The Local Paper. Peninsula-Frankston-Greater Dandenong-Casey-Cardinia Edition. Wed., June 19, 2024

‘GIVEN UP ALREADY?’ MP QUIZZES MINISTER

■ Southern Metropolitan MLC Georgie Crozier has questioned Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt if the State Government has already given up on its commitments following the Royal Commission.

“My question is to the Minister for Mental Health. Minister, you have slashed spending on new mental health initiatives to just over onetenth of the $1 billion the government expects to gouge from Victorian businesses via the mental health and wellbeing levy. Has the government given up on meeting its royal commission commitments?”

Ms Stitt replied: “Absolutely not. I do take issue with the way you have framed your question, Ms Crozier, because the budget papers clearly show that output funding for the 2024–25 financial year is almost $3 billion, which is a historic high, and our government is proud of our record investment in mental health since the royal commission handed down its report in 2021.

“We have already invested $6 billion into many, many initiatives. On 90 per cent of the recommendations, we are underway with the work to implement those.

“We have record output funding in the budget, which is almost double what it was prior to the Royal Commission,” Ms Stitt said.

■ Mornington Peninsula Shire has announced a ine-up of events designed to entertain kids during the school holidays (June 29-July 14).

The Councvil has programs including how to become a pasta making pro, to magical games and nature play.

Many of these adventures are free, or cost ‘pocket change’.

“Our Libraries will be buzzing with activity,” said a Council representative. “Kids can dive into a world of imagination with magic shows, craft workshops, and join interactive storytelling events.

“Teenagers won’t be left out. Drop into ourYouth Hubs where 10- to 17-year-olds can enjoy a bunch of activities like hanging out with friends, engaging in arts and crafts, gaming, cooking, puzzles, sports, and much more.”

MPRG will be running workshops including on designing jewellery using personal keepsakes.

■ Improvements to the Route 800 bus service between Chadstone and Dandenong have been mentioned in State Parliament by South-East Metropolitan MLC Michael Galea.

“My question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. This year’s State Budget included $29.7 million in additional funding to deliver expanded and upgraded bus services, helping people to get where they need to sooner.

“This included upgrades to the Route 800 service, which included the provision of Sunday services.

“I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work and advocacy of public transport advocate Peter Parker, who has been extremely forthcoming and vocal on this upgrade, and it is wonderful to see once again a Labor Government listening to the community and delivering on what they are asking for.

“Minister, how many commuters in the South-Eastern Metropolitan Region will benefit from Sunday services and expanded services on Route 800 running from Dandenong to Chadstone?”

Enver Erdogan replied to Mr Galea that he would ensure that there was an appropriate Ministerial response to the question.

● ● Georgie Crozier MLC

Michael Galea MLC

✖Police are investigating after a fatal motorcycle crash in Chelsea on Sunday, June 9. Emergency services were called to reports a motorcyclist had lost control and crashed on Sherwood Rd about 3.55am. The rider, a 29-year-old Chelsea man, was taken to hospital where he later died. Exact circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be determined.

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● Police have released this image from Braeside. ✖Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following an alleged armed robbery which occurred in Braeside in March. Investigators have been told a 20-year-old man was approached by three men in parklands off Governor Rd about 11pm on March 31 during a privately organised music event. The trio assaulted the victim before they stole a satchel containing a phone, cash and identity documents. They then left the area. The victim was taken to hospital and suffered lacerations to his head and torso. Investigators have released CCTV and images of three men they believe may be able to assist with their investigation.

?A man has handed himself into police following an alleged hit-run fatal crash in Dandenong on Friday night, June 7. The 21-year-old man attended Cranbourne Police Station about 3am on Sunday, June 9, and was taken into custody. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives interviewed the Cranbourne man and he was released pending further enquiries. The arrest follows the death of a 29-year-old Dandenong North woman who was struck by two cars while crossing Stud Rd about 9pm on June 7. The first driver stopped and spoke with Police while the second allegedly fled the scene. Investigators are continuing to appeal for witnesses, particularly the driver of a car who was travelling behind a dark-coloured SUV who it is s believed witnessed the incident and may be able to provide further details or may have dashcam footage.

✔Cardinia Shire Council is seeking community feedback to help shape a masterplan for the Upper Beaconsfield Reserve. The consultation aims to gather input and feedback from the community to inform the Upper Beaconsfield Reserve Masterplan. Once developed, the Upper Beaconsfield Reserve Masterplan will become a strategic 10year plan. Officers will be at the reserve on Tuesday, June 25, from 3pm to 5 pm.

Gym fire at Hallam

OUTLAWED MOTORCYCLE GANGS LINK BEING INVESTIGATED

■ Detectives from the Echo Taskforce are appealing for public assistance as they investigate a suspicious fire at a Hallam gym in the early hours of Thursday morning (June 13).

Emergency services were called after a passerby noticed a glow from inside the Princes Hwy gym around 4.30am.

A number of windows had been smashed and it is believed an accelerant had been poured inside the premises and set alight.

Nobody was inside at the time, but the building sustained significant damage.

An arson chemist was to attend the scene.

Echo Taskforce detectives are looking at whether the business was targeted due to a number of outlaw motorcycle gang members attending the gym.

Investigators are urging anyone with information or who may have been in the aera at the time and has CCTV or dashcam footage to contact police.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Have you seen Aaron?

■ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing man Aaron

The 22-year-old was last seen at an address in Smiths Lane, Cranbourne South , about 10pm on Sunday, June 9.

Police have concerns for Aaron’s welfare as he has a medical condition and requires fulltime carers.

Aaron is known to frequent parks, shopping centres and train stations, particularly in the Cranbourne area.

He is described as Caucasian, about 175cm tall with brown hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion.

He was last seen wearing a white/ash grey tee shirt and shorts.

Police have released an image of Aaron in the hope someone recognises him and can provide information regarding his whereabouts.

Spate of Peninsula burglaries

■ Mornington Peninsula Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a spate of burglaries across the southern suburbs.

Police are investigating after small businesses were targeted in 15 incidents between May 15 and June 8.

In each instance two unknown offenders have forced entry to a business, usually by smashing a glass door.

The offenders appear to have been solely focused on stealing cash, usually going directly to the register before fleeing the scene.

Each of the businesses targeted was located along or in the vicinity of Point Nepean Rd in either Dromana, Rosebud, Capel Sound or Rye.

Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they believe could assist with their investigations.

Anyone who recognises the man or has information on any of the incidents that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Cran. West crash

■ Police are investigating following a critical injury collision in Cranbourne West on Monday morning last week (June 10).

It is believed a Holden and a Volkswagen utility collided on the intersection of Hall Rd and Banyan Drive about 10am.

The female driver of the Holden was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A toddler, who was a passenger in the Holden was taken to hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries.

The male driver of the utility sustained minor injuries, and was assisting police with their enquiries.

Officer charged

■ A senior constable from Transit and Public Safety Command has been charged following an internal investigation.

The male officer has been charged with one count of stalking.

It is alleged the conduct occurred while the officer was off duty between December 2020 and October 2021.

The 39-year-old has been charged on summons to appear before court at a later date.

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● ● This edition of The Local Paper covers the municipalities of Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Greater Dandenong and Mornington Peninsula. Read online at www.LocalPaper.com.au

● ● The damaged gym at Hallam. Photo: 9News.

● Aaron of Cranbourne South.

POLICE INVESTIGATE ASSAULT

Non-fatal shooting at Thornbury

■ A woman weas injured during a police shooting in Thornbury on Sunday afternoon (June 16).

Police were called to reports of a woman armed with a kitchen knife in a park near Collins St about 2.50pm.

It is believed Police challenged the woman to drop the knife before OC spray was deployed.

The woman allegedly ran at officers while holding the knife before one shot was fired by police just before 3pm.

The woman in her 50s was arrested and taken to hospital with serious injuries to her thigh.

Armed Crime Squad detectives will investigate the incident which will be oversighted by Professional Standards Command, as per standard protocol when a police firearm is discharged.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam or CCTV footage, are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

■ Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault in Windsor earlier this year.

It is understood a man was assaulted outside a licensed premises on Green St about 3.45am on March 3.

The 18-year-old Hawthorn man was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

Police were told the male offender fled the scene on foot.

Investigators have released an image of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.

Reclaim The Crone

■ The Space Between Performance Collective brings their production of Reclaim the Crone to Theatre Works Explosives Factory, St Kilda, from July 17-27.

Created, directed and performed by Gabrielle Leah New, Reclaim the Crone uses contemporary Butoh dance theatre, projection, poetry and song, and celebrates the archetype of the Wise Old Woman.

Audiences are taken on a fantastical adventure where they fight for recognition, mourn loss and get dirty as they clean house.

At a time when older women are forced into the shadows, The Crones are here to weave a new world where humanity reconnects with the ultimate crone - Mother Earth.

“My research often starts with looking into myths and archetypes and drawing on those to tell stories that resonate today”, explains Gabrielle Leah New.

“I began my journey with The Crones when I was turning 50. I'm interested in mythic adventures and the quintessential hero’s journey, and this work is a hero’s journey.

“I was researching how women were portrayed in social media and through public art and discovered a plethora of information about the invisibility of older women.

“So many messages of anti-aging, staying young, and non-acceptance of the old. The Crone represents wisdom, fierceness, compassion, and the cycles of life and death.

“ I wanted to explore the idea that if older women were recognised for all these traits and were not so invisible, could humanity move in a more positive direction?

“At the heart of this work is my desire to be a wild old woman. I want to break the rules, create a new paradigm, and find a way to heal the original old crone - Mother Earth.”

With original choreography by Gabrielle Leah New, Reclaim the Crone features an ensemble entirely comprised of seasoned, mature-aged artists.

Performed by The Space Between Performance Collective; Gabrielle Leah New, Helen Smith, Karen Berger and Frank van de Ven. Video, set and costume design by Gabrielle Leah New

Lighting design by Gina Gascoigne. Sound design by Norm Skipp. Produced by Carol Smith. Production Tech: Emerald Kimber.

Performance Season: July 17 - 27, Wed.Sat., 7.30pm, Tues. 2pm, Sat. July 27, 5pm

In-Conversation with Deborah Hart from Climarte: after show Fri. July 19

Audio Description/Captioned Performance: Tues. July 23, 2pm

Artist Q&A with Composer Norm Skipp: after show Wed., July 24

Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob Tix and 20 at $20 (+ booking fee)

Bookings: theatreworks.org.au/2024/reclaim-the-crone

Enquiries: 9534 3388

Venue: Explosives Factory - Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman St, St Kilda www.thecronesarecoming.com.au

Duration: 60 minutes no interval

Age suitability 13+

Warnings: Smoke and loud sounds - Cheryl Threadgold

Vale Fr Dillon

■ Fr Brendan Michael Dillon has died after giving 58 years of dedicated pastoral service to the people of Bulleen, Cheltenham, Bacchus Marsh, Epping and Glen Waverley. He was son of John and Sheila (both dec.), and brother of Geraldine (dec.), John and Fr Kevin.

He was brother-in-law of Alison, and uncle of Marion, Chrissie, Andrew,hael, Robbie (dec.) and John.

Fr Dillon was a Chaplain in the Australian Army (seven years), and also to many in the racing industry (28 years).

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St Leonard’s Catholic Church, Glen Waverlye, at 11am on Friday (June 21).

Burial will follow at 3pm at the Cassia Lawn, SpringvaleBotanical Cemetery.

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FATHER AND DAUGHTER

■ Tik Tok dad-daughter duo Ben and Zara will be performing in Melbourne's Comic Lounge, North Melbourne, on Friday, July 12 at 7pm.

With more than seven million followers on the internet, their lip-sync and dance performances cover everything from Aussie classics and popular 90s tracks to scenes from the TV show Bluey

What began as a hobby to keep the family entertained through lockdowns in 2020 has since amassed a phenomenal billion-plus views on their videos.

The double-act has collaborated with Robert Irwin, been reposted by Sir Elton John and had stars including Bon Jovi, Missy Elliott and Calum Scott interacting with their videos.

They have also been nominated for an AiMCO Award (2023), performed an extremely catchy tooth-brushing song on Playschool and feature as guests on Sunrise and Studio Ten

Zara says: "It's very fun, I get to spend time with dad and my favourite part about it is lipsyncing to my favourite songs, doing dances and I love acting."

An entertainer from a young age himself having filmed his first commercial at just nine years old, Ben notes that Zara has had a passion for performing since she could walk.

With her innate talent for dance and love for lip-syncing sparking the inspiration for the pair’s clips, they were a runaway hit from their very first public post.

Audiences can expect a fun experience packed with the pair’s lip sync and dance routines, multimedia, storytelling and a chance for the audience to join in the fun (no spoilers).

And with a meet and greet after every event, fans will have the opportunity to say hi and get a pic with Ben and Zara after the show.

Performance Details: Friday, July 12 at 7pm Venue: The Comics Lounge, 26 Errol St, North Melbourne Bookings: via Humanitix

- Cheryl Threadgold

Sun Line

■ In the first English-language production in the world, Sun Line (or Line of the Sun) is a tragicomedy written by Russian-born Polish playwright Ivan Vyrypaev that had a chequered opening at the Russian House in Fitzroy

The story is about a couple, Barbara (played by Julia Burns) and Werner (Dmitry Volcon), who have been married for seven years.

They are awake at 5am having been arguing with each other since 10pm the night before. They argue, they play, they kiss, they fight and struggle as their relationship is forensically taken apart and examined.

This is a bold and brazen script by one of the leading lights of the Russian New Drama movement. Composed of a series of short scenes with a minimalist set and stark lighting, Vyrypaev's play involves different theatrical styles; it veers from naturalistic to absurdist, from realism to fantasy.

Similarly, the text can be conversational and mundane one minute then melodramatic and poetic the next. At times this is exhilarating but it also frustrates as the script overreaches its ambition.

Not surprisingly, performances of the highest calibre are required to fulfill the demands of the script and Burns and Volcon give spirited performances. Still, while there are moments when they capture the spirit of the play to devastating effect, these tend to be too few overall to satisfy.

This might be a consequence of Volcon directing as well as performing. Always a difficult thing to pull off, there are reasons why the roles of actor and director are kept apart.

What the production cries out for is an independent third-eye who might better shape the show and draw forth from the actors performances that better capture the angst of the characters and the tragicomic nature of their relationship.

So, a challenging and demanding script is only intermittently fully realised although, with

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more time and effort, the production might grow into something more consistently engaging and rewarding for an audience.

Venue: Russian House, 118 Greeves St, Fitzroy

Dates and times: June 28 and 29 at 7.30 pm

Duration: 80 minutes

Tickets: $28

Bookings : https://www.trybooking.com/ events/landing/1227534

- Review by Peter Murphy

Blackout Songs

■ Memory and reality are not necessarily good bedfellows in Joe White’s Blackout Songs. He (Jack Twelvetree) is an alcoholic artist while she (Sarah Sutherland) is flamboyantly independent. But both struggle with their respective addictions coming clean but then succumbing, their lapses mirroring the other but not coinciding.

White’s script is insightful, making demands of the audience. Memories distorted by blackouts mean that recollected fragments of events link scenes rather than a sober continuity. And the work is non-linear scrolling over periods in the characters’ relationship. If anything, the play romanticises alcoholism given the symbiotic unity the couple find encouraging sobriety but then needily destroying the other and themselves. Sutherland and Twelvetree are compelling. The gregarious exuberance Sutherland imbued her character with is counterpointed with loss. Similarly, Twelvetree’s character is filled with vulnerability and aggression. Their realities alter and change with their respective levels of intoxication, the highs and lows of which are captured by the performances.

Director, Tom Healey, along with Chiara Wenban provide a stark set as if we are in a factory that serves as an artist’s studio. A large blank canvas provides the backdrop onto which are projected video and stills during scene changes. It’s as if the work and the character’s lives are unfinished.

The question asked in the play is whether the creative energy and rebellious independence the couple find together is worth the physical and emotional pain they suffer. Ultimately, are they free to choose?

The subject matter is disturbing, the emotional rollercoaster engrossing and the viewing challenging at times but it is the very theatre for which Red Stitch is renowned.

Season: Until June 30

Venue: Red Stitch Actors Theatre, St Kilda

Bookings: redstitch.net

- Review by David McLean

■ As part of a promotional tour for their new album Amistad, the well-known Grigoryan Brothers, Slava and Leonard, gave a splendid concert at the Collingwood Town Hall.

The third in a series of albums which started with Distance (2009) followed by This Time (2014), Amistad (Spanish for friendship) consists of 12 tracks specifically composed for the brothers by a range of diverse composer friends.

These include such luminaries as Cuban guitarist Leo Brouwer, legendary jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, Sting's guitarist Dominic Miller and Gus Isidore who has played guitar for Seal and Peter Gabriel.

The two brothers played for over ninety minutes, interspersing tracks from the current album with other music from their repertoire such as original compositions of their own and past tracks from earlier albums.

Slava and Leonard took it in turns to give brief introductions to each track played. Genial hosts, the brothers gave some context and background to each track, often provided by way of quite humorous anecdotes.

Of course, the audience were there for the music rather than the jokes and were certainly treated to a marvellous display of musicianship.

The brothers, renowned for their virtuosic playing, showed again what a national treasure they are. Playing across several different music genres, such as classical, rock and jazz, they dazzled with their consummate skills.

Sometimes playing lead, sometimes rhythm, sometimes doing both during the one track, the two siblings never faltered in their performance of some demanding compositions.

Now touring the rest of the east coast of Australia but returning to Victoria in August, this concert was a wonderfully entertaining ninety minutes.

As a taste of what Amistad has to offer, the queues to buy the CD in the foyer postconcert more than amply demonstrated the quality of the Grigoryan Brothers' beautiful accomplished playing of the classical guitar. grigoryanbrothers.com

- Review by Peter Murphy

Art of the Score

■ Composer, conductor and self-confessed movie buff Nicholas Buc leads the MSO on an epic musical journey through the blockbuster film scores of acclaimed film composer John Williams.

Art of the Score podcast co-hosts Andrew Pogson and Dan Golding will join Buc and the MSO to guide the audience through this cinematic celebration of music.

From the adventures of Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones to the haunting soundtracks of Schindler’s List and Far and Away, ET and Close Encounters, audiences will revel in Williams ’ extraordinary catalogue of blockbuster film scores with the full power of the MSO in flight.

Art of the Score co-host Andrew Pogson says the concert experience will be elevated with musical insights. “Although this is a concert first and foremost, Dan, Nick and I will guide the audience through the career and brilliance of John Williams’ music via brief introductions to each suite, along with the orchestra performing excerpts of not.”

Dates: Thursday- Friday October 17-18, 7.30pm; Saturday October 19, 1pm and 7.30pm. Venue: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne. Tickets: mso.com.au

● Father and

double-act Ben and Zara.

● ● ● ● Slava and Leonard Grigoryan.

Photo: Wilk.

● Jack Twelvetree and Sarah Sutherland in Blackout Songs. Photo: James Reiser

Local Theatre Observations

■ Windmill Theatre Company: School of Rock, Uintil June 22 at the Bunjil Place Theatre, 2 Patrick NE Drive, Narre Warren. Director: Danny Ginsberg. windmilltheatre. com.au

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SERVICE FOR FRANK Shows

■ Mountain District Music Society (MDMS): The Phantom of the Opera, Until June 23 at the Karralyka Theatre, Mines Rd., Ringwood. mdms.org.au

■ The Basin Theatre Group: Jimmie the Beatle (Written and Directed by Tim Byron) Until June 22 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Bookings: 1300 784 668

■ Essendon Theatre Company: The Skin of Our Teeth (by Thornton Wilder) Until June 22 at the Bradshaw St. Community Hall, Bradshaw St., Essendon. Director: Kadey McIntosh. Bookings: www.essendontheatre company.com.au

■ The Cathouse Players: Gaslight (Patrick Hamilton) Until June 23 at Kyneton Masonic Centre, 7 Yaldwyn St. West, Kyneton. Director: Bette Sartore. cathouseplayers.com.au Malvern Theatre: Lovesong (by Abi Morgan) June 21 – July 6 at 29A80 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: George Werther. Bookings: 1300 131 552.

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Veronica’s Room (Ira Levin) June 21-30 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Keith Hutton. Bookings: kingstonarts.com.au or call 9556 4440.

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: The Real Thing (by Tom Stoppard) June 26 – July 13 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2 – 4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Michelle Swann. Bookings: wlt.org.au/book-tickets

■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: Suite Surrender (by Michael McKeever) June 22 – July 13 at the Lilydale Mechanics’ Institute, 39-41 Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Bob Bramble. Bookings: 9735 1777 lilydaleatc.com

■ Geelong Repertory Theatre Company: Misery (by William Goldman) June 28 – July 13 at the Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., Geelong. Director: Greg Shawcross. Bookings: Geelong Arts Centre 1300 251 200 geelongartscentre.org.au

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: Wait Until Dark (by Frederick Knott) June 28 – July 13 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Dean Banova. Bookings: htc.org.au

■ Peridot Theatre Company: A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking (by John Ford Noonan) July 5 – 14 at the Clayton Theatrette, 9-10 Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Pip Le Blond. Bookings: peridot.com.au

■ Ballarat National Theatre: A Date With Death July 5 – 14 at 106 Albert St. Sebastopol, Ballarat. Bookings: bnt.org.au/productions/ 342-a-date-with-death

■ Theatrical. The Boy From Oz, July 6 – 21 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Director/ Choreographer: Rhylee Nowell; Musical Director: Alex Byrne. Musical Supervision: Matthew Hadgraft; Ass’t. Choreographer: Ellie Martin. Bookings: theatrical.com.au

■ Eltham Little Theatre: Into the Woods Jr June 29- July 14 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Gareth Clarke. Bookings: elthamlittletheatre.org.au

■ BATS Theatre Company: The Hunchback of Notre Dame July 5 – 7 at the Tony Sheumack Centre for Performing Arts, Beacon Hills College (Berwick Campus), 92 Kangan Drive, Berwick. Bookings: Trybooking

■ PLOS Musical Productions: A Tribute to Musical Theatre, July 7 at 1pm and 6pm at the Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St., Frankston. Directors: Peter Jenkins and Jess Pratt; Musical Director: Bev Woodford. .plos.asn.au

■ Wyndham Theatre Company: After Dinner (by Andrew Bovell) July 12 – 20 at Wyndham Theatre, Cnr Duncans Rd and Synott St., Werribee. Director: Fiona Scarlett. Bookings: Trybooking.

■ Fab Nobs Jr: Nickelodeon, the SpongeBob Musical, Youth Edition, July 5 –14 at 33 Industry Place, Bayswater. Bookings: fabnobstheatre.com.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

■ More shows listed, at right

■ A memorial service to honour the life and achievements of theatre historian, archivist, author, radio presenter and devoted patron of the performing arts Frank Van Straten AM will be held on Tuesday, July 16 at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne.

The service will be open to the public and available to view on a livestream, giving an opportunity to commemorate Frank's life and reflect on his extraordinary legacy.

Frank Van Straten AM published eight books on Australian theatre history and was the inaugural archivist at the Performing Arts Museum (now Australian Performing Arts Collection), at Arts Centre Melbourne. He became its founding director between 1984 and 1993.

Between 1986 and 2001, Van Straten researched and presented ABC Radio Melbourne's Nostalgia segment, broadcast on Melbourne's 774 and the ABC Regional Network

In 2001, Van Straten acted as the Historical Consultant for Graeme Murphy's dance musical Tivoli, performed by the Sydney Dance Company, which premiered at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne.

Serving on many boards, committees and panels across the arts and cultural sector, Frank also served on the judging panels of the Green Room Awards and Helpmann Awards.

Arts Centre Melbourne Director, Collections and Exhibitions Sandra Bruce says: "At Arts Centre Melbourne, Frank was our first archivist, and played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Australian Performing Arts Collection in the 1970s, becoming its founding Director in 1984.

“He remained passionately dedicated to the Collection throughout his life, and together with his partner Adrian Turley, generously established the Frank Van Straten Fellowship, ensuring his enduring legacy and helping our extraordinary Collection to inform, engage and inspire future audiences."

- Cheryl Threadgold

Wait Until Dark

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company presents the tense psychological thriller Wait Until Dark from June 28-July 13 at 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna.

Written by Frederick Knott and directed by Dean Banova, the play is set In 1960s London.

Suzy Henderson innocently comes into possession of a souvenir doll. Little does she know it’s full of heroin and is being feverishly sought by a gang of thugs.

Roat, a master of disguise, and his two henchmen try to use Suzy’s blindness to trick her into giving up the valuable package. Can they convince her? Or will she turn the tables on them?

Performance details: June 28 - July 13. Evenings at 8pm, Weekend matinees at 2pm.

Venue: Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna Bookings: htc.org.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

ters on their journey and learn to accept and support each other along the way. This musical promises to be flamboyant, funny and discofuelled. Opening night was a triumph as the cast and crew delivered on all counts.

Director and Set Designer Richard Pierdriau has put together a stellar cast with set movement timed to perfection for maximum impact.

The Round lends itself to big pieces so Priscilla, the bus, was a great success. The many popular songs in the show needed the energy and discipline of experience and Mal Fawcett, as Musical Director rose to the challenge.

This is a huge ensemble show with various ages and sizes of performers. Choreographer Cassie Pennicuik did a first-rate job of using all performers to make each number an exciting spectacle for the audience.

The trio of drag performers, Zac Alaimo as Tick, Mark Monroe as Bernadette and Andreas Katsiroubas as Adam, gave their all during the show.

They showed empathy and gave strong performances throughout. A few costume hiccups had little effect on performances. Shout out to the stunning three divas, also giving solid performances throughout – Jodie Webber, Marina Martin and Cassidy Capraro.

Another stand out performer was Merbs Daligdig as Cynthia. The Ensemble looked like they were having such fun and performed with wonderful enthusiasm. There was not a weak link among them.

Other creatives embellishing the performance were Sound Designer, Marcello Lo Ricco and Lighting Designer, Jason Bovaird.

The light show was spectacular giving each scene an individual poignancy. The highlight, however, were the magnificent costumes donned by the cast. Congratulations to Costume Co-ordinator Ely Tapp and her costume team and the team of dressers.

A thoroughly enjoyable, high-energy show well staged and performed by all. The show continues until June 16. babirra.org.au

- Review by Lyn Hurst

Cirque Bon Bon

■ Jacs Entertainment and Woodward Productions have announced the full cast for the Melbourne season of Cirque Bob Bon

Joining the world-class, multi-talented cast in the acrobatic, dance and comedy-filled extravaganza will be dancers Jayden Grogan, Holly Soper, Hunter-Jai Clist and Tiara Locke.

Cirque bob Bon will be led by world-renowned comedy emcee, Mario, Queen of the Circus (Clarke McFarlane), and will star a multitalented cast including contortionist and foot archery artist Shannen Michaela who holds the Guinness world record for shooting an arrow the farthest with her feet; world-renowned Cyr Wheel artist Alexandre Lane; Aerial Hoop contortion and Hula Hoop artist Ashleigh Roper; Australia’s own hand to hand and skating duo Emma Goh and Scott Lazaravech; as well as juggler Cody Harrington

The Occupation

■ Author Chloe Adams has 20,000 reasons to smile – all of them dollars.

Adams is the winner of the prestigious $20,000 2024 Penguin Literary Prize for her novel The Occupation.

Established in 2017, the Penguin Literary Prize is designed to discover and nurture fiction writers, and encourage diverse voices to emerge in the literary field.

The Occupation is the story of a young woman who travels to Japan in 1948 as part of the Allied Occupation Force, and is confronted with moral ambiguity and the consequences of her own transgressions.

As with many good authors, there is a strong personal link for Adams with her subject matter.

“At the heart of The Occupation is a story that has run through my family for three generations, casting an unexamined shadow. This story is 75 years in the making, so I am thrilled it can finally be told,” Adams explained.

One of the judges of the award was James Gatherum-Goss from Dymocks Bookstores, who said that Adams was a deserving winner of the award.

“I always enjoy a story rooted in true events, and Chloe brings the narrative to life with authentic and atmospheric prose – I can’t wait to see it on bookshelves everywhere,” he said.

A high recommendation from those on the literal shop floor of publishing, so readers should keep their eyes open for The Occupation when it hits those shelves.

- Julie Houghton

More Shows

■ Mansfield Musical and Dramatic Society (MMUDS): Kid Stakes (by Ray Lawler) July 19-27 at 15 View St., Mansfield. Director: Daryl Hunt. Bookings: mmuds.org.au

■ MLOC Productions: Alice by Heart, July 26 – August 3 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Chris Ryan; Choreographer: Molly Whytcross; Vocal Director: Diane O’Hare; Musical Director: Hannah Hunt. Bookings: mloc.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

Auditions

■ The Mount Players: A Bunch of Amateurs (Ian Hislop and Nick Newham) Information Night and Play Reading on June 21 at 7.30pm at the Mount Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon. Director: Craig Lenaine-Smith. Audition dates tba in July. Register interest with: craigls@iinet.au

■ Phoenix Theatre Company: I Wish … (Variety Concert) at Phoenix HQ, 105 Leeds St., East Doncaster. Directors: Renee Maloney and Ally Denovan; Music Directors: Simon D’Aquino and Ben Noble-Saroto; Choreographers: Ally Denovan and Caleb Waterworth. Submit via email by June 21. Dance call on June 23. phoenix@phoenix theatrecompany.org

■ The 1812 Theatre: The Laramie Project (by Moises Kaufman) July 28 at 2pm; July 29 at 7pm at The 1812 Theatre (Bakery), 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Liam Mitchenson. Enquiries: mr_mitchinson@ hotmail.com or 0455 078 143

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Home I’m Darling (by Laura Wade) August 11 at 2pm; August 13 at 7pm at Unit 8/ 417-419 Warrigal Rd., Cheltenham. Director: Susan Rundle. Audition enquiries: theatre@psrundle.com - Cheryl Threadgold

● ● Frank van Straten

● Chloe Adams

● ● ● ● Philip O'Brien (Crocker), William Lopez (Roat) and Sean Tessari (Mike) rehearse Wait Until Dark.

Photo: David Belton.

Priscilla

■ Babirra Music Theatre’s latest musical presentation is Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, presented at The Round, Nunawading. The story centres on the journey of three drag performers as they travel from Sydney to Alice Springs in their bus, named Priscilla. The trio meet numerous eccentric and colourful charac-

Vale David Purcell, 1953-2024

■ We lost David Purcell this week. One of the bravest and toughest men that I have known, at the same time being one of most caring.

' DP' ('Purce' to many) was a lifetime mate and confidant. On the business side, he was our accountant for more years than I care to remember. But he was so much more than that.

I spoke to Lissi, and our sincere condolences go also to Caz and James, and Annie too. Also in our thoughts are David's sisters Helen and Margaret, and the wider family.

Lissi, of course, was by David's side, as he was finally taken by Acute Leukaemia. Geez, he put up a courageous battle. So did Lissi

He thought he was gone last November, when in his words, they sent him home to say goodbye.

Lissi has been there all the way through every up and down. They have been incredible partners.

I first saw David Frederick Purcell on the Ivanhoe football fields in the late 1960s and 1970s.

He was fearless, and not afraid to square the ledger with an out-of-line opposition player who might have hurt one of his Hoes team-mates.

Over the years, we spoke about this special brand of courage, which he attributed to his father Harold

DP was a loyal Old Ivanhoe Grammarians footballer, and he always maintained his loyalty to the brown-and-white.

David studied accountancy, and went to work with footy clubs such as Fitzroy and Richmond, later into partnership, and then trading under the 'E.S. Purcell & Co.' banner.

As a client, I jokingly nicknamed him 'Loopholes', but in reality he insisted on doing things by the book.

To understand the significane of the ESP label, you need to be a student of the country town of Yea.

The Purcells were/are Yea royalty. The family ran the district's general store for 99 years,

‘He epitomised the saying - when in doubt, do the courageous thing.’ - Editor Ash Long

as well as their other pursuits including farming. Eaton Stannard Purcell was a local pioneer, as was his son, Major Frederick George Purcell I came to know a little about Yea history when I purchased the Yea newspaper business in 1984, 40 years ago.

Partly because of the Ivanhoe Grammar School connection, the Purcells became one of our best supporters. They had run the newspaper from 1907-1929.

Especially Bill, Harold, Claire and Jean, and others too in the extended clan. I shared a Masonic connection with David's cousin, Howard Purcell.

Another of David's cousins, Ian Scott, married my oldest and dearest school friend, Anne We met when we were 5, and we caught up again with her at a reunion only a few weeks ago.

The friendliness of the Yea connection extended to the wonderful Joanie, David's beloved Mum.

That friendliness extended to family friends, the Lawrances, and others in their network.

David had a keen interest in thoroughbreds, and he became President of the Healesville Amateur Racing Club.

There is likely to be a get-together there later this month for friends to say their farewell.

Like many of us, David had his fair share of highs and lows in life. He lived with leukaemia for a number of years, and never complained.

Over recent months, he was in and out of the Olivia Newton-John Centre at Heidelberg Transfusions gave him a little reprieve.

Our lives are better because David Purcell has been in them.

He epitomised the saying - "when in doubt, do the courageous thing".

Thanks for everything over the years, dear friend.

- Ash Long, Editor

Pursuit 5 arrested

■ Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested five men after an alleged pursuit through multiple northern suburbs.

Police observed a white Toyota Camry allegedly driving at high speed west bound on Paisley St in Footscray about 11.40pm on Friday, 7 June.

With assistance from the Air Wing, the Toyota was alleged to have been observed travelling at speeds of 150-kmh throughout Footscray, Derrimut, Sunshine, Moonee Ponds and Brunswick

Officers successfully deployed stop sicks on Sydney Rd and the car came to a halt on the overpass above the Tullamarine Freeway, Parkville, about 12.20am.

All five occupants inside the vehicle were swiftly arrested and were assisting police with their enquiries.

It is not believed the Toyota is stolen.

Fatality at D’nong

■ One person has died following a collision in Dandenong on Friday night (June 7).

It is believed a pedestrian was walking across the road when they were allegedly struck by a silver Mercedes sedan on Stud Rd about 9pm.

As a result of the impact the pedestrian was thrown into the centre of the north bound lanes of Stud Rd when they were struck by another vehicle.

The small dark coloured SUV did not stop at the scene and continued driving north towards Rowville

The driver of the Mercedes, stopped at the scene and was assisting police with their enquiries.

The woman was taken to hospital but died a short time later.

Exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing. contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppers.com.au

● ● ● ● David Purcell

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Local MLC salutes Cretans

■ South-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Lee Tarlamis has spoken in State Parliament about the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Crete, which took place in May 1941.

“The Battle of Crete saw the culmination of the Greek campaign, in which many Victorians served with distinction as part of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force

“It was my pleasure to take part in a number of these events organised by Melbourne’s Cretan organisations, including a wreath-laying service at Melbourne’s iconic Shine of Remembrance.

“The significance of the Battle of Crete for both Australia and Greece was underscored by the attendance of a high-level Hellenic military delegation from Greece.

“The delegation was led by deputy chief of the Helleni c defence general staff, ViceAdmiral Christos Sasiakos , and included Lieutenant Commander Stylianos Mitsiotis, Captain Pavlos Angelopoulos and Colonel Ioannis Fasianos, the defence attaché of the embassy of Greece in Australia.

“It was my pleasure to welcome them to the Parliament of Victoria on behalf the Victorian Parliamentary Friends of Greece along with co-chairs and other members of Parliament.

“The delegation was accompanied by the Consul-General of the Hellenic Republic in Melbourne Emmanuel Kakavelakis and local representa-

Long Shots

tives from Melbourne’s Cretan community.

“The delegation discussed our enduring bonds and the opportunities to strengthen them further and toured the Parliament, beginning with a visit to the Hellenic memorial in the Parliamentary Gardens unveiled in 2017, a memorial featuring a thriving olive tree and commemorative plaque, which I had the honour of helping to establish.

“The memorial commemorates the solidarity forged between the Greek and Australian people from Lemnos in 1915 to the Greek campaign of 1941 and the waves of postwar migration.

“The classical Greek quotation on the memorial was selected by my good friend, the historian Jim Claven OAM, and says: ‘They gave their shining youth and raised thereby Valour’s own monument which cannot die’.

“It is a fitting reflection of this connection between Australia and Greece,” Mr Tarlamis said.

Working bee

■ Mornington Peninsula Mayor Simon Brooks is calling on locals to roll up their sleeves for a threeday working bee for this year’s Mayoral Charity Event to raise funds for Fusion Mornington Peninsula. Volunteers are wanted for Saturday afternoon June 23 and Sunday morning, Juine 23.

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Somerville cash

■ A Federal grant of 1,365,000 will be provided for Eramosa Rd and Graf Rd in Somerville to install area-wide 40 km/h speed with associated signs and 40 km/h pavement markings as well as implementing speed reduction traffic management treatments.

$2.5m lotto win

■ A Capel Sound man’s appetite vanished in a flash the moment he answered a phone call revealing his mouth-watering $2.5 million win in Tattslotto. The local man held one of two Division One winning entries in Tattslotto draw 4475, drawn Saturday, June 8. He looks forward to a total prize of $2,504,803.55.

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.

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.

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Cheryl Threadgold, Local Theatre

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CARPET AND SOUND

■ Playing as part of a double bill at fortyfive downstairs, Calamity Practice's production of Carpet and Sand by Robert Reid is an ambitious laudable attempt at challenging theatrical norms which, unfortunately, too often overreaches itself.

The play follows a troupe of actors being led by the famous English theatre director Peter Brook as they go on a trek across the Sahara desert. A journalist accompanies them, commenting on their progress as they look to create a new type of theatre. Much mayhem ensues.

Written by Robert Reid, Carpet and Sand is loosely based on events which took place in 1972. The script is a pastiche of different narrative strands and uses a variety of theatrical devices as it seeks to deconstruct what Brook was trying to achieve.

Its tone veers from slapstick to ironic through monologues and multicharacter scenes. At its best, the script is humourous and pointed as it mocks the arrogant colonialist notions underpinning Brook's folly.

However, there are too many theatrical in-jokes while the writing, at times, feels like an intellectual exercise; it is too didactic, undercutting the valid critique it seeks to make.

On the whole, the ensemble of eight actors - AYA, Ciline Ajobong, Clarisse Bonello, Finn McGrath, Lucy Rees, Mark Yeates, Tilly Legge and Walt Dyson – successfully breathe life into the script.

They capture its spirit with performances that move from dry sarcasm to fiery passion. Nevertheless, the actors were hard to hear at times while one or two performances felt stilted.

The play is directed by Bob Pavlich with Lucy Rees as dramaturg. Pavlich draws some wonderful performances from his actors, regardless of the script's shortcomings.

Theatre that seeks to “experiment with form and content and eschew conventional narrative structures”, as Calamity Practice claims to aspire to, is to be applauded. However, the experiment that is Carpet and Sand can only be intermittently classified as a successful one.

Venue: fortyfivedownstairs theatre, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Dates and times: At various days/ times until June 16

Duration: 90 minutes

Bookings: https://fortyfive downstairs.com/event/carpet-andsand-100-reasons-for-war/

- Review by Peter Murphy

Hydra

■ Directed by Michelle Swan, Sue Smith’s Hydra chronicles Australian writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift's escape from the conservative constraints of 1950s Australia to embrace the promise of a bohemian idyll on the Greek island of Hydra.

Lured by the beautiful weather, the

relaxed lifestyle away from the pressures of modern life, and abundant and cheap food and wine, this was their chance to write the “Great Australian novel.”

Ex-pat artists like Sidney Nolan, Leonard Cohen and Peter Finch frequented the island.

Clift and Johnston’s son Martin (Daniel Trenkovski) narrates the story, looking back on his childhood. An excellent set designed by Swan and Helen Ellis transported the audience to Greece. Projections worked well to evoke various locations.

The action moves through the Hydra years from 1956 until the family’s return to Australia in the 1960s after the success of Johnston’s My Brother Jack. The dream soon faded.

The reality was living a dirt-poor existence, scraping and scrimping to pay debts and fights fuelled by heavy drinking.

Volatile and destructive, their relationship succumbed to the pressures of jealousy, infidelity, and fears of failure.

Interspersed with extracts from Johnston’s Clean Straw for Nothing and Clift’s Peel Me a Lotus, the narrative wrenches between the contrary anguish of life versus art.

Naomi Crossley gives a moving performance as Clift, torn between her ambition and identity and her support for Johnston.

Andrew Wild’s Johnston demonstrates his narcissism in mansplaining Clift’s work for her, rewriting passages and feigning surprise when she does not accept his rewrites with gratitude.

What is overwhelming is the feeling that while Johnston and Clift physically escaped the conservative, small-mindedness of Australia in the 1950s, some attitudes were harder to abandon.

Hydra was presented by the Brighton Theatre Company - Review by Kathryn Keeble

100 Reasons For War

■ Playing as part of a double bill at fortyfive downstairs, Calamity Practice's production of 100 Reasons for War by Tom Holloway is a dynamic exploration of the tragedy that

is war that doesn't always realise its ambitious intentions due to an overly didactic script.

In a flurry of scene changes played at various tempos, unnamed characters come and go as different aspects of the experience of war are explored. From the personal to the political, the humdrum to the horror, the macro to the micro, conflict and war are forensically examined.

Written by Tom Holloway, 100 Reasons for War is a series of vignettes. Motifs and themes are revisited as nameless characters interact with each other.

Things are spoken of but also left unspoken as dialogues between characters fracture and splinter across different spaces and timelines.

It is an ambitious text that demands much of an audience and is admirable for that. However, it can get too didactic at times with a subsequent loss of impact and audience engagement.

The cast of 100 Reasons for War consists of AYA, Ciline Ajobong, Clarisse Bonello, Finn McGrath, Lucy Rees, Mark Yeates, Tilly Legge and Walt Dyson

All performers impress in the way they handle what could have been a tricky script to master. There are occasional snippets of text lost due to poor vocal work while the odd monologue or scene falls flat; however, overall the ensemble do themselves proud.

This is in no small way a credit to the direction of Bob Pavlich and the work of the dramaturg Lucy Rees

They have done a wonderful job of realising the various worlds demanded by Holloway's script, especially in the way they have drawn out some wonderful performances from the actors.

Not everyone's cup of tea then, but 100 Reasons for War is, regardless, a bold brave show that signals Calamity Practice as a company to have on your radar.

Venue: fortyfivedownstairs theatre, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Dates and times: At various days/ times until June 16

Duration: 90 minutes

Tickets: $35-79

Bookings: https://fortyfive downstairs.com/event/carpet-andsand-100-reasons-for-war/

- Review by Peter Murphy

Civil War

■ (MA). 109 minutes. Now available on selected digital platforms.

A movie that became intensely divisive even before its release, Civil War defies expectations by walking down a different path audiences might have been anticipating, resulting in a much more satisfying experience.

The film is set in the near future, where the US has fractured into civil unrest, and a number of military groups want to separate themselves from, and bring down, the current government, which is headed by a more extreme President (Nick Offerman).

Beginning in New York City, the story focuses on four characters; renowned photo journalist Lee (Kirsten Dunst) , reporter Joel (Wagner Moura), veteran writer Sammy (Stephen McKinley Henderson) and junior photographer Jessie (Cailee Spaeny).

After a particularly violent protest, Lee and Joel, who want to drive to Washington D.C. to interview the President before he is deposed, agree to take on Sammy and Jessie as passengers.

As the quartet make their way through various states and war zones, they encounter a number of different people, whether they be patriots, dissenters, soldiers or citizens caught in the middle, and the closer the group get to the front line, the more they put their lives at risk.

Writer/director Alex Garland, who penned 28 Days Later, Never Let Me Go , and directed Ex Machina, Annihilation and Men, could have made something easier, a red state vs blue state action movie, in the vein of the 2020 satirical misfire, The Hunt, and then just ride the wave of controversy.

But rather than creating a rigid point of view, with sides taken via lazy speechifying, Garland instead concentrates on those who cover the conflict, and how the media are required to examine these confrontations responsibly.

As such, Garland deliberately keeps political views, and the forces who are battling each other, knowingly vague, as we are watching events unfold through a particular lens.

The other thing Garland cleverly does is produce imagery that reminds audiences of past generations of war, the mistakes made and lives taken, then condenses it all into a chilling conflict that is blowing up on home soil.

It is an approach that is definitely in the tradition of 80s films such as Under Fire, The Killing Fields, Salvador and The Year Of Living Dangerously, and is also influenced by the classic 1969 film, Medium Cool.

Plot turns may seem obvious, but

again this is a deliberate ploy by Garland, who uses this air of inevitability to show the repetition of war and its consequences.

The cast are all excellent (it’s great to see Dunst getting decent roles once more), and production values are first-rate.

Civil War caused much discussion (and arguments), but Garland’s more measured take on what is currently a very hot-button issue, makes for absorbing viewing.

RATING - ****

Robot Dreams

■ (PG). 98 minutes. Available to rent or buy on Prime Video and Apple TV.

After John Woo’s similarly daring action movie Silent Night , which was basically dialogue free, we now have Robot Dreams, a decidedly charming and ultimately moving animated film, that hits all the right notes.

The story centres on Dog , a lonely inhabitant of 1980’s New York, who after seeing a late night infomercial, buys a robot companion, one that promises the kind of friendship that Dog pines for.

The purchase proves to be a successful one, and the two develop a connection that genuinely construes deep friendship.

Then, out of the blue, something happens that sends both characters on their own, evolving journey.

Pablo Berger, who directed the highly stylised black-and-white feature Blancanieves, hits an emotional bullseye here, creating two significant personas who have traits we can’t help but relate to.

The animation is deliberately simple, wanting audiences to admire the personal examination rather than an ultra-slick presentation.

Robot Dreams is an absolute delight, and will be appreciated by viewers young and old.

RATING - ****½

- Aaron Rourke

● ● Finn McGrath (left) and Clarisse Bonello in 100 Reasons for War. Photo: Harper Owen

● ● Aaron Rourke

Melbournewide

Police nab driver

■ Prahran Highway Patrol officers are appealing for public assistance following a collision at Glen Iris

It is alleged a white Audi sedan was travelling inbound along the Monash Fwy near the High St overpass when it struck a stationary VicRoads truck and a centre barrier at 11.45pm on Tuesday (June 4).

Officers were told that two lanes of the usual four lanes were closed on the freeway due to line marking work and the speed limit was dropped to 40-kmh in the area.

It is alleged that the driver of the Audi was travelling between 80-kmh and 100- kmh in the fourth lane prior to the collision.

“It was a miracle the road workers were not injured during the incident,” said a Police representative.

The driver of the Audi, a 46-year-old Cranbourne West man was uninjured.

He is expected to be charged on summons with reckless conduct endangering life, drive whilst disqualified, failing to have proper control of a motor vehicle and other driving offences.

Carjackings in West

■ Officers from Queensland Police Service have arrested a 32-year-old South Australian man following a series of alleged carjackings and attempted carjackings in the Werribee area late last month.

The series of aggravated incidents occurred in Werribee, Little River and Point Cook on Wednesday, May 29.

Detectives from Hamilton Crime Investigation Unit and Armed Crime Squad worked closely with officers from South Australian and Queensland police to locate the man as he made his way from Victoria into South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. The 32-year-old was arrested at a hotel in South Brisbane.

Members from Hamilton CIU wwere to fly to Brisbane in the coming days to apply for the man’s extradition to Victoria

Local Politics

Council elections loom

■ Local government elections are scheduled to be held across Victoria in late October.

The poll will see the return of elected Councillors in municipalities including Casey, Whittlesea and Strathbogie, where Administrators are currently in place.

The elections will be held by post for all councils except Moira Shire Council.

Key dates for local council elections are determined by the Local Government Act 2020.

The State Government is currently considering some date changes:

■ Close of roll. Current timeline: 4 pm on Friday, August 30. Porposed timline: 4 pm on Wednesday, August 7.

■ Nominations open. From Thursday, September 19 to Monday, September 9.

■ Nominations close. From 12 noon on Tuesday, September 24, to 12 noon on Tuesday, September 17.

■ Deadline to submit candidate statement, questionnaire and photos. From 12 noon on Wednesday, September 25, to 12 noon on Tuesday, September 17.

■ Ballot draw. From 3 pm on Tuesday, September 24, to 10 am on Wednesday, September 18.

■ Mail-out of ballot packs. From commencing on Tuesday, October 8, to commencing on Monday, October 7.

■ Close of voting. 6 pm Friday, October 25. No change.

■ All results finalised. By Friday, November 15. No change.

The electoral structures of 39 local councils have been reviewed. These reviews were held across three rounds and concluded in January.

The panel submitted its recommendations to Melissa Horne, Minister for Local Government, for consideration, and the recommendations were accepted on February 15.

Four councils will change to a multi-member ward structure: Buloke, Northern Grampians,

Surf Coast and Yarriambiack

Five councils will change to an unsubdivided structure: Campaspe, Gannawarra, Hepburn, Moorabool and Strathbogie

The remaining 30 councils will change to a single-member ward structure: Ballarat, Brimbank, Casey, Central Goldfields, Corangamite, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Bendigo, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hobsons Bay, Horsham Rural City, Hume City, Latrobe City, Maribyrnong, Melton, Merri-bek, Mildura Rural, Monash, Moonee Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Port Phillip, Stonnington, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Whittlesea, Wodonga, Wyndham and Yarra

Targeted shooting

■ Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad are investigating after a man was shot in the upper body in Maidstone last Thursday (June 6).

It is understood a number of people attended the Omar St address to threaten the occupant of the house around 4.30pm. A scuffle ensued and the firearm was discharged.

A 35-year-old Braybrook man self-presented to a nearby hospital a short time later with non-life threatening injuries.

A number of other occupants inside the property at the time were not physically injured during the incident.

Four people were arrested at the scene including a 29-year-old Broadmeadows woman, a 34-year-old Footscray man, a 29year-old Braybrook man and a 35-year-old Braybrook man but were subsequently released pending further enquiries.

Police believe the incident was targeted and the investigation remains ongoing.

Sexual assault

■ Sexual Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following the sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in the early hours of Monday morning (June 3).

A 43-year-old Pakenham man was arrested at his home address on Thursday morning (June 6) and was subsequently interviewed by police.

The man was charged with rape and false imprisonment and also had his rideshare driver licence suspended.

He was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

The charges follow an alleged incident on Monday (June 3) after the woman got into a vehicle she believed was a rideshare shortly before 2am in Melbourne’s CBD

Melissa Horne, Local Government Minister

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■ Julie London was a beautiful American singer and actress who had a career that spanned almost 60 years.

Gayle Peck was born in Santa Rosa, California in 1926.

Her parents Jack and Josephine Peck were a song and dance team and as the work in Vaudeville began to diminish they started a new career in radio.

Gayle made her singing debut on her parents’ radio program. She met her first husband Jack Webb at a jazz club when she was only 16 years old.

When the family moved to Los Angeles in 1943 she sang with Matty Malneck's Orchestra for a short time and adopted the ‘stage name’ of Julie London

She was not happy as a band singer and took a job as an elevator operator.

One of her passengers was the talent agent, Sue Carol, who was the wife of Alan Ladd.

Sue managed to get Julie into films. Her first film role was in a B-grade film titled Nabonga in 1944 and she played opposite Buster Crabbe

She continued to make films during the 1940s and was known as a pin-up girl.

Julie married Jack Webb in 1947 and they had two children.

Jack Webb later became famous through his role in the television series Dragnet.

Julie was happy to be a house-wife but returned to singing and recorded several albums

Whatever Happened To ... Julie London

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

in 1955 for Bethlehem Records after her divorce from Jack

Her most famous song Cry Me a River was produced by Bobby Troup and it became a million seller.

Julie sang Cry Me a River in the film The Girl Can't Help It, and Bobby wrote the title song which was a huge hit for Little Richard Billboard magazine named Julie "the most popular female vocalist for 1955, 1956 and 1957".

Julie signed with the Liberty label and became known as ‘The Liberty Girl’ because her record sales established the success of the company. In 1959 she married Bobby Troup - Bobby

was

and songwriter.

He was best known for writing the popular standard Route 66

After more than 30 albums Julie stopped re-

cording in 1968 and focussed on her acting career.

Some of her notable films included Return Of The Frontiersman with Gordon McRae, Man Of The West with Gary Cooper, Saddle The Wind with Robert Taylor, and The Wonderful Country with Robert Mitchum

In later years Julie was a guest star in television series such as Adventures In Paradise, Laramie and Rawhide

She is best remembered for her ongoing role as the head nurse ‘Dixie McCall’ in the series Emergency which ran from 1972 till 1978.

Bobby was also in the series playing the role of ‘Dr Joe Early’.

Julie London suffered a stroke in 1995 and Bobby Troup died of a massive heart attack in 1999.

Julie passed away in California the following year at the age of 74.

Julie was survived by five children, two grandchildren, two step-daughters and two stepgrandchildren. She is remembered with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Kevin Trask

Kevin can be heard on 3AW -

The Time Tunnel - Remember WhenSundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens. And on 96.5 FM

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

CANDICE LIN’S SEX LIFE OF STONE

The Sex Life of Stone –Candice Lin is the first Australian solo exhibition by the Los Angeles -based artist Candice Lin.

Lin is recognised internationally for her distinctive use of natural materials and her exploratory and playful approach to silenced histories.

The exhibition will present new and recent works that reflect Lin’s investigations into the intersection of climate change, colonial legacies and the politics of power inscribed into bodies and the natural world.

MUMA will present a new installation, co-commissioned with the 24th Biennale of Sydney, exploring speculative and historical entanglements between manganese pigment, industrial mining, historic trade connections linking Asia and Australia and the sexual properties of sea slugs.

Exhibition opens June 29 and closes September 7.

MUMA Building F Caulfield Campus Princes Hwy, Caulfield.

Convent Gallery

Residency Program 2024-25

The Artists in Residence for 202425 have been selected.

Each year, Abbotsford Convent Gallery invites applications from artists and creative industries leaders to engage with the unique precinct through two Studio Residencies.

These unique opportunities offer creative practitioners time, space and support to undertake site-specific or responsive research, investigation and consideration.

This year is the launch of the Maggie Maguire Residency for early career artists, made possible by a generous gift from the Patagorang Foundation, founded by Roger Allen and Maggie Gray in honour of Abbotsford Convent’s first CEO.

This years successful artists are Louise Marson (July – December 2024) Maggie Maguire Residency Amelia O’Leary (January – June 2025) Abbotsford Convent Studio Residency.

The Arts

with Peter Kemp

Releasing the Ashes

This public private exchange, held to showcase the last of the addendum; collection from Lida Shelton’s archive, acknowledging her five-year engagement at the Convent.

Witness the full collection of packaged ash and invitation of each custodian to engage in a one-on-one conversation with the artist before the signing over of their chosen project.

Exhibition closes June 30. Everything Standing Up Alive

Feel the aliveness of the world, we create from the inside out. Shapes, colours, atmospheres – they come out through our hands onto the page, into a form. These are inner visions. The inside of a place and the inside of us –collaborating.

It’s a mysterious thing, this making process, but simple too,. Don’t get in the way. Just be open to the process. Be surprised by what you see. Sometimes, it’s ugly. Sometimes it’s beautiful. The feeling of a place is always there.

These dreamscapes carry stories that we want to share. Art can be a way to remember, to connect.

Exhibition closes June 30.

Abbotsford Convent Gallery

1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford

At Tolarno

My Labyrinth – Andrew Browne.

The labyrinth, a site of mystery,

confusion, even desire, is ultimately a challenge to either traverse or experience inwardly.

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Together, Andrew Browne’s new paintings have a puzzling quality –their labyrinth tangles might function as a metaphor for life’s journey, complete with travails, confusion, disorientation, but also moments of revelation.

Rendered in an immaculate photoderived style, the new pictures reveal his enduring interest in how we read –and misread – images, especially now in the age of AI and deep-fakes.

Using il, alkyd aluminium pigment and acrylic, Browne creates his canvases with the help of brush, tape, and solvents to expose underlying layers, often flinging paint in search of immediacy.

Exhibition closes July 6.

Tolarno Galleries

Level 5, 194 Exhibition St, Melbourne

- Peter Kemp

ACMF competition

■ The Australian Children’s Music Foundation has launched the National Songwriting Competition 2024

Thre Competition has been a platform to develop and drive the next generation of Australia’s music talent and is the largest youth songwriting competition in the country.

It serves as a creative initiative to inspire imagination and encourage self-expression.

Held annually, the National Songwriting Competition is free to enter for all school-aged children, from Kindergarten to Year 12.

This addresses the current inequity crisis around access to music and aligns with our belief that no child should be deprived of the life-changing benefits of music education. The freedom of expression through songwriting is an extension of what we achieve through our long-term, free music programs within schools, juvenile justice centres, and hospitals across Australia

■ There's no stopping Dolly Parton. Her top priority is her music, closely followed by her entrepreneurial mind. In September Australians will be able to sip on Dolly's Chardonnay, Rose and Prosecco being launched worldwide with a fanfare on traditional media. Dolly already has her own brand of ice cream, sold exclusively through Jeni's Ice Cream shops, California. Dolly's treat, Strawberry Pretzel Pie, is a winner with all proceeds going to a fund to provide reading books to kids under five years of age in under privildged countries. Here's 'cheers' to Dolly

Brett Lee to the rescue

■ Former Australian Test fast bowler Brett Lee has been appointed ambassador to help boost consumption of Australian avocadoes in India where cricket and Lee are immensely popular. Let's hope Lee can tempt the taste buds of Indian families. Time will tell.

Why is it so?

■ Dionne Warwick is one of the world's most successful entertainers, yet her surname always presents a problem. Her birth certificate spells her surname with one 'r', but her record label published her first release with two 'rr' and that inconsistency has plagued Dionne ever since.

Another boo-boo with surnames was Channel 7 News Brisbane sub title misspelling the a loved media icon's death. Seven was sloppy and referred to John Blackwood - not John Blackman. Goodbye, Blackers, you were one of my favourites.

Dick, you did the trick

■ Dick Van Dyke got frocked up this month in his dinner jacket to attend the announcement of Daytime TV Awards held in Los Angeles. Dick looked very dapper , aged 98, as he accepted the Emmy Award for his cameo appearances in Days of our Lives. He cracked jokes and said he has no intention of retiring provided the script and pay are to his liking.

Do not ring

■ Ed Sheeran let it slip in a interview that he has not owned, nor used a mobile phone for almost 10 years. Ed prefers to stay out of reach . Each to his own. Ed is currently touring Europe until September, so don't try and buzz him on your cell phone. - John O’Keefe

● Dolly Parton

● ● ● ● Julie London

an American actor, jazz pianist, singer

Across Across Down Down

2. Supervisory (position)

7. Pays brief visit (5,2)

11. Rule

17. Yacht pole

18. Untruth

19. Spanish cheer

20. Ellipse

21. Hangover symptom

22. Decreased

23. Woeful

26. Unfilled space

28. Citizen soldiers

29. Adolescent

31. Existence

34. World computer link

36. Archfiend

39. Female equines

41. Roused

43. Suspension of workers (3-3)

46. Morocco's capital

47. Writer, Emily ...

49. Frolicked

51. Pharaohs' tombs

52. Repaints (car)

53. Short-sighted

54. Lieu

55. Flip in air

56. Ill-treatment

61. Featured musicians

64. Nautical speed unit

65. Fellows

66. Extending

67. ... or nay

69. Possessor

71. US coins

74. Not apparent

76. Penny-pincher

78. Elderly horse

79. Phlegm condition

81. Anti-terrorist squad (1,1,1)

83. Wigwam

84. Aunt's husband

86. Scented purple flower

89. Desert illusions

90. Humility

93. Roll (dice)

94. Sailor's yes (3,3)

97. Made (wage)

100. From India or China

101. Saviour

103. Subway

106. Long letter

108. Short-circuited

109. Mistake (4-2)

110. Untied

111. Islamic governors

112. Renowned

113. Power group

115. Salon worker (4,7)

118. Minor roads (4,7)

121. Be without

124. Early harps

128. Hickory tree nut

129. Aimed

130. Cosmos scientists

134. Brings up (child)

135. Excessively fat

136. Overshadow

137. Fragrance

138. Existing

139. Abandon

140. Alluring

143. Natural disaster, ... wave

144. Vote in

147. Film

150. Extinct bird

151. White flower (7,4)

155. Not justified

157. Chime

158. Smell

159. Concur

162. Snapshots

164. Harrowing trial

167. Doctor

168. Rid of lice

169. Comfy seat (4,5)

172. Journalists' credits (2-5)

173. Polite

174. Unassuming

177. Deprive of food

180. Islands

181. Flight from reality

183. Reconstructed

184. Notorious gangster (2,6)

186. Potato variety

187. In vain, to no ...

188. Fulfilled (demand)

191. Actress, ... Diaz

195. See next page (1,1,1)

197. Megastars

198. Earphones

200. Idiocy

202. Middle-distance runner

203. Weeding implement

205. Protrudes (6,3)

206. ... de Cologne

208. Pleasant

209. Fireproof material

212. Funeral guests

215. US Mormon state

217. Feeble

220. Capital of Iowa, Des ...

222. Hiding game

224. Close watch (5,3)

226. Fries lightly

228. Wife, the ...

229. Bake (meat)

230. Crazier

232. Check

235. La Scala city

236. Dallas is there

238. Well-meaning person (2-6)

241. Spot

242. Admonish

243. Gain through will

244. Singer, ... Horne

246. Require

252. Mental stress

253. Renounce throne

254. Eyelid swelling

255. Focal point

256. Rug

257. East European

258. Opposition

259. Shipping route (3,4)

260. School project

1. Right on target (4-2)

2. Dr Jekyll's alter ego (2,4)

3. Ark builder

4. Moves (towards)

5. Recognise

6. Peru beasts

7. Battery segment

8. Grass

9. Weary sound

10. Xmas

11. Responds

12. Contraptions

13. Crocodile relatives

14. Taverns

15. Small lump

16. Wine jug

24. Trophies

25. Addressed crowd

26. Shaking motion

27. Listing articles

28. Actors Gibson or Brooks

30. Lamb's mother

32. Lack of aptitude

33. Instructors

35. Lament

37. Defence force

38. Beastliest

39. Raider

40. Glimpse

42. Map guide

44. Chooses

45. Thrifty

47. Long-snouted monkey

48. Ice-free Norwegian port

50. Rounded roof

53. Ponder

57. Freedom from guilt

58. Bare

59. Rocket ship crew

60. Talks keenly

62. Mountaineer's tool (3,3)

63. Oppress

65. Judi Dench stars in ... Henderson

Presents

68. Aviator, ... Johnson

70. Vigilantly

72. Admission

73. Old photo colour

74. Open sore

75. Dessert, ... caramel

77. Kenya & Tanzania region (4,6)

80. Letter jumbles

82. Italian city

85. Come together

87. Daunted

88. Prince Edward, ... of Wessex

91. Biblical garden

92. Auction

95. Containing nothing

96. Upwardly mobile young people

98. Ripped apart, torn ...

99. Naked models

102. Group loyalty (6,2,5)

104. Nimble-fingered

105. Helps

107. Piercingly

113. Flowered

114. Requested from menu

116. US cotton state

117. Betrayal crime

119. Cavalryman

120. Codswallop

122. Accomplish

123. US motorbike stuntman, Evel ...

125. Extract (metal)

126. In the Arctic Circle

127. Specifically (2,3)

128. Sacred song

130. Astern

131. Weight unit

132. Record label (1,1,1)

133. Droop

141. Pseudonyms

142. US Rhode Island resort

145. Lengthy (4-6)

146. Droll plays

148. Totally preoccupies

149. Unable to read and write

152. Behaved

153. Louts

154. Finish

155. Great Bear constellation, ... Major

156. Jockey

160. Congers or morays

161. Native American tribespeople

163. Stitched garment edges

165. Cain & ...

166. Vending machine

167. Hitler book, ... Kampf

170. Vile act

171. Largest Turkish city

175. Leaves out

176. Praise highly

178. Panic

179. Current (permit)

182. Prison occupant

185. Progressed (4,2)

188. Names used wrongly

189. Most easily offended

190. Cigar dust

192. Almond biscuit

193. Most corroded

194. Flightless bird

195. Trite remark

196. Band

199. Induces

201. Made amends

204. Rowing aids

207. In present condition (2,2)

210. Companies

211. Samples (wine)

213. Coral bank

214. Safari

216. Large yacht

217. Scavenge

218. Tardiest

219. Your school, ... mater

221. Slip up

223. German or Greek

225. Eastern veils

227. In the past, long ...

228. Russian space station

231. Putrefy

233. Four score

234. Toughen (steel)

235. Liqueur, crème de ...

237. Afternoon nap

239. Most senior

240. Enfold

245. Urges on, ... up

247. Junior Scouts

248. Epic tale

249. Notion

250. Highest point

251.Windmillarm

At Seaworks

■ Melbourne’s favourite Americana, alt country, country and western lifestyle music festival ‘Out On The Weekend’, celebrates 10 years of good times at Seaworks Excellent music, mind-blowing international and local artists and a fantastic voyage of songs, stories, and barbecue by the water is promised at Seaworks Maritime Precinct Saturday, October 12, rom 12 Noon-6pm. Tickets at https://www.outonthe weekend.com.au/tickets

Colin Down Under

■ Founding member and front man of Men At Work, Colin Hay, returns to Melbourne and Geelong this month.

After a successful run of shows with Beatles legend Ringo Starr in America, Colin will be back.

He’ll be performing at Costa Hall Performing Arts Centre, Geelong, on Saturday, June 29, followed by Hamer Hall Arts Centre Melbourne on Sunday, June 30. Tickets at the venues.

Ridin’ Hearts

■ Carribean Gardens Scoresby will play host to Ridin’ Heart 2024.

Put on your cowboy boots, favourite country gear and grab your mates.

Ridin’ Hearts is a one-day spectacular featuring a star-studded line-up of country music’s hottest local and international acts.

Sunday, November 3 from 1.30pm. Tickets at www.frontiertouring.com

- Rob Foenander

Spine chiller arrives in Melbourne

■ Described as “the most terrifying live theatre experience in the world” The Woman In Black arriveed in Melbourne last weekend.

It is playing at the Atheneum Theatre until July 6.

The Woman in Black , described by the Daily Telegraph (UK) as “the most brilliantly effective spine chiller you will ever encounter”, is the second longest-running play in West End history, after Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

Susan Hill’s ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation, a successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror.

This production stars two of Australia’s most acclaimed actors, John Waters and Daniel MacPherson.

With a career spanning 50 years, John Waters is well known for lead roles in the film Breaker Morant and the television series Rush, All the Rivers Run, Rake and his 20year run on Play School.

Daniel MacPherson has conquered film, television and stage roles across the world in a career that has spanned over 25 years.

After rising to fame on Neighbours, Daniel spent two years in the UK on the TV series The Bill and starred on stage in Godspell alternating in the roles of Jesus and Judas.

Internationally, he has starred in the TV series Strike Back, APB,

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The Shannara Chronicles and Foundation, and his feature film credits include Poker Face, A Wrinkle In Time and the sci-fi films The Osiris Child and Infini.

On Australian television, Daniel has had lead roles in City Homicide and Wild Boys, as well as hosting Dancing with the Stars for seven seasons.

Most recently Daniel featured on stage in 2:22 – A Ghost Story opposite Ruby Rose, Gemma Ward and Remy Hii and will next be seen opposite Russell Crowe in the upcoming feature Land of Bad.

Written in 1983, Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black has become one of the most successful gothic novels in the English canon. A perfect example of horror and gothic writing, readers are transported to the eerie setting of Eel Marsh House in the small market town of Crythin Gifford in the north of England. The story is told through the first person narration of Arthur Kipps, who begins the novel too distressed to share a ghost story with his family, and then recounts how as a young solicitor he was sent to oversee the funeral of a Mrs Alice Drablow, a client of his law firm.

Along the way he encounters many who seem unwilling or unable to share the secrets of Eel Marsh House and its inhabitants, until he himself encounters the Woman in Black, and begins to unravel the mystery of the haunted past and eerie spectre he sees.

scare the living daylights out of you”

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

The Woman in Black “will

● John Waters in The Woman In Black

WEEKEND’S LOCAL FOOTBALL MATCH RESULTS

Amateurs

■ William Buck Premier Men’s. Old Melburnians 16.9 (105) d St Bernards 8.7 (55). Old Scotch 14.9 (93) d Old Xaverians 8.7 (55). St Kevins 14.18 (102) d University Blacks 6.13 (49). University Blues 14.10 (94) d Fitzroy 11.9 (75). Old Brighton 11.16 (82) d Collegians 12.8 (80).

■ William Buck Premier Men’s Reserves. Old Melburnians 10.14 (74) d St Bernards10.5 (65). Old Xaverians 15.13 (103) d Old Scotch 7.5 (47). St Kevins 8.11 (59) d University Blacks 2.6 (18). University Blues 12.11 (83) d Fitzroy 3.7 (25). Old Brighton 15.8 (98) d Collegians 5.14 (44).

■ Premier Thirds. Uni Bklues 9.15 (69) d Fitzroy 4.6 (3). St Kevins 10.9 (69) d Old Scotch 9.4 (58). Old Trinity 10.21 (81) d St Bernards 10.3 (63). Old Brighton v Old Xaverians.

■ Premier Under 19. Old Scotch 8.13 (61) d Williamstown CYMS 6.5 (41). old Brighton 14.20 (104) d Caulfield Grammarians 1.5 (11). St Kevins 11.11 (77) d Beaumaris 5.3 (33). Uni Blues 20.8 (128) d Old Xaverians 10.5 (65). St Bedes/Mentone v De La Salle.

■ Premier B Men’s. Old Ivanhoe 15.12 (102) d Caulfield Grammarians 14.12 (96). Old Geelong 9.7 (61) d De La Salle 6.15 (51). Old haileybury 21.11 (137) d Old Camberwell 9.7 (61). Williamstown CYMS 11.16 (82) d St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 11.12 (78). Old Trinity 13.13 (91) d Beaumaris 3.10 (28).

■ Premier B Men’s Reserves. Old Ivanhoe 19.14 (128) d Caulfield Grammariands 3.3 (21). Old Geelong 5.16 (46) d De La Salle 6.9 (45). Old Camberwell 12.2 (74) d Old Haileybury 7.5 (47). Williamstown CYMS 7.12 (54) d St Bedes/Mentone Tigers 7.9 (51). Old Trinity 24.18 (162) d Beaumaris 1.4 (10).

■ Premier C Men’s. Hampton Rovers 13.21 (99) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 6.5 (41). Old Carey 11.16 (82) d Parkdale Vultures 10.7 (67). Mazenod 12.8 (80) d Monash Blues 6.10 (46). AJAX 25.10 (160) d Oakleigh 7.13 (55). PEGS 15.12 (102) d Marcellin 7.8 (50).

■ Premier C Men’s Reserves. Hampton Rovers 25.14 (164) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 0.2 (2). Parkdale Vultures 22.10 (142) d Old Carey 9.5 (59). Monash Blues 12.7 (79) d Mazenod 8.14 (62). AJAX 20.16 (136) d Oakleigh 4.4 (28). Marcellin 17.10 (112) d PEGS 5.7 (37).

■ Division 1 Men’s. Ormond 15.10 (100) d Old Peninsula 11.8 (74). Prahran 16.11 (107) d Therry Penola 4.12 (36). Kew 12.10 (82) d UHS-VU 11.7 973). West Brunswick 8.8 (56) d Parkside 6.14 (50). Old Yarra 14.10 994) d Preston Bullants 7.22 (64).

■ Division 1 Men’s Reserves. Ormond 26.22 (178) d Old peninsula 1.3 (9). Prahran 13.20 (98) d Therry Penola 2.3 (15). Kew 14.14 (98) d UHS-VU 4.7 (31). West Brunswick 7.19 (61) dx Parksdie 4.3 (27). Old Yarra Cobras 13.10 (88) d Preston Bullants 10.9 (69).

■ Division 1 Men’s Thirds. Fitzroy 14.17 (101) d Old Geelong 3.5 (23). Old Xaverians 11.9 (75) d Williamstown CYMS 6.9 (45). Collegians v Beaumaris. AJAX v University Blacks. St Kevins: Bye.

■ Division 1 Men’s Under 19. St Bernards 11.9 (74) d Old Haileybury 10.11 (71). Old Melburnians 7.15 (57) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 4.5 (29). Hampton Rovers 15.10 (100) d Old Carey 4.10 (34). Fitzroy 10.13 (73) d Old Xaverians 8.7 (55).

■ Division 2 Men’s. South Melbourne Districts 11.10 (76) d MHSOB 5.9 (39). Whitefriars 18.13 (121) d Aquinas 8.10 (58). Elsternwick 10.12 (72) d St Marys Salesian 2.18 (30). Brunswick 15.11 (101) d Hawthorn 11.18 (84). Bulleen Templestowe 7.10 (52) d Wattle Park 6.5 (41).

■ Division 2 Men’s Reserves. MHSOB 12.18 (90) d South Melbourne Districts 9.5 (59). Whitefriars 15.14 (104) d Aquinas 6.1 (37). St Marys Salesian 12.10 (82) d Elsternwick 9.9 (63). Brunswick 17./14 (116) d Hawthorn 7.9 (51). Bulleen Templestowe v Wattle Park.

■ Division 2 Men’s Thirds North. Marcellin 7.4 (46) d Parkside 3.8 (26). Old Xaverians

22.16 (148) d Richmond Central 2.5 (17). Kew 11.7 (73) drew with Old Camberwell 11.7 (73). Masala 14.11 (95) d Old Carey 1.8 (14).

■ Division 2 Men’s Thirds South. Hampton Rovers 13.9 (87) d Williamstown CYMS 4.4 (28). De La Salle 12.18 (90) d Glen Eira/ Old McKinnon 7.4 (46). Mentone Panthers 26.13 (169) d old Scotch 6.4 (40). Old Brighton 9.6 (60) d AJAX 7.6 (48).

■ Division 2 Men’s Under 19. Parkside 20.16 -136) d University Blacks 4.3 (27). Parkside 11.11 (77) d Old Ivanhoe 11.9 (75). Oakleigh 9.10 (64) d Old Trinity 7.4 (46). University Blues 19.15 (129) d St Bedes/ Mentone 3.7 (25). Old Camberwell 7.16 (58) d St Kevins 5.9 (39).

■ Division 3 Men’s. St Johns 30.14 (194) d Chadstone 11.8 (74). North Brunswick 21.17 (143) d Albert Park 5.5 (35). Power House 25.18 (168) d Box Hill North 9.6 (60). Richmond Central 12.11 (83) d La Trobe University 6.10 (46). Canterbury 19.16 (130) d Swinburne Universwity 10.8 (68). Eley Park: Bye.

■ Division 3 Men’s Reserves. St Johns 20.15 (135) d Chadstone 2.3 (15). North Brunswick 21.20 (146) d Albert Park 2.3 (15). Power House 10.16 (76) d Box Hill North 10.13 (73). Richmond Central 15.9 (99) d La Trobe University 6.4 (40). Canterbury 15.12 (102) d Swinburne University 6.6 (42). Eley Park: Bye.

■ Division 3 Men’s Under 19. Collegians 9.12 (66) d PEGS 6.5 (41). Ormond 20.23 (143) d Monash Blues 3.2 (20). Kew 13.9 (87) d Preston 8.8 (56). St Bernards 9.9 (63) d Mazenod 8.5 (53).

■ Division 3 Men’s Thirds North. West Brunswick 6.124 (50) d Whitefriars 6.3 (39). Hawthorn 8.8 (56) d Box Hill North 4.17 (41). Marcellin 17.23 (125) d Swinburne 3.4 (22).

Old Xaverians 20.9 (129) d Canterbury 4.3 (27). MHSOB 12.20 (92) d UHS-VU 4.3 (27). Old Ivanhoe 19.4 (118) d Old Yarra Cobras 3.6 (24).

■ Division 3 Men’s Thirds South. Ormond 16.16 (112) d Oakleigh 5.4 (34). Parkdale 10.13 (73) d Masala 5.3 (33). Elsternwick 12.12 (84) d South Melbourne 7.7 (49). Mazenod 24.29 (173) d Monash Blues 5.7 (37). Wattle Park 16.12 (108) d St Marys Salesian 12.18 (90).

■ Division 4 Men’s Under 19. Beaumaris 19.17 (131) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 4.4 (28). St Marys Salesian 14.10 (94) d Caulfield Grammarians 5.10 (40). Williamstown CYMS 20.18 (138) d Bulleen Templestowe 7.4 (46). De La Salle 17.13 (115) d St Kevins 7.3 (45). Therry Penola 20.16 (136) d MHSOB 3.7 (25). Old Xaverians: Bye.

Eastern

■ Premier Seniors. Balwyn 11.11 (77) d Blackburn 9.14 (68). Berwick 9.10 (64) d Norwood 6.10 (46). South Croydon 15.12 (102) d Doncaster East 8.9 (57). Riwville 11.6 (72) d Noble Park 10.9 (69). East Ringwood 14.12 (96) d Vermont 9.6 (60).

■ Premier Reserves. Blackburn 11.12 (78) d Balwyn 6.3 (39). Berwick 17.18 (120) d Norwood 1.1 (7). South Croydon 13.9 (87) d Doncaster East 5.5 (35). Rowville 7.6 (50) d Noble Park 3.9 (27). Vermont 10.7 (67) d East Ringwood 4.5 (29).

■ Premier Under 19.5. Berwick 11.12 (78) d Burwood 5.2 (32). Balwyn v Blackburn. East Ringwood 11.5 (71) d Vermont 6.9 (45). Noble Park 9.9 (63) d Rowville 9.6 (60).’

■ Division 1 Seniors. Montrose 19.13 (127) d Doncaster 8.4 (52). Park Orchards 16.17 (113) d Mooroolbark 1.0 (12). North Ringwood 15.6 (96) d Bayswater 8.8 (56). South Belgrave 15.10 (100) d Mitcham 10.4 (64). Beaconsfield 18.15 (123) d Wantirna South 11.4 (70).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Montrose 10.15 (75) d Doncaster 1.0 (6). Park Orchards 23.14 (152) d Mooroolbark 0.0 (0). Bayswater 210.5 (65) d North Ringwood 3.11 (29). South Belgrave 10.5 (65) d Mitcham 8.7 (55). Beaconsfield 15.4 (94) d Wantirna South 2.5 (17).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. North Ringwood 15.13 (103) d bayswater 1.1 (7). Surrey Park

11.12 (78) d Montrose 3.9 (27). Park Orchards 7.13 (55) d Mooroolbark 4.9 (33). Mitcham 9.11 (65) d South Belgrave 10.4 (64). Beaconsfield 10.6 (66) d Wantirna South 4.11 (35).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. North Ringwood 15.13 (103) d Bayswater 1.1 (7). Surrey Park 11.12 (78) d Montrose 3.9 (27). Park Orchards 7.13 (55) d Mooroolbark 4.9 (33). Mitcham 9.11 (65) d South Belgrave 10.4 (64). Beaconsfield 10.6 (66).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Boronia 15.15 (105) d Lilydale 5.9 (39). Croydon 7.9 (51) d East Burwood 6.10 (46). Templestowe 13.8 (86) d Ringwood 7.7 (49). Heathmont 12.12 (84) d The Bqasin 6.7 (43). Mulgrave 11.12 (78) d Waverley Blues 10.11 (71).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Boronia 14.10 (94) d Lilydale 2.4 (16). Croydon 7.7 (49) d East Burwood 5.3 (33). Templestowe 9.5 (59) d Ringwood 5.6 (36). The Basin 9.12 (66) d Heathmont 9.4 (58). Mulgrave 14.18 (102) d Waverley Blues 4.4 (28).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. Croydon 6.16 (52) d East Burwood 2.4 (16). Mulgrave 13.10 (88) d Waberley Blues 4.8 (32). Heathmont 15.11 (101) d The Basin 7.10 (52). Lilydale: Bye.

■ Division 3 Seniors. Coldstream 16.12 (108) d Oakleigh Districts 7.6 (48). Donvale 12.12 (84) d Ferntree Gully 7.9 %1). Knox 20.18 (138). d Silvan 10.9 (69). Surrey Park 23.22 (160) d Warrandyte 6.2 (38). Upper Ferntree Gully 6.15 (51) d Fairpark 6.6 (42).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Coldstream 9.6 (60) d Oaklerigh 4.12 (36). Donvale v Ferntree Gully. Knox 12.7 (79) d Silvan 5.10 (40). Surrey Park 11.10 (76) d Warrandyte 8.5 (53). Upper Ferntree Gully 7.12 (54) d Fairpark 5.3 (33).

■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Donvale 6.12 (48) d Ferntree Gully 5.4 (34). Upper Ferntree Gully 6.3 (39) drew with Knox 5.9 (39). Warrandyte 10.13 (73) d Surrey Park 6.4 (40). Coldstream: Bye.

■ Division 4 Seniors. Croydon North MLOC 14.7 (91) d Forest Hill 10.10 (70). Chirnside Park 12.22 (94) d Nunawading 10.6 (66). Scoresby 11.17 (83) d Kilsyth 5.8 (38). Whitehorse Pioneers: Bye.

■ Division 4 Reserves. Croydon North MLOC 5.8 (38) d Forest Hill 5.4 (34). Chirnside Park 19.18 (132) d Nunawding 2.4 (16). Scoresby 19.8 (122) d Kilsyth 0.2 (2). Whitehorse Pioneers: Bye.

■ Division 4 Under 19.5. Blackburn 16.12 (108) d Wantirna South 6.3 (39). Chirnside Park 8.10 (58) d South Belgrave 7.9 (51). Kilysth 10.9 (69) d Scoresby 4.9 (33). Berwick 15.9 (99) d Mitcham 7.7 (49). Ferntree Gully/ South Croydon: Bye.

Essendon

■ Premier Division Seniors. Aberfeldie 11.12 (78) d Greenvale 7.11 (53). Airport West 17.7 (109) d Avondale Heightds 14.12 (96). Keilor 27.12 (174) d Essendon Doutta Stars 4.3 (27). Strathmore 13.16 (94) d Deer Park 10.8 (68). Pascoe Vale 26.18 (174) d East Keilor 10.4 (64).

■ Premier Division Reserves. Aberfeldie 8.15 (63) d Greenvale 3.6 (24). Airport West 13.11 (89) d Avondale Heights 6.9 (45). Keilor 17.24 (126) d Essendon Doutta Stars 0.3 (3). Strsathmore 19.22 (136) d Deer Park 0.0 (0). Pascoe Vale 13.18 (96) d East Keilor 4.8 (32).

■ Premier Division Under 18.5. Aberfeldie 15.11 (101) d Greenvale 6.2 (38). Avondale Heights 13.14 (92) d Airport West 3.4 (22). Keilor 10.10 (70) d Maribyrnong Park 4.3 (27). Pascoe Vale 13.15 (93) d East Keilor 3.3 (21). Strathmore: Bye. ■ Division 1 Seniors. Tullamarinre 13.9 (87) d Craigieburn 9.11 (65). Hillside 11.14 (80) d Roxburgh Park 11.9 (75). West Coburg 22.7 (139) d Oak Park 6.11 (47). St Albans 21.11 (137) d Moonee Valley 15.13 (103). Maribyrnong Park 31.15 (201) d Rupertswood 8.7 (55). Keilor Park: Bye. ■ Division 1 Reserves. Tullamarine 14.6 (90) d Craigieburn 6.5 (41). Hillside 25.20 (170) d Roxburgh Park 1.6 (12). West Coburg

10.3 (63) d Oak Park 6.11 (47). St Albans 15.9 (99) d Moonee Valley 10.3 (63). Maribyrnong Park 19.19 (133) d Rupertswood 0.2 (2). Keilor Park: Bye.

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Essendon Doutta Stars 8.7 (55) d Coburg Districts 8.6 (54). Hillside 17.14 (116) d Oak Park 5.3 (33). Moonee Valley 18.16 (124) d St Albans 2.4 (16). Craigieburn 7.8 (50) d Tullamarine 7.4 (46).

■ Division 1 Thirds. Strathmore 8.6 (54) d Glenroy 7.4 (46). Keilor 28.10 (178) d Greenvale 4.2 (26). Hillside 8.11 (59) d Aberfeldie 4.8 (30). Oak Park 8.6 (54) d Maribyrnong Park 6.13 (43).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Coburg Districts 24.10 (154) d East Sunbury 5.5 (35). Taylors Lakes 13.13 (91) d Sunbury Kangaroos 7.9 (51). Westmeadows 13.9 (87) d Hadfield 10.5 (65). Northern Saints 13.8 (86) d Glenroy 11.13 (79). Burnside Heights: Bye. ■ Division 2 Reserves. Coburg Districts 22.32 (164) d East Subury 0.0 (0). Taylors Lakes 10.4 (64) d Sunbury Kangaroos 8.7 (55). Hadfield v Westmeadows. Northern Saints 15.11 (101) d Glenroy 6.6 (42). Burnside Heights: Bye.

■ Division 2 Thirds. Avondale Heights 11.6 (72) d Airport West 8.6 (54). Sunbury Kangaroos 9.10 (64) d Roxburgh Park 4.7 (31). St Albans 15.6 (96) d Northern Saints 6.6 (42). Hillside 6.5 (41) d Taylors Lakes 4.3 (27).

■ Division 2 Under 18.5. Strathmore 7.16 (58) d Aberfeldie 2.1 (13). East Sunbury 9.5 (59) d Maribyrnong Park 6.13 (49). Hadfield 7.11 (53) d Keilor 7.9 (51). Glenroy v Northern Saints. Taylors Lakes/Moonee Valley 9.5 (59) d Sunbury Kangaroos 6.11 (47). Burnside Heights: Bye.

Morn. Peninsula

■ Division 1 Seniors. Rosebud 13.14 (92) d Sorrento 10.12 (72). Dromana 13.18 (96) d Red Hill 6.7 (43). Langwarrin 14.11 (95) d Frankston Bombers 4.12 (36). Mt Eliza 11.12 (78) d Frankston YCW 7.6 (48). Mornington 12.15 (87) d Pines 9.16 (70).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Rosebud 9.13 (67) d Sorrento 2.5 (17). Red Hill 18.15 (123) d Dromana 4.1 (25). Langwarrin 8.5 (53) d Frankston Bombers 8.3 (51). Mt Eliza 20.8 (128) d Frankston YCW 2.0 (12). Mornington 9.12 (66) d Pines 8.10 (58).

■ Division 1 Under 19. Rosebud 8.4 (52) d Sorrento 3.11 (29). Red Hill 15.10 (100) d Dromana 7.7 (49). Mt Eliza 7.6 (48) d Frankston YCW 2.3 (15). Mornington 14.13 (97) d Pines 7.3 (45). Langwarrin: Bye. ■ Division 2 Seniors. Hastings 11.9 (75) d Bonbeach 9.14 (68). Chelsea 13.15 (93) d Seaford 3.9 (27). Crib Point 11.11 (77) d Devon Meadows 9.12 (66). Edithvale-Aspendale 18.21 (129) d Tyabb 11.4 (70). Pearcedale 10.16 (76) d Karingal 5.6 (36). Somerville 16.14 (110) d Rye 6.8 (44).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Bonbeach 20.13 (133) d Hastings 2.2 (14). Seaford 8.11 (59) d Chelsea 6.4 (40). Devon Meadows 9.3 (57) d Crib Point 6.8 (44). Edithvale-Aspendale 9.14 (68) d Tyabb 5.5 (35). Karingal v Pearcedale. Somerville 18.9 (117) d Rye 3.4 (22). ■ Division 2 Under 19. Bonbeach 10.6 (66) d Seaford 9.9 (63). Devon Meadows 10.4 (64) d Crib Point 5.11 (41). Edithvale-Aspendale v Tyabb. Pearecdale 12.7 (79) d Karingal 2.5 (17). Somerville 8.5 (53) d Rye 7.4 (46).

Central Highlands

■ Seniors. Bungaree 14.12 (96) d Creswick 1.9 (15). Daylesford 8.13 (61) d Crangham Linton 6.9 (45). Springbank 16.9 (105) d Buninyong 13.11 (89). Gordon 14.9 (93) d Waubra 7.6 (48). Dunnstown 10.9 969) d Skipton 9.10 (64). Rokewood Corindhap 15.10 (100) d Clunes 9.10 (64). Newlyn 13.7 (85) d Laermonth 6.10 (48). Beaufort 11.9 (75) d Ballan 9.9 (63). Hepburn: Bye.

SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES

Northern

■ Division 1 Seniors. Montmorency 9.,8 (62) d West Preston-Lakeside 8.9 (57). Heidelberg 25.14 (164) d Hurstbridge 9.10 (64). Eltham 12.17 (89) d Bundoora 9.10 (64). North Heidelberg 16.14 (110) d Banyule 17.7 (109). Greensborough 22.18 (150) d Macleod 10.9 (69).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Heidelberg 24.14 (158) d hurstbridge 8.7 (55). West PrestonLakeside 8.9 (57) d Montmorency 6.11 (47). Eltham 16.20 (116) d Bundoora 2.3 (15). North Heidelberg 1.1 (7) d Banyule 0.0 (0). Greensborough 14.15 (99) d Macleod 5.6 (36).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Diamond Creek 9.4 (58) d Eltham 5.9 (39). Banyule 11.5 (71) d Montmorency 6.9 (45). Heidelberg 7.6 (48) d Greensborough 2.6 (18). North Heidelberg: Bye.

■ Division 2 Seniors. South Morang 15.12 (102) d Lower Plenty 11.3 (69). Diamond Creek 9.9 (63) d Panton Hill 5.10 (40). Whittlesea 14.14 (98) d Laurimar 10.10 (70). Northcote Park 16.12 (108) d Thomastown 5.11 (41). Watsonia 14.4 (88) d St Mary’s 5.12 (42).

■ Division 2 Reserves. South Morang 8.13 (61) d Lower Plenty 5.10 (40). Diamond Creek 8.13 (61) d Panton Hill 6.9 (45). Whittlesea 21.14 (140) d Laurimar 5.2 (32). Thomastown 17.15 (117) d Northcote Park 2.7 (19). St Mary’s 14.9 (3) d Watsonia 10.10 (70).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. Hurstbridge 21.11 (137) d Thomastown 3.9 (27). St Mary’s 14.13 (98) d West Preston-Lakeside 5.6 (36). Whittlesea 10.17 (77) d Laurimar 7.7 (49). South Morang 11.16 (82) d Lower Plernty 6.7 (43).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Fitzroy Stars 17.13 (115) d Heidelberg West 11.3 (69). Ivanhoe 14.12 (96) d Kinglake `10.0 (60). Kilmore 10.5 (65) d Old Eltham Collegians 8.7 (55). Mernda 20.14 (134) d Lalor 4.2 (26). Old Paradians 21.18 (144) d Reservoir 7.5 (47).

Epping: Bye.

■ Division 3 Reserves. Fitzroy Stars 10.12 (72) d Heidelberg West 10.9 (69). Ivanhoe 15.30 (120) d Kinglake 3.2 (20). Kilmore 12.6 (78) d Old Eltham Collegians 6.3 (39). Mernda 33.25 (223) d Lalor 0.0 (0). Old Paradians 20.16 (136) d Reservoir 0.0 (0).

Epping: Bye.

■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Greensborough 6.7 (43) d Macleod 4.8 (32). Old Paradians 10.9 (69) d Banyule 3.7 (25). Mernda 25.13 (163) d Bundoora 3.7 (25). Diamond Creek 18.11 (119) d Panton Hill 7.8 (50).

Outer East

■ Premier Division Seniors. Monbulk 10.8 (68) d Officer 8.8 (56). Narre Warren 16.13 (109) d Mt Evelyn 10.14 (74). Wandin 12.12 (84) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 10.12 (72). Upwey-Tecoma 11.9 (75) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 4.9 (33). Woori Yallock 19.17 (131) d Pakenham 12.10 (82). Emerald 9.19 (73) d Berwick Springs 7.10 (52).

■ Premier Division Reserves. Officer 8.10 (58) d Monbulk 4.3 (27). Narre Warren 10.14 (74) d Mt Evelyn 2.11 (23). Wandin 8.18 (66) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 6.1 (37). Upwey-Tecoma 18.11 (119) d GembrookCopckatoo 3.5 (23). Pakenham 12.16 (88) d Woori Yallock 3.4 -22). Berwick Springs 13.5 (83) d Emerald 0.2 (2).

■ Division 1 Seniors. Seville 11.6 (72) d Alexandra 8.14 (62). Yea 13.15 (93) d Belgrave 12.5 (77). Healesville 25.24 (174) d Yarra Junction 0.3 (3). Yarra Glen 20.12 (132) d Powelltown 10.5 (65). WarburtonMillgrove: Bye.

■ Division 1 Reserves. Seville 15.15 (105) d Alexabndra 2.3 (15). Belgrave 15.9 (99) d Yea 2.8 (2). Healesville 24.19 (153) d Yarra Junction 1.0 (6). Powelltown 12.9 (81) d Yarra Glen 7.2 (44). Warburton-Millgrove: Bye.

■ Under 19 Boys. Pakenham 16.18 (114)

d Wandin 10.6 (66). Upwey-Tecoma 10.6 (66) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 7.5 (47). Narre Warren: Bye. Officer: Bye.

■ Under 18 Boys. Healesville 6.10 (46) d Upwey-Tecoma 2.7 (19). Mt Evelyn 28.6 (174)

) d Seville 5.3 (33). Olinda-Ferny Creek 7.7 (49) d Woori Yallock 4.8 (32).

■ Division 1 Women’s Seniors. OlindaFerny Creek 6.1 (37) d Belgrave 1.7 (13). Pakenham 7.12 (54) d Healesville 2.0 (1`2). Berwick Springs 3.3 (21) d Upwey-Tecoma 2.2 (14).

■ Division 2 Women’s Seniors. Emerald 10.7 (67) d Seville 1.1 (7). WarburtonMillgrove 2.3 (15) drew with Woori Yallock 2.3 (15). Monbulk 8.6 (54) d Officer 0.5 (5).Wandin 7.7 (49) d Thornton-Eildon 0.1 (1).

Southern

■ Division 1 Seniors. Cheltenham 19.13 (127) d Port Melbourne 6.7 (43). East Brighton 11.14 (80) d Chelsea Heights 10.6 (66). Bnetleigh 17.10 (112) d Mordialloc 5.7 (37). St Pauls McKinnon 14.8 (92) d Dingley 10.3 (63). Cranbourne Eagles 9.10 (64) d Springvale Districts 6.9 (45).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Cheltenham 9.7 (61) d Port Melbourne Colts 5.4 (34). East Brighton v Chelsea Heights. Bentleigh 26.13 (169) d mordialloc 0.0 (0). Springvale Districts 10.9 (69) d Cranbourne Eagles 2.4 (16). Dingley 14.5 (89) d St Pauls McKinnon 3.4 (22).

■ Division 1 Open Grade. Heatherhill v Cheltenham, forfeit. Dingley 5.15 (45) d Lyndhurst 5.3 (33). Carrum Patterson Lakes 10.4 (64) d Springvale Districts 5.5 (350. Skye v Highett.

■ Division 1 Under 19. Dingley 6.11 (47)

d Endeavour Hills 5.7 (37). Bentleigh 6.9 (57) d Frankston Dolphins 4.5 (29). Highett 9.9 (63) d Cranbourne 8.8 (56). Murrumbeena 8.12 (60) d Cheltenham 7.4 (46).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Doveton Doves 9.13 (67) d Caulfield Bears 5.11 (41). St Kilda City 13.12 (90) d Endeavour Hills 10.14 (74). Murrumbeena 17.6 (108) d Hampton Park 8.9 957). Keysboprough 10.6 (66) d East Malvern 7.13 (55). Highett 13.12 (90) d Skye 9.7 (61).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Doveton Doves 6.9 (45) d Caulfield Bears 5.6 (36). Endeavour Hillds 20.9 (129) d St Kilda City 2.5 (17).

Murrumbeena 7.11 (53) d Hampton Park 6.3 (39). East Malvern 9.8 (62) d Keysborough 6.3 (39).

■ Division 2 Open Grade. Lyndhurst 11.6 (72) d Black Rock 9.2 (56). Hallam 6.6 (42) d Keysborough 3.5 (23). Murrumbeena 21.13 (139) d Lyndale 1.1 (7). Endeavour Hills: Bye.

■ Division 2 Under 19. Heatherton 11.11 (77) d Chelsea Heights 2.4 (16). Lyndhurst v Carrum Patterson Lakes. Narre South Saints 12.10 (82) d Ashwood 7.6 (48).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Frankston Dolphins 12.13 (85) d Heatherton 9.10 (64). Lyndhurst 11.10 (76) drew with Carrum Patterson Lakes 11.10 (76). South Mornington 13.9 (87) d Ashwood 10.11 (71). Black Rock 10.19 (79) d Narre South Saints 7.14 (56).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Frankston Dolphins 18.8 (116) d Heatherton 3.3 (21). Lyndhurst 10.11 (71) d Carrum Patterson Lakes 6.4 (40). Ashwood 11.11 (77) d South Mornington 7.6 (48). Black Rock 14.13 (97) d Narre South Saints 7.7 (49).

■ Division 4 Seniors. Dandenong West 17.10 (112) d Doveton Eagles 8.9 (57z). Hallam 20.16 (136) d South Yarra 7.3 (45). Clayton 12.14 (86) d Moorabbin Kangaroos 11.8 974). Hampton 18.10 (118) d Lyndale 5.2 (32).

■ Division 4 Reserves. Dandenong West 14.14 (98) d Doveton Eagles 5.7 (37). Hallam 25.17 (167) d South Yarra 0.2 (2). Clayton 8.12 (60) d Moorabbin Kangaroos 7.7 (49). Lyndale 7.11 (55) d Hampton 3.10 (28).

Western

■ Division 1 Seniors. Hoppers Crossing 16.8 (104) d Point Cook 12.7 (79). Altona 9.12 (66) d Point Cook 6.8 (44). Werribee Districts 11.6 (72) drew with Caroline Springs 10.12 (72). Yarraville Seddon Eagles 13.9 (87).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Hoppers Crossing 16.7 (103) d Point Cook 2. (17). Altona 20.20

(140) d Point Cook 1.2 (8). Werribee Districts 11.9 (75) d Caroline Springds 6.3 (39). Spotsdwood 9.6 (60) d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 8.6 (54). Parkside: Bye.

■ Thirds. Point Cook 44 v Eynesbury 41, game abandoned. Yarraville Seddon Eagles 12/ 6 (78) d Glen Orden 5.5 (35). Wyndhamvale 22.12 (145) d Caroline Springs 0.0 (0). Sunshine Kangaroos 15.14 (104) d Braybrook 2.0 (18). Point Cook 16.9 (105) d Bacchus Marsh 3.8 (26). Newport 10.11 (71) d Spotswood Spotswood 9.11 (65). Parkside: Bye.

■ Division 1 Under 18. Point Cook 12.5 (77) d Caroline Springs 6.6 (42). Newport 17.16 (118) d Spotswood 3.4 (22). Altona 7.9 (51) d Hoppers Crossing 6.7 (43). Yarraville Seddon Eagles 10.12 (72) d Werribee Districts 6.9 (45).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Suns 14.7 (81) d Sunshine Heights 11.17 (83). Albanvale 27.18 (180) d North Sunshine 4.6 (30). Braybrook 21.11 (137) d Western Rams 7.8 (50). Sunshine 17.8 (110) d Wyndhamvale 6.5 (41).

West Footscray 20.14 (134) d Tarneit 3.9 (27). Newport 24.12 (156) d Laverton 5.9 (39).

Albion 29.17 (191) d North Footscray 2.3 (15).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Suns 26.11 (167) d Sunshine Heights 1.3 (9). Albanvale 35.26 (236) d North Sunshine 1.3 (9). Braybrook 14.7 (91) d Western Rams 4.6 (30). Sunshine 16.13 (109) d Wyndhamvale 1.4 (10). West Footscray 14.12 (96) d Tarneit 2.1 (13).

Newport 20.17 (137) d Laverton 0.2 (2).

Albion 27.17 (179) d North Footscray 0.0 (0).

■ Division 2 Under 18. West Footscray 9.15 (69) d Werribee Districts 5.6 (36).

Yarraville Seddon Eagles 26.18 (174) d Caroline Springs 1.2 (8). Point Cook 7.12 (54) d Sunshine Kangaroos 6.9 (45). Point Cook; Bye.

Country League Goulburn Valley

■ Seniors, Kyabram 15,13 (103) d Benalla 7.10 (52). Shepparton Swans 19.18 (132) d Tatura 5.5 (35). Echuca 20.10 (130) d Shreppartonj 9.6 (60). Seymour 15.11 (101) d Shepparton United 9.15 (69). Rochester 12.10 (82) d Mansfield 5.12 (42). Mooroopna 12.3 (75) d Euroa 10.6 (66).

Kyabram District

■ Seniors. Murchison-Toolamba 17.11 (113) d Avenel 5.6 (36). Merrigum 10.11 (71) d Dookie United 6.8 (44). Longwood 13.7 (85) d Girgarre 12.6 (78). Lancaster 33.30 (228) d Violet Town 5.0 (30). Nagambie 27.27 (189) d undera 1.1 (7). Shepparton East 12.9 (81) d Stanhope 6.9 (45). Rushworth v Tallygaroopna.

Riddell District

■ Seniors. Romsey 11.13 (79) d Diggers Rest 7.5 (47). Macedon 18.9 (117) d Melton Centrals 3.5 (23). Riddell 13.8 (86) d Lancefield 5.3 (33). Wallan 13.16 (94) d Kyneton 6.10 (46). Woodend-Hesket: Bye.

Geelong District

■ Seniors. Belmont 26.18 (174) d Bell Park 8.11 (59). Inverleigh 14.12 (96) d North Geelong 14.9 (93). Thomsdon 8.9 (57) d Anakie 7.4 (46). Bannockburn 11.11 (77) d Corio 8.6 (54). Winchelsea 17.11 (113) d GW Giants 8.6 (54). East Geelong 12.10 (82) d Werribee Centrals 11.13 (79).

Ballarat

■ Seniors. Melton 18.10 (118) d Bacchus Marsh 6.6 (42). Lake Wendouree 31.11 (197) d Melton South 2.11 (23). North Ballarat 16.11 (107) d Ballarat 3.7 (25). East Point 21.12 (138) d Redan 3.7 (25). Sunbury 13.10 (88) d Sebastopol 3.11 (29). Darley: Bye.

with Kerry Kulkens

ARIES: (March 21- April 20)

Lucky Colour: Peach

Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3.4.5.6. Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,43,6, It was a very hectic period on the social scene, with plenty of romance in the air. You have plenty of energy and feel motivated to undertake specific tasks. If still unattached, look for someone at libraries or through your relatives.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20)

Lucky Colour: Yellow

Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,5, Lotto Numbers: 6,8,3,42,23,31, If you are still available, someone from the past may make you an offer you will find hard to refuse. Your passions are more stimulated through intellectual conversation rather than sexual actions.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21)

Lucky Colour: Cream

Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 8,9,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 8,2,13,34,45,22, Many could be having a romantic evening at home or a friend's place. It is an excellent time to start new ventures; don’t take unnecessary risks.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22)

Lucky Colour: Mauve

Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 7,8,9,4, Lotto Numbers: 7,8,12,23,34,45, Your social scene will be greatly expanded this time. You will have a very hectic social calendar and need plenty of energy to fulfil all your obligations. So, better get organised.

LEO: (July 23- August 22)

Lucky Colour: Pink

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,3, Lotto Numbers: 5,7,12,23,34,41, Many will be encountering a new and exciting romance during their travels. Also, the career opportunities are beautiful at the moment.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 8,9,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,45,11, This period seems to be rather lucky for you, both romantically and gambling-wise. Many will undertake some trip that has aroused their interest.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23)

Lucky Colour: Orange

Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 8,9,1,4, Lotto Numbers: 6,8,23,34,44,12

If you want to socialise, it is not good to sit at home. Go out and enjoy yourself, meet new friends, and possibly join some sort of organisation or club. Also, do something special with loved ones.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22)

Lucky Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,8,1,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,6,23,35,34,4, Someone seems interested in getting acquainted with you, so keep your eyes open; it might be exciting! You may be more in demand than you think.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20)

Lucky Colour: Cream

Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 6,8,3,2, Lotto Numbers: 2,7,13,35,41,11, Many will be finding their soul mate during this period. Make sure that you don’t miss out! Go to the races and have a little flutter; you may catch more than a fourlegged winner.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19)

Lucky Colour: Dark Blue

Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 6,3,4,5 Lotto Numbers: 1,5,23,34,41,22, Many will be enjoying quality time at home with their loved ones. New job opportunities are in the pipeline. You could organise some social parties at home.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19)

Lucky Colour: Fawn

Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 7,9,3,1, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,35,44, When entering a new relationship, ensure you are understood and your intentions are clear. Travel is also indicated.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 1,5,2,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,5,23,21,29,33, You could find yourself the centre of attraction during this period. It's best to make the most of it; you could land yourself a very nice partner. However, make sure that there are no misunderstandings.

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■ BERWICK. Newsagency. 29 High St,

■ BERWICK. Parkhill Plaza News and Lotto. Shop 13, 215-225 Pakhill Drive.

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■ BITTERN. IGA. 2428-2436 Frankston Rd.

■ BLAIRGOWRIE. Cafe. 2837 Point Nepean Rd.

■ BLAIRGOWRIE. United Service Station. 2867 Point Nepean Rd.

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■ CAPEL SOUND. The Lott. 1643 Point Nepean Rd.

■ CARRUM DOWNS. 7-Eleven. Frankston-Dandenong Rd (Cnr 10 Amayla Cres)

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■ CHELSEA. Longbeach Hotel. 380 Nepean Hwy.

■ CHELSEA. Woolworths Ampol. 469-472 Nepean Hwy.

■ CRANBOURNE. Newsagency. 105 High St.

■ ■ CRANBOURNE. Woolworths Caltex. Cnr South Gippsland Hwy and Thompsons Rd.

■ CRANBOURNE NORTH. 7Eleven. 945 South Gippsland Hwy.

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■ ■ CRIB POINT. Cellars and Newsagency. 182 Stony Point Rd.

■ DANDENONG. Dande Lotto. 308 Thomas St.

■ DANDENONG NORTH. 7-Elevem. 1464 Heatherton Rd.

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■ DANDENONG NORTH. Lotto and News. 56 Menzies Ave.

■ DANDENONG SOUTH. United Petroleum. 315 South Gippsland Hwy.

■ ■ DROMANA. 7-Eleven. 335 Point Nepean Rd.

■ DROMANA. Newsagency. 177 Point Nepean Rd.

■ EDITHVALE. Foodworks. 130/131 Station St.

■ ■ FLINDERS. General Store. 48 Cook St.

■ FLINDERS. Hotel. Cnr FrankstonFlinders Rd and Cook St.

■ FRANKSTON. Bayside News and Tatts. 194/28 Beach St.

■ FRANKSTON. Beach Street Newsagency. 237 Beach St.

■ FRANKSTON. Coles Express. 227 Frankston-Flinders Rd and Robinsons Rd.

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■ FRANKSTON. Frankston RSL. 183 Cranbourne Rd.

■ FRANKSTON. The National Golf Club - Long Island. 165/235 Frankston-Dandenong Rd.

■ FRANKSTON. Ritchies IGA. Cnr Hastings Rd and Golf Link Rd.

■ ■ FRANKSTON NORTH. IGA Express. 54-56 Mahogany Ave.

■ FRANKSTON SOUTH. Foot St Supermarket and Wine Cellars. 45 Foot St.

■ FRANKSTON SOUTH. Licensed Post Office. 58 Yuille St

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■ HALLAM. 7-Eleven. 38-40 Hallam South Rd.,

■ HALLAM. Hallam Square News.

42 Spring Square.

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■ HALLAM. Shell Coles Express. 208-210 Princes Hwy.

■ HALLAM. United Petroleum. Cnr

Belgrave-Hallam Rd and Princes Hwy.

■ HASTINGS. 7-Eleven. 1835

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Frankston-Flinders Rd.

■ HASTINGS. Coles Express. Cnr

Frankston-Flinders Rd (152 High St)

■ HASTINGS. Lucky Lotto and News. Shop 2/9 Queen St

■ HASTINGS. Post Shop. 68 High St.

■ HASTINGS. Ritchies. Cnr Salmon

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St & High St.

■ HASTINGS. United. 1996

Frankston-Flinders Rd (Cnr Hodgins Rd)

■ HASTINGS. Westernport Hotel. Cnr Salmon St & High St.

■ KARINGAL. 7-Eleven. 330

Frankston-Cranbourne Rd.

■ KARINGAL. Coles Karingal. Cnr

Karingal Dr and Ashleigh Ave.

■ ■ KEYSBOROUGH. 7-Eleven. 309

Cheltenham Rd (Cnr Kingsclere Rd)

■ KEYSBOROUGH. Ampol. 248

Cheltenham Rd.

■ ■ LANGWARRIN. Ampol

Langwarrin. McClelland Dr & Skye Rd

■ LANGWARRIN. Lotto. 230

Frankston Rd.

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■ LANGWARRIN SOUTH. General Store. Shop 1/143 Warrandyte Rd

■ LYNBROOK. 7-Eleven. 760 South

Gippsland Hwy.

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■ LYNBROOK. BP. 7181 South Gippsland Hwy.

■ LYNBROOK. Coles Express. 850 South Gippsland Hwy.

■ McCRAE. Coles. McCrae Plaza. Cnr Nepean Hwy and Lonsdale St.

■ ■ McCRAE. The Lott. 739 Point Nepean Rd.

■ MENTONE. Coles Express. Cnr Nepean Hwy and Warrigal Rd.

■ MERRICKS. Merricks General Wine Store. 3460 Frankston-Flinders Rd.

■ MORDIALLOC. Woolworths. 600 Main St.

■ MORNINGTON. 7-Eleven. 893 Nepean Hwy.

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■ MORNINGTON. Ampol Woolworths. 223 Main St.

■ MORNINGTON. Coles Express. 1010 Nepean Hwy.

■ MORNINGTON. Grand Hotel. 124 Main St.

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■ MORNINGTON. Newspower. 241 Main St.

■ MORNINGTON EAST. Benton Square News and Tatts. 210 Dunns Rd

■ MOUNT ELIZA. Newsagency. Shop 7/85 Mount Eliza Way.

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■ MOUNT MARTHA. Beachbox Fish and Chips. 5 Lochiel Ave.

■ MOUNT MARTHA. Dava Hotel. 614 Esplanade.

■ MOUNT MARTHA. Newsagency. 2 Lochiel Ave.

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■ MOUNT MARTHA. Ritchies Supermarket, 8-16 Lochiel Ave.

■ MULGRAVE. BP Truckstop. Cnr Springvale and Wellington Rds.

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■ NARRE WARREN. Newsagency. 34 Webb St.

■ NARRE WARREN. Ritchies IGA. Shop 4, 14 Webb St.

■ NOBLE PARK. Lucky Star Lotto & Newws. 1268 Heatherton Rd.

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■ NOBLE PARK. Newsagency. 22 Douglas St.

■ OFFICER. 7-Eleven. Cnr Besper Dr and Princes Hwy.

■ OFFICER. Australia Post. 4 Cardinia Rd.

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■ OFFICER EAST. 7-Eleven. 496 Princes Hwy.

■ PAKENHAM. Australia Post. 117 Main St.

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■ PAKENHAM. Newsagency. 99 Main St.

■ PORTSEA. Portsea Hotel. 3746 Point Nepean Rd.

■ RED HILL. Red Hill General Store.

83 Arthurs Seat Rd.

■ ■ RED HILL. United Service Station.

87 Arthurs Seat Rd.

■ RED HILL SOUTH. Cellar and Pantry. 141 Shoreham Rd.

■ ROSEBUD. Newsagency. 1083 Point Nepean Rd.

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■ ROSEBUD. The Lott Shop. Shop K002,. Rosebud Plaza, Cnr McCombe St and Point Nepean Rd.

■ RYE. Newsagency. 2369-2371 Point Nepean Rd.

Lewd act at Beach

■ Bayside Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man following a lewd act in Brighton.

Investigators were told a man allegedly exposed himself to a mother and her two daughters as they were walking near the Brighton Beach bathing boxes about 4.15pm.

Police will allege the man exposed himself twice to the six and seven-year-old girls before hiding in nearby bushes.

Air Wing was notified and directed local units to the location of the man. He was located hiding in bushland and arrested shortly later.

The 51-year-old Hampton Park man has been charged with sexual activity directed towards another.

He was to appear at the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court.

Court Lists

Local Briefs

Armed robberies

■ Southern Metro Crime Squad detectives have charged three teenagers following a series of 15 alleged armed robberies across Melbourne’s southern and eastern suburbs. The alleged incidents which occurred over a 10-day period include:

■ A series of armed robberies at service stations in Kew, Burwood, Noble Park, Rowville and The Basin on May 25.

■ A series of armed robberies at service stations in Lyndhurst, Mount Eliza, Mornington, Rosebud and Red Hill on May 28.

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■ RYE. RSL. 5/11 Neilson St.

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■ RYE. Supermarket. 4 Hygeia St.

■ RYE. Whitecliffs General Store. 2507 Point Nepean Rd.

■ SAFETY BEACH. Provincia Food Store. 3/154 Marine Drive.

■ SEAFORD. BP. 298 FrankstonDandenong Rd.

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■ SEAFORD. Ampol. 467 FrankstonDandenong Rd.

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■ SEAFORD. Newsagency. 124 Nepean Hwy.

■ SEAFORD. Riviera Hotel. 30 Nepean Hwy.

■ SEAFORD. United Service Station. 267 Seaford Rd.

■ SEAFORD. Woolworths. Cnr Seaford Rd and Nepean Hwy.

■ SHOREHAM. Licensed Post Office. 87 Byrnes Rd.

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■ SOMERVILLE. Coles Express. 1045 Frankston-Flinders Rd.

■ ■ SOMERVILLE. Newsagency. 27 Eramosa Rd East.

■ SOMERVILLE. United. 1025 Frankston-Flinders Rd.

■ SORRENTO. News & Books. 66 Ocean Beach Rd.

■ SORRENTO. Stringers Store. 2-8 Ocean Beach Rd.

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■ SPRINGVALE. Continental Mart. 219 Springvale Rd.

■ ■ SPRINGVALE. Newsagency. 32 Springvale Rd.

■ SPRINGVALE SOUTH. 7-Eleven. 581 Springvale Rd.

■ SPRINGVALE SOUTH. Ampol.

747 Springvale Rd.

■ SPRINGVALE SOUTH. BP. 540

Sp[ringvale Rd.

■ TOOTGAROOK. Coles Express.

1825 Point Nepean Rd.

■ ■ TYABB. Flatties Fish and Chips. 1541 Frankston-Flinders Rd.

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■ ■ TYABB. United. 1491 FrankstonFlinders Rd.

Dandenong Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, June 19 Araiti, Takareu Araujo, Daniel Armistead, Jack Azahar, Mohammad Badenhop, Darryl Bafto, Elvin Bailey, Dylan Bain, Kamahl David Ballantyne, Alexander Bourke, Shane Broughton, Jeremy Brownlee, Richard Bun, Long Carr, Steven Chaudhary, Tarun Cheang, Caterine Chong, Yi Ming Ciobanu, Alex Denis Claughton, Hollie Chanelle Cohen, Sam Dimitreski, Michael Elcoat, Paul Fatouros, Valentino Grigorios Fia, Siaosi Fox, Christopher French, Raymond Furniss, Benjamin Grixti, Blake Hardman, Zachary Huet, Shabaz Huseyin, Aidan Hussaini, Jawad Illiadis, Stefan Imrei, Josh Kabato, Gemechu Kenigsvalds, Brendan Khan, Arman Khenglawt, Tluang Kokab, Andrew K'pawhtoo, Gay Lackington Pierattini, Thomas Paulo Lipavic, Tom Lord, Brett Macri, Rita Louise Makarov, Nina Marsh, Britney Mastores, Tahli Mcowan, Aaron Mears, Luke Millar, Joel Mohd Shah, Mohd A'rabi Moore, Kym Heather Moyle, Daniel Richard Mustafawi, Hamid Nagy, Isaac Nguyen, Truong Minh Nicholas, Jennifer Papaioannou, Arthur Pasi, Christopher Joseph Perera, Jayasuriya Phillips, Nathan Prasad, Pranash Prasad, Sumeet Puoch, Jikany Ryan, Corey Santone, Claudio Schubach, Dean Leslie Shafaie, Ali Reza Sharma, Jatin Kumar Shrifi, Amin Singh, Inderjit Sullivan, Michael Talati, Ainiwaer Tarus, Kevin Kipchumba Thiciot, Lieb Thomas, Rajesh Tith, Pheakdey Tobgui, Jabez Isaac Toru, Remzi Tuau, Dominko

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Ututaonga, Zayah Watt, Matthew Williams, Tiwi Wilson, Brandon Wotherspoon, Angus Xu, Richard Zadran, Amanullah Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, June 19 Balchin, Zachary Brett, Mitchell Brylski, Marcus Chahal, Prabhpreet Kaur Chan, Leon Cheng, Xiao Chow, Geoffrey Cowen, Elizabeth Cushenan, Richard Dei Wal, Shanin Delbianco, Mark Delis, Con Djamovski, Victor Vasil Dodge, Lauren Fittje, George Gordon, David Andrew Grindrod, Zoe Grunbaum, Ilona Gundry, Sean Andrew Hanigan, William Aaron Harrington, William Huynh, Anthony Katgert, Sam Khairy, Michael Kolembus, David Ktori, Hector Lambrecht, Kaylem Lannan, Michelle Linthorne-Walker, Arnica Liu, Yaofei Lonie, Stuart Lu, Linda Lyons, Mitchell Mandaglio, Jordan Liam Mann, Mikael Milenkovic Marsh, Anthony Martino, Vincent Melhen, Nadia Millman, Jade Maree Newton, Eli Patel, Vimal Petts, Christopher Recchia, Matthew Reichelt, Dwayne Anthony Rigoni, Michael Rolls, Darren Grieg Schroder, Jake Singh, Nicholas Singh, Shainpal Singh, Taranpreet Smith, James Smith, Jordan Souhleris, Peter Stevens, Mark Taylor Sum, Jonathon Tandon, Shiva Thake, John Edward Venezia, Carlo Wang, William Willis, Jake Zagar, Stephanie Zambrano, Daniel

■ A series of armed robberies at service stations in Highett, Mentone, Patterson Lakes, Murrumbeena and Burwood on June 3.

Detectives executed search warrants in Dandenong and Noble Park and arrested three teens as part of the investigation on last Wednesday (June 12) at about 7am.

A 16-year-old Dandenong boy was charged with multiple counts of armed robbery, theft, aggravated burglary and dangerous driving.

A 16-year-old Noble Park boy was charged with multiple counts of armed robbery, theft and aggravated burglary.

They have both been remanded in custody to appear at a children’s court at a later date.

A 17-year-old Dandenong boy was charged with multiple counts of armed robbery, theft, aggravated burglary and dangerous driving.

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

Affray, assault

■ Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men and two youths following an alleged affray in an unprovoked assault in Noble Park last Wednesday afternoon (June 12).

It is alleged the three victims were approached and repeatedly assaulted on Belvedere Court about 4.20pm.

The offenders allegedly punched and kicked the trio forcing them to the ground where they continued their assault. One man was allegedly hit with a metal pole.

A 33-year-old Springvale man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A 35-year-old man and a 36-year-old man both from Springvale were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

All four offenders were arrested at the scene without incident.

A 31-year-old man and a 32-year-old man both from Wheelers Hill, a 23-year-old Noble Park youth, and a 22-year-old Beaconsfield youth were all charged with affray and recklessly cause serious injury.

All four have been bailed to appear at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on November 13.

Serious injury

■ Casey Highway Patrol officers are appealing for public assistance following a collision in Hallam on Tuesday morning (June 11).

It is believed a truck travelling north on Belgrave Hallam Rd collided with a pedestrian at the intersection of Frawley Rd about 6.30am.

The pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the truck, a 50-year-old Cranbourne West man, remained at the scene.

Fatal at Frankston

■ Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Frankston on Monday last week (June 10).

Emergency services were called to a residential address in Ashleigh St just after 11.30pm and located a man with critical injuries.

CPR was performed, however the 30-yearold Heatherton man died at the scene. Exact circumstances surrounding the man’s death are yet to be determined.

GOLDEN ROSE TO SET THE SCENE

■ One of the big days for young horses is the contesting of the Golden Rose to be run later in the year.

The youngsters entering their third year look forward to a challenge, and this looks like the one to come with its popularity.

Betting Group Neds Betting has opened an early market on the feature.

They have put the Sydney colt, Storm Boy, prepared by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott on top.

Storm Boy was made favourite for the Golden Slipper, but was disappointing back in March, when he had a bit of bad luck although battling on to run a reasonable third to Lady Camelot, his stablemate, in the Golden Slipper.

Although he missed the kickthere and stuck on to finish a good third, he followed that up with a disappointing fourth in the Inglis Sires, but a lot of good judges said he wants more distance crying out for 1400 metres.

This is it, the Golden Rose, we may see a different colt come race day.

However,there is another good colt, in Broadsiding, in the powerful camp of the James Cummings Group.

His run in the Sires Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm had to be seen to be believed.

He missed the start over 1400 metres and was a clear last until just about the turn, until his rider, Jamie Kah, got him going. She pulled him to the outside just prior to the turn, and from there he flashed home to blow them away.

Without a doubt it was a run of a good horse, but a stronger field here, but you couldn’t fault him last start.

On the next line is the Slipper winner, a smart filly in Lady of Camelot, with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Mott.

After scoring in the Golden Slipper, they produced her in the Percy Sykes Stakes, and though beaten into second spot by the good Victorian filly, Eneeza, prepared by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, it was a good run.

But she did give the winner, four kilos a lot, although being over 1200 metres.

Both are top fillies, and be will right in this, if they go around.

Lady Camelot finished behind them in the Inglis Sires.

Another of the Cummings team, Traffic Warden, fancied by the stable failed to fire, and missed the place in the Sires

He is much better than that, but this looks tough.

The Michael Freedman trained Manaal ran

Ted Ryan

a good fifth in the Golden Slipper, before that won a Group One in good style at Randwick beating Extreme Diva

He has only had five starts up to this stage winning two with a second and shows promise.

Another smart type is the Zoustar colt, Espionage, with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, who won the Kindergarten Stakes in good style at Randwick over 1100 metres back on April 6. But he is up against the best here, and maybe found wanting.

The John O’Shea-trained Linebacker is showing good form having won two of his first three starts, and was a good second to the brilliant colt, Broadsiding, in the Champagne Stakes, only beaten a head. Could be right in this, as he sticks on well.

Another smart one is Coleman, the Victorian colt who is racing well. It was one of the favourites in the Blue Diamond, but got caught up in the traffic.

He had a run in the Squires , but failed to flatter, and finished out of a place.

Going in to the Golden Slipper, Switzerland had won three on end, but failed to live up to expectations for the Waller stable and missed the place.

He can improve quickly, please don’t leave him out.

Last, but not least, is the good filly, the winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes, Hayasugi, trained by Clinton Mc Donald, one to watch.

I am sticking with Broadsiding from Storm Boy and Lady of Camelot.

Excellence shines

■ Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Stud and Stable Staff Awards recognised the winners of seven categories at The Star on The Gold Coas.

Hosts Ally Mosley and James Tzaferis honoured the exceptional contributions of staff

across the Australian thoroughbred industry with winners representing five different states, highlighting the national breadth of talent within the industry.

The highlight of the evening was that of Hazel Fertier, who received the Horsemanship Award.

Described as the backbone of several training operations, Hazel has been riding trackwork for over eight years, and has worked with more than 14 trainers, showcasing her dedication and expertise with the thoroughbred.

The Northern Territory also made a significant impact.

Trudie Clarke was recognised for her 50 years of service within the industry, and was awarded the Dedication to Racing Award. Nicole Mutimer was honoured for her work with Off The Track Thoroughbreds through her company, NT Institute of Equestrian Sport, earning her the Thoroughbred Care and Welfare Award.

With three awards remaining, Finn McCarthy from McEvoy Mitchell Racing won the Leadership Award, described by Tony Mc Evoy as a fundamental part of their training operation.

From Western Australia, Ngrie Gonzalez took home the Dedication to Breeding Award, and Emma Cully, the engine room for Star Thoroughbreds, won the Administration and Ancillary Award.

The Newcomer Award category was particularly exciting with all five shortlisted finalists recognised for their contributions to the Thoroughbred Industry.

Isobella Toole from the Vinery Stud , emerged as the overall winner in this highly competitive category.

Applauding all winners at the Awards ceremony were the Queensland Minister for Racing, and three-time Olympic medallist, Shane Rose.

Marking a decade of these Awards, thanks were extended to Caroline Searcy for her invaluable sevuce as Judge and Host, significantly contributing to the Award’s success since their inception.

Also thanks to Melissa Weatherly, retiring after volunteering after 10 years of service to the shortlisting and judging panels.

Gratitude also goes to the dedicated judges who have been instrumental in the event’s continued success by volunteering their time: Chair, Johan Petzer, Melissa Weatherley, Basil Nolan, Peter Heagney, Jenny Watson, Mary Capuano, James Tzferis, Reg Fleming, Troy Corstens and Gary Fennessy.

● ● ● ● Coleman. Racing Photos.

KEAYANG TOKYO LABELLED ‘CERTAINTY’

■ In racing circles the saying ‘past the post’ or ‘good thing’ can be used loosely when referring to a horse in a race who is touted to appear above his or her rivals, not that this happens on a regular basis as the horse in question can be beaten.

■ At Warragul trots on Monday June 10 however, outstanding home bred 4Y0 Captaintreacherous-Keayang Secret gelding Keayang Tokyo was labelled a ‘world certainty’ by many which can be dangerous in harness racing where so much can go wrong with bad beginnings and broken gear etc. but Keayang Tokyo’s victory was never in doubt proving the prediction to be true.

A raging hot $1.06 favourite trained at Ecklin South (Terang) by Mark Lee and driven by son Jason, Keayang Tokyo an easy winner of his four starts this time in and six overall from only eight outings including the $15,000 Tontine Championship at his home track on May 21 started from the extreme draw in the $17,500 Downtowner Warragul Pacing Cup over 2627 metres with the rest of the field at odds between $23 and $126 and second elects Maxnjax and Shoobees Spirit equal at $23.

Not bustled early as 12Y0 polemarker Wattlebank Flyer (Sean O’Sullivan for Croydon’s Graeme McIntosh) led out from Loverboy (gate three) before surrendering to Inexorable (gate four) within a circuit.

While all this was going on Keayang Tokyo bided his time three back in the running line but was set alight three wide prior to the bell to assume control shortly after.

The race then became a procession as Jodi Quinlan aboard Maxnjax commenced a short lived forward move three wide to be outside the leader in the last lap but made the final bend awkwardly shifting out rather badly.

Keayang Tokyo was off and gone at this stage with the race well and truly in his keeping and coasted to the wire 17.9 metres in advance of Inexorable which safely held second. Wattlebank Flyer did a good job for third 2.6 metres away. In quarters of 29.3, 32.2, 29.5 and 27.6 after a lead time of 77 seconds, Keayang Tokyo recorded a mile rate of 1-59.8 for the marathon trip.

■ The Lee team made it a double when American Ideal-Striking Beauty 4Y0 gelding Baton Rouge (Annalise Scott) went forward from five back in the running line to race parked from the bell in the 2210 metre Ken Millar Memorial Pace, accounting for Benbullan (one four) –three wide last lap which ran three parts of a length ahead of Baton Rouge approaching the final bend by 4.1 metres with Baton Rouge rallying gallantly. Pershing (one/two – three wide trail last lap) was third 6.5 metres away. The mile rate 2-02.2.

■ Locals Chris Hunter (Trafalgar) and Gary & Deb Quinlan (Drouin) kept the home flag flying with each in the winners stall. Chris Hunter combining with Cranbourne’s Scott Ewen to snare the 2210 metre Des Kelly Memorial Trotters Handicap with Sundays Shadow, a 5Y0 Majestic Son-Lazy Sunday gelding Sundays Shadow, while Gary and Deb used the services of Chris Alford aboard 3Y0 Bling It On-Misty Cullen gelding Kartiare in the 2210 metre Liberty Pace.

Sundays Shadow was slow to begin from outside the front line quickly regaining his composure only to be left in the open as Mister Walker led from the pole. Gaining cover through the middle stages after stablemate Sovereign Tiger (Glen Hunter) went forward from near last to race exposed, Sundays Shadow after easing three wide on turning ran home best to gain the day by a neck over the pacemaker, with Majestic Connies using the sprint lane off the back of the leader third 1.5 metres away. The mile rate 2-06.6.

Kartiare after a slow beginning from outside the front line settled at the tail of the field in the running line with polemarker Oceanique (George Batsakis) leading.

Sprinting sharply in the last lap to lead on turning, Kartiare scored by 3.5 metres from a death-seating Ubetta Knot returning a 2-01.2 mile rate. Im A Denny Too (four wide home turn) from the rear was third 10.1 metres back.

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Big at Bendigo

■ Bendigo was Tuesday’s fixture with a big 11-event card taking place.

Local Longlea trainer Clinton McSwain was victorious with 4Y0 Vincent-Miss Saxony mare I See Iris in the $9,000 Prydes Easifeed Pace Final over 2150 metres.

Driven by Greg Sugars, I See Iris second in her heat a week earlier began brilliantly from gate four to lead running into the first turn and rated to receive every chance, just lasted by a half head from a death-seating Major Maurie (gate two on the second line). Very Tempting (gate two) after trailing the winner was third 2.3 metres back after using the sprint lane. The mile rate 1-59.7.

■ Lexton father and son – Ashleigh and James Herbertson landed a thrilling Forty Winks Bendigo Pace over 1650 metres with 4Y0 American Ideal-Flying McPocket gelding Marty The Martian returning a 1-55.9 mile rate. Enjoying a sweet passage from gate three following the pacemaker Jilliby Typhoon (gate two), Marty The Martian used the sprint lane to gain the day by a neck over Jilliby Typhoon. Byrneside Boom after racing wide from gate two on the second line was third a further neck away.

■ Eight year old Grinfromeartoear-Doutzen gelding Fourth In Line scored in identical fashion for Horsham trainer Rod Carberry and reinsman Michael Bellman in the 1650 metre Woodlands Stud Pace.

Raced by the Connelly’s from Birchip, Fourth In Line starting from the pole used the sprint lane off the back of the leader Park Lane (gate two) to greet the judge 5.2 metres in advance of the runner up, with Sweet Revenge (four pegs) also making use of the sprint lane for third a head away. The mile rate 1-55.2.

■ Kilmore trainer/driver Monique Burnett was another to utilize the sprint lane when taking the Gold Central Victoria Pace over 1650 metres aboard Alta Christiano-Queenofbroadway filly Itz Normas Last.

Raced by Shepparton’s Wayne Potter, Itz Normas Last was best to begin from the pole before handing over to Terror The Christian (gate four) with Hameldaeme (gate five) going forward to lead up the outside division. Using the sprint lane as the leader shifted ground, Itz Normas Last scored by 2.9 metres in a rate of 1-56.5 from Emily Vincent (one/two – four wide home turn) and Hameldaeme which fought on courageously for third 4.7 metres back.

■ The all conquering Cardigan stable of Clayton Tonkin snared the Petersen Westbrook Cameron Lawyers 3Y0 Maiden Pace over 1650 metres with Stiched Up Dan, a daughter of Bettors Delight and Without You on debut.

Raced by Danny Zavitsanos’ AD Investments Pty Ltd, Stitched Up Dan with stable reinsman Mark Pitt in the sulky led throughout from gate three to record a 3.3 metre margin from Marlo Mareau which used the sprint lane off the back of the winner, with Vince Lombardi also making his first race appearance an eye catching third 6.2 metres away third after racing exposed from gate five. The mile rate 158.1.

Midweek Melton

■ It was Melton on Wednesday with an eleven event fixture with mixed results throughout the evening.

There would have been elation all round after Ross Creek trainer Stephen Clarke provided a stable double – 7Y0 Art Major-Askmenow gelding Forgone Conclusion driven by son Connor taking the Waste Sense Pace over 2240 metres and 6Y0 Sportswriter-Mon Soie mare Written In Silk driven by daughter Reagan the Cogs Services Pace over the same trip.

Forgone Conclusion settled four back in the running line from gate six as the heavily supported Alpha Crucis (gate four) crossed They Call Me Al (gate two) running into the first turn. Set alight three wide mid-race to park outside the pacemaker, Forgone Conclusion outstayed Alpha Crucis to register a strong 3.5 metre victory in a mile rate of 2-01.1. Go George Go (one/one at bell) was third 13.2 metres back.

Written In Silk a raging $1.40 favourite came out quickly from gate four to be gifted the lead by polemarker Aunty Betty and was never headed, greeting the judge by 12.3 metres from Speculator (one/three – three wide to race in the open at the bell) which tried to make a race of it, but Written In Silk had far too much quality. Pinnacle Hope after going forward from gate two on the second line to race exposed before gaining one/one cover was third 7.9 metres away. The mile rate 2-01.2.

■ Youthful Coghills Creek reinswoman Hannah Parish chalked up her second success from a limited number of drives when 5Y0 Betting Line-Geejaylee gelding Yankee Gambler scored in the 2240 metre Hygain Concession Drivers Pace.

Raced and trained by mother Desleigh, Yankee Gambler led from gate two before surprisingly allowing Rocknroll Gronk (one/one) to take over at the bell. Using the sprint lane, Yankee Gambler finished best over the closing stages to register a half neck margin over Rocknroll Gronk which fought on well. Eyecon (one/two – one/one at bell) after starting from the extreme draw was third a head away in a close finish. The mile rate 1-59.1.

■ Percydale (Avoca District) trainer/driver John Hurrell snared the 2Construct Trotters Mobile over 2240 metres with 5Y0 gelding Apex, a son of Betting Line and Diamond Rock.

Driven by Annalise Scott, Apex led throughout from the pole and defied all challengers, scoring by 1.4 metres ahead of The Fiery Sunset (gate two) which had every chance along the sprint lane after trailing. In an all pegs finish Anikitos was third 4.9 metres back after following the pair from inside the second line. The mile rate 2-05.1.

■ The Meredith situated Emmett and Richard Brosnan team chalked up another winner when Volstead-Reine Sereine gelding Vytis driven by Emmett was a good winner of the 1720 metre Need For Speed Noms Now Open 2Y0 Trotters Mobile after galloping prior to the start to settle at the rear.

Gradually making ground to move forward in the last lap and three wide on the final bend, Vytis finished off his race nicely to greet the judge by 1.6 metres over the pacemaker Ezra Khan, with Nipotina third 5.3 metres back after racing exposed. The mile rate 2-02.3.

■ Romsey’s Chris Svanosio combined with Taylor Youl to capture the 2240 metre Centre State Printing Maiden Trotters Mobile with Sebastian K-Hush Your Majesty filly Daley Waters much to the delight of Sunraysia’s Geoff Lucas and partners.

Going forward three wide from gate two on the second line, Daley Waters first up since December last had little trouble in taking the lead away from polemarker Mysterious Prince and scored easily by 11.9 metres from a death-seating Hillwinsome and Ultimate Tess (one/two) who was 2.6 metres away third. The mile rate 2-01.8.

■ South Ecklin trainer Matty Horsnell’s 5Y0 Tennotrump-Roxspur gelding Ten No Spur notched up his 5th success in 30 outings when victorious in the 2240 metre Allied Express Trotters Mobile.

Driven by Lochie Cook, Ten No Spur after an easy time three back in the running line ran

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home at a great rate to blouse the leader Sugar Daddy by a half neck, with the heavily backed Charlie Walker (four pegs – one/one – three wide home turn) third 4.9 metres back after starting from the extreme draw and pulling very hard throughout. The mile rate 2-02.6.

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■ Melton raced again on Thursday and it was local trainer Ken Tippet along with Toolern Vale’s Ewa Justice who took the honors with a stable double – much travelled 8Y0 Union GuyFlip Miss gelding El Boston the Australian Pacing Gold Pace and 5Y0 Grinfromeartoear-Rarified Air gelding Ima Charma the Garrards Pace with both races over 1720 metres.

El Boston at start number 98 was given an easy time from inside the second line following polemarker River Patrol ahead of him before using the sprint lane to record a head margin from ex-Kiwi Mach Major first up in Oz for Dean Braun which ran home out wide off a three wide trail in the last lap.

Remi Lou was third 5.9 metres away after following the pair. The mile rate 1-57.4. Ima Charmer led out from gate two and couldn’t be caught, accounting for Jay Bee (gate six) which raced outside him by a head in 1-59.6, with old timer Hair Razor (three wide solo last lap from three back) third 1.8 metres back.

■ Riddell co-trainers Chris Lang and Sonia Mahar landed the Need For Speed Noms Now Open Trotters Mobile over 1720 metres with Majestic Son-Delightful Poppin 4Y0 gelding Majestic Mover.

Driven by Chris, Majestic Mover starting from the extreme draw settled with most of the field ahead of him as Basilica (gate six) crossed Highpoint (gate four) on the first turn which had crossed Desert Assassin (gate five).

Setting of solo three wide in the last lap, Majestic Mover was tough at the finish, defeating Imperial Whiz which followed him home by a half neck. Highpoint held third a nose away. The mile rate 1-58.7.

■ Who’s the most improved trotter going around at the moment ? The answer’s simple9Y0 Angus Hall-Petite Flair mare The Girls Gotflair for Maryborough duo Tori Hutchins and partner reinsman Luke Dunne who was victorious in the 1720 metre Swift Signs Trotters Mobile and in doing so, brought up three wins in succession.

Raced by Kingston’s Steve Martin, The Girls Gotflair flew away from gate four to cross Jessicas Story (gate two) which began equally as fast and rated a treat defied all challengers to record a 3.7 metre margin in 1-59.1 over Paris Jamilla off a three wide trail last lap on the back of Kyvalley Anthony. Jessicas Story used the sprint lane for third a neck away.

■ Romsey part-owner/trainer Neil Rowley pulled off a hefty plunge when 5Y0 Kvintet Avenger-Atego Lilly mare Atego Dawn was a tough winner of the Melton City Council Trotters Mobile over 1720 metres. Driven by Lancefield’s Rod Petroff, Atego Dawn after a slow beginning from gate three was sent forward when balanced to park outsider the leader Ivar (gate five). With Petroff setting the tempo to suit, Atego Dawn ($8.00 in the morning line to start a $2.90 favourite) outstayed her rivals to score by 1.7 metres from Against The Bridle (one/three – three wide last lap) and Kellybush along the sprint lane from behind the weakening pacemaker to be 4.9 metres away third. The mile rate 2-02.tres back after racing wide.

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