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Poll bid to give ‘voice’ to animals
Solstice at Flinders GUITARIST Matthew Fagan and pianist Daniel Tucceri will perform Solstice, 3pm, Sunday 19 June at St John’s Church, Flinders. It’s being billed as a concert of classical music at its emotive and technical best – a musical journey into our mythology and a rediscovery of ancient music, using acoustic instruments from Celtic and Classical to Romantic traditions. Solstice will feature the works of classical masters Vivaldi, Beethoven, Rodrigo, Bach and Paganini, with new arrangements for 10 and six-string Spanish guitar and piano. Master works from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Rodrigo’s Spanish guitar masterpiece Concierto de Aranjuez will be played. Doors open at 2.30pm to the church, 23 King St. Book at trybooking.com/LQXM, call 0438 881 985 or email: mjb2fagan@gmail.com Tickets: $30 ($25 concession); $15 for under-16s and $50 family (two adults and two children). For special seating arrangements, including wheelchair access and companion tickets, call 0438 881 985.
BEN Wild is the Animal Justice Party candidate for the federal seat of Flinders at the up-coming election. He is the third candidate to step forward against Liberal Greg Hunt, who has held the seat since 2001. Willisa Hogarth will contest Flinders for the Greens and Carolyn Gleixner for Labor. Ms Gleixner unsuccessfully stood for the state seat of Nepean against Liberal Martin Dixon in 2014 and Ms Hogarth is the state convener of the Australian Greens. Mr Wild said although the Animal Justice Party was seen as a micro party, “it looks as though we will end up being the fourth biggest party - certainly in terms of candidates”. He said the party has “experienced enormous growth” since the last federal election when it ran two candidates in the lower house and 12 in the senate. This time around it will be contesting 41 lower house seats and 12 in the Senate. Mr Wild is a director of a “digital agency” in Melbourne and has previously worked for the agribusiness, Incitec Pivot. He has a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in economics and industrial relations and has “built, managed and operated” several businesses. Mr Wild says his “primary focus” for the 2 July election is “getting animals on the political agenda” and opposition to factory farming, including chicken broiler farms and greyhound racing. “Thirty million broiler chickens and 150,000 layer hens are factory farmed on the peninsula each year – with no access to sunlight, never stepping outside and in some cases crammed into cages for their entire miserable existence,” he said. “I wonder how many residents of the Flinders electorate know that this is happening in their backyard? To put it in slogan speak - it’s time we stop the sheds. “Animals are directly and indirectly affected by a vast majority of legislation that passes through Parliament – yet there is no one there to
Support for animals: Flinders candidate Ben Wild is opposed to factory farming, including the electorate’s chicken broiler farms. Picture: Supplied
put forward a case for these animals,” he said. “The Animal Justice Party is part of a global and growing movement that is committed to the interest of animals, nature and the environment in politics and public administration. In the Netherlands, the Party for the Animals has over 50 elected representatives across various levels of government. In 2015, Mark Pearson of the Animal Justice Party was elected into the NSW Legislative Assembly.” Mr Wild said voters could “send a strong message to Canberra that the lives of animals matter”. “So if you want to see an end to factory farming, to ban live export, an end to greyhound racing and duck shooting, the protection of native wildlife and an end to puppy mills – then giving your vote to the animals at the next election is your only option.”
Spotlight on tennis DROMANA Tennis Club has replaced 15 light towers over the past 12 months and now all eight courts are available for Southern Peninsula Tennis Association night competitions. Members play in SPTA competitions on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, Peninsula Tennis Association midweek women’s on Wednesday and Thursdays, Saturday morning juniors and Saturday afternoon seniors. Social tennis is Tuesday, Friday and Sunday mornings. Geoff Summers coaches on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons and evenings and cardio tennis is on Monday mornings. A free Open Morning is on 9-11am, Sunday 5 June. There will be social tennis and organised tennis games and activities for children. Details: Geraldine Newbegin, 59872978 or 0419565416.
Young bowlers SORRENTO Primary School pupils will be looking to repeat their success at this year’s annual Primary School Lawn Bowls Challenge, Wednesday 8 June. But they are facing keen competition from 12 teams on the greens at the event at Sorrento Bowls Club, Hotham Rd. Other participating peninsula primary schools are Tootgarook, Rosebud and Our Lady of Fatima, Rosebud. The 48 years 5 and 6 children will all be involved – with the winning team selected from shots up over 12 ends. Sorrento club members will act as markers, measurers and umpires during the event in which teams of four will play on six rinks.
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