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■ Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad have charged two men and seized a significant quantity of drugs and related paraphernalia following a series of warrants across Melbourne’s south.

With the assistance of VIPER Taskforce, ICARUS and the Joint Organised Taskforce, four warrants were executed at residential and commercial properties in Braeside, Narre Warren South, Carrum Downs and Cranbourne.

A 35-year-old Cranbourne man and a 35-year-old Carrum Downs man have both been charged with traffick large commercial quantity methylamphetamine and other offences.

The duo was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on June 9.

Police located an industrial sized clandestine laboratory at the Braeside property, as well as a second large scale clandestine laboratory and what

‘Sobering warning’

■ Detective Inspector Anthony Vella, Clandestine Laboratory Squad, said:

“These arrests are an excellent outcome for community safety - these are significant seizures from what is one of the largest and most complex clandestine laboratories we have seen in Victoria

“Drugs are a significant driver of crime and community harm across the state and are a strong focus for Victoria Police.

“These arrests should serve as a sobering reminder to those engaged in the manufacture of illicit substances - you will be targeted and arrested.

“Illicit drug labs pose significant health and safety risks to the community and many of the chemicals involved in drug manufacture are highly volatile, explosive or carcinogenic in nature.

“Residual contamination resulting from the manufacture of these illicit substances presents a serious risk to human and environmental health.”

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Rosebud Hospital ‘dire’

■ Nepean MLA Sam Groth spoken in State Parliament last week about Rosebud Hospital.

“Despite a rise in emergency room admissions of between 6.5 and 9.8 per cent for the December– January period compared to last year, there has been no commitment from the government to address the dated infrastructure or inadequate facilities at Rosebud Hospital,” Mr Groth said.

Praise for Jane

Melbourne are residents required to travel 45 minutes for public healthcare services, time which in some cases is a matter of life and death.

■ Mordialloc MLA Tim Richardson has spoken in State Parliament about Jane Satchwell: “an outstanding educator in our local community who has recently concluded as principal of Chelsea Heights Primary School.

“Jane has been a wonderful leader, supporting and guiding our students, families, teachers and education support staff on an incredible journey at Chelsea Heights Primary.

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“The issues include operating theatres closed, holes cut in doorways to fit hospital beds, no lifting tracks to ensure safe patient movement, poor ventilation and the morgue being located next to the kitchen.

“Add to this the lack of maternity services and the statewide ambulance response issues.

“In 2022 the coalition made an election commitment of $340 million to finally see Rosebud get the hospital rebuild it desperately needs, only to be met with silence from those on the other side.

“So dire is the funding support for Rosebud Hospital that the emergency department has now for seven years been forced to run a fundraising drive hoping to raise $117,700 to fund its own new fleet of emergency department trolleys.

“The staff, nurses, doctors and volunteers at Rosebud Hospital do an incredible job, but they deserve the best possible working conditions to be able to deliver the best possible care.

“Where else in socalled metropolitan

Long Shots

“I am committed to continuing the fight for the rebuild of Rosebud Hospital so that we have world-leading facilities on the Mornington Peninsula, ensuring locals can access maternity, emergency and other lifesaving services on their doorstep,” Mr Groth said.

School congrats

■ Pauline Richards, Cranbourne MLA, has welcomed the opening of Quarters Primary School.

“This is an opportunity to ... acknowledge the extraordinary new primary school, Quarters Primary School , in Cranbourne West,” Ms Richards said.

“It is a supported inclusion school, and I was really delighted to have the opportunity to visit with the Minister for Education.

“The new principal Liz Davey is providing extraordinary leadership.

“We are very fortunate to have this sort of experience,” Ms Richards said.

Festival

■ The Greater Dandenong Sustainability Festival will be will be held on Sunday, February 26.

T he Market’s outdoor terrace will transform into a sustainability haven packed with exciting environmentally friendly activities.

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“While Chelsea Heights Primary has always been an outstanding place of education, Jane led the school through a period of transition and greatly lifted education outcomes, standards and aspirations,” Mr Richardson said.

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CASEY-CARDINIA

Incorporating the traditions of the Cranbourne Sun (Est. 1893).

The Casey-Cardinia Edition readership area comprises part of the City of Casey including Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, Devon Meadows, Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmerring, Hallam, Hampton Park, Harkaway, Junction Village, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst (part), Pearcedale (part). The entire City of Casey is home to more than 340,419 people, living in approximately 102,790 homes.

The Shire of Cardinia readership area includes Cardinia Shire includes the suburbs and localities of Beaconsfield (part), Beaconsfield Upper, Officer, Officer South, Pakenham, Pakenham South and Pakenham Upper. The entire Shire of Casey is home to more than 118,675 people, living in approximately 35,098 homes.

FRANKSTON

Incorporating the traditions of the Frankston Post (Est. 1913). Frankston comprises Carrum Downs, Frankston, Frankston North, Frankston South, Langwarrin, Langwarrin South, Sandhurst, Seaford and Skye. Frankston is home to more than 134,143 people, living in approximately 56,935 homes.

GREATER DANDENONG

Incorporating the traditions of the Dandenong Advertiser (Est. 1874).

Greater Dandenong comprises Bangholme, Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Keysborough, Noble Park, Noble Park North, Springvale and Springvale South plus parts of Lyndhurst. Greater Dandenong is home to more than 152,050 people, living in approximately 54,694 homes.

PENINSULA

MORNINGTON PENINSULA

Incorporating the traditions of the Peninsula Post (Est. 1913). Mornington Peninsula comprises Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza and Mount Martha. Mornington Peninsula Shire is home to more than 154,999 people, living in approximately 89,155 homes.

SOUTHERN PENINSULA

Incorporating the traditions of the Southern Peninsula Gazette (Est. 1953). Southern Peninsula comprises Blairgowrie, Boneo, Cape Schanck, Capel Sound, Dromana, Fingal, McCrae, Portsea, Rosebud, Rye, Safety Beach, Sorrento, St Andrews Beach and Tootgarook.

WESTERN PORT

Incorporating the traditions of the Hastings Sun (Est. 1977) Western Port comprises Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Bittern, Crib Point, Dromana, Flinders, Hastings, HMAS Cerberus, Main Ridge, Merricks, Merricks Beach, Merricks North, Point Leo, Portsea, Red Hill, Red Hill South, Shoreham, Somers, Somerville and Tyabb.

Sandown racecourse.

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● Jake of Rosebud

✖Police are appealing for public as sistance to help locate missing Rose bud man Jake. The 21-year-old was last seen leaving an address on Cloverly Avenue on Friday January 27. Police and family have concern for Jake’s welfare as his disappearance is out of character. An image of Jake has been released in the hope someone will come forward with information about his current whereabouts. Jake is Caucasian, about 190cm tall, of thin build with blonde hair and has a fair complexion. At the time, Jake was wearing a white shirt, dark blue jeans and black Adidas shoes. Anyone who sees Jake or has information on his whereabouts is urged to call Rosebud Police Station on 5986 0444.

Waterfront Festival fun

■ Frankston City’s iconic waterfront will host a festival this weekend (Sat.-Sun., Feb. 18-19) with live music, food and drink, a range of market stalls, cultural and waterfront activities, rides and amusements including free activities and entertainment.

The celebrated fireworks display will be on Saturday night.

There will be a line-up of artists at the Waterfront Festival YOU AM I (8.45pm Saturday), The Casanovas (7.40pm Saturday), Thndo (6.45pm Sunday), Melbourne Ska Orchestra (3.20pm Saturday), The Merindas (6.40pm Saturday), and Kylie Auldist (5.45pm Sunday).

There will be more than 30 vendors offering flavours from across the world at three festival zones – Food Truck Square, the Activity Zone and Ventana food court.

Frankston Mayor Cr Nathan Conroy said, “Clearly one day is not enough to enjoy the finest Frankston City has to offer.

“Last year was spectacular, and this year we’ve got even more, pushing that little bit extra to ensure our residents enjoy memorable moments and our City continues to be a destination for events,” Cr Nathan said.

Earthquake relief move

■ Greater Dandenong City Council has expressed its deepest condolences to the Turkish and Syrian people given the extreme devastation of the destructive earthquake.

“We are saddened to hear of the thousands of innocent people who have lost their lives from this natural disaster,” said Mayor Cr Eden Foster.

Council lit The Drum Theatre building on Thursday evening (Feb. 9) in support of the people of Turkey and Syria and their friends and family in Greater Dandenong.

“We stand united with our Turkish and Syrian local community members during this time as we all watch on with helpless sadness at what is occurring in their homeland.”

Glen Waverley fire

■ Police will prepare a report for the coroner following a fatal house fire in Glen Waverley on Saturday (Feb. 11).

Emergency services responded about 6.30am to the Vermont St house which was fully engulfed.

Fire crews extinguished the fire, and a body was located.

The deceased person is believed to have been an occupant of the home.

Detectives from the Arson Squad and a fire investigator attended the scene.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined but it is not being treated as suspicious at this stage.

Casey Kids Carnival

■ The Casey Kids Carnival will be held from 12 Noon on Saturday, March 18, at the Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Road, Berwick

The Carnival is one of Casey Council’s most popular annual events. The day offers free activities for families, including live performers and entertainers. There are rides, interactive games, face painters, art and crafts and live animals. The event is well suited for children aged 12 years and under.

There will also be displays by Ambulance Victoria, Victoria Police, Victoria State Emergency Service and the City of Casey Waste Team and Road Safety Team.

Paul Richardson

■ Gary Maas, Narre Warren South MLA, spoke last week in State Parliament about the sad and recent passing of union official Paul Richardson.

“Paul began his work in union life as a 23year-old kid at the federated storemen and packers in 1988,” Mr Maas said.

“He had a stellar 34-year career as an official. He was instrumental to what later became the National Union of Workers and more lately the United Workers Union.

“I came to know Paul, aka ‘Richo’ to some, ‘Grumpy’ to others, when I started work in the NUW office in 2003. He was as outstanding an advocate for working people back then as he was to the day he died.

“I was a recent graduate lawyer from private practice at that time and one whose knowledge of industrial relations was virtually non-existent, and I am pretty sure he took some pleasure, particularly in the early days, in him being right and me not even knowing if that was the case or not.

✔Clarinda MLA Meng Teang Tak has thanked local voters: “I am extremely humbled and proud to be re-elected as your member for Clarinda. Together we have achieved a lot since 2018, and I am very excited for the opportunity over the next four years to continue delivering for our community – delivering a strong and positive government agenda. Thank you to everyone that came out to participate in the democratic process – voting, campaigning, observing and otherwise. There are some really exciting new commitments for our district: a $12.45 million upgrade to Clayton South Primary School, which will see a rebuild of the main classroom wing and new playground; more than $500 million to massively upgrade Monash Medical Centre, delivering a new operating theatre complex, intensive care unit and birthing suites; Kingston fields, with $1 million secured for the master plan for a sporting precinct in Kingston, delivering new sports and recreation facilities that the whole community can be proud of; and more support for the Keysborough Learning Centre, Greek Victorians, Vietnamese Victorians, the Springvale Lunar New Year Festival and Alex Wilkie and Alex Nelson reserves – amazing,” Mr Tak said.

A motion calling for a financial donation to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Appeals was due to go before Monday night’s Council meeting.

Councillor suspended

■ Frankston’s Cr Steven Hughes has been suspended - again.

The Council last year resolved to bring an application for an arbitration process under the Local Government Act alleging multiple acts of misconduct by Cr Hughes.

The findings were tabled at the Council Meeting on January 30 nd recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

“The Arbiter has determined that the Respondent, Cr Steven Hughes, has breached the prescribed Standards of Conduct included in section 2 of the Frankston City Council Councillor Code of Conduct 2021 in relation to four of the eight allegations, and has made a finding of misconduct in respect of these breaches,” a Council statement said.

The decision has resulted in Cr Steven Hughes being suspended for a period one calendar month effective from the day following the Council meeting, being January 31.

The Arbiter has also directed Cr Hughes to apologise to Council officers in regards to a previous matter. During the term of his suspension, Cr Steven Hughes will not have access to Council resources, nor will he receive Councillor remuneration entitlements.

“Like many union officials, Paul liked a good blue. He loved the theatre that came with having a verbal stoush, whether it was with the boss or with another official, quite often in the middle of the office.

“His arguments would be well reasoned but always about the issue and not the individual. I know of some bosses of multinational companies who could not quite believe after the fact what they had agreed to with Paul

“He was persuasive, but he took members with him too. His intellect was sharp, as dry as his humour could be. He was very well read, forensic in his analysis of all things, had a great work ethic but was a deeply private individual. He is greatly missed. Deepest sympathies to Susie, Katya and his family. Vale, Paul Richardson.”

Male Choir visit

■ The Australian Welsh Male Choir is coming to Dandenong Dandenong’s Brick Lane Brewery will present their first Brewery Bash Sing-aLong on Saturday (Feb. 18).

The event is organised by Ian and Sue Mackie, owners of local business ‘Snap Print’ in Dandenong South.

Ian, who is also a chorister with the Australian Welsh Choir, says: “Together we will be singing songs you may already know such as Billy Joel’s massive hit ‘Up Town Girl’ and Shannon Nolls ‘What About Me’ amongst others. Led by the inimitable AWMC Music Team it’s going to be a fantastic night of singing, fun, and of course, good beer from the Brick Lane Brewery.”

Cr Steven Hughes

● ● Cr Nathan Conroy, Frankston Mayor

● Cr Eden Foster, Greater Dandenong Mayor

● ● ● ● Meng Teang Tak

SISTERS IN CRIME

■ The next Sisters in Crime event - Crime Without Borders - will be held at the Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne, on Friday, (Feb. 17) from 8pm to 10pm (dinner from 6.30pm), compered by Janice Simpson.

Three Victorian authors – Ellie Marney, Louise Bassett, and A.M. Stuart – explore with Janice Simpson the joys and pitfalls of setting crime novels in more than one country.

What are the challenges in getting the cultural differences right, in crafting the language, and in making it accessible to a diverse readership.

And then there are all the issues involved in publishing, distribution, promotion, and appearances. How far should authors go in tailoring stories to satisfy US audiences? Are overseas publishing contracts essential for successful literary careers?

The authors include Ellie Marney, a New York Times bestselling author of crime thrillers. who has won both Scarlet Stiletto and Davitt Awards.

Ellie has spent a lifetime researching in mortuaries, interviewing law enforcement officers.

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DELIGHTFUL MARY POPPINS

The show is adapted from the writings of P.L. Travers, who first introduced Mary Poppins in a short story in 1926, and the original film.

Playing at Her Majesty's Theatre until the end of April, the show merges the very best of theatrical magic-making technology with top notch Australian musical theatre performers and creative team talents.

This version seems slicker than before, but the narrative tells the familiar story of the surprise arrival of new nanny Mary Poppins at 17 Cherry Tree Lane, home of the dysfunctional Banks family.

Mary's no-nonsense sensibility with the disobedient children and the family's harmonious transformation to respect life's true values, impart a great life message.

Combined with Mary's magical tricks, the children's adventures and showstopper dance scenes with Bert, the result is 'practically perfect'.

Stefanie Jones is exquisite as Mary Poppins, utilising her 'triple threat' talents and portraying Mary as charming, yet business-like. Jack

Chambers (Bert) is one of the most gifted, natural dancers seen on Melbourne stages in recent years. Some fantastic routines.

Marina Prior showcases her incredible versatility with a gentle rendition of Bird Woman, then contrasting with a powerful performance as Miss Andrew.

Lucy Maunder (Winifred Banks) and Tom Wren (George Banks) are delightful in their roles.

On opening night, articulate, spirited performances were enjoyed from 12-year-old Harriet Adler and 10-year-old Sebastian Sero (Jane and Michael Banks).

Supported by a wonderful ensemble, the cast also includes Hannah Waterman (Mrs Brill), Gareth Isaac (Robertson Ay), Robert Grubb (Chairman and Admiral Boom), Chelsea Plumley (Miss Andrew), Cherine Peck (Mrs Corry), Lisa Sontag (Miss Lark), Kade Hughes (Neleus), Stephen Anderson (Park Keeper) and Andrew Broadbent (Policeman).

There is unfortunately a sight-line issue for audiences in the rear stall rows. Roof-top scenes, for example, cannot be seen in their entirety.

The show itself is a fabulous treat fo r Melbourne audiences. Try not to miss it.

Tickets: Ticketek premier.ticketek.com.au

- Reviewed by Cheryl Threadgold

ELVIS COMES TO MELB.

■ David Venn Enterprises is announcing the professional premiere of Elvis:A Musical Revolution set to tour Australia this year. It will be presented in partnership with Authentic Brands Group, owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Penned by acclaimed international writers, Elvis: A Musical Revolution is a new biomusical exploring the extraordinary life of the award-winning cultural icon and rock ‘n roll

superstar, Elvis Presley. The Australian premiere will open at Sydney’s State Theatre from July, before rocking into Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre from September. This new production will explore pivotal moments in Elvis’s life from his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi through to his triumphant ‘68 Comeback Special. The show will feature over 40 iconic Elvis Presley hit songs.

● ● Stefanie Jones is exquisite as Mary Poppins. ■ Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's pacey reworked production of Mary Poppins is delighting audiences from the young to the youngat-heart.

● ● ● ● Ellie Marney

Local TheatreLocal Theatre

Shows

■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company:

Family Values (by David Williamson) Until February 25 at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, 39-41 Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Ian Frost. Bookings: www.lilydaleatc.com

Williamstown Little Theatre: All My Sons (by Arthur Miller) Until February 24 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Loretta Bishop. Bookings: www.wlt.or.au

■ Peridot Theatre: Night Must Fall (by Emlyn Williams) Until February 19 at the Clayton Theatrette, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Alison Knight. Bookings: www.peridot.com.au

■ The 1812 Theatre: Confusions (by Alan Ayckbourn) (a series of five one-act plays, featuring the same cast) Until March 4 in The Lowe Auditorium, The 1812 Theatre, Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Chris Procter and five other directors. Bookings: https://www.1812theatre.com.au/.../2023-season/confusions/

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: The Ladykillers (by Graham Linehan) Until March 4 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Chris McLean. Bookings: 9457 4117 or email boxoffice@ htc.org.au.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: The Revlon Girl (by Neil Anthony Docking) February 17 – March 4 at the Brighton Cultural Centre, Carpenter St., Brighton. Director: Natasha Boyd. Bookings: www.brightontheatre. com.au

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: The Effect (by Lucy Prebble) February 17 – March 4 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Claire Abagia. Bookings: 9587 5141 or www.mordialloctheatre.com

■ Maffra Dramatic Society: God of Carnage (Yasmine Reza) February 24 – 26 at the Stratford Courthouse, 66 Tyers St., Stratford; March 4 - 6 Newry Hall (Upper Maffra Mechanics Institute). Bookings: maffra dramatics.com.au

■ CPAC Musical Theatre: Jersey Boys Musical February 25 – March 11 at the Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham. Director: Lee Geraghty; Choreographers: Ashlee Holdsworth; Nicole Everitt; Musical Director: Kent Ross. Bookings: cpacmusicaltheatre. com

■ Geelong Repertory Theatre Company: The Beast (by Eddie Perfect) Until February 18 at The Woodbin Theatre, Coronation St., Geelong West. Directors: Derek Ingles and Kat Eadie. Bookings: Geelong Arts Centre 1300 251200 or www.geelongartscentre. org.au

■ Malvern Theatre Company: Ladies’ Day (by Amanda Whittington) February 17 –March 4 at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Pip Le Blond. Bookings: www.malvern theatre.com.au

■ The Basin Theatre Group: Two and Two Together (by Derek Benfield) February 23 –March 5 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Bob Bramble. Bookings: www.thebasintheatre.org.au

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): Fortune’s Fools (by Fredrick Stroppel) February 23 – March 4 at Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Audrey Farthing. www.stagtheatre.org

■ The Mount Players: The 39 Steps (by John Buchan) (adapted by Patrick Barlow, Nobbie Dimon and Simon Corble) A play for radio adapted and directed by John Rowland. February 24 – March 12 at The Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon. Director: John Rowland. Bookings: www.themountplayers. com

■ Eltham Little Theatre: A Play in a Day (or Two) February 24 and 25 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Bella Preston. Bookings: www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

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NIGHT MUST FALL

Auditions

■ Phoenix Theatre Company: Calendar Girls, February 13 for April production in Doncaster Playhouse. Director: Craig Maloney; Assistant to the Director: Natalie Krizmanic. For further details, email: phoenix@phoenixtheatrecompany.org

■ Playhouse Players Inc: Dracula (by Bram Stoker) February ,16 and 19 at Fitzroy. Director: Peter Nathan. All bookings and details: 0407 204 000 or petertn@ icloud.com

■ The Mount Players: Buried Child (by Sam Shepard) February 11, 12 at 10.00am at The Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon. Director: Robert Wallace. Audition enquiries: Karlana Santamaria (Producer) 0412 131 260

■ Peoples Playhouse: Elf the Musical, February 17, 18, 19, Frankston Church of Christ hall, 2-4 Logan St., Frankston. Enquiries: Email peoplesplayhousek4k@gmail.com

To book an audition; https://www.trybooking. com/CFUWA

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Jumpers for Goal Posts (by Tom Wells), February 19 at 1pm, February 20 at 7pm at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Bruce Akers. Email bwakers27@hotmail.com to book an Audition time and date.

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Molly Sweeney (by Brian Friel) February 19 at 6pm; February 20 at 7pm at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Joan Moriarty. Audition bookings: 0447 742988.

■ Peridot Theatre presents the psychological thriller Night Must Fall until February 19 at the Clayton Community Theatre, Cooke St, Clayton.

Written by Emlyn Williams and directed by Alison Knight, Night Must Fall tells of the imperious, embittered Mrs Bramson learning that her young maid Dora is pregnant. She summons the child's presumed father to her bungalow.

The young man, Dan, is charming but mysterious. Could he be responsible for the recent murder and beheading of a local woman, and could Mrs Bramson be his next victim?

Skilfully, Dan insinuates himself into Mrs Bramson's affections and attempts to seduce her sceptical niece, Olivia.

Despite strong suspicions of Dan's diabolical intentions, Olivia finds herself attracted to, and fascinated by, the young man.

Performance Details: February 16-18 at 8pm; February 19 at 2pm

Venue: Clayton Community Theatre, 9 Cooke St, Clayton

Bookings: www.peridot.com.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

Behind The Seams

■ Kylie Minogue’s gold hot pants and Charlene overalls are among two iconic costumes explored in a new podcast Kylie: Behind the Seams launched by Arts Centre Melbourne.

The podcast is hosted by two Kylie Minogue super fans - Owen Minogue aka Owen Lambourn and Joseph Berto (O and Joe) who delve into her outfits stored and cared for in the Australian Performing Arts Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne.

The first two episodes of Kylie : Behind the Seams were released last week, with four more to follow and are available through Spotify, Google, and Apple podcasts. Fans can also watch episodes of the podcasts on Art Centre Melbourne's YouTube channel.

In each episode, released fortnightly through JOY Media, the hosts discuss a Kylie costume from the Australian Performing Arts Collection spanning the musician’s career, including old, new, and other little-known works of art.

These include Kylie’s famous gold hot pants from the Spinning Around video clip, Charlene’s overalls worn in Neighbours, costumes from her debut album, Kylie and the Did It Again’ music video off the Impossible Princess album as well as Showgirl and Kiss Me Once tours.

Podcast hosts Owen and Joe became friends more than 20 years ago through the Kylie Krew - a group of super fans who came together through Kylie Minogue's music and fandom.

Owen Minogue may be Kylie Minogue's most recognised super fan, having spent close to $200,000 on his love of Kylie through music, tickets and memorabilia.

Sisters In Crime

Ellie has asked former spies how to make explosives from household items, and now lives sedately near Castlemaine with her family.

Louise Bassett qualified as a lawyer before becoming an aid worker in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Vietnam

During a long-term posting in Indonesia, she worked with activists on issues such as violence against women and human rights.

These experiences later inspired her 2022 debut novel The Hidden Girl (Walker Books), which is set in Indonesia and Melbourne.

Her award-winning short fiction has been published internationally and won prizes in Sisters in Crime’s Scarlet Stiletto Awards.

Louise now combines her writing for young adult and adults with work in community justice in Melbourne.

Her day job allows her to focus on issues that she cares deeply about such as family violence, youth justice, and access to justice.

This work gives her a deep understanding of the impact of crime and vulnerability; issues she explores in her writing.

A.M. Stuart is the creator of the popular Harriet Gordon mystery series, set in early 20th-century Singapore, a place where a person can disappear.

Desperate for a fresh start, suffragette Harriet Gordon finds herself living with her brother, a reverend, and headmaster of a school for boys, in Singapore at the height of colonial rule.

Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary and soon finds herself embroiled in a series of murder mysteries.

Over her life, Alison has travelled extensively and lived in Africa and Singapore, experiences which she brings to her writing.

Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a lawyer across a variety of disciplines including the military and emergency services.

She has also published historical romances and short stories set in England and Australia and spanning different periods of history.

Tickets: New format: Entry and dinner are now a combined charge: $60 non-members; $55 concession; $52 Sisters in Crime and Writers Victoria members, $40 under19.

Tickets not sold prior to the event will be available at the door for $62/$58/$55/$50. https://sistersincrime.org.au/event/crimewithout-borders/

■ PLOS Musical Productions: Strictly Ballroom February 25 – 28, Call-backs March 14. Further details: www.plos.asn.au

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): An Inspector Calls (by J. B. Priestley) February 26, 27 at 7pm at Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: Roderick Chappel. Audition bookings: roderickchappel@ ozemail.com.au or call 9718 0486 or 0414 748 308.

■ Avid Theatre and Ardour Productions: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (by William Shakespeare) March 14, 7pm –10pm; March 18, 2pm – 5pm at Malvern Community Church Hall, 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Nicholas Opolski. Audition enquiries: nopolski@hotmail.com or 0400 507 788.

Kovid Rat Kabarett Goes Spiral

■ There’s a delightful mocking sensibility in this production of Kovid Rat Kabarett Goes Spiral by Ella Filar and Cerise De Gelder which is evident in the very title – spiral/viral – and the four central characters become rats with their squeals and twitches having been endlessly tested.

Adding to the mix is the multimedia presentation where we get to see the intimate lives of the characters who all live in social high rise housing.

Orchestrated by Professor RatsPutin (Ruth Katerelos), we find Karen (Maureen Hartley) with her toilet roll stash complaining about undesirables, Adam (Adam Ibbetson) with his middle class anxiety, Clair (Isabella Gilbert) looking for love in isolation and Randy Andy (Chris Molyneux) whose madness is, perhaps, the most sensible response by way of coping with what we’ve all been through in the last few years.

The word play – rat race, ratbag – make for endless iterations of how we should view the pandemic and the progressive video distortions have everyone becoming more ratlike as the show, with its songs and brief interactions between individuals, progresses.

Now is the time to laugh at what was, perhaps, one of the most challenging experiences physically and mentally for a lot of people.

It’s the healthiest way to cope with the racism, depression, isolation and craziness that emerged – hence, the character most inclined to be seen as mad being the one that made the most sense.

He believed his jacket had a personality.

- Cheryl Threadgold

● Glenn Hunt (Inspector Belsize), Mason Frost (Hubert), Bella Barker (Nurse Libby), Freya Timmer-Arends (Olivia), Rosey Cullinan (Mrs Bransom) and Conor Quinn (Dan) in Night Must Fall. (Cast not in photo: Christine Bridge (Mrs Terence), Danielle Carey (Dora) and Andrew Ferguson (Lord Chief Justice)

Wittenoom

■ The dilapidated road sign for Wittenoom with its name obscured dominates the set of Mary Anne Butler’s play of the same name.

A similar sign can be found on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia where the name of the township has been obliterated preventing tourists from visiting what is now a contamination site where blue asbestos was mined.

Dot (Caroline Lee) and Pearl (Emily Goddard), mother and daughter, narrate the history of the mine as they come to terms with the legacy of cancer which resulted from the industrial rape of the landscape.

Thus, the actual mine becomes a third figure in this narrative and, perhaps, overshadows the dynamic between mother and daughter.

The dramatic intensity highlighting Dot’s liberal nature and Pearl’s future potential is eclipsed by the two narrating the life of the mine and the corrupt industrial practices.

As such, the play misses an opportunity to grapple with the dynamic between mother and daughter to its fullest.

Butler has tried to accentuate the poetic in her narrative but audiences ultimately identify with the human friction more than the history of a place.

Director, Susie Dee, creates moments of unity between the two characters as their movements mirror each other at times and deploys them between the uprights of the larger than life road sign.

Dust is ever present on the set (Dann Barber) falling from every crevice and rung of the road sign and wattle litters the floor. This is unarguably an Australian setting.

There are stories of those who came to Australia looking for financial redemption working in isolated locations of which Wittenoom is one of our continents most tragic. Compensation is still being paid to those whose lives were irreparably damaged.

This production is part of Red Stitch’s Ink program encouraging local playwrights. It delves particularly into the lives of local residents and especially women who endured harsh and primitive conditions and found a way to survive. Very few, however, were left untouched by blue asbestos.

Performance Details: Until February 19

Venue: Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Rear 2 Chapel St., St Kilda East.

Bookings: www.redstitch.net

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Review by

David McLean

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Kovid Rat Kabarett Goes Spiral

Backing this up was the live music ensemble of Alfie Pleasance, Bradley Bruckner, Ella Filar, Martin Zakharov and Sally Banks.

The musicians – and they were all wearing rat masks – added to the immediacy and liveliness of this diverting entertainment.

There was a wit in all the nonsense as well as an empathy for what many people went through socially and mentally.

What better way to address it all than through theatre.

Presented at La Mama Theatre, Carlton.

- Review by David

McLean

Year of the Rabbit

■ The MSO celebrated the Year of the Rabbit on February 4 during its 10th annual Chinese New Year Concert, led by one of the most influential conductors in China’s musical landscape, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang, making his MSO debut.

Festivities included an exciting announcement about the future of the SSO and MSO.

The President of Sichuan Symphony, Mr Wu Lingfeng, joined MSO Chair David Li and Managing Director Sophie Galaise to announce a multi-year partnership between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, that will build on the sister-state relationship that was established between Sichuan Province and Victoria in 2015.

BURLESQUE UNLEASHED

■ Unleash: The Documentary presents a powerfully beautiful exposé of the joys, friendships and doubts associated with everyday women attending Burlesque dance classes and overcoming adversity and nerves to perform onstage.

Filmed at the Choo La La dance studio in South Australia, 12 delightful, diverse women are individually interviewed, generously sharing personal stories of their new-found love of Burlesque dancing and how it has changed their lives.

Transformative benefits are said to include building self-confidence and sense of self-worth, once-embarrassing weight issues are forgotten now in the safe, non-judgemental space of the dance studio, “dancing makes me feel sexy”, wearing sparkling costumes and wigs for the first time - even pasties with tassels, and feeling welcome regardless of race or age.

Significantly, there are wonderful friendships and support from the dance community.

Husbands seem happy for their wives to explore beyond their comfort zone, particularly when costumes and wigs are tried out at home. One lady points out: “A bit of grinding never hurt anyone.”

One interviewed dancer tells how she and her husband are working to pay for a private specialist to treat her brain tumour.

In a fantastic example of support and love between the women, $1000 was raised to help the grateful young woman achieve the best outcome.

The film starts with nine weeks to go before a big show, and the viewer shares the women's excited anticipation and trepidation until the big day finally arrives.

And what a spectacular opening with a mass of elegant white-costumed dancers performing well rehearsed choreographed movement. Heavily pregnant Tess does amazingly to perform, too.

The liberation of everyday women embracing themselves through Burlesque dance is terrific to see - from the barrister who enjoys discarding her legal work robes to the isolated young mum of four finding a new identity of self.

Unleash: The Documentary is a heart-warming documentary which may inspire others to seek self-expression in Burlesque classes.

One lady summed it up: “The best thing I ever did.”

- Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Devastating Beauty

■ Christopher Fieldus’s one-person show Devastating Beauty, one of this year’s Midsumma Festival offerings, is a bold exploration/revelation of self which entertains but Described as a “ … queer contemporary Narcissean epic”, the performance consists of Chris alternating between reading from his original script, detailing his personal journey as a queer man, interspersed with him singing a variety of songs from a wide range of different artists (for example, Augie March, The Killers, FKA twigs, etc).

When writing for performance there’s a saying that you should write about what you know and Chris certainly follows this advice to the letter.

In stylised prose which occasionally becomes poetic, his story is a deeply personal one of growth and development as a person as he lurches, at times, from crisis to crisis navigating/exploring the queer world and their place in it. T

he songs have different functions, sometimes commenting on the action while sometimes progressing it.

Taking to the stage solo with a self-devised work is a brave act; I tip my hat to any performer who takes on such a challenge.

There’s also no doubting the talent that Chris has. Nevertheless, the performance of both script and songs both cried out for an outside eye, a director/musical director, to reign in some of the, at times, excessive and overwrought delivery.

Such delivery, while at times fitting for the nature of the story, at other times jarred quite badly, leading to a disengagement from the piece.

Credits involving other aspects of the pro-

● ● Melony Cherrett dances Burlesque.

duction were musical arrangements by Matthew Hadgraft and sound and lights designed and operated by Tom Backhaus, both of which supported the script and performer.

However, it was not enough to compensate for the aforementioned lack of strong direction.

Overall then, Devastating Beauty is a mixed bag with some great show pieces but which leaves one feeling that a fair amount of polishing/improving of the work remains to be done.

Devastating Beauty was presented at The Motley Bauhaus, Carlton.

- Review by Peter Murphy

People’s Playhouse

■ Peoples Playhouse is holding auditions on February 17, 18 and 19 at the Frankston Church of Christ hall, 2-4 Logan St, Frankston.

Triple threats who can tap are also required in this show which is mainly a large adult cast, but the Elves will be played by children as well as having other roles during the show.

Roles exist from a male Santa Claus who can vocally hit top D5 and lower range Bb3 to the Elves with various vocal ranges, including a female person of color.

To enquire regarding further details about casting, email peoplesplayhousek4k@ gmail.com

To book an audition; https:// www.trybooking.com/CFUWA

- Cheryl Threadgold

■ The 2017 Marriage Equality Survey was a fascinating time in our social history.

Author Luke Rutledge has set his new moving gay novel, A Man and His Pride, in Brisbane during that time.

The story’s central focus is on what happens after the ‘coming out’ we see so often in the books we read and the television and movies we watch.

In some ways, perhaps it’s a little like how we focus on the big event of the wedding, and don’t pay so much attention to the everyday event of the years of marriage that hopefully will follow.

“So many queer stories either depict the turbulent ‘coming out’ phase, or show queer people living their best lives.

“But we don’t often see stories that depict the grey area in the middle, which is really where so much of the growth happens for queer people - the part where you learn to actually love yourself and fully embrace who you are,” Luke explained.

Growing up gay in Brisbane, Luke has an eclectic background, starting with a music degree from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music as a flautist, and then going into the communications field.

These days he lives in Brisbane with his fiancé and their West Highland terrier Rufus, and has definite ideas about the impact he would like his book to have.

“ I hope readers come away from this book with their minds opened, and perhaps with a better sense of what this journey of ‘finding your pride’ is all about.

“I hope it prompts queer readers to think about their own sense of pride and whether they think they’re deserving of healthy friendships and love.And if not, to interrogate that a little further and ask why not,” Luke commented.

That sounds like good advice we could all follow, regardless of who we are and who we love. A Man and His Pride is published by Penguin Random House and is out now.

- Julie Houghton

House of the Heart

■ The majestic setting of the Chinese Museum’s Dragon Gallery is the backdrop for this Finucane and Smith’s production of House of the Heart.

Introduced by the charismatic director, artiste and performer Moira Finucane, House of the Heart is a cavalcade of superb artists showing their love of performance. The very personal stories woven into the production gives a sense of home, heart and belonging, never seen with such intensity on stage before. Each performer and their heart-felt story belonged to the show and the show would be amiss without them.

The performers on opening night were multilingual pop/cabaret singer and instrumentalist Sophie Koh, contemporary dancer and story-teller extraordinaire Paul Cordeiro, the talented cellist Xiao Xiao, passionate singer

Zitao Deng, 88-year-old songstress Shirley Cattunar, belly dancer Raksha Parsnani and singing waiters, Kate Foster, Jens Radda and Lachie Bartlett.

A highlight was the sublime lullaby, Motherless Child performed by indigenous Ngarluma jazz blues legend Lois Olney accompanied by guitarist, song-writer Dave Johnston. The brilliant storytelling of Moira Finucane was a further treat.

Musical Director Rachel Lewindon brought heart and soul to each performance. The meticulous work of lighting and sound operator, Emily Mangan allowed the performers to shine. This is superbly costumed production with enthralling artists giving their all. Congratulations to the performers and production team. The show runs until February 12.

- Review by Lyn Hurst

● ● Luke Rutledge

‘COMING OUT’ OPENS

■ Coming Out, written and directed by Scott Taylor, tells of a gay man so deeply closeted in his youth that he f ound a woman he could love.

Some 26 years later, still happily married with two adult children, his denied truth is testing his fidelity. When an online hook-up, annoyed at being ghosted, shows up at their home, longheld secrets are set to explode.

Utilising drag, original songs and online dating exchanges supporting a narrative swinging wildly between comedy and drama, Coming Out has a sting in its tail.

Scott Taylor is an AWGIE Stage winner and the creator of the ABC comedy Moonman

He has headed script departments locally and overseas. Having raised the money to mount this independent production by driving a Melbourne bus through the COVID pandemic, he felt he’d be the only person brave enough to stage such a provocative production.

Presented as part of Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival and supported by Stonnington Council Arts Program, Coming Out is funny and challenging exploration of fluid sexuality and online queer culture.

“I came out over 30 years ago and my writing has rarely explored that aspect of my life.

“When I listed all the queer experiences that impacted me, I had dozens of topics. I searched for a story that touched on the best of those ideas in an accessible and entertaining way. Coming Out is the result,” Scott says.

Performance Details: Until Feb 19, Tue. – Sat., 7.30pm, Sun 6.30pm.

Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St., Prahran www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/ events/coming-out/

Tickets: $35 or $20 (concession)

- Cheryl Threadgold

Bachelor Girl

■ Australian band Bachelor Girl, featuring Tania Doko and James Roche, have confirmed new music in 2023 with a new single Calling Out Your Name, now available to stream and download

Bachelor Girl topped the charts in the late 1990s with their debut double platinum selling single Buses and Trains from their ARIAAward winning debut album Waiting for the Day which was also certified double platinum. The album also spawned hits Treat Me Good’, ‘Lucky Me’ and Permission to Shine’. ‘Buses and Trains’ , which has now surpassed over 25 million streams, was also a huge hit internationally and solidified Bachelor Girl as an important part of Australian music history.

This much-anticipated new music in 2023 spearheads a significant year for the duo - the 25th anniversary of their iconic debut single and album, also culminating with a new album

Women Talking

■ (M). 104 minutes. Opens in cinemas February 16.

After a decade of absence due to medical issues, actor Sarah Polley finally returns to the director’s chair with Women Talking, a powerful, intelligent and riveting drama that deserves to be seen by a wide audience.

The film (based on a horrific true story) centres on a group of women, living in an isolated religious community, who decide on whether they should stay or leave after discovering that their husbands have been drugging and raping them for years.

As all the women have been forbidden to learn how to read or write, August (Ben Whishaw) is asked to keep the minutes of everything they discuss, and just as importantly, listen to what is being said.

The group only have a certain amount of time to make their choice, as the rest of the men, all in town dealing with lawyers about these multiple accusations, will return soon.

mysteriously arrive at the main surveillance centre without notice. It’s not long after the ship has left Manila port that an escape plan, organised by twisted killer Jong-du (Seo In-guk), is put in motion, but as the body count increases, another presence suddenly appears, one that doesn’t care whether their opponent is a cop or crim.

Project Wolf Hunting lays its foundation with precise efficiency, moving to the early scenes of prison break chaos at a breakneck pace, before veering into extreme action and horror, taking the graphic gore to a whole new level.

Writer/director Kim Hong-sun stages every set-piece confidently, with practical special effects filling the frame, which is a refreshing change, but he does allow the mayhem to become a little repetitious during its midsection.

Flashbacks thankfully put the film back on track, leading to a finale which sets everything up for a possible sequel.

release and celebratory tour dates, to be announced soon.

The new single release coincides with the invitation from their friend Darren Hayes to join him on his ‘Do You Remember’ Australian national tour which kicked off in Perth and continues to Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane.

Tania Doko says:“We are off to a cracking and lucky start to 2023. Clocking a 30-year friendship/writing team, we have new music to unleash, tours with our glorious band, about to special guest for our mate Darren Hayes in massive stadiums around Oz, and more re-connecting with audiences than you can poke a stick at.”

The exciting, thought-provoking new single Calling Out Your Name was produced and mixed by James Roche, the lyric was inspired by a favourite Leunig cartoon of his in Melbourne.

James Roche shares: "A guy is trudging down a street named ‘The life you lead’. Up a side street that he’s just walked by he can see bright lights and a party going on. That street is named ‘The life you could have led’. This song is about how a better, happier, less Plan-B version of us - or of life itself - is always trying to reach us.”

With his lyric in hand, James travelled to Tania’s then-home, the song writing hub of Stockholm, where the duo would find the right musical clothes for the enticing message, col-

laborating with Swedish writers Emil Berg and Camilla Bayrak.

In 1992, Tania Doko and James Roche formed Bachelor Girl and during the 1990s and early 2000s, the duo enjoyed early 2000’s, enjoying Australian and international success in Asia, Scandinavia and the US (including signing with the legendary Clive Davis at Arista Records).

In 1999, Buses and Trains also received the coveted APRA Song of the Year award, while the critically acclaimed debut album Waiting for the Day boasts five chart topping, radio-friendly singles (including ‘Treat Me Good’ and ‘Permission To Shine’), reached double platinum certification and an ARIA win to the duo for Producer of the Year.

www.bachelorgirl.com

- Cheryl Threadgold

Media Flashes

■ The International Olympic Committee has announced that Nine has been awarded the exclusive free and subscription audio-visual rights, and non-exclusive audio rights to the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

In addition to free-to-air and streaming coverage, Nine will also broadcast key moments from the Olympic Games across its talk radio stations.

- Telum Australia

The screenplay by Polley and Miriam Toews (based on Toews’ 2018 book) is thoughtful and humane, while Polley’s direction is superb. Despite its potentially stagey structure, Polley (who also directed Away From Her, Take This Waltz and Stories We Tell) manages to keep the dialogue heavy, basically one location material fluid and emotionally absorbing (something the current The Son fails to do), allowing the story to brim with electrifying energy.

A truly relevant film (it is a genuine shock when you discover what year the story is set in) that has been crafted with achingly real conviction.

I’m really hoping Polley and Toews win for Best Adapted Screenplay at this year’s Oscars, although it deserves more Academy recognition.

RATING - ****½

Project

■ (R). 121 minutes. Now available on DVD.

A warning from the very start; if you are of a sensitive nature, or not strong of stomach, then it would be wise to avoid this brutal South Korean horror/action/thriller, a hyperkinetic movie that delivers the goods in enthusiastic fashion, despite an overlong running time.

The plot involves 47 hardened criminals being transported on a huge cargo ship from the Philippines to South Korea, supervised by over 20 experienced police detectives, headed by Captain Lee (Park Ho-san).

A special operations squad, led by Captain Oh (Sung Dong-il)

Kim, whose previous films include Traffickers (2012), The Chase (2017) and Metamorphosis (2019), once again doesn’t quite make the most of a great premise, but like his occasionally gruesome Traffickers, hits the bullseye enough to keep audiences happy.

He also has a first-rate technical crew and good cast at his disposal (including regular Sung).

Project Wolf Hunting has certainly been well crafted for a specific crowd, and despite its indulgent overlength, should prove a hit with that crowd, who will want the inevitable follow-up. Just be prepared. Cult status is assured.

RATING - ***½

The Son

■ (M). 123 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.

Hugh Jackman’s performance is the highlight of this extremely stilted drama (which details a fractured family’s attempts to deal with a teenage son’s mental health issues), where its stage origins are painfully obvious, and everyone talks in thought bubbles, rather than as actual human beings.

Director Florian Zeller, who scored an absolute bullseye with the Oscar-winning The Father , strangely makes every mistake possible this time around, again adapting a play of his to the big screen, this time co-writing with Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons).

Though Jackman is the standout, the entire cast is solid, including Laura Dern and Vanessa Kirby.

RATING - **

- Aaron Rourke

● ● Perri Cummings, Scott Taylor, Stephen L oftus and Olivia Piplios in Coming Out. Photo: Sionainne Costello

■ I never had the pleasure of meeting Evie Hayes. The closest I got was at a performance of Annie Get Your Gun by the now defunct ARC Theatre Company in Burwood which was directed by Marie Cumisky

It was 1981 and Evie was carried into the theatre by her friend David Wiseman to attend the matinee because at that stage Evie was suffering from multiple sclerosis.

I was working backstage on the show but I didn't have the opportunity to meet lady that I admired so much.

Vina Evelyn (Evie) Hayes was born on the first of June 1912 in Seattle, Washington

By the time Evie was four she was singing and dancing. At the age of seven she toured with the Douglas Dancers and worked in vaudeville.

Her father George was a theatre designer and the family moved to California in 1923.

Evie appeared in several small roles in Hollywood films and landed a job as a singer on radio KNX

This led to a two-week engagement at The Coconut Grove and working with a young rising star named, Bing Crosby

In 1934 Evie was working for Irving Berlin (the man who later wrote shows that Evie starred in) in New York as a "song plugger".

She met Will Mahoney, who at that time was the highest paid variety star in America.

Will's stage act consisted of a great comedy routine as Will danced and sang on a xylophone.

Whatever Happened To ... Evie Hayes

By

Kevin

Trask

of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

Mahoney cast Evie as the star of his new variety show which toured the UK and Europe

He performed in a Royal Command Performance in 1935. Will was almost 20 years older than Evie but they fell in love and married in 1938.

It was Will's third marriage and Evie's first.

They came to Australia for the Tivoli circuit and made a film in Sydney titled, Ants In His Pants, in which Chips Rafferty made his screen debut as a man in the crowd.

During the war years Will Mahoney managed the Cremorne Theatre in Brisbane

They both gave great support to the war loan campaign and recorded a song titled It's Up To You.

Oakley in the stage musical Annie Get Your Gun

The show was a tremendous success and ran for 3½-years.

Evie Hayes starred in many shows inAustralia such as Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma, Call Me Madam and Funny Girl

In 1958 Evie joined Channel 9 and worked on various television shows including the Happy Show and Thursday At One. She did commercials for Tom Piper soup, Tip Top bread and Westinghouse during Gra-

ham Kennedy's In Melbourne Tonight

But most people remember her for the Hecla commercials, when Graham would be very naughty and ad lib whilst Evie would try to maintain dignity and finish with the slogan "By Hecla its good!"

Everybody loved Evie Hayes. After the love of her life Will Mahoney passed away during 1967 Evie opened her own talent school and was a judge on Young Talent Time at ATV-0. Her last public appearance was in a variety concert at World Expo 88 in Brisbane where she sang for the last time.

Evie Hayes died of a heart attack on Boxing Day 1988 and her memorial service was held at St Francis Church in Melbourne

Many of her showbusiness friends attended and Bert Newton gave the final tribute.

There is a wonderful biography on the life of Evie Hayes titled And I Loves Ya Back written by John Crampton which I thoroughly recommend.

Evie, wherever you are, all your fans - loves ya back!

Kevin Trask

Kevin can be heard on 3AWThe Time Tunnel - Remember WhenSundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens. And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon. www.inner fm.org.au

QUEER FEMINIST EXPLORES RADICAL HISTORY

Self Care Action Series –by Kate Just

Self Care Action Series arose out of Just’s well-known social justice and feminist art practice and reflects the artist’s knitted meditation on actions required to do challenging work in a confronting world.

As a queer feminist, artist, teacher, advocate, activist and patron who dedicates a lot of time working in the art world and real-world contexts to generate social and political change, J ust explores the radical history of self-care and its relevance to feminist practice by artists working for social change.

This exhibition will be complimented by an open knitting circle that creates space for participants to sit collectively and generate something new and powerful together.

This is a practice that connects to the ways that communities of women around the world, across generations, and across cultures, have been gathering, crafting textiles, and producing imported knowledge together.

As part of the knitting circle is the further development of Conversation Piece, a giant, community knitted and crocheted yellow length of fabric.

This artwork will be created in public craft circles, beginning at Linden, and will be presented at the Tamworth Textile Triennial in 2023, followed by three years of touring, where it will continue to grow.

Kate Just is an American-born Australian feminist artist best known for her inventive and political use of knitting, in addition to her solo practice.

Just often works socially and collaboratively within communities to create large scale, public art projects that tackle significant social issues including sexual harassment and violence against women.

Exhibition opens March 8 and closes June 4.

Linden New Art 28 Acland St, St Kilda

Rivermouth

■ Guest curated by Jos Roca, Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, in collaboration with MUMA’s Charlotte Day and Francis E. Parker, Rivermouth delves further into aque-

The Arts

bloom for good people and wither for bad.

Season: Wednesday March 22 –Saturday March 25 Evening performances commence at 7.30pm and Saturday March 25 at 2pm and 7.30pm. 2 hours with one interval. Arts Centre Playhouse St Kilda Rd, Melbourne Bookings 1300 182 183.

- Peter Kemp

100 Faces

with Peter Kemp

ous relationships with the sky and earth first instigated in the 2022 Biennial.

It recognises First Nations systems of celestial and seasonal mapping and deep knowledge of Country, considers the migratory routes of water birds, and explores the potential and agency of natural elements, materials and cycles of growth, decay and regeneration.

Exhibition closes April 2.

MUMA

Ground Floor Building F Monash University, Caulfield Campus 900 Dandenong Rd. Caulfield East.

Victorian Opera

Cheremushki

A housing crisis, income inequality and the pitfalls of progress – who would have thought a Russian operetta from 1958 would ring so true?

This witty production transports visionary composer Dmitri Shostakovich’s score and Vladimir Mass and Michail Chervinsky’s sarcastically funny libretto from a Soviet era Krushkev-style apartment complex to contemporary Melbourne

But this operetta makes light work of heavy issues through its darkly comedic use of magic realism into everyday struggles with a truth-telling park bench, a phone booth for the pure of heart and a garden where flowers

OK. With John O’Keefe

■ MGA will launch its 100 Faces exhibition on Saturday, March 4. Curators are Angela Connor, MGA Senior Curator and Stella Loftus-Hills, MGA Curator. Artists include Raphael Agbodjelou, Nobuyoshi Araki, Tony Alber t, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Brook Andrew, Atong Atem, Jack Cato, Katthy Cavaliere, Harold Cazneaux, IJ Chidley, Mar ee Clarke, Nancy Cohen, Michael Cook, Olive Cotton, Paul Cox, Max Dupain, Rennie Ellis, Andre Evinson, Sue Ford, Gisèle Freund, Thomas Skelton Glaister, Nan Goldin, Ezra Goulter, Katy Grannan, Ren Hang, Brendan Hennessy, Bill Henson, Mark Ivan Hinderaker, Ruth Hollick, Zhang Huan, Carol Jerrems, Yousuf Karsh, André Kertesz, Shea Kirk, Christopher Köller, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, John William Lindt, Ruth Maddison, Ricky Maynard, Rod McNicol, Georgia Metaxas, Lisette Model, David Moore, May Moore, Lewis Morley, Shirin Neshat, Helmut Newton, George Perry, Émile Réignier, Francis Reiss, Michael Riley, Athol Shmith, Geoffrey Smith, Paul Strand, Mark Strizic, Sofia Tekela-Smith, Christian Thompson, Lyndal Walker, Weegee.

Through the lenses of more than 50 artists, 100 Faces brings together 100 works drawn from three photographic collections to explore the portrait in its many forms, as well as what it means to collect portraiture both publicly and privately. Free entry

Monash Gallery of At 860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill

■ In an open letter of confession media personality Chris Smith has reported he is currently under treatment for his mental health and abuse of alcohol. Smith says he has not imbibed since his meltdown at a job-related Christmas party causing his dismissal .

Addams family star dies

■ Liza Loring, the child star in the cult comedy The Addams Family has died of a stroke. Liza was 64. You may recall her as the schoolkid wearing hair in plats in the prime-time series viewed around the world.

Anything for a quid

■ As if he needs the brass, Sir Mick Jagger has licensed his name to a range of harmonicas that have gone on sale in London, priced A$A60. Over the years Jagger has played harmonica on several of the Stones best sellers.

Save these dates

■ The Corrs are coming to Melbourne for a concert on November 6. The Irish Celtic pop icons are considered pop royalty, their support acts include Natalie Imbruglia and Toni Childs. Billy Ocean is on his way for a show at The Palais, June 20. Then there's Don McLean coming for a one night stand at The Palais onApril 29 with another gig in Geelong on the following evening.

Wee problem with captions

■ The computer-generated gizmo that translates verbal announcements on TV into a summary of written words screened at the base of a TV screen just made a goose of itself.The news presenter read a story about a 'funeral' and it appeared on the screen as 'urinal’'. Sound -a -like words are a problem for the translation gizmo.

Glitter on parole

■ Paul Gadd, better known as UK rocker Gary Glitter, has been released from Pommy prison on parole. He was in prison for 16 years on underage sexual charges, served eight years and released subject to strict bail conditions.

Chris Smith claims he is dry

- John O’Keefe

● ● Chris Smith

Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

60 YEARS OF MANAGEMENT AT RAMADA

■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

Committed to hard work

■ Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, Alan Johnson has spent 30 years at the top and his General Manager, Bill Karpiak, has spent 30 years at the top as well.

This combination of management has endured many obstacles and continue to remain a solid team to bring the weary traveler a special experience on their trip to California

The Ramada is situated in the heart of all the attractions and makes this West Hollywood destination a favourite for travellers from all around the world.

Out and About

Doctor’s different message

■ Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted in a new interview that he should have been “much more careful” in his early messaging about the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he should have stressed “the uncertainty” at the time.

The retiring director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was asked while speaking at the University of Southern California if there was anything he wished he had done differently during the pandemic.

“You know, the answer is yes. I mean, my goodness, no one’s perfect. Certainly, I am not,” the chief White House medical adviser replied.

CNN on the nose

■ Megyn Kelly said there’s no redemption for ratings-challenged cable news channel CNN because the network has “already told half the country that they hate them”.

“In 2015, I liked CNN a lot,” Kelly said on her Friday podcast, ‘The Megyn Kelly Show’, which streams live on SiriusXM.

Kelly told CNN commentator Mary Katharine Ham, who recently claimed she was “quiet suspended” by the network for her criticism of its handling of the Jeffrey Toobin saga, that she would often watch CNN to prepare for hosting duties at her network at the time, Fox News , when she anchored the nightly show ‘The Kelly File’.

But she said the network “turned” at around that time and became too partisan. “They’re trying to turn things around right now,” Kelly told Ham

“People ask me all the time: Do you think CNN can be saved? Now they have new management and new ownership and I think a new commitment to try to win back some Republican viewers.”

“Personally, I think it’s too late,” Kelly added. “They’ve already told half the country that they hate them.”

Maths declining

■ National test scores released recently show the largest math declines ever recorded for fourth and eighth grade students across the country, while reading levels dropped to the lowest level since 1992.

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The results are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the “nation’s report card,” which tests hundreds of fourth and eighth graders and was administered for the first time since 2019.

The results are considered the first nationally represented study of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on learning.

The findings show math scores for eighth graders fell in nearly every state, with the average math score dropping eight points since 2019, from 282 to 274, out of a possible 500.

The average math score for fourth graders fell by five points. In reading, both grades’ averages fell three points. Researchers say a 10-point decline or gain is equivalent to about a year of learning.

37 dope cases per day

■ “We’re now counting 37 cannabis-related diagnoses a day,” Dr. Roneet Lev, an addiction medicine doctor at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, said about her emergency department.

“It’s been steadily increasing over the years. When I started in the 1990s, there was no such thing. Now I see one to two cases per shift. The most common symptom is psychosis.”

“We probably see 20 THC-induced psychoses for every amphetamine induced psychosis,” said Ben Cort, who runs a drug and alcohol treatment centre in Colorado

One study showed an increase of 24 per cent in cases of psychoses in emergency departments in Colorado in the five years following marijuana’s legalisation in that state in 2012.

Since then, legal marijuana has been transformed into a potent and unrecognizsable product. “When I speak at parent nights at schools, most adults still think it’s like the weed we smoked when we were teens in the ’80s, which had between 3 to 5 per cent THC per gram of flower,” said Laura Stack, an advocate against cannabis abuse in Colorado. “We never had today’s highpotency concentrates, vapes or edibles.”

Drugs in full view

■ It truly is the Great White Way. Things have gotten so bad in New York City that drug dealers are brazenly selling what appears to be cocaine sometimes neatly assembled on sidewalk tables on Broadway in trendy NoMad and farther north in Times Square. Some of the drug-slingers openly solicit, saying, “Weed, coke. Weed, coke” as pedestrians walk by, a disgusted local restaurateur said. Observers saw two different buyers approach dealers on the corner of West 27th Street and Broadway earlier this month and hand over cash in exchange for plastic baggies containing a mysterious white substance. And in Times Square, another spotted a makeshift table with what appeared to be prerolled joints on West 41st Street and was told by the dealer that they could get cocaine there too.

California, here you come

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“When I go back in the early months, I probably should have tried to be much, much more careful in getting the message to repeat the uncertainty of what we’re going through,” Fauci said.

Expensive jeans

■ A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s has sold at an auction in a small town in New Mexico for more than $87,000.

The jeans found in an abandoned mine by a "denim archaeologist" were bought by 23-year-old Kyle Hautner and Zip Stevenson, a veteran of the vintage denim market.

"We didn't have any plans to buy the jeans together until the auction started, which is kind of insane looking back on it," Stevenson said.

The jeans were sold for $87,400, one of the highest prices ever paid for a pair of denims including a 15 per cent buyer's premium. Hautner paid 90 per cent, while Stevenson contributed the remaining 10 per cent.

Recycling problem

■ More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2023, calling for more recycling of the oftenhazardous materials they contain.

Stacked flat on top of each other, that many disused phones would rise 50,000 kilometres (30,000 miles), more than a hundred times higher than the International Space Station.

Despite containing valuable gold, copper, silver, palladium and other recyclable components, almost all these unwanted devices will be hoarded, dumped or incinerated, causing significant health and environmental harm.

"Smartphones are one of the electronic products of highest concern for us," said Pascal Leroy, Director General of the WEEE Forum, a not-for-profit association representing 46 producer responsibility organisations.

"If we don't recycle the rare materials they contain, we'll have to mine them in countries like China or Congo."

Defunct cell phones are just the tip of the 44.48-millionton iceberg of global electronic waste generated annually that isn't recycled, according to the 2022 global e-waste monitor.

Many of the five billion phones withdrawn from circulation will be hoarded rather than dumped in the trash, according to a survey in six European countries from June to September 2022.

Border control

■ More than two million people were stopped at the USMexico border during the past 11 months, with a record 2.3 million border encounters projected for the 2022 fiscal year, according to new figures from Customs and Border Protection

It marks the first time the figure has eclipsed the two million mark in a single fiscal year and represents an increase from the 1.7 million encounters for fiscal year 2021.

The total is driven by a surge in migration from Central and South America , with the number of immigrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela up 175 per cent from last year.

In August, roughly one in five migrants had already been apprehended within the previous 12 months.

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Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Country by the bay

■ The new and exciting Country By The Bay Music Festival which will be located on the Frankston Foreshore is on the weekend of March 4-5. Some of the best Australian country artists will perform including Adam Brand, The Wolfe Brothers, Casey Barnes, Amber Lawrence, The Pleasures (Catherine Britt and Lachlan Bryan), Gretta Ziller, Michaela Jenke, Adam Ludewig, Kaitlyn Thomas Music, The Mason Boys, Eddie Rawk Band, Andy Penkows, Kane Vincent and Maya O’Loughlin More information including timetable, ticket prices, etc can be found at www.regfest.com.au

Clayton’s single

■ Singer -songwriter Clayton Saunders has released a new single. Little Cinderella is already on the playlists of radio stations around Australia and the globe. It tells the story of a father's love for his precious fiveyear-old daughter and them sharing a very close and unique bond.

From Donna Fisk

■ Another new track from local artist Donna Fisk has been added to her vast catalogue of original songs. Titled ‘Be’, it’s already climbing country music charts around the country.The renowned singer has a resume which includes an AFL Grand Final appearance amongst many other impressive career highlights. Her father Gene Bradley Fisk is a well respected industry icon and remains active in the business with both a weekly radio show and music releases.

VIOLIN SUPERSTAR TO PERFORM

■ Canadian superstar violinist Alexandre Da Costa and his 1701 Stradivarius will join Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the magic of Vienna – in two spectacular concerts this March.

This mesmerising program - to be performed at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday evening March 25, and Sunday afternoon March 26 at Daylesford Town Hall - includes immortal works by the Viennese masters.

The whirling, swirling delights of Strauss’ Beautiful Blue Danube and Emperor Waltz, Kreisler's Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta and Korngold's Straussiana Waltz are set to sparkle in the opening concerts of the Zelman Orchestra’s 2023 season.

Alexandre Da Costa’s Stradivarius in Vienna has been performed internationally and is both unique and traditional, presenting the soul of this much-loved music in an accessible and refined way.

Continuing the tradition of spectacular Viennese concerts and the great composers that had such influence there, Da Costa conducts the orchestra with his bow as soloist / stehgeiger according to the technique of play and conduct that he masters to perfection.

And in his hands is the 1701 “Deveault” Stradivarius from the Golden Era of Stradivarius violins. This fabulous journey to the Aus-

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Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra with Rick Prakhoff – conductor Alexandre Da Costa – violin and stehgeiger Program

■ Strauss, J Jnr – Die

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■ Strauss, J Jnr– EmperorWaltz

■ Kreisler – Viennese Rhapsodic

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■ Korngold – Straussiana Waltz

■ Stafylakis – Valse Kinetic

■ Kreisler – Schön Rosmarin, Liebesleid and Liebesfreud

■ Strauss, J Jnr – The Beautiful Blue Danube

■ Strauss, J Jnr – TritschTratsch-Polka

■ Strauss, J Snr – Radetzky

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Sat. March 25, 7.30pm. Venue opens 6.30pm.

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Sun., March 26, 2pm. Venue opens 1pm

Tickets: zelmansymphony. org.au

- Geoff Sirmai

- Rob Foenander

● ● Alexandre Da Costa

TROTTERS IN MARYBOROUGH SPOTLIGHT

■ Marvellous Maryborough opened the week on Monday February 6 and once again the trotters were well catered for.

■ Muckleford trainer Chris Angove’s 4Y0 Kvintet Avenger -Death Defying mare Ebonys Avenger was a big winner of the Aldebaran Park Trotters Handicap over 2190 metres following a dashing drive by Gordon reinsman Ryan Duffy.

Bred and raced by son Brad, Ebonys Avenger (10m) settled at the tail of the field as polemarker Mumstheword led.

Sent forward racing for the bell with an electrifying burst of speed to lead for the final circuit, Ebonys Avenger coasted to the wire 15.1 metres clear of Mumstheword which battled on gamely, with Cork (five markers – one/two –three wide last lap) third a half head away. The mile rate 2-04.9.

■ The Crameri Export Quality Chaff Trotters Mobile saw Wedderburn trainer Nick Youngson victorious with 9Y0 Crazed-Iphigenia gelding Hellbound much to the delight of wife Debbie who races him.

Driven by Michelle Phillips, Hellbound (gate two) enjoyed a cosy trip trailing the leader and favourite Fun On Rum (gate five) before angling outside her on the final bend and in a head and head battle all the way up the running, bloused her by a half head.

Algorithm after an early break from the extreme draw ran on solidly from the rear for third albeit 18.5 metres away. The mile rate 2-04.9.

■ Michelle Phillips brought up a double after driving Melton trainer Ken Tippet’s speedy inform 7Y0 Union Guy-Flip Miss gelding El Boston to land the 1690 metre Benstud Back Straight Pace in a slick 1-55.4.

Showing his usual brilliant gate speed from barrier two, El Boston couldn’t be caught, greeting the judge narrowly by a half head over Tupelo Beach along the sprint lane from three pegs, with Delightful Mia which trailed the winner angling away from the markers on the home turn to finish third 4.5 metres back after issuing a strong challenge.

■ Youthful Kilmore trainer Alannah Logie combined with Georgie Batsakis aboard 6Y0 Mr Feelgood-Danmelben mare Kamendable Feeling to capture the 2190 metre Worlds Best Hoof Oil Pace in a rate of 1-58.1.

Settling one/one from gate two on the second line, George vacated the prime spot at the bell and after applying pressure to the leader Got The Goods (gate six) which had crossed Johnny Redcoat (gate five) shortly after the start, raced to the front on the final bend.

Although tackled strongly in the straight by Montana Pride (one/two – three wide last lap), Kamendable Feeling fought back brilliantly to greet the judge by a half neck after looking beaten. Didnt I (one/three – three wide last lap) was third 3.4 metres back.

At Swan Hill

■ Swan Hill raced on Tuesday with an even program. The fast class race of the night – the Tasco Petroleum Pace over 2240 metres saw Moolerr (St Arnaud) part-owner/trainer Denis McIntyre’s smart ex-Kiwi CaptaintreacherousPretty Pins 5Y0 gelding Captain Pins victorious in a mile rate of 1-57.9.

Driven a treat by Ararat freelance Michael Bellman, Captain Pins was taken back from outside the front line to the rear as Foolish Pleasure led from gate three.

Set alight with a rush to lead at the bell, Captain Pins toyed with his rivals to run out a 6.6 metre winner from Foolish Pleasure which was no match at the finish. Belittled (three pegs –four pegs last lap) which ran home late after making the final bend very wide for third a head away.

Swan Hill raced on Tuesday with an even program. The fast class race of the night – the Tasco Petroleum Pace over 2240 metres saw Moolerr (St Arnaud) part-owner/trainer Denis McIntyre’s smart ex-Kiwi CaptaintreacherousPretty Pins 5Y0 gelding Captain Pins victorious in a mile rate of 1-57.9.

Driven a treat by Ararat freelance Michael Bellman, Captain Pins was taken back from outside the front line to the rear as Foolish Pleasure led from gate three.

Set alight with a rush to lead at the bell, Cap-

Harness Racing

light Red (gate three). Going forward three wide prior to the home turn, Yoee joined the leader on the home turn and raced away to register a 4.7 metre victory over Starlight Storm along the sprint lane, with Abbie (one/four – five wide home turn) running her usual honest race for third 4.1 metres back. The mile rate 2-02.5.

■ The duo made it a double after 7Y0 Always

A Virgin-The Milky Way mare Galactic Gal scored in the 2190 metre Your Sold Real Estate Pace. Given the run of the race one/one trailing Wemade Freo with local Jitterbug Arden leading from gate five, Galactic Girl after angling three wide on the final bend, finished full of running to defeat the pacemaker by 5.2 metres in 1-59.3.

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This Week

■ Wednesday – Charlton/Shepparton, Thursday – Hamilton, Friday – Ballarat, Saturday - Melton, Sunday – Gunbower, Monday – Maryborough, Tuesday – Cranbourne.

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tain Pins toyed with his rivals to run out a 6.6 metre winner from Foolish Pleasure which was no match at the finish. Belittled (three pegs –four pegs last lap) which ran home late after making the final bend very wide for third a head away.

■ Former Tasmanian trainer/driver Connor Crook now based at Kialla in the Goulburn Valley scored a nice win with 4Y0 Shadow PlaySassy Seelster mare All So Sassy in the Tasco Battlers In The Bush Maiden Pace over 1750 metres to open the night’s proceedings.

Showing plenty of speed from gate six to cross Artisticbutnaughty (gate two) running into the first turn, All So Sassy showed exactly that to show her rivals a clean pair of heels and easily account for Fullofit which raced outside her after going forward from gate three.Missmalachite (one/one) was third 11.1 metres away. The rate 1-55.7.

■ Connor was to bring up a double after 6Y0 Alta Christiano-Solar Operative gelding Occiano landed the Tasco Petroleum Swan Hill Pace over 1750 metres.

Raced by Wayne Potter, Occiano wasn’t quick away from the pole settling in the second half of the field leading up the outside division as More Arts Than Class (gate two) after a quick beginning led with Our Arts Christian tackling hard from gate four but unable to cross which resulted in the field spreading out.

Moving forward swiftly racing for the bell to assume control in the last lap, Occiano was too strong over the concluding stages, scoring by 3.1 metres from Royal Cadence (one/two), with Our Arts Christian holding down third 4.1 metres away. The mile rate 1-56.9.

■ Shepparton trainer Steven Duffy who enjoyed many district wins in the Nyah days, was successful with Huntsville-Spring To Life filly Spring Ville on debut in the Tasco Lubricants 3Y0 Maiden Pace over 2240 metres.

With Gordon based son Ryan in the sulky, Spring Ville led throughout to register a cosy 8.5 metre victory over polemarker Over The Line which trailed returning a mile rate of 2-00.5. Outback Queenie after racing exposed from gate five battled on gamely for third 1.6 metres back.

Shepp. double

■ At Shepparton on Wednesday, Ardmona trainer/driver Donna Castles landed the Euroa Rotary Club Pace over 2190 metres with 7Y0 Modern Art-Chloes Daughter mare Cheeky Philtra and by doing so, recorded her eighth success in 82 outings.

Driven with aggression to retain the front running from the pole, Cheeky Philtra rated to perfection kicked clear on the final bend to score by 7.5 metres in advance of Karalta Courage (gate eight) which trailed offering no resistance. Betterthanflyhigh (three pegs from gate three) was third 12 metres back. The mile rate 1-59.2.

■ Lightly raced 9Y0 Bacardi Lindy-Lunars

Last gelding Yoee trained at Kialla in partnership by Stephen O’Donoghue and Rebecca Bartley brought up his third victory at start number 20 by taking the 2190 metre Hunter Rural Trotters Mobile.

Driven by Bec, Yoee began safely from gate four on the second line to settle three back in the moving line as old timer Starlight Storm (gate two) led before handing over to stablemate Star-

Bendigo action

■ Bendigo raced on Thursday and what a wonderful time 8Y0 Majestic Son-Maori Road mare Aldebaran Crescent who chalked up her 14th success in 75 outings and over $210,000 in stakes by taking the 1st Heat of the Lyn McPherson Memorial Breed For Speed Gold Trotters Series over 1650 metres has given connections over the years.

Raced by a big syndicate headed by Mildura based Campbell Racing Group and Aiken Racing Pty Ltd,Aldebaran Crescent bred by Duncan McPherson’s Aldebaran Lodge Pty Ltd came out in a hurry from gate four, but couldn’t head off both Majestical Belle (gate two) and Keayang Xena (gate three) inside her.

With reinsman James Herbertson pressing the issue, Aldebaran Crescent succeeded in crossing the pair and after dropping back in grade, had the race at her mercy, greeting the judge by 1.9 metres from Keayang Livana (four pegs – behind leader - death seat last lap –behind winner home turn) before using the sprint lane in the straight.

Keayang Xena after easing to three pegs and one/one in the last lap was third 9.5 metres away. The sectionals after a lead time of 2.8 seconds being 26.7, 31.1, 28.4 and 29.7 for a mile rate of 1-55.7.

■ Sutton Grange trainer Ross Graham and twin brother Leigh (owner) enjoyed a happy night after landing a double on the night – 8Y0 Me Feelgood-Jesse Grant gelding Tophat Johny landing the 1650 metre Profusion Fuels Pace and 6Y0 Majestic Son-Four Lillies mare Reigning Lillies the Lyn McPherson Memorial Breed For Speed Bronze Trotting Series (Heat 1) over 1650 metres.

Tophat Johny driven by Chris Alford came out fast from gate six to cross the poleline leader Polly Peachum and just lasted by a nose from Apieceoflou (one/two – four wide home turn) and a death-seating Lady Miki who was a nose away third in a thrilling finish. The mile rate 157.2.

Much improved Reigning Lillies with ‘Herbie’ Herbertson led from gate three before electing to take a trail on Ima Destroyer (gate five) with the free running Baarlinee (gate six) outside the pair.

When Brent Thomson allowed Barrlinee to speed clear at the bell, Ima Destroyer kept in touch with Reigning Lillies dropping off a little. Moving off the inside to give chase in the last lap, Reigning Lilles joined Barrlinee on the final bend and the pair drew away to fight out the finish with Reigning Lillies doing best to score by a neck in 1-59.7. Meadowvalley Lover ran on late from one/one at the bell but a long way off the leaders for third 11.1 metres back.

Friday at Geelong

■ Geelong was Friday’s venue and Inverleigh octogenarian trainer/driver Bob Kuchenmeister still on a high after winning at Melton a two weeks earlier with Leanne Leeann, repeated the dose when 7Y0 Lawman-Bold Mover gelding Dicko Dixon landed the Cainy’s Plumbing & AG Services Trotters Mobile in a mile rate of 2-04.9.

Settling three back in the moving line from gate two on the second row, Dicko Dixon who Dick and Jean Lee also hold a share commenced a forward move three wide in the last lap and despite making the final bend four wide, ran home strongly to record a neck margin over

Comment

■ What is happening to our sport ? It’s bad enough when Sky Channel continue to shaft our races on a regular basis to Sky 2 due to the previous race being shown running late (gallops or trots) which irritates viewers to a maximum, we are now for the last number of months seeing horses race in different colours than that shown in the race book, form guides and Sky graphic which is totally inexcusable. If this is the case, maybe it is now time to use trainers or drivers colours which would stop the confusion punters have to endure. If this is so, please make it public or, bring in a rule that trainers and/or drivers colours MUST be worn. For the sake of the sport, bring back the professionalism it needs.

Itsallandover (one/one – three wide home turn), with Wilcannia third a metre back after racing exposed from the bell.

■ Visiting Oamaru trainer/driver Phil Williamson, a regular visitor to Victoria over the years at carnival time was victorious aboard the Brent Lilley (Bolinda) trained Kiwi bred Love You-Firenze filly Our Marvella in the Happy Birthday Maria (Sanzarno) 3Y0 Trotters Mobile over 2100 metres.

Beginning swiftly from outside the front line, Our Marvella coasted for the trip, winning untouched by 11.2 metres in a rate of 2-04.1 from Ataboy Charlie (four pegs – one/one last lap), with first starter Spirited Lass third 3.8 metres away after trailing the winner. Claudys Secret (three pegs – outside the winner last lap) looked likely to run second only for galloping in the straight.

■ Former Goulburn (NSW) trainer Amy Day now based at Ecklin South being the partner of Mattie Craven, was successful with 6Y0 Sportswriter-The Checkout Chic gelding Irvine in the 2100 metre Devcon Properties Pace.

Driven by future brother-in-law Glen Craven, Irvine first up since December enjoyed a cosy trip from the pole trailing Major Watson (gate two) and when the opportunity arose on turning, used the sprint lane to account for the pacemaker by 2.5 metres. Wotdidyousaaay held third after racing in the open from outside the front line. The mile rate 1-58.9.

- Len Baker

Media Flashes

■ Sophie Boyd has been promoted to Social Media Editor at The Age. She first joined the masthead as a Social Media Producer / Journalist in early 2022.

■ Charlotte Batty has returned to the ABC's Behind the News as a Producer.

■ Perry Williams has been appointed Business Editor of The Australian . In this role, he will lead the business reporters at the national masthead and across News Corp Australia’s metropolitan and regional outlets through the Australian Business Network.

■ New deputy editors appointed at TheAge Mat Dunckley and Orietta Guerrera have both been appointed as Deputy Editor at The Age. The two will share the role as part of their duties.

■ Clinton Maynard has been appointed the new host of Australia Overnights (Weekends), a nightly weekend program that is syndicated across Nine radio stations.

- Telum Australia

Sport

EQUAL FAVOURITES FOR BLUE DIAMOND

■ Two top colts are sharing favourtism for the Blue Diamond Stakes to be run at Caulfield on February 25.

The New South Wales youngster, Barber, prepared by leading trainer, James Cummings, is being touted as the best two-year-old going around at present.

He has only had two starts so far for two wins, both in great style.

Barber is by top sire Exceed and Excel, and at his second start won the $1 million Golden Gift in Sydney. He hasn’t raced since, but is working well.

Equal favourite is the Victorian colt, Steel City, trained by the state’s top training team of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

From her only two starts, she has run two credible races, the last behind the promising Learning to Fly in Sydney on January 28.

The stable has a big opinion of her, but the jury is still out.

King’s Gambit, with the Peter and Paul Snowden team, after a big win at Flemington had his colours lowered by Red Resistance at Rosehill on January 28, but is much better than that.

Victorian colt, Veecee, another of the MaherEustace combination was beaten by the James Cummings trained Sydney colt, Zulfiqar, who led all the way to win at Sandown in the Chairman’s Stakes over 1000 metres.

First start winner, Serasana, with Robbie Griffiths and Mathew De Kock, was found wanting finishing fourth after a good win at her first start.

Sydney colt, Don Coreleone , named after a Godfather character, was an impressive winner at Randwick back on January 21.

Another of the Snowden team blessed with good pace, won well, and will improve on that run after drawing out wide at Randwick on a soft track.

Prior to his first start he was a creditable third to King’s Gambit in a trial over 1050 metres back on January 9.

The early favourite for the classic, The Instructor, in the care of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, was most impressive winning first up at Sandown, but has gone out of favour a bit in the later markets.

Gangitano, by former Blue Diamond winner Written By, was impressive winning for young trainers, Amy and Ash Yargi, with Craig Williams aboard at Caulfield back on November 26.

He has been working well, but would need to get a hurry on.

One that is right out the gate in the latest market is the original favourite for the Magic Millions and the Blue Diamond is the Sydney colt Empire of Japan.

Another of the Snowden team in Sydney, he was touted as the next best thing among the youngsters.

However, after a brilliant win at his first start, he was beaten into third spot in the Plate in Sydney back in December.

He is nicely bred by the leading sire, Snitzel, from Ichihara, at his first start, he came from a long way back over 1000 metres, on a heavy

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of horse experience, and we know the formula works.

Close to 90 per cent of our graduates have remained working in the industry after completing the course, which is really pleasing,” says, TBA Chief Executive Tom Reilly.

Among the diverse graduates are an electrician, a beauty therapist, and a cricket coach, who are all looking for a career change.

The current crop of trainees also includes an army veteran, who developed a passion for horses after taking part in an equine therapy program.

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Employers around the country have embraced the program. In this day and age, I heartily agree.

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Trainees have enjoyed placements on farms in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland and with planning underway for the 2023 intake.

TBA is calling for farms from all states to get in contact, if they are interested in taking on a Trainee.

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- Ted Ryan

But he has lost his

have

Zulfiqar ridden by Ben Melham wins the Lamaro's Hotel Chairman's Stakes

Sandown Hillside Racecourse. Photo by Ross Holburt/Racing Photos.

King's Gambit ridden by Blake Shinn wins the Magic Millions Debutant Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos.

track at Randwick winning by three lengths. It was enough for the experts to rate him as the best around at the moment.

position, as the bookmakers

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Results from Saturday’s local cricket

■ Premier Cricket. Men’s Premier

Firsts. Melbourne v Carlton 7/277 HJ Smyth

110* NJ Ross 52 MW Harvey 34 C Rutland 28

KR Williamson 2/55 GJ Hannah 2/58. CaseySouth Melbourne 245 LJ Sperling 67 LJ Shelton

53 DB Webb 45 A Deshpande 27 U Butt 5/33

J Vine 2/48 MC Birthisel 2/53 v Footscray.

Richmond 0/10 v Geelong 219 EN Gay 120

JB Larkin 28 S Mills 3/23 AJ Humphries 2/32

W Parker 2/36 RT Mark 2/65. Ringwood v Northcote 6/235 A Crispe 62* JR Koduru 46

MC Phelan 45 B Baker 35* J Sundberg 30

MF Fotia 2/47 PS Patil 2/77. Frankston Pen-

insula1/28 v Greenvale Kangaroos221 CJ Hayes

62 J Bracey 51 MW Archer 26 JA Nanopoulos

4/47 BJ Symons 3/67. Melbourne University7/

274 J Prakash 74* B Reed 67 F McKenna 46

Y Singh 41 SM Beer 3/49 AI Wheeler 2/39 v

Prahran. Fitzroy Doncaster 2/18 SR Paramesh

2/4 v Kingston Hawthorn215 S Chopra 37 S

Evans 36 JT Lewis 34 KW Heigl 29 N Sathyajith

28 K Smith 3/33 N Fletcher 3/41 SM Elliott

3/47. Dandenong7/313 T Donnell 66 A

Newman 65* MN Wilson 64 B Allison 38 SP

Newell 26* MN Marinic 25 WG Walker 4/70

AW Gorvin 3/75 v Camberwell Magpies. Essendon 1/2 v St Kilda230 JA Merlo 68 JG

Bartlett 42 AJ Crosthwaite 36 LF English 35

M Hussain 5/59 L Molloy 2/29.

Men’s Premier Seconds. St Kilda3/103

TM Hale 48 v Essendon184 N Pottabathini

102 WH Fraser-Smith 5/45 LA Destito 2/28

LJ Gandy 2/44. Northcote9/360 M O'Sullivan

160 DJ Lalor 54 A Lalor 34 EJ Brandon-Jones

32 B Hosemans 27 TS Sugumar 4/69 GJ

Lawson 2/79 v Ringwood3/30. Camberwell

Magpies v Dandenong 4/315 GE Seneviratne

110* DI Malik 67 AG Fernando 54 AJ Fernando

48 JS Lyndon 2/47 CJ Fitzsimmons 2/105.

Geelong153 FJ Cozens 59 M Robb 35 J Hesline

2/18 J D'Rozario 2/21 B Fletcher 2/34 v Richmond0/45 J Hinds 27*. Greenvale Kangaroos

v Frankston Peninsula 9/312 LA McConnell 127

R Shelton 86 SE Van Wijk 29 H Kremer-Slevin

3/51 I Zmak 3/51 JG Taylor 2/54. Footscray 8/

341(dec) A Nadeem 142 ND Caulfield 41 J

Pace 38 S Mihelakos-James 36 TM Hughes

33 MJ Walker 2/24 EM Allaway 2/51 IC Jassal

2/57 v Casey-South Melbourne1/18. Carlton

6/323 A Poppa 141* D Sullivan 100 TA Mileto

46 WT O'Brien 3/45 v Melbourne. Kingston

Hawthorn 256 UL Weragala 84 MG Vailisseri

56* JP Ellingworth 3/57 CJ McIlveen 3/74 C

Simondson 2/23 I Dhanoa 2/54 v Fitzroy

Doncaster 1/9. Prahran5/116 A Turner 70* H

Sheahan 2/17 v Melbourne University128 L

Melican 54* H Bienvenu 32 H Birchall 4/40 J

Boyce 2/24 LG Brown 2/48.

Men’s Premier Thirds. Casey-South

Melbourne 1/41 v Footscray 121 A Harding

41* C Robinson-Cay 5/25 B Lambden 3/27.

Richmond v Geelong 9/183 J Baldi 46* C

Snookes 32 T Hewson 25 T Cashman 2/15 D

Mihiripenna 2/38. Essendon 9/196(cc) J

Chapple 45 SN Phillips-Williams 39 M Arsalan

35 AY Bhatia 27 LO Sellenger 3/35 JD Gray

3/42 v St Kilda. Ringwood 8/313 IG Macklin

68 LJ Quinn 56 BT Box 51 MJ King 36 JC

Meyers 32 TL Webb 29* T Pegler 2/43 V Vasan

2/63 v Northcote. Frankston Peninsula 5/327

T Harrison 107 JD Edwards 66* S Parker 65 L

Curtis 51* KH Noronha 4/68 v Greenvale Kan-

garoos. Melbourne University 1/38 v

Prahran173 J Agar 38 L Pike 34 BM Moon 26

DL Malcolm 25 L Hatzoglou 5/27 S Goel 2/

34. Melbourne 148 MJ Cheesman 48 AP

McCooke 41 JW Beer 6/28 T Marchant 2/33 v Carlton1/36. Fitzroy Doncaster3/120 SJ

Reynolds 47* M Sacchetta 31 v Kingston Hawthorn95 O Stalder 31 KA Turner 7/22 JP

Trevenen 2/25. Dandenong6/325 S Thomas

146* J Singh 70 SE McKean 41 LM Antonello

40 F Tucker 2/53 BL Jowett 2/62 v Camberwell Magpies.

Men’s Premier Fourths. St Kilda202 G Singh 72 DS Mason 40* RA Talwar 31 P Ketheenshwaran 3/32 A Sandhu 2/42 v Essendon. Camberwell Magpies v Dandenong. Greenvale Kangaroos v Frankston Peninsula 8/

206 E Sidhu 78* K Malik 56 F Evemy 3/14 P

Patel 2/30. Footscray 8/367 K Bollu 116* J

Boulton 102 G Sapukotana 42 D Kumar 28 J

Burns 26 SS Pawar 2/61 MR Blanch 2/85 AJ Blanch 2/88 v Casey-South Melbourne. Kingston

Hawthorn183 BM Foreshew 89* R Verma 50

JD Wessels 4/26 RR Sacristani 2/28 JW Arandt

2/40 v Fitzroy Doncaster1/16. Geelong 9/282

N Donazzon 67 DN Fanning 66 O Haberfield

44 O Rodgers 43 C Montgomery 5/33 v Rich-

mond. Northcote 5/341(cc) R Alexander 109

TS Ryder 92 S Rousch 63 D Goela 39 SA

Wade 3/63 v Ringwood. Carlton v Melbourne

5/208(cc) HC Hyslop 77* U Boezaart 47 RC

Edwards 32 J Sagoo 28*. Prahran121 TL

Perera 3/32 O Patel 2/33 vMelbourne University 4/51 H Cummings 2/13.

■ Diamond Valley Cricket Association. Barclay Shield. Banyule 90 JD Poyser 30

AA Elward 4/31 DR Gilbert 3/6 DH Bedurke 2/

7 and 84 DR Gilbert 5/21 AA Elward 4/29 def

by Diamond Creek 3/114(dec) RA Phelan 53*

T McLean 48 JN Wilson 3/26 and 3/61 RA

Phelan 26 JC Mahar 2/13. Research Eltham

Collegians 116 D Sampimon 4/25 DD

Wickramarathna 3/18 R Sharma 2/12 def by Rosebank 5/239(cc) T Tenuta 88 D Sampimon

43 R Shaman 35* J Klaster 2/30. North

Eltham Wanderers 6/161 A Tsapatsaris 57 JC

Young 28* L McLeod 28 L Camuncoli 26 LA

Money 3/40 def Riverside 159 S Villani 37 A

Villani 32 R O'Donnell 5/43 DS Lakhi 2/26 JC

Young 2/69. Epping 9/180(cc) T Emmins 43

NJ Gardiner 30 SA Barker 28 O Toussaint 5/

55 def Rosanna 143 R O'Sullivan 34 DC Marsh

28 BJ McKeown 3/25 J Henkel 2/26 R Tinsley

2/27. Heidelberg 160 J Smith 62 P Cashen

35 A Fotinopoulos 25 R Wise 6/34 T Poulsen

2/16 def by Macleod 164 S Lumsden 39 I

Spencer-Jones 34 A Fotinopoulos 3/52 C

Gogerly 2/30.

Money Shield. Bundoora Park 64 N

Sharma 5/17 SS Taggar 4/21 and 10/76 SS

Taggar 3/9 S Adams 2/2 J Kaminski 2/11 N

Sharma 2/27 v Bundoora 8/111(dec) R Singh-

Dhillon 31 B Healy 3/19 H Culph 2/3 S Patil

2/17 and 1/32. Lower Eltham 112 R Mitchell

28 JJ Nixon 4/32 A Abbas 2/10 JW Scott 2/

24 def by Lalor Stars 3/114 A Abbas 47 MA

Hayse 27*. Laurimar 9/122(cc) H Foster 34*

AJ Drinkwell 31 L Wilson 4/45 M Hogg 2/18

def by Eltham 9/209(cc) M Chrimes 50 S

Sceney 49 P Richardson 4/33. Bundoora

United 4/291 J Thompson 151 G Turner 48 L

Joyce 36 C Cogan 26* S O'Brien 2/77 def

Montmorency 8/290(cc) R Coleman 79 J Tay-

lor 73 A Bennett 49 J Crook 42 R Commandeur

3/30 RM Gaylard 2/86. Plenty 7/274(cc) TK

Rajarathna 102 CC Prasad 97 M Johnson 38

M Edwards 3/53 A Mitris 2/48 def Mernda 9/ 200(cc) MR Russell 38 S Wright 33 D

Chesterton 31 J McLagan 27 TK Rajarathna

2/23 C Barclay 2/49.

Mash Shield. Panton Hill 227 LJ Taylor

48 M Stamkovski 34 G Motschall 27 R Ford

26 MK McAuley 3/55 TK Groom 2/39 def by Mill Park 2/229 TK Groom 129* R Hillyear 81 B Young 2/46. Greensborough 8/137 UJ

Ranasingha 63* M Willis 3/23 BA Jenkin 2/

25 v Lower Plenty 7/134(cc) AC Horner 29*

LM Sirianni 29 MJ Cheung 2/17. Thomastown

146 M Di Battista 79 M Ceravolo 29 def by Hurstbridge 9/203(cc) T Sanjeewa 80* T

Vandekolk 50 N Somerville 4/59 C Aitken 3/

47. South Morang 101 R Lee 45 S Apostola

4/18 RG Patterson 3/30 GS Mahal 2/1 and 0/

35 v Thomastown United 6/165 D Lakmal

83* KS Heckmann 2/19 N Tsimiklis 2/26

B-Grade. Diamond Creek 158 M Keenan

61 LK Sewell 26 NR Sawant 3/18 BM Johnson

3/41 TC Hall 2/19 FA Davis 2/37 defBanyule

138 JK Aleksandrov 30 NR Sawant 26 M

Keenan 3/10 LK Sewell 3/43. Rosanna 121 I

Yarlagadda 29 J Wilkins 4/39 J Kearney 3/22

E Kunelius 2/12 def by Epping 5/134(dec) SC

Trowbridge 51 T Kunelius 39 S Kearney 28.

Montmorency 9/182(cc) J Hansen 74 H Jones

3/38 M Zealley 3/41 JG Moloney 2/27 def

Bundoora United 165 LJ Kerr 47 J Hansen 4/

11 JH Andrew 3/15 D Compton 2/32. Lalor

Stars 9/264 S Kemp 93 KD Beaumont 52 N

Mittica 33* S Byrne 4/78 CS Bedi 3/44 T

Balcombe 2/89 def Heidelberg 263 J Gedye

C-Grade. Diamond Creek 158 M Keenan

61 LK Sewell 26 NR Sawant 3/18 BM Johnson

3/41 TC Hall 2/19 FA Davis 2/37 defBanyule

138 JK Aleksandrov 30 NR Sawant 26 M

Keenan 3/10 LK Sewell 3/43. Rosanna 121 I

Yarlagadda 29 J Wilkins 4/39 J Kearney 3/22

E Kunelius 2/12 def by Epping 5/134(dec) SC

Trowbridge 51 T Kunelius 39 S Kearney 28.

Montmorency 9/182(cc) J Hansen 74 H Jones

3/38 M Zealley 3/41 JG Moloney 2/27 def

Bundoora United 165 LJ Kerr 47 J Hansen 4/

11 JH Andrew 3/15 D Compton 2/32. Lalor

Stars 9/264 S Kemp 93 KD Beaumont 52 N

Mittica 33* S Byrne 4/78 CS Bedi 3/44 T

Balcombe 2/89 def Heidelberg 263 J Gedye

92 LJ Balcombe 67 S Mortell 53 J Abbas 5/

71 JA Griffin 3/58 S Kemp 2/37. Riverside 9/

204(dec) M Brooker 46 L Morgan 40* T Hewett

31 X Mitchell 2/16 D Hooper 2/27 B O'Donnell

2/47 defNorth Eltham Wanderers 97 BC

Money 3/15 SJ Veal 3/28 D Rowley 2/7. D-Grade. Hurstbridge 0/0(dec) and 10/

158 V Dua 42 P Holzer 38 S Fraser 3/21 T

Centorino 3/36 D Morter 2/25 v North Eltham

Wanderers 8/181(cc) DA Morter 48 C Katsaros

48 P Holzer 4/40. Rosebank 118 L Pappas

32 CP Strongman 3/9 MJ Laurie 2/20 R Plant

2/21 C Daw 2/25v Montmorency 2/40 K

Keating 35*. Thomastown 136 D Selvaraj 32

J Cugnetto 30 C Mamidanna 28 def by Bundoora Park 2/138 ZP Howell 59* D Doddato

38 S Miller 26* L Cope 2/32. Diamond Creek

86 R Tomasiello 36 S Cullen 4/30 D Cocking

3/13 J Goodwin 2/15 def by Plenty 111 N

Curtin 35 A King 30 C Sexton 2/12 LA Shallard

2/12 J Connell 2/25. Mill Park 167 B Van

Driel 34 D Kumar 30 M McMaster 25 TR

McNamara 4/57 A Choudhary 3/28 def by Greensborough 203 CW Rathnayake 61 JD

Perichon 56 JL Marenos 42 M McMaster 5/

47 S Ullah 2/32. E-Grade. Riverside 9/416(cc) T Gilmore

223 G Smyth 57 TG Money 34 D Juchnevicius

30 S Valenti 3/41 N Mirzaee 2/54 def

Greensborough 160 N Mirzaee 46 N Silva 35

J Bohan 3/18 N Hoobin 3/28 D Juchnevicius

2/17. Thomastown United 95 D Cooray 37 T

Luke 3/19 N Sriskandharajah 2/24 and 61 E Elango 5/14 S Nagasanthakumaran 3/11 def by South Morang 2/171(dec) JN Ramalingam

68* N Hettiarachchi 66. Mernda 171 R Virtue 87* B Thomson 27 R Hobbs 4/27 A

McCrabb 2/66 def by Panton Hill 320 A McCrabb 74 K Toulson 61 FH Tod 55 KJ Hart 45 S McCarter 4/50 J Kawhe 2/50 G Greenough 2/83. Bundoora 94 RJ Pratt 5/18 NA Heaney 5/39 def Whittlesea 92 NA Heaney 48 AE Madsen 5/9 N Pearce 2/24 S Kolluri 2/ 26.

F1-Grade. Banyule 45 D Gattuso 4/14 G Watson 2/3 H Woodhouse 2/19 and 128 DA

O'Connor 50 BA Oliver 28 D Gattuso 5/41 H Woodhouse 2/28 def by Heidelberg 5/104 T Marshall 25* HW Stephens-Block 2/27 and 2/70(cc) G Watson 26* J Stevens 25*. Lower Plenty 7/169(dec) C James 74 G Turner 51

M Douglas 2/16 D de Run 2/18 def Bundoora United 101 BJ Giarrusso 25 E Brookes 5/47 J Nailer 2/7 and 1/58 WP Gelling 47*. Lalor

Stars 7/206 J Vasilev 85 MI Godinho 61* E

Kitchen 3/30 CJ Lea 2/41 def Riverside 9/ 205(cc) C Skiba 95 M McMaster-Smith 51 S

Hayse 3/33 MS Gill 2/17. Rosanna 7/226(cc)

S Madan 53 MR Jackson 39* E Rao 31 A

Dickson 27* v Epping 107 N Spokes 4/21 J

Janezic 3/36 A Dickson 2/24 and 9/207 E Rao 3/33 A Dickson 3/38 MR Jackson 2/35.

F2-Grade. Montmorency 220 J Davies 64

DA Barnett 52 M Eason 33 MP Trainor 3/21 def by Diamond Creek 4/223(cc) MJ Rolfe 53

TP Ladd 50 JA Bellingham 33 T Jones 27*.

Laurimar 96 A Najeeb 30 M Liversidge 27 S

Eda 3/25 E Buchan 3/33 B Jones 3/36 def by Research Eltham Collegians 130 C Dornan 34

A Barber 5/26 M Liversidge 2/21 SR Winstone 2/27. Mill Park 214 A Henderson 54 S Pillai

47 A Sacco 29 D Luke 2/20 B Kay 2/22 P

Vasanthanathan 2/36 def by South Morang 266

B Slater 63 P Vasanthanathan 42 AA Huybers

72 J FitzGerald 27 M Decker 3/41 W Addison 2/60.

F3-Grade. Bundoora Park 203 RW Taylor

80 S Pullar 29 JJ McCaig 2/25 Ha Almatrah

2/33 J Antonio-Taylor 2/44def by Rosanna 5/204 Ha Almatrah 43 L Anderson 39* I Gordon 30 A Culph 2/27 M Arshad 2/42. Diamond Creek 6/130 B Hardman 58 G Rolfe 29*

JT Cleary 2/26 L Grech 2/60 def Macleod 126

R Dahiya 28 J Leeson 3/15 C Parker 2/10 B Collis 2/39. Research Eltham Collegians 7/ 161(cc) D Ellis 64 A Perrett 35* D Jenkins 2/ 31 def Laurimar 157 DS Crain 69 S Lewin 32

D Palladino 28 D Wilcox 5/7 B Perrett 3/35

Thomastown United def by Riverside

F4-Grade. Lower Plenty 8/207(cc) A

Tsardakis 90 B James 45 T King 2/18 T Lafford

2/43 M Devedi 2/47 def South Morang 181 V Sharma 41 J Davidson 25 S Caldera 2/24 Greensborough 5/229 A Don 100* L

Dassanayake 51 A Koratiapally 2/53 v Bundoora 10/187 R Manu 25 A Van Roon 2/ 17 M Crapis 2/34 L Dassanayake 2/34 S Afrid

2/38. Hurstbridge 2/161(dec) M Ward 85 P Ward 38 and 0/0(dec) v Research Eltham Collegians 57 A Beasley 2/3 N Kent 2/6 M Ward 2/7 and 5/102 S Horn 36* R Widdup 26 J Hayes 2/9. North Eltham Wanderers 5/168

L Drakes 2/27 defMernda 9/166(cc) C Smith

87 L Drakes 27.

G1-Grade. Rosebank 6/197(cc) S Cassar 50* R Clark 46 F Carelli 37 D Lucia 28 M Talbot 2/32 def byLaurimar 7/201 M Talbot 51* M Moroney 51* BR McDonald 27 D Lucia 3/28 I Browne 2/17. Montmorency 5/164 D

Keating 51* J Stacy 51* def Bundoora Park 9/ 163(cc) R Keating 3/18 S Woodhouse 2/16 D

Keating 2/20. Panton Hill 92 E Turner 39 P Jenkin 3/26 R Ackland 2/6 S Sinclair 2/17 def by Lower Eltham 2/95 S Goel 36*. Mernda 5/ 129 EL Frawley 50* J Muggivan 46de f Bundoora 128 EL Frawley 3/14 J Muggivan 3/ 20

G2-Grade. Plenty 8/153(cc) D Barnett 40

T Weir 39 T Merrett Collie 31 N Pal 3/28 S Ethiraj 2/18 v South Morang 117 T Harvey 71*

J Callegari 2/7 J Edis 2/9 K Axton 2/11. North Eltham Wanderers 5/138(cc) def by Bundoora United 4/142 L Seccombe 50* T Anderson 34* Laurimar 2/189 J Rodda 53* N Key 53* TJ Braddy 2/26 def Banyule 6/187(cc) MM Schoen

37 SM Pinner 36 A Mittal 32 JA Marks 29 J Keena 2/24. Riverside 6/213(cc) P Cecala 53*

M Rowley 49* A Newell 31 M Newell 28 S Stewart 2/31 PJ Stewart 2/33 def b y Thomastown 7/215 J Gammino 54* D Cugno 53* PJ Stewart 42 J Thompson 2/36 M Newel

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G3-Grade. Lower Plenty 4/174(cc) D Taylor 50* S Nayef 33* HD Chesser 25* ID Chesser 25 D Slater 2/38 def by South Morang 4/177 P Narendranathan 50* S Sritharan 50*

JD Pierce 35. Macleod 3/183(cc) D Langford

50* R Scanlon 43* B Chamberlain 35* def Greensborough 99 C Bosso 3/20 R Scanlon 2/

4 N Sadiku 2/20. Heidelberg 2/175(dec) S Kathi 50* NC Bennett 36 JL Bennett 33 def Diamond Creek 8/165(cc) ML Vassallo 53* J Boustead 43 NC Bennett 3/22 GN Bennett 2/ 18.

■ Western Suburbs Churches and Community Cricket Association. Division 1. Brimbank Strikers170 S CHACKO 60 J Malik

3/19 F Mohammed 2/16 MR Ahmed 2/18

Ahmed 2/23 def by Truganina CC7/171 M Hasan 76 I Ahmed 43* J Murali 3/29 A KJ 2/ 19. Western Leadbeaters CC v West Point. Tarneit Central CC Red5/176 def United Tarneit SC8/174(cc). Williams Landing SC0/99(cc) R Bhinder 62* B Nadeem 32* def Tarneit Central CC Blue97 JB Singh 46 R Bhinder 3/13

AA Banga 3/45 M Bhaskar 2/20. Division 2. Tarneit Central CC Green196 def Williams Landing SC186. Truganina Strikers v Tarneit Central CC Gold. One Melbourne SC4/175 R Beera 51 S Kotagiri 51 def

Mambourin CC172 R Beera 4/22 P Britto 3/

30 J Saini 2/25. West Point Cricket Club189

AL Singh 4/36 P Singhria 2/32 def by United Tarneit SC8/204(cc) M Nadola 62 Bd shah 47

P Bhakoo 37 H Dhindsa 25*.

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