The Local Paper. Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition. Wed., May 22, 2024

Construction to begin on Warburton Bike Destination project

■ The Warburton Mountain Bike Destination is set to commence construction on Stage 1 of the project in mid-June.

“This project has been in the making for many years and promises a recreational experience while showcasing a commitment to environmental stewardship and community,” said a Yarra Ranges Council representative.

“Since its inception in 2013, our vision for this project has been guided by meticulous planning, culminating in the most comprehensive approvals process ever undertaken for a recreational project,” the Council said.

“The rigorous evaluation of environmental and social impacts, as demonstrated by the Environment Effects Statement, ensures a sustainable legacy for generations to come.”

Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Sophie Todorov, said starting construction of the trails is an exciting step in this project.

"We have worked tirelessly to get to this point but the hard work doesn't end here. This project includes many plans to ensure that we are considering our local environment, community and importantly safety not just during construction but going into the future too.

"It is important that along with the economic and tourism benefits this project will bring to Warburton and surrounds, that we continue to balance the needs of our local

community. And this is something we will continue to review during and after construction."

"We are immensely grateful for the unwavering support of our funding partners—State, Federal, and the Community Bank as we start to see this project become a reality," said Cr Todorov

“World Trail, renowned for crafting extraordinary trail experiences, will be delivering Stage 1, which will span over 100 kilometres of new and upgraded trails. Anticipation mounts with the first trails due to be open to the public in early 2025, marking a monumental milestone for the project. With planning approval secured, the Emergency Management Plan approved and secondary approvals nearing completion, we are able to now mark a start-date for construction.”

CLUB

$40,000

■ Alexandra Football Netball Club, a Division 1 team in the Outer East competition, has been fined $40,000 after a breach of the salary cap.

The Rebels are also losing four premiership points in the 2024 competition, following an investigation by AFL integrity officers.

Emerald Football Club was fined a smaller amount, said a statement from the Outer East competition released last Friday (May 17).

The investigation began after the 2023 finals last September.

The salary cap is part of an overall policy to provide a ‘level playing field’ for all clubs.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024

MERGER FEAR OVER HOSPITALS

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Matches this Sat.

■ Outer East fixtures for this Saturday (May 25): Division 1. Powelltown v WarburtonMillgrove. Seville v Healesville. Yea v Yarra Junction. Yarra Glen v Alexandra. Belgrave: Bye. Premier Division: Wandin v UpweyTecoma. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Narre Warren. Mt Evelyn v Paqkenham. Berwick Springs v Olinda-Ferny Creek. Monbulk v Woori Yallock. Officer v Emerald.

Junior footy games

■ Goulburn Murray Under 14 Seymour. Sunday, May 26: Broadford v Tabilk. Alexandra v Wandong. Yea: Bye. Seymour Lions: Bye.

■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish has asked in State Parliament for urgent and critical assurances from Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas that the hospitals in Mansfield, Alexandra and Yea are not subject to amalgamation and instead are funded appropriately to continue operations at current levels.

Ms Thomas replied: “Under our government there will be no hospital closures.”

Ms McLeish said: “It makes no sense to have these services run out of Goulburn Valley Health in Shepparton. Shepparton is an hour and a half away from each of these communities and has very few community links.

“By stealth the Government embarked on a process to merge hospitals. Communities have been left completely in the dark as to the Government’s intent.

“Nothing was put in writing. CEOs and board chairs were gagged to keep communities in the dark.

:To quote JFK: ‘The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society.’

“Hospital CEOs received a phone call alerting them to the required 10 per cent savings –that is code for budget cuts.

“Reports indicate that these changes are designed to deliver savings to help reduce the everincreasing and spiralling debt crisis created by the Victorian Government

“Gone are the words ‘partnerships and consolidation’. It is only consolidation now, and hospital mergers are very much on the table.

“This is devastating for my communities. The plan will see a loss of healthcare sector jobs, a loss of local services, a disruption to continuity in patient care in aged care, a huge threat to theatre and maternity, particularly in Mansfield, and primary health care.

“There is disruption to our traditional and longstanding emergency education and clinical governance and visiting specialist links out of Mansfield and Alexandra

“The health services are among the biggest local employers, and people are passionate about their hospitals. The amalgamation plan is said to be supported by data, but that data does not appear to exist.

“These hospitals were not visited by the plan’s expert panel. We know from Grampians Health that health services in the west of the state have seen local GPs leave as it is no longer such an attractive proposition to be working in those areas.

■ Round 7 matches this Saturday (May 25).

Division 1. Greensborough v Hurstbridge. Bundoora v Banyule. Macleod v Montmorency. Eltham v North Heidelberg. West Preston-Lakeside v Heidelberg.

Division 2. Northcote Park v South Morang. Laurimar v St Mary’s. Thomastown v Panton Hill. Whittlesea v Diamond Creek. Lower Plenty v Watsonia.

Division 3. Old Paradians v Epping. Old Eltham Collegians v Heidelberg West. Kilmore v Mernda. Kinglake v Reservoir. Fitzroy Stars v Ivanhoe. Lalor: Bye.

“Hospitals have increased costs imposed by the government without increased funding to cover these costs.

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✖Whittlesea Council CEO Craig Lloyd is in damage control mode again, after a man was accused of secretly filming male employees using the toilet with dirty pictures and footage allegedly found on his phone. The man has been arrested and charged for allegedly filming a Council staff member use the toilets at the Civic Centre at South Morang. Paul Shapiro of the Herald Sun reports that senior council staff were alerted to the alleged incident before reporting the accused man – understood to be a now-sacked council employee – to police. Mr Lloyd alerted council staff via email to the “recent safety and security issue”. “I would like to assure you the man charged in relation to this matter is no longer with the organisation,” Mr Lloyd wrote in the email. He informed staff that police “unfortunately” allegedly found more images of multiple male staff members on the accused man’s phone. “The safety and wellbeing of our people is paramount. We will continue to support our impacted team members and ask that you respect their privacy at this time.” Victoria Police confirmed a specialist sex investigation team arrested and charged the man on April 19.

■ Former Eildon policeman and community stalwart Chris Rigg has died.

A holder of the Australian Police Medal, the former Senior Constable 18326, passed away on Thrsday (May 16).

A service will be held at St Aloysius Church, 800 Ripon St South, Redan (Ballarat), at 11am tomorrow (Thursday, May 23).

As weell as Police duties, he involved himself as a community volunteer in sports bodies, and in Lions.

There have been many social media memories of a fine community minded Eildon policeman.

Friend Jo David said: “He was an amazing man. And a very cheeky and cheerful one at that. He had such a wicked sense of humour. But most of all he was very driven and forward thinking. He loved and lived to help others less fortunate. Even serious injury and health struggles didn’t stop him. He gave his whole life to serving his community. He loved his wife and family. He was so proud of his son’s achievements. My deepest condolences to his lovely family, who had to constantly share him with whatever community he served.”

Upgrade at Wallan

■ The upgrade of Wellington St in Wallan is a step closer with Mitchell Shire Council releasing a tender for the project. Works on the vital thoroughfare connecting Watson St to Duke St will improve pedestrian safety and connections in Wallan

The project includes:

■ A footpath on the west side of the road

■ A shared-user path on the east side

■ treet lighting

■ Underground drainage

■ On-street parking

■ Asphalt road seal

■ Raised pedestrian crossing points

■ Street trees.

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✔Yea resident Jan Beer has called on local residents to fight againwst amalgamations of local hospitals such as Yea. “Yea Hospital has a special place in our hearts and our community. It was established as a Memorial Hospital after World War II to remember our fallen soldiers. It owes its existence to many of our forebears who donated large sums towards the building. The Emergency Department was also the result of major local fundraising in the 1990’s. Some will remember its official opening by Sir Weary Dunlop. Today Yea and District Memorial Hospital continues to provide excellent care for our community. It provides a wide range of residential and community services. The recent Saleyards outreach program and the Flood Recovery Support Program are examples of the way in which through local leadership our health service is responding innovatively to local needs. YDMH is also the biggest employer in our town. It provides employment for over 80 I encourage everyone in our community to take a stand, speak up about what is threatened and demonstrate support for our Yea Hospital.”

✔Mitchell Shire Council is looking for community-minded young people to join Mitchell Youth Council. It also provides advice to Council about how issues affecting young people can be addressed and it guides Council in developing local initiatives and projects for youth. There are usually nine Youth Councillors between the Shire wards — North, Central, and South. Applications close Friday, June 14.

Marie Bristow said: “A wonderful man , he loved Eildon and Eildon loved him. Condolences to Chris’s family.”

Alex Anderson: “A top bloke. They never made many coppers like him.”

Linda White: “RIP Chris. Fond memories growing up with Chris as our local copper. He took for my driver’s licence and passed me. Such a life time ago. Sending hugs to his family.”

Margie Creighton : “Fond memories of Chris. Sincere sympathy to Kay and family.”

Mike Dalmau: “Chris Rigg made a made such a wonderful contribution to the Eildon community as a true local community policeman; there will be many people out there that knew Chris and the wonderful man he was ... RIP Chris a life well lived and an honour to have known you.”

Tanya Lochowicz: “RIP Chris.You.looked after our community for many years in the 80s My condolence to Kay and the family.”

Jo-Anne Szwedyc: “Was involved in the EFC too, fond memories of Chris. Condolences to Kay and kids. A huge community member.”

Katie O'Toole: “Fond memories of a true gentleman. RIP Chris. Thoughts and hugs are with all the family.”

Brian Lee: “Amazing man that left an impression on me that I will always cherish.”

Allan Layton: “A good, fair country copper. And a player and coach of Thornton-Eildon FC. A great supporter of the Eildon Lions Club, and a stalwart of the old style 'Cops & Robbers' annual golf day at Eildon GC (later known more politely as 'Police & Publicans' and even more PC as 'Police & Friends').”

Thea Arendse: “Condolences to Kay and family. I was so proud when Chris also ran the torch for the Olympics.”

Kay Rigg: “Today the world lost a great man. Chris you are an amazing husband, father, pa, brother and uncle. I will miss you dearly.”

40 YEARS SERVICE TO MURRINDINDI, YARRA RANGES WHITTLESEA AND MITCHELL

In April 1984, Ash Long purchased the Yea newspaper business from Tom Dignam. Exactly 40 years on, throughout 2024, Ash Long continues his lifetime of community service as Publisher of The Local Paper.

Times change. For some in the 1980s, the definition of ‘local’ was being between the two bridges in the Yea township. The local government mergers of the 1990s saw the new Murrindindi Shire widen the scope to take in parts of the Alexandra, Broadford, Eltham, Whittlesea and Yea municipalities.

The reconstruction and recovery from the 2009 ‘Black Saturday’ fires again broadened the meaning of ‘local’.

By the 1990s, Ash Long could see that the concept of a paid-circulation local newspaper was already outdated.

In the early 2000s, The Local Paper and its progenitors were already developing an online presence, as well as growing the free printed editions.

Tom Dignam and Ash Long, 1984. Today, The Local Paper is still the largest local newspaper, with editions covering Mansfield, Mitchell Murrindindi, Nillumbik (rural), part of Strathbogie, Whittlesea (rural) and Yarra Ranges. Decades on, Ash Long and his team remain committed to providing best possible service to readers and clients.

● ● ● ● Chris Rigg, APM.

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What about St Mary’s?

■ Questions about St Mary’s Primary School at Whittlesea have been asked in State Parliament.

Kew MLA Jess Wilson said: “My question is to the Minister for Education. St Mary’s School is a low-fee Catholic primary school in Whittlesea.

“While 60 per cent of students come from disadvantaged families, only 7 per cent of students will be eligible for the Government’s $400 payment.

“Why don’t all disadvantaged students at St Mary’s School deserve help?”

Ben Carroll, Minister for Education, said: “The Shadow Minister quoted 60 per cent of kids at St Mary’s as having disadvantaged backgrounds.

“Can I tell you what the stat is in our public school system – 92 per cent. Ninety-two per cent of kids with disadvantaged backgrounds attend state government schools.

“This Government stands with them and their families, and we are putting our funding to the most important and needy kids in our community – that is, kids that attend our state schools.

“That is why we are the Education State, and that is why we are getting on with the job and making sure every person ... gets funding, because they deserve it.

“We will stand with our communities, we will stand with our young children and we will make sure that they get all the funding they deserve.

“Let me just go through the stats too. Our government funds

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per cent of our state schools. The Commonwealth Government funds 80 per cent of the independent, non-government school sector.

“I have not heard one comment from the Shadow Minister on the National School Reform Agreement defending and trying to get a better deal from Canberra for our state schools.

Ms Wilson: “Yesterday in the house the Minister said that the $400 school payment is going where it needs to go.

“Why do Labor ministers who earn over $365,000 need this payment while disadvantaged students at St Mary’s school in Whittlesea do not?”

Mr Carroll: “I thank the Shadow Minister for her question, and I will refer her to my answer yesterday as well.

“We have worked very closely with our education stakeholders, we have worked very closely with our school principals right across the state and we have worked very closely with our business managers, and they are very clear that this money, on top of the money that we are also funding through State Schools’ Relief, is going to our most needy families and our most needy students,” Mr Carroll said.

Grim find

■ An endangered Greater Glider was found dead in a large habitat tree felled by Forest Fire Management Victoria in the Yarra Ranges National Park, says the National Parks Assoc.

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Slime at Wesburn

■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish paid a nod to Wesburn Primary School, with a mention in State Parliament last week:

“It was certainly a slimy affair at Wesburn Primary School recently when they celebrated, in their own special way, the raising of $6642 for Foodbank with the Foodbank food fight,” Ms McLeish said.

“Principal Anne Stenhouse had promised the students that if they raised more than $5000 they could slime her and the teachers. There was loads of slime. I am not sure who had more fun, the teachers or the students, but it was a great outcome for a great cause.”

Construction begins

■ Construction has started on the realignment of the Nagambie-Locksley Rd and works are continuing around the bridge area.

The concrete abutments have been casted and the concrete precast planks manufactured in Wangaratta and Yackandandah were installed.

The top of the bridge will be concreted as with the apron at both ends of the road approach.

Strathbogie Council says the works are on time and expected to be completed around the end of June, weather permitting.

Strathbogie Council acknowledges the inconvenience these works have caused but says that it knows road users will be pleased with the straightened road approach to the new bridge over Charles Creek

One-on-one help

■ Free one-on-on tech help will continue at the Mansfield Library thanks to the generous funding of the community group Friends of Mansfield Library and a $1600 donation from Mansfield Council to further extend this valuable program.

The original tech help program was highly successful when it was held for several months in 2023 with $12,912 from the State Government’s Digital Literacy for Seniors Program.

Mansfield Mayor Cr Steve Rabie said the original program highlighted the demand in the community for this kind of service.

“I cannot thank Friends of Mansfield Library enough for supporting the community this way,” said Cr Rabie Library Co-Ordinator Justine Shelton said many community members benefited from the program.

“Many of our community members struggle with fast-changing technology but more and more, people are asked to access important services online, from banking to government services.

“The program has demonstrated how much our community members need time to be shown and guidance from an IT specialist. Library staff are not able to offer the type of assistance required.

“The program means an IT specialist can provide one-on-one assistance and actually show people how to use their own devices, so they can improve their skills and access services independently when they need to,” Ms Shelton said.

“We’re really grateful for the valuable contribution the Friends of Mansfield Library make to the community. In the past 12 months, they have purchased shelving for the Library and other important resources, including a mobile phone charging station. They have run programs such as the Harry Potter nights and funded several school holiday programs.” Tech help sessions will be available on Fridays until the end of July.

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Council Briefs

$15m for Hub

■ The vision for Seymour Community Wellbeing Hub will be realised with a $15 million commitment from the Federal Government’s Growing Region’s Program

This landmark project, a long-standing priority for Mitchell Shire Council and its partners, is poised to dramatically transform the lives of residents in the Seymour region by significantly enhancing access to health, wellbeing, and community services.

The Seymour Community Wellbeing Hub has been a visionary project for our community, aiming to tackle inter-generational disadvantage with a comprehensive suite of services that cater to the diverse needs of our residents.

"This funding from the Federal Government is a testament to the importance of the hub and the profound impact it will have on Seymour and its surrounding areas."

The hub will house a range of vital services including mental health services, community health and wellbeing support, and veteran health services.

“A health and wellbeing hub was identified through the Seymour Revitalisation Project as a top priority for the community.

The facility is also planned to include connected community spaces including library and multi-functional community rooms.

This $15 million investment from the Federal Government’s Growing Regions Program and $2 million from Council will allow stage one of the project to begin.

"We are eagerly looking forward to working with the community on the look and feel of the Hub and then seeing shovels in the ground," Cr Bannister said.

This project is supported by a strong partnership including Seymour Health, Nexus Primary Health, Goulburn Valley Health, with the support of Seymour RSL, Goulburn Options and Go Seymour, demonstrating a robust community-focused approach to tackling the challenges faced in the region.

Non-residents must pay

■ Yarra Ranges Council has given the green light to a pilot parking improvement program in Warburton late this year - with non-residents having to paqy.

“The pilot program would see traffic flow better managed through parking information displays as well as requiring non-Yarra Ranges residents to pay for parking in certain areas of the township, with any revenue raised to be reinvested back into the local community,” says the Council.

Residents of Yarra Ranges would be eligible for parking permits that would allow them to park in those areas, free.

Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Sophie Todorov, said Council has already increased enforcement to encourage safer parking behaviour and improve traffic flow, with the pilot program being the next step in that piece of work, consistent with its Integrated Transport Strategy,

“We've received many complaints from our community who say that parking in Warburton has become a nightmare during peak times," Cr Todorov said.

“While tourism is critical to our local economy, we also know the pressure that this can put on our local residents going about their daily lives.

“And with the Destination Management Plan forecasting a doubling of visitors to the Yarra Ranges over the next decade (4.5 million per year to 9 million), something has to be done.

“We know that townships such as Warburton are going to be one of the main hot spots for visitation.

“We want to reassure our residents that they won’t need to pay for parking. We’ll provide plenty of time to understand the changes and obtain permits later this year."

Currently, parking at all tourist destinations within Yarra Ranges is free of charge.

"By asking our visitors to pay for their parking, they will be contributing to the manage-

ment of the Council assets that they use,” Cr Todorov said.

"We've seen paid parking work across other municipalities that attract tourists, and how the cost of maintaining and improving assets is shared by all who use them."

The project will focus on installation of wayfinding signage and parking sensors, which are commonly found in parking areas outside the municipality. The exact equipment used will be determined by the public tender that will commence shortly.

The signs will show live information of how many free parking spots are available, to minimise ‘cruising’ for parking.

No personal data will be collected or stored by Council

Upon conclusion of the pilot, a review will be undertaken before decisions are made on implementing paid parking for visitors to other heavily visited areas of the Yarra Ranges

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Fair access in sport

■ Murrindindi Council, at its meeting tonight (Wed., May 22), will consider introducing a ‘Fair Access in Sport’ policy.

“Sport is a highly visible and valued feature of Murrindindi’s culture and identity,” says a report to Councillors.

“ The sport and active recreation sectors provide opportunities for enriching our community through the promotion of respect and fair mindedness for all people, while also supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of our community.

“The rate of participation in organised community sport is considerably different for women, men, girls and boys.

“The dominance of participation by men and boys has led to community sport and associated infrastructure being managed in a way that meets the needs of those users with less importance being placed on those that are not participating i.e. women and girls.

“This has created barriers for women and girls to participate, such as change rooms being designed in a certain way, pavilions not accommodating families, lack of opportunities to participate, club cultures of alcohol and a ‘boys club’ atmosphere.

“In many ways, actions favouring men at the expense of women (either explicitly or inexplicitly) has become the culture of community sport – however, in recent years the push for greater participation by women and girls has seen community sport infrastructure and the culture of community sport clubs being the target of actions to address this gender divide.

“For Council, this has largely been seen in the significant investment in female friendly infrastructure at community sporting facilities by the Victorian Government

“This policy will amplify and add value to other work undertaken by Council to embed a cultural norm of gender equality, diversity and inclusion and a community free from gender-based violence,” says the report prepared by Murrindindi Council staff.

● ● Cr Sophie Todorov, Mayor

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No funds for SES

■ Labor’s State Budget has failed to provide any guarantee of future funding for new capital works, vehicles or equipment for the Victorian State Emergency Service, says Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish.

Ms McLeish said local units had been under significant pressure in recent months, with volunteers being called out for incredibly difficult situations.

“In towns across my electorate, the local SES units have been at the forefront of all recovery efforts, from floods, storms, power outages, and car accidents.

“These are men and women who volunteer their time, often, in small towns they are the first responders to accidents involving neighbours, family, friends – this is an incredibly tough role for these volunteers.”

Ms McLeish said Labor’s failure to guarantee future funding for the SES was an insult to the hard-working volunteers and local units.

“Our SES volunteers show incredible courage, composure and expertise in challenging circumstances, they are an essential part of regional emergency services.

“The SES provide an essential emergency service for our communities; it is vital that they have ongoing funding to maintain and support their assets and to ensure that they can continue to support our communities.”

“You would think that with a Premier who lives in a regional area, that maybe she would have some understanding of the importance of the SES, but clearly not.

“The Liberals and Nationals are committed to a fairer and more sustainable distribution of funds across our volunteer emergency services to ensure they have financial security to undertake their vital work and support our regional communities,” Ms McLeish said.

$1m Lotton win

■ A Chirnside Park couple have toasted to their platinum wedding anniversary while also revelling in the surreal glow of their milliondollar win in a Monday and Wednesday Lotto draw.

The locals held one of the two division one winning entries in the draw on Monday, May 13, and took home a total prize of $1,000,000.

The eniors couldn’t wait to help their nearest and dearest with their million dollar win, especially their children and grandchildren.

Their winning entry was purchased at Chirnside Lotto Agency, Shop 643, Chirnside Park Shopping Centre, Maroondah Highway, Chirnside Park

Film Society

■ Murrindindi Film Society will open its 2024 season this Friday (May 24) at the Yea Council Chambers with the 1941 Orson Welles classic Citizen Kane.

Doors open at 6.45pm with the screening to start at 7pm.

When this much discussed and analysed film was made it caused a great deal of controversy.

Several media moguls of the time saw themselves portrayed in this fictitious biography of a press tycoon and William Randolph Hearst in particular took objection, trying to impede the film’s distribution. Welles also introduced new styles of filming, and the end result topped the American best 100 movie list for many years.

Most of the cast, including Welles himself, were new to the screen and several like Joseph Cotton, Agnes Moorehead and Everett Sloane went on to stellar careers.

“We hope that as many of our members as possible will be able to attend to either revisit this highly regarded film or to see it for the first time,” said Jill Dwyer.

“It will be interesting to see if, after 80 plus years, it relates to present day America and its powerful and wealthy sector.

“First time guests and prospective members will be made welcome free of charge.

All enquiries to Jill Dwyer on 5797 2480 or jill.dwyer@bigpond.com

Bush lovers want access

■ “Bush lovers are united in their passion to keep access to the forests in Central Highlands, but they are fearful that the Labor Government are going to lock them out,” Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish told State Parliament last week.

“Those who enjoy getting out into the local bush to ride horses, to hunt, to go four-wheel driving or dirt biking, to fish, to prospect or to simply take the dog out for a walk in the bush are all at risk of losing their favourite pastime,” Ms McLeish said.

“Labor’s consultation about the future of the forests has been woeful.

“They set an exceptionally short timeframe – suspiciously short.

“They have used Engage Victoria – no-one looks at the Engage Victoria website. Further, you have to scroll down several pages to actually find out about the community drop-in sessions.

“And then you put a Post-it note at those sessions on a big bit of paper. I attended sessions at Healesville, at Yarra Junction and with 564 people at Alexandra, and the passion has never been clearer: they are worried about the future of their bush.

“The Government cannot manage money, and they will not be able to manage the forest if they turn it into a national park,” Ms McLeish said.

$1.4m

for Lords Pavilion

■ Two significant Indi projects were awarded federal funding under the Growing Regions Program last week.

Indi MHR Helen Haines congratulated Benalla Art Gallery on being awarded more than $2.9 million towards its redevelopment and expansion and Mansfield Shire Council for receiving more than $1.4 million to help fund the new Lords Reserve Pavilion.

“These are valued projects within the Benalla and Mansfield communities, and I am delighted to see them receive this funding,” Dr Haines said.

“I was pleased to write letters of support for these projects and to advocate for them in my Indi Budget Submission,” Dr Haines said.

MP pays visit to Kinglake

MLA Ros Spence has told State Parliament of her visit to Kinglake, where she had announcements about food relief.

It is a privilege to update the house on the Allan Labor Government’s commitment to supporting community food relief right across Victoria,” Ms Spence said.

“With the cost of living continuing to put pressure on households, we know that the food relief sector is experiencing unprecedented demand. That is why we are investing an additional $6 million into food relief in the 2024–25 state budget, building on our investment of more than $56 million since 2020 to deliver food to Victorians in need.

“I was pleased to visit Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House to see the great work that they are doing to provide food relief and to announce the $2.5 million grants package we are delivering to neighbourhood houses who provide food relief.

“We know that neighbourhood houses provide a wide range of critical services, and this funding will enable them to continue to distribute food across their local communities.

“I thank all involved for providing food relief services right across our state,” Ms Spence said.

Reconciliation Week

■ National Reconciliation Week will be celebrated on Saturday, June 1, from 11am to 3pm, at the Seymour Recovery Hub, 4 Guild St, Seymour.

The event includes:

■ Screening of Freeman - a moving Cathy Freeman documentary

■ Panel discussion

■ Food

■ Artist stalls

■ Door prizes

McEwen prospers

■ The McEwen electorate is better off after last week’s Federal Budget, says locxal MHR Rob Mitchell.

“The Albanese Labor Government’s 2024 Budget provides cost of living relief for people in McEwen and invests in a Future Made in Australia,” Mr Mitchell said.

“This is a Budge t for every Australian and for everyone in our communities in the outer north.

“It supports over $1 billion in infrastructure in McEwen, including for our roads like the Camerons Lane Interchange and Yan Yean Rd. The biggest investment in local infrastructure ever.”

“The Budget delivers new help with the cost of living for everyone, including:

■ Tax cuts for every Australian taxpayer from July 1, that’s 76,000 taxpayers in McEwen. The average tax cut is $1583 per taxpayer.

■ A new $300 energy rebate for every single household;

■ Wiping around $3 billion from student HECS debt with 17,423 people in McEwen assisted.

■ Kickstarting the construction of more homes in every part of the country;

■ Cutting the prices of more common medicines through our cheaper medicines policy;

■ Providing a beter deal for every working parent by paying superannuation on top of paid parental leave.

Importantly, the new cost of living relief we have delivered in this Budget builds on our work to take pressure off people without adding to pressure on inflation.

“This is a Budget to train more tradies, build more homes, boost bulk billing and give more Australians a crack at university or TAFE

. Our Budget is investing in a Future Made in Australia, the transformative opportunities of clean energy, new technology, strengthening our defence industry and capability, and investing in strategic industries.

“Because of our responsible economic management, the Government has been able to forecast a second consecutive Budget surplus.

“This year’ Budget also builds on cost of living measures the Government has already taken, such as cheaper child care, cheaper medicines and fee-free TAFE

“The 2024-25 Budget invests in the infrastructure that connects our communities, creates jobs and helps build our future.

“The Budget provides $4.6 billion for new projects and $10.1 billion to ensure projects underway across Australia can be delivered.

“Our investment in infrastructure will improve lives, drive productivity and create opportunity throughout our communities.

“The Albanese Government is providing funding for over $1 billion in infrastructure investment in McEwen including:

■ An additional $750 million of Australian Government funding for Cameron’s Lane interchange.

■ An additional $437.3 million of Australian Government funding for Suburban Road Upgrades – South Eastern Roads and Northern Roads which includes the Australian Government’s share of funding for Yan Yean Road Stage 2.

■ An additional $19.1 million of Australian Government funding for Commuter Car Park Upgrades – Northern Lines

■ An additional $11.4 million of Australian Government funding for Shepparton Rail Line Upgrade – Stage 3.

“The Budget also locks in progressive increases to local roads funding which brings the total five year investment in Roads to Recovery funding for Councils in our electorate to $41,994,008,” Mr Mitchell said.

■ Kalkallo

● Ros Spence, Kalkallo MLA

● ● ● Cindy McLeish, Eildon MLA

● ● Dr Helen Haines, Indi MHR

Local Politics

Worry over hospitals

■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish says local residents do not want amalgamations for hospitals at Yea, Alexandra and Mansfield.

Ms McLeish criticised the Allan State Labor Government over its running of hospitals.

“They have increased costs in medicines, needles and masks. WorkCover has rocketed. Safe patient care – the enterprise bargaining agreement has gone up 3 per cent each year, as has superannuation,” Ms McLeish said.

“And hospitals have not been given any more funding to cover these costs. Too many hospitals have been forced to carry deficits; it is carry deficits or cut services.

“Under Labor at least a dozen of Victoria’s health services are operating with significant deficits, with reports from health insiders suggesting that the Royal Melbourne Hospital is also one of the ones that is millions of dollars in the red.

“Labor cannot manage money. They cannot manage our health system, and as a result Victorian patients will suffer.

“It is just not good enough. These hospitals cannot be run out of Shepparton,” Ms McLeish said.

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State Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas did not rule out hospital administration amalgamations, but committed that the local hospitals would not close.

“I was talking about increased cost expenditure in our healthcare system, and I am certainly well aware of this because I have been travelling right around our state visiting hospitals in the member for Lowan’s electorate, in the member for Euroa’s electorate, in the member for Eildon’s electorate, and I have had a great opportunity to hear firsthand some of the concerns that have been expressed by those health services and in particular healthcare workers,” Ms Thomas said.

“So let me tell you about some of the challenges that are now being faced, not just by our health system I might say, but indeed by health systems right around the world.

“One of those is the changes in our care needs and our population. Our population is growing and we are getting older. This means that we are living with more chronic conditions and we are living with more comorbidities.

“What this in turn means is that we are seeing greater investment in or greater focus on – But let me be clear: under our government there will be no hospital closures – that is what those on the other side of the chamber do.

“Again, I will make it clear: this government will not close hospitals. It is not what we do. Those on the other side, the Liberal Party, when they were in government closed 10 regional hospitals.”

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In Yea, local resident Jan Beer said: “Residents of Yea, Alexandra and across Murrindindi Shire, should be deeply troubled by metropolitan media reports last week that Victoria’s rural hospitals face being amalgamated into a small number of networks. Under the reported changes, existing hospitals will lose their CEOs and local boards would be replaced by advisory committees.

“Reports indicate that these changes are designed to deliver savings to help reduce the ever-increasing and spiralling debt crisis created by the Victorian Government

“Once again it seems that regional Victoria faces a major reduction in services as a result of excessive levels of spending occurring in metropolitan Melbourne. And health care is one key area where gross inequity already exists in terms of access to services for people in country Victoria

“Let there be no doubt, when Government Ministers spruik amalgamations this will inevitably lead to a reduction in local access to services. Over time it will lead to closure of local facilities as services are centralised elsewhere in the interests of so-called ‘increased efficiency’.

“ I encourage everyone in our community to take a stand, speak up about what is threatened and demonstrate support for our Yea Hospital,” Mrs Beer said.

Fight over Wollert railway

■ Epping North poperty developers George and Frosa Adams own industrial land and are fighting in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to have reference to a Wollert public transport corridor removed from development plans so that the land can be subdivided into eight lots and sold.

The corridor would seek to have a rail line leave the Mernda-Melbourne route just north of Lalor, and develop stations at Epping Plaza, Aurora South, Aurora North and Wollert.

The Age newspaper reported at the weekend that “Adams’ legal counsel, Emily Porter, SC, said her client had been forced to put plans for the disputed land on hold for several years and “wants to move on in life”.”

Meanwhile, Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell (Lib.), spoke in Parliament last week to call on the government to urgently fund and begin the feasibility study into the Wollert rail extension.

“The State Labor Government has completely dropped the ball on the Wollert rail extension, continuously delaying the start of the feasibility study which must be finished before the business case and planning can begin,” Ms Lovell told the Legislative Council.

FRRR provides $70,000

■ Nicholls MHR Sam Birrell says community organisations have received just over $70,000 in funding under the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) to uplift their communities under the Strengthening Rural Communities program (Rebuilding Regional Communities stream)

■ Avenel Active - Avenel 'Get Me to the Shops' Community Transport Project. $4200. Reduce social isolation, increase independence, and enhance wellbeing post-pandemic by providing weekly volunteerassisted bus shopping trips for residents who are elderly, frail or with restricted mobility.

■ Gnarly Neighbours - Social Enterprise Fit-Out (Seymour). $10,000 Increase opportunities for disadvantaged young people to build skills, knowledge, and connection post-pandemic through a fit-out at a social enterprise to create a skate store, coffee area and chill space.

New grants for Murrindindi

■ Murrindindi Councillors are due to hear tonight (Wed.) about latest grants. Quick Response Grants

■ Marysville Community Golf and Bowls Club - Replacement of Stolen Tools - $2500

■ Buxton Fire Brigade Open Day 2024 - $750

■ Alexandra Playgroup - Teddy Bear's Picnic - $333

■ Murrindindi Beanie and Fibre Festival$1766

■ Yappers - Wooing Warring and Wanton Words by Will - $1718

■ Gallipoli Park Precinct Community Asset Committee - Winter Festival - $2000

■ Yea and District Memoria Hospital - Community Health Event Kit - $1950 Sponsorship Allocations

■ Taylor Street - Australian Long Track Championship, Australian Dirt Track Championship and The Australian Flat Track Nationals - $1000

■ Alexandra Football Netball Club - First Nations Celebration - $5000

■ Sacred Heart Primary Yea - New Playground Equipment - $2500

■ With great weather (no fog) on Saturday there were more than 50 golfers on the Yea course.

Some 28 men contested the stableford N.J. Murray Event Round 2. Winner of the day with 36 points on CB and the N.J. Murray was Brendan ‘Trout’ Chenhall (15).

Second on the CB on the day was Tom White (17) with 36 points. Third was John Tanner (26) on CB from fourth Taris Dunne (38) on 35, with fifth going to Phil Armstrong(21) on CB from Stephen Rumney (26) with 34.

NTP on the 14th was Mick Spagnolo and the Club Award went to Peter Johnston. Trout won the N.J. Murray with 72 points from second Kevin Coghlan with 70. Tom White was next with 69 from John Tanner 67 and Tony Rule 65.

In the ladies stableford, the winner was Ladies Captain Jan Wealands (32) with 36 points from Vicki Clements (25) with 31. Wedneday saw 17 men play a team event with Alan and Zach Pell winning the two-person Irish Stableford with 59 points. In this event the best Stableford points of the two is counted on holes 1-9 and both scores on holes 10-18.

Second team were Brian Priestley/Sam Wright with 57 followed by Neil Peterson/ Luke Gregory 55. Phil Armstrong was NTP and the Club Award went to Gary Pollard/ Jeff Aurisch.

Knockout results so far in Round 1 have seen John Tanner defeat Paul Clayton, Brian Priestley defeat Sam Wright, Tom White defeat Steve Rumney, Ken Whitfort defeat Andrew Bohn, Kevin Coghlan defeat Mick Spagnolo and in Round 2 Anthony Coleman defeat Russ Wealands - Alan Pell

■ Alexandra Football Netball Club memberships are available: $200 – Patron, $150 –Family and $100 –Members. $600 Rebel Raiser Sponsor together with Business, Corporate, Executive and Major Sponsor packages available, so if you would like to support the Club, please contact Ray Steyger on 5772 2627. Do not forget to order your Club merchandise – polo shirts, warm up shirts @ $50, hoodies, vests @ $70, casual shorts, netball top @$40, Club stubby holders @$10, travel mugs @ $15, peaked caps and beanies @ $25, visors @$20, bumper stickers arefree. Thursday night dinners are available after training with main course and sweets –adults$20 and kids $15, everyone is welcome. The Club is seeking assistance and needs volunteers so if you would like to helpwithhome game tasks including scoreboard, canteen, bar work and maintenance amongst other things, please contact Ray Steyger on 5772 2627.

● ● Wendy Lovell MLC

● ● ● Sam Birrell MHR

Brendan Chenall

FATAL ACCIDENT AT WARRANDYTE

■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in North Warrandyte on Sunday afternoon (May 12).

It is believed a motorcycle rider collided with a Volkswagen Golf at the intersection of Marbert Court and Warrandyte-Kangaroo Ground Rd at 4pm.

The rider, a 54-year-old Templestowe man, died at the scene.

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

Anyone who witnessed the collision, with dashcam footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

■ Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following an aggravated burglary in Doveton

Investigators have been told an unknown man forced entry into a residential property on Hakea St and stole cash, jewellery, and car keys from the premises about 4am.

There were seven people sleeping inside the property at the time, including three children, however no one was injured during the incident.

It is understood the offender fled the scene in the victim’s white Holden Maloo utility with registration ‘DOMNNT’, worth around $100,000.

Shortly after, an unknown man and the Holden Maloo were captured on CCTV at a service station on the Princes Hwy in Officer where he stole petrol about 5.28am.

The man is perceived to be African in appearance and wearing all black clothing.

Investigators have released a photograph of the stolen Holden utility along with CCTV footage and an image of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.

WARRANDYTE

Which way now?

■ Goldfields Plaza, Colin Avenue and Melbourne Hill Rd shops could grow to up to four storeys according to Manningham Council’s new concept design for its Neighbourhood Activity Centres, which could help meet the municipality’s housing shortfall.

As the reality of significant population increase and a lack of housing/infrastructure to meet it looms across Australia, government at every level is looking at ways to deal with the short-term and long-term implications.

With the population in Manningham expected to increase to more than 140,000 in the next 12 years, Manningham is faced with the challenge of building 8000 new homes to accommodate an additional 18,000 people.

One option the Council is investigating is the development of Neighbourhood Activity Centres as a way of introducing additional housing in urban/suburban shopping centres.

- Warrandyte Diary

BELLARINE PENINSULA

Remove spikes

■ Pelican activists are calling for removing potentially harmful metal spikes on top of lamp posts in St Leonards and Indented Head Residents have raised concerns following the installation of spikes on lamp posts along the towns’ ramps and piers by Bellarine Bayside Coastal Management to deter pelicans from roosting in the area.

Heather Snook said she created a petition calling for the spikes removal as it disrupted the pelican’s daily routines and posed a physical danger to the birds.

- Geelong Independent BACCHUS MARSH

Avenue works

■ One of Moorabool’s most famous streets is undergoing works, with motorists warned to expect delays. Works at Bacchus Marsh’s Avenue of Honour began on Monday, April 29, to replace “several ageing or poor condition trees”, Moorabool Shire Council said. Nine trees have been proposed for “proactive replacement” in 2023-24, with another to be replaced due to storm damage. - Moorabool News

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS MAN: POLICE

■ Police are appealing for public assistance to identify a man after an assault in Warrnambool.

Investigators have been told the victim was walking in the vicinity of Merrivale Drive when he was approached by an unknown man and assaulted about 6 pm on Tuesday (May 7).

The victim managed to flee the park and was not seriously injured.

Investigators have released a computer-generated image of a man they believe can assist with their enquiries.

The man is described as being of slim build, with a long white beard and freckles on his face.

He was wearing glasses, a multi coloured pastel knitted beanie, and a yellow jacket.

The man also had a bulldog and a chihuahua, or similar type of breeds with him at the time.

BALLARAT

Fatal probe

■ Ballarat Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Lamplough.

It is believed a vehicle was travelling along Sunraysia Highway when it collided with a truck just before 8.15am on Tuesday (May 7).

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene.

The driver and the sole occupant of the truck was uninjured.

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

BENDIGO

5 firearms

■ Members from the VIPER Taskforce have charged a man and seized five firearms, drugs and knives as part of an investigation into the possession of a firearm with alleged links to an outlaw motorcycle gang.

A warrant was executed at a residential address in Bendigo where the firearm was being stored and a 33-year-old Bendigo man was arrested.

During a search of his property, Police located a Lithgow .223 calibre bolt action rifle with the serial number removed, a 12-gauge shotgun, a .22 calibre rimfire rifle, a .308 centrefire rifle, a .177 air rifle, a dagger, two double edged knives, small quantities of what appear to be cannabis and Diazepam and a large quantity of mixed ammunition.

The man was interviewed and subsequently charged with possess unregistered firearm, two counts of possess drug of dependence and three counts of possess prohibited weapon without approval. His firearms licence was also suspended.

He has been bailed to appear at Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on July 29.

Statewide Observer

STAWELL

Crash death

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision at a motor sports club in Stawell last year.

It is alleged a car struck a spectator on Burrong Basin Rd about 4.20pm on November 4.

The spectator, an 18-yearold man from Pimpinio, died at the scene.

The driver of the car, a 28year-old man of no fixed address, was arrested on Monday morning last week (May 6).

He was charged with dangerous driving causing death, reckless conduct endangering life and reckless conduct endangering serious injury.

The man was also charged with a separate incident that occurred in Wendouree on May 3.

The man allegedly lost control and crashed through the garage of a private address on Learmonth Rd, causing major structural damage about 12pm.

H was charged with reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, and fail oral fluid test.

He was due to appear before Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon last week (May 6).

Across Victoria

BALLARAT

Lewd acts arrest

■ Ballarat Sexual Offences Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man following a series of allegedly lewd acts across Ballarat East and Wendouree.

It is alleged the man exposed himself and performed a sexual act in the presence of the victims between April 10 and Monday last week (May 6).

On four of the occasions sexual acts were allegedly committed in the presence of children aged between 10 and 14.

Detectives last Thursday (May 9) arrested a 50-year-old man at an address in Invermay Park. He has been charged with direct sexual activity at another, seven counts of sexual activity in the presence of a child and one count of stalking.

The Brown Hill man was remanded to appear at Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on May 10.

COBRAM

Witness appeal

■ Cobram Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses following a series of burglaries in Cobram and Numurkah

Investigators have been told offender/s have attended a business premises between 10.30pm Saturda, May 4, and 8am on Sunday, May 5, on Cobram-Koonoomoo Rd, Cobram.

It is believed that after gaining entry inside the premises, the offenders’ have stolen cash and cut the CCTV security cabling.

A white Toyota Camry was seen casing another business premises on Station St, Cobram, on Sunday, May 5, about 2.20am.

A male has jemmied open a door stealing a step ladder.

Investigators believe that offender/s gained entry to a sporting club on Tunnock Rd, Numurkah, on Sunday, April 5, about 5am.

Once inside the offenders have stolen cash and knocked down a camera. The three incidents are believed to be linked.

LONG GULLY

Hit-run outcome

BAIRNSDALE Violence pushback

■ Crime Statistics Agency data indicates that reporting of family violence has increased in East Gippsland over the past 12 months and it is a trend Bairnsdale Police say will continue to increase due to the current cost of living crisis.

"Drug and alcohol use, recent separation, mental health and recent childbirth are also some of the factors contributing to this increase," Sergeant Prad Pai, Family Violence Liaison Officer, said.

East Gippsland recorded 1783 family violence incidents during 2023, 1332 against females and 441 against men. Per population of 100,000, East Gippsland topped the state ahead of other regional Local Government Areas including Mildura, Latrobe, Horsham and Ararat.

- Bairnsdale Advertiser LATROBE VALLEY

Big winner

■ Latrobe Regional Health is among the big winners in this year’s State Budget, with $44 million in funding allocated.

The State Government contribution will help the hospital staff the expanded facilities that include 44 inpatient beds, 14 medical and surgical beds. - LV Express

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged hit-run in Long Gully on Monday, May 6.

It is alleged a dispute between two men occurred on Derwent Drive, when a 51-yearold man was hit by a car about 9.45pm.

He was flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he remains in a critical condition.

It is alleged a second man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after allegedly being assaulted when he came to assist.

A 30-year-old Long Gully man has been charged with dangerous driving causing injury and negligently cause serious injury. He was remanded to appear at Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (May 8).

GROVEDALE

Evaded Police

■ Geelong Divisional Response Unit detectives have charged two men after they allegedly evaded police in Grovedale.

Police allege a silver Toyota Corolla bearing false plates, was driving erratically on the Surf Coast Highway about 2pm on May 6.

With the assistance of Air Wing, Police monitored the Toyota through Grovedale and near Elaine, along the Midland Highway Officers successfully deployed stop sticks on the vehicle in the township of Elaine

The Toyota continued to drive into Ballarat before coming to a complete stop.

A 25-year-old Brown Hill man has been charged with: deangerous driving whilst being pursued, reckless conduct endanger life, reckless conduct endanger serious injury, theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, eal with proceeds of crime, drive in manner dangerous, drive at speed dangerous, theft, possess controlled weapon. possess prohibited weapon, fraudulently use registration plat, drive whilst disqualified, and enter intersection against a red traffic light.

Melbourne ● ● ● ● Police want to speak with this man.

Cirque Bon Bon

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Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless

‘JULIA’ AT SOUTHBANK

Melbourne Theatre Company presents Joanna Murray-Smith's Julia from May 31 at the Southbank Theatre, Sumner.

Documenting the lead up to Julia Gillard’s famous 2012 parliamentary ‘misogyny speech’, Julia is a Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre production.

The play offers an insight into our nation’s first female Prime MNinister, who picked apart the hypocrisy and double standards, and bravely fought the unchecked sexism and misogyny that occurs in contemporary politics.

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● ● Shannen Michaela, contortion foot-archer in Cirque Bon Bon.

■ Cirque Bon Bon arrives in Melbourne at the Athenaeum Theatre, Collins St, from July 11-13.

Hot on the heels of its sell-out run in Brisbane, Cirque Bon Bon's all-star cast of contortionists, acrobats and dancers will transform the Athenaeum Theatre stage.

Produced by ex-Cirque Du Soleil creative director Ash Jacks , the cast includes Australia's own 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, Duo Synergy: Brisbanebased hand to hand and skating artists Emma Goh and Scott Lazaravech.

Performance Dates: July 11-13

Venue: Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins St., Melbourne Bookings: Ticketmaster

- Cheryl Threadgold

Kiss Me, Kate

■ Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria’s second production for 2024 was Cole Porter’s memorable composition, Kiss Me, Kate, linking it to Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, with some help from authors Sam and Bella Spewack, that won them Tony Awards in 1948 for Best Musical and Best Author.

Let me warn you, it is a complex work, requiring everchanging set locations, almost 20 musical numbers, a large ensemble of dancers and lots of cast, upwards of 40. So the stage proportions at Alexander Theatre suited well for this three-hour performance. Sadly, the seating rows are tight with no designated disability/carers seating available.

Once settled, and with weeks of rehearsal over, GSOV’s opening night was off to an impressive Op’nin’, Another Show performed by Susan Hurley as Hattie with the full company. This started us on the journey of a “play within a play”. It is opening night where lead Ian Woolford as Fred Graham and Petruchio, clashes with his ex-wife on and off stage, who is leading lady Lauren Lee Innis-Youren as Lilli Vanessi and Katherine With passions running high between them many complications occur as the play hits the stage. With so much to hear and see musical numbers such as standouts Wunderbar by Ian and Lauren and later Lauren’s solo rendition of I Hate Men drew very strong applause. Complimenting the many musical numbers, Choreographer Denique Adlam had the Dance Team combining with the Singing ensemble, although some dance sequences seemed a little long while repetitious perhaps necessary to take in the full extent of Porter’s musical score.

The appearance of two gangsters, Michael Capon and Lydia Klimek brought with them some comic relief whenever they were on stage. In particular their rendition of the popular number Brush Up On Your Shakespeare, that went on and on for several reprisals, was well choreographed while backstage worked to set the stage for the finale. Well done.

GSOV has a strong talented production team and all were on show in large numbers, maintaining their reputation in being able to present memorable productions of iconic works. Kiss Me, Kate was one of them.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

Julia is helmed by some of Australia’s finest theatre makers, including playwright Joanna Murray-Smith (Berlin, Switzerland) and Helpmann Award-winning director Sarah Goodes (Sunday).

This powerful two-hander features Justine Clarke and Jessica Bentley, who walk audiences through some of the most important parts in Gillard’s life, culminating in a verbatim performance of the 15-minute speech that has earned a place to live unconditionally in the Australian collective social consciousness.

Melbourne Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks says: “Julia is an exhilarating piece of theatre that will linger in the minds of Melbourne audiences, long after they’ve left.

“After incredibly well-received seasons at both the Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre, it is so exciting Julia has arrived in the city that Gillard called home throughout her trail-blazing political term.”

Julia’s creative team includes Renée Mulder (Designer), Alexander Berlage (Lighting Designer), Steve Francis (Composer and Sound Designer), Susie Henderson (Video Designer), Charley Allanah (Assistant Director) and Jennifer White (Voice and Dialect Coach).

Performance Details: May 31 - July 6

Venue: Southbank Theatre, The Sumner Bookings: www.mtc.com.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

He■ Rodrigo Calderon’s one-person show He is at times a moving portrayal and exploration of masculinity, although the show needs greater light and shade in the writing.

Set in a small coastal town in post-war El Salvador, a man engages in several dialogues –with the ocean, with his father, with himself – as he seeks some sense of understanding and acceptance of his life and sexuality as a gay man.

He is conceived and written by SalvadoranAustralian theatre practitioner Rodrigo Calderón, with credits also given to Stephen Phillips, Tony Yap and Bagryana Popov as “loving witnesses” and Edgardo Dib, Matthew Crosby and Damien Miller as “playwriting consultants”.

The script is a confused jumble of both styles and themes which sometimes works and sometimes does not.

Linear storytelling is mashed up with impressionistic moments snatched from memory. Themes touch on matters such as family dynamics, the father-son relationship, coming out in a homophobic culture and so on. Too much is crammed into too short a space of time.

The performance of Rodrigo however is a totally different matter. With a great stage presence and physicality, he totally owns the space and engages the audience. Rodrigo makes the most of a challenging script, taking the audience along on his character’s journey. Marrying sensuality with intelligence, he brings the script to life by giving the audience a vivid sense of the character’s pleasure and pain.

The only credit for something like direction is given to Kendra Keller who is listed as a “provocateur”. Consequently, as Rodrigo himself not only wrote and performed the show but also conceived of and staged it, its shape and feel needs to be primarily laid at his feet. Said shape and feel are generally fine except for a hamfisted, cringeworthy attempt at audience participation which concludes the show.

All things considered, He is both a joy and a disappointment then, vacillating as it does between the sublime and the ridiculous.

Venue: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda Dates and times: Until May 18, Tues-Sat at 7.30pm (NB Fri May 17 performance will be in Spanish without English surtitles).

Duration: 50 minutes

Tickets: $20-45

Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ he-by-rodrigo-calderon-tickets774917889267?aff=oddtdtcreator

- Review by Peter Murphy

Castlemaine

Jazz Festival

■ The 2024 Castlemaine Jazz Festival is gearing to build upon the success of last year's event and is looking to exhibit the best established and emerging talent of the Australian jazz scene.

This year's festival will take place across the June long weekend (June 7-9) and features 38 bands performing in sdix iconic venues, including the historic Theatre Royal, Castlemaine Bowling Club, Phee Broadway Theatre, Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel and this year two nights at the Boomtown Winery.

Opening night at the Goods Shed will be a community focused event, featuring local artists such as the Thompsons Foundry Band and the Castlemaine Secondary College Stage Band (division winners in the 2024 Generations In Jazz)

Also featured on the night will be a community choir extravaganza led by Adam Przewlocki (Choir of Hard Knocks) featuring the Divine Divas, Rainbow Voices, Marcapellas, Mainesong and the Castlemaine Secondary College Vocal Ensemble.

The main program features many established artists including Tamara Murphy, Ade Ish, Shirazz and a gamut of big bands in the historic Theatre Royal.

Headlining at the Phee Broadway on Saturday night will be singer, trumpeter, songwriter and three times ARIA award winner Vince Jones, who this year will be celebrating the 50th year of a long applauded career.

- Contributed

■ There will be a special performance of Mad Dogs and an Englishman on Saturday, May 25, as a fundraiser for Pets of the Homeless, a worthy cause that provides medical assistance for companion animals on the streets of Melbourne

‘Mad Dogs’ is the brainchild of Tony Knight, who as well as being a stand-up comedian (he recently appeared with Australian comedy legend Eliot Goblet) also happens to be a world-renowned dog behaviour expert with over 25 years' experience.

He has created a show that combines jokes and shaggy dog stories with actual advice that has had a huge, positive impact on problem behaviour such as separation anxiety. It even contains information among the laughs that can avoid over 95 per cent of dog bites.

According to Tony "The goal of the show is to help people better understand their fourlegged friends and enjoy the learning process at the same time."

Not only is this proving to be the case but Tony is also using the show to raise funds for dog charities around the world.

Performance Date: May 25 at 7.30pm

Venue: Kingston City Salvos, 13/12-16 Garden Blvd., Dingley Village Bookings: https://linktr.ee/maddogsand anenglishmanl https://petsofthehomeless.org.au/ - Cheryl Threadgold

Poetry goes global

■ Contains Strong Language, the UK poetry and spoken word festival, is coming to Australia this August.

This is the first time the annual broadcast festival, founded by the BBC in 2017, is leaving British shores and this major coup will showcase Australian poetry globally.

Contains Strong Language will be presented by Red Room Poetry, and run as part of Poetry Month, Australia’s national annual celebration of poetry.

Red Room is partnering with the ABC and the BBC, with support from the Office for the Arts, the British Council and City of Sydney, to give Contains Strong Language 2024 a distinctly Aussie accent.

Events will be staged at iconic venues across Sydney at the end of August, and broadcast by the BBC and ABC on both domestic and international services, sharing the power of Australian poets and poetry with the world.

UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will lead a cohort of British poets who, with support from the British Council, will join local writers and spoken word artists in performances, masterclasses, live and online workshops and international writing collaborations.

Newly appointed Red Room Poetry CEO, Jonty Claypole, who co-founded Contains Strong Language in 2017 while at the BBC, said of the collaboration:

“This August, as part of Poetry Month, Red Room Poetry is going to take Australian poetry to the world. Working with the ABC, BBC and British Council, Contains Strong Language will showcase the remarkable diversity of poets and poetic forms in Australia today, giving a rounded picture of who we are, and reminding the world that we are, above all, a nation of exceptional creativity.”

Tony Burke , Minister for the Arts, said the funding support would put Australian artists up in lights on the world stage:

“Our artists are storytellers that help us learn about ourselves, understand each other and let the world get to know us,” Mr Burke said.

- Contributed

● ● Justine Clarke in Julia.

● ● Comedian Tony Knight.

Local Theatre Observations

Shows

■ Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Company: Anything Goes Until May 19 at Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, Bairnsdale. Director: Beverley Campbell. Bookings: www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au

■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company (WMTC):Until May 18, Into the Woods at Centenary Theatre, 71 Railway Place, Williamstown. Director/Set Designer: Shaun Kingma; Musical Director: Daniel Heskett; Assistant Director/Movement: Ashley Tynan. Bookings: wmtc.org.au

■ CLOC Music Theatre: Billy Elliott Until May 25 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. CoDirectors: Lynette White and Chris White; Musical Director: David Clausen-Wisken; Choreographer: Lynette White. Bookings: cloc.org.au

■ Peridot Theatre (a co-production with Encore Theatre) (by Harper Lee, dramatised by Christopher Sergel) To Kill a Mockingbird Until May 19 at the Clayton Theatrette, Clayton. Director: Susan Rundle. Bookings: peridot.com.au

■ The Mount Players: Looped (by Matthew Lombardo) Until May 26 at the Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Mt Macedon. Director: Peter Newling. Bookings: themount players.com

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Hydra (by Sue Smith) May 17 – June 1 at the Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Wilson St., Brighton. Director: Michelle Swann. Bookings: brightontheatrecompany.com.au

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Hearth (by Fleur Murphy) Until May 19 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Damian Jones. Bookings: mordialloctheatre.com.au

■ Beaumaris Theatre: Steel Magnolias (by Robert Harling) Until May 25 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director: Debbie Keyt. Bookings: beaumaristheatre. com.au

■ The 1812 Theatre: The Great Gatsby (by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Adapted by Simon Levy) May 16 – June 8 at The 1812 Theatre, Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Erin O’Hare. Bookings: 1812theatre.com.au

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): Happy Coupling May 30 – June 8 at the Strathmore Community Theatre, Loeman St., Strathmore. Director: David Collins. Bookings: stagtheatre.org

■ Smart Artz Theatre: Oedipus the King (by Sophocles) May 30 – June 2 at Horsham Town Hall Theatre, 71 Pynsent St., Horsham. Director: Amy Anselmi. Bookings: https:// www.horshamtownhall.com.au/type/performances/

■ GAB Theatre: Winter Fest 2024. Four short comedies. May 31, June 1 at 8pm; June 1 at 2pm at the Lancefield Mechanics Institute. Pretence by Hayley May Ditcham; Sure Thing by David Ives; Nudity Rider by Hamish Linklater; Bonnet by John Patrick Shanley. Tickets: $20 adult, $15 concession. Bookings: Trybooking or 0419 370680.

■ Torquay Theatre Troupe: The Effect (by Lucy Prebble) June 6 – 16 at the Shoestring Playhouse @ The MAC, 77 Beach Rd., Torquay. Director: Doug Montgomery. Bookings: Trybooking

■ The Basin Theatre Group: Jimmie the Beatle (Written and Directed by Tim Byron) June 8 - 22 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Bookings: 1300 784 668

■ Essendon Theatre Company: The Skin of Our Teeth (by Thornton Wilder) June 13 –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) June 14 – 23 at Kyneton Masonic Centre, 7 Yaldwyn St. West, Kyneton. Director: Bette Sartore.

■ 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 2-30 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: https://www.wlt.org.au/book-tickets - Cheryl Threadgold

MENZIES AS KING LEAR

■ For the first time since 2010, Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear, starring Robert Menzies in the titular role.

The production stages Shakespeare’s epic of the imagination in an intimate setting as Australian audiences won’t have seen it before.

This new production will be presented at the Fairfax Studio at Arts Centre Melbourne from July 25 -August 11.

Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans, Menzies brings a unique interpretation to the character, reflecting his four decades of experience working on some of the great productions in Australia’s theatre history, collaborating with acclaimed theatre makers including Barrie Kosky, Jim Sharman and Jean-Pierre Mignon

Evans and designer Anna Tregloan have drawn from the play’s pagan setting, with the action unfolding beneath a sculptural model of the solar system that extends out over the audience.

In this space evocative of a mythical past, central themes of truth, politics, family, succession, authority and religion are explored by the ensemble cast.

Artistic Director Peter Evans said: “If one were to describe the plot of King Lear it could sound like a fairytale or the set-up for a joke: three sisters – one good, two evil – a controlling father, a fool, a storm.

“But in the hands of Shakespeare, the complexities and nuances of this great play create an astonishing portrait of a family and a country torn apart.

“All our assumptions are upended, our loyalties tested, the depth of our emotions revealed. As in the best of Shakespeare, we can find ourselves in the unlikeliest of characters and situations."

Menzies is joined onstage by Melissa Kahraman as Cordelia and Fool, known for her recent television roles in Stan series Prosper and Bad Behaviour.

Other cast members include Tamara Lee Bailey (Regan), Shameer Birges (Albany), Jeremi Campese (Oswald), Alex King (Edgar/ France), James Lugton (Gloucester), Lizzie Schebesta (Goneril), Michael Wahr (Cornwall), Janine Watson (Kent) and Darius Williams (Edmund).

The creative team includes Tiffany Wong (Associate Director), Anna Tregloan (Set and Costume Designer), Nigel Poulton (Movement, Fight and Intimacy Director), Benjamin Cisterne (Lighting Designer), Max Lyandvert (Composer and Sound Designer), Jack StarkeyGill (Voice Coach) and James Evans (Dramaturg).

Performance Details: July 25-August 11

Venue: Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne Bookings: www.bellshakespeare.com.au/ king-lear

- Cheryl Threadgold

Sherryn in the US

■ Melbourne Observer reviewer Sherryn Danaher's trip to America has included catching up with family and visiting Chicago's Goodman Theatre where her aunt, the late actress Zoe Caldwell, played Countess Aurelia in The Madwoman of Chaillot in 1963.

First, Sherryn and husband Paul visited the Chicago Art Institute with its 'wonderful' collection including American and Impressionist art, and then found the Goodman Theatre and took photos of the building, and shots of the foyer.

Sherryn says: “We had to laugh when a curious box office attendant told us that this Goodman is not the original. The original, where Zoe played, was actually inside the new wing of the Chicago Art Institute

“So we trotted back to the Institute where we spotted a small, inconspicuous plaque on a wall behind one of the expansive exhibition spaces.

“The plaque read that the spot where we were standing was the Goodman Theatre centre stage. Job done.'

Sherryn and Paul are now exploring more treasures of Chicago - 'an historically and architecturally fascinating city' - and hope to catch a current show.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Book Awards

■ The Australian Book Industry Awards were presented last Thursday (May 9) at Zinc in Fed Square in Melbourne ABIA Book of the Year

■ The Voice to Parliament Handbook, Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien (Hardie Grant Explore, Hardie Grant Publishing) Audio Book of the Year

■ The Teacher’s Pet, written and narrated by Hedley Thomas (Macmillan Australia Audio, Pan Macmillan Australia)

Biography Book of the Year

■ Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life, Anna Funder (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House Australia)

Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)

■ Welcome to Sex, written by Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes, illustrated by Jenny Latham (HGCP Non- Fiction, Hardie Grant Children's Publishing)

Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7–12)

■ It's the Sound of the Thing, Maxine Beneba Clarke (HGCP Older Readers, Hardie Grant Children's Publishing)

Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0–6)

■ A Life Song, written by Jane Godwin, illustrated Anna Walker (Puffin, Penguin Random House Australia)

General Fiction Book of the Year

■ The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams (Affirm Press)

General Non-Fiction Book of the Year

■ The Voice to Parliament Handbook, Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien (Hardie Grant Explore, Hardie Grant Publishing) Illustrated Book of the Year

■ Australian Abstract, Amber Creswell Bell (Thames & Hudson Australia, Thames & Hudson)

International Book of the Year

■ Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros (Piatkus, Hachette Australia)

- Contributed

■ There is something reassuring in the fact that a French novel written 180 years ago can make a terrific film in 2024.

D’Artagnan – The Three Musketeers is the first instalment of the latest film version of Alexandre Dumas’s novel written in 1844, hits our cinema screens this week. Directed by Martin Bourboulon, D’artagnan is in French with English subtitles.

Those who prefer to wait until they can watch the movie at home on their TV screen, shouldf make the effort to see this lush and exciting film at the cinema.

Idealistic D’Artagnan heads from his home in Gascony to join the Musketeers of the Guard. On the way he tries to stop a young noblewoman from being kidnapped and gets himself into all sorts of trouble, which results in him agreeing to three illegal duels with three musketeers who will soon become his comrades-in-arms.

As the Musketeers are always on the side of right, despite the political machinations that threaten to kill them, the film is an engrossing and entertaining journey through their battles against the dark forces, led by wily Roman Catholic Cardinal Richelieu.

This is all played out against the historic background of Catholics versus Protestants, and the stakes are high.

Director Bourboulon has a superb cast of musketeers, with the devilishly handsome Francois Civil in the title role of D’Artagnan, and the other Musketeers are Vincent Cassel as the older and urbane Athos, Romain Duris as the priest-cum-musketeer Aramis, and Pio Marmai as the earthy epicurean musketeer Porthos.

Eric Ruf is the bad guy Richelieu, while Louis Garrel gives a well-judged portrayal of King Louis XIII. While the focus is on the men, there are three brave and feisty females who make their mark – Vicky Krieps as Queen Anne, Eva Green as the mysterious Milady , and Lyna Khoudri as royal handmaiden Constance.

D’Artagnan – The Three Musketeers has plenty of swash and buckle, and a great cast, so it romps along well, taking the audience with it.

The Three Musketeers opens this week at Palace Cinemas and Cinema Nova

Julie Houghton

Auditions

■ PLOS Musical Productions: School of Rock the Musical: May 11 – 23 Dewey and Children auditions. Bookings now open. Adult Principals and Ensemble auditions August 4 – 11, bookings open in July. Director: Brad Fischer; Musical Director: Bev Woodford; Choreography: Jess Pratt and Tahlia Sweetman. Further information and audition booking details: plos.asn.au

■ Melbourne French Theatre: Surprise de l'amour (Pierre de Marivaux)Fluent Frenchspeaking actors only. May 11 at 2pm, May 14 at 7pm at 203-205 Canning St., Carlton. Director: Donald McManus. Audition Bookings: melbournefrenchtheatre.org.au

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Admissions (by Joshua Harmon) June 2 at 12 noon, June 3 at 7pm at the Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Brighton. Director: Deborah Fabbro. Enquiries: brightontheatrecompany.com.au

■ Eltham Little Theatre: Veronica’s Room (by Ira Levin) June 15 at 11.00am, June 18 at 7.30pm at 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Drew Mason. Audition enquiries: drew.mason@optusnet.com.au Ph. 9382 6284 - Cheryl Threadgold

● Robert Menzies as King Lear. Photo: Pierre Toussaint

● ● Sherryn Danaher at the plaque depicting centre stage of the original Goodman Theatre, Chicago. Photo: Paul Danaher

BOLD WORK FOR WINTER LAB

■ Antipodes Theatre Company presents the fifth Winter Lab, an annual accelerator for bold work and new ideas, taking place July 1-13 in Melbourne.

This unique development initiative pairs lead artists from across Australia with collaborators (actors, dramaturges, mentors and more) to develop a variety of works, all of which are intended for live performance.

This year’s slate includes plays, solo and devised work, and a circus piece (to name a few).

The other main objective of the Winter Lab is to create a community space where artists can get to know each other outside of their individual projects through workshops, panel discussions, and other activities intended to build relationships and address issues relevant to the performing arts industry.

Artists who were chosen to develop projects as part of the Winter Lab include Zya Kan, Andrew Dang, RasSamuel, Margot Fenley, Natalie Frigia and Myfanwy Hockin.

A total of six projects were selected by a panel of prominent artists from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, including Maude Davey, Jonathan Homsey, Vidya Makan and Mama Alto, alongside the Antipodes Producers: Brandon Pape (Artistic Director) and Cameron Steens (New Work Manager).

Additional collaborators, workshop facilitators and discussion panelists will be announced at a later date.

Since the inaugural Lab in 2020, the Winter Lab has supported 35 projects and created opportunities for 247 artists.

Antipodes produced the premiere of Rachel Lewindon and Willow Sizer’s Orlando in November 2023, the first Winter Lab project to be seen through to production, and have continued development of several other works, most recentlyDeath to a Butterfly by Andy Freeborn and Jess Ramsey, following their involvement in the Winter Lab.

Antipodes Theatre Company seeks to provide a collaborative and inclusive environment for producing independent theatre in Melbourne by maintaining or exceeding a minimum of 50 per cent representation – on stage and off – by women, ethnically diverse artists, people with disability, trans and non-binary people, seniors or other members of historically or culturally marginalised communities who are not well represented on stage.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Fiddle Playing at Black Rock

■ When award-winning fiddle player

Peter O'Shea first visited historic Black Rock House, in his words: “the best I can say is it spoke to me. Immediately the historical and paranor-

mal nature of the House grabbed me.”

Peter says that since COVID the life of the performing musician has been a challenge, but at Black Rock House, Peter found his creativity was stimulated.

Of Irish heritage, his early professional gigs as a musician were with a Bush Band called Bushwahzee in the 1980s. “So I became familiar with the music and songs from our heritage.”

A multi genre violin string player, Peter specialised in Celtic music. “I was always intrigued by our own history.”

After acting in a film at The Old Melbourne Gaol, Peter wrote one of his favourite pieces called The Hanging at the Old Melbourne Gaol, and that was the start of composing violin pieces that were directly related to old Melbourne.

Peter was also inspired to compose tunes when playing violin at La Mama Courthouse, Carlton, in a play about Kate Kelly, and is now working on composing a suite of five distinct tunes to be called 'The Black Rock House Suite'

Peter O'Shea will be one of two musicians entertaining in the courtyard during the next open day at Black Rock House, on Sunday, June 2 from 1pm - 4pm.

Devonshire Teas can be prebooked for $15 per person. www.blackrockhouse.org.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

Woman

In Black

■ The Woman in Black , described as 'one of the most terrifying live theatre experiences in the world' has commenced a national tour. The show will be presented at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne from June 13July 6.

The Woman in Black is the second longest-running play in West End history, after Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story dramatically comes alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation; a study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror, produced in Australia by PW Productions, Wood-

ward Productions and Neil Gooding Productions.

Directed by Robin Herford, The Woman in Black stars Australian actors John Waters and Daniel MacPherson.

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.

Venue: Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins St., Melbourne

Season: June 13-July 6

Performance Times: Tues.-Thurs.

7.00pm, Fri.-Sat. 7.30pm, Wed. or Thurs. or Fri. 1pm, Sat. 2pm, Sun. 1pm and 6pm (schedule varies each week)

Prices: From $55.00 (Transaction fees apply)

Bookings: ticketmaster. com.au or 9650 1500 thewomaninblack.com.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

Blues Festival

■ The Winter Blues Festival in Echuca-Moama is celebrating its 25th year. It includes the return of Echuca favourites including Dan Dinnen and Shorty, The McNaMarr Project, The Hoodoo Men, Jimi Hocking’s Blues Machine, Jesse Redwing, The Voodoo Preachers, and more. Winter Blues Festival also welcomes some newer faces on the scene, including South Australian Blues-rock phenomenon Stefan Hauk.

How To Have Sex

■ (MA). 91 minutes. Now available on Prime Video and Apple TV. Exhausting and frightening, this harshly effective film marks an astonishing directorial debut for 30 year-old cinematographer Molly Manning Walker (she lensed the recent crowd-pleaser, Scrapper), who shows both confidence and human insight in what is currently one of the best films of the year.

Mia McKenna-Bruce (Vampire Academy, Persuasion) gives a starmaking performance as Tara, who, along with her two best friends, Skye (Lara Peake) and Em (Enva Lewis), travel to Crete to party hard while they wait for their school results, which may put them on different career paths.

Managing to get a poolside room at a booked out resort, the trio dive into excessive alcohol consumption straight away, hoping to hook up with like-minded young people also flooding the place.

It’s here they meet Badger (Shaun Thomas), Paddy (Samuel Bottomley) and Paige (Laura Ambler).

Tara is an anomaly amongst the groups, in that she is still a virgin, and in wanting to be like her peers, is determined to lose it during the trip.

She makes a connection with Badger, who seems a little more approachable than the others, a fact that seems to ruffle the feathers of Skye , who reacts with mean, ‘throwaway’ jokes and comments.

As the alcohol-fuelled nights and bleary-eyed days seem to blur together, Tara will find out that this party world isn’t all it’s made out to be.

The presentation by Walker (who also scripts) of these schoolies-type gatherings is completely believable, where so many young people assume this excessive behaviour is a traditional riteof-passage, no matter what the collateral damage is.

As Tara feels more and more that she is nothing more than fodder for young men, but that it all should be deemed okay in the thrill of the moment, the film becomes increasingly unsettling, as a teenager discovers that what they need and what they want are two different things.

As the film goes on, it has the claustrophobic, bubble-type mentality of Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) and Ted Kotcheff’s Wake In Fright (1971).

Shots of barren streets strewn with rubbish reminded me of the apocalyptic zombie films of George A. Romero , particularly Day Of The Dead (1985).

With all the loud, profane and

non-stop antics occurring, the scenes of silence (or one which charmingly involves child-like jokes) bring a sense of innocence to the fore, and provide a relief, displaying a genuine humanity between characters who are in an environment that crushes it.

Along with the brilliant McKenna-Bruce, there are excellent turns from Peake, Lewis, and Thomas, but everyone is perfectly cast.

How To Have Sex is an outstanding, important film, and one that should be seen (while explicit to a point, Walker cleverly shoots the film so it attains an MA rating, so younger audiences can view it, as they should), offering the highs and horrors of teenagers wanting to let off steam in a way which is considered the norm, even if it is filled with danger, especially for young women. I cannot wait to see what Walker does next.

RATING - ****½

The Great Escaper

■ (M). 96 minutes. Now available on Prime Video and Apple TV. Based on the true story of Royal Navy veteran Bernard Jordan (also shown in the recent The Rifleman, starring Pierce Brosnan), who at age 89, secretly escaped from his care home in 2014 ,to try and attend the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Normandy D-Day landings, this drama, which also employs a thread of humour, is pleasant, and occasionally moving, viewing, helped by two iconic actors who are able to rise above the frustrating script, which puts sentimentality above a more somber examination of the material.

Michael Caine is perfectly cast as Jordan, who intelligently uses his age to inhabit the character, while the late Glenda Jackson, as wife Irene, delivers her sharp oneliners with glee. There are also decent performances by John Standing and Danielle Vitalis. While definitely superior to the The Rifleman, The Great Escaper still feels like it could have been something more, and as such remains mildly entertaining at best, despite the fine work by Caine and Jackson

RATING - ***

● ● Winter Lab Lead Artists: Zya Kane, Andrew Dang, RasSamuel, Margot Fenley, Natalie Frigia and Myfanwy Hocking.

● ● ● ● Aaron Rourke

■ It is a bit unusual to be writing about the creator of an Australian radio soap-opera but I guess most of our readers would remember Gwen Meredith

Gwen wrote every episode of Blue Hills which was heard nationally on the ABC and was probably one of the most popular serials in the history of Australian radio.

Gwenyth Valmai Meredith was born in Orange NSW in 1907 to George and Florence Meredith and was an only child.

She was educated at Sydney Girls’ High School then the University of Sydney from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1929.

During the depression years Gwen owned and operated a bookshop. She joined the Chelsea Drama Club and started writing stage plays.

Her first writing effort was a play titled Wives Have Their Uses

In 1938 Gwen married Ainsworth Harrison

During the late thirties she began writing for radio programs and her early work included scripts for shows such as The Everybodys and Fred and Maggie

In 1943 the ABC decided that they wanted a radio serial set in the rural areas of Australia and Gwen was given the task.

In 1944 The Lawsons was launched and it was on air five days a week at 1pm for the convenience of country people.

The Lawson family lived on a farming prop-

Whatever Happened To ... Gwen Meredith

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

erty and the serial dealt with the lives of the wonderful characters that Gwen had created.

The series ran for five years and then Gwen decided to create a new serial with different themes and characters.

She got the idea for the title after seeing the distant hills during a country car trip and Blue Hills was born.

The first episode went to air in February 1949 and it ran for 5579 episodes over a period of 27 years.

Gwen began writing radio shows using a typewriter but changed to using a dictaphone when she started writing Blue Hills

Her characters in the show were based on genuine Australians and that is what the listen-

● ● Gwen Meredith

ers loved. More than a thousand Australian actors had parts in Blue Hills - some of the most memorable included Rod Taylor, John Meillon, June Salter, Ruth Cracknell and of course one of the great favourites was the series matriarch ‘Granny Bishop’ played by Queenie Ashton.

‘ Granny Bishop's’ daughter ‘Meg MacArthur’ played by Ethel Lang proved to be one of Blue Hills most enduring roles.

During its peak it was estimated that at 1pm half of the radios in Australia were tuned to Blue Hills

In 1955 Gwen and her husband published a travel book titled Inns and Outs and it is still available on the internet.

The final episode of Blue Hills went to air on September 30, 1976, and one listener wrote, "I have just listened to the final episode and find tears in my eyes".

During her outstanding career Gwen worked as a playwright, author, screenwriter, scriptwriter, writer and director.

She retired with her husband to live in Bowral, NSW, where she took up water- colour painting and enjoyed her garden.

For her contribution to the literature of radio broadcasting Gwen Meredith received an MBE in 1967 and an OBE in 1977.

Gwen Meredith passed away in 2006 of natural causes in Bowral at the age of 98.

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

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS AT PHARAOH EXHIBITION

Pharaoh after hours.

Welcoming the winter months, NGV Friday Nights returns recharged and reimagined for an after-hours ode to the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition Pharaoh

Taking place at the NGV International with extended late night access to the winter blockbuster exhibition, the 17-week season presents a diverse line-up of music residencies, pop-up performances, Middle Eastern-inspired food, and an army of drink offerings.

Cabaret queen, Miss Cairo, welcomes guests each evening, bringing her unique brand of exuberance to the stage with songs and story telling in the Great Hall every Friday night, presenting an evening if unexpected encounters with music and art.

From 8pm, a rotating program of guest performance residencies and surprise and delight with unique musical experiences.

Inspired by the Pharaoh exhibition, each week audiences will be taken on a different musical journey, with a selection of music and performances, from jazz to cabaret, to classical, funk and blues.

NGV Friday Nights offers latenight access to the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces 2024 at Exhibition Pharaoh celebrating 3000 years of ancient Egyptian art and culture.

The exhibition unpacks the phenonium of pharaoh through more than 500 works including monumental sculpture, architecture, temple statuary, exquisite jewellery papyrus, coffins and more.

Exhibition opens June 14 and closes October 4.

National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)

180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

At Hawthorn

Painting with Collage workshop

Explore the art of Painting with Collage in this engaging workshop with Nicky Tsekouras.

With Nicky’s help, you will learn how to use paper to make colourful landscapes.

This creative approach combines ripping, tearing and cutting paper and other materials while experimenting with colour and texture to create beautiful, artistic and adventurous landscapes.

The Arts

Join the Gallery for fun and inspiring workshop whether you’re new to collage or looking to expand your creative skills/ All materials provided. When_ Tuesday May 21 at 6,30pm to 8.30pm.

Hawthorn Arts Centre 360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn Boroondara.vic.gov.au/arts

Heide

■ Heide has unveiled a new exhibition exploring the complex significance of hair in cotemporary culture through a selection of Australian and international works pf art.

Hair Pieces brings together historic and recent works encompassing a wide array of media such as painting, photography, video, installation, sculpture, and recorded live performance.

For millennia hair has been resonant and compelling site of meaning, transmitting ideas about gender, mythology, status and power , the body, psychology, feminism and notion of beauty.

At once radiant and repellent, and often richly symbolic, it has always assumed a particular importance in relation to the self, history and society. Hair Pieces examines the myriad ways in which artists utilise hair to investigate themes encompassing growth, empowerment and transformation.

Arise is a group exhibition by First Nations artists.

In 2024 Arts in Maroondah and Mullum Mullum indigenous Greening Place partnered to develop a callout for emerging First Nationws artists.

The aim was to create an exhibition showcasing artists at th beginning of their careers. The artists in Arise were selected through this process.

Twisted frate – Tara Denny

This exhibition is based on personal experience of the garden as a series of passion and delight.

A backyard space, yearning for love and a place of poetic self-reflection tinged with feelings of loss and longing.

Diaries have long been associated with matriarchal traditions and the private act in her own Denny keeps small snippets, these pages sometimes water marked by rain r the run of a tear or complicated with scratched out words.

While these fugitive marks may obscure accounts of history, they endure as potent symbols evoking the power of memory.

In Twisted Fate these pages and the marks they carry, once secret and hidden away, are opened to become the source and site of poetic resistance.

Exhibition of both Arise and Twisted Fate close on July 14.

Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery

32 Greenwood Ave, Ringwood - Peter Kemp

Vale Max

■ Max Rowley, well known Australian radio actor, voice over talent and the founder of his own radio academy, has died aged 87. His funeral service was held last Wednesday (May 8) at St Thomas Church, North Sydney. He was the voice over announcer on It’s A Knockout and The Great Temptation.

Brazil.The free concert was in honour to celebrate end of Madonna's Celebration tour, and turned out to be biggest ever crowd to pay homage to the iconic artist.

Death of ‘Patty Simcox’

■ Susan Buckner played Patty Simcox alongside Olivia Newton- John in the 1978 cult music musical 'Grease', as one ofONJ’s close buddies at Rydell High. During her acting career the multi-talented Susan featured in the Dean Martin Show, Starsky and Hutch, Love Boat and many more productions. Susan died peacefully, aged 72.

Ricky Nixon doing battle

■ Headline grabber Ricky Nixon's latest venture is to play an amputee in a video series being shot in and around Melbourne. Video traces the life of the amputee doing battle with notorious crim Squizzy Taylor. No details yet as to release dates. Stay tuned.

Readers Digest closes in UK

■ Following decades, upon decades of publication the UK team behind Readers Digest in UK has pulled the pin and ceased monthly publication for good. Reasons appear to be rising production costs and sales downturn. No indication, how this could affect R Digest , Australia, but it must diminish the pool of stories to call upon.

Movie role for Abbie

■ Abbie Cornish started her modelling career in Australia , aged 13. As a teenager she and her parents moved to Hollywood and picked up major roles, and she has just announced her latest role-playing Anna

in

Madonna in concert

with Peter Kemp

■ Saturday May 4 saw 1.6 million fans flock to see Madonna perform in a free concert at Copacabana Beach,

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feature film all about life in the Playboy bubble '

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Across Across Down Down

204. Implement 205. Haggard

207. Drizzles 208. Musical, Porgy & ... 210. Cuban currency 212. Sink in middle

213. Following 214. Clothing 215. Tennis great, ... Borg 217. Ermine 220. Eternal City 222. Singer, ... Horne

224. Italian money unit 225. Blunders 226. Glum

229. Canadian gold rush region

231. Lifeless (hair) 233. Rescue 235. Jazz style, bossa ... 236. Toadstools

237. China's ... Zedong 239. Bark 241. ... mortis

243. Boxing dais 245. White ant 247. Wordless acts

248. Actors Gibson or Brooks 249. Underneath 251. Of birth

253. Murder (2,2) 255. Cash advances

256. Pulverises (fruit)

257. Ravine

258. Old photo shade

260. Scour

262. Haemorrhaged

264. Brazil's ... Paulo 265. Surrenders

266. Metal mixture

268. Howls shrilly

270. Egret

272. US shares index, ... Jones

273. Unwanted plants

274. Verdant

276. Chairs

278. Inflexible

280. Playwright, ... Simon

281. Macho

paste

85. Tiny

87. Tennis champ, Monica ...

89. Mad Roman emperor

91. Recount

93. Disguises

94. Circus performers

96. Demise

98. Festival, Mardi ...

101. Mongrel dogs

102. Female zebras

103. Meal, bangers & ...

104. Quantity of paper

106. Streamlined

108. Plain-spoken

109. Minerals

110. Attracted

111. Earthquake measure, ... scale

113. Dressed

115. Fully satisfies

117. Active European volcano

118. Persona ... grata

119. Eiffel Tower city

120. Heavily scented

121. Restorative medicine

123. Move unsteadily

125. The masses, ... polloi

126. Eskimo coat

127. Flagpoles

128. Jacob's Old Testament twin

130. Racing driver, ... Mansell

132. Verification

134. Marshy

135. Drains (udder)

137. Shout

139. Apple drink

141. Me, ... truly

143. Wigwam

144. Money factories

145. Floor dance

147. Patch up

149. Recorded 151. Trace

153. Cracks (of lip)

154. Israel's ... Meir

155. Tablets

157. Soon

159. Mention, ... to

161. Damascus is there

162. Aviator, ... Johnson

163. Dads

164. Card game

166. Fuse (of bones)

168. Challenger

170. ... Francisco

171. It is (poetic) ('3)

172. Peaceful resort

173. ... Lang Syne

174. Form (conclusion)

176. Valley

178. Giant

180. Golfing body (1,1,1)

182. Asked (question)

183. Healthy

185. Radial or cross-ply

187. Utter (cry)

189. Tibetan priests

191. African language group

192. Super athlete, ... Lewis

193. Army eatery

195. Naval exercises

197. Couple

199. Filled pastries

201. Gullible

202. Greek philosopher

203.Killerwhale

282. Small change

283. Delivery vehicle

286. 135 down opera house, La ...

288. Uncovered (facts) (3,2)

290. Elevators

291. Police klaxon

292. Also known as (1,1,1)

294. Skip 296. Run off to marry

298. Half

299. Queens' seats

301. Bops

302. Potato

303. Brown pigment

304. Principle

306. Phoned

308. Jug

309. Styles

310. Stairs, apples & ... 311. Hurl

313. ... & lows

315. Shrieked

318. Rent out again 319. Slum area 320. Nail

323. Judges 325. Nasty

326. Sections

327. The Constant Gardener's ... Fiennes

328. Longbow timber

330. Skating stadium

332. Hitler's Third ... 333. Golfing stroke

334. CDs, compact ... 335. Beliefs

336. Thus far, as ...

338. Neatly

339. Yasser Arafat's group (1,1,1)

340. Salesmen

342. Double agent

343. Sit idly 344. Windies batsman, ... Richards

346. Prima donna

348. Writer, ... Hemingway

350. Itemises

352. Carnival car

353. Seed

355. Fashionable, ... mode (1,2)

356. Movie examiner

359. Religious sister 360. Scene of event

361. Clever

362. Irish paramilitary force (1,1,1)

363. Thai food ingredient, ... grass

364. Composer's work

365. Bombardments

368. Dishes

369. Viola flower

371. Solid

373. Tenancy agreements

374. Snagged

376. First

379. Collar folds

381. Prayer ending

382. Rugby player

383. Ocean phase (3,4)

385. Balderdash

386. Garden water feature

387. Twice

388. Master of Ceremonies

389. Reckoned

390. Stylish

391. Louts

392. Ordered about

393. Scraped (river bottom)

1. Continuing 2. Sad play

3. Flavour enhancer (1,1,1)

4. On top of 5. Cut (lawn)

6. Debauched

7. Bonier

8. NCO rank, ... corporal

9. Engrave

10. Caviar base

11. Sofa footstool

12. Bosom

13. Gently touch 14. Cricketer, ... Gilchrist

15. Fuel oil

16. Property 17. Little bit

18. Engage

19. Dryly humorous

20. Rude driver (4,3)

21. Encumbered (with)

28. Considered

30. Yemen port

31. Males

33. Nuzzles

35. Betting organiser

36. Doled (out)

37. Namely (2,3)

40. Extinguish

41. Dirty looks

42. Mel Gibson movie, Mad ...

43. Footy Show personality, ... Newman

45. Employ (4,2)

47. Positive electrode

49. Mankind

50. Scorch

52. Tells good story

54. Fishing bait

55. Sighed sleepily

58. Pressed fabric folds

59. Windmill arms

60. Appalling

61. Chatter

62. Mixed (with poison)

64. 12 months

67. Irritating complainers

68. Chanted

70. Strong winds

72. Testosterone & oestrogen

73. Melted (of rock)

75. Contemplated

76. England's Isle of ...

78. Closes securely

81. Withholds vote

83. Tubs

84. Trims

85. Feebly sentimental

86. Vertical

88. Pilfer

90. Lecherous gaze

92. Greek & German currency unit

93. Hymn, Ave ...

94. Car hoists

95. Beauty parlour

97. Excited (3,2) 99. Baseballer, Babe ... 100. AD, ... Domini 102. Unclear 103. Fogs 105. Frenzied

107. SeaChange actress, ... Armstrong 110. Jumbo 111. Teething sticks 112. Contact 114. Number 116. Scurry 119. Book leaves 120. Mediterranean republic isle 122. Lebanese wood 124. 24 in a day 126. Opium source 127. Cares for 129. Fertiliser compound 131. Social outcast 133. Becomes tattered 134. Light rays 135. Northern Italian city 136. End 138. Jerk 140. Refurbish 142. Abandon 143. Siamese 144. Scooter 145. Bacon edge 146. Trudge 148. Hunger 150. Evil spirit 152. Monarch 154. Relinquished (4,2) 155. Election 156. Varieties 158. Longest river 160. Proportional, pro ... 163. Bygone 164. Strain (muscle) 165. "No" vote 167. Office casual 169. Lantern 171. Burrows

172. Integrity

173. Spray can 175. Inscribed

177. Romantic US falls 179. Kenya's capital 181. Sneeze noise (1-6) 182. Prepares (the way) 183. Irrigate 184. Stick-on symbol

186. Resin glue 188. Coronet

190. Burns surface of 191. ... & brace

192. Humbly, ... in hand

193. Mr & ... 194. Wise men 196. Drunkard 198. Apply friction to 200. Transgression

206. Steak cuts (1-5)

209. Tart 211. Actor, ... Sharif

213. Type of orange 214. Yield, ... in 216. Prompts (memory) 218. Similar 219. Roman garments

221. Writer, ... Blyton 223. Singer, ... King Cole

224. Auction items 225. Jostles

227. Yeses

228. NRL legend, Laurie ... 230. Nick 232. Door handle

234. Cupid

235. Weather feature, El ... 236. Dossiers

237. Cantaloupe

238. Friend in war 240. Pontiffs

242. Less frequent

244. Cover with gold

246. Address to royalty (2'2)

247. Caked with soil

248. Stubborn animals

250. Cunning tricks

252. Graphic

254. Inert gas

256. Removes skin from 257. Music guru, ... A Baker 259. Quickly

261. False

263. Lived

265. Dollars & ...

266. Ram zodiac sign

267. Piously 269. Musty

271. Timbuktu's river

273. Thin biscuit

274. Injures with horns

275. Announces (5,3)

277. Deadly sin

279. Three Musketeers author

281. Excavated

282. Cat-like mammal

284. Bullets

285. Pen-points

287. Greenfly

289. Squeeze between fingers

290. Mooed

291. Facets

292. Lethargy

293. Actor, ... Russell

295. Trial

297. Famous Swiss mountain

300. Send (payment)

301. Sudden bumps

302. Ooze

305. Chirp

307. Feels about 309. Clemency

310. Mucus

312. Sharp-tasting

314. Happy face

316. Eject lava

317. ... & crafts

318. Speaks gratingly

319. January birthstone

321. Dry 322. Blades

324. Spurn

326. Ski trail

327. Lives without comforts, ... it

329. Banish

331. Ku Klux ...

335. Submitted (application)

337. Islamic governors

340. Of kidneys

341. Treats royally, ... & dines

343. Dallied

344. Holding dear

345. Blood-sucking creature

347. Dried coconut kernels

349. Small chunk

350. Folk heroes

351. Dubious

352. Male duck

353. Zigzag-edge scissors, ... shears

354. Listen attentively (3,4)

357. Dirtied

358. Wrinkle

360. Floral arrangement urn

361. Fellows

366. ..., steady, go

367. Assault weapon, battering ...

368. Swimming places

370. Truck's unladen weight

372. Snow-covered peaks

374. Vagrant

375. South African conflict, ... War

377. Belonging to it

378. Jar top

380. Chinese ... sauce

382. Centre

383. Liquid crystal display (1,1,1)

384. Teeny-weeny

By Rob Foenander

Wowdy Friends

■ A new single from Chris Boots Lee has hit the airwaves both here and around the world. All My Rowdy Friends is the latest offering from the Gippsland s inger songwriter and is a cover version of the Hank Williams Jnr song from the early eighties. It was a spontaneous decision to release it and it's a ripper, says Chris. More info https:// www.facebook.com/bootsnallmusic

Cracking pace

■ Described as an extraordinary theatrical journey Counting and Cracking is about Australia and Sri Lanka. It's a story in which migrants are not asked to discard parts of themselves to fit in, but instead are asked to present their full selves, to expand their idea of what this country can be. It looks at a family reconciliation, between parents and children, between your new home and your old home, between society and its institutions. It’s all part of Rising, the premier festival of new art, music, and performance in the heart of Melbourne commencing June 1 -16. https://rising.melbourne/about

Sandown Regency

■ Country and Western night hits the Sandown Regency on Frday, May 31, commencing 7pm– 11.30pm.

Western Whiskey featuring Esric Jackson will keep the music moving along with country music classics throughout the night.

Western buffet on offer. BYO drinks.

Tickets: Esric, 0447 782 410. Des, 0422 572 055

‘Built Photography’ exhibition to open

■ Built Photography is a new exhibition at the Museum of Australian Photography. The exhibition will run from June 8– August 25, with the launch to be staged from 1pm-3pm on Saturday, June 8.

Guest curators are Izabela Pluta and Kiron Robinson , who have support from Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) Director Anouska Phizacklea.

“Built Photography brings together artists who explore photography as a physical construction,” said a Museum representative.

“ Arguably one of photography’s defining aspects is its flatness, its surface plane. So why are artists building out from this, constructing objects as photography?

“Built Photography proposes a conversation between photography’s material, its surface and form and especially its objectness, against which the flatness of the photographic plane is interrogated.

Through processes of ‘inflation’, photographs disrupt the two-dimensional surface to complicate the spatial relationship between the content of an image and its physical form.

Hollow Curated by MAPh Senior Curator Angela Connor, Hollow is an exhibition held in concert with Built Photography. It comprises recent works from Izabela Pluta and Kiron Robinson that have been acquired into the MAPh collection.

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Izabela Pluta and Kiron Robinson say of Built Photography:

“We’ve been wrestling with the idea of photographs and their limitations – in all that they promise. For us it’s clearly not enough. We’ve been trying to question the mechanisms within the images that we each make, and the practices we speak from, of how to heighten our relationship to what is in the picture by puncturing it’s two-dimensionality – of inflating it.”

Angela Connor, MAPh Senior Curator, says of Hollow:

“As artists, academics and curators, both Izabela Pluta and Kiron Robinson work across photography, sculpture, installation and video.

“They bring an experimental methodology to their practice –whether that be through scanning, cutting, altering, layering or rephotographing – favouring to work in a controlled studio environment.

“Working with their own and public archives, they bring new meaning to existing photographs through the act of looking and relooking. Their approach reveals the way that images construct the world and the world constructs images.”

Entry is free.

Museum of

Australian Photography

860 Ferntree Gully Rd, Wheelers Hill - Contributed

Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson

Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson

WEEKEND’S LOCAL FOOTBALL MATCH RESULTS

Amateurs

■ William Buck Premier Men’s. Collegians 19.15 (129) d St Bernards 11.8 (74). Old Melburnians 10.15 (75) d University Blacks 9.9 (63). St Kevins 10.10 (70) d Fitzroy 9.4 (58). Old Brighton 14.8 (92) d Old Scotch 10.6 (66). University Blues v Old Xaverians.

■ William Bucks Premier Men’s Reserves. Collegians 9.10 (64 d St Bernards 7.14 (56). Old Melburnians 14.8 (92) d University Blacks 2.6 (18). St Kevins 8.6 (54) d Fitzroy 3.7 (25). Old Scotch 10.4 (64) d Old Brighton 7.9 (51). University Blacks v Old Xaverians.

■ Premier B Men’s. Old Haileybury 15.14 (104) d Caulfield Grammarians 6.12 (48). De La Salle 10.14 (74) d Old Ivanhoe 2.8 (20). Old Geelong 11.6 (72) d Old Trinity 8.7 (55). Old Camberwell 10.12 (72) d St Bedes/ Mentone Tigers 5.9 (39). Williamstown CYMS 18.11 (119) d Beaumaris 10.10 (70).

■ Premier B Men’s Reserves. Old Haileybury 18.14 (122) d Caulfield Grammarians 5.8 (38). De La Salle 14.9 (93) d Old Ivanhoe 7.9 (51). Old Camberwell 215.7 (97) d St Bedes/ Mentone Tigers 9.2 (56). Williamstown CYMS 11.8 (74) d Beaumaris 10.10 (70). Old Geelong 7.10 (52) d Old Trinity 4.6 (30).

■ Premier C Men’s. Parkdale Vultures 18.25 (133) d Monash Blues 3.6 (24). AJAX 13.13 (91) d Hampton Rovers 6.9 (45). Mazenod 15.10 (100) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 8.10 (58). PEGS 24.11 (155) d Oakleigh 9.6 (60). Marcellin v Old Carey.

■ Premier C Men’s Reserves. AJAX 14.8 (92) d Hampton Rovers 5.6 (36). Mazenod 9.8 (62) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 7.10 (52). Oakleigh 6.17 (53) d PEGS 6.7 (43). Parkdale Vultures 20.27 (147) d Monash Blues 1.1 (7). Marcellin v Old Carey.

■ Premier Thirds. St Kevins 8.17 (65) d Old Trinity 7.6 (48). Old Brioghton 15.13 (103) d Fitzroy 3.9 (27). Old Xaverians 13.19 (87) d Old Scotch 6.7 (43). Uni Blues 23.14 (152) d St Bernards 2.2 (14).

■ Division 1 Men’s. Ormond 8.18 (66) d Preston Bullants 9.4 (58). UHS-VU 16.7 (103) d Prahran 5.8 (38). Old Perninsula 12.11 (83) de Therry Penola 11.3 (69). Parkside 17.8 (110) d Kew 7.8 (50). West Brunswick 9.14 (68) d Old Yarra Cobras 8.4 (52).

■ Division 1 Men’s Reserves. Ormond 23.13 (151) d Preston Bullants 5.6 (46). UHSVU 10.5 (65) d Prahran 7.16 (58). Therry Penola 10.6 (66) d Old Peninsula 7.5 (47). Parkside 7.11 (53) d Kew 6.6 (42). West Brunswick 19.7 (121) d Old Yarra Cobras 4.7 (31).

■ Division 1 Under 19. Hampton Rovers 12.13 (85) d Old Melburnians 9.6 (60). Old Haileybury 12.5 (77) d Fitzroy 6.14 (50). St Bernards 11.5 (71) d Old Xaverians 8.13 (61). Old Carey 11.7 (73) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 9.9 (63).

■ Division 1 Thirds. Old Melburnians 13.12 (90) d Old Geelong 6.11 (47). St Kevins 9.9 (63) d Fitzroy 4.7 (31). Williamstown CYMS v Beaumaris. Collegians v University Blacks. Old Xaverians v AJAX.

■ Division 2 Men’s. Whitefrairs 19.19 (133) d Hawthorn 10.11 (71). Brunswick 14.17 (101 d Aquinas 3.9 (27). Elsternwick 14.13 (97) d Bulleen Templestowe 9.10 (64). Wattle Park 10.18 (78) d MHSOB 8.8 (56). St Marys Salesian 17.20 (122) d South Melbourne Districts 8.8 (56).

■ Division 2 Men’s Reserves. Whitefriars 9.9 (63) d Hawthorn 8.9 (57). Brunswick 18.13 (121) d Aquinas 1.7 (13). Elsternwick 19.23 (137) d Bulleen Templestower 6.3 (39). MHSOB 13.11 (89) d Wattle Park 12.6 (78). South Melbourne Districts 8.120 (58) d St Marys Salesian 8.6 (54).

■ Division 2 Under 19. Old Camberwell 26.18 (174) d Old trinity 3.4 (22). Oakleigh 7.10 (52) d Parkdale Vultures 7.8 (50). University Blues 15.14 (104) d University Blacks 5.4 (34). St Bedes/Mentone 10.19 (79) d Old Ivanhoe 8.8 (56). Parksiode 14.10 (94) d St

■ Division 2 Thirds Men’s North. Kew 15.9 (99) d Richmond Central 10.6 (66). Old Xaverians 19.15 129) d Old Carey 2.6 (18). Old Camberwell 13.13 (91) d Parkside 8.2

(50). Marcellin 13.13 (91) d Masala 6.6 (42).

■ Division 2 Thirds Men’s South. AJAX 19.16 (130) d Glen Eira/Old McKinnon 1.5 (11). De La Salle 12.16 (88) d Old Scotch 12.4 (76). Hampton Rovers v Old Brighton. Williamstown CYMS v Mentone Panthers.

■ Division 3 Men’s. Chadstone 19.15 (129) d Eley Park 11.6 (72). Swinburne University 11.11 (77) d La Trobe University 8.11 (59). North Brunswick 9.11 (65) d Power House 8.10 (58). Richmond Central 17.10 (112) d Albert Park 9.13 (67). Canterbury 18.21 (129) d Box Hill North 6.8 (44). St Johns: Bye.

■ Division 3 Men’s Reserves. Chadstone 11.12 (78) d Eley Park 9.10 (64). North Brunswick 7.10 (52) d Power House 6.7 (43). Richmond Central 25.21 (171) d Albert Park 2.2 (14). Canterbury 8.12 (60) d Box Hill North 7.7 (49). La Trobe v Swinburne University. St Johns: Bye.

■ Division 3 Under 19. Collegians 15.11 (101) d St Bernards 5.7 (37). Preston 13.10 (88) d Monash Blues 6.10 (46). Mazenod 9.15 (69) d Kew 8.18 (66). Ormond 9.9 (63) d PEGS 4.15 (39).

■ Division 3 Thirds Men’s North. West Brunswick 14.18 (102) d Old Yarra Cobras 4.7 (31). Whitefriars 19.17 (131) d MHSOB 5.6 (36). Hawthorn 18.12 (120) d Swinburne 6.9 (45). Old Ivanhoe 17.20 (122) d Canterbury 4.2 (26). Marcedllin 21.19 (145) d UHSVU 8.5 (53). Old Xaverians 31.23 (209) d Box Hill North 2.3 (15).

■ Division 3 Thirds Men’s South. Mazenod 29.16 (190) d St Marys Salesian 4.1 (25). South Melbourne 10.16 (76) d Masala 3.7 (25). Ormond 28.21 (177) d Monash Blues 3.1 (19). Wattle Park 9.9 (63) d Parkside 8.14 (62). Oakleigh 18.12 (120) d Elsternwick 8.9 (57).

■ Division 4 Under 19. St Marys Salesian 12.9 (81) d Old Xaverians 5.6 (36). Therry Penola v Glen Eirta/Old McKinnon. Williamstown CYMS 19.21 (135) d St Kevins 9.8 (62). De La Salle 25.18 (168) d MHSOB 3.3 (21). Beaumaris 11.8 (74) d Bulleen Templestowe 4.12 (36). Caulfield Grammarians: Bye.

Eastern

■ Premier Division Seniors. Balwyn 14.12 (96) d Doncaster East 7.18 (60). Rowville 15.5 (95)d Blackburn 10.12 (72). Norwood 11.8 (74) d Noble Park 10.12 (72). Vermont 11.11 (77) d South Croydon 9.8 (62). East Ringwood 17.11 (113) d Berwick 6.9 (45).

■ Premier Reserves. Doncaster East 5.9 (39) d Balwyn 3.3 (21). Blackburn v Rowville. Noble Park 27.23 (185) d Norwood 0.0 (0). Vermont 11.6 (72) d South Croydon 6.6 (42). East Ringwood 26.15 (171) d Berwick 1.0 (6).

■ Premier Under 19.5. Doncaster East 19.9 (123) d Balwyn 2.3 (15). Noble Park 13.16 (94) d Norwood 2.5 (17). Blackburn 16.13 (109) d Rowville 4.4 (28). East Ringwood 10.9 (69) d Berwick 5.7 (37). Vermont: Bye.

■ Division 1 Seniors. Beacosnfield 14.8 (92) d Doncaster 4.8 (32). Mitcham 20.16 (136) d North Ringwood 7.9 (51). Mooroolbark 8.10 (58) d Montrose 5.8 (38). Park Orchards 14.9 (93) d Bayswater 11.8 (74). South Belgrave 12.11 (83) d Wantirna South 4.8 (32).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Beaconsfield 12.16 (88) d Doncaster 1.4 (10). Mitcham 6.10 (46) d North Ringwood 3.7 (25). Montrose 18.19 (127) d Mooroolbark 2.1 (13). Park Orchards 13.15 (93) d Bayswater 8.7 (55). South Belgrave 15.14 (104) d Wantirna South 1.3 (9).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Mitcham 8.11 (59) d North Ringwood 6.7 (43). Surrey Park 4.6 (30) d Beaconsfield 3.8 (26). Park Orchards 20.21 (141) d Bayswater 4.3 (27). South Belgrave 16.11 (107) d Wantirna South 5.9 (39). Mooroolbark 12.5 (77) d Montrose 4.4 (28).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Boronia 14.8 (92) d Heathmont 2.9 (21). Mulgrave 10.13 (73) d Croydon 10.10 (70). Ringwood 13.18 (96) d

The Basin 6./3 (39). East Burwood 9.7 (61) d Templestowe 7.11 (53). Waverley Blues 13.8 (86) d Lilydale 10.10 (70).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Boronia 14.14 (98) d Heathmont 4.3 (27). Cropydon 10.4 (64) d Mulgrave 4.14 (38). The Basin 7.5 (47) d Ringwood 3.8 (26). East Burwood 9.7 (61) d Templestowe 6.10 (46). Lilydale 9.8 962) d Waverley Blues 1.6 (12).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. East Burwood 9.10 (64) d Heathmont 5.6 (36). Mulgrave 13.10 (88) d Croydon 8.7 (55). Lilydale 5.11 (41) d Waverley Blues 4.1 (25). The Basin: Bye.

■ Division 3 Seniors. Coldstream 12.8 (80) d Ferntree Gully 5.8 (38). Surrey Park 11.18 (84) d Fairpark 8.10 (58). Oakleigh District 12.14 (86) d Knox 12.12 (84). Warrandyte 11.12 (78) d Silvan 10.8 (68). Donvale 17.12 (114) d Upper Ferntree Gully 6.5 (41).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Ferntree Gully 8.10 (58) d Coldstream 3.5 (23). Surrey Park 12.15 (87) d Fairpark 1.1 (7). Knox v Oakleigh District. Warrandyte 11.6 (72) d Silvan 7.10 (52). Upper Ferntree Gul;ly 9.10 (64) d Donvale 3.8 (26).

■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Donvale 8.9 (57) d Upper Ferntree Gully 4.5 (29). Coldstream forfeited to Ferntree Gully. Knox v Warrandyte. Fairpark: Bye. Surrey Park: Bye.

■ Division 4 Seniors. Chirnside Park 14.11 (95) d Kilsyth 9.11 (65). Whitehorse Pioneers 13.8 (86) d Fortest Hill 9.10 (64). Scoresby 17.19 (121) d Nunawading 3.4 (22). Croydon North MLOC: Bye.

■ Division 4 Reserves. Chirnside Park 14.17 (101) d Kilsyth 0.3 (3). Whitehorse Pioneers 19.,12 (126) d Forest Hill 3.3 (21). Scoresby 32.15 (20&) d Nunawding 0.2 (2).

Croydon North MLOC: Bye.

■ Division 4 Under 19.5. Mitcham 6.14 (50) drew with Ferntree Gully/South Croydon 6.14 (50). South Belgrave 6.5 (41) d Wantirna South 5.3 (33). Kilsyth 12.11 (83) d Chirnside Park 5.2 (32). Scoresby 8.7 (55) d Berwick 6.10 (46). Blackburn: Bye.

Essendon

■ Premier Division Seniors. Strathmore 20.16 (136) d Avondale Heights 4.9 (33). Aberfeldie 25.14 (164) d Deer Park 6.6 (42). Greenvale 12.17(89) d Airport West 10.7 (67). Essendon Doutta Stars 15.10 (100) d East Keilor 11.15 (81). Keilor 22.14 (146) d Pascoe Vale 1.7 (13).

■ Premier Division Reserves. Strathmore 17.10 (112) d Avondale Heights 0.0 (0). Aberfeldie v Deer Park. Greenvale 14.4 (88) d Airport West 8.10 (58). East Keilor 19.7 (121) d Essendon Doutta Stars 7.5 (47). Keilor 21.23 (149) d Pascoe Vale 3.5 (23).

■ Premier Division Under 18.5. Strathmore 23.13 (151) d Avondale Heights 0.4 (4). Greenvale 15.13 (103) d Airport West 3.3 (21). Maribyrnong Park 9.5 (569) d East Keilor 3.4 (22). Keilor 8.6 (54) d Pascoe Valer 5.3 (33). Aberfeldie: Bye.

■ Premier Division Women’s. Aberfeldie 7.9 (51) d Essendon Doutta Stars 3.2 (20). Keilor 7.3 (45) d Westmeadows 2.2 (14). Hillside 13.9 (87) d Moonee Valley 1.2 (8). Oak Park 10.8 (68) d Maribyrnong Park 2.1 (13).

■ Division 1 Under 18.5. Essendon Doutta Stars 8.8 (56) d Coburg Districts 5.4 (34). Craigieburn 7.19 (61) d St Albans 3.3 (21). Moonee Valley 11.15 (81) d Tullamarine 3.3 (21). Hillside 14.10 (94) d Oak Park 4.7 (31).

■ Division 1 Thirds. Glenroy 10.11 (71) d Maribyrnong Park 2.5 (17). Hillside 14.17 (101) d Strathmore 2.2 (14). Keilor 19.20 (134) d Oak Park 1.2 (8). Aberfeldie 9.14 (68) d Greenvale 1.0 (6).

■ Division 1 Women’s. Greenvale 4.10 (34) d Burnside Heights 1.11 (17). Airport west 4.10 (34) d Keilor Park 0.1 (1). Strarthmore/Pascoe Vale 3.2 (20) d Tullamarine 2.4 (16).

■ Division 2. Northern Saints 17.10 (112) d East Sunbury 6.14 (50). Taylors Lakes 21.13 (139) d Hadfield 7.5 (47). Burnside Heights 10.13 (73) d Glenroy 11.4 (70). Westmeadows 12.15 (87) d Sunbury Kangaroos 8.12

(60). Coburg Districts: Bye.

■ Division 2 Seniors. Craigieburn 20.14 (134) d Keilor Park 3.4 (22). Hillside 13.8 (86) d Oak Park 11.9 975). Tullamarine 19.13 (127) d Moonee Valley 11.7 (73). Maribyrnong Park 23.17 (155) d Roxburgh Park 5.7 (37). West Coburg 27.13 (175) d Rupertswood 4.3 (27). St Albans: Bye. ■ Division 2 Reserves. Northern Saints 33.26 (224) d East Subury 0.2 (2). Taylors Lakes 23.17 (155) d Hadfield 5.0 (3). Glenroy 10.5 (65) d Burnside Heights 7.7 (49). Sunbury Kangaroos 19.14 (128) d Westmeadows 1.12 (7). Coburg Districts: Bye. ■ Division 2 Thirds. Sunbury Kangaroos 10.8 (68) d Hillside 9.3 (57). Airport West 12.9 981) d Northern Saints 3.8 (26). Avondale Heights 16.14 (110) d Roxburgh Park 1.3 (9). Taylors Lakes 4.8 (32) d St Albans 4.7 (31).

■ Division 2 Under 18.5. Glenroy 6.6 (42) d Burnside Heights 2.9 (21). East Subury v Northern Saints. Maribyrnong Park 7.9 (51) d Sunbury Kangaroos 7.7 (49). Hadfield 23.10 (148) d Taylors Lakes/Moonee Valley 2.5 (17). Aberfeldie 7.9 (51) d Strathmore 6.9 (45). Keilor: Bye.

■ Division 2 Women’s. Roxburgh Park 14.13 (97) d Glenroy 1.6 (12). Sunbury Kangaroos 21.10 (136) d East Sunbury 1.0 (6). Sunbury Lions 7.3 (45) d Taylors Lakes 2.4 (16). Coburg Districts: Bye.

Morn. Peninsula

■ Division 1 Seniors. Dromana 17.13 (115) d Frankston YCW 7.12 (54). Frankston Bombers 13.8 (86) df Pines 11.123 (79). Rosebud 8.8 (56) d Langwarrin 6.120 (46). Mornington 15.11 (101) drew with Sorreento 15.11 (101). Mt Eliza 12.19 (91) d Red Hill 11.2 (68). ■ Division 1 Reserves. Frankstopn YCW 14.14 (98) d Dromana 4.7 (31). Pines 8.8 (56) d Frankston Bombers 6.5 (41). Langwarrin 5.7 (37) d Rosebud 2.2 (14). Mornington 12. (76) d Sorrento 10.8 (68). Mt Eliza 10.8 (68) d Red Hill 9.5 (59).

■ Division 1 Under 19. Frankston YCW 7.13 (55) d Dromana 2.8 (20). Langwarri9n 17.17 (119) d Rosebud 2.0 (12). Mornington 11.13 (79) d Sorrento 6.3 (39). Mt Eliza 19.12 (126) d Red Hill 4.3 (27). Pines: Bye. ■ Division 1 Women’s. Pearcedale 8.6 (54) d Mornington 4.1 (25). Frankston 6.4 (40) d Seaford 1.4 (10). Warragul Industrials 7.5 (47) d Mornington 6.8 (44). Karingal: Bye. ■ Division 2 Seniors. Bonbeach 10.11 -71_) d Karingal 9.8 (62). Chelsea 22.15 (147) d Hastings 5.5 (35). Crib Point 12.12 (84) d Somerville 12.11 (83). Devon Meadows 22.15 (147) d Rye 7.8 (51). EdithvaleAspendale 14.14 (98) d Pearcedale 11.14 (80). Seaford 17.10 (112) d Tyabb 10.9 (69). ■ Division 2 Reserves. Bonbeach 16.9 (105) d Karingal 3.5 (23). Chelsea 19.10 (124) d Hastings 2.5 (17). Somerville 8.14 (62) d Crib Point 7.4 (46). Devon Meadows 9.16 (70) d Rye 3.3 (21). Edithvale-Aspendale 12.4 (76) d Pearcedale 5.5 (35). Seaford 8.14 (62) d Tyabb 7.7 (49). ■ Division 2 Under 19. Bonbeach 13.9 987) d Karingal 4.3 (27). Somerville 7.8 (50) d Crib Point 6.8 (44). Rye 10.12 (72) d Devon Meadows 0.4 (4). Edithvale-Aspendale 9.12 (66) d Pearcedale 2.8 (20). Seaford21.22 (148) d Tyabb 3.5 (23).

■ Division 2 Women’s. Bonbeach 3.7 (25) d Edithvale-Aspendale 2.3 (15). Cerberus/Balnarring 2.3 (15) d Tyabb 0.1 (1). Mornington 7.14 (56) d Red Hill 1.0 (6). Bass Coast: Bye.

■ Division 3 Women’s. Pearcedale 16.14 (110) d Sorrento 0.0 (0). Frankston 9.16 (70) d karingal 3.4 (22). Rye v Warragul Industrials. Pines v Seaford.

Central Highlands

■ Seniors. Creswick 15.8 (98) d Springbank 10.11 (71). Bungaree 12.9 (81) d Gordon 6.13 (49). Daylesford 11.6 (72) d Dunnstown 9.12 (66). Buninyong 10.11 (71) d Rokewood Corindhap 9.8 (62). Learmonth 11.13 (79) d Waubra 4.9 (33). Skipton 8.11 (59) d Ballan 6.10 (46). Hepburn 17.16 (118) d Clunes 8.5 (53). Newlyn 24.13 (157) d Beaufort 3.5 (23). Carngham Linton: Bye.

SCORES FROM WEEKEND MATCHES

Northern

■ Division 1 Seniors. Hurstbridge 21.16 (142) d Macleod 5.6 (36). Heidelberg 13.12 (90) d Greensborough 8.12 (60). Bundoora 12.9 981) d West Preston-Lakeside 5.14 (44). Montmorency 15.14 (104) d North Heidelberg 9.12 (66). Banyule 10.14 (74) d Eltham 7.7 (49).

■ Division 1 Reserves. Hirstbridge 14.8 (92) d Macleod 8.8 (56). Greensborough 9.16 (70) d Heidelberg 8.6 (54). West PrestonLakesiode 19.16 (130) d Bundoora 1.1 (7). Montmorency 14.8 992) d North Heidelberg 7.8 (50). Eltham 11.11 (77) d Banyule 5.9 (39).

■ Division 1 Under 19.5. Diamond Creek 11.10 (76) d Banyule 4.3 (27). North Heidelberg 12.18 (90) d Montmorency 8.5 (53). Heidelberg 12.7 (79) d Greensborough 3.6 (24). Eltham: Bye.

■ Division 2 Seniors. Thomastown 14.14 (98) d Watsonia 8.12 (60). Whittlesea 9.12 (66) d South Morang 8.11q (59). Diamond Creek 14.13 (97) d Lower Plenty 8.7 (55). St Mary’s 15.8 (98) d Northcote Park 13.6 (84)(. Panton Hill 13.15 (93) d Laurimar 10.8 (68).

■ Division 2 Reserves. St Mary’s 28.15 (183) d Northcote Park 5.4 (34). South Morang 10.6 (66) d Whittlesea 7.9 (51). Panton Hill 8.7 (55) d Laurimar 6.6 (42). Diamond Creek 14.15 (99) d Lower Plenty 6.2 (38). Thomastown 9.14 (68) d Watsonia 7.5 (47).

■ Division 2 Under 19.5. Hurstbridge 15.8 (98) d Laurimar 7.7 (49). South Morang 8.11 (59) d Whittlesea 4.14 (38). West PrestonLakeside 12.9 (81) d Thomastown 12.8 (80). St Mary’s 16.12 (108) d Lower Plenty 8.3 (51).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Fitzroy Stars 15.8 (98) d Eppiong 11.9 (75). Kilmore 11.12 (78) d Heidelberg West 7.3 (45). Ivanhoe 7.12 (54) d Lalor 4.10 (34). Old Paradians 16.19 (115) d Kinglake 13.6 (84). Old Eltham Collegians 17.21 (123) d Reservoir 2.4 (16). Mernda: Bye.

■ Division 3 Reserves. Fitzroy Stars 15.13 (103) df Epping 10.8 (68). Kilmore 9.9 (63) d Heidelberg West 7.9 (51). Ivanhoe 14.14 (98) d Lalor 7.10 (52). Old Eltham Collegians 25.,6 (156) d Reservoir 0.3 (3). Old Paradians 13.19 997) d Kinglake 0.5 (5). Mernda: Bye. ■ Division 3 Under 19.5. Mernda 11.4 (70) d Greensborough 7.12 (54). Diamond Creek 22.7 (139) d Bundoora 5.7 (37). Banyule 8.18 (66) d Panton Hill 7.11 (53). Macleod 12.8 (80) d Old Paradians 3.7 (25).

Outer East

■ Premier Division Seniors. Narre Warren 9.13 (67) d Monbulk 4.11 (35). Wandin 20.28 (138) d Berwick Springs 5.4 (34). Woori Yallock 17.18 (120) d Mt Evelyn 5.6 (36). Olinda-Ferny Creek 13.20 (98) d Pakenham 11.12 (78). Officer 9.7 (62) d GembrookCockatoo 7.8 (50). Emerald 11.5 (71) d Upwey-Tecoma 10.8 (68).

■ Premier Division Reserves. Narre Warren 9.2 (56) d Monbulk 6.8 (44). Wandin 12.11 (83) d Berwick Springs 3.9 (27). Mt Evelyn 10.5 (65) d Woori Yallock 7.6 (48). Pakenham 18.6 (114) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 7.4 (46). Gembrook-Cockatoo 10.11 (71) d Officer 7.5 (47). Upwey-Tecoma 14.16 (100) d Emerald 2.1 (13).

■ Division 1 Seniors. Healesville 22.21 (153) d Yarra Glen 10.6 (66). Seville 22.7 (139) d Yarra Junction 6.3 (39). Alexandra 19.13 (127) d Belgrave 4.7 (31). WarburtonMillgrove 16.21 (117) d Yea 9.8 (62). Powelltown: Bye.

■ Division 1 Reserves. Healesville 27.16 (178) d Yarra Glen 2.0 (12). Seville 24.16 (160) d Yarra Junction 1.4 (10). Belgrave 26.18 (174) d Alexandra 3.2 (20). WarburtonMillgrove 16.7 (103) d Yea 2.6 (18). Powelltown: Bye.

■ Under 19 Boys. Narre Warren 7.4 (46) d Upwey-Tecoma 6.4 (40). Officer 14.2 (86) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 4.2 (26). Pakenham: Bye. Wandin: Bye.

■ Under 18 Boys. Upwey-Tecoma 16.13

(109) d Seville 2.4 (16). Mt Evelyn 5.9 (39) drew with Woori Yallock 5.9 (39). Healesville: Bye. Olinda Ferny Creek: Bye.

■ Division 1 Women’s. Upwey-Tecoma v Healesville. Pakenham 5.5 (35) d Olinda-Ferby Creek 4.5 (29). Belgrave: Bye. Berwick Springs: Bye.

■ Division 2 Women’s. Woori Yallock 5,.3 (33) d Seville 1.12 (7). Warburton-Millgrove 7.6 (48) d Emerald 5.1 (31). Monbulk 10.5 (65) d Thornton-Eildon 2.6 (18). Wandin 7.6 (48) d Officer 0.4 (4).

Southern

■ Division 1 Seniors. Cranbourne Eagles 13.5 -83) drew with East Brighton 13.5 (83). Dingley 20.16 (136) d Bentleigh 7.8 z(50). Cheltenham 20.13 (133) d Mordialloc 3.4 (22). Springvale Districts 19.14 (128) d Chelsea Heights 3.4 (22). St Paul’s McKinnon 17.14 (116) d Port Melbourne 5.5 (35).

■ Division 1 Reserves. East Brighton 4.11 (35) d Cranbourne Eagles 3.7 (25). Dingley 9.6 (60) d Bentleigh 6.10 (46). Cheltenham 18.19 (127) d Mordialloc 0.1 (1). Springvale Distyricts 27.19 (181) d Chelsea Heights 0.2 (2). Port Melbourne 10.21 (81) d St Paul’s McKinnon 5.1 (31).

■ Division 1 Open. Carrum Patterson Lakes 8.8 (56) d Skye 6.2 (38). Heatherhill 7.8 (50) d Springvale Districts 4.4 (28). Highett 8.6 (54) d Lyndhurst 7.5 (47). Cheltenham 8.8 (56) d Dingley 7.7 (49).

■ Division 1 Women’s. Narre South Saints 6.7 (43) d East Brighton 0.2 (2). Casey 9.9 (63) d bentleigh 1.2 (8). Endeavour Hills: Bye.

■ Division 2 Seniors. Caulfield Bears 9.9 (63) d Endeavour Hills 8.9 (57). East Malvern 9.12 (66) d Skye 3.10 (28). Hampton Park 19.8 (122) d Highett 12.10 (82). Murrumbeena 13.12 (90) d Keysborough 7.8 (50). Doveton Doves 17.18 (120) d St Kilda City 8.7 (55).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Caulfield Bears 8.8 (56) d Endeavour Hills 7.6 (48). East Malvern 10.9 (69) d Skye 5.9 (39). Highett 9.5 (59) d Hampton Park 7.12 (54). Murrumbeena 12.10 (82) d Keysborough 5.4 (34).

■ Division 2 Open. Endeavour Hills d 12.10 (82) d Lyndhurst 3.5 (23). Hallam 6.11 (47) d Black Rock 3.9 (27). Murrumbeena 17.17 (119) d Keysborough 0.0 (0). Lyndale Bye.

■ Division 2 Women’s. Clayton 6.6 (42) d Narre South Saints 2.2 (14). Murrumbeena 13.14 (92) d Chelsea Heights 0.0 (0). Lyndale 11.9 (75) d Skye 1.2 (8). Frankston Dolphins 4.10 (34) d Black Rock 1.1 (7).Hallam 6.8 (44) d Casey 1.1 (7).

■ Division 3 Seniors. Frankston Dolphins 18.12 (120) d Lyndhuirst 8.11 (59). Ashwood 18.9 (117) d Narre South Saints 8.10 (58). Heatherton 13.6 (82) d Black Rock 12.8 (80). Carrum Patterson Lakes 13.16 (94) d South Mornington 4.7 (31).

■ Division 3 Reserves. Frankston Dolphins 10.15 (75) d Lyndhurst 4.,10 (34). Ashwood 22.11 (143) d Narre South Saints 4.10 (34). Black Rock 11.13 (79) d Heatherton 4.2 (26). Carrum Patterson Lakes 8.14 (62) d South Mornington 7.3 (45).

■ Division 4 Seniors. Lyndale 19.17 (131) d South Yarra 3,.4 (22). Dandenong West 15.10 (100) d Hallam 13.11 (89). Moorabbin Kangaroos 13.12 (90) d Doveton Eagles 8.7 (55). Hampton 16.16 (112) d Clayton 6.4 (40).

■ Division 4 Reserves. Lyndale 20.16 (136) d South Yarra 2.2 (14). Hallam 17.12 (114) d Dandenong West 3.4 (22). Moorabbin Kangaroos 25.10 (160) d Doveton Eagles 1.4 (10). Hampton 20.11 (131) d Clayton 3.2 (20).

Western

■ Division 1 Seniors. Western Districts 13.17 (95) d Point Cook 8.13 (61). Caroline Springs 17.8 (110) d Spotswood 7.8 (5). Hoppers Crossing 8.4 (52) d Altona 5.6 (36). Parkside 15.13 (103) d Point Cook 6.,9 (45). Yarraville Seddon Eagles: Bye. ■ Division 1 Reserves. Werribee Districts 17.11 (113) d Point Cook 2.2 (14). Caroline

Springs 7.6 (48) d Spotswood 4.3 (27). Hoppers Crossing 10.8 (68) d Altona 5.7 (37). Point Cook 9.6 (59) d Parkside 6.7 (43).

■ Division 1 Under 18. Yarraville Seddon Eagles 18.17 (125) d Spotswood 4.5 (29).

Caroline Springs 10.10 (70) d Hoppers Crossing 4.5 (29). Werribee Districts 11.12 (78) d Point Cook 7.8 (50). Newport 14.13 (97) d Altona 4.8 (32).

■ Division 2 Seniors. Albion 9.16 (70) d Sunshine 8.13 (61). Laverton 14.11 (95) d Sunshine Heights 11.8 (74). West Footscay 32.21 (213) d North Sunshine 1.7 (13). Wyndhamvale 16.13 (109) d Braybrook 10.5 (65). Suns 34.18 (222) d Western Rams 6.1 (37). North Footscray 13.17 (95) d Albanvale 10.6 (66). Newport 32./22 (214) d Tarneit 1.4 (10).

■ Division 2 Reserves. Sunshine 9.10 (64) d Albion 5.1 (31). Lavertion 10.10 (70) d Sunshine Heights 9.5 -59). West Footcsray 27.16 (178) d North Sunshine 0.1 (1). Wyndhamvale 17.11 (113) d Braybrook 3.6 (24). Suns 21.16 (142) d Western Rams 0.3 (3). Albanvale 15.10 (100) d North Footscray 3.7 (25). Newport 40.18 (258) d Tarneit 0.1 (1).

■ Division 2 Under 18. Werribee Districts 10.7 (67) d Yarraville Seddon Eagles 9.7 (61). West Footscray 21.11 (137) d Point Cook 4.2 (26). Caroline Springs v Point Cook Centrals. Sunshine Kangaroos: Bye.

■ Women’s Seniors. Parkside Spurs 8.21 (69) d West Footscray 1.1 (7). Laverton 7.10 (52) d North Sunshine 0.5 (5). Suns 6.1 (37) d Werribee Centrals 3.3 (21). Yarraville Seddon Eagles 11.8 (74) d Wyndhamvale 1.1 (7).

Caroline Springs: Bye.

Country League Goulburn Valley

■ Seniors. Mooroopna 11.13 (79) d Seymour 8.9 (57). Kyabram 16.9 (105) d Tatura 11.18 (84). Echuca 24.9 (153) d Shepparton Swans 6.8 (44). Shepparton 13.16 (94) d Benalla 3.8 (26). Mansfield 11.11 (77) d Shepparton United 9.4 (58). Rochester 10.10 (70) d Euroa 8.16 (64).

■ Reserves. Seymour 9.13 (67) d Mooroopna 4.6 (30). Kyabram 15.13 (103) d Tatura 6.8 (44). Echuca 12.10 (82) d Shepparton Swans 2.3 (15). Shepparton 13.20 (98) d Benalla 2.1 (13). Shepparton United 8.6 (54) d Mansfield 7.7 (49). Rochester 9.8 (62) d Euroa 5.7 (37).

■ Under 18. Mooroopna 7.7 (49) d Seymour 5.9 (39). Kyabram 35.19 (229) d Tatura 0.0 (0). Echuca 14.8 (92) d Shepparton Swans 8.4 (52). Shepparton 20.10 (130) d Benalla 5.23 (323). Mansfield 6.4 (40) d Shepparton United 4.7 (31). Euroa 7.12 (54) d Rochester 4.3 (27).

Kyabram District

■ Seniors. Shepparton East 11.14 (80) d Avenel 9.9 (63). Nagambie 15.16 (106) d Girgarre 5.4 (34). Lancaster 11.5 (71) drew with Murchison-Toolamba 10.11 (71). Longwood 8.17 (65) d Merrigum 7.13 (55). Tallygaroopna 34.17 (221) d Violet Town 2.2 (14). Dookie United v Rushworth. UIndera v Stanhope.

■ Reserves. Avenel 11.18 (82) d Shepparton East 2.3 (15). Nagambie 12.6 (78) d Girgarre 7.6 (48). Murchison-Toolamba 14.13 (97) d Lancaster 2.5 (17). Merrigum 17.21 (123) d Longwood 4.0 (24). Tallygaroopna 24.16 (160) d Violet Town 2.2 (14). Dookie United v Rushworth. Undera v Stanhope.

Riddell District

■ Seniors. Macedon 8.6 (54) d Kyneton 5.9 (39). Riddell 14.15 (99) d Melton Centrals 5.7 (37). Romsey 14.11 (95) d Lancefiled 2.10 (22). Wallan 16.9 (105) d WoodendHesket 6.11 (47). Diggers Rest: Bye. ■ Reserves. Kyneton 8.5 (53) d Macedon 5.4 (34). Riddell 15.12 (102) d Melton Centrals 2.1 (13). Romsey 18.10 (118) d Lancefield 0.6 (6). Wallan 11.13 (79) d WoodendHesket 7.7 (49). Diggers Rest: Bye. ■ Under 19.5. Wallan 9.5 (59) d Riddell 8.5 (53). Macedon 8.9 (57) d Kyneton 6.5 (41). Romsey 7.6 (48) d Lancefield 5.5 (35). Gisborne 4.5 (29) d Diggers Rest 3.3 (21).

ARIES: (March 21- April 20)

Lucky Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 9.6.5.2. Lotto Numbers: 9.15.26.35.36.30.

Some surprising news from a distance could affect your relationships with close ones. If you need an understanding person, look to the most obvious ones first.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20)

Lucky Colour: Red

Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.9. Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.9.7.11.

Your increased interest in health and fitness should give you a lot more to do during these next twelve months. There should also be some luck in games of chance and a surprise from your loved ones.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21)

Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 4.9.6.7. Lotto Numbers: 4.15.29.37.9.22. You might need to make up your mind about someone during this period, and career matters could keep you very busy indeed. But there are some chances for having fun, so overall, it's a very good time ahead.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22)

Lucky Colour: Orange

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing Numbers: 2.3.6.5. Lotto Numbers: 2.15.26.9.33.34. Things should be working out well in your career matters, and some changes for the better could be expected. Relationships are not moving too well, but improvements are expected.

LEO: (July 23- August 22)

Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.6.5. Lotto Numbers: 1.12.26.35.40.5. Your very busy social life could continue, and you could be wondering when you can get some rest. Domestic situations could be a little tense as someone is feeling neglected.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23)

Lucky Colour: Cream

Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.3. Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.36.39.8. You might have to start all over again with some people or some jobs, so do not feel discouraged at the moment. Financial matters are better left to the experts.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23)

Lucky Colour: Peach

Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 2.3.6.5. Lotto Numbers: 1.12.25.26.33.36. It would be best if you were reaping some of the rewards of your hard work now—however, only the hard worker benefits from this trend. New ideas are very possible in relationship matters.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22)

Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.9.3.2. Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.36.34.45. There is a trend to be more aggressive than usual, but keep your mind on the task at hand and do not jeopardise the chances you get. Your social life could ruin your sleep.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20)

Lucky Colour: Yellow

Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3. Lotto Numbers: 5.12.32.23.36.38. This should be the start of an exciting relationship-wise time. But do not neglect close ones, as your availability is critical to them. Some new contacts in business should be successful.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19)

Lucky Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 2.3.5.6. Lotto Numbers: 2.13.26.9.22.4. Travel plans should work out well; if any changes happen, they should be thoroughly enjoyable. More depth and understanding in your relationships now.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19)

Lucky Colour: Pink

Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3. Lotto Numbers: 5.12.26.34.40.45. A wish to escape it could get you into trouble with loved ones. Do not forget to inform people of your plans. The new idea forming in your mind could be a winner.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20)

Lucky Colour: Lilac

Lucky Day: Thursday

Racing Numbers: 2.1.3.2. Lotto Numbers: 2.13.26.5.44.41. It would be a mistake to promise too much during this period. Also, try to keep spending straight and narrow. Something new is starting to formulate in your career matters.

ALEXANDRA FINED $40,000

Scoreboard

NFNL Sunday

■ Under 12 Girls (1-2). Wallan 10.9 (69) d Diamond Creek Womebn’s 1.0 (6). Yarrambat 9.5 (59) d Darebin Women’s 2.0 (12). Montmorency 10.9 ^9) d Eltham Red 1.1 (7). Whittlesea 2.4 (126) d Kilmore 2.1 (13).

■ Under 12 Gilrs (3). Eltham Black 7.2 (44) d Epping 1.3 (9). South Morang 9.10 (64) d Laurimar 1.0 (6). Mernda v Research.

■ Under 12 (1). Mernda Blue v Diamond Creek. Laurimar Black 10.7 (67) d West Preston-Lakeside 2.8 (20). Eltham Black 4.3 (27) d Greensborough Green 3.7 (25). Yarrambat Brown 8.11 (59) d Eltham Red 4.2 (26). Montmorency: Bye.

■ Under 12 (2). Thomastown 4.5 (29) d Panton Hill 2.6 (18). South Morang Blue 6.14 (50) d Whittlesea 1.1 (7). Epping 7.8 (50) d South Morang Gold 1.1 (7). Yarram- bat Gold: Bye.

■ Under 12 (3). Greensborough White 4.3 (27) d Mill Park 3.6 (24). Kinglake 2.7 (19) d Laurimar Teal 2.3 (15). Wallan 7.4 (46) d Mernda Red 0.1 (1).

■ Under 13 (1). Whittlesea 6.2 (38) d Mernda Blue 4.8 (32). Diamond Creek 4.6 (30) d Yarrambat 3.4 (22). Montmorency Black 12.5 (77) d Kilmore Blue 2.3 (15). Eltham Black 9.5 (59) d Greensborough 3.2 (20).

■ Under 13 (2). South Morang 7.7 (49) d Research 2.1 (13). Laurimar Blue 8.7 (55) d Montmorency White 2.5 (17). Wallan 12.4 (76) d West Preston-Lakeside 2.1 (13).

■ Under 13 (3). Mernda Red 9.2 (56) d Eltham Red 5.4 (34). Mill Park 5.3 (33) d Kilmore White 2.4 (16). Hurstbridge 14.17 (101) d Laurimar Teal 0.2 (2).

■ Under 14 (1). Yarrambat 16.15 (111)

d Eltham 5.0 (3). Greensborough Green 10.11 (71) d Diamond Creek Demons 2.3 (15). Montmorency: Bye.

■ Under 14 (2). South Morang 6.17 (53)

d Kilmore 1.5 (110). Wallan 6.11 (47) d Research 7.4 (46). Epp[ing 3.6 (24) d Laurimar Black 2.2 (14).

■ Under 14 (3). Mernda 3.8 (26) d Whittlesea 1.4 (10). Laurimar Teal 2.7 (19) d Greensborough White 1.3 (9). Panton Hill 8.3 (51) d Diamond Creek Devils 3.1 (19).

■ Under 14 Girls (1). Eltham 7.3 (45) d Diamond Creek Womens 3.5 (23). Yarrambat 11.26 (92) d Laurimar Black 1.0 (6). Mernda Blue: Bye.

■ Under 14 Girls (2). Darebin 3.7 (25) d Research 1.1 (7). Montmorency Black 3.9 (27) d South Morang 0.0 (0). Wallan: Bye.

■ Under 14 Girls (3). Montmorency White 4.4 (28) d Whittlesea 3.8 (26). Mernda Red v Laurimar Teal. Hurstbridge: Bye.

■ Under 15 (1). Yarrambat 7.11 (53) d Laurimar Black 1.8 (14). Eltham Black 21.14 (140) d Diamond Creek 4.3 (27). Kilmore: Bye.

■ Under 15 (2). South Morang 12.12 (84) d Research 4.6 (30). Mernda 8.13 (61) d Montmorency 6.4 (40). Whittlesea 7.19 (61) d Hurstbridge 2.3 (15).

■ Under 15 (3). Greensborough 9.15 (69) d Eltham Red 2.1 (13). West PrestonLakeside 7.7 (49) d Wallan 5.6 (36). Laurimar Teal: Bye.

■ Under 16 (1). Mill Park 10.9 (69) d Yarrambat 5.16 (46). Eltham Black 13.13 (91) d Montmorency Black 4.7 (31). Dia- mond Creek: Bye.

■ Under 16 (2). Montmorency White v Wallan. South morang 6.7 (43) d Mernda 5.11 (41). Whittlesea 25.10 (160) d Eltham Red 4.2 (26). Greensborough 11.13 (79) d Laurfimar 2.4 (16).

■ Under 16 Girls (1). Whittlesea 4.8 (32) d Eltham 0.2 (2). Diamond Creek Women’s 11.15 (81) d Kilmore 0.0 (0). Yarrambat 11.12 (78) d Montmorency 2.1 (13).

■ Under 16 Girls (2). Research 8.11 (59) d Diamond Creek Womens 0.0 (0). South Morang 5.6 (36) d Mernda 1.1 (7).

■ Under 17.5 (1). Whittlesea 8.11 (59) d Montmorency 6.8 (44). Yarrambat v Research. South Morang Blue 10.5 (65) d Eltham Black 9.10 (64).

■ Under 17.5 (2). Mernda 9.10 (64) d South Morang Gold 3.7 (25). Eltham Red 8.10 (58) d Epping 6.5 (41). Laurimar v Kilmore.

■ Under 18 Girls. Yarrambat 7.7 (49) d Whittlesea 0.2 (2). Diamond Creek Women’s 7.8 (50) d Eltham 4.1 (25). Research 12.5 (77) d Montmorency 2.4 (16).

■ Alexandra Football Club has been fined $40,000 after a breach of the Outer East competition salary cap.

The League released a statement on Friday (May 17) following an investigation by AFL integrity officers after the 2023 finals.

The finding was that there had been a breach of rule 2 a i, and that there should be a fine of $40,000 of which $15,000 is suspended for three years pending continuing compliance with the rules, but payable in the event of any further breach during that time in addition to any further punishments for such further breach.

Alexandra have also been penalised with the loss of four premiership points for the 2024 season.

“The two clubs who entered stage 3, were Alexandra FNC and Emerald FNC,” said the Outer East c ompetition statement.

“At the completion of stage 3, the integrity officer’s investigation found that breaches had occurred and submitted a report with these findings to the Outer East Football Netball board for their consideration.

“The Outer East Football Netball Board, upon considering the recommendations, accepted the findings and charged each club with the breaches.

“Both clubs then attended Disciplinary Hearings, to answer the charges related to breaches of the Community Club Sustainability Program rules.

“The Disciplinary Hearings took place on Monday May 6.

“Both clubs were represented at the hearings, to respond to the charges. Following the hearings the Disciplinary Hearing Panel found:

Alexandra FNC

■ A Breach of rule 4 b ii. Penalty – Reprimand.

■ A Breach of rule 2 a i. Penalty – A Fine of $40,000 of which $15,000 is suspended for 3 years pending continuing compliance with the rules, but payable in the event of any further breach during that time in addition to any further punishments for such further breach, plus the loss of 4 premiership points for the 2024 season.”

Emerald Football Netball Club was fined $8000.

Kinglake games

SENIORS

OLD PAR. ...3.10, 9.13, 12.16, 16.19 (115)

KINGLAKE .... 3.1, 3,.3, 8.4, 13.6 (84)

Goalkickers. Old Paradians: Lachie Kerr 5, Mitchell Merkel 3, Michael Boundy 3, Kyle Mahoney 2, Kyle O’Sullivan , Blair Healy, Joel Tolli. Kinglake: Damian Pywell 5, Thomas Clarke 3, Jed Tyrrell 2, Mason McAllister, Bailey Robinson, Ben White. Best Players. Old Pardians: Sam Gilmore, Kyle O’Sullivan, Lachie Kerr, Michael Boundy, Declan Brunskill, Kylie Mahoney. Kinglake: Damian Pywell, Mason McAllister, Bailey Robinson, Thomas Clarke, Corey Stenholds, Rohan King.

RESERVES

OLD PAR. ... 2.2, 4.4, 8.11, 13.19 (97)

KINGLAKE .......... 0.3, 0.3, 0.5, 0.5 (5) Best Players. Old Paradians: David huntlkey, Noah Whittle, Lochy McCombe, David Paolino, Thomas Stimson, Struan Thomson. Kinglake: Logan Cantwell, Matthew Newton, Dylan Cunningham, Andrew Griffiths, Daniel Leahy, Ryan Hurst.

AFL Round 11

Thursday, May 23

Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney Swans (MRVL) (N)

Friday, May 24

Fremantle vs. Collingwood (OS) (N)

Saturday, May 25

North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (BA)

Carlton vs. Gold Coast SUNS (MRVL)

Geelong Cats vs. GWS Giants (GMHBA) (T)

Richmond vs. Essendon (MCG) (N)

Sunday, May 26

Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions (MRVL)

Melbourne vs. St Kilda (MCG)

Adelaide Crows vs. West Coast Eagles (AO) (T)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024 Free in The Local Paper

OUTER EAST LADDERS

DIVISION 1

SENIORS. 1. Healesville, 240.29, 20. 2. Alexandra, 204.39, 20. 3. Seville, 281.51, 18. 4. Warburton-Millgrove, 115.46, 16. 5. Belgrave, 144.08, 14. 6. Yea, 102.78, 12. 7. Yarra Junction, 48.68, 8. 8. Yarra Glen, 40.43, 8. 9. Powelltown, 14.76, 4. RESERVES. 1. Belgrave, 361.82, 24. 2. Healesville, 458.97, 20. 3. Seville, 444.90, 20. 4. Wareburton-Millgrove, 132.30, 12. 5. Yea, 84.64, 12. 6. Alexandra, 37.86, 12. 7. Yarra Junction, 46.04, 8. Powelltown, 23.04, 8. 9. Yarra Glen, 11.16, 4.

PREMIER DIVISION

SENIORS. 1. Woori Yallock, 24. 2. Narre Warren, 24. 3. Wandin, 16. 4. UpweyTecoma, 16. 5. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 16. 6. Pakenham, 12. 7. Mt Evelyn, 12. 8. Officer, 12. 9. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 8. 10. Emerald, 4. 11. Monbulk, 0. 12. Berwick Springs, 0. RESERVES. 1. Wandin, 24. 2. UpweyTecoma, 20. 3. Narre Warren, 20. 4. Mt Evelyn, 16. 5. Officer, 12. 6. GembrookCockatoo, 12. 7. Pakenham, 12. 8. Woori Yallock, 8. 9. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 8. 10. Monbulk, 8. 11. Berwick Springs, 4. 12. Emerald, 0.

UNDER AGE

UNDER 19 BOYS. 1. Narre Warren, 24. 2. Upwey-Tecoma, 12. 3. Pakenham, 12. 4. Officer, 12. 5. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 4. 6. Wandin, 0.

UNDER 18 BOYS. 1. Woori Yallock, 18. 2. Mt Evelyn, 14. 3. Healesville, 12. 4. Upwey-Tecoma, 12. 5. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 4. 6. Seville, 0. WOMEN’S

DIVISION 1. 1. Healesville, 440.00, 24. 2. Pakenham, 323.60, 20. 3. Upwey-Tecoma, 308.82, 16. 4. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 67.94, 4. 5. Berwick Springs, 8.33, 4. 6. Belgrave, 23.04, 0.

DIVISION 2. 1. Monbulk, 24. 2. Woori Yallock, 22. 3. Warburton-Millgrove, 20. 4. Wandin, 14. 5. Emerald, 8. 6. Officer, 8. 7. Seville, 0. 8. Thornton-Eildon, 0.

NFNL Women

■ Division 1 Senior Women’s. Darebin 3.3 (21) d Diamoned Creek 2.2 (14). St Mary’s 4.4 (28) d Montmorency 1.1 (7). Heidelberg 2.2 (14) d Banyule 1.3 (9).

■ Division 2 Senior Women’s. Darebin 5.9 (39) d Greensborough 4.4 (28). Thomastown 5.12 (42) d Whittlesea 1.2 (8). Ivanhoe 4.0 (24) drew with West Preston-Lakeside 3.6 (24). Lower Plenty 8.13 (61) d Montmorency 2.2 (14). Mernda 7.7 (49) d Fitzroy SAtars 2.5 (17).

■ Division 3 Senior Women’s. South Morang 2.5 (17) d Panton Hill 1.5 (11). Epping 2.4 (16) d Diamond Creek 2.4 (16). Heidelberg West 3.8 (26) d North Heidelberg 2.4 (16). Wallan 8.12 (60) d Laurimar 0.1 (1). Hurstbridge: Bye.

Outer East

DIVISION 1 - SENIORS

H’VILLE . 3.3, 12.10, 126.17, 22.21 (153)

Y. GLEN ....... 2.1, 4.3, 6.3, 10.6 (66) Goalkickers. Healesville: Aaron Edwards 7, Nick Mende 2, Charlie Warren 2, Bailey Rotley 2, Tyler Barclay 2, Jason Savage, Jake Parish, Jesse Bates, Luke Potts, Steve Watkins, Riley Cameron. Yarra Glen: Josh Hawkins 4, Nate capuano 2, James Brererton, Ky Hawkins, Richard Gurney, Marcus Kikidopoulos. Best Players. Healesville: Luke Potts, Nick Mende, Brandon Murphy, Aaron Edwards, Liam Daly, Tennyson Amarant. Yarra Glen: Richard Gurney, Caleb Surplice, Josh Hawkins, Thomas Sullivan, Sam Wood, Nate Capuano. SEVILLE ..4.2, 8.5, 13.7, 22.7 (139)

YARRA JUNC. .. 1.0, 2.1, 3.2, 6.3 (39) Goalkickers. Seville: Nathan O’Keefe 5, Bayley Sciortino 3, Domenic Aloi 2, Ryan Farrow 2, Tristen O’Neill 2, Mark Cecere, Nathan Thompson, Anthony Bernardo, Dean Eliades. Best Players. Seville: Mark Cecere, Dylan Broadway, Rhys Djohan, Bayley Sciortino, Tristen O’Neill, Nathan Thompson. Yarra Junction: Jack Bishop, Chris De Jager, Luke Spaulding, Joshua Read, Stephen Naylor, Aiden McNiff. ALEX .... 2.5, 5.8, 12.10, 19.13 (127) BELGRAVE ... 0.2, 2.3, 3.5, 4.7 (31) Goalkickers. Alexandra: Edward Watkin 7, William Stewart 5, Mitch Parker 3, Lachlan Nankervis 2, Josh Edwards 2. Belgrave: Zachary Prizmic, John Cavarra, Lachlan King. Best Players. Alexandra: Mitch Parker, Harry Reed, Charlie Millar, Edward Watkin, Lachlan Nankervis. Belgrave: Aron Green, Christopher Westcott, Lachlan King, Liam Pemberton, Jake O’Neill, Brady Pensa. WARB. .. 3.7, 7.12, 13.18, 16.21 (117) YEA ............. 4.0, 6.1, 7.2, 9.8 (62) Goalkickers. Warburton-Millgrove: Jack Farrugia 3, Bailey Humphrey 2, Tom Barr 2, Hudson Semple, Nelson Aldridge, Lachlan Hewitt, Tarkyn Nicolandos. Yea: Corbin Sutherland 5, Joe Bennett 2, Harrison Jarvie, Josh Prudden. Best Players. WarburtonMillgrove: Ben Pretty, Dylan Wal;ker, Jack Lee, Jake Byrush, Tom Barr, Jack Farrugia. Yea: Corbin Sutherland, Tyler Faulkner, Cameron Evans, Patrick Magoga, Joe Bennett, Sam Nicholson. RESERVES

BELGRAVE ... 6.5, 12.7, 19.11, 26.18 (174) ALEXANDRA ... 1.0, 2.2, 2.2, 3.2 (20) Goalkickers. Belgrave: Andrew Kaldawi 11, Nathan Watson 3, Taj Pentland 2, Mel Lunn-Wilson 2, Jordan Roger 2, Caiden Bolger, Mark Francis, Harley McDermott, Nicholas Boundy, Trent Easton, Peter Booth. Alexandra: Michael Coombs, Tim Polson, Jayden Saggin. Best Players. Belgrave: Andrew Kaldawi, Nathan Weston, Harley McDermott, Michael Sproulews, Jorrdan Samarias, Zac Walden. Alexandra: Levi Ronaldws, Dylan Jack, Luke Wal, Robert Andrews, Tyson Pedlar, Michael Coombs. WARB. ..... 2.4, 6.4, 12.5, 16.7 (103) YEA ................ 0.0, 2.1, 2.6, 2.6 (18) Goalkickers. Warburton-Millgrove: David Lever 5, Brett Winzer 2, Ashley Taylor 2, Chad Currey 2, Bryaden Ferguson, Jai Leermakers, Matthew Sidari, Tyler Bert, Caelyn Flynn. Yea: William Schwab 2. Best Players. Warburton-Millgrove: David Lever, Bryaden Fergson, Mitchell Gordon, Jason De Graaf, Chad Currey, Ricky Andueza. Yea: Daniel Williams, Aidan McSpeerin, Daniel Simpson, James Simpson, Brett Hoare, Jye Aldous.

Scoreboard

OE Netball

■ 13&U East. Beaconsfield 18 d Berwick 15. Pakenham 30 d Berwick Springs 14. ROC 33 d Narre Warren 9.

■ 13&U West. Beaconsfield 22 d Berwick 15. Cranbourne 18 d Berwick Springs 16. Narre Warren 42 d Hampton Park 0. ROC 20 d Pakenham 14.

■ 15&U West. Berwick 36 d Beaconsfield 19. Berwick Springs 26 d Cranbourne 16. Narre Warren 49 d Hampton Park 13. ROC 33 d Pakenham 19. Victoria Samoa: Bye.

■ 17&U West. Beaconsfield 27 d Berwick 13. ROC 48 d Cranbourne 6. Pakenham 31 d Hampton Park 28. Narre Warren: Bye.

■ Premier 17&U. Woori Yallock 27 d Mt Evelyn 16. Wandin 31 d Pakenham 24. Narre Warren 52 d Berwick 8. ROC: Bye.

■ Premier Division A-Grade. ROC 54 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 31. Narre Warren 56 d Monbulk 38. Wandin 85 d Berwick Srpings 12. Pakenham 56 d Olinda Ferny Creek 40. Emerald 54 d Upwey-Tecopm,a 51. Mt Evelyn 50 d Woori Yallock 42.

■ Premier Division B-Grade. Mt Evelyn 65 d Woori Yallock 58. ROC 76 d gembrookCockatoo 44. Narre Warren 63 d Monbulk 44. Wandin 72 d Berwick Springs 27. Pakenham 64 d Olinda Ferny Creek 36. Upwey-Tecoma 48 d Emerald 44.

■ Premier Division C-Grade. Mt Evelyn 45 d Woori Yallock 14. ROC 51 d Gembrook Cockatoo 20. Narre Warren 46 d Monbulk 25. Wandin 53 d Berwick Springs 14. Pakenham 49 d Olinda Ferny Creek 20. Upwey Tecoma 35 d Emerald 22.

■ Premier Division D-Grade. Woori Yallock 28 d Mt Evelyn 27. ROC 29 d Gembrook Cockatoo 4. Narre Warren 68 d Monbulk 8. Wandin 43 d Berwick Springs 7. Pakenham 36 d Olinda Ferny Creek 10. Emerald 22 d Upwey Tecoma 20.

■ Division 1 A-Grade. Seville 66 d Yarra Junction 32. Belgrave 56 d Alexandra 40. Warburton-Millgrove 69 d Yea 15. Yarra glen 66 d Healesville 49.

■ Division 1 B-Grade. Seville 68 d Yarra Junction 12. Belgrave 84 d Alexandra 27. Warburton-Millgrove 53 d Yea 24. Yarra Glen 50 d Healesville 34. Powelltown: Bye.

■ Division 1 C-Grade. Seville 39 d Yarra Junction 10. Belgrave 66 d Alexandra 12. Warburton-Millgrove 47 d Yea 12. Yarra Glen 46 d Healesville 11. Powelltown: Bye.

■ Division 1 D-Grade. Seville 53 d Yarra Junction 12. Belgrave 34 d Alexandra 28. Warburton-Millgrove 26 d Yea 8. Powelltown: Bye. Yarra Glen: Bye.

OE Junior Footy

■ Under 16 Girls. Wesburn 5.5 (35) d Mount Evelyn Maroopn 3.4 (22). Belgrave 7.21 (63) d Emerald 0.0 (0). Healesville 9.12 (66) d Monbulk 1.1 (7). ount Eveleyn White 14.24 (108) d Upwey Tecoma 1.0 (6). Woori Yallock: Bye.

■ Under 16 Boys Yarra. Olinda Ferny Creek 10.9 (69) d Wesburn 5.13 (43). Wandin 27.26 -188) d Emerald 0.2 (2). Heales-ville 4,.12 (36) d Mount Evelyn 5.4 (34). Upwey-Tecoma 7.3 (45) d Woori Yallock 4.3 (27).

■ Under 16 Boys Ranges. Monbulk 14.6 (90) d Healesville 0.11 (11). Yarra Glen v Gembrook-Cockatoo. Wandin 9.13 (67) d Upwey-Tecoma 3.6 (24).

■ Under 14 Mixed. Wandin 12.11 (83) d Yarra Glen 2.3 (15). Mount Evelyn 16.9 (105) d Wesburn 1.1 (7). Olinda Ferny Creek 10.14 (74) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 0.0 (0). Belgrave 10.7 (67) d Healesville 0.1 (1). Monbulk 4.8 (32) d Upwey-Tecoma 3.11 (29). Woori Yallock 15.10 (100) d Seville 0.1 (1).

■ Under 14 Girls. Belgrave 14.10 (94) d Seville 1.0 (6). Mount Evelyn 4.7 (31) d Upwey-Tecoma 2.2 (14). Olinda Ferny Creek 2.1 (13) d Emerald 1.3 (9). Healesville 7.8 (50) d Wesburn 0.3 (3).

Local Sport

Unbeaten Tigers reach new heights

■ Heidelberg have extended their flawless start to the 2024 NFNL Division 1 season with a commanding 30-point win in their top of the table clash with Greensborough at Greensborough War Memorial Park.

The Tigers displayed all the hunger of a side intent on a third consecutive dose of premiership success, cutting apart a brave Boro outfit who could not capitalise on their opportunities.

Despite having less scoring shots than Greensborough to half-time, the Tigers managed to extend their lead at every break, resulting in a statement-making 13.12 (90) to 8.12 (60) victory.Luke Bunker and Dylan Clarke continued their brilliant starts to the season in midfield, with the pair relishing their centre bounce chances in the absence of fellow premiership teammates Lachlan Wilson and Brayden Sier.

Heidelberg captain Keenan Posar starred in defence, using every opportunity to take on his opponent and spark his side’s transition ball movement which helped nine unique goalkickers hit the scoreboard.

Sam Wright led this tally with three majors, followed by Zane Barzen and Tom Keys who both claimed two goals apiece.

Greensborough’s Charlie Bowes eclipsed this tally with four goals, but a combination of wayward goalkicking and an experienced Tigers defence meant he remained the only multiple scorer for the Boro.

Matthew Hyde’s side looked at their best when Kristian Ferronato had the ball in his hands, with the 19-year old routinely breaking tackles and driving the ball forward from tight congestion.

This skill to remain composed under pressure immediately appeared invaluable as the Tigers surged to a lightning-quick start.

Sean Martin launched a pass from well outside 50 over a pack and the ball fortuitously rolled through before a second trickled in between the big sticks just minutes later.

Greensborough struggled for any clean possession against Heidelberg’s onslaught, but against the run of play the Boro kicked two consecutive goals through Charlie Bowes which tied the scores.

However, three straight goals for the visitors speared control firmly back into their hands, as Brody Tardio, Sam Wright and Max Thompson punished the Boro in clinical fashion.

Just as Heidelberg looked to cement this three-goal lead into the first break, Martin Fitzgerald claimed a late major to restrict the margin to 12 points and provide a much-needed momentum swing.

In the second quarter, the Boro charged out the gates with a similar ferocity to Heidelberg’s start to the match.

Jackson Hasler’s elite foot skills orchestrated the match’s tempo, alongside the ever-trustworthy duo of Jack Johnston and Angus Seivers who led the chain of play from their defensive 50.

Matthew Lewis’s goal brought the Boro within a kick, but two missed set shots from Jamie Smith left the door ajar for Heidelberg to wrestle back control.

Sam Wright snagged his second major before Zane Barzen kicked the goal of the day from against the fence in the corner of the for- ward 50 arc.

It would prove to be a frustrating term for the hosts, who would have to settle for just the one goal from six attempts.

Leading now by 14 points at half-time, the Tiger’s emerged from the main break with a determination to send the game beyond reach.

Brody Tardio fought doggedly to win the hard ball, whilst Mitchell Jorgensen remained a constant aerial threat at both ends of the ground, as well as in the ruck.

Heidelberg debutant Ben De Bolfo looked comfortable down back, showing the poise he has produced at VFL level this season by regularly taking on his opponent and creating passages of quick ball movement.

Brody Glenn tried to will his team away back into the contest, but Heidelberg’s class was already shining too vividly.

The reigning premiers closed out a four goal to two quarter and it would prove too far back for the Boro to mount a comeback.

Jamie Smith converted a set shot for his overdue first goal of the match, but the Tigers appetite for winning could not be quenched.

A spectacular Tom Keys snap from the 50metre arc rounded out another celebratory afternoon for Vin Dattoli’s men, who would sail comfortably to a 30-point win.

Despite six consecutive away fixtures, Heidelberg remain the only undefeated side in the competition, and look primed for yet another premiership pursuit.

- Tim MacDougall/NFNL

EAGLES SURVIVE SURGE

■ For the first time since 2019, Whittlesea have won seven consecutive matches in the NFNL Division 2 competition after defeating South Morang by seven points at Mill Park Lakes Reserve.

The Eagles were in front for the majority of the afternoon and led by as much as 21 points midway through the final term. Despite a late push from the Lions, who kicked the last two majors of the game, it was too little too late, with the visitors finishing 9.12 (66) to 8.11 (59) winners.

It was a professional showing from the Eagles as some of their big names stood up to challenge their opponents.

Thomas Falls showed his class yet again for Whittlesea, as his contested ball work and drive through the middle kept his side in control of the contest.

The early parts of Whittlesea’s success came from Taidhg Bland with his lace out kicking. The midfielder continued his efficiency throughout the match, setting up multiple scoring opportunities for the away side as a result.

Down back, they were in good hands as Mitchell Andrews and Josh Eid provided great stability for the eventual winners. With Andrews’ run and carry from the back end of the ground and Eid’s composure in some key moments, the duo proved be pivotal in the Eagles’ triumph.

The Lions still saw terrific contributions from multiple players despite suffering their second straight loss, headlined by Tyrone Leonardis who is starting to be one of the most influential players in this year’s campaign.

His creativity off half back saw him hit multiple targets through the middle of the ground with his booming left foot, while his ability to produce pressure acts and one percenters kept South Morang in the hunt.

Tye Hall and Bailey Brown provided a great amount of grunt through the middle, the pair help set chances up for forward Joshua Lansfield, who in his first senior game of the season, slotted two majors.

Mitchell Kalpakis continued his good form with another solid display down back, while Paul Sidhu kept Eagles forward Riley Powell, who was fresh off a five-goal effort last week, to just one major for the match.

Garry Ramsay’s men started well and kicked the first goal of the match inside the opening two minutes. A second would come moments later through Harry Beattie who nailed an excellent set shot from the boundary.

The visitors were looking much stronger in the contest and had the game on their terms early before the Lions eventually found the scoreboard thanks to Kyle Wheatley.

Lansfield then got in on the act and converted a set shot opportunity to see his side trail by just one-point, and it looked as though the hosts were starting to swing the momentum to their favour.

But that was shut down quickly by Powell, who nailed his set shot from outside 50. Whittlesea owned the last five minutes of the term, creating plenty of scoring opportunities, but they were unable to make the most of their chances, and went into the quarter time break leading by only nine points.

Gary Hall’s men knew they had to respond in a big way if they were to gain any ascendancy, and they looked intent on doing just that to start the second term.

But like the Eagles moments before, South Morang could only muster behinds, kicking three of them inside the first two minutes of the quarter.

The inaccuracy would hurt the Lions, as the first goal of the term went to the visitors, who extended their lead to 12.

In need of the next goal, the Lions’ James Hewson returned to the side and took his moment brilliantly from the pocket, curling through a major.

The next 10 minutes would see both sides kick two behinds apiece, with neither team able to wrestle control of the game before two goals in a one-minute blitz put South Morang in front for the first time in the match.

However, their advantage lasted only three minutes, as a late Eagles major restored the visitors’ lead, albeit by two points, at half time.

After each side exchanged goals to start the third term, Whittlesea captain Xavier Dimasi stood tall with an excellent contested mark on the paint of 50, which he would slot through to make it an eight-point ball game.

The margin would be pushed out to 15 points by three quarter time after Khaled El-Leissy kicked his first goal of the season, putting the away side in a good position approaching the final term.

Having kicked the opening goal of each quarter so far, Whittlesea continued the trend in the last term to extend their advantage to a gamehigh 21 points, seemingly taking the sting and intensity out of the match.

As time-on came in the quarter, South Morang found a second wind in an attempt to produce an unlikely comeback.

Both Lachlan Potter and Mathew Robinson converted set shots to close the gap to eight points with only minutes remaining, but the Eagles had done the damage earlier in the term to ensure their unbeaten streak in 2024 continues. - Jack Traianou/NFNL

● ● ● ● Heidelberg 13.12 (90) d Greensborough 8.12 (60). Photo: NWM Studios.

STARS’ THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

Magpies bounce back

■ Montmorency have responded to back-toback defeats in the NFNL Division 1 competition by breaking away in the second half to defeat North Heidelberg by 38 points at Shelley Street Reserve.

After a tight battle in the opening half, the Magpies kicked eight goals to three in a clinical final two quarters to claim a 15.14 (104) to 9.12 (66) triumph.

The ruck and midfielder paring of Flynn Riley and Nash Holmes starred for visitors in the win.

Riley did plenty of damage around the ground, dominating in the contests and kicking the goal of the day in the final term to cap off a fantastic afternoon.

Meanwhile, Holmes was great in the middle and lively inside forward 50, kicking two goals and acting as a playmaker, dishing the footy to his teammates for set shots.

In his Montmorency debut, former Collingwood player Callum Brown excelled and played a crucial role for the winning side around the ground.

For the hosts, Jesse Tardio did his best work in the middle and out of the centre clearances, also getting on the scoreboard to continue his excellent patch of form.

Brock Chircop proved to be the best Bulldog in the forward line, kicking four majors in a match for the first time since Round 15, 2023.

Immediately the tone was set for this intriguing matchup in the first quarter, as neither team could create any free-flowing football to start the term.

But as Ayhan Bajramov slotted through Montmorency’s first of the afternoon, his side starting to get on top in many facets of the game. They had five out of the first six opportunities at goal, however they were only able to capitalise on two of them.

North Heidelberg was able to hit back within a minute of the Magpies’ second, thanks to a messy goal from Zane Souleiman.

As the term wore on, the Bulldogs found more football around the ground, with the game opening up in the latter stages of the quarter.

It created a mini shootout, as both sides exchanged two majors apiece, highlighted by a beautiful checkside kick in the forward pocket from North Heidelberg’s Thomas Rivis to make it a seven-point deficit for his side.

Montmorency would be the team to continue to generate opportunities for the remainder of the quarter but would only manage four more behinds to lead by 11 at the first break.

Nick Rutley’s men would carry their momentum from the previous term into the second cour-

■ The Fitzroy Stars sent another strong message to the NFNL Division 3 competition after a come from behind 23-point victory over Epping at Epping Recreation Reserve.

The Stars erased a significant 25-point quarter time deficit and then pulled away in the final term to prevail with a 15.8 (98) to 11.9 (75) result. The victory strengthens their grip on second place, while the Blues now slip outside the top five.

Lionel Proctor’s men trailed by as much as 32 points late in the first quarter with the Blues providing all the answers.

Liam Waldron started brilliantly with three majors from set shots, the first was from a tight angle and the last was a long bomb which just cleared the pack.

Epping was doing everything well, winning the inside fifties and tackling effectively. It was difficult at that stage to see how the Stars were going to make it a contest.

However, Alex Williamson stepped up on the quarter time siren and nailed a set shot to reduce the deficit to 25 points.

Things were still buoyant in the Epping huddle at the first break, with coach Brad Hollow noting that all the key indicators were positive. He urged his players to persist in doing the things that had put them so far in front.

But the Fitzroy Stars hit the ground running in the second term with three goals in the first six minutes. The last of the trio being a classy goal from Kain Proctor following a handball receive.

The Blues kicked two steadying goals midway through the term courtesy of Jake Conway and a wonderful set shot on an angle from Daniel Rakhlin, to push the lead back out to 18 points.

tesy of Blake Murphy, who slotted through the opening two majors to put some scoreboard pressure on the home side.

Nash Holmes then kicked his second with another great goal from the pocket, as his side were making the most of North Heidelberg errors inside their defensive 50.

The Bulldogs didn’t allow the Magpies to run away with the game as they started to settle back into the match, first through a Brock Chircop major, and then Jesse Tardio, who converted a tough set shot on the boundary to cut the deficit back to 20 points.

It looked as though the tide was turning, despite Stefan Uzelac’s best efforts in defence for the Magpies, and it would prove to be the case as on the cusp of half time, Chircop would hit the scoreboard again, leaving a 13-point margin for Jason Heatley’s men to chase in the second half.

North Heidelberg’s charge would carry into the third quarter in what was a brilliant start for the hosts. Adam Giobbi found the big sticks before a third goal from Chircop suddenly saw the margin reduced to a single point as they closed in on their first lead of the afternoon.

But once Montmorency shook off the slow start to the term and started to get their hands on the football again, they didn’t look back.

They would generate multiple high-quality scoring opportunities, with Bajramov’s major putting an end to a five-goal run from the Bulldogs.

The Magpies would then slot the next three majors of the term, both through great play by the visitors as well as ill-discipline from a North Heidelberg side who could sense the game was slipping away from them.

Leading by 24 points at three quarter time, Montmorency looked determined to put the game to bed, as Flynn Riley produced a stellar goal on the run from the boundary inside the first 30 second of the last term.

Dylan Costantin put the final nail in the coffin with an excellent mark at the back of a pack, before converting truly for his second.

A fourth Chircop major ended the Magpies’ goalscoring run, but the away side were relentless in not allowing their opponents any room inside 50 to get good looks at goal, with North Heidelberg unable to find the big sticks in their next four scoring shots.

Montmorency rounded out an impressive second half with two further majors to solidify a 38-point victory.

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But the Stars kept the charge going, and booted four of the last five goals for the term to have the game in the balance at the main break when they trailed by a solitary point.

The visitors hit the lead for the first time all game during the third term when Williamson stepped up to the plate again, kicking truly from directly in front.

Once Epping lost the lead, they were never able to regain it, as it seemed that whatever they did well in the first term could not be replicated thereafter.

Meanwhile the Stars stepped up their pressure and were moving the ball well once getting it to the outside.

Jye Brennan was playing his first game for the year and proved his selection was warranted, as he goaled after a terrific tackle and was involved in several great passages of play on the day.

After the game was played at a frenetic pace in the first half, the third term only produced four majors. But the Stars kicked 3.3 to 1.4 to take a handy 10-point lead into the last change.

Given that they had the momentum going for them, the mood was positive in the Stars huddle. It was noted that the midfield got on top and the defence was holding up well, but the challenge was still going to come from the home side.

The Blues were close enough if good enough, but their field kicking let them down at times, while they also missed some shots at goal.

The Stars kicked the first two of the final term via Kain Proctor and James Trajkovski to take the lead out to 22 points.

The local fans were given a glimmer of hope with a major just after the midway point of the term, but Tyson Pickett scored the quick reply when swooping on the ball and running away from his opponent to make the game safe.

Experienced players such as Lionel Proctor, Jai Burns and Neville Jetta soaked up time and played some tempo football, ensuring there was little chance of a miraculous comeback by Epping.

“It was good to rebound after getting belted in the first quarter, I like the character of our group to get it back on our terms,” Fitzroy Stars coach Lionel Proctor said.

Proctor liked the contribution of Allan Norris in the ruck, while also giving praise to James Trajkovski and defender Anthony Walker. There was virtually no weak link in the Stars team once they settled, with regular top performers in Kain Proctor and Jai Burns again impressing.

James Tadd was the best midfielder for the Blues and got plenty of it, meanwhile Jordan Wilkins led the defence with sure hands and took some fine contested marks.

Jordan Hollow and Luke Lirosi also performed admirably. - Doug Long/NFNL

Thomastown 4 26 d Bundoora 9 21. South Morang 4 24 d Epping 5 20. La Trobe 4 33 d Montmorency 5 13. Greensborough 6 23 d Heidelberg West 2 22.

■ Division 14. Hazel Glen 4 23 d Epping 6 21. South Morang 5 23 d Epping 7 8. Kilmore 9 30 d Hazel Glen 5 9. Hurstbridge 8: Bye.

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■ Seymour Under 12. St Mary’s v Alexandra. Tabilk v SZeymour. Broadford 10.2 (62) d Yea 4.1 (25). Wandong: Bye. ■ Seymour Under 14. Seymour 78.14 (62) d Tabilk 3.1 (19). Broadford 25.21 (171) d Tea 0.0 (0). Alexandra: Bye. Wandong: Bye.

● ● Fitzroy Stars 15.8 (98) d Epping 11.9 (75). Photo: NWM Studios.

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Opening of the Homewood Hall

■ The opening of the Homewood Hall was reported in the Yea newspaper on January 17, 1907:

For some years the residents of Home wood and surrounding district have realised the necessity of a hall for religious, political, and social purposes, and recently an effort was made to carry it into effect.

A few local enthusiasts threw some energy into the matter, and, as a result, a very tine hall, 40ft x 22ft has been built at a cost of £111, but it is understood this amount is considerably below the actual cost to the contractor.

The hall is built of hardwood and lined throughnot with soft wood, and has every convenience, such as stage, &c.. to make it thoroughly up to date.

It is a particularly good sounding hall. and should prove a great boon to the residents of Homewood

To open the hall a first-class concert was arranged by Mrs J. D. Hamilton , and she certainly deserves great credit for the array of talent she presented for Homewood's first concert, and if the standard is to be maintained, the Homewood concerts must become popular, and the existing debt should be readily liquidated.

The hall was very tastefully decorated for the occasion.

Prior to commencing the concert programme, Mr J. D. Hamilton. in declaring the hall open, said that for some time past the residents of Homewood have felt the necessity of having some building which they could use for religious, political, and social purposes.

Several meetings were held, and it was decided to build a small hall for that purpose.

A fund was started, which was subscribed to very generously. Mr Gill making the handsome donation of the site on which the building is erected

They were also indebted to Messrs Leckie, Harry Smith, Alex. Drysdale, and Alex. Gill, hon. sec., who have worked msost energetically.

There is still a debt on the buildling, to help pay off portion of which, they were holding the concert and dance to-night, and as there was a long programme to be gone through, he would not detain them any longer, but rmust thank those ladies and gentlemen who have so kindly offered their services for the concert, the ladies who have provided the supper, and the audience, many of whom have come from a distance.

The concert opened with an overture on the piano in tinished style by Mrs J. D. Hamilton. Miss Clare McLeish followed with a song. which was pleasingly suing, hud wsas succeeded by Mr Tassiker in The Yeoman's Wedding, which he gave with the nccessary swing and go the song requires.

An orchestrated selection by the orchestra under Mr Stainsby, was greatly appreciated, after which Master Carew instantly captivated the hearts of the audience by the capable and feeling manner in which he tendered the favourite old song, The Midshipmite

The Spanish Gipsy by Miss F. Olney won rounds of applause.

Mr Stainsby gave a cornet solo, Annie Laurie, which he played in his usual masterly style.

Miss Tyson appealed to the audience with her capable rendering of The Old Countree, as did also Miss C. McLeish and Mr Wallace with the vocal duet, Tell Her I Love Her So

A musical treat was the unexpected appearance of Miss Beatrice Kelly, an artist of great merit, who rended the gem If All the Stars were Mine, with such feeling that she fairly brought down the house, and had to give Woman's Way is Best as an encore, which also met with unanimous ap proval.

Mr Harris concluded the first part of the programme with the comic song, Advts., and gave an encore which caused a contiunuous ripple of laughter.

The second part was opened, after ten minutes' interval, by Master Carew, who feelingly sang The Gift

The Silver Ring by Miss Olney was capably rendered, as was also Big Ben by Mr Tassiker

Mr Guest was at home in his song, True till the Last, and Miss Kelly again delighted the audience by the feeling and finished style in which she rendered the evergreen favorite, Daddy

Mr Harris wound up a splendid programme with a parody on Trinity Church

A vote of thanks to Mr J. D. Hamilton, on behalf of the residents of Homewood, for the generous donation of £10 to the building fund, and the enthusiastic way he worked to make the concert, etc., the suc ess it certainly was, was carried by acclamation.

A ball wound up the evening, and with a good floor and music, the large number of dancers spent a most enjoyable time.

At 12 o'clock a very nice supper was served in a maruque adjoining the hall. The tables were tastefully laid out and attended to by some of the following ladies who had also kindly supplied the refreshments: Mesdames Abrahams, W.. Bryant, J. D. Hamilton, Homewood senr., Homewood jun, Purvis, Stanley, A. Drysdale, Thomson , and the Misses Drysdale and Gill

Mr A. Drysdale and Mr A. Gill carried out the important secretarial duties, and a word of praise is due to them for the excellent way the minutest detail was attended to.

The May 30, 1907, edition reported of another concert:

A concert, in aid of the Sunday School funds took- place in the Homewood Hall on Wednesday, May 22, and was in every way a success.

The attendance was good, and should give .round financial assistance to the Sunday School fund.

Many adults attended from Yea, the time table being particularly favourable for those who wished to avail themselves of the train, while a fair number drove out, the bright moonlight night making the drive a pleasant one.

The programme was almost entirely supplied by the children of Homewood, who had been ably tutored by the Misses Gill, and many items of merit were supplied by the juvenile entertainers.

The chair was occupied by Mr Rupp, and in the interval he gave some humorous reminiscences of his ministry "way back," he having (prior to coming to Yea) been some years in the back blocks of New South Wales

He promised at an early date to give some idea of the disadvantages under which "way back" settlers labor, by the aid of lantern slides which he is having prepared, and which he hoped to show in the Homewood Hall to further augment the funds of the Sunday School.

Messrs A. Drysdale and A. Gill rendered valuable assistance.in the carrying out of the arrangements, for the comfort of visitors, etc.

The following programme was given : Song. Sowing the Seed , by the Sunday School children. Song, Smiling Faces; Jean Drysdale, Song, The Blacksmith, R: and A. Abraham, G. Bryant, G. and N. Drysdale, and F. Francis. Duet, The Flower Gatherers, the Misses Sydenham. Recitation, A Little Girl's Plaint, Annie Drysdale. Song, Hush-a-bye Dolly, Allie Bryant. Song, The Garland of Flowers by. Misses F. Abraham , M. and A Bryant and J. Drysdale, T and H Francis, and S. Purvis, Song, The Garonne, Miss Sydenham; also The Singer was Irish as an encore Song, Three Little Heads, by Misses F. Abraham, M. Bryant,. and S Purvis. Song, Won't You buy My Pretty

The following year saw more funds raised for the Sunday School at Homewood. The April 23, 1908, Chronicle report said:

Another successful concert, in aid of the funds of the Homewood Sunday School, was held in the Homewood hall, on Easter Monday night, the chair being occupied by the Rev H.M.R. Rupp, B.A

The following programme was most creditably rendered, the singing of Ida Munstow being of special merit:

Phonograph selections; recitation, Our Verse, A. and G. Drysdale songs: The Stars , by five girls; Daddy, Jean Drysdale; Charlie has a Little Dog, four boys; The Train, four girls; Marjory, Ida Mustow ;. Mr Brown ; Black Cat , several boys; The Crows, by girls nd boys; Dolly and a Coach, Ida Mustow; Gently rock the Cradle, four girls; Fie, Fie, Fie, Cecil Forbes; dialogue, Blackberrying, by two boys; recitation, The Shearing, S. Drysdale; dialogue, Mr Flutter ; song, Miss Drysdale ; The Evening Hymn, by children; and The National Anthem. ★

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selections, Mr A. Kerr. Song, The Gleaners, by Misses. M. and May Bryant, A. Drysdale, F. Abraham, S. Purvis; and T. and H. Francis Song, Watching for Pa, Annie Drysdale. Recitation, The Lost Cap, Blanche Purvis. Song, With Shoulders Back, G. and N.. Drysdale, G. Bryant, F. Francis, and R. and A. Abraham Duet, The May Time , by the Misses Sydenham; Warbling Waters as an encore. Song, Follow Me, by Misses A. and B, Purvis, M. Bryant, D. Cowin, G. Thomson, E. and S. Drysdale Monologue. The Visitors Clemmie Drysdale acted the part of Bessie, Gwen Thompson as Sadie; Eadie Drysdale as Nettie; Ethel Gill as Cordelia; Stella Drysdale as Adelaide; and Adelaide Purvis as Evangeline Stuart Miss Mona Gill acted as accompaniste. . The proceedings were brought to a termination by the singing of God Save the King, in ample time for visitors to return to Yea by the evening train.

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Soon, a supper room was added to the Homewood Hall, as this June 27, 1907, report explains:

A social, in aid of the building funds was held in the Homewood Hall on Wednesday night, 19th inst.

The affair was of a most enjoyable character, and was well attended - about 28 couples being present.

Dancing was kept up to the strains of Stainshy's orchestra till the early hours, when after a second visit to the supper room the tired dancers, feeling that they had never been to a more enjoyable function, departed with the hope that it will not be long before they are again asked to visit Homewood

To the ladies of the district who supplied the refreshments a special word of praise is due, the supper being one that is seldom equalled at a function of similar kind.

The residents of Homewood have now a hall of which they may justly feel proud.

They have just built a spacious supper room, which is a very welcome addition.

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A ‘Grand Social’ was advertised, and the October 29 issue of 1908 noted:

A most enjoyable musical evening was spent at the Homewood hall on Tuesday last, Oct. 27, it being the "break up" for the season of the elocution class.

The hall was prettily decorated with roses and arum lillies. A very large number attended, the Rev I. C. Lahore presiding.

During the evening the members of the class took part, and, considering it was the debut of every member, the reciting was highly creditable.

The little Miss Drysdales opened proceedings with a pianoforte duet. Miss Gwen Thomson opened the second part of the programme with a pianoforte solo.

Mr and Mrs Alex. Drysdale, the Missess Gill, and Mr W. Purvis rendered musical items, which were greatly appreciated.

Last on the programme, but not least in popularity, was Mr Coonan, who was never heard to better advantage as when giving Mulga Bill, and, as an encore, Peter Sorgham's Court ship

When the interval was announced Cr Alexander Drysdale stepped forward, and, after a few suitable remarks, presented the Rev Mr Lahore, on behalf of the pupils of the elocution class, with a purse of sovereigns.

The recipient, who both looked and expressed his surprise, feelingly thanked the class.

It was not all good news at Homewood. On September 10, this press article appeared:

Owing to the falling off in the attendance at the Homewood State school, instructions have been given that it shall be closed. Mr Jas. Clark, who has been working it half time with. the Murrindindi school, takes charge of the Glenburn school, now a half-time school, temporarily; but his wife and family will remain in Yea

Mr Clark, who is identified with a number of important public institutions will visit Yea, at the end of each week. and remain till Monday. It is regrettable that circumstances have arisen to take him out of Yea for the

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NEAT PROGRAM AT YARRA VALLEY

■ Yarra Valley commenced the week on Monday May 13 with a neat program in delightful conditions.

Kilmore part-owner/trainer/driver George Schembri scored a big win with 6Y0 Hurrikane Kingcole-Lace Nation mare Paigethehurrikane in the Ashmores Smash Repairs Lilydale Pace over 1650 metres.

Beginning fast from gate six to head off her polemark stablemate Springfield Shadow, Paigethehurrikane was allowed to run and that she did, leaving her rivals standing on the final bend to record a 11.7 metre margin in advance of the heavily supported Treacheroustimes (three wide last lap from near last), with Nothing Sweeter (three pegs) running on late when clear 9.1 metres back after being held up approaching the home turn. The mile rate 1-58.3.

■ Twelve-year-old Stonebridge RegalLotsasilkari gelding Lotakevi brought up two wins in succession by taking the Yarra Valley Party Hire Pace over 1650 metres for local Croydon part-owner/trainer John McGillivray in a mile rate of 1-56.9.

Driven by Chris Alford, Lotakevi was sent forward from gate six to cross the poleline leader Terroroan and rated a treat by one of the best in the business, ran out a 1.8 metre victor over Terroroan which used the sprint lane to no avail. Bus Stop (three pegs) finished fast for third when extricated away from the markers on turning to be a head away third. It was Lotakevi’s 19th success in 202 outings which include 50 placings.

■ Twenty-one-year-old Long Forest based reinsman Jordon Leedham has been driving in great form of late and snared a double on the day with a couple of four year olds - VincentBondi Miss gelding Chansu in the 1650 metre Donvale Bowls Club Pace and Danny BoucheaTrotn On The Casba gelding Mitchell Wrap in the 2150 metre Roxworx Trotters Handicap. Chansu trained by Paul Parsons at Parwan led throughout from the pole to account for local Feel The Buzz (three pegs) by 5.2 metres which had eased off the back of Tinman who had been second all of the way before finishing third 2.7 metres back. The mile rate 1-58.

Mitchell Wrap part-owned and trained by veteran 89-year-old Smythes Creek (Ballarat) horseman Keith Douglas was given the run of the race from barrier four trailing the pacemaker Midnight Avenger (barrier three).

Coming away from the inside approaching the home turn after oldtimer Kheiron applied pressure to the pilot and raced clear, Mitchell Wrap raced away in the straight to gain the day by 8.1 metres over Kheiron who easily held second. Sertorious (one/one) was third 8.7 metres away. The mile rate 2-06.2.

Good reward

■ Bendigo was Tuesday’s venue and Rockbank owner/trainer Emmanuel Portelli’s American Ideal-Garta colt Scherger That was rewarded for consistency by winning the Pryde’s Easifeeds 2Y0 Colts & Geldings Maiden Pace over 2150 metres.

With Chris Alford in the sulky, Scherger Man began brilliantly from outside the front line to lead but when pressured by the hot favourite Schwarz on debut, elected to hand over the front running and trail.

Using the sprint lane, Scherger That did best to prevail by a head and always looked like doing so. Coastal Drive after racing exposed from the bell was third 3.6 metres back. The mile rate 1-58.2.

■ Andy and Kate Gath were successful with former Kiwi 4Y0 Vincent-River Belle gelding Seve in the 1650 metre Huntly Lifestyle Estate By Lincoln Place Pace.

Returning a mile rate of 1-55.3. Starting from gate three on the second line, Kate wasted no time in sending Seve forward to race outside the front runner Rimu Valley (gate five) which had crossed a flying Leavemeout starting outside the front line.

Despite racing uncovered, Seve had too much quality for his rivals scoring by 3.3 metres. Leavemeout used the sprint lane for third a neck away.

■ Very honest 5Y0 Lincoln Royale-Iris Calaby gelding Hungry Hogarth was impressive when

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winning the Southern Cross Office Equipment (SCOE) Pace over 2150 metres for Charlton’s Michael Gadsden with James Herbertson aboard. Beginning fast to lead from gate two, ‘Herby’ was happy to hand over to Tino Tere Maori (gate three on the second line) which lobbed one/one before going forward to challenge for the front running.

Poised to pounce along the sprint lane on turning, Hungry Howgarth bloused the leader by 4.6 metres returning a mile rate of 1-59.2, Kathys Free (three pegs) was third 2.9 metres away. The duo made it a double when 7Y0 Heston Blue Chip-The Irish Princess gelding Dallas Charlie led throughout from gate five in the 1650 metre Nigel Milne Harness Racing (Insanity Lodge) Pace to record a 7.4 metre margin over Salsboy which trailed from the pole in 1-57.7. Feng Shui Star (one/one from gate three) was third 2.9 metres back.

■ Balliang trainer Tyrone Abela’s in-form Centurion Alm-Savoie filly All That Remains was an easy winner of the 2150 metre Results Financial Services Trotters Handicap over 2150 metres. Going forward after a fast beginning from 20 metres for Chris Alford to arrest the lead away from Straight To The Top (barrier three), All That Remains after being given a cosy passage recorded a 1.2 metre margin over Magic Law along the sprint lane from three pegs, with Straight To The Top hold third 2.4 metres back. The mile rate a comfortable 2-04.

Midweek at Shepp.

■ Shepparton raced on Wednesday and long time passionate Kilmore breeder/owner/trainer Bill Milner landed the Faye Goodman Trotters Mobile over 1690 metres with Love YouAuravale 6Y0 gelding Astro a winner of four from 66 outings going into the race.

Driven by Romsey’s Chris Svanosio, Astro was given a sweet passage one/one from gate two on the second line as stablemate Luna led from the pole.

Easing three wide on the final bend, Astro raced clear in the straight to record a 3.1 metre margin from another stablemate Tetra (one/two) with Christmas Babe holding third a head back after following the leader. The mile rate 2-02.8. It was Auravale’s sixth individual winner, the others being Frosty Vale (Band Of Chips – 2 wins), Wortherly (Yankee Paco – 3), Opia (Lawman – 25), Dellsun (Majestic Son – 14), Dee (Dejarmbro – 1) and Astro (Love You – 4). Bill puts in a lot of time selecting sires for his broodmares.

■ What a formidable combination Tyrone Abela and Chris Alford are, chalking up another winner after Aldebaran Eagle-El Gelato gelding El Tornado scored in the 1690 metre Helen Head 2Y0 Trotters Mobile.

Starting from the extreme draw, Alford and El Tornado were off and running shortly after the start was effected to cross the leader I Am Hellbound (gate six) racing for the bell. Cruising to the wire 3.6 metres clear of I Am Hellbound which easily held second in a mile rate of 204.8. Majic Valley (three pegs – death seat last lap) was third 3.8 metres away.

■ On a night for the squaregaiters, Chris Svanosio made it a driving double after Kiwi bred 4Y0 Royal Aspirations-Kiitos gelding Gracias put up a strong performance to take out

the 1690 metre Torben & Kamma Sorensen Trotters Mobile in a rate of 1-58.8. Trained by Chris, Gracias starting outside the front line raced exposed for the entire trip outside the surprise leader Im Bobby (gate four) and after appearing to be struggling running into the final bend, rallied in the straight to gain the day by a half neck from Im Bobby, with Aldebaran Lodge (one/one from gate two) third 3.4 metres away. ■ Chris made it three when beautifully bred Majestic Son-Aleppo Midas gelding Hay Jet scored in the 1690 Margaret Kay 3Y0 Maiden Trotters Mobile when making his race debut.

Going forward from gate six to park outside Distant Sun (Chris Alford), Hay Jet was strong at the finish, recording a 3.9 metre margin over the leader, with Aldebaran Marcus third 16.3 metres away. The mile rate 2-00.8.

■ Bolinda trainer Brent Lilley was successful with 5Y0 Father Patrick-Hot Pants entire Kyvalley Paint in the Alan and Pam Davis Trotters Mobile over 1690 metres.

Driven by the stable’s Tristan Larsen who is having a ball in Oz, Kyvalley Paint went forward from gate four to park outside the speedy beginner Christmas Babe before gaining cover after Hurricane Jane (gate three) was trapped three wide and went forward to race exposed.

Easing three wide running into the final bend, Kyvalley Paint ran home best to prevail by 1.1 metres from Avant Guard (three pegs – four wide home straight) which flashed late, Christmas Babe held third 3.8 metres away. The mile rate 2-02.2.

■ Popular Darraweit/Boinda part-owner/trainer Alexandra Hurley and sister’s Fran (Adelaide) and El (Canberra) were winners when home bred 5Y0 Peak-Bras Dhonneur gelding Massif Central at start number 21 finally cracked it by taking the 1690 metre Brian and Mary Stoneham Maiden Trotters Mobile.

Driven by James Herbertson, Massif Central was given a beaut trip one/one from the extreme draw as Jack Of All Trades crossed pole marker Sweet Maori Miss with Fremarks Peggy in the open cutting at one another all through the race.

Easing three wide on the home turn, Massive Central ran home nicely to register an easy 9.2 metre margin over Jack Of All Trades who had no answer to his finish. Fremarks Peggy battled on gamely for third 3.1 metres back. The mile rate 2-03.

Rough results

■ Melton threw up some rough results on Thursday with most punters left lamenting. Racing commenced with the VHRC Mark Gurry and Associates Pace over 1720 metres with Burrumbeet trainer/driver Michael Stanley’s 4Y0 Pet Rock-Smiley Ella entire Exotic Bushranger saluting at odds of $21.00.

Starting inside the second line, Exotic Bushranger was quickly away from the markers and going forward to park outside the pacemaker Haveyoumetted for the final circuit.

Taking over on the home turn, Exotic Bushranger held a margin all the way to the wire to register an impressive 5.8 metre margin over First Class (six wide home turn) from the rear. Always The Showman used the sprint lane from four pegs for third 1.4 metres away. The mile rate 1-55.5.

■ Bunbartha’s John Newberry combined with James Herbertson to land the VHRC Black Horse Naturals Pace over 1720 metres with 5Y0 Live Or Die-Tatiana Rosedale gelding Hez Harrywho. Flying away from outside the front line to lead, Hez Harrywho rated to perfection ran out an easy 7.1 metre victor in 1-54.9 over Surfsup Tigerpie trailing which would have given Michael Stanley a double. Caruso Star after following the pair was third 4.1 metres back.

■ Old timer Love Ina Chevy, now twelve years of age recorded his first success since September 2022 when taking the 1720 metre VHRC Mazzetti Painting Pace in 1-56.3.

A 12Y0 gelded son of Jeremes Jet and Chevyover trained and driven by Melton’s Leilani Justice for long time stable client Colin Croft from Adelaide, Love Ina Chevy ($10.00) enjoyed a cosy passage from gate two trailing leader The Only Decision (gate four), before

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charging home along the sprint lane to defeat a death-seating Hugo Rocks from the bell by a head, with The Only Decision third 5.5 metres away. Love Ina Chevy which made headlines a number of seasons back after recovering from an almost fatal snake bite was having his 243rd outing and chalked up victory number 32.

■ Sunbury part-owner/trainer Justin Livingstone and family were winners when 7Y0 Danny Bouchea-Rockin Wilma gelding Roi Du Soleil at odds of $34.00 snared the 1720 metre VHRC Heywoods Shepparton Motor Panels Trotters Mobile giving ‘Herbie’ his second winner for the night.

Saving every inch of ground three back along the markers from the extreme draw, Roi Du Soleil after angling wide on turning flashed home to prevail by a half neck from Majestic Tooth from well back. The heavily backed McGee was a game third 2.4 metres away after racing exposed from gate three and leading into the straight. The mile rate 2-00.6.

■ The biggest shock of the night was to come in the VHRC Haras Des Trotteurs Trotters Handicap over 2240 metres when Stawell partowner/trainer Toby Ainsworth’s 5Y0 Kvintet Avenger-Madeline Miss mare Designs scored at odds of $71.00 in a mile rate of 2-05.3. Driven by Finnish reinswoman Ada Massa, Designs (10m) after angling from four pegs to be one/ one approaching the final bend, raced to the front in the straight and just lasted by a nose in a tricky finish from Lovenus (10m) which gained a split in the straight. Deejay Dex (one/two last lap) after a bad beginning from 10 metres was third 3.5 metres away.

■ It’s very rare for much travelled Ararat freelance reinsman Michael Bellman not to go home from a meeting without a winner and after filling in a late night, landed the VHRC GBL Properties Pace over 1720 metres aboard Bulla part-owner/trainer James Elliott’s Well Said-Listen To The Rhythm 5Y0 gelding Beatboxer. Settling three pegs from gate two on the second line as polemarker Ideal Investment led, Beatboxer finished hard along the sprint lane to greet the judge by 2 metres from Kitch Macray which was checked at a vital stage.

Binno Major after trailing the pacemaker and easing off the inside to join him on the home turn was third 1.9 metres back. The mile rate 159.

Emotional night

■ Geelong raced on Friday and it was an emotional night for Bunbartha based owner/trainer/ driver Craig Hoban when 4Y0 SportswriterDancingwithsierra entire Give Dad A Wave named in honor of his late father Gary scored in the 1609 metre Breast Cancer Network Australia Maiden Pace.

Settling four back along the markers after starting inside the second line as Alamo (gate six) was a surprise leader, Give Dad A Wave was able to come away from the inside approaching the home turn to make the final bend three wide.

Racing clear over the concluding stages, Give Dad A Wave recorded a 3.5 metre victory at his eighth race appearance, accounting for Atomic Glory along the sprint lane after trailing the leader, with Megawatts extricating from six pegs in the last lap to be very wide in the home straight third 1.7 metres back. The mile rate 159.3. Craig and mother Kim also bred the winner. - Len Baker

DOOMBEN CUP ATTRACTS THE BEST

■ The Doomben Cup is another of the big races that sees some of our best middle-distance horses go around the 2000 metre stretch of the Doomben Racecourse

The ever consistent Cascadian ruled the roost in the betting, but connections retired him.

He was one of the most honest horses hitting the track most of the time, and this particular track appealed to his type of racing.

At his last outing he finished a good fourth behind Pride Of Jenni in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on April 13.

A twice winner of the Australian Cup , he was one of the most honest horses going around, and had proved a consistent performer for the Cummings Team.

The Snowden team trained Huetor struck a bit of form winning the JRA Plate at Randwick over 2000 metres.

He had to carry 59 kilos on a heavy rated 10 track, when he won, and they called the races off a couple of more races after he won.

But he failed to fire in the Hollindale Stakes on the Sunshine Coast, and finished well back behind Numerian, ridden by top Victorian hoop, Jamie Mott, who has come into third favourtism in the Doomben Cup.

The former New Zealander, Kovalica, hadn’t produced anything for some time for his new trainer, Chris Waller, although he has been all over the place regarding distances.

He has raced very well in the past, and won some top races in his home town, but failed to run on in most of his recent races.

However, he put in a good run in the Hollindale Stakes, on the Sunshine Coast, over a more suitable distance, the 1800 metres favouring him with a good third.

The money has come for him late, before the big one here.

Another the money has come for is the Peter Moody-Katherine Coleman trained Autumn Angel, by the champion Autumn Sun, two starts back, ran a good second to Good Banter, in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick

The filly atoned next start winning on April 13, putting her name up in big lights.

She is going to be hard to beat, although up in class.

Another to watch could be Fawkner Park, who won in fine style at Wagga on March 7.

Prepared by leading trainer Annabel Neasham, she knows what it is all about, and has come in for a bit of money.

The Mick Price-Michael Kent trained Hezashocka impressed with a strong win in the Gosford Cup over 2200 metres, and he could go close here.

Mighty Ulyssess, a five-year-old gelding, has raced sparingly for top Queensland trainer Annabel Neasham, and has won five of his 12 starts, with a minor placing.

It wasn’t a bad run in the Hollindale Stakes running fourth behind Numerian, but is up in class here, and would need to show a bit more.

Next is the five-year-old gelding with ability, in Goldman, who after a couple of hard runs, especially behind First History i n one of the classics at Flemington over 2520 metres.

He then was found wanting in the Caulfield

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Cup when finishing well- back behind Without A Fight in the Melbourne Cup.

He failed to fire in the Gosford Cup which was transferred to Newcastle due to track conditions.

He was up there early and hung on for fourth. But he has ability and Gai is confident he will win good races.

Another of Gai’s and Adrian Bott’s is Hoo Ya Mal, who will go around here.

The mail is that he has been working quite well, and the team are confident anything he contests in you will see the real Hoo Ya Mal

But he finished out of a place in the Hollindale, and I can’t have him for mine.

One with ability, is the Ciaron Maher trained Nugget, who has competed in some pretty strong races with some good runs.

Back on April 6, he ran a terrific fourth in the Doncaster at Randwick over the 1600 metres behind the smart miler, Celestial Legend

He certainly puts in having won seven of his 25 starts, for a seven-year-old.

But there is a whisper he may not run here.

A couple of Victorian gallopers could be having a go, both from the Danny O’Brien camp.

The first of these is the 2019 Melbourne Cup winner, Vow and Declare.

He has been racing quite well, and with Young Werther, both contested the Australian Cup back on March 30.

Unfortunately, neither ran a place, but the race attracted some smart horses, like the New Zealand mare Legarto, the top two WFA gallopers, Pride of Jenni, Mr Brightside, and Atishu. Of the possible contenders, last but not least, Territory Express. He won the Midway Championship in good style. Prepared in the Kembla Grange area, he won in good style, but I feel he may be up against it here, up in class.

Mighty win

■ The Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour National Sweep allocates a starting gate for the ‘race that stops the nation’ to the 24 Rural and Regional Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour destinations across Australia.

Destination representatives are flown to Melbourne to witness the race live at Flemington and cheer on the horse running in their town’s allocated barrier.

The town drawing the barrier of the Cupwinning horse receives $50,000 for charity supporting a local community initiative.

Last year, Macedon emerged as the lucky winner and chose, Living Legends, known for housing retired Melbourne Cup champions as their charity of choice.

Drawing barrier 16, Macedon enthusiastically cheered on the Anthony and Sam Freedman, trained stayer, Without A Fight, during the iconic race.

The People’s Cup paid a visit to the regional Victorian town in October, where the prestigious three-handled trophy worth graced several community events.

● ● ● ● Numerian with Jamie Mott aboard. Racing Photos.

Local paper makes world history

■ The 150 years of local newspapers have seen a number of forms of print technology.

The first issues of the Alexandra Times in 1868, were hand-set, with every letter in each issue composed by hand.

After each issue was printed, every letter had to be returned to its proper place in the type case.

The 1930s saw the introduction of linotype machines at the Yea newspaper, where a line-of-type could be set in hot metal.

In April 1984, after taking over from Tom Dignam, Ash Long brought an Itec typesetting computer to Yea.

It used a photo-mechanical process where type was projected onto photographic paper, and then - after beinbg developed - was cut-andpasted onto layout sheets.

Then came desktop publishing. Did you know that Murrindindi was the second place in the world to trial this new process?

The April 1986 edition of Ink magazine was in Yea to witness the Australian-first using “laser technology”.

“The hitching posts have been replaced by ‘no parking’ signs otherwise nothing much has changed outside the little weatherboard offices of The Yea Chronicle since its first began publishing in October 1885,” wrote INK editor John Monks.

“In fact not many people noticed when they stopped using the old linotype machines, and the Wharfedale flatbed press to print a tabloid Chronicle - instead of the solid old broadsheet - in 1984.

“Quietly, without upsetting the calm rural breakfasts of his 12001500 loyal readers, a few weeks agoi Ash Long, the Chronicle’s experienced young editor/publisher set about making Australian newspaper history.

“With no fanfare, The Yea Chronicle became the first newspaper in Australia- and probably the Southern Hemisphere - to be entirely produced using a Macintosh Personal Computer and a Laser Writer,” said the 1986 magazine.

“The honour of producing the world’s first weekly paper using the Apple-Macintosh combination actually went to The Town Crier in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA (in 1985).”

INK said several newspaper had experimented with the new process, with visitinbg experts challenged to spot the difference.

Apple Laser Writer predicted that desktop publishing was set to capture most of the production done by photo-typesetters.

INK magzine said the price of the system was under $US10,000.

INK contacted John Caust, General Manager of Coates Systems (Australia), to arrange an Australian newspaper to trial: “Find me a paper and we’ll supply the equipment.

“A call to Yea, in the foothills of the Australian Alps, north-east of Melbourne, found us a suitable and willing paper, The Yea Chronicle.

“It was 100 years old last year, had a circulation of about 1500 and was entirely produced by the husband and wife team of Ash and Fleur Long.

“The Longs had taken over the broadsheet Chronicle set on linotype machines and printed on an ancient

Wharfedale in the tiny print room behind the little weatherboard office at 36 High St, Yea.

“Ash brought in his own elderly photo-typesetter and soon has the Chronicle turned into a lively tabloid printed web offset in Melbourne

“Would the Longs like to join the Laser Writer revolution, INK asked and Ash Long replied: “How about the next issue?’

“A few days later we drove up the Melba Highway to beautiful Yea followed by Dianne Howarth, the knowledgeable Coates marketing services representative with the Apple and Macintosh boxes balanced on her back seat.”

INK magazine made a note about someone using a desktop computer and mouse for the first time:

“Ash Long’s fingers were soon flashing over the Macintosh keyboard, but as he used the ‘mouse’ for the first time and thrust it over the edge of his desk he was complaining: “I’ve got to get a bigger desk.”

“In less than 30 minutes as Dianne Howarth looked on Ash was re-setting some long standing Chronicle ads and adding rules with curved corners and tone.

“The front page dummy lead

followed with Ash setting the streamer “Australia first for Yea Chronicle” and then deciding to use the Apple-Mac to shadow the letters.

“Later Apple’s bitten apple symbol was to let into the boxed lead when Ash Long got back to his cutting table.

“The issue of February 26 with type, set by the Laser Writer, caused great interest in Yea with pupils from the local high school - all knowledgeable Apple enthusiasts- coming around to the Chronicle office and Ash actually carrying the Apple-Mac gear across to a retail store and setting the ad they wanted in their shop window.

“Not content with the February 26 issue because a blurred negative had sone less than justice to the part of the laser-set front page, Ash Long proceeded to produce a much cleaner March 5 issue using a wide range of the Apple Mac output including some clearly readable 6point type and a beautifully laser-set page of Yea Chronicle Classifieds.

“After the Melbourne press run finished I asked Ash Long what he thought of the Laser Writer and Macintosh team.

“His report:-

“I found it very ease to use. I had some trouble with communications between the terminal and the printer, but that turned out to be just connections.

“I didn’t have to refer to the instructions very much at all because it really is what they call a very userfriendly system. It was mostly selfexplanatory.

“I now know how to use a mouse, although I kept running off the desk withb it at first.

“The quality is good. Look it’s better quality than my system and with that the quality varies, especially for a country newpaper depending on the chemicals you are using.

“Some of the advantages of the machine were that I found that I could instantly do tones behind advertisements.

“Borders for ads were no problem either. I could do them on the spot with the Apple Mac without all those expensive border tapes.

“They were neat type faces. I had a choice of Helvetica, Times, Courier, Monaco, Chicago and the option of outline, underline, shadowing, italics and also the option of putting typoes into a range of bold or plain ... and you had that on all sizes from 6pt to 72pt.

“We used the Helvetica throughout and of course the Apple-Mac did the H and J-ing.

“Certainly the Chronicle looks neater and if it wasn’t my paper and I was looking at it objectively I couldn’t tell you which was done on which system.

“Look, no one should think that the Apple-Mac Laser Writer is a second or alternative system.

“It’s a genuine stand-on-its-own feet typestetter which is quite applicable to newspapers and to printers and publishers.

“I’d certainly like to have the Apple Mac - mouse and all - permanently on my desk.”

- From ‘Apple’s Day in Yea’ by John Monks INK magazine, April 1986 (Minnis Business Press)

● ● Ash Long and Dianne Howarth test the Apple Laser Writer/Macintosh PC in Yea in 1986.

● ● ● ● Ash Long in front of the Yea newspaper office in 1986. Photo: John Monks ● ● Ash Long at the Apple MacIntosh,

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