The Local Paper. North-West Edition. Wed., Aug. 28, 2024

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BROADMEADOWS NEGLECTED:

■ Broadmeadows continues to be neglected, Northern Metropolitan MLC Samantha Ratnam has told State Parliament.

The Broadmeadows community have raised the ongoing neglect of safety and infrastructure around Broadmeadows train station for many years now,” Ms Ratnam told the Legislative Council.

“This station precinct is used by thousands of locals, including elderly people and students, who witness incidents on a daily basis.

“The station is relied on heavily by the community to get to work, school, university and services; however, the Labor Government has failed to keep its commitment to redevelop the train station precinct to meet the community’s needs.

“A redeveloped station would help meet the needs of the growing size of the community and their safety and security, especially for women using the station and its underground section after dark and people using wheelchairs, prams and mobility aids, who currently do not have any easy way to access the platforms.

“I understand that the station is being considered to become a transport superhub but not until 2056.

“Minister, this timeline completely ignores the pleas of the Broadmeadows community and Hume City Council to redevelop the station as a matter of priority.

“My question, Minister, is: will the Labor Government commit to redeveloping Broadmeadows train station so that it is functional and safe as a matter of priority within the next two years?” Ms Ratnam asked.

JEWELLERY RAM RAID AT FOOTSCRAY

■ Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a ram raid in Footscray last Friday morning (Aug. 23).

It is believed three unknown offenders travelling in a black Mazda hatchback reversed the vehicle into a business on Barkly St about 1.50am.

Two of the thieves smashed glass cabinets and stole jewellery from inside the store before returning to the Mazda and fleeing the scene.

Detectives have released CCTV footage of two of the unknown offenders.

They are perceived to be males of solid build and are pictured wearing all black clothing, with makeshift face coverings.

Anyone who recognises the people in the footage is urged to come forward.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone who witnesses the incident, has CCTV, dashcam footage or any information that could assist investigators is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppers.com.au ● An image from the store.

Ticks and Crosses Local News

✔A Greenvale woman was left hyperventilating after her first ever ticket in Set for Life landed her $20,000 a month for the next 20 years. The woman held the only Division One winning entry nationally in Set for Life draw 3303, drawn last Wednesday (Aug. 22). She can look forward to a total prize of $4.8 million, paid in monthly instalments of $20,000 a month for the next 20 years. The woman confessed she’d normally check her tickets the morning after a draw but had completely forgotten, leaving her in complete shock when officials from The Lott caught her by surprise with the life-changing phone call.

✔The Victorian Planning Authority and the Department of Transport and Planning have opened a consultation on their draft plans for the Niddrie and North Essendon Activity Centres. These activity centres have been named by the State Government as precincts it believes can accommodate more housing in the coming decades. The VPA plans will guide how Niddrie and Essendon North will slowly change between now and 2051. If you live or work within 1.2 kilometres of the activity centres, you will shortly receive a postcard or letter from the VPA about the plans, and how you can join the consultation process. Just scan the QR code on the card or letter to learn more. The survey is open until September 29 at Engage Victoria.

FAWKNER SHOOTING CHARGE

■ Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a man as part of their investigation into a non-fatal shooting in Fawkner earlier this year.

A 21-year-old Heidelberg West man has been charged with reckless conduct endanger life, intentionally cause injury, prohibited person use firearm, affray and theft of motor vehicle.

He was in custody on unrelated matters and was to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Friday (Aug. 23)

The charges follow a series of incidents in Fawkner on February 29 including a non-fatal shooting, road rage incident, vehicle ramming and collision.

A white Nissan Skyline and a black Cherry SUV were initially involved in a road rage incident on Lovely St in Fawkner around 5.15pm. No one was physically injured during the incident.

A short time later, the five male occupants of the white Nissan were sitting inside the vehicle at Charles Mutton Reserve, just off Tyrell St, when their car was rammed by a gold Holden Rodeo about 6pm.

The four male occupants of the Holden then exited their vehicle before allegedly firing a number of shots in the direction of the five men, subsequently chasing them with baseball bats.

Around a minute and a half later, the four men returned to their vehicle and flee the scene.

The five men who were inside the damaged white Nissan returned to the vehicle, before two men exited the car and ran from the scene while the remaining three speed away from the reserve.

A 19-year-old Clifton Hill man who was in the white Nissan later self-presented to a hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his upper body.

Approximately five minutes later, the gold Holden Rodeo collided with a red Mazda hatch on the Western Ring Road and Mahoneys Rd on ramp.

Nobody was physically injured during the incident, including the female occupant of the red Mazda

DEANSIDE, MT ATKINSON PETITION

Death at Derrimut

■ Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Derrimut

Officers were called following reports an injured man was found at a park on Lennon Parkway about 4.20am on Saturday (Aug. 24).

Emergency services performed CPR on the 28-year-old man from Derrimut, however he died at the scene.

Exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined and a crime scene was established.

Pedestrians only

■ Altona’s Pier St will become a pedestrian-only mall for outdoor dining and entertainment under the proposal to permanently close part of the shopping strip to traffic.

Concept designs for what the area could look like have been developed, and the community is again invited to have its say on what it wants to see as part of the feature site between Queen St and Blyth St

This section of the road has been closed since the COVID pandemic, when it was used to allow more outdoor dining.

Residents can have their say on the feature site, extended footpath zone until Friday, September 13.

Cyclist killed

■ Police are investigating after a cyclist was killed in a collision in Sunshine North on Monday afternoon (Aug. 26).

It is believed that a car collided with a cyclist near the Sunshine Avenue overpass of the Western Ring Road just after 3pm. The cyclist, a 42-year-old St Albans man, died at the scene. The driver of the car, a 72year-old Kealba woman, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

40 YEARS AS NEWSMAN IN MELBOURNE’S NORTH-WEST

In 1983, Ash Long was Editor of the Bacchus Marsh-Melton Express newspaper.

In earlier years, he had been Manager of a number of local newspapers including the Brunswick Sentinel and Coburg Courier.

Later, he was approached to be Editor of the Western News, and he also was in charge of the Advertiser and News-Pix Weekender titles.

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✔Wyndham City has launched a new city-wide campaign, ‘Love Your Local’ encouraging residents and businesses to buy local. Wyndham City Mayor Cr Jennie Barrera said that the new campaign would build top of mind awareness and support for local Wyndham businesses. “During the pandemic, we saw our community rally behind our local businesses and the Love Your Local campaign provides an opportunity to build on that support – because we know that when we buy local, we invest in our community. Whether you’re purchasing a gift, dining out with your family or sourcing a local supplier for your business – that money stays local, circulating within the community, supporting local jobs and boosting our economy. For every $100 spent at a local business, $67 stays in Wyndham, compared with just $4 if you shop online with a non-Wyndham business. That makes a huge difference for our local businesses who are often residents themselves and also support our local sports clubs, charities and community groups. As well as buying local when we can, the campaign includes tips on other ways to support local businesses.”

■ Residents from Mt Atkinson and Deanside have presented with 4794 signatures, calling for public transport in their area.

The petition was tabled in State Parliament by Kororoit MLA Luba Grigorovitch.

The document said that with a growing population over 12,000 residents in the City of Melton, the fastest growing municipality in Australia; the residents are in a dire need for any form of public transportation.

“Every morning we fight traffic driving on already congested roads to drop our kids at school and to travel to our nearest train stations at Caroline Springs or Rockbank.

“Parking at these stations is limited and train services are infrequent. The only available alternative is driving on the Western Freeway in peak hour traffic which takes even longer.

“Development of the proposed Mt Atkinson Train Station, along with the integration of planned bus routes and other local infrastructure improvements, would give us easy access to the Melbourne CBD, Melton and other major centres for employment and education.

“The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Assembly calls on the Government to review our urgent transport needs and immediately start the planning and delivery of the Mt Atkinson train station.”

Ash Long has wide knowledge of the people in the North-West.

Some 40 years on, in 2024, Ash Long continues his lifetime of community service, as Publisher of The Local Paper group, which has localised newspapers across 40 local government areas covering all Melbourne suburbs, the Mornington Peninsula and beyond.

He was involved with the Australian Suburban Newspapers’ Association, later becoming a National Judge.

In 1983, he branched out on his own, developing newspapers across Victoria.

In the intervening years, there have been successes (and a few stumbles!)

In 2002, Long reinvograted the

Barry Browne and Ash Long at the Bacchus Marsh-Melton Express in 1983. Melbourne Observer newspaper. It continues today as a free section within all editions of The Local Paper. There have been other involvements with TV, radio and online projects.

Decades on, Ash Long and his Local Paper team remain committed to providing the best possible service to readers and clients.

● ● Luba Grigorovitch MLA

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DOCKLANDS

Bottle thrown

■ Police have charged a man after he allegedly threw a bottle at an umpire during an AFL match at Marvel Stadium last weekend.

Investigators identified a 23-year-old Northcote man, who attended a police station by appointment on Tuesday (Aug. 27).

He was interviewed and subsequently charged with recklessly cause injury, discharge a missile and unlawful assault, following the incident on Sunday (Aug. 25).

The man was bailed to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on November 1.

STONNINGTON

Man arrested

■ Detectives from Taskforce Echo have arrested a man as part of their investigation into two separate incidents in Stonnington earlier this month.

Warrants were executed at two properties in Tarneit early Tuesdday morning (Aug. 27) and police arrested a 39-year-old Tarneit man.

The man, who is believed to be a patched member of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, will now be interviewed by police.

The arrest follows an incident in Windsor on August 13 and an incident in Prahran on August 18.

On August13 , the man allegedly attempted to enter a store on Chapel St about 11.15pm. After security prevented him from entering, he became physically aggressive and assaulted one of the male security guards.

On August 18, the man was allegedly involved in a brawl outside a Malvern Rd night club in Prahran just after 3.45am.

He was initially involved in a physical altercation with a 23-year-old Rowville man before a large number of other people became involved.

It is believed the Rowville man suffered a number of knife wounds during the incident.

POLICE RECOVER STOLEN

AFL MEDALLIONS

■ Police have uncovered two AFL Premiership medals during a search warrant in Seaford, relating to a spree of burglaries across Melbourne’s southeast.

The 2019 and 2020 medals were believed to have been stolen during a burglary at a home in Malvern on December 18, 2022.

The authenticity of the medals was verified at AFL House on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 27).

An investigation is underway to determine how they came to be in the man’s possession.

The medals will be returned to their rightful owner once the court process has been finalised.

The discovery was made following an unrelated investigation into almost 30 alleged commercial burglaries at cafes, bakeries and restaurants in Brighton, Chelsea Heights, Dingley Village, Hampton and Sandringham between July 20 and August 15.

It will be alleged a sledgehammer was used to smash the doors and windows of the businesses, before cash, tills and safes were stolen.

The Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit executed a search warrant at a home on Austin Rd, Seaford, just before 7am Tuesday.

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Police also seized house breaking implements, electronic equipment, and clothing relevant to the investigation.

A 36-year-old man was arrested at the home and has since been charged with 104 offences, including 29 counts of burglary, 29 counts of criminal damage and 17 counts of theft, as well as theft of motor vehicle.

He was remanded to appear in Moorabbin Justice Centre.

Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit Detective Sergeant Grant Lewis: said: “Given the sentimental value attached to these medals, we were extremely pleased to uncover them during our search warrant today.

“We look forward to reuniting the medals with their right-

ful owner, given the significance winning a flag would hold for both him and his family. “This morning’s warrant was the culmination of a police investigation into an alleged burglary spree across southeast Melbourne, where over 30 businesses were also targeted.”

HAWTHORN

Teen nabbed

■ Police have arrested a teenage boy after he tried to flee from a stolen car in Hawthorn on Tuesday (Aug. 27).

Officers have been told the Mercedes lost control and rolled before it landed on its side on a footpath on Barton St.

The two occupants ran from the scene, however one teen was detained by a member of the public.

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WESTERN VICTORIA

Op. West Connect

■ Police detected 155 offences during an ongoing road safety operation across Victoria’s west in August.

Operation West Connect saw highway patrol units enforcing across major arterials in Western Victoria targeting high-risk driving behaviour associated with road trauma.

It comes as 191 lives have been lost on the state’s roads so far this year, with 50 of those occurring on roads in Western Victoria

There have been four fatal collisions in the state’s west this month, occurring in Mannibadar, Lucas, Corio and Drummond

It follows a horror month where 13 lives were lost on roads in Western Victoria during July.

Operation West Connect is an ongoing operation focused on detecting speeding, distracted and impaired drivers.

Almost half offences detected in August were for speeding, with 75 per cent of speeding drivers detected between 10-kmh and 25kmh over the speed limit.

Police conducted 321 preliminary breath tests and 41 preliminary oral fluid tests for drugs, detecting six drug driving offences and two drink driving offences.

Police also detected a significant number of heavy vehicle offences, including 30 log book offences.

The total 155 offences detected during Operation West Connect on Monday, August 19, included:

■ 67 speeding offences;

■ 35 heavy vehicle offences;

■ 10 unregistered vehicles;

■ Six drug driving offences from 41 roadside drug tests;

■ Six disqualified/suspended and unlicenced drivers;

■ Six defect notices;

■ Four seatbelt offences;

■ Three disobey traffic sign/signal

■ Two drink driving offences from 321 preliminary breath tests; and

■ One mobile phone offence

SILVIE TO STAR ON NEW YEAR’S EVE

■ The Australian Pops Orchestra will perform at Hamer Hall on New Years Eve with some of Australia's favourite performers including Silvie Paladino, Paulini and Josh Piterman joining John Foreman and the much-loved Australian Pops Orchestra for Gala Concerts on December 30 and 31.

This spectacular gala event, now in its 41st year at Hamer Hall, is packed with orchestral classics, traditional anthems, Broadway hits, all performed by a line up of star performers.

Led by John Foreman, the Australian Pops Orchestra will again ignite the Hamer Hall stage in a display of musicianship, celebration and

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“The Australian Pops New Year's Eve Gala has become a Melbourne tradition. This year it is particularly special with not one but two performers - Silvie Paladino and Josh Pitermanwho have graced the West End stages joining us along with the magnificent Paulini , who starred in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. They will be singing songs all backed by a magnificent 60-piece symphony orchestra and fabulous dancers,” said John Foreman.

● ● ● ● Silvie Paladino laughter alongside the Dana Jolly Dancers’ fabulous choreography.

Bleed

■ Arts House presents two new commissions for the next edition of Bleed (Biennial Live Event in the Everyday Digital): love.exe by Jarra Karalinar Steel and Finding Pathways to Temahahoi by Anchi Lin (Ciwas Tahos).

Inspired by fandom, gaming and companion characters, love.exe is a collision of geek culture and kitsch romance that explores how we seek solace, connection, validation and love in the digital realm.

Within Arts House at the North Melbourne Town Hall, love.exe is a playful installation where shrines are devoted to iconic video game characters.

On the Bleed website, fans can write a tribute to their favourite characters to create a digital bank and repository of love letters, celebrating the intersection of fandom, fantasy and romantic exploration.

Jarra says that love.exe is a shrine to finding love in a world of digital romance, “I grew up in the 1990s, I loved playing video games that featured romance mechanics that allowed players to form in-game relationships.”

Using motifs of bees and wind, Finding Pathways to Temahahoi blends video works, drawings, performances and over 20 bespoke ceramic instruments made in Melbourne and Taipei.

Bridging online and physical spaces, Finding Pathways to Temahahoi connects Ciwas’s queer and Atayal identities through a multimedia installation that conjures a place safe from heteronormativity.

Ciwas says “ Finding Pathways to Temahahoi aims to connect queer communities beyond borders.”

“In the Atayal oral story, Temahahoi is a fluid location hidden deep in the Taiwanese mountains where only women live. As keepers of traditional knowledge and powers, these women communicate with bees, sustain themselves on smoke and steam and are impregnated by the wind,” said Ciwas

On the Bleed website, Ciwas aims to create a queer cultural space through an evolving Net Art project. Participants can contribute their audio stories and soundscapes that blend the ancestral and digital realms.

Finding Pathways to Temahahoi will include two durational activations by Ciwas, Natalie Tso and Kori Miles alongside livecoding sound by Fetle Wondimu. It is a response to the cyberland of Temahahoi, expanding knowledge and connections beyond the soil and into the cloud.

Arts House Acting Artistic Director, Olivia Anderson, said “We are thrilled to present the works created by Jarra and Ciwas for Bleed. These new installations, alongside their digital counterparts, will create unforgettable and transportive experiences for audiences and participants.”

Examining and exploring the relationship between the digital and the live, Bleed engages hyperconnected communities and virtual networks to create and experience cutting-edge art, culture and ideas.

Bleed 2024 is presented by a national consortium of partners, including Arts House, Campbelltown Arts Centre and PICA – Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Bleed at Arts House

love,exe by Jarra Karalinar Steel Finding Pathways to Temahahoi by Anchi Lin (Ciwas Tahos)

Event Dates: August 30 - September 28. 10.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday, 11am – 4pm Saturday. Closed Sunday and public holidays

Finding Pathways to Temahahoi durational performances. 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Sat. Aug 31. 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Sat. Sep. 7 love.exe and Finding Pathways to Temahahoi audio description and tactile tour. 12 Noon– 1pm, Sat. 7 Sep. Venue: Arts House - North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne Online: bleedonline.net

Tickets: Free

Information: artshouse.com.au 9322 3720 - Ben Starick with Cheryl Threadgold

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MURDER FOR TWO

■ Murder for Two sounded a tad surreal at first - a whodunnit musical comedy mystery with just two performers playing 13 roles (and the piano).

But the reality is that this is a fabulous production, showcasing the seemingly limitless talents of musical comedian Gabbi Bolt and Tik Tok personality/Green Room Award winning performer, Maverick Newman

With book and lyrics by Kellen Blair and book and music by Joe Kinosian, the performers in this smash hit two-hander use song, music, dance and awesome acting skills to convey their storytelling in masterly style.

The audience becomes immersed in preparations for famous novelist Arthur Whitney’s surprise birthday party, taking place in an elegantly decorated drawing-room.

Maverick Newman quickly and seamlessly transitions between portraying the colourful array of male and female guests, bringing each alive so believably that we ‘see’ them and sense their presence.

A gunshot rings out, Whitney has been murdered, and wannabe detective, Officer Moscowicz (Gabbi Bolt), is keen to solve the case by interviewing all the guests, even members of an under-12 boys’ choir.

Added to the mix of this captivating tale is a deadly poisoning, stolen ice-cream and Arthur Whitney’s missing notebook.

The piano has a presence of its own centre stage, providing atmospheric effects, storytelling and entertainment. It is also a wonderful vehicle for the musical talents of Bolt and Newman, who particularly enthral with their spirited duets.

Richard Carroll’s skilled direction ensures a fast-paced, jam-packed 90 minutes, visually enhanced by Priyanka Martin’s atmospheric lighting design.

Officer Moscowicz solves the case, but the murderer will not be revealed in this review, because it is hoped theatregoers will get more opportunities to see this clever, clean, hilariously witty show.

Congratulations to Gabbi Bolt and Maverick Newman for their consummate performances – the standing ovation on opening night was indeed well-deserved.

Murder for Two was presented in the Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne.

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Mantis and The Prayer

■ Four-piece Melbourne rock band Mantis and The Prayer will celebrate the life of Vodou Queen Marie Laveau on September 19 at 8pm at the Voodoo Love Child Speak Easy Bar, 143 Chapel St, St Kilda

Marie Laveau was born in 1801 in New Orleans where her legendary powers were feared, respected and celebrated by the masses.

Her abilities included all forms of spell casting to bring luck, love, prosperity, healing and protection.

She was also said to lay fearsome curses unto the unfaithful lover or those who gave bad legal advice under her eye.

She was well known to all for visiting and ministering to prisoners, extending altruistic gifts to the poor and presiding over all manner of spiritual rites in her role as Voodou Queen of New Orleans.

The night will include transcendence, spirituality, magick and will also include gris-gris bags for the first 30 souls in attendance and everyone will go in the draw to win a $200 gift certificate from Muses of Mystery Mantis and The Prayer weave sacred themes into their tunes and this show aims to lift the veil that separates the world of the living from the Great Unknowable that lies beyond.

The band released their first album Butterflies and Demons in 2016 and have since gone onto place their music in the soundtrack for independent movie Queen of Hollywood Blvd Characterised by delicate vocal harmonies

● ● Gabbi Bolt and Maverick Newman in Murder for Two. Photo: Mark Gambino. and stinging guitars, Mantis and the Prayer will be playing songs from their back catalogue and new single The Whistle of the Gods.

Event Details: September 19 at 8pm

Address: 143 Chapel Street, St Kilda

Event link: https://www.facebook.com/ share/PjJEkwQTDNHn44Jo/?mibextid= 9VsGKo

Rain

■ The City of Melbourne continues to celebrate the ArtPlay 20-year milestone with the return of Rain, an interactive installation and soothing sanctuary. The season has commenced and will run until April, 2025.

Initially developed as a theatre performance in 2012 through the ArtPlay New Ideas Lab incubator, Rain will now be presented as a sensory exhibition for families.

Taking over the ArtPlay gallery, Rain offers a moment of contemplation and curiosity, while escaping the hustle and bustle of the city.

Rain is an exhibition to chill, where visitors can rest and reflect while lounging on big, soft cushions.

Encapsulating the mesmerising sounds of rain, the interactive collage provides a place that encourages connection with playful reflective puddles and moveable large fuzzy felt pieces.

Inside, children and their carers can take a moment to listen to the soothing soundscape created by sound designer Zoë Barry, which weaves soothing cello, gentle humming and evocative weather-scapes.

Rain responds to the seasons of relationships – it captures the ever-changing dynamics between parents and children.

Produced by Threshold, Rain at ArtPlay is reimagined as an interactive exhibition with artists Liz Francis, Nikita Hederics, Zoë Barry and Sarah Lockwood.

Originally created by The Seam, Drop Bear Theatre and Edwina Cordingley, Rain has had sold out national and international tours, including at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, Macao Cultural Centre in China, International Arts Carnival in Hong Kong and Sydney Opera House.

Season Until April 2025

Days: Thursday – Sunday Times: 10am – 4pm

Tickets: Free – drop in when you can

Ages: 0-5 year olds and their carers

Location: ArtPlay – Birrarung Marr, behind Fed Square, Russell Street exit

Information: melbourne.vic.gov.au/artplay and thethreshold.com.au/rain-exhibition - Cheryl Threadgold

774 anniversary

■ 774 ABC Radio Melbourne is about to turn 100. October 13, 1924 was the first time the station, then called 3LO, aired.

To celebrate, listeners are invited to a birthday concert at the Athenaeum Theatre on October 18 hosted by Jacinta Parsons and Brian Nankervis. There will also be musical acts and special guests, with the full line up announced soon.

Date: Friday, October 18

Time: 12.30pm-3.30pm

Ticket Price: $29 – 49

Venue: Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne

■ Palace announces that the 2024 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival will feature a selection of box office hits and award-winning films plus family fun and anniversary celebrations.

Opening the festival is Gloria! the directorial debut of dynamic Italian singer, songwriter and actor Margherita Vicario, who also co-wrote the film.

Margherita will be visiting Australia as a special guest of the festival to introduce the film at Opening Night Gala events in Sydney and Melbourne

Joining her will be festival Ambassador Silvia Colloca, Italian-Australian food writer, TV producer and host, who is about to release her latest book The Italian Homecook

Closing the 2024 festival is the Papal thriller Conclave. Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci lead an ensemble cast including Sergio Castellitto in director Edward Berger’s stunning adaptation of Robert Harris’s high-stakes drama, in which Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.

Festival Centrepiece Parthenhope, the new film from Academy Award winner Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, Youth, The New Pope), is a decades-spanning romantic drama about a Neapolitan woman named after the mythical siren who once lent her name to the city of Naples.

Festival Special Presentations include the comedy from acclaimed writer/director Christophe Honoré, Marcello Mio, led by real-life mother-daughter duo Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni, focusing on the legacy of the great Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni; plus Italy’s biggest film of 2023, There's Still Tomorrow (C'è ancora domani), the directorial debut of Paola Cortellesi who also stars in the film.

Daniele Luchetti’s award-winning psychological thriller Trust (Confidenza), scored by Thom Yorke of Radiohead, follows a fiery love affair and a dark secret.

The 2023 Venice Film Festival opener Comandante is a maritime thriller starring Pierfrancesco Favino as a Naval Captain who commands the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini in the and is faced with a moral dilemma.

Blending elements of film noir, legal drama and investigative mystery, A Dark Story (Una storia nera) sees a separated family reunite for a child’s birthday, but secrets come to light when the father disappears, and an investigation commences.

Also set to thrill audiences is neo-noir drama We Were Children (Eravamo bambini), a combination of revenge thriller and coming-of-age tale.

In celebration of 25 years of the festival, there will be special screenings of the inaugural Opening Night festival film, Bread and Tulips (Pane e Tulipani).

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic, Academy Award winning The Godfather Part II directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

The 2024 lineup features a strong selection of new Italian dramas and also Italian comedies.

Naples is the focus of the documentary An Ode to Naples (Posso entrare An Ode to Naples), from Trudie Styler, and The Rise of Espresso is a documentary charting the expansion and evolution of the coffee market through a collection of personal stories.

Festival tickets are now on sale.

Melbourne dates: September 20 - October 17

Venues: The Astor Theatre, Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Penny Lane, Palace Westgarth, The Kino, Pentridge Cinema, Cinema Nova

Full Details and Updates: italianfilmfestival.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

EVENING WITH ANDREW DE SILVA Shows

■ The Mount Players: Family Values (by David Williamson) August 16 – September 1 at The Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Mt Macedon. Director: David Runnalls. Bookings: themountplayers.com

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Admissions (by Joshua Harmon) August 16 – 31 at the Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Wilson St., Brighton. Director: Deborah Fabbro. Bookings: brightontheatrecompany.com.au

■ Malvern Theatre Company: Little Women the Musical (Book by Allen Knee, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, Music by Jason Howland) August 23 – September 7 at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Alan Burrows; Musical Director: Adam Bianco; Choreographer: Susan Lewis. Bookings: 1300 131 552.

■ Theatre of the Damned: Carrie the Musical, August 23 – 31 at Belmont High School, Performing Arts Centre, 12-36 Rotherham Street, Belmont. Bookings: https:// www.trybooking.com/CJIFQ

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: Things

I Know to be True (by Andrew Bovell) August 23 – September 7 at Warrandyte Mechanics’ Institute, 180 Yarra St., Warrandyte. Director: Kellie Tweeddale. Bookings: trybooking.com/CQZXF

■ ARK Theatre: Point Blank (by Grace McNiven) August 25 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre; September 14 at the Seymour Schoolhouse Performing Arts Centre. Director: Lisa McNiven. Further details: arktheatremelb.com

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): Hand to God (by Robert Askins) August 29 – September 7 at Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Brian Edmond. Bookings: stagtheatre.org

■ Synchronicity: A Vintage Death (by Geoff Collishaw, based on the novel by Colin King), August 30 – September 7 at The Engine Room, 58 View St., Bendigo. Director: Geoff Collishaw and Tania Maxwell). Bookings: synchronicity.org.au

■ MOARTZ Inc: MOARTZ 25th Anniversary, One-Act Play Gala Weekend (Joanna Murray-Smith/Melinda Chapman), August 23 – 25 at Monash Hall, Reserve St., Yallourn North. Directors: Annette O’Shea/Mike Pullar. Admission: $30/$25. Bookings: moartz.com

■ TRACK Youth Theatre: The Pot of Gold (Script and Music by Ed Bailey) August 30 and 31 at 7pm; August 31 at 2pm at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Sophie Jevons. Bookings: Trybooking. Adults: $30, Children: $20. www.tracky ouththeatre.org.au Tickets available at door.

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Minnie and Liraz (by Lally Katz) August 30 – September 8 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Barbara Crawford. Bookings:mordialloctheatre.com.au

■ Essendon Theatre Company: Chapter Two (Neil Simon) September 5 – 14 at Bradshaw St. Community Hall, 9 Bradshaw St., Essendon (enter via Buckley St.). Director: Matthew Freeman. Bookings: 0406448368 or essendontheatrecompany. com.au

■ Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival: Festival of One Act Plays. September 7 at Bluestone Theatre, 28 Hutton St., Kyneton. Detail via email: icgang3444@gmail.com

■ Theatrical: A Chorus Line, September 2

– 22 at the National Theatre, Carlisle St., St Kilda. Director: Tahra Cameron; Choreographer: Louise Panagiotidis; Musical Director: Gabriel Taburet. Bookings: theatrical.com.au

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: The Father (Florian Zeller) September 4 – 21 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Div Collins. wlt.org.au/book-tickets

■ Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria (GSOV): Ruddigore: The Terrible Tale of the Witch’s Curse, September 6 – 8 at the Alexander Theatre, Clayton. Director: Ron Pidcock; Musical Director: Trevor Henley; Choreographer: Denique Adlam. Bookings: gsov.org.au

■ 1812 Theatre in association with Redfox3 Theatre Company: Coherence (by James Ward Byrkit) September 5 – 14 at the Lowe Auditorium, 1812 Theatre, Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Justin Stephens. - Cheryl Threadgold

■ Singer-songwriter Andrew De Silva presents An Evening with Andrew De Silva on Friday, August 30, at 8pm (doors open at 7pm) at the Memo Music Hall, 88 Acland St, St Kilda

Andrew will share stories of his early days as a member of the chart-topping Australian band CDB to his solo career as a celebrated singer-songwriter.

With a career now spanning three decades, Andrew's music will also touch on the artists who have been part of his 'musical DNA' such as Prince.

Andrew says he is excited to have the opportunity to connect with his friends and fans in the intimate setting of the Memo Music Hall

“From the songs that defined my early career to the latest creations that reflect my current vision, this concert is a celebration of the past, present and future of my music. I can't wait to share songs and stories with everyone and make a night to remember!'

Event Details:

Friday, August 30 at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm)

Memo Music Hall, 88 Acland St., St Kilda. $50/45/40+bf Online. $50/45 At The Door www.memomusichall.com.au/memo-gig/anevening-with-andrew-de-silva/ - Cheryl Threadgold

A Chorus Line

■ Following sell out shows and standing ovations for recent productions of The Sound of Music and The Boy From Oz, not-for-profit musical theatre company Theatrical will stage the iconic and universally acclaimed musical, A Chorus Line at The National Theatre Melbourne from September 7-22.

The original production of A Chorus Line was an unprecedented box office and critical hit. It went on to win nine Tony Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1976.

A Chorus Line has gone on to earn a cherished spot in the hearts of theatre enthusiasts globally.

Melbourne audiences will experience the pure delight of A Chorus Line when an international cast and company come together to stage a new production at the historic 783-seat National Theatre Melbourne.

With tickets starting at just $50 for preview performances, seats are being snapped up fast via theatrical.com.au.

“This show has everything - incredibly iconic dance numbers, stunning music and a beautiful, honest story that captures the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition.

“We explore the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of highly trained, dedicated dancers, as they put themselves on the line for a role,” says director Tahra Cannon.

A WAAPA Musical Theatre graduate, Tahra is making her musical theatre directorial debut in Theatrical’s A Chorus Line, having captivated audiences as the Musical Director for the company’s 2023 production American Idiot.

Theatrical’s production will showcase an exceptional cast with performers and company members from Japan, Paris and the United States.

Known for his incredible voice, Julian Dods (La Boheme, The Magic Flute) was selected

from the National Boys Choir to perform in the iconic 2009 QANTAS commercial ‘I Still Call Australia Home’ and went on to perform multiple roles with Opera Australia

In A Chorus Line, Julian will show off his powerful performance skills as Zach , the Director who puts the dancers through their gruelling audition process.

Teresa Giansiracusa (Romeo and Juliet, Mr Burns, In The Heights) feels like she’s landed the perfect role in Diana , resonating with the character on many levels.

“She’s an unapologetic performer and I think that’s what draws people towards her. I also relate to the pride she has about her migrant background, wearing it like a badge of honour,” says Teresa.

Making their Australian musical debut is American Oscar Waters IV (Cinderella, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia!). Words Oscar lives by: “At first if you don’t succeed, find someone who knows what they’re doing… and try again.”

Marking his third stage role this year, former electrician and audio engineer turned performer Thomas Boyd (The Little Mermaid, Avenue Q, Legally Blonde, Rock of Ages) will play the role of Gregory Gardner.

Also joining the cast is 21-year-old rising star Lyla Digrazia (Freaky Friday, Xanadu Jr, Grease, The Wizard of Oz), who was nominated for a Music Theatre Guild Award for her role as Ellie Blake in Freaky Friday by Theatrical.

Choreographer Louise Panagiotidis will honour the iconic choreography while updating it for today.

“I want to pay homage to the iconic original choreography by Michael Bennet and Bob Avian, while also incorporating an individual approach that suits our unique cast and this 21st century audience.”

Featuring a memorable score by Marvin Hamlisch, with favourite numbers such as What I Did for Love, One and I Hope I Get It, this timeless exploration of strength, resilience and determination is sure to enchant audiences. theatrical.com.au

The Huxleys

■ Artist duo The Huxleys are this year’s recipients of the Wai Tang Commissioning Award, at the Museum of Australian Photography, and will exhibit a new body of work – Bad sports –alongside the Bowness Photography Prize exhibition for 2024. As part of the award, one of these works will be acquired into the MAPh collection.

Bad sports seeks to capture The Huxleys’ experience of growing up in Australia, where sporting achievement is valued above all else. Exhibition open to public: Saturday, September 7

Exhibition launch + performance (within Bowness Photography Prize launch): Thursday, September 12

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill VIP/media launch + performance: 5.30pm to 6.30pm

General public launch + winner announcement: 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Sweeney Todd

■ Sometimes gruesome stories make great nights in the theatre. Such a case is Stephen Sondheim’s creation, Sweeney Todd, which takes to the stage of the Playhouse in September.

Subtitled The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, it’s the story of a once happily married husband and father, whose life is turned upside down by evil forces, and he is bent on revenge.

He sets up shop as a barber who can give the closest shave possible, even if the customer doesn’t always survive.

Downstairs from his tonsorial establishment is the dodgiest pie shop there ever was, run by scheming and opportunistic Mrs Lovett

Together, she and Sweeney join forces to make their fortune and wreak revenge on those who have mistreated them in the past. Unsurprisingly, things don’t quite go to plan, but you will have to see the show to find out what happens.

Mrs Lovett’s pies are said to be the best pies in London – just don’t ask what goes in them.

Sondheim’s score is remarkable and catchy, with hit after hit driving the drama of the story. While the subject is gruesome, there is a lot of comedy in the show, and audiences are guaranteed an absorbing night at the show.

Starring Ben Mingay as Sweeney and Antoinette Halloran as Mrs Lovett, Sweeney Todd is directed by Victorian Opera’s artistic director, Stuart Maunder and conducted by Head of Music, Phoebe Briggs Catch it at the Playhouse from September 14 to 21, and tickets can be booked at victorianopera.com.au

- Julie Houghton

More Shows

■ Nova Music Theatre: Brigadoon September 13 – 22 at The Round, Nunawading. Bookings: novamusictheatre.com.au

■ Eltham Little Theatre: Veronica’s Room (by Ira Levin) September 6 – 21 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Drew Mason. Bookings: 0411 713 095.

■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: Clue: on Stage (adapted from screenplay by Jonathan Lynn), September 5 – 21 at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Katie-Jane Amey. Bookings: lilydaleatc.com

■ 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

Auditions

■ Beaumaris Theatre: Arsenic and Old Lace (by Joseph Kesselring) September 1 and 2 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director: Peter Newling. Further details and audition bookings: beaumaristheatre.com.au/auditions

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): The Cripple of Inishmaan (by Martin McDonagh) September 10 – 12 at the Strathmore Community Theatre, 50 Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Matthew Freeman. Group auditions. Irish accents highly encouraged. Prepare monologue from play. Further details: stagtheatre.org

■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Appleton Ladies Potato Race (by Melanie Tait) September 22 7pm – 10pm, September 23 7.30pm – 10.30pm at Malvern Theatre, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Helen Ellis. Audition bookings: Helen Ellis, ellisproductions@me.com

■ The Mount Players: The Importance of Being Earnest (by Oscar Wilde) October 19, 20 at 10.00am at the Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon. Director: Vicki Smith. Audition bookings: Vicki Smith, stagestruck58@me.com - Cheryl Threadgold

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Sexual assault at Jacana

■ Detectives from the Sexual Crime Squad have released images of a man they are looking to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted on a walking track in Jacana.

The woman was running along the path through Jacana Reserve, near Johnstone St, on the morning of Wednesday, August 14.

About 11.30am, the woman was going under a bridge area when she heard someone come up behind her.

She was subsequently thrown to the ground by the unknown male offender and was sexually assaulted.

The woman was able to get away and ran to the car park, where two passersby assisted and called Police.

She was taken to hospital with minor injuries including scratches and pain in her shoulders.

A search of the area was conducted by local police, the Air Wing and Dog Squad after the incident, however the man was not able to be located.

At the time of the incident it is believed the man was wearing a dark jumper and pants.

Over the past 10 days, investigators have undertaken a significant CCTV canvas of the area, including along Ripplebrook Drive and Westfield Boulevard near the reserve.

As a result, Police issued CCTV and images of an unidentified man they wish to speak to as part of the investigation.

It is believed the man was in the area at the time of the incident and police are keen to

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speak to him, and are also urging the man himself to come forward.

Police are further appealing for anyone who lives or was in the area near the Jacana Reserve between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Wednesday, August 14, and may have CCTV or dash cam footage to come forward.

Investigators are also keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or any suspicious activity in the reserve.

Police are urging anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or log onto www. crimestoppersvic.com. au

Quotes attributable to Detective Inspector Mark Burnett, Sexual Crimes Squad, said: “Over the past nine days, detectives have painstakingly gone through hours of footage in the area in the hope of gaining further avenues of enquiry for this investigation.

“This has led to Police locating footage of a man we believe was in the area at the time who we have not been able to identify. We are keen to speak to anyone who recognises this man or has further information about his identity.

“This is certainly a very concerning incident for both police and the local community.

“Since it occurred, detectives have been working closely with local police who have conducted significant patrols around that area. Investigators are doing everything we can to ensure we identify and find this person.”

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Orange Door

■ The Brimbank– Melton Orange Door Open Day was attended by Melton MLA Styeve McGhie, and the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence, Vicki Ward

“The Melton Orange Door handles an average of 217 referrals weekly, mostly from Victoria Police, with selfreferrals significantly increasing since its start in 2022 and now being the second-highest type of referral.” Mr McGhie said.

“Over the past 22 months the service has shown its value to our community, with 27 per cent of referrals last year coming directly from individuals seeking help.

“The opportunity to speak directly to caseworkers and staff highlighted the importance of continued funding for this organisation and the communities they assist.

“I want to thank the hub manager Tilly O’Rourke, director Alysha Batty and the entire Brimbank–Melton team for their vital work supporting victim-survivors.

“I also extend my gratitude to Minister Ward for her continued advocacy and efforts in the prevention of family violence portfolio,” Mr McGhie said.

VCAT enforcement

■ Hume City Council has commenced enforcement proceedings in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in relation to ongoing earthworks being undertaken in what it says is a contravention of the Hume Planning Scheme on land at 370A and 430 Riddell Rd, Sunbury.

At a VCAT hearing last week, for an interim enforcement order, the occupier of the land gave a series of undertaking to the tribunal.

Hume Council applied for the interim enforcement order as a means of ensuring any immediate risk to the environment and our community was swiftly and appropriately managed.

“The owners and occupier, who Council alleges carried out unlawful works, have been bound by VCAT to apply for a planning permit for works by a specified date and to immediately cease the works and the importation of fill on the property at 430 Riddell Rd,” said a Council representative.

“While the undertakings to cease the works and importation of fill do not apply to the property at 370A Riddell Rd, the undertakings acknowledge that if the occupier elects to continue to carry out works on that property, those works are not with Council’s consent.

“Council will continue to seek orders from VCAT that the unlawful works cease and that the properties be restored and rehabilitated to their condition prior to the works. This enforcement order has been fixed for a hearing in March 2025.

“Council will continue to monitor the properties to ensure compliance with the interim enforcement order and to record the works if and as they occur. There are heavy penalties for a breach of an undertaking to the Tribunal. Council has reserved its rights to bring further proceedings if breaches occur,” the representative said.

Financial plan

■ Maribyrnong Council is looking for feedback on two long-term plans which underpin how it governs and supports residents now and into the future.

“The Financial Plan considers both the current financial situation and future projections to ensure Council’s financial viability in the long term while supporting the delivery of projects, initiatives and programs our community think are most important for our City,” a Council representative said.

Williamstown move

■ The community is invited to have its say on updated concept designs for a redeveloped Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club.

The State Government has committed $11.3 million to the project, while Hobsons Bay Council is contributing $3 million, says Mayor Cr Matt Tyler.

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MITCH TAMBO AT FESTIVAL

■ Australian indigenous singer songwriter Mitch Tambo and renowned Indian singer Sona Mohapatra both performed at the 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards Night held at the Palais Theatre on August 16.

The IFFM Awards Night invited audiences to step into the world of glitz and glamour, and the celebration is graced by India's luminaries, acclaimed filmmakers, and celebrities.

Other celebrities attending the Awards Night included: Afghan pop singer and women rights activist, Aryana Sayeed, Ram Charan and A.R. Rahman, Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Imtiaz Ali, Onir, Rima Das, Malaika Arora, Vikrant Massey, Ram Sampath, Nora Fatehi, IFFM Awards winners and many more. Tickets to the prestigious IFFM Awards Night were on sale now at ticketmaster.com

The IFFM is the Southern Hemisphere's largest annual celebration of Indian cinema; an extravaganza of Indian film and culture, featuring some of India’s biggest screen superstars.

Presented by the Victorian Government, the festival is one of the most popular events in Australia’s cultural calendar and the biggest annual celebration of Indian cinema outside of India.

15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne dates: August 15-25 iffm.com.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

Mother

■ Arts Centre Melbourne announces that six extra shows have been added to the season of Mother, starring Australian actor Noni Hazlehurst, which will be playing from September 4 – 21 at Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne.

Written by Australian playwright Daniel Keene especially for Hazlehurst, Mother tells the story of Christie, a homeless woman in a world detached, unforgiving and destructive.

Christie is a great survivor, a storyteller, comical and dramatic. Hazlehurst portrays Christie as feisty and also defeated, angry yet loving, and ultimately characterised by honesty, wit and self-deprecation.

Directed by Matt Scholten, the 70minute drama has awakened many people to issues surrounding motherhood, poverty, homelessness in middle age and isolation.

Universally praised by critics and audiences, Mother has had sold out seasons in Sydney and Brisbane

In 2018, Noni Hazlehurst was the recipient of the Matilda Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.

The production also won the 2015 Drama Victoria Award for Best Performance by a Theatre Company, was nominated for two Helpmann Awards

● ● Afghan pop singer Aryana Sayeed as at the IFFM Awards Night.

including Best Performance by a Female Actor and Best Regional Touring Production and was a finalist in the 2016 Performing Arts Connections

Australia Tour of the Year Awards Performance Dates: September 4 - 21. Venue: Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne

Noni Hazelhurst

I Saw The TV Glow

■ (M). 100 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas August 29.

After grabbing the attention of arthouse audiences with the fascinating We’re All Going To The World’s Fair in 2021 (which featured a terrific performance by Anna Cobb), writer/director Jane Schoenbrun returns with this stunning follow-up effort, using a David Lynch, Blue Velvet like surrealism to examine young people trying to find their identity, and struggling to feel comfortable with who they are in a society which has some pretty unforgiving guardrails.

Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine are excellent as Owen (nicely played at an earlier age by Ian Foreman) and Maddy, who bond over an old TV show called The Pink Opaque , and seems to mean more to them as they explore their sexual identity, but as time goes on, the pushback from those around them leads both down a dark path, with mental disintegration playing a large part.

Definitely not for all tastes, this is a very measured, slow-burn exercise, but Schoenburn’s passion for the material is undeniable.

Please try and track down what will be one of the best films of the year.

RATING - ****½

Kneecap

■ (MA). 105 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas August 29.

Though not for those who are easily offended, this highly energised comedy is a very entertaining, funny companion piece with The Commitments (1991), mixed in with a bit of Danny Boyle’s outstanding, highly influential Trainspotting (1996).

Real-life Irish rappers Moglai Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Provai play versions of themselves, the first two as young dealers who have an interest in music, and the third, an everyman music teacher who comes across the two when he is brought in by the police as an Irish language translator for Chara.

Entwining DJ’s hip-hop beat to the duo’s hedonistic, anti-British lyrics, the group first get a gig at the local pub, and soon develop a following among the younger community, but as their profile rises, it attracts the attention of the police, who are after Chara and Bap for their drug connections.

There is also a complicated relationship between Bap and his MIA father Arlo (Michael Fassbender), and the effect it has on his mother Dolores (Simone Kirby).

Having the real-life rappers play themselves could have misfired,

but all three turn in solid performances, and are given good support from Fassbender, Kirby, Fionnuala Flaherty and Josie Walker. Some of Kneecap is certainly influenced by other Brit crime comedies, but there is enough individual attitude for it to entertain in its own right.

RATING - ***1/2

The Crow

■ (MA). 111 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.

A very troubled production that has been in development hell since 2008, the eventual result is a lifeless, empty adaptation of the James O’Barr comic, and is a sorry shadow of the superior 1994 version, starring Brandon Lee and directed by Australian Alex Proyas Set in a rainswept city, the clumsily constructed story has Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgard) and Shelly (FKA Twigs) meeting at a rehabilitation centre, and are instantly attracted to one another. When baddies turn up to take Shelly, as she has compromising footage of their boss, Vincent Roeg (a wasted Danny Huston), the two escape, and enjoy MTV style passion until the villains arrive on their doorstep, killing both. Only Eric returns from the dead, guided by Kronos (Sami Bouajila), who tells the grieving victim that if he kills everyone who was connected in their murder, both can return and live a happy life together. Filmed two years ago, this is a complete mess, containing none of the doomed atmosphere or memorable style of the 1994 film. The relationship between Eric and Shelly is too fleeting, with their ‘epic’ love condensed to empty montages and annoying songs, and isn’t helped by there being no chemistry between the actors. Skarsgard is given nothing to do, as his character is sketchily written, and proves to be his second revenge movie dud this year, after Boy Kills World Singer FKA Twigs offers the same zero acting skills that Saleka Shyamalan displayed in the hugely disappointing Trap . The script is terrible, and Rupert Sanders (who directed Snow White And The Huntsman and the awful live-action remake of Ghost In The Shell) makes everything look generically slick, amplifying every flaw to the point of distraction (the Opera set finale borders on the unintentionally hilarious). Ultra-violent (this must have been close to getting an R rating) and overlong, this total misfire seems to be trying so hard not to be like the beloved 1994 film, that everyone has forgotten to create something with its own distinct identity, and the result is deadening.

RATING - * - Aaron Rourke

■ Bobby Limb was around when television was new to Australia. He was a successful musician, comedian, singer and television host.

With the passage of time he lives on in our memory as a great talent who brought joy to many Australians at a time when we had variety shows on television.

Robert ‘Bobby’ Limb was born in Adelaide in 1924.

He successfully auditioned for the School Fife Band and that was the beginning of his musical career.

Bobby joined the Adelaide Drum and Fife Band and then the Adelaide College of Music where he played classical mandolin and won a scholarship which entitled him to six years free tuition on an instrument of his choice.

He chose the tenor saxophone and by the age of 14 Bobby formed his own eight-piece band. His featured vocalist was Joan Clark

He moved to Melbourne in 1950 and joined the Bob Gibson Big Band. When Bobby formed his own big band he hired Dawn Lake as a featured vocalist.

In 1953 he married Dawn and they went to the UK to work in British music hall shows.

Upon their return to Australia, Bobby and Dawn starred in Say It With Stars at the Tivoli Theatre in Melbourne and then worked in various radio shows in Sydney. Their daughter Debbie was born in 1955.

The Mobil Limb Show was a popular na-

Whatever Happened To ... Bobby Limb

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

tional television series with sketches and songs which ran from 1959 till 1961.

The cast included Bobby, Dawn, Buster Fiddess and Leonard Teale.

Dawn Lake played the dead-pan character ‘Ethel’ and introduced the famous comedy catchphrase "You tell em luv".

In 1963 Bobby hosted Sound Of Music and the program was in production for nine years with regular artists such as Dawn, Darryl, Stewart, Rosalind Keene, Bill Newman and Frank Ward.

Bobby was diagnosed with cancer in 1967, and thankfully recovered.

He went to Vietnam to entertain the troops and was awarded the Order of the British Em-

pire for his services. During the 1970s Bobby Limb appeared in many stage productions such as No No Nanette with Cyd Charisse and then Yvonne De Carlo, Norman is That You? and a

national tour of Bobby Limb's Sound of Music

Dawn and Bobby separated in 1973 but reunited soon after and despite their personal problems, their marriage became stronger. In 1983 they became born-again Christians and enjoyed their remaining years together.

Bobby was a regular guest judge on Bert Newton's New Faces talent quest and gave a young Keith Urban a few tips on furthering his singing career.

Bobby Limb won a total of 11 Logie awards, including the 1964 Gold Logie for the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. In 1983 he was awarded the Father of the Year.

In 1999 Bobby Limb died when his cancer returned and took his life at the age of 74.

At his funeral, the former minister Doug McClelland said that Bobby Limb was to the Australian entertainment industry what Sir Donald Bradman was to cricket, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was to aviation, Dame Joan Sutherland was to opera, and Dr Victor Chang was to surgery.

Dawn Lake passed away in 2006. 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

COLLINGWOOD EXHIBITION OPENS THURSDAY

The Weight of ColourSidney Ball

Curator David Flack has long been inspired by the work of pioneering artist Sidney Ball (1933-2017), whose ambitious explorations of the possibilities of colour and form embraced almost six decades of monumental and dynamic change and continue today to inspire generations of Australian artists.

In this powerful exhibition the award-winning architect and designer presents some of his favourite works across Bell’s career, showcasing how this unique artist continually pushed the limits not only of his own practice, but nurtured a critical understanding and appreciation of abstract art within the emergent Australian arts scene.

Exhibition opens August 29 and closes October 5. Sullivan & Strumpf 109/109 Rupert St, Collingwood.

Boundless Threads

Boundless Threads – The Gifford Arts Project.

Embark on a transformative journey in Boundless Threads, an exhibition by the Gifford Arts Project at Uniting Church Croydon.

Based in Croydon North, over the last 18 years Gifford Arts Project has thrived as a dynamic laboratory for creative self-development, where values of individual artistic growth and social inclusion are at the forefront of the group’s ethos.

This exhibition shpwcases the diverse individual perspectives of project members expressed through drawings and paintings on paper and canvas.

Gifford Arts Projects invited viewers to celebrate the enduring spirit of human creativity through the boundless threads woven through the works in the exhibition and the challenges of life itself.

Exhibition closes September 6. ★

Auror a Arborealus –Esther Schouten.

Esther Schouten’s exhibition Aurora Arborealus is named after the goddess of dawn, Aurra, combined with the word Arboreal (meaning of

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with Peter Kemp trees). The title is finished with a playful homage to the artist’s Dutch linguistic heritage, where names or words frequently end with “us”

The exhibition draws upon the feelings of awe-inspired by the vistas of early dawn-bush-walks.

Schouten’s paintings study the soft, lucent quality of daybreak as mistveiled objects emerge as tentative shapes.

As the sky colours, a gentle layering of natural forms occurs, with trees taking on zoomorphic shapes, reaching into the daylight.

This gradual transformation of light and atmosphere, tranquil and dreamlike, is a bridge from night to day, from sleep to consciousness.

Exhibition closes Friday, September 6.

Maroondah Gallery 32 Greenwood Ave, Ringwood

Opera

Puccini Festival

In honour of the centenary of the great Italian composer’s death, Melbourne Opera will present a Puccini Festival.

This promises a delightful degustation of Puccini’s most-loved hits featuring some of Australia’s finest singers.

The festival will include a new fully staged production of Puccini’s most popular and romantic opera La

Bohème as well as a Puccini Gala

The gala comprises a concert performance of Puccini’s moving oneact masterpiece Suor Angelica, followed by a highlights concert featuring selections from Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Manon Lescaut and Turandot.

La Bohème will play for four performances on September 15, 18, 21 and 24, while Italian opera lovers can attend the Puccini Gala on September 22 or 25.

Venue: Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins St. Melbourne.

- Peter Kemp

artX Metro

■ artX Metro 2024 (previously artX Northcote, artX Wyndham and artX Bayside) is an art exhibition coordinated by genU, featuring works of art created by artists who identify as living with disability or with a history of mental illness.

This exhibition is open to artists over the age of 16 who live in metro Victoria and who identify as living with disability or with a history of mental illness.

Exhibition entries can include paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures.

artX Metro 2024 will provide artists with an opportunity to have their work seen by a wider audience, and to be critiqued by experienced arts practitioners and can provide a financial benefit if the artwork is sold.

Connecting to mainstream artists and audiences can improve self-esteem and further help to break down barriers that exist between the mainstream and disability art communities.

The official launch will take place at the Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre – Banksia Foyer, Cnr. Bell St and St Georges Road, Preston tomorrow (Thu., Aug. 22).

artX Metro 2024 will be open to the public for viewing and sales between 9am and 4pm until September 22.

- Simon Crase

Repairs to memorial plaque

■ The often much-maligned City of Port Phillip deserves high praise for agreeing to compensate for repairs to a memorial plaque dedicated to the Royal couple of Vaudeville, Val Jellay and Maurie Fields. The original plaque, located in Albert Park, was defaced by vandals.

New release by Russell

■ Russell Morris has recorded a cover version of 'Hey Brother', originally credited to the Wolfe Brothers. As to be expected, the track by Russell is brilliant with profits going to Guitars for Veterans to buy guitars for members of Veterans Australia

Can the Canned

■ It could be my imagination but the audience sound effects on certain new ABC TV shows sounds fake - canned laughter. Chief offenders are with Shaun Micallef 'Eve of Destruction', followed by ' The Spelling Bee'. The canned laughter is an overkill particularly as there is so much natural banter between contestants.

Cosy couple

■ Convenience store group 7-Eleven is having takeover discussions with Canadian outfit, Alimentation Couche- Tard (ACT). If they ever get together the takeover will involve a combined total of 261,800 retail outlets globally. We will keep you posted of developments.

$3 mil.

spend to date

■ Reliable sources claim the Kyle and Jackie Show O radio entry into Melbourne has cost an eye watering $3 million so far on media advertising. That expenditure far exceeds any other launch of a new broadcaster.

Birthday boy Rick

■ Although Rick Springfield is an Australian, he lives and works in the USA. And just the other day the singer/actor turned 75. He rose to fame playing the Oz circuit in a band called Zoot (1969-71) before establishing himself as a hit tune writer with 'Jessie's Girl', then as a medico in TV soapie 'General Hospital'. Rick and wife Barbara have been married for 40 years with two boys. There's no stopping this good-looking six-foot two dude. - John O’Keefe

● ● ● ● Bobby Limb

OK. With John O’Keefe

● ● ● ● Val Jellay and Maurie Fields

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Magazine

Observer Melbourne Lovatts Crossword No 11

Across Across Down Down

1. More droopy

6. Dig

11. Legendary gold city (2,6)

15. Having a poor ear for pitch (4-4)

20. Relations

21. Undue speed

22. Pen name, ... de plume

23. Gleefully chuckles

24. Tent supports (3,5)

25. Jesus' home town

27. Singing with trills

28. Prima donna

29. Writer, ... Thomas

31. The O of PTO

32. A wolf in ... clothing (5'1)

36. ANC hero, Nelson ...

37. Within house

38. Lovely

41. Dutch centre of govt, The ...

44. Fishing-line fibre

45. Sample

48. Way of life

49. Very busy

52. Goose & ...

56. Out-of-vogue star (3-4)

57. Small stone

58. Most uptight

61. Arduous experience

62. Foretold

63. West African nation, Sierra ...

64. Warms

65. Fools

66. Cleaver

67. Without artifice

71. Toadstools

73. Silly

75. Catastrophes

80. Ignore

82. Ice-cream desserts

83. Globes

85. Acting as go-between

86. Treat cruelly (3-3)

88. African disease fly

90. Nourishing drinks (3,5)

91. Bible song

93. Current flow rating

94. Interjectors

95. Ski headwear accessory

96. Military flying facility (3,4)

97. No part

99. Burial vault

100. Removed from power

104. Hoist (flag)

105. Cat cry

106. Of sheep

107. Leaseholders

111. Slightly wet

113. Crab's pinch

114. Have

115. Wrath

117. Pitch tent

118. Should, ... to

121. Tribal post, ... pole

122. Moved slowly

125. Field

126. Jump high

127. The ... of Capri

129. Assistant

131. Opposed to

132. Releases grip (4,2)

135. Among

136. Emerald Isle

139. Hordes

140. Scolded

144. Eagle's nest

145. Chick's call

146. Aimed

147. Disengage (train carriages)

148. Splendid (mansion)

149. Public square

150. Lacking originality

152. Customary

154. Baton races

157. Flying saucers (1,1,2)

158. Blabs

162. Matching outfit

163. Meagre

166. Flag down (cab)

167. Speech defect

169. Butterfly catchers

171. Biblical you

172. US moon rocket

173. Composer, Andrew ... Webber

175. Cloth fold

176. Chock

179. Culminate in (4,2)

180. Wash lightly

182. Recline, ... down

183. Repetitive strain injury (1,1,1)

184. Grind (meat)

186. Powder, ... of Paris

189. Thread

190. Peace pact

191. Sense receptor

192. Said

196. Tenant's payment

197. Bellow

198. Vermouth cocktail

199. Remnants

201. Playing for time

202. Harvesters

203. Roof overhangs

204. Last Russian tsar

205. Entangle

208. To the rear

210. Bridge designer

211. Sector

212. Outdoors (4-3)

213. Sinks in middle

215. Unfavoured horses

219. Lead-in

221. Sunday joint

223. Not perfumed

227. Juvenile

228. Ambassador's office

230. Move with effort

231. Cut wildly

232. Pillages

233. Mutilate

234. Admire

238. Delighted

239. First

240. Meal

243. Approval

246. Loosen

247. Dough ingredient

250. Corn husks

251. Out of style

253. Laughing scavengers

256. Frequent visitor

257. Female betrothed

258. Cease

262. Spy, ... Hari

263. Steak cut (1-4)

266. Ark builder

268. WA wine-growing region, ... River

269. Business income

270. Artist's medium (3,5)

271. Sewer coverings

272. Born as

273. Man-made fabric

274. Raises (the ante)

275. Climbs down

276. London/Edinburgh express, Flying ...

277. Lacy robe

278. Roomy

1. Confronts

2. Holed atmosphere layer

3. Erect (3,2)

4. ... out a living

5. Coming up (of sun)

7. Red pepper spice

8. Brutal

9. Michael Flatley's Lord of ... (3,5)

10. Simple

11. Famous volcano

12. Inclinations

13. Continually (2,3,2)

14. Phenomenal

15. Turrets

16. Actor, ... Sharif

17. Fire fragment

18. Remove from home

19. Misty

24. Pastime

26. Multitude

30. Lounges about

33. Barn dance

34. Distinguished

35. Actor, Sam ...

38. Ringing (of bell)

39. Nudged

40. Drama venue

42. Afresh

43. Unties

46. Junkies

47. Compared to

49. Cooperative

50. Top of head

51. List down

53. Non-believer in God

54. Roman moon goddess

55. Staff schedules

59. Proximity

60. Able to be rubbed out

67. Uncared-for

68. Traffic jam (5-2)

69. Undoes (envelope)

70. Sly suggestion

72. Opening

74. Telling

76. Debatable

77. Energies

78. Copy

79. Siblings

81. Until now

84. Mattress frame

87. Paint thinners

89. Called

91. Autocue

92. Insane lady

98. Fireplace shelf

101. TV host, ... Dingo

102. Egg shapes

103. Give work to

108. Stoat

109. Colloquial language

110. Inspire

112. Inventiveness

116. Feared Mongolian ruler (7,4)

119. Inattentive

120. Grotesquely

123. Small coffee cup

124. Welcoming

128. Clinging gastropods

130. Hero-worship

132. Feebler

133. Fish commercially

134. Survive (3,2)

137. Turn out

138. Disgust

141. Granny Smith fruit

142. Cogwheel set

143. Personal memoirs

151. On dry land

153. Lucky charm

155. Dismiss (from college)

156. Map book

159. Desire for food

160. Tethered (4,2)

161. Pleads

164. Swiftly

165. Fluid unit

168. Laziness

170. Glimmers

173. Unused portion

174. Public referee

177. Filth

178. Coming into view

181. Water (pasture)

185. River flows

186. Allspice

187. Orange/pink shade

188. Libya's capital

193. Afternoon break

194. Vote back into office (2-5)

195. Wanted

200. Uniformity

201. Divide

206. Not either

207. Car horns

208. Takes into custody

209. Type of spanner

211. Appoints

214. Sultan's wife

216. Sissy

217. Austere

218. Disappoints

220. Hobo

222. Conscious (of fact)

224. Held tenderly

225. Subtleties of meaning

226. Infinite

229. Famous US university

232. Army dining room

235. And so forth (2,6)

236. Greek philosopher

237. Coffee drug

241. Legal trade ban

242. Lawsuits

244. Surgical blade

245. Kissing & cuddling

248. Eases off

249. Which

251. Repressed, ... up

252. Postage stickers

253. Hot & damp

254. Gains

255. Proverb

259. Moral principle

260. Eskimo hut

261. Cricket matches

262. Fix

264. Roughage

265. Midday

267. Padlock clasp

By Rob Foenander

Hall of Fame

■ The 5th annual Victorian Blues Music Hall Of Fame returns to the Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, on Wednesday, November 27.

The 2024 industry icon nominee award plus the people’s choice artist and band of the year award will be announced on the night of nights gala function. Tickets at the Memo

Greg’s release

■ Singer-songwriter Greg McInnes has released his new single.

Walk In The Room is a lively song celebrating the uplifting presence of my wife, says Greg “It captures the rush of emotions and joy I feel every time she enters my world. With upbeat melodies and heartfelt lyrics, it's a tribute to the love and happiness she brings into my life.” More info at www.gregmcinnesmusic.com

Hazel & The Thief

■ Ahead of an EP release early 2025 Hazel and The Thief have dropped their next single.

The Olden Days is a nod to childhood nostalgia, when the days were long and carefree and filled with innocence, lead singer and songwriter Hazel explains. It’s about remembering those happy-go-lucky moments, when every day felt like an adventure and the world was our oyster. More info https:// www.facebook.com/gdayhazel - Rob Foenander

Exhibition at Bundoora Homestead

■ This Spring, delight in the blossoming gardens of Bundoora Homestead and discover two captivating new exhibitions: The Mediterranean Exchange by Melbourne-based artist Raphy and group exhibition; Five rooms and House Rules curated by Tim Woodward.

The Mediterranean Exchange considers the migration of both people and trees (specifically eucalypts) between Australia and the Mediterranean

Through ceramic mosaic and moving image, Raphy explores the correlation between these regions and reveals the impacts of colonisation that extend beyond Australia, leaving lasting effects worldwide.

Across the upstairs galleries, Bundoora Homestead presents Five rooms and House Rules, in collaboration with Darebin-based, artist-run gallery Working at Heights and curated by Tim Woodward.

A house rule applies to a specific place, adopted by a knowing individual or group. The term typically suggests an unofficial addition or deviation from some broader convention, a further refinement of what one is allowed or not allowed to do.

This exhibition introduces a myriad of sculptural, temporal and site responsive works to our heri-

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tage galleries and responds to the Homestead’s transition from a domestic space to a public gallery.

Featuring works by eight artists who have presented solo exhibitions at Working at Heights; Steven Bellosguardo, Jessie Bullivant, Mitchel Cumming, Hilary Jackman, Erika Scott, Rachel Shenberg, Lilly Skipper and Charlie Sofo.

The opening event to celebrate Bundoora Homestead’s Spring Exhibition Season will be held 2pm4pm on Saturda,y September 14.

Exhibitions: Sat. September 14 – Sat, November 23.

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre is a public art gallery for the City of Darebin

The Queen Anne style mansion houses contemporary art, ideas, a public garden and café, on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country.

“Responsive to our context and the complex history of our site, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre seeks to provide a space for discussion around the key concerns of our times through the work of local, national, and international artists,” said a Council representative.

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre is at 7 Prospect Hill Dr, Bundoora

Open: Wednesday to Friday: 11am–4pm. Saturday: 10am–4pm Entry is free

Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson

WEEKEND’S LOCAL FOOTBALL MATCH RESULTS

Amateurs

■ Premier Men’s. Old Brighton 14.24 (108) d Collegians 10.3 (63). Fitzroy 13.12 (90) d University Blues 11.9 (75). Old Scotch 13.14 (92) d Old Melburnians 9.10 (64). St Bernards 18.12 (120) d Old Xaverians 10.17 (77). University Blacks 11.7 (73) d St Kevin 9.12 (66).

■ Premier Men’s Reserves. Old Brighton 20.16 (136) d Collegians 2.5 (17). Fitzroy 12.13 (85) d University Blues 8.13 (61). Old Scotch 11.10 (76) d Old Melburnians 7.5 (47). Old Xaverians 18.24 (132) d St Bernards 7.4 (46). St Kevins 10.13 (73) d University Blacks 7.8 (50).

■ Premier Thirds. St Kevins 9.11 (65) d Old Xaverians 9.6 (60).

■ Premier Men’s Under 19. De la Salle 16.8 (104) d St Bedes/Mentone 10.9 (69). Old Scotch 18.12 (120) d Old Xaverians 8.7 (55). Williamstown CYMS 16.12 (108) d Beaumaris 5.11 (41). Old Brighton 18.12 (120) d Caulfield Grammarians 9.11 (65). St Kevins 11.9 (75) d Uni Blues 8.12 (60).

■ Premier B Men’s. Old Haileybury 13.16 (94) d Old Camberwell 7.7 (49). Old Geelong 15.12 (102) d Beaumaris 6.14 (50). Old Ivanhoe 16.10 (106) d Caulfield Grammarians 11.11 (77). Old Trinity 18.12 (120) d Williamstown CYMS 15.7 (97). De La Salle 24.14 (158) d St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 6.16 (52).

■ Premier B Men’s Reserves. Old Camberwell 12.10 982) d Old Haileybury 10.5 (65). Old Geelong 13.18 (96) d Beaumaris 7.7 (49). Old Ivanhoe 26.13 (169) d Caulfield Grammarians 0.4 (4). Old Trinity 14.10 (94) d Williamstown CYMS 6.5 (41). De La Salle 12.13 (85) d St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 9.3 (57).

■ Premier C Men’s. AJAX 19.11 (125) d Oakleigh 5.6 (36). Marcellin 16.17 (113) d PEGS 12.6 (78). Old Carey 16.9 (105) d Parkdale Vultures 8.13 (81). Mazenod 21.8 (134) d Monash Blues 7.9 (51). Hampton Rovers 16.18 (114) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 3.10 (28).

■ Premier C Men’s Reserves. AJAX 18.24 (132) d Oakleigh 8.2 (50). Marcellin v PEGS. Parkdale Vultures 13.14 (92) d Old carey 8.7 (55). Monash Blues 25.16 (166) d Mazenod 1.2 (8). Hampton Rovers 19.15 (129) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 2.2 (14).

■ Division 1. Prahran 16.5 (101) d West Brunswick 9.4 (58). Old Peninsula 15.14 (104) d Ormond 11.9 (75). UHS-VU 9.20 (74) d Kew 9.18 (72). Preston Bullants 16.13 (109) d Therry Penola 12.5 (77)). Parkdale 24.19 (163) d Old Yarra Cobras 4.7 (31).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Prahran 9.11 (65) d West Brunswick 7.12 (54). Ormond 18.14 (122) d Old Peninsula 5.6 (36). Kew 13.8 (86) d UHS-VU 11.12 (78). Therry Penola 9.8 (62) d Preston Bullants 7.11 (53). Parkside 22.12 (149) d Old Yarra Cobras 4.2 (26).

■ Division 1 Thirds. Old Xaverians 8.13 (61) d St Kevins 8.9 (57).

■ Division 1 Under 19. Old Haileybury 7.4 (46) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 6.6 (42). Old Melburnians v Old Xaverians. Hampton Rovers 11.14 (80) d Fitzroy 6.5 (41). St Bernards 10.6 (66) d Old Carey 6.5 (41).

■ Division 2. South Melbourne Districts 11.17 (83) d Brunswick 10.7 (67). MHSOB 20.8 (128) d St Marys Salesian 13.8 (86). Whitefriars 25.13 (163) d Bulleen Templestowe 6.11 (47). Elsternwick 15.11 (101) d Wattle Park 12.17 (89). Hawthorn 17.27 (129) d Aquinas 12.7 (79).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Brunswick 13.12 (90) d South Melbourne Districts 6.8 (44). MHSOB 14.10 (4) d St Marys Salesian 5.11 (41). Whitefriars 22.25 (157) d Bulleen Templestowe 1.1 (7). Elsternwick 11.10 (76) d Wattle Park 8.8 (56). Hawthorn 15.8 (98) d Aquinas 12.4 (76).

■ Division 2 Thirds North. Old Xaverians 6.9 (45) d Old Carey 4.6 (30).

■ Division 2 Thirds South. Mentone Panthers 14.10 (94) d De La Salle 5.8 (38).

■ Division 2 Under 19. Old Trinity 19.21 (135) d University Blacks 5.2 (32). Old Ivanhoe 8.6 (54) drew with Oakleigh 7.12 (54). Old Camberwell 13.18 (96) d St Kevins 5.10 (40). Parkdale Vultures 13.12 (90) d St Bedes/

Mentone Tigers 7.11 (53). University Blues 11.11 (77) d Parkside 3.13 (31).

■ Division 3. Box Hill North 13.19 (7) d Eley Park 7.14 (56). Canterbury 18.18 (126) d La Trobe University 9. (59). North Brunswick 18.21 (129) d Richmond Central 2.7 (19). Power House 16.24 (120) d Swinburne University 8.3 (51). St Johns 27.24 (246) d Chadstone 4.4 (28). Albert Park: Bye.

■ Division 3 Reserves. Box Hill North 15.24 (114) d Eley Park 3.9 (27). Canterbury 15.12 (102) d La Trobe 4.8 (32). North Brunswick 8.13 (61) d Richmond Central 5.4 (34). Power House 19.16 (130) d Swinburne University 4.5 (29). St Johns 27.18 (180) d Chadstone 4.2 (26). Albert Park: Bye.

■ Division 3 Thirds North. Old Ivanhoe 8.13 (61) d Whitefriars 8.7 (55).

■ Division 3 Thirds South. Mazenod 14.8 (92) d Parkdale 4.6 (30).

■ Division 3 Under 19. Collegians 9.8 (62) d Preston 6.6 (42). Kew 20.13 (133) d PEGS 7.6 (48). Ormond 9.10 (64) d Monash Blues 5.13 (43). St Bernards 14.23 (107) d Mazenod 8.7 (55).

■ Division 4 Under 19. Beaumaris 11.11 (77) d St Kevins 6.16 (52). Glen Eira/Old McKinnon v Bulleen Templestowe. Caulfield Grammarians 16.9 (105) d St Marys Salesian 4.10 (34). De La Salle 23.27 (165) d MHSOB 2.5 (17).Williamstown CYMS 18.13 (121) D Old Xaverians 13.13 (91). Therry Penola: Bye.

Eastern

■ Premier Division Seniors. Blackburn 14.10 (94) d Balwyn 11.9 (75). East Ringwood 18.8 (116) d Vermont 11.14 (80). Roiwville 11.10 (76) d Noble Park 11.7 (73). Berwick 12.16 (88) d Norwood 10.4 (64). South Croydon 14.13 (97) d Doncaster East 13.7 (85).

■ Premier Division Reserves. South Croydon 8.7 (55) d Doncaster East 3.10 (28). Blackburn 9.6 (60) d Balwyn 8.11 (59). East Ringwood 9.9 (63) d Vermont 8.6 (54). Noble Park 8.6 (54) d Rowville 5.8 (38). Berwick 12.9 (81) d norwood 4.5 (29).

■ Premier Division Under 19.5. Blackburn 22.5 (137) d Balwyn 2.1 (13). Berwick 18.20 (128) d Norwood 2.1 (13). Noble Park 10.7 (67) d Rowville 9.9 (63). East Ringwood 9.10 (64) d Vermont 8.8 (56).

Doncaster East: Bye.

■ Division 1 Seniors. Mitcham 12.3 (75) d South Belgrave 5.19 (49). Beaconsfield 13.11 (89) d Montrose 5.9 (39).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Montrose 8.7 (55)

d Mitcham 3.10 (28). Park Orchards 7.4 (46) d Beaconsfield 3.8 (26).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Park Orchards 11.4 (70) d Mitcham 4.15 (39). South Belgrave 8.10 (58) d North Ringwood 4.5 (29).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Mulgrave 17.6 (108) d Waverley Blues 12.18 (90). Croydon 13.10 (88) d Templestowe 6.12 (48).

■ Division 2 Reserves. East Burwood 9.7 (61) d Boronia 4.4 (28). Mulgrave 21.3 (129) d Templestowe 8.4 (52).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. Croydon 14.6 (90) d East Burwood 5.10 (40). Waverley Blues 11.14 (80) d Lilydale 5.13 (43).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Donvale 11.10 (76) d Surrey Park 10.12 (72). Knox 18.6 (114) d Coldstream 6.16 (52).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Surrey Park 8.12 (60) d Donvale 4.10 (34). Upper Ferntree Gully 14.6 (90) d Knox 10.3 (63).

■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Upper Ferntree Gully 11.8 (74) d Knox 9.14 (68). Ferntree Gully 11.15 (82) d Surrey Park 5.3 (33).

■ Division 4 Seniors. Scoresby 13.16 (94) d Chirnside Park 6.6 (42). Whitehorse Pioneers 16.10 (106) d Kilsyth 11.10 (76).

■ Division 4 Reserves. Scoresby 11.11 (77) d Whitehorse Pioneers 3.7 (25). Croydon North MLOC 12.9 (81) d Chirnside Park 2.6 (18).

■ Division 4 Under 19.5. Kilsyth 10.7 (67) d Blackburn 8.8 (56). South Belgrave 8.10 (58) d Chirnside Park 8.7 (55).

Essendon

■ Premier Division Seniors. Deer Park 27.16 (178) d Avondale Heights 9.8 (62). Greenvale 10.13 (73) d Aberfeldie 4.14 (38). Strathmore 25.14 (164) d East Keilor 7.12 (54). Keilor 16.14 (110) d Essendon Doutta Stars 7.7 (49). Pascoe Vale 12.15 (87) d Airport West 12.13 (85).

■ Premier Division Reserves. Strathmore d East Keilor, by forfeit. Avondale Heights 20.18 (138) d Deer Park 3.5 (23). Aberfeldie 11.17 (83) d Greenvale 7.6 (48). Keilor 31.19 (205) d Essendon Doutta Stars 0.0 (0). Pascoe Vale 17.17 (119) d Airport West 5.13 (43).

■ Premier Division Under 18.5. Maribyrnong Park 7.10 (52) d Avondale Heights 6.4 (40). Aberfeldie 24.13 (157) d Greenvale 0.6 (6). Pascoe Vale 27.19 (181) d Airport West 4.0 (24). Strathmore 25.10 (160) d East Keilor 2.2 (14). Keilor: Bye.

■ Division 1 Seniors. West Coburg 15.15 (105) d Hillside 12.13 (85). St Albans 12.19 (91) d Oak Park 12.5 (77).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Maribyrnong Park 14.8 (92) d West Coburg 6.6 (42). St Albans 15.5 (95) d Oak Park 5.9 (39).

■ Division 1 Thirds. Keilor 10.12 (72) d Strathmore 5.10 (40).

■ Division 1 Under 18.5. Essendon Doutta Stars 10.4 (64) d Craigieburn 3.14 (32). Coburg Districts 9.11 (65) d Hillside 5.7 (37).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Taylors Lakes 18.6 (114) d Burnside Heights 16,7 (103). Westmeadows 9.18 (72) d Northern Saints 10.11 (71).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Sunbury Kangaroos 5.7 (37) d Taylors Lakes 4.8 (32). Northern Saints 11.14 (80) d Coburg Districts 10.3 (63)

■ Division 2 Thirds. Avondale Heights 6.6 (42) d Airport West 2.12 (24).

■ Division 2 Under 18.5. Hadfield 10.10 (70) d Strathmore 6.7 (43). Jeilor 10.7 (67) d Aberfeldie 9.9 (63).

Morn. Peninsula

■ Division 1 Seniors. Frankston YCW 8.12 (60) d Mt Eliza 6.10 (46). Rosebud 7.13 (55) d Red Hill 6.7 (43).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Red Hill 9.14 (68) d Langwarrin 7.7 (49). Frankston YCW 11.14 (80) d Dromana 7.9 (51).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Frankston YCW 8.11 (59) d Mornington 5.13 (43). Langwarrin 13.7 (85) d Red Hill 5.16 (46).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Edithvale-Aspendale 14.9 (93) d Chelsea 10.10 (70). Somerville 15.16 (106) d Devon Meadows 10.12 (72).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Edithvale-Aspendale 13.7 (85) d Seaford 6.12 (48). Pearcedale 9.4 (58) d Somerville 7.8 (50).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. Edithvale-Aspendale 10.13 (73) d Bonbeach 7.7 (49). Seaford 10.10 (70) d Rye 7.4 (46).

Northern

■ Division 1 Seniors. Heidelberg 13.10 (88) d Hurstbridge 7.11 (53). Greensborough 15.20 (110) d Macleod 14.12 (96). Montmorenmcy 19.17 ()131) d West Preston-Lakeside 10.9 (69). Eltham 12.7 (79) d Bundoora 10.9 (69). North Heidelberg 15.19 (109) d Banyule 5.15 (45).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Banyule 7.11 (53) drew with North Heidelberg 8.5 (53). Greensborough 18.10 (118) d Macleod 8.7 (55). Montmorency 11.10 (76) d West PrestonLakeside 8.5 (53). Eltham 18.11 (119) d Bundoora 9.10 (64). Heidelberg 25.11 (161) d Hurstbridge 2.4 (16).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Greensborough 9.12 (66) d Eltham 6.8 (44). Heidelberg 14.7 (91) d Montmorency 4.5 (29). North Heidelberg 16.12 (108) d Banyule 7.8 (50). Diamond Creek: Bye.

■ Division 2 Seniors. South Morang 10.13 (73) d Diamond Creek 10.7 (67). Lower Plenty 11.18 (82) d Thomastown 4.14 (38).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Whittlesea 11.7 (73) d South Morang 4.11 (35). St Mary’s 11.13 (79) d Thomastown 6.11 (47).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. South Morang 11.14 (80) d Hurstbridge 6.6 (42). Whittlesea 17.13 (115) d Laurimar 8.7 (55).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Fitzroy Stars 15.9 (99) d Old Paradians 14.9 (93). Mernda 13.14 (92) d Epping 8.10 (58).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Mernda 16.10 (106) d Kilmore 11.9 (74). Old Paradians 8.9 (57) d Old Eltham Collegians 6.7 (43).

■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Macleod 12.11 (83) d Banyule 11.11 (77). Greensborough 7.9 (51) d Diamond Creek 6.8 (44).

FIXTURES

■ Division 1 Seniors. Saturday, August 31: Montmorency v North Heidelberg. Sunday, Sepotember 1: Hurstbridge v Greensborough. ■ Division 1 Reserves. Saturday, August 31: Heidelberg v Montmorency. Sunday, September 1: West Preston-Lakeside v Eltham.

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Saturday, August 31: Diamond Creek v North Heidelberg. Sunday, September 1: Eltham v Heidelberg.

■ Division 2 Seniors. Saturday, August 31: Whittlesea v South Morang. Sunday, September 1: Diamond Creek v Lower Plenty.

■ Division 2 Reserves. Saturday, August 31: Diamond Creek v Whittlesea. Sunday, September 1: South Morang v St Mary’s.

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. Saturday, August 31: St Mary’s v South Morang. Sunday, September 1: Hurstbridge v Whittlesea.

■ Division 3 Seniors. Saturday, August 31. Preliminary Final: Old Paradians v Mernda.

■ Division 3 Reserves. Saturday, August 31. Prfeliminary Final: Kilmore v Old Paradians.

■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Saturday, August 31. Preliminary Final: Banyule v Greensborough.

Outer East

■ Premier Division Seniors. Officer 11.12 (78) d Monbulk 9.5 (59). Narre Warren 17.9 (111) d Mt Evelyn 6.6 (42). Wandin 18.14 (122) d Olinda Ferny Creek 10.10 (70). UpweyTecoma 19.14 (128) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 13.9 (87). Woori Yallock 11.16 (82) d Pakenham 5.6 (36). Emerald 16.15 (111) d Berwick Springs 11.4 (70).

■ Premier Division Reserves. Officer 5.8 (38) d Monbulk 5.3 (33). Narre Warren11.8 (74) d Mt Evelyn 9.8 (62). Wandin 7.6 (48) d Olinda Ferny Creek 3.9 (27). Upwey Te4coma 10.17 (77) d Gembrook Cockatoo 7.6 (48). Pakenham 9.7 (61) d Woori Yallock 6.9 (45). Emerald 16.9 (105) d Berwick Springs 1.7 (13).

■ Division 1 Seniors. Healesville 11.9 (75) d Warburton Millgrove 9.16 (70). Belgrave 11.12 (78) d Alexandra 10.13 (73).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Warburton Millgrove 9.10 (64) d Yea 7.8 (50). Healesville 9.13 (67) d Seville 7.7 (49).

■ Under 19 Boys. Narre Warren v Wandin. Upwey-Tecoma 9.10 (64) d Officer 5.4 (34). Pakenham 13.10 (88) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 1.5 (11).

■ Under 18 Boys. Mt Evelyn 12.6 (78) d Healesville 5.11 (41). Woori Yallock 18.13 (121) d Seville 2.4 (16). Olinda-Ferny Creek 11.7 (73) d Upwey-Tecoma 4.9 (33).

■ Women’s Division 1 Seniors. Grand Final: Pakenham 8.7 (55) d Healesville 3.4 (22).

■ Women’s Division 2 Seniors. Grand Final: Monbulk 2.0 (12) d Woori Yallock 1.5 (11).

FIXTURES

■ Premier Division Seniors. Saturday, August 31: Wandin v Mt Evelyn, Upwey-Tecoma v Olinda-Ferny Creek.

■ Premier Division Reserves. Saturday, August 31: Officer v Pakenham, Wandin v Gembrook Cockatoo.

■ Division 1 Seniors. Sunday, September 1: Seville v Healesville, Warburton-Millgrove v Belgrave.

■ Division 1 Reserves. Sunday, September 1: Belgrave v Healesville, Seville v Warburtov Millgrove.

■ Under 19 Boys. Saturday, September 7: Narre Warren v Pakenham, Upwey-Tecoma v Officer.

■ Under 18 Boys. Sunday, September 1: Woori Yallock v Mt Evelyn, Healesville b UpweyTecoma.

SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES

Southern

■ Division 1 Seniors. Bentleigh 16.21 (117) d Mordialloc 5.8 (38). East Brighton 17.19 (121) d Chelsea Heights 7.7 (49). Cranbourne Eagles 15.12 (102) d Springvale Districts 3.8 (26). St Paul’s McKinnon 14.11 (95) d Dingley 10.15 (75). Cheltenham 22.17 (149) d Port Melbourne Colts 10.6 (66).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Be3ntleigh 17.18 (118) d Mordialloc 3.2 (20). East Brighton 19.15 (129) d Chelsea Heights 6.4 (40). Springvale Districts 10.9 (69) d Cranbourne Eagles 3.3 (21). Dingley 19.9 (123) d St Paul’s McKinnon 1.3 (9). Port Melbourne Colts 14.6 (90) d Cheltenham 11.11 (77).

■ Division 1 Open-Grade. Springvale Districts 10.2 (62) d Carrum Patterson Lakes 8.8 (56). Heatherhill 17.19 (121) de Skye 4.5 (29).

■ Division 1 Under 19. Highett 6.16 (52) d Cheltenham 5.7 (37). Murrumbeena 17.16 (118) d Cranbourne 5.6 (36). Dingley d Endeavour Hills, by forfeit. Bentleigh 13.10 (88) d Frankston Dolphins 7.7 (49).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Doveton Doves 10.19 (79) d East Malvern 9.6 (60). Hampton Park 10.9 (69) d Caulfield Bears 9.8 (62).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Endeavour Hills 13.18 996) d Doveton Doves 2.6 (18). Skye 9.11 (65) d Caulfield Bears 5.6 (36).

■ Division 2 Open-Grade. Endeavour Hills 13.10 (88) d Lyndhuirst 6.6 (42).

■ Division 2 Under 19. Lyndhurst 12.5 (77)

d Carrum Patterson Lakes 11.9 (75). Narre South Saints 14.12 (96) d Ashwood 5.10 (40).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Frankston Dolphins 8.19 (67) d South Mornington 8.5 (53). Heatherton 10.9 (69) d Carrum Patterson Lakes 8.7 (55).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Frankston Dolphins 9.12 (66) d Carrum Patterson Lakes 4.0 (24). Black Rock 8.6 (54) d Lyndhurst 4.11 (35).

■ Division 4 Seniors. Hallam 10.16 (76) d Lyndale 8.10 (58).

■ Division 4 Reserves. Hampton 10.5 (65) d Hallam 9.9 (63).

Western

■ Division 1 Seniors. Werribee Districts 10.12 (72) d Caroline Springs 6.6 (42). Yarraville Seddon Eagles 10.14 (74) d Spotswood 9.15 (69). Hoppers Crossing 29.16 (190) d Point Cook 4.8 (32). Altona 14.10 (94) d Point Cook Centrals 9.12 (66). Parkside: Bye.

■ Division 1 Reserves. Werribee Districts 12.8 (80) d Caroline Springs 5.4 (34). Yarraville Seddon Eagles 11.11 (77) d Spotswood 12.1 (73). Hoppers Crossing 14.17 (101) d Point Cook 4.6 (30). Altona 20.10 (130) d Point Cook Cerntrals 4.2 (26). Parkside: Bye.

■ Division 1 Under 18. Altona 9.2 (56) d Caroline Springs 5.11 (41). Werribee Districts 17.13 (115) d Spotswood 5.8 (38). Yarraville Seddon Eagles 23.15 (153) d Hoppers Crossing 7.1 (43). Newport 7.9 (51) d Point Cook 4.7 (31).

■ Thirds. Yarraville Seddon Eagles 6.11 (47) d Sunshine Kangaroos 7.4 (46).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Wyndhamvale 20.24 (144) d Albanvale 1.3 (9). Newport 14.16 (100) d Suns 4.2 (26).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Albion 34.18 (222) d Albanvale 2.0 (12). Suns 7.8 (50) d Wyndhamvale 7.6 (48).

■ Division 2 Under 18. West Footscray 14.16 (100) d Point Cook Centrals 3.10 (28). Werribee Districts 13.9 (87) d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 11.7 (73).

Country League

Goulburn Valley

■ Seniors. Shepparton 18.12 (120) d Kyabram 13.6 (84). Mansfield 21.5 (131) d Euroa 13.12 (90). Seymour 20.11 (131) d Mooroopna 6.11 (47). Echuca 21.18 (144) d Shepparton Swabns 8.4 (52). Rochester 15.8 (98) d Shepparton United 11.11 (77). Benalla 12.14 (86) d Tatura 7.20 (62).

■ Reserves. Kyabram 8.10 (58) d Shepparton 4.12 (36). Euroa 10.7 (67) d Mansfield 6.11 (47). Seymour 20.11 (131) d Mooroopna 6.11 (47). Echuca 20.14 (134) d Shepparton Swans 2.1 (13). Rochester 1`3.9 (87) d Shepparton United 3.2 (20). Tatura 7.12 (54) d Benalla 7.2 (44).

■ Under 18. Shepparton 10.8 (68) d Kyabram 8.8 (56). Mansfield 8.7 (55) d Euroa 4.8 (32). Seymour 9.2 (56) d Mooroopna 8.2 (50). Echuca 9.5 (59) d Shepparton Swans 6.6 (42). Rochester 13.18 (94) d Shepparton United 4.5 (29). Benalla 23.20 (158) d Tatura 2.5 (17).

Kyabram District

■ Seniors. Shepparton Eastr 17.11 (113) d Tallygaroopna 7.6 (48). Nagambie 12.19 (91) d Avenel 7.7 (49).

■ Reserves. Avenel 13.14 (92) d Tallygaroopna 1.1 (7). Stanhope 4.5 (29) d Shepparton East 4.2 (26).

■ Under 18. Lancaster 6.12 (48) d Tallgaroopna 4.9 (33). Shepparton East 5.11 941) d Undera 2.7 (19).

Riddell District

■ Seniors. Wallan 12.8 (80) d Diggers Rest 9.13 (67). Macedon 11.6 (72) d Romsey 6.12 (48).

■ Reserves. Wallan 6.3 (39) d Riddell 4.2 (26). Diggers Rest 8.5 (53) d Kyneton 5.6 (36).

■ Under 19.5. Macdeon 10.18 (78) d Wallan 6.3 (39). Kyneton 9.10 (64) d Diggers Rest 5.8 (38).

Geelong District

■ Seniors. Belmont 16.10 (106) d Werribee Centrals 8.8 (56). Thomson 9.11 (65) d Bannockburn 7.5 (47).

■ Reserves. Belmont 6.6 (42) d East Geelong 5.5 (35). Bannockburn 11.8 (74) d Inverleigh 10.3 (63).

Barwon

■ Bellarine Seniors. Anglesea 15.8 (98) d Torquay 13.13 (91). Drysadle 15.7 (97) d Modewarre 6.8 (44).

■ Bellarine Reserves. Torquay 11.9 975)

d Geelong Amateurs 7.6 (48). Queenscliff 8.10 (58) d Drysdale 8.8 (54).

■ Geelong Seniors. Leopold 26.23 (179)

d North Shore 7.7 (49). Colac 16.21 (117) d Geelong West Giants 6.8 (44). Bell Park 17.13

1600 arrests

■ Police across the country arrested 1600 people, laid more than 2900 charges and seized over $93M of drugs last week as part of a national week of action targeting illicit drug and organised crime activity.

Operation Vitreus is a joint initiative between all Australian state and territory police, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre and New Zealand Police

Focused on detecting, disrupting and enforcing illicit drug and organised crime activity, the sole aim of the operation is to reduce the availability of illicit drugs – and the associated life changing harm they present – within the community.

This year’s week of action ran from Monday-Friday, August 19-23, and a total of 528 search warrants were executed throughout Australia and New Zealand.

According to the most recent ACIC wastewater report, in 2023 Australia had the second highest methylamphetamine consumption per capita compared with 29 other countries. Australia also ranked 20th of 32 countries for consumption of cocaine, 15th of 33 countries for consumption of MDMA and third of 20 countries for consumption of cannabis.to the week

(115) d Grovecake 12.7 (79). St Joseph’s 35.18 (228) d Lara 5.9 (39). South Barwon 19.10 (124) d Newtown & Chilwell 4.12 (36).

St Mary’s 28.22 (190) d St Albans 2.2 (14).

■ Geelong Reserves. Colac 19.16 (130)

d Geelong West Giants 6.4 (40). Bell Park 8.5 (53) d Grovedale 6.5 (41). St Josephs 25.18 (168) d Lara 3.3 (21). Leopold d North Shiore, by forfeit. South Barwon 15.11 (101)

d Newtown & Chilwell 4.4 (28). St Mary’;s 24.21 (165) d St Albans 3.3 (21).

Ballarat

■ Seniors. Sunbury 15.10 (100) d Bacchus Marsh 13.9 (87). Ballarat 11.7 (73) d East Point 10.6 (66). Melton 10.14 (74) d Darley 9.5 (59). Lake Wendouree 17.8 (110) d Redan 13.15 (93). Sebastopol 12.24 (96) d Melton South 3.7 (25). North Ballarat: Bye.

■ Reserves. Sunbury 29.14 (188) d Bacchus Marsh 3.1 919). East Point 13.9 987) d Ballarat 5.6 (36). Melton 23.9 (147) d Darley 7.6 (48). Lake Wendouree 20.12 (132) d Redan 7.1 (43). Sebastopol 26.19 (175) d Melton South 5.7 (37). North Ballarat: Bye.

West Gippsland

■ Seniors. Nar Bar Goon 10.12 (72) d Kilcunda Bass 6.9 (45). Inverloch-Kongwak 10.11 (71) d Tooradin-Dalmore 10.6 (66).

■ Reserves. Inverloch-Kongwak 9.4 (58) d Koo Wee Rup 4.3 (27). Phillip Island 12.9 (81) d Cora Lynn 5.4 (34).

■ Thirds. Nar Nar Goon 8.11 (59) d Koo Wee Rup 4.3 (27). Inverloch-Kongwakj 7.4 (46) d Garfield 5.6 (36).

■ Fourths. Inverloch-Kongwak 8.6 (54) d Korumbeena-Bena 4.4 (28). Warragul Industrials 2.5 (17) d Tooradin-Dalmore 0.8 (8).

Central Highlands

■ Seniors. Skipton 7.12 (54) d Bungaree 6.10 (46). Dunnstown 18.10 (118) d Carngham Linton 15.11 (101). Gordon 9.11 (65) d Daylesford 3.10 (28). Hepburn 13.8 (86) d Newlyn 9.6 (60).

■ Reserves. Rokewood Corindhap 10.10 (70) d Carngham Linton 5.1 (31). Springbank 5.6 (36) d Learmonth 3.7 (25). Bungarree 14.14 (98) d Newlyn 5.3 (33). Buninyong 8.8 (56) d Ballan 7.10 (52).

■ Under 18. Springbank 10.6 (66) d Daylesford 8.4 (52). Newlyn 6.8 (44) d Rokewood Corindhap 6.7 (43). Buninyong 7.12 (54) d Skipton 0.12 (12).

In December last year, there was record high cocaine consumption in capital cities and regional areas and record high methyl-amphetamine consumption in the capital cities.

The prevalence of illicit substances within society and the impact they have on human behaviour translates into road trauma, family violence, homicides, shootings and other violent offending intrinsically linked to the illicit drug trade.

Illicit drug use also contributes to high levels of community harm through drug driving, drugfuelled assaults, drug-fuelled family violence and heightened risk-taking.

Key national results include:

■ 1611 drug related arrests

■ 2962 drug related charges

■ Almost 1400kgs of illicit drugs and over 2500 cannabis plants, worth approximately $93M (street value)

■ 71 gun seizures

■ The seizure of over $2.2M cash

In Victoria alone, the operation – led by the Crime Command Organised Crime Division –saw 268 arrests, 568 drug related charges, 55 search warrants executed and the seizure of 25 firearms and $100,000 cash.

On Wednesday, August 21, police stopped a man and woman about to board the Spirit of Tasmania at the port in Geelong. A search of their luggage revealed 6kg of what appears to be MDMA hidden amongst items in their suitcase.

with Kerry Kulkens

ARIES: (March 21- April 20)

Lucky Colour: Silver

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 8,9,4,5

Lotto Numbers: 1,15,213,34,42,11, In your love life, think carefully before acting, or there could be a breakup. Stay out of arguments with loved ones; perhaps a heart-to-heart talk will solve a family problem.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20)

Lucky Colour: Cream

Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,4,3,5, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,42,11, A little thought before impulsive action could avoid friction with loved ones or partners. You could benefit from taking up some physical exercise. An unexpected windfall could occur.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21)

Lucky Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 8,9,4,5 Lotto Numbers: 8,4,5,23,31,22, It is a delightful period with much to keep you busy and amused. It would be best if you were at your best in organising everything and your advice and company seem very welcome for many occasions.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22)

Lucky Colour: Dark Blue

Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,5, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,24,34,45,33, Your friends will demand more, and you may reconsider some of your plans. Many will be taking off on an exciting new path, and a good deed you have done in the past will bring rewards now.

LEO: (July 23- August 22)

Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 6,7,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 3,5,23,31,11,10, New friends will add a bit of drama to your life, and for many, some sort of enlightenment can take on a brand-new path. This is a time when business will successfully be mixed with pleasure.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 7,8,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 2,4,5,6,14,45, You should be a pleasure to work with during this period, and your company is eagerly sought by many. For the very ambitious advancement in career matters, a great relationship could start now.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23)

Lucky Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,8,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,24,28,35,45, Major changes are indicated during a period of important decision-making. Matters concerning financial affairs could be in for a shakeup, so make sure everything is in writing.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22)

Lucky Colour: Orange

Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 7,8,9,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,2,334,42,33, A new love interest could enter the seeker's life, and the mate will be happier in their relationship. Many could visit places they never thought about before. Contacts from the past should be interesting.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20)

Lucky Colour: Pink

Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 7,8,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,45,5

Depression is a pitfall to avoid. A more practical attitude will improve your mood. Accept invitations to socialise; someone you meet during this period could change your outlook and luck.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19)

Lucky Colour: Mauve

Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 6,4,7,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,45,5, Personal relationships could prove a problem, or there could be heavier demands on your time, so take life as it comes. Many will find themselves powerfully attracted to a new acquaintance.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19)

Lucky Colour: Cream

Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,41,22, Stay cheerful and optimistic, and you will influence those around you. If you have been planning a new venture, this is an excellent time to embark on it. The family could be more pleasant to deal with.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20)

Lucky Colour: Fawn

Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 1,4,2,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,41,22, Not a period to go and look for trouble with your love. In other ways, your potential for success could be almost unlimited; your judgement could be trusted to turn success in your direction.

Where to pick up your free copy of The Local Paper

■ ■ ALTONA. Altona Newsagency. Pier St.

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■ KEILOR. Coles Express. 664-668 Old Calder Hwy..

Court Lists

Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, August 28

Broadmeadows

Magistrates’ Court

Criminal Case Listings

Local Briefs

Carjacking charge

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■ ALTONA. Club Altona. 113 Civic Pde.

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■ ALTONA. IGA Supermarket. 103110 Pier St.

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■ ALTONA. Liberty Service Station. Cnr Millers Rd and Civic Pde.

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■ ALTONA. Thirsty Camel Licensed Grocers/Savvy Cellars. 49 Civic Pde.

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■ KEILOR. Keilor Post Office/Newsagency. 100 Old Calder Hwy.

■ KEILOR. Keilor Village Convenience Store. 686 Old Calder Hwy.

■ KENSINGTON. Coles Express. 291-301 Smithfield Rd.

■ KENSINGTON. Foodworks. 484 Macaulay Rd.

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■ ALTONA NORTH. 7-Eleven. Cnr Koroit Creek Rd and Millers Rd.

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■ ■ ■ ASCOT VALE. 7-Eleven. Cnr Maribyrnong Rd and Epsom Rd.

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■ ASCOT VALE. Ascot Vale Lotteries and Cards. 187 Union Rd.

■ ■ ASCOT VALE. IGA Express. 124 Maribyrnong Rd.

■ ■ BROADMEADOWS. City of Hume Offices. Cnr Tanderum Way and Pascoe Vale Rd.

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■ BRUNSWICK. 7-Eleven. Cnr Sydney Rd and Park St.

■ KENSINGTON. Local Folk Coffee Shop. Cnr Epsom Rd and Bayswater Rd.

■ ■ KINGSVILLE. BP Service Station. 88-94 Williamstown Rd.

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■ MAIDSTONE. The Palms. Cnr Rosamond Rd and Ballarat Rd.

■ MARIBYRNONG. 7-Eleven. 32 Raleigh Rd.

■ ■ MARIBYRNONG. United Service Station. 31 Raleigh Rd.

■ MOONEE PONDS. Moonee Ponds Newsagency. 45 Puckle St

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■ ■ BRUNSWICK. Brunswick Club. 203 Sydney Rd.

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■ ■ ■ BRUNSWICK. Tatts. 396 Sydney Rd.

■ ■ BRUNSWICK. Continental Grocers Supermarket. 482 Sydney Rd.

■ MORELAND. Tatts/News. 877 Sydney Rd.

■ NEWPORT. 7-Eleven. 438 Melbourne Rd.

■ NEWPORT. Friendly Grocer. 3/4 Hall St.

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■ ■ BRUNSWICK. Gervasi Foodworks. 870-872 Sydney Rd.

■ ■ BRUNSWICK. Tatts/Newsagency/ Post Office. 650 Sydney Rd.

■ NEWPORT. Newport N ewsagency. 6 Hall St.

■ NIDDRIE. 7-Eleven. Cnr Keilor Rd and Hoffmans Rd

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■ BULLA. BP. 82-84 Bulla Rd.

■ ■ CAMPBELLFIELD. Caltex. 18021808 Hume Hwy.

■ ■ COBURG. Caltex. 265-267 Sydney Rd.

■ ■ COBURG. Coburg Hub Lotto,. 8/ 430 Sydney Rd.

■ NIDDRIE. Caltex. Cnr Keilor dRd and Deakin St.

■ NIDDRIE. The Lott. 358 Keilor Rd.

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■ NORTH CARLTON. North Carlton Newsagency. 711 Nicholson St.

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■ NORTH SUNSHINE. BP. `139 McIntyre Rd.

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■ ■ CRAIGIEBURN. 7-Eleven. Cnr Craigieburn Rd and Dorchester St.

■ NORTH SUNSHINE. Newsagency/ Tatts/Post Office. 69 McIntyre Rd

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■ ■ CRAIGIEBURN. Caltex. Craigieburn Plaza Shopping Centre. Craigieburn Rd.

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■ ■ ■ CRAIGIEBURN. Coles Express. Craigieburn Plaza Shopping Centre. Craigieburn Rd.

■ ■ CRAIGIEBURN. Direct Chemist/ Lotto. Craigieburn Plaza Shopping Centre. Craigieburn Rd.

■ ■ DEER PARK. BP . Cnr Robinsons Rd and Ballarat Rd.

■ NORTH SUNSHINE. United Service Station. 45 McIntyre Rd.

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■ NORTH WILLIAMSTOWN. 7Eleven. Cnr Koroit Creek Rd and Champion Rd.

■ OAK PARK. Oak Park Cellars, 95 Snell Gr.

■ OAK PARK. Oak Park Newsagency/ Lotto. 120 Snell Gr.

■ PASCOE VALE. 7-Eleven. Cnr Stewart St and Pascoe Vale Rd.

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■ DEER PARK. Deer Park Club.

780 Ballarat Rd.

■ PASCOE VALE. Pascoe Vale Central Tatts. 76 Cumberland Rd.

Wednesday, August 28

■ Brimbank Divisional Response Unit officers have charged a teenager after an alleged aggravated carjacking in St Albans last Tuesday morning (Aug. 20).

Police were called to a fast-food outlet on St Albans Rd following reports a man had been injured and had his car stolen about 3.15am.

Officers were told the victim was allegedly approached by the offender, who was armed with what appeared to be a machete, in the car park of the restaurant.

It is alleged the victim was threatened and allegedly slashed with the knife before his white Kia sedan was stolen.

The victim was taken to hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Police arrested the teenager inside the stolen vehicle on Garnet St a short time later and he was taken to hospital under police guard.

A 16-year-old boy from Keilor Downs has since been charged with aggravated carjacking, recklessly cause injury, armed with criminal intent, fail to stop to vehicle on police request and possess controlled weapon.

The teen was remanded in custody and will appear at a children’s court at a later date.

Essendon chase

■ Police have arrested a man and woman who ran from a dumped stolen car in Essendon last Tuesday morning (Aug. 20).

The stolen car, with cloned plates, was first spotted by police driving erratically in Widford St, Broadmeadows, shortly before 1.30am.

Officers lost sight of the car before the Air Wing was called in to assist.

Aerial scans of the area picked up the Honda Accord driving at speed and running red lights on Mount Alexander Rd in Essendon, Pascoe Vale Rd in Glenroy and then onto Keilor Rd in Niddrie

A police member was lucky to escape injury when the driver of the car swerved towards him as he attempted to deploy stop sticks.

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■ ■ ■ DEER PARK. Deer Park Hotel.

760 Ballarat Rd.

■ ■ DEER PARK. United Service Station. Near Cnr 810 Ballarat Rd and Station Rd.

■ PASCOE VALE. Pascoe Vale RSL. Cnr Cumberland Rd and O’Hea St.

■ PASCOE VALE SOUTH. 7-Eleven. 477 Bell St.

■ PASCOE VALE SOUTH. BP. Cnr Bell St and Ross St.

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■ ■ DERRIMUT. United Service Station. Cnr Robinsons Rd and 2 Foley Rd.

■ PASCOE VALE SOUTH. Caltex. Cnr Bell St and Cumberland Rd,

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■ ■ EAST BRUNSWICK. Coles Express. Cnr 54 Holmes St and Donald St.

■ ■ EAST COBURG. 7-Eleven. Cnr Bell St and Elizabeth St.

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■ ■ ■ ESSENDON. 7-Eleven. Cnr 1 Napier St and Mt Alexander Rd.

■ ■ ESSENDON. 7-Eleven. Cnr Mt Alexander Rd and Buckley St.

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■ ESSENDON. Coles Express. 783795 Mt Alexander Rd.

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■ ESSENDON. Essendon Roundabout Newsagency. 85 Fletcher St.

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■ FAWKNER. Fawkner Newsagency. 54 Bonwick St.

■ ■ FAWKNER. Moomba Park Newsagency. 89 Anderson Rd.

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■ PASCOE VALE SOUTH. Coles Express. Cnr Bell St and Sussex St.

■ ■ PASCOE VALE SOUTH. Pascoe Vale South Post Office/NewsXPress. 372-380 Bell St.

■ PRINCES HILL. North Carlton Convienece Store. 577 Lygon St.

■ ROXBURGH PARK. 7-Eleven. Cnr Bridgewater Rd and James Miram Dr.

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■ ROXBURGH PARK. Foodworks. Cnr Donald Cameron Dr and Roxburgh Park Dr.

■ ROXBURGH PARK. United Service Station. 124-130 Somerton Rd.

■ SOMERTON. Caltex. Cnr Somerton Rd and Hume Hwy.

■ SPOTSWOOD. Coles Express. Cnr The Avenue and Williamstown Rd.

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■ FITZROY. United Service Station.

Cnr Nicholson St and St Georges Rd.

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■ ■ STRATHMORE. Strathmore Cellars. 305 Napier St.

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■ FITZROY. Metro Service Station. Cnr Nicholson St and Alexandra Pde.

■ ■ FLEMINGTON. Foodwoorks. 306 Racecourse Rd.

■ ■ FOOTSCRAY. Footscray Newsagency. Cnr Droop St and Nicholson St.

■ ■ GLADSTONE PARK. Coles Express. 175-193 Mickleham Rd.

■ ■ GLADSTONE PARK. Coles Exp[ress. 210-212 Mickleham Rd.

■ ■ GLENBERVIE. Milk Bar. Cnr Glass

St and Npaier St.

■ STRATHMORE. Strathmore Post/ News. 311 Napier St.

■ STRATHMORE. Strathmore Village Milk Bar. 287 Napier St.

■ STRATHMORE. Woodfield Cellars. 9 Woodland St.

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■ SUNBURY. Sunbury Newsagency. 14 Brook St.

■ ■ SUNSHINE. 7-Eleven. Cnr Ballarat Rd and Hampshire Rd.

■ TULLAMARINE. 7-Eleven. 182 Melrose Drive.

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A second attempt on Keilor Rd was successful before the car came to a stop in a shopping centre carpark off Mount Alexander Rd.

The pair ran from the scene into Woodlands Park where they were swiftly arrested without incident by police.

The driver of the car, a 40-year-old man from Dallas, and his passenger, a 48-yearold woman from Essendon, will now be interviewed by police.

Schools Relief

■ Melton MLA Steve McGhie met with local school leaders and students to discuss various areas, including how best assistance can be provided to the schools of Melton “State Schools’ Relief was one topic that continued to come up in these conversations and how essential it is for many Melton families,” Mr McGhie said.

“All of the schools I met with emphasised that without access to State Schools’ Relief, more than half their students would be without uniforms and essential school supplies.

“Since 2015 the Labor Government has provided more than $42 million to State Schools’ Relief for Victorian students, and in the 2024–25 state budget an additional $32 million was provided for the continuation of the affordable school uniforms program.

“Without these vital contributions to State Schools’ Relief many students would lack essential uniforms and school supplies,” Mr McGhie said.

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CAULFIELD CUP CONTENDERS PREPARE

■ The countdown for the running of the 147th Caulfield Cup is ready with connections of 173 horses entered for the classic.

In total, 36 overseas horses have signaled their interest, an increase on last year’s nominations of 24 nominations, which saw four of the top internationals going around in the Cup. International champion trainer Aidan O’Brien has nominated a strong team of 19 horses, led by the likes of Auguste Rodin, Luxembourg and Point Lonsdale

His son Joseph placed a single entry, A Peaceof Heaven, as did compatriot Willie Mullins, who has nominated Absurde, who raced here last year.

It’s now 10 years since the top Japanese galloper, Admire Rakti, won the Cup back on 2014. They have nominated, Noboru Takagi’s War Speed, and NaosukeSugai’ ShonanBashitto, right into their preparations.

In the hands of one of Japan’s best horsemen carries the colours of his owner, Mr Yamada, with the Cup this year right in his sight. High-priced select sale purchase and dual stakes winner, ShonanBashitto, is back in good form, with a dominant win in the listed Sapparo Nikkei Open recently, reminiscent of his predecessor, Bande, prior to his 2014 Caulfield Cup entry.

Coming from the stables of Great Britian, legendary trainers Andrew Balding and Charlie Appleby have entered four noms each.

Appleby’s globe-trotting superstar Rebel’s Romance would arrive as the highest credentialed Caulfield Cup runners of all time, should they decide to make the trip.

Also with Silver Knott and Measured Time.

The cream of last season’s three-year-old staying crop will provide genuine excitement in the lead up to the Caufield Cup, with the dual Derby winner Riff Rocket.

Also, the dominant Queensland Derby winner, Warmonger, with Mick Price and Michael Kent.

Star mares Zardozi, Autumn Angel and Coco Sun will look to emulate the feat of Jameka, from 2016, who stands as the last four-year-old to win the Caulfield Cup.

Last year’s Caulfield Cup winning partnership of Anthony Freedman and Sam Freedman have nominated six of their best, including returning champion, Without A Fight, and highly rated import, Place De Carrousel.

Without a Fight leads seven runners from last year’s Caulfield Cup in holding entry this year.

Claiming back-to-back victories in 2021 with VerryElleegant, and Durston in 2022,returns this year in sight of the crown including the likes of Valiant King, Riff Rocket and the super mare, Via Sistina.

Another of Australia’s leading trainers, young Victorian, Ciaron Maher , has 19 entries,including highly rated imports, Sydney Cup winner Circle of Fire, Middle Earth, and rising star, Another Wil New South Wales latest partnership, Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald, have secured

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This was after his win in the Q22, reminis-

cent of Without A Fight’s track record last year. A guaranteed start for the 10-year-old, EstiFeny, is also on the table after his win in the Mornington Cup

Other notable entries include, Melbourne Cup winner Vow and Declare for Danny O’Brien, along with Sea What I See. Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior have entered Vibrant Sun , while Chris Waller has nominated Kovalica

Weights for the Caulfield Cup will be declared no later than Tuesday September 17. Late entries closed at 12 noon (AEST) on Tuesday, August 13.

Farewell Nellie

■ Sadness for the racing world with the news of the champion sprinter, Black Caviar leaving

us after contracting a dreaded ailment. A winner of all her 25 starts, she was just the very best, including the title of the Best Sprinter in the World. Affectionately known around the stable as ‘Nellie’ she was adored by everyone from the Moody stable and the racing fratenity.

It has hit the Moody stable hard, and when you get the chance to work with a champion, there is nothing better.

Our sentiments to Peter, his owners, stable hands, and all of us in the racing scene. We loved her.

Cox Plate noms.

■ The Moonee Valley Racing Club has confirmed 137 horses have been nominated for the 104th running of the Ladbrokes Cox Plate, with the $5 million weight-for-aqge classic set to be run on Saturday October 26.

The list of nominations include,32 individual Group One winners, 34 three-year-olds, (22 Southern Hemisphere), 20 internationally trained horses, 13 Valley winners, and 42 trainers. Five countries have been represented among the nominations.

The Australian trained contingent consists of 114 runners, Ireland has 12, the United Kingdom five, Japan three, and New Zealand three.

Three past Cox Plate winning connections have stated intentionsto return to the Valley, including last year’s close runner-up, Mr Brightside.

Lindsay Park’s Banner horse is a three-time winner at the Valley, and is joined by Chris Waller’s top mare, Fan Girl , and Danny O’Brien’s Young Werther, as the trio of past Cox Plate contestants.

The list of locally trained stars extends to Group One winners: Pride Of Jenni, the early favourite,for the big one; Via Sistina, Without A Fight, Riff Rocket, Broadsiding, Southport Tycoon, Amelia’s Jewel, Atishu, Zardozi, Zougotcha and Tropical Squall

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THREE WIDE ON FINAL BEND AT CHARLTON

■ Central Victorian racing at Charlton commenced the week with a neat eight event card and Marong based trainer David Van Ryn was in the winners circle when much travelled 7Y0 Orlando Vici-Miss Clevelle gelding Aristotle scored in the North West AG Services Trotters Handicap over 2100 metres.

Driven by Goulburn Valley based Ryan Sanderson, Aristotle raced by long time harness enthusiast Peter Batten after a quick beginning from 20 metres settled five back along the markers as Tension Seeker at cricket score odds led from barrier two.

Easing away from the inside to be one/one prior to the bell after Unspoken Love (three pegs) came off the marker line to race exposed, Aristotle enjoyed a sweet trip for the final circuit.

Angling three wide on the final bend, Aristotle ran home best to register a 3.9 metre margin ahead of Playa Del Carmen (barrier three) along the sprint lane after trailing Tension Seeker who gave a sight when third a nose away. The mile rate 2-04.8. It was Aristotle’s 5th success in 41 outings.

■ Stawell trainer/driver Jason Ainsworth continued his recent good run when Peak-Luna Cat filly Ultimate Tess landed the 1609 metre Finals Fever @ Charlton Trots September 25th 2Y0 & 3Y0 Trotters Maiden. Starting from a solo second line draw, Ultimate Tess possied three back in the moving line as Sunnycoast Secret led from gate two for Tristan Larsen and Brent Lilley.

Making the home turn four wide, Ultimate Tess rattled home to gain the day by 2.1 metres from the pacemaker returning a mile rate of 201.1. Great Horizon (one/one – three wide home turn) was third 5.4 metres back suggesting a win is not too far away.

■ Melton part-owner/trainer Joe Galea’s honest 9Y0 Maffioso-Sass And Bling gelding Sasscilan chalked up his 10th victory when having start 86 in the Fitzpatrick Transport Pace over 1609 metres.

With Michael Bellman in the sulky, Sasscilian enjoyed a cosy passage one/one from inside the second line after Beau Bronski (gate five) had crossed Ronzel Sonny which flew away from outside the front line.

Moving outside the leader on the home turn, Sasscilian raced clear on straightening to greet the judge 5.4 metres in advance of Ronzel Sonny which angled clear in the straight, with Salsboy (five wide home turn off a three wide trail last lap from the rear) flashing late out wide for third 2.5 metres back. The mile rate 1-56.7.

■ The Vale Beryl McCallum Pace over 1609 metres honoring Ian McCallum’s wife and mother of Neil and Dale, went the way of Ecklin South trainer Paddy Lee’s 5Y0 Lincoln RoyalVerdant gelding Royal Division much to the delight of the Lenehan family.

Driven by Lochie Cook, Royal Division (gate two on the second line) settled four back in the moving line with Rimu Valley from the Douglas stable leading from gate two for Jack Laugher.

Commencing a forward move three wide solo in the back straight on the final occasion, Royal Division sustained a long run to outstay his rivals and score by a half neck from the ex-Kiwi Kiss which gave away a gigantic start and raced wide in the last lap. Marty The Martian (gate five) three wide to outside the leader, then one/ one after Bizzness Class (gate six) occupied that spot was third. The margins a half neck by a half neck in a thrilling finish. The mile rate 155.8.

■ Lara trainer Jim Warnock combined with Bendigo based Michelle Phillips to snare the 2100 metre GMG Financial Group Pace with 4Y0 Metropolitan-Trish Bromac gelding Caledonian Ranger.

Raced by Jim and son Paul, Caledonian Ranger began brilliantly from gate six to lead throughout, accounting for My Rock Moves (one/one from gate two) by 1.6 metres in a mile rate of 1-57.7. Surfin At Midnight (four pegs from inside the second line) was third 1.7 metres back after angling very wide in the straight.

Trotters Cup

■ The big attraction at Shepparton last Tues-

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day (August 20) was the appearance of dual Inter Dominion Trotting winner Just Believe in the (Group 3) $30,000 Saddleworld Shepparton Trotters Cup over 2190 metres and those who braved the cold conditions were delighted with what they saw.

■ A first up victor at Melton the previous Saturday, Just Believe a prohibitive $1-05 favourite trained at Myrniong by Jess Tubbs had nothing more than a ‘stroll in the park’ after being allowed to amble away from a solo second line draw to settle one/one as honest mare Jazzspur began fast to lead from gate five as did second elect Harry Stamper from outside the front line who was allowed to race past her.

Once the speed settled Just Believe and Greg Sugars was off and running on the champion squaregaiter to assume control prior to the bell with ‘Herbie’ aboard Harry Stamper not wanting to have Just Believe outside him.

Coasting for the rest of the journey, Just Believe a 8Y0 gelded son of Orlando Vici and Heavens Above cruised to the wire untouched 3.3 metres clear of Harry Stamper who was always going to run second. Jazzspur after the easy trip three pegs safely held third 13.9 metres back, with Hadtobeharry (four pegs) a respectable fourth 5.9 metres back fourth after using inside runs.

In quarters of 30.8, 31.7, 30.3 and a slick final 27.7 seconds, returned a mile rate of 200.3 well outside Glenferrie Typhoon’s 1-56.2 set in 2016. It was Just Believe’s 34th success in only 78 outings.

■ Two other feature quality races were held on the night both over 2190 metres – The Abrahams 2Y0 Trotters Classic and the Gus Underwood Shepparton Trotters Oaks.

The Abrahams going to much travelled local trainer Amanda Grieve’s Tennotrump-Amaori Spur colt Ezra Khan who broke his maiden status at start seven (five placings).

Driven by David Moran, Ezra Khan led throughout from gate three, streeting his rivals by 17 metres from the Peter Manning stablemates Mystery Fred (three wide – death –one/one) and Nipotina who had followed him forward to race uncovered finishing 1.2 metres away third. The mile rate 2-03.1, while the Gus Underwood went to unbeaten VolsteadMingara filly Violet Stanford who made it seven from seven for local trainer/driver Nathan Jack. Going forward three wide from outside the front line to lead running into the first turn, Violet Stanford bowled along at her leisure to win as she pleased by four metres unextended from Centurian Dream (one/one – behind winner last lap) and Link In Bio (one/two) which shifted to the sprint lane on turning to finish 10.3 metres back in third place. The mile rate 2-00.1.

■ The Benstud Standardbreds Pace over 2190 metres opened the night’s racing with Kilmore trainer/driver Corey Bell’s 4Y0 American IdealLimerick Star mare Letsgo Big Girl victorious in a rate of 2-01.1.

Enjoying a cosy passage three back along the markers from gate two on the second line as in-form gelding Arraps led from gate three, Letsgo Big Girl charged home along the sprint lane to register a 4.4 metre margin over Arraps and Lethal Lover (one/three – four wide home turn) who was a head away third.

■ Wangaratta part-owner/trainer Sharon Hahne used the services of Ararat’s Michael

Bellman to capture the 2190 metre Alabar Pace with 8Y0 Mach Three-Shesallyank gelding Luverboy who hadn’t won since July last year at Wangaratta. Despite racing exposed from outside the front line, Luverboy showed plenty of intestinal fortitude to defy all challengers and greet the judge by 1.6 metres in 2-01.7 from Budd Sidewinder (five pegs – three pegs last lap) along the sprint lane. Well supported polemarker Joeys Hangover (three pegs – one/ one – three wide home turn) was third a nose away.

■ Sharon was to bring up a double after Olly Odd Potts, a 6Y0 gelded son of Rock N Roll Heaven and Miss Polly Potts driven by Donna Castles was tough when taking the 1690 metre Neatline Homes Pace.

Going forward from gate four to park outside Playnice (gate two), Olly Odd Potts kept on giving all the way up the running to score by a half neck from Terroroan (one/one – three wide home turn) in a 2-00.8 mile rate. Polemarker Our Christiano used the sprint lane off the back of the weakening leader for third 2.7 metres back.

■ The Glenn Bull (Derrinal) and Sean O’Sullivan (Heathcote) juggernaut just keeps on rolling with 5Y0 Bettors Delight-Freedom Is gelding Very Tempting taking the Mark Gurry & Associates Pace over 1690 metres.

Despite racing uncovered for the entire trip from gate four outside Pinnacle Hope (gate five), Very Tempting although pushed three wide on the final bend as Eagles And Indians came away from Pinnacle Hope’s back, Very Tempting gave plenty over the concluding stages to score by 2.7 metres over Pinnacle Hope in 1-59.5. Mister Rebel (one/one last lap from gate three) was third 1.9 metres away after switching down to the sprint lane.

Double Day

■ Double day Tuesday saw Hamilton in the afternoon and Bendigo at night.

Terang based Annalise Scott trained and reined 4Y0 American Ideal-Striking Beauty gelding Batton Rouge to victory in the Hygain PakCell Pace over 2160 metres.

Beginning from gate two, Baton Rouge crossed polemarker Major Drama shortly after the start to take over, but was caught napping mid-race when Josh Duggan made a lightning move with Ynobe Nova to assume control prior to the bell.

Using the sprint lane, Batton Rouge raced clear over the concluding stages to score by 1.3 metres in a 2-00.9 mile rate over a death-seating We Favour Rosie, with The Triline (one/one – three wide last lap) third 2.1 metres away.

■ Kolora part-owner/trainer Barry Beasley seems to always come up with a handy horse most seasons and 4Y0 Restrepo-Athena Bromac gelding Hernie his latest was successful in the Alexandra House Sports Club Pace over 1660 metres.

Leading from gate three, Hernie had an easy time in front, but looked in danger halfway up the running when Deuce Coupe after trailing from the pole used the sprint lane to take a slender margin, however Hernie and Jackie Barker fought back bravely to gain the day by a half head. Deebraxton (three pegs) held third albeit 8.2 metres back. The mile rate 1-56.1.

■ Heywood trainer Bec East always turns her horses out in fine fettle as was the case with eighteen start 5Y0 Always B Miki-Martedi mare Famous Label who landed the 2160 metre Hygain Regain 3Y0 and Older Maiden Pace paying odds of $61 on the fixed odds market.

Driven by Jackie Barker, Famous Label despite racing exposed from gate five outstayed her rivals to record a 1.8 metre margin in 1-59.3 over Luvthat which trailed the heavily supported first start pacemaker Excelzior supposedly backed from $10 to $1.60 on the fixed odds market. Jilliby Sorrento (one/one) was third a nose away.

■ Scott’s Creek trainer/driver Nicholas O’Connor’s smart 4Y0 Muscle Mass-Aldebaran Kiri gelding Fouroutoffive raced by the O’Connor family was victorious in the 1660 metre Permewans Mitre 10 Trotters Mobile. Dropping back in grade from what he had been racing, Fouroutoffive trotted away smoothly from a solo second line, spending most

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of the race outside the front runner and last start winner Scar from the pole. Striding clear on the final bend, Fouroutoffive was challenged in the straight by the favourite Jilliby Ballerina (one/ one) who appeared to have him covered, but fought back doggedly to prevail by 3.2 metres. My High Peak after trailing the leader was inconvenienced when Scar galloped but ran on ok when clear finished third 13.4 metres back. The mile rate 1-59.

■ Stawell’s Jason Ainsworth who is having a great run snared the Hygain/TK Landscaping Trotters Mobile over 1660 metres with Daisy Bouchea a 5Y0 daughter of Danny Bouchea and Bellerina Spur. Raced by Jason and partner Natasha Raven, Daisy Bouchea starting inside the second line enjoyed a sweet passage trailing the poleline leader Perseveranse before going off stride approaching the final bend looking to have thrown away all chance dropping back through the field. Regaining her gait to be four pegs on turning, Daisy Bouchea sprouted wings along the sprint lane to greet the judge by a neck from a death-seating Karas Dream (gate four) in a rate of 2-01.7. The Fiery Sunset (three wide last lap on the back of Aldebaran Rocky one/ two) was third out wide a head away.

■ At Bendigo, Goornong trainer Peter Salathiel was successful with Auckland Reactor-Charli Springfield filly Marlo Mareau in the Prydes Easifeed 3Y0 Maiden Pace over 2150 metres. Driven by daughter Katrina who holds a share in her, Marlo Mareau who had been placed on ten occasions was given a sweet trip one/one from gate four as the hot favourite Danny Ray on debut from the Emma Stewart camp raced wide from gate six before eventually crossing Heavens Gift (gate two). Easing three wide prior to the home turn, Marlo Mareau dashed to the front on turning to gain the day by a half neck from first starter The Steel Dragon (James Herbertson - gate three) which flashed home in the straight from a mid-field passage. Danny Ray to his credit battled on strongly for third 2.5 metres back. The mile rate 2-00.5.

■ Kyabram trainer Brent Thomson combined with Nathan Jack to land the 1650 metre Strathfieldsaye Probus Club Maiden Trotters Mobile with 4Y0 mare Majestic Charma, a daughter of Majestic Son and Miss Momentum. Not quick away from the extreme draw, Majestic Charma settled near last and a long way off the pacemaker Gatesys View (gate two) which set a solid tempo. When Sweet Maori Miss moved forward three wide in the last lap, Majestic Charma latched to her back before making the final bend five wide and racing home stylishly to prevail by 5.3 metres in a rate of 201.6 from Tara Tuff (gate three) which had followed the weakening leader. Sweet Maori Miss held third 3.4 metres back.

■ Goulburn Valley’s Benstud Standardbreds and co-owners were winners when Art MajorMiss Graceland filly Tenaciously on debut trained by Emma Stewart and driven by Mark Pitt was most impressive in taking the J & A Mazzetti Painting Fillies & Mares Maiden Pace over 1650 metres. Beginning fast from gate six to cross Wicked Mitzi (gate five), Tenaciously coasted to the wire 8.6 mfrom the Cranbourne stable ofetres clear of Wicked Mitzi which safely held second in a slick mile rate of 1-54.5. Normans Girl (gate four) was third 5.9 metres away after following the pair.

■ Art Major Hu Hu gelding Perfect Stranger a first starter trained by Craig and Toby Jamieson at the Cranbourne complex was victorious in the Sheahan Plumbing 2Y0 Maiden Pace.

BRIGHTON

Boy charged

■ Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a boy following an alleged affray in Brighton on Friday (Aug. 23).

Police allege that a group of boys were seen fighting on Church St near Middle Brighton Railway Station about 3pm.

It is alleged that the boys involved fled on foot, prior to officers arriving at the scene.

Following an investigation, detectives arrested and interviewed a 17-year-old Brighton boy and a 17-year-old Dingley boy.

The Brighton boy was released with an intention that he will be charged on summons for affray and weapons offences.

The Dingley boy was charged with affray and theft offences.

He was bailed to appear before a Children’s Court at a later date.

CRANBOURNE

Carjacking report

■ Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two women following an alleged aggravated carjacking and stabbing in Cranbourne on Sunday night (Aug. 25).

A 33-year-old Mornington woman and a 28-year-old Carrum Downs woman have both been charged with:

■ aggravated carjacking

■ attempted aggravated carjacking

■ intentionally cause serious injury

It is alleged the pair attempted to carjack a woman on Sladen St about 8.40pm but were unsuccessful.

The woman was not physically injured.

The two women allegedly approached a man on Lurline St a short time later and stabbed him multiple times before stealing his car.

The 35-year-old Clyde North man was taken to hospital with critical injuries, where he remains in a stable condition.

Police located the vehicle at the intersection of Ballarto Rd and Healesville Koo Wee Rup Rd in Pakenham about 10pm.

The 33-year-old woman was arrested at a convenience store and the 28-year-old woman was arrested at a property nearby.

They were both remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

CLAYTON

Stolen cars

■ Police have charged two men and recovered two allegedly stolen vehicles in Clayton on Sunday morning (Aug. 25).

It is alleged a Subaru WRX sedan was stolen from a property on Corrigan Rd in Keysborough about 6am and a Holden utility was stolen from a Malvern address in July.

Officers observed the Subaru and Holden driving in convoy near Centre Rd about 7am.

The Subaru allegedly attended a service station on Centre Rd.

Both vehicles were seen a short time later at a property on Morton St.

It is alleged that the occupants of the vehicles fled on foot. Police arrested two men at the property.

The Holden was recovered in the driveway of the property and the Subaru was located nearby.

A 25-year-old Carrum Downs man was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, criminal damage and state false name and address.

A 26-year-old Dandenong man was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and drive whilst authorisation suspended. They were both bailed to appear before Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on November 8.

BAXTER

Fatal collision

■ Police are investigating after a fatal collision in Baxter last Saturday afternoon (Aug. 24). Emergency services were called to reports of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Frankston-Flinders Rd, near the Peninsula Link off ramp, about 3pm.

The pedestrian, a 68-year-old Baxter woman, died at the scene.

YARRAM THIEF RETURNS TO SCENE OF THE CRIME

■ Wellington Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance as they investigate two burglaries that occurred at a Yarram store this month.

The first incident occurred at the supermarket on James Rd between 6am and 6.30am on August 13.

It is believed an unknown man gained access to the shop by climbing through a roof cavity.

Once inside the store, he stole two cash register drawers and cigarettes before fleeing the scene.

Police believe he fled the scene in a dark coloured Mazda

On August 24 between 4.45am and 4.55am, the man gained access to the same store through a roof cavity again.

While inside, he stole a cash register drawer containing cash before fleeing the scene.

The man is described at approximately 140-150cm tall with an athletic build. He was wearing a black hoodie, gloves, a face mask, shorts, sneakers and a green backpack. Investigators have released images and CCTV of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.

NICHOLSON

Misconduct alleged

■ Wellington Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man with misconduct in public office following a four-month long investigation.

Based on information received Police executed a warrant at an address in Nicholson on Thursday (Aug. 22) and arrested a 51-year-old Nicholson man.

It is alleged the man was receiving payment to take goods into a correctional facility between September 2023 and May 2024.

He has been charged with misconduct in public office and negligently deal with proceeds of crime.

He was bailed to appear at Sale Magistrates’ Court on January 7.

TATURA

Tractor theft

■ Shepparton police officers are investigating a burglary and theft of a tractor in Tatura last week.

It is believed unknown offender/s attended a property on Girgarre East Rd between 11.30pm on August 22 and 7am on August 23. Investigators were told they forced entry to a shed before stealing a tractor.

The tractor is a 2011 Massey Ferguson 5435 cabin tractor with registration YOJ395, worth about $100,000. Power tools, toolboxes and paint supplies were also stolen from the shed.

It is understood the offenders tampered with motorcycles, a trailer, and another tractor before fleeing the scene.

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CAMPBELLFIELD

Double limit

■ State Highway Patrol officers have impounded a car after it was detected allegedly speeding in Campbellfield last Saturday morning (Aug. 24).

Officers detected a Nissan GTR coupe allegedly travelling at 152-kmh along Cooper St, an 80-kmh speed zoned area, about 10.10am.

The car was intercepted and police spoke to the driver, a 44year-old man from Southbank

He is expected to be

■ Shepparton Crime Investigation Unit detectives have released CCTV as part of their investigation into an attempted home invasion in Shepparton last week.

Investigators have been told two unknown offenders attended an address on Paterson Rd about 11.25pm on Wednesday, August 21.

One offender was armed with a machete while the other appeared to be carrying a length of wood.

The pair attempted to force entry to the premises by kicking the front door but were unsuccessful.

The offenders were then startled by an occupant of the property who opened the door and witnessed the pair flee the scene.

They were seen entering a white SUV, possibly a Ford Territory, and driving away north on Paterson Rd

Detectives have released CCTV footage from the property and are seeking public assistance to identify the individuals captured who may be able to assist with enquiries.

The first offender is believed to be a man aged in his late teens or early 20s wearing a striped Everlast hooded jacket, long dark pants, black shoes and was holding a machete.

The second is also perceived to be a man in his late teens or early 20s with a large build, was wearing a grey face covering, long dark pants, black shoes and was holding a length of wood.

Investigations remain ongoing.

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charged on summons for driving offences and had his car impounded for 30 days with towing and storage costs of $915.

LARA, KYNETON At gunpoint

■ Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a 42-yearold man after two licensed venues were allegedly robbed at gunpoint this month.

It is alleged the man threatened a female staff member with a firearm at a Hicks St licensed venue in Lara about 5.40pm on August 15.

During the second incident it is alleged the man threatened a female staff member with a firearm at a Mollison St licensed venue in Kyneton about 9.20am Friday (Aug. 23).

The man escaped with cash during both incidents.

Neither staff member was physically injured.

Detectives arrested the Woori Yallock man at a Clarendon St hotel in Melbourne's CBD on Saturday morning (Aug. 24).

Died at the scene

■ Police are investigating a fatal collision in Strathtulloh.

Emergency services were called to reports a car had crashed into a fence on Alfred Rd about 11.30pm Saturday (Aug. 24).

The driver and sole occupant of the car died at the scene.

Exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.

MOOROOPNA NORTH

Single car crash

■ Emergency services responded to a single vehicle crash in Mooroopna North last Saturday evening (Aug. 24).

It is believed a vehicle was travelling along Ardmona Rd when it struck a pole just after 6pm.

Two of the three occupants of the vehicle died at the scene.

A third occupant was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

Exact cause of the crash is being investigated.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, with footage or any other information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online

photo of the tractor missing from a Tatura property.

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Motorcycle crash

■ Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Pakenham on Sunday morning (Aug. 18).

It is understood the rider crashed into a barrier on the Princes Fwy just before 11am. The male rider died at the scene.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

PRESTON

Teen charged

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged a 16-year-old boy following an alleged hit-run collision that killed a motorcyclist in Preston.

Investigators will allege the teen was behind the wheel of a stolen BMW that collided with a motorcycle at the intersection of Bell and Victoria Sts about 12.40am on Sunday, August 11.

The rider, a 19-year-old Wollert man, died at the scene.

The two occupants from the BMW allegedly fled the scene on foot.

MCIU detectives arrested the 16-year-old at a Heidelberg West address on Sunday morning (Aug. 18).

He was interviewed and charged with dangerous driving causing death, fail to stop at the scene of an accident and fail to render assistance.

The Heidelberg West teen will appear before a children’s court in relation to the incident.

It is alleged the BMW, as well as a Mazda, was stolen from a Coonans St address in Pascoe Vale South about 11.30pm on Saturday, August 10.

Fawkner Divisional Response Unit detectives investigated the aggravated burglary, also charging the teen with home invasion, aggravated burglary with person present, two counts of theft of motor vehicle and a separate burglary.

A 16-year-old boy, alleged to have been in the passenger seat in the BMW, was arrested by police nearby on the night of the collision however was released pending further enquiries after being interviewed later that day.

The Wallan teen was re-arrested last Wednesday (Aug. 14) and charged with home invasion, aggravated burglary with person present, theft of motor vehicle, criminal damage, two counts of reckless conduct endangering serious injuries, drive disqualified and fail to comply (passcode for phone). Investigators also arrested a third child, a 17-year-old Preston boy, in Ascot Vale on August 14 in relation to the burglary.

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BOX HILL SOUTH Knoxfield arrest

■ Police have arrested a man who allegedly pointed a firearm at a police officer in Box Hill South on Friday (Aug. 16).

Officers spotted a black Honda, alleged to be stolen, on Station St about 3.30pm on Friday.

The car came to a stop at a red light at the intersection of Eley Rd, before a police car pulled up alongside it and an officer got out.

The male driver of the Honda allegedly picked up a firearm and pointed it at the officer, then fled the scene. There were no physical injuries.

The 52-year-old Heidelberg West man was arrested at a property on Anne Rd in Knoxfield about 2.30pm.

He sustained a dog bite during the arrest and was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening-injuries under police guard.

He was to be interviewed at a later stage by Boroondara Crime Investigation Unit detectives.

CROYDON

Police car rammed

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lice vehicle was allegedly rammed in Croydon on Saturday morning (Aug. 17).

The pair were first spotted in an allegedly stolen vehicle on Main St by the Croydon divisional van, before members lost sight of the red Mazda CX3 about 1.45am.

The Air Wing was called in and found the vehicle stationary in Surrey Rd a short time later.

A number of units moved in towards the vehicle before it was identified the two males appeared to be hiding inside.

The driver tried to escape the cordon and allegedly rammed a police car before the pair were removed from the vehicle and arrested by Operation Trinity officers without incident.

A 17-year-old Ringwood boy has been charged with damage to emergency service vehicle by reckless driving, theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods (x2), learner driver without accompanying supervisor, shop theft and driving in manner dangerous.

He was bailed to appear at a children’s court at a later date.

An 18-year-old Bayswater man was charged with theft of motor vehicle and handle stolen goods. He was bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on November 15.

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