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■ Premises at Seymour were raided last Thursday (Oct. 26) as part of a statewide Police action against illegal tobacco and organised crime.

Police attended 16 stores in Shepparton (6), Seymour, Yarrawonga and Ballarat (8).

Officers from VIPER Taskforce executed the warrants across regional Victoria as part of the ongoing Taskforce Lunar investigation into crime syndicates.

Members of the taskforce were joined at the warrants by Police including Seymour Crime Investigation Units, along with representatives from the Australian Tax Office and the Australian Border Force’s Illicit Tobacco Taskforce.

There were seizures of: ■ 39,184 e-cigarettes (vapes) with a street value of over $1.1M; ■ 611,833 cigarettes with duty excise evaded totalling over $760,000; ■ 153kg of loose tobacco with duty excise evaded totalling over $280,000; and ■ More than $16,000 cash, which police will allege to be the proceeds of crime.

An additional 36 warrants were executed on Wednesday (Oct. 18) and Thursday (Oct. 19) at 34 retail outlets and two residential properties across Melbourne.

Six people were arrested over the two-day period, with a 40-year-old man charged in relation to drug trafficking offences.

The other five people were released pending further enquiries.

The combined seizures of the four-day operation include; ■ 92,331 e-cigarettes (vapes), with a street value of over $2.7M; ■ 1,324,268 cigarettes with duty excise evaded totalling over $1.6M; ■ Approximately 901kg loose-leaf tobacco – with duty excise evaded totalling $1.6M; ■ 2kg of cannabis; ■ 1kg of cocaine; ■ $42,901 proceeds of crime;

■ 2 x ASP batons; and ■ industrial tobacco manufacturing equipment.

The warrants form part of the Taskforce Lunar investigation into organised crime syndicates believed to be heavily involved in the illicit tobacco trade and an ongoing dispute for profit.

These warrants were executed with the support of the Australian Border Force’s Illicit Tobacco Taskforce and the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Five times over legal limit

■ State Highway Patrol High Risk Driving Unit intercepted a speeding driver on the Hume Hwy on Thursday afternoon.

It is alleged the Lexus driver was travelling along the Hume Hwy through Longwood East when he was detected travelling at 178kmh in a 110-jmh zone about 2pm.

A 42-year-old man was intercepted and provided an evidentiary breath test of .284.

The Geelong man, who was unlicensed, had his car impounded for 30 days and was issued a notice of immediate driving ban.

It is expected he will be summonsed to appear at court at a later date.

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● At last week’s Murrindindi Shire citizenship ceremony held at Alexandra, pictured from left are Eildom MLA Cindy McLeish, Deputy Mayor Cr Karine Haslam, Shire CEO Livia Bonazzi, Tia, Harpreet, Clara, Paul, Jamie, Paul, Simplicia, Kristina, Dominique, Lois and Pamela.

Murrindindi Shire’s newest Aussies welcomed

■ Murrindindi Shire Council proudly welcomed 11 new Australian citizens on Tuesday last week (Oct. 24) at an official Citizenship Ceremony held at the Council Chambers, Alexandra.

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■ There were only three Murrindindi Councillors in physical attendance at the Shire meeting held at Yea last Wednesday night (Oct. 25).

Cr Sandice McAulay and Cr Ilona Gerencser each sent apologies for their inability to attend. Mayor Cr John Walsh (COVID isolation) and Cr Eric Lording each attended the meeting virtually.

Deputy Mayor Cr Karine Haslam was in the chair, and sitting at the Council table were Crs Sue Carpenter and Damien Gallagher.

Mayor not standing

■ Murrindindi Mayor Cr John Walsh reportedly told UGFM radio host Peter Rice that he does not intend re-stsanding for the top civic job.

Cr Walsh has held the Mayor’s position for the past 12 months. He has also served in the position on two previous terms.

The new Mayor is due to be elected at a special meeting due to be conducted at 6pm on Wednesday, November 15 at Alexandra.

During the ceremony, Tia, Harpreet, Clara, Paul, Jamie, Paul, Simplicia, Kristina, Dominique, Lois and Pamela pledged their loyalty to Australia, its people and its democratic beliefs and to uphold and obey the laws of Australia and respect the

rights and liberties of its people.

Murrindindi Shire Council Deputy Mayor Cr Karine Haslam, CEO Livia Bonazzi, and Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish were all pleased to congratulate the newest residents.

LOVELL PLEAS FOR FARMERS

■ Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell made an impassioned plea for flood-affected farmers downstream of Eildon Dam, when she addressed State Parliament late last month.

“My question is to the Minister for Water [Harriet Shing],” Ms Lovell said.

“Minister, once again the farmers and residents living below the Eildon Dam have been flooded, despite pleading with you for most of the year to direct Goulburn–Murray Water to manage the dams under its control in accordance with the statutory framework under the Water Act for flood mitigation and the guidelines issued by your department in April 2022.

“As you know, in recent weeks those living on the Goulburn downstream of Lake Eildon were once again subjected to avoidable flooding.

“Why did the minister choose not to make such a direction to Goulburn–Murray Water?”

● Wendy Lovell MLC

Ms Lovell told the Legislative Council that a promised meeting with farmers at Molesworth had not taken place.

“Minister, that same answer went down like a lead balloon in Rochester earlier this year.

“Minister, earlier in the year in discussion with local residents around the Eildon dam wall, your chief of staff stated that you would visit Molesworth to meet directly with those impacted by the October 2022 floods.

“This meeting has never taken place,” Ms Lovell said.

“Now that there has been a second flooding, with some farms actually hit three times, will you now commit to visit Molesworth and meet with locals to hear their stories and, more importantly, for them to hear how you and the Allan Government will support them?” Ms Lovell asked.

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The park will provide a vital green space for our Chirnside Park residents.

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■ Political observers are predicting that the State Government is likely to soon appoint administrators to replace Councillors at Strathbogie Shire Council.

Cr Reg Dickinson is the fourth Councillor to resign from Euroa-based Strathbogie Shire, citing a toxic environment.

The Lake Nagambie Ward Councillor’s resignation follows those of Melanie Likos in August 2021 (Lake Nagambie), Dave Andrews in June (Lake Nagambie) and Kristy Hourigan in July (Seven Creeks).

Strathbogie Council had a municipal monitor, Peter Stephenson, the second such official.

Mr Stephenson had the responsibility to report to Melissa Horne, Minister for Local Government, who is set to decide the council’s future.

A by-election may be called by the Victorian Electoral Commission, however there is speculation that the Council may soon be put in the hands of Government-appointed administrarors.

Strathbogie Shire includes Strathbogie Ranges located to the east, the Goulburn River to the south and the Hume Freeway runs through the middle of the municipality.

The five remaining Strathbogie Councillors are Mayor Cr Laura Binks (Mount Wombat Ward), Deputy Mayor Cr Paul Murray (Hughes Creek Ward), Cr Chris Raeburn (Honeysuckle Creek Ward), Cr Robin

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■ Cr Reg Dickinson is the fourth Councillor to resign from Euroa-based Strathbogie Shire, citing a toxic environment.

The Lake Nagambie Ward Councillor’s resignation follows those of Melanie Likos in August 2021 (Lake Nagambie), Dave Andrews in June (Lake Nagambie) and Kristy Hourigan in July (Seven Creeks).

Strathbogie Council had a municipal monitor, Peter Stephenson, the second such official.

Mr Stephenson had the responsibility to report to Melissa Horne, Minister for Local Government, who is set to decide the council’s future.

A by-election may be called by the Victorian Electoral Commission, however there is speculation that the Council may soon be put in the hands of Government-appointed administrarors.

Strathbogie Shire includes Strathbogie Ranges located to the east, the Goulburn River to the south and the Hume Freeway runs through the middle of the municipality.

The five remaining Strathbogie Councillors are Mayor Cr Laura Binks (Mount Wombat Ward), Deputy Mayor Cr Paul Murray (Hughes Creek Ward), Cr Chris Raeburn (Honeysuckle Creek Ward), Cr Robin Weatherald (Lake Nagambie Ward) and Cr Sally Hayes-Burke (Seven Creeks Ward).

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● Last week’s Mitchell Shire Edition of The Local Paper reported on the fourth Councillor resignation from Strathbogie Shire Council.

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Weatherald (Lake Nagambie Ward) and Cr Sally Hayes-Burke (Seven Creeks Ward).

According to the Gazette newspaper, Euroa MLA Annabelle Cleeland has called on Minister for Local Government Melissa Horne to make a decision regarding the fate of Strathbogie Shire Council before a byelection is held to fill the new vacancy.

“With the news that another Strathbogie Shire councillor has resigned, it is imperative that the Minister for Local Government makes a decision based on the most recent monitor’s report,” Ms Cleeland was quolted to say.

Gazette journalist Darren Chaitman said: “The Council’s second municipal monitor in less than 12 months, Peter Stephenson, delivered a report to Minister Horne after he finished his term over two months ago, but the minister is yet to make a decision regarding the council’s future or publish the report.

“Mr Dickinson’s resignation leaves Lake Nagambie Ward with an extraordinary vacancy, which will result in the Victorian Electoral Commission conducting a modified countback and potentially a byelection to fill the vacancy, both at a cost to ratepayers.

“However, the VEC has confirmed the countback and byelection processes would cease if the council were placed into administration, which has been widely speculated on as a possible outcome to follow Mr Stephenson’s report.”

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■ Yarra Ranges Shire residents trying to contact their local Council by telephone have not been having an easy time.

“We're aware some people are experiencing difficulties getting through to us on the 1300 368 333 number,” said a Council representative.

“We're currently working with our provider to resolve this.

“During this time, you can complete forms and applications, make payments and log some requests online.

“You can also email us or message us through Facebook,” said a Council statement on the internet.

‘Misinformation’

■ Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor Cr John Walsh has referred to “misinformation” surrounding the failure of the Voice referendum last month.

“I thank Councillors, the Executive and staff for their work in presenting and distributing factual information on the Referendum,” Cr Walsh told last week’s Council meeting.

“I regret that if the flood of misinformation that was experienced is a guideline, we may again have to undertake such a role in other matters in the future.

“The referendum result indicates that we will have to apply ourselves with more vigor and dedication of purpose if our Reconciliation Action Plan and the benefits that will bring, are to come to fruition,” Cr Walsh said.

Plans for Station

■ Mansfield Shire Council has announced the adoption of the revised Mansfield Station Precinct Masterplan.

The updated plan, building on the original 2019 Masterplan, recognises landmark elements like the Mansfield Heritage Museum, the precinct's historic buildings, revamped parking layouts and new paths for walking and cycling in response to community feedback.

The Masterplan seeks to enhance community wellbeing with the inclusion of an allabilities playground and dog-friendly areas.

“From initial consultation during development of the first Masterplan, to the most recent rounds of feedback, the community has played a pivotal role in shaping the Masterplan's direction,” said a Mansfield Council representative.

Mansfield Mayor Cr James Tehan said the Council acknowledges the invaluable contributions of the community and stakeholders.

Photos wanted

■ Strathbogie Council is running a photography campaign calling on community members to share their photos from the Nagambie Foreshore Walk.

This follows an event at Elloura Beach where residents gathered to celebrate.

Strathbogie Mayor Cr Laura Binks thanked the community and stakeholders for their efforts on the 1.6km pathway which stretches along the southern edge of the lake from the township to the Regatta Centre.

“This project is a true testament to working together with all levels of government – the outcome is a true win for the community and will be enjoyed by residents and visitors alike,” Cr Binks said.

The project was made possible by a $3 million State Government Regional Development Victoria Grant, along with $350,000 Federal Government grant and $250,000 from Strathbogie Council.

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● Paul Paxinos Police are appealing for public assis tance to help locate Paul Paxinos. The 42-year-old is wanted on warrants in relation to bail offences for drug matters.

Paxinos is Caucasian, 180cm tall, medium build and balding. He is known to frequent the Mill Park, Bundoora and Hurstbridge areas. Investigators have released an image of Paxinos in the hope someone can provide information on his current whereabouts. Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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● Cr Richard Stockman Nillumbik Shire Councillor Richard Stockman says he has troubl;e convincing people that he is not the Mayor of the City of Whittlesea. Whittlesea is not due to have elected Councillors for another 12 months, but the high profile Councillor in his trademark blue hat, is often bombarded with requests for the Whittlesea Council to do things such as improve roads and repair footpaths.

Cr Stockman puts this down to his regular appearances at event on the NillumbikWhittlesea border, his career as a real estate at Doreen, and his regular Monday attendances at the Whittlesea Market. “I work and play in the region and if I was given a dollar for every time someone called me the Mayor, I’d be a rich person,” Cr Stockman says. “I try not to bother the CEO too much as queries can range from fixing footpaths, cat curfews or more recently mowing the grass”. The confusion has gone viral in the past few months. “Despite Whittlesea City Council not having any Councillors as the Council was sacked almost four years ago, I am the closest Councillor to Whittlesea City Council with the suburbs in my three Wards (Greensborough, Plenty and Yarrambat) all sharing bordering suburbs with Whittlesea.

These are suburbs I spend a lot of time in including Mill Park, South Morang, Mernda and Doreen. I also go to the Whittlesea Market every Monday morning where locals engage on an array of issues and many have a coffee with me.” Cr Stockman says he has filled in the void many times that has been left with no Councillors to represent them in Whittlesea.

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■ City of Whittlesea Chief Executive Officer Craig Lloyd has been delegated authority to negotiate an amended contract worth up to $2.8 million with a company that provides ‘cloud’ services to the municipality.

The Cloud Infrastructure Services contract was originally awarded to Thomas Duryea Logicalis Pty Ltd for the period October 2018 to February 2024 with five optional extension periods.

A recommendation was put to last month’s Council meeting - attended by Administrators Peita Duncan and Christian Zahra - to extend the existing contract with Thomas Duryea Logicalis Pty Ltd until February 28,m 2025, at a cost of $1,034,000 (excluding GST) bringing the cumulative contract value to $2,800,442.41 (excluding GST).

“The contract provides infrastructure and data protection services to Council; the contract has performed satisfactorily to date,” said a written report to the Administrators.

“The contractor’s prices have been benchmarked and are considered competitive.

“Community consultation and engagement was not required in relation to the subject matter of this report as it relates to commercial arrangements and contractual obligations that are confidential.”

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● Cr Richard Stockman, Youth Councillor Orianna, Positive Ageing Advisory Committee member Ann, North-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Aiv Puglielli, Mayor Cr Ben Ramcharan and Nillumbik Council Youth Officer Meg ready to board the bus.

■ A simple bus ride between Diamond Creek and Mernda has highlighted opportunities to improve local bus services and make a difference to the lives of thousands of residents in Nillumbik and surrounding areas.

Nillumbik’s Blue Lake Ward councillor and member of the Metropolitan Transport Forum, Richard Stockman, led a ‘One Bus - One Hour’ trip today on the 381 bus from Diamond Creek Station.

He was joined by Mayor Cr Ben Ramcharan, North-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Aiv Puglielli, Orianna from Nillumbik’s Youth Council and Ann, a member of Council’s PositiveAgeingAdvisory Committee, to board the 381 bus and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities around the service.

The Council wants to see a Local Area Bus Review.

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Nillumbik’s ‘Yes’ after ‘No’ vote ■ Following the defeat of the Voice referendum last month, Nillumbik Council says it is still committed to reconciliation.

“We continue to work to improve the health and wellbeing of First Nations people in our community,” said a statement issued by the Council last week.

“We learn from and empower Traditional Owners and First Nations people so that Nillumbik is a stronger community for all.

“A snapshot of our work towards reconciliation includes: ■ Developing our first Reconciliation Action Plan ■ Establishing a RAP Working Group – applications opening very soon ■ Continuing regular consultation with the Wurundjeri Woi-wurung Traditional Owners ■ Supporting community-led reconciliation projects and events through our Reconciliation Grants: opening January 2024 ■ Working with Traditional Owners to provide community education on caring for Country and climate ■ Recognising National Reconciliation Week, National Sorry Day and NAIDOC. “ We acknowledge that this has been a chal-

WENDY LOVELL MLC Member for Northern Victoria

lenging campaign, and that many people within our community have been impacted.

“We are especially mindful of the impact upon our First Nations community. We encourage those who need support to reach out to friends, family or support services (Beyond Blue and 13YARN),” said the Nillumbk Council statement.

Lakers new coach

■ Kinglake Football Netball Club held a ‘Meet The Coach’ social evening on the outdoor deck of the Whittlesea Bowls Club last Friday night (Oct. 27) to introduce David Florance, who will guide the Lakers Seniors trhough the Northern Football Netball League 2024 season.

222 Wyndham St, Shepparton Phone: 5821 6668 wendy.lovell@ parliament. vic.gov.au

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Local History

300 men on the diggings Visit to Ghin Ghin goldfields

● An 1868 ad for the Commercial Hotel and Music Hall at Ghin Ghin “An entertainment in aid of the ■ The first issue of the Alexandra Kilmore Hospital funds was given Times (June 2, 1868) told of the new in the large concert hall of Kangaroo gold reef at Ghin Ghin, Newbound's Commercial hotel, and west of Muddy Creek (Yea). upwards of £12 was obtained exclu“We have just learned that a new sive of £5 or £6 yet to be collected. reef called the Kangaroo was dis“Certainly those are not the procovered by Mr Richard Mark Anthony on the 29th ultimo, for which obtained yesterday.” The ne clivities of thieves and vagabonds. he has registered, at Alexandra, a wspaper’s own correspondent of- In every respect the performance last fered a viewpoint of life on the Ghin night was a great success, our amaprospect ing claim. teurs forming an exception to the “The reef is situated within a mile Ghin diggings in 1868: “Probably there is no gold-field generality of those who seek histriand-a-half of Ghin Ghin. Mr Anthony informs us that while out kanga in the colony of Victoria that has been onic fame.

“Much credit is due to Miss Kate roo hunting he picked up some sur- more grossly misrepresented or foully face stone with gold from the out- maligned than the Ghin Ghin dig- Keely, who superintended and arcrop of the reef, and named the reef gings; for considering that we have ranged the after piece of the Area neither parson, policeman, nor offi- Bell, also presiding at the pianoforte, the Kangaroo.”

James Miller, “draper, clothier, cial of any kind (with the exception and during the evening rendering in ironmonger, provision, wine and spirit of our "worthy postmaster"), the min- her usual artistic style some of her merchant”, trading at both Ghin Ghin ers "generally" may be regarded as sweetest songs. and Wood’s Point, advertised the models of propriety and decorum.

“Afterwards dancing was the or“Such being the case the place der of the night, De Alberts music “highest price for gold”.

Also advertising for business was has been very appropriately termed being exquisitely performed on the Fenton’s American Hotel, Grant St, the Palestine or the Holy Land Dig- piano, in the form of duets by Miss Ghin Ghin. It described itself as “the gings.

Keely and Mr Richey.

“Some idea may be formed of best hotel on the diggings”.

“The evening's amusement was “The Accommodation is of a most the horror and indignation of our quiet much enhanced by the soul-stirring superior character, and every atten- orderly population on reading a few harmony of the Scotch bagpipes, the tion is paid to those who patronise weeks back in the columns of a Mel- player being a gentleman who has bourne journal, not over nice on the had the honor of blowing his pipes the establishment.

“All Wines and Spirits of the Best score of veracity, that we individu- before Her Majesty at Balmoral.

Quality. Good Stabling. Horses let out ally and collectively, were a pack of “It is the intention of the good folk thieves, vagabonds, brothel-house- of Yea to get up a performance also on Hire.”

On June 23, the Times reported: keepers, and prostitutes. for the benefit of the Kilmore Hospi“As regards the latter vice, the tal, on which occasion our amateurs, “A new rush in alluvial ground has set in at Ghin Ghin. Particulars as to social evil, thank Providence, is to- assisted by Miss Kate Keely, have tally unknown here; and last night promised their assistance. locality have not yet reached us.

“Behind the Commercial Hotel, proved that the people of Ghin Ghin So much for the social condition Ghin Ghin, a new lead has been are sensitively alive to the finest in- of Ghin Ghin. Our mining interests, struck, and 3 oz to one rub of stuff stincts of human nature. however, are of too much importance to introduce at the fag-end of a letter, but everything appertaining both to alluvial and quartz mining shall be duly chronicled in my next correspondence.

Tuesday, June 16th, 1868.

“Several parties who left for Bul(Before W. L. Ker, J. D. Webster and G. Pendlebury, Esq's. J.P's.) lock Creek have returned, giving very McDONALD v.TURNER. gloomy accounts of the place.

Case of illegal detention of a dray, value £16. Mr Emerson for com“Letters from mates there repreplainant. sent the diggings to be a failure.

It was proved for complainant that defen dant, having bespoke a dray “An unfortunate digger named from one Shorten, a wheelwright at Ghin Ghin, complainant had done Hodgeson lost his life last Monday the necessary iron work on dray at Shorten's order; that the dray was in in a six foot hole. his possession at his forge; that he had a lien of £10 2s. for his work on it, “He sent up his mate a bucket of and would not give it up until paid; that at ten at night on the 12th inst., dirt to be washed, who on returning defendant had taken the dray away without his knowledge, and had since called down to him, but receiving no refused to return it. answer, went down the shaft, and It was sought to be set up for the defence that the dray had never been found that upwards of two tons of in McDonald's possession, nor out of Shorten's; that Shorten's workearth had fallen in causing instant shop was next door to McDonald's forge; and that McDonald had merely death. made the iron work and delivered it to Shorten, who put it on himself.

“The Rev. Mr MacCarteny, Dean Shorten was called, who swore positively to the above, but on being of Melbourne, intends paying us a cross-examined by Mr Emerson, he had to admit that McDonald had put visit on his arrival in Yea, and, perthe tiers on the wheels, and fixed on other iron work; and (in reply to a forming Divine service. question from his Worship Mr Webster) that the dray when taken away “It will be a pleasure to the Dean was on McDonald's ground outside his forge. to hear sacred music very creditably The Bench found: that any dispute between Shorten and McDonald performed in such an out-of-the-way could not effect the case (his Worship, Mr Webster, remarking that place as Ghin Ghin, and songs to Shorten's evidence was most unreliable), and ordered defendant to give the Creator accompanied with the up the dray to McDonald forthwith, or pay him £16, with £1 18s 6d costs. solemn tones, of the harmonium.”

- Originally published on June 23, 1868 - Alexandra Times

LOCAL HISTORY FEATURE

Ghin Ghin wheelwright takes Yea Court action

■ We have made a personal visit to this gold-field, celebrated for the legal proceedings which have engaged the attention of our courts of law for a considerable time past.

Lately the place has been subjected to one of those dull fits always experienced in every new gold-field.

Within the past few days, however, a considerable reaction has set in, and Ghin Ghin promises once more to be one of the most important gold-fields in this district.

Along the line of the original prospecting claim the ground is being thoroughly worked, and there is still a considerable amount of gold being obtained.

There are at present upwards of 300 men along this line. At right angles to the Palestine lead there are Paddy's Gully, Scotchman's Gully, and several others in which excellent prospects have been obtained from the surface to the bed rock; but at present the water is scarce, and the miners are busy making dams and erecting puddling machines.

Upwards of twenty of such machines are now completed.

The miners are very sanguine as to the future prospects of the locality, and it is fully expected that as soon as there is a supply of water, the yield of gold from these gullies alone will be equal to that of the palmiest days of Ghin Ghin.

The Palestine Creek is being worked for a distance of a mile and-ahalf. At the top of the creek the lead disappears, and at the bottom of the creek it has been followed into a swamp, where from the abundance of water it becomes unworkable.

There are numerous creeks of similar aspect in the neighbourhood, which, however, have been very indifferently prospected.

The impression is that there is yet a large quantity of payable alluvial ground around Ghin Ghin, that will ere long give employment to a large population.

Several important quartz reefs have been lately discovered within a quarter or half-a-mile of Ghin Ghin township, and from the prospects already obtained they promise to become of considerable importance.

A trial crushing of five tons from the City of Melbourne prospecting claim yielded 3 ozs. 1 dwt. to the ton. The reef in this claim was followed from the surface to a depth of thirty feet.

Another shaft at a distance of fifty feet was sunk in which the reef was cut at a depth of sixty-four feet; a third shaft at a further distance of thirty yards has also been sunk, striking the reef at ninety feet.

The trial crushing, as above stated, was taken equally from those three shafts, and this may be considered a fair average of the reef, whick is at present fourteen inches thick.

A distinct parallel reef has been found in this claim, from which good prospects have been obtained.

From the Providence Reef, a quarter of a mile distant from the City of Melbourne Reef, twenty tons of stone have been raised, and will be crushed in a few days.

The quartz is hard and white, but shows gold in the solid. Adjoining this claim are situated the Iron Duke, the Queen, the James I, the Elizabeth, and the Edinburgh claims, in which shafts are now being put down.

The St. Patrick Reef is again at work, and shows good stone. The reefing interest in this place is suffering greatly from tihe want of a crushing machine, the cartage to the nearest machine, which is at Yea, being £1 per ton; adding to this 18s. per ton for carting the stone, the expense becomes so great as to prevent the proper testing of many of the claims now opened—besides during the winter months the road to Yea will bequite impassable, as the Goul burn River must be twice crossed.

Parties who make it their business to erect machinery, might find it to their advantage to visit Ghin Ghin, as there appears to be an excellent opening for the erection of a plant of crushing machinery at that place.

The inhabitants of Ghin Ghin complain bitterly that notwithstanding the large population of the district, and the large amount they contribute to the general revenue in the shape of publicans' and business licences, &c, they have, nevertheless, no police protection.

A memorial on the subject was some time ago forwarded to the proper authorities; the only reply received was to the effect that the place was not of sufficient importance to warrant the stationing of a constable at Ghin Ghin, but that one of those worthy functionaries would be occasionally sent to visit the place.

We fully appreciate the moral effect of the presence of one of those dignitaries of the law; but we very much question whether a fortnightly visit will have sufficient influence in preventing drunken brawls and breaking of heads, which occasionally take place in the midst of such a large population as there is assembled at Ghin Ghin.

- Originally published on June 2, 1868

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Where to pick up your free copy of The Local Paper ■ ALEXANDRA. Alexandra Newsagency. 82-84 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Corner Hotel.

65 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Endeavour Alexandra (BP). 10 Downey St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Foodworks. 102 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Mount Pleasant Hotel. 90 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Nutrien Harcourts. 56 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Shamrock Hotel. 80 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Simpson’s Fuel (Caltex). 25 Aitken St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Totally Trout. 42 Downey St. ■ BUXTON. Blue Igloo Roadhouse. 2200 Maroondah Hwy. ■ BUXTON. Buxton Hotel. 2192 Maroondah Hwy. ■ BUXTON. Shell Buxton. 2093 Maroondah Hwy. ■ DIAMOND CREEK. Diamond Creek Newsagency. Shop 62a Main Rd, Diamond Creek Plaza.

■ DOREEN. Doreen General Store. 920 Yan Yean Rd. ■ EILDON. Foodworks. 18 Main St. ■ ELTHAM. Eltham Newsagency.

2/963 Main Rd. ■ EPPING. APCO Service Station. Cnr McDonalds Rd and High St. ■ EPPING. Epping RSL. Harvest Home Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Community House. 36 Silver Creek Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Hotel. 3325 Whittlesea-Yea Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Hazeldene General Store. 6 Curlings Rd. ■ GLENBURN. Glenburn Roadhouse. 3883 Melba Hwy. ■ HURSTBRIDGE. Hurstbridge Newsagency. 900 Main Hustbridge Rd. ■ KANGAROO GROUND. Kangaroo Ground General Store.

280 Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. Cafe. WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. Foodworks. 12 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. Kinglake Pub. 28 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. United Service Station. 2 Glenburn-Kinglake Rd. ■ LAURIMAR. Laurimar Newsagency. 95 Hazel Glen Dr. ■ MANSFIELD. Foodworks. 119 High St. ■ MARYSVILLE. Foodworks.

40A Darwin St. ■ MERNDA. Mernda Villages Post Office. 50 Mernda Village Dr. ■ MOLESWORTH. Molesworth Store. 4353 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ■ NARBETHONG. Black Spur Inn. 436 Maroondah Hwy. ■ NARBETHONG. Black Spur Roadhouse. 264 Maroondah Hwy. ■ PANTON HILL. Panton Hill General Store. 586 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ PANTON HILL. Panton Hill Hotel. 633 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ PHEASANT CREEK. Flying Tarts Cafe. 888 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ■ PHEASANT CREEK. Pheasant Creek Store. 884 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ RESEARCH. Research Post Office. 1546 Main Rd. ■ SMITHS GULLY. Smiths Gully General Store. 914 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ SOUTH MORANG. Milk Bar. 15 Gorge Rd. ■ ST ANDREWS. St Andrews General Store. 10 Caledonia St. ■ ST ANDREWS. St Andrews Hotel. 79 Burns St. ■ STRATH CREEK. Strath Creek Post Office. 8 Glover Rd. ■ TAGGERTY. Taggerty General Store. 26 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ■ THORNTON. 4 Ways Diner.

1369 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ■ THORNTON. Rubicon Hotel.

1362 Taggerty-Thornton Rd.

■ THORNTON. Thornton General Store. 1365 TaggertyThornton Rd. ■ WATTLE GLEN. Peppers Paddock General Store. 13 Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd. ■ WHITTLESEA. Champions IGA Supermarket. 2/16 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. El Azar Milk Bar. 13 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 29 Beech St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea Bowls Club. 101 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea Court House. 74 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea NewsXpress. 45 Church St. ■ WOLLERT. Wollert General Store. 491 Epping Rd. ■ YARCK. Buck’s Country Bakehouse. 6585 Maroondah Hwy. ■ YARCK. Giddy Goat Cafe.

6606 Maroondah Hwy. ■ YARCK. Yarck Hotel.

Maroondah Hwy. ■ YEA. Amble Inn Cafe. 24 High St. ■ YEA. Country Club Hotel. 18 High St. ■ YEA. Endeavour Petroleum (BP). 31 High St. ■ YEA. Foodworks. 10 High St. ■ YEA. Giddy Coat Cafe. 94 High St. ■ YEA. Grand Central Hotel. 64 High St. ■ YEA. Marmalades. 20 High St. ■ YEA. Mint and Jam. 46 High St. ■ YEA. Nutrien Harcourts. 52 High St. ■ YEA. Peppercorn Hotel. 21 Station St. ■ YEA. Provender Bakery. 56 High St. ■ YEA. Rendezvous In Yea. 10 High St. ■ YEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 88 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Bakery. 44 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Newsagency. 74 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Take-Away. 68 High St.

Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition

■ COLDSTREAM. Coldstream Post Office/Newsagency. The Lodge Shopping Centre. 670-672 Maroondah Hwy. ■ CROYDON NORTH. Croydon North Newsagency. 5 Exeter Rd. ■ HEALESVILLE. BP. 66 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Coles Express. 123 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Grand Hotel.

270 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Healesville Newsagency. 195 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Tobacco Station/Tatts. Shop 11, Healesville Walk.

■ LAUNCHING PLACE. Launching Place General Store.

2200 Warburton Hwy. ■ LAUNCHING PLACE. Home Hotel. 2170 Warburton Hwy. ■ LILYDALE. Lilydale Newsagency. 237 Main St. ■ MILLGROVE. Licensed Grocery. 3043 Warburton Hwy. ■ MOUNT EVELYN. Mount Evelyn Newsagency. 1A Wray Cres.

■ RINGWOOD. Burnt Bridge Newsagency. 434 Maroondah Hwy. ■ SEVILLE. Wooworths Seville.

568 Warburton Hwy. ■ WANDIN. Wandin Newsagency. 18/2 Union Rd. ■ WARBURTON. Bakery. 3415 Warburton Hwy. ■ WARRANDYTE. Grand Hotel.

140 Yarra St. ■ WARRANDYTE. Quinton’s Supa IGA Supermarket. 1/402 Warrandyte Rd.

■ WARRANDYTE. Warrandyte Newsagency/Post Office. 100 Melbourne Hill Rd. ■ WESBURN. Hotel. 2882 Warburton Hwy. ■ WONGA PARK. IGA Xpress.

70 Jumping Creek Rd. ■ WOORI YALLOCK. Hillcrest Little Store. 1745 Warburton Hwy. ■ WOORI YALLOCK. Woori Yallock Newsagency. Shop 4,1585 Warburton Hwy. ■ YARRA GLEN. IGA Supermarket. 1/38 Bell St. ■ YARRA GLEN. Yarra Glen Newsagency. 32 Bell St. ■ YARRA JUNCTION. Yarra Junction Newsagency. 2454 Warburton Hwy.

Mitchell Shire Edition

■ BEVERIDGE. Beveridge Post Office. Lot 1 Old Hume Hwy. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Corner Store. 89 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Hotel. 100 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Newsagency. 67 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Post Office. 123 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Service Station. 165 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Commercial Hotel. 31 High St. ■ BROADFORD. High Street Bakery. 67A High St. ■ BROADFORD. IGA Supermarket. 65 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Stuty’s Bakehouse. 91-93 High St. ■ DONNYBROOK. Donnybrook Hotel. 825 Donnybrook Rd. ■ DONNYBROOK. Donnybrook Post Office. 810 Donnybrook Rd. ■ KILMORE. BP. 102 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kemp’s Bakery.

65 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kilmore Bakery.

54 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kilmore Newsagency. 41 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Red Lion Hotel.

29-31 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Royal Oak Hotel.

29-31 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. United Service Station. 127-145 Powlett St. ■ SEYMOUR. IGA O’Keefe’s.

10/115 Anzac Ave. ■ SEYMOUR. Liberty Seymour.

37-39 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Seymour NewsXpress. 66 Station St. ■ SEYMOUR. Seymour South Post and Lotto. 75 Anzac Ave. ■ SEYMOUR. Prince of Wales Hotel. 48 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Royal Hotel. 26 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Terminus Hotel.

26 Station St. ■ SEYMOUR. Top Shop. Cnr Anzac Ave and Delatite Rd. ■ TALLAROOK. Tallarook General Store. 36 Main Rd. ■ TALLAROOK. Tallarook Hotel.

15 Main Rd. ■ TRAWOOL. Trawool Estate/ Hotel. 8150 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ■ WALLAN. United Service Station. 11-14 High St. ■ WALLAN. Wallan News and Lotto. Shop 6, 55 High St. ■ WALLAN EAST. New Rattlers Inn. Station St. ■ WANDONG. Caltex Star Mart.

3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Dundee’s Fish and Cips. 3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. IGA Supermarket. 3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Wandong Post News and Tatts. 3272 EppingKilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Kemp’s Wandong Bakery. 372 EppingKilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Magpie and Stump Hotel. 3313 EppingKilmore Rd.

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Thursday, November 2 Ahmar-Smith, Darcy Anderson, Troy Arandez, Ashley Birmingham, Robert James Bond, Jason Byrne, Lesley Carery, Tanekia Louise Churchill, Brett Michael Consiglio, Kevin Corrone, Christine Dowson, Hayley Draper, Darcy Ellis, Jaclyn English, Kevin Ford, Darren Furlong, Bryan Garsed, Dylan Charles Geyteman, Anthony Guichard, Aaron Daniel Haby, Matthew Hart, Nicholas John Hogan, Bridie Hyatt, Michael Hyatt, Renee Ion, Naomi Kennedy, Bailey King, Johnny Robert Kipping, Nathan Alexander Lapworth, Brock Lim, Christopher Lupeti, Lilo Maltman, Tyson Mccarty, Vicky Marie Mcmillin, Kerin Joy Meldrum, Christopher Morgan, Paul Nayda, Robert Neil Offermans, Daniel Price, Alex Roughley, Corey Snyder, Chad Aaron Swell, Daniel Tamaseu, Fanafou Malo Thompson, Aaron David Vercoe, Brendon John Warne, Bodie Xu, Yan Friday, November 3 Lippert, Chantelle Walters, Graham Mansfield Magistrates’ Court Wednesday, Noivember 1 Papi, Chantelle Parker, Nicole Gloria Watts, Leith Edwin Thursday, November 2 Bush, Dean Roy Stevens, Brett Andrew Wednesday, November 8 Ali, Sajjad Anderson, Ben Anstee, Riley Brincat, Daniel John Burns, Jarrod Luke Byrne, Brian Harper, Catherine Kancherla, Shyamprasad Khaled, Nasser Khalil, Omar Knight, Rhys Jackson Konyn, Danny John Lia, Lynda Macrae, Louise Jayne Markwort, Joshua Mark Mccomb, Benjamin Mitchell, Matthew Monk, Michelle Morrow, Bruce Robert Nasse, Cindy Parkinson, Craig Paulicki, Timothy Riley, Joanne Rose, Nathan Spiros, Nicholas Lee Taylor, Sean Wilio, Bachar Woodall, Tyson Geoffrey Friday, November 10 Obeid, Christopher

Local News Park unveiled

● Yarra Ranges Deputy Mayor Cr Sophie Todorov and Tom McIntosh MLC, Eastern Province ■ The transformation of Lions Park in Lilydale is complete following Yarra Ranges Council’s work to revitalise the park and the southern end of the Lilydale Recreation Reserve.

The revitalisation of Lions Park was funded in partnership with the Lilydale Revitalisation Board and the upgrades support initiatives in the Lilydale Place Plan, such as improving public amenity and accessibility of suburban strip shopping areas within the town centre.

The revitalisation works introduce several key upgrades to Lions Park, including: ■ An accessible, shared bike and pedestrian path seamlessly connecting Main St and John St. ■ The installation of a new, accessible ramp with stairs linking Main St to nearby shops and the pedestrian crossing.

■ A visually stunning rock platform affording panoramic views of Olinda Creek, accompanied by a thoughtfully designed rock garden and seating area.

■ The introduction of new picnic tables and seats, illuminated by new lighting elements, supported by a redesigned car park layout at southern end of Recreation Reserve.

Melba Ward Deputy Mayor Cr Sophie Todorov and Tom McIntosh MLC unveiled the revitalisation area on Wednesday last week (Oct. 25), and said residents were now able to enjoy an attractive walk through the upgraded area between Main St and John St, and can even sit by the Olinda Creek immersed in nature.

“Community parks, like this one, play a crucial role as places for socialising, dining, connecting, and taking a break between destinations,” Cr Todorov said.

“These spaces should be inviting, where dropping in, stopping by, or visiting spontaneously is a source of excitement and enjoyment.”

“Lions Park needed attention, but now it boasts a beautiful mural and vibrant garden, thanks to the Lilydale Revitalisation program.

“The State Government-funded program helped to bring about some much-needed upgrades to the park – which we took to the wider community for engagement before getting underway and I’m very excited to say that we can now provide a much-improved space for the community to enjoy and spend time in.”

This project is financially supported by Yarra Ranges Council and Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.

The existing levee wall running the length of the park is understood will be reconstructed

by Level Crossing Removal Project with Melbourne Water, though timing is not yet confirmed. Once complete this will enable a final stage of revitalisation of the park with al fresco opportunities outdoor seating/dining area.

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Local Briefs Buxton plan

■ Murrindindi Shire Council, at its meeting last week, considered a planning permit application for creation of a carriageway easement at 2427 Maroondah Hwy, Buxton.

L.G. Utter asked for the property in a farming zone which has a Bushfire Management Overlay and Floodway Overlay. The land is located on the western side of Maroondah Hwy, north of the township.

The application was refused.

KLW proposal

■ Agyakar Singh Grewal and Sukhwinder Kaur Grewal asked last week’s Murrindindi Shire Council for a two lot subdivision to be allowed at 1363 Whittlesea-Yea Rd, Kinglake West.

The application requested the subdivision (house lot excision), creation of a carriageway easement and alteration of access to a road.

A report to Councillors said that the property is in a Farming Zone.

Proposed conditions included the creation of a carriageway easement and alterations to access from Whittlesea-Yea Rd, both of which require a planning permit and have therefore been included to form part of the proposal.

The application has been advertised to the adjoining properties and two submissions have been received. The objections relate to the lack of detail of future development on the site and the impacts that may have on surrounding properties, and the cumulative impacts of development in the area.

Officers suggested that the permit be refused. Councillors agreed on the refusal.

Thornton-Rubicon

■ Murrindindi Council officers have been working with the Thornton-Rubicon community to develop the Thornton-Rubicon Community Plan, which has been led by a core team from the local communities, through a series of participatory workshops.

The purpose of this report is for the Thornton-Rubicon Community Plan to be presented to Council for noting.

Strategy meetings

■ The development of the 2024 Murrindindi Economic Development Strategy will involve a number of community ‘popup’ meetings.

■ Wednesday, November 1– Alexandra FoodWorks 3.30pm – 6pm ■ Thursday, November 2 – Kinglake FoodWorks 3.30 pm – 6pm ■ Saturday, November 4 – Eildon Twilight Market ■ Sunday, November 5– Alexandra Spring Fair ■ Wednesday, November 8 – Yea FoodWorks – 3.30 pm – 6pm ■ Thursday, November 9 – Marysville Information and Regional Artspace (MiRA) 3.30pm – 6pm

Job is to engage

■ Murrindindi Council released its annual report at its meeting last week.

It celebrates the appointment of Andrew Paxton as its Director - Community Engagement in May this year.

“Andrew leads community wellbeing, development services (planning, building, community safety), economic development and flood recovery,” says the report.

12% incomplete

■ Murrindindi Council failed to complete 12 per cent of its capital works in the 2022-23 year, according to its annual report.

“The capital works program was severely impacted by the ongoing wet weather and major floods in the first half of the year,” the Annual Report explains.

“Despite these challenges, Council was able to complete 88 per cent of the budgeted works program in 2022-23 as defined by the midyear budget review,” the newly-released Report says.

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Murrindindi News

Customer satisfaction drops ■ Numerous performance indicators for Murrindindi Shire Council have dropped over the past 12 months under the leadership of Chief Executive Officver Livia Bonazzi.

The Council’s Annual Report, due to be released at this week’s Shire meeting, shows that the customer satisfaction survey result about roads has dropped from an index score of 44 in 2021-22 to 40 in 2022-23.

The Council explains away the drop as: “The reduction in community satisfaction is potentially due to a wetter than average year which has led to an increase in requests and workload regarding roads. The significant floods in October lead (sic) to major infrastructure damage across the network.”

There was a fall in customer satisfaction regarding unsealed roads from 36 to 34.

There was a fall in planning permit applications from 304 to 250. The Report curiously includes this drop under a heading of ‘Increase in number of planning applications’.

The Annual Report notes that the number of planning permits determined within 60 days has dropped from 82 per cent to 72 per cent.

There was lower public visitation the Shire’s aquatic facilities. Business investment in Murrindindi dropped from $4,547,740 to $3,433,048.

● Livia Bonazzi, Murrindindi CEO

● The Annual Report was released at last week’s meeting.

Murrindindi’s number of planning approvals has dropped from 304 to 239.

Overnight domestic visitations to the Shire have fallen from 376,740 to 363,476.

Community satisfaction with waste services has

dropped from a score of 64 to 59. The Annual Report explains this away as “most likely due to the introduction of fees for the disposal of green waste at the Resource and Recovery Centres”.

The community’s perception of lobbying by Council for public needs fell from 52 to 50.

Levels of staff satisfaction working at the Council were described as “not available”.

Use of aquatic facilities in Murrindindi dropped from 1.81 to 1.64, while direct cost jumped from $15.50 to $21.91 per visit.

Library utilisation dropped from 1.95 to 1.48, whilst participation dwindled from 14.3 per cent to 9.26 per cent.

Maternal and child health service cost rose from $69.26 to $81.35.

Service standard for animals rehomed went from 47.83 to 39.85.

Mayor claimed $70,760 ■ Murrindindi Shire Mayor Cr John Walsh claimed allowances aggregating $70,760 for the financial year ended June 30, 2023.

Cr Walsh was paid an allowance of $57,491.23 as a Councillor, including his term as Mayor starting in October last year.

Cr Walsh also claimed $6534.70 in travel expenses, averaging $125.66 weekly. He lives in Yarck. The Council headquarters are in Alexandra.

Cr Walsh also submitted claims for $1256,64 for information and communication expenses, a further $2481.22 in conference and training expenses, plus $2986.31 in other expenses.

Previous Mayor Cr Sue Carpenter was paid $43,776.14 plus allowances for 2022-23. Current Deputy Mayor Cr Karine Haslam was paid $33,386.48 plus allowances, and previous Deputy Mayor Cr Damien Gallagher received $43,776.14 plus allowances.

Cr Ilona Gerencser, Cr Eric Lording and Cr Sandice McAulay were each paid $24,835.08 plus other allowances.

As of December 18 last year, the Mayor’s allowance was set at $77,933 which includes superannuation. Deputy Mayor level is $38,967, and Councillor allowances are $25,147.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council claims in its Annual Report that it “delivered monthly print advertising to all local media outlets”.

The Council has actually discontinued paid advertising with the region’s largestcriculating newspaper, The Local Paper, after CEO Livia Bonazzi called it ‘disreputable’.

Ms Bonazzi wronglyclaimed The Local Paper did not employ local people, and did not observe the principles of the Australian Press Council. Both of Ms Bonazzi’s claims have proven to be untrue, but she has refused to withdraw her false accusations.

Pay rise for Livia?

Horror statistics for Shire ■ Is Livia Bonazzi delivering value-for-money for her weekly salary of at least $5192 as Chief Executive Officer of Murrindindi Shire Council?

Ms Bonazzi, appointed in May 2021 to her first job as a Council CEO, is paid at least $270,000 yearly to match or exceed key performance indicators.

The Council’s Annual Report, released last week, indicates that there has been a series of failures to deliver satisfactory statistics.

Annual business investment has dropped from $4.5 million in the 2021-22 year to $3.4 million in 2023-23. This represents a 24.4 per cent slide.

“This may be due to the increased cost of building material, availability of builders, uncertain market conditions and impacts of COVID,” says the Annual Report.

Local Briefs Stopped ads

■ Murrindindi Council CEO Livia Bonazzi appears to have jumped up a bracket with her salary package, the Shire’s Annual Report indicates.

The top salary earner for 2022-23 at the Council is listed as between $280,000$289,999. An annual salary of $280,000 equates to $5348 weekly.

The Annual Report says that another key management person was paid $200,000$209,999, with one other in the $190,000$199,999 bracket.

One senior staffer was paid $170,000$179,999, and four others each received $160,000-$169,999.

More Shire surplus

■ Murrindindi Shire Council expects to return a bigger surplus than predicted for the 2023-24.

Last week’s meeting of Council was told that the Annual Revised Budget shows an operating surplus for the year of $4.9 million, which is an increase of $3.7 million on the Original Adopted Budget. “[It] primarily reflects a significant increase in grants, either received late in last financial year and carried forward or advised this quarter,” Councillors were advised.

Rates at work

■ Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor Cr John Walsh claimed allowances of $20,002.91 for the three months to September 30.’

He also claimed travel expenses of $1889.56, information of communication and travel expenses of $1082.38, conference and training expenses of $142.73, and other expenses of $470.47.

Deputy Mayor Cr Karine Haslam pocketed a $10,001.40 allowance,. $1082.90 for travel, $1082.38 for information and communications, $860.81 for conference and training expenses, plys $470.47.

Allowances of $6454.42, $1082.38 in information and communications expenses, $142,73 in conferences and training expenses, plus $470.47, were claimed by each of Cr Sue Carpenter, Cr Damien Gallagher, Cr Ilona Gerencser, Cr Eric Lording and Cr Sandice McAulay.

Cr Carpenter did not claim travel expenses for the July-September quarter. Those who did were Cr Gallagher ($1789.25), Cr Gerencser ($2517.18), Cr Lording ($731.60) and Cr McAulay ($430.10).

$1.2m contract

● Cr John Walsh, Murrindindi Mayor

■ Murrindindi Shire Council voted last week (Wed.) for a $1.2 million contract at the Yea Saleyards.

Councillors considered appointing a tenderer for Scanning and Weighing Services 2023 to 2028 for an initial period of four years with an option for a further one year commencing October 26, 2023, and no later than October 25, 2028; Councillors were asked to approve a total contract amount of $1,250,000 over the fiveyear contract period; Councillors authorised the Chief Executive Officer to extend the Yea Saleyards – Scanning and Weighing Services for the optional one-year period subject to satisfactory performance.

Councillors agreed to the $1.25 million contract in favour of Outcross Pty Ltd.

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Local Briefs Buybacks hurt

■ Nationals Leader David Littleproud and Deputy Leader Perin Davey said regional communities had been betrayed and torn apart in the Water Amendment (Restoring our Rivers) Bill 2023, supported by Indi MHR Helen Haines.

“Dr Haines supported more buybacks, just minutes after telling Parliament how harmful buybacks would be in her region,” Mr Littleproud said.

“This Amendment Bill is damaging to regional communities and tears away bipartisan support. It doesn’t matter if water is taken from the north or south – this Bill will hurt regional Australians and impact food prices at the checkout for Australian families.”

Mr Littleproud said Labor had torn up its original policy on the additional 450 gigalitres of the Murray-Darling Basin plan and ignored the social and economic neutrality test, protecting communities from water buybacks.

“The Nationals support allowing an extension of time for recovering water to the environment through infrastructure, as the former Coalition Government was doing, but reverting to buybacks for the additional 450 gigalitres will hurt communities and drive up food prices.”

Senator Davey said resorting to buybacks was a handbrake on the bipartisanship, which had been a hallmark of the Basin Plan reforms since its inception in 2007.

“Due to the disgraceful lack of consultation with affected communities,the Nationals will continue fighting for our communities and will be pushing for the Senate Inquiry to directly engage with and hear the concerns of these communities firsthand,” Senator Davey said.

“By creating a new classification of water recovery under the 450 against which the social and economic test will not apply, Labor is effectively admitting that buybacks hurt communities,” Senator Davey said.

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Haines under fire ■ Indi MHR Helen Haines is being criticised for her stance on the Murray Darling Basin Plan in which she claims her four amendments improve accountability and support for impacted communities.

Dr Haines negotiated four amendments to the Restoring our Rivers Bill.

“The first amendment provides for reviews of compensation payments made to address detrimental social or economic impacts on communities from water buybacks, to ensure they are adequately and meaningfully responding to community needs,” Dr Haines said.

“The other successful amendments strengthen the independent auditing powers of the Inspector General of Water Compliance, to improve accountability and transparency when it comes to meeting Murray Darling Basin Plan targets and delivering projects as promised.

“As an independent regional MP, I make my decisions based on what is best for Indi, what is evidence-based, and what sets up rural and regional Australia to thrive, “This Labor Government doesn’t always get it right when it comes to regional Australia, so I worked hard to negotiate with the Minister to get a better outcome for Indi and for regional Australia,” Dr Haines said.

Worry for farmers below dams

Birrell has his say

■ Nicholls MHR Sam Birrell says that independent MPs, led by Indi MHR Helen Haines, have supported the Albanese Government’s plan to launch a massive round of destructive water buybacks.

“The passage of this legislation through the House of Representatives is a sad day for people across the Murray-Darling Basin who face the economic and social destruction of their communities,” Mr Birrell said.

“Dr Haines has voted for buybacks despite acknowledging how harmful they are.

“I was proud to vote against the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 because it was a vote against using the blunt instrument of water buybacks to achieve environmental outcomes at the expense of productive agriculture, jobs and regional communities.

“We’ve seen this movie before, and dairy production in the region has never recovered from the first round of Commonwealth buybacks under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

“Despite having contributed significantly to the success of water recovery to date, the idea that we can somehow insulate the Goulburn-Murray irrigation district from buybacks, or the impact of buybacks on the amount of water in the consumptive pool, is ill conceived.”

“It is even crazier to think that the economic and social damaged caused by removing the cap on buybacks and allowing free reign can be undone as Dr Haines suggested by ‘supporting impacted communities with transition funds.

“The Bill still needs to navigate the Senate, and I continue to work towards a sensible outcome which includes reinstatement of a socio-economic test that prevents buybacks unless there is a proven neutral or positive impact for Basin communities.”

“That is the only way to protect communities, which is why the Nationals fought for it in the first place.

“Hopefully the crossbench in the Senate will have more sense, and greater empathy for the people who live and work in the Basin, the people that provide food and fibre to the nation,” Mr Birrell said.

● Dr Helen Haines

● Eildon Dam Wall.

■ Indi MHR Helen Haines said: “The largest amount of water that is delivered to the lower Murray Darling Basin flows from the Hume, Dartmouth and Eildon dams in Indi, and I am concerned about serious negative environmental and economic impacts for Indi farmers below the dams on the Goulburn and Murray Rivers.

“If additional water is to be purchased, it must be from the where it is most effective rather than from where it is easiest.

“In my electorate of Indi, communities are concerned about the negative economic and environmental impacts of increased water flows,” Dr Haines said.

“My constituents want to see greater integrity measures around water use and water recovery projects,” Dr Haines said.

MP’s ‘awful betrayal’ ■ Senator Bridget McKenzie has accused Indi MHR Helen Haines of an “awful betrayal” of the local community.

“Helen Haines voted in favour of Labor’s Bill in water buybacks, affecting communities across the Northeast,” Senator McKenzie said.

“Labor’s WaterAmendment (Restoring our Rivers) Bill 2023 ignores the social and economic neutrality test which was designed to protect communities like Northeast Victoria from destructive water policies.

Senator McKenzie said Dr Haines has ignored the long-held stance of her basin community and put at risk the livelihood of many farming communities, horticulturists, and food manufacturers by supporting more buybacks.

“The Member for Indi has prioritised garnering favour with Labor types and political elites above the concerns of her local community and follows on from Haines’ strong support of Prime Minister Albanese’s failed Yes campaign,” Senator McKenzie said.

“This is an appalling betrayal of the local community by Ms Haines.

“Water buybacks will decimate the social and economic future of Murray Darling Basin towns across Indi,” Senator McKenzie said.

Local Briefs Timber towns blow

■ A plan to end the harvesting of native forests across Australia is a pledge to destroy the social and economic life of timber towns, according to the Darren Chester, Shadow Minister for Regional Development.

Mr Chester attended a forum in Federal Parliament last week organised by the Teals where the World Wildlife Fund made what he called unsubstantiated claims regarding the environmental sustainability of Australia’s world-class native timber indus “This is all part of the Teals misguided plan to encourage MPs to sign a pledge which demands a complete shutdown for all native timber harvesting in Australia, regardless of the cost to regional communities,” Mr Chester said.

“In addition to creating more shortages in the national supply chain and increasing the cost of living, the pledge would rob timber communities of highly-skilled machinery operators during bushfires, endangering lives.

“It’s a bit rich for MPs who represent the electorates with the highest income households in Australia, calling for people to be sacked from their jobs in timber towns with the lowest incomes.

“It’s also hypocritical for people in lovely suburban homes with timber staircases, hardwood floors and barbecue decks to be demanding the end of an industry when there’s no other way to sustainably source that timber.

“There’s two choices with timber. You either grow and use your own, or you buy it from somewhere else.

“The Teals pledge to end native timber harvesting in Australia is a commitment to increase our imports and take timber from countries with lower environmental protections.

“The obsession with creating plantation monocultures on farming land, rather than selectively harvesting regenerated multi-species native forests also guarantees poorer biodiversity outcomes for our native species.”

Mr Chester repeated his offer to all the crossbench MPs to visit his electorate and gain a first hand understanding of the environmentally sustainable native timber industry.

“Rather than ignorantly lecturing my timber families, I extended an open invitation to any of the cross-benchers to visit Gippsland, meet industry and community leaders, and get a first hand appreciation of the way they manage the bush for a sustainable industry but no-one has taken up the offer.

“They believe they are morally superior to my constituents who actually work in the timber industry and provide outstanding hardwood timber products which adorn suburban homes, sporting stadiums, and nationally-significant public buildings.

“We already import more than $5 billion of timber products from developing nations and that figure would only increase if this simplistic concept to ban native timber harvesting is supported by the Labor Party.

“A sustainable native hardwood timber industry is part of the answer to reducing Australia’s carbon emissions as timber products sequester carbon in our floorboards, furniture and other timber products,” Mr Chester said.

Yarra to Yea birds

● Senator Bridget McKenzie

■ The Birds on Farms: Yarra to Yea project works with landholders in the Yarra Valley (and up to Yea) to help identify, plan and seek funding for on-ground restoration activities that benefit birds, biodiversity and farm productivity.

General advice is provideds to landholders to carry out monitoring, and run a range of education activities and events.

A meeting will be held from 10.30am to 1.30pm, on Saturday, November 25, starting at the Steels Creek Community Centre, 699 Steels Creek Rd, followed by a short drive to a local farm.

Participants should wear sturdy shoes and bring a pair of binoculars. A light lunch will be provided. Phone Caroline Wilson, 0408 668 070.

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Local Briefs New libraries

■ Mernda Town Centre is the location of the City of Whittlesea’s newest library.

The library, located in the shopping centre next to Mernda Station, includes a varied collection of books and other resources, public computers, free wi-fi and self-checkout.

Yarra Plenty Regional Library staff will be on-site to assist and the library will also offer seating, reading and group study areas for people of all ages.

City of Whittlesea Chair Administrator Lydia Wilson said that the Council was committed to providing free, safe and accessible library services for residents across the municipality.

“Libraries are such wonderful spaces for our community to connect with each other and to spend time reading and enjoying so many free resources,” Ms Wilson said.

The Mernda Library will join a network that includes branch libraries at Lalor, Mill Park, Thomastown and Whittlesea, in addition to a library hub at Galada Community Centre in Epping and a new library hub to open in the Kirrip Community Centre in Wollert in the coming months.

Nominations open

■ Nominations are open forYarra Ranges Shire’s annual Community Awards.

The awards will recognise people and groups who serve their communities in volunteering, environmental work, advocacy and helpfulness.

Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Jim Child, said that serving the community takes many forms, all of which were important.

“We know that there are countless volunteers, community groups and community advocates who work every day to make this one of the best places in the world to live,” Cr Child said.

“To put it quite simply, without the thousands of volunteer hours every year – planting trees and improving the local environment; taking calls, donating items and helping people in need of a hand; providing events and education and information; advocating for positive change – we would all be much worse off as a community.

“These awards are a chance to give some of these wonderful, passionate people some well-deserved recognition – a reminder that we see their work and appreciate it deeply.

“I think most of us could think of someone who, in the last 12 months, has done something incredible in their community, without thought of thanks. I encourage all of our community members to nominate someone they think is exceptional.

“All it takes is ten minutes to fill out a form, and you’ll get to make someone’s whole year.”

Awards are handed out for environmental volunteering (including a young environmental achiever award), community leadership and an award for Citizen of the Year.

Nominations close at 11.59pm on Sunday, November 12.

Restart begins

■ Cr Sue Carpenter of Murrindindi Council last week congratulated Alexandra District Health and Yea and District Hospital for their initiative to develop Murrindindi Restart. :[This is] a community response to the harms of substance use and addiction. I was able to attend their recent opening of this valuable new service for our community,” Cr Carpenter said.

Wellbeing events

■ Cr Damien Gallagher says Murrindindi Shire Council has supported Alexandra Events and Murrindindi Foundation to host events to promote mental wellbeing.

“The Lifting Farm Spirits event with speaker, Warren Davies, reminded farmers to service our body like our machinery. Mark McConville’s Laughter Clinics demonstrated the physical and psychological benefits of laugher and humour,” Cr Gallagher told the Council meeting.

Local News

Stop roo culls in Nillumbik ■ North-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Aiv Puglielli (Greens) has asked a question in State Parliament about the safety of kangaroos in Nillumbik Shire. “ My question today is to the new Minister forAgriculture [Ros Spence].

“Minister, as I have raised previously in this place, I am frequently contacted by constituents from Nillumbik who are concerned about the safety of kangaroos in their beautiful green wedge shire, in which I grew up.

“They are horrified that it is permissible to shoot and kill these native creatures for commercial profit. “ Over 13,000 people have now called for Nillumbik to be removed from the kangaroo harvesting program.

“This cruel for-profit scheme incentivises the slaughter of kangaroos and has no place in Nillumbik.

“The community want their precious native wildlife protected, not killed. Minister, I raised this with your predecessor, and it is important that this issue does not fall off your desk in the handover of portfolios.

“Will you heed the calls of the community and remove Nillumbik from the kangaroo harvesting program?” Mr Puglielli asked.

● Aiv Puglielli, Greens MLC

■ Local community group Warburton Environment says that its Supreme Court judgement against the Government logging company VicForests, made by Justice Garde has been upheld without appeal.

Justice Garde found that State Government VicForests must properly survey for the endangered Victorian tree, the Tree Geebung, before bringing in its bulldozers.

“When Tree Geebungs are found, the Court ruled VicForests must protect it with a 50 metre buffer, setting the protection precedent for endangered flora species in Victoria,” said Warburton Environment Secretary Dr Jenny Conway.

Dr Conway says VicForests had dropped its appeal.

She said VicForests posted a loss of $52.4 million last financial year.

MLC speaks on Middle East ■ Northern Victoria MLC Jaclyn Symes spoke in State Parliament about the troubles in the Middle East. She moved that the Legislative Council: ■ “unequivocally condemns the attacks on Israel by Hamas, which are the heinous acts of terrorists, and have encompassed the targeting and murder of civilians, including women and children, the taking of hostages, and indiscriminate rocket fire; ■ “stands with Israel and recognises its inherent right to defend itself; ■ “condemns antisemitism and recognises that generations of Jewish people have been subjected to this hateful prejudice; ■ “calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages; ■ “recognises that Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people, nor their legitimate needs and aspirations; ■ “acknowledges the devastating loss of Israeli and Palestinian life and that innocent civilians on all sides are suffering as a result of the attacks by Hamas and the subsequent conflict; ■ “supports justice and freedom for Israelis and Palestinians alike; ■ “acknowledges what has unfolded is deeply

■ Mitchell Shire Council is developing a draft Urban Forest Strategy from community feedback and industry best practices to help improve canopy cover and greening within urban areas and townships.

The Council is now asking for ubmissions on the draft strategy to make sure it has captured everything and for residents to let it know if anything is missing.

Drop in sessions are being held: ■ 1pm to 4pm, Tuesday, October 31, Kilmore Customer and Library Service Centre, 12 Sydney St. ■ 9am to 12pm, Thursday, November 9, Seymour Sports and Aquatic Centre, Chittick Park ■ 9am to 2pm, Saturday, November 11, Wallan Olde Time Market Submissions close 9am, Tuesday, November 14.

Slashing begins

Forests Court order upheld

● Justice Gregory Garde

Local Briefs Forest strategy

■ Murrindindi Council’s Fire Prevention Roadside Slashing Program is now underway, starting in the north of the Shire, which dries off earlier than the southern parts.

Crews are working around Alexandra, before moving on to Maintongoon, Spring Creek and UT Creek Roads.

The program will run through until the end of December. Further slashing will be arranged as required throughout the summer months.

A slashing schedule will be available soon on the Council’s website.

Road closed

■ A section of the Longwood-Ruffy Rd was closed for more than 36 hours to repair a sink hole which was caused by rainfall as well as general wear and tear on the culvert.

The closure took place last week.

Strathbogie Council apologised for this inconvenience.

People travelling to the intersection of Longwood-Ruffy Rd/ Ponkeen Creek Rd / Gap Rd will detour to Gap Rd to access the Hume Hwy. This road will not be suitable for semi-trailers or trucks with dog trailers.

People travelling to the Longwood- Ruffy Rd /Nolans Rd / Bunting Hills Rd intersection will be detoured down Ruffy- Terip Rd to Creighton’s Creek Rd to access the Hume Hwy. “The closure is necessary to ensure the safety of those at the site,” said a Council representative.

“In discussion with the engineer and contractor, Council officers considered several construction techniques for the site.

“Unfortunately, there really was no other option but to close the road to perform this important work due to the narrowness of the road and the steep terrain.

“The area, which is 8.5kms from the Hume Highway, recently underwent an engineer’s inspection during the last few months and repair design was prepared following this. Traffic management has been in place at the site during this time,” the Council representative said.

House Open Day

● Jaclyn Symes, MLC distressing for many in the Victorian community, close to the heart of many, and it is important that we maintain respect for each other here at home as people express their views; ■ “condemns all forms of hate speech and violent extremist activity, including antisemitism and Islamophobia; ■ “recognises an attack on any religion is an attack on all religions and that we all share a responsibility to unite, condemn and defeat such an attack on our common values and way of life; and ■ “affirms in the strongest possible terms that hateful prejudice has no place in Victoria.”

■ Flowerdale Community House Open Day has been described as a ‘fabulous family day out’.

Murrindindi Council has congratulated Rebekah Grant, FCH Coordinator, and Kelly Clift, FCH Administration, and all the volunteers.

“The new community gardens are fantastic and will be enjoyed for generations to come,” said a Council representative.

Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish officially opened the new Flowerdale Community Garden. Kim Chadband, Manager Flood Recovery, and Anna Paix, Community Planning Officer enjoyed chatting with community members. ● Print editions of The Local Paper are distributed fortnighjtly. Fresh online editions of The Local Paper are published weekly, February-December. Subscribe free at: www.FreePaper.com.au

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Scoreboard Yea Golf Club

● Karen Sangster and Vicki Clements.

■ Saturday saw the first of two stableford rounds for the A.H. Smith Trophy with 18 men playing.

Conditions were ideal and taking advantage was Malcolm Bett (27) with 39 points to lead the field after day 1.

Second with 37 points was Neil Peterson (17) with Paul Clayton (12) third on 36 points.

NTP on the 18th and Birdie Hole winner was Mick Spagnolo and Norm McCallum won the Club Award.

Five ladies played Stableford on the day with Karen Sangster with 38 points winning from Cindy Armstrong with 36.

Chooklotto was drawn by Mick Sheather and Tony Dule but Mick had the money and Tony got nothing.

Wednesday (Oct. 25) golf saw 16 men play stableford with Robert O’Halloran showing excellent form with 40 points to win by five points from a group of four players.

President Gary Pollard won the CB from Jeff Moss, Alan Pell and Neil Peterson all on 35 points for second. Jeff Moss was NTP on the 18th and John Renehan made a deposit to the Club Award.

Put your name down if interested in playing the Murrindindi Masters at Marysville on November. 18 Entries are still being taken for the 100-Year Tournament on Cup Day – 4 Person Ambrose.

- Alan Pell

Yea Ladies

■ Wins at the golf events just seem to keep on stacking up for the Yea Ladies.

On Monday last week (Oct. 26), three amigos travelled to the hills of the Kilmore golf course which was hosting the DDGA Championships. Thank s to Kilmore, a sterling job. Bendigo Bank for sponsored the prizes.

Vicki Clements had a great day winning the Mary Dockerty Trophy, a gorgeous clock, and the B-Grade Handicap.

Karen Sangster claimed the C-Grade Scratch trophy. and Adrianne Anglin , a NTP. On Wednesday (Oct,. 25), there was another round of the Championships.

Adrianne Anglin (13) had a bonza, 80 off the stick, for a 67 nett. Miranda Gill (18), another of the A-Grade players was runner up with an 89 off the stick, 71 nett.

On Thursday (Oct. 26), it was off to Lancefield, and the weather not quite so inviting. Adrianne Anglin came home with the A-Grade prize, and 3 Player of the year Points.

Last time Adrianne visited Lancefield, also 2023, their Tournament, she won the Open Scratch.

On Saturday (Oct. 28), five girls strutted their stuff. Karen Sangster had another win with a score of 38 pts. Cindy Armstrong (37) runner up with 36 pts. No NTP. On Wednesday (Nov. 1), we have the Silver Spoon playoff between Adrianne Anglin, Meryl Connell and Sharon Grogan, the only girls winning a round through the year.

- Karen Sangster

● Adrianne Anglin at Lancefield.

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Local Cricket

Seymour District Cricket Seymour District Cricket Association A-Grade.

Tallarook 2/253 v Avenel 0/56 Tallarook A-Grade won the toss and elected to bat.

Tallaroook Joshua Rudge, b Chayse Thomson ........... 24 Lachlan Watts (c), lbw Angus Nash ......... 34 Kalon Winnell, not out ....................... 55* Leigh Irving, not out ......................... 112* Xavier Arandt, did not bat Andrew Dundon, did not bat Braeden Dundon, did not bat Tarkyn Dundon, did not bat Hamish Melville, did not bat Brendan O’Donnell, did not bat Shane Topham, did not bat Extras: 22WD, 0NB, 5LB, 1B, 0P ........ 28 Total ......................... 2/253 (40 overs) Fall of Wickets: 1-48 Joshua Rudge, 2-68 Lachlan Watts Bowling (O-M-R-W-E): Oliver Valladares 91-54-0-6.00, Chayse Thomson 9-0-24-12.66, Angus Nash 8-1-48-1-6.00, Jamison Black 6-0-47-0-7.83, Christian Papi 6-0-230-3.83, Aaron Kent 2-0-20-0-10.00.

Avenel Duncan Lowis, not out .......................... 0 Chayse Thomson, not out ...................... 0 Jamison Black, did not bat Aaron Kent, did not bat Fill-in, did not bat Angus Nash, did not bat Christian Papi, did not bat Jack Skinner, did not bat Oliver Valladares, did not bat Harrison Wall, did not bat Alan Loweke, Extras Total .............................. 0.56 (0 overs)

B-Grade Eastern Hill 5/295 v Seymour 10/51 Eastern Hill B-Grade won the toss and elected to bat Seymour - 1st Innings Total .......................... 5/295 (45 overs) Eastern Hill - 1st Innings Total ...................... 10/51 (22.3 overs) ★ B-Grade Puckapunyal 4/75 v Pyalong 10/73 Pyalong won the toss and elected to bat Puckapunyal - 1st Innings Total ...................... 10/73 (30.2 overs) Bowling (O-M-R-W-E): Johnathon Brew 7-28-2-1.14, Lachlan Deeble 4-0-16-0-4.00, Nikhil Wakankar 5-1-9-2-1.80, Stephen Korosec 8-0-22-2-2.75, Fill-in 8.2-2-18-42.16.

Pyalong - 1st Innings Joel Baker, stumped ........................... 32 Stephen Korosec, caught ..................... 18 Nikhil Wakankar, lbw ........................... 7 Johnathon Brew, lbw ............................ 9 Fill-in, not out Fill-in Harrison Clayfield Lachlan Deeble David McCullough Ben Solano Fill-in Extras 4WD, 0NB, 0LB, 0B, 0P ............... 4 Total ......................... 4/75 (17.2 overs) Fall of Wickets: 1-38 Stephen Korosec, 248 Nikhil Wakanhar, 3-60 Johnathon Brew, 475 Joel Baker.

Barclay Shield results Diamond Valley Cricket Association Barclay Shield Research Eltham Collegians 1st XI 10/244 v North Eltham Wanderers XI 10/195 Research Eltham Collegians 1st XI won the toss and elected to bat Research Eltham Collegians Brixtom Timewell (vc), c Luke Anderson b Nick Murray ................................ 73 Sean Lamb, c Jake Lambert, b Jack Young .................................. 0 Benjamin Willis, run out Lachlan McLeod, b Thomas Beers .............................. 53 Michael Berry, c Thomas Beers, b Jack Young .................................. 7 Edward Zumbo, c Thomas Beers, b Jack Young .................................. 5 David McDonald, c Thomas Beers, b Xavier Mitchell ............................. 8 Joshua Ward (vc), not out .................. 42* Joshua Turner (c), c Jake Lambert, b Luke Anderson ............................. 11 Jeremy Klaster, b Riley O’Donnell ........... 35 Benjamin McKenzie, lbw Riley O’Donnell ... 0 Angus Frewin-Macfarlane, st Thomas Beers, b Luke Anderson ..................... 2 Extras 2WD, 1NB, 2LB, 3B, 0P ............... 8 Total ....................... 10/244 (76 overs) Fall of wickets: 1-15 Sean Lamb, 2-118 Brixton Timewell, 3-126 Michael Berry, 4-134 Edward Zumbo, 5-148 David MacDonald, 6148 Benjamin Willis, 7-170 Joshua Turner, 8241 Jeremy Klaster, 9-241 Benjamin McKenzie, 10-244 Angus Frewin-Macfarlane.

Bowling (O-M-R-W-E): Xavier Mitchell 8-0134-1-4.25, Jack Young 14-5-31-3-2.21, Riley O’Donnell 8-1-22-2-2.75, Lucas Camuncoll 92-39-0-4.33, Brodie O’Donnell 11-1-53-0, 4.81, Nick Murray 8-2-17-1-2.12, Luke Anderson 15-6-20-2-1.33, Jake Lambert 30-23-0-7.66.

North Eltham Wanderers 1st XI - 1st Innings

Scoreboard SDCA results

■ A-Grade T20. Round 3. Eastern Hill 0/ 13 v Seymour. Tallarook 2/253 v Avenel 0/ 56. Pyalong v Yea Tigers, scores not to hand.

Alexandra: Bye. ■ B-Grade T20. Round 3. Eastern Hill 5/ 205 v Seymour 10/51. Puckapunyal 4/75 v Pyalong 10.73. Avenel v Eastern Hill. Yea Tigers v Tallarook forfeited. Alexandra: Bye.

Junior results

■ Seymour District Cricket Association.

Under 11 Mixed. Round 1. Friday, October 27. Yea v Alexandra. Avenel, forfeit v Tallarook.

■ Under 13 Mixed. Round 1. Saturday, October 28. Euroa v Eastern Hill. Yea Mixed Black v Seymour. Alexandra v Avenel.

Tallarook v Yea Mixed Yellow.

Midweek Bowls

■ Goulburn Murray. Round 3. Tuesday, October 24.

■ Division 1. Rushworth 76, 12 d Kyabram 73, 4. Shepparton Golf 80, 18 d Euroa 57, 1.

Seymour 68, 14 d Tatura Hilltop 56, 2.

Shepparton Park 75, 13 d East Shepparton 73, 3.

■ Division 2. Shepperton Park 62, 15 d Seymour 57, 1. East Shepparton 82, 14 d Tatura Hilltop 56, 2. Kyabram 73, 12 d Mooroopna 71, 4. Tallygaroopna 67,. 4 def

by Shepparton Golf 74, 12.

■ Division 3. Alexandra 67, 14 d Kyabram 66, 2. Avenel 66, 4 def by Seymour VRI 71, 12. Nagambie 68, 2 def by Numurkah 72, 14.

Shepparton Park 65, 14 d Mooroopna Golf 62, 2.

■ Division 4. Shepparton Park 72, 14 d Mooroopna golf 40, 2. East Shepparton 56, 1 def by Eildon 64, 15. Murchison 55, 1 def by Euroa 62, 15. Dookie 60, 14 d Shepparton Golf 51, 2.

■ Division 5. Shepparton Park 56, 13 d Tatura Hilltop 50, 3. Merrigum 73, 16 d Euroa 46, 0.

Kyabram 63, 12 d East Shepparton 47, 4.

Violet Town 51, 3 def by Seymour 56, 13.

■ Division 6. Mooroopna Blue 51, 14 d Nagambie 27, 0. Avenel 24, 0 def by Colbinabbin 56, 14. Rushworth 32, 2 def by Mooroopna White 48, 12.

Weekend Bowls

Lachlan McLeod (vC), c Brixton Timewell b Michael Berry .............................. 0 Jake Lamnert (c), c Sean Lamb, b Jeremy Klaster ............................ 64 Nick Murray, c Joshua Turner, b Benjamin McKenzie ....................... 1 Luke O’Donell, c Brixton Timewell, b Michael Berry ............................. 19 Thomas Beers (vc), lbw Jeremy Klaster .... 20 Lucas Camuncoli, run out Benjamin Willis .............................. 17 Jack Young, c Michael Berry, b Jeremy Klaster ............................. 6 Riley O’Donnell, c Michael Berry ............ 15 Luke Anderson, c Sean Lamb, b Angus Frewin-Macfarlane ................ 33 Brodie O’Donnell, c Joshua Ward, b Benjamin McKenzie ....................... 14 Xavier Mitchell, not out ........................ 2* Extras 4WD, 0NB, 0LB, 0B, 0P .............. 4 Total .................... 10/195 (73.4 overs) Fall of wickets: 1-0 Lachlan McLeod, 2-5 Nick Murray, 3-34 Luke O’Donnell, 4-92 Thomas Beers, 5-106 Jake Lambert, 6-116 Jack Young, 7-132 Riley O’Donnell, 8-184 Lucas Camuncoli, 10-195 Brodie O’Donnell.

Bowling (O-M-R-W-E): Michael Berry 19-752-3-2.73, Benjamin McKenzie 16.4-3-54-23.23, Angus Frewin-Macfarlane 24-10-33-11.37, Jeremy Klaster 14-2-55-3-3.92.

■ Division 1. Round 3. Saturday, October 28. Euroa 83, 4 def by Tallygaroiopna 94, 14.

Shepparton Park 102, 16 d Tatura Hill Top 77, 2. Mooroopna 83, 0 def by Kyanram 100, 18. East Shepparton 78, 2 def by Shepparton Gold 96, 16.

■ Division 2. East Shepparton 72, 1 def by Seymour 113, 17. Kyabram 98, 16 d Tatura Hilltop 80, 2. Nagamabie 102, 14 d Tallygaroopna 93, 4. Shepparton Park 88, 4 def by Shepparton Golf 91,14.

■ Division 3. Avenel 72, 0 def by Kyabram 107, 18. Seymour VRI 120, 16 d Rushworth 83, 2. Shepparton Park 96, 14 Mooroopna 92, 4. Shepparton Golf 83, 0 d Mooroopna Golf 109, 18.

■ Division 4. Tallygaroopna 75, 4 def by Seymour 105, 14. Alexandra 121, 17 d East Shepparton 73, 0. Dookie: Bye. Euroa 107, 18 d Tatura Hilltop 69, 0. Eildon 107, 16 d Shepparton Park 84, 2.

■ Division 5. Kyabram 79, 14 d Seymour VRI 55, 2. Merrigum: Bye. East Shepparton 48, 2 def by Colbinabbin 68, 14. Tatura Hilltop 58, 3 def by Murchison 69, 13.

■ Division 6. Mooroopna 80, 14 d Violet Town 49, 2. Shepparton Park 55, 14 d Dookie 53, 2. Shepparton Golf def by Yea 15, 16 (match was forfeited by Shepparton Golf).

Alexandra 41, 0 def by Euroa 69, 16.

■ Division 7. Seymour 49, 14 d Nagambie 30, 0. Merrigum v Kyabram. Rushworth 39, 12 d Avenel 36, 2. Mooroopna Golf 0,0 def by Eildon 15, 14 (match forfeited by Mooroopna Golf).

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Local Theatre Am I The Drama?

■ There is a cleverly crafted chaos to Andy Balloch’s, ‘Am I the Drama’. What begins as a Movie World ride is part historical journey – we start in World War II – part sightseeing tour and part commentary on popular culture.

For all the seemingly erratic leaps in and out of different scenarios, there are referential threads linking all the vignettes.

For his part, Balloch’s energy is maniacal but contained. His exuberance has direction even though he segues between personalities and voices.

He populates his shtick with a range of identities and characters mocking not just the absurdities he identifies but even his own gay conduct. His silver suit alone attests to his craziness.

A word, at this stage, must be said for the production elements of lighting and sound.

They had to be tight and they were because every gay heel shimmy had an accompanying bell which had to be precise and on cue.

One can only imagine the terror on the cueing desk making sure the voiceovers and lighting changes occurred with precision such was the speed and momentum of Balloch’s delivery.

The true strength of Balloch’s set, however, is not just in the wicked humour – and he is able to find that balance between funny and inappropriate – but in the message behind that humour.

His appeal regarding the mental health of young homosexuals is heartfelt and resonates all the more because it serves to counterbalance the comedy.

The greater the humour the stronger the gravity of the message. The unity of the whole set lies not just in the careful crafting and connecting threads, not just in the exuberance of performance but in that underlying purpose. This elevates comedy to art.

- Review by David McLean

Friendship of Life and Death

■ The ensemble performance entitled, A Friendship of Life and Death, produced by the Cross Encounters company utilises a traditional Ming Dynasty story and interprets it for the stage. The pace and style is deliberate and staid. The actors mime events to the playing of a traditional stringed instrument, the liuqin, and a guitar. Projected onto a screen behind the actors are the lines of a poem.

Ostensibly, the story is about a soldier and musician who form a friendship but loneliness ensues with the death of the latter. The soldier turns down the emperor’s subsequent overtures and, while still haunted by dreams of the musician, commits suicide, journeys to the underworld and rescues the musician from the demon there.

Without a program to name performers, it is hard to attribute recognition for those whose stylised movements could well have been redolent of, what is presumably, an art form of mime indicative of the culture and form.

Each gesture would have meaning. I am assuming it was the Chinese opera performer, Rui Chen, in full makeup and costume who opened and closed the 60-minute performance. This was as close as many from the European tradition of theatre would have come to this form of vocal dexterity, detailed costuming and heightened makeup.

The production elements of the show were a little rough and some of the transitions between scenes awkward. Following the narrative line also required concentration. Those with a knowledge of the original story would have been better equipped. For this reviewer, it was almost as if we were in a poem – the lines on the screen being open to interpretation, the artistry of the movement adding a level of nuance and the music providing atmosphere. The arc of the story and the pace of the action have a subtlety that could well benefit from more context – namely a program to flesh out the story, the form of art and the skill set being employed. For all that, it was an intriguing contribution to the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

- Review by David McLean

Melbourne

Confidential Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless

Hamlet begins with conceit

● Alayne Wright, Anthony Edward, Charlee Liddell, Ryan Fahlbush, Megan Davis, Don Nicholson and Rouzbeh Nadjar in Hamlet. Photo: Bernie Phelan ■ Avid Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Rose, whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, and she rewrites the rules of the Hamlet begins with a theatrical conceit.

Actors arrive onstage and dress in anoraks, game, teaching him the power of love and comgloves and woolly hats. The audience is trans- passion.

Queensland-born Antoinette Davis is playported to Denmark and the cold battlements of ing the lead female role of Rose.

Elsinore Castle.

Antoinette's passion for storytelling began A giant video projection of his father’s ghost sets the young Danish Prince Hamlet on his quest at a young age, when she always loved making up stories and scenarios. for revenge.

Training over the years to become a musical Director Nicholas Opolski presents Hamlet theatre triple threat, Antoinette thought her as a tortured Rock God. Played by Michael Fenemore, this Hamlet school shows were the best part of school. She struts, poses, and flicks his magnificent head of performed in four, including Into the Woods, hair. He owns the stage with a Michael Hutchence Sweeney Todd, Avenue Q (her favourite), School swagger. When he’s not suffering through mo- Edition and Zombie Prom.

Studying musical theatre at Federation Uniments of existential angst, he burns with deversity for tertiary studies, Antoinette says she ranged anger.

Leah Downey’s modernist set in the indus- figured that she loved to perform, so it made trial space of Mycelium Studios works to el- sense to pursue and explore.

“Through all of my studies, building my skills evate Shakespeare’s 400-year-old play for the was the main goal and ensuring they were all at 21st century.

Liam Mitchinson’s innovative lighting el- a similar level,” says Antoinette. Since graduevates the simple set and adds much to the drama. ating, she has performed in a variety of shows Think of an all-enveloping blood red when- in the independent theatre scene.

Antoinette sys she adores Dogfight. “I think ever the murdering usurper Claudius (Anthony Edward) is onstage. Or a cool blue washing the show is incredibly written and the score is over the guards trooping the castle ramparts in beautiful. Rose has always been a dream role of mine, and it's not a show you see very often, so the Danish winter.

Ophelia (Charlee Liddell) needs a “me too” I knew I just had to try my luck.”

Describing her character Rose as 'fantastic', moment. Hamlet is not the right guy for her, if for no other reason than his sarcasm. If only Antoinette says she's the show's humane anpoor Ophelia had steered clear of this toxic re- chor against the brash and violent war backlationship. Or steered clear of her meddling, ma- drop.

“Rose is this beautiful mix of naivety and nipulative ‘Wide Boy’ father, Polonius, played youth, with this fire in her belly and a sense of by an excellent Don Nicholson.

Alayne Wright, as Hamlet’s mother, justice - joyful, compassionate and grounded.”

Antoinette says her favourite challenge of Gertrude, confers a mix of frustration and fear as she grapples with the alarming behaviour of creating Rose is capturing her compassion while allowing her agency and sense of self validity her son.

The action culminates in a well-choreo- to blossom.

She hopes audiences will take home the graphed, intense sword fight between Hamlet message that 'War is not for anyone except those and Laertes (Ryan Fahlbusch).

Does this high-voltage production of Hamlet who stand to make a profit, and that being kind is the greatest thing you can be.' as a rock star work? Electrifyingly so.

Other cast members include Tristan Sicari Performance Season: Until November 4 Venue: Mycelium Studios - Basement Ware- (Bernstein), Josh Direen (Boland), Maddy Pratt house, 1/10 - 12 Moreland Rd, Brunswick East (Marcy), Kael Serin-D’Alterio (Fector), John Ninis (Stevens) and Amir Yacoub as Gibbs.

Bookings: Trybooking - Review by Kathryn Keeble Olivia Linas (Mama), Cindy Yan a (Ruth), Ryan Etlis (Lounge Singer), Amber Sindoni (Chippy), Andrew Mason (Sergeant) and Jessica Robinson (the Swing).

■ A new production of Dogfight will be prePerformance Season: November 9 - 26 sented by Theatrical at Chapel off Chapel, Venue: Chapel off Chapel, Prahran.

Prahran, from November 9 -26.

- Cheryl Threadgold With music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the show will be directed by Pip Mushin (Midnight, The Book of Mormon), with musical direction by Timothy John Wilson and choreography by Adriana Pannuzzo.

Set in San Francisco in 1963, three young Marines set out for a final boys' night out on the ● Daniel Nieborski (Eddie) and eve of their deployment to a small but growing Antoinette Davis (Rose) in Dogfight. conflict in Southeast Asia.

Photo: Nicole Cleary.

Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets waitress

Dogfight

What’s On Gaslight

■ Gaslight will be presented by Rodney Rigby and Queensland Theatre at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre from March 6-24.

Set in 1901 London, the play will be directed by Queensland Theatre’s Artistic Director Lee Lewis, and produced by Rodney Rigby for Newtheatricals (Come FromAway, Jersey Boys, Good Night, Oscar starring Tony Award winner Sean Hayes) and Queensland Theatre.

It has been adapted by respected Canadian writer / performers Patty Jamieson and Johnna Wright and premiered at the internationally renowned Shaw Festival in Canada in 2022.

“I was interested in tackling a play that’s stood the test of time; intrigued millions both on stage and on film, and giving it a modern, 2024 twist,” said producer Rodney Rigby.

“Could we explore a more relevant message and yet retain the thrills and suspense of the original?

“This new adaptation, starring Geraldine Hakewill and Toby Schmitz with Australia’s finest creative team under the direction of Lee Lewis delivers, creating an exciting new thriller for the theatre. I couldn’t be more excited to be producing Gaslight across the country,” “Gaslight still remains true to the classic genre though. There’s a hero and a villain, a spark of danger and moral injustice, and a breadcrumb trail of clues for the audience to follow.

“This is one of those rare, exciting refreshments of a classic thriller, with an added twist that means new suspense and new satisfaction,” added co-creator Johnna Wright.

Bella Manningham is a young wife who seemingly has it all – a nice home and a comfortable upper-middle class life.

Her housekeepers, Elizabeth and Nancy, attend to her and help run the household. Her husband, Jack, appears attentive and loving.

So why is Bella on edge? As we learn more about the Manningham household, it becomes clear that something is amiss.

Despite his doting appearance, Jack is hiding something – he keeps disappearing in the evenings … and after he leaves, Bella hears strange sounds in the house. The gas lights dim for no apparent reason. Is Bella losing her grip on reality? Or is something more sinister afoot?

A much-used word in modern society, ‘gaslighting’ — psychologically manipulating people into questioning their own sanity — draws its origins from the play, in which the household’s gas lights flicker and dim on the evenings when Bella is alone, causing her to question her own sanity.

Melbourne Season: March 6-24.

Venue: Comedy Theatre, Exhibition St., Melbourne Bookings: Tickets on sale from Nov 3. www.gaslightplay.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

Media Flashes

■ A Christmas Carol is opening at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on Sunday, November 12. Scrooge will be played by Tony Award winner and international screen star, Owen Teale. Preview performances are being held from November 12-22. Extra performances will now be held from January 2-7.

An extra 5pm show will be held on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).

■ Opera Australia’s new Artistic Director Jo Davies has announced her highly anticipated 2024 Season. With the State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne closing next year for refurbishment, 2024 will see the Company extend its footprint in Victoria, staging performances at four different venues across Melbourne, including Margaret CourtArena, the Palais Theatre, Hamer Hall and Federation Square, as well as performing in the recently refurbished Geelong Arts Centre, while the National Tour will premiere a new production in Dandenong.

■ Tony Moclair has signed off after seven years as Captain Midnight on 3AW’s Australia Overnight. Daniel Burt from 3RRR is hosting the program this week, as Tony Moclair prepares for 3AW Afternoons.

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Local Theatre Shows

■ AVID Theatre and Ardour Theatre: Hamlet (by William Shakespeare) Until November 4 at Mycelium Studios, Factory 1/10,12 Moreland Rd., Brunswick East. Director: Michael Fenemore. Bookings: https:// www.trybooking.com/events/landing/ 1081851 ■ Malvern Theatre Company: Absurd Person Singular (by Alan Ayckbourn) Until November 11 at 29A Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Damian Jones. www.malverntheatre. com.au ■ Peridot Theatre: Here, There and Everywhere, One Act Play Season November 9 – 11 at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Bookings: www.peridot.com.au ■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Spring Awakening November 10 – 25 at Centenary Theatre, 71 Railway Place, Williamstown. Bookings: www.wmtc.org.au ■ Eltham Little Theatre: Clue: on Stage! (by Jonathan Lynn) November 10 – 25 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Luisa Romeo. www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au ■ Brighton Theatre Company: Here I Belong (Matt Harley) November 10 – 25 at Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Carpenter St., Brighton. Director: Barbara Crawford.

Bookings: www.brightontheatre.com.au ■ Beaumaris Theatre: 70th Anniversary Christmas Panto-Revue (Script and Original Lyrics by Cheryl Threadgold) November 10 – 25 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director: Debbie Keyt; Musical Director: Rhonda Vaughan; Choreographer: Camilla Klesman. www.beaumaristheatre. com.au ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Four Flat Whites in Italy (by Roger Hall) November 10 – 25 at the Shirley Bourke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: David Collins. Bookings: www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Theatrical.: Dogfight November 9 – 26 at Chapel off Chapel, Prahran. Director: Pip Mushin; Musical Director: Timothy John Wilson; Choreographer: Adriana Pannuzzo.

Bookings: https://theatrical.com.au/dogfight/ ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (book and lyrics by Robert L Freedman) November 15 - December 2 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2 Albert St., Williamstown.

Director: Barbara Hughes. www.wlt.org.au ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: Fracked! Or:Please don’t use the F=Word (by Alistair Beaton) November 16 – December 2 at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Alan Burrows. Bookings: www.lilydaleatc.com ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Ladies in Black, the Musical (Music and lyrics by Tim Finn, Book by Carolyn Burns) November 17 – December 2 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turner Ave., Rosanna. Director: Tim Scott.

Bookings: htc.org.au ■ The Basin Theatre Company: The Sum of Us (by David Stevens) November 23 – December 3 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Di Hoskins. Bookings: www.thebasintheatre.org.au ■ Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria: Ages Ago, November 23 – 26 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Diana Burleigh. Bookings: gsov.org.au ■ OSMaD: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film) December 7 – 16 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, 1 Morrison St., Hawthorn. Director: Joel Batalha; Co-Musical Directors: David Barrell and Ned Dixon; Choreographer: Caitlin Lamont. www.osmad.com.au ■ HTC Youth Theatre: Grimmish December 8 – 16 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 turner Ave., Rosanna. Bookings: htc.org.au or 9457 4117.

Auditions

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Photograph 51 (by Anna Ziegler) October 29 at 12.00pm, October 30 at 7.00pm at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Natasha Boyd. Audition Enquiries: Natasha Boyd - tashmark@yourmail.net.au or 0413188513

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Entertainment

‘FLAKE’ AT RED STITCH ■ One can almost feel the tropical heat exuding from the walls in Dan Lee’s play, Flake.

The set (Jacob Baptista) speaks not just to the climate but the cultural isolation to which Bob (Robert Menzies) has committed himself as well as his physical and mental decline.

Good mate, Murph (Joe Petruzzi), with his penchant for the supposed libidinous opportunities of Hanoi, has actually been sent on a mission to find out just how Bob is faring.

And there is a young local, Duyen (Phoebe Phuoc Nguyen) whose help, influence and opinion becomes increasingly more significant as the play progresses.

Petruzzi steals the show. He captures the spirit of an aging man who still believes in his own virility, succumbs like a child when his feelings are hurt but turns out to be a noble friend.

Menzies plays the curmudgeon, Bob, with equal feeling. Lee has, perhaps, overwritten this part with the character being just a little too verbose at times – a monologue in the second act being somewhat out of place – but Menzies finds the best in some of these cutting remarks.

Phoebe comes into her own especially at the end of the play where her character turns the table on both men.

The play’s effectiveness is in turning the conventional trope of misogyny, identity and supposed cultural superiority on its head.

Bob and Murph are interlopers without a true appreciation of another’s culture. Grief and guilt are a shared experience regardless of culture and we are our own worst enemies at times when we fail to appreciate what others are trying to do for us.

The interaction between Bob and Murph is delightful. Duyen’s meat cleaver intensity at the end is spirited.

The play itself is a little unbalanced. Director Ella Caldwell needed to make more of Duyen’s familiarity with the home and Bob’s potential dementia in their respective actions.

Unfortunately, because of unforeseen circumstances, Menzies still had script in hand, limiting his ability to make the most of those moments when losing himself in the language is actually a sign of his character’s loss of control.

Regardless, this is a play that should be seen to jolt the macho male tourist in Asia out of his complacency. The shift in perspective at the end speaks to the need for us all to consider our cultural blindness.

Red Stitch Actors Theatre Until November 5 - Review by David McLean

The Wedding

■ If current international and local events have left you feeling sad, disappointed or a little low, spring along to see this talented, energetic clutch of actors in the Gothic horror comedy, The Wedding, set in the fictitious Mysterious Church in South-Western Latnovia.

Cracked Actors Theatre is excited to bring its first international company onto the CAT stage with this Melbourne 2023 Fringe Festival production. It is staged by self-funded, New Zealand based actor’s collective, A Fool’s Company.

● Phoebe Phuoc Nguyen and Robert Menzies in Flake.

Photo: Jodie Hutchinson Not only have the collective members written this clever, absurdist piece, but they are also all marvelously skilled performers in circus arts and stagecraft under the direction of Grace Augustine.

We are ushered into the opening scene where the nervous, downtrodden bridegroom (played

by Aaron Richardson) and his overbearing mother (Melissa Cameron) have arrived in town to meet their distant cousin and father of the bride (Kyle Shields).

Of primary importance to the influential father is his daughter’s virginity while the mother’s preoccupation is with the dowry.

We are introduced to the lascivious maidservant (Emily Hurley) and the priest (Georgie Llewellyn) whose professional and personal status is questionable in this puritanical community. Along with other characters, their motives, masquerades and relationships shift at a pace to keep the audience on our toes.

Playful, clowning performances with twists and surprises to shock are fittingly accompanied by Eastern European music, with inventive costumes and props providing an element of trickery and simple but effective disguises.

In an indeterminate time in history the plot comically challenges traditional institutions and conventions of the church, marriage, sexual orientation as well as human failings such as greed.

Nor is feminism overlooked bringing a twenty-first century dimension. At times Pythonesque, this highly physical show proffers everyday controversies with witty irreverence.

- Review by Sherryn Danaher

Michael Charles

■ Michael Charles is performing at Bird's Basement, 11 Singers Lane , Melbourne at 7.30pm on Saturday, February 24.

In 1984 a young muso in Melbourne, with a newfound confidence, felt it was time to break out and take a solo billing.

‘Michael Charles’ wrote, recorded, released, and promoted his music while touring across Australia.

In 1989, a turning point in his life and career came in the form of an invitation to appear at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago.

It was not too long after he decided to make America his home.

As of 2023 his USA career comprises a catalogue of 40 releases, an induction into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame, and recognition of remaining one of America’s most driven artists, annually touring across USA and Canada, delivering at each stop an unprecedented concert of original, guitar forward, contemporary blues, blues-based rock and ballads.

Celebrating his 40th anniversary in 2024, MC will grace the stage at Bird’s Basement.

Tickets: https://tickets.birdsbasement.com/4/ ?x=EV6508f1bc0123f9.98194598 - Contributed

54-year heritage

● Melissa Cameron (above) and Georgie Llewellyn in The Wedding.

Photo: Charlie Underhill

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Observations Silks

● Hugh McGinley ■ Lovers of television’s Midsomer Murders will enjoy Melbourne author Hugh McGinley’s latest book – Silks: A Catherine Kint Mystery.

At home in Brunswick during a frosty Melbourne winter, Catherine needs a distraction and thinks that a night at the circus might be the perfect solution. But that night at the circus ends in tragedy, as a performer on the aerial silks comes to a nasty end.

The scene is set for Catherine and her barman best friend Boris, to investigate what really happened, despite a culture of secrecy, a family in crisis and a circus troupe in chaos.

And just for a little extra interest, Boris’s love life is complicated, with two ladies in his thrall. Then there are the hula hooping thugs, a desperate suspect, a bully and more carnage than the clever Catherine can control.

McGinley said he was inspired to set his new novel in a circus by his daughter.

“When she was in primary school, she studied with the Circus Spot in Pascoe Vale, so when I was searching for a scene of the crime for the book, she urged me to set it in a circus,” he explained.

This decision took McGinley into the circus community for research, and it gave him fertile ground for the novel.

McGinley is a writer and musician, which he says means he has also worked as a bus driver, kitchenhand, singing teacher, seller of dental consumables and public servant.

But his true love is creating the Catherine Kint mysteries, and living in Reservoir with his wife, two children, a cat … and six chickens, including the glamorous Esmeralda (pictured above with Hugh).

To get your copy of Silks: A Catherine Kint Mystery, and enjoy the warm glow of supporting a fine local crime writer, visit www.clandestinepress.net - Julie Houghton

Auditions

■ The 1812 Theatre: The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald, Adapted by Simon Levy) November 5 at 7.00pm at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Erin O’Hare. Audition bookings: 0452 414 547 e_ohare@ outlook.com ■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: The Last Quiz Show on Earth (by Alison Carr) November 23 at 7.30pm, November 25 at 2.30pm at the Warrandyte Mechanics’ Institute Hall, 180 Yarra St., Warrandyte. Director: Bob Bramble. Enquiries: 0439 311428 or bobbramble2013@gmail.com ■ Essendon Theatre Company: A Tomb with a View (by Norman Robbins) November 25 12-4pm, November 26 from 6pm, November 28 7pm-9.30pm at the Bradshaw Street Community Hall, Bradshaw Street, West Essendon (enter off Buckley St.) Director: Les Hart. Audition Bookings and Enquiries: ljmhart@icloud.com or 0455 988 100 ■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Glass Menagerie (by Tennessee Williams) December 3 at 10.00am and December 4 at 7.30pm at 2a Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Barry O’Neill.

Audition bookings: barryoneill1941@gmail.com - Cheryl Threadgold

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Local Theatre Am I The Drama?

■ There is a cleverly crafted chaos to Andy Balloch’s, ‘Am I the Drama’. What begins as a Movie World ride is part historical journey – we start in World War II – part sightseeing tour and part commentary on popular culture.

For all the seemingly erratic leaps in and out of different scenarios, there are referential threads linking all the vignettes.

For his part, Balloch’s energy is maniacal but contained. His exuberance has direction even though he segues between personalities and voices.

He populates his shtick with a range of identities and characters mocking not just the absurdities he identifies but even his own gay conduct. His silver suit alone attests to his craziness.

A word, at this stage, must be said for the production elements of lighting and sound.

They had to be tight and they were because every gay heel shimmy had an accompanying bell which had to be precise and on cue.

One can only imagine the terror on the cueing desk making sure the voiceovers and lighting changes occurred with precision such was the speed and momentum of Balloch’s delivery.

The true strength of Balloch’s set, however, is not just in the wicked humour – and he is able to find that balance between funny and inappropriate – but in the message behind that humour.

His appeal regarding the mental health of young homosexuals is heartfelt and resonates all the more because it serves to counterbalance the comedy.

The greater the humour the stronger the gravity of the message. The unity of the whole set lies not just in the careful crafting and connecting threads, not just in the exuberance of performance but in that underlying purpose. This elevates comedy to art.

- Review by David McLean

Friendship of Life and Death

■ The ensemble performance entitled, A Friendship of Life and Death, produced by the Cross Encounters company utilises a traditional Ming Dynasty story and interprets it for the stage. The pace and style is deliberate and staid. The actors mime events to the playing of a traditional stringed instrument, the liuqin, and a guitar. Projected onto a screen behind the actors are the lines of a poem.

Ostensibly, the story is about a soldier and musician who form a friendship but loneliness ensues with the death of the latter. The soldier turns down the emperor’s subsequent overtures and, while still haunted by dreams of the musician, commits suicide, journeys to the underworld and rescues the musician from the demon there.

Without a program to name performers, it is hard to attribute recognition for those whose stylised movements could well have been redolent of, what is presumably, an art form of mime indicative of the culture and form.

Each gesture would have meaning. I am assuming it was the Chinese opera performer, Rui Chen, in full makeup and costume who opened and closed the 60-minute performance. This was as close as many from the European tradition of theatre would have come to this form of vocal dexterity, detailed costuming and heightened makeup.

The production elements of the show were a little rough and some of the transitions between scenes awkward. Following the narrative line also required concentration. Those with a knowledge of the original story would have been better equipped. For this reviewer, it was almost as if we were in a poem – the lines on the screen being open to interpretation, the artistry of the movement adding a level of nuance and the music providing atmosphere. The arc of the story and the pace of the action have a subtlety that could well benefit from more context – namely a program to flesh out the story, the form of art and the skill set being employed. For all that, it was an intriguing contribution to the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

- Review by David McLean

Melbourne

Confidential Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless

Hamlet begins with conceit

● Alayne Wright, Anthony Edward, Charlee Liddell, Ryan Fahlbush, Megan Davis, Don Nicholson and Rouzbeh Nadjar in Hamlet. Photo: Bernie Phelan ■ Avid Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Rose, whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, and she rewrites the rules of the Hamlet begins with a theatrical conceit.

Actors arrive onstage and dress in anoraks, game, teaching him the power of love and comgloves and woolly hats. The audience is trans- passion.

Queensland-born Antoinette Davis is playported to Denmark and the cold battlements of ing the lead female role of Rose.

Elsinore Castle.

Antoinette's passion for storytelling began A giant video projection of his father’s ghost sets the young Danish Prince Hamlet on his quest at a young age, when she always loved making up stories and scenarios. for revenge.

Training over the years to become a musical Director Nicholas Opolski presents Hamlet theatre triple threat, Antoinette thought her as a tortured Rock God. Played by Michael Fenemore, this Hamlet school shows were the best part of school. She struts, poses, and flicks his magnificent head of performed in four, including Into the Woods, hair. He owns the stage with a Michael Hutchence Sweeney Todd, Avenue Q (her favourite), School swagger. When he’s not suffering through mo- Edition and Zombie Prom.

Studying musical theatre at Federation Uniments of existential angst, he burns with deversity for tertiary studies, Antoinette says she ranged anger.

Leah Downey’s modernist set in the indus- figured that she loved to perform, so it made trial space of Mycelium Studios works to el- sense to pursue and explore.

“Through all of my studies, building my skills evate Shakespeare’s 400-year-old play for the was the main goal and ensuring they were all at 21st century.

Liam Mitchinson’s innovative lighting el- a similar level,” says Antoinette. Since graduevates the simple set and adds much to the drama. ating, she has performed in a variety of shows Think of an all-enveloping blood red when- in the independent theatre scene.

Antoinette sys she adores Dogfight. “I think ever the murdering usurper Claudius (Anthony Edward) is onstage. Or a cool blue washing the show is incredibly written and the score is over the guards trooping the castle ramparts in beautiful. Rose has always been a dream role of mine, and it's not a show you see very often, so the Danish winter.

Ophelia (Charlee Liddell) needs a “me too” I knew I just had to try my luck.”

Describing her character Rose as 'fantastic', moment. Hamlet is not the right guy for her, if for no other reason than his sarcasm. If only Antoinette says she's the show's humane anpoor Ophelia had steered clear of this toxic re- chor against the brash and violent war backlationship. Or steered clear of her meddling, ma- drop.

“Rose is this beautiful mix of naivety and nipulative ‘Wide Boy’ father, Polonius, played youth, with this fire in her belly and a sense of by an excellent Don Nicholson.

Alayne Wright, as Hamlet’s mother, justice - joyful, compassionate and grounded.”

Antoinette says her favourite challenge of Gertrude, confers a mix of frustration and fear as she grapples with the alarming behaviour of creating Rose is capturing her compassion while allowing her agency and sense of self validity her son.

The action culminates in a well-choreo- to blossom.

She hopes audiences will take home the graphed, intense sword fight between Hamlet message that 'War is not for anyone except those and Laertes (Ryan Fahlbusch).

Does this high-voltage production of Hamlet who stand to make a profit, and that being kind is the greatest thing you can be.' as a rock star work? Electrifyingly so.

Other cast members include Tristan Sicari Performance Season: Until November 4 Venue: Mycelium Studios - Basement Ware- (Bernstein), Josh Direen (Boland), Maddy Pratt house, 1/10 - 12 Moreland Rd, Brunswick East (Marcy), Kael Serin-D’Alterio (Fector), John Ninis (Stevens) and Amir Yacoub as Gibbs.

Bookings: Trybooking - Review by Kathryn Keeble Olivia Linas (Mama), Cindy Yan a (Ruth), Ryan Etlis (Lounge Singer), Amber Sindoni (Chippy), Andrew Mason (Sergeant) and Jessica Robinson (the Swing).

■ A new production of Dogfight will be prePerformance Season: November 9 - 26 sented by Theatrical at Chapel off Chapel, Venue: Chapel off Chapel, Prahran.

Prahran, from November 9 -26.

- Cheryl Threadgold With music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the show will be directed by Pip Mushin (Midnight, The Book of Mormon), with musical direction by Timothy John Wilson and choreography by Adriana Pannuzzo.

Set in San Francisco in 1963, three young Marines set out for a final boys' night out on the ● Daniel Nieborski (Eddie) and eve of their deployment to a small but growing Antoinette Davis (Rose) in Dogfight. conflict in Southeast Asia.

Photo: Nicole Cleary.

Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets waitress

Dogfight

What’s On Gaslight

■ Gaslight will be presented by Rodney Rigby and Queensland Theatre at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre from March 6-24.

Set in 1901 London, the play will be directed by Queensland Theatre’s Artistic Director Lee Lewis, and produced by Rodney Rigby for Newtheatricals (Come FromAway, Jersey Boys, Good Night, Oscar starring Tony Award winner Sean Hayes) and Queensland Theatre.

It has been adapted by respected Canadian writer / performers Patty Jamieson and Johnna Wright and premiered at the internationally renowned Shaw Festival in Canada in 2022.

“I was interested in tackling a play that’s stood the test of time; intrigued millions both on stage and on film, and giving it a modern, 2024 twist,” said producer Rodney Rigby.

“Could we explore a more relevant message and yet retain the thrills and suspense of the original?

“This new adaptation, starring Geraldine Hakewill and Toby Schmitz with Australia’s finest creative team under the direction of Lee Lewis delivers, creating an exciting new thriller for the theatre. I couldn’t be more excited to be producing Gaslight across the country,” “Gaslight still remains true to the classic genre though. There’s a hero and a villain, a spark of danger and moral injustice, and a breadcrumb trail of clues for the audience to follow.

“This is one of those rare, exciting refreshments of a classic thriller, with an added twist that means new suspense and new satisfaction,” added co-creator Johnna Wright.

Bella Manningham is a young wife who seemingly has it all – a nice home and a comfortable upper-middle class life.

Her housekeepers, Elizabeth and Nancy, attend to her and help run the household. Her husband, Jack, appears attentive and loving.

So why is Bella on edge? As we learn more about the Manningham household, it becomes clear that something is amiss.

Despite his doting appearance, Jack is hiding something – he keeps disappearing in the evenings … and after he leaves, Bella hears strange sounds in the house. The gas lights dim for no apparent reason. Is Bella losing her grip on reality? Or is something more sinister afoot?

A much-used word in modern society, ‘gaslighting’ — psychologically manipulating people into questioning their own sanity — draws its origins from the play, in which the household’s gas lights flicker and dim on the evenings when Bella is alone, causing her to question her own sanity.

Melbourne Season: March 6-24.

Venue: Comedy Theatre, Exhibition St., Melbourne Bookings: Tickets on sale from Nov 3. www.gaslightplay.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

Media Flashes

■ A Christmas Carol is opening at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on Sunday, November 12. Scrooge will be played by Tony Award winner and international screen star, Owen Teale. Preview performances are being held from November 12-22. Extra performances will now be held from January 2-7.

An extra 5pm show will be held on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).

■ Opera Australia’s new Artistic Director Jo Davies has announced her highly anticipated 2024 Season. With the State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne closing next year for refurbishment, 2024 will see the Company extend its footprint in Victoria, staging performances at four different venues across Melbourne, including Margaret CourtArena, the Palais Theatre, Hamer Hall and Federation Square, as well as performing in the recently refurbished Geelong Arts Centre, while the National Tour will premiere a new production in Dandenong.

■ Tony Moclair has signed off after seven years as Captain Midnight on 3AW’s Australia Overnight. Daniel Burt from 3RRR is hosting the program this week, as Tony Moclair prepares for 3AW Afternoons.

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■ During the 1950s my local picture theatre used to have special ‘horror nights’ where the film would begin at midnight and they would screen a Hollywood classic such as Frankenstein, The Wolf Man or Dracula.

Count Dracula was one of my favourites and we would try to imitate the accent of Bela Lugosi in my primary school playground.

Béla Ferenc Dezso Blaskó was born in 1882 in Lugos, which at the time was part of AustriaHungary.

Bela dropped out of school and when he was 20 was performing small roles in stage productions.

In 1911 he was working with The National Theatre of Hungry in Budapest.

He served in the army during World War One where he became a captain and was awarded a medal after he was wounded at the Russian front.

Bela had small roles in 12 silent films in Hungary after the war.

In 1917 he married for the first time but the marriage only lasted for three years.

Bela fled his homeland during the Hungarian Revolution of 1919 and made his way to the US as a crew man on a merchant ship.

He started working as an actor under the name of Bela Lugosi; Lugosi was derived from his birthplace.

Bela appeared in several Broadway plays before landing his first American film role in

Whatever Happened To ...

Béla Lugosi

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM the Silent Command in 1923 and he made a big impression on Fox Film Corporation.

He was performing in the play Dracula on Broadway in 1927 and this led to being cast in the 1931 classic horror film which made him famous throughout the world.

He played various characters in a string of Bgrade films over the next 30 years. He was naturalised as an American citizen in 1931.

His films included Murders In The Rue Morgue, White Zombie, The Black Cat, Son Of Frankenstein, The Ghost Of Frankenstein and Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man. He was quite often cast opposite Boris Karloff and the studio publicity people would write fictitious stories about their rivalry.

● Bela Lugosi Bela became more reliant on drugs to ease the pain he was experiencing from his war wounds and this apparently led to a drug addiction.

In 1948 he reprised his role as Count Dracula in the comedy film Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein.

Although he had worked in films for most of his life he was a very poor man. When he was in

hospital his care was paid for by Frank Sinatra who was fan of his work.

Bela had been married five times in his life time and had one son.

In 1953 he was found living in obscurity by the film producer Ed Wood who resurrected his career by featuring Bela in some of the worst B grade films of all time.

I am a huge fan of the 1994 film Ed Wood starring Johnny Depp, and Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi.

Bela Lugosi died of a heart attack whilst lying on a couch at his home in 1956 at the age of 73. His final film, Plan Nine From Outer Space, is a cult classic today and it was produced around a few small scenes shot with Bela prior to his death.

Ed Wood cast his wife's chiropractor as a double in the film, lurking around with a black cape over his face pretending to be Bela.

Bela Lugosi became typecast in Hollywood and was probably a fine character actor. But hey, everyone from the era remembers Bela Lugosi.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - Remember When Sundays 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

CHECK OUT GALLERY AT HEIDELBERG ‘REPAT’ ■ An unusual venue for an art gallery but when one thinks about it you can imagine the help it is to patients to see and paint art as part of the recovery process.

In 1995, the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, ‘The Repat’, merged with the Austin Hospital becoming what we know today as Austin Health.

Arts have been integral to both hospitals with a long-established history of using artists with a local connection.

Today, formalised art therapy is recognised as playing an important role in patient care.

This is also supported in the hospital with other arts and environmental projects that are beneficial to all.

The arts have been entwined with the Repat since it commenced in 1941.

Early art and architectural pieces were wound into the fabric of the Repat.

Early examples include the carved Board Room chair, the medical symbol in the main foyer vinyl floor and external features in the Medical Officers quarters and Nurses Home 2.

The vinyl floor has been changed over the years, but other pieces remain with many becoming identified as heritage pieces.

After the initial architectural and artistic design elements of the Repat, the influence of the arts continued with a program designed for Veterans Rehabilitation.

The Repat was ahead of its time in the establishment of this program.

To visit the art at the Repat contact Robert Winther, Veteran Liaison Officer, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, at 9496 2324 or robert. winther@austin.org.au Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital 300 Waterdale Rd. Ivanhoe

Salt Lake The Salt Lake – Murray Fredericks Over the past 20 years, Murray Fredericks has established himself as one of the leading international artists challenging the traditions of landscape photography.

In 2003 Murray Fredericks first visited Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, one

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with Peter Kemp of the world’s largest salt lakes, located in the desert of central Australia.

Driven by the boundless potential of abstract space, Fredericks has returned 31 times over the past two decades, exploring perceptual states of being.

His chapters or ‘cycles’ as he calls them, have explored interventions with mirrors, and more recently fire, capturing infinity and the void through the lens of contemplative meninism.

Defined by light, colour and space, Fredericks’s photographs are a phenomenological response to the experience of existing in an ostensibly empty place without scale.

Exhibition closes February 18.

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) 860 Ferntree Gully Rd/ Wheelers Hill

At NGV Wurrdha Marra The ground floor of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square is home to Wurrdha Marra, a new dynamic and ever-changing exhibition space dedicated to displaying masterpieces and new works from NGV’s First Nations art and design collection.

Wurrdha Marra means Many Mobs in the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung language and is he name

newly bestowed upon this gallery space by the Wurundjeri Council.

Highlights include a large-scale display of 10 an-gujechiya (fish traps) produced by Burrara women from Maningrida.

These objects are meticulously crafted over several weeks, using mirian vine sourced from the bush.

The vine is soaked to soften it before being woven into rings, forming the trap’s conical shape.

Weaving styles are often passed down from generation to generation, or from senior artist to apprentice, with each weaver adding their own personal touch and interpretation of the craft.

In this way, weaving is both a powerful tool for self-expression as well as a sustainable practice of cultural preservation. The exhibition is currently on display and entry is free.

Ian Potter Centre NGV Federation Square Swanston St, Melbourne

Ballarat Significant Others – John Olsen The Art Gallery of Ballarat announces the restoration of an important work by John Olsen, Summer in the You Beaut Country 2. The conservation works, to be undertaken by highly skilled painting conservator Catherine Nunn will begin on November 4, to coincide with the opening of the Gallery’s Significant Others exhibition.

The painting is an example of Olsen’s practice in the early 1960s of painting large murals in private houses.

It is part of his You Beaut country series from this period. In 1961 John Olsen, inspired by years of painting, reading and travelling said – “I notice that Australians were saying that a trip in a car van be beaut, an ice cream can be beauty, Leonardo can be beaut and really it is a corruption of the word ‘beautiful.” He recognised that vulgar the way Australians express themselves in the vernacular can be very vital, very robust.

Exhibition opens November 4 and closes February 11. 2024 Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St. North Ballarat.

- Peter Kemp

OK. With John O’Keefe Beatlemania continues

● Paul McCartney ■ As Melburnians recover from performances by Sir Paul McCartney, there is news in the wings about a local script writer who has written a stage play about Jimmie Nicols. Jimmie was the drummer who filled in for Ringo Starr when Ringo fell ill with tonsilitis, missing the Melbourne concerts in 1964. The script has plenty to work on as Jimmy ended up a recluse and bankrupt. The stage play due to debut May next year.

Australia loses title

■ Portugal has announced that Bobi the dog, a Portuguese mastiff has died, aged 31 years, making Bobi 217 years old in doggy years, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Bobi, a guard dog, pinched the title from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog who pegged out at 29 years 5 months.

Thanks pal

■ Last time our Prime Minister Anthony Albanese caught up with President Joe Biden they did the customary thing and exchanged gifts. Joe had done his homework and handed over a turntable for Albo to play his favourite vinyls.

Doc quits pumpkins

■ Jeffrey Schroeder, lead guitarist in the Smashing Pumpkins rock bandm has quit after 15 years. including eight Australian tours to his credit. Jeffrey has a Doctorate, graduating from UCLA where he gained his PhD in Comparative Literature.

Folk Muwsic Awards

■ Just announced is that organisers of CresFest have been awarded winners of Project of Year at the annual Australian Folk Music Awards. CresFest is held in the Victorian town of Creswick and attracts performers and guests from all corners of the globe.

- John O’Keefe

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN WEEK IN WEHO

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

Out and About

Back in the spirit

Return the office

■ Halloween has just finished for another year. The ghoulish celebration is certainly catching on in Australia.

Halloween or Hallowe'en is a celebration observed in many countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observance of all hallow tide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints, martyrs, and all the faithful departed.

The popularity of Halloween continues to grow worldwide. It's now popular in Australia complete with costume parties, spooky decorations, and kids going trick-or-treating.

In West Hollywood, blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard are blocked off for the Halloween parade. The best advantage spot to view the crazy madness is right outside the Ramada Hotel and Suites. This year over 500,00 ghosts and ghouls paraded up and down the boulevard.

■ Malcolm Gladwell is laying off staffers from his podcasting studio a year after the best-selling author sparked anger on social media by tearfully pleading with Americans to return to the office.

Nearly one-third of staffers at Gladwell’s firm, Pushkin Industries, were given pink slips while the author of hit books such as ‘The Tipping Point’ and ‘Blink’ will assume the role of editorial director while stepping down from the company as president.

Malaria on the move

Big tip for server

■ Every few months, a group of Massachusetts friends gather in an unsuspecting restaurant to share a meal and surprise their server with a huge tip.

They call themselves The $1000 Breakfast Club, although their latest tip was actually $1300.

Tulio Maldonado, who served the group of 10 at an IHOP, was shocked when Richard Brooks counted out $100 bills in front of him "It's awesome," Maldonado said when asked about the generous tip. The club has become known for their random acts of kindness towards servers. They post their giveaways on social media, hoping to inspire others to start their own breakfast club and spread the generosity.

The group has surprised servers at various restaurants, including a recent giveaway in Norwood. Richard Brooks, the man behind the club, got the idea from his brother, who heard about a similar group in California.

"We kind of do it for ourselves. But the benefit is we get to give this guy the money and he's going to pay his bills. You get a really good feeling out of it," Brooks said.

When Brooks first organised the group, most of the members didn't know each other. Now, they've become friends.

"You don't need to be a millionaire or famous celebrity to make someone's day. I'm pretty sure this guy will never forget this," Paris said. "I got a lot of bills to pay, so that is sure is going to help me out," Maldonado said.

"It's like being Santa Claus," Brooks said.

● Not one but three Steve Irwins with Ramada Plaza Hotel Managing Director Alan Johnson, dressed as a valet attendant.

Middle East tension

■ Young girls in hijabs waved Palestinian flags in the street.

Men in ski masks hung from scaffolding chanting, “Israel, go to hell.” And pamphlets rained from the sky, lauding the recent violence by Hamas as “heroic”.

This wasn’t the Middle East. This was Midtown Manhattan, home to the second-largest Jewish population in the world after Israel, just days after Israel herself was ambushed by Hamas in the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s history.

Birkenstock bliss

■ Birkenstock, the German sandal company, recently raised $1.48 billion in an initial public offering. “Somehow one feels that a person in Birkenstocks is less likely to trample Nature than someone wearing clunky wing tips,” The Times wrote in 1992. In 2022, thanks in part to partnerships with fashion designers like Dior and Valentino, the company reported over a billion dollars in sales, up from around $300 million in 2014.

More snacks

■ US consumers are gorging on snacks, fueling boom times for cookie and candy giants while other packaged-food companies vie for bigger shares of the snack aisle.

Nearly half of US consumers are eating three or more snacks a day, up 8 per cent in the past two years, according to Circana Group, a market-research firm. US snack sales rose to $181 billion last year, up 11 per cent from the year prior, the firm said.

Expensive health care

■ Most working-age people get their health coverage through their jobs, the cost of which now tops $22,000 a year for a family on average, according to the health-research nonprofit KFF. Employers in Indiana found that they were paying more than other states for hospital services received by their workers, and battled for legislation to limit hospital fees.

Now employer groups in other states are following suit, saying they are fed up with increasing rates and fees, as well as the failure of private efforts to contain them.

Please phone Jennifer

■ 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

■ Malaria deaths rose about 8 per cent between 2019 and 2021, the first increases in decades. The mosquito toll is rising for two main reasons.

First, mosquitoes have evolved to elude strategies that were once working against them. The increasing use of bed nets has led to a decline in the population of mosquitoes that tend to live indoors but mosquitoes that thrive outdoors have increased in number, and bed nets can’t fight them so easily.

Mosquitoes have also evolved to become more resistant to current insecticides.

Secondly, climate change has expanded the areas where the weather is warm enough for the most dangerous species of mosquitoes those that carry deadly diseases to thrive.

Dengue, which used to be a purely tropical disease, has moved into Florida and France. This past summer, a small number of malaria cases spread in Texas, Florida and Maryland, the first local transmissions of the disease in the US in 20 years.

GavinWood

From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd

Drugs sitting on shelf

■ For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study. These drugs are called direct-acting antivirals because they block proteins the virus needs to copy itself. Sold as pills, these drugs are easy to take with almost no side effects and they cure an astonishing 95 per cent of the patients who take them American patients who pay more than twice as much for prescription drugs as patients in 32 other wealthy countries are often unable to afford them. Using testing data from Quest Diagnostics, a large commercial laboratory, researchers were able to track the fates of one million Americans diagnosed with hepatitis C infections in the decade since the most effective drugs were introduced. Overall, just one in three were cured over that time period. “Today nearly 15,000 Americans die annually from hepatitis C,” said Dr Jonathan Mermin, director of the National Centrefor HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the CDC.

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Cancer treatment news

■ Emerging research is starting to suggest that reducing the intensity of cancer treatments may not affect certain patients’ chance of survival.

With that clearer data, more oncologists appear to be scaling back the use of aggressive or uncomfortable therapies in consideration of their patients’ quality of life, a move described as de-escalation. De-escalation describes when optimal care could be achieved with less treatment rather than more. A growing body of research suggests that this approach could have benefits for people with certain cancers.

“The trouble in cancer care is, the medicine can definitely give people side effects,” damaging healthy cells or organs, said Dr Tatjana Kolevska, medical director for the Kaiser Permanente National Cancer Excellence Program.

“In cancer, the fear and anxiety are huge, so it’s very frequent that we may use more, which could make people very sick,” she said. “We want to try everything to treat a patient, but in some cases, too much of an aggressive treatment could do more harm than good.”

Kanye’ shoes

■ Adidas is planning to donate the proceeds it makes from selling its $500 million stockpile of Yeezy shoes after cutting ties with Kanye West.

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The Buzz

STOP PRESS

● Ann Peacock was the subject of an exceptionally generous spread in the Herald Sun at the weekend.

Lisa part of Go-Set Club

Trick or treat?

● Lisa Edwards and Linda Willmott

■ Melbourne entertainer Lisa Edwards was a welcome visitor to the Go-Set Club which has been established on the Gold Coast.

There are a number of Victorian showbiz expats who are part of the club including Normie Rowe, Brian Cadd, Denise Drysdale, Tony Healey, Gavin Wood and Linda Willmott.

Other showbiz identities seen as the monthly luncheon include Digger Rivell, Somer Peeters and Bob Pritchard.

Under The Clocks Mike was leading 3AK DJ

PETER’S SURPRISE ● Kate Neilson ■ Melbourne model Kate Neilson was in the Halloween dressup spirit this week.

Now based in Los Angeles, Neilson was pictured at a party at Sherman Oaks.

ABC exodus

■ The ongoing departures of high-profile faces from the ABC continues.

Senior ABC journalist Tracey Holmes (wife of Stan Grant) abruptly called time on the public broadcaster, just months after her high-profile husband, reports news.com.au “On Saturday, Holmes announced she had resigned from the ABC but promised she would continue with her career elsewhere.

“Paris 2024 beckons. It will be my 14th Olympic Games as a journalist/reporter/broadcaster,” the ABC radio anchor wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Sam, John

■ Sunday Herald Sun reporter Fiona Byrne got as close to anyone in recent years in revealing the John Newman behind the Footy Show character Sam Newman in an entertaining double-spread interview.

● Peter Smith, Megan Castran and Peter Hitchener.

■ A surprise party to celebrate Peter Hitchener’s 50 years as a newsreader at GTV-9 was held at the weekend.

Fresh from Queensland, Hitchener joined the Channel 9 newsroom in 1973, with on air partnerships including Eric Pearce, Arfhur Higgins, and taking over the chief newsreader’s role from Brian Naylor.

Guests at the weekend’s surprise party included fellow Channel 9 on-air personality Peter Smith, entertainer Rhonda Burchmore, broadcaster Dee Dee Dunleavy, newsroom colleagues Tony Jones and Livinia Nixon.

Melbourne Moments Groundhogs

■ Tim Michin is bringing his stage production of Groundhog Day to Melbourne’s Princess Theatre from January.

Gold 104.3 presenter Craig Huggins (pictured) met with Minchin last weekend.

Minchin joined with Danny Rubin and Matthew Warchus, to write the script for this stahe show based on the classic movie, will play exclusively in Melbourne.

The show, supported by the State Government, will be playing for 13 weeks after a hit run in London.

King’s Singers

● Tim Minchin and Craig Huggins

■ Masters of vocal harmony and double-Grammy Award-winning choral group, The King’s Singers are returning to Melbourne in March.

The King’s Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages from London’s Albert Hall to New York’s Carnegie Hall for more than 50 years. They are renowned for their unrivalled technique, impeccable vocal blend and delightful British wit.

They will perform at the Melbourne Recital Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday, March 19.

● Graham Kennedy with Mike Nicholls, about 1970.

■ Former 3AK ‘Where No Wrinklies Fly’ broadcaster Mike Nicholls was in touch with City Extra. Part of Melbourne radio royalty, Mike, now 75, is son of the radio legends ‘Nicky’ (Clifford Nicholls Whitta) and Nancy Lee. In the early 1970s, Mike built his own radio career at 3AK, as part of programmer Rhett Walker’s ‘Wrinklies’ campaign.

In those heady days, Mike – with long hair – featured in the radio station’s publicity, riding a motor-cycle, and pictured by legendary GTV93AK photographer Barrie Bell.

These days life is less kind. Mike spends considerable time each year in hospital because of respiratory problems. He has spent the best part of the past five years living in lockdown because of his sensitivity to illness.

‘Nicky’ and Nancy Lee featured on 3AW in the 1930s. Nicky was later at 3AW and 3KZ, and then finally in the morning session at 3UZ, with a young Graham Kennedy as sidekick.

After Nicky’s untimely death in 1956, Nancy Lee continued a career on television.

Busy Cup Week ahead

■ Racing man Ted Ryan lists his Melbourne Cup favourites in the Melbourne Observer sports section in this week’s edition of The Local Paper.

■ The showbiz fraternity is mourning the passing of Friends star Matthew Perry who died in an apparent drowning accident in Los Angeles at the weekend, aged 54. He had made a number of trips to Australia.

■ Kerry O’Brien Publicity advises that an additional Riverdance show has been organised for Sunday, April 7, at the Margaret Court Arena.

■ ‘How to talk about death with your parents’ is the theme of a production assembled by writer Michele Lee. The event is being held November 22-26 by Arts House at the North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne.

■ DJ Joel Corry will appear at Victoria Derby Day this Saturday (Nov. 4) at Flemington.

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By Rob Foenander info@robfomusic.com.au

I’m Every Woman

■ The Australian Whitney Houston tribute show ‘I’m Every Woman’ will play at the Velvet Lounge Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Boneo, from 8pm-10pm on Saturday, November 25. Featuring the dynamic voice of Tilarni Senn, who takes the audience on a greatest hits journey of the late Whitney, the show has been playing around the country to rave reviews and enthusiastic crowds. Tickets at www. trybooking.com or phone 5988 2500.

Groovin’ 60s

■ A fab and campy romp through the groovy yesteryear is promised at 3pm on Sat urday, November 11, at St Stephens Anglican Church, Richmond. The afternoon show will feature two power house choirs, the Divine Divas Show Choir and the Rainbow Voices under the charismatic musical direction of renowned choir director Adam Przewlocki. The songs of Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Elvis Presley, The Mamas and the Papas, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and many more will come to life once again. Bookings at www.trybooking.com/CMBAY

Olivia, Gabe

■ The Jaz Lab Brunswick presents Olivia C. Dacal and Gabe Coleman at 2.30pm on Saturday, November 25. Having already established themselves as songwriter/producers in their own right; the two have wowed audiences with their performances as featured guests at Jazz Lab.

AUSTRALIAN PRESS LEFT SCRAMBLING ■ With many Australian news businesses fighting for sustainability, attention turns overseas for replicable support models that work.

The US regulatory environment provides a soft cushion for newsrooms to bring in donations where Australia’s policy-makers are yet to recognise public interest journalism’s social value.

Conversation around public interest journalism and democracy necessarily includes the way newsrooms raise funds and revenue, and adopt technology to create a sustainable industry.

Now, in a predominantly digitaldriven news world, the independent news sector is a fast-shifting ecosystem moving quickly to adapt to these new challenges.

America, Australia and a host of other democratic nations are by default, part of this movement.

Although the obstacles independent newsrooms face vary as legislative and other environments differ, one of the overarching comparatives is in the way that the role of public interest journalism is viewed by governments.

In the US journalism is widely recognised as a public good attracting tax deductibility for donors, and the industry has been highly successful in attracting philanthropic support.

An established example is the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)’s NewsMatch program which

since 2017, has helped raise over $271 million to support emerging newsrooms and independent media outlets.

Grants from foundations still make up the largest shares for nonprofit news in America – according to a 2023 Report distributed by the INN. Non-profit investigative and public interest news centres who see their work as a form of public service in the US are recognised by the Internal Revenue Service as eligible for non-profit status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Non-profit status enables these organisations to avoid federal and some state taxes and donations so that they can be tax deductible.

Investigative and public interest news organisations attract non-profit status under a broad education category.

By contrast, in Australia public interest journalism is not yet recognised as a charitable good despite widespread support from industry, in both media and philanthropic communities.

Allowing Australia’s public interest journalism sector to register for Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status will help attract philanthropic support. In fact, most philanthropic grant-makers require grant applicants to have DGR1 status.

Due to the legal structure of many trusts and foundations, they

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are legally required to give only to DGR1 charities.

Returning to the US, in recent months a new major donor-facilitated program has emerged utilising philanthropic support for public interest journalism, the scale of which represents a significant shift and sheds a promising light on the industry.

On September 7, a group of 22 major national, regional, and local philanthropic foundations announced the launch of Press Forward, a “national initiative to strengthen communities and democracy by supporting local news and information …” formally announced in news releases from the Knight Foundation and Press Forward.

Led by the MacArthur Foundation and the Knight Foundation, the nationwide coalition will invest at least $500 million (US) in local news over the next five years to help reinvigorate local news in America.

The goal is to grow that to $1 billion over the five-year timeframe, with Knight and McArthur’s injections of $150 million (US) each kicking it off.

Press Forward builds on a host of existing contributors to the production of local news in the US, including the Democracy Fund, Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, Democracy Voice Fund, various Community Foundations, Carnegie Corporation, the Gates

Family Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, Google News Initiative, impact investment firm FJC, Colorado Trust, and Lenfest Institute who set up a National Trust for Local News in 2021.

The result of this support has been a counter-trend of new local for-profit and non-profit digital publications across the US which look set to outgrow metro dailies this year.

The Local & Independent News Association (LINA) has added its voice to a choir of calls for the Commonwealth to introduce a clear pathway for recognition as a charitable good and an associated DGR category for public interest journalism to support donations from the public and philanthropic grants in our submission to the Productivity Commission’s Philanthropy Inquiry.

While waiting on the outcomes of the Inquiry, Australian news businesses are watching their contemporaries in the US strengthen their news services while they battle on.

Public interest journalism is a public good.

The Press Forward Initiative provides yet another example of a pathway we can adopt here in Australia with minimal cost, enabling local newsrooms to grow.

■ Claire Stuchbery is the Executive Director of LINA and a community media policy specialist.

Local Media Pty Ltd is a member of LINA.

Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson

Mike McColl Jones

Top 5 THE TOP 5 OTHER POLLS WE COULD HAVE 5. Hard jubes and soft jubes.

4. Coke and Pepsi.

3. A dirty laugh and a clean laugh.

2. Bikes in the city. No bikes in the city.

1. The wearing of colourful glasses while in public office.

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HH-MM BICYCLE. Flight Metro Aluminium 3x7 speeds, colour white, mounted on exercise bike stand, new $300, sell for $120. used once. Mt Martha., 5973 4163.

HH-MM BOAT ANCHORS. 2 only.$60 each. Fishing Rods, 3 only. $20 each.

Paddles, wooden, $80 pair, 2 only. GC. Altona.

9398 2531.

HH-MM BOOKCASE. Baltic pine.

EC. Traditional design carved top and doors, 180cm h, 90cm w, 30cm deep. Natural colour. Cost $900. Sell $200.

Croydon. 9736 9690.

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BOOTS. Leather. ‘Rivers’.

Size 11. Very little wear.

Suitable for work or hiking.

VGC. $25. Glen Waverley.

9560 8175.

HH-MM BRICKL AYERS’ Scaffolding, pipes, planks and clips. Complete. VGC. Best offer. Cheltenham. 0438 533 123.

OO-PP BUNNINGS Complete Guide To Gardening. New. $10. Pascoe Vale. 0418 138 356.

HH-MM CANE LOUNGE. 3 Piece.

Table, Chair, Sofa Cushions. Never used. EC. $100. Frankston. 0488 062 837.

HH-MM CANVAS CHAIRS. 2. $6 each. Glen Iris. 9813 8257.

OO-PP CARAVAN. 16’ Windsor Windcheater Pop Top. Single beds. Heavy duty.

Towing gear. Many extras,.

VGC. $15,000. Briar Hill.

9434 7546.

DD-HH CARAVAN. Roma Eelegance, 2010. Double bed, AC, 3 way fridge, solar panel. TV aerial.

Cooktop. Many extras. GC. $36,000. Murrindindi.

0408 135 961.

OO-SS CARGO BOOT LINER. Honda Accord. MY12.

Genuine, black. EC. $85 ONO. Gladstone Park.

0402 282 477.

OO-PP CASSEROLE DISHES. Corning Ware. Vintage ones. GC. $200. Mt Martha. 5973 4163.

HH-MM CAT CARRIER. 66x 30cm. Black, side sided.

Ideal travel. See through front panel. Zip handle.

Light. GC. $39. Box Hill.

9898 8046.

OO-PP CAT DOG DETERRANT. Coleus Pots from $9.50.

Plant now. Box Hill. 9898 8046.

OO-PP DINNER SET. White. For six people. 47 pieces. Perfect condition. Used once. $50. Gowanbrae. 0417 999 224.

HH-MM DISHWASHER. Miele Model G527. Comes with installation opening book and hoses. GC. $35.

Eaglemont. 9457 1641.

HH-MM DOG KENNELS. Two. For small dogs. $20 each. Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

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HANGING EGG CHAIR. $80 ONO. EC. $80 ONO. Mill Park. 9436 8935.

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RADIO GRAM. Healing RPTC 5-system. Plays AM/ FM phono and tapes. Complete with speakers. GC. $50. Glen Waverley. 9560 8175.

HH-MM RECLINER CHAIR. Beige. $1500. Croydon.

9725 2105.

OO-PP RECORDS. Learn French.

16 records. 78 rpm. $20.

Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

OO-PP REFRIGERATORFREEZER. WAECO. 94 Lts with protective cover including AC DC leads and silder. Perfect cond. $1500. Hastings. 0418 478 761.

OO-PP REFRIGERATOR. Westinghouse. 240L. EC. $250 ONO. Frankston. 0412 118 295.

OO-PP REFRIGERATOR. Phillips. 340-lt. FC. $100 ONO. Boronia. 0409 005 097.

OO-PP REGISTRATION PLATES. Personalised.

MISUBI. B/W Slimline.

VGC. $1500 or offer.

Frankston. 9789 9634.

HH-MM RIDE-ON MOWER. John Deere. Model LT160.

2004. Does not work.

Needs TLC. Broken hood, use for parts. Operator manual. Pick-up Healesville. FC. Free. 5962 3639.

OO-PP

ROAD GUIDES. Universal 1960 Melway, Nos 9, 20, 33. Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

OO-PP

TELEPHONE. Black, bakelite. 1950s era. Working. GC. $80. Greensborough. 0406 939 273.

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DONCASTER AND TEMPLESTOWE ARTISTS’ SOCIETY. Art Exhibition. Saturday, September 16-Sunday, October 1.

Open daily, 10am-3pm at DTAS Gallery, Cnr Doncaster Rd and Council St, Doncaster.

HH-MM EVERYONE CAN DANCE. Absolute Beginners Ballroom Dance Classes. Tuesday Night Classes. If you ever wanted to learn to dance and don’t know how to start, these classes are designed for you. Dip your toes into the world of ballroom dancing - learn the cha cha, waltz, quickstep and jive. These are drop-in clasees so you are not locked into a program, just pay as you go. $10 per person. At 85 David St, Preston. 0414 407 812. www.evedance.com.au OO-SS 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 PIANO ACCORDION. Wanted. Small size. Red colour. GC. Mt Martha.

5973 4163.

HH-MM

AIR COMPRESSOR. TWM model. 35 litres.

Model XC 235 power 2.5 HP. 20 metres blue hose and air tool kit. Super works. New. Never used.

Ready to go. Sell both or separate. VGC. $275.

Wollert. 0412 851 954.

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BARBECUE. Gas. Five burner. New ignition assembly, wheels, 9kg and 4kg gas tanks, both full, very clean. EC. $200.

Pascoe Vale. 0419 138 356.

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OO-PP FORD RANGER rims, 4, 16” old tyres. $120.

Arthurs Creek. 0412 104 100.

OO-PP GOLF BUGGY. MGI Zip X5 Motorised. 18 months old, still under warranty. Includes seat and bucket, bottle and umbrella holder.

As new. $850. Keilor.

0409 853 774.

PP-TT GOLF CLUBS. Integra Innovator. Full set. Toge4ther with top quality gold bag and new folding golf buggy and erxtras including a bucket of GC golf balls and waterproofs. $335. Mont Albert. 9898 7123.

OO-SS

HAY Very good quality grass hay.

Rolls $50, bales $6.50.

Kinglake West. 0400 529 469.

DD-JJ HOLDEN VN Series/V6 + Auto complete running conversion with wiring loom + ECU computer $600, VR V6 Auto serviced with torque converter + Flex Plate $250, VL Calais side skirts $800, VN SS Series Interior Front/Rear/ seats x 4 door trims $2,000, VN SS Rims set of 4 no centre caps $400, VN SS/HSV front bumper bar lip spoiler - GM 9203 6001 $1000, All good condition.

Kinglake. 0488 117 252 PP-TT KEYBOARD. Yamaha. 61 keys. GC. No PSRE373. In box. $60. Mt Martha.

5973 4163.

HH-MM LADDER. Fibreglass, extension. 3.8 to 6.3m. FC. $50. Greensborough.

0406 939 273.

HH-MM LAUNDRY TROUGHS. Double Cement. Plus support bases. Best offer. FC. Tallarook. 0412 728 133.

OO-PP LETTERBOX. New. $15 ONO. Mill Park. 9436 8935.

OO-PP LINGERIE. Retro vintage, slips, nighties, satin, lace.

Size 12-14. Various prices.

GC. Box Hill. 9898 8046.

OO-PP MICROWAVE. EC. $20.

Mill Park. 9436 8935.

OO-PP MOUNTAIN BIKE. Apollo Aspire. 24-gear, disc brakes, front wheel suspension. EC. $250. Box Hill.

0415 184 292.

HH-MM MOTOR MOWERS. Some in working order. FC. Free. Wandong. 0418 399 261.

HH-MM OUTDOOR TABLE. Plastic. Oval, 90cm x 45cm, white. Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

OO-PP OXY Bottle Trolley. $100.

Arthurs Creek. 0412 104 100.

OO-PP PARK BENCH. Wrought Iron ends, needs TLC, slats on seat replaced. Timber.

Needs work. $30. Surrey Hills. 9808 9176.

HH-MM PATIO SET. Aluminium. 4 chairs and glass top table.

90 x 90 cms. Very little use. GC. $125. Mont Albert. 9898 7123.

OO-PP PLANTS, TREES, SUCCULENTS. Come and see my beautiful 56-year-old garden. Don’t pay retail prices. Cheap stages, elks, rubber plants, Bird of Paradise, Bromelieds, Lillies, Ferns, Ground Covers. Indoor/Outdoor Hanging Baskets. Ideal presents. From $3. Noble Park. 0407 325 030.

HH-MM PUMP. Yardworks Water Transfer Pump. 1100W Model. YW1100TP. Integrated Trolley. 4600-lt per hour. EC. $650. Gladstone Park. 0402 282 477.

OO-PP

SIDEBOARD. Art Deco.

Original 1930s with waterfall edge on highest point.

3 cupboards with 2 shelves in each. Original chrome handles with bakelite backing. Dovetail joints. 2 drawers, lead light, still intact.

47 cm deep x 138 cm long x 97 cm high (102 cm @ middle point). GC./ $150.

Seymour. 0438 228 617.

HH-MM SINGER SEWING MACHINE Base. Heavy Marble Slab Top. $35.

Surrey Hills. 9808 9176.

HH-MM STAMPS. Collection of old stamps. Australian and around the world. Comes in albums. Pages mostly loose in boxes. GC. $350 neg. Doncaster. 0419 365 825.

OO-PP STOCK CRATE. 8’ x 5’ x 6’ high. FC. Arthurs Creek.

0412 104 100.

OO-PP TABLE. Wooden. 609cm.

Extends to 120cm. $20.

Box Hill South. 9890 7904.

OO-PP

TREADMILL. Grand K1360 Bandit. VGC. $80.

Ferntree Gully. 9758 3950.

OO-PP VACUUM. Shark Rotator Upright With all accessories. Instruction guide. Mop shark steam pocket guide book. EC. $370. Eltham.

0404 7151 151.

X-DD VHS TAPES. New, never used, 4hr. $8 each. Pascoe Vale. 0419 138 356.

HH-MM WATER TANK. 1000L food grate water tank. Only had rain water in it. No leaks. Buyer to arrange people to assist with removal/collection from Watsonia. $100. 0408 704 995.

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MY TIPS FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP

■ The ruling Melbourne Cup favorite Vauban looks the one to beat with his superior form not only on the flat, but over the jumps.

Prepared by leading English trainer Willie Mullins, he is the one that punters have come for.

His form is spot on, not only for his staying prowess, but his form suggests the race is made for him, especially the distance of 3200 metres.

Trainer Mullins ran third with Max Dynamite in the 2015 Melbourne Cup to Prince of Penzance, when he was interfered with in the run.

On the second line is last year’s Melbourne Cup winner, Gold Trip, who will have to carry 58.5 kilos if he starts.

His form is impeccable, coming into the cup, the only worry will the weight tell on him in the concluding stages of the 3200metre run.

His win in the Turnbull Stakes was a ripper, blowing the opposition away.

He then followed that run up with another good run in the Caulfield Cup carrying, 58.5 kilos, the same weight he will carry in the Melbourne Cup, but another 800 metres to run.

He is all class, and the Maher-Eustace stable have done a wonderful job with the seven-year old, entire.

He likes it wet, not to a great degree, around about Soft 5.

The Caulfield Cup winner, Without A Fight, won in good style. He was well weighed in the Caulfield Cup on 55.5 kilos.

The Freedman stable has won many a big race including Melbourne Cups through Lee Freedman, and the family, especially through the mighty mare Makybe Diva winning two for the camp.

The way he finished the Cup off at Caulfield, suggests he won’t have any trouble getting the extra half mile (four furlongs in the old), despite a kilo penalty for the win in the Caulfield Cup. The stable has done a great job with the import they picked up after last year’s Melbourne Cup. One that I can’t fathom is the one with all the ability in the world, but keeps missing the start.

That is Soulcombe, prepared by Chris Waller.

He has a bad habit of missing the start, which was prevalent in the Caulfield Cup, when he walked out, missing it by about by about four lengths, some say more.

The thing that got me is that Craig Williams, one of our best riders in the country, didn’t appear to panic and sat there, until he moved at around the 800-metre mark in a fast run race.

Then when he got going from a long way back got sandwiched between runners, at around the 200-metre mark, and was checked, eventually running a creditable seventh.

How can you be confident in backing him again, surely they can find the problem, before he shapes up again in the Melbourne Cup. The Japanese horse, Break Up, ran a pretty good race in finishing eighth, in a pretty tight field. A winner of five race with seven placings from his 21 starts.

He has competed against the best in Japan and has held his head high, competing up and including 3000 metres.

● Melbourne Cup favourite Vabuan. Racing Photos.

A five-year old gelding, he is by the Australian sire Fastnet Rock, and will be in this for a long way.

The journey won’t worry him, and with Willie Mullins behind him too, it all adds up.

An interesting runner here is the promising, First Immortal, who is a patch of form at present. He is prepared by the father and son team, Mark and Levi Kavanagh. Mark won the e Cup back in 2009 with Shocking.

First Immortal was most impressive in winning the Mahogany Challenge event over 2500 metres at Flemington back on July 1 with a steadier of 60 kilos Next is the French mare, Lastochka, who arrived in Australia to join the Mick Price-Mick Kent Junior stable in Victoria, with nothing much behind her.

She has had only win and is by the Austra-

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lian sire, Australia. The Joseph O’Brien trained Valiant King, drawn awkwardly in gate one in the Caulfield Cup, I felt ran a big race and was well backed.

A thing against the four-year-old is that no horse in the history of the Caulfield Cup had won from barrier one.

He was well backed on the day and it would pay to throw him into your multiples in the Melbourne Cup. It was a big run at Caulfield.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained runner in the Caulfield Cup, Right You Are, also ran a big race finishing just behind the placegetters, in fifth spot., although the extra 800 metres might be a struggle.

Of the others in the Cup, you have a previous winner in, Vow and Declare, who may be battling.

Hoo Ya Mal, ninth in the Caulfield Cup, Francesco Guardi, who finished second last in the Caulfield Cup, I don’t fancy.

I like Vabuan, Gold Trip if he starts, Without A Fight, Soulcombe, Break Up, Absurde and Valiant King.

Victoria Derby

■ The Chris Waller trained Riff Rocket is favorite for the Victoria Derby on the Saturday before the Cup, and should be hard to beat, but all three-year-olds here, are going over the distance of 2500 metres for the first time.

Riff Rocket couldn’t get on the right leg at Caulfield in the Neds Classic on Caulfield Cup day, and went down narrowly to Sunsets.

He has won over 1800 metres, but the extra distance is going to stretch them all here.

On the second line is the smart Militarize, who was extremely unlucky in the Caulfield Guineas over the 1600 metres, missing the start badly and then getting a bad check in the run home to finish fifth. He is the one to beat here.

I am sticking with Militarize to get the chocolates.

Looking for a Professional to run the show?

He could be right in this, throw him into your mix of runners. The stablemate of the favorite Vaubarn, Absurde, is smart ,winning the coveted Ebor Stakes in easy fashion back in August.

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ANOTHER COUNTRY CUP RUN AND WON

■ Most consistent 6Y0 Mach Three-Bettor Give It gelding Mach Dan chalked up back to back Geelong Pacing Cup successes when victorious in the TMA Hire sponsored $50,000 (Group 3) feature over 2570 metres on Saturday October 21 much to the delight of local owners Danny and Joanna Zavitsanos and long time Tasmanian friend Warren Viney.

Trained by the state’s leading stable of Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin at Cardigan (Ballarat), Mach Dan who had raced on 65 occasions for 23 wins (mostly in top company) going into the race was driven by Greg Sugars and after showing his customary speed from gate four led easily running into the first turn in a time of 77.2 seconds.

It was nothing more than a dawdle through the early stages as the hot favourite Rock N Roll Doo after being trapped wide from gate three moved to race exposed, with polemarker Major Moth (first up since April) trailing the leader, Max Delight (gate two - one/one), Outlaw Man (gate six- one/two) being followed by Bulletproof Boy which went back from outside the front line as did Beyond Delight (gate five) to settle at the rear. Interest Free from a solo second line draw possied three pegs.

Sugars gradually increased the speed through the middle stages and in quarters of 33.1, 29.5, 26.7 and 26.7 for the final mile, Mach Dan still under a tight rein approaching the final bend held a narrow margin to the judge, scoring by a metre from Major Moth which eased off his back on turning to issue a challenge. Rock N Roll Doo held third 3.4 metres away, with Max Delight 5.5 metres back in fourth place.

Bred by Shannon and Meghan Nixon in Bacchus Marsh, Mach Dan returned a mile rate of 2-00.9 and is now most likely to contest this year’s Brisbane Inter Dominion Series in December.

■ The time honoured Haras Des Trotteurs McNamara Trotters Cup also over 2570 metres from a standing start attracted only a small field but was a most entertaining race with Kiwi bred Harry Stamper, a 4Y0 gelded son of Majestic Son and Dwindle Mist the victor.

Raced by Guisappe Castro, trained at Harkness (Melton) by Joe Pace and driven by James Herbertson, Harry Stamper starting from 10 metres stepped safely to settle one/one shortly after the start when the favourite Kyvalley Hotspur after a slow beginning eased away from four pegs to race uncovered as Copacabana led from outside the front line.

When Greg Sugars aboard 30 metre backmarker One Over All went forward from the rear to park in the open for the final circuit, Harry Stamper was relegated to three back in the moving line.

With One Over All unable to cross the leader coming to the home turn and Victree Hill easing away from the back of Copacabana, Harry Stamper was set alight four wide on the bend and dashed clear on turning to gain the day by 5.2 metres from Victree Hill with One Over All 2.5 metres away in third place ahead of Kyvalley Hotspur who was devoid of luck.

■ Bolinda’s Alex Hurley deserves all the accolades for the job she had done with 4Y0 Follow The Stars-Tourbillon Dargent mare Spun Silver who stormed home from four pegs along the sprint lane to land the 1609 metre Spring Festival Beckley Park Nov 1-19 Pace over 1609 metres with Greg Sugars in the sulky. It was a new string to her bow as she is recognized as a leader only and in winning, chalked up her third success in 17 outings.

Mixed results

■ The picturesque Yarra Valley commenced the week on Monday October 23 with an even meeting that produced mixed results.

Drouin co-trainers Gary and Deb Quinlan produced a nice type by the name of Kartiare, a gelded son of Bling It On and Misty Cullen on debut to land the 1650 metre Eastern Generator Hire 2Y0 Maiden Pace. With Chris Alford in the sulky, Kartiare led from the pole but was immediately tackled by the raging hot favourite Cocosdream ($1.15) drawn next door, with Alford making it clear that he wanted to lead at all cost.

Cocosdream was to ease shortly after to trail the pacemaker with Roll With Sally easing away

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with Len Baker from the inside in last place to race uncovered for the last lap. Coming away from the inside on the final bend to issue a challenge, Cocodream was unable to get past Kartiare who went to the line strongly to record a 1.5 metre margin over Cocosdream in a mile rate of 1-55.5. Island Melia also on debut held third 11.5 metres back after following the pair from gate three. It was a gem of a drive by Alford to gain the day.

■ Another first starter Muscle Mass-Cloud Chaser colt Thunda Struck trained at Riddell in partnership by Chris Lang and Sonia Mahar did the same in the IGA Liquor 2Y0 Maiden Pace over 2150 metres.

Driven by Chris, Thunda Struck began fast to lead from gate two and after controlling the race, greeted the judge by 3.4 metres in advance of a death-seating Majestic Monarch which raced exposed, with Shezz A Jet (one/one – three wide home turn) from outside the front line third 1.8 metres away. The mile rate 2-04.

■ Coimadai trainer Anthony Spiteri snared the Yarra Glen IGA 3Y0 & Older Maiden Pace over 2150 metres with Betting On Courage, a Betting Line-Sister Courage gelding driven by much travelled Ararat reinsman Michael Bellman in a rate of 2-05.

Going forward from outside the front line to face the breeze outside Cant Eat Overs (gate three), Betting On Courage gained cover when Haveachat moved forward three wide approaching the bell. Kicking clear on the home turn Haveachat appeared to have the race in his keeping, but was grabbed by Betting On Courage in the last stride to score by a nose.

Polemarker Ubetta Knot was third was third 7.8 metres back after trailing the weakening leader.

■ Rockbank co-trainers Black and father Ted Caruana’s 6Y0 Sweet Lou-Sancerre mare Sweet Annie May led throughout from the pole in the 2150 metre De Bortoli Pace.

Rated to perfection by Blake’s fiancé Celeste Towers, Sweet Annie May scored in a breeze by 6.8 metres from Our Bella Lucia which trailed from gate two in 1-57.3. Master Remi (one/one) was third 16.4 metres back. The mile rate 157.5.

Another winner

■ Youthful Deep South Kiwi reinsman Tristan Larsen has been doing well of late and chalked up another winner when 7Y0 Muscle Hill-Diedre Darling gelding Baxter trained by ‘boss’ Brent Lilley at Bolinda was successful in the Results Financial Services Trotters Handicap over 2650 metres.

Beginning fast from 10 metres to lead, Baxter was given every chance in the run with no pressure being applied by his rivals and kicked clear on turning to record an easy 6.9 metre margin from Used To Be A Maid (20m – one/two) which ran home well off a three wide trail on the back of Tripod in the last lap, with the favourite Antonov (10m) after missing the start badly using the sprint lane from last on turning for third 1.5 metres away. The rate 2-06.1.

■ Horsham’s Aaron Dunn landed the American Ideal - $200 Million and Counting 2Y0 Pace over 2150 metres with Art Major-Ark Monroe colt Dee Roe in a mile rate of 2-00.2. Crossing Sir Patrick (gate three) from gate four to lead, Dee Roe did a good job as his lugging pole became detached which is usually an inconve-

nience, however it made no difference being on the inside and after holding a slender margin to the wire greeted the judge by 1.4 metres. Specta after racing exposed from the bell from the rear battled on gamely for third albeit 9.8 metres back.

■ Longlea trainer Clinton McSwain was in the winners stall after Vincent-Miss Saxony filly I See Iris scored in the 1650 metre Poster Boy @Llowalong Farms 3Y0 & Older Fillies & Mares Pace.

With Greg Sugars in the sulky, I See Iris enjoyed a sweet passage trailing the leader On A Night (gate three) after leading out from gate two. Angling away from the markers on the home turn, I See Iris ran home best to blouse the pacemaker by 1.1 metres in a rate of 1-57.7. My Sweet Mama off a three wide trail last lap from four back in the moving line was third 1.9 metres away.

■ Echuca part-owner/trainer Mick McMahon one again combined with Jordan Chibnall to bring up two successive wins with 5Y0 Auckland Reactor-Elegant Art gelding Tino Tere Maori by taking the Stonemans Village IGA & Liquor Strathdale Pace over 2150 metres.

A winner at Cobram the previous Thursday, Tino Tere Maori (gate three) after crossing Ifyoulovemeletmego which flew away from gate five in the back straight on the first occasion, gave plenty in the straight to defy all challengers to account for Roll With Ron (one/two – three wide last lap) by a half neck in 1-59.1.

Two meetings

■ Two meetings Wednesday Hamilton and Echuca which attracted plenty of attention.

It’s a long way from Goulburn (NSW) to Hamilton in Victoria but that’s where astute trainer/driver Neil Day appeared with three runners during the afternoon - one of them Huntsville-Taralinger filly Harperville getting the cash in the 1660 metre Hamilton Laundry And Dry Cleaners 3Y0 and Older Pace.

Settling four back in the moving line after angling away from an inside second line draw, Harperville was sent forward three wide in the last lap to give chase to the leaders Binno Major (gate four) and Under Attack (gate five).

When Underattack took a narrow lead on turning, Goodtime Libby after trailing issued a challenge, with Underattack winding up out wide to finish best and prevail by a head from Underattack who was game, with Goodtime Libby third 6.2 metres back. The mile rate 1-58.

Stablemates Whilemena Girl was fourth in her race, while first starter Chrissy Eve was second in her event. Neil is most likely down to visit his new born grandson Oliver and daughter Amy who is the partner of Mattie Craven.

■ Bannockburn’s Geoff Webster trained and reined Downbytheseaside-Spokeswoman filly Fancy Free to a most impressive victory in the Alexandra House Sports Club 2Y0 Maiden Pace over 1660 metres in a slick mile rate of 1-54.6.

Bred and raced by Buckland Park Homestead, Fancy Free was restrained to the rear from outside the front line as Browniesatmidnight (gate two) allowed Soho Vesper Lind (gate three) hard driven to cross. Creeping forward in the running line at the bell to join the pacemaker, Fancy Free exploded to the front in the last lap and careered away to register a 7.2 metre margin over Spirit Of Pearl (one/one at bell) and Grinning Beach Boy (three pegs) who was 8.1 metres back in third place.

■ Ecklin South trainer Mag Lee and son Jason landed the Permewans Mitre 2Y0 Maiden Pace over 1660 metres with a Kiwi bred Sweet LouBeaudene Blinkz filly by the name of Jilliby Illuminate.

Taken back from gate five to settle four back in the moving line as polemarker Sportsbou led for Roc Carberry and Mick Bellman, Jilliby Illuminate latch to the back of Whilemena Girl in the last lap before sprouting wings on turning to register a 2 metre victory over the leader returning a 1-57.4 mile rate. Rockin Gemma after racing exposed from gate three was third 3.2 metres away.

■ Mount Gambier trainer/driver David Drury excels when crossing the border and former New Zealander Maverick Star a gelded son of Bettors Delight and Star Of The Ball first up in Oz snared the 1660 metre Fresha P/L 3Y0 & Older

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Wednesday – Shepparton/Ballarat, Thursday – Maryborough/Kilmore, Friday – Swan Hill (Cup), Saturday – Melton, Sunday – St Arnaud (Cup), Monday – Cobram/Terang, Tuesday – Yarra Valley/Mildura.

Maiden Pace. Settling one/three from gate three on the second line after Hootn Holla led from gate two prior to taking a trail on Myshania (gate six), Maverick Star was able to follow up Chrissy Eve ahead of him in the three wide line for the last lap and when taken wide in the straight rallied under hard driving to gain the day by 1.1 metres over Chrissy Eve in 1-59.3. Myshania held third 1.7 metres back.

■ At Echuca 5Y0 SomebeachsomewhereSterita gelding Merolamagic scored his first success for 12 months when leading throughout from gate three in the Echuca & Moama Show Society BBQ Pace over 2160 metres.

Driven by Liam Older for local Tongala trainer Michael Watt, Merolamagic travelled beautifully under a tight rein and was never headed to record a 1.9 metre victory from an inside second line death-seating Bondi Prince and Priority Betting which trailed the winner.

The mile rate 2-04.5.

■ Another local winner was the heavily supported Fred McKenner part-owned and trained 10Y0 Gotta Go Cullen-Bundora Rose gelding Cobber Mac in the 2160 metre Super Clean Linen Service Pace.

With Codi Rauchenberger in the sulky, Cobber Mac led all of the way from the pole to account for Muriel which raced outside him from the bell, with Open The Valve (four pegs) third. The margins 1.1 metres by a head in a mile rate of 204.4.

■ Popular Meltonian Ken Tippet trained and reined 4Y0 Creatine-Alta Rihannah gelding Heir Apparent to victory in the King Of The North Standing At Llowalong Farms Trotters Mobile over 2160 metres.

Not pushed early from an inside second line draw, Heir Apparent settled last in the moving line with the speedy Christmas Babe and Sean O’Sullivan leading from gate four. Going forward three wide solo in the final circuit, Heir Apparent appeared to have the leader covered running into the final bend and that’s what occurred, scoring by 4.6 metres from Starlight Red which trailed the pacemaker from the pole easing wide in the straight. Christmas Babe held third a half neck away. The mile rate 2-01.2.

At Ballarat

■ Ballarat raced on Thursday and Heywood trainer Bec East’s very much in-form Betting Line-Threes A Crowd gelding Operative Line brought up victory number 8 at start 35 when successful in the 2200 metre Eastwood Vets Pace.

With regular reinsman James Herbertson in the sulky, Operative Line was quickly away from inside the second line to possie four back in the moving line as stablemate Julius Shadow flew away from gate six to lead.

Easing three wide along the back straight on the final occasion, Herbie timed his run to perfection and Operative Line when asked for an effort four wide on turning gained the day by a neck in defeating Youggiftedandblack (gate four) which joined the leader at the bell from midfield, kicking clear on straightening. Lottie Moon (one/two – three wide last lap) was third 2.3 metres back. The mile rate 1-58.6.

■ Long time Bullengarook owner/trainer Ian Caruana combined with John Caldow to land the Springfest Ballarat Pace over 2200 metre with first start Somebeachsomewhere-Amarillen 4Y0 gelding Ima Terminator. Settling mid-field from gate three on the second line.

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CRICKET SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES ■ Premier Cricket. Men’s Premier Firsts. Round 3. Saturday, October 28 and Saturday, November 4. Melbourne 1st XI 5/304 v Ringwood 1st XI. St Kilda 1st XI 6/ 108 v Carlton 1st XI 10/101. Footscray 1st XI 0/73 v Essendon 1st XI 10/154. Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 10/244 v Richmond 1st XI 2/ 9. Northcote 1st XI 10/187 v Prahran 1st XI 4/ 122. Melbourne University 1st XI 10/219 v Frankston Peninsula 1st XI 0/1. Camberwell Magpies 1st XI v Casey South Melbourne 1st XI 5/322. Geelong 1st XI 4-d/354 v Greenvale Kangaroos 1st XI 2/12. Kingston Hawthorn 1st XI 9/304 v Dandenong 1st XI. Men’s Premier Seconds. Ringwood 2nd XI 10/130v Melbourne 2nd XI 7/105. Carlton 2nd XI 10/263 v St Kilda 2nd XI 0/9. Essendon 2nd XI 0/7 v Footscray 2nd XI 7-d/376. Richmond 2nd XI 10/251 v Fitzroy Doncaster 2nd XI. Prahran 2nd XI v Northcote 2nd XI 8/384.

Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI 5/140 v Camberwell Magpies 2nd XI 10/72. Greenvale Kangaroos 2nd XI v Geelong 2nd XI 0/1.

Dandenong 2nd XI 8/290 v Kingston Hawthorn 2nd XI. Frankston Peninsula 2nd XI v Melbourne University 2nd XI 8/369.

Men’s Premier Thirds. Melbourne 3rd XI v Ringwood 3rd XI 7/396. St Kilda 3rd XI 6/ 311 v Carlton 3rd XI. Footscray 3rd XI 9/192 v Essendon 3rd XI. Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI 8/ 247 v Richmond 3rd XI. Northcote 3rd XI v Prahran 3rd XI 9/309. Melbourne University 3rd XI 10/137 v Frankston Peninsula 3rd XI. Camberwell Magpies 3rd XI v Casey South Melbourne 3rd XI 10/227. Geelong 3rd XI v Greenvale Kangaroos 3rd XI. Kingston Hawthorn 3rd XI v Dandenong 3rd XI 10/347.

Men’s Premier Fourths. Ringwood 4th XI 10/196 v Melbourne 4th XI 3/69. Carlton 4th XI 10/25 & 0/26 v St Kilda 4th XI 5-d/206.

Richmond 4th XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI 8/ 192. Prahran 4th XI 2/61 v Northcote 4th XI 9/239. Frankston Peninsula 4th XI 10/275 v Melbourne University 4th XI. Casey South Melbourne 4th XI v Camberwell Magpies 4th XI 10/212. Greenvale Kangaroos 4th XI v Geelong 4th XI 10/141. Dandenong 4th XI 10/ 303 v Kingston Hawthorn 4th XI. Sunday, October 29. Essendon 4th XI v Footscray 4th XI. ■ Diamond Valley Cricket Association.

Barclay Shield. Round 3. Saturdays, October 21 and 28. Rosanna 1st XI 8/201 v Riverside 1st XI 10/147. Bundoora 1st XI 10/ 198 v Heidelberg 1st XI 7/236. Research Eltham Collegians 1st XI 10/244 v North Eltham Wanderers 1st XI 10/195. Rosebank 1st XI 8/212 v Diamond Creek 1st XI 10/208. Epping 1st XI 5/179 v Macleod 1st XI 10/134.

Money Shield. Lower Eltham 1st XI 9/52 v Greensborough 1st XI 8/271. Plenty 1st XI 9/ v Laurimar 1st XI 10/187. Montmorency 1st XI 8/195 v Bundoora United 1st XI 8/196.

Bundoora Park 1st XI 8/309 v Lalor Stars 1st XI 9/182. Banyule 1st XI 7/316 v Eltham 1st XI 10/143.

Mash Shield. Lower Eltham 1st XI 9/52 v Greensborough 1st XI 8/271. Plenty 1st XI 9/ 368 v Laurimar 1st XI 10/187. Montmorency 1st XI 8/195 v Bundoora United 1st XI 8/196.

Thomastown 1st XI 10/196 v Mill Park 1st XI 3/197. Hurstbridge 1st XI 6/195 v Panton Hill 1st XI 10/193. South Morang 1st XI 10/190 v Mernda 1st XI 10/182. Lower Plenty 1st XI 6d/305 v Thomastown United 1st XI 10/74 & 10/50.

B-Grade. Riverside 2nd XI 5/240 v Rosanna 2nd XI 9/123. Heidelberg 2nd XI 10/154 v Banyule 2nd XI 5/156. North Eltham Wanderers 2nd XI 4/195 v Mernda 2nd XI 10/193.

Diamond Creek 2nd XI 10/122 v Montmorency 2nd XI 10/99. Lalor Stars 2nd XI 10/83 & 1/ 122 v Epping 2nd XI 5-d/245.

C-Grade. Eltham 2nd XI 8-d/236 v Bundoora 2nd XI 10/235. Research Eltham Collegians 2nd XI 7/206 v Lower Eltham 2nd XI 10/202.

Laurimar 2nd XI 10/133 v Plenty 2nd XI 9/ 312. Bundoora United 2nd XI 1/179 v Riverside 3rd XI 10/176. Macleod 2nd XI v Lower Plenty 2nd XI 3/248.

D-Grade. Mill Park 2nd XI 8/284 v Thomastown 2nd XI 10/189. Banyule 3rd XI 9/ 186 v Greensborough 2nd XI 9/280. Montmorency 3rd XI 9/158 & 7/88 v South Morang

2nd XI 6-d/173. Diamond Creek 3rd XI 9/231 v Rosebank 2nd XI 10/295. North Eltham Wanderers 3rd XI v Bundoora Park 2nd XI. E-Grade. Riverside 4th XI 10/129 v Lower Plenty 3rd XI 4/409. Bundoora 3rd XI 10/74 v Panton Hill 2nd XI 10/141. Greensborough 3rd XI 7/155 v Hurstbridge 2nd XI 10/151.

Mernda 3rd XI 10/223 v Rosanna 3rd XI 10/ 183.

F1-Grade. Riverside 5th XI 0/130 v Research Eltham Collegians 3rd XI 10/180. Epping 3rd XI 10/69 & 5/75 v Greensborough 4th XI 10/243. Diamond Creek 4th XI 6/250 v Heidelberg 3rd XI 10/368. Laurimar 3rd XI 9/190 v Banyule 4th XI 9/290.

F2-Grade. Riverside 6th XI Forfeit v Banyule 5th XI. South Morang 3rd XI v Eltham 3rd XI 1/ 33. Plenty 3rd XI 8/368 v Lower Plenty 4th XI 10/78 & 5/35. Macleod 3rd XI 3-d/210 v Greensborough 5th XI 9/102 & 8/33. Mill Park 3rd XI 1/104 v Research Eltham Collegians 4th XI 10/90.

F3-Grade. Laurimar 4th XI 10/168 v Bundoora Park 3rd XI 9/285. Hurstbridge 3rd XI 7-d/290 v Thomastown United 2nd XI 10/ 159. North Eltham Wanderers 4th XI 3/205 v South Morang 4th XI 0/24. Research Eltham Collegians 5th XI Forfeit v Plenty 4th XI. G1-Grade. Round 3. One Day. Saturday, October 28. Lalor Stars 3rd XI 6/193 v Montmorency 4th XI 7/204. Panton Hill 3rd XI 10/147 v Mernda 4th XI 9/135. Bundoora Park 4th XI v Laurimar 5th XI. Lower Eltham 3rd XI 5/181 v Bundoora 4th XI 7/151.

Rosebank 3rd XI 9/156 v Thomastown United 3rd XI 0/178.

G2-Grade. Epping 4th XI Forfeit v Banyule 6th XI. Laurimar 6th XI v Diamond Creek 5th XI Forfeit. Eltham 4th XI 10/99 v North Eltham Wanderers 5th XI 2/102. Bundoora United 3rd XI 10/90. Mill Park 4th XI 6/93. Thomastown 3rd XI 4/171 v South Morang 5th XI 8/167.

G3-Grade. North Eltham Wanderers 6th XI Forfeit v Greensborough 6th XI. Montmorency 5th XI 10/166 v Macleod 4th XI 8/ 175. Rosanna 4th XI Forfeit v Heidelberg 4th XI. Lower Plenty 5th XI 6/209 v Banyule 7th XI 4/109.

■ Eastern Cricket Association. Dunstan Shield. Round 3. Saturdays, October 21 and 28. North Balwyn Bulls 1st XI 10/256 v Heathmont 1st XI 2/23. Glen Iris 1st XI 4/185 v East Doncaster 1st XI 10/179. Mont Albert 1st XI 10/184 v Canterbury 1st XI 10/173.

Bulleen 1st XI 7/296 v Old Carey 1st XI 10/ 173.

Wright Shield. East Malvern Tooronga 1st XI 4/210 v Mulgrave 1st XI 10/206. Deepdene Bears 1st XI 8-d/171 v Marcellin OC 1st XI 10/126. Hawthorn 1st XI 10/107 & 10/111 v Ashburton Willows 1st XI 9-d/257. Edinburgh 1st XI 8/282 v Mazenod OC 1st XI 10/151.

A Turf. Richmond City 1st XI 10/147 v Boronia Hawks 1st XI 4/149. Old Carey 2nd XI 9/245 v Burwood 1st XI 10/162. Canterbury 2nd XI 10/201 v Mont Albert 2nd XI 10/223.

B Turf. Marcellin OC 2nd XI 3/60 v Deepdene Bears 2nd XI 9/201. Heathmont 2nd XI 6/223 v North Balwyn Bulls 2nd XI 7/224.

Richmond Union 1st XI 10/139 v Ashwood 1st XI 10/182. St Kevins Old Boys 1st XI 10/186 v Balwyn Saints 1st XI 10/140.

C Turf. East Doncaster 2nd XI 5-d/207 v Glen Iris 2nd XI 10/114 & 7/98. Boronia Hawks 2nd XI 9/202 v East Malvern Tooronga 2nd XI 10/165. Mazenod OC 2nd XI 6/161 v Bulleen 2nd XI 10/117. Burwood 2nd XI 10/316 v Hawthorn 2nd XI 8/317.

D Turf. La Trobe Uni 1st XI 10/86 & 2/74 v Surrey Hills 2nd XI 8-d/165. Mulgrave 2nd XI 7/201 v Richmond City 2nd XI 10/118. Mont Albert 3rd XI v Edinburgh 2nd XI. Ashwood 2nd XI 10/251 v Old Carey 3rd XI 10/261.

E Turf. Deepdene Bears 3rd XI 6/372 v Hawthorn 3rd XI 10/253. Heathmont 3rd XI 0/ 2 v East Malvern Tooronga 3rd XI 10/186.

Balwyn Saints 2nd XI 10/214 v Surrey Hills 3rd XI 6/221. Edinburgh 3rd XI 5-d/131 v Richmond Union 2nd XI 10/55 & 3-d/85.

F Turf. East Malvern Tooronga 4th XI 10/ 220 v Heathmont 4th XI 9/267. Hawthorn 4th XI v Bears 4th XI. Richmond City 3rd XI 5/140 v Mont Albert 4th XI 10/135. Surrey Hills 4th XI 9/127 v Mazenod OC 3rd XI 5/259. Bulleen

3rd XI 10/184 v St Kevins Old Boys 2nd XI 5/ 188.

MacGibbon Shield. Trinity Willison CC 1stXI 5/366 v Clifton Hill 1st XI Loss 1st Innings (DLS) 8/329. Glen Waverley CC 1st XI 4/144 v Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 1st XI 10/142. Boroondara 1st X1 10/112 v Deepdene Uniting 1st XI 10/253. ToorakPrahran 1st XI 10/274 v St Pauls CC 1st XI 10/312.

Burt Shield. West Ivanhoe United 1st XI 7/202 v Glen Waverley CC 2nd XI 10/199.

Clifton Hill Senior Men 2nd XI 10/173 v Trinity Willison CC 2ndXI 10/232. Mount Waverley Uniting 1st X1 10/109 v Monash ROADERS 1st XI 10/187. Mt Waverley Catholics CC First XI 10/214 vSTC South Camberwell 1st XI 10/ 115.

Menzies and Mackay Shield. Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 2nd XI 9-d/189 v Blackburn North United 1st XI 4/190.

Boroondara 2nd X1 10/136 v Trinity Willison CC 3rdXI 2/142. Burwood 3rd XI 10/205 v Toorak-Prahran 2nd XI v 10/191. STC South Camberwell 2XI 10/136 v North Alphington 79 & 9/136.

A Synthetic. Clifton Hill 3rd XI 2/30 v Boroondara A Syn 10/169. Mazenod OC B 10/ 160 v AYC Harlequins 1st XI 2/204. Bye: Glen Waverley 3rd XI. Monash 2nd XI 8-d/160 v Mount Waverley Uniting 2nd XI 10/110 & 1/ 49.

B Synthetic. Trinity Willison CC 4thXI 9/ 172 v Mazenod OC 8/71 & 3/50. Monash ROADERS 3rd XI Forfeit v West Ivanhoe United 2nd XI. Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 3rd XI: Bye. Glen Waverley CC 4th XI 10/214 v Edinburgh 4th XI 10/106.

McCarthy Shield. One-Day. Malvern Valley Saints CC 1st XI 6/267 v Melbourne Sixers 9/269. Northcote United 1stXI 7/109 v Eagles Cricket Club 1stXI 10/108. Deepdene Uniting 2nd XI 3/268 v St Pauls CC 2nd XI 6/ 233.

LOC2. R.W. Laws Shield. East Doncaster 4th XI 8/218 v Hartley Bull Terriers 2nd X1 9/ 191. Eagles Cricket Club 2ndXI 10/342 v Mt Waverley Catholics LOC 2nd XI 9/127. Glen Iris 3rd XI 3/152 v Monash University 4 9/150.

Toorak-Prahran Senior 3rd XI 1/94 v Canterbury 3rd XI 10/93. Manningham Senior Men 1st XI 3/245 v Mulgrave 3rd XI 9/172.

LOC3. Lamborn Shield. Melbourne Sixers v North Balwyn Bulls 3rd XI Forfeit. St Stephens Greythorn 1st XI LOC 6/278 v Balwyn Saints 3rd XI 8/212. Hartley CC Senior Men Bull Terriers 2 v Malvern Valley Saints 2nd XI. St Pauls CC 3rd XI 9/91 v Eagles Cricket Club 3rdXI 8/ 90. Mulgrave 4th XI 10/140 v Manningham 2nd XI 10/212.

LOC4. Tobias Shield. AYC Harlequins 2nd XI v Burwood 4th XI. Ashburton Willows 2nd XI 4/114 v STC South Camberwell 3XI 10/111.

North Balwyn Bulls 4th XI 10/128 v Marcellin OC 3rd XI 6/177. Salesian 1st XI 10/189 v Northcote United 2ndXI 9/73. Abbotsford Anglers 4/190 v St Andrews Gardiner 1st XI 2/ 192.

LOC5. Minahan Shield. Ashwood 3rd XI 9/217 v Mount Waverley Uniting 3rd 6/163.

Blackburn North United 2nd XI v Ashburton Willows 3rd XI, Forfeit. Heathmont 6th XI 10/93 v Glen Iris 4th X1 2/95. Manningham 3rd XI v Toorak-Prahran 4th XI, Forfeit.

LOC6. Bingley Shield. St Andrews Gardiner 2nd XI 9/157 v Burwood Uniting Canterbury CC 4th XI 4/156. Deepdene Uniting 3rd XI 10/139. Edinburgh LOC6 10/135. Glen Waverley CC 5th XI 8/142 v Clifton Hill 4th XI 3/181. Richmond Union 3rd XI 2/154 v Ashwood 4th XI 9/150. STC South Camberwell 6th X1 8/127 v Salvation Army Waverley 3/ 129.

LOC7. Fitzwilliam Shield. Bulleen 4th XI 4/113 v East Doncaster 5th XI 5/111. Mt Waverley Catholics CC 3rd XI Forfeit v Mont Albert 5th XI. Boroondara LOC7 2/109 v Glen Waverley CC 6th XI - Sunday 7/107. STC South Camberwell 5th XI 8/118 v Manningham 4th XI 4/119.

LOC8. Carr Shield. Monash University 5 8/152 v Malvern Valley Saints CC 3rd XI 4/ 180. Ashwood 5th XI 10/141 v Monash ROADERS 4th XI 3/218. Sunday, October

28. Glen Waverley CC 7th XI - Sunday v Knox Churches. Ashburton Willows 4th XI (Sunday) v Salesian 2nd XI. LOC9. McIntyre Shield. Burnley CYMS 3rd XI 3/166 v Richmond City 4th XI 10/150.

West Ivanhoe United 3rd XI v Melbourne Deaf Gorillas, Forfeit. Edinburgh 5/115 v Clifton Hill 5th XI 9/113. Balwyn Saints 4th XI v Richmond Union 4th XI, Forfeit.

■ Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association. Provincial Firsts. Round 3. Saturdays, October 21 and 28. Sorrento 1sts 10/135 v Baden Powell 1sts 10/215. Red Hill 1sts 10/133 v Langwarrin 1sts 6/173. Old Peninsula 1sts 10/145 v Pines 1sts 8/147.

Heatherhill 1sts 4/235 v Long Island 1sts 8/ 233.

Peninsula Firsts. Moorooduc 1sts 9/185 (v Mt Eliza 1sts 10/230. Rosebud 1sts 10/231 v Seaford Tigers 1sts 10/83 & 0/22. Mornington 1sts 7-d/274 v Baxter 1sts 10/149 & 7/140.

Dromana 1sts 7/291 v Somerville 1sts 10/252.

District Firsts. Seaford 1sts 10/262 v Carrum Downs 1sts 10/216. Balnarring 1sts 3/214 v Carrum 1sts 10/211. Main Ridge 1sts 9/308 v Flinders 1sts 10/200. Crib Point 1sts 5/165 v Delacombe Park 1sts 10/163.

Sub-District Firsts. Pearcedale 1sts 9/ 209 v Tyabb 1sts 10/207. Hastings 1sts 0/13 v Rye 1sts 10/146. Skye 1sts 10/204 v Mt Martha 1sts 3/206. Tootgarook 1sts 10/214 v Boneo 1sts 7/228. Ballam Park 1sts 10/131 v Frankston YCW 1sts 6/145.’

Provincial Seconds. Baden Powell 2nds 5/247 v Sorrento 2nds 9/206. Langwarrin 2nds 4/173 v Red Hill 2nds 10/162. Pines 2nds 10/ 194 v Old Peninsula 2nds 9/243. Long Island 2nds 0/0 v Heatherhill 2nds 10/160.

Peninsula Seconds. Mt Eliza 2nds v Moorooduc 2nds. Seaford Tigers 2nds 5-d/206 v Rosebud 2nds 10/119 & 9/139. Baxter 2nds 10/163 v Mornington 2nds 6/192. Somerville 2nds 10/143 v Dromana 2nds 10/218.

District Seconds. Carrum Downs 2nds 4/ 181 v Seaford 2nds 9/177. Carrum 2nds 6/ 188 v Balnarring 2nds. Flinders 2nds 10/131 v Main Ridge 2nds 10/167. Delacombe Park 2nds 10/91 v Crib Point 2nds 2/15.

A1 Seniors. Old Peninsula 3rds v Tyabb 3rds 6/158. Heatherhill 3rds 10/195 v Baden Powell 3rds 4/199. Langwarrin 3rds 5/182 v Somerville 3rds 10/178. Long Island 3rds 10/ 145 v French Island 1sts 8/201.

A2 Seniors. Red Hill 3rds 4/242 v Mornington 3rds. Ballam Park 3rds 10/138 v Delacombe Park 3rds 2/49. Baden Powell 4ths 10/69 v Carrum Downs 3rds 3/138. Tyabb 4ths 5/130 v Baxter 3rds 10/118.

A3 Seniors. Skye 3rds 10/175 v Long Island 4ths 5/315. Mornington 4ths 7/167 v Mt Martha 3rds. Pines 3rds 9/197 v Langwarrin 4ths. Mt Eliza 3rds 9/278 v Balnarring 3rds.

A4 Seniors. Frankston YCW 3rds 6/109 v Heatherhill 4ths 10/108. Sorrento 3rds 10/ 229 v Crib Point 3rds. Rosebud 3rds 8/114 v Boneo 3rds 9/156. Tyabb 5ths 4/175 v Carrum Downs 4ths 10/151.

B1 Seniors. Baxter 4ths 10/89 v Pines 4ths 5/97. Baden Powell 5ths 4-d/155 & 2/51 (10) v Tyabb 6th XI 10/111 & 9/91. Delacombe Park 4ths 1/29 v Carrum Downs 5ths 10/190.

B2 Seniors. Boneo 4ths 10/256 v Baden Powell 6ths 10/142. Mt Martha 4ths v Long Island 6ths, Forfeit. Skye 4ths 3-d/210 v Carrum Downs 6ths 10/91 & 9/53. Balnarring 4th XI 9/133 v Red Hill 4ths 10/97.

C1 Seniors. One Day. Mt Eliza 5ths 10/ 106 v Old Peninsula 4ths 0/112. Pearcedale 3rds v Ballam Park 4ths. Somerville 5ths v Carrum 3rds. Skye 5ths Forfeit v Seaford Tigers 3rds. Seaford 3rds 10/131 v Frankston YCW 4ths 10/130.

C2 Seniors. Crib Point 4ths v Somerville 6ths. Mt Martha 5ths v Sorrento 4ths. Tyabb 7th XI v Mt Eliza 6ths. Baxter 5ths v Seaford 4ths. Moorooduc 3rds v Pearcedale 4ths, Forfeit.

C3 Seniors. Dromana 3rds 9/49 v Red Hill 5ths 1/53. Langwarrin Senior Men 7th XI v Tootgarook 3rds. Mt Eliza 7ths 9/178 v Flinders 3rds 3/235. Crib Point 5ths v Hastings 3rds. Sorrento 5ths v Mt Martha 6ths.

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SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES ■ North Metro Cricket Association. Jika Shield. Round 3. Saturdays, October 21 and 28. Rivergum CC 1st XI 0/31 v Keon Park CC 1st XI 10/77, abandoned. Preston Baseballers CC 1st XI 6/318 v Northern Socials CC 1st XI 10/106 & 6/127. Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 1st XI 4-d/205 v Reservoir Cobras CC 1st XI 10/93 & 3/241. Holy Trinity CC 1st XI v Camrea CC 1st XI 8/273, abandoned.

Jack Quick Shield. Cameron CC 1st XI 5/ 262 v Holy Trinity CC 2nd XI 9/260. Dennis CC 1st XI 10/113 & 7-d/152 v Strathewen CC 1st XI 10/50 & 8/161. Fairfield CC 1st XI 8/217 v Donath CC 1st XI 3/224. Fiji Victorian CC 1st XI 10/199 v Bellfield CC 1st XI 10/129 & 3/29.

Jack Kelly Shield. Olympic Colts CC 1st XI 5-d/238 v Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 2nd XI 9/45 & 7/93. West Preston CC 1st XI 9-d/ 339 v Ivanhoe Mavericks CC 1st XI 10/198.

Strathewen CC 2nd XI 10/149 v Rivergum CC 2nd XI 9-d/169. Preston Himalayan CC 1st XI 5/155 v Preston Baseballers CC 2nd XI 10/78.

B-Grade. Reservoir Cobras CC 2nd XI 9/ 129 v Balmoral Redbacks CC 1st XI 10/130.

Camrea CC 2nd XI 10/239 v Fiji Victorian CC 2nd XI 5/115. Keon Park CC 2nd XI 7/314 v Preston YCW District CC 1st XI 10/270. Northern Socials CC 2nd XI 10/313 v Dennis CC 2nd XI 10/300. Reservoir Cobras CC 2nd XI 9/ 129 v Balmoral Redbacks CC 1st XI 10/130.

Camrea CC 2nd XI 10/239 v Fiji Victorian CC 2nd XI 5/115. Keon Park CC 2nd XI 7/314 v Preston YCW District CC 1st XI. Northern Socials CC 2nd XI 10/313 v Dennis CC 2nd XI 10/ 300.

C-Grade. Rivergum CC 3rd XI 9/140 v Holy Trinity CC 3rd XI 10/207. Fiji Victorian CC 3rd XI 1/151 v Cameron CC 2nd XI 9-d/144. Ivanhoe Mavericks CC 2nd XI 10/116 v Fairfield CC 2nd X1 9/40. Bye: Royal Park Reds CC 1st XI D-Grade. Bellfield CC 2nd XI 9/129 v Dennis CC 3rd XI 9/203. Donath CC 2nd XI 9-d/ 131 v Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 3rd XI 3/ 135. Holy Trinity CC 4th XI 10/251 v West Preston CC 2nd XI 8/252.

Robert Young DODC. Bellfield CC OD 4/ 141 v Royal Park Reds CC OD 9/139. Holy Trinity CC OD 7/165 v Fairfield CC OD 5/170.

Preston Baseballers CC OD 9/180 v Olympic Colts CC OD 10/104. Dennis CC OD v Fiji Victorian CC OD. Bye: Northern Socials CC OD. Casey Radcliffe DODC. Preston YCW District CC OD v Camrea CC OD, Forfeit. Dennis CC OD (2) 10/66 v Rivergum CC OD 6/176.

Ivanhoe Mavericks CC OD 10/109 v Keon Park CC OD 7/56. Strathewen CC OD 3/54 v Kinglake CC OD 10/52.

■ Ringwood District Cricket Association.

Lindsay Trollope Shield. Round 3. Saturdays, October 21 and 28. Norwood CC 1st XI 10/213 v Ainslie Park 1st XI 9/261. Kilsyth 1st XI 10/310 v South Croydon 1st XI 10/217.

Montrose 1st XI 10/231 v North Ringwood 1st XI 10/200. Lilydale 1st XI 6-d/282 v East Ringwood 1XI 10/76 & 6/184.

Bill Wilkins Cup. Wantirna South 1st XI 10/147 v Bayswater Park 1st X1 7-d/149. St Andrews 1st XI 10/133 v Wonga Park CC 1st XI 10/145. Croydon Ranges CC 1st XI 9/236 v Templeton 1st XI 5/237. Warrandyte 1st XI 10/ 190 v Mooroolbark 1st XI Men's 1/33.

Stuart Newey Plate. Chirnside Park 1st XI 10/272 v Heathwood CC 1st XI 10/270.

South Warrandyte 1st XI 8/173 v Warranwood 1XI 10/171. Seville Burras 1XI 10/149 v Mt Evelyn 1st XI 3/150. Croydon North 1st XI 10/ 198 v Montrose 2nd XI 5/202.

Steve Pascoe Shield. South Croydon 2nd XI 10/104 & 0/54 v Kilsyth 2nd XI 4-d/305.

Ainslie Park 2nd XI 4/318 v Wantirna South 2nd XI 10/171. Yarra Junction 1stXI 6/162 v Warrandyte 2nd XI 10/158. North Ringwood 2nd XI 1-d/94 & 4/102 v Croydon Ranges CC 2nd XI 9/80 & 10/113.

Pat Meehan Shield. Wonga Park CC 2nd XI 6-d/202 v South Warrandyte 2nd XI 10/98 & 7/193. Lusatia Park 1st XI 6/353 v Norwood CC 2nd XI 10/333. East Ringwood 2XI 3/173 v Lilydale 2nd XI 10/172. Healesville 1st XI 6/ 143 v Eastfield 1st XI 10/142.

Ian Spencer Shield. Warranwood 2XI 8/ 296 v St Andrews 2nd XI 10/220. Bayswater Park 2nd X1 v Chirnside Park 2nd XI 10/304.

Mooroolbark 2nd XI Men's 10/144 v Coldstream 1stXI 5/148. Templeton 2nd XI 6/299 v Montrose 3rd XI 10/234.

David Beatty Shield. East Ringwood 3XI 9/143 v Warrandyte 3rd XI 10/138. Heathwood CC 2nd XI 8/264 v Wandin CC 1st XI. Norwood CC 3rd XI 10/183 v North Ringwood 3rd XI 8/ 224. Mt Evelyn 2nd XI 4/226 v Seville Burras 2XI 9/222.

Don Smith Shield. Croydon Ranges CC 3rd XI 10/270 v Hoddles Creek 1st XI 10/187. Yarra Glen Senior Men 1st XI 6/207 v Ainslie Park 3rd XI 8/204. Montrose 4th XI 6/480 v Wonga Park CC 3rd XI 10/408. Warranwood 3XI 6-d/ 257 v Yarra Junction 2ndXI 10/101 & 9/65.

John Springett Shield. Wandin CC 2nd XI 8/328 v Lusatia Park 2nd XI 9-d/370.

Wantirna South 3rd XI 7-d/223 v Lilydale 3rd XI 10/118. Eastfield 2nd XI v Healesville 2nd XI. Kilsyth 3rd XI 6/291 v St Andrews 3rd XI 10/284.

A-Grade. Chirnside Park 3rd XI 8/130 v Powelltown 1st XI 8/129. South Croydon 3rd XI 8/189 v Heathwood CC 3rd XI 7/136. St Andrews 4th XI 4/91 v Norwood CC 4th XI 8/ 78. Seville Burras 3XI 5/133 v Croydon North 2nd XI 10/130.

B-Grade. North Ringwood 4th XI 10/102 v Croydon Ranges CC 4th XI 7/176. Mt Evelyn 3rd XI 6/162 v Warrandyte 4th XI 10/147.

Mooroolbark 3rd XI Men's 10/188. Templeton 3rd XI 8/202. Wonga Park CC 4th XI 7/236 v South Warrandyte 3rd XI 8/211.

C-Grade. Healesville 3rd XI 5/229 v Boronia Hawks 4th XI 3/200. Montrose 5th XI 5/214 v Chirnside Park 4th XI 10/211. Mt Evelyn 4th XI 10/244 v Kilsyth 4th XI 5/304. Coldstream 2ndXI 10/98 v Bayswater Park 3rd X1 2/101.

D-Grade. Lilydale 4th XI 8/139 v St Andrews 5th XI 0/142. Warrandyte 5th XI 10/183 v East Ringwood 4XI 10/143. Yarra Junction 3rdXI 10/ 102 v Warranwood 4XI 3/248. Yarra Glen Senior Men 2nd XI 10/104 v Wonga Park CC 5th XI 8/149.

E-Grade. Ainslie Park 4th XI v Wantirna South 4th XI. Norwood CC 5th XI 9/75 v Croydon Ranges CC 5th XI 3/167. Wantirna 1st XI 8/ 278 v Seville Burras 4XI 6/46. Warrandyte 6th XI 7/242 v Mooroolbark 4th XI Men's 4/231.

F-Grade. Heathwood CC 4th XI v South Croydon 4th XI. St Andrews 6th XI 10/106 v Kilsyth 5th XI 10/94. Templeton 4th XI v Lilydale 5th XI. South Warrandyte 4th XI v Mt Evelyn 5th XI 9/132.

G-Grade. Kilsyth 6th XI 10/75 v Montrose 6th XI 5/80. Hoddles Creek 2nd XI 3/194 v Healesville 4th XI 4/146. Lusatia Park 3rd XI 8/107 v Wandin CC 3rd XI 5/241. Mooroolbark 5th XI Men's 9/167 v Chirnside Park 5th XI 10/ 135.

H-Grade. Warranwood 5XI 4/243 v Chirnside Park 6th XI 10/84. Wonga Park CC 6th XI 8/160 v St Andrews 7th XI 8/161.

Eastfield 3rd XI v East Ringwood 5XI. Norwood CC 6th XI 3/205 v North Ringwood 5th XI 6/ 202.

I-Grade. Croydon Ranges CC 6th XI 10/ 148 v Warrandyte 7th XI 10/63. South Croydon 5th XI v Seville Burras 5XI, Forfeit. Warranwood 6XI 7/183 v Yarra Junction 4thXI 10/38.

J-Grade. Wonga Park CC 7th XI 10/171 v Ainslie Park 5th XI 8/173. Bayswater Park 4th X1 1/124 v Templeton 5th XI 6/123. St Andrews 8th XI 10/184 v Wantirna 2nd XI 7/ 226.

■ South-East Cricket Association.

Longmuir Shield. Round 3. Saturdays, October 21 and 28. Kingston Heath 1 10/ 139 v Bentleigh ANA 1 4/141. Bentleigh Uniting 1 8/160 v Brighton Union 1 10/157. Elwood 1 10/88 v East Sandringham 1 6/297. CHAG 1 10/154 v Le Page Park 1 3/158.

Woolnough Shield. Hampton United 1 5/ 213 v Omega 1 10/203. Cheltenham Park 1 4/212 v Mackie 1 10/210. West Bentleigh 1 9-d/208 v Hampton Central 1 10/116 & 2/ 113. Washington Park 1 5/394 v Cluden 1 10/225.

Quiney Shield. Mackie 2 10/151 v Bentleigh Uniting 2 10/241. Omega 2 10/150 v Kingston Heath 2 10/225. Le Page Park 2 9-d/117 & 0/108. Washington Park 2 9/110 & 8/111. Carnegie South 1 10/176 v Elwood 2 8/178.

Pullen Shield. Brighton Union 2 8/143 v Cheltenham Park 2 9/142. Melbourne Wanderers 1 10/116 v Hampton United 2 10/132.

Cluden 2 10/112 & 6/165 v CUCC Kings 1 8d/383. East Sandringham 2 10/275 v West Bentleigh 2 10/89.

E-Grade. Melbourne Districts United 1 10/ 212 v Diamond 1 7/216. Bentleigh ANA 2 10/ 134 v Keysborough Park 1 9/158. Highett West 1 10/221 v CHAG 2 9/230. CUCC Kings 2 3/ 198 v Le Page Park 3 10/193.

F-Grade. Emmanuel South Oakleigh 1 7/ 211 v Dingley 1 5-d/245. East Bentleigh Central 1 10/135 v Omega 3 5/137. Elwood 3 10/65 & 3/60 v Washington Park 3 7-d/171.

Hampton Central 2 6/108 v East Sandringham 3 10/104. Mackie 3 3-d/75 v St Andrews Gardiner 1 10/65 & 1/12.

G-Grade. Kingston Heath 3 8/211 v Southside East Caulfield 1 10/203. Washington Park 4 3/257 v Highett West 2 10/218.

CUCC Kings 3 10/201 v East Bentleigh Central 2 10/254. Le Page Park 4 10/222 v Carnegie South 2 10/220.

H-Grade. Omega 4 10/121 v Hampton United 3 4/123. East Oakleigh 1 8/198 v Diamond 2 10/178. Cheltenham Park 3 6/187 v Aspendale 3 4/192. Glendiators 1 v Bentleigh Uniting 3.

I-Grade. East Sandringham 5 9/215 v Emmanuel South Oakleigh 2 8/212. Melbourne Dazzlers 1 9/133 v Elwood 4 2/137. St Brigids St. Louis 1 3/139 v Melbourne Wanderers 2 8/ 143. CHAG 3 9/189 v Melbourne Premier CL 1 7/184. West Bentleigh 3 5/169 v Carnegie South 3 4/166.

J-Grade. Oakleigh District 2 10/125 v Cluden 3 10/149. Southside East Caulfield 2 10/170 v Brighton Union 3 3/183. Bentleigh ANA 3 v Brighton District 1, Forfeit.

Cheltenham Park 4 5/224 v Bentleigh Uniting 4 8/215. Melbourne Premier CL 2 8/183 v Hampton Central 3 7/176.

K-Grade. Hampton United 4 9/97 v East Bentleigh Central 3 4/203. Le Page Park 5 5/ 166 v Melbourne Hellenic 1 4/230. Aspendale 4 10/106 v Mackie 5 6/107. Omega 5 4/152 v Kingston Heath 4 0/155. Elwood 5 2/174 v Washington Park 5 2/177.

L-Grade. East Bentleigh Central 4 2/111 v East Sandringham 6 10/107. Mackie 6 7/ 143 v East Oakleigh 2 8/198. Southside East Caulfield 3 v St. Brigids St. Louis 2, Forfeit.

Carnegie South 4 8/109 v West Bentleigh 4 5/ 115.

M-Grade. Hampton United 5 v Highett West 3, Forfeit. Dingley 2 v Le Page Park 6.

Clayton District 1 v Cheltenham Park 5, Forfeit. Hampton Central 4 7/198 v CHAG 4 6/ 193.

■ Western Suburbs Churches and Community Cricket Association. Division 1.

West Point Titans 9/188 v Truganina CC Senior Men TCC Gold Div 1 4/189. Williams Landing SC Senior Men 1 v Tarneit Central. Manor Lakes 1s 5/227 v 5ABI Caroline Springs 10/174. Melb District CC Senior Men - Division 1 10/85 v Utd Tarneit SC Senior Men D1 8/168.

Division 2. Tarneit Central 7/179 v Williams Landing SC Senior Men 2 10/176. Utd Tarneit SC Senior Men D2 7/154 v Glen Orden County West - Blue 10/150. Truganina Strikers Yellow 6/273 v Brimbank Strikers CC 10/ 192. Truganina CC Senior Men TCC Silver Div 2 4/169 v West Point Titans 10/167.

Division 3. Utd Tarneit SC Senior Men D3 7/152 v Tarneit Central 9/154. Brimbank Strikers CC 10/168 v Williams Landing SC Senior Men 3 7/197. West Point Titans 4/190 v Western Lions Senior Men A 10/130. Edgar CC Stallions 9/167 v Truganina Utd CC Senior Men Div-03 10/165.

Division 4. Truganina Utd CC Senior Men Div-04 10/152 v Truganina Strikers Blue 2/ 155. Edgar CC - Eagles 2/144 v Utd Tarneit SC Senior Men D4 10/141. Williams Landing SC Senior Men 4 v Western Eagles SC 1st XI. Jafari SC 10/186 v AA Tarneit CC 7/292.

Division 5. Tarneit Central 3/131 v United Wyndham Senior Men Wranglers 10/130. Utd Tarneit SC Senior Men D5 7/177 vWest Point Titans 8/176. Western Eagles SC 2nd XI v Mambourin CC 1st XI. Western CC 1sts 1/180 v Williams Landing SC Senior Men 5 10/176.

Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21- April 20) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 1.3.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.26.36.30.33.

You might have to be more aggressive than before to get things going your way and let people disagree with you.

Even your relationships could come under some stress.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 3.2.6.5.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.25.45.40.9.

Things that have been worrying you for some time should now be solved, and you can relax for a while. People could ask for your help in something you are good at.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.5.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.9.22.1.

Travel could be on the agenda, and your share of the expenses could be paid by sheer luck. The situation could face changes, and your particular job could be different.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 2.3.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.26.36.39.5.

After a disastrous beginning, your new job should be just what you need. If you are still undecided about your love life, stick with the known and let others pay.

LEO: (July 23- August 22) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.26.30.33.

Travel could be restricted to short trips only until you have enough time to go further. Improvement in personal relationships could be attributed to the fact that you are in a better mood.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 2.3.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.26.25.40.44.

You should be able to charm your way to anything you want. Lots of invitations and more people to meet. Some of your newfound friends could introduce you to something different.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 2.3.1.5.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.26.25.28.7.

Meeting new people could make you aware of things you never thought of before. You could be contemplating a unique style of living and need someone to support you soon.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 2.3.9.5.

Lotto Numbers: 5.6.12.23.36.39.

News from distant places could affect your ideas, and something could change your mind about someone special. It is not a reasonable period to confide in people just now.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 2.3.5.6.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.26.36.30.45.

People are watching for you, so do your best to achieve your goals. There should be plenty to keep you occupied and also time for enjoyment.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 2.3.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 2.13.20.30.11.15.

Suppose you are planning career changes, now is a good time to enquire about courses etc for the future. But do not rush into anything unplanned, as an accident could happen if you are not careful.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Purple Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 6.2.3.1.

Lotto Numbers: 6.12.23.30.22.29.

You will feel more in charge of the situation at your place, and something that has been irritating you for some time should be easier to bear—some good luck in something.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.26.36.30.44.

It is a very unexpected period when all kinds of things can happen. If you are looking for an opportunity, now is the time to strike. Significant changes are on the way for you.

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FUND BOOSTS STATE’S FISH POPULATIONS

■ More Victorians can now play a part in boosting fish populations, with a new grant program to improve fish habitats in freshwater, marine and estuarine fisheries, made possible by the State Government.

Steve Dimopoulos, Minister for Outdoor Recreation, last week announced the Fish Habitat Improvement Fund, with $2.5 million in funding to help recreational fishers and organisations create better fish habitats.

Administered by the Victorian Fisheries Authority, the grants program includes two streams of funding for recreational fishing groups and large-scale projects.

Stream one will support recreational fishing groups to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to complete small-scale works such as planting native trees and shrubs, weed and erosion control, and fencing on public or private land.

These grants will remain open until the funding amount is allocated.

Stream two enables largerscale project partnerships to restore, recover and rebuild fish populations with up to $200,000 available and co-investment from funding partners required.

These grants will remain

● Steve Dimopoulos, Outdoor Recreation Minister

Fast Facts For more information, head to vfa.vic.gov.au/ fishhabitatfund open until March 1.

Organisations eligible to apply for the grants include catchment management authorities, local, regional and statewide fishing bodies, councils, water authorities, traditional owner groups and land councils and community organisations.

The fund has been supported through the State Government’s $96m investment to improve fishing, boating, piers and aquaculture.

The Government has previously invested in fish habitat through the installation of kingfish reefs in Port Phillip, shellfish reef restoration, and rocky reef modules in Corio Bay. Recreational fishing licence fees have also been reinvested into several projects in recent years including woody habitat into the Goulburn and Little Murray Rivers, Waranga Basin and Lake Eppalock as well as structures into the Maribyrnong River.

“More habitat is good news for fish populations and recreational fishers, who can wet a line for popular species near woody snags, reef modules, restored shellfish reefs or from a shaded riverbank,” said a State Government representative.

Mr Dimopoulos said “Funding projects to provide more habitat is yet another way we’re making Victoria’s fisheries even better and complements our record-breaking fish stocking program.”

“Whether it’s woody snags in a northern river to provide homes for Murray cod, bankside vegetation to provide shelter for trout or shellfish reefs for snapper in the bay, the fund will make a wide range of projects possible,” Mr Dimopoulos said.

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