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SYDNEY SIEGE : Inquest Revelations

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ranian-born Man Haron Monis attracted the attention of the FBI as someone who had "the potential to incite others to violence", five years before he held 18 people hostage inside a Sydney cafe.

While Monis wasn't believed to be a threat to national security his "ongoing offensive and nuisance behaviour" could "incite others to violence", said the November 2009 memorandum from an FBI office in Australia, obtained by The Associated Press.

A shotgun-wielding Monis took customers and workers captive in a December 2014 siege at the Lindt Cafe in Sydney and demanded to be delivered an Islamic State flag, an incident that fuelled anxiety about the extremist group's expanding influence across the globe.

Police stormed the cafe 16 hours later, after Monis fatally shot one of the hostages.

Monis was shot dead by police and another hostage was killed in the crossfire.

website."

The memo noted that Monis, who also went by the name of Sheikh Haron, maintained on his website "inflammatory and fundamentalist material regarding the Islamic religion, jihad, suicide bombings and terrorism."

A "veiled call to jihad against President Barack Obama" had also been observed on the site, according to the note.

The siege is currently the subject of a longrunning coroner's inquest being held in Sydney.

Though it's been established that Australian authorities failed to detect that Monis was a threat, despite years of warnings, the memo The inquest, a shows how the FBI was itself concerned court-like proceeding about his rhetoric even before the Islamic convened after State group emerged as a prominent unusual international force and well ahead of deaths, the siege. is aimed at determining how the hostages and Monis died, The documents are heavily how authorities responded and redacted, and it was not whether the siege could have immediately clear what been prevented. follow-up action was taken in Australia or how broadly that assessment was shared across Australian law enforcement. The memo, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, was drafted amid concerns about writings that appeared on the website of the self-styled cleric with a long criminal history.

In a redacted "synopsis" section of the memo, it discusses an effort to alert internet service providers "to prevent Haron from opening a new

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Michael Fuller leaves the Lindt Cafe siege inquest after giving evidence in Sydney,

The inquest is also examining whether Monis was a lone wolf attempting to carry out an Islamic State group-inspired act, given that it appears he never established contact with the militant movement.

Many believe Monis was simply a disturbed individual who was lashing out against a series of perceived personal injustices.

An Australian government review last year found no major faults with multiple agencies that failed to detect the threat Monis posed, despite his being out on bail on sexual

assault and accessory to murder charges when he launched the attack.

Then-Prime Minister Tony Abbott did, however, acknowledge the system itself had failed, saying Monis should never have been allowed into Australia, should not have been out on bail and should not have been able to get a gun.

Monis was on authorities' radars for years before the siege. He arrived in Australia on a business visa in 1996 and was made a citizen in 2004.

Before being granted citizenship, he was interviewed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation multiple times for security assessments required as part of the immigration process. The agency ultimately found he wasn't a security risk.

The security agency investigated him again between 2008 and 2009 after he had sent offensive letters to the families of dead Australian soldiers. Again, it found no threat.

Australia's National Security Hotline received 18 calls and emails from the public related to posts on Monis' Facebook page in the six days leading up to the siege.

The public's warnings, which referred to posts about making a pledge of allegiance to the "Caliph of the Muslims," were passed along to the security intelligence agency and the Australian Federal Police.

The security agency determined the complaints did not indicate Monis intended to engage in terrorism.

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llegal and unsafe mini-motorbikes are being seized and crushed at the rate of almost one a day after a consumer safety blitz in Victoria.

Children under 15 make up half of all mini-motorbikerelated injuries

Almost 200 of the so-called monkey bikes, which can reach speeds of 80km/h, have been removed from sale in Victoria since October after failing safety standards.

A dozen unsafe bikes were destroyed at a steel recyclers in Reservoir recently in front of the media.

"Their steering is faulty, the brakes don't work and bits are known to fly off," Victorian Consumer Affairs Minister Jane Garrett told reporters.

Three suppliers are now under active investigation and face fines of up to $1.1 million, Ms Garrett revealed.

Mini-motorbikes are illegal on Victorian public roads but can be used on private property and at motorcycle riding clubs.

Children under 15 make up half of all minimotorbike-related injuries over the three years to July 2015, Monash University data shows.

"They have the potential to harm people just as much as a larger, registered bike and can still inflict serious injuries or even death," Victoria Police Senior Sergeant John Papas said.

The public crushing came a day after the premier admitted he was surprised a Melbourne teen charged with fatally hitting a mother with his mini-motorbike wasn't jailed after again breaching his strict bail conditions.

A Melbourne magistrate on Monday ruled Caleb Jakobsson, 19, should remain free but with additional restrictions in place.

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was "a real provocation."

FRENCH POLICE PROTEST 'ANTI-COP' VIOLENCE

"Since the first demonstration on March 9, we notice that they generate the violence.

We have been sprayed by gas, hit with batons, arrested," she said in an interview.

She had no known connection to the burned police car.

Jean-Claude Delage, secretary general of the Alliance police union, denounced an "escalation of violence" in the labour protests and said some people were harassing police officers with projectiles and Molotov cocktails and even hitting them with bars.

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rotesters in Paris attacked a police car with two officers inside with iron bars and set it alight in a dramatic unleashing of new anti-police violence, as officers across France took to the streets to denounce violence they say has been repeatedly directed at them.

at Paris' Place de la Republique, where several hundred police officers gathered on their lunch break to condemn "anti-cop hate." The protesters were dispersed with pepper spray.

Cadot told a news conference that about 15 protesters, some masked, attacked the car An investigation for attempted homicide was and threw a Molotov cocktail at it, setting it filed, Paris police chief Michel Cadot said. alight. The male driver was attacked when One officer was hospitalised. he got out of the car and was hospitalised.

His female partner suffered slight injuries.

Protesters in Paris and elsewhere alleged the police have instigated the violence Cadot denounced a level of violence "rarely during a series of demonstrations against a reached, extremely shocking." controversial labour reform.

Vanina Giudicelli, one of the protesters at "Everybody hates the police!" they chanted

the Republique, said the police gathering

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"Troublemakers provoke clashes in the middle of peaceful protests. So it's very complicated for police forces to isolate and arrest them," Delage said on BFM television.

French President Francois Hollande said more than 350 police officers have been injured in clashes and 60 people have been convicted amid the labour reform protests.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve offered his "full support" to police following the weekly Cabinet meeting. He said the police have instructions to take "firm action" against those involved in violent clashes.

"Anti-cop hatred comes from a small portion of the population ... but these 10 per cent are very violent," Jean-Marc Falcone, general director of the police, told Europe 1 radio.

Islamic State 'planning more attacks on France'

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slamic State militants are gearing up for a campaign of bomb attacks on large crowds in France, host to next month's Euro 2016 soccer championships, its spy chief has said.

Rare remarks by Patrick Calvar, the head of France's DGSI internal intelligence agency, to the parliament's defence committee spelled out "a new form of attack ... characterised by placing explosive devices in places where there are large crowds and repeating this type of action to create a climate of maximum panic.

"Clearly, France is the most threatened and we know that Daesh (Islamic State) is planning new attacks," Calvar told the committee, according to a transcript of his testimony released to the media.

The comments came six months after militants killed 130 people in coordinated assaults on cafes, bars, a football

stadium and a music hall across Paris.

He said the militant group had the numbers to launch the new attacks, including some 645 French citizens or residents currently in Syria or Iraq, of which 400 were fighters. A further 201 were either in transit to or from the region, he said.

Euro 2016 starts on June 10 and runs for a month at 10 stadiums across France. About 2.5 million spectators are expected for 51 soccer matches involving 24 teams.

There will also be "fan zones" for crowds watching games on big screens in major cities.

France's police force is stretched after two militant attacks last year and regular street protests.

However, the government say all measures are in place to ensure it runs smoothly.

"We will not drop our guard," Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.

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Election Promises may never see light of day

Much of what Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull promise over the next few weeks they are unlikely to be able to deliver after July 2. Why? For starters, there's the Senate.

Over the life of the AbbottTurnbull government, the coalition lost 37 per cent of votes on bills and motions in the upper house.

If it wasn't for deals with the crossbench, the government would have lost a further 20 per cent of votes.

A study released by the Parliamentary Budget Office in February showed "unlegislated" budget measures alone amounted to a $112 billion hit to the bottom line over a decade.

That's a lot of promises unfulfilled.

It's unclear exactly what the Senate will look like after the election.

But there is no doubt whichever major party gets a lower house majority will still face a minority upper house.

make them more palatable.

Malcolm Turnbull insists a Labor government would ditch many of its policy positions - from boat turnbacks to a modest emissions trading scheme - because of having to deal with the Greens.

This brings us to the second pressure point.

Labor faces a life-or-death struggle against the Greens, especially in Left-leaning metropolitan seats and some regional areas.

Right-faction heavyweight Bill Shorten has built his career on defeating, or at least assuaging, Left elements of the ALP and the union movement.

Last year's ALP conference was a classic case of Shorten either beating the Left (getting support for boat turnbacks) or persuading the Right on a progressive issue (same-sex marriage).

The Greens have been singleminded in attacking Labor for betraying progressive values, meaning Shorten is fighting the election on two fronts.

Having to rely on Greens preferences to win government That means wheeling and and Greens numbers in the dealing. Election policies overboard, compromises galore. parliament, Shorten would have to walk a fine line between The nature of these deals will keeping his promises and depend on who sits on the compromising.

Senate crossbench.

Not to mention his backers in The coalition may need to the labour movement calling in recalibrate a number of its 2016 favours. budget items - from winding On the coalition side, Turnbull back some superannuation will face pressure from within his own ranks to keep his moderate concessions tendencies in a box and deliver to generous a conservative government. tax cuts for business and a slowdown in health and schools spending - in order to

pushing up power prices while coal remains cheap and abundant.

through to more investment and jobs, as well as Defence spending.

Another challenge for both parties is the budget.

Shorten's big picture is more about pump-priming through The coalition insists Labor would more roads and public transport, renewable energy, a more have to find another $65 billion expensive but faster national in savings over a decade to make up for budget measures it broadband network, education and some selective handouts to has blocked. industry.

That's on top of the savings Both economic plans have and spending promises their risks, which could the opposition will undo much of what they make over the are promising. campaign.

Both parties also face the challenge of global economic headwinds, notably the price of commodities such as iron ore, China's economic fortunes and movements in the dollar.

The bottom line is expect compromise and broken promises from whoever wins the election.

It's not a cynical approach, but a reality.

Turnbull is putting a lot of trust in corporate tax cuts flowing

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While he supports same-sex marriage, the Nationals and conservative Liberals will insist on an equal, well-argued "no" case.

While the budget papers outline some gradual winding back of the welfare state, Liberal members such as Cory Bernardi argue for welfare quarantining, so recipients don't spend their money on drugs and alcohol, and regular drug tests for long-term social security beneficiaries.

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Melbourne lecturer dies on Mt Everest

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Melbourne university lecturer who died on Mount Everest was trying to prove vegans could do anything.

Maria Strydom, who also goes by Marisa, was on a seven-week expedition with her husband Robert Gropel - who has also been injured during the trek.

Dr Strydom and Dr Gropel are vegans who were determined to climb the highest mountains on each continent.

"It seems that people have this warped idea of vegans being malnourished and weak," she said in March.

"We want to prove that vegans can do anything and more."

The 34-year-old's family say the couple's GPS tracker stopped working on Friday.

A single transmission from the tracker on Saturday gave them hope but a Google search on Saturday night delivered the devastating news that Dr Strydom had died, her sister Aletta Newman said.

"Before I went to bed last night, I came across this article in the Himalayan Times naming my sister as having died on Everest

It is believed that 34 year old Dr Strydom, (left) who also goes by Marisa, fell ill from altitude sickness while descending from the summit at Mt Everest, and has died.

and that is the absolute first I'd heard of it," Ms Newman said.

Seven Summit Treks confirmed Dr Strydom's death but said it didn't have her family's details to get in touch.

"We could have informed her family but we don't have any contact information," the company said.

Dr Strydom's death and extended heartfelt thoughts and support to her family, friends, colleagues and students.

News of Maria's death came at the same time as Queensland teenager Alyssa Azar making it back safely to base camp, becoming the youngest Australian to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

Ms Newman said efforts were underway The Toowoomba teenager achieved her to recover her sister's body but from an goal of conquering Everest on her third elevation of 8000 metres it would be difficult. attempt, after her previous two efforts Monash University said in a statement it was were thwarted by an earthquake and an avalanche. "deeply saddened by the tragic news" of

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South Australian teenager get it off the vine and out of the has grown the world's glasshouse." biggest cucumber - and it wasn't The record was verified by the much shorter than him.

Australian Giant Pumpkin and Keegan Meyers' 1.3 metre Vegetable Society earlier this gourd, which was overripe month. and had to be fed to the family chooks, weighed five kilograms But Keegan, from Elliston on and beat the previous record by the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula, couldn't munch on about 10cm. the fruits of his labour because "We planted the seeds in the cucumber was a tad beyond January and one of the it. cucumbers was particularly large. It was past eating so we let it grow," the 13-year-old said on Thursday.

"It was starting to go a little rotten so we fed it to our chickens," he said.

"I was thinking how big can it get? What happens if it's too big?

Keegan plans to grow more big vegetables next year but expects some competition from his sisters.

"It was a three-person job to

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amilies of several Australian MH17 crash victims are reportedly planning to sue the Russian Federation and President Vladimir Putin over claims the nation has hidden its involvement in the downing of the plane by a missile in 2014.

Sydney legal firm LHD lawyers reportedly served a claim on behalf of five Australian families in the European Court of Human Rights on May 9, Fairfax has reported.

Sydney man Tim Lauschet, whose mother Gabriele died on the plane, the Perth parents of scientist Fatima Dyczynski, and the New Zealand widow of Robert Ayley are believed to be among those seeking $10 million per passenger.

US aviation lawyer Jerry Skinner, who won compensation from Libya for

victims of the 1988 Lockerbie disaster, is leading the 3500page claim.

Court documents reportedly allege the Russian Federation worked to keep its involvement in the crash hidden, failed to conduct internal investigations and that its cyber warfare unit hacked the Dutch Safety Board investigative website.

During an inquest in Sydney on Tuesday into the deaths of six NSW victims, Mr Lauschet revealed he couldn't afford to keep the family home after his mother's death.

The inquest supported a finding by the Dutch Safety Board that MH17 was shot out of the sky by a Russian-made surface-toair missile over Ukraine on July 17, 2014 by unknown persons.

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12-year-old Sacramento student who already has three community college degrees and has been accepted to two University of California campuses says he plans on studying biomedical engineering and becoming a doctor and medical researcher by the time he turns 18.

Tanishq Abraham, 12, looks into a microscope in a lab at American River College in Sacramento, Calif. He says he plans on studying biomedical engineering and becoming a doctor and medical researcher by the time he turns 18.

Tanishq Abraham has been accepted to UC Davis and received a regents scholarship to UC Santa Cruz, but he has yet to decide which university he'll attend, Sacramento television station CBS 13 reported on Sunday.

"I think I'll be 18 when I get my MD," he said.

Tanishq started community college at age seven and last year he received associate's degrees from American River College, a community college in Sacramento, in general science; maths and physical science; and foreign language studies.

Professors at the college didn't initially want him in their classes because of his age. But finally a professor agreed to let him attend if his mother, a doctor of veterinary medicine, also took the class.

"There were times when I had to explain general relativity and special relativity to my mom," he said.

Biology professor Marlene Martinez said he was never afraid to ask lot of questions.

"In lecture he would always pop up with 'so, does that mean ...' or 'what about this?'"

Martinez said.

Tanishq, who joined the IQ society Mensa at only four years old, has always picked up knowledge quickly, his father, Bijou Abraham, said.

"We tested him and discovered that he was pretty smart," he said. "We were surprised when we started giving him advanced stuff and he was picking it up really fast."

Tanishq says child geniuses are often seen as odd. "When you think of a genius, you think of a mad scientist kind of thing," he said.

But he pointed out he's just an ordinary kid who likes learning and microscopes but also playing video games. "I just think learning is fun," Tanishq said.

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Officer shoots gunman near White House A

US Secret Service agent has shot a gunman near the White House while President Barack Obama was out golfing.

"A couple officers drew their guns, went right at him and within two or three seconds we heard a gunshot," Polivka said.

The Secret Service, which protects the president and his family, briefly locked down the White House as a precaution.

The Secret Service, which also guards other top dignitaries, said all those under its protection were safe.

Vice-President Joe Biden was secured within the White House complex during the lockdown, a White House spokeswoman said.

The shooting followed several incidents that raised questions about the Secret Service's performance.

The shooting just off 17th and E Streets happened near what is known as the South Lawn outside the home and offices of the president.

When a man carrying a gun had approached a checkpoint uniformed officers ordered him to stop and drop the weapon, the Secret Service said.

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"When the subject failed to comply with the verbal commands, he was shot once by a Secret Service agent and taken into custody," it said.

The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department said the man was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Brett Polivka, a 26-yearold visitor from Texas who was near the south side of the White House, said a man

who appeared to be in his mid-20s had walked to a gate of the White House holding a silvercoloured gun pointed at the ground, .

In September 2014 a knifecarrying man jumped a fence and ran into the White House in one of the worst security breaches during Obama's tenure.

That episode led to the resignation of the Secret Service's director.

In March 2015 two Secret Service agents capped off a night of drinking by driving into a White House barricade centimetres away from a suspicious package investigators were examining.

In 2011 a man hit the White House with automatic rifle fire, though damage to the building was not discovered for several days.

A member of the US Secret Service Uniformed Division stands on guard on Pennsylvania Avenue, near the White House.

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Illegal gold rush hits Indonesia’s forest

A miner coming out of a hole at an illegal mining site in Poboya in the outskirts of Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

A large chunk of lush national park in Indonesia has been transformed into a moon-like landscape as illegal miners scramble underground in search of gold.

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t took illegal miners less than two weeks to destroy six hectares of lush forest in one of Indonesia’s precious national parks - all in pursuit of gold.

Underneath the now moon-like landscape of Central Sulawesi’s Lore Lindu National Park, people risk mine shaft collapses to dig up hundreds of kilograms of rock that will wield just grams of gold.

They will earn around $A1.40 an hour, while the men above ground - who haul large sacks of rock upon their shoulders down steep cliffs - will make even less.

The mining site at Lore Lindu was once the territory of a small number of people who sat ankle deep in water, panning for gold.

the national park in January and February this year.

In March, numbers shrank to around 500 after troops and police set fire to people’s makeshift shelters.

Despite the risk of law enforcement, the clicking and scratching of shovels continue.

When AAP visited the site this month, Martin from North Sulawesi was one of those who remains.

“It goes onto the black market.”

“The environment is damaged, the people’s health threatened because of mercury, the nation is not getting the tax, the price of gold ruined. This is our concern.”

Not only do sites like Lore Lindu contribute to large-scale deforestation, they also excrete heavy amounts of mercury.

To break this rock down, it is trucked to large rotating steel drums called tromols.

Up to 2000 grams of mercury can be needed to produce about two grams of gold, leading to tens of thousands of kilograms of emissions a year at individual sites.

Once mercury ends up in the

Mick Gatto in court on gun charges

Melbourne gangland identity Mick Gatto has possessing an unregistered firearm, on left court after appearing on firearm charges. February 11 this year.

Gatto fronted the Heidelberg Magistrates Court, sitting in Melbourne, briefly on Friday and his matters were adjourned until July.

He is charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition without a licence, and

At Poboya, Anis, 35, sits atop the devastated hillside under a ripped blue tarpaulin.

He works a “hole” with four other men. This morning is his turn to cook as they labour under 20 metres of rock in a 50-metre long Gold here is not coming from large, striking nuggets, but runs in tunnel. faint, vein-like lines inside whitish- They worry about cave-ins but grey rock. that is just the way it is, he said.

His gamble in going there is yet to pay off and he needs money to “Fifty to 60 kilograms of rock is return home. needed to produce around one The United Nations Environment gram of gold,” Budi, a miner at nearby Poboya in Palu said.

Programme (UNEP) estimates

there are around 300,000 miners spread across 1000 such sites in Then a “story” of a woman finding Indonesia. a nugget at the site spread.

Current government figures are The eureka moment never not available due to budgetary happened, Aris Bira, executive cuts, so knowing how much director of the environmental gold is produced illegally, by group Walhi, Central Sulawesi, how many people and where it says but the myth was enough ends up is impossible, Rustam to lure more than 5000 of Saenong from the Energy and Indonesia’s nomadic miners to Mineral Resources Ministry told.

food chain from run-off, the UN says health consequences can include miscarriages, psychotic reactions and respiratory failure.

The 60-year-old, who is on bail, told reporters outside the court he didn't want to comment. Gatto, of Lower Plenty, was found not guilty of the murder of suspected hitman Andrew Veniamin in 2005.

If they are lucky they could make 1.2 million Rupiah ($A117) this week, or around $A1.40 an hour.

Anis has a clove farm and proudly shows photographs of what he has planted.

But there is more money in gold, he says.

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SONY INVESTS IN DEVELOPING AI TECHNOLOGIES

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ony has announced it will invest in Cogitai, a US startup, to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) that will learn autonomously and can be applied later to consumer electronics.

Sony is expected to market the new products within three years.

The partnership seeks to develop an AI technology that "empowers machines to learn continually from interaction with the real world, enabling everyday things that sense and act to get smarter, more skilled, and more knowledgeable with experience,"

Google Unveils...

according to a statement by Sony.

An example of a product with an ability to learn autonomously from interactions with users and other elements of the environment could be a camera, which over time is able to suggest practical and innovative solutions to the photographer.

Both companies believe the present limitations in AI technology can be overcome by combining "reinforcement learning" with the newer "deep learning."

The first, developed in the 1980s from theories of behavioural psychology, enables

"Google Home" A voice-activated home product that will allow users to get answers from Google, stream music, and manage everyday tasks. Google announced the product which will be available in 2016.

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oogle has revealed a new personal assistant for around the house that can control, run and organise your home using just your voice.

software that is better at understanding.

He said the Google Home personal assistant connected to wi-fi and could control other connected appliances: "Computing is poised to evolve beyond The device, a voice-activated speaker called Google Home, forms the centre of a just phones. It will be about the context.

Google plan to use artificial intelligence in On phones, in cars, in your homes." computing to help give every user "their The more intelligent software also own individual Google" by becoming focused on understanding context to personal to them, according to Google answer queries and had been built into chief executive officer Sundar Pichai.

Google software already on modern smartphones.

Mr Pichai used a keynote presentation at the firm's I/O developer conference in According to the technology giant, the California to reveal new apps, software new Google Assistant software will be and the voice-activated personal assistant able to offer proactive suggestions such that take advantage of new Google as restaurant or movie recommendations

a complex system to make decisions, while the second gives autonomy to a machine to learn.

Sony was a pioneer in AI and launched the Aibo robot dog but decided to close its robot wing in 2006 under the restructuring of its consumer electronics division, although it has continued to study AI technologies.

Cogitai was founded in September 2015 in California by three American AI researchers. as users have text message conversations or interact with Google services directly.

Google also announced two new apps that will use Google Assistant - a messaging app called Allo that learns about a user over time and aids his or her communication.

Google said the app had a smart reply mode that could offer template replies based on the content of messages already received, even doing so for photos as the app could "read" images as well as text, while Duo was a video-calling app based on a user's phone number and open to all smartphones.

The next version of Google's mobile operating system, Android, was also discussed.

It is known as "Android N", which has new multi-tasking functions including a split-screen setting that can show two apps at once on phones and tablets on Android, and a picture-in-picture feature.

A platform called Daydream for creating and streamlining virtual reality content was also announced.

"We live in an extraordinary time for computing," Mr Pichai said, adding that computers had the potential to help solve issues such as climate change and education.

"The real test is whether humans can achieve a lot more with the support of AI assisting them. Things previously thought to be impossible may, in fact, be possible."

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Young smokers turning to electronic cigarettes E

-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular among young adults in NSW, with many believing they aren't as harmful as traditional cigarettes despite a lack of medical evidence.

little known about the long-term health effects of the devices, which produce a vapour inhaled by the user, and claim they encourage people to smoke tobacco.

New research shows that 18-29 year olds are the biggest users of the battery-powered devices, but smoke them less frequently than older adults.

Nine per cent of those surveyed by the Cancer Institute said they had used e-cigarettes in the 18 months to June 2015, up from seven per cent in 2013.

While adults over 30 are most likely to use e-cigarettes to help them quit or cut down smoking, a quarter of young people use them because they are "not as bad for your health" as cigarettes.

The rate of e-cigarette use was highest (16 per cent) among those aged 18-29, with most also still smoking tobacco.

The findings were based on a Cancer Institute of NSW study, which surveyed about 3000 tobacco smokers and people who recently quit to find out who used e-cigarettes and why.

E-cigarettes are legal in Australia but the nicotine in them is classified as a dangerous poison, the sale and possession of which is illegal.

Debate has been raging about the safety of e-cigarettes, with Britain's Royal College of Physicians in April backing their promotion as a safe alternative to smoking.

But critics argue that there is

While the most popular reason among young people for using e-cigarettes was health, many also believed they would help them quit.

Experts from the Cancer Institute said they were worried that so many people were using e-cigarettes as well as traditional cigarettes.

"Despite the fact that many e-cigarette users reported using them to assist quitting, most users in this sample were dual users," the study's lead author, Sally Dunlop, wrote in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday.

"Many reported that they used e-cigarettes to cut down on the number of cigarettes they

"Britain's Royal College of Physicians backing them as a safe alternative to smoking" smoked. For avoiding the risks of smoking-related premature death, however, reducing cigarette numbers is much less effective than quitting."

Despite a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes containing nicotine in Australia, most users are buying them from overseas via the internet.

In an editorial published in the

MJA, experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Curtin University and Sydney University argued that regulators need to take a twintrack approach to e-cigarettes, with tighter rules around their marketing and sale.

Controls applied to tobacco product promotions should also be applied.

VICTORIAN UBER DRIVER WINS LEGAL APPEAL An Uber driver has won a landmark appeal that means the ride-sharing service can operate freely in Victoria.

disappointed the appeal succeeded on an "obscure technical argument" and is considering an appeal.

The court case over a $9 Uber fare is expected to cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars after Nathan Brenner won an appeal against a $900 fine and charges that he illegally picked up passengers.

Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan says figuring out what to do with Uber is taking the Labor government "a lot longer" than expected.

Uber was effectively outlawed in Victoria when a magistrate last year found Mr Brenner guilty of two counts of operating a commercial passenger vehicle without a licence, and one of driving a commercial passenger vehicle without driver accreditation.

But Victorian County Court judge Geoffrey Chettle has today dismissed the charges and ordered the Taxi Services Commission to pay the costs of Mr Brenner's appeal.

"I disappointingly can't give you an exact time frame on that because we are needing to do more work and yesterday's court case does add to that work, because it does highlight the complexity of the issue," Ms Allan said.

An expert panel looked into ride sharing and handed their results to the government in August 2015. Ms Allan said they were "inconclusive".

Instead a group of Victorian ministers is looking at how to regulate Uber.

The Taxi Services Commission says it is "While other

states have talked about regulating ride sharing, the three states that are talking in this space, none of them have passed any legislation," Ms Allan said.

Consumer lawyer associate professor Jeannie Paterson said the court case win might not be as far reaching as some might expect, but it showed Uber wasn't going away.

"I think that it does pose a real prompt to the government, to just make a decision about what it's going to do instead of dithering,"

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GE food safe to eat, scientists say

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enetically engineered (GE) food is safe to eat, top scientists say, following extensive research into the controversial products.

The Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in Food and the Environment (Madge) posted this billboard portraying a naked "genetically engineered" women with four breasts attached to a milking machine, around major New Zealand cities in 2003 that sparked anger among pro-genetic engineering (GE) groups.

The practice of genetically engineering crops has been criticised for its potential impact on human health and the environment.

But a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee in the United States has dismissed claims they are not fit for human consumption after completing a study of more than 900 pieces of research and publications from the last

two decades.

from the GE crops."

The US government advisory body - which counts more than 300 Nobel laureates as members - said its committee found there was no evidence to suggest genetically engineered foods had adverse effects.

He added that "new technologies in genetic engineering and conventional breeding are blurring the once clear distinctions between these two crop-improvement approaches".

A spokesman for the National Academies said the study committee "found no substantiated evidence of a difference in risks to human health between current commercially available genetically engineered crops and conventionally bred crops, nor did it find conclusive cause-andeffect evidence of environmental problems

life for fruit, higher vitamin content, and resistance to diseases.

No genetically modified (GM) crops are being grown commercially in the UK but imported products like soya are used for animal feed.

Genetic engineering is a way of genetically modifying food that involves the intentional introduction of a targeted change in a plant, animal, or microbial gene sequence to achieve a specific result.

The expert committee of report authors studied research on the genetically engineered characteristics in maize (corn), soya bean, and cotton, which account for almost all commercial GE crops in the US.

Genetic modification - completed either through genetic engineering or selection and hybridisation - is used to produce particular characteristics in plants such as longer shelf

They then heard from 80 speakers at three public meetings and 15 public online seminars and read more than 700 comments from the public.

MARS IS WITHIN REACH Humans could set foot on Mars within decades if they wanted to, according to the German astronaut who has been tapped to become his country's first commander of the International Space Station.

Alexander Gerst says the space station offers a unique opportunity to test the technology needed to explore other planets, especially if its lifetime is extended beyond 2020.

In an interview at the European Space Agency's astronaut training centre in Cologne, Germany, Gerst said the recent Hollywood movie The Martian offers a realistic glimpse of the not-toodistant future.

OPTUS TARGETS SMALL BUSINESSES MARKET Optus plans to improve its products and services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), with 126 new small business specialist stores and a dedicated call centre team in Adelaide.

Optus, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications, will kick off its SMB focus with a partnership with Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe being the face of the campaign.

The company is also working with actor and co-founder of US burger chain Wahlburgers, Mark Wahlberg, on a campaign that encourages small business operators "to believe big", managing director of Optus small business said in a statement.

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$US81 million cyber bank heist A

Bangladesh government-appointed panel investigating the theft of $US81 million ($A112 million) from the country's central bank has found that SWIFT, the international banking payments network, committed a number of mistakes in connecting up a local network, the panel head says.

"We have shown that SWIFT made a number of errors that made it easy for the hackers," Mohammed Farashuddin, a former governor of the Bangladeshi central bank, told reporters on Sunday.

He said SWIFT, a cooperative owned by 3000 financial institutions, could not escape responsibility as it had connected its network to the central bank's new real time gross settlement (RTGS) system launched in October for domestic transactions.

"SWIFT is responsible for the heist of Bangladesh Bank as it approached the central bank for the installation of RTGS real time gross settlement," Farashuddin said.

SWIFT has already rejected allegations made by Dhaka that it had been at fault, saying its financial messaging system remained secure and had not been breached by the hackers during the attack

on Bangladesh Bank.

The hackers broke into the computer systems of the central bank in early February and issued instructions through the SWIFT network to transfer $US951 million of its deposits held at the New York Federal Reserve Bank to accounts in the Philippines and Sri Lanka.

Most of the transactions were blocked but four went through amounting to $US81 million, prompting allegations by Bangladeshi officials that both the Fed and SWIFT had failed to detect the fraud.

Bangladeshi police and a bank official said earlier this month that the central bank became more vulnerable to hackers when technicians from SWIFT connected the new bank transaction system to SWIFT messaging three months before the cyber theft.

The local Daily Star newspaper quoted Farashuddin as saying that SWIFT failed to implement 13 security measures in the installation of the system.

A spokeswoman for SWIFT said she had no immediate comment to make.

Scientists say reptiles may dream like us

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esearch in a German laboratory involving five lizards called Australian bearded dragons indicates these reptiles may dream and could prompt a fundamental reassessment of the evolution of sleep.

sleep stages with mammals and birds, sister groups among the land vertebrates, suggests the sleep traits emerged far earlier than previously suspected in the common evolutionary ancestors of the three groups.

Scientists said they had documented for the first time that reptiles, like people, experience rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep and another sleep stage called slow-wave sleep.

In human REM sleep, the eyes move rapidly, the heart rate and blood pressure rise, limb muscles become incapacitated and dreams flourish.

Until now, only mammals and birds were known to experience these.

Because REM sleep is when dreaming occurs in people, the findings suggest that these lizards dream, too. But, what would bearded dragons dream about?

“If you forced me to speculate and to use a loose definition of dreaming, I’d speculate that those dreams are about recent notable events: insects, maybe a place where there are good insects, an aggressive male in the next terrarium, et cetera,” said neuroscientist Gilles Laurent, director of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Germany.

“If I were an Australian dragon living in Frankfurt, I’d be dreaming of a warm day in the sun.”

When REM and slow-wave sleep first evolved has remained a mystery. The discovery that reptiles share these important

Slow-wave sleep, also called deep sleep, is the most restful sleep period, marked by slow brainwaves and little dreaming.

These stages are thought to be useful for consolidation, storage and erasure of memories and other purposes.

Some scientists had hypothesised

REM and slow-wave sleep might be linked to warm-bloodedness and evolved independently in birds and mammals.

Laurent said the findings suggest these sleep traits probably evolved at least as long ago as in the common ancestor of reptiles, birds and mammals: small lizard-like animals that lived between 300 million and 320 million years ago.

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ENTERTAINMENT RUSSELL CROWE LISTS ACTING INJURIES

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ussell Crowe has reeled off a list of serious injuries he has picked up from his years as an action man, revealing he has no cartilage in his toes and "a disintegrating hip".

The Oscar-winning Gladiator star no longer does his own stunts on movie sets because he fears he won't be able to bounce back as quickly from an injury now he's 52.

"The older I get the less that's just physically possible," he tells WENN. "I remember when I was a young fella doing all of my stunts and the occasional older actor would go, 'Why are you doing it?

Why don't you let the stunt guys do it?'

scar on my body that is from something other than a film set; every other scar is about being on a film set."

he wasn't up for a series of stunts - after putting on more than 27 kilograms for his role as bumbling detective Jackson Healy.

And, listing his aches, pains and broken bones, the movie star adds, "I've got no cartilage in my toes anymore; that's from doing a whole bunch of lateral stops.

I've got grade-four tears in both Achilles tendons. I've got shin splints. I've got bone marrow ademas under both knees.

I've got one disintegrating hip.

"I said, 'There's two things at play here; one is, because I'm getting older, I want to make sure that I get through everything that I'm responsible for. The other thing is, I'm carrying a lot of extra weight, so if we start grinding on stuff and doing it over and over again I'm gonna hurt myself...

"I've got a rib in my upper thoracic that pops off my spine, which is a very pleasant morning if that ever happens! I've had two operations on my left shoulder.

"I did kind of limit him a little bit but all that basically meant is he got the choreography and everything he wanted to do with the camera down really well.

"This stuff comes from committing to the And so when I'm doing it, he's getting everything he needs. It's good to pull the job and giving myself over to the job."

"Now that I'm an older guy, I'm like, that grind back from 20 takes to three!" was a piece of kindness and wisdom that Crowe admits he sat down with Shane had just missed me at the time, because Black, the director of his new action you do start stacking this up. I've got this comedy The Nice Guys, and made it clear embarrassing thing where I've got one

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The actor became a father at 21 and said that starting a family at such an early age meant that he never became a "s**tfaced artist".

Hanks, now a father-of-four, said: "I'm lucky. I was in charge of offspring at a very early age, so I didn't have the luxury of being able to get stoned a lot.

"And I never drank too much. I was never what I call a s**tfaced artist."

The actor said he doesn't regret that because he didn't think it was more fun to be intoxicated or stoned.

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Your Horoscopes ARIES Being in a relationship is a choice, Aries. Before you say that nothing works out in love, make sure you understand the meaning of maturity. It means you have to give up some things and you should also learn and make progress TAURUS You have a charming personality and have a way of being outgoing without making your partner feel uncomfortable. Don’t go overboard though. Your partner may not mind but other people would and their words can influence how he/she feels about it

GEMINI Listen to your inner voice if you’re on a date. Identifying if this person is alright or not can’t be supported by reason. Your intuition shall direct your thinking where to focus on

CANCER You are stubborn about your goal but flexible with your plans. Use this ability to use the strength you developed in the past to come up with a solution for something you’re dealing with at the moment

LEO Your relationship is going through a rocky period. Keep an open mind and be flexible. Being in a relationship is a compromise. It requires a lot of understanding. Let go of control and let yourself be vulnerable in the name of love VIRGO Your relationship has all the turbulence as well as twists and turns of romantic love. That’s just part of the game, Virgo.

That makes romance exciting but your partner is having a hard time catching up with you

LIBRA There is a conflict between what your ego wants and the society’s demand for modesty. Break this conflict by practicing assertiveness. Go for something you want without stepping on anyone’s toes

SCORPIO You are impatient with the pace of change and wants things to happen overnight. This is because someone has his/ her eyes on you. Under any circumstance, make sure you avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret

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JENNIFER LOPEZ: I am not a diva J ennifer Lopez has hit back at constant reports suggesting she is a diva, insisting it's a label she doesn't deserve.

The 46-year-old has built a huge career out of singing and acting, but her stellar success has prompted some to repeatedly brand her "difficult" or "prima donna" - and JLo does not appreciate the reputation.

"I got a moniker of being 'the diva', which I never felt I deserved which I don't deserve - because I've always been a hard worker, on time, doing what I'm supposed to do, and getting that label because you reach a certain amount of success," she explained to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Maid in Manhattan star added she would often feel "crippled" to voice her opinion and felt the need to stand up for herself in a male-dominated environment.

"Certain directors and the boys' club that they form can make you feel like, 'Oh, I can't say anything'," she continued. "I was always fascinated by how I could see (a man) being late or being belligerent to a crew and it being totally acceptable; meanwhile, I'd show up 15 minutes late and be berated. And you watch this happen over and over and over again."

The double standards Lopez has witnessed throughout her career is something she is keen to change, and she will continue to speak up for herself regardless of what others in the industry think.

"Like, we're not allowed to have certain opinions or even be passionate about something, or they'll be like, 'God, she's really difficult'," she said. "It's like, 'Am I? Am I difficult because I care?' I've always been fascinated by how much more well-behaved we have to be than men."

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hild actor turned Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood has spoken up about alleged "organised" child abuse in Hollywood.

Wood who's best known for portraying Frodo in the fantasy franchise said while his mother protected him from abuse when he arrived in Hollywood at the age of eight, he said it was clear there was abuse happening.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Wood described the "darkness" in the industry and explained paedophiles were often guarded by powerful names in the industry.

"Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood.

It was all organised. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only have their own interests in mind. There is a darkness in the underbelly if you can imagine it, it's probably happened," Wood told the British publication.

The actor agreed the problem was still prevalent in Hollywood and said innocent victims are often unable to speak up about abuse because of fear of prevailing powers.

"If you're innocent, you have very little knowledge of the world and you want to succeed, people with parasitic interests will see you as their prey," he said.

"There's the tragedy of attempting to reveal what is happening to innocent people. They can be squashed but their lives have been irreparably damaged."

Wood drew parallels to the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal to rock the British entertainment industry.

"You all grew up with Savile... it must have been devastating," Wood told the Sunday Times.

In 2012, British police said the BBC presenter had abused hundreds of victims, mainly youngsters, over six decades until his death in October 2011.

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ichael Buble is cancelling upcoming events due to pending vocal cord surgery.

The singer said on his website Wednesday that after surgery, he'll be required to take time to rest and recover. He said there will be "no talking or singing" for some time, but that a full recovery is expected.

He didn't say when the surgery would take place.

Buble wrote that he will not be able to perform at the June 5 tribute concert to Marvin Gaye at John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. He wrote: "Thank you in advance for your prayers and good wishes. I'll keep you up to date on my progress."

The 40-year-old Buble has released multiplatinum-selling albums and his hits include Haven't Met You Yet.

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Anderson responded to the support by re-tweeting a fan-made poster on her official account that features the actress in front of the traditional 007 logo.

"It's Bond. Jane Bond. Thanks for all the votes! (And sorry, don't known who made poster but I love it!) #NextBond," the actress tweeted.

The post has so far received 17,000 likes and generated more than 7,000 retweets. "@GillianA This women is FIERCE but classy all at once She IS the #NextBond & already has perfect English accent," one fan tweeted.

"I love that the #NextBond tag is mostly Gillian Anderson with a couple of dudes thrown in here and there," another wrote.

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was extended to 10 years when he was found to have drugs in his cell.

He was also put in solitary confinement from 2012 to 2014.

The 71-year-old actor discovered he had stage four throat cancer in the summer of 2010, just months after his son Cameron, 30, was sentenced to five years in prison for heroin possession.

Another tough time in the actor's life came when he and Catherine Zeta-Jones split briefly in 2012. But the pair have moved on from that situation, and Douglas told Kelly that he loves his wife "more and more every day".

It made the year very difficult to cope with, Douglas told Megyn Kelly in an interview on Tuesday.

"That was a one-two shot, that was a pretty dark moment," he said. "My oldest son Cameron has struggled with addiction for most of his life, he was a serious heroin addict, that brought him into federal prison.

"It broke my heart, the combination. When he was sentenced, I knew the amount of time he was going to be spending in federal prison combined with my early cancer at the same time."

After serving three years in jail, Cameron's sentence

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he Angry Birds Movie soared to $US39 million in its debut weekend, knocking Captain America: Civil War off its first-place perch, while new adult comedies Neighbors 2 and the The Nice Guys struggled to get their footing, according to comScore estimates Sunday.

Rovio Animation spearheaded the production of The Angry Birds Movie, which cost around $73 million to make, and opened strong internationally last weekend.

The film has already earned $150 million worldwide, according to estimates from Sony, which is distributing the film.

The Angry Birds Movie features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Danny McBride and has received mixed reviews from critics in its attempt to create a compelling story out of a fairly simplistic appbased game. But audiences under 25 gave the film an A CinemaScore which should help the film continue to perform well over Memorial Day weekend.

"It's very difficult turning a video game property into a successful movie," said Josh Greenstein, Sony's President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. "To use a bad pun, we are flying high."

Video game adaptations have not had the best track record, but comScore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian notes that the success of Angry Birds likely has more to do with its family appeal and ingrained brand recognition.

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The PG-13 rated Captain America: Civil War wasn't too far behind, earning an additional $US33.1 million this weekend for a secondplace spot, which brings its domestic total to $347.4 million. And, even in its third weekend in theaters, the superhero proved mightier than a fresh batch of R-rated comedies, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and The Nice Guys, both of which underwhelmed in their debuts.

While the comedy openings might be less than hoped for, both could still provide decent counterprogramming to the spectacle-driven films opening on Memorial Day weekend, when mega productions X-Men: Apocalypse and Alice Through the Looking Glass take over.

The R-rated 70s-set buddy comedy The Nice Guys, meanwhile, grossed $11.3 million for a fourth-place spot. Warner Bros. handled the "PG is the hot new rating now. There used domestic distribution for the Shane Blackto be a stigma that younger teens wouldn't directed film, which stars Ryan Gosling and be interested," he said. "The numbers prove Russell Crowe and has been very wellthat when you go after the broadest base received by critics but seemed to fly under possible, you can be highly successful." the radar on this crowded weekend.

The top films at the US and Canadia box office 1. The Angry Birds Movie, $39 million.

Neighbors 2 brought in only $21.8 million 2. Captain America: Civil War, $33.1 million.

- less than half of the first film's $49 million opening in 2014. But the film from director 3. N eighbors 2: Sorority Rising, $21.8 million.

Nick Stoller also cost only $35 million to make.

4. The Nice Guys, $11.3 million.

"We're really proud of 'Neighbors 2'," said 5. The Jungle Book, $11 million.

Nick Carpou, Universal's President of Domestic Distribution. "We're not just out 6. Money Monster, $7.1 million. there trying to go to the bank on something.

7. The Darkness, $2.4 million.

It really is a different take."

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abradors are often overweight because they have a gene linked to overeating, new research has suggested.

The most common breed of dog in the UK and the US, labradors are more likely to become obese than others.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that 23 per cent of the loveable dogs have a variant of an obesityrelated gene strongly associated with weight and appetite.

In a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, a team of researchers studied 310 pet and assistance labradors to look for variants of three candidate obesity-related genes. receive.

They also examined the dogs' "food Lead author Dr Eleanor Raffan said: "This is motivation" by asking owners about their a common genetic variant in labradors and animals' relationship with food. has a significant effect on those dogs that The researchers found that a variant of one carry it, so it is likely that this helps explain why labradors are more prone to being gene in particular, known as POMC, was strongly associated with weight, obesity and overweight in comparison to other breeds. appetite in labradors and flat coat retrievers. The gene affected is known to be important in regulating how the brain recognises In both breeds, for each copy of the gene hunger and the feeling of being full after a carried, the dog was on average 1.9kg meal. heavier, an effect size particularly notable given the extent to which owners, rather "People who live with labradors often say than the dogs themselves, control the they are obsessed by food, and that would amount of food and exercise their dogs fit with what we know about this genetic

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The scientists even believe that understanding how the gene - which is also found in humans - works in dogs might help tackle the obesity crisis.

Professor Stephen O'Rahilly, Co-Director of the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, says: "Common genetic variants affecting the POMC gene are associated with human body weight and there are even some rare obese people who lack a very similar part of the POMC gene to the one that is missing in the dogs."

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What’s onINin Melbourne CIRCUS OZ TWENTYSIXTEEN Circus Oz explodes with a fabulous new show TWENTYSIXTEEN – created in 2016, touring through 2016, this is a show from now, for now. TWENTYSIXTEEN is a refreshing cocktail of new and old, innovation and tradition. The turbocharged acrobats bring amazing new skill and wizardry to the flying trapeze, the Chinese pole and unicycle adagio.

A brand new group-juggling act is sure to drop jaws as 21 clubs duck and weave from acrobat to acrobat. For tickets www.ticketmaster.com.au Where: Birrarung Marr, Birrarung Marr Melbourne 3000 When: Wednesday 15th of June to Sunday 10th of July 2016

AUSTRALIAN GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 1400 athletes, 600 officials, 32 sessions, more than 7000 routines, Rio selection on the line and that’s just the beginning… Experience two weeks of superhuman feats, as the top gymnasts from each state and territory compete for the title of Australian Champion. Participants and spectators will be amazed by the standard of competition and immersed in an experience like never before: entertainment, activities, educational workshops, a kid’s zone for interactive gymnastics and more…

Where: Hisense Arena, Olympic Boulevard Melbourne 3000 Venue: (03) 9286 1600 When: Monday 23rd of May to Saturday 4th of June 2016

GALA FOR GILBO | FUNDRAISER FOR RUSSELL GILBERT An all-star line-up of Australia’s top comedians are rallying to help their friend and one of Australia’s favourite entertainers, Russell Gilbert. One of our most-loved comedians, suffered through a devastating series of personal and medical issues in late 2015. A brain aneurysm, followed by a stroke has left him reeling. All profits from Gala For Gilbo will help to provide for his rehabilitation and ongoing care, and to help him get back on his feet. www.frontiertouring.com/gilbo Where: Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade St Kilda Venue: 03 9525 3240 When: Sunday 17th of July 2016

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN This spectacular show is packed full of the charm, romance, comedy and Tinseltown glamour of one of the world’s best-loved movies. It tells the story of the first Hollywood musical, when the silver screen found its voice and left silent movies - and some of its stars - behind. With its joyous story and sumptuous set design and costumes, Singin’ in the Rain showers you with everything you could wish for in a hit musical!

Where: Her Majesty’s Theatre, 219 Exhibition Street Melbourne When: Saturday 7th of May to Sunday 26th of June 2016

MS WALK & FUN RUN 2016 Warm up this winter and get fit for a cause and support multiple sclrerosis in the MS Walk + Fun Run at Albert Park.

Whether you’re an elite runner or a weekend walker, be a part of the action! Stroll or sprint, roll or run or even travel by pram! Whatever you choose, you will be supporting thousands of Australians living with Multiple Sclerosis. The MS Walk and Fun Run will start and finish from the picturesque Palms Lawn at Albert Park Lake and will follow the scenic track around lake. The course is 100% stroller and wheelchair friendly and takes in spectacular views of the Melbourne skyline. Dogs on leads are welcome.

Where: Albert Park and Lake, Lakeside Drive, Albert Park When: Run: 8.45am | Walk: 10am, Sunday 5th of June 2016

END OF FINANCIAL YEAR PACKAGE | CAMPARI HOUSE Enjoy sunset views sipping champagne on our rooftop, a classic cocktail in our lounge or create your own atmosphere with exclusive facilities in our private functions room. Campari House has customisable packages catering to a spectrum of end of financial year parties! Let us eliminate your stress with our all-inclusive packages or let us customise an event for up to 30 guest. Limited bookings available. Email: events@camparihouse.com.au.

Where: Campari House, 23-25 Hardware Lane Melbourne When: 12pm-1am Daily, Wednesday 1st of June to Saturday 16th of July 2016

SCARECROW - RETURN TO FLYING SAUCER CLUB After an absolute knock out show last time and by popular demand, Scarecrow - The Mellencamp Show return to the Flying Saucer Club on Saturday 28th May for a repeat performance. Within the beautiful walls of this Venue, come and enjoy the ride as Scarecrow recreate the sound of all the Mellencamp hits with authenticity, energy and passion. Dance, smile or sing along as you relive your past or purely enjoy the moment, but book now as this show is selling very fast!

Where: Flying Saucer Club, 4 St Georges Rd, Elsternwick When: Dining 6.00pm / Standing: 8.00pm, Saturday 28th of May 2016

ALTITUDE SHIFT | ABSEIL CHALLENGE 2016 Can you live on the edge? Are you ready for a new adventure? Do you have what it takes to step out of your comfort zone in support of Victorian children living in foster care? If the answer is yes, register now to be one of 200 brave people to abseil down Melbourne’s St James building and help Anglicare Victoria to raise vital funds for children in need. It costs $150 to register and you must fundraise at least $850 to secure your spot atop the 113 metre skyscraper for this once in a lifetime experience.

Where: 535 Bourke St Melbourne When: 9am-5pm, Friday 27th of May 2016 To Saturday 28th of May 2016

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016 The 2016 Melbourne International Jazz Festival will electrify the city this winter with an extraordinary program of international jazz greats. The Festival celebrates jazz as a constantly-evolving art form, ranging from golden-age icons to genre-bending innovators. Immerse yourself in the stunning program of unmissable headliners, intimate club gigs, late-night jams, close encounters, workshops, family events and free concerts. Come along and be moved! For more information go to www.melbournejazz.com When: Friday 3rd of June 2016 To Sunday 12th of June 2016

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Lloyd Spiegel, Jimi Hocking, Ray Beadle and on numerous occasions he has been the dynamic guitarist behind renowned harmonica player Mr Chris Wilson.

Valach first made a name for himself honing his craft at local blues jams and after being selected to perform on the “Unearthed Stage” at The Wangaratta Jesse Valach Jazz and Blues Festival and Winter Blues Festival in Echuca by the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society alongside his outfit Blues Mountain their sound caught After sitting just below the radar Melbourne’s the rapt attention of everyone from the fiery blues/soul infused, reggae/roots loyal traditional blues followers to the inspired, singer/songwriter, and lead casual-part time listener. guitarist Jesse Valach is now starting With an unmatched dedication, hard to attract the attention he deserves. work, devotion, and a killer rhythm Nominated for ‘Best Blues Album’ at the section to boot Jesse Valach and Blues recent Age Music Victoria Awards for Mountain have produced a tight riveting “Separation Street” Blues Mountain take live show and with their self-tiled debut you on a journey from lights down low soul album ‘Separation Street’ coming in ballads to energetic shuffle romps delivered at #3 on the Australian Blues and in demanding fashion. Weaving together Roots it is a definite testimony to intense guitar and soulful vocals, Valach that. Performing close to 200 shows a has performed alongside some of Australia’s year including festivals such as Blues biggest names in blues music including on Broadbeach, Thredbo Blues, and Russell Morris, Geoff Achison, Jeff Lang, Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival along

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ornington’s Royal Hotel continues to fly the flag for live music. Receiving huge support from adding a featured band once a month to their already successful acoustic Saturday format, the Royal steps out with an exciting new Sunday session to soothe your winter blues. This week Jesse Valach’s Blues Mountain kicks off a rockin’ Sunday roster featuring some Melbourne and the Peninsula’s favourite bands including Safari Motel, Sammy Owen Blues Band and Celtic favourites Zeon.

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with regular performances at some of Melbourne’s premium live music venues.

With jam-packed album launches at the GH Hotel-St Kilda and The CatfishFitzroy including very successful overseas tours in New Zealand and Fiji Jesse Valach has proven that from local blues jams to the international stage he is a musician who is indeed on the rise.

Join Jesse Valach’s Blues Mountain this Sunday May 29 at Mornington’s Royal Hotel from 3pm. The fun continues weekly from there with Sammy Owen Blues Band on June 5 and Lisa Faithfull’s Soul Explosion as part of the Mornington Winter Jazz Festival on Sunday June 12.

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The Seaford Hotel...................................... Seaford............................. Paul Woseen........................................................................................................................................................... 5:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mordialloc......................... Funky Bunch Trivia................................................................................................................................................. 7:00PM Grand Hotel................................................ Mornington........................ Grand Trivia............................................................................................................................................................ 7:30PM Rosebud Hotel............................................ Rosebud........................... Rosebud Trivia........................................................................................................................................................ 7:30PM Side Street.................................................. Mordialloc......................... Open Mic Thursdays hosted by Simon Imrei.......................................................................................................... 7:30PM Gods Kitchen.............................................. Mornington........................ Mark Hogg.............................................................................................................................................................. 7:30PM Baha........................................................... Rye................................... Jon Toogood........................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM Backyard Bar.............................................. Mornington........................ Backyard Karaoke................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM FRIDAY MAY 27TH The Continental Hotel................................. Sorrento............................ Friday Night Live..................................................................................................................................................... 3:00PM The Berwick Hotel...................................... Berwick............................. Casey & Adam........................................................................................................................................................ 8:00PM Lucky 13 Garage........................................ Moorabbin......................... Viva Coldplay.......................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM The Grand Hotel......................................... Mornington........................ Tex Perkins + Charlie Owens.................................................................................................................................. 8:00PM The Westernport Hotel............................... San Remo......................... Willy Go Lightly....................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM Double G Saloon........................................ Mornington........................ JLS & Co................................................................................................................................................................. 8:00PM One Fourteen............................................. Mentone............................ The Party Animals................................................................................................................................................... 8:30PM The Seaford Hotel...................................... Seaford............................. Phil Para Band........................................................................................................................................................ 8:30PM The Berwick Hotel...................................... Berwick............................. Nat & Matt’s Retro Karaoke Squad......................................................................................................................... 8:30PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mordialloc......................... Live Duos & DJ’s in The Beer Garden.................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Backyard Bar.............................................. Mornington........................ Backyard Karaoke................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mornington........................ FriBays – Acoustic Jam, RNB Party Room............................................................................................................. 9:00PM Beaches Of Mornington.............................. Mornington........................ The Regular Boys................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM The Deck.................................................... Frankston.......................... Sea Circus 28’s....................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Rosebud Hotel............................................ Rosebud........................... Rob & Tarquin......................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Gods Kitchen.............................................. Mornington........................ Masterclass with D-Neck & Oddsy.......................................................................................................................... 9:00PM The Sound Bar........................................... Rosebud West.................. Blues Alley.............................................................................................................................................................. 9:00PM SATURDAY MAY 28TH Hickinbotham.............................................. Dromana........................... James Franklin........................................................................................................................................................ 1:00PM Hastings Club............................................. Hastings............................ James Vincent........................................................................................................................................................ 6:30PM Lucky 13 Garage........................................ Moorabbin......................... British Invasion – Beatles v’s Stones...................................................................................................................... 7:30PM The Royal Hotel.......................................... Mornington........................ Warren James......................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM The Cove.................................................... Patterson Lakes................ Jacob Butler............................................................................................................................................................ 8:00PM Double G Saloon........................................ Mornington........................ Blues Alley.............................................................................................................................................................. 8:00PM Baha........................................................... Rye................................... Lepers & Crooks..................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM Continental Hotel........................................ Sorrento............................ Conti Saturdays...................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Hallam Hotel............................................... Hallam............................... Sound Stage 28’s.................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mornington........................ Bay Saturdays w resident DJ’s upstairs & Rob & Tarquin Live downstairs............................................................. 9:00PM Rosebud Hotel............................................ Rosebud........................... Live Music............................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM The Grand Hotel......................................... Mornington........................ Cruze Saturdays w Resident DJ’s.......................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Beaches Of Mornington.............................. Mornington........................ Size Matters............................................................................................................................................................ 9:00PM Gods Kitchen.............................................. Mornington........................ The Antidote............................................................................................................................................................ 9:00PM The Sound Bar........................................... Rosebud West.................. Malcura................................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mordialloc......................... 23 Past.................................................................................................................................................................... 9:30PM SUNDAY MAY 29TH The Royal Hotel.......................................... Mornington........................ Blues Mountain....................................................................................................................................................... 3:00PM Hickinbotham.............................................. Dromana........................... Rooted In Rock....................................................................................................................................................... 1:00PM MP Brewery................................................ Mornington........................ The Warrains........................................................................................................................................................... 1:00PM The Deck.................................................... Frankston.......................... Sunday Sessions w Live Acoustic followed by DJ’s................................................................................................ 2:00PM The Cove.................................................... Patterson Lakes................ Jason Dean............................................................................................................................................................. 2:00PM Daveys....................................................... Frankston.......................... Sunday Soultrain w Rosie & The Mighty Kings....................................................................................................... 3:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mornington........................ Irish Sundays.......................................................................................................................................................... 3:00PM The General Lounge Cafe.......................... McCrae............................. Andy Phillips & The Cadillac Walk.......................................................................................................................... 3:00PM Double G Saloon........................................ Mornington........................ Rob Papp................................................................................................................................................................ 3:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mordialloc......................... Sunday Sessions In The Garden............................................................................................................................ 4:00PM Side Street.................................................. Mordialloc......................... Joe Laf.................................................................................................................................................................... 5:00PM Gods Kitchen.............................................. Mornington........................ Ben Smith............................................................................................................................................................... 5:00PM Beaches Of Mornington.............................. Mornington........................ Momentum ‘Unplugged’.......................................................................................................................................... 5:00PM THURSDAY JUNE 2ND The Seaford Hotel...................................... Seaford............................. Paul Woseen........................................................................................................................................................... 5:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mordialloc......................... Funky Bunch Trivia................................................................................................................................................. 7:00PM Grand Hotel................................................ Mornington........................ Grand Trivia............................................................................................................................................................ 7:30PM Rosebud Hotel............................................ Rosebud........................... Rosebud Trivia........................................................................................................................................................ 7:30PM Side Street.................................................. Victoria.............................. Open Mic Thursdays hosted by Simon Imrei.......................................................................................................... 7:30PM Baha........................................................... Rye................................... Jon Toogood........................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM Backyard Bar.............................................. Mornington........................ Backyard Karaoke................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM FRIDAY JUNE 3RD Red Hill Pavillion........................................ Red Hill Show Grounds.... Mick Thomas + Áine Tyrrell..................................................................................................................................... 7:00PM The Continental Hotel................................. Sorrento............................ Friday Night Live..................................................................................................................................................... 3:00PM The Berwick Hotel...................................... Berwick............................. Casey & Adam........................................................................................................................................................ 8:00PM Lucky 13 Garage........................................ Moorabbin......................... How Now Live......................................................................................................................................................... 7:30PM Chelsea Heights Hotel................................ Chelsea Heights............... Jimeoin.................................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM The Grand Hotel......................................... Mornington........................ Woodlock................................................................................................................................................................ 8:00PM The Westernport Hotel............................... San Remo......................... Nick Anderson......................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM The Seaford Hotel...................................... Seaford............................. Jimi Hocking’s Blues Machine................................................................................................................................ 8:30PM The Berwick Hotel...................................... Berwick............................. Nat & Matt’s Retro Karaoke Squad......................................................................................................................... 8:30PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mordialloc......................... Live Duos & DJ’s in The Beer Garden.................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Backyard Bar.............................................. Mornington........................ Backyard Karaoke................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mornington........................ FriBays – Acoustic Jam, RNB Party Room............................................................................................................. 9:00PM The Deck.................................................... Frankston.......................... Sea Circus 28’s....................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Rosebud Hotel............................................ Rosebud........................... Brock Shirley........................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Gods Kitchen.............................................. Mornington........................ Masterclass with D-Neck & Oddsy.......................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Beaches Of Mornington.............................. Mornington........................ Single Income......................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM SATURDAY JUNE 4TH Hickinbotham.............................................. Dromana........................... Rob Pappalado....................................................................................................................................................... 1:00PM Lucky 13 Garage........................................ Moorabbin......................... Dirty Laundry + Rusty Nails.................................................................................................................................... 7:30PM Sands Tavern.............................................. Carrum Downs.................. Aussie Outlaws feat. Paul Woseen & Alfi Rocker................................................................................................... 8:00PM The Cove.................................................... Patterson Lakes................ Warren James......................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM The Royal Hotel.......................................... Mornington VIC................. Blues Mountain....................................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM Pier Hotel.................................................... Frankston.......................... Tim Smyth + Holy Trash.......................................................................................................................................... 8:00PM The Sound Bar........................................... Rosebud West.................. Andy Phillips & The Cadillac Walk.......................................................................................................................... 8:30PM Gods Kitchen.............................................. Mornington........................ The Antidote............................................................................................................................................................ 9:00PM Beaches Of Mornington.............................. Mornington........................ Totally 80’s.............................................................................................................................................................. 9:00PM Continental Hotel........................................ Sorrento............................ Conti Saturdays...................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Hallam Hotel............................................... Hallam............................... Sound Stage 28’s.................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mornington........................ Bay Saturdays w resident DJ’s upstairs & Rob & Tarquin Live downstairs............................................................. 9:00PM Rosebud Hotel............................................ Rosebud........................... Live Music............................................................................................................................................................... 9:00PM The Grand Hotel......................................... Mornington........................ Cruze Saturdays w Resident DJ’s.......................................................................................................................... 9:00PM Bay Hotel.................................................... Mordialloc......................... 23 Past.................................................................................................................................................................... 9:30PM SUNDAY JUNE 5TH The Royal Hotel.......................................... Mornington........................ Sammy Owen Blues Band...................................................................................................................................... 3:00PM Hickinbotham.............................................. Dromana........................... Raw Silk.................................................................................................................................................................. 1:00PM MP Brewery................................................ Mornington........................ Rob Papp................................................................................................................................................................ 1:00PM The Deck.................................................... Frankston.......................... 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Andy Phillips – The 70’S Jam Sessions

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here is a buzz about Andy Phillips and deservedly so! His profile has risen quickly to become one of the hardest working and most talked about local artists to come on the local scene the last few years. Andy is known as a cool, likeable, laid-back dude, who can play the hell out of a guitar. Launching this week, Andy Phillips presents House Of Rock, a weekly jam session paying tribute to the 1970’s every Wednesday night at the Seaford Hotel complete with guitar riffs and raw emotion.

Take a step back to pre MTV, pre mobile phones and pre digital age. A time when things were less complicated: good mates, beer, transistor radios, the car stereo, dancing and live rock music at the local. Revisit the 70’s every Wed night with Andy Phillips, backed by a rocking band and special guest musicians each week.

Paying tribute to the rock greats of the era: Thin Lizzy, ZZ Top, Led Zepplin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, AD/DC, The Doors, Hendrix, Creedence, Pink Floyd and many more.

Growing up listening only to his Dad’s vinyl rock collection - it steeped into his blood; Andy can do justice and pay tribute to the music of the era that very few musicians of his age can. Get down to the Seaford Hotel every Wednesday night for House Of Rock 70’s Jam Sessions featuring Andy Phillips and guests from 7.30pm. #HouseOfRockSeaford

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MYOB experience is required for this Part Time/Full Time position. For immediate start.

You must have Bookkeepng experience with a keen eye for detail. This position requires attention to detail, data entry, Excel & MYOB is essential.

Only reliable, dependable person to apply.

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ELTHAM

Saturday 21st May, 31 Lavender Park Road, 8:00am-2:00pm, No Early Birds, Vertical Haier Freezer w/drawers less than 2yo, Tools/building, older freestyle BMX bikes, ELTHAM

EPPING

Saturday 21st May, 12 Maranatha Street, 9:00am4:00pm, No Early Birds, kitchen appliances, crockery, new beauty-products, tools. lamps, small furniture, books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, EPPING

FOREST HILL

ROSEBUD

Saturday 28th May, 8am1pm. 79 Hayes Avenue.

Massive Sale including 7.5x11.5m Garage. Fishing gear.

Tools.

Vintage.

Collectibles, ROSEBUD

SEAFORD

Saturday May 21st, 43 Mckenzie Street, 8:00am3:00pm, No Early Birds, Variety of goods, loads of young children’s toys and games, books/ clothing, DVDs, bric-a-brac, SEAFORD

SEAFORD

Saturday 21st May, 16 Ireland Street, 8:00am4:00pm, no early callers, Furniture, household items, toys, outdoor furniture, outdoor heaters, bric-a-brac, SEAFORD

Saturday 28th May. 8am3pm. 123 Endeavour Drive.

Assorted furniture. Antique mirror/lamps. Coffee table.

Rugs. Small tables with drawers. Bric’a’brac. Lots more, CRANBOURNE N

Saturday 21st May, 2/10 Stringybark Close, 10:00am1:00pm, No Early Birds, Household items, women/ men clothes/shoes, books, furnitures, pictures, plants, everything must go, FOREST SOMERVILLE Saturday 21st May & Sunday HILL 22nd May. 8am-2pm. Factory 1/21 Speedwell Street. Books FRANKSTON Saturday 21st May, 9 Tower galore. Bric’a’brac. Camping Avenue, 8:00am-2:00pm, gear. Furniture etc, Phone No Early Birds, Tools, men/ 59780981, SOMERVILLE women’s clothes, working TEMPLESTOWE electrical items, kitchenware, Saturday 21st May, 44 stools, outdoor setting, knick- Serpells Road, 8:00amknacks, Childs car-bed, 4:00pm, Household goods, FRANKSTON kitchenware, women’s clothing overseas labels, HASTINGS children’s clothes, electrical Saturday 21st May/Sunday appliances, books, 22nd May. 8am-5pm. 5 garden furniture. etc etc, Lefroy Lane. STRICTLY NO TEMPLESTOWE EARLY CALLERS. Massive sale. Furniture. pet supplies. VERMONT Antiques. Much more. Won’t Saturday 21st May, 52 Boronia Road, 8:00amdisappoint, HASTINGS 3:00pm, No Early Birds, Antique and Modern MOUNT ELIZA Saturday 21st May, 78 Furniture, Loft Bed (to be assembled) and mattress, Winona Road, 8:00am12:00pm, No Early Birds, 2xQueen Size, VERMONT lots of bricabrac, old-wares, WANTIRNA SOUTH some furniture, collectables, Saturday 21st May, 36 clothes, MOUNT ELIZA Fewster Drive, 8:30am5:00pm, Radio/iPod/cd NEWPORT player w/speakers/lamps, Saturday 21st May, 91 John ladies-bags, books, kitchen Liston Drive, 8:00am-2:00pm, ware, Sharp convection No Early Birds, Chairs, oven/microwave, Italian black stools, pictures/frames, leather sofa bed, WANTIRNA decorative items/ornaments, STH lamps, cushions, clothesladies and kids, shoes, toys/ plants, NEWPORT

CRANBOURNE WEST

PAKENHAM

GARAGE SALES ARMADALE

Saturday 21st May, 3 Northcote Road, 9:00am4:00pm, No Early Birds, Various mature shade plants in various terracotta/plastic pots. 3x Bush Orchids, Red Cliveas, ARMADALE

BERWICK

Saturday 21st May, 24 Yaldara Drive Berwick 8:00am-1:00pm, No Early Birds, Sportsgirl, Witchery, Mink Pink, Miss Shop, Dotti, Surf Brands, plenty more.

Shoes/Bags.

Household, BERWICK

BOX HILL NTH

Saturday 21st May, 3-5 Mersey Street, 9:00am4:00pm, No Early Birds, bargains Ex-Gift Shop Stock, children’s bed linen Furniture Toys Household, BOX HILL NTH

CRANBOURNE NORTH

Saturday 21st May, 6 Butler Court, 7:00am-12:00pm, No Early Birds, 7AM-12PM. Telescope, kayak, camper trailer, 12v winch, various tools, baby seats, childrenstoys, CRANBOURNE WEST

Saturday 21st May, 28 Silver Gum Drive, 9:00am-4:00pm, No Early Birds, corrugated roofing iron, roof-trusses, Elfa electric oven 600mm,Iag 5burner gas cooktop 850mm, PAKENHAM

GOLD NEEDED

Chains, Bracelets, Rings, Scrap Gold. ONLY 18ct or 22ct. Best prices paid up to $16 per gram.

Can pick up. Please call for more information, Phone 0407099990, CRANBOURNE SOUTH

HONDA TRAIL BIKE

wanted old honda trail bike dead or alive, complete or not , will pickup in geelong area phone with details, Call for Price, Phone 0412522259, GEELONG

I AM A RETIRED ENGINEER

wanting to restore a Volkswagen Beetle, do you have on or know of one Phone Ken, Phone 59889643, BLAIRGOWRIE

KITTEN

Looking for great family friendly kitten, pure bred, want male. In Ballarat Region, Phone 0488771609, BALLARAT

KUBOTA ENGINE WANTED

RECORDS & CD’S WANTED

Any Records & CD’s. Cash Paid. Mornington Peninsula & Surrounds - Will pick up. Also Hi-Fi equipment. Please call Jim, Phone 0412716595, AH 59752516, MORNINGTON

RH SIDE COVER

for 1981 Honda XL 185, plus L&R side side covers for 1982 and 1983 Suzuki DR 250, Phone 0400500119, PAKENHAM

SUZUKI MIGHTY BOY

fair to good cond, RWC and rego with or without, contact ASAP, Phone 94641910, LALOR

WANTED UNUSED GARAGE

WANTED

WANTED TO BUY

WANTED TO BUY OLD OIL TIN

Wanted old oil bottles oil tins petrol bowsers milk bar BOBCAT BACK HOE attachments wanted and advertising anything petrol other implements, Phone related, Phone 0418940437, AH 0418940437, SEAFORD 0422284827, GEELONG

WOOD CHIPPER

medium size, wanted going Instant cash for caravans or not, that can handle & poptops. Caravan site around 4in to 6in, Phone removals & clean ups. 0422284827, GEELONG Also caravans needed for recycling and parts, Phone 0435944322, BALLARAT

REAL ESTATE

CASH PAID !!

1300 BIG NEWS

Booking Deadline 2pm Monday prior to publication

REAL ESTATE FOR Collector wanting tobuy Oil tins, Oil bottles, Petrol SALE bowsers, Enamel signs Anything Petrol, Oil, Milkbar BANK WANTS MONEY related, Phone 0418940437, 25 acres Riverland SA, wine CARRUM grapes, oranges, plus 15 acres ready to use, price at a FIREWOOD WANTED Please call if you have wood quick sale, PICS, $210,000, 0433531105, or trees for free. Prefer local Phone area, Phone 0405429728, RIVERLAND BAXTER FORD FALCON 1 TONNE

ute, or similar ute wanted to buy, auto, must be dual fuel or gas under 200,000kms, Phone 0435944322, BALLARAT

BEAUTIFUL VICTORIAN HOME

nothing needs doing 3bdrm, formal dining, separate lounge, quality floor coverings, air conditioned throughout, $120,000, Phone 50816394, LASCELLES

OFFICE FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT FILLING CABINETS

Near Bairnsdale & Gippsland lakes.

Immaculate 4 Bedroom home of 28sq on 3 Acres with North Westerly views and Established gardens. Brick home is 6yrs old, Open Plan living, 3 bathrooms including luxury Ensuite with Spa bath. Gourmet kitchen with Granite bench tops, S/Steel appliances, 42 Cupboards & Drawers.

Ideal as a B&B (subject to council approval) has Pitch and Put PAR3 Golf course. Fully fenced, Well kept and 2 Double garages.

Priced to sell. Phone owner. More photos online at www.tradertag.com. au, $549,000 ono, Phone 0439384855, WY YUNG BAIRNSDALE AREA

3 or 4 cylinders must be going, Phone 0422284827, GEELONG HUGE REDUCTION

For some furniture storage.

Rosebud, Dromana & Rye districts. Will pay $60 per month. Ring, Phone 0423027441, ROSEBUD

CARAVANS & POPTOPS WANTED

EAST GIPPSLAND

HOME

3br 20 minutes Childers reduced 34000 from $260,000 to $235,000 serious buyers this is absolute bargain cheap rates, rural-views, $235,000, Phone 0407994147, BIGGENDEN

BUSINESS & SHOP EQUIPMENT BUSINESS FOR SALE HOT NUT VENDING MACHINES

2x 4 drawer filing cabinets.

Good condition lockable with keys $60 each $100 for pair, $60, Phone 0417259702, TYABB

REFRIGERATION & CATERING ASSORTED PIZZA EQUIPMENT

60 square Timber tables, 170 chairsl, Electric Blue plastic chairs, White plastic chairs. All in EC. Assortment of Plates, Glasses, Cups, Saucers, Jugs. Electric Deep fryer.

Gas Deep fryer. 6-Burner Gas oven. Combi oven Convostar Electric brand.

Electric Pizza Oven Lincon brand. Call for more information & pricing, Phone 0422242840, ALTONA

BANDSAW EX BUTCHERS

3ph free standing GWO, cast iron, $550, Phone 0422284827, GEELONG

SPORT & LIFESTYLE BICYCLES ELECTRIC BIKE

Sited and Making money from Day One. High profile locations. Returning 40% return on investment in the Bayside and Port Phillip exclusive territories. 12 Sited machines and the opportunity to site another 9 machines. We have been in the vending business for over 45 years and now it’s the time to retire. All training included for this one day per month operation. Call for more information, $21,000, Phone 0451087188, MELBOURNE

MOBILE COFFEE VAN

Van/Business selling.

2004 Ford Transit Coffee Van (VANGO2). Manual.

Unleaded petrol,183000kms.

Coffee Machine/Grinder. Pie warmer. Drink fridge. Honda Generator, $33,000 ONO, Phone 0416039997, EPPING

MOBILE FOOD VAN

No money to spend, vic council compliant, reg 12 months Fully Equipped Ready to make $$$$, $25,000 Neg, Phone 0428436383, RED CLIFFS

Power Ride Unisex. Less than 12mths old. As new.

Will travel at 60kms on battery. Has been fitted with Aftermarket stainless steel spokes. Has been ridden less than 200kms (I became ill and unable to use it). Battery is as new. Only charged 4 times. Will email photos at request, $1,250, Phone 03 59754221, MORNINGTON

GIRLS BIKE 20IN

to suit 8-12yo, front and rear brakes, pink, VGC, $35, Phone 97032417, NARRE WARREN

FITNESS & SPORT EQUIPMENT EXERCISE BIKE REEBOK

Computer.

Time Speed.

Distance. Calories. 120kg capacity. Tension control.

High low adejustable seat up/down. Used but in Good condition, $70, Phone 0405092635, AH 9958612, CRANBOURNE N

YORK WEIGHTS

set of weights like new: 1x6ft barbell, 2x15” handles 6x2 .5 kg 4x 5kg 2x1.25 kg cast iron weights, $185, Phone 0359786662, PEARCEDALE

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WETSUITS MEN’S/ FEMALE’S

As new wetsuits male size Large black full length sleeveless with jacket.

Booties size 12 (never worn).

Life vest men’s large red/ black/white. Ladies full length sleeveless with jacket black/ hot pink size 12/14. Life vest ladies black/hot pink/ lilac. Booties size 8 gloves size M $900 The Lot, Phone 0437211215, FRANKSTON

ADVENTURE & CAMPING EQUIPMENT ESKY LARGE

PET ACCESSORIES

SUCTION CUPS FOR CRAFT

Half price. 74 Medium - 38mm BIRD CAGES 7 Small - 20mm New stock 1 Very Large Parrot cage from my closed leadlight Solid Galv. Very Heavy. business, $39, Phone Has centre partition & 4 0351411634, MAFFRA doors, 850Dx4mLx 2.2mH $200ono. Also available SEWING smaller bird cage, would suit bird or parrot. Very sturdy, SKIRT MARKER $100, Phone 0419279008, for doing hems, measuring HASTINGS hems, $10 ono, Phone 0407378403, DINGLEY FISH TANK 3FT AND VILLAGE MORE 3FT fish tank complete with VICKERS ALL BRITISH gravel, plastic plants,filters vibrating shuttle domestic and pump. ready to setup, sewing machine, tupe 7000 $100, Phone 0359786662, good cond, c/w original PEARCEDALE manual, $600, Phone 0438430804, SALE FISH TANK 4FT

TROPICAL

FASHION

50ltr as new, $20, Phone comes with stand. All 97032417, NARRE accessories including heater WARREN pump, lights, plants plus CLOTHING more, $250 ono, Phone 0414597503, DROMANA FRENCH VINTAGE GOLF MOON ROCKS Christian Dior Beautiful Craters in the rocks. Slight long cream nightgown, size GOLF CLUBS RH tinge of Green. Approx 1/2 10-12, GC, $30, Phone Urgent Sale - 2 sets of tonne. Ideal for Aquariums.

0412434514, MULGRAVE Quality R/H Golf Clubs. Various sizes from 1kgTitleist & Taylor Made brands. 4kg, $100 the lot, Phone FUR COATS X2 3/4 length fawn or camel Reg Flex & Variety of clubs to 0408581301, FRANKSTON colour, 3/4 brown or black, select. Make an offer. Must SOLID GALV CAGE large size, $80 ea, Phone sell Going Overseas, Phone Suits Parrots or smaller 98011788, KNOXFIELD 0411212654, FERNTREE birds. Comes with removable LADIES CLOTHING GULLY lower tray, 600cmDx1mWx Sanro Trench Mac Size 10, 1.8mH. Photo online at Beige, Dry cleaned. $55.

POOL & SNOOKER w w w. t r a d e r t a g . c o m . a u , Also Stone coloured Trench $200, Phone 0419279008, Mac size 10, $35, Phone 03 HASTINGS 59734449, MORNINGTON BILLIARD TABLE 7ft x 3ft 6in including wall mounting rack for cues, balls etc, scoreboard and all accessories for billiards & pool. As new condition, HOBBIES $600, Phone 03 97042420, AH 0419115446, NARRE COLLECTION OF WARREN SOUTH

HOBBIES, ARTS & CRAFT

SOME

HEALTH & WELLBEING MOBILITY SCOOTER

200 plastic and die cast model cars, 1:24 scale around, $15 ea, Phone 94641910, LALOR

BABY BABY PACKAGE

Steelcraft portacot w/carry bag bassinet w/stand, castors, white baby bath as new cond, $100 lot will sep, Phone 97032417, NARRE WARREN

STEELCRAFT HIGH CHAIR

Fully adjustable. Removable tray. On castors. Good working order, GC, $20 ono, Phone 0407568804, MOUNT ELIZA

TOYS TOLTOYS 1970’S GAME

Electronic tennis game with original box, $25, Phone 0412434514, MULGRAVE

brooch with a Dancer, 4cmx5cm, VGC, $12 + postage, Phone 95469398, SPRINGVALE

SHOES & ACCESSORIES

CAMERAS & PHOTOGRAPHIC ACCESSORIES CAMERA SLR 35MM

chrome with case, zoom lens 80-200m, wide angle lense 28mm, great for collector/user, $100, Phone 0498403779, WERRIBEE

STEREO & SOUND SYSTEMS VINTAGE LINEAR DESIGN

LEATHER ANKLE BOOTS

ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES ANTIQUE FURNITURE

EDWARDIAN DRESSING TABLE

Cedar with burr walnut inlay.

Beautifully carved, includes lined jewellery drawer. See to appreciate, $500, Phone 97876758, FRANKSTON

BASSINETTE

Antique pieces. 1x with rocker base. 1x with crook to take veil. 2x on removable cane bases & on wheels, $40 each Neg, Phone 0419279008, HASTINGS

REPRODUCTIONS FORD COBRA 2DR COUPE

CLARINDA MARKET

Lions Clarinda Art & Craft Market. 4th Saturday of Every Month. 10am-2pm.

Cnr Viney & Bourke Rds., Clarinda [Melways 78-J-7] Kandy cakes, Greenview Preserves, George Steel fretwork, The Fuchsia Lady, jewellery, crafts, herbs, candles, soaps and much much more. Ph 9544 1161 or oakheat@bigpond.com, CLARINDA

COLLECTABLES

Black Lovely soft leather ANTIQUE PRAMS

Ankle Boots size 9c Zip on sides cost $169.95 make RETIRED MAN is Sandler New Condition, SELLING remote control planes and $55, Phone 0359734449, accessories (2), call for MORNINGTON more info, Phone 94653096, LEATHER HANDBAGS several, size 8 shoes, size 10 LALOR clothing from, $2 ea, Phone 0407378403, DINGLEY ARTS & CRAFT VILLAGE

COMMUNICATION & COMPUTERS COMPUTERS REFURBISHED

LOTS OF CHINA

English & Continental decorative milk jars, buy lose items or make offer for the lot, must be seen, $5 plus, Phone 93142843, YARRAVILLE

LP’S & SINGLES RECORDS

6 LP’s (33-1/3 rpm), 12 Singles (45 rpm). Selling as one lot. From 60’s & 70’s.

Call for list, $66 ONO, Phone 0351411634, MAFFRA

OLD CART

with steel wheels, steel frame, swivel wheels at each end 670mmx1410mm, $150, Phone 0428379051, WARRAGUL

MY GAME BY LEW HOAD

(Tennis) 224 pages, B&W photos, hard cover with dust jacket, 1958 Hodder & Stoughton, $10 + postage, Phone 95469398, SPRINGVALE

HOME & GARDEN COMPLETE KITCHENS COMPLETE KITCHEN

stereo speakers, 150 OLD RADIO watts, 86cmHx40cmW GC, AWA Radiolla, blue bakerlite, $50, Phone 0424839434, $200, Phone 93694612, AH BLACKBURN 0421220634, LAVERTON

white with blue stripes over hood & bonnet (muscle car), EC original reproduction sell, HOMEPED SHOES TELESCOPE LARGE $200 ono, Phone 93142843, very good cond, black, never worn, tan, size 11, Phone 98011788, YARRAVILLE $225, Phone 0487662530, $50, KNOXFIELD BENDIGO

REMOTE & RADIO CONTROLLED

Fisher & Paykel 3 wheeler.

Wide bodied very stable built in charger. Had little use just been serviced.

Excellent condition, $850, Phone 0421699442, AH 03 97856684, FRANKSTON

JEWELLERY

SIAM SLIVER BLACK NIELLO

AUDIO & VISUAL

1xSwan, 1xPedigree .Both GC considering age.

Pedigree has shopping basket attachment $150.

Swan very old, suits collector, Navy blue with stormcover attachment/leather straps $200, Phone 0419279008, HASTINGS

ANTIQUE TREADLE

ORNAMNETS

new in box, small cane pram, bought from Homecraft, larger pram not new will sep, $30, Phone 93062451, GLENROY

ROYAL ALBERT

bone china plates, 2 large 1 medium, Memory Lane, $25 the lot, Phone 0407378403, DINGLEY VILLAGE

VINTAGE DISSTON HANDSAW

1” medallion, “H. Disston & Sons Philada” Overall FURNITURE & Length with handle 720mm.

FURNISHINGS Manufactured between 1896GENERAL 1917. In very good condition, $40, Phone 0351411634, BAR STOOLS X3 MAFFRA Cane upholstered bar stools, with backs, $120 MEMORABILIA lot, Phone 03 9434 6898, GREENSBOROUGH

CRICKET CARDS

BLACK TV CABINET

1994-2010, full sets from $12 2 glass doors, in Excellent per set, Phone 0412664951, Condition, 56cmH x 42cmW, WATSONIA $50, Phone 97862527, SEAFORD FOOTBALL CARDS 1994-2016 from $15, full COFFEE TABLE sets from 2003-2013, $20 Pine. Solid with drawers, per set also spare cards $45, Phone 0405092635, from 1994-2013 50c each or CRANBOURNE N swap, Phone 0412664951, DESK STUNNING WATSONIA

SOCCER CARDS

BESPOKE

Solid Pine. Very beautiful.

2008-2010, $15 per set, 2 Drawers on right side Phone 0412664951, and 1 is large, 130L x 84W, WATSONIA $140, Phone 59770894, MORNINGTON

BOOKS & MAGAZINES

7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD A4

Treadle sewing machine Beautiful photos, A4 size, with 6 drawers, $200, Phone hard back old, but perfect 0419279008, HASTINGS condition worth a look, $15 ANTIQUE WASHING Each, Phone 0359734449, AH 0359734449, MACHINE Both approx 1940s-1950s MORNINGTON model. 1x Whirlpool, 1x AMERICAN 1980’S Simpson. Have ringers on BOOK top Both Electric & still work, Classic Shirley Temple paper $100 Each ONO, Phone dolls & clothes in full colour, 0419279008, HASTINGS EC, $20, Phone 0412434514, BABY EMILY MULGRAVE

We sell refurbished computers from $55. EG. P43GHZ, 80Gb H/drive, software & games $75. Parts & Repairs, Keyboards, Mice & Monitors also available, Phone 9786 7915 - Peter, WELCOME HOME AH 9775 8207 - Graham, Comes with certificate. Very beautiful. Perfect condition, LANGWARRIN CANSON TRACING $100, Phone 03 9789 9172, PAPER LANGWARRIN PHONES, MOBILE 34 metre roll Canson 12990 Satin Tracing Paper 110/115g BLACKSMITH TOOLS PHONES & x 762mm wide. New stock Blacksmith tongs 10 pcs ACCESSORIES from my closed leadlight different shapes 100 years business, $69 ONO, Phone MOBILE INTERNET old ,well made, $200, 0351411634, MAFFRA Phone 0359786662, DEVICE POTTERY WHEEL broadband internet wifi that CRANBOURNE SOUTH Free standing.

Working you can access Telstra’s GARDENING BOOKS large bound condition. Buyer to collect. 4GX network together with several Call for more information, any phone that has wi fi, $50, books, VGC, $5 ea, Phone DINGLEY $100, Phone 0425866162, Phone 0410505993, MOUNT 0407378403, VILLAGE FRANKSTON ELIZA

Scandinavian Style kitchen with Heavy Duty Solid Timber Benchtop.

Includes Plenty of Overhead cabinets.

Heaps of Cupboards & Drawers. Stainless steel sink. Provision for Waste Disposal.

Dishwasher.

Plus 4 Burner Gas Cooker & Oven. All in VGC. Selling the lot for only, $999, Phone 0408581301, FRANKSTON

ENGLISH CRIME WRITERS

English crime writers Lynda La Plante,PD James,Ruth Rendell Good clean cond $3.50 each down to $1, $3.50 Each, Phone 0359734449, AH 0359734449, MORNINGTON

HALL TABLE GREY

needs attention, matching mirror, $40, Phone 93062451, GLENROY

KITCHEN DRESSER

2 part dresser of Solid Wood Pine, 2 doors, 2 drawers, $95, Phone 0405092635, CRANBOURNE N

LARGE PINE DRESSER

Pine farm house style dresser L 2465 x H 2070 x W 460 Excellent condition, $950 ONO, Phone 0359892790, AH 0359892790, RED HILL

LAZYBOY SINGLE SEATER

green colour, all leather as new, $80, Phone 98993030, BOX HILL NORTH

MADRAS RUGS X2

natural, 250x350, ECond, $80 ea, Phone 59773161, TYABB

PINE TABLE

140cm x 80cm with 6 Chrome new chairs, $85, & Cold Seas, A Biography of Phone 0405092635, H.W Tilman hard cover, dust CRANBOURNE N jacket 1980, B&W photos 366 pages, $10 + postage, Phone 95469398, SPRINGVALE

HIGH MOUNTAINS

Ph: 1300 BIG NEWS

42 BIG TRADER PINE TV UNIT

Pine TV unit including DVD side draw and display cupboard size L870 x H1460 x W540 Excellent condition, $140 ONO, Phone 0359892790, AH 0359892790, RED HILL

ELECTRICAL & WHITEGOODS

LOUNGE SUITES LOUNGE SUITE

French doors, side by side, perfect working order, perfect condition, auto defrost, $560 ono, Phone 0409075757, FRANKSTON

BAG

Bags of kindling & small pieces of dry firewood.

Approx 10kg per bag.

QS SLAT BED Western Red Cedar & KD Includes mattress, head Hardwood. Makes Lighting & base ends. Very solid. your fire easy, Phone GC. paid $350 Sell only, 0427992112, PEARCEDALE $250, Phone 0427729571, FRANKSTON

QUEEN SIZE BED

WOOD BOILER

Wood Boiler Tubulous with base and headboard, Coppercheif 250H new flue, brand new mattress, ash tray, circulating pump.

GC, $200 neg lot, Phone Small leak in manifold needs repair, $1,800 ONO, Phone 0406296451, SKYE 0427320739, KANGAROO QUEEN MATTRESS/ GROUND

BASE

Very good condition, delivery can be arranged, $110, Phone 0402414582, CARRUM

HOMEWARES KAS CUSHIONS X 4

KAS Cushions x 4 large diamond shape pattern in Red,Orange,and white New Condition cost $35.95ea, $80 ONO, Phone 0359734449, AH 0359734449, MORNINGTON

MIRRORS X2

1x glass no frame, 720mmx370mm $30, 1x oval shape with stained wooden frame 1270mmx470mm, $70, Phone 0417359430, MULGRAVE

NEW ELECTRIC COOKING BOX

in box, $15, Phone 0407378403, DINGLEY VILLAGE

TOASTER SUNBEAM

silver colour, excellent working order, $30, Phone 0417359430, MULGRAVE

Made from Bricks & Concrete, From 20mm to dust. Ideal for Foundation & Cross over.

Great price. Selling only, $40 per metre, Phone 03 5978 8846, MOOROODUC

FRUIT BINS

two double seater and one single seater, never used, in new cond, $550, Phone MICROWAVE OVEN 97958384, DANDENONG Panasonic 1100 watt high power microwave cooker in DINING SETTINGS VGC. Model number NNST659W, Excellent working COMPLETE order, $50, Phone 03 59754221, MORNINGTON KITCHEN Beautiful Absolute Premium Blackwood U-Shape kitchen. MICROWAVE SANYO All appliances are Top Quality excellent working order, EC, and in As New Condition. $70, Phone 0417359430, Electric wall oven. Gas MULGRAVE cooktop. Rangehood. Double bowl S/Steel sink. Microwave. PORTABLE LIGHT Italian Granite benches. All adjustable, electric, $5, as new. Will impress when Phone 0407378403, seen. First to see will buy. DINGLEY VILLAGE Selling ASAP, $2,900 ono, Phone 0409407040, MOUNT VACUUM CLEANER ELIZA 10HLY Nilfisk 5 vacuum TIMBER DINING cleaner. Very Good condition, SETTING $50, Phone 59852164, RYE 7pc setting, Teak, 6 Highback chairs, Brown vinyl & Timber.

Wooden table with Smoke FIRES & HEATERS glass top. VGC. Pick up only, $370, Phone 03 59917162, FIREWOOD $10 PER CRANBOURNE NORTH

BEDROOM

TRACTOR AGRISON

AIR-CONDITIONING & COOLING AIR COND SPLIT SYSTEMS

2x Panasonic Refrigerated heating & cooling split system unit with in roof unit.

Very large unit that sits on the roof plus the in roof system. Cooling capacity 1400kws. Heating capacity 1600kws. Suitable for 50sq home. As New. Never been used. Photos online at www. tradertag.com.au, $1,200 ea or $2300 for both, Phone 0417329758, ROWVILLE

Make ideal vegetable garden, 1.2m x 1.2m x 8mmH. Delivery can be arranged, $50 each, Phone 0407520273, TYABB

GARDEN TABLE DUAL PVC

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MASSEY FERGUSON 165

WATER PUMP

10HLY Ozito waster pump with filter etc. Very Good condition only pumped tamic once, $100, Phone 59852164, RYE

TRADE & INDUSTRY TOOLS & WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT EXTENSION LADDER

Oldie but a goodie. 1 Large extension ladder - Wooden ladder. Never gets used, VGC, $80, Phone 97862527, SEAFORD

Multi power tractor, 65hp.

New paint. Wiring and clutch. 3PL. Very good tyres. Registered. Good strong & solid machine.

Call for more information, $7,000 neg, Phone 0427378231, BENDIGO AREA

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rare French Express Lanz Bulldog type, steel bodied in EC, not cheap, phone photos, Phone 0419233770, AH 94844994, PRESTON

Power steering. Perkins motor. 3pl 8spd trans.

Remotes.

New tyres.

Very good tractor. Selling due to upgrade. Fully resprayed.

Evaporative air in Cabin.Underbelly counter weights & wheel weights. Looks as new.

No time wasters. Genuine buyers only. Works well.

PHONE CALLS ONLY. Bargain, $9,500, Phone 0413040315, ALTONA

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1956 tractor.

Petrol/ Kero.

Good rubber.

Always shedded. Needs restoration. Can arrange transport at buyers cost, $2,500, Phone 0429003181, SUNBURY

McCormick 624 Diesel tractor with mulcher.

Fair condition. Recently cleaned. However needs some work, $2,000, Phone 0414451317, MOOROODUC

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50HP Diesel.

Turbo.

4x4. Only done 90 hours work. Service book. As new condition. Front End Loader 4 in 1 bucket. Cab air conditioning, heater, camera, CD. Only 3yrs old.

Kept in shed. No further use. Including 6ft slasher.

Call for more information, $22,000 FIRM, Phone 03 5664 0037, GIPPSLAND

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Connor Shea with spare parts. used this season, fitted hydrolic fan, PDO fan, spare hydrolic motor, primary hose, $3,000 ONO, Phone 03 54237233, KYNETON

Females & Cria. All and colours. Call for information, $200 to each, Phone 03 5978 MOOROODUC

ages more $400 8846,

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CHICKENS ARACAUNA

Rare Breed. These lay BLUE eggs, $35 each, Phone 0419279008, HASTINGS

CHOOK NESTING BOX

has 3 compartments, made of wood, steel roof 1400x600mmx920mm tall, $65, Phone 0428379051, WARRAGUL

EUROPEAN QUAIL

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FARM TIPPING TRAILER

with PTO driven ram, truck chassis with dual wheels, 7ftx11ft, $900, Phone 0428379051, WARRAGUL

FORDSON MAJOR

Petrol, front end loader, made

by Malcolm Moore, new back tyres , needs a little work, $2,000, Phone 0432539992, AH 54335185, LANCEFIELD

HAY FEEDER RACK

16-20 weeks old Point of lay. Triple vaccinated & wormed. Best breed for egg production.

Available all year round.

We supply a box to take them home in free, $24 each, Phone 0414766577, SOMERVILLE

hang on a fence or shed wall, steel with mesh 1750mmX600mm, $30, SHEEP 80 HEAD Phone 0428379051, Sheep about 80 head WARRAGUL dorpers $75 each MUST take 20 minimum, $75, Phone HAY MOWER COVER 0499699582, MINCHA to suit a Vicon CM 2400, $50, Phone 0428379051, TURKEYS WARRAGUL Mature Male and Female brown turkeys. Also one white INTERNATIONAL 434 female, $50 Each, Phone TRACTOR 0419279008, HASTINGS Rebuilt diesel motor, 3pl linkage, 2 stage clutch, 50hp, URGENT AGIST $4,500, Phone 0432539992, REQUIRED AH 54335185, LANCEFIELD URGENT paddock required for 2 pet Scottish highland NUFFIELD 1060 cows, both very quiet & 10spd, 60hp, diesel, 3p friendly, Phone 0487489654, linkage, front end loader with FRANKSTON bucket and forks, runs well, $6,500, Phone 0432539992, URGENT PADDOCK AH 54335185, LANCEFIELD REQUIRED for horses. A large paddock is needed. If you have Massey Ferguson, good something available please order, $880, Phone call me as I need to move 0407545076, BALLARAT them URGENTLY, Phone 03 97895408, FRANKSTON ROTARY HOE

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H/duty semi mounted, suit E27N Fordsons. Very straight, $475 ono, Phone 0419591534, FOSTER

ROUND HAY BALE

grab arms, not sure what they are off, $150, Phone 0428379051, WARRAGUL

SLASHER PTO DRIVEN SUPER SPREADER 4ft6in wide, h/duty CRUMP

galvanised, Kanga, $1,400, not working suit as a garden $150, Phone Phone 0400887112, ornament, 0428379051, WARRAGUL MIRBOO NORTH

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2x new front bearings. New transmission seal ($700 in receipts for work done). T/ windows. S/steel centre & rear exhaust. CSA mags.

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Very well maintained.

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VU Series 2 ute. Auto. A/C. P/S. t/windows. CD player. .

Towbar. RWCert. 10 months reg.

198600kms, ONO, Phone 0412103950, AH 0412103950, REGO USB 089, TRARALGON

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HOLDEN CAPTIVA 4D WAGON 2009

2010 First Registered 4x4 with Auto Transmission.

Travelled Just 132000 km with service history.

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MAZDA MAZDA3 4D SEDAN 2007

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Silver with Black Leather.

Full optional model. Full instrumentation.

Roof DVD player. Handbooks and Service history. Some spares. RWCert. Reg Vic 06/2017. Call for more information. More photos online at www.tradertag. com.au, $9,000 ono, Phone 95894568 or 95892181, AH 0428317929 , REGO TOL330, CHELTENHAM

4WDS SUBARU 4X4 L SERIES WAGON 1988

Man. White.

Petrol.

Bullbar. Good reliable car.

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At the launch of the all-new Civic in Albury recently, Honda Australia Director, Mr. Stephen Collins, said Honda Australia’s pre-launch strategy for the Civic had created a real buzz among small car buyers.

“The last time we had such strong interest from prospective customers was when we were launching the HR-V and it has now become one of the strongest competitors in the small SUV segment,” Mr. Collins said. “With the arrival of the

“With the arrival of the Civic, it’s becoming clearer by the day that Honda has got its mojo back” Civic, it’s becoming clearer by the day that Honda has got its mojo back.”

Honda currently has almost 200 pre-orders for the Civic and expects the number to hit 300 by the end of the month.

“We know the Civic has really struck a chord with existing owners and prospective customers looking for premium quality in a contemporary package.

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Initial pre-order interest has centred on the RS and VTi-LX models. The RS is $31,790* and the VTi-LX is $33,590*. “Early adopters generally like

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“The RS is very keenly priced but more importantly, the all-new Civic has a price-point to appeal to a range of customers looking for a safe, fuel-efficient car.” The five-model line-up starts with the VTi at $22,390*, topping out at $33,590* for the VTi-LX.”

Headlining the all-new Civic is an all-new turbocharged 1.5-litre DOHC, direct-injected and inline 4-cylinder engine with variable valve timing electrical control (VTC) and high response turbocharger with electronic waste gate, producing 127kW / 220Nm. The 1.5L engine is available as As the sporty variant, the RS features distinctive standard on the VTi-L, RS and VTi-LX. The VTi and styling. Honda has added an integrated body kit VTi-S are powered by Honda’s proven 1.8L engine, with striking black grille, LED headlights, LED front producing 104kW / 174Nm. The Civic sedan leads foglights, sporty 17-inch alloy wheels, sunroof and a three-pronged launch strategy for the model. After RS badging. the sedan, the Civic hatch arrives in the first half of The all-new Civic will be built at Honda’s Prachinburi 2017, followed by the performance Type R hatch.

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QTI937

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MANUAL Top of the line cd drives like new, 5 door hatch, aircon and power steering, economical 1.8 litre 4 cylinder engine perfect cheap city runaround, ready to go. SEH787

50 Yuilles Road, Mornington Phone 0425 700 358 or 03 5973 5692 www.amcarsales.com.au

$2,990

MANUAL 4X4 5 door manual hatch, these are great news and can go anywhere, great for towing behind your campervan or running around the farm or city, very economical TDO388

TRADING Mon to Sat 8.30 – 6pm

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EVERY CAR COMES WITH AN RACV WARRANTY SALES AND SERVICE RACV Warranty 725 Point Nepean Road, McCrae

BMW E90 320i

2005 Full service history 130,000 ks unmarked inside and out. ZUA275

$13,990 DRIVE AWAY

2011 TOYOTA YARIS

Automatic, 65,000kms, 1 owner - perfect little car. YTX172

$9,990 DRIVE AWAY

2001 CHRYSLER VOYAGER

2006 VW BEETLE TURBO DIESEL

8 Seater, window tint & alloys. Great family car RCR573

5sp manual service history new rims and tyres full service history ULE932

$4,990 DRIVE AWAY

KIA RIO CVVT

2009 5 Spmanual service history alloys, electrics 45,000 kilometres WZN347

$6,990 DRIVE AWAY

$9,990 DRIVE AWAY

JEEP LARADO V8

Auto, loads of extras excellent condition.

XEP166

$8,990 DRIVE AWAY

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LMCT 922

TOYOTA CAMRY

Automatic sedan tinted windows 1FW9TJ

$4,990 DRIVE AWAY CHRYSLER PT CRUISER

Luxury low kilometres, sunroof, auto.

TAU141

$6,990 DRIVE AWAY

Phone (03) 5982 1070 or A/H Kevin 0419 577 910 2006 CAMRY SPORTIVO

2007 RENAULT MEGANE TOURER

NISSAN MAXIMA ST LUXURY

Auto, 103,000ks full service history excellent condition any test welcome 1EA4BW

Low kilometres alloy wheels leather interior tinted windows WAD406

Full electrics & window tint. SMQ778

$9,990 DRIVE AWAY

$4,990 DRIVE AWAY

FORD FALCON XR6

HOLDEN VT COMMODORE

2010 HOLDEN CDX CRUZE AUTO

Alloy wheels rear spoiler automatic.

RWB340

Top of the range, leather trim sports alloys low k’s XQR099

$9,990 DRIVE AWAY

Grey with many extras, test drive today!

RTZ322

$5,990 DRIVE AWAY

$4,990 DRIVE AWAY

$10,990 DRIVE AWAY

2006 BMW 530i

Auto luxurious leather interior sunroof reverse sensors UMA517

$17,990 DRIVE AWAY

SUZUKI IGNIS

Auto AWD hatch test drive me today!

SLB741

$6,990 DRIVE AWAY

5982 1070 • FINANCE AVAILABLE

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LMCT 11360

HSV AVALANCHE VY 2004

Buy & Trade Anything!

Boats, Cars, Trucks & Bikes HOLDEN CAPTIVA CX 7 SEATER

$12,990

Full leather, tow bar, this car is fully optioned, BE QUICK, SLB-674

$10,990

BE QUICK Auto, Air, Steer, Turbo Diesel, DVD Player, 160,000K’s. WKS-782

HYUNDAI SANTA FE

HOLDEN BARINA 06

$5,990

Good Klms, alloy wheels. IFD4CA

$11,990

$10,990

Factory sunroof, turbo, XPH-223

Turbo diesel, manual, 2006 model, 1HC-1RF

VY SERIES II

FORD FALCON FORTE WAGON AU II

$6,990

$5,990

4wd V6 GLS, Alloys, auto great car.

TFU253

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TSI 2010

NISSAN NAVARA D40 STX

$4,990

S Pack. YQV877

Automatic, aircon & power steering.

RIS-179

PEUGEOT 307 HDI

VZ S PACK UTE

$6,990

2007 model, Turbo Diesel. WJE073

$7,990

TFX559

FORD FUTURA BA

$4,990

Dual fuel. UTR561

JEEP WRANGLER 65

$12,990

Manual 4x4, soft top, Trail Guide Navagation and cruise control. 1GP-1EI

HOLDEN BARINA SEDAN

$5,990

Auto, air, steer alloy wheels 07 model.

UKS866

VX S PACK

$3,990

Auto V6 factory sunroof. RRP679

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414 Princes Hwy, Officer Ph 5943 1555 Mob 0430 478 732

BIG AUTO 51

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TOYOTA LANDCRUISER TRAY TOP 2009

VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1300 DELUXE 2D SEDAN 1967

HOLDEN RODEO 1989 DLX

alum tray, 5spd, Isuzu motor, LPG/petrol, no reg/RWCert, vin 6H8VSK19HVL203028, $750, Phone 0481123095, RESERVOIR

HOLDEN COMMODORE VY UTE 2004 Steel Tray model, 5spd man, Silver interior & exterior, A/C, P/S, Elec windows, c/locking, cruise control, CD player, Tinted windows, Towbar, Bullbar with side rails, side steps, Spotlights, UHF, Toolboxes on tray. Reg serviced with Full Service History. Approx 159,000kms. Always garaged & protected from weather. Very reliable & economical. Will not disappoint. Runs well. Will not disappoint when seen More photos online at www. tradertag.com.au, $39,000, Phone 0427300111, REGO AV58LY, DENILIQUIN

TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 4D WAGON 1995

Dual Fuel, towbar, bullbar, roof rack, CD player, tint/ windows, elec/windows, automatic, $6,500, Phone 0397068322, AH 0417893588, REGO pmx238, DANDENONG SOUTH

CLASSIC & UNIQUE CARS FAIRMONT GHIA XD

1981 sedan, 4.1, auto, p/s, a/c, Globe wheels, silver, currently club reg en:jg34ye25044c, ECond, just restored, $13,500, Phone 0409938467, LALOR

HOLDEN EK AUTO 1961 SEDAN

Red seats & Trim. Sunvisor.

Excellent condition. No sign of wear on seats. Black colour. General rust to body.

Rust repair required on Left Side of body. Eng:B254580.

Call for more information.

Genuine buyers only, $2,760, Phone 03 59823403, ROSEBUD WEST

Original 1967 Volkswagen 1300 Beetle Deluxe. White.

4spd man. Stored in shed for 15yrs. Good restorer.

Will arrange delivery for extra cost. Call John for more information, $3,700 ono, Phone 0438902169, VIN - S1035239, STAWELL

UTES & PANEL VANS FORD F100 351 C6 UTILITY 1978

White, 3.8ltr Auto. A/C. P/S. C/locking. Alarm. CD player. Towbar. Plastic tubliner. Alum rolling bar.

Clean body. Clean interior.

Mechanically in VGC. Reg 01/2017. Well maintained.

Reg serviced. Will not disappoint when seen.

Call for more information.

More photos online at www. tradertag.com.au, $4,400 or with RWCert $5100, Phone 0417097318, REGO 1GT-60X, DOVETON

HOLDEN WB 1983 UTE

FINANCE AVAILABLE 2006 TERRITORY SY TX

HX front 253 V8, towbar auto, gas, bucket seats, P/S, Black, reg ZCV-482, $4,500, Phone 0431424782, FRANKSTON S Fully rebuilt 2014, 351 V8, C6 auto. Cruise Blue duco.

Black interior.

Tough brand hard lid, blue tooth, CD player.

GPS. Towbar. Anderson plug. Reverse camera.

Drives well. Great truck.

Extremely well maintained.

Always garaged.

Will not disappoint. Photos online at www.tradertag. com.au, $17,000, Phone 0402118620, REGO 1DO4JA, GORDON

TOYOTA HILUX 1991

reg 29/5/17, tray body, good motor/box, BT15TX NO, good tyres, new radiator, $2,500, Phone 0427487947, YANCO LEETON

COMMERCIAL VANS

$8,990

Dual Cab, 2.5 DT 4x4, 5sp Man YJY682

2001 MAZDA 121

$3,990

DW Series 2, Shades Hatchback, 5sp Manual RSH131

For a FREE QUOTE call: Craig 0417 327 062

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$5,990

BA XR-6, 4.0lt Sedan, 4sp Auto WPY682

2002 HOLDEN ASTRA

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

$4,990

TS City Equipe 1.8i 4sp Auto Hatchback. RCE313

2004 HOLDEN COMMODORE VY

2001 HOLDEN FRONTERA

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

$6,990

Series II 3.8i Acclaim Sedan 1GW711

servicing the Peninsula

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

2005 FORD FALCON

Super Cab, 4.0Gi, Ute 4sp Auto TWQ915

10 YEARS

2004 FORD FALCON

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

Repairs • Stone Chips We Fix Bumpers• Bumper $6,990 • Scratches & Much More • Mobile repair industry leader • Over 50,000 automotive colours matched onsite with 100% satisfaction guaranteed • Most basic repairs cost less than your insurance excess • Average repair 1 to 3 hours at your home or office

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

$17,990

4.0i AWD 6sp Auto. 1AD8HK

MAZDA E2000 PETROL VAN OTHER 2001

5spd man. White. Reg 06/16.

Body straight.

Some rust. Shelves. Was good tradies vehicle. Now needs attention. No RWC. Towbar, $1,200 ono, Phone FORD FALCON 0411055221, REGO QWMUTILITY 2008 Ford Falcon XR8 FG Ute. 595, PARKDALE Immaculate condition. MERCEDES BENZ VAN RWC, 6 MTHS Reg. 19 2001 inch alloy wheels, shaker, MB140D 2.9, diesel, a/cond, LWB, excellent leather interior, $22,870, p/winds, WJV691, $3,000, Phone 0418882003, REGO cond, Phone 0499095039, RYE ZKE417, KEILOR

NISSAN NAVARA D22 ST-R

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

12 MONTH EXTENDED WARRANTY

$5,990

MX SE 4x4 4sp Auto S/Wagon SAD499

8 AMAYLA CRES, CARRUM DOWNS (250M FROM THE EASTLINK EXIT)

9786 5081 OR 0404 532 017 TRADING HOURS: MON TO SAT 8.30 – 6PM LMCT 8039

Ph: 1300 BIG NEWS

52 BIG AUTO MITSUBISHI L300 1984

1 ton van, windows all round, seats convert to bed, 4 wheel drive, good project, white, 4g63cr2179, $500, Phone 93372749, KEILOR EAST

TOYOTA HIACE LWB VAN 2010

FUEL TANK STAINLESS STEEL

stainless steel fuel tank Suitable for HQ to WB Ute or Van. Custom made.

Brand new. Never used, $400, Phone 03 59643073, WANDIN NORTH

HOLDEN HZ UTE DOORS

guards, bonnet, p/steering, bucket seats other parts, Phone 59417322, AH 0409661246, PAKENHAM

HQ UTE OR VAN

FUEL TANK

GAS CONVERSION

Petrol Man. Has service books since new. Comes with A/C. P/S. C/locking.

Alarm.

Cargo barrier.

Towbar.

Roof racks.

Seat covers since new.

Bluetooth. 12mths reg.

Excellent tyres. Very useful tradies storage drawers (Drawers & Shelves can be easily moved if not required), 91,000kms. Call for more information. More photos online at www. tradertag.com.au, $24,500, Phone 0451087188, REGO YIH-046, BALLARAT

PARTS, ACCESSORIES & SERVICE

GENERATOR BRAND NEW

1700watt peak 1400 watt continous 2 ac outlets can help with initial setup, $395, Phone 0410505993, AH 0410505993, MOUNT ELIZA

HEADLIGHT BA FALCON

TRAILERS TANDEM TRAILER 12/6.5 FT

metal, holds approx 65lts, 3ft long x 14x12in, can put in back of ute, $140, Phone 95891293, BEAUMARIS complete kit, 80Ltr tank, gas carby, suit V8, $300, Phone 59417322, AH 0409661246, PAKENHAM

KUMHO TYRES 4OF

Brand new. Sticker’s still on tyres. 195/65/14, $300 the lot, Phone 0414597503, DROMANA

RH Rear quarter panel.

Genunie GMH. New, $500, Phone 59643073, WANDIN NORTH

TORANA UC PARTS

Full instrument dash panel $80. Bonnet $100. 2x Front park light assemblys $80.

2x Head lights $40, Phone 59643073, WANDIN NORTH

TOYOTA AURION V6

Tandem trailer 12/6.5 foot has front winch and ramps very solid with current registration, $2,200, Phone 0499699582, MINCHA

CARAVANS

WANTED

for cash or consignment

TANDEM TRAILER 12X6FT

with brakes floating bogie, $1,700, Phone 0422284827, GEELONG

TRAILER BRAND NEW

Tradesman 6x4ft, doors, removable new tyres, reg was $1800 sell, $1,000, Phone 0498403779, WERRIBEE

TRAILER FRAME

Call Seaford Caravans today

03 9785 1002 or 0408 012 483

oil filters, new, 4, $70 lot or with 4 wheels, 5ftx5ft no floor, RH (drivers side) headlamp $20ea, Phone 93078608, AH swivel axles, needs work, for BA falcon, $65, 0416003457, TAYLORS HILL $85, Phone 0428379051, Phone 0419136658, AH TRADESMAN FULL WARRAGUL 0419136658, PATTERSON roof rack, off Ford St/wagon, LAKES will fit other makes, GC, TRAILERS X2 $80, Phone 0418500180, need work, $170 both, Phone HOLDEN CARAVAN ROMA 97896793, CRANBOURNE GREENSBOROUGH

COMMODORE VT

spares, 2x bonnets, 1 blue, WHEELS & TYRES 1x dark green, good cond boot lid white, $80 ea, Phone FORD BA FALCON 97542694, BELGRAVE

HOLDEN EH FRONT SEATS

WHEELS

tyres & hubcaps, VGC, tures 30-50% tread, Bridgestone driver seats, front, excellent Turanza quality tyres, $199 cond, no marks or sign of neg, Phone 0418424499, wear, dark grey, $240, Phone MORNINGTON 59823403, ROSEBUD WEST HOLDEN HZ

CARAVANS & CAMPER TRAILERS ADRIA ADIVA 532 UP

caravan, top condition, toilet/ shower, 3 way refrigerator, light weight can be pulled by car, air conditioner, much more, $37,500, Phone COLD AIR INTAKE 0488730037, MALVERN Cheviot Mags, deep EAST Cold Air Intake to suit HOLDEN HJ-HZ Holden Commodore Vn Vp front and rear over riders, GC, dish rears, $150, Phone BRAND NEW Vr Vs, $140 ONO, Phone $350, Phone 0413585511, 59417322, AH 0409661246, CONDOR PAKENHAM 0418151011, COOMBOONA THOMASTOWN

Australia’s Best Built Caravans!

BUILT IN PAKENHAM

Take the factory tour challenge & book your tour today!

Our Display Centre is located at 35 Brunel Road Seaford 3198 Phone 03 9786 7711 or Visit our website www.amazingrv.com.au

20ft Cabin 2016 Caravan.

Tare Weight 2160kgs.

Front Queen Bed. Fully equipped Centre kitchen.

Cafe seating in Soft Leather. Rear Separate Shower & Toilet Plus Washing Machine. Roof Air Conditioner, 24in TV on arm. 120W Solar panel plus Battery pack. Reversing Camera & Monitor. Roll out Awning. Bumper & Spare.

Plus Lots More. ONE ONLY and At The SPECIAL PRICE of, $49,900, Phone 0401548812, COBURG

BRAND NEW UNIVERSAL

20ft cabin 2016 Caravan.

Tare Weight 2290kgs. Rear separate Shower & Toilet plus Washing Machine.

Fully equipped kitchen with large 2 Door 3 Way Fridge.

Cafe seating in Soft Leather. Queen Bed. Roof Air Conditioner. 140W Solar panel & Battery pack. TV. Front Tunnel boot.

Generator Locker. Plus Lots More. ONE ONLY, $49,900, Phone 0401548812, COBURG

ELEGANCE

Travelling days over.

Reluctantly sell this gem Soft lovely colour scheme - Always cool/warm. Easy to maintain. More information/ phone online at www. tradertag.com.au, $59,000, Phone 0407480141, OCEAN GROVE

FAMILY FLAIR 21Í-1 2016

TARE: 2330kg ATM: 2730kg BALL: 183kg Our most popular family model ,the Family Flair has a tonne of standard inclusions $69,900, South East Caravan Centre, Phone 1300 863 117, CARRUM DOWNS

GALAXY ODYSSEY

Limited Edition, 18 1/2ft reg Dec 2012, QB, aircond/ heating, full annexe, EC, $26,000, Phone 97529069, LYSTERFIELD

LARGE CARAVAN AND ANNEX

Large Caravan/Annex large lounge/diner 4 bedrooms.

Kitchen. Lock up outside area. Shed. Large driveway steel fly over.

More information/photos at www. tradertag.com.au, $36,000, Phone 0418415695, EILDON

OLYMPIC 1000 POPTOP 2002

17ft caravan. Excellent clean condition. Special fold-up drawbar saves 1M in storage length. With cover, $14,000 ONO, Phone 03 98445031, WARRANDYTE

PERMANENT LIVING 1BR

16ft caravan in Over 55’s Caravan park. Fully self contained and Fully furnished. Large kitchen with Plenty of cupboard space. All gas appliances. Fan forced oven. Lounge. Full ensuite.

Large 8x10ft shed. Small front and rear yard. Walking distance to restaurant and marina. Call for more information. Genuine buyers ONLY, $57,000 neg, Phone 03 5977 3851, AH 0439 478484, SOMERVILLE

REGENT CRUISER SE 2007

JAYCO FREEDOM POP TOP

2000 Model, ATM: 1590kg TARE: 1290kg GTM1463kg JUST ARRIVED: This is a little beauty. Front kitchen layout. Gas stove 4 burner & grill. PRICED TO SELL, $12,990, South East Caravan Centre, Phone 1300 863 117, CARRUM DOWNS

Series 3 Dual Axle 21ft x 7ft 8. Excellent condition.

Always kept undercover.

Full ensuite with Separate Shower, Vanity, Toilet and Washing Machine. Air Con. Microwave, Gas/Elec stove with Rangehood. Elec/Gas hot water. Mains pressure taps plus two underfloor tanks with pressure pump.

TV/DVD player, radio.

Rollout Awning. Lots of cupboards, Dometic 121Ltrs. 3-way fridge. Q/S Island bed. 12 volt Battery Pack & mains power. Will not disappoint when seen. $34,900, Phone 0409194558, AH 03 94012447, MILL PARK

BIG AUTO 53

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2012 ON THE MOVE FAMILY GRENADE 23’6

2005 AVAN OSCAR 16FT

This family caravan has everything you could hope for including individual TV/DVD players for each bunk bed, Gas heating, Full oven, Slide out BBQ, Leather lounge, Bike Rack and more

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$14,490

4

2014 JAYCO FLAMINGO GOOD AS NEW!

Slide out kitchen with fridge/freezer, sink and storage for all your crockery. External shower and tent section to have your own bathroom complete with porta pottie and HOT WATER. Brush bars, independant off road suspension. Bed fly for front fold out bed, awning for kitchen side of van.

Full annex, bag bed flies, stove and mini grill, fusion stereo upgrade with internal and external speakers, thetford 3 way fridge freezer, microwave, sleeps 6 - bed end light/ fans THIS VAN IS VIRTUALLY BRAND NEW - USED TWICE.

$37,990 DEM TAN P-TOP PO

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LIMITED .

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2010 JURGENS STARGAZER OFF ROAD CAMPER

$27,990

2012 NEW AGE LITTLE JOEY 15 SERIES Queen island bed, Full ensuite, Microwave, Mini grill and stove, Gas/Electric hot water unit, Solar wiring provision, BBQ bayonette, IBIS roof mounted, air conditioning/heater and much more!

$49,000

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2012 BAILEY PAMPLONA 22FT Double bed, two single beds/large front lounge. Sepperate shower and toilet, Gas electric hot water, hydronic heating, ALKO Stability control system, Full oven, stove and grill, dometic 3 way fridge freezer, water tanks, twin gas, bottles, air conditioning, and much much more...

Excellent condition throughout. Tare weight 1150 kg. Double island bed, club lounge, 3 way fridge freezer, roll out awning, 12v battery system twin gas bottles. FOLDING DRAW BAR - Can fit in most standard garages. Heaps of extras.... must come and see. At this price, it won’t last long.

$74,990 SLE

TWICE VICTORIOUS

2009 JAYCO EAGLE

2005 JAYCO FREEDOM 55.66-2

Microwave, Bed flies, Bag awning, Inner spring Queen front bed, double rear bed, Full annex, 12v battery system, Drop down corner stabilizers, 9kg Gas cylinder and holder. Very clean and tidy camper. Ready to use.

Queen island bed, Mini stove and grill, Microwave, Air conditioning, 1 x Water tank, 1 x 9kg Gas Bottle, Pole carrier, Roll out awning, complete with full annex wall kit, 10” electric brakes, Rear bumper with spare wheel holder, Leg Beds on corner stabilizers. Twin lounge dinette.

$17,990

$21,990

$24,900

2-4 Henry Wilson Drive, Rosebud West. 3940 TRAVELLER SENSATION

VANCRUISER INTERCEPTOR TN

VANCRUISER OUTLAW

MOTORHOMES & CAMPERVANS

HOLIDAY CABINCOWES

JAYCO EAGLE CAMPERVAN

AVIDA CEDUNA MOTORHOME

Traveller Sensation Pinnicle 2012, caravan is in as new condition. 21 foot, Features Full En-suite shower/ toilet, washing machine, TV/radio/CD player, air conditioning, queen bed with 2 mattresses one firm and one soft. Large 184 litre 2 door fridge, full oven and microwave oven. It has a brand new Tebbs full length annex with clear windows and flooring. A drop down table outside. Slide out BBQ. There is a solar panel for battery charging. Also has 2 x 95 litre water tanks.

3 prong rear bumper and jerry can holder including spare wheel. Rear camera.

Welded bike rack, $55,000 Neg, Phone 0439555663, AH 98018213, VERMONT SOUTH

TRAVELLER PENTHOUSE 2007

Immaculate 23ft Caravan.

Low Kms. QS D/Bed, Full size Shower/Toilet/ hand basin, W/Machine, Microwave/oven/grill, CD/ TV/Antenna, Solar Panel/ Dual Batteries, ReverseCycle/Air,Rollout awning/ walls, $48,000 neg, Phone 0408677745, BACCHUS MARSH

18í11î TARE:2560kg GTM:2940kg ATM:3200kg BALL: 260kg The vancruiser Interceptor is a great off road touring van, comes with a 3 year structural warranty .Talk to us about custom building your next adventure. As Displayed, $74,990, South East Caravan Centre, Phone 1300 863 117, CARRUM DOWNS

PT ENSUITE - TARE: 1590kg ATM: 2190kg BALL: 80kg External cabin length 11í8î(3.56m) overall length 6.18m $59,990, South East Caravan Centre, Phone 1300 863 117, CARRUM DOWNS

Beautiful motor home very low kms only 8883 You will not find a better deal at this price!, $122,000, Phone 0354807686, AH 0408584022, ECHUCA

BEDFORD 1969 CAMPERVAN

499 Diesel. D/bed. Fridge.

Stove/Oven. Toilet/Shower.

Washing/machine. Minimal work for Roadworthy. $25,000 neg, Phone 0438638440, KYABRAM

BEDFORD MOTORHOME WINDSOR POP TOP 2003

VAN CRUISER SUV COMPACT

TARE: 1400kg GTM: 1850kg ATM: 2000kg BALL: 40kg unloaded Adventure pack dirt road model, Talk to us about building for your next Outdoor Adventure.

This unit is priced to sell: WAS $38,990 NOW, $29,990, South East Caravan Centre, Phone 1300 863 117, CARRUM DOWNS

Hobby Series Caravan.

Rear Double bed. 3 way fridge. Microwave. 3 Burner gas stove & griller. Reverse cycle air conditioner. New Roll out awning. As new Canvas full size annexe.

New cover (Still in box).

Reg 01/2017.

Electric brakes. ATM 1445kgs. Tare 1145kgs. Ball weight 80kgs.

Immaculate condition.

Call for more information, $17,990, Phone 0419110499, CARRUM DOWNS

I maybe and oldie but I am a beauty! Set up for 2 to travel and has all you need to see this beautiful country, Double bed, Shower.

Fridge/Freezer. Separate freezer. 5 burner cooktop, 12V/240V power plus solar, Recliner chairs. Half fold down table. Airconditioned.

Gas/Elec HW, 330HP 350 Chev V8. Petrol/Gas. Been engineered. Approx 10,000kms since motor installed (brand new). . Reg 11/2016 FHT-478, RWCert negotiable, VGC, $28,759 Neg, Phone 0400970701, AH 97520074, MONBULK

Lovely Phillip Island the best place in Victoria for your holidays. Just under 2 hours from Meblbourne.

This two Bedroom Cabin is your home away from home, Seperate toilet/ shower, Main Bdrm - Walk in Robe/ceiling fan. BDRM 2 BIR. Cathedral ceilings, kitchen with gas stove/ range hood. Lounge with dining table and two recliners.Air conditioning and heating. Comes with all amentiies. One parking space,private entertainment area and animal friendly caravan park. 5 minutes drive from Cowes, Pet friendly caravan park, $35,000 Neg, Phone 0400 390 342, COWES

HORSE TRUCK / MOTORHOME.

1975 Acco International 4 horse truck. No rwc.

26000ks reco. Can be motorhome. $6500ono.

More info: 0497575022 humphreyslaura16@ gmail.com, $6,500 ONO, Phone 0497575022, AH 0497575022, MOYSTON

CALLING ALL LOCAL BUSINESS We have you covered!

2007 model. Immaculate condition. Front QB. Rear DB. Table folds down to another DB. Can sleep 6 people. Bed flies. Bag awning with shade wall that zips onto front, rear or side, 3 way fridge/freezer. Gas stove top with 1 electric hot plate. Gas griller, 12/240 volt electrical system.

Round gas takeaway BBQ included, BBQ bottle mounted on A frame next to 9kg gas bottle. Excellent tyres, registered to April 2017, $18,000 ono, Phone 0457321842, COLAC

MAZDA E2000 CAMPERVAN

1986 model. Sleeps 2.

Man. 5th gear overdrive.

LWB. Mech sound/reliable.

Professionally fit out. Low kms, 10mths reg. Many extras. More information online at www.tradertag. com.au, $5,900, Phone 0408220951, AH 97728526, CHELSEA

TOYOTA CAMPER 1988

ECond, drives very good, 10mths rego, RWCert can supply, FRQ106, $5,550 neg, Phone 59983062, AH 0417588914, TOORADIN

Ph: 1300 BIG NEWS

54 BIG AUTO MAZDA T3500 MOTORHOME

MOTORBIKES HONDA CT110 POSTIE BIKE

QUAD BIKES X2

Honda TRX300, both must go in fair to average cond, both running, ideal for parts/ repair, $1,300 lot, Phone 0432034765, FLINDERS

HONDA CT200 MOTORBIKE Diesel. Excellent condition.

Mechanical history, 1 Double bed also a table that converts to another double bed.

Reverse cycle a/c. HWS. Shower, 4 Burner Cook-top/Stove/ oven/microwave.

103ltrs 3 way fridge. Sink. Digital TV/CB radio. Solar system.

Awning. 190ltrs Stainless steel Freshwater tank. 2x 4kg gas bottles, 2 deep cycle batteries, Long Range Fuel tanks. Call for more information, $30,000 neg, Phone 0407831620, AH 03 93051512, ROXBURGH PARK

TOYOTA HIACE POPTOP 1989

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n our latest fishing report we discuss what species are on the bite with an insight into the mysterious broad bill sword fish. These stunning creatures of the deep have gone undetected in local waters for who knows how long. All we know now is that they have been found. These fish have been targeted for years in areas such as Tasmania. However, the time is now for these phenomenal sports fish to provide enjoyment for anglers around the area of Cape Conran and Mallacoota. Who knows where they will be spotted next.

Species that are on the bite: Considering the recent influx of terrible weather; Species like whiting, gummy shark, snapper, pinkies, squid and Tuna haven’t been affected at all. The disturbed water provides opportunity for species like whiting and snapper especially to ambush and attack distressed baitfish and other food sources that are washed around.

This provides prime opportunity for YOU, if you’re keen enough to brave the conditions and obtain a hefty reward of fishing action.

Be careful though, safety should always be the number one priority when on the water as the correct knowhow and experience is also optimal.

Gummy sharks: Despite the recent conditions Gummy shark’s have been targeted more and more as the colder months arise due to the lack of ‘pest fish’. These fish usually include eagle rays, bull rays and banjo sharks. Areas such as Somers, Balnarring and the western entrance have been the go to areas with the banks of Somers and Balnarring providing some good size Gummy’s during late hours of the night.

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Snapper: The late run of thumping snapper is yet to end as big reds up to 6kg are still being landed in Port Phillip bay and Westernport . In areas such as Mt Martha and Mornington the rough weather entices the fish in closer creating an opportunity for land based fisherman to get their hands on a massive red. Westernport have also had an action packed late run with areas like Boultons and the Western entrance providing good quality fish.

Whiting: The season for whiting is not over. Good quality fish have been caught in all of the common spots. Middle Spit and Tortoise bank standing out as hot spots. Running sinker rigs have been a necessity lately with the timid bites as the whiting have a smaller chance of getting spooked. Match this rig with fine worm hooks, shiners or circle hooks and the tried and tested pippy as bait for the best results.

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POSTECOGLOU HAILS THOMPSON'S CAREER

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occeroos boss Ange Postecoglou has thrown his support behind Archie Thompson's plans to play on beyond his Melbourne Victory career.

Thompson's time at Victory ends this month, with a final home match on Tuesday night in the Asian Champions League against Jeonbuk Motors.

Postecoglou, who coached the striker during his spell in charge of Victory, said the issue for Thompson wouldn't be his ability but finding a new home.

Thompson, who last played with the Socceroos in 2013, also leaves behind a stunning international record.

His haul of 13 goals against American Samoa in 2001 still stands as the world record in an international match and Postecoglou said his longevity and achievements didn't surprise him.

"He'll go out there tonight and he's probably score tonight. It says everything about him.

"He's an amazing A-League story. Very much one of the key players - if not the key player - in the journey of the A-League ... and he's getting a proper send-off."

The former Victory coach is eager to see his old side and Sydney FC continue to progress through the competition to continue playing "If he wants to play on, he should. You're against top-quality continental opponents. a long time retired," he said.

"It's not so much about Archie, it's about "Guys like (Jason Geria) and Oli Bozanic and others, the how other people see it. more exposure they get ... it's The 37-year-old hasn't been offered a "If he still feels like he can go another important," he said. new deal to stay at the club where he has year or another couple of years he become the A-League's record scorer but should and it's up to clubs to see how "It'd be great to see another has made his intentions to play on clear. that fits in with their overall philosophy." Aussie team lift the trophy."

Hinchcliffe grabs 100th Indy 500 pole

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anada's James Hinchcliffe turned in a fearless performance to grab pole for the Indianapolis 500 one year after being critically injured in a crash during practice at the famed Brickyard.

Hinchcliffe will be joined on the front row for next Sunday's (Monday AEST) IndyCar showcase by two Americans, Josef Newgarden and 2014 Indy 500 winner Ryan HunterReay.

Two days of qualifying at the sprawling Indianapolis Motor Speedway reached a pulsating climax when Hinchcliffe, the last car out onto the track, stormed around the 2.5 mile oval in a four-lap average speed of 230.760 mph (371 kph).

It was a big day for the little guys at the Speedway, as Hinchcliffe and Newgarden, driving for two of IndyCar's smaller outfits, upstaged two of the sports giants Penske Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing.

Australia's Will Power will start from sixth while compatriot Matt Brabham qualified 27th.

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McIlroy's eagle clinches Irish Open R

ory McIlroy eagled the final hole to clinch his first victory of the season at the Irish Open, his home tournament where he's famously struggled over the years.

McIlroy's three-shot triumph over Scotland's Russell Knox and Bradley Dredge of Wales wasn't smooth sailing.

But the Northern Ireland native prevailed with a three-under 69, thanks to superior driving power that allowed him to birdie the K Club's first three par-5 holes - then demolish the competition with his final powerful approach shot.

His 253-metre (276-yard) second strike on the 18th landed within three feet of the pin to the deafening cheers of tens of thousands who had braved downpours and hail showers to witness the moment.

McIlroy grinned and brushed away a tear or two as he approached the green.

Garcia wins Byron Nelson golf

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ergio Garcia has won the Byron Nelson Classic in Texas, matching the late Seve Ballesteros for most career victories by a Spaniard on the PGA Tour.

Garcia collected his ninth tour victory when he edged American Brooks Koepka in a playoff at the TPC Four Seasons in Irving, Texas.

Garcia carded a closing 68, while Koepka shot 71 after they finished at 15-under 265, one stroke ahead of American Matt Kuchar.

Barca complete double with King's Cup win

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en-man Barcelona retained the King's Cup with a 2-0 victory over Sevilla to complete a domestic double.

Extra-time goals by Jordi Alba and Neymar at the Vicente Calderon stadium were enough to see the La Liga champions home, despite having Javier Mascherano sent off in the 36th minute.

Sevilla had Ever Banega dismissed in added time, Alba opening the scoring in the 97th after a superb defence-splitting chip from Lionel Messi.

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When McIlroy calmly converted his only eagle of the tournament, he stood still and silent for a second.

Then he pumped both fists in elation.

host and donates his prize money to his Rory Foundation children's charity.

He had failed to make the Irish Open cut since 2012.

His previous best was seventh place in 2008.

McIlroy looked in danger of squandering his three-stroke lead at the start of Sunday's final round as Knox, playing alongside him, putted impressively while McIlroy wasted opportunity after opportunity on the greens, including a miss for bogey from barely two feet on the par-4 11th hole.

When Knox birdied the 14th and 15th holes to seize a one-shot lead, McIlroy responded with arguably his greatest shot of the year - a go-for-broke drive across the River Liffey that landed improbably in the heart of the 16th green.

As the fans roared their approval, a rattled Knox struck his only back-nine bogey as McIlroy two-putted for a go-ahead birdie.

McIlroy nearly birdied the par-3 17th as well, but simply laughed when the ball circled the cup and rolled a few inches back in his direction.

"To finish like that today, I'll never forget it," McIlroy said after receiving the crystal winner's trophy beside Irish Prime Minister McIlroy, who now faces three majors in Enda Kenny. the next 10 weeks, described his Irish breakthrough as a needed psychological Third-ranked McIlroy long has made winning the Irish Open an elusive priority, catapult to reclaim his best form. his past failures all the more awkward because he's also the tournament's official

"To finish like that today, I'll never forget it"

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Vardy to miss clash with Socceroos T

he Socceroos will be spared a date with England's man of the moment Jamie Vardy as he's leaving the national team camp this week to get married.

The Leicester City striker scored a late winner in England's unconvincing 2-1 friendly win over Turkey in Manchester on Sunday (Monday AEST).

Turkey after three minutes before Hakan Calhanoglu equalised 10 minutes later.

goalkeeper Volkan Babacan to sweep home a close-range winner in the 83rd minute.

The Tottenham striker missed a 72nd minute penalty before Vardy capitalised on successive mistakes from Turkey

While Hodgson loses Vardy for the Australia match, he gains captain Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge and Marcus Rashford after the attacking trio played in cup finals with their clubs over the previous week.

Sturridge scored in Liverpool's Europa League final loss to Liverpool while Rashford and Rooney lifted the FA Cup with a 2-1 extra time win over Mile Jedinak's Crystal Palace.

England now prepare to face Australia in another friendly in Sunderland on Friday night, manager Roy Hodgson's last chance to finalise his squad before next month's European Championships.

Rashford, who only debuted for Manchester United in February, is considered a longshot to travel to the tournament.

Hodgson admitted the "public might think it odd" to allow Premier League hero Vardy leave less than three weeks before the European Championships but said he owed the forward a favour.

The England boss has to cut three members of his provisional 26-man squad and Jack Wilshere - a Hodgson favourite - and Raheem Sterling failed to make a convincing case for selection against Turkey.

"The major reason was he had to cancel his wedding last year when I called him up," he said.

Kane's goal was his 32nd for club or country this season, and he appears one of the few guaranteed starters against Russia in Marseille on July 11 in England's first game at the Euros.

"So it was more difficult for me than it would have been otherwise to complain about this week's date.

"We know Jamie, we're satisfied with him.

I don't think his place in the team, or the squad, is under enormous threat."

The loss was just Turkey's first in 14 games, showing they could spring a surprise in France, where they will play Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia in Group D.

Premier League golden boot winner Harry Kane opened the scoring against

Mundine wants 'Blue at Uluru' with Green

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orget the `Rumble in the Jungle', Anthony Mundine wants a `Blue at Uluru' with Danny Green.

Ten years after Mundine beat Green in a unanimous points decision in Sydney, the pair continue to squabble over the terms of a rich rematch - reportedly valued at $8 million - but now a new venue has been put on the table.

"I would like (the fight) to be at Uluru," Mundine told the Triple M Grill Team on Friday.

"We'll talk to the traditional owners and we'll see what we can do."

It was understood the fighters were initially hoping to stage the big-money bout in Melbourne in August.

But Mundine's latest wish throws an iconic Australian landmark into the promotional mix - a sacred indigenous site that would carry special significance for the proud 40-yearold Aborigine.

agreement on what weight they will step into the ring at.

Mundine is prepared to fight significantly lighter than Green - who he wants to drop to 83kg - but only if he gets a 60-40 share of the purse.

"If I'm going to give up 13 kilograms... then give me something. Give me some motivation to do it," Mundine said.

"It's never been done in boxing history, someone from super welterweight, jump all the way over light heavyweight to catch weight."

A catch weight describes a weight limit for a fight that does not fall in line with the traditional limits for weight classes.

Regardless of the jump in weight, Mundine typically backed himself to win even if Green entered the ring over 10kg heavier.

"I'm ready to go man. I told ya. 60-40, I will whip his arse. I will knock his arse out, for real," Mundine said.

Mundine lost his most recent fight to American Charles Hatley while Green in However, probably November pulled out of his most recent the most pertinent fight against Konni Konrad with a back issue to be injury. resolved for During the radio interview, Mundine also the bout to talked up a possible return to the NRL. go ahead is

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Hayne faces uphill battle for Rio dream

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arryd Hayne's Olympic ambition still burns brightly after the weekend's London Sevens tournament, but he faces a near-impossible task to force his way into Fiji's 12-man Rio squad.

On current form, and having had barely 15 minutes of combined match time across six Sevens games at Twickenham, he won't be picked.

This is a Fijian side celebrating back-toback Rugby Sevens World Series victories, secured with a fourth-place finish at the London tournament, which was won by Scotland who upset South Africa 27-26 with a last-gasp victory in the final.

team, it's about giving me an opportunity to make a team."

Hayne now faces six weeks of intense training in Fiji to prove to coach Ben Ryan that he's not only fit enough for Rio, but good enough to displace one of the team's established stars.

finals in all but one tournament this season.

Ryan's team finished fourth at Twickenham, losing 26-19 in the third-place playoff against USA.

"Our cupboard is not just deep, it's absolutely littered with fantastic talent," Ryan said.

"We had a very light week this week ... when we're running up 100-metre sand dunes, when these guys are the fittest rugby players Fiji has ever had and they're still throwing up after sessions, his lactate's This is also a Fijian side with six world-class going to be going into overdrive. players who didn't even play this weekend. "Whether he'll be able to tolerate that Hayne is a world-class athlete himself, a two-time Dally M medal winner who transitioned into the NFL, playing played last season with the San Francisco 49ers.

But to get into Fiji's team with less than three months until the Rio Games appears to be the most daunting sporting challenge he's ever faced.

in a short timeframe is a serious question."

Hayne had a huge amount to do to compete, Ryan said.

"This isn't just a random side, this is the best side in the world in the last two years. A Fijian side that plays a very "At the moment, I'm behind the eight ball high-tempo, high-risk game and I've got no problem with that. It's about that requires enormous working hard and getting there," Hayne said. amounts of skill and he has that, and enormous "They're the world champs. Sometimes in life, it's not about success, but it's about the amounts of fitness, and experience and just being part of that team. he hasn't got that at the moment." "[It's the] first Fijian team to win backFiji finished clear of to-back titles and they've got a bunch of superstars who are going to be a joy to train South Africa to win the Sevens World with and a joy to play with.

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Pearce not at his Origin best: Robinson M

itchell Pearce is not at his State of Origin best, his Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says.

Pearce starred in the Roosters' round nine thumping of Newcastle in his return from suspension, but has struggled to replicate that form in the two NRL rounds since.

The incumbent NSW playmaker was one of the Roosters' best in their 32-20 loss to Canterbury on Sunday but Robinson said Pearce has some improving to do.

"I still think he is finding his best but I thought he played a lot of football today."

Cronulla's James Maloney, who played alongside Pearce for NSW in the 2013 interstate series, and South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds are the favourites to be named in coach Laurie Daley's Blues halves when the side for game one is named on Monday.

The Roosters will likely lose Boyd Cordner and Blake Ferguson to Blues duties and Aidan Guerra to Queensland.

"I don't think there was any Origin at all in that," Robinson said in the post-match press "To be honest I couldn't care less about the conference.

Origin team," Robinson said.

"I thought Mitchell tried hard, I thought he "The guys that will get in will work hard and was the one that kept on the ball and kept they can sort that out. I have other issues to pushing us around tried to spark something. sort out other than Origin."

Fiji's Jarryd Hayne during day two of the HSBC Sevens World Series at Twickenham Stadium, London

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Forgotten Dees into AFL reckoning M

elbourne could call upon some forgotten Demons as they bid to crash the AFL's top eight.

The Demons head to Alice Springs to play Port Adelaide on Saturday off the back of a 63-point win over Brisbane.

The six-day break means coach Paul Roos will leave several tired bodies behind in Melbourne, giving hope to several Demons of old.

Former co-captains Jack Trengove and Jack Grimes will be considered for their first games of the season, while flag-winner Chris Dawes is also in the frame.

That they haven't been a part of Melbourne's impressive start to the year shows the transformation underway under Roos.

A host of second-tier Demons stood up in their 63-point win over Brisbane on Sunday but Roos said selecting a 22 to play the Power would be difficult.

"Alice (Springs) on a six-day break, as a coaching group we'd be confident of putting three or four guys in and leaving three or four out," he said.

"When we're tired we don't play that well and we think we've got a list we can rotate around a bit more.

"Dawesy's played his third game.

Grimesy has been consistent but hasn't been able to crack in (to the AFL team).

"Trengove has been playing good footy.

"Jack put his hand up during week ... he's not far away."

Roos said he'd locked in defender Neville Jetta to return to the side after his one-week suspension.

It's the first time since 2006 they've been in positive territory after nine games, and they'll sit inside the eight - albeit temporarily - should they beat the Power.

Melbourne's best player this season, Jack Viney, hailed the contribution of the lesser-known Demons against Brisbane.

Alex Neal-Bullen and Ben Newton played their first game of the season against the Lions.

"We're really happy with the

contribution right across the board.

Guys come up from the VFL and really fit in perfectly," he told AAP. "Guys like Neal-Bullen and Newton were terrific. Jayden Hunt and Josh Wagner are another couple of examples.

"We've got a really good system and guys are really knocking the door down."

He said the club's 5-4 start was "absolutely exciting".

"It certainly comes across our minds how close we are to the eight. You play this sport to have success, to play finals," he said.

"It's a little taster for the group but we understand there's a long way to go and we have to play some really strong football, some consistent football to even consider finals."

St Kilda make statement after shocker

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t Kilda coach Alan Richardson's concerns after a 103-point AFL loss to West Coast were clear.

Contest and pressure.

Richardson asked for an improvement in both areas and the Saints delivered on Sunday, when they kicked clear in the third quarter to defeat Essendon by 46 points.

Josh Bruce, Tim Membrey and Paddy McCartin booted a combined seven goals in the third term at Etihad Stadium, six of them coming on the trot.

"We saw the game as an opportunity to get our season back on track," Membrey said.

"Last week against West Coast clearly wasn't the result we wanted, but this time we cracked in and just did the basics well. Contest and pressure."

Richardson admitted he was unsure what impact the horrible performance in Perth, where the Saints totalled three goals against the Eagles, would have on

the side's confidence.

"You have a performance like that, which has the potential to undermine a bit of belief," Richardson said.

"The guys had come off ... (two) pretty strong performances.

"To then have one that hits you between the eyes ... just 'wow. Where did that come from'.

"You have conversations and train in quite an aggressive manner to hopefully bounce back."

The Saints smashed Essendon 46-23 in clearances on Sunday, despite Matthew Leuenberger dominating the ruck contests.

"That was a tick," Richardson said.

"We've improved (this season). Our best footy is really competitive against good teams."

Membrey, who finished with 3.3, suggested the side's midfielders deserved a lot of praise.

"It was a little bit ugly at the start. We got a lot of entries and just couldn't capitalise," he said.

"That was a bit frustrating, but it broke open in that third quarter, we got our run going and got on top.

"The mids really cracked in the whole day. They were able to get first use a lot of the time."

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Roos focus on finals, not history: Scott FOOTBALL

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orth Melbourne made history on Saturday night but the Kangaroos are more interested in building a platform for their premiership tilt than their place in the record books.

For the first time in their 92-season history, North are unbeaten after the opening nine games after they thumped Carlton by 67 points at Etihad Stadium.

But Scott knows a great start won't mean much without a strong finish.

"I'm rapt for our supporters, those sorts of things are great for your members and sponsors ... but the players know that there's a really good opportunity in the second half of the year," Scott said.

"We're really focused on Sydney this week.

It will bring us back down to earth pretty quickly if we're not careful."

The win moved the Roos two games clear at the top of the ladder but they now face a tough section of their fixture, playing four current top-eight sides in their five games before the bye.

"We've built a really good platform, but we'll come up against some really good opposition and the reality is win, lose or draw we'll learn a hell of a lot out of all of those games," he said.

"This is going to be a really good test for us and one that we're up for."

finishing Essendon.

Todd Goldstein was instrumental in the win with 45 hitouts, 19 possessions and three goals.

"I thought he was great, I think he gave our midfield really good use," Scott said.

"Goldy has been challenged this year in terms of opposition ruckmen who have been having really good seasons.

"Who the premiere ruckman is at the moment in the competition is open to interpretation or opinions of others, but Goldy really set himself a few years ago to assert himself on the competition and I think he's taken his game to a new level.

North impressed with the way they stuck to the task against the Blues a week after "He's got a few strings to his bow now." they took their foot off the pedal against fast-