a kid,” Georgina Hopson said.
“I used to dress up as her and sing Journey to the Past on the trampoline. I wish I could tell my younger self that this was happening, I think she would have passed out with excitement - which is honestly how I still feel about it!”
Inspired by the mysterious tale of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov’s rumoured escape in the dawning days of the Russian Revolution, and the 20th Century Fox animated fairytale of the same name, Anastasiahas been brought to life on the stage by the Tony Award-winning creative team of Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.
Anastasiais a lavish musical for all ages, transporting audiences from the twilight years of the Imperial rule to the euphoria and exuberance of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman named Anya sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by an army officer determined to silence her, she enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
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Georgina’s range of stage credits include Rose Dewitt-Bukater in Titanique(Michael Cassel Group), Christine Daaé in Phantomofthe Opera (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour), Karen in Bananaland (Brisbane Festival), Lina Lamont in Singin'intheRain (Prospero Arts), Alternate Mary Jane Healy in JaggedLittlePill(GWB Entertainment), Lorelai Lee in GentlemenPreferBlondes (Hayes Theatre Co. ) and Emma Carew in Jekyll & Hyde ( Hayes Theatre Co.).
Georgina also performed the role of Mother in Ragtime (The Production Company) for which she won a Green Room Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role. She was also nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Gussie in MerrilyWeRollAlong(Hayes Theatre Co.) Other notable credits include Evita (Opera Australia/Gordon Frost Organisation), MyFairLady (Opera Australia/Gordon Frost Organisation), Oklahoma! (The Production Company). In television, Georgina played Wendy Hogan in the TV miniseries Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story (Fremantle Media). She also appeared in Bump S2 (Roadshow Rough Diamond) and DoctorDoctorS5 (Easy Tiger). Georgina’s concert work includes HopelesslyDevoted:ACelebration of Olivia Newton-John ( MSO ), To Barbra With Love (MSO/Make My Mark) and The GoldenAgeofBroadway for the Sydney Opera House’s 50th birthday celebrations.
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■ Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident in Como Parade, Mentone , at 5.35am on Wednesday, August 27, after a caller to Triple Zero (000) reported a structure fire.
The response was escalated with firefighters managing to contain the blaze within minutes of arrival. The store received some minor damage and smoke logging. The incident was deemed under control at 5.44am. The fire was deemed as suspicious and the scene handed to Victoria Police
Two appliances and eight firefighters responded to the incident.
Ashwood blaze
■ Fire Rescue Victoria responded to Station Avenue, Ashwood, after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire at 8.13pm on Thursday, August 28.
Enroute to scene, firefighters observed significant smoke and flames issuing from the area and quickly escalated the response.
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Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus conducted a search of the home to confirm no one was inside and then got to work using multiple hose lines to attack the blaze.
The fire was declared under control at 8.45pm, 27 minutes after FRV arrived on scene. The fire was contained to the building of origin; however, the unit h sustained extensive damage in the fire.
The scene was made safe and handed over to Victoria Police.
Cause of the fire is yet to be determined but will be investigated by FRV's specialist Fire Investigation Unit
Visa breaches
■ A Cambodia-born man was expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday, August 29, charged with failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.
The Australian Federal Police charged the man, 24. It was to be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa on August 26.
He was charged with one count of failing to remain at a notified address. Maximum penalty for this offence is five years’ imprisonment and/or a $99,000 fine.
Black Rock House
■ Sandringham MLA Brad Rowswell has spoken in State Parliament about Black Rock House
“I would like to remark on the annual general meeting of the Friends of Black Rock House, which occurred. I was accompanied by my son Charlie to that meeting,” Mr Rowswell said
“I would like to especially congratulate someone who was presented with life membership of that organisation, in Geoffrey Goode OAM. Geoffrey Goode is one of those rare people who has dedicated the majority of his life to the service of others, whether it be through his service on the former Sandringham Council, where he himself as a councillor played a magnificent role in preserving Black Rock House for future generations, which is why he received that life membership acknowledgement on the weekend, or whether it be his work with the Proportional Representation Society or the Beaumaris Conservation Society
“We thank Geoffrey Goode OAM for his service to the community, and we also thank Carolyn Brown OAM for her 10 years as President. She has stepped down from the committee this year. Friends of Black Rock House is a great organisation.”
Information hubs
■ Port Phillip Council has received a grant to deliver Aged Care Reform information hubs.
“The Commonwealth Government’s aged care reforms aim to deliver safer, fairer, and more person-centred care for older Australians,” said a Council representative.
Key changes include:
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High Score
■ The High Score 2025 program is turning up the volume on game audio
From cinematic scores to indie innovation, High Score 2025 delves into the creative and technical aspects of game audio with a dynamic two-day program.
Returning October 4-5 at ACMI as part of Melbourne International Games Week, High Score brings together composers, sound designers, developers and audio professionals for a weekend of insight, inspiration and industry connection.
An initiative of the Victorian Government, presented by the Victorian Music Development Office, this year’s event invites delegates to Turn Up The Volume and celebrate music, sound and audio as vital elements in shaping gameplay, enhancing narrative and deepening emotional impact.
Award-winning television and radio presenter, Angharad 'Rad' Yeo returns to host High Score 2025.
The program curated by Amy McNickle explores everything from adaptive sound design and interactive music to studio leadership, career development and the business of working in games.
Featuring keynote speakers, deep-dive sessions, and expert panels, High Score showcases global leaders alongside acclaimed Victorian and Australian talent. Combining creativity, technical skill and real-world industry advice, High Score 2025 is designed for professionals, students and anyone aspiring to work in game audio.
High Score 2025 program highlights include:
■ The sounds of Indiana Jones – Pete Ward (MachineGames) shares how the iconic score and sound of Indiana Jones were reimagined in a behind-the-scenes masterclass on cinematic and interactive audio for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
■ An Australian game composing legend –Michael Allen , recipient of the inaugural APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award for Games, reflects on his creative journey and acclaimed score for Solium Infernum (League of Geeks)
■ Songwriting for games – Sarah Wolfe shares how she blends hyperpop with genre innovation in Don’t Stop Girlypop! (Funny Fintan Softworks) and Mystiques: Haunted Antiques (Lemonade Games)
■ Voice for games – Bringing characters to life – Spoonful of Wonder, creators of Copycat, reveals how voice performance enhances emotional depth, with practical tips on casting, directing and studio workflows. ■ Indie audio innovation – Discover how FMOD -powered soundscapes elevate storytelling in standout indie titles Cozy Caravan (5 Lives Studios) and Call of the Golden Valley (O’Saurus Studios).
■ The business of audio – A practical session on contracts, licensing, tax, funding, the Digital Games Tax Offset and AI’s impact on game audio. Gordon McGladdery (A Shell in the Pit) shares insights on growing an audio business, lead generation, and sustainable practices.
More speakers arer to be announced. Colin Brooks, Victorian Minister for Creative Industries, said:
“Victoria leads the way when it comes to Australia’s games industry. High Score celebrates the creativity, technology and people shaping the future of interactive sound, highlighting the importance of this sector, which drives jobs and the economy.”
High Score 2025 curator Amy McNickle said: “This year, we’re amplifying voices across the industry – from global leaders to emerging talent. Game audio is powerful, emotional and technical – High Score is where those worlds come together.”
Score – Game Audio Conference
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■ Victorian Amateur Football Association. Premier B Men’s. Finals Round 1. Old Trinity 12.12 (84) d Old Ivanhoe 9.13 (67). Sunday, September 7: Caulfield Grammarians v Old Carey.
Premier B Men’s Reserves. Finals Round 1. Old Trinity 5.8 (38) d Old Ivanhoe 4.7 (31). Sunday, September 7: Fitzroy v Old Geelong.
Premier C Men’s. Finals Round 1. Beaumaris 13.23 (101) d Parkdale Vultures 7.8 (50). Sunday, September 7: St Bedes/ Metone v AJAX.
Premier C Men’s Reserves. Finals Round 1. Parkdale Vultures 11.6 (72) d Beaumaris 8.5 (53). Sunday, September 7: St Bedes/ Mentone v AJAX.
Division 1 Men’s. Preliminary Final. Sunday, September 7: Old Peninsula v Kew.
Division 1 Men’s Reserves. Preliminary Final. Sunday, September 7. Kew v Ormond.
Division 2 Men’s. Preliminary Final. Sunday, September 7. St Mary’s v South Melbourne.
Division 2 Reserves. Preliminary Final. Sunday, September 7. South Melbourne v St Mary’s Salesian.
Division 3 Men’s. Preliminary Final. Sunday, September 7. North Brunswick 8.6 (54) d Wattle Park 7.9 (51).
Division 3 Reserves. Preliminary Final. Sunday, September 7. Richmond Central v La Trobe University.
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Division 1 Seniors. Preliminary Final. Sunday, September 7. South Belgrave v North Ringwood.
Division 2 Seniors. Preliminary Final. Wantirna South 17.14 (116) d Surrey Park 12.13 (85).
Division 3 Seniors. Grand Final. Scoresby 9.16 (70) d Donvale 10.8 (68).
Division 4 Seniors. Grand Final. Sunday, September 7. Chirinside Park v Whitehorse Pioneers.
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Under 18. Preliminary Final. Tallygarooopna 11.8 (74) d Murchison Toolamba 5.4 (34).
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■ Seniors. Finals Round 3. Macedon 12.9 981) d Kyneton 10.11 (71). Reserves. Finals Round 3. Romsey 7.7 (49) d Riddell 4.4 (28). Under 19.5. Finals Round 3. Kyneton 10.6 (66) d Gisborne Giants 6.12 (48).
Arts House
■ Speculative fiction, sleeping bags and sperm donors
This October, Arts House will be home to a Melbourne Fringe program that champions complexity, power and possibility.
From intimate interviews to hybrid dance-theatre to a glitter-soaked experimental performance, these works challenge the norms and reimagine what’s possible both on stage and in life.
Flesh Mirror by Rebecca Jensen and Weave Movement Theatre blends speculative fiction with lived experience in a vivid, shape-shifting exploration of memory, identity and transformation.
IsAnyoneEvenWatching?by Olivia Muscat takes audiences back to the sleepovers of the early 2000s, reclaiming sparkle, rage and self-expression while challenging ableism with humour and heart.
■ FirstTrimesterby Krishna Istha continues a worldwide search for a sperm donor, turning queer family-making into a series of live conversations.
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Otomys
■ Otomys , a leading contemporary and commercial gallery in the heart of Melbourne, has announced Still Point, a landmark exhibition celebrating 15 years since the gallery’s inception.
Opening at Melbourne’s historic Villa Alba Museum in Kew Gardens from November 13-23, StillPointbrings together new works by emerging and established Australian and international artists responding to the mansion’s storied history.
Featured artists in dialogue with the setting will include Anna van der Ploeg, Caroline Collom, Chica Seal, Frances van Hasselt, Helen Redmond, Hermentaire, Joel Sorensen, Katy Papineau, Madisyn Zabel, Marie Bernard, Piet Raemdonck, Sophia Szilágyi, and Colin Pennock Co-curated by Directors Megan Dicks and Hannah Abbott - who remain committed champions of both established and emerging artists - StillPointwill be an open invitation for visitors to view contemporary works, each an invitation to pause, observe and connect more deliberately through painting, sculpture, textile and mixed media.
It calls for slow and quiet encounters and a moment of reflection.
Caroline Collum, Madisyn Zabel and Chica Seal are the latest artists to join Otomys, with all three presenting new work in the exhibition.
Caroline Collom is an abstract artist whose practice distils and reimagines visual forms, exploring the multi-dimensional possibilities of painting. Her process uncovers subtleties that might otherwise go unnoticed, creating works where form, colour and texture intersect to evoke both spatial depth and sensory engagement.
Madisyn Zabel explores the transformative nature of glass through geometric forms crafted using lamination, gluing and coldworking techniques. She is interested in the ways in which colour, light and form interact. The juxtaposition of machined and hand-finished surfaces creates dynamic contrasts, enhanced by shifting natural and artificial light.
Chica Seal is a British painter and sculptor whose interdisciplinary practice reclaims and reimagines the female perspective, responding to the historical misrepresentation of women.
Fascinated by the depiction of women throughout art history and the evolving nature of beauty ideals, Seal draws on contemporary culture, mythology, medieval folklore, storytelling and popular culture to construct layered narratives.
She continues to expand her practice through research and experimentation, exploring new ways of storytelling that centre women’s voices and experiences.
Other Still Point artists on the Otomys roster include Colin Pennock, Sophia Szilágyi and Helen Redmond.
Co-Director Megan Dicks: “The works reflect process perception and philosophy.”
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JAYCO 2004 Freedom Caravan, single beds, RC/ AC, new tyres, unused porta potti, m’wave, 3 way bridge, gas & elec. cooktop and grill, 240/12 volt TV. Aerial. Reg till Jan. 26. Everything in working order. 1150kg. Tows great. VGTC. Hastings. 0409 645 059. Z-CC
LAURA ASHLEY Cotton Queen Coverlet set. Size 220cm x 240cm, plus 2 pillowcases. Pale blue with thin white stripes. Never used. EC. $30. Ashburton. 9885 2203. Z-CC
LAWN MOWER. Ozito. Corded. With catcher. lightweight. Paid $149 at Bunnings. Sell $60. Mt Martha 5973 4163. JJ-NN
LINE TRIMMER. Electric. 500 watts. 290mm cut. Little used. GC. Purchase to collect. $10. Doreen. 9717 3465 HH-LL
RECORDS. 33rpm. Casslical singers. OPaul Robeson, Mobncrieff, Kiri Te Kanwa, Peter awson, Pavarotti, Secombe, Caruso, Peerse, lawrence, Hammond, Bronhill, Sutherland. GC. Various prices. Box Hill South. 9890 7904. HH-LL
PRESSURE WASHER. Karcher. Good working order. little used, complete with operating instructions. Purchaser to collect. GC. $55. Doreen. 9717 3485. HH-LL
PARTS for Ford AUIIV8. Secondhand. Struts. New parts: ball joints, 2 boxes of parts. VGC. $1000. Seymour 0419 881 573. N-Q PRAM. Old, child’s collectable. GC. $60. Wandong. 041`8 399 261. R-U
SAWS. 5 vintage saws for woodwork. FC. $15. Also frame for manual sharpening, GC. $8. Ashburton. 9885 2203. HH-LL
SCOOTER. Pegasus. Pro. 4 years old. Done 30km only. Like new. $4000 ONO. Melton. 0488 007 395. HH-LL
NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership formerly subsisting between Yihua Zhang and Yiran Su, carrying on business under the name of Y SU & Y ZHANG at Unit 5, 560 Boronia Road, Wantirna VIC 3152, was dissolved as of 10 July 2025.
9436 8935. HH-LL
WANTED. Independent Support Provider for NDIS participant in Acheron, near Alexandra. Participant is 20yo male - living independently - loves outdoors,, nushwalks, fishing. Suit experienced male SP , contractor, registered, NDIS screening, refrences. Flexible hours. Immediate start. 0412 224 464. HH-LL
ANZ Bank Money Boxes. GC. Price negotiable. Will alsoswap. Mill Park.
TOYOTA COROLLA. Manual. Roacdworthy condition. VG motor, gear box. Dark blue. RXJ-289. GC. $2000. Box Hill
