The Local Paper. Mitchell Shire Edition. Wed., Nov. 13, 2024

Central Ward: Timothy Hanson, Nathan Clark, Bob Humm. North Ward: Ned Jeffery, John Dougall, Andrea Pace. South

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Local Politics

Election results

■ The official announcement of some local Council election results was due to have occurred after this edition of The Local Paper went to press.

The Whittlesea Council voting numbers were due to be announced at 11.30am on Monday (Nov. 11).

Murrindindi Shire Council election results were due to have been declared at 2pm yesterday (Tues., Nov. 12).

Admin. to Casey

■ Strathbogie Council’s Administrator Peter Stephenson has quickly found alternate work after his Euroa-based stint.

He has been appointed by the State Government as one of two Monitors for a 12 months at Casey Council.

■ Sue Carpenter, Damien Gallagher, Eric Lording and Sandice McAulay have been reelected to their Murrindindi Shire Council seats.

New to the Council table will be Anita Carr (Eildon Ward), Jodi Adams (Kinglake Ward) and Paul Hildebrand (Koriella Ward).

First preference votes were:

■ Cathedral Ward. Sandice McAulay, 1028. Judy Duncan, 323.

■ Cheviot Ward. Sue Carpenter, 810. Paul Galea, 667.

■ Eildon Ward. Anita Carr, 1087. Ian Maskiell, 267. John Storen, 120.

■ King Parrot Ward. Eric Lording, 810. Kim Travers, 574.

■ Kinglake Ward. Jodi Adams, 712. Stuart Hollingsworth, 693.

■ Koriella Ward. Paul Hildebrand, 722. Tim Molesworth, 412. Jane Moss, 287.

■ Red Gate Ward. Damien Gallagher, 1041.

Jo Timbury, 321.

Cr McAulay’s win in Cathedral Ward was convincing: 1028 votes to 323.

Similarly, outgoing Mayor Cr Damian Gallagher attracted 1041 votes against Jo Timbury’s 321 counts.

Cr Eric Lording pulled off his second victory against Jim Travers: 810 to 574.

Yea-based Sue Carpenter had a scare, when only 143 votes were between Flowerdale local Paul Galea taking the Cheviot seat.

Only 19 votes separated Jodi Adams and Stuart Hollingsworth at Kinglake.

The swearing-in of Murrindindi Shire Councillors is due to take place ronight (Wed., Nov. 13).

The election of Mayor is also due to take place. Of the four returning Councillors, Cr Gallagher, Cr Carpenter and Cr McAulay, have all had had previous stints in the top position.

● ● Cr Eric Lording: returned for a third term to Murrindindi Shire Council

Cr Lording has been denied that chance in his past two stints over eight years.

The two other remaining Council meetings for 2024 are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 27, and Wednesday, December 11, both at Alexandra.

Newcomers Anita Carr (Eildon), Jodi Adams (Kinglake) and Paul Hildebrand (Koriella) may change the balance of power at the Murrindindi Council table.

Local People

■ The new 2024-28 local government councils for Mansfield, Mitchell, Nillumbik, Strathbogie and Yarra Ranges were announced last Friday afternoon (Nov. 8).

Mansfield. James Tehan, Steve Rabvie, Mandy Treasure, Bonnie Clark, Tim Berenyi.

Mitchell. Central Ward: Timothy Hanson, Nathan Calrk, Bob Humm. North Ward: Ned Jeffery, John Dougall, Andrea Pace. South Ward: Riley Evans, Bob Cornish, Claudia James.

Nillumbik. Blue Lake Ward: Grant Brooker. Bunjil Ward: Naomi Joiner. Edendale Ward: Kelly Joy. Ellis Ward: Peter Perkins. Sugarload Ward: Kim Cope. Swipers Gullly Ward: Kate McKay. Wingrove Ward: John Dumaresq. Strathbogie. Scott Jeffery, Fiona Stevens, Claire Ewart-Kennedy, Vicki Halsall, Laura Binks, Gregory Carlson and Clark Holloway. Yarra Ranges: Billanoook Ward: Tim Heenan. Chandler Ward: Gareth Ward. Chirnside Ward: Richard Higgins (unopposed). Melba Ward: Mitch Mazzarella (who defeated Mayor Sophie Todorov ). O’Shannassy Ward: Jim Child. Ryrie Ward: Fiona McAllister (unopposed) Walling Ward: Len Cox.

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Kayigai Trail at Yea Wetlands

■ Murrindindi Shire Council, together with the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Inc.,has announced the commencement of a new walking trail project at the Yea Wetlands from this week

The Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Inc. has been successful in receiving funding from the State Government’s Regional Tourism Investment Fund to complete the Kayigai Trail Project and has engaged the Council to manage and oversee the construction of the Trail.

The Kayigai Trail includes the construction of approximately 200 metres of timber boardwalk, providing pedestrian access to the north and northwestern end of the Wetlands.

Four new viewing platforms will also be installed, creating prime locations for nature observation.

The new trail will follow the Yea River, offering visitors closer access to the natural waterway environment.

The viewing platforms are positioned in ideal spots for observing birds and wildlife, enhancing visitor experience by offering dedicated observation points in the wetlands.

“While impacts to visitors will be minimal, please be aware that during the construction phase, some parts of the wetlands will be fenced off for safety, as machinery will be in use,” said a Council representative.

“To reduce contractor engagement costs and minimise heavy machinery presence in this ecologi-

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cally sensitive area, construction of the Kayigai Trail has been co-ordinated to coincide with preliminary flood recovery works.

“Council acknowledges the joint funding support for flood recovery from the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement.

“We appreciate your understanding and cooperation while we complete this project, and we look forward to the enriched natural experience this trail will provide.”

Murrindindi Shire Council’s CEO Livia Bonazzi said: “The Yea Wetlands is one of Murrindindi Shire’s natural treasures.

“The Kayigai Trail will further improve this beautiful area, enabling both visitors and locals to enjoy it with minimal environmental impact. I look forward to experiencing this new trail at its completion.”

Yea Wetlands Committee Chair Don Knight said: “The Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Association, managing the Victorian State Government and Community funded grant project, 'Yea Wetlands Discover Experience', is delighted to partner with Murrindindi Shire Council to install the Kayigai Trail.”

“This milestone follows two years of planning, delayed by major flood events. Council’s role in project management, including tender processes, has ensured we achieve the best value for the community,” Mr Knight said.

Round-Up

■ Marg Allan has been appointed as municipal monitor to Strathbogie Shire Council. Ms Allan is a member of the Victorian Local Government Grants Commission, and was the municipal monitor for Moira Shire Council.

■ Visitors to Avenel will certainly know the have arrived, thanks to three new feature welcome signs recently installed and the three wayfinding signs.

Design of the signage was chosen by the community, selecting their favourite image featuring their iconic heritage bridge.

Granite, a material commonly associated with the Avenel area, was used to give the signs a local touch.

Strathbogie Shire Engagement staff worked closely with the Avenel community, gathering input through the Share Strathbogie engagement site and at the monthly Avenel market and the Community Hub Residents had the opportunity to choose from a variety of designs, which included stylized images of agriculture and vineyards.

The welcome signs are part of Stage 2 of Avenel’s streetscape upgrade, following the completion of Stage 1, which introduced native shrubs and boulders along Queen St

The Streetscape program was funded by the State Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.

Council offline

■ Portions of the Whittlesea Council website were offline last weekend.

The online customer portal was unavailable from 5pm Friday (Nov. 8) to 8.30am Monday (Nov. 11).

“During this time our main website will remain operational, however you will not be able to submit any online requests,” a note from the Council said.

“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.”

Crs sworn in

■ Yarra Ranges Shire Councillors wasted no time in getting down to business. They were declared on Friday (Nov. 8) anmd sworn in on Saturday (Nov. 9).

There are four new councillors who make up nearly half of the nine-member council, with five of the incumbent councillors reelected.

Yarra Ranges Council Chief Executive Officer Tammi Rose said: "We welcome our new and returning councillors and look forward to building on the strong work of the previous term.

"The business of Council can be complex and there will be plenty for our new councillors to learn over the coming weeks and months ahead with staff and experienced councillors on hand to help.

“We thank all candidates for putting themselves forward in this election and encourage those who were unsuccessful to continue to find ways to get involved in their communities,” Ms Rose said.

At Molesworth

■ The Molesworth Hotel and General Store is being advertised as re-opening soon.

The Latitude 37 Pubs group which includes the Country Club Hotel at Yea, are in charge, and they will be selling their Tooboorac Brewery beer at the outlet.

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Council News

Better footpath

■ A new shared path along Kidston Parade and part of Maroondah Hwy will soon fill an important missing link and improve walkability in Mansfield’s western growth area.

The 2.5m wide sealed path will connect Maroondah Hwy with Malcolm St via the eastern side of Kidston Parade. By linking to existing footpaths, it will provide pedestrian and cycling access between Beolite Village, Mansfield Golf Club, nearby residences and the centre of Mansfield New culverts, signage and line marking will also be installed, and an existing section of footpath will be widened and incorporated into the new path.

The $180,000 project is jointly funded by Mansfield Shire Council and Department of Transport and Planning’s Flexible Local Transport Solutions Program.

The Department’s contribution of $229,000 also includes funding for future works to extend the Mansfield-Whitfield Rd shared path all the way to Maple Tree Boulevard.

Ari Croxford-Demasi, Mansfield Council’s Executive Manager Capital Works and Operations, said the new path was a priority project for Council

“Kidston Parade has been a missing link in Mansfield’s path network, and is a high priority in Council’s Footpath and Shared Path Strategy,” he said.

“The new path gives residents at Beolite Village and near Links Rd a safer opportunity to walk or ride into the centre of Mansfield without having to use the main roadway,” Mr Croxford-Demasi said.

Construction of the Kidston Parade shared path is planned this week to Friday 20 December.

The road will remain open with traffic management in place while works are underway. Road and path users are asked to follow the directions of traffic signs, traffic operators and construction crews, said a Mansfield Council representative.

Check Labor’s promises: MP

■ Indi MHR Helen Haines is asking the Australian National Audit Office to investigate election commitments made by the Labor Party in 2022, amounting to $1.35 billion through two invitation-only grant funds.

Dr Haines said that during the last election campaign, the Australian Labor Party made 435 commitments to fund projects, with 86.8 per cent of seats that Labor won or held at the election receiving a grant through the programs. Only 51.7 per cent of non-Labor seats received a grant.

“Once Labor formed Government , it directed the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts to set up two grant programs –Investing in Our Communities Program and the Priority Community Infrastructure Program, allocating almost $1.35 billion to these programs in their October 2022 budget,” said a statement released by Dr Haines.

“Freedom of Information requests show the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government asked the Department to undertake a desktop review for project merits after coming to Government, long after the spending commitments were made”

Dr Haines pointed to the program guidelines as a point of concern, noting they were ‘one-off, closed, non-competitive programs’, with the eligibility restricted to those ‘invited to deliver a project identified by the Australian Government’.

“The government had an ‘invite-only’ list of organisations that could apply through these two programs, mostly projects that were already promised by Labor as election commitments,” Dr Haines said.

“When you put all of the information together – who received a grant, the application process, and the assessment process – we have to ask, does the process for determining recipients under these programs seem rigorous, objective,

fair, equitable and responsible? Or is this just another example of pork barrelling?”

Dr Haines said she had met with Catherine King, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, to lay out her concerns in a meeting in October, advising the Minister she would be making a referral to the audit office.

“I met with the Minister to outline my concerns and personally advise her that I would be writing to the ANAO to ask them to investigate the programs and the actions and decisions of the Government

“The ANAO is the auditor for public spending – it makes sure that when the Government spends taxpayer money, it stacks up. And I want to know if these election commitment programs stack up.”

Dr Haines said that any assertion by the government that ‘the election is the selection’ goes to the heart of the problem of pork barrelling and called on the Parliament to take firm action to end the practice.

Community News

Probus trip

■ Combined Probus Club of Whittlesea Life Member, Mary Wood , the Trips and Tours Officer, organised the October short trip to the Wimmera fringes using Halls Gap as the home from home.

Day one was a relaxing coach trip with a visit to the Seppelt Winery to tour the underground cellar and then to whet the appetite and enjoy a lunch followed by a visit to the Brambuk National Park

Next day’s itinerary was set to visit the Murtoa Museum Precinct and investigate the Stick Shed, the Railway Water Tower and Museum and return home via Stawell, stopping to visit the highlights and having dinner at the local Chinese Restaurant.

Teresa Carlin related that her father had often participated in the Stawell Gift. In March 1948 Leo Hicks triumphed over a stomach complaint to win the two miles Grampian Stakes - his fourth handicaps win in a row. Hicks ran from the back mark of 140 yards and returned the fast time in trying conditions of 8min58sec for a 10-yard victory.

Halls Gap Zoo took up most of the third day. Mary and fellow Probian, Marian Cordy-Howell, had an epiphany. Marian said that the close-by Cavendish area was her original stamping ground and she had much to tell.

The car park at the Bridge Café was quite full when the group arrived for morning repast but all were “fed and watered”. There is much history to see in the town and Marian had arranged for Peter Watt to be the guide.

The Cavendish community keeps all public spaces and historic buildings in tip top condition. The passengers relaxed back on the bus until the lunchtime stop for pizzas at Mount Buninyong Winery

Other trip organisers could well take a leaf out of Mary Wood’s book and see if they can avoid a “same old same old” itinerary.One never knows what information is held by members.

- Michael Halley

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● ● ● Helen Haines, Indi MHR

H’bridge line boost

■ Trains have resumed on the Hurstbridge Line following a three-week around-the-clock construction blitz, as crews take another key step towards connecting the M80 Ring Road to the North East Link tunnels.

Crews lifted beams into place to construct the new Grimshaw St bridge, foundations, earthworks, precast panel installations and construction of retaining walls, which are key steps towards extending the existing rail tunnel under Greensborough Hwy, as part of work to connect the North East Link tunnels to the M80 Ring Road

During the 24/7 works, crews worked around the clock to build a new road bridge over the rail line at Grimshaw St.

Some 26 concrete beams were lifted and installed to form the south section of this new bridge deck.

It will form part of the new Grimshaw St interchange that will make it easy to access Greensborough Highway, North East Link and the M80 Ring Road

Workers also installed 72 pre-cast concrete panels to form a section of the western walls of the extended rail tunnel under Greensborough Highway

When it is eventually extended to nearly half a kilometre long, the rail tunnel will accommodate for the completed M80 Ring Road to be built over the Hurstbridge Line between Grimshaw and Elder Sts in Watsonia.

The new extended rail tunnel will be the third longest on Melbourne’s train network, behind the new Metro Tunnel and the City Loop.

“There is more to be done and crews will continue a range of rail upgrades next year, with works to extend the rail tunnel and rebuild the Grimshaw Street bridge continuing until 2026,” said a North East Link representative.

Bush folk need same GP care Rural News

■ The Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges has again warned that fast-tracking International Medical Graduate registration alone will not solve Australia's rural healthcare challenges.

Without proper planning, new specialists may concentrate in urban areas while regional communities continue to face specialist shortages.

"We are reviewing the broader health workforce reform agenda outlined in the Scope of Practice Review and will consider the recommendations in the context of all the current health workforce reforms,” said A/Prof Sanjay Jeganathan, Chair of CPMC

“We cannot accept an implementation approach for international medical registration that fails to address the fundamental challenge of ensuring all Australians have access to appropriate specialist care.

"Regional Australians deserve the same quality healthcare as city residents, yet the current approach risks widening rather than closing these geographical healthcare gaps.

“CPMC reaffirms its commitment to working constructively with AHPRA, the Medical Board of Australia, Minister Butler, and state and territory ministers on international medical registration and broader workforce reforms.

“We emphasise that any changes to registration pathways must be part of a comprehensive strategy that genuinely addresses workforce distribution and maintains Australia's high standards of specialist care.

“Practising medical specialists and GPs through the colleges need to be part of the process.

“Evidence shows that while SIMG registrations have increased by 27 per cent under current pathways, these specialists need to flow to regional areas where they are most needed.

"While CPMC supports appropriately qualified specialists helping to address workforce challenges, success depends on implementing proper systems to ensure they are directed to

communities with the greatest needs, supported by robust quality assurance processes," said A/ Prof Jeganathan

CPMC's concerns about the expedited pathway implementation include:

■ No clear mechanisms to direct specialists to areas of genuine workforce shortage

■ Lack of detail about maintaining standards through the qualification equivalency process

■ Absence of strategies to ensure long-term retention in rural and regional areas

■ Limited integration with existing specialist training pathways

■ Insufficient consideration of speciality-specific challenges

■ Inadequate detail about supervision and quality assurance processes

"Fast-tracking overseas specialists without addressing underlying distribution issues won't solve our core challenges," said A/Prof Jeganathan. "Rural Australians will still face the same barriers to accessing specialist care.”

Upgrade complete

■ The Bridge Inn Road Upgrade has opened all lanes in Doreen

The project team opened the final section of new lanes, between Painted Hills and Garden Rds, marking the completion of major works.

The opening more than doubled the road’s traffic capacity in each direction between Plenty and Yan Yean Rds

The project team completed the major works ahead of schedule, with the important milestone initially scheduled for 2025.

Crews will continue undertaking minor works including landscaping and other finishing works along Bridge Inn Rd over the coming months.

For the safety of crews completing these works, some lane and side-road closures will be in place on Bridge Inn Rd at certain times.

Along with building and upgrading lanes, the project has improved key intersections, installed safety barriers and built shared paths.

The upgrade has also delivered the new four-lane bridge over Plenty River and repurposed the existing historic bluestone bridge as a section of shared path for pedestrians and cyclists.

The project has also switched on new traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing near Ivanhoe Grammar School in a boost for community safety.

The upgrade will help reduce travel times, improve safety and boost connectivity to homes, businesses and local amenities including Mernda’s train station and town centre.

Major Road Projects Victoria and with construction partner Laing O’Rourke are delivering the Bridge Inn Road Upgrade.

● A/Prof. Sanjay Jeganathan

Local Politics

Govt fails on crime

■ The State Government continues to ignore the pleas of frightened communities in Melbourne’s north to take action against Victoria’s illicit tobacco trade, says Northern Metropolitan MLC Evan Mullholland.

He says the Government needs to put a stop to the string of associated fire bombings that continue to endanger lives and livelihoods.

“Labor have failed to support a Bill introduced by the Liberals and Nationals to stamp out these attacks, disappointing residents in the north where 36 tobacco shops have been targeted over the last 18 months alone – one every 15 days,” Mr Mulholland says.

He called on State Parliament to condemn the Allan Labor Government for allowing crime and chaos to explode on their watch and calling on the Labor Government to urgently introduce a tobacco licensing scheme.

“Every fortnight the northern suburbs see another tobacco shop targeted. Residents are disappointed to see the Labor Government ignore their pleas for action to be taken.” Mr Mulholland said.

Drawing attention to how innocent families and local business have been caught in the crossfire, Mr Mulholland called on the Allan Labor Government to act.

“We have seen dozens of other local businesses caught up in these attacks. Familyrun businesses like bakeries, convenience stores, and even bike shops have been damaged in such attacks. Families are afraid for their lives and livelihoods.”

Mr Mulholland says the Liberals and Nationals plan will:

■ Introduce a licensing scheme for the sale of tobacco products.

■ Implement of a fit and proper person test to ensure suitability to hold a tobacco retail licence

■ Create search and seizure laws for Victorian Police relating to tobacco products.

■ Enforce penalties for first time offenders of up to 5000 penalty units – the equivalent of $1 million.

Lollipop man Darrell Murray

■ Darrell Murray gave an impromptu address about School Crossing Supervision, at the Combined Probus Club of Whittlesea meeting.

Darrell is the Whittlesea Council’s relief crossing supervisor as well as one of the three trainers for new recruits and refresher training.

There are 212 crossings in the Whittlesea Council area, covered by 200 permanent and 24 relief supervisors.

Rostered supervisors have an allocated time to report unavailability which swings Darrell into action to take over their day.

This can be quite difficult as he may have to go from Whittlesea to Epping or elsewhere in the peak hour traffic. It could be six or seven different crossings in one week.

Darrell explained that the primary function of a supervisor is to educate children that selfpreservation is tantamount as motorists often ignore the warning stop sign.

At St Joseph’s Mernda it is common for two drive-throughs a day.

The established protocol is for children to amass on the footpath and when the Supervisor raises the stop sign and blows the whistle twice, walk across being mindful of risk.

Darrell has 100 of the 212 crossings in his control and they vary significantly in use. At one crossing seven children crossed in 45 minutes whereas at another it was 400 in the same time.

One large college with a big population causes long tail-backs of traffic. One kilometre in each direction is not uncommon, which can exacerbate motorists’ anguish.

Darrell related one instance where he was in the middle of the road holding the stop sign; he was abused by the driver. He told him that what he did would result in a three-point $465 fine. The motorist simply drove off.

Asked about body worn cameras Darrell said that it is a matter under debate at Government level. There is a rollout of new dynamic pedestrian crossings to improve safety and reduce

congestion around schools and rail interchanges, with 50 per cent of the new crossings now operational.

Dynamic crossings use sensors and high-definition cameras to detect how many people are waiting at a crossing and adjust the crossing time accordingly, keeping students and families’ safe and improving traffic flow.

Darrell said it is worth agitating your local member to have a proactive role in getting a decision about body worn cameras and the extension of dynamic crossings.

Over the past 10 years on average, 47 pedestrians were killed in Victoria each year, more than 690 pedestrians were seriously injured. Ten percent were primary school aged children.

The 200- plus supervisors, mainly seniors, who give three-quarters of an hour twice a day to keep our future generations safe deserve accolades, and not be subject to abuse and road rage.

- Michael Halley

Schools News

Education role

■ Yan Yean MLA Lauren Kathage has spoken in State Parliament about the important role of education.

“I visited lots of schools in my electorate last week and spoke with principals David Jovanovski, Kathy Mourkakos, Anthony Oldmeadow, Kristin Hankins, David Williams and John Metcalfe – fantastic principals that we have in our area,” Ms Kathage said.

“We are so blessed to have such upright, dedicated, passionate education leaders in our area. I want them focused on the children and I want them focused on their schools and not having to spend their time on administrative tasks that could be better handled in another way or by someone else.

We do not want to stop work experience. We had fantastic Liam doing work experience in my office from Mernda Central College. He was an absolutely fantastic example of the types of students they produce there and a fantastic representative of the school.

“He helped us immensely. He had a lot more knowledge of social media than I do, and I definitely benefited from that. I think I learned more from him that he did from me.

“But some people, bless them, are called to teaching. My sisters are all teachers. We have got fabulous former teachers here in the chamber. Teachers from all walks of life and with all experiences are what we need. There should never be a barrier to someone becoming a teacher.

“I was speaking with a man in Wallara Waters estate in Wallan. His wife is a teachers aide at one of the local schools. She wanted to study teaching but was concerned about the student placement. I was so excited to explain to him about the paid placement for student-teachers available in regional areas and for special developmental schools, because having people who might be maturely coming to teaching or who have not had the chance to go straight into university from school to become teachers I think is really important because they bring life experience and a different view of the world to the classroom,” Ms Kathage said.

● ● ● ● Darrell Murray

Schools News

Maintenance works

■ Diamond Valley College is to receive more than $121,000 from the State Government for maintenance works.

Euroa Primary School will receive,$160,869.99, and Euroa Secondary College is due for $232,757.80.

Kilmore Primary School will be the beneficiary of works totalling $137,224.78.

Morang South Primary School is listed with a budget allocation of $12,059.93.

Puckapunyal Primary School is in the money with an allotment of $873,246.64 for maintenance.

Wallan Secondary College’s spend will be $88,159.74.

Ben Carroll, Minister for Education, announced that 78 schools will share in over $21 million of funding from the Planned Maintenance Program to undertake 79 maintenance projects between them.

This is the latest round of PMP which provides funding to address high-priority maintenance issues across Victoria’s government schools.

The program ensures schools can undertake essential work in classrooms and other school buildings, such as fixing roofs and replacing windows, painting, and resurfacing floors, as well as some external works like improving pathways.

Works are determined by a rolling facilities evaluation process, which provides upto-date information on the condition of schools to create a faster and more targeted allocation of funding.

“From a fresh coat of paint in classrooms to ensuring crucial emergency shelters are in good condition, this latest maintenance blitz will ensure all Victorian students have safe and modern learning spaces,” Mr Carroll said.

“We are making sure every single classroom is safe, engaging, and will complement the top-class education we are committed to providing.”

Forestry funds grants open

■ The State Government says that it is supporting job creation and business development in former native timber industry communities with applications now open for round 2 of the Forestry Transition Fund Grants Program

Ros Spence, Minister for Agriculture, announced that eligible businesses and industry groups in or around the towns and communities directly impacted by the end of native timber harvesting can apply for grants up to $1 million to expand, diversify or start new businesses. Chambers of commerce, peak bodies and business networks, local councils and incorporated not-for-profits that operate as businesses are also eligible to apply for the grants.

A $20,000 Transitioning Timber Worker Employment Incentive Payment is also available for each transitioning native timber worker that a project employs.

There were 30 applications received for round 1 of the Transition Fund with more than $2.4 million in funding approved so far for projects, which have led to job creation and business expansion.

Newmerella-based businesses Dahlsens Steel Truss and Frame and partners Built QA received a $500,000 Transition Fund - Round 1 grant to expand their operations and directly employ up to 16 local ex-timber workers.

Nationwide Trees at Piedmont is using its $775,000 Transition Fund grant to construct a multi-use production and dispatch shed, helping the business to meet growing demand as well as employing an additional 10 employees.

Former Parkside Timber Mill worker John Alen, received a $16,240 grant in round 1, enabling him to purchase tools and a trailer for his new kitchen installation business, Riverview Installations, so he could become self-employed.

Applications close on October 31 next year , for more information visit deeca.vic.gov.au/forestry or call 1800 318 182.

“The range of projects stretching from joint

ventures through to ex-timber workers getting a hand to start their own business, shows how the Transition Fund grants have already helped to create jobs and business development,” said Ms Spence.

Jaclyn Symes, Member for Northern Victoria, said: “I encourage eligible businesses to apply and take advantage of the support available to expand and diversify into new business opportunities.”

Tom McIntosh, Eastern Victoria MLC, said: “There are so many innovative and competitive businesses developing in Gippsland “Round 2 of the Forestry Transition Fund is another significant investment in these businesses, jobs and thriving communities they support.”

Harriet Shing, Member for Eastern Victoria, said: “Transition is long-term work, and I encourage eligible businesses to apply and access the support that’s available to develop and expand into new opportunities.”

Schools News

Breakfast Clubs

■ By June 2026, all government schools in the state will have had the chance to opt in to the Schools Breakfast Club program – with it set to support up to 200,000 students. The program is delivered in partnership with Foodbank Victoria

More than 1000 schools already participate in the School Breakfast Clubs program, which provides healthy breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and take-home food packs for students and families in need.

The State Government invested $21.1 million in the Victorian Budget 2024-25 to expand the program to every government school, bringing total investment in the program since 2016 to $162.3 million.

Since the expanded investment, more than 40 additional schools have joined up to the program. In total, 150 additional schools will join the program by June 2025.

Schools are also supporting families to plan and prepare healthy and affordable meals at home, with 140 schools hosting cooking classes for families.

Food provided through the program meets healthy eating guidelines, prioritises fresh and locally produced foods and caters for different preferences, with menu options including cereals, fresh fruit, soups and rice dishes.

The School Breakfast Clubs Program is part of a $287 million investment in the Victorian Budget 2024-25 to help ease cost-ofliving pressures for school families.

Families have started receiving letters from the Premier with their $400 School Saving Bonus.

The bonus supports government school students and concession card holders to help with back-to-school costs, and covers uniforms, camps, excursions, textbooks and other extracurricular activities through the year.

The State Government has also expanded the Glasses for Kids program into more than 400 extra schools, providing free vision screening to children in Prep to Year 3 and free glasses for students who need them.

● ● ● ● Ros Spence, State Minister

✔Critics of Indi MHR Helen Haines say that she can often lose sight of local issues, especially in the southern part of her electorate which covers Wodonga to Kinglake. But Dr Haines got it right last week when she said she would cancel her membership of airline club lounges.

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✔McEwen MHR Rob Mitchell is already in election mode, expected to be as soon as May next year. Mr Mitchell says he is proud to be part of a government committed to make access to an education fairer and more affordable for every Australian: “ A reelected Albanese Labor Government will cut a further 20 per cent off all student loan debts, delivering cost of living support for all three million Australians living with a student debt, including over 17,000 here in McEwen. This will cut around $16 billion in debt and includes all HELP, VET Student Loan, Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans and other income-contingent student support loan accounts that exist on June 1 next year.”

● ● ● ● Cr Deirdre Diamante

✔There were two certainties in the Manningham Council elections, as we went to press. Cr Deirdre Diamante was returned to Tullamore Ward. CrCarli Lange is back for Yarra Ward. Both women were unopposed.

Parliamentary nod for UGFM Mini Ads

■ Murrindindi’s community radio station, UGFM, has received a nod of respect from Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish.

“Upper Goulburn Community Radio celebrated 30 years on air on community radio,” Ms McLeish told the Legislative Assembly.

“It is not easy to keep a community radio station on air, but they have done an amazing job over this period and have really earned their stripes, particularly for their quality coverage of emergency events, fire, flood and drought.

“They were the first community station to become an emergency broadcaster. With 45 presenters and volunteer support, their future is rosy.

“The radio station would not be where it is today without their efforts and dedication. Thank you to committee members Michael Mawson, Naomi Booker, Judy Blakeney, Pam Young, Sara Southam, Daryl Lloyd and Peter Weekes OAM, who is a station stalwart.

“Peter was inducted into the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia honour roll on the Gold Coast recently. With only four inductees from 49 nominations across Australia, this is a big deal,” Ms McLeish said.

Free pool entry in M’dindi

■ Murrindindi Shire Council has announced that our swimming pools will open for the 202425 season on Saturday (Nov. 16)

“We are thrilled to offer free entry once again this year and invite our community and visitors to enjoy these popular facilities in Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville and Yea,” said a Council representative.

“This season, Council will also proudly host the Vicswim program, a valuable, low-cost, fiveday intensive summer initiative that teaches swimming and water safety to children from four years of age.

“Running across three weeks in January 2025, commencing Monday January 6, this program provides essential water safety education for our young residents. Further details will be shared soon.

“In an ongoing commitment to community safety, Council will have trained lifeguards on duty at all pool locations throughout the summer.

“Lifeguards play an essential role in supporting a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone, vigilantly overseeing patrons and ready to respond quickly to any needs.

“We ask our community to show respect and support for these important roles, helping to make our pools a safe space for all.

“As we welcome the warmer weather, Council reminds everyone that pool safety is a shared responsibility.

“While our lifeguards are highly skilled, and dedicated to safeguarding all swimmers, parents and guardians are required to supervise their children, particularly young ones.

“We ask all visitors to follow pool safety guidelines and be mindful of others. Together, we can create a fun, secure, and worry-free atmosphere for everyone to enjoy.”

Murrindindi Shire Council’s CEO Livia Bonazzi said: “We are delighted to once again offer free entry to our swimming pools.

“This initiative reflects our commitment to the Resilient Communities pillar of the Council Plan 2021-25, fostering connections and providing access to services that support physical and mental wellbeing in a safe, welcoming environment.”

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● Dogs are attacking local posties

✖Australia Post has revealed Victoria has recorded 114 dog-related incidents involving Posties over the last six months. Mooroolbark is one of the suburbs noted forthe highest number of incidents in the state. More than 49 Posties have fallen victim to dog-related incidents each week (10 per day). Australia Post is asking owners to secure their dogs these holidays and calling on councils to enforce proper restrictions to ensure the safety of Posties and the community.

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Election defeats

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■ ALEXANDRA. Alexandra Newsagency. 82-84 Grant St.

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■ ALEXANDRA. Corner Hotel.

65 Grant St.

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■ ■ ■ ■ THORNTON. Thornton General Store. 1365 TaggertyThornton Rd.

■ ■ WATTLE GLEN. Peppers

■ WARRANDYTE. Warrandyte Newsagency/Post Office. 100 Melbourne Hill Rd.

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■ ALEXANDRA. Endeavour Alexandra (BP). 10 Downey St.

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■ ALEXANDRA. Foodworks. 102 Grant St.

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Paddock General Store. 13 Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd.

■ ■ ■ ■ WHITTLESEA. Champions IGA Supermarket. 2/16 Church St.

■ WESBURN. Hotel. 2882 Warburton Hwy.

■ WONGA PARK. IGA Xpress.

70 Jumping Creek Rd.

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■ ALEXANDRA. Mount Pleasant Hotel. 90 Grant St.

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■ ALEXANDRA. Nutrien Harcourts. 56 Grant St.

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■ ■ ■ WHITTLESEA. El Azar Milk Bar. 13 Church St.

■ ■ WHITTLESEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 29 Beech St.

■ ■ WOORI YALLOCK. Hillcrest Little Store. 1745 Warburton Hwy.

■ WOORI YALLOCK. Woori Yallock Newsagency. Shop 4,1585 Warburton Hwy.

■ Former Nillumbik Mayor Karen Egan was defeated by newcomer Naomi Joiner in the Bunjil Ward election.

■ Richard Stockman failed in his attempt to win a Whittlesea Council seat, after a fouryear term at Nillumbik. His wife, Maria, did not succeed in her challenge against longstanding Ellis Ward Councillor, Peter Perkins.

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■ 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.

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■ BUXTON. Buxton Hotel. 2192 Maroondah Hwy.

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■ BUXTON. Shell Buxton. 2093 Maroondah Hwy.

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■ DIAMOND CREEK. Diamond Creek Newsagency. Shop 62a Main Rd, Diamond Creek Plaza.

■ ■ DOREEN. Doreen General Store. 920 Yan Yean Rd.

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■ EILDON. Foodworks. 18 Main St.

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■ ELTHAM. Eltham Newsagency. 2/963 Main Rd.

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■ EPPING. APCO Service Station. Cnr McDonalds Rd and High St.

■ ■ EPPING. Epping RSL. Harvest Home Rd.

■ ■ 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.

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■ YARRA GLEN. IGA Supermarket. 1/38 Bell St.

■ ■ YARRA GLEN. Yarra Glen Newsagency. 32 Bell St.

■ YARRA JUNCTION. Yarra Junction Newsagency. 2454 Warburton Hwy.

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■ BEVERIDGE. Beveridge Post Office. Lot 1 Old Hume Hwy.

■ ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Corner Store. 89 High St.

■ ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Hotel. 100 High St.

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■ ■ 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.

■ BROADFORD. Broadford Newsagency. 67 High St.

■ BROADFORD. Broadford Post Office. 123 High St.

■ ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Service Station. 165 High St.

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■ ■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Community House. 36 Silver Creek Rd.

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■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Hotel. 3325 Whittlesea-Yea Rd.

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■ ■ ■ FLOWERDALE. Hazeldene General Store. 6 Curlings Rd.

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■ GLENBURN. Glenburn Roadhouse. 3883 Melba Hwy.

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■ ■ ■ 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.

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■ ■ ■ MOLESWORTH. Molesworth Store. 4353 Goulburn Valley Hwy.

■ ■ NARBETHONG. Black Spur Inn. 436 Maroondah Hwy.

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■ ■ 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.

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■ PHEASANT CREEK. Flying Tarts Cafe. 888 WhittleseaKinglake Rd.

■ ■ PHEASANT CREEK. Pheasant Creek Store. 884 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd.

■ ■ RESEARCH. Research Post Office. 1546 Main Rd.

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■ SMITHS GULLY. Smiths Gully General Store. 914 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd.

■ ■ SOUTH MORANG. Milk Bar. 15 Gorge Rd.

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■ ■ 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.

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■ ■ ■ TAGGERTY. Taggerty General Store. 26 Taggerty-Thornton Rd.

■ ■ THORNTON. 4 Ways Diner.

1369 Taggerty-Thornton Rd.

■ ■ ■ ■ THORNTON. Rubicon Hotel.

1362 Taggerty-Thornton Rd.

E-bike crash probe

■ Greensborough Highway Patrol officers are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate an e-bike crash in Heidelberg West that left a woman with serious injuries last Thursday (Nov. 7).

It is understood a woman was riding a black e-bike in the vicinity of Bell St and Oriel Rd when she came off the bike about 3.40pm.

The 42-year-old Ivanhoe woman was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Free lunches

■ Murrindindi Shire Council hosted four community lunches for seniors across the Shire as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival

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■ ■ YEA. Marmalades. 20 High St.

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■ YEA. Mint and Jam. 46 High St.

■ ■ YEA. Nutrien Harcourts. 52

High St.

■ BROADFORD. Commercial Hotel. 31 High St.

■ BROADFORD. High Street Bakery. 67A High St.

■ BROADFORD. IGA Supermarket. 65 High St.

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■ ■ BROADFORD. Stuty’s Bakehouse. 91-93 High St.

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■ ■ ■ 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.

■ 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.

Brand, Ian David Brown, Gavin Carey, Ursula Chambers, Shaun Chilcott, Cameron Robert Cowley, Samuel Davis, Marc Devitt, Paul Fallaw, Thomas Charles Finn, Luke Anthony Foulkes, Kathy Leigh Horsburgh, Reed Janusauskus, Hayley Kara, Deniz King, Nicholas Kosterman, Sean Love, Robert Mcgahey, Joanne Mcnally, Sharna Meldrum, Christopher Minnitt, Lorraine Mueller, Kelly Nelson, Ricky Newell, Madeline Sarah Offermans, Daniel Osborne, Dean Otoole, Nick Joshua Petronio, Jaimie Dean Phillips, Craig Pym, Aaron Rhode, Dale Saunders, Chris Wayne Scicluna, Brandon Singh, Jaswant Sleddon, Alison Spalding, Kim Stephens, Daryl Andrew Taya Eltigani, Ramah Taylor, Simon Teh, Robert Volkmer, Keelan Weightman, Dexter Whipps, Jane Wilson, Caleb

The events brought together more than 300 seniors, offering them a chance to connect, catch up and enjoy time with neighbours and fellow residents.

Council’s Access and Inclusion Officer, Andrew Langley, said: "These lunches were a wonderful opportunity for our seniors to relax, enjoy a meal and reconnect with familiar faces while listening to live music by local musician Steve Paix

“We are grateful to all who attended and helped make these events a memorable celebration. The energy in the rooms was fantastic, with laughter and conversations everywhere!"

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■ ■ 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.

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■ ■ ■ HEALESVILLE. BP. 66 Maroondah Hwy.

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■ ■ ■ HEALESVILLE. Coles Express. 123 Maroondah Hwy.

■ ■ HEALESVILLE. Grand Hotel. 270 Maroondah Hwy.

■ ■ HEALESVILLE. Healesville Newsagency. 195 Maroondah Hwy.

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■ ■ ■ 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.

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■ ■ ■ MILLGROVE. Licensed Grocery. 3043 Warburton Hwy.

■ 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.

Friday, November 15 Cao, Jainfei Collins, Kyle Mark Culliver, Jordan Lingard, Nicholas Lloyd, Steele Perosevic, Brian Riddell, Paul David Tuesday, November 19 Woodley, Brendan Allan Mansfield Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings

Wednesday, November 13 Bashir, Muhammed Sameed Bevan, Christian Canavan, Brendon Justin Cartledge, Andrew Chater, Aaron Clark, Daniel De Mamiel, Thomas Oscar Elsegood, Geoffrey James Fletcher, Bruce Hamstead, Blake Humphries, Kynan Hundal, Vishal Knight, Rhys Jackson Konyn, Danny John Lia, Lynda Lian Hrang, Hmun Lian Link, Khyle Arnold Mcvean, Tristian Pye, Scott Spizzo, Leon Rino Tatham, Jarrod Wu, Xing

Wednesday, November 20

Local resident Sue Hendy volunteered to deliver an engaging speech, encouraging seniors to stay curious and connected, challenging age-related stereotypes.

She shared insights on navigating attitudes around aging and inspired attendees to embrace each stage of life with pride.

Theme for this year’s festival, ‘Explore, Engage, Evolve’, is a reminder to enjoy the beauty of Murrindindi Shire

A Council representative said: “With 35.3 per cent of Murrindindi Shire residents over 60 years of age, compared to the Victorian average of 22.4 per cent, Council is committed to promoting wellbeing, physical activity, and social connection among our senior community.

“Regular moderate-intensity activity can significantly improve their health and independence.

“Council is pleased to acknowledge the joint financial contribution by the Victorian Government and the Commonwealth Government under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements

“This funding enabled us to host the lunches in four towns and to increase the number of people who were able to participate.

Murrindindi Shire Council’s CEO Livia Bonazzi said: “Our focus is on creating spaces and events that help our seniors stay active, connected, and valued. Events like these lunches foster a sense of belonging and wellbeing that is essential to the quality of life for our older residents.”

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■ ■ 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.

■ 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.

■ ■ ■ WARRANDYTE. Grand Hotel.

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140 Yarra St.

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

■ WANDONG. Kemp’s Wandong Bakery. 372 EppingKilmore Rd.

■ WANDONG. Magpie and Stump Hotel. 3313 EppingKilmore Rd.

Al-Absawi, Mohammad Baker, Jackson Stephen Fitzgerald, Lana Maree Guerra Santos, Leonardo Hockey, Shane Nicholls, Richard David Oktavianto, Revi Tira Palmer, Michael Prosser, Mark Bernard Rathhi, Abhishek Smith, Vikky Katy Thursday, November 21 Beganovic, Sabit Elsegood, Geoffrey Watson, Jamie

Local Briefs

Post at Kinglake

■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish has spoken in State Parliament about postal services at Kinglake.

“The decision by Australia Post making changes to parcel delivery in Kinglake and surrounds is an appalling attack on small business and small communities,” Ms McLeish said.

“Not only does this change impact the viability of the two local post offices, it also threatens the community fabric.

“Not only do community members go to the post office to pay bills, do their banking, purchase gifts and other products, but it is also where they go to connect with community members.

“These businesses are critical to the heart and health of the communities on the Kinglake Ranges

“The next closest town is 25 kilometres away, with no public transport option. This is an appalling attack on Kinglake ,” Ms McLeish said.

W’dyte projects

■ Manningham Council CEO Andrew Day is encouraging local residents to provide opinions about upcoming projects in Warrandyte and Wonga Park in November.

Mr Day said encouraged residents to share their thoughts and ideas at upcoming consultation sessions – to help ensure future projects reflect community values and priorities.

“We want to hear directly from the people who know the area best – its residents. If you like the project – tell us. If you have ideas to improve the project – tell us. Your feedback, no matter the opinion, is essential to helping us make informed decisions for the community,"Mr Day said.

The sessions will consult on projects across various stages. Some will be in the initial planning phase, where community sentiment and input are vital.

Others will be further advanced, where project designs will be shared, and officers will be available to answer questions.

Each session will focus on projects within its suburb.

■ Monday, November 25, 4pm to 7pm, Wonga Park Hall, corner of Launders Avenue and Yarra Rd

■ Monday, December 2 , 4pm to 7pm, Warrandyte Community Hall, 2-8 Taroona Avenue.

Days of Activism

■ Mitchell Shire Council has events as part of its participation in the nternational campaign to challenge violence against women and girls that runs from Monday, November 25 to Tuesday, December 10.

■ Coffee with a Cop : Have a coffee, ask questions and chat with local police officers. It's on at Little Stones Cafe in Seymour on Tuesday, December 3 from 9.30am-11am

■ Steps Towards Change: Guest speaker Tarang Chawla and a community walk on Thursday, December 5, from 10am-1.30pm at Hadfield Park in Wallan

■ Speak Up Forum: In partnership with Northern Community Legal Centre join this free event to raise awareness about respectful relationships at Greater Beveridge Community Centre on Tuesday, December 10, from 1pm-3pm.

Mitchell pools open

■ The Adventure Playground and Splash Park in Wallan set to open on Friday (Nov. 15), followed by the Tallarook Outdoor Pool, Seymour War Memorial Outdoor Pool, and Broadford Outdoor Pool on November 30. Outdoor pools will only open when temperatures reach 26 degrees and over. The Splash Park at Wallan will remain open in all weather conditions.

Stage two of the upgrade works at Seymour War Memorial Outdoor Pool are nearing completion. This stage includes new doors and partitions in the toilets and showers, improved drainage and flooring in the change rooms, updated fixtures and fittings, and a roof covering the male, female, and accessible toilets.

■ Warrandyte MLA Nicole Werner has spoken in State Parliament about child protection.

“Shocking new details from the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing revealed the crisis facing the state’s most vulnerable children.

“Victoria’s child protection department has received 66 reports of deaths of children, most of them younger than two years old, who were either inside or known to the system in the past four years.

“On top of that there have been 5400 reported incidents of abuse over this same period, including physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse.

“Most shockingly, in a single year there have been 160 reports of 85 children living in residential care who have been victims of child prostitution, including some as young as 11.

“Statistics like these are enough to make any Victorian feel sick to their stomach. What a damning indictment of the Labor Government’s child protection system, where children in its care are still facing abuse, exploitation and even premature death.

“Is it any wonder that two-thirds of young people in Victoria and across Australia’s youth justice system have had contact with the child

Things going swimmingly Stats shock Warrandyte MP

protection system within the past 10 years? This includes stories like that of an eight-year-old boy in state care who tried to hold up a supermarket with a butter knife, who had been roaming the streets with teens twice his age, leaving home almost daily to steal and beg for money.

“If there is one thing that is clear, it is that vulnerable children are being failed under a Labor Government in Victoria. The most vulnerable in our state deserve better than this,” Ms Werner said.

■ The State Government says it is making sure Victorian kids have the swimming skills they need to stay safe with affordable swimming lessons this summer.

Applications open today (Wed., Nov. 13) for the VICSWIM Summer Kidz Program, which teaches kids basic swimming skills as well as crucial water safety education at a subsidised cost of $35 for a week of lessons.

Families with kids aged four to 12 can choose to enrol in five 30-minute lessons, which run over the course of a week, or four 35-minute lessons.

Lessons for kids with a disability will be provided across six council areas including Whittlesea

Kathy Parton, CEO of Aquatics Recreation Victoria, said it is is pleased to run its 49th annual VICSWIM Summer Kidz program.

Cost of living, and dying

that the cost of living is rising under the Allan Labor State Government, and so is the cost of dying.

“A proposal was announced to raise the cost of plots and burials at Donnybrook cemetery by up to 15 per cent,” Mrs Lovell said.

“The Government-appointed board of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria, which manages Donnybrook Cemetery, has announced a price review which proposes an increase of $345 to the cost of a plot and up to $370 to re-open a grave for a family member to be buried in the same plot.

“Fee increases at Donnybrook Cemetery, which could be in place as early as December, will soon be followed by an annual CPI increase in July 2025.

“The financial position of the RPCV cemetery trust remains hidden from the public as annual reports have not been released for the past two years.

“There will be a double whammy on the cost of dying for Donnybrook residents, as probate fees jump by up to 645 per cent, and the cost of a plot and burial is proposed to increase by hundreds of dollars,” Mrs Lovell said.

New bins arrive

■ Residents in Mitchell Shire will soon receive new glass recycling and food and garden organics bins as part of an updated kerbside collection service.

More than 40,000 bins will be delivered from November through February, but collections won't start until March 2025.

Residents are asked to store your new bins at home until the service begins. Each household will receive a 120-litre glass recycling bin, 120-litre food and garden organics bin, seven-litre kitchen caddy, and an information pack.

M’ville Pickleball

■ Murrindindi Council has supported Tri Active Life Gym Marysville with the purchase of Pickleball equipment. The equipment was funded through Council's Grants and Sponsorships Program.

Pickleball was introduced to Australia in 2015 and has gained popularity as a low impact, all-inclusive sport, with easy to learn rules.

Tri Active Life Gym has three courts in the Marysville Community Centre, accommodating up to 12 players at a time. Pickleball is an opportunity to bring together all genders, adults and children.

The Council’s Grants and Sponsorships Program is designed to build on Council’s commitment to support local events, activities, projects and individuals, a Shire representative said.

Compost subsidy

■ Mitchell Shire Council is offering a compost bin and worm farm subsidy program until November 30, available until funds deplete.

This subsidy also now offers residents an opportunity to incorporate pet poo worm farms into their home recycling routines.

Visit participating retailers Bunnings Seymour, Kilmore Mitre 10, and Pretty Sally Home in Wallan to receive up to $30 off compost bins and $50 off worm farms.

This offer is exclusive to Mitchell Shire residents and limited to one item per household, excluding worms and accessories.

Rates notices

■ Murrindindi Council has sent the second instalment of the 2024/25 Rates Notices to ratepayers.

Those ratepayers who did not receive a copy of your notice have been asked to contact the rates team at the Council offices.

“Council recognises the financial burden that rates can place on individuals, families and businesses,” said a Shire representative.

“If you are experiencing financial difficulties that might prevent you from paying your rates on time, please get in touch with our Rates team by emailing rates@ murrindindi.vic.gov.au or calling 5772 0333.

“We can tailor payment plan options to suit your situation. All enquiries are treated confidentially,” the representative said.

Twilight Music Fest

■ November 22 is date for the Music Fest at the Wallan Twilight Market in Hadfield Park from 4.30pm to 9pm for an evening packed with excitement and entertainment.

Performances from four young local artists will be showcased.

There will be an announcement of winners of the Mitchell Shire Youth Awards, celebrating the achievements of inspiring young people in our community.

The event will feature a pop-up youth space with plenty of activities, giveaways, and more. A free bus service to the venue— more details on routes and times will be released soon.

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Council News

Anti Violence

■ Murrindindi Shire Council says it is proud to again support the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign as part of our ongoing commitment to creating a safer and more respectful community.

“This year’s campaign encourages all Victorians to work together to prevent violence against women and girls,” said a Council representative.

“This annual international campaign kicks off on Monday November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until Human Rights Day on Tuesday, December 10.

“Anyone can experience or commit violence. However, the data tells us that women are overwhelmingly the victims of family or intimate partner violence and face a much higher risk of being killed by a current or former partner than men.

“All experiences of violence are unique and valid, and we respectfully acknowledge this.

“In Murrindindi Shire, Council is partnering with and supporting local community groups and businesses, to engage with this important campaign.

“To support the 16 Days of Activism campaign, community members are encouraged to get involved in the following local events:

■ Latte with a Lawyer: Enjoy a free hot drink and chat with lawyers from ARC Justice's Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre on Wednesday November 27, from 10am – 1pm at the Grant Street Grocer in Alexandra

■ Call It In: A free workshop for men to talk about mental health on Saturday, November 30, from 9.30am - 11.30am at the Embassy of Ideas in Alexandra

■ Mitchell Shire Council Steps Towards Change Walk: Thursday December 5, from 10.00 am at Hadfield Park in Wallan

This year, with funding from Safe + Equal, Murrindindi Council has offered to gift three new books from the Respect Victoria book list to all Early Childhood services, Primary and Secondary Schools.

“ This is one way we hope to recognise the importance of educating future generations on the fundamental right to feel safe and respected.

“If you would like to attend an event, organise your own, partner with Council, engage in the campaign, or find helpful resources and support services, please click on the links below or contact Council by calling 5772 0333 or emailing community development@murrindindi.vic.gov.au Murrindindi Shire Council’s CEO Livia Bonazzi said :“More than one in three women have experienced men’s violence.

“On average, a woman is killed by a man she knows every week. The situation has worsened in recent years, with 75 women killed in the 2022-2023 financial year.

“Safety for women is not a given in any community - and neither is respect.

“I am heartened by our local community’s commitment to driving meaningful change. I encourage everyone to engage in the events, organise their own initiatives, or explore the valuable resources available.

“Together we can foster communities rooted in kindness and respect, paving the way for a safer and more equitable future for all,” Ms Bonazzi said.

Tax ruling

■ Native timber workers will get more money in their pockets when they receive support from the State Government, following a landmark class ruling by the Australian Taxation Office.

Ros Spence, Minister for Agriculture, welcomed the ATO’s decision which sets a national precedent in tax treatment for workers receiving redundancy payments.

The ruling means the Top-Up Payment provided as part of the Victorian Forestry Worker Support Program can be classed as a genuine redundancy – meaning they now benefit from tax-free and concessional rates.

The Government’s Top-Up Payments have helped 187 workers following the end of native timber harvesting in Victoria

Seymour District Cricket Scoreboard

A-Grade. One-Day.

Yea Tigers A Grade 10/163 v Alexandra A Grade 9/172. At Yea Recreation Reserve.

Seymour A Grade 9/189 v Puckapunyal Senior Mixed 4/190. At Chittick Park (East)

Tallarook A Grade 0/153 v Pyalong A Grade 10/151. At Tallarook Recreation Reserve. B-Grade. One-Day.

Yea Tigers B Grade v Seymour B Grade forfeited. At Yea High School.

Pyalong B Grade v Alexandra B Grade. At Pyalong Recreation Reserve

Avenel Senior Men 7/160 v Tallarook B Grade 3/102. At Avenel Recreation Reserve ★

A-GRADE

Yea Tigers v Alexandra

Alexandra won the toss and elected to bowl

Yea Tigers - Innings

Biron Hardinge

Thomas White

Jake Fish

Austen Ross

Dylan Thompson

Edison Waghorn

Andrew Butterworth (c)

Corbin Sutherland

Brodie Reid

Fill-in

James Lincoln

Total (37.4 overs) ..................... 10/163

Bowling (O-M-R-W): Matthew Waixel 2-3-141, Nathan Hendricks 6-1-23-0, Matthew Wal 3-0-25-1, James Meggitt 7-0-41-1, Juston Leary 4-0-12-0, William Ashton (c) 5.4-0-332.

Alexandra - Innings

Toby Ward, c & b Corbin Sutherland .......... 9

Jaidon Snyman (vc), lbw Dylan Thompson .. 2

Matthew Wal, b Thomas White .............. 38

Andrew Wood, c? b Thomas White ......... 13

Vinu Hewage, C?

b Andrew Butterworth ....................... 6

Joshua Crane, c? b Edison Waghorn .......... 3

Matthew Waixel, c & b Andrew Butterworth .................. 0

William Ashton, lbw Corbin Sutherland ..... 13

James Meggitt, not out ....................... 28

Justin Leary, run out ........................... 20

Nathan Hendricks, not out .................... 0

Extras (36WD, 2NB, 1LB, 1B, 0P) ......... 40

Total (45 overs) ........................ 9/172

Fall of Wickets: 1-18 Justin Snyman, 2-34

Toby Ward, 3-79 Andrew Wood, 4-96 Matthew Wal, 5-104 Joshua Crane, 6-104 Vinu Hewage, 7-105 Matthew Waixel, 8-129 William Ashton, 9-165 Justin Leary

★

Seymour v Puckapunyal Puckapunyal won the toss and elected to bowl

Seymour - Innings

Jason Brown, not out ........................... 18

Hayden Gawne, c Joel Baker, b Oscar Stevens .............................. 7

Luke Woolan, c Fill-in, b Sam Pullen ....... 56

Lachlan Drummond, c Sam Pullen, b Doyle Kelly ................................. 64

Brodey Pointon, c Oscar Stevens, b Sam Pullen .................................. 5

Braidon Horkings, st Joel Baker, b Sam Pullen ................................. 7

Monty Mann, c Fill-in, b Sam Pullen ........ 0

Hugh Smith, not out ............................ 4

Benjamnin MacPherson, b Fill-in ............. 0

Hamza Riaz, st Joel Baker, b Sam Pullen ... 4

Mitchell Thomas, c Doyle Kelly, b Fill-in .... 0

Extras (17WD, 3NB, 0LB, 4B, 0P) ......... 24

Total (45 overs) ......................... 9/189

Fall of Wickets: 1-14 Hayden Gawne, 2-144

Lachlan Drummond, 3-155 Brodey Pointon, 4176 Luke Woolan, 5-180 Braidon Horkings, 6-181 Jonty Man, 7-182 Benjamin MacPherson, 8-187 Hamza Riaz, 9-189

Mitchell Thomas.

Bowling: Madison Albers 8-0-37-0, Oscar Stevens 6-0-26-1, Fill-In 6-1-18-2, Mark Nipperess (vc) 9-0-51-0, Doyle Kelly 9-0-431, Sam Pullen 7-4-10-5. Puckapunyal - Innings

Sam Pullen, not out ........................... 132

Doyle Kelly, c Hamza Riaz, b Hayden Gawne ............................ 22

Oscar Stevens, c Hayden Gawne, b Hugh Smith ................................. 5 Fill-in, c Jonty Mann, b Hugh Smith ......... 7

Joel Baker (c), b Lachlan Drummond ........ 7

Lachlan Deeble, not out ........................ 7

Madison Albers, did not bat

Peter Brennan, did not bat Fill-in, did not bat Fill-in, did not bat Fill-in, did not bat Extras (9WD 0NB, 0LB, 1B, 0P) ............ 10

Total (33.3 overs) ...................... 4/190

Fall of Wickets: 1-63 Doyle Kelly, 2-102

Oscar Stevens, 3-149 Player, 4-175 Joel Baker. Bowling: Brodey Pointon 8.3-0-45-0, Braidon Horkings 9-3-43-0, Hayden Gawne 6-0-36-1, Hugh Smith 7-0-49-2, Lachlan Drummond 30-16-1.

SDCA Juniors

■ Under 16. Avenel U16 v Seymour U16 Mixed, at Avenel Recreation Reserve . Pyalong U16 Mixed 9/75 v Yea U16 Mixed 1/79, at Pyalong Recreation Reserve.

■ Under 13. Yea U13 Mixed Black 4/77 v Avenel U13 Mixed 4/87, at Yea Recreation Reserve. Yea U13 Mixed Yellow 0/101 v Alexandra U13 Black 7/87, at Yea High School. Tallarook U13 2/97 v Alexandra U13 Red 3/ 92, at Tallarook Recreation Reserve.

■ Under 13. Tallarook U11 v Alexandra U11s. Yea U11 Mixed v Avenel U11. Seymour U11 Mixed v Tallarook Rangers U/11.

■ The course was magnificent and the competition very close. Winners with 68 off the stick nett 54 3/8 were Rodney Lacombe, Michael Hay, Alan and Zach Pell.

The second placed team was Miranda and Rob Gill, Reggie and Bruce Bell with 72 nett 54 3/4.

The third team were Tony and Nicola Rule, Michael Sheather and Craig Blake with 72 nett 55.

Fourth team was Paul and Jo Clayton, Fiona Buchanan, Tom Kehoe and Michael Spagnolo with 70 nett 56.

NTP winners were Eddie Waghorn and Sharon Grogan on the 2nd, Rob and Miranda Gill on the 14th and Alan Pell and Di Holdsworth on the 18th. The straightest drives went to Miranda Gill and Jess Brock ★ Rule Wins A.H. Smith

Tony Rule (20) with a brilliant 83 off the stick 43 stableford points won the day and also the A.H. Smith Trophy with a total of 79 points over the two days.

Second overall and on the day was Peter Johnston (17) with 38 points – 76 overall. Third on the day was Rick Wills (8) with 36 points on CB from fourth Sam Wright (29) 36. Brendon Chenhall (15) was fifth with 35 on CB. There was no NTP on the 11th and John Phillips took out the Club Award. Neil Peterson and Sam Wright also finished with 76 points in the A.H. Smith Trophy Wednesday golf saw nine hearty golfers( after Tuesday’s Cup Day) play a Pair – 22 stableford event.

Winners with 349 points were the team of Phillip Armstrong and Alan Pell. Second were Alan and Rob Gill with 341. NTP on the 2nd was Anthony La Grutta. Gary Pollard and Brian Priestley won the Club Award. Individual winner was Rob Gill with 38 points from second Phil Armstrong 37.

- Alan Pell

■ Former Murrindindi Shire Councillor

Peter Beales failed in his bid to be returned to the Ararat Rural City Council.

Beales, who with wife Jenny operated the Kinglake West General Store, polled only 180 first preference votes (2.72 per cent). Seven of the 12 Ararat candidates were successful in winning a seat on that Council.

● ● Cindy Armstrong

Blitz

■ German bombers devastated British cities during the 1940–1941 Blitz, killing over 40,000 people. Bombed heavily every night, Londoners made up half the deaths.

Evacuation transported 600,000 children from London to the countryside in three days. This is the background to writer-director Steve McQueen’s film Blitz

Saoirse Ronan plays Rita, a single mother living in London's East End with her multiracial child, George (Elliot Heffernan), and Rita’s father, Gerald (Paul Weller).

George, evacuated to the country, leaps off the train and begins a long journey home.

At first glance, it seems McQueen is channeling British war films such as Mrs Miniver or Hope and Glory, films showing plucky Londoners resisting the German onslaught, coping stoically with sacrifice, danger, and death.

While those films skated over divisions in the class system, gender divide, and racism that characterised London society, McQueen highlights these rifts by presenting a sequence of vignettes.

McQueen constructs a vivid, cosmopolitan London with pubs, jazz, and nightclubs through episodic flash forwards and flashbacks.

McQueen then shows the Blitz's full horrors, brought home by the urgency of the struggle of rescues, firefighting, and desperate scenes of people seeking shelter pushed back by pompous officials as George makes his way home.

He is helped by a Nigerian ARP warden (Benjamin Clémentine), extolling kindness and black pride to George.

George encounters a Dickensian crime gang led menacingly by Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke.

In a flashback, McQueen shows Café de Paris revelers dancing to a big band led by an effervescent Cab Calloway-style band leader (Devon Mackenzie-Smith).

McQueen follows with a macabre scene with the gang prizing valuables from the bodies of the dead revellers before George escapes their clutches.

With visceral scenes and great performances, Blitz is a heartrending portrait of a city under siege.

Blitz is now screening as part of the British Film Festival. For cinemas and times, visit britishfilmfestival.com.au

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Jennifer’s award

■ Congratulations to Girls Act Good founder Jennifer Monk, who was surprised at the Pink Carpet Gala at the Sydney Web Fest when announced as winner of the Michael Ajakwe Award for Innovation in Filmmaking

Jennifer's award was for her significant contribution to the film scene, including her work on Slightly Cracked and previous entries such as Last Breath Melbourne-based Girls Act Good was created in 2013 by Jennifer, and is a collective of creators, writers, writers, actors, directors and producers committed to cutting edge work that packs an emotional punch, for and by women.

Jennifer started GAG to create roles for all the talented women she kept seeing competing for too few roles during her time as Company Director in a production house.

Jennifer is interested in exploring character's personalities, stories and truths instead of focusing on their gender in the creative collective.

GAG facilitates monthly moved readings and speciality workshops for its members, and produces film and theatre for the public. girlsactgood.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

Claw Money World

■ Opening on Saturday (Nov. 16), Warrnambool Art Gallery presents the premiere of pioneering and ground-breaking New York artist Claudia Gold (aka Claw Money) in Claw Money orld. This exhibition takes you to the heart of New York’s graffiti scene through the eyes of Claudia Gold

Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless

SISTER ACT Confidential

■ Based on the 1992 film, Sister Act tells the story of lounge singer and gangster moll Deloris van Cartier, played by musical diva Casey Donovan.

Deloris unwittingly witnesses a murder carried out by her gangster boyfriend, Curtis (James Bryers)

Placed in witness protection, Deloris hides out in a convent, Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow.

Urged on by Mother Superior, an acerbic Genevieve Lemon, Deloris, now Sister Mary Clarence, steps in to revive the nun’s flagging choir.

Throw in 70s soul and disco-based musical numbers, slapstick humour, and some crazy antics, including bumbling henchmen and an upcoming visit by the Pope

The strong cast looks like they are having a blast delivering first-rate performances and lifting the simple plot.

As Mother Superior, Lemon is an able foil, wrangling the nuns and Donovan with exasperation.

Rhonda Burchmore is a blast as Sister Mary Lazarus, brightening her scenes with comic relief, rapping in Latin, and delivering tongue-incheek lines such as “I love the sweet sensation of extreme flagellation!”

Bianca Bruce is terrific as the whacky, chirpy Sister Mary Patrick, and Sophie Montague warms the heartstrings as Sister Mary Robert Raphael Wong gives a delightful performance as the likeable Lieutenant Eddie Souther, sweet on Deloris. Damien Bermingham adds his comic talent as Monsignor O’Hara.

With her mighty vocals and a powerful stage presence, this is Donovan’s show.

It is hard to believe that this is Donovan’s first starring role.

She is a natural, handling the challenge with an upbeat dynamism.

Morgan Large’s set and costumes and Tim Mitchell’s dazzling lighting add pizzazz to the show.

Bathed in a sparkly glitter ball glow, Sister Act is light and bright, feelgood and fun.

It leaves you with a smile and a skip in your step.

Performance Season: Until January 26

Venue: Regent Theatre, Melbourne

Bookings: sisteractthemusical.com.au

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

The Cripple of Inishmaan

■ The Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG) presents Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan from November 21 - 30 at the Strathmore Community Theatre, 50 Loeman St, Strathmore

Directed by Matthew Freeman, The Cripple of Inishmaan is set on the small Aran Islands community of Inishmaan off the Western Coast of Ireland in 1934, where the inhabitants are excited to learn of a Hollywood film crew’s arrival in neighbouring Inishmore to make a documentary about life on the islands.

‘Cripple’ Billy Claven, eager to escape the gossip, poverty and boredom of Inishmaan, vies for a part in the film, and to everyone’s surprise, the orphan and outcast gets his chance ... or so some believe.

This Tony Award nominated show wittily exposes the multiple layers of myth that surround Ireland and examines how fast lies and gossip can travel in even the most remote communities.

Performance Season: November 21 - 30

(Please note: Nov. 23 and 24 are both 2pm shows, with no evening show on Nov. 23).

Venue: Strathmore Community Theatre, 50 Loeman St, Strathmore.

Bookings: stagtheatre.org

(Content warning: Contains coarse and derogatory language and mature themes)

- Cheryl Threadgold

Melb. At The Movies

■ What do you know about Melbourne and its place in the history of movie film over the last century and even further back? Confessed Certified Cinephile Ross Campbell records a mountain of wealth in his 440-page book Melbourne at the Movies, released at a launch at the Astor Theatre St Kilda

To say that he fell in love with movies at the age of 16 is an understatement, as from then and over the decades he became totally immersed in film, from a young novice to professional. Truly professional in so many areas, such as an award-winning documentary director and producer/technical consultant to the Melbourne International Film Festival for three decades. A curator of music for silent film screenings and artistic director for silent film and orchestra for the Melbourne Festival of Arts and much more.

His volume reflects on film in Melbourne as early as 1896 when Lumiere Brothers, a film manufacturing company in Lyon France, had cinematographer M. Marius Sestier photograph the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, November 3,1896, that was later premiered to a packed house at the Princess Theatre. Some three years later, Campbell writes of pioneering Melbourne film-making by the Salvation Army, reflecting on their brilliant foresight with their multimedia two-hour epic Soldiers of the Cross.

“‘Every film is great, be it short story or magnum opus”, Campbell reminds us, as it is “… an astonishing achievement to harness the vast array of disparate talents into a vision splendid.”

It is an astonishing chronological volume, that accurately brings to the fore stories of cinema theatres that we have lost, highlighting those we still have, films glorious and not so glorious, while including many, many luminaries - some well-known, some not so well known - that have been a part of Melbourne’s and indeed the world’s, film culture over the decades.

Delve into history, savour nostalgia. Available at bookstores or www.melbourneandthe movies.com.au

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

■ All your Marvel Superheroes as you haven’t seen them before. An adults only performance and we soon learnt why.

Falling short of a traditional circus performance it is a comedic raunchy performance of outrageously hilarious parodies of your Marvel heroes.

The opening night at the National Theatre, St Kilda, saw several hundred look-alike Marvel Heroes appear for the red carpet spectacle before curtain up.

Whether it be a Spider Woman, a Captain America, a Lady Thor or the Black Widow and others, they all set the scene for a memorable night.

We were promised extreme music, high friction vocals, strobe lighting and nudity. We got the lot and more.

The opening scene of showgirls dressed in sexy red, white and blue outfits were all singing, all dancing and high kicking while gambolling provocatively around a muscular Captain America played by Michael Boyle who had the audience of Marvel enthusiasts screeching with excitement.

With a somewhat complex set of welldesigned staging structures that moved constantly, catering for the 20 or so scenes, we had to take a breather following several high dynamisms and fast-moving scenes, particularly the aerial work by several of the cast.

All cast were highly skilled, timing perfect in whatever role they played, whether it was on the stage floor or on the rigging, in the air or even in the magic sword thrusting box.

Too many scenes need highlighting however I must make mention of two scenes that were quite outstanding in production and choreography.

That of the Black Widow played by Megan Wonfor, who excelled in a dramatic choreographed fight scene against two Ninjas in the first act, while in the second act and close to closure, Captain America with Spider Man played by Jacob McPherson both performed naked, Super Secret Boyband , again expertly choreographed and performed using two shields to protect vital parts of their anatomy, while their close sexual bodily encounters ended with a joyous kiss.

Exit stage, hand in hand and hand on each other’s bottom cheek. It is an adult performance.

It is also a production that Samwise Holmes, Creator, Writer, Director and Producer would be well satisfied with the collaboration and support of many, bringing a different aspect to the Heroes in an inclusive way sexually.

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Review by Graeme McCoubrie

Archives on show

■ Focus: Australian government photographers opened at the Victorian Archives Centre last Friday (Nov. 8).

Between 1939 and 1996, dozens of photographers were employed by government agencies to capture Australian culture, people, landscapes and animals.

This touring exhibition from National Archives of Australia offers a close-up look at the lives and work of those tasked with documenting the visual heritage of Australia

The exhibition showcases images drawn from the collection of almost 11 million images held by National Archives

National Archive s Director-General Simon Froude says the exhibition challenges existing perceptions of government photography.

Rhonda Burchmore

(Sister Mary Lazarus) in Sister Act

Photo: Benny Capp

● ● ● ● Ross Campbell

● ● ● ● Spiderman (Jacob McPherson) in Marvelous the Show.

Photo: Ben Dingley

Local Theatre Observations

Shows

■ Off the Leash Theatre: On Waking (written and directed by Jeannie Haughton) November 14 – 17 at the Drouin Hub, 1 Oak St., Drouin. Bookings: Trybooking.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: The Kitchen Sink (by Tom Wells) Until November 16 at the Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Wilson st., Brighton. Director: Keith Hutton. Bookings: brightontheatre.com.au

■ Beaumaris Theatre: Arsenic and Old Lace (by Joseph Kesselring) Until November 23 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd, Beaumaris. Director: Peter Newling. Bookings: beaumaristheatre.com.au

■ Peoples Playhouse: Daddy Long Legs (by John Caird) Until November 16 at The Anglican Centre, Mornington and Mt Martha Anglican Church, 4 Albert St., Mornington. Bookings: peoplesplyhouse.com

■ Powderkeg Players: It’s a Wonderful Life (by Mary Elliot Nelson) Until November 16 at St Albans Senior Citizens Centre, Cnr William and Alfrieda Sts., St Albans. Director: Stephen Andrews. Bookings: 0407802165.

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Home, I’m Darling (by Laura Wade) Until November 17 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Susan Rundle. Bookings: mordialloctheatre.com.au

■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company (WMTC): Pippin. Until November 23 at Altona City Theatre. Director: Tamara Finch; Musical Director: Eric von Ahlefeldt; Choreographers: Tamara Finch and James Rooney. wmtc.org.au

■ Bacchus Marsh and Melton District Community Theatre: Double Trouble (two plays), Until November 16 at the Moonlite Theatre, 19 Gisborne Rd., Bacchus Marsh. Room 326 (by William Alexander) Director: Alexander Murray; Donuts Can Kill You! (written and directed by Deb Barker).

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Handbagged (by Moira Buffini) November 13 – 30 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Gaetano Santo. Bookings: wlt.org.au/ book-tickets

■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: Little Women (by Alan Knee) November 14 – 30 at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Alan Burrows. Bookings: 9735 1777 or lilydaleatc.com

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: An Ideal Husband (by Oscar Wilde) November 15 –30 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Tim Scott. Bookings: htc.org.au

■ Peridot Theatre Company: 1984 (by George Orwell) November 14 – 24 at the Clayton Theatrette, Cooke St., Clayton. Directors: Sharon Maine and Joe Dias. Bookings: peridot.com.au

■ The 1812 Theatre: Noises Off (by Michael Frayn) November 14 – December 7 at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Direrctor: Justin Stephens. Bookings: 1812theatre.com.au or 97583964.

■ Frankston Theatre Group: Play On! (by Rick Abbot) November 15 – December 1 at the Mt Eliza Community Centre, 90-100 Canadian Bay Rd., Mt Eliza. Director: Robert Lister. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/ events/landing/1130605

■ Geelong Repertory Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (by William Shakespeare) November 15 – 30 at the Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., Geelong West. Directors: Stacey Carmichael and David Mackay. Bookings: Geelong Arts Centre 1300 251 200 geelongartscentre.org.au

■ Eltham Little Theatre: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (by C.S. Lewis) November 15 – 30 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Jason Triggs. Bookings: elthamlittletheatre.org.au/

■ Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria: A Festival of WS Gilbert Plays (by WS Gilbert) November 21 – 24 at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Comedy and Tragedy - Directed by Ben Klein; Creatures of Impulse - Directed by Danielle Zuccala; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - Directed by Sarah Berry; The Hooligan - Directed by Naomi Tooby. Bookings: trybooking.com/ CMWPA - Cheryl Threadgold

CENTRESTAGE LIVE IN CONCERT

■ The first time I heard Michael Cormick sing was more than 40 years ago at Carols by Candlelight in Dandenong

We shared the stage that evening as winners of the Dandenong Eisteddfod. I remember this handsome teenager besotted me with his magnificent voice.

I am ashamed to say I didn’t hear him again until this past Monday at the Frankston Arts Centre in Centrestage with Marina Prior, and I was besotted again.

He had me at Feelin’ Good, a jazz ballad from the musical The Roar of the GreasepaintThe Smell of the Crowd

I remember Marina as the stunningly beautiful young ingenue plucked from the Vic State Opera to star in Camelot, while I sat in the chorus watching enviously.

Marina Prior deserves every minute of her illustrious career as Australia’s ‘Leading Lady’.

In Centrestage, she blew me away with her command of so many accents executed perfectly, proving she is a consummate actress with an amazing voice that moves easily and with finesse from an operatic bel canto to a strong Broadway belt.

Michael and Marina both have impeccable comic timing and captivating chemistry. Their interacting banter is self-deprecating, funny, candid and honest, proving their humility is most sincere.

My favourite duet from Beauty and the Beast stood out for its sublime simplicity and understated artistry.

They are exquisitely supported by renowned writer and pianist Andrew Ross (Barry Humphries, Dame Edna, Moulin Rouge, Miss Saigon), but with the two powerful, full-bodied voices that Michael and Marina possess, I would have preferred a big band or orchestra.

The sound engineer is to be commended; the balance was perfect, and there were no technical mishaps.

There is no stage decoration except for an elegant grand piano and the lighting is subtle and unobtrusive.

It was unfortunate that the audience was mainly the blue rinse set. I implore young performers to catch a performance.

They would benefit so much from the wisdom Michael and Marina have to impart, acquired over many years in the arts, hearing the vocal technical prowess and seeing the confident stagecraft.

Centrestage should not be missed. It is touring metro and regional cities until December 14

More Shows

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): The Cripple of Inishmaan (by Martin McDonagh) November 21 – 30 at the Strathmore Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Matthew Freeman. Bookings: stagtheatre.org

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: Hotel Sorrento (by Hannie Rayson) November 22 – December 7 at the Mechanics’ Institute Hall, Warrandyte. Director: Grant Purdy. Bookings: trybooking.com/CPXME

■ The Basin Theatre Group: A Christmas Carol: Radio Play (adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens) November 28 – December 8 at The Basin Theatre, Dongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Di Hoskins. Bookings: thebasintheatre.org.au

■ OSMaD: The Addams Family. December 5 – 14 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College Campus.Director: Joel Anderson: Musical Director: Ashton Turner; Choreograrpher: Dylan Henry. Bookings: osmad.com.au

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company Youth: Peter Pan (a new adaptation from J. M. Barrie’s classic) December 6 – 14 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Robbie Nicholson. Bookings: htc.org.au

■ PLOS Musical Productions: School of Rock. December 31, January 2, 3, 4, 5 at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston. Director: Brad Fischer; Musical Director: Bev Woodford; Choreographer: Jess Pratt and Tahlia Sweetman. Bookings: plos.asn.au

in Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. marinaandmichael.com.au

- Review by Lucy Nicolson

National Theatre Annual Gala

■ The National Theatre celebrates 50 years of artistic excellence in St Kilda from December 6 -7, presenting its Annual Gala 2024, featuring young talents from performing arts institutions The National Ballet School, The National Drama School and Melbourne Youth Orchestra.

Junior ballet students will explore instrumental tone and colour in Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Future stars of ballet will join forces with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra for a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No.7, known as The Apotheosis of Dance

Revelling in the Revolting Rhymes of Roald Dahl, students from the Young Actors Program (primary) reveal what happens when a wolf in teacher's clothing infiltrates the school, while a self-devised work will be presented by the Young Actors Program (secondary) students.

Audiences will also enjoy an all-singing, all dancing, high energy performance of Roald Dahl's Matilda, performed by students of jazz, tap and musical theatre.

This combination of orchestra, ballet, musical theatre and drama will exemplify the power of collaboration and creativity in the performing arts, and showcase the passion, skill and excellence of future stars of stage and screen.

Performance Details: December 6 at 6pm, December 7 at 1pm and 6.30pm Venue: National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St., St Kilda

Tickets: Full $50, Concession $40, Under 15s $30, Under 12 Free Bookings: nationaltheatre.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

A Very Naughty Christmas

■ Tickets are on sale for the adults-only Christmas comedy A Very Naughty Christmas, which comes to town from December 5-21 at the Alex Theatre, St Kilda.

Created in 2017 by Alex Woodward and Daniel Venz for fans of Magic Mike, La Clique and The Play That Goes Wrong, the show has so far welcomed over 40,000 audience members.

“A Very Naughty Christmas was born when my friends and I all wanted to have a F.R.I.E.N.D.S style Christmas,” commented creator and producer Alex Woodward

“We all loved seeing live shows, but could only find shows which were family-skewed. We wanted to watch something funny, silly and irreverent while knocking back a few wines and maybe a margarita”.

The show is promoted as a night of festive fun packed with stand-up, skits, parodied songs, dancing, singing, burlesque and a whole bunch of silliness, for over 18s only.

This Christmas season will also mark the show's international debut in the UK, playing at London’s Southwark Playhouse Elephant, produced by Woodward Productions in collaboration with London’s Glass Half Full Productions. Performance Details: December 5-21. Venue: The Alex Theatre, St Kilda. Bookings: averynaughtychristmas.com

Morning Melodies

■ They say life begins at 40, and Arts Centre’s Melbourne beloved daytime concert series, Morning Melodies, celebrates its 40th birthday in 2025.

Kicking off festivities in February is the tenor with the matinee idol looks, David Hobson, bring his stage magic and voice to get the year off to a good start.

In March, Darren Coggan brings his program of folk, country and classic rock, while in April there’s a celebration of 1960s rock 'n' roll with Simply BRILL, starring Amelia Ryan, Michaela Burger and Michael Griffiths with a live five-piece band.

May is the turn of the much-loved Australian Ballet School with their show En Pointe, and in June celebrity cook Maggie Beer will join Orchestra Victoria to showcase favourite pieces of classical music from her life.

June celebrates the life of rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, with music theatre star Zoy Frangos’s tribute show to the king while in August it’s the turn of the music theatre stars of the future to strut their stuff in a concert by Victorian College of the Arts students.

The popular Air Force Band takes the stage for the October Concert, while the Tap Pack brings its fabulous dance moves to the stage.

Morning Melodies are always feel-good concerts, and ll the details are at artscentremelbourne.com.au

- Julie Houghton

Auditions

■ Peridot Theatre: The Architect (by Aidan Fennessy) November 18, 20, 24 at 7pm at Fleigner Hall, Oakleigh. Director: Jennifer Bité. Audition bookings and enquiries: jen_bite@hotmail.com or 0410 579 246.

■ Babirra Music Theatre: My Fair Lady. November 18, 21, 25 at 8pm; November 24 at 3pm; December 1 at 7pm at Highfield Road Uniting Church, 72 Highfield Rd., Canterbury. Director: Alan Burrows; Musical Director: Marty Macaulay; Choreographer: James Kaiser. Audition bookings: trybooking.com/ CWPQH

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Wicked Sisters (by Alma De Groen) November 24 at 1pm and November 25 at 7.30pm at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Ellis Ebell. Audition enuiries: ellis@pagebell.com

■ Malvern Theatre Company: A Happy and Holy Occasion (by John O’Donoghue) February 2 and 3, 2025 at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Nicholas Opalski. Audition bookings/enquiries: nopolski@hotmail.com or 0400 507 788.

Top Australians

■ The Australian of the Year for Victoria is Neale Daniher. Neale Daniher is a former Australian Rules player for the Essendon Football Club where at age 21, he was its youngest captain. In 2013, Neale was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), a debilitating disease that takes away someone’s use of their arms and legs, then their ability to eat, speak and breathe.

● ● Marina Prior and Michael Cormick in Centrestage.

David Hobson

EUROVISION ON TOUR

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★Shimmery Burlesque will play the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, on Friday, November 29. Guests are asked to wear vintage glamour.

★The MSO Black Friday sale has started. This month’s Beethoven Festival concerts have an exclusive 2-for-1 offer available through MSO channels only until 3pm, Friday November 23.

★ Salon After D'Arc: Paradise or Peril will feature speakers including podcaster Kate Jinx and comedian Sashi Perera at the The Ian Potter Queen's Hall at the State Library.

★Tickets are on sale for when Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat opens its doors to enter a new act on Friday, November 22 with a spectacular gala event.

★The Melbourne Disability and WorkAbility Expo is back for two days on November 22-23, with hundreds of stalls. Visitors will hear from Ellie Cole, female Paralympian

★Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Half Shell Exhibition is open at The District Docklands , 440 Docklands Drive, Docklands

★New Boris Johnson Australian Tour tickets have been released for $99, for his n Melbourne for An Audience with Boris Johnson for dinner on Saturday, December 7.

★ Motors and Master pieces, covering 120 years of the motoring age, is set to assemble at the Melbourne Showgrounds from November 22-24.

★Co-founder of Melbournebased social enterprise STREAT, Rebecca Scott, has been named the 2024 Melburnian of the Year, alongside Alex Dekker as Young Melburnian of the Year.

★Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out Live will be in Frankston (Apr. 12), Melbourne (Apr. 2627) and Geelong (May 3).

■ Eurovision on Tour brings the Eurovision Song Contest to Melbourne for one performance as part of a three-state tour, on Friday, November 15 at The Palais, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, with the audience seated at 7.30pm for 8pm start.

A three-hour live experience celebrating 68 years of the Eurovision Song Contest, this is the first tour since the contest began in 1956, presented by Eurodrama Entertainment, SL

Following concerts in London, Paris and Madrid, this inaugural production of Eurovision on Tour brings the Eurovision experience to fans in Australia

“The idea was first presented in 2019. After a worldwide pandemic plus two years of negotiation, Eurodrama Entertainment, SL could secure the exclusivity and name-using right from the EBU to organise the first world tour of the Eurovision Song Contest,” says tour star and spokesperson, Italian-African pop star Senhit

Australia is the only country in the world to receive multiple tour stops, despite only joining the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, proving just how huge the Eurovision fan base is here.

" Eurovision has always been about bringing people together through music, no matter where in the world you are. Taking Eurovision on Tour to Australia is incredibly exciting for me because it means sharing this celebration of diversity and creativity with even more fans.”

No less than 18 Eurovision legends will perform songs from the internationally televised singing competition, alongside a dedicated fan zone complete with stage props and legendary outfits (including ABBA).

Two Australians have been confirmed to perform in the tour - Korean-Australian songstress from Brisbane, Dami Im, and the youngest 2024 Eurovision entrant at 17 years old, Sydney's Silia Kapsis

Melbourne Performance Details: Friday, November 15. Red carpet arrivals 6.30pm, 7.30pm audience takes seats, 8pm showtime

Venue: The Palais, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda

Dress up as your favourite Eurovision contestant, or future self

Bookings: www.eurovision ontour.tv

- Cheryl Threadgold

Twelfth Night

■ Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns to the Rose Garden at the St Kilda Botanical Gardens this summer from December 6-22 to present a musical reimagining of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night.

Breathing new life into this classic tale, the production is infused with contemporary songs from pop icons including Bruno Mars, Backstreet

Boys, Marvin Gaye and more. Having recently finished as Resident Director on the Australian National Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, the company's Artistic Director Jennifer Sarah Dean returns to direct Twelfth Night with musical direction from David Youings (Muriel’s Wedding) and choreography from Callum Marshall (Elvis! A Musical Revolution).

“Set against a backdrop of blooming roses, Melbourne Shakespeare productions are unlike anything you’ve seen before,” explains Jennifer Sarah Dean.

“The rose garden is one of the most beautiful places in Melbourne and there is something truly magical about watching Shakespeare here - It’s the perfect outdoor event for families, friends, and theatre lovers alike.”

Melbourne Shakespeare Company has never been afraid to push the boundaries, challenging many of the stereotypes associated with traditional Shakespeare productions.

This 90-minute abridged production is no exception taking audiences on a whirlwind adventure of love and longing with plenty of laughter along the way.

The cast will be led by Stephanie Astrid John (The Grinning Man) as Viola opposite Maxwell Simon (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Orsino.

Sonya Suares (Assassins) joins the company for the first time as Maria, with Joshua Gordon (Mary Poppins) as Feste, Karlis Zaid (My Fair Lady) as Sir Toby, Sebastian Li (Don Quixote) as Sir Andrew and Laura Iris Hill (Macbeth) as Malvolio.

This production may also interest students as Twelfth Night is on the VCE English Text List for 2025.

Guests are encouraged to pack a picnic. Seating is provided at the venue and protective sun wear is recommended for matinee performances.

Performance Dates: December 622 Venue: St Kilda Botanical Gardens in the Rose Garden Bookings: melbourne shakespeare.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

Hellbound

■ (MA). Six episodes. Now streaming on Netflix.

With season 2 now available, it is the perfect time to revisit (or watch for the first time) the excellent first season.

With Korean series such as Strangers From Hell, Taxi Driver, My Name, Dr Brain and Squid Game , to name a few, enthralling viewers, Hellbound is of the best to come from that country.

Based on a successful webtoon, and from director Yeon Sang-ho (The King Of Pigs, Seoul Station, Train To Busan, Psychokinesis), this immensely entertaining series uses a supernatural premise to explore some dark aspects of human nature.

Detective Jin Kyeong-hoon (Yang Ik-june, from Wilderness), along with his fellow colleagues, are baffled when they have to investigate a bizarre incident where it appears three imposing demons have brutally murdered a seemingly innocent man.

The plentiful mobile footage has gone viral, but many refuse to believe what they are watching, as the general public are constantly bombarded with fake, disingenuous posts and videos on social media.

Jeong Jin-soo (Yoo Ah-in, from #Alive, Voice Of Silence and Burning), the leader of a decade-old religious cult called The New Truth, has been warning everyone of these occurrences for years, stating that it is God dispensing justice on those who have sinned.

Following a particularly public killing (or ‘demonstration’, as it will end up being known), the world believes, and Jeong is seen by all as a messiah of sorts, and suddenly has incredible power at his fingertips.

Jin has a troubled relationship with his teenage daughter Heejeong (Lee Re), mainly due to the murder of his wife years earlier.

Also finding it difficult to accept what is happening is lawyer Min Hye-jin (Kim Hyun-joo), who truly wants to represent those who are vilified and persecuted without any reasonable evidence being presented.

More characters will be introduced as the story takes a number of twists and turns.

In a current climate where people are plagued by uncertainty and insecurity, overwhelmed by a non-stop stream of information, trying to discern what is true and what are outright lies, and seeing dangerous fringe groups attain a destructive, growingly louder voice while a once-in-a-century pandemic has battered society, Hellbound couldn’t arrive at a better time.

Yeon could be seen as the Ko-

rean George A. Romero (Dawn Of The Dead), using a genre framework to deliver biting social commentary, and that is again on show here, and could be a companion piece with his savage animated drama, The Fake (2013).

Setting the story over the next five years is a clever move, as Yeon wants to show us a world that could come to fruition, one of our own making.

Elements are reminiscent of the classic Death Note films and anime. The acting is superb, with everyone making the most of their roles. Production values are exceptional, on par with what’s seen on the big screen. After Peninsula, the filmmaker’s disappointing follow-up to Train To Busan, Yeon Sang-ho returned to form in a big way with Hellbound, which is wild, riveting, imaginative, and thought-provoking.

RATING

- ****½

Midnight Mass

■ (MA). Seven episodes. Now streaming on Netflix.

Though it doesn’t really bring anything new to the genre, and the plot turns are too easy to see coming, this series from film-maker

Mike Flanagan (whose latest King adaptation, The Life Of Chuck, will arrive early next year) still manages to engage and absorb, thanks to the director’s genuine love for place, character, and most of all, the genre itself. The story unfolds on the quiet (some might saying decaying) Crockett Island, home to a community which has relied on fishing as its trade for decades.

Many have left the island for the mainland, so the remaining locals are surprised when a new, younger priest, Father Paul (Hamish Linklater) arrives on their doorstep, replacing the dementia-ridden Monsignor Pruitt who had led the townsfolk’s Sunday services for many, many years.

Flanagan shows great confidence in his handling of the material, after he successfully brought Doctor Sleep to the big screen, the follow-up novel to one of Stephen King’s most beloved and popular stories, The Shining, which itself became an iconic film in 1980, directed by the legendary Stanley Kubrick.

Flanagan regulars are again in the cast, including Kate Seigel and Henry Thomas. Midnight Mass is solid entertainment. If you do enjoy this, please watch Tobe Hooper’s excellent 1979 TV mini-series adaptation of King’s Salem’s Lot, as it will make for a compelling companion piece (the new Salem’s Lot is watchable, but a disappointment).

RATING - ***½

Marc Circero

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● Dami Im will perform in Eurovision on Tour.

■ Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr was born in Belleville, Illinois in 1908. He had four sisters, his father was a choreographer and his mother was an artist.

The family moved to Florida when Christian was 12 and he learned to dance at his father's dance school.

He got the nickname 'Buddy' from his aunt, so Christian changed his name to Buddy Ebsen. He attended the University of Florida with the intention of pursuing a medical career but had to leave due to family financial problems in 1920.

Buddy left Orlando in 1928 to try his luck as a dancer in New York City. He teamed up with his sister Vilma and they developed a successful dance act.

They got jobs in the chorus of several Broadway musicals including Whoopee, Flying Colors and Ziegfeld Follies of 1934.

Buddy and Vilma were cast in the MGM musical Broadway Melody of 1936. This was the start of Buddy's film career but it was the only film in which Vilma appeared as she retired from show business after the film was made.

In his next film Buddy danced with Shirley Temple in Captain January. MGM cast Buddy in a string of popular musicals over the next years and he appeared in films such as The Girl of the Golden West, The Kid from Texas, Broadway Melody of 1938, My Lucky Star and Four Girls in White.

Magazine

Whatever Happened To ... Buddy Ebsen

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

Buddy was 6'3" and towered over most of his co-stars.

In 1939 he was cast as the "Tin Man" in The Wizard of Oz but after ten days of filming he had an allergy to the aluminum paint and was sent to hospital.

Buddy was replaced by Jack Haley in the film. During the war years Buddy served as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade with the United States Coast Guard.

When the war finished, he gave up singing and dancing until 1949 when he returned to Hollywood as an actor. In 1954 Buddy starred opposite Fess Parker in the highly successful Davy Crockett television series for the Walt Disney Studios.

Buddy was a guest star in many television shows which included Have Gun Will Travel, Riverboat, 77 Sunset Strip and Bronco.

He also appeared in films such as Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Buddy was 57 in 1962 and about to retire when he was offered the role of Jed Clampett in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies. This was one of the biggest situation comedies of the 1960's and ran for nine years.

The principal cast members included Irene Ryan as Jed's mother-in-law, Max Baer, Jr. as Jed's dimwitted nephew "Jethro Bodine" and Donna Douglas as Jed's only child "Elly May Clampett". Over the years The Beverly Hillbillies attracted as many as 60 million viewers. Buddy had another two major television series during his lifetime; Barnaby Jones 19731980 and Matt Houston 1984 - 1985. Buddy Ebsen was married three times and was father to six children.

Buddy continued to keep active during retirement and two years before his death, his bestselling novel Kelly's Quest was published. He wrote several other books including Polynesian Concept (about sailing), The Other Side of Oz (autobiography) and Sizzling Cold Case a mystery based on his Barnaby Jones character.[25]

Buddy Ebsen died in 2003 at the age of ninety five at the Torrance Memorial Medical Center in California.

He was a longtime friend of Dick Van Dyke, who hosted his memorial service.

Kevin Trask

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

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

A PEOPLE’S PRESS WITH NOEL COLEMAN

■ Melbourne -born artis t Noel Coleman (1913-1986) maintained a personal and artistic commitment to political and social justice throughout a lifetime punctuated by some of the most challenging and defining events of the 20th century including the Great Depression, World War II and the Vietnam War.

A prolific painter and draughtsman, Coleman also sustained a lifelong printmaking practice, which included works produced for collaborative print portfolios and for political and cultural journals and posters.

He understood the potential of printmaking to take art and ideas to audiences beyond the cultural elite.

This exhibition looks at Coleman’s collective approach to printmaking, an aspect of his practice that was informed by his personal politics and involvement with several cultural cooperatives including the Melbourne Popular Art group, which produced the print portfolio Eureka – 1854 – to commemorate the centenary of the miners’ revolt at the Eureka Stockade

This left-wing Melbourne collective was sympathetic to the unionist sentiments of the Ballarat miners, whose uprising 170 years ago will be commemorated this year.

Exhibition closes Monday, March 10.

Maroondah

Arts in Maroondah

Reignite Croydon – Laneway Lights project

Get ready to experience Croydon in a new light.

The Reignite Croydon – Laneway Lights project id det to illuminate three laneways adjacent to Main Street, Croydon with captivating artworks showcasing the talent and creativity of local artists.

Local talent Jamine Grace will present an interactive installation that reflects the pulse of life through illuminated convex mirrors.

As pedestrians pass by, the mirrors will animate with dynamic patterns engaging viewers in a dance light and motion.

Melbourne-based artist Alexander Knox will bring a touch of mystery to the laneway with a kinetic neon light

The Arts

piece, inspired by the aria’s rich natural history, Knox’s artwork will capture the swaying motion of Wallaby Grass, creating a mesmerising visual experience.

Collaborating on a celebration of indigenous flora, artists Kirsten Baade and Alinta Koehrer (Wurundjeri/ Yorta-Yorta) wave together traditional craft and modern technology.

Adorned with local floral motifs, their four lightboxes will illuminate the laneway with vibrant colours and captivating designs.

Sam Songallo’s steel archway artwork will stand as a beacon of renewal and transition.

Through intricate patterns and LED lighting, Songallo’s creation will transform the laneway, offering both visual delight and a sense of safe passage for pedestrians.

At Hawthorn

Aspects of Abstraction - Charles Nodrum Collection

Spanning from the 1950s to the 1990s, this exhibition offers insight into the evolution and diversity of Australian abstraction.

Curated from Charles Nodrum’s extensive private collection, explore the wors of why artists from the period, as well as lesser-known artists.

The exhibition covers most, if not all the principal movements within the genre – including gestural, colour field,

geometric, textural and symbolic abstraction.

Charles Nodrum began collecting in 1872 and in 1984 he established his Art Gallery in Richmond, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary. With a keen eye for artists of his own generation and those represented by his gallery. Nodrum offers an unique perspective shaped by his journey as a collector and art gallerist. Exhibition closes Saturday January 18.

Town Hll Gallery

360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn - Peter Kemp

Tolarno Galleries

■ Tolarno Galleries presents Brent Harris’s latest exhibition, Drawings and New Paintings.

The exhibition follows on from Brent Harris: Surrender & Catch , which opened at TarraWarra Museum of Art in December 2023 before transferring to the Art Gallery of South Australia from July to October.

Curated by Maria Zagala, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at AGSA, Surrender & Catch brought together paintings, prints and drawings made by the New Zealand-born, Melbournebased artist over four decades.

Preceding this was a separate exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery, Brent Harris: The Other Side, guest curated by Jane Devery, Senior Curator, Exhibitions, at MCA Australia, which ran from May to September 2023.

In the lead-up to these exhibitions, Harris spent a great deal of time reviewing his comprehensive body of work, in the company of the curators and alone in his studio: “Following those three retrospectives, and as a now older artist, I feel even more equipped to draw on my own history of image making and narrative building,” Harris says.

Level 5, 104 Exhibition Street, Melbourne. Phone: 9654 6000

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm; Saturday 1pm –4pm.

Hugh Grant confesses

■ Hugh Grant has a tumultuous history with the media and extremely cautious of what he lets slip. Now aged 64 he may have mellowed when asked about names of his daughters. Keeping with something different he named one daughter Lulu Danger Grant, and his other sibling, Blue Grant “My own middle name is Mungo’, so the tradition continues,” said Hugh

Festival at Queenscliff

■ On your Bucket List should be the ever-popular Queenscliff Musical Festival over November 22-24. It is just a leisurely drive to the Bellarine, taking in the wineries, eateries and music at its best.

Mel back on Seven

■ Way back when Seven was experimenting with Sunrise breakfast show they got underway with co-hosts David Koch and Melissa Doyle. Sunrise went onto continued success. David and Mel left Sunrise. Now Mel plans to co-host a new look House of Wellness in the Friday evening slot in 2025, leaving 'Better Homes and Gardens' in limbo.

Yes she can

■ Malia Obama is the eldest of two daughters to the one-time US President. Melia , now 26, is making her mark as a writer/director in the film business. One big change is the name Malia uses in her professional career, she signs off as Malia Ann as she wishes to succeed without the Obama name influencing anybody. Malia Ann first project 'Heart' was awarded a gong at a recent American Film Festival.

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1. Hair-stylist

6. Straight-line racing car

11. Famous Indian mausoleum (3,5)

15. Nightclub dancer

20. ... kwon do

21. Labyrinths

22. Aegean or Caspian

23. Lahore is there

24. Mad Russian monk

25. NE Scottish seaport

27. Jumbo animal

28. Watering tube

29. Fixed gaze

31. World fair

32. Cruel person

36. Pins & ...

37. Prolong (4,3)

38. Checks (text) for errors

41. Renovate (ship)

44. Metal bar

45. Unfortunately

48. Sneeze noise (1-6)

49. Oddball

52. Rectangular

56. Addressing crowd

57. Anxious (2,4)

58. Perfumed burning stick

61. Goat's wool

62. Economises, ... & saves

63. Fibbing

64. Naomi Campbell is one

65. Imperial ruler

66. Collided with (3,4)

67. Disincentive

71. Absurd comedy

73. Of the ear

75. Windbag

80. Clarify, ... light on

82. Hone

83. Disobey

85. Gauges

86. Befuddles

88. Labourer's tools, pick & ...

90. Welcomes

91. British coin

93. Taking sides

94. Climbing plants

95. Female voices

96. Wither

97. Tingle

99. Mark as correct

100. Holy places

104. Rubbish

105. School maxim

106. Track down

107. Sent via Internet

111. The other way around, vice ...

113. Observe

114. The masses, ... polloi

115. Disorderly

117. Smear

118. Affirmative replies

121. Russian spirit

122. Mustard & ...

125. Canine disease

126. Shaving cut

127. Roman dress

129. Pulpy, soft food

131. Yoga master

132. Apprehension

135. Feng ...

136. Unplaced competitor (4-3)

139. Wild party

140. Representatives

144. Strangely

145. Scandinavian

146. Wall painting

147. Underwriters

148. Glared

Across Down Down

149. Gallows rope

150. Group of eight

152. Hang loosely

154. Flog

157. Fluid unit

158. Minutest

162. Iran's neighbour

163. Exhausts supply of (4,2)

166. Porridge cereal

167. Pour with rain

169. Slow down!

171. Car pioneer, Karl ...

172. Tobacco user

173. Leers

175. Lever (off)

176. Single

179. Swiss banking centre

180. Come to rest (3,2)

182. Liqueur, ... Maria

183. Towards stern

184. Blackboard stand

186. Negative

189. Harness-racing horse

190. Return (of symptoms)

191. Epic movie-maker, Cecil B De ...

192. Big Apple city (3,4)

196. 60s pop dance (2-2)

197. Dad

198. Heedful

199. Spend extravagantly

201. Not fit for consumption

202. Gloomier

203. Performing

204. Car-top luggage frame (4,4)

205. Worked hard

208. Guidance

210. Up to this time

211. Aquatic bird

212. Pragmatism

213. Vein of ore

215. Vending machine

219. Nimble

221. Small & efficient

223. Striped brown gem (5'1,3)

227. Biology or physics

228. Mummifies (corpse)

230. Donations

231. Scorch

232. Charts (course) (4,3)

233. Villain

234. Arrogant newcomer

238. Power outlet

239. Knit with hooked needle

240. Scratch

243. Eagle nests

246. Ancestry

247. Lease again

250. Naming words

251. Greek philosopher

253. Muddles (up)

256. Frequent visitor

257. Mischievous

258. Character

262. Manufacture

263. Florida's Key ...

266. Is in debt to

268. Citrus fruit

269. Surgical removal

270. Not enclosed (of land)

271. Ruling (monarch)

272. Decimal unit

273. Opinion surveys

274. Corroded, ... away at

275. Slyer

276. Supervised

277. Perseveres

278. Least

1. Manages

2. Annoyed

3. Abstains from food

4. Salt Lake City state

5. Absconded (3,3)

7. Severely simple

8. Seedy conditions

9. Discharge

10. Talk wildly

11. Muscle rupture

12. Fire-resistant material

13. Of war

14. Country dance

15. Leaked slowly

16. Aura

17. Windscreen cleaner

18. Rocky Mountains state

19. Early guitars

24. Tenant's fee

26. Fish traps

30. Quarrel

33. Document bag, ... case

34. Evoke

35. Cavalryman

38. Triangular-sided building

39. Constantly busy (2,3,2)

40. Learn (4,3)

42. Great ages

43. Charges with crime

46. Furiously

47. Beliefs

49. Properly nourished (4-3)

50. Frostier

51. Stray

53. Bewails

54. More mature

55. Biblical sea

59. Oil paintings

60. Skittles

67. Lowers (oneself)

68. Fishing boat

69. Ex-pupils' get-together

70. Invigorate

72. Residential locations

74. Score after deuce

76. Exposed

77. French N-Test region, ... Atoll

78. Rude

79. Pestered

81. Cargo door

84. Unnerves

87. Strong coffee

89. Nonconformists

91. Primitive

92. Japan's second largest city

98. Recording room

101. Restrict (3,2)

102. Asian cricketing nation

103. Flattened

108. Countless number

109. Saturate (with colour)

110. Turn inside-out

112. Remembered

116. Carpenters

119. Brightening up

120. Proper behaviour

123. Now Zimbabwean

124. Set apart

128. News-sheet

130. Ill-bred

132. Unfulfilled

133. Inaccuracy

134. Songs for one

137. Actress, ... Sarandon

138. Scoundrel

141. Heredity units

142. Cosy corners

143. Clean with broom

151. Household jobs

153. Riddle

155. Hot & moist

156. Lower leg joint

159. Revealed (knowledge)

160. Foolishness

161. Inducting, ... in

164. Too soon

165. Open wound

168. Alienate

170. Unfashionable

173. Reverse

174. Giving university talk

177. Soundly constructed (4-5)

178. Worsened (of crisis)

181. Leaves uncared-for

185. Permitting

186. Liked

187. Retailers

188. Football umpire

193. Sun or rain

194. Acorn bearer (3,4)

195. Sing-along entertainment

200. Prayer beads

201. Official emblems

206. ... & lemons

207. Wear best clothes (5,2)

208. Human rights group, ... International

209. Modesty

211. Large pedal

214. Moral

216. Dip in liquid

217. Capers

218. Numerals

220. Conclude

222. Toadstools

224. Great joy

225. Questionable

226. Junior

229. Fully satisfy

232. Liquefy

235. Actress, ... Cruz

236. Straighter

237. Reaction

241. Changing booth

242. Picasso & Monet

244. Library patrons

245. Belongings, personal ...

248. More meagre

249. You

251. Walk with heavy steps

252. Turns away

253. Imitate

254. Father Christmas

255. Praise highly

259. Divine messenger

260. Combine

261. Roman VIII

262. Small tick

264. Unknown writer

265. Swallow noisily

267. Appear

By Rob Foenander info@robfomusic.com.au

Piano Wizard

■ Songs from Long Ago and Far Away will be performed by Australia's one and only piano wizard Andrew Farell. The Dromana Estate will play host to the much loved and respected entertainer with a dinner and show on offer for $60 per person. Sat. (Nov. 16). Tickets at Eventbrite.

RSL Market

■ A host of vendors will showcase their products at the Bentleigh RSL market day on Thursday, November 28 at 1.pm in the upstairs function room.

Gaye’s gifts, hand painted cards, jewelry, aroma therapy, crafts and much more are on offer and the afternoon is part of the RSL club’s social program.

Folk Club

■ The work of 10 of the clubs groups will be on show on Sunday (Nov. 17) commencing 2pm at the Newport Bowls club.

It’s promised to be a wonderful program to celebrate the wide range of groups and activities operating under the Newport Folk and Fiddle Club umbrella. It’s also an opportunity to maybe discover a group you might like to join.

- Rob Foenander

● ● Gold 104.3 is holding a Tina - The Tina Turner Musical - morning this Friday (Nov. 15). Breakfast host Christian O’Connell will host the special presentation at the Gold studios in Richmond.

ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER

■ Perryman Theatre Company presents the new Australian musical One Day in September from November 28-30 at The Athenaeum Theatre , Collins St, Melbourne.

While there has been rumours that multiple gay players exist, there is no openly gay player - past or present - in the men's AFL.

One Day in September explores the fictional story of a professional footballer grappling with his personal and private lives.

One Day in September features some Australian musical theatre performers Keanu Gonzalez, (Kenickie in the Australian tour of Grease ), Sunset Boulevard favourite Ashleigh Rubenach, Lorinda May Merrypor and Yashith Fernando who both recently starred in the Australian debut of & Juliet and Moulin Rouge’s Des Flanagan.

The show has been five years in the making, and the creative team includes Green Room Award-winning Maverick Newman, Mackenzie Dunn (Grease , Hairspray and the upcoming Australian tour of Annie ), director Trudy Dunn (current Resident Director on Grease) and Musical Director Kohan Van Sambeeck, with orchestrations by Hamilton’s Jason Arrow

The story follows rising star Sam Thompson (Keanu Gonzalez) as he begins a relationship with Sophie (Lorinda May Merrypor), a young

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woman misguidedly drawn to the status of dating a high-profile athlete.

Sam’s life gets thrown into disarray when Sophie discovers him in a relationship with the brother of one of the WAGs.

Desperate to keep his personal life private, Sam goes to extreme lengths to avoid his increasingly impressive career from being overshadowed by his relationship with a man.

As Sam’s success as a footballer grows and the public attention intensifies, can he hold onto both his public and private lives? Or are they fundamentally incompatible?

The story explores self discovery, sacrifice and asks us whether it is possible to have it all or if some paths inevitably lead to loss.

Performance Details: November 28 - 30

Venue: Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins st., Melbourne Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au

Further information: onedayinseptember.com.au

Molloy back

■ 105.1 Triple M Melbourne is welcoming home Mick Molloy, who is returning to his hometown with a new Breakfast show. Joining Mick is AFL great Nick Riewoldt, along with Titus O’Reily and Rosie

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Keanu Gonzalez

WEEKEND’S LOCAL CRICKET MATCH RESULTS

Amateurs

■ Premier Firsts. Two-Day. Sat. Nov. 9 and Sat. Nov. 16. Carlton 1st XI 8/237 v Geelong 1st XI. Northcote 1st XI 0/0 v Ringwood 1st XI 10/230. Richmond 1st XI v Casey South Melbourne 1st XI 10/248. Fitzroy Doncaster 1st XI 0/6 v Prahran 1st XI 9-d/250. St Kilda 1st XI v Frankston Peninsula 1st XI 4/332. Footscray 1st XI 0/6 v Kingston Hawthorn 1st XI 10/262. Dandenong 1st XI 2/90 v Greenvale Kangaroos 1st XI 10/199. Camberwell Magpies 1st XI 7/334 v Melbourne 1st XI. Melbourne University 1st XI 3/63 v Essendon 1st XI 10/ 139.

■ Premier Seconds. Two-Day. Sat. Nov. 9 and Sat. Nov. 16. Geelong 2nd XI v Carlton 2nd XI 8/373. Ringwood 2nd XI v Northcote 2nd XI 9/252. Casey South Melbourne 2nd XI 10/261 v Richmond 2nd XI. Prahran 2nd XI v Fitzroy Doncaster 2nd XI 8/281. Frankston Peninsula 2nd XI v St Kilda 2nd XI 8/231. Kingston Hawthorn 2nd XI v Footscray 2nd XI 5/310. Greenvale Kangaroos 2nd XI 2/24 v Dandenong 2nd XI 10/250. Melbourne 2nd XI 10/156 v Camberwell Magpies 2nd XI 3/185. Essendon 2nd XI 8/277 v Melbourne University 2nd XI.

■ Premier Thirds. Two-Day. Sat. Nov. 9 and Sat. Nov. 16. Carlton 3rd XI 0/58 v Geelong 3rd XI 10/104. Northcote 3rd XI 10/ 281 v Ringwood 3rd XI 1/12. Richmond 3rd XI 5/45 v Casey South Melbourne 3rd XI 10/135. Prahran 3rd XI 1/59 v Fitzroy Doncaster 3rd XI 10/164. St Kilda 3rd XI 2/7 v Frankston Peninsula 3rd XI 10/195. Footscray 3rd XI 10/241 v Kingston Hawthorn 3rd XI. Dandenong 3rd XI v Greenvale Kangaroos 3rd XI 8/360. Camberwell Magpies 3rd XI 9/256 v Melbourne 3rd XI. Melbourne University 3rd XI 5/142 v Essendon 3rd XI 10/42.

■ Premier Fourths. Two-Day. Sat. Nov. 9 and Sat. Nov. 16. Ringwood 4th XI 4/79 v Northcote 4th XI 10/137. Casey South Melbourne 4th XI 10/137 v Richmond 4th XI 8/149. Fitzroy Doncaster 4th XI 10/323 v Prahran 4th XI. Frankston Peninsula 4th XI v St Kilda 4th XI 8/376. Kingston Hawthorn 4th XI 5/127 v Footscray 4th XI 10/95. Greenvale Kangaroos 4th XI 2/73 v Dandenong 4th XI 10/ 149. Melbourne 4th XI v Camberwell Magpies 4th XI 0/6. Geelong 4th XI v Carlton 4th XI. Essendon 4th XI v Melbourne University 4th XI.

Sub-District

■ North-East First XI. One Day. Preston 1st XI 6/255 v Donvale 1st XI 7/161. Coburg 1st XI 10/115 v Ivanhoe 1st XI 3/116. Box Hill 1st XI 9/151 v Mt Waverley 1st XI 5/152. Bayswater 1st XI 10/131 v Noble Park 1st XI 4/135. Balwyn 1st XI 7/169 v Strathmore 1st XI 10/165. Brunswick 1st XI 5/257 v Croydon 1st XI 10/113. Plenty Valley 1st XI 5/160 v Endeavour Hills 1st XI 10/159. Kew 1st XI 8/ 178 v St Bernard's OC 1st XI 8/179.

■ North-East Second XI. One Day. Donvale 2nd XI 10/187 v Preston 2nd XI 6/ 218. Ivanhoe 2nd XI 10/129 v Coburg 2nd XI 4/130. Mt Waverley 2nd XI 6/217 v Box Hill 2nd XI 10/138. Noble Park 2nd XI 10/192 v Bayswater 2nd XI 6/252. Strathmore 2nd XI 7/ 120 v Balwyn 2nd XI 8/165. Croydon 2nd XI 10/152 v Brunswick 2nd XI 10/180. Endeavour Hills 2nd XI 9/135 v Plenty Valley 2nd XI 5/137. St Bernard's OC 2nd XI 3/208 v Kew 2nd XI 7/204.

■ North-West Third XI Division 1. One Day. Hoppers Crossing 3rd XI v Preston 3rd XI. Plenty Valley 3rd XI 7/159 v Werribee 3rd XI 7/ 155. Brunswick 3rd XI 6/159 v Melton 3rd XI 10/155. St Bernard's OC 3rd XI v Kew 3rd XI 10/180.

■ North-West Third XI Division 2. One Day. Spotswood 3rd XI 9/89 v Ivanhoe 3rd XI 5/342. Williamstown 3rd XI 10/146 v Taylors Lakes 3rd XI 10/186. Coburg 3rd XI 10/120 v Altona 3rd XI 8/221. Strathmore 3rd XI 6/230 v Yarraville 3rd XI 5/232.

■ North-West Fourth XI Division 1. One Day. Preston 4th XI 9/193 v Hoppers Crossing 4th XI 10/165. Werribee 4th XI 10/198 v Plenty Valley 4th XI 9/175. Melton 4th XI 10/81 v Brunswick 4th XI 4/86. Sun., Nov. 10: Kew 4th XI V St Bernard's OC 4th XI.

■ North-West Fourth XI Division 2. One Day. Taylors Lakes 4th XI 6/122 V Williamstown 4th XI 6/121. Altona 4th XI 6/148. Coburg 4th XI 8/204 V Yarraville 4th XI 10/162. Strathmore 4th XI 10/169. Sun., Nov. 10: Ivanhoe 4th XI v Spotswood 4th XI.

■ South-East Third XI Division 1. One Day. Balwyn 3rd XI 8/230 v Croydon 3rd XI 10/74. Malvern 3rd XI 8/242 v Oakleigh 3rd XI 10/227. Bayswater 3rd XI 10/154 v Caulfield 3rd XI 7/192. Brighton 3rd XI 7/239 v Mt Waverley 3rd XI 5/243.

■ South-East Third XI Division 2. One Day. Port Melbourne 3rd XI 4/94 v Elsternwick 3rd XI 10/110. Donvale 3rd XI 10/168 v Noble Park 3rd XI 10/144. Ormond 3rd XI 10/234 v Endeavour Hills 3rd XI 9/237. Box Hill 3rd XI 10/141 v Moorabbin 3rd XI 3/142.

■ South-East Fourth XI Division 1. One Day. Oakleigh 4th XI v Malvern 4th XI. Caulfield 4th XI 9/179 v Bayswater 4th XI 6/194. Sun., Nov. 10: Croydon 4th XI v Balwyn 4th XI. Mt Waverley 4th XI v Brighton 4th XI.

■ South-East Fourth XI Division 2. One Day. Elsternwick 4th XI 10/128 v Port Melbourne 4th XI 9/192. Noble Park 4th XI 8/ 127 v Donvale 4th XI 8/126. Endeavour Hills 4th XI 8/118 v Ormond 4th XI 1/120. Moorabbin 4th XI 10/234 v Box Hill 4th XI 10/197.

■ South-West First XI. One Day. Spotswood 1st XI 2/143 v Melton 1st XI 10/ 139. Malvern 1st XI 10/168 v Oakleigh 1st XI 9/219. Williamstown 1st XI 5/143 v Port Melbourne 1st XI 10/141. Werribee 1st XI 10/ 107 v Caulfield 1st XI 5/177. Brighton 1st XI 5/157 v Taylors Lakes 1st XI 10/156. Hoppers Crossing 1st XI 5/98 v Yarraville 1st XI 10/97. Elsternwick 1st XI 4/250 v Moorabbin 1st XI 10/190. Altona 1st XI 1/78 v Ormond 1st XI 10/76.

■ South-West Second XI. One Day. Melton 2nd XI 6/179 v Spotswood 2nd XI 10/ 177. Oakleigh 2nd XI 5/192 v Malvern 2nd XI 8/190. Port Melbourne 2nd XI 10/166 v Williamstown 2nd XI 4/197. Caulfield 2nd XI 6/151 v Werribee 2nd XI 4/153. Taylors Lakes 2nd XI 7/218 v Brighton 2nd XI 10/124. Yarraville 2nd XI 10/195 v Hoppers Crossing 2nd XI 9/272. Moorabbin 2nd XI 8/124 v Elsternwick 2nd XI 6/218. Ormond 2nd XI 8/ 251 v Altona 2nd XI 9/184.

Diamond Valley

■ Barclay Shield. One-Day. Bundoora United 1st XI 9/151 v Riverside 1st XI 4/153. Heidelberg 1st XI 10/145 v Bundoora 1st XI 3/ 149. Rosanna 1st XI 9/159 v Research Eltham Collegians 1st XI 10/85. Macleod 1st XI 8/ 140 v North Eltham Wanderers 1st XI 6/197. Epping 1st XI 9/157 v Diamond Creek 1st XI 6/ 161.

■ Money Shield. One-Day. Greensborough 1st XI 10/134 v Bundoora Park 1st XI 9/174. Rosebank 1st XI 2/126 v Montmorency 1st XI 4/124. Lalor Stars 1st XI 6/168 v Plenty 1st XI 10/167. Banyule 1st XI 8/192 v Lower Eltham 1st XI 3/193. Lower Plenty 1st XI 9/154 v Eltham 1st XI 6/158.

■ Mash Shield. One-Day. Thomastown 1st XI 9/192 v South Morang 1st XI 8/182. Mill Park 1st XI 2/197 v Thomastown United 1st XI 8/193. Panton Hill 1st XI 10/155 v Rivergum 1st XI 6/256. Hurstbridge 1st XI 10/183 v Dennis 1st XI 10/153. Mernda 1st XI 10/120 (39) v Laurimar 1st XI 3/121.

■ B-Grade. One-Day. Diamond Creek 2nd XI 7/169 v Epping 2nd XI 10/95. Montmorency 2nd XI 5/129 v Heidelberg 2nd XI 10/128. North Eltham Wanderers 2nd XI 5/197 v Mernda 2nd XI 8/159. Plenty 2nd XI 5/133 v Rosanna 2nd XI 5/138. Riverside 2nd XI 10/ 140 v Banyule 2nd XI 7/175.

■ C-Grade. One-Day. Rivergum 2nd XI 10/ 193 v Riverside 3rd XI 10/89. Bundoora Park 2nd XI 5/163 v Macleod 2nd XI 7/193. Bundoora United 2nd XI v Greensborough 2nd XI. Eltham 2nd XI 9/123 v Lower Plenty 2nd XI 1/129. Research Eltham Collegians 2nd XI 5/ 234 v Lalor Stars 2nd XI 10/215.

■ D-Grade. One-Day. Montmorency 3rd XI 6/237 v Mill Park 2nd XI 8/159. Bundoora 2nd XI 9/153 v Rosebank 2nd XI 6/154. South Morang 2nd XI 5/228. North Eltham Wander-

ers 3rd XI 9/145. Dennis 2nd XI 10/103 v Laurimar 2nd XI 9/191, Diamond Creek 3rd XI 10/105 v Hurstbridge 2nd XI 9/184.

■ E-Grade. One-Day. Greensborough 3rd XI 7/138 v Thomastown 2nd XI 4/142. Mernda 3rd XI 5/175 v Bundoora 3rd XI 1/176. Riverside 4th XI 4/191 v Lower Plenty 3rd XI 7/ 178. Thomastown United 2nd XI 10/147 v Heidelberg 3rd XI 9/192. Banyule 3rd XI 7/ 180 v Panton Hill 2nd XI 4/179.

■ F1-Grade. One-Day. Greensborough 4th XI 7/147 v Research Eltham Collegians 3rd XI 5/145. Laurimar 3rd XI 6/99 v Rivergum 3rd XI 7/157. Macleod 3rd XI 2/160 v Banyule 4th XI 8/158. Plenty 3rd XI 2/199 v Bundoora United 3rd XI 8/184.

■ F2-Grade. One-Day. Whittlesea 1st XI 7/ 198 v Research Eltham Collegians 4th XI 1/ 201. Mill Park 3rd XI Forfeit v Eltham 3rd XI. South Morang 3rd XI 0/90 v Dennis 3rd XI 7/ 89. North Eltham Wanderers 4th XI 8/180 v Montmorency 4th XI 6/217.

■ F3-Grade. One-Day. Greensborough 5th XI 10/110 v South Morang 4th XI 9/162. Bundoora Park 3rd XI 10/104 v Hurstbridge 3rd XI 6/143. Riverside 5th XI 3/224 v Banyule 5th XI 3/227. Laurimar 4th XI 1/124 v Lower Plenty 4th XI 9/123.

■ G1 East-Grade. One-Day. Panton Hill 3rd XI 10/115 v Diamond Creek 4th XI 4/201. Heidelberg 4th XI 5/153 v Plenty 4th XI 6/ 152. Lower Eltham 3rd XI 5/167 v Montmorency 5th XI 10/166. Riverside 6th XI 7/ 185 v Rosanna 3rd XI 2/188.

■ G1 West-Grade. One-Day. Bundoora 4th XI 10/113 v Dennis 4th XI 1/86. Rosebank 3rd XI 3/143 v Bundoora United 4th XI 10/142. Lalor Stars 3rd XI 4/216 v Laurimar 5th XI 10/ 209. Thomastown United 3rd XI 10/142 v Bundoora Park 4th XI 4/14.

■ G2-Grade. One-Day. Eltham 4th XI 9/199 v South Morang 5th XI 10/167. Diamond Creek 5th XI 10/195 v Macleod 4th XI 5/160. Rivergum 4th XI 9/181 v North Eltham Wanderers 5th XI 7/209. Research Eltham Collegians 5th XI 2/209 v Riverside 7th XI 9/42. ■ G3-Grade. One-Day. North Eltham Wanderers 6th XI 6/178 v Eltham 5th XI 8/225. Lower Plenty 5th XI 5/158 v Whittlesea 2nd XI 10/120. Montmorency 6th XI 2/82 v Mernda 4th XI 10/81. Dennis 5th XI v Thomastown United 4th XI, Hurstbridge 4th XI v South Morang 6th XI. Thomastown 3rd XI 6/104 v Greensborough 6th XI 10/102. Bye: Diamond Creek 6th XI.

Eastern

■ Dunstan Shield. One-Day. Canterbury 1st XI 10/185 v Bulleen 1st XI 7/244. East Doncaster 1st XI 10/158 v Old Carey 1st XI 5/ 160. Edinburgh 1st XI 6/210 v North Balwyn Bulls 1st XI 10/187. Glen Iris 1st XI 9/175 v Mont Albert 1st XI 7/177.

■ Wright Shield. One-Day. Deepdene Bears 1st XI 4/103 v Ashburton Willows 1st XI 10/ 99. East Malvern Tooronga 1st XI 10/233 v Richmond City 1st XI 5/234. Mulgrave 1st XI 4/122 v Heathmont 1st XI 10/121. Mazenod OCCC 1st XI 7/229 v Marcellin OC 1st XI 6/ 233.

■ A Turf. One-Day. Old Carey 2nd XI 10/ 185 v Deepdene Bears 2nd XI 5/196. Burwood 1st XI 10/146 v Hawthorn Boroondara 1st XI 8/189. Ashwood 1st XI 3/101 v Surrey Hills 1st XI 10/98. Mont Albert 2nd XI 9/137 v Boronia Hawks 1st XI 10/136.

■ B Turf. One-Day. Richmond Union 1st XI 6/114 v East Doncaster 2nd XI 10/112. Heathmont 2nd XI 9/230 v Glen Iris 2nd XI 8/ 179. North Balwyn Bulls 2nd XI 3/169 v SKOBs 1st XI 9/168. Balwyn Saints & Blasters Senior Men 1st XI v Canterbury 2nd XI Forfeit.

■ C Turf. One-Day. Hawthorn Boroondara 2nd XI 9/85 v Burwood 2nd XI 10/81. Boronia Hawks 2nd XI 7/165 v Mulgrave 2nd XI 6/243. Bulleen 2nd XI 7/160 v East Malvern Tooronga 2nd XI 5/161. La Trobe University 1st XI 5/170 v Marcellin OC 2nd XI 2/167.

■ D Turf. One-Day. Richmond City 2nd XI 7/181 v Old Carey 3rd XI 5/177. East Malvern Tooronga 3rd XI 6/123 v Edinburgh 2nd XI 2/ 127. Ashburton Willows 2nd XI 10/117 v Ashwood 2nd XI 8/120. Surrey Hills 2nd XI

6/140 v Mazenod OCCC 2nd XI 8/209.

■ E Turf. One-Day. Heathmont 3rd XI 6/199 v Edinburgh 3rd XI 8/196. SKOBs 2nd XI v Deepdene Bears 3rd XI. Marcellin OC 3rd XI 9/ 137 v Balwyn Saints & Blasters Senior Men 2nd XI 7/153. Sun., Nov. 10: Mont Albert 3rd XI v Hawthorn Boroondara 3rd XI. Bye: La Trobe University 2nd XI.

■ F Turf. One-Day. La Trobe University 3rd XI 10/103 v Richmond Union 2nd XI 1/105. Bulleen 3rd XI 8/182 v Richmond City 3rd XI 9/ 88. Surrey Hills 4th XI 8/135 v Mont Albert 4th XI 5/164. Hawthorn Boroondara 4th XI v East Malvern Tooronga 4th XI Forfeit. Deepdene Bears 4th XI 7/171 v Heathmont 4th XI 10/ 168.

■ Jim MacGibbon Shield. One-Day. Trinity Willison CC 1st XI 10/182 v Clifton Hill 1st XI 10/169. Burwood Unt. Canterbury Senior Men 1st XI 8/264 v Deepdene Uniting 1st XI 9/ 262. St. Pauls Oakleigh Districts 1st XI 10/ 120 v Glen Waverley 1st XI 7/251. Holy Trinity 1st XI 8/200 v STC South Camberwell Senior Men- 1st XI 10/169.

■ Kevin Burt Shield. One-Day. Clifton Hill 2nd XI 10/215 v Trinity Willison CC 2nd XI 8/ 252. Toorak-Prahran 1st XI 1/138 v Burwood Unt. Canterbury Senior Men 2nd XI 10/137. STC South Camberwell Senior Men- 2nd XI 10/ 112 v Holy Trinity 2nd XI 8/184. West Ivanhoe United 1st XI 10/186 v Mount Waverley Catholics 1st XI 8/196.

■ John Menzies and Keith Mackay Shield. One-Day. Blackburn North United 1st XI 6/196 v Toorak-Prahran 2nd XI 8/197. North Alphington 2/63 v Trinity Willison CC 3rd XI 10/62. Glen Waverley 2nd XI 5/143 v Holy Trinity 3rd XI 6/142.

■ A Synthetic. One-Day. Mulgrave 3rd XI 9/208 v West Ivanhoe United 2nd XI 9/208. Holy Trinity 4th XI 10/96 v Clifton Hill 3rd XI 0/ 100. Mount Waverley Uniting 1st XI 4/258 v Burwood 3rd XI 4/255.

■ B Synthetic. One-Day. Edinburgh 4th XI 6/233 v Mazenod OCCC 3rd XI 5/204. Glen Waverley 3rd XI 3/174 v Toorak-Prahran 3rd XI 5/173. Trinity Willison CC 4th XI 10/141 v St. Pauls Oakleigh Districts 2nd XI 0/142.

■ LOC1. One-Day. Deepdene Uniting 2nd XI 6/141 v Manningham 1st XI 10/140. Eagles 1st XI 4/193 v Hartley 1st XI 10/189. Knox Churches 1st XI 10/219 v Malvern Valley 1st XI 5/230. Bye: Northcote United 1st XI. ■ LOC2. One-Day. Glen Iris 3rd XI 1/119 v Eagles 2nd XI 10/117. Eagles 4th XI 0/97 v East Doncaster 4th XI 9/95. Monash University 1st XI 7/164 v Balwyn Saints 3rd XI 8/197. AYC Harlequins 1st XI 1/95 v Mulgrave 4th XI 10/93.

■ LOC3. One-Day. St Stephens Greythorn 1st XI 10/204 v Eagles 3rd XI 7/222. Manningham 2nd XI 10/145 v North Balwyn 3rd XI 10/147. Melbourne Sixers 1st X1 10/ 202 v Salesian 1st XI 6/287. Burwood United Canterbury 3rd XI 8/190 v East Doncaster 5th XI 2/195.

■ LOC4. One-Day. Mount Waverley Catholics 2nd XI 10/225 v Ashwood 3rd XI 2/228. North Balwyn 4th XI 9/134 v Salvation Army Waverley 1st XI 9/193. St. Pauls Oakleigh Districts 3rd XI 8/176 v STC South Camberwell 3rd XI 4/178. Burwood 4th XI 3/237 v Mulgrave 5th XI 4/236. Malvern Valley 2nd XI 4/143 v AYC Harlequins 2nd XI 6/142.

■ LOC5. One-Day. Northcote United 2nd XI 2/106 v Glen Iris 4th X1 10/103. ToorakPrahran 4th XI Forfeit v St Andrews Gardiner 1st XI. Heathmont 5th XI 8/157 v Hawthorn Boroondara 5th XI 4/177. Deepdene Uniting 3rd XI 6/257 v Mount Waverley Uniting 2nd XI 5/256. Clifton Hill 4th XI 7/164 v Blackburn North United 2nd XI 3/169. ■ LOC6. One-Day. Salesian 2nd XI 4/218 v Manningham 3rd XI 10/133. STC South Camberwell 4th XI 7/179 v Abbotsford Anglers 1st XI 5/180. Mount Waverley Uniting 3rd XI 8/201 v Glen Waverley 4th XI 5/226. Ashburton Willows 3rd XI 8/172 v Knox Churches 2nd XI 7/215. Burwood Unt. Canterbury 4th XI v Ashwood 4th XI.

■ LOC7. One-Day. Hawthorn Boroondara 6th XI 6/187 v Mont Albert 5th XI 5/186. Edinburgh 5th XI 6/226 v Mount Waverley Catholics 3rd XI 10/224. STC South Camberwell 5th XI Sat-

SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES

Continued From Previous Page urday Synthetic 1/98 v East Doncaster 6th XI 10/233. Sun., Nov. 10: Glen Waverley 5th XI - Sunday v Richmond Union 3rd XI. Bye: Bulleen 4th XI

■ LOC8. One-Day. STC South Camberwell4th XI Saturday Synthetic 10/145 v Heathmont 6th XI 7/147. Malvern Valley CC 3rd XI 9/111 v Ashburton Willows 4th XI 7/274. Mazenod OCCC 4th XI 1/100 v Burwood Unt. Canterbury 5th XI 9/97. Ashwood 5th XI 10/108 v Monash University 2nd XI 1/109. Bye: Glen Waverley 6th XI - Sunday

■ LOC9. One-Day. East Doncaster 7th XI 10/104 v Burnley CYMS 3rd XI 4/108. Holy Trinity 5th XI 4/184 v West Ivanhoe United 3rd XI 1/186. Balwyn Saints 4th XI 0/125 v Monash University 3rd XI 10/121. Richmond City 4th XI 9/190 v Clifton Hill 5th XI 8/188. Richmond Union 4th XI 10/171 v Edinburgh 6th XI 5/171.

Morn. Peninsula

■ Provincial Firsts. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Baden Powell 1sts 10/ 234 v Red Hill 1sts 0/3. Pines 1sts 6-d/407 d Sorrento 1sts 0/9. Dromana 1sts 1/44 v Old Peninsula 1st XI 10/182. Langwarrin 1sts v Heatherhill 1sts 7/289.

■ Peninsula Firsts. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Mt Eliza Senior Men 1st X1 10/91 v Rosebud Senior Men 1sts 2/ 66. Seaford 1sts 10/320 v Moorooduc 1sts. Somerville Senior Men 1sts 10/229 v Mornington 1sts. Seaford Tigers 1sts 3/30 v Long Island 1sts 10/146.

■ District Firsts. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Carrum Downs 1sts 10/153 v Balnarring 1sts 2/26. Flinders 1sts 9/391 v Baxter 1sts. Boneo 1sts 4-d/191 v Main Ridge 1sts 10/60 & 0/6. Carrum 1sts 10/243 v Crib Point 1sts.

■ Sub-District Firsts. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Frankston YCW 1sts 1/20 v Skye 1sts 10/138. Delacombe Park 1sts 10/207 v Rye 1sts 0/8. Mt Martha 1sts 0/0 v Tyabb 1sts 10/301. Ballam Park 1sts 10/152 v Tootgarook 1sts 1/60.

■ Provincial Seconds. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Red Hill 2nds 6/ 245 v Baden Powell 2nds. Sorrento 2nds v Pines 2nds 6/225. Old Peninsula 2nd XI 5/ 156 v Dromana 2nds 10/70. Heatherhill 2nds 10/134 v Langwarrin 2nds 0/0.

■ Peninsula Seconds. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Rosebud Senior Men 2nds 10/202 v Mt Eliza Senior Men 2nd X1 0/34. Moorooduc 2nds 0/13 v Seaford 2nds 10/174. Mornington 2nds 0/7 v Somerville Senior Men 2nds 10/246. Long Island 2nds v Seaford Tigers 2nds.

■ District Seconds. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Balnarring 2nds v Carrum Downs 2nds 7/261. Baxter 2nds 5/ 313 v Flinders 2nds. Main Ridge 2nds 10/174 v Boneo 2nds 0/12. Crib Point 2nds 4-d/221 v Carrum 2nds 10/98 & 1/4.

■ Sub-District Seconds. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Skye 2nds 10/204 v Frankston YCW 2nds 0/24. Rye 2nds 10/146 v Delacombe Park 2nds 0/56. Tyabb 2nds 7/271 v Mt Martha 2nds. Tootgarook 2nds 10/140 v Ballam Park 2nds 1/19.

■ A1 Seniors. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. French Island 1sts 3/158 v Baden Powell 3rds 10/55. Old Peninsula 3rd XI 9/253 v Tyabb 3rds. Pearcedale 1sts v Hastings 1sts. Langwarrin 3rds v Mornington 3rds.

■ A2 Seniors. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Heatherhill 3rds 5/317 v Red Hill 3rds. Mt Eliza Senior Men 3rd X1 10/228 v Delacombe Park Senior Mixed 3rds 1/7. Somerville Senior Men 3rds 9/325 v Carrum Downs 3rds. Long Island 3rds v Baden Powell 4ths.

■ A3 Seniors. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Skye 3rds 1/38 v Ballam Park A Grade 5-d/289. Tyabb 4ths v Baxter 3rds 7/247. Frankston YCW 3rds v Pines 3rds. Mt Martha 3rds 10/204 v Long Island 4ths.

■ A4 Seniors. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9

and Sat., Nov. 16. Crib Point 3rds v Boneo 3rds. Rosebud Senior Men 3rds 9/255 v Delacombe Park Senior Mixed 4ths. Sorrento 3rds v Balnarring 3rds. Tyabb 5ths Forfeit v Carrum Downs 4ths.

■ B1 Seniors. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Carrum Downs 5ths v Baden Powell 5ths 4/253. Delacombe Park Senior Men 5ths v Long Island 5ths 7/313. Pines 4ths v Langwarrin 4ths. Mornington 4ths 1/101 v Somerville Senior Men 4ths 10/112. Mt Eliza Senior Men 4th X1 10/230 v Baxter 4ths 1/35.

■ B2 Seniors. Two-Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Balnarring 4th XI Forfeit v Skye 4ths. Heatherhill 4ths. Baxter 5ths Forfeit. Carrum Downs 6ths 10/140 v Red Hill 4ths 0/30. Pines 5ths B Grade v Boneo 4ths. Bye: Sorrento 4ths

■ C1 Seniors. One Day. Mt Eliza Senior Men 5th X1 3/189 v Moorooduc 3rds 7/185. Baden Powell 6ths v Old Peninsula 4th XI. Ballam Park C Grade 10/156 v Pearcedale 2nds 8/243. Carrum 4ths v Frankston YCW 4ths.

■ C2 Seniors. One Day. Hastings 2nds v Crib Point 4ths. Langwarrin 5ths v Flinders 3rds. Seaford Tigers 3rds 9/174 v Carrum 3rds 10/168. Mt Martha Reds Senior Men 4th XI 10/136 v Mt Eliza Senior Men 6th X1 8/177.

■ C3 Seniors. One Day. Main Ridge 3rds v Mt Martha Reds Senior Men 5th XI. Dromana 3rds 4/190 v Sorrento 5ths 5/253. Crib Point 5ths v Mornington 5th XI. Red Hill 5ths v Tootgarook 3rds.

■ C4 Seniors. One Day. Seaford 3rds 8/ 152 v Tyabb 6ths 7/154. Somerville Senior Men 5ths v Long Island 6ths Forfeit. Mt Eliza Senior Men 7th X1 v Mt Martha 6ths Forfeit. Bye: Langwarrin 6ths

North Metro

■ Jika Shield. T20. Donath CC 1st XI 4/108

v Camrea CC 1st XI 6/107. Keon Park CC 1st XI 1/118 v Preston Baseballers CC 1st XI 5/ 114. Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 1st XI 8/ 123 v Reservoir Cobras CC 1st XI 1/124.

■ Jack Quick Shield. T20. Cameron CC 1st XI 4/142 v Bellfield Bulls CC 1st XI 2/145. Fairfield CC 1st XI 10/119 v Fiji Victorian CC 1st XI 4/176. Strathewen Cougars CC 1st XI 7/ 97 v Olympic Colts CC 1st XI 1/98.

■ Jack Kelly Shield. T20. Ivanhoe Mavericks CC 1st XI 9/149 v Northern Socials CC 1st XI 3/259. West Preston CC 1st XI 8/144 v Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 2nd XI 5/148. Fiji Victorian CC 2nd XI 4/108 v Keon Park CC 2nd XI 7/106.

■ B-Grade. T20. Camrea CC 2nd XI 8/114 v Bellfield Bulls CC 2nd XI 2/117. Preston YCW District CC 1st XI v Strathewen Cougars CC 2nd XI. Preston Baseballers CC 2nd XI 8/68 v West Preston CC 2nd XI 2/69. Royal Park Reds 3rd XI 7/136 v Victorian Nepalese CA CC 7/ 176.

■ C-Grade. T20. Bellfield Bulls CC 3rd XI 5/ 72 v Royal Park Reds 4th XI 8/68. Reservoir Cobras CC 2nd XI 4/144. West Preston CC 3rd XI 9/120. Fiji Victorian CC 3rd XI 7/119 v Fairfield CC 2nd XI 8/116. Old Ivanhoe Grammarians CC 3rd XI 3/96 v Donath CC 2nd XI 8/ 94.

■ Robert Young DODC. Northern Socials v Kinglake CC OD. Olympic Colts CC OD 9/128 v Camrea CC OD 5/197. Preston Baseballers CC OD 8/138 v Fiji Victorian CC OD 4/141. Bellfield Rocketz CC OD 4/231 v Cameron CC 2nd XI 8/228. Keon Park CC OD 8/191 v Preston YCW District CC OD 8/190.

Ringwood District

■ Lindsay Trollope Shield. Norwood 1XI 10/ 133 v North Ringwood 1XI 3/135. Lilydale 1XI 8/211 v Kilsyth 1XI 7/212. Montrose 1XI 2/ 152 v Ainslie Park 1XI 10/151. Croydon Ranges 1XI 10/203 v South Croydon 1XI 10/181.

■ Bill Wilkins Cup. One Day. Wonga Park 1XI 9/189 v East Ringwood 1XI 8/190. St Andrews 1XI 10/150 v Warranwood 1XI 6/203. Wantirna South 1XI 7/203 v Bayswater Park 1XI 10/190. Templeton 1XI 6/160 v

Mooroolbark 1XI 7/161. Vermont 1XI 8/163 v Heatherdale 1XI 9/164

■ Stuart Newey Plate. One Day. Mt Evelyn 1XI 10/207 v South Warrandyte 1XI 5/246. Warrandyte 1st XI 7/209 v Montrose 2XI 10/ 173. Chirnside Park 1XI 10/198. Seville Burras 1XI 3/248/ Croydon North 1XI 7/197 v Heathwood 1XI 6/222.

■ Steve Pascoe Shield. One Day. South Croydon 2XI 5/153 v Croydon Ranges 2XI 6/ 149. Ainslie Park 2XI 3/158 v Yarra Junction 1XI 10/157. Kilsyth 2XI 4/158 v Warrandyte 2nd XI 1/161. North Ringwood 2XI 10/98 v Norwood 2XI 5/99.

■ Pat Meehan Shield. One Day. Lusatia Park 1XI 5/220 v Templeton 2XI 7/221. East Ringwood 2XI 7/178 v Wantirna South 2XI 7/ 119. Healesville 1XI 0/151 v Lilydale 2XI 6/ 145. Eastfield 1XI 7/190 v Wonga Park 2XI 5/ 256.

■ Ian Spencer Shield. One Day. Warranwood 2XI 6/164 v St Andrews 2XI 3/ 168. Coldstream 1XI 10/147 v North Ringwood 3XI 8/148. Mooroolbark 2XI 7/189 v Montrose 3XI 10/151. South Warrandyte 2XI 8/179 v Chirnside Park 2XI 9/206. Heatherdale 2XI 10/ 121 v Vermont 2XI 6/172.

■ David Beatty Shield. One Day. Heathwood 2XI 8/132 v East Ringwood 3XI 9/ 173. Seville Burras 2XI 6/175 v Norwood 3XI 10/191. Yarra Glen 1XI 10/196 v Croydon Ranges 3XI 7/197. Bayswater Park 2XI 5/165 v Mt Evelyn 2XI 10/163.

■ Don Smith Shield. One Day. Ainslie Park 3XI 1/119 v Warranwood 3XI 6/117. Wonga Park 3XI 10/196 v Hoddles Creek 1XI 10/190. Warrandyte 3rd XI 10/156 v St Andrews 3XI 6/ 205. Montrose 4XI 10/160 v Wandin 1XI 10/ 189.

■ John Springett Shield. One Day. Chirnside Park 3XI 6/165 v Eastfield 2XI 8/ 161. Wantirna South 3XI 6/161 v Healesville 2XI 5/230. Yarra Junction 2XI 4/207 v Kilsyth 3XI 10/199. Lilydale 3XI 7/163 v Lusatia Park 2XI 8/267.

■ A-Grade. One Day. Powelltown 1XI 8/230 v Croydon North 2XI 8/241. St Andrews 4XI 9/ 153 v Seville Burras 3XI 7/151. Norwood 4XI 8/189 v Wonga Park 4XI 4/155. South Croydon 3XI v Templeton 3XI.

■ B-Grade. One Day. Heatherdale 3XI 4/ 252 v South Warrandyte 3XI 9/179, Croydon Ranges 4XI v Warrandyte 4th XI. Mooroolbark 3XI 1/240 v Coldstream 2XI 5/238. Mt Evelyn 3XI 10/137 v Heathwood 3XI 9/163.

South East

■ Longmuir Shield. Two Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. CHAG 1 v Bentleigh Uniting 1 7/228. West Bentleigh 1 5/348 v Kingston Heath 1. East Sandringham 1 v Bentleigh ANA 1 7/212. Le Page Park 1 10/ 215 v Brighton Union 1.

■ Woolnough Shield. Two Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Elwood 1 10/ 200 v Cheltenham Park 1 0/31. Washington Park 1 10/213 v Hampton United 1 1/15. Hampton Central 1 10/119 v Mackie 1. Cluden 1 v Omega 1 10/269.

■ Quiney Shield. Two Days. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Carnegie South 1 2/58 v CUCC Kings 3 10/192. Omega 2 1/41 v Le Page Park 2 10/115. Bentleigh Uniting 2 0/ 38 v Elwood 2 10/133. Kingston Heath 2 9/ 281 v Washington Park 2.

■ Pullen Shield. One Day. Mackie 2 10/ 126 v East Sandringham 2 1/10. Brighton Union 2 v Melbourne Wanderers 1 10/209. Cheltenham Park 2 9/212 v Highett West 1. Hampton United 2 v West Bentleigh 2 9/161.

Western Suburbs

■ A-Grade. Two-Day. Sat., Nov. 9 and Sat., Nov. 16. Werribee CC A 6th XI 10/225

v Point Cook CC A Grade 5th XI 0/18. Western Utd SC A Grade 2nd XI v Wyndham Vale A Grade 3rd XI. Seabrook A Grade 3rd XI 1/5 v Altona Sports A 1st XI - Two Day 8-d/222.

■ Division 1. One-Day. West Point Titans D01 1st XI 7/196 v Tarneit Central D01 Blue 9/198. Williams Landing SC D01 1st XI 7/214 v 5ABI Caroline Springs D01 9/175. Truganina CC D01 2/100 v Utd Tarneit SC D01 1st XI 9/ 97. Manor Lakes D01 1st XI 6/224 v Truganina Strikers D01 Yellow 9/122.

with Kerry Kulkens

ARIES (March 21 - April 20)

Lucky Colour: Pink

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 3, 1, 1, 7

Lotto Numbers: 1, 10, 19, 23, 31, 37

Insight: You've experienced a whirlwind of changes lately, but rest assured, life will calm down soon. Your energy is returning, and while some love-life issues may arise, they won't be significant.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20)

Lucky Colour: Orange

Lucky Day: Thursday

Racing Numbers: 1, 7, 4, 2

Lotto Numbers: 2, 22, 29, 30, 41, 45

Insight: Your recent decisions have been wise, and your energy is returning in every aspect, including the bedroom! Your health is improving, and it's time to reclaim your vitality.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21)

Lucky Colour: Burgundy

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 2, 2, 7, 4

Lotto Numbers: 2, 12, 22, 33, 34, 41

Insight: It's time to demand clarity in your relationship. You've done enough pushing—now let your partner step up. Be cautious with finances during this period.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 1, 10, 2, 4

Lotto Numbers: 1, 10, 11, 19, 37, 40

Insight: No more postponing essential decisions. It’s time to confront your financial issues and make firm choices in your love life. Your partner won't wait forever.

LEO (July 23 - August 22)

Lucky Colour: Brown

Lucky Day: Thursday

Racing Numbers: 2, 1, 2, 3

Lotto Numbers: 2, 20, 29, 33, 37, 41

Insight: Life has been smooth, but watch out—someone is trying to disrupt your peace. Stay vigilant, especially regarding your health, and avoid unnecessary risks.

VIRGO (August 23 - September 23)

Lucky Colour: Yellow

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing Numbers: 9, 6, 3, 9

Lotto Numbers: 9, 19, 21, 29, 37, 42

Insight: The gates to pleasure are wide open—enjoy the ride! But remember, indulgence has limits, and reality will return soon. Make the most of this fun period.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)

Lucky Colour: Red

Lucky Day: Tuesday

Racing Numbers: 3, 2, 4, 1

Lotto Numbers: 4, 14, 15, 24, 29, 34

Insight: An old flame might resurface with an enticing proposition. Will you tango or not? Keep your health in check, and ensure your finances stay balanced.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 4, 8, 7, 1

Lotto Numbers: 9, 19, 29, 37, 41, 44

Insight: Major changes have occurred, but you're on the right path. Your love life is thriving, and your health is solid. Expect a potential financial windfall soon.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 20)

Lucky Colour: Red

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing Numbers: 9, 7, 1, 8

Lotto Numbers: 5, 11, 15, 24, 29, 43

Insight: It’s up to you to make the most of your love life. Let go of inhibitions and embrace fun—you’re in for a wild ride! Just remember, not all pleasures come with equal financial rewards.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19)

Lucky Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Thursday

Racing Numbers: 3, 1, 7, 4

Lotto Numbers: 7, 13, 14, 21, 42, 45

Insight: Obstacles in your love life are fading, and your partner is finally on the same page. Embrace the harmony, and enjoy some creative improvisation in your relationship.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 19)

Lucky Colour: Yellow

Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 3, 1, 9, 8

Lotto Numbers: 8, 15, 16, 25, 34, 41

Insight: You've been spicing up your love life—keep going! Financial gain may come from ventures started later in the year, so stay focused and patient.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Thursday

Racing Numbers: 3, 9, 11, 3

Lotto Numbers: 10, 11, 19, 28, 36, 42

Insight: You've hit a high point in your love life, so make sure your intentions are clear with your partner. You’re both about to experience the best of times together.

DATE CHANGE FOR SIR RUPERT CLARKE STAKES

■ The time-honoured Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes has been moved from the Caulfield Cup Carnival for the first time and will be raced on November 16 over 1400 metres.

Having a look at the early betting before nominations, the Ciaron Maher-trained five-year-old gelding Jimmysstar heads the markets.

He recently made it two on end when winning the Weekend Hustler Event at Caulfield on Guineas Day in good fashion.

He defeated the bottom weight, Suparazi, and Who Dares, over the 1400 metre trip.

He wasn’t disgraced when second behind the smart Another Wil on Derby Day.

He will be well suited here, the distance is perfect, and he handles the conditions, and in a smart camp.

On the next line is another smart type, Magic Time, prepared by another top trainer, in Graeme Begg.

He ran a good second to a smart New Zealander in Declare, with Makarena i n third spot.

He has put eigfht wins on the board from his 10 starts,with two thirds all in top company. He is by the top sire, Hellbent.

He will be right in this as the distance is ideal and he handles Caulfield well.

The trainer on fire at the moment, Chris Waller, who is on a roll, has the good mare Olentia , a five-year old mare by top sire, Zoustar, having won seven of her 15 starts, and a second, and goes well in top company.

Next is the young Victorian sprinter, Arkansaw Kid, who turned four in August has battled hard against the best as was the case at his last outing.

He wasn’t far behind them in the Sydney Stakes over 1200 metres on October 19, Caulfield Cup day.

He clashed with the likes of one of the best in Australia, Overpass, who won the event, and Think About It, who has contested some hard races.

Then there is Mazu, Climbing Star and Lady Laguna.

This field is one of the best ever in a Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

Skybird prepared by Mitchell Freedman at Ballarat, is consistent, but dropped out of the Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield on October 19, Cup day.

She finished just behind the placegetters in seventh spot.

She appeared to be way out of her class when finishing well back in the Golden Eagle on November 2.

The John O’Shea-trained Schwarz had won four of eight and goes alright, impressive in a trial recently.

However, was disappointing when he finished off the pace at Flemington on Derby Day. Can improve, not out of it.

The money has come for Here To Shock, with the Hayes team, Ben, Will and J.D.Hayes; it looks like they have a consistent one here, the way she races.

But the weight of 62 kilos in the Big Dance Race got the better of it and finished out of a place.

Ted Ryan

could surprise. Another that impressed in winning back in June, was the five-year-old gelding, Vilana, prepared by James Cummings having won eight of 23 now with 10 placings, very consistent. One to watch, if they come for it.

One that could be right in this is the Mike Moroney-trained four-year-old, by Harry Angel, is War Machine, who is showing talent and was a good third behind another smart one in Ostraka, who put up three a row.

Ostraka is in the strong camp of Annabel Neasham and Ray Archibald.

Of the others, Amenable is all right on his day, for trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior, but of late hasn’t fired.

Attrition hit top form in win the Hill Stakes for the stable of Mitchell Freedman, beating Kovalica and Royal Patronage Could run a place if right.

Graduate program

■ A new pathway for young people to enter the thoroughbred industry has been established with Thoroughbred Breeders Australia launching a Graduate Program.

The scheme will give university leavers the opportunity to learn for some of the biggest names associated with racing, breeding, and wagering.

Those accepted on to the course will undertake a two-week learning block based at Flemington Racecourse, before starting an internship, with a major employer.

Among the companies supporting the program are Entain, Godolphin, Waterhouse and Bott, Racing Magic Millions, Melbourne Racing Club, Inglis, Yulong and the Victoria Racing Club.

The learning block will feature lectures and workshops, on everything from creating a wagering market, selecting a yearling, through to marketing a racing carnival and learning how the handicapping system works.

In the UK, the British Horseracing Authority has run a highly successful graduate program for 30 years, with many executives across the industry having completed the course.

TBA aims to attract 10-12graduates in the first year, with the learning block starting in late January.

After this fortnight, graduates will join an employer for a paid internship of at least six weeks.

Another supporting the initiative is Australasia’s living legend, Gai Waterhouse, who is well known for mentoring young people.

She said: “We have to keep looking at how we can bring young, talented people into the industry, and I think this is a wonderful way to do it. We are very much looking forward to having somebody join our team on their internship”.

- Ted Ryan

● ● Jimmysstar. Racing Photos.

Although she is now seven, she has won 10 with seven minors, and where there is smoke there are Indians.

A smart one from Sydney is Schwarz, and

AUSTRALIA TO PLAY BIG ROLE IN NZ

■ The biggest race of any code in New Zealand – the $1,000,000 New Zealand Trotting Cup over 3200 metres will be held at Christchurch’s Addington Raceway on Tuesday November 12 and the largest ever number of Australian contenders in the race will be there to try and bring the major prize back home.

Those contesting the race will be Australia’s best pacer Leap To Fame (Grant Dixon) and defending NZ Cup winner Swayzee (Jason Grimson) along with Better Eclipse (Greg Sugars) and Aroda another of the Dixon team who is gradually making his way through the grades.

Although Leap To Fame has been under a cloud with a blood irregularity, he has been passed fit to take his place in the field and will be mighty hard to hold out.

Last year’s outstanding victor Swayzee who connections paid a late big priced late nomination will also be difficult to beat following a brilliant victory in the Victoria Cup and if trainer/ driver Jason Grimson adopts his usual ‘catch me if you can’ tactics, he will be right there at the finish.

Better Eclipse who never runs a bad race coming off a great third in last Monday’s Kaikoura Cup after a bad beginning if given the opportunity, will finish hard off a cold sit and it would be no surprise should he win.

Aroda (1st Emergency) is probably outclassed, but reported to be a great stayer suited by the journey.

Add talented Kiwi’s Merlin (Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan) and Don’t Stop Dreaming (Mark & Nathan Purdon) into the mix, plus a number of handy open class performers making the race one of the best ever.

The $400,000 Dominion Handicap for trotters again over 3200 metres sees champion Australian and multiple Inter Dominion winner Just Believe (Greg Sugars) against fellow Victorians Arcee Phoenix (Chris Svanosio), One Over All (Gavin Smith) and Kyvalley Hotspur plus the in-form Bet N Win (Bob Butt), Oscar Bonevena (Mark Purdon) and up and comer Mighty Logan (John Dunn), it should be a great spectacle.

It doesn’t stop there however as Andy Gath’s Catch A Wave (Kate Gath) will do battle in the Junior Free For All over 2600 metres and to top the week off, Marg Lee’s champion filly Keayang Zahara will go around on Friday in the $500,000 ‘The Ascent’ Slot Race for 3Y0 Trotters over 1980 metres.

Note that the NZ Cup starting time is 3.46pm our time and the Dominion Handicap at 1.14pm.

At Shepparton

■ Local racing at Shepparton commenced the week on Tuesday November 5 with an even eight race card and Menangle trainer Alex Alchin combined with Shepparton reinsman Zac Phillips to land the Neatline Homes 0-2 LTW Pace over 1690 metres with two year filly Pops Joy defeating her older rivals.

Not rushed from gate five, Pops Joya daughter of Soho Tribeca and Joyces Desire settled three back in the moving line from gate five as Alamo led from gate four.

Once formation was made, Pops Joy was off and running to race exposed approaching the bell before surging clear on the final bend to easily account from Streets Of Madrid which trailed the front runner from the pole, with Major Bert (three wide last lap) from mid-field third. The margins 8.9 by 3 metres in a mile rate of 157.4.

■ Torrumbarry part-owner/trainer Faye McEwan has 4Y0 Trixton-Casa Fundada mare racing in peak form and brought up three wins in a row by taking the 1690 metre Alabar Trotters Mobile in a rate of 1-59.1 with James Herbertson in the sulky, Jansu was fast away from outside the front line to cross polemarker Christmas Babe polemarker to lead and rated a treat, held too many guns for Magic Law (three pegs from gate six) by 7.2 metres with Christmas Babe holding third 5.7 metres away.

■ Ardmona’s Donna Castles trained and reined 4Y0 Skyvalley-Annies Life mare Night Sky to an easy all the way victory in the Your Sold Real Estate 4Y0 & Older Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2190 metres, accounting for Southwind Chloe (three pegs) by 17.2 metres. A death-seat-

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ing Midnite Muscle from outside the front line was third 2.9 metres back. The mile rate 2-06.7.

Home of trotter

■ Maryborough generally regarded as the ‘home of the trotter’ was certainly that on Wednesday November 6 with no less than five races dedicated to that gait.

Junortoun part-owner/trainer Gary Donaldson opened the program with smart 4Y0 What The Hill-Donski mare Salski owned by a plethora of stable supporters winning the 2190 metre Bartletts Manufacturing Trotters Handicap with James Herbertson in the sulky.

Beginning safely from barrier three, Salski crossed polemarker Alfie Always shortly after the start and defied all challengers to register a 2.8 metre margin over 20 metre equal backmarker Mitchell Wrap which galloped away giving away a tidy start to his rivals before moving to be one/one in the final circuit and three wide on the home turn. Dels Destiny (three pegs) ran his usual honest race for third after using the sprint lane. The margins 2.9 by 4.9 metres in a mile rate of 2-05.3.

■ Most consistent Volstead-Fiery Annie filly Caithness Lady at start thirteen broke through in the Maryborough IGA 3Y0 & Older Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2190 metres.

Trained at Hamilton by veteran Jim Barker and driven by granddaughter Jackie, Caithness Lady (gate three) began fast to cross Tara Tuff (gate four) which led momentarily and was never headed, scoring by 2.1 metres from Kvintet Hill (three wide last lap) from a long way back. Tara Tuff was third along the sprint lane a neck away. The mile rate 2-05.2.

■ Locally trained (Bet Bet) part-owner/trainer Ray Cross was victorious with very honest Imperial Count-Im Rite Or Wrong 7Y0 mare Jessicas Story in the Peter Egan Bi-Rite Electrical Trotters Mobile over 1690 metres in a rate of 2-00.3.

With regular reinsman Liam Older in the sulky, Jessicas Story began fast to lead from gate six before allowing Chris Alford and Against The Bridle after being restrained from outside the front line to go forward and assume control. Enjoying the run of the race, Jessicas Story not waiting for the sprint lane to come into play angled outside the leader on the home turn and was far too strong at the finish for him, recording an easy 15.4 metre margin. Gunsen Rosie (one/one) dropped down to the sprint lane on turning for third 1.7 metres back.

■ Nanneella part-owner/trainer Col Godden who is ‘on fire’ at present was successful with former Queenslander Dhoni Trouble in the 2190 metre Haras Des Trotteurs Trotters Mobile. Driven by Josh Duggan, Dhoni Trouble first up in Victoria and first up since August quickly moved away from inside the second line to possie mid-field before going forward in the last lap to join the pacemaker surging clear shortly after. Mont Sally after a sweet one/one – one two spot from the extreme draw quickly joined the leader to issue a challenge but was no match going down by 13.5 metres in a rate of 2-02.1. Ivar (three pegs from the pole) held that spot to be third a further 13.5 metres back.

■ The Aldebaran Park 0-2 LTW Trotters Mobile over 2190 metres went the way of Kerryn Manning’s lightly raced 4Y0 Andover Hall-Vari

Poetic mare Al Sedhai. Enjoying a cosy passage from the pole on the back of the leader You Got Me Good (gate two), Al Sedhai came away from the inside on turning and finished best to prevail by 2.1 metres from You Got Me Good, with Solotrekk third 1.2 metres away third after trailing the pair. Fremarkstilly using the sprint lane from four pegs looked likely to win only to go off stride when taking the lead halfway up the running. The mile rate 2-02.1.

Cups meeting

■ The lower grade Yarra Valley Pacing and Trotting Cups each for a stake of $10,000 were held on Thursday

The United Petroleum Yarra Valley Cup over 2150 metres going to Melton owner/trainer Craig Hoban’s 4Y0 entire Give Dad A Wave. Trapped three wide from gate six before easing to be three back in the moving line as Jay Bee took up her usual leading roll from gate two with the favourite Dressed In Gold off and running from the extreme draw to park outside the pacemaker. With the pressure being applied approaching the final bend, Dressed In Gold led on the home turn, with Give Dave A Wave easing three wide on the bend. In a punishing finish, Give Dave Ave did best to gain the day in the shadows of the post by 1.9 metres in a mile rate of 1-58.5. Shaq (three back the markers from inside the second line) was third after angling wide in the straight.

■ The De Bortoli Yarra Valley Cup saw a rough result when 5Y0 Kvintet Avenger-Madeline 5Y0 mare Designs scored at odds of $21.00. Trained at Navarre by Toby Ainsworth who holds a share with Kaylene and Andrew Henderson, Designs driven by Ada Massa was given a perfect passage one/one from gate five as bolter Chinski led from the pole after The Chook challenging for the lead went off stride as did Sister Evarista when about to take over racing for the bell with the favourite Benne And The Jets also going off stride shortly after.

Bullapark Beno despite racing exposed from gate three surged to the front in the last lap, with Designs issuing a challenge and leading on the final bend, while polemarker Nellie Joy after always being handy switched down to the sprint lane approaching the home turn after receiving a slight check just prior. Giving plenty under hard driving, Designs reached the wire a half neck clear of Nellie Joy, with Bullapark Beno battling on gamely for third a head away. The mile rate 2-00.3.

Return to sport

■ Ballarat also raced on Thursday and Toolern Vale duo Debra and Ray Pace who have just returned to the sport after a long lay off would have been ecstatic when 4Y0 Sweet LouSevenish gelding Ashante Prince making his second race appearance saluted the judge in the Ballarat Mower Centre 4Y0 & Older Maiden Pace over 1710 metres paying odds of $81.00.

Raced by Deb and Ray, plus several friends, Ashante Prince trained by Deb with Ray doing the driving and starting from the extreme draw settled mid-field in the moving line as Goodtime Mae went forward from gate five to lead before being crossed by Cincinatti at the bell. Going forward three wide solo in the final lap, Ashante Prince dashed clear on turning to register a 3.7 metre margin over Im The Wild One (one/one) and Sir Nippa which followed the winner throughout third 4.5 metres back. The mile rate 1-57.8.

■ An impressive winner on the night was Orlando Vici-Schleck mare Fonda Rhonda in the Woodlands Stud 4Y0 & Older Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2200 metres. Trained at Woolsthorpe by Ian Stanley and driven by son Michael, Fonda Rhonda raced by Ballangeich’s (Mortlake District) Ian Wilson was slowly away from the extreme draw to settle at the tail given plenty of time to balance, before commencing a forward move in the last lap to circle her rivals solo. Sustaining a long run to join the leader Castles In The Sky (gate five) on the home turn, Fonda Rhonda raced clear over the concluding stages to record a 2.5 metre victory from Prosperous (gate seven) which trailed the leader easing wide in the straight, with Castles In The Sky third 2.4 metres back. The mile rate 2-02.9.

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This Week

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

Epping fatality

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in Epping on Saturday morning (Nov. 9).

Emergency services were called to reports a car had mounted a footpath and struck a pedestrian on Dalton Rd about 10am. The male pedestrian died at the scene.

The driver then continued along the footpath, before crashing into a pole and a building.

He sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital under police guard.

Exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.

Mt Pleasant shooting

■ Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit detectives and Ballarat Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a man following a firearms incident in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday (Nov. 6).

It is alleged shots were fired from a vehicle in the direction of a house on Pryor St just before 12.30pm.

Two people were home at the time, but no one was injured.

Detectives, with assistance from the Special Operations Group, executed a search warrant at an address on Willow Grove, Wendouree about 6pm Tuesday.

A 20-year-old man was arrested at the property.

Police searched the property and located an allegedly stolen rifle, ammunition, and a stolen VW T-ROC SUV.

The Wendouree man has been charged with:

■ discharge shot at premises with reckless disregard for safety,

■ reckless conduct endanger life

■ possess firearm in contravention of firearm prohibition order

■ prohibited person use a firearm

■ possess a loaded firearm in a public place

■ burglary

■ theft of motor vehicle.

He has been remanded in custody to appear before the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Friday (Nov. 8).

Car rolls

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Chandlers Creek on Saturday morning (Nov. 9).

Emergency services were called to reports a car had rolled down an embankment just off Monaro Rd about 6.15am.

One of the occupants was located deceased at the scene. A woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Exact circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be determined and investigations are ongoing.

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Monitors on job

■ Jude Munro and Peita Duncan have been appointed as municipal monitors to Whittlesea City Council.

Jude Munro brings local government experience, having been CEO at four councils, and a former municipal monitor to Greater Geelong City Council

Peita Duncan will be transitioning from her role on the panel of administrators for Whittlesea City Council and is the chair of Greyhound Racing Victoria

TOORAK

Dorothy’s service

■ A memorial service for the life of Dorothy Pizzey will be celebrated at St John’s Anglican Church, at 2pm on Wednesday, December 4. Privately cremated.

Ms Pizzey had an outstanding career as an educator at Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School and Toorak’s St Catherine’s School.

WANTIRNA

Bird Lovers Expo

■ A Bird Lovers Expo will be held from 9am-4pm this Saturday (Nov. 17) at the Hungarian Community Centre, 760B Boronia Rd, Wantirna.

Feathered friends will be honoured with educational sessions, bird-themed shopping, and the chance to connect with rescues, leading avian veterinarians, and expert behaviorists.

Attendees can meet local rescues and animal sanctuaries, hat with renowned avian behaviourist Mel Vincent from Works for Birds, shop a variety of bird toys, food, stands, art, photography, and crafts

There will be a Scavenher Hunt, and winners will receive an expo show bag full of goodies.

Food trucks will be available onsite with vegan/vegetarian options. A Kids' Fun Zone with have fun games and skill tests, where prizes can be won. Entry is included with VIP ticket purchase or with a $5 donation to Kiwi's at the zone entrance.

Event security will require that all attendees be human. Please leave your feather babies at home. No birds are for sale at this event.

ELTHAM Tobacco seized

■ Eltham Police have seized significant quantities of loose tobacco, illicit cigarettes, e-cigarettes and money during a search warrant at a convenience store in Eltham on Tuesday last week (Nov. 5).

Officers executed the warrant at the business on Main Rd about 10.40am.

While searching the premises, police located and seized up to 34000 branded and unbranded cigarettes, as well as approximately 6150g of loose tobacco, 1861 e-cigarettes and up to $2000 in cash.

A 23-year-old Doreen women was arrested at the scene for possession drug of dependence and has been processed by way of caution.

The investigation remains ongoing. Investigators continue to appeal to anyone with information about illicit activity to come forward to police.

KYNETON

Business burgs

■ Macedon Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating two commercial burglaries in Kyneton last month.

It is believed two male offenders gained access to a mechanics on Mollison Place about 1am on Sunday, October 13.

Officers believe the offenders gained access to the motor yard, before stealing a dark coloured utility that was being kept for repairs.

While the offenders were fleeing from the business in the ute, it is believed they collided with a parked car on Ward St, before damaging a nearby letterbox, fence, and water meter. The unknown pair fled the scene, leaving the ute behind.

FAMILY CONCERNED FOLR PREGNANT TEENAGER KIRA

■ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Footscray girl Kira

The 15-year-old, who is currently almost seven months pregnant, was last seen in Drouin on November 5.

Police and family have concerns for her welfare due to her young age and pregnancy.

It is believed she may have been heading towards NSW.

Police have released an image of Kira in the hope someone can provide information on her current whereabouts.

She is described as being about 160cm tall, of medium build with long dark hair.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Footscray Police Station on 8398 9800.

MILL PARK

Burglaries at parlours

■ Mill Park Divisional Response Unit are investigating three aggravated burglaries and an armed robbery at separate massage parlours throughout the northern suburbs from August to October.

It is believed an unknown man attended a massage parlour on Spring St in Reservoir on Tuesday August 27 about 11.30pm.

The man entered the staff only area and stole mobile phones belonging to staff before fleeing the premises.

It is understood the same man attended another massage parlour on Tuscan Court in Thomastown on Wednesday, August 28, about 2am.

Officers have been told the man engaged in services, which he then paid for with a mobile phone stolen from the incident on August 27.

The man left the premises and returned at 2pm when he entered the staff area and stole a purse belonging to a staff member.

Weeks later, the same unknown man attended the same massage parlour on Tuscan Court on Tuesday, September 17, about 6.30pm.

The man entered the staff area and stole a purse belonging to a staff member before leaving the premises.

The following month, the unknown man re-attended a massage parlour on Tuscan Court on Saturday, October 19, about 2.45am.

It is understood the man approached a staff member and produced a knife, making demands for cash.

The man took an amount of cash and left the premises without physically injuring the staff member.

Investigators have released CCTV and images of a man who may be able to assist with their enquires.

Statewide

MALLACOOTA

Coroner’s report

■ Police will prepare a report for the coroner after a fatal motorcycle crash in Mallacoota on Sunday morning (Nov. 10).

Emergency services were called when the motorcycle was located overturned on Watertrust Rd about 9.45am.

The rider, a 54-year-old Mallacoota man, was treated by first responders but died at the scene.

Exact circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.

MAIDEN GULLY

Driver airlifted

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Maiden Gully on Thursday (Nov. 7).

Police have been told a Ford Falcon wagon was travelling west along Marong Rd, near Kronk St, when it veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with three other cars about 5.45pm.

The driver of the Ford was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Two other drivers and one passenger, from two of the other vehicles involved, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the third car, a 76-year-old man from Maiden Gully, died after being taken to hospital.

SHEPPARTON

Trio charged

■ Three children have been charged after allegedly lighting fires in the Shepparton area.

Emergency services responded to reports of a fire near Broken River Drive on at about 6pm last Monday (Nov. 4).

The blaze was contained, and no one was injured.

Emergency services again responded to reports of multiple fires along the Broken River in the Shepparton and Kialla areas on about 3.30pm on Tuesday (Nov. 5).

The fire was contained by FRV, and it is alleged that around eight acres of land was burnt.

Three offenders were allegedly observed leaving the scene and police located and arrested them shortly after.

A 14-year-old Mooroopna boy, 13-yearold Shepparton girl and a 12-year-old Shepparton boy were charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a bushfire.

They will all appear at a children’s court at a later date.

Police will investigate and take action to catch those responsible when a fire is deemed suspicious, whether it was a deliberate or reckless action.

Anyone found guilty of recklessly or intentionally causing a bushfire faces a penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment.

Lighting a fire on a total fire ban day can attract a fine of up to $46,000 or up to two years in jail.

The community also plays an incredibly important role in the prevention of bushfires and remains key in reporting reckless or suspicious behaviour.

Police are keen to speak to anyone who witnesses concerning behaviour in relation to fires, or anyone who has been told about this behaviour taking place.

CRAIGIEBURN

Structure fire

■ Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a structure fire report at 4.48am Sunday (Nov. 10) on Burrora Way, Craigieburn after a caller to Triple Zero reported visible smoke and flames.

Crews arrived on scene within seven minutes to find smoke issuing from an 8 x 15 metre double storey town house.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus initiated an escalated response and were able to contain the fire to the ground floor of the home and stop it spreading to adjoining townhouses. Firefighters searched the premises and were able to confirm no one was inside the building.

● ● ● ● Kira of Footscray

● ● Police want to speak with this man.

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BAR FRIDGE. Rank Arbna. $80. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

BEAN BAGS. Two. GC. $15. Gladstone Park. 0406 933 926 HH-LL

BED. Single. Wrought iron. White GC. $20. Surrey Hills. 0410 626 110. HH-LL

BED. Single. Timber bedhead. Including ammtress, sheets, pillows with slips, blankets. Dressing table, side table, with drawers, touch light, chair. All very clean. $120. Ferntree Gully. 9758 8990 HH-LL

BLACKSMITHS VICE. with long leg. OK Cond. $150. Launching Place. 5967 4412. HH-LL

BOARD GAMES. old, in original boxes, Chinese Checkers, Young Talent Time, Pictionary, Monopoly, Backgammon, Contraband, Dukes of Hazzard, Trivia, many more, plus Meccano set, box Lego, plus cards. GC. $300 negotiable. Doncaster. 0419 365 825. HH-LL

CAMPER TRAILER. Tru Blu. Heavy duty, all terrain. 12V accessory outlet, plus slide out kitchen. Full registered. $4300. Frankston. 9789 9634.JJ-NN

CATTLE

Charolais Cross Cows beef breed with Speckle Park calves at foot. Beautiful outfits. Very quiet. Can deliver. $1650 each. Yarra Valley. 0418 342 848. TT-XX

DRYER. Hoover. As new. $150. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

DRYER. Simpson. $80. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

ENCYCLOPEDIA. World Book. Entire set. Plus World Book Dictionary. $80. Frankston. 9789 9634. JJ-NN

FILING CABINET. $25. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707. JJ-NN

FLOOR MIRROR. Full height, fully framed in lovely polished timber surround. Stand available. As new. $80. Mt Eliza. 0412 830 241. JJ-NN

FREEZER. Kelvinator 350. $200. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

GOLF BAG. Callaway Razr. VGC. $250. Rye. 0457 468 264.HH-LL

HORSE RIDING HELMET. Backl on trackl EQ3 Pardus Microfibre sparkle. Medium, adjustable 5658cm, washable liner. New in box. Tried on but never worn, gift/online purchase. Incorrect size. RRP $425. $380 OBO. Post available (+$). Seymour. 0408 704 995.HH-LL

HOUSE. Already cut in half. On blocks, ready to be transported away. Jerilderie. 0447 013 460. JJ-NN

MATTRESS. Queen size and base. As new. $300. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707.JJ-NN

MORRIS MINOR. 1954. Complete in parts. Body stripped back to bare metal and primed. Comes on a rotisserie. Engine No F5/ 304127. GC. $3500. Homewood. 0418 354 641.HH-LL

OFFICE CHAIR. Pink, whiote spots. ‘Girlie’ $13. Surrey Hills. 0410 626 110. HH-LL

PLANTS. Indoor. Outdoor Trees. Succulents, Ground Cover. Available all year. Noble Park, Dawn, 0407 325 030. JJ-NN

PRAWNS

Gulf Prawns. 10-15 Tigers. 5kg boxes. $120. 0429 876 724 LL-MM

PORTABLE CATTLE YARDS. Approx. 50 head. Hot dipped galvanised, Echuca brand Gribben stockyards. 24 straight panels, 3 gate assemblies. Holding pen behind race. Portable ramp on wheels. All in good cond. Dismantled and packed up. $9500. Phone: 0407 351 443. JJ-PP

RAILWAY MAGAZINES. Bulletin, Aust. Railway History, Railway Transportation, Victorian Rail-Ways, Aust. Railway Enthusiast, Vicrail News. Some in year lots, $15 each. Others loose from $1 each. GC. Cash only. Montmorency. 0415 798 561. HH-LL

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FREEZER. $200. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

REFRIGERATOR. 3.6. 380 lt. Metal finish look. Bottom freezer. Has had very little use. Ht: 1730cm, width 70cm, depth 690cm. LG brand. As new. $200. Hastings. 0466 252 967. HH-LL

REGISTRATION PLATES. Personalised. Subaruy. ‘MISUBI’. $1300 ONO. Frankston. 9789 9634. JJ-NN

ROOF RACK. $60. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

SHED Roof Trusses Steel. 6.4 long, 1 metre high. Gable 3 of, with legs. GC. $150. Launching Place. 5967 4412. HH-LL

SINGER SEWING MACHINE. Marble top. $30. Surrey Hills. 0410 626 110. HH-LL

FISHING ROD. 3.6. Used once. New reel with 350m line. 16 surf rigs, 2000m line, Alvey bait pump. As new. $75. Hastings. 0466 252 967. HH-LL

TABLE-DESK. Large, grayu. $80. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

TV CABINETS. $30. Narre Warren. 0402 483 707 JJ-NN

TOWING HITCH for caravan. Lift bar and chain type. Tows up to 3 tonne. GC. $175. Hastings. 0466 252 967. HH-LL

WELLNESS CIRCULATION STIMULATOR. Clare. VGC. $150 ONO. Frankston. 9789 9634 JJ-NN

WOOD TURNING LATHE Includes tools, books and accessories. VGC. $300. Mount Martha. 04076 921 724. HH-LL

CASUAL LABOURER required for a few days work, don’t need to be continuous days. I need help in rebuilding some small bridges and clearing of walking tracks. Cash payment of $25 per hour. Call me to discuss. Yea. 0438 652 784. HH-LL

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Marian Snary© i n c a r e of Ferntree Gully, Victoria State, is not a voluntary transactor in commerce, and is the irrefutable Holder in Due Course of my properties and all associated copyright protected Trade Names (MARIAN VAN RYSWYK, EMPATHIC CONNECTIONS) since unrebutted lawful Reconveyance to the Land and Soil jurisdiction of Terra Australis also known as the Commonwealth of Australia Public Recording Number RPP44 63900 05100 17985 22604, Proclamation Date (1st Day of April in the year 2024). Thus severing usufruct subjugation ties with the occupying corporate government of Australia in its entirety. Immediately cease and desist any further infringement upon these copyright protected financial instruments and cease and desist misaddressing Marian Snary© in fraudulent debased Dog-Latin, GLOSSA.

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PROPOSED 5G UPGRADE TO EXISTING MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION

Address: Light Pole - Templeton Reserve,, Templeton St, Wantirna 3152 (1\TP210817)

-37.86026,145.22562

Reference: 3084 Wantirna 2

1. The proposed works include the addition of new 4G & 5G equipment and associated works including the replacement of the existing turrent mount with a new mercedes headframe on the existing light pole; the replacement of 3 existing panel antennas (less than 2.8m long) on the new headframe on the light pole; the installation of 6 new 5G active antenna units (AAU) (less than 1m long); the installation and replacement of the existing remote radio units (RRUs); and ancillary equipment including but not limited to GPS antenna, mast head amplifiers, antenna mounts, cable trays, fibre and electrical cabling necessary for the operation or proper functioning of the low-impact facility.

2. Vodafone & Optus regards the proposed installation as a Lowimpact Facility under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 2018 based on the description above.

3. The proposed infrastructure will comply with the ACMA EME regulatory arrangements. An EME Report and further information can be obtained at http://www.rfnsa.com.au/3152013.

4. In accordance with Section 7 of C564:2020 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code, we invite you to provide feedback about the proposal. Further information and/or comments should be directed to: Reinier Hanekom (Planco. Town Planning), 0754306632, Suit 6-10, 28 Eenie Crk Road, Noosaville, 4566 or consultation@planco.com.au by 5 pm on 29/11/2024

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Roberto Leereveld© i n c a r e of Upwey, Victoria State is not a voluntary transactor in commerce, and is the irrefutable Holder in Due Course of my properties and all associated copyright protected Trade Names ROBERTO LEEREVELD since unrebutted lawful Conveyance to the Land and Soil jurisdiction of Terra Australis also known as the Commonwealth of Australia Public Recording Number RPP44 63900 05100 30274 45609, Proclamation Date 2nd Day of October in the year 2024. Thus severing usufruct subjugation ties with the occupying corporate government of Australia in its entirety. Immediately cease and desist any further infringement upon these copyright protected financial instruments and cease and desist misaddressing Roberto Leereveld© in fraudulent debased Dog-Latin, GLOSSA.

Notice of Praecipe Rebecca Ann Zvirbulis© of Marysville, Victoria, is not a voluntary transactor in commerce, and is the irrefutable Holder in Due Course of my properties and all associated copyright protected Trade Names REBECCA PARKER, R.A. PARKER, R A PARKER, Rebecca PARKER, PARKER Rebecca, REBECCA A. Parker, Parker, Rebecca A. PARKER, Rebecca Ann Parker, REBECCA A PARKER, REBECCA A. PARKER, Rebecca A. Parker, Rebecca A. Parker, PARKER REBECCA ANN, Rebecca Ann PARKER, REBECCA ANN PARKER, Rebecca, REBECCA, Rebecca A, Rebecca A., PARKER REBECCA, R.P., RP , RAP , R.A.P., and REBECCA ZVIRBULIS, ZVIRBULIS REBECCA ANN, REBECCA ANN ZVIRBULIS, REBECCA A ZVIRBULIS, REBECCA A. ZVIRBULIS, R.A. ZVIRBULIS, R A ZVIRBULIS, ZVIRBULIS REBECCA, Rebecca A. ZVIRBULIS, Rebecca ZVIRBULIS, ZVIRBULIS Rebecca, REBECCA A. Zvirbulis, Rebecca A. Zvirbulis, Rebecca Zvirbulis, Rebecca Ann Zvirbulis, Rebecca A. Zvirbulis, Rebecca A. Zvirbulis, R.A, RFA, R.F.A., and becaboo.no2@gmail.com., becaboo22@protonmail.com, Gypsy-Mae Rebekah Parker Public Recording Number PRPP4463900051003040453605, Willow-Rose Elanor Parker Public Recording Number RPP4463900051003040452608, and all other variations however styled, punctuated, spelled, ordered, or otherwise represented as pertaining to me and my estate, since rebutted lawful Reconveyance to the Land and Soil jurisdiction of Terra Australis also known as the Commonwealth of Australia Public Recording number RPP4463900051003040454602, Proclamation date the 3rd day of June 2024. Thus, severing usufruct subjugation ties with the occupying corporate government of Australia in its entirety. Immediately cease and desist any further infringement upon these copyright protected financial instruments and cease and desist misaddressing Rebecca Ann Zvirbulis© Gypsy-Mae Rebekah Parker©TM, Willow-Rose Elanor Parker©TM in fraudulent debased Dog-Latin, GLOSSA.

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATION DETAILS

Application reference number: P24/1193

Applicant name: NILSSON NOEL & HOLMES (SURVEYORS) PTY LTD

The Land affected by this application is located at:

20 Humphries Road MOUNT ELIZA Lot 41 LP 40704 Vol 8173 Fol 447

The application is for a permit to: VARIATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT 2586008 BY REPLACING THE WORDS "ONE PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE" WITH "TWO PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSES".

The Responsible Authority will not decide on the application before: 27 November 2024

How can I find out more?You may look at the application and any documents that support the application free of charge at: www.mornpen.vic.gov.au

You may also call (03) 5950 1010 to arrange a time to look at the application and any documents that support the application at the office of the responsible authority, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. This can be done during office hours and is free of charge.

Privacy Notification: The personal information provided in an objection is collected for planning purposes in accordance with the Planning & Environment Act 1987 (the Act). The public may view an objection in accordance with Section 57 of the Act whilst the planning application is current

NOTICE OF PRAECIPE. Michael Charles Anderson© of Dandenong, Victoria, is not a voluntary transactor in commerce, and is the irrefutable Holder in Due Course of my properties and all associated copyright protected Trade Names MICHAEL ANDERSON, M.C. ANDERSON, M C ANDERSON, Michael ANDERSON, ANDERSON Michael, MICHAEL. C. Anderson, Michael Anderson, Michael C. ANDERSON, Michael Charles Anderson, MICHAEL C. Anderson, ANDERSON MICHAEL CHARLES, Michael Charles ANDERSON, MICHAEL CHARLES ANDERSON, Michael, MICHAEL, Michale C, Michael C., ANDERSON MICHAEL, M.A., MA, MCA, M.C.A., and all other variations however styled, punctuated, spelled, ordered, or otherwise represented as pertaining to me and my estate, since rebutted lawful Reconveyance to the Land and Soil Jurisdiction of Terra Australis also known as the Commonwealth of Australia Public Recording number RPP:44 63900 05100 30408 63602, proclamation date the 28th Day, June,2024. Thus, severing usufruct subjugation ties with the occupying corporate government of Australia in its entirety. Immediately cease and desist any further infringement upon this copyright protected financial instruments and cease and desist misaddressing Michael Charles Anderson© in fraudulent debased Dot-Latin, GLOSSA.

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