The Local Paper. Eastern Suburbs Edition. Wed., July 19, 2023

■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a two-car collision which occurred in Oakleigh South yesterday (Tues.) morning. Investigators were told a Toyota and BMW collided on Warrigal Rd near Claronga St about 3.45am.

The driver of the Toyota, perceived to be a man in his 20-30s, ran from the scene.

The driver of the BMW, believed to be a man in his 40-50s, was trapped in his vehicle for a short time until he was released by emergency crews.

He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, has

Driver runs from scene

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Balwyn, Kew are targets

■ Police have arrested two men as part of an investigation into an organised crime syndicate allegedly involved in a series of high-end burglaries across Melbourne’s south-east.

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Drugs, machete

executed a search warrant on a shipping container at a Melbourne dockwhich was scheduled to depart Australia that day at 3pm.

■ A man arrested by the Public Order Response Team on Wednesday, July 12, was expected to appear before court following his arrest in Oakleigh Officers were on patrol, as part of Operation Trinity, when they noticed a vehicle with an expired registration on Princes Hwy about 1.10am.

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The 12-month investigation was a coordinated effort involving detectives from Stonnington, Boroondara and Moorabbin Crime Investigation Units, including assistance from AFP, ABF, and international law enforcement agencies.

Police allege the two men, who are Lithuanian nationals, were involved in more than 60 burglaries between May last year and this month.

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More than $2 million of property has been allegedly stolen during the burglaries, including large amounts of cash, jewellery, and designer clothing and handbags.

Investigators believe the pair allegedly targeted properties in Balwyn, Kew, Moorabbin, South Yarra, Sandringham and Toorak.

On Wednesday last week (July 12), Police arrested both men after allegedly committing a burglary in Sandringham where a safe, cash, jewellery, handbags, and other items were stolen.

A 50-year-old man and 37-year-old man both from Lithuania were charged with burglary and theft and were remanded to appear at Moorabbin Magistrates Court at a later date.

Victoria Police detectives last Friday (July 14) along with the assistance of Australian Border Force

Long Shots

Police seized over 80 kilograms of alleged stolen property from the shipping container, including:

■ Cash,

■ Jewellery

■ Designer clothing and handbags

The investigation remains ongoing.

Detective Acting Inspector Luke Holmes said: “Alongside our law enforcement partners both in Australia and overseas, we are committed to targeting and dismantling organised crime networks.

“These arrests send a clear message to criminals looking to break into property and steal people’s prized possessionswe will find you and you will be held to account, no matter where you’re from,” Det. Acting Insp. Holmes said.

Strategy feedback

■ Monash Council is seeking feedback on a draft Monash Affordable Housing Strategy and wants to hear from the community.

Monash Mayor, Cr Tina Samardzija, knows the importance of this issue.

“We know that rising house prices and rents, low wage growth, taxation settings and limited investment in social and affordable housing have contributed to a significant decline in housing affordability.”

The vehicle was intercepted before it was identified the driver was wanted in relation to an outstanding NSW warrant relating to serious drug matters.

A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered an amount of suspected methylamphetamine and a machete.

The 30-year-old Bankstown man was expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in relation to the possession of the drugs and weapon and remained in custody pending an extradition application regarding the interstate matters.

Yarra Trail works

■ Parts of the Yarra Trail are currently disrupted due to construction works on two projects. An elevated pathway is being constructed between Gipps St and Clarke St.

Economy C’tee

■ Expressions of interest are now open for the new City Economy Advisory Committee, which will bring key business, industry and stakeholder groups together to boost Melbourne’s appeal as an all-day destination.

The City of Melbourne seeks to appoint six to 10 xternal representatives in addition to two Councillors.

The Committee’s primary role will be to provide advice to Council on challenges and opportunities facing Melbourne’s economy.

Members of the committee will be appointed for a term commencing from the first meeting through September 22, 2024 and there will be a minimum of three meetings.

Youth Summit

■ Knox City Council Youth Services is hosting the Knox Youth Summit, an event bringing together young people across Knox to discuss issues including mental health, the environment, cultural diversity and more.

The summit is a process of consultation for Council to hear from young people and provides an opportunity for their voices to be heard. It is open for any young person who lives, studies, works or has a connection to Knox. It is free.

There will be two events to provide as much accessibly for young people to attend, recognising that young people undertaking VCE/VCAL/VET or similar may be unable to attend on a regular school day:

■ Wednesday, August 23, 12-18 year olds –9am – 3pm

■ Saturday, September 9, 16-25 year old –10am – 2pm

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Both events will be held at the Knox City Council, 511 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South with lunch, morning and afternoon tea being provided.

Saulte to 38

■ Maroondah Council has saluted 38 of its longest-serving employees. It acknowledged and celebrated 38 employees for their significant length of service.

“Service milestones are something that Council strongly believes should be recognised and celebrated, and at Maroondah we are proud to have employees who have served their community for an extended length of time,” said Mayor Cr Rob Steane.

A spokesman added: “From school crossing supervisors, youth workers, librarians, maternal and child health nurses and customer service to parks maintenance officers, family support workers, town planners and engineers, each role here at Maroondah has its place and importance within our community.”

Four of the group were recognised for 30 years continuous service at Council, with nine reaching 20 years.

● ● ● ● ● Former AFL boss Andrew Demetriou was one of the victims of the organised crime syndicate

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Yarra Valley Water plans to expandits electric fast chargers by more than 50 per cent at its head office in Mitcham, with further expansion to come in the future. The chargers use solar panels on the purpose-built car park to generate electricity. Yarra Valley Water received funding from the State Government’s Business Recovery Energy Efficiency Fund to support the project. The authority is transitioning its vehicle fleet to electric, purchasing only electric vehicles from 2026. Yarra Valley Water’s goal is to transition to a zero emissions fleet and it is offsettingits emissions from vehicles in the meantime.

Burglary arrest at Ringwood

■ Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation

Unit detectives have charged two people following a burglary in Mount Waverley on Monday, July 10

Police responded to reports of a burglary at a commercial business on Gilby Rd about 4.10am.

An allegedly stolen white Mitsubishi Express van was seen driving away from the premises.

With assistance from the Air Wing, the car was followed through Burwood, Surrey Hills, Camberwell, Nunawading, Box Hill North, Blackburn North and Ringwood.

It came to a stop on Ringwood St in Ringwood where officers arrested a man and a woman.

A 43-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged with:

■ Burglary

■ Criminal damage

■ Theft

■ Theft of motor vehicle

■ Handle stolen goods

■ Fail to stop on police direction

■ Dangerous driving whilst pursued by police

A 31-year-old Sandringham woman has been charged with:

■ Burglary

■ Criminal damage

■ Theft

■ Theft of motor vehicle

The pair were bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on October 30.

Man blows .223

■ A drink driver will spend some time without his licence after he was caught driving over the legal alcohol limit in Malvern on Sunday morning, July 9. Police were called to reports of an erratic driver on High St in Malvern about 1.50am.

The driver, 19-year-old probationary driver from Wheelers Hill, allegedly returned a breath alcohol reading of 0.223. The man had his licence immediately suspended .

✔An artwork depicting a monster has been created by Colombian-born mural artist Fausto at Knox Skate and BMX Park in Knoxfield. “The Knox cradle is one of the biggest domes in eastern Melbourne so it’s pretty iconic,” says Fausto, who was commissioned by Council for the dome renewal project. “A lot of people swing by to come and skate it just for the fact that it’s so big. When you’re skating this sort of cradle, it’s like a monster pushing you to your limits, trying to get you as you’re fighting against it. Nailing that move is like defeating the monster and gives you this sense of thrill.” Fausto says Knox has been his go-to skatepark from an early age. “Parks and communities like this really become your home away from home. It’s kind of like your own place to chill and hang out — I love it. You learn to take care of it like you would your own home.”

The renewed design includes ‘stickers’ by over 30 skaters, including some who have been using the park for over 10 years. They were created in a face-toface workshop with Fausto. Skaters designed their stickers on pieces of paper that were transferred onto the dome. “It creates a sense of connection for the people who love this place — you’re putting your name on your home,” Fausto says. “And hopefully it transcends a bit of time. It isn’t there forever but the people who live and breathe in that time get to experience it. Art is like us — it has a life expectancy. Things happen to it, people use it, it wears with time and everything eventually becomes stardust. It’s all about capturing the moment.” Knox Skate and BMX Park is at the corner of Ferntree Gully Rd and Gilbert Park Drive, Knoxfield.

✖Monash Council’s Cr Stuart James was fired up late last week about overcharging by airlines. In an online post, he asked QANTAS to justify them charging $939 for a one-way flight from Adelaide to Melbourne last Friday.

Greens candidate for Warrandyte, Tomas Lightbody, says he wants to show people that there is hope in politics. He is Deputy Mayor at Manningham Council.

Concerns for pharmacy

■ Bayswater pharmacist Tam Nguyen is concerned that patients in her community will be significantly worse off because of the Federal Government’s 60-day dispensing scheme. She says the policy will force her to reduce opening hours (hers is the only late-night pharmacy in the area) and end free home delivery of medicines.

Ms Nguyen says that Australians can expect shorter trading hours, less services, worsening medicine shortages and closures of local pharmacies after the Federal Government confirmed its intention to implement 60-day dispensing which will see a cut of more than $4.5 billion over four years to community pharmacies.

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says the Federal Government’s 60-day dispensing policy will leave millions of patients worse off after the change comes into effect on September 1 this year.

“This policy will negatively impact my patients in Bayswater. As a result of these changes, I am going to need to reduce trading hours at nights, on weekends and will need to review service offerings like free delivery, as well as walk in and in-home vaccinations for homebound patients that my pharmacy provides,” Ms Nguyen says.

● Cr Stuart James, Monash

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Shows

■ Encore Theatre Company: The Popular Mechanicals (by Keith Robinson, Tony Taylor and William Shakespeare) Until July 22 at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Andrew Ferguson. Bookings: www.encoretheatre.com.au

■ PEP Productions: Life Without Me (by Daniel Keene) July 21 – 29 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Jeremy Guzman. Bookings: https:/ /www.trybooking.com/CINNB

■ PLOS Musical Productions: Strictly Ballroom,(Musical) July 28-August 5 at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston. Bookings: https://plos.asn.au/.

■ Aspect Inc: Stage Door (Edna Ferber and George S Kaufman) July 20 – 29 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Candice Mitrousis. Bookings: www.aspecttheatre.org.au

■ Frankston Theatre Group: Fast Food (by Morgan Ros)July 28 to August 6 at Mount Eliza Community Centre, 90-100 Canadian Bay Rd., Mt Eliza. Director: Elli Haskett. www.frankstontheatregrou.org.au

■ Essendon Theatre Company: We Wrote Some Plays (by Audrey Farthing, Melissa Forge and Angelo Snell) August 3 – 12 at the Bradshaw St. Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Directors: Audrey Farthing, Shobana Sebastian and Casey Bohan. www.essendontheatrecompany.com.au

■ MLOC Productions: Fiddler on the Roof, August 2 – 13 at The Alex Theatre, St Kilda. Directors: Adrian and Sarah Glaubert; Musical Director: Kent Ross; Choreographer: Bridie Clark. Further Information: www.mloc.org.au

■ The 1812 Theatre: Picnic at Hanging Rock (by Tom Wright) August 3 – 26 at The 1812 Theatre, Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Dexter Bourke. Bookings: www.1812theatre.com.au or 97583964

■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Frozen Jr August 11 – 20 at Centenary Hall, Williamstown. www.wmtc.org

■ Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC): Charlie and the Chocolate Factory August 19 – September 2 at the Cranbourne Community Theatre, Brunt St., Cranbourne. Bookings: www.cpacmusicaltheatre.com

■ South Gippsland One Act Play Festival: August 26-27 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, Main St., Foster. www.famda.org.au

Auditions

■ Malvern Theatre Company: Absurd Person Singular (by Alan Ayckbourn) July 23 at 2pm; July 24 at 7.30pm at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Damian Jones. Audition bookings: damianjones1@gmail.com 0419 537 871

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Ladies in Black (Music and lyrics Tim Finn, Book, Carolyn Burns) July 23 and July 25 at 7pm at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Audition bookings: timascott56@gmail.com

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder July 23 at 10am, July 24 at 7pm at Williamstown Theatre, 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director:Brbara Hughes. Audition Enquiries: 0417 589 015 or email bhughes@wlt.org.au.

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: A Hit or Miss Christmas (Written and Directed by Emma Wood) August 5 at 1.00pm and August 9 at 8.00pm at the Warrandyte Mechanics Hall, 180 – 186 Yarra St., Warrandyte. Audition enquiries: wood.emma.e@ gmail.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

Strictly Ballroom

■ PLOS Musical Productions presents Strictly Ballroom, the Musical from July 28 to August 5 at the Frankston Arts Centre. Strictly Ballroom The Musical is the inspiring story of a championship ballroom dancer who defies all the rules to follow his heart.

Performance Details: July 28 - August 5

Venue: Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston Tickets available www.plos.asn.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

Observations

There’s No Business Like Show Business

THIS IS LIVING

■ The New Year’s Eve getaway at Hepburn for couple Hugh (Marcus McKenzie) and Will (Wil King) exposes tensions and frustrations compounded by illness and fundamental character flaws.

The occasion is further complicated by the three female friends who regularly share the yearly getaway with them each of whom have their own preoccupations; Alex (Belinda McClory), a TV host; Jo (Maria Theodorakis), a university lecturer; and Sharleen (Michelle Perera), a recently divorced mother.

To begin, Matilda Woodroofe’s set and costumes establish the truth behind the façade of these character’s lives.

A large sliding door is the central feature allowing access to the sights beyond but the backdrop is a picture.

The set panels are also evident beyond the well laid out performance space.

The outfits, and even Alex’s hairpiece, suggest appearance prevents these characters from appreciating the actuality that simmers below the surface.

The wit and invective in Ash Flanders's script is also clever and entertaining but as verbal barbs are exchanged, we wonder if any resolution is possible.

Hugh’s cancer diagnosis leaves him narcissistically deflecting Will’s attempts to help but the psychology of this is never fully explored or accounted for.

And the women’s concerns highlight their own obsessions which are all viable loci for discussion - the male ego, educational mothering and divorce - but which are not germane to what could be the collapse of Hugh and Will’s relationship.

The naturalism of Matthew Lutton’s direction is best highlighted in the pace of the dialogue and its overlapping nature.

Even the offstage dialogue echoes the carryon of real life when people arrive. And the drama technique of howling is comically believable hinting at a send up of workshops all the cast could well have encountered.

The cast delight in their roles inhabiting character and finding not just the comedy but an underlying emotional core but much of what plays out serves as scene setting.

There is a truth behind what these characters experience – especially when it comes to caring for a dying partner.

But Flanders has tended to deflect the focus. We are left with the feeling that the drama of their lives will be repeated come next New Years. This is living – or is it?

Performance Details: Until July 30

Venue: Malthouse Theatre

Booking: www.malthousetheatre.com.au

- Review by David McLean

Sisters In Crime

■ Sisters in Crime presents Lethal Practice: Murder + Mayhem + Malice in the Medical World on Friday, July 28, at 8pm at the Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan St, South Melbourne. Medicine is supposed to be about healing and helping but the medical world can also offer many opportunities to do harm ... even kill.

Guest authors Anne Buist (Locked Ward), Jacinta Halloran (Dissection) and Sue White (Cut), , are all medical doctors who know the issues firsthand and will tell all to host Toni Jordan.

Anne Buist is the Chair of Women’s Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She has 30 years clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry, including perinatal medicolegal work (cases of infanticide, kidnapping, murder, and abuse) for Protective Services, Children’s and Criminal courts.

She is the author of four crime novels with tart noir heroine, psychiatrist Natalie King, Medea’s Curse (shortlisted for the Davitt as debut and overall), Dangerous to Know, This I Would Kill For, and Locked Ward (released January) and a stand-alone rural thriller set around a postnatal depression group, The Long

● ● Maria Theodorakis (Jo), Belinda McClory (Alex), Marcus McKenzie (Hugh) and Wil King i(Will) in This Is Living. Photo: Pia Johnson Shadow . She has been married to Graeme Simsion for 30 years, and with him has written feel-good mid-age-finding-yourself novel on the Camino and Chemin dÁssie/Via Francigena: Two Steps Forward, and Two Steps Onward which were published in 14 countries. Their joint book set in a health facility, Out of the Blue, will be released next March.

Book by ThursdayJuly 27, 2pm. https://buff.ly/ 44poHKM

- Cheryl Threadgold

Away

■ With an award winning director- Steven Mitchell Wright - at the helm, Away was set to be something special.

Written by Michael Gow this is a story of three families on their Christmas vacation all with various issues. Characters cross over, events take place, truths, lies, tragedies explored amongst a Shakespearean backdrop.

This production is a collaboration with students from Collart- Collingwood, beginning with them covered in blue paint reciting Shakespeare as the audience took their seats.

This leads itself to the first scene in Away, the high school production of A Midsummer’s Night Dream with Tom (Rupert Bevan) as Puck. The Shakespeare does not end there, there is an intertwining with movement, costume and dialogue throughout the show.

There is much to enjoy about this production, yet I feel too much going on. I was confused at times with both the look and action.

The play is set in the sixties, an era of smoking, yet in a small, crowded theatre, Gwen’s (Eleanor Howlett ) chain smoking was uncomfortable.

There were many stylised aspects to this show, so using real, lit cigarettes did not seem necessary. There were inconsistencies throughout in the stylised ‘blocking’, costumes , accents with a lack of attention to detail. An example of this, the wigs.

Amongst some beautiful Shakespearean pieces were some ‘very ordinary’ hair pieces causing a distraction.

Performances amongst this experienced well rehearsed ensemble were consistently good. Particular mention to Bevan in his various roles, he has a strong physical presence on stage. Justin Hosking as the nervous dad (Jim) was very ‘moving.’ Eleanor Howlett , demanding as she should be as Gwen. The vocals of Stephen Tall (Roy) a very memorable surprise element toward the end.

This production has a lot to offer amongst a clever set (Greg Carroll), beautiful lighting (Ben Hughes). Expect a feast for the senses plus the brain.

Performance Details: Until July 22

Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St., St Kilda

Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au

- Review by Elizabeth

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■ Mid winter and afternoon concerts are a great combination, especially when followed by a delicious afternoon tea.

That’s what’s on offer at Diamond Creek Uniting Church on Saturday (July 22) when Julie Houghton and Friends present their

‘There’s No Business Like Showbusiness’ concert.

The concert will be an enticing mix of wellloved songs from Gilbert and Sullivan, music theatre, parlour music and poetry.

‘There’s No Business Like Showbusiness’ promises to be an entertaining afternoon with tunes you know performed by fine professional singers.

Joining associate artist Isaac Mouskavias at the piano are soprano Suzanne Shakespeare , mezzo soprano Jennifer Wakefield, baritone Alex Owens and actor/ singer Julie Houghton.

Following the concert you are invited to a delightful afternoon tea, which is included in the price of the ticket.

You can book at trybooking.com or buy a ticket at the door.

‘There’s No Business Like Showbusiness’ is the latest concert in the Diamond Creek Concert series and kicks off at 2 pm on Saturday July 22 at Diamond Creek Uniting Church, Wensley St, Diamond Creek.

- Molly Donahue

Guys and Dolls

■ Antipodes Theatre Company reimagines Guys and Dolls for its 70th anniversary from August 10-19 at Chapel off Chapel in Prahran

Embracing the 'Musical Fable' of the title, the show reflects the passion and politics of 2023 as it transforms Chapel off Chapel into a prohibition-era nightclub.

Artistic Director Brandon Pape says: “Guys and Dolls is a beloved musical and, like any story that has stood the test of time, we quickly realised there was an opportunity to tell this story in an exciting way that created opportunities for artists who may not traditionally have had access to this work.”

During their research, the ATC creative team immersed themselves in the 1920sworking to incorporate the energy of New York Nightlife and Queer Culture at the time into the production.

The production will also feature live music and a bandstand on the stage, with Green Room Award winner Jonathan Homsey exploring and incorporating waacking into the world; a form of dance that originated from gay clubs in 1970s California through the African American and Latino population, taking its cues from the poses and body language of the movie stars of yesteryear.

Based on the short stories of Damon Runyon, featuring classic songs like Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat and Adelaide’s Lament, Guys and Dolls is directed by Trudy Dunn and Brandon Pape, with musical direction by David Butler , movement direction by Jonathan Homsey and choreography by Carolyn Ooi.

Performance Details: August 10 - 19

Venue: Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St., Prahran

Bookings: www.antipodestheatre.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

● ● Julie Houghton

● ● Newly installed Laurie Jacobs with Grand Master Anthony Bucca.

● ● Bob Mann

● ● David Foong with Wayne Evans-Barker.

● ● Frank Lombardo with James Tulk.

● ● Robert Stuart.

WAS THAT?’ 1000TH SHOW

■ Essence Productions invites art and history lovers to join them as they celebrate their 1000th performance of What Was That? at Werribee Mansion on Saturday, August 12 at 8pm

Written by Alaine Beek and based on the true story of the Chirnside Family , this experience has entertained more than 23.000 audience members since it began - welcoming them into one of Victoria’s largest and most opulent properties.

Now in its 20th year, the success of Essence Theatre Production’s What Was That? is a testament to the marrying of arts and history in Victoria, and how the results act to showcase some of our finest attributes to locals, interstate, and international guests, alike.

It is July 1908 and visitors are rare at Werribee Mansion. The mistress, Mary Chirnside, tragically died three months ago and since then there have been multiple strange occurrences in the house.

Despite this, the only two remaining servants, Maggie (the Head Maid) and Mr Duncan (the Butler) have tried to stay positive as they await the new masters.

Welcomed by Maggie as “Old friends of The Chirnside’s”, What Was That? is an immersive, roaming play filled with drama, comedy, and scary elements.

It also allows people to experience the magnificence of the Mansion as the story unfolds throughout the house.

Taken through nine lavish rooms during the performance, they are even invited to sit around the grand dining room table - something normally closed off to the public.

Performed (on varying nights) by Alaine Beek, Ross Daniels, Helen Hopkins, Clare O’Brien, Kevin Hopkins, Phil Cameron-Smith and Glen Hancox.

The countdown to the 1000th show is:

■ Saturday, July 29 at 8pm (show 998), ■ Saturday, August 5 at 8pm (show 999) or ■ Saturday, August 12 at 8pm (show 1000).

Venue: Werribee Park MansionK Road, Werribee

Duration: 90 mins (includes glass of sparkling wine or soft drink at end of show with performers)

Accessibility: due to the historic nature of the mansion there is no wheelchair access for this event

Age Suitability: 11+

Warnings: Some scary elements, light sexual references

Bookings: www.essence theatre.productions

- Cheryl Threadgold

Best Films So Far For 2023

■ Yes, it’s hard to believe, but we are already halfway through the year.

Movie wise it has been a very mixed six months, but there have definitely been some standout films.

The weirdest aspect so far in 2023 is how so many Hollywood blockbusters have had David Lean style epic running times (John Wick 4, Indiana Jones 5, Mission Impossible 7, Guardians Of The Galaxy 3) , most of which are largely unwarranted.

Priscilla

■ CentreStage announces its September production of Priscilla at the Geelong Arts Centre from September 8 -23.

As the first major musical to grace the space since 2020, CentreStage is set to bring the Geelong Arts Centre back to life with this show.

Priscilla features the iconic hit songs, original Broadway costumes, large-scale sets, and, of course, the beautiful bus, transporting audiences to a world of glamour, comedy, and heartfelt moments.

"We are thrilled to bring 'Priscilla' to the Geelong Arts Centre, marking a triumphant return to musical theatre in our community," said Producer David Greenwood.

"This production promises to be a celebration of love, friendship, and self-discovery, and we can't wait to share it with the audience."

CentreStage is a leading community-based theatre company that has been entertaining audiences in Geelong since 2010.

Priscilla will run from September 8-23 at the Geelong Arts Centre. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to witness the magic of this iconic musical.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Geelong Arts Centre box office or online at www.geelongartscentre. org.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

Light Reveals

■ The Emerald Hill Art Group annual exhibition ‘The Light Reveals’ will be held at the Gasworks Art Park, 21 Graham St, Albert Park, from Monday August 28 to Sunday September 24.

The opening will cbe held from 6pm-8pm on Tuesday, August 29.

The Group is a community group, self-organised and funded, which meets each week at the Sol Green Community Centre in South Melbourne

The group consists of 18 men and women from different walks of life, who have mutual love of, and wish to practice their art, whilst developing their technique.

Each person uses their own particular medium, but we have a tutor who mentors and encourages us to do our own thing, whilst offering skilled guidance to each and every budding artist.

The current tutor is Neil McIrvine who has made a positive impact upon the group since his taking on this role earlier this year.

- Elizabeth Montgomery

Gershwin and Me

■ Simon Tedeschi performs George Gershwin, Rachmaninov, Chopin and Debussy on Tuesday, August 1, in the Toorak Synagogue.

International conductor and pianist Vladimir Fanshil is bringing his acclaimed Live at Yours program to Melbourne for the second concert in an ongoing series of world class musicians performing in intimate yet majestic settings.

With three celebrated albums of Gershwin’s music and countless acclaimed performances of Rhapsody in Blue under his fingers, Tedeschi will present a suite of favourites including Rhapsody, Summertime, I Got Rhythm and more.

Hailed as one of the most exciting voices in jazz today, trumpeter Matt Jodrel will make a guest appearance.

“I performed Gershwin with Larry Adler, who performed with Gershwin himself at a party.

“I was Larry’s last pianist - there were about seven decades between us. Rhapsody in Blue also connects me to another wonderful musician, the conductor, impresario, arranger and survivor Tommy Tycho, with whom I first performed Rhapsody in Blue.”

He describes Gershwin’s music as a clashing of ideals, a syzygy of styles, from Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Klezmer and the Viennese School to the blues, jazz and Latin music.

Gershwin & Me – Simon Tedeschi, Piano Date: Tuesday August 1, 7pm.

Venue: Toorak Synagogue, Cnr

Toorak and St Kilda Rds, South Yarra

Tickets: from $38. Bookings: gershwinandme.eventbrite.com.au

Here are my favourite films so far for 2023.

1. Women Talking (M).

After a decade long hiatus, Sarah Polley made a stunning return to the director’s chair with this powerful, relevant and totally absorbing drama, filled with strong performances and a focused, purposeful point of view.

2. Aftersun (M).

Exceptional feature film debut by writer/director Charlotte Wells which beautifully observes a fatherdaughter relationship over a brief holiday away.

The two central performances are astonishing, and the coming of age viewpoint is brilliantly handled.

3. Pearl (MA).

Vividly realised horror/drama from Ti West, this prequel to X is stylish and dramatically satisfying, presenting its tragic story in the style of a 1950’s Douglas Sirk melodrama. Mia Goth is outstanding.

4. Kill Boksoon (MA).

First-rate action/drama/comedy from Byun Sung-hyun (The Merciless, Kingmaker) about a single mother who is an infamous assassin, and wanting to leave the trade to properly raise her teenage daughter. Confidently mixes genres, the characters are well written, and the acting is excellent.

5. Suzume (PG).

Makoto Shinkai (Your Name) returns with a gorgeously animated drama, which perfectly blends drama with fantasy, looking at the trauma Japanese citizens suffered after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami.

6. Reality (M).

Inspired by the best of 70’s political cinema, this intelligent, compact drama (based on a true story) slowly turn the screws as we see a young woman grilled by the FBI over possible breaches of national security. Given who may be a possible candidate at the 2024 U.S. election, this is both tense and relevant.

7. New Religion (M).

This slow burn metaphor for lockdown mental illness is a creepy delight, and is remarkable give it’s

the director’s feature film debut. Patient viewers will be richly rewarded.

8. Smoking Causes Coughing (MA).

This gleefully silly comedy from Quentin Dupieux is a hilarious subversion of all the generic superhero movies that have come our way over the last decade or so.

9. The Banshees Of Inisherin (M).

Simple but involving comedy/ drama from Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) is funny and quietly moving, and features a gallery of magnificent performances. McDonagh’s most low-key film to date.

10. Bones And All (MA).

Luca Guadagnino follows up his terrific remake of Suspiria with this fascinating fusion of drama and horror, looking at a young couple with cannibalistic tendencies, as they attempt to deal with their outsider, disaffected feelings on a road trip through a savagely divided country. Requires patience, but the results are very much worth it.

Honourable Mentions: Infinity Pool; Sadako DX; Weird : The Al Yankovic Story; A Wounded Fawn; Consecration; Hellbender; Air; Huesera : The Bone Woman; Evil Dead Rise; Sick Of Myself; Sisu; Brooklyn 45; Jung_E; The Elderly; Mission Impossible : Dead Reckoning Part 1.

Worst Film So Far For 2023

■ Winnie The Pooh : Blood And Honey.

- Aaron Rourke

● ● Alaine Beek (Maggie) welcomes guests to Werribee Mansion in What Was That?

● ● Aaron Rourke

■ Clark Gable had an interesting life and will always be remembered for his role as Rhett Bulter in Gone With The Wind

Clark was a very handsome man and was dubbed the ‘King of Hollywood’ in the 1940s.

Over the years I have conducted radio interviews with people who knew the famous actor. Even ‘Clark Kent’ in Superman was named after him.

William Clark Gable was born in Ohio in 1901. He started out as a stage actor and then worked in small roles in silent films before landing supporting roles at the MGM Studios in the early 1930s.

At that time the young actor changed his name to Clark Gable

In 1932 he was cast opposite Jean Harlow in Red Dust and the world started to take notice of him.

Clark was considered to play Tarzan The Ape Man but lost out to Johnny Weissmuller.

He was reluctant to accept the role in It Happened One Night opposite Claudette Colbert but it earned him his only Academy Award in 1934.

The following year he was again nominated for an Academy Award for Fletcher Christian in Mutiny On The Bounty

I spoke to Judy Lewis who was the daughter of Clark Gable.

Judy told me the amazing story of how Clark and Loretta Young fell in love on the set of The

Whatever Happened To ... Clark Gable

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

Call Of The Wild in 1935. When Loretta fell pregnant they decided that the scandal would ruin their careers and an elaborate cover story was developed.

Loretta went through the charade of pretending to adopt Judy from an orphanage and never told her who her real father was.

Judy only met Clark Gable on one occasion but found out after his death when a boyfriend told her, "Oh you're Clark Gable's daughter, everyone knows that!"

Sadly Judy passed away in 2010 but thankfully she had resolved her differences with her mother Loretta Young Clark's war record is amazing; he joined the US Army Air Forces in 1942 and trained as a

● ● ● ● Clark Gable pilot. He was eventually promoted to Captain and flew over Germany in bombing raids. Clark was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cros s for his service during WWII.

The notable films of Clark Gable included Red Dust, It Happened One Night, San Francisco, Mogambo and Soldier Of Fortune

In 1957 he starred opposite Doris Day in one of my favourite films Teacher's Pet

Sir Donald Sinden co-starred with Gable in the 1953 film Mogambo. When I asked him what he thought of Clark Gable his response was, "Oh Clark wasn't an actor at all. He was a superb technician, he looked lovely and the girls loved him.

“He knew all about making films but that doesn't mean he was an actor."

Clark was married five times but the love of his life was his third wife actress Carole Lombard who was killed in a plane crash in 1938.

His final film role was in The Misfits and many say it was the strain of making this film that led to his early death.

It is said he did smoke three packets of cigarettes a day. Gable was working with Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift and he was quoted as saying: "The title sums up this mess. Miller, Monroe and Clift - they don't know what the hell they're doing. We don't belong in the same room together."

Clark Gable never worked in television productions.

Hollywood author James Bacon told me that the minute he heard that Clark had suffered a heart attack he raced to the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital and arrived just as Clark was being wheeled in.

Clark said to James: "How's the food in this joint?"

Clark Gable died in the hospital 10 days later on November 16, 1960 at the age of 59.

Five months later his wife Kay gave birth to his only son John and Marilyn Monroe attended the christening. John Clark Gable is now 58 and has inherited his father's good looks.

Kevin Trask

Kevin can be heard on 3AWThe Time Tunnel - Remember WhenSundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens. And on 96.5 FM

That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon. www.innerfm.org.au

BEST OF SHEPP, GOULBURN VALLEY ON DISPLAY

A Cup of Shep and GV art contest

Greater Shepparton Council through its destination brand Shepparton and Goulburn Valley is invitning community members to participate in the art contest, A Cup of Shep and GV.

The diverse commnity and its people are at the heart of what makes this region specoal.

This contest focuses in the hidden talents of the community, with the opportunity for residents to develop creative artwwork which represents some of the unique towns found within the region.

The competition closes on Sunday, August 6 at 10pm.

Open to all ages, artists are encouraged to use their favourite physical media technique to create an original pice that represents one of the following communities in the Shepparton and Goulburn Valley. Shepparton, Mooroopna, Tatura, Dookie and Murchison.

Artworks are to be submitted via Council’s website shepp.city/ artcontest

A total of five winners will be chosen, one art piece per town. Winners will be announced at 12 Noon, Monday August 14 via Shepparton and Goulburn Valley social media channels – Facebook and Instagram.

Finalistrs will be invited to attend an awards ceremony where the winning artworks will be revealed and prizes presented.

The winners will receive an art package, including a voucher for art supplies, entry to an art workshop .

Entries are open to all ages and skill levels, A Cup of Shepp and GV is an open call to all artists living in Greater Shepparton, to participate and showcase ther creativity and talent.

For further information and contest guidelines please visit shepp.city/ artcontest

Kingston Arts

Kingston Layers – Robert Scholten is an art exhibition of paintings, printmaking and drawings inspired by different areas of Kingston all made on location in the spirit of en plein ait art and includes sketches and photos showing the process behind the work.

The Arts

ing. To have ‘thin skin’ is to be hypersensitive o the world around you. Paint is a thin sjin on the surface.

Exhibiion opens July 20 and closes September 23. Monash Art

Building F, Caulfield Campus Princes Hwy, Caulfield.

Zsahalkaworld

An artist’s archive

Anne Zahalka is one of Australia’s most highly regarded photo-media artists who has exhibitied extensively in Australia and overseas for ove 50 years.

Her work explores cultural and environmental points of tension, interrogating them with humor and a critical perspective.

Will King be Queen again?

Exhibition closes Saturday August 12.

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For Our Elders –NAIDOC Week 2023

Kingston Arts presents a group exhibition of esteemed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists that encourages conversation between traditional practices and contemporary approaches.

Exhibition closes Saturday August 23. Opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday 11am, - 1pm.

Kingston Arts

G3Artspace Parkdale

64 Parkers Rd. Parkdale.

At Caulfield

Thin skin

An exhibition of paintings by 36 Australian and international artists who explore the liminal space between figuration and abstaction Thin Skin has been guest-curated by Australian, London based writer, curator and former editor of Frieze magazine, Jennifer Higgie.

As a term,’ thin skin’ is joyfully ambiguous. It refers not onl to the delicate membrane that separates body, mind and environment, but to other borders: thresholds between reason and unreason, wisdom and foolishness, life and death, the conscuous and unconsciuos, laughter and weep-

This is a special opportunity to speak with Anne Zahalka directly and find out more about her work.

The artist will join the sessions remotely brom her studio in Newtown, Sydney , and visitors will be able to connect with her at MAPh.

Session date and times:

■ Thursday, July 20, 11am -12 Noon.

■ Thursday, July 27, 11am – 12 Noon.

Exhibition closes September 19. Museum of Australian Photograpy (MAPh)

869 Ferntree Gully Rd. Wheelers Hill - Peter Kemp

Grease charity

■ Grease, which opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne on December 31, has announced the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre as the Official Charity Partner. Grease’s ‘Sandy’, Annelise Hall, will be the official Ambassador for Olivia’s Walk for Wellness this year, which will take place on Sunday, October 8 at the Alexandra Gardens.

All funds raised from that event will go towards wellness programs that reduce the side effects of cancer treatment and help people with cancer to thrive.

- Jessica Bendall

■ Thanks to an article in a weekend magazine, we hear of the pending return of Poppy King, the lipstick magnate of the early nineties. Poppy was a media magnate and was awarded Young Australian of the Year 1995. Her matte lipstick brand came to a grinding halt and folded. Poppy, now 51, relocated to NYC, and by this September will return to Melbourne and set up a lipstick manufacturing plant.

Listen to a podcast interview with Poppy King on curveballshow.com

Charlie Watts clearance

■ Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has earmarked a number of his antique collections for auction. There are vintage books, clothes, cars he has never driven, so Charlie will be in the money.

Public Previews will be seen in LA, NYC and London.

Closer to home ME Auctions will conduct an online auction, July 30, of a 1937 Daimler. Details: murrayevansauctions.com

Relationship long and short

■ The US gossip mags are currently running stories on who is hooked up with whom. One couple caught our attention : actor Sean (with a four-letter surname) Penn is dating his latest squeeze, Olga Korotyayeva with eleven letters in her surname. The age difference is also poles apart by 19 years, they looked very happy sight-seeing in Saint Tropez

Office dogs in limelight

■ Taking your dog to the office has grown in leaps and bounds since the pandemic. So, dogs deserve to have their own national competition based on a strict criteria. Categories include People's Choice, Top Office Dog, Top Dog with a Job. Sign up your canine, Google OZTOPDOG

Growth phase for radio

■ GfK Surveys has released their latest survey results on Australian commercial radio stations. Good news all round - audiences are listening an extra hour per week compared to previous survey and there are more folk tuning into radio than previously.

with Peter Kemp

- John O’Keefe

OK. With John O’Keefe

● Poppy King

Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

WeHo remembers rock star Jim Morrison

■ Hi everyone, remotely from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood comes this week’s news.

Died 52 years ago

■ James Douglas Morrison was an American singer-songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist of the trio rock band, The Doors. Their hits included ‘Riders of the Storm’ ‘Light my Fire’ L.A. Woman’ ‘Touch Me’ ‘People are Strange’.

Other members were keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Kreiger, who followed Jim, and supplied music backing for his sometimes-rambling songs.

Most of the Doors shows were at the legendary Whisky a Go Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood which is stumbling distance to the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites at 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard where Jim Morrison was a regular guest.

This month, 52 years ago, Jim Morrison died.

Pamela Susan Courson (December 22, 1946 – April 25, 1974) was a long-term companion of Jim Morrison. Courson stated she discovered Morrison's body in the bathtub of a Paris apartment on July 3, 1971 at approximately 6am. He was 27 years old. The official cause of death was listed as heart failure, although no autopsy was performed as it was not required by French law.

Members out of touch

■ Older members of Congress are notorious for their lack of familiarity with modern technology. Late last month, at least three different representatives in a hearing on TikTok called the popular app ‘Tic Tac’, a breath mint available in many store checkout lines.

This is only the latest in a long line of amusing tech-related congressional miscues: Back in 2006, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens described the internet as “a series of tubes,” and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer copped to his struggles when in 2022 he held up his flip phone and said he was “not very tech-oriented” during a speech on the Senate floor.

Elon Musk feels unsafe

■ Since becoming one of city’s highest-profile employers, the Twitter owner has had a lot to say about the state of things in the City by the Bay, raising questions about whether the social media company’s headquarters would remain there.

The billionaire has described it as “post-apocalyptic,” claimed many Twitter employees “feel unsafe” coming to work in the city’s downtown and suggested “you could literally film a Walking Dead episode in downtown SF.”

City leaders say critics are unfairly portraying San Francisco as unsafe, citing statistics that show a violent crime rate lower than many large cities.

Military families

■ Most new recruits are children of military families, but that pipeline is now under threat bad news for the Pentagon, given already acute recruitment problems, and for US military readiness.

Since 9/11 gave recruiting a patriotic boost, the military has endured 20 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan with no decisive victories, scandals over shoddy military housing and healthcare, poor pay for lower ranks and rising rates of posttraumatic stress and suicide. And in a tight labour market, young people have plenty of options.

Nasal spray for migraine

■ The Food and Drug Administration has approved a nasal spray aimed at fast treatment for migraines, pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Zavegepant, sold under the brand name Zavzpret, was approved to treat migraines with and without aura in adults. The drug was more effective than a placebo at treating symptoms within 30 minutes and up to 48 hours later.

AI vs Breast Cancer

■ Advancements in A.I. are beginning to deliver breakthroughs in breast cancer screening by detecting the signs that doctors miss.

So far, the technology is showing an impressive ability to spot cancer at least as well as human radiologists, according to early results and radiologists, in what is one of the most tangible signs to date of how A.I. can improve public health.

Out and About Weed is harmful

■ Daily marijuana use can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease by a third, according to a recent study lead by Dr Ishan Paranjpe, a resident physician at Stanford University. “A growing body of evidence suggests that cannabis is not entirely without harm and may actually cause cardiovascular disease,” Paranjpe told CNN. “Thus, the decision to use cannabis must be carefully weighed against the potential for serious heart disease.”

Beware of products

■ Every day, we use soaps, lotions, deodorants, hair products and cosmetics on various parts of our bodies. But in recent years, an increasing number of reports have raised concerns about many of them. Researchers have found dangerous levels of mercury in skin lightening and anti-aging creams; they’ve linked chemicals in hair dyes and straighteners to breast and uterine cancer; they’ve traced fragrances in soaps and shampoos to poor semen quality and fertility issues. Most American children are also exposed to toxic chemicals – from a wide variety of sources that may be a cause of learning and developmental disorders, obesity and asthma.

Child star dead

■ Former child star Adam Rich died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in January at the age of 54. The ‘Eight Is Enough’ star also had non-toxic levels of alcohol and the generic version of Ativan, called lorazepam, in his system, according to an autopsy report from the LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Plants are good for you

■ Plants not only brighten up a dreary room, they may also save you from cancer! While many people may know plants produce oxygen, researchers say they can also soak up harmful chemicals in the air. University of Technology Sydney researchers, in collaboration with plant scaping solutions company Ambius, have found that plants can remove almost all cancer-causing fumes from a room. “We know that indoor air quality is often significantly more polluted than outdoor air, which in turn impacts mental and physical health. But the great news is this study has shown that something as simple as having plants indoors can make a huge difference,” says Ambius General Manager Johan Hodgson.

Survey on suicide

Germs on the rise

■ The risk of getting sick from E. coli, salmonella, listeria and other foodborne germs rose to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. “Progress in reducing (intestinal) infection incidence was not observed during 2022, as influences of the COVID-19 pandemic subsided,” the CDC said in its weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “Collaboration among food growers, processors, retail stores, restaurants, and regulators is needed to reduce pathogen contamination during poultry slaughter and to prevent contamination of leafy greens.” Each year, approximately 9 million Americans are sickened by pathogens in food, according to the CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network. Also known as Food Net, it monitors diagnosed infections caused by eight common foodborne pathogens at 10 sites in the United States. Among the millions of illnesses, about 56,000 people are admitted to hospitals and 1350 die every year. Thoroughly washing and drying your hands is the most important factor in preventing the spread of gastrointestinal infections, experts say. Other key tips include not leaving your food out at room temperature for hours at a time, washing your hands when handling raw meat, avoiding contamination of surfaces with raw meat and thoroughly washing your leafy greens and other fruit and vegetables.

■ A new report from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2022, suicide and homicide rates for children and young adults ages 10 to 24 in the US were the highest they’ve been in decades. Suicide and homicide were the second and third leading causes of death for this age group, both causing about 11 deaths for every 100,000 people ages 10 to 24. The homicide rate for this age group in 2022 was the highest it has been since 1997, and the suicide rate was the highest on record, since 1968. Earlier research has found a steady increase in the number of children seen in emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly half don’t get the follow-up care they need. According to the CDC, about 15 per cent of children in the United States were recently treated for mental health disorders in 2022.

Visit us in California

■ If you are considering coming over to California for a holiday, then I have got a special deal for you.

We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper.

Please mention ‘Melbourne Observer’ when you book to receive the ‘Special Rate of the Day’ for your advance bookings.

Please contact: Jennifer at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood

● ● ● ● Pictured outside the legendary Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Boulevard, Ramada Managing Director Alan Johnson and President, Countdown Motion Pictures, Gavin Wood

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Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

It Takes Two

■ Melbourne’s own Tottie Goldsmith and Nina Ferro will present It Takes Two at the Memo St Kilda at 4pm on Sunday, July 30. Along with special guests Eugene Hamilton and Jason Heerah, get ready for an afternoon of classic hits from Abba, Elvis and much more. You’re The One That I Want will be performed in honour of Tottie’s aunt, Olivia Newton-John. Tickets at the Memo. www.memomusichall.com.au

Elvis lives

■ The ultimate Elvis tribute artist, direct from the USA, Bill Cherry will relive the King’s songs in the anniversary special Elvis Lives on September 29. The Grand On Princes will host the event that features full backing band Replay 6 along with backing singers. Compere and support act Rob Foenander will also perform too. A ticket price of $140 per person includes a three course dinner, spirits, wine, beer and soft drinks. Bookings: 0409 411 359.

New re-release

■ Australia rock legend Russell Morris launched the premiere of his iconic 1969 song The Real Thing on 3 AW with Darren James. The re release of his classic hit was recorded live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and coincide with his new album ‘The Real Thing - Symphonic Concert’ to be released shortly. The concerts were performed at Hamer Hall and the Sydney Opera House and featured a 54piece orchestra plus Russell’s own band.

GERTRUDE ST PROJECTION FESTIVAL

■ The iconic Gertrude Street Projection Festival returns for its 15th year in 2023, weaving together community, art, public spaces, night and sublime light installations for everyone to enjoy, free.

For 10 nights from July 27 – August 6, audiences will be invited to experience a confluence of projections by 11 of the Festival’s artistsin-residence, alongside community and collaborative projects, events, parties, talks and screenings.

Presented by The Centre for Projection Art, the Festival will again illuminate street facing windows and walls of public and private spaces in the inner-north.

The considered public artworks will showcase new works by some of the best emerging and established Australian artists including: Sarah Aiken, Tully Arnot, Chantal Bala, Lilah Benetti, Jamali Bowden and Leitu Bonnici, The ElectroPoetics (Bixiao Zhang), Alana Hunt, The Huxleys and Rose Chong, Tahlia Palmer, Juan Rodriguez Sandoval, Naina Sen, Melody Woodnutt and Henry Lai-Pyne.

The Centre for Projection Art’s CEO and Artistic Director, Priya Namana, said: “The 2023 Festival is a program that uses civic spaces to share the merging strands of history, technology, experience, materials, politics and emotions through the selected artworks.

“The Festival is a container that creates and holds space for our community and collaborators to

share their individual visions in a hyperlocal landscape of collective gathering. GSPF 2023 is a space for audiences to project their subjectivity and reflect with us on our collective worlds, it is a confluence of interlacing sensations.”

GSPF kicks off with the Festival’s Opening Party at Collingwood Yards on Thursda, July 27, 5.30pm - 8.30pm.

The opening party is curated by the newly-formed E.merge Agency The young people that make up E.merge Agency exist within many intersections, learning and collaborating on a new culture born from their passions, knowledge and movement.

The founders of this new youth talent agency, E.merge, say they are thrilled to curate the music for the GSPF opening, featuring local artists and global sounds.

Open to all ages, free to attend, GSP F welcomes everyone to launch the flagship Festival celebrating its 15th year.

Expect music by E.merge Agency, food by Vola Foods, and a special wintery beverage by Long Prawn

Pumping music from the outdoor sound system, E.merge Agency will curate an incredible line-up of music. E.merge is trailblazing a new ‘Australian’ diaspora, coming together through a love of music and their communities to lift up young artists.

Though all different, when

E.merge come together, something beautiful happens, generating their own confluence.

Some of the artworks set to light up the GSPF are I myself ‘am the sun, 2023 by artist Lilah Benetti, who delves into the world of fiction to illuminate lost and obscured narratives, exploring contemporary forms of resistance in the pursuit of self-determination.

Benetti is an international award-winning and critically acclaimed artist and filmmaker. Lilah considers their work to be auto-ethnographic; an amalgamation of their personal experiences interwoven within broader social and cultural histories, foregrounding Black Queer identities.

Inspired by the powerful words of renowned Senegalese filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene, the title itself serves as a catalyst for introspection, an invitation on a journey of affirming brilliance and illuminating the inseparable intertwining of Blackness and Queerness. Lilah’s work will be on display at 54-62 Gertrude St.

Murnong 2023 will also light up the Festival, in collaboration with the City of Yarra's Peel Street Projection Program. Tahlia Palmer, an artist of Murri and European background born on Whudjuk Noongar Boodjar (Perth, WA), works in a variety of mediums to explore history, identity and perception. Descended from a paternal line who survived dispossession, forced as-

similation and the Stolen Generations (NSW+QLD), and maternal Dutch grandparents who survived WWII, her art practice works on confronting the conditions that create and perpetuate inter-generational trauma, as well as finding pathways for healing.

Tahlia said: “Murnong is an ongoing audio-visual project, started in 2021 when I received a gift of yam daisy seeds. A plant of significance to my family and many others from the eastern side of this continent, it was a staple food crop for Aboriginal people before the European invasion. This plant represents sacredness, survival after colonial violence, and an ongoing connection to the women in my family and the lives and diets of our ancestors.”

This iteration of Murnong 2023 has been created especially for GSPF and has a soundtrack and video that is 32 minutes and 32 seconds in length that speaks to the presence of the past in our present and in our future, the connection of all life and the effects of colonisation.

Debuting at GSPF are two new works by Melody Woodnutt, on display at 110 Gertrude St, alongside an installation work of expanded cinema within the Mission to Seafarers Norla Dome called Fata Morgana and Death Shroud for a Ship , respectively. These works sit within a new series called Celestial Bodies

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■ The Golden Slipper winner Shinzo is now favourite for the Golden Rose, after his win in the classic, and is a stablemate of Militarize, and from his four starts has won two and two placings, and is a nice type.

The James Cummings-prepared Cylinder was second to Shinzo, and it was quite a good run, and was sent out favourite in the Slipper, so there is big wraps on him.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained youngster Don Corleone failed to run on in the Champagne Stakes.

Prior to that was a good second behind Militarise in the Sires, and a good fourth in the Slipper. Goes alright on his day, and could be right in this.

Next is King’s Gambit n the Snowden camp, and is a real trier, having run third in the Golden Slipper, and is consistent.

Back on March 4, another handy type, Red Resistance, ran a creditable second behind Cylinder in the Todman Stakes at Randwick. That was his first defeat of his three starts.

Red Resistance is prepared by Gai Waterhouse and Andrew Bott at Randwick, and goes all right.

An interesting possible is Kandinsky Abstract with Chris Waller, up until May 3 ad only one start winning that day at Canterbury. He is by Zoustar from Solar Charged.

One that was most impressive winning the coveted J.J.Atkins Classic was King Colorado, with the powerful team of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

Having only his third run he was most impressive in beating a good field of young ones over 1600 metres.

Leading Queensland trainer, Annabel Neasham, produced a smart one in, Libertad, having only its second start, made it two from two, with a big win in the Kindergarten Stakes over 1100 metres at Randwick back on April 1.

Among the unplaced was the smart Barber, who could only run third.

The Hayes combination trained-Little Brose, won the Blue Diamond Stakes in fine style, but failed to show up in the Golden Slipper back in March.

Prior to his win in the Blue Diamond he ran second to Barber in the Blue Diamond Prelude. However, at big odds he failed to fire in the Golden Slipper, but is better than that.

Then you have the Ciaron Maher-David Eustace trained filly, Steel City, who has ability.

Finally, Tannhauser, who ran a good third in the J.J.Atkins Classic at Eagle Farm.

There are many chances for one of the real classic races for the younger horses.

With big races like the Everest, the Caulfield Guineas, the Caulfield Cup, the Cox Plate, then the Derby, the Melbourne Cup, the Oaks and the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

There is a lot of action to come for the Sport of Kings. Connections of brilliant Kiwi youngster, Kovalica, who is the early favourite for the Caulfield Cup to be run on Saturday October 28, could miss the big day.

A brilliant winner of the Queensland Derby over 2400 metres at Eagle Farm back on May 27, he is certainly the one to beat not only that

events. Neville Morgan, said his opinion of the horse is that he would rather him be a genuine weight-for-age horse than a handicapper.

To the rescue

■ Racing Victoria has launched a Retirement Farm Program to support retired racehorses. This will ensure that every thoroughbred racehorse in Victoria has an appropriate retirement option.

Racing Victoria has launched a new progam to formally acknowledge retirement farms across the state, to assist owners and trainers in locating a suitable home for racehorses that may not be suited to an active post-racing career.

In the same way that RV operates a network of Acknowledged Retrainers, who prepare retired thoroughbreds for their new careers away from the racetrack.

Acknowledged Farm providers will receive official acknowledgement from RV provided they meet the criteria, which has been developed to promote good health and happiness for thoroughbred racehorses during their retirement.

the Cup at Randwick. But things could be up in the air at the moment.

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They have put out the vibes that they miss the Caulfield Cup, of which I think he should be a short priced favourite on his form .

From his nine starts, he has won six with three thirds, and the distance and the weight in my book, makes him a natural favourite for the big one.

One of the part-owners, Neville Morgan, feels it is a big early to make a decision like the big one for the Caulfield Cup.

His trainer has mentioned he could be even better up to 2000 metres, that the 2400 metres of the Caulfield Cup.

As mentioned early he is down to run in the King Charles III Stakes over 1600 metres, and the $10 million Golden Eagle.

He is at double figures odds for both major

The initiative is primarily designed to provide an option for owners who seek long term agistment for their retired thoroughbred.

A provider’s farm must meet a minimum standard for their property and horse management to qualify for the program.

The criteria includes,an annual property inspection by RV’s Equine Welfare Team, and for providers to claim all thoroughbreds under their care on the Off The Track Community.

In return, providers will receive several benefits including promotion of their businesses via Off The Track Community and Off The Track’s digital channels.

There will be promotion in RV’s monthly Inside Racing magazine, access to educational opportunities; tickets to socials events; and exclusive RV Acknowledged Retirement Farm merchandise.

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win, but his record. He is by the Cox Plate winner, Ocean Park, and prepared by leading trainer Chris Waller at Randwick. Connections are looking at running him in the King Charles III Stakes the week before

VALLEY DOUBLE TO BEN’S KILMORE STABLE

■ Yarra Valley commenced the week with an interesting even eight event card – the highlight being a double to the Kilmore based Ben Yole stable and ace Lexton reinsman James Herbertson.

Ten-year-old Bettors Delight-Girl In A Million gelding Guys Bettor Bet a winner of 27 from 274 outings with 70 placings was first to arrive taking the restricted class United Petroleum Pace over 2150 metres.

Despite racing uncovered from gate five as Hear The Call inside him led, Guys Bettor Bet after looking to be struggling on the final bend rallied in the straight to record a 1.4 metre margin over the pacemaker returning a mile rate of 2-01.9. Speculator came from the tail for third 6.8 metres away.

■ Stablemate 7Y0 Four Starzzz Shark-Illustrator stallion Image Of Starzzz was victorious in the Yarra Valley Toyota Pace again over 2150 metres for restricted class, leading throughout from the pole to account for Pinnacle Hope (one/ two) which flashed late, with Our True Colours (three wide last lap from the rear to be outside the winner home turn) third. The margins a head by a half head in a thrilling finish with the mile rate 1-59.5.

■ Kilmore trainer Alannah Logie combined with Ellen Tormey to land the 1650 metre Eastern Generator Hire Vicbred Pace with much travelled 11Y0 Bettors Delight-Barogue Pearl gelding Friends in a mile rate of 2-00.3.

Settling at the tail from an inside second line draw, Friends in a daring move was sent three wide racing for the bell to sit parked for the final circuit outside Goodtime Halo (gate three).

Although tackled strongly by The Falcon Prince on turning after following him, Friends defied the challenge to record a nose victory. Williebillie (one/two last lap – three wide home turn) was third 3.9 metres away. The mile rate 2-00.3.

■ Cranbourne based reinsman Kyle Marshall is having a ball in Victoria and chalked up another winner when successful aboard fellow Cranbourne trainer Scott Ewen’s 4Y0 Hes Watching-Cracklin Rosie gelding Hes Olly in the Blonde & Co. Pace over 2150 metres.

Beginning fast from gate five, Hes Olly was able to stride past Best Back Bruce shortly after the start and rated to perfection defied all challengers to greet the judge a half neck clear of Norms Lady (one/two – three wide home turn) in a 1-59.8 mile rate. Helansen (one/one) was third 3 metres away.

Rough night

■ It was a rough night for punters at Shepparton’s Tuesday fixture and very honest 8Y0 Artistic Fella-Madam Narryna mare Roslyn Gaye didn’t help the cause when chalking up her 18th success in 191 outings by taking the 1690 metre Saddleworld Shepparton Pace – first leg of the quaddie at odds of $61.

Bred raced and trained by Tongala’s Gary Merkel who snared all the spoils, Roslyn Gaye with Laura Crossland in the sulky enjoyed a sweet passage from inside the second line following the poleline leader Always Be Chloe another Goulburn Valley trained runner.

Using the sprint lane on turning, Roslyn Gaye dashed home in a 28.2 final quarter to blouse the pacemaker by 1.3 metres, with Tooram Cee Cee off a three wide trail from near last in the final circuit for third 2.2 metres away. The mile rate 1-57.2.

■ Another long priced winner was Echuca trainer Peter Lindberg’s 7Y0 Down Under Muscles-Reba Supreme gelding Star Down Under ($23.00) in the 2190 metre Jims Diggers Trotters Handicap.

Bred and raced by Peter under the banner of Echuca Sulkies Pty Ltd, Star Down Under was bad away from outside the front line as were some of his rivals, but made ground quickly with reinsman James Herbertson lobbing one/one mid-field trailing the hot favourite Van Doren (10m) which raced outside the leader Firengrace (barrier two).

When Van Doren strode to the front on the final bend, the effort of racing exposed told and Star Down Under out wide finished best to prevail by 6.2 metres (his 7th in 53 outings) over Berriesandcherries (barrier three) which trailed

Harness Racing

the judges nod by a head, with American Hammer (one/two – three wide last lap) third 5.3 metres back in third place. The mile rate 1-55.9. Liam Older has only recently joined the Alex Ashwood/Taylah French stable.

■ Cardigan trainer Anton Golino’s Love YouTop Of The Anvils 4Y0 entire Iron Love has returned to racing in dynamic fashion for Pat Driscolls Yabby Dam Farms Pty. Ltd, making it two from two this time in when successful in the 2150 metre Sheahan Plumbing Trotters Mobile.

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the pilot. Yankee Lover (10m – five pegs – one/ three at bell) was third a half head away. The mile rate 2-02.8.

■ Four year old Bettors Delight-Carolsideal gelding Carolsdiamond first up for Strathfieldsaye trainer Julie Douglas landed the rich $10,000 Alabar Vicbred Platinum Maiden Pace on debut.

Driven by brother-in-law Daryl Douglas, Carols Diamond after a failed bid from gate two to cross Roam inside him was left stranded until another first starter Ariarne after a slow beginning from gate five went forward to park outside Roam at the bell.

Moving to join the leader on the final bend, Carolsdiamond showed great intestinal fortitude to gain a last stride nose victory in a rate of 159.2. Aliza Hill after trailing the leader was third 7.7 metres away.

■ 2015 Inter Dominion and 2016 Ballarat Cup winner Lennytheshark sired filly Lennys Angel a daughter of Earth Angel to snare a dramatic Neatline Homes 3Y0 Pace over 2190 metres.

Trained and driven by David Aiken (Lennys trainer), the filly settled three back in the moving line from gate three as Kialla Kid led from inside her. Going forward in the last lap to join Kialla Kid on the home turn as Son Of The Shark, Island Feenix and Eye Dee Philtra all came to grief on the final bend, Lennys Angel easily accounted for Royal Appointment (three pegs) by 10 metres returning a mile rate of 1-59.3. Kialla Kid battled on gamely for third a half neck back.

Caught wide

■ At Bendigo on Wednesday, Kyneton duo Greg and Steve Leight were victorious with their 4Y0 Peak-Van Perfect gelding Perfect Peak ($34.00) in the Racing Education Centre Trotters Mobile over 2150 metres.

Given a lovely trip from gate four most of the way after Jack Sullivan aboard Major Max which had been caught wide from outside the front line went forward to race exposed outside the poleline leader Mumstheword.

When Major Max strode past Mumstheword on the home turn, Perfect Peak was poised to pounce and that he did, scoring by 3.3 metres from Lindy Grace which trailed the leader and finished fast. Major Max was gallant in defeat 1.9 metres back. The mile rate 2-02.4.

■ The Haeuslers Echuca Trotters Mobile went to 6Y0 Love You-Focus On Me gelding Kyvalley Surfrider to the deafening roar of Ross Creek part-owner/trainer Katrina Fitzpatrick.

Driven by Michael Bellman, Kyvalley Surfrider was away safely from gate six to enjoy the run of the race on the back of the pacemaker Dances (gate three), before running home late along the sprint lane to blouse the leader by a neck returning a mile rate of 2-01.4. Tetra (four pegs) was third 11.1 metres away.

■ Heathcote owner/trainer Terry French combined with in-form eighteen year old Liam Older to snare the Gold Central Victoria Pace over 1650 metres aboard 4Y0 Well Said-Fun On The Run mare Interpretation. Coming out running from gate four, Interpretation was restrained to allow Community Art to cross him in what was the ‘drive of the night’ from Tayla French who had weaved in-between runners from the extreme draw.

Using the sprint lane, Interpretation gained

Allowed to find his rhythm from gate four as pole marker Hold That Gold led before taking a trail on Everybodylovesme . Iron Love (three wide) sprinted brilliantly to assume control racing for the bell and coasted for the rest of the journey, winning as he pleased by 13.6 metres in advance of Kyvalley Picasso along the sprint lane from four pegs. Everybodylovesme after looking beaten approaching the home turn rallied in the straight to finish third a metre back. The mile rate 1-58.8.

4 trots events

■ Ballarat raced on Thursday with an even program featuring four trotting events, the first being the VHRC /Aldebaran Park Benefiting Our Members Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2200 metres, the victor being Havelock (Maryborough) breeder/owner/trainer/driver

Tina Ridis’ 6Y0 Danny Bouchea-Town Player mare Chantilly Dee.

Despite racing uncovered for most of the trip, Chantilly Dee outstayed her rivals to score by 14.7 metres from the leader Heza Gunslinger in a rate of 2-04.3. Roll With Roscoe was third 2.3 metres away.

■ The Australasian Premium Trotting Sale Heat for 3Y0 Colts & Geldings over 2200 metres went the way of Kialla trainer Wayne Potter’s Aldebaran Eagle-Naked Majesty gelding Avenel Eagle with daughter Tamsyn in the sulky.

Settling four pegs from gate six and one/ one for the last lap, Avenel Eagle ran home strongly to account for Darcys Fireball (one/two last lap from the rear) by 2 metres, with Aldebaran Jensen third 1.8 metres back after racing exposed for the final circuit. The mile rate 203.5.

■ The Fillies heat saw an easy victory to the Jess Tubbs trained and Greg Sugars driven Cognati, a daughter of Majestic Son and Elusive Charm which led throughout from the pole to greet the judge by a neck from a death-seating last lap Aldebaran Miley in 2-03.4. The Sky Is The Limit after following the winner was third 11.1 metres back.

■ The 2200 metre Aldebaran Park Benefiting Our Members Trotters Mobile was taken out by A.J & Beau Tindale’s Used To Me-Elle Galleon 5Y0 mare She Sailz giving Greg Sugars another winner on the card.

Tackled at the start from gate three by both Acool Investment and Silent Reverie (three wide), She Sailz defied all challengers to defeat Eagles Nest (one/two) and Countess Chiron (one/ four) in a rate of 2-03.5. The margins 14.2 by a half head.

■ Speedy 5Y0 Somebeachsomewhere-Our Narissa Franco gelding Telemachus raced and trained by Smythes Creek’s Nathan Cahir led throughout from gate four in the VHRC/ Heywoods Shepparton Motor Panels Pace over 1710 metres giving youthful Heathcote concessional reinsman Sean O’Sullivan his seventeenth winner.

Kicking clear on the final bend, Telemachus scored by 1.4 metres over Tallaras Shadow (one/ one at bell) and Metro Memory from near last returning a mile rate of 1-58.2.

Double day

■ Two meetings Friday running in conjunction with each other – Melton and Mildura.

At Melton, Cranbourne trainer/driver Kyle Marshall’s high quality American Ideal-Rusty Mac colt Son Of Mac (gate four) at the unbackable odds of $1-06 was another easy winner of the 2240 Swift Signs Pace, leading for the last half of the journey in defeating Melanion (one/one) and Jilliby Nitro which was left exposed after trailing the winner, but has bigger fish to fry in upcoming races. The mile rate 1-56.2.

■ Wednesday – Bendigo, Thursday –Charlton and Kilmore, Friday – Mildura/ Geelong, Saturday – Melton, Monday –Maryborough, Tuesday – Shepparton.

■ At Mildura local reinsman Luke Watson chalked up a treble scoring aboard Stylish Gem for Frank Cavallaro in the McDonalds Irymple & Mildura Pace, Powerofpersuasion for Sandra O’Connor in the Gary Ridings Thermo Imaging Pace and Headbanger trained by himself in the Hero Retirement Planning Pace, while Ellen Tormey and Ryan Sanderson each drove a double – Son Of Zodiac (Andrew Vozlic) and Wiltshire Boulevard (Scott Garraway) for Ryan and while Neds Beach and Itsallaboutned also gave Reece Moore the Tormey double.

Life of luxury

■ Handy trotter Carnera has been retired to a life of luxury – with a record of 19 wins and 47 placings from 187 outings, the horse earned stakes in excess of $165,000 from wins in both Victoria and Queensland.

Entertainment Indie Symphony

■ ‘Indie Symphony’, presented by Orchestra Victoria at Hamer Hall on Friday, September 8, offers a spectacular and rare Australian opportunity to experience a selection of independently developed video games and live performance of their scores like never before, extending orchestral music beyond its genre boundaries.

In this special event which celebrates the vital role of music in enlivening video games, Indie Symphony will showcase beloved soundtracks from bestselling, independently developed, video games.

This is the first time that Australian video game fans will be able to experience these soundtracks performed live by a full orchestra with guest soloists, accompanied by striking visuals from feature games and bespoke lighting designs.

The soundtracks featured in this special event have transcended gaming, inspiring millions with their captivating melodies. Composed by Christopher Larkin, the epic score for breakout game Hollow Knight is the central work of the concert and its epic finale. Hollow Knight is one of Australia’s top-selling games, with a soundtrack that has amassed over eight million listens and is available on vinyl, five years post-release.

Indie Symphony’s program will also feature Stray Gods, a groundbreaking roleplaying musical, and acclaimed games Celeste, Necrobarista, Journey, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Hades. These soundtracks have transcended gaming, inspiring millions with their captivating melodies, and this is an opportunity to connect with them in a unique experience.

Each of the showcased games are a testament to the incredible talent of Australian game developers, composers, musicians, orchestrators, and fans. Indie Symphony champions the creativity and diversity found in the games and music industries. With a strong emphasis on representation, the concert highlights women and gender-diverse creatives who have often been underrepresented in these fields.

‘Indie Symphony’ will play at Hamer Hall in Melbourne Friday, September 8 at 8pm Running time is approx. 140 min (including 20 min interval).

Diana Trask: Memories Are Made Of This

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TANDEM TRAILER. 10’ x 5’, all steel construction, lights, brakes all in good working order. Made by Forest Hill Trailers. GC. $2000. Croydon. 9726 8513.F-I

TOYOTA Sedan. 2001. Silver. A/C, good tyres, body good, runs great. Clean little car. 190,000 kms. No registration. Car was purchased for granddaughter but she never got her liecnec. Would make someone a good car, JT764AEB 20006409. VGC. $32,000. Mill Park. 0402 145 766. T-AA

VACUUM. Shark Rotator Upright With all accessories. Instruction guide. Mop shark steam pocket guide book. EC. $370. Eltham. 0404 7151 151. X-DD

WALKER. VGC. $40. Mill Park. 9436 8935.

WALKING MACHINE. Electric. Paid $170, will sell for $70. VGC. Ferntree Gully. 0407 533 560. T-AA

WHITE METAL BATH. Removed from a bathroom reno. Original from 1960s. No leaks or damage. surplus to needs, use for an animal water trough, lily pond, raised garden bed or could put back into a house. Pick-up in Watsonia. GC. $50 ONO. 0408 704 995.F-I

CARROTS. Secondgrade. Bulk or bags. Strathbogie via Euroa. Leon, 0490 522 512.

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MORNINGTON Dutch Australian Seniors Club. Meets weekly in Tyabb Community Hall, Frankston-Flinders Rd, Tyabb on Mondays, 10am2pm. Morning coffee, games of Klkaverjas and Rummicub. New members welcome. Nel, 0414 997 161. Paula, 5779 8291. UFN

SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCING. Lessons and practice, 7.30pm -10pm Wed. Scots Church Hall, Yea. $5. Dance: 1st Saturday of month. 7.30pm11pm. 0490 425 234UFN

WHITTLESEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Meets at c2pm on the third Sunday of each month (except January). Visitors most welcome to attend. At Whittlesea Bowls Club, Church St. 0414 740 778.

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SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES

Melbournewide

Western Region FL

■ Division 1 Seniors. Werribee Districts

12.10 (82) d Altona 4.6 (30). Caroline Springs 10.15 (75) d Spotswood 7.8 (50). Point Cook 21.9 (135) d Hoppers Crossing

9.7 (61). Yarraville Seddon Eagles 22.17 (149) d Point Cook Centrals 9.5 (59).

Division 2 Seniors. Wyndhamvale

26.11 (167) d Braybrook 5.2 (32). Newport 12.12 (84) d North Footscray 13.5 (83). Sunshine 16.8 (104) d Parkside

11.10 (76). Albion: Bye.

Division 3 Seniors. Albanvale 18.12 (120) d West Footscray 2.6 (18). Suns

11.10 976) d Laverton Magpies 8.9 (57).

Sunshine Heights 13.6 (84) d Tarneit 10.6 (66). North Sunshine: Bye.

Robbery arrests

■ Police have charged four youths following two armed robberies at fast food outlets in Skye and Clyde North on Friday (July 14).

The offenders appear to have targeted a store on Westernport Hwy, Skye, and Berwick Cranbourne Rd ,Clyde North, at 2.25 and 2.40am respectively.

On each occasion the group of seven offenders, reportedly armed with a knife, made off with a quantity of cash.

A staff member from the Skye store was assaulted to the face during the first incident.

No one else was physically injured and police are continuing to search for the remaining offenders.

A 15-year-old Springvale South boy has been charged with armed robbery, theft, theft of motor vehicle and other offences.

A 15-year-old Cranbourne East boy has been charged with armed robbery, theft, theft of motor vehicle and other offences.

A 15-year-old Carrum Downs boy has been charged with armed robbery, theft and theft of motor vehicle.

A 13-year-old Doveton boy has been charged with armed robbery, theft, theft of motor vehicle and other offences.

They have been remanded to appear in a Children’s Court at a later date.

Crime dispute

■ Detectives from the Arson and Explosive Squad, Echo Taskforce and VIPER Taskforce have joined together to announce an operation targeting disputing organised crime syndicates believed to be linked to a series of arson attacks across Melbourne.

The three squads will link up to investigate at least 11 incidents dating back to June 24 believed to be linked to ongoing disputes between two criminal groups with links to Middle Eastern Organised Crime entities.

Those incidents include:

■ Two vehicles set alight in the driveway of a residential property on Anderson Rd, Fawkner about 5.20am on June 24;

■ An incident just after 5.35am on June 25 where a vehicle pulled up outside a house on Greenvale Drive, Greenvale and one of the occupants of the car poured an accelerant over two cars in the driveway and attempted to set them on fire;

■ An arson attack on a prestige vehicle business on Park Rd, Oakleigh on June 26 that caused over $1M in damage. It’s believed a man arrived at the business just before 3am in a grey Audi A4 wagon and set the business on fire before leaving the scene;

■ An incident where offenders attempted to set a house with five people inside alight on Petros St in Fraser Rise about 1.20am on June 27. When an associate attempted to assist, his property on Hawksbury Green in Caroline Springs was set on fire. Both properties sustained significant damage;

■ A car parked at Pipemakers Park on Van Ness Avenue in Maribyrnong had its windows smashed and was set alight about 7.40pm on June 27.

■ Eastern Football Netball League. Premier Division. Vermont 13.9 (87) d Balwyn

9.6 (60). Park Orchards 10.9 (69) d South

croydon 8.12 (60). East Ringwood 9.6 (60) d

Noble Park 6.14 (50). Blackburn 8.8 (56) d

Norwood 7.8 (50). Berwick 15.13 (103) de Doncaster 2.5 (17). Rowville 12.10 (82) d

Doncaster East 12.9 (81).

Division 1. Siouth Belgrave 14.9 (93) d

Bayswater 6.8 (44). Beaconsfield 9.8 (62) d

Mooroolbark 7.9 (51). Montrose 14.24 (108)

d Wantirna South 5.9 (39). North Ringwood

11.12 (78) d Croydon 4.8 (32). Mitcham

20.14 (134) d Lilydale 5.7 (37).

Division 2. East Burwood 10.13 (73) d

Heathmont 8.3 (51). Ringwood 9.11 (65) d

The Basin 6.7 (43). Boronia 19.20 (134) d

Knox 6.8 (44). Waverley Blues 26.18 (174) d

Upper Ferntree Gully 9.6 (60). Mulgrave 13.8

(86) d Templestowe 11.6 (72).

Division 3. Donvale 15.14 (104) d

Fairpoark 6.6 (42). Silvan 13.10 (88) d

Oakleigh District 8.11 (59). Warrandyte 15.8

(98) d Whitehorse Pioneers 10.13 (73).

Ferntree Gully 13.14 (92) d Coldstream 7.7

(49).

Division 4. Chirnside Park 13.9 (87) d

Forest Hill 8.6 (54). Scoresby 13.13 (91) d

Croydon North MLOC 6.8 (44). Surrey Park

19.13 (127) d Nunawading 1.4 (10). Kilsyth:

Bye.

■ Essendon District Football League.

Premier Division. Avondale Heights 15.14

(104) d Essendon Doputta Stars 12.9 (81).

Aberfeldie 16.13 (109) d Maribyrnong Park

7.15 (57). Keilor 17.15 (117) d Stratmore

5.11 (41). East Keilor 13.10 (88) d Airport

West 10.12 (72). Greenvale 14.14 (98) d

Pascoe Vale 9.10 (64).

Division 1. Craigieburn 15.13 (103) d

Keilor Park 13.8 (86Z). Tullamarine 14.9 (93)

d Westmeadows 8.10 (58). Deer Park 16.16

(112) d St Albans 9.13 (67). Moonee Valley

15.13 (103) d Roxburgh Park 14.14 (98).

Rupertswood 15.9 (99) d Hillside 11.12 (78).

West Coburg 26.15 (171) d Glenroy 7.6 (48).

Division 2. Burnside Heights 18.22 (130)

d East Sunbury 10.8 (68). Coburg Districts

15.9 (99) d Northern Saints 14.14 (98).

Taylors Lakes 7.13 (55) d Sunbury Kangaroos

8.6 (54). Oak Park 21.11 (137) d Hadfield

7.6 (48).

■ Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. Division 1 Seniors. Bonbeach

6.8 (56) d Red Hill 6.7 (43). Dromana 5.13 (43) d Frankston YCFW 6.6 (42). Frankston

Bombers 13.8 (86) d Sorrento 12.11 (83).

Pines 12.8 (80) d Langwarrin 8.9 (57). Rose-

bud 14.7 (91) d Mt Eliza 5.10 (40).

Division 1 Reserves. Red Hill 14.8 (92)

d Bonbeach 0.9 (9). Dromana 8.7 (55) d Frankston YCW 3.6 (24). Frankston Bombers 7.3 (45) d Sorrento 6.8 (44). Langwarrin 8.10 (58) d Pines 8.8 (56). Mt Eliza 7.10 (52) d

Rosebud 5.2 (32).

Division 1 Under 19. Red Hill 8.6 (54) d Bonbeach 4.6 (030). Langwarrin 13.13 (91)

d Pines 3.0 (18). Mt Eliza 25.15 (165) d Rosebud 0.0 (0). Dromana, Frankston Bombers: Bye.

Division 2 Seniors. Chelsea 30.15 (195)

d Rye 4.8 (32). Seaford 14.11 (95) d Crib

Point 9.10 (64). Devon Meadows 10.13 (73)

d Karingal 7.10 (52). Pearcedale 10.14 (74)

d Edithvale-Aspendale 7.14 (56). Mornington

18.16 (124) d Hastings 6.8 (44). Somerville 11.15 (81) d Tyabb 11.6 (72).

Division 2 Reserves. Chelsea 17.20

(122) d Rye 3.3 (21). Seaford 7.6 (48) d Crib

Point 2.8 (20). Karingal 6.10 (46) d Devon Meadows 6.2 (38). Edithvale-Aspendale

214.15 (99) d Pearcedale 5.3 (33). Mornington 17.5 107) d Hastings 0.1 (1). Somerville 15.17 (107) d Tyabb 3.5 (23).

Division 2 Under 19. Karingal 88 (56) d

Devon Meadows 7.10 (52). Edithvale-Aspendale 15.6 (96) d Pearcedale 6.8 (44).

Hastings 9.9 (63) d Mornington 4.5 (29).

Somerville 90 d Mt Eliza 35. Rye, Seaford:

Bye.

■ Northern Football Netball League. Division 1 Seniors. Hurstbridge 21.13 (139) d Whittlesea 7.7 (49). North Heidelberg 21.10

(136) d Macleod 12.10 (82). West Preston

Lakeside 14.9 (93) d Banyule 5.11 (41). Heidelberg 12.15 (97) d Greensborough 3.9 (27). Bundoora 9.16 (70) d Montmorency 4.7 (31).

Division 1 Reserves. Hurstbridge 12.12 (84) drew with Whittlesea 12.12 (84). North Heidelberg 11.14 (80) d Macleod 10.9 (69). West Preston-Lakeside 10.10 (70) d Banyule

9.9 (63). Heidelberg 16.17 (113) d Greensborough 6.3 (39). Bundoora v Montmorency.

Division 1 Under 19. Greensborough 1

14.5 (89) d Eltham 10.6 (66). Banyule 15.10 (100) d Montmorency 9.9 (63). Heidelberg

11.15 (81) d North Heidelberg 7.5 (47). West Preston-Lakeside 16.10 (106) d Bundoora 9.5 (59).

Division 2 Seniors. St Mary’s 8.7 (55) d Northcote Park 6.11 (47). Watsonia 13.14 (92) d Thomastown 9.9 963). Eltham 9.13 (67) d Epping 7.6 (48). Diamond Creek 15.13 (103) d South Morang 6.6 (42). Lower Plenty

12.14 (86) d Forest Hill 12.10 (82).

Division 2 Reserves. St Mary’s 20.20 (140) d Northcote Park 4.4 (28). Thomastown

11.5 (71) d Watsonia 7.11 (53). Eltham 18.19 (127) d Epping 5.1 (31). Diamond Creek 13.9 (87) d South Morang 8.8 (56). Panton Hill

14.15 (99) d Lower Plenty 11.1 (67).

Division 2 Under 19. St Mary’s 14.11 (95) d Lower Plenty 6.5 (41). Laurimar v Watsonia. South Morang 13.11 (89) d Diamond Creek 7.10 (52).

Division 3 Seniors. Kilmore 17.17 (119) d Reservoir 0.3 (3). Heidelberg West 8.11 (59) d Old Eltham Collegians 9.4 (58). Kinglake

37.14 (236) d Lalor 2.3 (15). Laurimar 14.19 (103) d Fitzroy Stars 15.4 (94). Mernda: Bye.

Division 3 Reserves. Kilmore 24.17 (161) d Reservoir 2.2 (14). Old Eltham Collegians 12.14 (86) d Heidelberg West 6.4 (40). Kinglake 18.13 (121) d Lalor 5.7 (37). Laurimar 18.17 (125) d Fitzroy Stars 2.1 (13). Mernda: Bye.

Division 3 Under 19.5. Macleod V Kilmore: Bye. Hurstbridge 18.20 (128) d Banyule/Heidelberg West 5.7 (37). Greensborough 23.25 (163) d Panton Hill 2.3 (15). Mernda 4.21 (45) d Thomastown 4.6 (30).

■ Outer East. Premier Division Seniors. Woori Yallock 12.13 (85) d Upwey-Tecoma

9.13 (67). Narre Warren 13.10 (88) d Monbulk

7.9 (51). Mt Evelyn 13.10 (88) d GembrookCockatoo 4.11 (35). Wandin 10.13 (73) d

Olinda-Ferny Creek 10.10 (70). Pakenham: Bye.

Premier Division Reserves. Up[weyTecoma 18.19 (127) d Woori Yallock 2.6 (18). Narre Warren 12.14 (86) d Monbulk 4.7 (31). Mt Evelyn 9.15 (69) d Gembrook-Cockatoo

6.7 (43). Wandin 12.2 (74) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 6.8 (44). Pakenham: Bye.

Division 1 Seniors. Berwick Springs

22.13 (145) d Belgrave 9.4 (58). Officer

14.10 (94) d Hallam 5.4 (34). Emerald 12.14 (986) d Healesville 8.8 (56). Seville: Bye.

Division 1 Reserves. Berwick Springs

20.18 (138) d Belgrave 1.0 (6). Officer 21.11 (137) d Hallam 0.9 (9). Emerald 27.15 (177)

d Healesville 0.2 (2). Seville: Bye.

Division 2 Seniors. Powelltown 12.9 (81)

d Warburton-Millgrove 11.14 (80).

Division 2 Reserves. Warburton-Millgrove

9.13 (67) d Powelltown 4.7 (31).

■ Southern Football Netball League. Division 1 Seniors. Mordialloc 10.5 (65) d

Chelsea Heights 6.14 (50). Cheltenham 8.11 (59) d Cranbourne Eagles 6.6 (42). St Paul’s McKinnon 24.19 (163) d St Kilda City 1.4 (10). Dingley 6.11 (47) drew with Springvale Districts 7.5 (47). Port Melbourne Colts 12.14 (86) d Bentleigh 12.12 (84).

Division 2 Seniors. Skye 7.9 (51) d East Malvern 6.6 (42). East Brighton 18.7 (115) d Highett 12.7 (79). Caulfield Bears 15.17 (107)

d Black Rock 6.9 (45). Doveton Doves 8.9 (57) d Hampton Park 7.9 (51). Murrumbeena

8.15 (63) d Keysborough 3.7 (25).

Division 3 Seniors. Heatherton 9.7 (61)

d Ashwood 8.12 (60). Carrum Patterson Lakes

13.16 (94) d Clayton 7.6 (48). Frankston

Dolphins 10.8 (68) d Endeavour Hills 2.10 (22).

Lyndhurst 16.11 (107) d Narre South Saints

14.12 (96).

Division 4 Seniors. South Mornington

21.17 (143) d Doveton Eagles 1.2 (8). Dandenong 10.3 (63) d Hampton 8.14 (62). Moorabbin Kangaroos 21.11 (137) d Lyndale 8.7 (55).

Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens

ARIES: (March 21- April 20)

Lucky Colour: Silver

Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2.3.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 2.15.26.36.39.22.

Instant rewards of a financial nature for many in business. Some romantic opportunities for the unattached and generally a happy social period if you can avoid arguments over love and money.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20)

Lucky Colour: Red

Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 1.6.5.4.

Lotto Numbers: 1.15.26.34.40.33.

Many are in for a stroke of good luck, and some will be able to get career opportunities off the ground successfully and some could succeed beyond their wildest dreams.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21)

Lucky Colour: White

Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.6.7.8.

Lotto Numbers: 1.18.29.37.5.44.

Old friends could give some very valuable advice and new friends bring successful contact for your career ambitions. However, it could be difficult to make up your mind about your romantic life.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 1.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 1.15.26.34.40.33.

A very successful period in which case some will have more offers than they can handle in their career affairs. Love can become more exciting as well, however, watch the little ones.

LEO: (July 23- August 22)

Lucky Colour: Lilac

Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 2.3.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 2.15.26.34.40.33.

Unexpected trips are indicated, and your love life could be full of surprises. Watch your spending or your extravagances will get the better of you.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23)

Lucky Colour: Violet

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 2.6.5.9.

Lotto Numbers: 2.15.26.34.40.45.

Big opportunities to upgrade your present career and do not be afraid to take a chance or make changes, everything is about to happen at once and if you get into trouble, it will be because of too much of a choice.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23)

Lucky Colour: Cream

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 2.3.5.6.

Lotto Numbers: 2.15.24.40.33.36. Do not get influenced by gossip or pass it on, something you hear on the roundabout could benefit. Travel could be on your agenda and bring some exciting and different experiences.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22)

Lucky Colour: Orange

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing Numbers: 1.2.3.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.26.9.5.33. Something that will have a very important effect on your future plans could be in the pipeline and could involve real estate or buildings. A surprise concerning money is indicated.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20)

Lucky Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 1.6.8.9.

Lotto Numbers: 1.15.26.34.40.33.

A very busy period ahead and will need to be able to relax away from your usual haunts whenever you can find time. A child or a younger person could be a cause for concern.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19)

Lucky Colour: Dark Blue

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.26.34.39.8.

Be careful with money handling and avoid investing in anything that is not sure and safe. The information you pick up during this period could be confusing, think well before acting upon it.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19)

Lucky Colour: Red

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 1.6.7.8.

Lotto Numbers: 4.15.26.38.9.33.

This period will turn out well, someone you trusted in the past for support may appear to turn away from you, however, this should be just a difference of opinion.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20)

Lucky Colour: Fawn

Lucky Day: Saturday

Racing Numbers: 8.6.2.4.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.5.33.31

With positive thought, you will get a lot of chores and problems out of your way. Avoid friction at home or with family members and believe in yourself.