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Letter to the Editor School Crossing Supervisors – Alexandra & Kinglake West Casual - $31.78 p/h Council is looking for School Crossing Supervisors in Alexandra and Kinglake West to ensure the safety of children and pedestrians crossing the road on their way to and from school. If you enjoy the outdoors and interacting with the public, being a School Crossing Supervisor might be for you.

School Crossings operate Monday to Friday from 8.15am to 9.15am and 3.00pm to 3.45pm during school terms.

Council is looking to fill a number of shifts including: • Kinglake West – Wednesdays only (morning and afternoon shift) • Alexandra – Days to be confirmed (minimum of four shifts per week) Successful applicants will be provided with the required training and a uniform.

Appointment is subject to a Working with Children check clearance.

For more information, see www .murrindindi.vic.au/jobs or call Council’s Community Safety Unit on 5772 0333.

To apply, please send a letter stating why you should be considered for the position.

These letters, should be marked ‘Confidential’ and addressed to the Coordinator Community Safety.

You can submit your application and any accompanying attachments online – you will receive an email notification confirming your submission by email to msc@murrindindi.vic.gov.au by post to Murrindindi Shire Council, PO Box 138, Alexandra 3714.

Applications close: 28 June 2019.

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‘I have made plans to clean up my act’ Sir, The new CEO is really cleaning up. He and staff are embarking on scrubbing up the Shire.

He is looking to rejuvenate the look of the Alexandra Shire offices. They are evaluating futuristic looking metal cladding (fireproof of course) which will give the old building a bit of a zing, rather than just painting.

The Yea Shire Hall will be having a nice new paintjob with funding already secured. Works will be done on the Alexandra hall as well, pending some extra funding becoming available.

The Alexandra Shire Depot has been changed from a heap of sheds to look like the efficiently operating depot that it now is.

The RRC’s (Tips) in Yea and Alexandra and others will be rejuvenated with new shedding provided by government grants.

Because these are on old landfills, the sites may need to be moved to firmer ground. Shire buildings like the Kinglake Community Centre are being upgraded to provide a nicer and more efficient building usage for the people.

We have assisted in gaining funds to even upgrade buildings not located on Shire land, which is a change in policy.

One such site is the Flowerdale Rec Reserve pavilion toilet upgrade to better serve our sporting men and women. This is to mention just a few.

The CEO has been advocating successfully to VicRoads for upgrade work on our road network with great success.

He is now working with accident statistics to put together a case for more extensive road safety works across the shire.

He has concentrated on setting up a more customer focused council team, which is showing very positive results judging by current survey results which I hope he posts for all to see.

Secondly, I was disappointed recently by some comments overheard in a couple of places.

One was along the lines of “don’t bother with councillors, they won’t do anything”.

Let me assure residents that we councillors take every input, and request for help, very seri-

● Cr Eric Lording ously. An hour is set aside each week, called ‘councillor only time’ where we discuss all sorts of council matters, and especially discuss the needs of the community and any inputs we have had from them.

Portfolio councillors regularly meet one on one with the CEO and Council Directors to present and discuss the needs of residents.

Another disappointing comment was from a more senior resident that I had just helped in the hardware store. She told a college that she disliked me because I was basically a parasite on the residents, taking lots of money and perks from the shire.

Let me assure everyone that as a councillor, you get an allowance only. No sick leave, or normal leave of long service leave or even superannuation. The old days of meals and wine were stopped by councillors a long time ago.

If we work through mealtimes, we partake of sandwiches and occasionally on cold days something warm like party pies.

Regarding the workload, we put in about 20 hours on council work per week. Sometimes more. Monthly Council Ordinary Meetings can be quite stressful.

It reminds me of a younger ‘me’ in the RAAF and later as an Airforce Scientist testing aircraft. You open the canopy, remove your helmet and oxygen mask. The wind strikes you and you realise that you are soaked in perspiration and are totally spent. That is how I feel after some meetings.

They are sometimes very stressful where tough decisions must be made, that affect the lives of a lot of people. Being a councillor is not easy, but it is very fulfilling when you do your best for the community.

Looking towards the next councillor elections later next year, I have made plans to clean up my act too.

I can tend to make flippant comments as a bit of fun, but I have found that when reported they can wrongly upset people.

One comment I made last year when asked if I would become Mayor, I cheekily responded that I was the wrong gender for that. That comment found its way into the paper which made it sound like other coucillors were sexist, which is so far from the truth it is not funny.

I was so upset when I saw it in the paper, that I left the meeting early that night.

I am learning ...

The future: I have decided to put my hat in the ring at the next council elections, as I still have a passion to help our team make the Shire an even greater place than it already is.

- Cr Eric Lording, by email

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL Residents and ratepayers are advised that a Special Meeting of the Murrindindi Shire Council has been convened for 6.00 pm on Wednesday 12 June 2019 in the Council Chambers at Perkins Street, Alexandra.

The purpose of the meeting is to consider any written submissions for the Draft Annual Budget 2019/20.

Submitters will be invited to attend and speak to their submission if they wish.

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18 MONTHS JAIL FOR SEX OFFENCES ■ A 43-year-old man, who has given his language as ‘Murrindindi’, has been jailed for 18 months, after pleading guilty to the sexual assault of his 18-year-old son.

The man’s name cannot be published for legal reasons. Court records have been anonymised by the adoption of the pseudonym ‘Jeremy Gore’ in the place of the name of the accused.

Judge Dean of the County Court was told that the son was born female in 2000, and transitioning to male, but had not undergone genital surgery.

Prior to the day of offending, the father told his son that he had “a great body” and he could not understand why he wanted to “get rid of it” by transitioning to male. “ In my opinion, these remarks were a serious breach of your responsibilities to your son as his parent and no doubt they caused him great distress and confusion,” Judge Dean said.

The Court heard that the accused smoked moked cannabis and methylamphetamine with his son, and put a pornographic film on the television and then sat next to his son on a couch.

“While holding your own penis outside your pants, you rubbed your son's leg, stomach and breasts,” Judge Dean said.

“You then put your hand down his pants and rubbed his vagina for approximately four minutes. Your son was so shocked by your conduct that he passed out.

“The following morning, you told him that you believed that he had enjoyed what you had done.

“Your son reported the matter to Police on September 18, 2018, and following a pretext conversation, during which you made a number of admissions, you were arrested and interviewed by investigating police.

“In that interview, you denied your offending and when asked about the pretext conversation, you claimed that you had been entrapped.

“AVictim Impact Statement of your son was tendered in evidence and it details the profoundly traumatic effect your offending has had upon him.

“He suffers from severe depression, flash-

“You were educated to Year 10 level ... and thereafter worked in various unskilled occupations with your father.

“It was not submitted on your behalf that you suffered disadvantage by reason of your Aboriginal heritage, but I accept nevertheless that you were bullied as a child and no doubt your family experienced discrimination.

“You were a CFA volunteer for 12 years, until 2006. You have been in a long term marriage with your wife and have two adult children.

“Your marriage has been characterised by family violence, as I have already noted. You also have a longstanding history of substance and alcohol abuse disorder.

“I have received in evidence a psychological report of Ms Carla Lechner, setting out your background and psychological profile.

“Your history to her reveals the sexual abuse by you as a child by your paternal uncle and family violence occurring in your home as you were growing up.

“Ms Lechner also concluded that you suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, following your attendance at a murder/suicide whilst vol● The County Court heard that a father sexually assaulted his son, unteering for the CFA.” who was born female in 2000. The man has been jailed fro 18 months.

Judge Dean said: “Yours is a complex menbacks, suicidal ideation and ongoing distress. your responsibilities as a parent and your of- tal health history and whilst it was not submitted “Having been placed in care as an infant, he fending must be denounced unequivocally by on your behalf that there is a link between this has now again separated from his family by rea- this court. Vulnerable people must be protected and your offending, I accept that your psychiatson of your criminal conduct. from offending of this type and the sentence I ric history will increase the burden of imprison“In my opinion, your offending is a serious impose must be calculated to deter others from ment upon you. example of the offence you have pleaded guilty preying on their children in this manner.

“Your counsel submitted that it would be open to.

“Furthermore, your offending is another act to me to impose a further Community Correc“Whilst the act that you performed may not of family violence committed by you whilst on a tion Order upon you and she further submitted be of the higher end of seriousness, the atten- Community Correction Order for such offend- that your prospects for rehabilitation may be redant circumstances make it so. ing. garded as good. She submitted that there had “You sexually assaulted your vulnerable son, “For this reason, as I have said, specific de- been substantial compliance with court orders after using illegal drugs with him and then ex- terrence is an important consideration in your in the past. posing him to pornography. case,” Judge Dean said.

“Whilst it is true that you have complied with “You knew then that he was vulnerable and “You were born in July 1975 in Mooroolbark Community Correction Orders in the past to transitioning from female to male. and are now aged 43. You are of Aboriginal some degree, in my opinion, your prospects for “In my opinion, your offending was partly descent and the oldest of seven children. rehabilitation must be approached with a sigmotivated by your own sexual gratification, fu“Your language group is Murrindindi from nificant degree of caution. elled by methylamphetamine consumption and central Victoria.

“You have also repeatedly breached court also it was intended to somehow dissuade your “Your family life appears to be a relatively orders and I do not detect real insight or remorse son from transitioning his gender. stable one, although your parents separated for what you have done in this instance.”

“As I have said, this was a gross breach of when you were an adult.

The non-parole period is 18 months.

Woman dies as ultralight crashes

● Emergency teams rushed to Goughs Bay to search for a woman who went missing after an ultralight crashed on Saturday. Photo: ABC News ■ The body of a woman who was a passenger Mountain Bay. in a fixed wing ultralight aircraft that crashed The aircraft crashed into Lake Eildon at into Lake Eildon has been found.

Goughs Bay, near Mountain Bay. The fixed-wing ultralight went down about "Divers recovered the woman's body and the 12:30pm Saturday. search has been ended for the night," Police said The pilot, Dan Canavan, in his 40s, was res- on Saturday. cued and was taken to the Alfred Hospital.

Killed was Kathleen Canavan, 23, of VerThe aircraft crashed at Goughs Bay, near mont South.

The Civil Aviation SafetyAuthority and the ● TODAY ’S WEATHER: Yea and Australian Transport Safety Bureau have been Alexandra. Rain expected. Minimum: notified.

8°. Maximum: 15°.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

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Yea farewells exchange student Kimberley ■ Rotary Cl;ub of Yea Exchange Student Kimberley Bay is being farewelled.

“What wonderful opportunities the Rotary Youth Exchange program provides,” said the Club’s Public Image spokeswoman Glen Woods.

“The chance to step outside your comfort zone, develop personal self confidence and maturity, broaden horizons, learn a new language and build goodwill and cultural understanding.”

The Rotary Club of Yea's most recent inbound student, Kimberley Bay, from Konolfingen in Switzerland, has experienced all of that and more during her year living in Yea. During her farewell presentation to the club Kimberley reflected on how she embraced so many new cultural experiences; travelling many thousands of kilometres throughout Australia.

She adapted to a new school system, coped with the sustained heat over last summer, understood the nuances of the Aussie 'lingo', participating in outdoor activities like bush camping, developing resilience and making worldwide friendships.

Kimberley is already planning to come back to Yea and visit even more of Australia in six or seven years’ time.

Until then she hopes some of her new friends come and visit her in Switzerland.

She would like “to give a part back and welcome someone in my life like heaps of people did for me!

“I'm so grateful for this kind of experience because if ever again in my life I'm in the same situation or at the same point, I know exactly what to do.

“If I didn't go on exchange I would learn this way too late or sadly never.”

After nearly 12 months in Yea, Kimberley felt like she was born and raised here.

Kimberley sincerely expressed her thanks to the many individuals and organisations that facilitated her exchange year: She acknwoledged fer sponsor and host clubs - the Rotary Club of Konolfingen in Switzerland and the Rotary Club of Yea for making it possible for her to come to Austra-

● Swiss exchange student Kimberley Bay is being farewelled by the Rotary Club of Yea. From left: Julie Lynch, Sandra Hanley, Kimberley Bay, Amanda Hard, Gary Charles, Ken Maxfield.

At front: Millicent Charles, Sam Charles. Photo: Glenda Woods lia; all of her host fami- tive Council of the Inlies (Sandra Hanley, ternational Bobbin Ian and Julie Lynch and Needle Lace and Amanda Hard Guild, OIDFA and Gary Charles and (L’Organisation family), Counsellor Internationale de la Rotarian Ann Drys- Dentelle au Fuseau et dale, Rotary District à l’Aiguille).

9790 for being the home of Youth Exchange, her parents for putting their trust in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program and allowing Kimberley to go on exchange and for their ongoing support; and the many friends she made in Yea and through the Youth Exchange network.

“The Rotary of Yea wishes Kimberley all the best for her return home and a ● Will Fallon successful transition to ■ WIN-TV News meeting her future Goulburn Valley last education and career week broadcast a regoals. about 10-year-old “She will be very port Alexandra Speedway warmly welcomed driver Will Fallon. back to Yea in the joined his fayears to come,” Ms therWill Luke, as two of Woods said. the 80 drivers in the Queen’s Birthday weekend meeting at the loacl venue. ● Pat Edwards and Melinda Magor at the Alex.

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Will on TV

Quilt Exhibition at Alex.

Downtown Abbey

● Rosemary Magor and Mieke Hdner.

● Margaret Abbey ■ Was that former Murrindindi Shire Council CEO Margaret Abbey spotted in downtown Alexandra on Saturday?

Ms Abbey was said to be a visitor to the Alexandra Quilt Exhbition, staged at the Alexandra Shire Hall.

MsAbbey is President of the peak body for bobbin lace makers – the Administra-

CERT winners

■ Kinglake CERT last week won the Ambulance Victoria Team of the Year award for Metro West region.

The team traveled to the awards night at the Docklands.

Congratulations were extended to Bart Wunderlich for receiving the Outstanding First Responder Award.

“Bart is very deserving of this award in recognition of his dedication and service to his community. We are all very proud and fortunate to have you on our team,” said a CERT spokesman.

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Local Briefs Terip trivia night

Ticks & Crosses

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Thousands of visitors flocked for the Alexandra Truck Show at the weekend. Well done to the organisers. It brought millions of dollars of business to the region.

One media outlet (not us!) reportedly wanted $550 for an ad, before they would give editorial pre-publicity to the Truck Show. The cash-for-comment outlet did NOT get its money. Timesthey-are-a-changin’.

■ “Terip’s Tantalizingly Terrific Trivia Night’ will be held at the Terip Community Centre at 6.30pm for 7pm on Saturday, June 22. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $5 for children. Supper is provided, and patrons are asked to bring their own drinks and nibbles.

Teams of 6-8 can be entered, or people can join a team on the night. Contact Kerrie on 5790 4191. teripterip3719@gmail.com

Lest We Forget

Haines visits area ■ Dr Helen Haines, soon-to-be MHR for Indi, was reportedly visiting the southern area of her electorate yesterday (Tues.). The tour was to have included meetings at Kinglake.

● Homewood Hall President Brendan Dignam and Secretary Ian Sichlau, accept the Homewood Honour Board from RSL Treasurer Jenny Keast.

■ An Honour Board with the names of men and women from Homewood who served in World War I is back in the Homewood Hall.

Held for safe keeping at the Yea-Kinglake RSL Hall, the Honour Board was handed back at the meeting on May 31 by RSL Treasurer Jenny Keast, who has Homewood links as a member of the Purvis family.

Homewood Hall committee members, President Brendan Dignam and Secretary Ian Sichlau accepted the Honour Board, thanking the RSL for their help.

● Craig Llloyd, Murrindindi Shire Chief Executive Officer Murrindindi Shire Council’s cost of running its Chief Executive Officer and his Executive Team has risen by 48 per cent. In the 2017-18 financial year, the actual cost was $922,000. This is forecast to be $1,078,000 in the current 2018-19 year. The 2019-20 budgeted figure is $1,367,000, according to Budget documents.

The Murrindindi Business Awards are being held by Murrindindi Inc, which uses the motto ‘Doing Business Better’. The Gala Ceremony is due to be held later this month at the Yea Shire Hall. Tickets are $60 each, plus a $1.86 booking fee. The website indicates there is a ‘no refunds’ policy. An interesting policy for a ‘better business’ bureau.

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More than a year away, but already planning has started by some for the Murrindindi Shire Council elections that are due to be held in October 2020.

Sure to spark controversy is Cr Eric Lording’s letter in today’s issue. He addresses the topic of gender .There are five female Councillors, and two males. Past three Mayors - Sandice McAulay, Charlie Bisset and Margaret Rae - are women.

● Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre celebrates a big cheque.

A cheque for $66,847 has been presented from the Bendigo Bank for a 12-seater bus that will be used by theKinglake Ranges Childrens Centre.

There is sometimes a delay between Court cases, and their reporting. A 60-year-old man has been jailed for sexual offences against a teenager who was a Yea High School student, according to County Court records. This week we publish a two-page report on the County Court judgement. The man must comply with the reporting requirements imposed by the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 for the remainder of his life.

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Send your contribution to: editor@LocalMedia.com.au Contributions will be published at the sole discretion of the Editor.

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Slap for CFA volunteers ■ The State Labor Government is trying to force through legislation that would split apart the CFAand create a new standalone fire agency Fire Rescue Victoria.

With the Bill presented to Parliament on Wednesday (Jun. 5), Labor used its numbers to force through a vote on Thursday.

This allowed no sufficient time for consultation with the CFA volunteers who protect the community or the many others affected.

Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish said the legislation was another slap in the face to thousands of Victoria's volunteer firefighters with parliamentarians being given no time to scrutinise the new regime and consult with local communities.

Speaking in the Victorian Parliament, Ms McLeish labelled the government's attempt to pass the bill in the Lower House within three days as a disgrace.

"This is very, very poor practice, it is poor government and it shows an absolute arrogance and a lack of respect for the processes that have been in existence for a very long time,” said Ms McLeish.

“Not only does it show a lack of respect for the process and the parliamentary system but it also shows a lack of respect for those that are impacted by this bill.

"Since Daniel Andrews was elected in 2014 we have seen more than 3500 volunteers leave the CFA. “We need these thousands of volunteers to protect our homes, families and communities every day.

"I am very concerned about what this bill is going to do to erode not just the confidence in the CFA but the ability for them to carry out their work as best they can.

“Their spirits at the moment are particularly low, and I am again disturbed to see the number of people that I speak to

This Saturday

■ AFL Outer East Division 2 matches this Saturday (June 15): Alexandra v Yarra Junction, Seville v Kinglake, Yarra Glen v Gmebrook-Cockatoo, Yea v ThorntonEildon. Powelltown; Bye. ■ Division 1: Emerald v Officer, Pakenham v Warburton-Millgrove.

■ Premier League: Olinda-Ferny Creek v Cranbourne, Upwey-Tecoma v Berwick, Wandin v Healesville, Woori Yallock v Narre Warren. Beaconsfield: Bye.

NFNL matches ■ Northern Football matches this Saturday (June 15) are: ■ Division 1: Northcote Park v Greens-borough, West Preston-Lakeside v Montmorency, Lower Plenty v Heidelberg, Bundoora v Hurstbridge.

■ Division 2: Watsonia v Diamond Creek, Eltham v Thomastown, St Mary’s v Fitzroy Stars, Whittlesea v Banyule. Epping: Bye. ■ Division 3: Reservoir v Panton Hill, Heidelberg West v South Morang, Kilmore v Old Eltham Collegians, Lalor v Mernda.

Laurimar: Bye.

SDJFNL fixtures FOOTBALL ■ Under 10: Tabilk v St Mary’s, Seymour v Yea, Wandong v Broadford, Euroa v Alexandra. 10am.

■ Under 12: Tabilk v St Mary’s, Seymour v Yea, Wandong v Broadford, Euroa v Alexandra. 11am, Sunday (June 16).

■ Under 14: Tabilk v St Mary’s, Seymour v Yea, Wandong v Broadford, Euroa v Alexandra. 12.15pm, Sunday (June 16).

■ Under 16: Broadford v St Mary’s, Euroa v Alexandra. 1.30pm, Sunday (June 16).

Ward re-think

■ Nillumbik Shire Council has welcomed the decision by the Victorian Electoral Commission to maintain the current single councillor ward structure in the Shire.

The VEC has made a recommendation to the Minister for Local Government that Nillumbik Shire Council continues with the current ward make up of seven wards and seven councillors.

Traffic changes

● Cindy McLeish, Eildon MLA. File Photo that come and seek me out to but after nearly 12 months talk about their fears for the waiting, local brigades are yet future of volunteerism in the to know the outcome of their CFA as time progresses," Ms applications.

McLeish said.

"We know that CFA District Ms McLeish also called on budgets are under great strain the Minister for Emergency and it is becoming more diffiServices to announce the out- cult for many brigades across come of volunteer grants that the state to replace basic would help support local CFA firefighting equipment like brigades. burst hoses."

The government's EnhancCFA volunteers are coning Volunteerism Grants Pro- cerned about why these grants gram closed in June last year, have taken so long to announce.

■ Expected inclement weather means that planned works at the Grant-Downey Sts intersection in Alexandra have been postponed.

The upgraded works are now due to be conducteed between 7am-5pm on Wednesday-Thursday, June 19-20.

Traffic management willbe in place, set at 40-kmh, and that an extra 10 minutes be allowed.

Joey’s 150th game ■ Jayden ‘Joey’ Butterworth lined up for his 150th senior game for Kinglake this Saturday at Yarra Junction.

He started back in 2009 at just 17 years of age. He has played an integral role in the Seniors side as well as being a great leader.

He has won multiple club Best and Fairest wins and multiple league team of the year selections.

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Particularly impressive was the truck convoy from Yarck, which commemorated trucking industry lives lost in recent years.

The convoy, which arrived in Grant St, Alexandra, was followed by a commemoration service.

An example of the goodwill that is created by the show is the generosity of sponsor Ray Pepper of Laverton Truck Wash, who pumped in a significant sponsorship to help make the event a success.

Editor Ash Long first started newspaper work in 1969. He began writing for local newspapers in 1973. Over those 46 years he has kept extensive diaries and local photo files.

From Our Files - 30 Years Ago June 1989

Yea HS threat

■ The possibility that Years 11 and 12 classes at Yea High School would be removed was raised in the Seymour District Study, under review in 1989 by the Regional Office of Education.

“The reason forb the study is the apparent need to establish a secondary school in the Kilmore-Wallan areabecause of the increasing population there,” said Yea High School principal Bruce Kindred.

Dieldrin effects

■ Effects of the chemical Dieldrin and polychlorinated bipenyl were discussed at a meeting of the Yarra Valley Beef Producers’Association held at Healesville. Brad Holland, Farming Services of the Board of Works, was Guest Speaker.

Red Cross 75th

● Alexandra’s Andrew Embling with Ray Pepper

Busy holiday weekend traffic

Long Shots

■ Yea Red Cross held its 75th annual meeting, 30 years ago. The unit was formed in August 1914. An exhibition of photos was held in the St Luke’s Parish Hall.

17 per cent

■ Nearly all of Yea Shire investments were earning an interest rate of 17 percent, Cr Don Lawson told a Council meeting in 1989.

‘Lame duck’ try

■ A library group meeting where Seymour was threatening to quit the Upper Goulburn Region was described as “a bit of a lame duck”, by Cr Bruce Kindred in 1989.

Seymour representatives seemed ill-prepared an inconsistent, he said. ● High St, Yea, was busy with visitor traffic over the holiday weekend.

■ Holiday weekend traffic was busy through Yea and Alexandra townships. Highway traffic adapted well to the new 60-kmh speed limit through the Yarck township. There were holdups at the Black Spur, Narbethong.

Queen’s honours

■ Queen’s Birthday Honours were announced on Monday (June 10).

Honourees included Nicholas Richard Cowdery of Northwood for distinguished service to the law, David Causebrook Buttner of Doreen for significant service to the automotive manufacturing sector, and community historian Andrew Grant Lemon ofEltham.

Dogs mutilated

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Daily train service into Yea

■ Mutilation of dogs in Yea was a problem being investigated, by-laws officer Don Roderick told the Yea Shire Council.

Ears had been ripped or cut from the head, and had been done by a human with a blunt knife or another dog, he told Councillors.

New Editor

■ Diane Morgan took over as Editor of the Mountain Monthly newsletter in Kinglake in 1989. Judy Sharp became Business Manager, and Deidre Hawkins was Production Editor. Other team members included Leonie Stowe, Jan Coleman, Les Andrews and Grace Paleg.

Travel claims

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■ The Yea Intermediate Basketball grand final was a close game, Slammers 18 defeating Giants 14.

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Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.6.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.26.9.44.

It should be a relatively good period except for relatives they could interfere where they should not, use tact to diffuse the situation, move cautiously at your working environment.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.26.36.34.40.

Career matters should run well and some kind of improvement is eminent. There could be some confusion about what you should or should not accept. Love life should improve.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 5.9.6.2.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.26.34.40.9.

Keep a tight watch on your purse strings or you might ruin your chances of a bargain later on. If in a prominent position more of a choice will be around you. Financial matters are also on an up.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 8.9.5.1.

Lotto Numbers: 8.15.45.40.22.10.

You could be giving someone a second chance, romance should be improving and commitments made.You could be thinking of a course or hobby that will improve your chances in the work force.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.25.29.8.11.

You could be very interested in improving your image, shopping for new things and changing your hairstyle. So Leo’s could decide to take the plunge or make a permanent arrangement. Money matters should also improve.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 8.12.26.36.34.40.

Try not to criticise people around you this will not help you to achieve what you are after. Your loved ones might find it very hard to keep peace with you during this period, try to relax a little.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.26.34.40.33.

Your partner could be instrumental in bringing about some good luck in business matters. Some travel coming up soon or plans in the air of a permanent move. A relationship could become important.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: White Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 9.12.14.4.10.22.

Something that you used to value a lot could come back into your life again. Romantic period in which you could decide to make it permanent.Also travel is very much in the agenda for some Scorpio’s.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December20) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.19.27.8.33.

A good time to check all-important documents etc that everything is paid for, some erratic situations could crop up. Very busy social life could take your mind off some other problems you cold be having with loved ones.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 9.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 9.12.25.40.33.37.

A period in which you might not have too much time to go into details so make sure you do not promise things most likely not in your agenda. A good friendship could turn into love.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.16.29.34.40.

Plenty of hard work about but also higher rewards and more responsibility in your career matters. Luck can come in many ways and love life is one that will benefit from this positive trend.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 1.3.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.16.24.40.45.

Romantic and loving time in your relationships, do not let others moods stop you from having fun. Big changes could occur in your career matters and this could give you a better position for the future.

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Behind-the-scenes deal for business awards

■ Murrindindi Inc., the local “better business” organisation, has done a deal to favour one media outlet over all others.

Murrindindi Inc Chair Mike Dalmau last week confirmed in writing that his organisation has arranged to provide advance information about its business awards to the Alexandra Standard-Yea Chronicle, in return for sponsorship.

The same information is only being provided to other local media outlets after it has first been published by the Standard and Chronicle.

The deal means information about the business awards reaches a much smaller audience.

According to the Victorian Country PressAssociation, the Standard circulation has now dropped to just 1534 copies.

The Chronicle has reduced to 547 copies.

Mr Dalmau acknowledges that the Business Awards process has been influenced by sponsorship arrangements.

“The Sub-Committee ... had a conversation with the

● Mike Dalmau, Chair of Murrindindi Inc. Alexandra Newspapers and they provided a package of support which meant they are recognised as a sponsor of the event.

“The Sub-Committee chose to accept this sponsorship package.

“Part of the sponsorship partnership with Alexandra Newspapers is they are recognised as the official media partner for the awards.

“This entails them being

provided access to information before all other media,” Mr Dalmau confirmed.

“This is why they were provided access to information on the finalists before all other media.

“All other media, including yourself, were provided information when the embargo was lifted on the finalists,” Mr Dalmau told The Local Paper.

“Hopefully, this explains the process the Sub-Committee followed.

“The Sub-Committee believes this is normal commercial practice.”

Mr Dalmau says that a Sub-Committee representative had a conversation with The Local Paper regarding the awards and support for them.

Local Paper Editor Ash Long replied: “Which SubCommittee member had the conversation with me?”

No reply had been received from Mr Dalmau when this edition of The Local Paper went to press.

The Business Awards are due to be held at Yea Shire Hall on Tuesday night, June 25.

Blackburn address for Alex. Newspapers ■ A Blackburn post office box address is shown for Alexandra Newspapers Pty Ltd, on official Australian Securities and Investments Commission records.

‘PO Box 341, Blackburn’ is given as the contact address to which communications and notices are sent from ASIC to the company.

The address matches wth Charman Partners, a firm of “more than 25 accountants and support staff”, according to the practice’s website. The firm had some of its origins with Johnson Barson.

Company records show that shares in Alexandra Newspapers Pty Ltd, which publishes The Standard and The Chronicle, are

held by Celina Ann Mott and Fiona Ruth Brown.

Ms Mott’s address is given as a private street in Wallan. Ms Brown’s address in Whittlesea, coincides with the head office of The North Central Review, in Church St, Whittlesea.

The North Central Review circulates in Kilmore, Wallan, Whittlesea, Romsey and Lancefield.

Directors of Alexandra Newspapers Pty Ltd are Ms Mott, of Wallan, and Karen Morrison, of Cathkin.

Former directors include Walter Mott of Whittlesea, and Robert Yeates, of Bairnsdale.

Ex-local MP in Morrison story ■ Former McEwen MHR Fran Bailey had raised concerns about now-Prime Minister Scott Morrison in his role as Managing Director of Tourism Australia. “ Thirteen years after Scott Morrison was mysteriously sacked from a senior public sector job as managing director of Tourism Australia, a sixmonth investigation by The Saturday Paper has created the clearest picture yet of the events surrounding his dismissal,” said the national newspaper last weekend “Documents obtained by The Saturday Paper under freedom of information laws show Morrison received a pay rise less than a month before he was sacked, taking his annual base salary from $318,031 to $332,030, with discretion for his employer to add up to 2.5 per cent on top.

“They reveal then Tourism

● Fran Bailey Minister Fran Bailey expressed alarm in the weeks before Morrison’s sacking about the way Tourism Australia was handling taxpayers’ money,” reported Karen Middleton.

“It was long speculated that the sacking was the result of a personality clash between Morrison and Bailey or differ-

ences over her plans to restructure the agency.

“Now retired from politics, Fran Bailey will not explain her decision, telling The Saturday Paper in November last year: “I reiterate that it was a unanimous decision to get rid of Mr Morrison by the board and the minister.”

“Contracts in question were related to the crafting, production and rollout of what became a controversial but highly successful international tourism campaign, focused on the slogan So Where the Bloody Hell Are You?” Documents reveal the steps that Mrs Bailey, then took, with the support of then prime minister John Howard, to change the governance arrangements for Tourism Australia.

A document said Morrison’s appointment was “terminated prematurely for reasons of misbehaviour or unsatisfactory performance”.

Murrindindi Matters Items provided by Murrindindi Shire Council. The Local Paper makes no charge for this space.

Ghin Ghin Rd works

● Ghin Ghin Rd ■ The Ghin Ghin Road Safety Improvement Project is now complete.

New safety barriers have been installed on existing bridges and creek crossings, the entryway from Granite Hills Rd has been freshly sealed and a 700-metre section of road reconstructed.

Murrindindi Shire Council would like to thank the community for its patience with the slow traffic conditions in the area during the works.

Infrastructure Portfolio Councillor, Eric Lording, said the Ghin Ghin Road Safety Improvement Project was made possible thanks to the Victorian Government’s ‘Fixing Country Roads’ Program.

“As well as reconstructing a large section of road, this Project involved bringing six culverts and bridges up to current VicRoads safety standards, and upgrading the gravel road ‘Y’ intersection at Granite Hills Road to a sealed road ‘T’ intersection.

“These works are an important investment in Murrindindi Shire’s freight capability, and we hope that all drivers will be that bit safer when travelling along Ghin Ghin Road as a result,” Cr Lording said.

Playground OK

■ A double spring rocker for young children and the much-anticipated climbing structure were 'opened for play' at Murrindindi Shire Council's Yea Railway Reserve Playground on Thursday (June 6).

Council will be installing two single spring rockers at the Playground in the coming months and looks forward to the official 'grand opening' event after winter.

Detox your home ■ Do you have old tins of fuel or paint stripper rusting in your shed? What about all those cleaning products under your kitchen sink or pesticides for the garden?

Sustainability Victoria's 'Detox Your Home' program is coming to Seymour and Murrindindi Shire Council is urging residents to make use of the opportunity to clean out potentially toxic substances from around their homes.

It is free to dispose of unwanted chemicals through the 'Detox your Home' Program and there will be experts on hand at the site to ensure everything is disposed of safely.

The 'Detox Your Home' Program will be operating from 10am to 12 Noon on Saturday (June 15) at Mitchell Shire Council's Seymour Works Depot.

For more information, see www.sustainability.vic.gov.au - Contributed

Police arrest two

■ Police arrested and charged two people following a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in Mernda on Sunday afternoon. Officers were called to Cropley Terrace.

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What The Papers Say Fixing charges

■ A Kilmore man was charged by Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit detectives in relation to alleged harness race fixing in Shepparton.

Harness Racing Victoria contacted police following suspicious activity in a race during a meeting on July 17, 2018.

The HRV Integrity Unit initially identified the need for further investigation into this race on the night, secured evidence and referred the matter to police. Investigators then commenced a criminal investigation into the matter.

The Kilmore man, 49, has been charged with engaging in conduct that corrupts or would corrupt a betting outcome, and use of corrupt conduct information for betting purposes. He is due to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on June 24.

- North Central Review

Power to ban

■ Mansfield Shire Council has passed a new ‘unreasonable complaints’ policy, where complaining residents can now be restricted if they are persistent or deemed unreasonable.

Complaints that council see as trivial or insignificant, certain inappropriate or abusive content, or relate to an issue that’s already been dealt with may lead Council to restrict what the person can actually raise to Council.

The policy also enables Council to limit how, when and how long a person can contact them.

- Mansfield Courier

ANZAC award

■ Dixons Creek resident Tom Steele has been given the ANZAC of the YearAward for his extensive community work over the years including playing the bugle at countless ANZAC services across the Yarra Ranges.

Mr Steele said, “I was shocked, I didn’t believe it. It means a great deal to me, I’m very humbled by it.”

- Mountain Views Mail

Night to forget

■ Strathbogie Shire Council is encouraging local farmers to put the tools down, grab the family and come along for a relaxing evening with great food and great company.

An Evening to Forget is a free event for farmers, rural businesses and their families happening on Friday, June 21, from 5.30pm9pm at the Euroa Showgrounds.

- Granite News

Volunteer Week

■ The annual Cancer Council fundraiser saw $606.30 raised at the Nagambie Library.

Nagambie and Kirwan’s Bridge locals got together at the library for the event to support the appeal.

They were joined by people who used to attend the annual Kirwan’s Bridge Morning Tea, members of the community and the Anglican Small Weights Club, who supported the library’s effort with a generous donation.

- Seymour Telegraph

$547 mil. spend

■ Rail will be duplicated to Eltham and a major bus interchange created at Greensborough under a $547 million public transport cash splash.

The long-awaited works will allow for more peak trains on the congested Hurstbridge line and will include the duplication of 3km of track between Greensborough and Eltham stations. Another 1km of track will be duplicated between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen stations.

- Diamond Valley Leader

Pokies push

■ A Yarra Ranges bowls club wants to increase its pokie machines by 33 per cent as part of a $1.7 million revamp of the venue.

- Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, June 20 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Finn, Luke. Highway Patrol-Wallan Victoria Police - Poulopoulos, C (42417) v Smith, Cadel. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Shortt, T (40203) v Hyatt, Andrew. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Kehal, J (40929) v Collard, Travis. UniWallan Victoria Police - Haddad, M (44362) v Isse, Jabir Mohamed. Pcet-Seymour Victoria Police - Tait, W (37033) v Denton, Jason. UniNagambie Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Orman, Elif. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Webber, Ryu. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Harrington, James.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Carroll, Anthony.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Sharobeem, Rami Mina. Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Eames, David Rowan. Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Mullett, K (39188) v Stoneham, Mark.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v White, Michelle Deanne. Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Horsfield, Matthew Leigh. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Bolger, Jamie. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Cavanagh, J (38037)v Bolger, Jamie.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Horsfield, Mathew Leigh. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Haber, Brad Christopher. Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Paul, L (32960) v Stevens, Jan. UniEuroa Victoria Police - Gordolo, C (30144) v Bolger, Jamie. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Wilson, J (30444) v Burns, Laura. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Horsefield, Mathew Leigh. Highway PatrolFawkner Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Laffan, Sarah Ann. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Garbutt, Leigh. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Mullett, K (39188) v Flower, Richard. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Bolger, Jamie. UniSeymour Victoria Police Mulabegovic, O (42383) v Alexander, Bree May. UniWallan Victoria Police - Ellis, J (40810) v Mcqualter, Daniel.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Murray, Thomas.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Ellis, J (40810) v Lancaster, Kirk Wayne. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Sowden, D

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(36568) v Daniell, Peter Kevin.

Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Mullett, K (39188) v Milczak, Melissa.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - O'neill, J (40075) v Linares, Leonardi Alfonso. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Laurie, Z (42443) v Bolger, Jamie. UniRingwood Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Hyatt, Andrew. UniSeymour Victoria Police Farquharson, R (32984) v Sims, Terry James. Highway PatrolYarra Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Bolger, Jamie. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Holcombe, S (39769) v Finn, Luke. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Broom, G (41398) v Brain, David. UniBendigo Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Leary, Gary William. Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Sanderson, L (41694) v Hyatt, Andrew.

Operations Response Team Four Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Horsefield, Mathew.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Janusauskas, Troy.

Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - HallPoulios, D (40888) v Tabone, Jason. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Kilby, Shane. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Shortt, T (40203) v Orman, Elif. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Bradley, Sally Anne.

Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Sanderson, L (41694) v Garbutt, Leigh.

Operations Response Team Four Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Sims, Terry. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Murray, Thomas.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Bradley, Sally Anne.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Miller, Kevin. UniAlexandra Victoria Police - Mcniece, S (36460) v Finn, Luke Anthony. Transit North 3 Victoria Police - Puppa, J (43782) v Miller, Kevin. UniShepparton Victoria Police - Ioannidis, C (30723) v Pyle, Gordon. State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police - Brown, J (42049) v Edrupt, Shannon.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Borell, Keenen. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Alexander, Ami. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Ludewig, Murray.

Yro-Whittlesea Victoria Police - Burge, C

(40496) v Orman, Elif. UniFootscray Victoria Police - Donohue, B (41483) v Anderson, Benjamin Stuart. Uni-Wallan Traffic Camera Office Traffic Camera Office v Mc Cardel, Samuel L. Melbourne Victoria Police - Briggs, S (39439) v Bryant, Noah. CiuHume Victoria Police - Fraser, P (35913) v Hume, Aaron David.

Uni-Seymour Community Corrections Centre - Cochrane, S v Horsfield, Matthew. Seymour Community Correction Centre DEDJTR - Huynh, J v Murray, Thomas. Dept Eco Dev, Jobs, Trans & Resources Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Fenton, Tammy. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Community Corrections Centre - Petrovska, S v Orman, Elif. Community Corrections Centre Community Corrections Centre - Cochrane, S v Horsfield, Mathew Leigh. Community Corrections Centre Friday, June 21 Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Parnis, Michelle.

Uni-Broadford Community Corrections Centre - Zagami, M v Parnis, Michelle. Community Corrections Centre Mansfield Magistrates' Court Wednesday, June 20 Victoria Police - Scannell, M (35182) v Lavender, Dean.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Mclachlan, M (29272) v Spargo, Benjamin Ryan. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Goschnich, Dean Gregory. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Mcdonald, R (29238) v Anstee, Nicole Linda. Ciu-Yarra Ranges Victoria Police - Parker, H (39579) v Bell, Joel. Uni-Eildon Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205)v Cullen, Alexandra.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Owen, D (42851) v Alexander, Kane Grant. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - King, D (28083) v Galambos, Kyle.

Solo Unit Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Dent, Shelley Marie. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Reynolds, J (31151)v Dent, Shelley Marie. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Carroll, T (35729) v Ballard, Warren Grant. Ciu-Benalla Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Dodemaide, Jesse.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Ioannidis, C (30723) v Smith, Ashley.

State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police - Cusack, S (28652) v Stillman, Aaron. CiuAlexandra Victoria Police - Towner, P (21184) v Trellu-Coker, James Henri. Ciu-Benalla Victoria Police - Conolan, S (29374) v Sicura, Mark. Water Police Victoria Police - Parker, H (39579) v Bell, Joel. Uni-Eildon Victoria Police - Yon, A (43926) v Mclean, David. UniHeidelberg Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Deacon, Luke.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Straughair, P (39535) v Thang, Chan Awi. State Highway Patrol South East

From Our 1919 Files

Flu epidemic

■ With the advent of the second wave of the influenza epidemic, the Victorian Government has renewed the efforts which proved so successful in mitigating the effects of the first visitation.

Guided by experience gained earlier in the year, the authorities have pro.vided a special organization to take charge of the various activities connected with checking the outbreak.

- Kilmore Free Press

Sunday work

■ Sir,-In a recent issue of the "Chronicle," the Rev. Mr Falconer took exception to the fact that a certain local industry is working its plant on Sunday.

I have waited for an abler pen than mine to deal with the question, and waited in vain.

I dare to say the directors of that company feel that silent contempt. In the case, I would like to ask the Rev. Mr Falconer does he think the Dairy Company and its employees are doing it for amusement ? Sunday labor usually entails double rates of salary, to compensate, to some loss of rest and recreation.

- The Yea Chronicle

Soldiers return

■ Johnny comes. marching. home again.

Our lads are returning one by one. Driver Frank M orris came on Saturday, the.31st, and received a joyous welcome, the street being gay with bunting; and on Sundry last Private J. Duncan returned, all Glen Park being decorated for.the occasion.

- The Advertiser

Wandering cattle

■ On Saturday last the wandering cattle nuisance was again brought under the notice of the Shire Council a when a letter was received from Mr Jas. McLellan, of Oliver street, Yea, drawing attention to cows wandering in the township. The writer stated that, besides damaging property; the cows left the footpaths in a filthy condition, and he asked the Council to insist on cattle being kept off the streets.

- The Yea Chronicle

Arthurs Creek

■ A public welcome was given on Saturday, the 7th, at Arthur's Creek, to LanceCorporal D. Sutherland, Gunner J. O'Keefe, Dev. A. Pickard and Pte. A. Macfarlane. The hall was packed to its full capacity, many being unable 'to get admission.

- The Advertiser

M’dindi tramline

■ The engineer reported to the Shire Council on Saturday that the saw millers had agreed to sign the agree ment asked for in regard to the laying down of a tramline from Murrindindi, and he recommended that an Order-in-Council be applied for, for laying down the line.

On the motion of Crs Purcell and Lawrance, it was decided that applications for an Order-in-Council authorising the construction of a tramway to the forest at Upper Murrindindi be made, and all preliminaries for. the construction of the tramways be proceeded with.

- The Yea Chronicle

Yea v Alexandra

■ The Alexandra Trades team visited Yea on Monday last and met the Yea Trades in a return match on the oval. A special train was run and the returne amounted to £28. The weather was threatening all the morning, but the rain hung off until the train reached Yea. The game was stubbornly fought out right to the ringing of the final bell, when the scores" indicated that Alexandra had won by four points. Some of the decisions of the central umpire (Mr McMinnikin) were taken exception to by player. and spectators alike.

Alexandra- 4 goals 8 behinds, Yea-4 goals 4 behinds.

- Alexandra Standard

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Council News

Special Budget meeting tonight ■ Murrindindi Shire will hold a Special Council Meeting tonight (Wed., June 12) at 6pm at Alexandra, to consider submissions from the public about the 2019-20 Budget.

The annual budget was first considered at the April 24 meeting, and is due to be voted upon at its June 26 ordinary meeting.

Six submissions were received, and the submitters have been formally invited at tonight’s meeting, if they wish.

The submissions relate to: ■ ‘Terip Terip Community Centre’, ■ sealing of Drysdale St, Yea, between Lyons St and Welch St, ■ sealing of Cheviot Rd, ■ establishing a Murrindindi Forest Touirsm Development and Promotion Committee, ■ providing tourist information signage along the Great Victorian Rail Trail, and ■ asking for a drinking fountain (bubbler) at Yea Recreation Reserve.

Following this meeting any proposed changes to the draft dudget as a conseuqnec of the submissions received will be presented to Council at the June 26 ordinary meeting.

● Murrindindi Shire Councillors. Back row, from left: Crs Bec Bowles, Leigh Dunscombe, Eric Lording, Jackie Ashe, Margaret Rae. At front: Crs Sandice McAulay, Charlie Bisset. File photo: Ash Long.

■ aware that the next four years Roads 2 Recovery funding provided by the Federal Government to Council has been announced but whilst the Council has other priorities the sealing of this road is a high one and can't be overlooked.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council estimates that it will have $35,662,000 revenue in the 2019-20 financial year.

The Council is planning that its total expenses will be 35,657,000 in the same financial period.

The Council is planning a 2.5 per cent rate increase, despite its planned total expenses dropping $308,000 in the 2019-20 year, compared with the 2018-19 forecast figure.

The annual budget figures were first considered by Councillors at the April 24 meeting. The final budget is expected to go to a vote on June 26.

Tonight’s meeting at the Alexandra chambers will consider six submissions from the public, relating to the planned 2019-20 budget.

■ A report about this submission is included in the agenda for tonight’s meeting: “Request to install bi-folding doors at Terip Terip Community Centre: ■ new doors to the verandah would hugely open up the space to make it more usable for functions and events ■ centre is quite small but if the verandah space was incorporated, it would help to cater for larger crowds such as at ANZAC Day and other functions held during the year ■ the cost of the project has been estimated by a local builder to be around $20,000 and this amount is beyond their financial capacity ■ submitter made inquiries about applying for a Community Project Grant, told that these works need to be done through Council’s Capital Works Program.”

Drysdale St sealing

■ A submitter requested that Council allocate funds to seal Drys dale St (Yea) between Lyons St and Welch St: ■ distance is approximately 100 metres ■ submitter has been told that they need to get 60 per cent of their neighbours to agree to contributing

■ In just two years, Murrindindi Shire Council’s cost of running its Chief Executive Officer and his Executive Team has risen by 48 per cent.

In the 2017-18 financial year, the actual cost was $922,000. This is forecast to be $1,078,000 in the current 2018-19 year.

The 2019-20 budgeted figure is $1,367,000. This represents a $445,000 increase in two years. This $445,000 figure, as a percentage of the $922,000 expenditure, is 48 per cent.

Council budget documentation says that this area includes associated support “which cannot easily be attributed to the direct service provision areas”.

$230,000 grants

Shire expects $35.6 mil. revenue

‘Terip Terip Community Centre’

Budget Briefs 48 per cent jump

Forest Tourism

to the cost of having this work carried out ■ submitter believes that the chances of this consensus are virtually zero as most of their neighbours have the rear of their properties exposed to Drysdale Street ■ during dry weather the dust that becomes airborne is having some very negative effects on them - it triggers asthma symptoms on the submitter’s wife.

Cheviot Rd sealing

■ A submitter requested that the Council seat Cheviot Rd. A report to Councillors, prepared

by Shire staff, says: ■ Cheviot Tunnel increases traffic, and in particular, a dust issue ■ Council is actively signposting the Cheviot Tunnel as a tourist attraction ■ submitter believes that apart from infrequent grading of this unsealed road, Council does very little to maintain it ■ due to the increased volume of traffic given the rail trail/Cheviot Tunnel attraction, is beyond repair as it no longer packs down and therefore regardless of time of year dust is a huge issue for those whom reside there ■ dust lands on their roofs, contaminates their drinking water, causes health issues, covers their household goods and paddocks

■ A request is being made for Murrindindi Council to: ■ establish, as part of the Tourism and Events Strategy, a Murrindindi Forest Tourism Development and Promotion Committee; and ■ reinstate a 2WD gravel road at the eastern end of Cathedral Lane alongside the pine plantation.

■ urges Council to do more to help protect what is left of the “overlogged forests” in our Shire, by developing and promoting their extraordinary tourist potential ■ suggests that Council would convene and resource this Committee which would be responsible for investigating promoting and where appropriate seeking funding for the forest tourism development initiatives ■ asked for the reinstatement of gravel road at the end of Cathedral Lane as Council’s contribution to the proposed scenic loop drive from Cathedral Range State Park to Blue Range Road and back to the State Park via Tweed Spur Road.

Rail Trail signage

■ A submitter requests funding for tourist information signage along the Great Victorian Rail Trail. ($7500): ■ lack of signage, both along the trail and within towns, has been a recurring theme since the rail trail opened ■ with 17-access points along the length of the rail trail, the Friends Group would like to address the need to build on the signage installed within Murrindindi Shire last year ■ seeking $7500 to install signage at five points within Murrindindi Shire and to work in partnership with Council to deliver the project.

Drinking fountain

■ Request for a drinking fountain

(bubbler) at Yea Recreation Reserve.

■ Yea Primary School has raised $140 through fundraising ■ submission is supported by 19 students from Yea Primary School, each detailing reasons why they support the submission. ★ Councillors started earlier than normal with their preparations for the 2019-20 Budget.

Late last year, Council circulated a ‘Community Budget Survey’, with more than 50 submissions received from community members.

“The ideas we heard ranged from the creation of new community facilities to road-related infrastructure, improvements to delivery of specific services, increased business and tourism opportunity initiatives and much more,” said mayor, Cr Sandice McAulay.

“While we aren’t able to advance every idea we received this year, we have done our best to ensure this budget reflects the sorts of items which are prioritised by our community.

“We know the community is keen to see Council services maintained at current levels – enhanced and expanded in some cases – while ensuring rates stay as low as possible.

“With this in mind, we have worked hard to create organisational efficiencies to free up resources which can be redirected to delivering services to meet the needs and expectations of our communities.

“We’re very pleased to be able to deliver this Budget while still keeping our rate rise consistent with the State Government Fair Go Rate cap set at 2.5 per cent and further reducing our reliance on borrowed funds.

“We have achieved a lot in the past year, and our plans for 201920 are just as promising.

“We have had some significant wins with our advocacy efforts with State and Federal governments.

“Grant funding has been secured to support a number of projects and initiatives, including improved access to mental health services for our communities, renewal of the Kinglake Streetscape and investment in the Eildon houseboat industry,” said Cr McAulay.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council is planning to give away $230,000 in grants and contributions in 2019-20, according to its draft dudget.

“Council has again committed $230,000 to that Program,” said Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay.

“This Program brings together six streams of grant funding to support those activities which contribute to broader community wellbeing, visitation and economic development. We are very excited to again support this important initiative.

“We have allocated $247,000 of external grant funding to advance local community planning trials across the Shire which will help communities to plan and deliver priority projects for the future of their towns.

“Initial areas of focus for this work are Yea, Toolangi and Marysville,” Cr McAulay said.

Comms: 32 p.c. up ■ Murrindindi Shire Council expectes to spend $693,000 on communications and publications in the 2019-20 year.

This is an increase of $168,000 on the actual $525,000 expenditure in the 2017-18 year.

Council is forecasting a spend of $757,000 in the current financial year.

“This includes facilitation of communications, publications, regular radio spots and media releases issued as well as annual reports, strategic documents, the provision of Council’s website, Facebook page and community engagement activities.”

Cash for Kinglake ■ An amount of “$25,000 has been allocated to work with community members who use the Kinglake Memorial Reserve to develop a reserve Master Plan”, says Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay.

“Implementation of our recently adopted Recreation and Open Space Strategy ... will allow us to improve the standard of infrastructure at our active recreation reserves and playgrounds.

“We will also review the condition of our aquatic facilities to support their future renewal,” said Cr McAulay.

‘Customer First’ ■ Murrindindi Shire Council is planning to spend $95,000 on its ‘Customer First’ project in 2019-20.

The Council says this involves spending to mopdernise internal systems “and make them more responsive to our customers’ needs and expectations”, said Cr McAulay.

“We will also commission a review of our infrastructure operations and maintenance standards to ensure greater certainty for our community around our service standards and to improve equity of delivery across the Shire.”

$105,000 spend

■ Murrindindi Council has allocated a $105,000 spend to a “to a range of environmental initiatives including continuing our roadside weed and pest control program, significant revegetation works, and an environmental forum to further engage our community in finding solutions to the environmental issues which impact us all.”

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Alexandra Truck, Ute and Rod Show

Photos: Ash Long

● Mark Knight and Taylah Dusting prepare one of the trucks on show.

● Groups pay respect at the Victorian Truck Drivers’ Memorial, Alexandra.

● John Campbell of Euroa and Nigel Adams of Eildon.

● Mike Batten of Soilworx with his Kenworth truck

● Rowan Mortimer and Jason Dusting

● Jodie Hunter offered face painting at the Alexandra Truck Show market.

● Johnson McKnight and Wayne Jennings.

● Chris Nolan prepares for the Yarck-Alexandra convoy

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This Month’s Sale Item is a ready-to-hang Limited Edition Art Print of Melbourne in 1882.

This is a stunning Melbourne aerial view showing the historical development of the 1880's era. It is a beautiful reminder of our wonderful past and development.

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Local News Yea Girls’ Footy

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■ The next match, against Emerald, is scheduled to be played at 1.45pm this Sunday (June 16) at the Yea Rec. Reserve.

Boer War drama

■ Murrindindi Film Society will present the 1980 Australian Boer War drama Breaker Morant on Friday, June 21. Doors open at the Yea Shire Chambers at 6.45pm. All enquiries to Jill Dwyer, 5797 2480 or jill.dwyer@ bigpond.com

Recycle your bra

■ Women can now recycle their bras at Whittlesea Community Activity Centre, 57-61 Laurel St, Whittlesea. Bras will be given to women and girls in Fiji, PNG and Bali.

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Shows Magic Festival

● Magician Lu Chen appears in Australia for the first time in the 2019 Melbourne Magic Festival.

■ Reappearing just in time for the Winter school holidays is the 2019 Melbourne Magic Festival being presented from June 30 to Julie 13 at venues including the Speigeltent and beyond.

Celebrating its 12th year, the 2019 Melbourne Magic Festival has lined up a variety of shows to appeal to all audiences.

Families looking for some school holiday entertainment are well catered for, with many shows performed for children (with some featuring performances by children) .

This year, the festival plays host to two different sets of performing parent and child duos which will amp up the family fun.

There are workshops for children interested in learning the magical arts to fool family and friends, along with card magic “sessions” to challenge the most talented teens with an interest in card magic and dexterity.

The Melbourne Magic Festival even includes the annual ‘Australian Junior Championships of Magic’ at Arts Centre Melbourne for those brave enough to take to the stage and show their skills.

For adults, there are late night shows, Secret Showcases and magic to boggle the senses and impress the mind. Y ou may even lose sleep over some of the magical marvels you’ll witness.

There are shows for every taste from comedy magic, mentalism and international magicians to magic with storylines that take the audience to another world.

Some magicians are quite literally ‘as seen on TV’ with performances all over the world on America’s Got Talent, and Penn and Teller: Fool Us. Like a real world version of a “choose your own adventure” book, you never quite know what will happen during a show in the Melbourne Magic Festival, and audiences might even catch up with the festival’s patron, Australia’s grand illusionist Cosentino, in his new show at the Palais Theatre.

With even more international superstars than ever - including David Kaplan, Dan Harlan, John Lovick, Simone Turkington, Reuben Moreland, Carisa Hendrix, John Fung, Simon Coronel and the world’s most famous magician Lu Chen appearing in Australia for the first time - the 2019 Melbourne Magic Festival is one of Melbourne’s major magic events.

Event Dates: June 30 – July 13 Venues: Varied Bookings: www.melbournemagicfestival. com - Tim Ellis

Congratulations Kev

■ One of Australia’s most celebrated musicians and singer songwriters Kev Carmody will be the recipient of the 2019 JC Williamson Award.

Kev will be honoured in Melbourne at the 2019 Helpmann Awards Act II ceremony on Monday, July 15.

Fastest pianist

■ The world's 'Fastest Piano Player' Peter Bence has announced he will return to Australia this year.

The Hungarian pianist, who holds the Guinness World Record for most piano keys hit in one minute (765) will play at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Monday, December 2.

Tickets go on sale at 10am tomorrow (Thurs., June 13). www.tegdainty.com

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Entertainment

Annie Get Your Gun

● Sitting Bull (Steve Wilkie), Buffalo Bill (Antony Steadman), Annie Oakley (Sophia Bubner) and Charlie Davenport (Malcolm Wilton) rehearse Annie Get Your Gun presented by the Diamond Valley Singers.

■ The Diamond Valley Singers present Irving of all time.

Berlin’s classic musical Annie Get Your Gun Since 1985, the Diamond Valley Singers have from July 5-13 at the Warrandyte High School donated $160,000 to charities.

Theatre.

Performance Season: July 5 -13 Performed with the Eltham Orchestra, Annie Venue: Warrandyte High School Theatre, Get Your Gun tells of Annie Oakley whose great Alexander Rd., Warrandyte. skill combined with her charming nature made Bookings: www.dvsingers.org her one of the legendary Wild West characters - Cheryl Threadgold

Latest shows, auditions SHOWS ■ The 1812 Theatre: The Mousetrap (by Agatha Christie) Until June 15 at 3 - 5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: John Mills.

Bookings: 9758 3964.

■ Babirra Music Theatre: The Sound of Music Until June 15 at The Whitehorse Centre, Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Director: Tyler Hess; Musical Director: Ben Moody; Choreographer: Kristy Griffin. Bookings: www.babirra.org.au ■ Peridot Theatre: Crimes of the Heart (by Beth Henley) Until June 22 at the Unicorn Theatre, Mt Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Drive, Mt Waverley. Director: Michelle Swann.

Bookings: 0429 115 334.

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: All My Sons (by Arthur Miller) Until June 22 at the Mechanics' Institute, Yarra St., Warrandyte. Director: Alastair Rice.

Bookings: warrandytehallarts.asn.au/theatre ■ Allegro Theatre Company: The Club (by David Williamson) June 21 - 29 at the Yarrawonga Town Hall, Yarrawonga. Director: Steve Thornycroft.

Bookings: www.allegrotheatreco.com ■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Mystery of Irma Vep: A Penny Dreadful (by Charles Ludlam) June 21 - July 6 at 29 Burke Rd., Melbourne. Director: Andrew McMillan. Bookings: 1300 131 552.

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Mr Bailey's Minder (by Debra Oswald) June 21 - July 6 at Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale.

Director: Martin Gibbs. Bookings: 9587 5141 or www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: A Man of No Importance (by Terrance McNally, music by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty) June 26 July 13 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Barbara Hughes. Bookings: wlt.org.au ■ Essendon Theatre Company: Home Grown: A Series of One Act Plays June 20 - 29 at Bradshaw Street Community Hall, Bradshaw Street, West Essendon. Further details: 0422 029 483 or www.essendontheatrecompany.com.au ■ Adelphi Players Theatre Company: The Golden Pathway Annual (by John Harding and John Burrows) June 29 - July 7 at Booran Road Hall, 264 Booran Rd., Ormond (next to Uniting Church). Director: Michael Mace. Tickets: $15/ $12. Bookings: 9578-0952 (Leave message).

Limited seating, bookings essential.

■ Hartwell Players: One Act Play Season July 4 - 14 at the Ashwood High School Performing Arts Centre, 50 Vannam Drive, Ashwood. Book-

SHOWS ngs: 0422 010 830 ■ Eltham Little Theatre: Look Back in Anger (by John Osborne) July 5 - 20 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre. Director: Drew Mason.

Bookings: www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au ■ Geelong Repertory Theatre: The Book of Everything July 5 - 20 at 15 Coronation St/. West Geelong. Director: Ryan Bentley. Bookings: GPAC 5225 1200.

■ Diamond Valley Singers: Annie Get Your Gun July 5 - 13 at the Warrandyte High School Theatre, Alexander Rd., Warrandyte. Performed with the Eltham Orchestra. Enquiries: 9439 7843. Bookings: www.dvsingers.org.

■ Ballarat National Theatre: Speaking in Tongues (by Andrew Bovell) July 6 - 13 at the Ballarat Courthouse Theatre. Director: Daniel West. Bookings: 5333 5888 or hermaj.com ■ Encore Theatre: Well Hung (by Robert Lord) July 12 - 27 at the Clayton Community Centre, 9-15 Cooke St., Clayton. Director: David Collins.

Bookings: 1300 737 099.

■ Frankston Theatre Group: Yes, Prime Minister (byAntony Jay and Jonathon Lynn) July 26 - August 4 at the Mount Eliza Community Centre. Director: David McCall. Bookings: 1300 665 377.

■ Williamstown Musical Theatre Company: Aladdin Junior August 2 - 11 at the Centenary Theatre, 71 Railway Place, Williamstown. Bookings: 1300 881 545 or wmtc.org.au

AUDITIONS ■ The 1812 Theatre: Leading Ladies (by Ken Luwig), June 23 at 7pm, June 24 at 7pm at 3-5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Pip Le Blond. Enquiries: 0400 350 792.

■ Essendon Theatre Company: Summer of the Aliens (by Louis Nowra) June 25 at 7.30pm and June 30 at 10.30am at the Bradshaw Street Community Theatre, West Essendon. Director: David Runnalls. Bookings: 0417 205 871 or kay002@bigpond.com ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Strawberry (by Kerry Drumm), June 29 at 1.30pm, June 30 at 12noon, July 1 at 7.30pm at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Shirley Sydenham.

Enquiries: ssydenham@gmail.com ■ Gemco Players Community Theatre:Going Postal June 30 at 2.00pm, July 2 at 7.00pm at The Gem Community Arts Centre, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Director: Evie Housham. Enquiries: 0400 327 970.

- Cheryl Threadgold

What’s On Drive

● Lizzy Falkland in Drive.

Photo: Jodie Hutchinson ■ On a dark and rainswept night, Captain Stella Jones is driving 1000 miles from Houston to Orlando International Airport.

Thirteen hours and 56 minutes away.

She is calm, focused, she tells us.

“I am trained to fix things, to minimise risk. I have no second thoughts about the mission.”

In her car, she has a knife, a mallet, a BB gun, duct tape, rope, pictures she’s sourced of women in bondage, and a plan to kidnap her ex-lover’s new paramour.

Only five months earlier, Jones was orbiting high above the Earth in the space shuttle Discovery.

“I look for damage,” she says, “the tiniest fracture.”

Becoming an astronaut is incredibly difficult so what went so wrong?

Her marriage is in tatters, her lover has left her, Jones has lost her grip on reality.

From experiencing the best of what humanity can achieve, soaring above the world, Jones succumbs to the very worst, the irrational, squalid, petty universe of the jilted lover.

Inspired by the incredible, real-life story of astronaut, Lisa Nowak, at the heart of Drive is a love triangle and a woman unhinged.

Writer Rebecca Meston has crafted a piece that builds on restraint and controlled rage.

Lizzy Falkland is mesmerising as Stella, transfixed on the task ahead of her.

Aided by an unsettling soundscape designed by Ian Moorhead, the action (or lack of action) is buttressed by voiceover where Apple’s Siri begins to take on a more sinister persona reminiscent of that earlier iteration, HAL in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The production also benefits from Meg Wilson’s atmospheric set, lighting and special effects.

Performance Season: Until June 15 Wed Sat .7.30pm, Sat. 2pm Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St, St Kilda Bookings: http://www.theatreworks.org. au/program/drive/ - Review by Kathryn Keeble

Escaped Alone

■ The premise underpinning Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone seems to be that behind a mundane façade there lies an apocalyptic vision that is, in parts, absurd, comic, ridiculous and frightening.

Mrs Jarrett (Julie Forsyth) pops through the fence to visit three neighbours – Lena (Marta Kaczmarek), Sally (Caroline Lee) and Vi (Margaret Mills).

Their conversation is meant to be the realistic natter of ladies who know each other well, who know each other’s back stories and can finish each other’s sentences.

At the same time, each individual carries a personal burden of fears the extent of which the others are partly but not truly aware.

Sally has an obsessive hatred of cats, Julie’s world view is absurdly apocalyptic, Lena is directionless and Vi labours under the consequences of an act for which she was jailed.

The cast are on an elevated stage with Dann Barber’s set revealing a subterranean world representative of Mrs Jarrett’s nihilistic vision.

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What’s On Hold My Hummus

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● Lauren Lee Innis-Youren in Hold My Hummus: The Secret Life Of A Stubborn Soprano.

■ Hold My Hummus: The Secret Life Of A Stubborn Soprano is being presented from June 24 -29 at 7pm at The Butterfly Club.

Chasing a life under the bright lights is challenging enough, but when Crohn’s Disease threatened to take everything away, Lauren Lee Innis-Youren chose to fight back.

Hold My Hummus: The Secret Life Of A Stubborn Soprano is the war-cry of a girl who listened to her gut, even when her gut tried to kill her.

Starting from the very beginning, Lauren’s dream to be a professional soprano was knocked around by the usual litany of leeches: uninformed counsellors, cranky casting panels, jilting lovers, and inflated egos.

But nothing prepared her for her greatest adversary; her own digestive system. Hold My Hummus: The Secret Life Of AStubborn Soprano tells the story of how Lauren overcame it all with a smile, a song, and a whole lot of hummus.

Lauren returns to Melbourne having established herself on the Brisbane stage, having played Philia in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera, and Janette Burns in the premiere and remount of Billy Buckett: A Rock N Roll Love Story, all to critical acclaim.

Hold My Hummus is said to remind us that nothing worth having comes easily: It has to be chosen, fought for, and won.

Performance Details: June 24 -29 at 7pm Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Cost: $26-35 Bookings: thebutterflyclub.com - Cheryl Threadgold

Kingston Arts Between Falling Rays Artists Kate Wischusen, Lauren Joffe and Georgina Proud present a curated selection of their latest ceramic works in this new group exhibition.

They each work across a number of ceramic techniques including wheel-throwing, hand-building and high-firing in both oxidised and reduced atmospheres.

Exhibition opens June 21 and closes August 3.

Optika This year, former OPTIKA finalist and professional photographer will host a series of Walk and Shoot creative workshops, based in and around various locations within Kingston. These walking tours are an opportunity for photographers of all skill levels, to connect with each other, exchange creative ideas, tease out this year's dynamic theme and further their technical expertise.

Workshop tickets are $15 each and $10 concession, and all participants must be 16 years and over.

Places are limited; do please visit kingstonarts.com.au to book your place.

Kingston Art Centre 979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin - Peter Kemp

● The next generation of dancers take dance to the streets of Footscray Photo: Sam Wong ■ L2R Dance takes over Footscray Stationon Thursday June 27 at 4.30pm, giving residents of Melbourne’s West a taste of what to expect at their upcoming event at the Due West Arts Festival, November 15 – 24.

Featuring more than 25 emerging and professional L2R dancers and students from migrant and refugee backgrounds, the hour-long showcase includes hip hop dance performances and battles, culminating in an all-in participatory jam session where commuters can join in and show off their moves.

L2R is a non-profit organisation that uses dance to shift the public narrative on children and youth from culturally diverse backgrounds in ● Gina Reilly and Anthony Warlow.

Melbourne’sWest.

Photo: Kevin Trask They provide free dances ■ Just unveiled, an outstanding line-up of internationally acclasses that empower and build claimed and locally loved stars: royalty of opera and musical confidence in the next genera- theatre, Anthony Warlow, actress, writer, singer comedian, Gina tion of cultural leaders.

Riley, joined by musical icon Debra Byrne and internationally Through freedom of self- celebrated bass baritones Michael Falzon and Daniel Sumegi, expression, L2R has cultivated lead the all-Australian cast in Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of a safe and supportive space, Fleet Street. forging cohesive community Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Broadway opening of connections and developing Sweeney Todd, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and friendships among young book by Hugh Wheeler, TEG Life Like Company’s new propeople from over 29 different duction follows numerous worldwide stage revivals and Tim migrant and refugee commu- Burton’s 2007 film adaptation with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. nities.

Warlow declared that Sweeney has long been on his bucket According to L2R Student, and Young Masters Crew list and is excited by TEG’s spectacular interpretation combinmember Bboy Lonowon ing stunning scenic design, exquisite lighting and beautiful cos(Lonowon Kokeh), “Dance is tume design along with a 22-piece orchestra to support this world a chance to be you for the mo- class cast.

Anthony Warlow plays Todd the barber; Gina Riley, the tragicment.”

Due West Arts Festival is a comic, pie-maker Mrs. Lovett; Debra Byrne, Beggar Woman; celebration of local stories, Michael Falzon, Pirelli; and Daniel Sumegi, Judge Turpin; with community and spirit — in- Anton Berezin as Beadle Bamford; Genevieve Kingsford, spired by the artists and Johanna; Jonathan Hickey, Tobias; and Owen McCredie as Anommunity of Melbourne’s thony Hope.

It is a musical thriller based on the Sweeney Todd story West. popularised in serialised form in a Penny Dreadful in 1846-47.

L2R will appear at the Due Sweeney, an unjustly exiled barber returns to poverty-stricken, West Arts Festival as one of 19th century London to exact revenge on a lecherous judge who many acts that showcase the framed him, ravaged his wife and who holds his daughter capsuite of artistic talent that tive.

Melbourne’s West has to ofRe-establishing his barbershop above Mrs. Lovett’s pie shop, fer. he finds an ally in the pie-maker. The down-trodden pair collude For more information on to devise a grisly plot to avenge the injustices of the desperate Due West Arts Festival, please times in which they live. With many twists and turns, their scheme visit: https:// goes horribly awry. w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / Melbourne: Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne June 20-23 duewestfestival/ Bookings: Ticketek For more information on premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/ L2R, please visit: https:// show.aspx?sh=SWEENEYT19 www.l2r.org.au - Sherryn Danaher - Cheryl Threadgold

Sweeney Todd

Observations Terra Australis

■ The Australian Chamber Choir presents Terra Australis – Land of the Imagination concert on Sunday (June 16) at 3pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middle Park.

The program will be repeated in Macedon, Geelong, Sydney, London, Copenhagen, Berlin, Hanover, Bonn, Darmstadt, Koksijde, Ribe, Prien, Tübingen and Stuttgart.

During the tour, performances will also take place in Hamburg, Berlin Cathedral and Paris.

This is a program that matches pieces of choral music with voyages in search of the fabled Great Southern Land.

The legend of Terra australis incognita (unknown Southern land) was mentioned by Aristotle, who speculated that a large landmass in the Southern Hemisphere might ‘balance’ the corresponding known landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere.

So the story begins in Aristotle's imagination. For centuries, this was nothing more than a philosophical speculation.

Then, from the 16th century, as explorers navigated the globe, the Australian continent gradually assumed its shape on the world map.

The final chapter of the story begins with Matthew Flinders, whose remains were discovered in January this year during an archeological dig under London’s Euston Station.

Flinders died at the age of 40, the day after his book, A Voyage to Terra Australis, was published in 1814.

The book contained the first complete map of Australia's coastline, charted during Flinders' circumnavigation a decade earlier.

Flinders’ book was published in the same year as Beethoven's Abschiedsgesang (Farewell Song).

With this song, the ACC remembers Matthew Flinders, farewelled in the same year at St James’ Church graveyard, now the site of Euston Station.

Performance Date: Sunday, June 16 at 3pm Venue: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park Bookings: www.auschoir.org/Terra-Australis/ - Cheryl Threadgold From Page 00

Escaped Alone ■ The transition between the overt and sublimated thoughts is achieved by changes in Rachel Burke’s lighting.

Whilst Churchill’s concept is plausible – we all carry our own secret thoughts – the manifestation of this on stage is difficult and awkward.

The banality of the teacup conversation is more contrived than real as such intimacy is hard to achieve.

And the private thoughts and temperament of individuals makes for disparate monologues that don’t connect leaving the audience to search for a congruity where there is none.

The play is also ostensibly static with the ladies sitting in chairs for the play’s fifty-five minute duration.

Jenny Kemp’s direction could well have made more of potential movement between the cast to achieve the transfigured mental states.

As it was, a great deal of time was expended on Forsyth moving between the elevated to the subterranean world in contrast to the others where a simple lighting change altered the focus.

There is some crafting still required for this play to reach its full potential in performance.

The task is formidable as the intimacy between the characters is meant to be immediate given there is no overt story to follow or character development to monitor.

The cast have to capture an instant in time with all the depth that entails.

Until June 30 Red Stitch Rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda - Review by David McLean

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Shows Bob and Friends

● Bob Sedergreen ■ As the 2019 Melbourne International Jaz Festival drew to a close one could say the best was left to the end.

Certainly Bob Sedergreen and Friends fall within this category with their session at the Southside Jazz Room, above the Classic Theatre, Elsternwick.

The true spirit of jazz that calls for improvisation and a wealth of individual renderings was well to the fore.

For over half a century Bob Sedergreen has won high respect for his performance, composition and education, appearing with the likes of all-time greats, Dizzy Gillespie and Milton ‘Bags’ Jackson and to stamp his authority of style he has recorded many dozens of albums and over 32 CDs. Opening with Charles Mingus’s famous medium swing tempo, Nostalgia in Times Square provided the opportunity for the Band to demonstrate their individual expertise with Mr Keyboard, Bob Sedergreen leading the way.

Each member gave strength with solo deliveries, Mal Sedergreen on alto sax, Ivan Rosa on bass and Mark Voogd on drums.

Also stamping authority to the piece was Adrian Sheriff on bass trombone renowned for his hot playing which he later demonstrated with an original piece, energetic and vibrant.

Mal Sedergreen led the way in Leonard Feather’s I Remember Bird, being a tribute to Charlie Parker, the highly influential American jazz saxophonist.

Bob Sedergreen took control of the jazz classic High Fly composed by six foot seven ‘man of a mountain’ Randy Weston.

An eccentric yet good natured piece High Fly demonstrated the range of Sedergreen’s playing versatility with opulent intensity.

Windows by Chick Corea and Don’t Stop the Carnival by Sonny Rollins rounded off a memorable session of jazz giving each of Bob Sedergreen’s Friends many opportunities for solo pieces to a very responsive gathering.

Catch more of Bob and his Friends at future jazz festivals and often providing jazz sessions at local wineries dlassic days out.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

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Entertainment

Crimes of the Heart

■ Peridot Theatre Company presents Crimes of the Heart until June 22 at the Unicorn Theatre, Mount Waverley.

Well directed by Michelle Swann, American playwright Beth Henley’s tragicomedy is set in 1974 in Old Granddaddy’s home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi.

Sisters Lenny, Babe and Meg McGrath have reunited at their grandfather’s home to deal with the latest crisis in their dysfunctional family – Babe has shot her abusive husband.

The sisters individually confront pent up resentments with relatives and past relationships, and their ‘crimes of the heart’.

The impressive set for this show, including the functional kitchen and attention to detail, immediately transports the audience into the narrative.

Congratulations to set designer Steve Karandais, and Helen McIntosh for set construction.

David Swann’s lighting design beautifully enhances the visuals, as do Helen McIntosh’s costumes.

Sound effects are also integral to the play and Michelle Swann’s sound design is most effective.

The actors do good work in portraying their characters. It must be said though that occasionally the Southern accents stifled dialogue clarity.

Mandy Lay is delightful as Lenny, using her expressive face to full effect to convey Lenny’s thoughts and emotions.

Alexandria Avery commands the stage as song-loving Meg, adding dynamic energy and humour, and Genevieve Brott is great as confident, critical Chick, the girls’ cousin and next door neighbour.

Michael Fenemore’s enjoyable, earthy portrayal of Doc Porter, Meg’s now married former boyfriend contrasts well with the besuited lawyer Barnette Lloyd, nicely depicted by Ryan Fahlbusch.

Freya Magee is outstanding asBabe Bottrelle, skilfully capturing her vulnerability at this uncertain time, including possible imprisonment, and providing some funny moments too.

● Freya Magree (Babe Bottrelle) in Crimes of the Heart.

Playwright Henley leaves us guessing at the end, including whether Babe will ever get to learn the saxophone in prison.

Personally, I felt this Pulitzer Prize winning play first staged in 1980 would have stronger impact 40 years later if compacted into 90 minutes.

Nevertheless, congratulations to Peridot Theatre on presenting another quality production.

Performance details: June 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 at 8pm, Sunday June 16 at 4pm.

Venue: Unicorn Theatre, Mt Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley Bookings: www.peridot.com.au - Review by Cheryl Threadgold

Mistaken Identity

Victorian Opera A Little Night Music If anyone can bridge the gap between opera and musicals it is Stephen Sondheim.

With his characteristic wit and incredible musical talent comes the most musical of musicals: A Little Night Music.

The summer night smiles three times: first on the young, second on the fools and third on the old.

Over the course of a weekend in the country, and entangled group of worldly characters rekindle lost love, court new liaisons, and flirt with romantic possibilities.

Capturing the uncertainties of love with playfulness and heartbreaking accuracy, A Little Night Music resonates with bitter sweet wisdom and speaks with us all.

Season: June 27 - 29. July 2 0 .

Venue: Playhouse ,Arts Centre Melbourne.

- Peter Kemp

● Jazz musician brothers Steve and Mal Sedergreen reunite as Mistaken Identity at the Kew Court House on June 29.

■ Jazz pianist Steve complished composer.

The brothers are also wellSedergreen and his brother, Steve and Mal will be joined known in the jazz world as sons multi-saxist Mal Sedergreen, by Tony Floyd on drums and of jazz pianist Bob will reunite as Mistaken Iden- Kim May on bass.

Sedergreen. tity on Saturday June 29 at the Once a police station and Mistaken Identity last historic Kew Court House for graced the stage five years ago court house, the Kew Court a one-off show, performing and have performed at House is a charming heritage contemporary jazz.

Melbourne clubs such as building that has been redevelSteve is one of Melbourne’s Bennett’s Lane, Dizzy’s, the oped into a thriving contempomost in-demand pianists, lead- Paris Cat, as well as major fes- rary cultural centre. ing Mistaken Identity through tivals around the country.

Performance Details: Saturnumerous incarnations, six reThe band was first formed day, June 29 at 8pm cordings, countless live perfor- back in the 1980s when Steve Venue: Kew Court House, mances and an APRA nomina- was still at the VCA studying 188 High St, Kew tion for best jazz composition. jazz and he and Mal co-led the Tickets: $32/$27 Mal is a versatile saxophon- ensemble that first brought Bookings: https:// ist who plays tenor, alto and so- them to prominence on the Aus- www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/ prano saxes and is also an ac- tralian jazz scene. events/mistaken-identity

People Caroline Lee ■ British playwright Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone is being presented at the Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre until June 30, under the direction of Jenny Kemp.

Portraying retired medical General Practitioner Sally is Caroline Lee. Formally trained in acting in London, Caroline has performed professionally for more than 30years. As an only child when young, Caroline says she was “a voracious reader and had a strong imaginary life. I had to make my own fun” After studying classical ballet for some years, gymnastics, piano and recorder, Caroline undertook extra Speech and Drama lessons in high school and performed in school plays.

“The expression of ideas and emotions through my body was a strong drive for me from a very early age, and I was fascinated with the concept of disguise, of being able to be something other than one appears to be.”

In the 1980s, Caroline wrote an Honours Thesis as part of her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature on the title of The Role of the Critic in the Marginalisation of Contemporary Australian Women Playwrights.

This was a visionary topic at the time, and Caroline believes the research into her thesis topic, as well as study and research for other subjects at university, “utterly shaped my interest in, as well as my belief in the importance of, Australian voices, Australian stories, women’s stories and Australian culture.

These underlying ideas have shaped my own writing, choices I have made about what projects to perform in, and the other artists and companies with whom I have worked”.

Caroline is also an actor/trainer in medical communication skills workshops for the Victorian Cancer Council, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Deakin and Melbourne Universities. In these sessions she works as a simulated patient, and during the workshop a facilitator will set up role plays between Caroline as a patient with certain physical and emotional issues, and a health professional looking to improve their communication skills. Caroline says she loves doing this work and sees it as a very worthwhile use of her acting skills.

The recipient of four Green Room Awards, Caroline was asked if she has any favourite productions.

“It is very hard to choose, because I do really love so much of the work I do, but a few absolute highlights might be: alias Grace, which was an adaptation of the novel by Margaret Atwood and which had a number of seasons here in Melbourne, and toured to Sydney, regional SA and Kuala Lumpur; Small Metal Objects with Back to Back Theatre; A Kind of Alaska by Harold Pinter at STC; The Exotic Lives of Lola Montez, which toured Victoria in 2017; and Dance Nation this year at Red Stitch.

Recent film and television appearances for Caroline include roles in Miss Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries and The Dressmaker. She points out that film, television and stage are very different, but also similar. “I love the control one has as a performer in the theatre, and the intimacy and immediacy of the communication; but I also love the concentration, delicacy and intensity of working in film and television.”

Caroline believes the play text for Escaped Alone is “incredible: it is poetic, delicate, funny, horrific and humane all at once. I loved it the moment I read it.

“And then there was the added bonus of a stellar cast, a wonderful director and creative team. It is an incredible opportunity to make a work of art with amazing people which speaks in an intelligent way about the state of the planet and our role within it.”

Caroline Lee’s next show will be the Pulitzer Prize winning play Night Mother by Marsha Norman, being presented at Chapel Off Chapel in early August with Iron Lung Theatre.

Escaped Alone Performance Details: Until June 30 Venue: Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre, Rear 2 Chapel Street. East St Kilda Bookings 9533 8083 or email: boxoffice@redstitch.net - Cheryl Threadgold

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Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Kris in town

■ Country music superstar and one of the world’s greatest song writers Kris Kristofferson will tour Australia in September and October. With hit songs including Lovin' Her Was Easier, Me and Bobby McGee, Why Me, Help Me Make It Through The Night and other timeless hits, Kris's classics have also been recorded by some of the biggest names in music.

Kris Kristofferson and The Strangers will perform Thursday September 19 at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne; Saturday September 21 at Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo; and Monday September 23 at Civic Hall in Ballarat.Good Friday Appeal.

Tamworth taste

■ The 2019 Taste of Tamworth concerts will commence July 19 and will feature Carter and Carter, Lyn Bowtell, Jayne Denham and the Weeping Willows.

All dates and locations at www.cartercarter.com/tot19.html

Davidson’s 20th

■ Bluegrass brothers Lachlan and Hamish Davidson are announcing a string of 20th Anniversary shows.

Their first album release back in 1998 was the start of a successful performing career. There's five Gold Guitars awards, numerous national and international tours plus their very own Scholarship they offer to bluegrass students. More details of anniversary shows at www.davidsonbrothersband.com/ - Rob Foenander

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Vineyard location shapes flavours

■ John Rozentals falls for some reds that aren't the biggest on his tasting bench.

Big is not necessarily beautiful or best. Hence the huge reds from South Australia's Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale aren't necessarily the easiest wines to match food with, and maybe we're better off seeking out more elegant European styles.

Crafted by McWilliam's, the McW range is a celebration of the regional diversity and elegance of Australian-style cool-climate, high-altitude wines.

The McW 660 Reserve Syrah and McW 660 Reserve Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon are harvested from vineyards at an average altitude of 600 metres from sea level in the New South Wales wine regions of Canberra and Hilltops.

"More and more people are gravitating towards cool-climate wines like the McWilliam's McW range because they are better suited to enjoy with a wide range of foods.

The aromas and flavours in these wines are designed to complement a dish rather than overpower it," saidAndrew Higgins, McWilliam's Chief Winemaker.

"The geographical location of vineyards and the landscape where the grapes are grown significantly shape the taste of the wine.

"High-altitude areas provide the grapes with intense sunshine during the day and cooler climates at night, which means prolonged rip-

● Andrew Higgins: "The geographical location of vineyards and the landscape where the grapes are grown significantly shape the taste of the wine." ening periods. certainly lives up to the Weemala and relish the result. Simply a grea "This in turn produces well-bal- moniker. This is a lean, crisp, Margaret River red.

WINE OF THE WEEK anced wines that are delicious with flavoursome dry white that will sit McWilliams 2017 McW a variety of cuisines - whether it's a well next to freshly grilled white fish Canberra Syrah ($25) - This fine hearty home-cooked roast or fresh and salad. meatball spaghetti, or simply a Sandalford 2017 Estate Reserve softer-style shiraz was harvested one of the wettest winters in glass on its own."

Wilyabrup Shiraz ($35) - A rich, after district's history, followed up by WINE REVIEWS smooth, soft red with plenty of ap- the a cool spring and a warm summer Logan Weemala 2018 Riesling peal and years in front of it, though Violets and spicy red fruits high($20) - Made from cool-climate fruit I don't know why you'd bother. The light the bouquet, while the palate grown at about 1000 metres altitude young wine features a bright cherry- is long and the tannins soft. just outside of Orange on the slopes red colour, spicy cinnamon-like Cellar until the mid-2020s or of Mt Canobolas, from where the aromas, and a richly layered pal- enjoy now with a hearty wintery birds have an exceptional view that ate. Match with a hearty osso bucco stew with lots of root vegies.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

West Hollywood, the happy place

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

Out and About

Everyone loves a parade

Best WeHo restaurants

■ The annual LA Pride Parade telling this year's Just Unite story returned to Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood last Sunday.

This is one of the highlight events of LA Pride Week 2019.

Thousands from LA's LGBTQ+ community come together in the spirit of unity and togetherness. After all, that's what Pride is all about.

Last weekend was the 49th annual LA Pride, and it ran for three days of fun and festivities, including two major free events, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The Pride Festival was located in West Hollywood Park on San Vicente Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard.

It was free Friday and open from 6pm to midnight.

Friday's highlight was an outdoor concert by former American Idol judge and pop singer Paula Abdul. She performed from 10.30pm to 11.30 pm.

Saturday the Pride Festival was opened from Noon to 1am.

Meghan Trainor headlined the Plaza Stage.

Sunday the LA Pride Parade began at 11 a.m. at Crescent Heights Boulevard and marched west on Santa Monica Boulevard right in front of the Ramada Plaza Hotel, ending at Robertson Boulevard.

Lucques To get in the right frame of mind for this modern Frenchmeets-Mediterranean restaurant, you must be willing to try absolutely anything. Chef Suzanne Goin is fantastically inventive, using obscure ingredients in exuberant and unlikely combinations. Fill the center of your table with appetizers and then order a main dish or two. And, after all these years, the Sunday-night prix-fixe menu is still among the best deals in town.

Night + Market Night + Market is easily one of the best Thai restaurants in L.A., and it's led by chef-owner Kris Yenbamroong: son of the restaurateurs who opened the wildly popular Talésai, one of the city's first introductions to the cuisine. He serves a menu like none other, inspired equally by the night market street foods of Bangkok and the rustic cooking of rural northern Thailand, where he still has distant relatives.

Smart instrumental music ■ If there seems to be an air of pretension among aficionados of jazz and classical music, psychological research is giving them good reason.

A new study published in Evolutionary Behavioural Sciences suggests that those who prefer instrumental music tend to be more intelligent.

Study author Elena Racevska, a PhD student at Oxford Brookes University, became interested in how musical preference is tied to personality traits as she learned about the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis, which presumes that more intelligent individuals seek more novel experiences compared to less intelligent people.

"After reading Kanazawa's papers, one of which was on the relationship between intelligence and musical preferences, we decided to further test his hypothesis using a different set of predictors namely, a different type of intelligence test, that is a nonverbal measure, and the uses of music questionnaire," says Racevska.

"We also measured a number of variables likely to have an effect in this relationship, such as taking part in extra-curricular music education, its type and duration."

● Pictured outside the Ramada Plaza Hotel at the Pride 2019 march are international film director Rod Hardy with Ramada Plaza Hotel Managing Director Alan Johnson.

Chateau Hanare Traditional Japanese technique meets modern, sustainable California flavour at Reika Alexander's intimate bungalow on the edge of Chateau Marmont. The space is almost as delicate and detailed as the plates, the soft lighting and golden wallpaper adding a glow to your sashimi, rice pots and uni-topped ice cream. This is, hands down, one of the neighborhood's most impressive date spots, and it's great for à la carte shareables we're looking at you, A5 wagyu, Japanese fried chicken and house-made tofu or a coursed kaiseki meal, available in both omnivorous and vegan varieties.

Connie and Ted's The lofty but casual seafood spot from chef Michael Cimarusti lies in the heart of West Hollywood, and features alfresco dining that overlooks Santa Monica Boulevard. You can also grab a seat near the raw bar, where you can order oysters, clams, lobsters, crabs, shrimp and spot prawns as you watch the action. Two-fisters include the lobster and clam rolls, served on a griddled top-split bun, or you could opt for classic seaside plates like grilled or steamed lobster served with drawn butter, fried clams served with tartar sauce and fries, and a clam bake with steamed potatoes and corn. Domestic craft brews are offered on tap and by the bottle.

Measles: 25-year high

■ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday confirmed 880 cases of measles in 2019, marking the worst year for the disease in America in 25 years. Health officials have now confirmed cases in 24 states, with 41 new cases in the last week alone. Thirty of those new cases were reported inNew York.

Despite the total number continuing to rise, a CDC spokesperson told CNBC the pace of the disease appears to be slowing From my Suite at the down. Officials continue to attribute the recent surge of cases, which was declared eliminated from the US in 2000, to an inRamada Plaza Complex creasing number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their chilon Santa Monica Blvd dren. The CDC said Monday there are several outbreaks in progress across the country, but the majority of cases are concentrated in two outbreaks in New York City and New York's Rockland County. The newest state to declare a measles case is Oklahoma, where a person contracted the measles after travel- ■ The latest data in an ongoing survey started in the 1990s shows ing domestically and internationally. that the percentage of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognised by the law as valid, just like real marriage between a man and a woman, has more than doubled from 27 ■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming per cent in 1996 to 63 per cent in 2019.

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Viale dei Romani Chef Casey Lane's rustic-yet-refined Italian gem feels almost hidden, tucked away in the lobby of the La Peer Hotel just off Melrose. But once inside, it's all marble and brass and warm wood a so chic setting that sets the pace for Lane's equally cool cuisine. Between the decor and the menu, you'll never want to leave: saffron fried rice with clams; the astounding 50-some odd layer Pasta alla Piastra lasagna; a handful of artful crudos; an array of seasonal vegetables; and wood-grilled meats make for an overwhelming bounty. If you want to dabble, Viale also offers three unique tasting menus, which each focus on the styles and ingredients of a specific region of Italy.

Gay scenes censored

■ Elton John and the filmmakers behind biopic Rocketman have slammed Russian authorities for censoring scenes in the film that depict men kissing, gay sex, and drug use. "We reject in the strongest possible terms the decision to pander to local laws and censor Rocketman for the Russian market, a move we were unaware of until today. Paramount Pictures have been brave and bold partners in allowing us to create a film which is a true representation of Elton's extraordinary life, warts and all," the statement read.

"That the local distributor has edited out certain scenes, denying the audience the opportunity to see the film as it was intended is a sad reflection of the divided world we still live in and how it can still be so cruelly unaccepting of the love between two people." According to The Hollywood Reporter, movie critics in Russia said all scenes involving men kissing and having sex had been cut from the film. The closing credits were also reportedly amended to drop references to the children John is raising with his partner, David Furnish.

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■ The closest I ever got to Robert Mitchum was when we were in Ireland in 1995. My wife Cate and I visited Dunquin in County Kerry where he filmed Ryan's Daughter.

I went to the schoolhouse which was used in the film and Kruger's Bar where he spent a lot of his time whilst filming.

There were photos of Robert Mitchum hanging in the bar - so that is as close as I got to one of my film heroes, Robert Mitchum.

Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (he used his real name) was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1917. His father was killed in a railroad accident when Robert was only two years old.

His mother worked at various jobs to support Robert and his brother and sister. Robert was a troublesome child. He was expelled from several schools and arrested for vagrancy at the age of 14.

The story goes that he was placed on a chain gang but escaped and returned to his family. In 1936 he was in California when his sister Julie convinced him to join the local theatre company.

In 1940 he married Dorothy Spence and the marriage was to last until his death. After the birth of their first child Robert worked as a machinist and suffered a nervous breakdown. He recovered and got work as an extra and bit player in films.

In 1943 he played the villain in a Hopalong

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Cassidy film titled Hoppy Serves A Writ. This led to a series of small roles over the next few years. I n 1944 he impressed director Mervyn Le Roy with his work in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and was signed to a seven-year contract with RKO studios.

At that stage he was incredibly handsome with those dreamy eyes and that ‘tough guy’ rugged look.

He was drafted into the army in 1945 and after the war finished he returned to acting.

In 1946 he received his only AcademyAward nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Story Of GI Joe where he played a ‘war weary’ officer.

● Robert Mitchum In 1949 he was in jail for 60 days after being caught with drugs. After his release he continued his acting career.

Robert Mitchum made some wonderful films. His credits included Crossfire, Out Of The Past, His Kind of Woman, River of No Return (with Marilyn Monroe), Cape Fear, The

Grass Is Greener and The Big Sleep.

He was a huge fan of Elvis Presley and wanted to work with him in the film Thunder Road. Col. Tom Parker priced Elvis too high and the role went to Robert's son, James.

Robert Mitchum came to Australia in 1960 to film The Sundowners and played opposite his friend Deborah Kerr.

The Sundowners received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture - but it was not a financial success in the USA. Robert Mitchum was a popular singer and composer. His version of Little Old Wine Drinker Me went to number nine on the American hit parade.

In 1983 he starred as a naval officer in the mini series The Winds of War. He had three children and although his marriage had rough patches it survived for 57 years.

Robert Mitchum died in Santa Barbara in 1997 of lung cancer and emphysema. Robert Mitchum was one of the great actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - Remember When Sundays 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

Musicians battle Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Symphony in a Day Be guided by the baton of MSO Associate Conductor Benjamin Northeyas community musicians and vocalists from across Australia tackle the almighty fourth movement of Beethoven's final complete work, his Ninth Symphony.

Musicians will experience this special opportunity of a side-by-side rehearsal and sectional coaching from MSO musicians culminating in a performance in Hamer Hall.

Season: June 14. ★ Carnival of Dangerous Creatures: Relaxed, Sensory Friendly Performance A family-friendly musical adventure. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will present Matthew Hindson's Dangerous Creatures and Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals for young explorers aged 6 - 12 and their grown-ups.

There are two performances at Hamer Hall including a relaxed sensory friendly performance specifically designed for young people, families and those caring for someone with autism, a disability or a sensory sensitivity.

Season: June 15 at Hamer Hall for ages 5 - 12. ★ Eumeralla, a War Requiem for Peace.

A deeply moving work relevant to all Australians Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace focuses on a dark period in our nation's shared history that is yet to be fully understood.

Written and composed by Yorta Yorta soprano Deborah Cheetham Eumeralla will sung entirely in the ancient dialects of the Gunditjmara people.

The MSO Chorus and Dhungala Children's Choir will appear alongside Cheetham in this engaging and enlightening one-night-only performance.

Season: June 15 at Hamer Hall.

National Gallery Friday Night Series: NGV Partners with Hutong Dumpling Bar for Winter Friday Nights.

In a new collaboration Mel-

Melbourne Arts

parallel presentation of China's historic terracotta warriors alongside new artwork by international contemporary artist Cai Guo Qiang.

Tickets for NGV Friday Nights provide late-night access to this dual presentation, blockbuster exhibition, live-music, bars and dining options.

National; Gallery of Victoria 150 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

Heide Museum

Peter Kemp bourne's Hutong Dumpling Bar takes over NGV's Gallery Kitchen for the 2019 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces NGV Friday Nights series, transforming it into a Shanghai-inspired dumpling bar.

Each Friday night features a headline act, showcasing the best of Australia's vibrant and diverse musical talent.

This season's headliners include performers such as self-made Melbourne performer Maribelle, soulful Sydney vocalist Thandi Phoenix, Brisbane's Young Franco, Sydney's Ngaiire and songwriter and producer Graace.

June /Friday night line-ups Friday, June 14. Ngariire Friday, June 21. Approachable Members of Your Local Community Friday, June 28. Sloan Peterson.

NGV's Great Hall features live music from electro-pop to blues to surf rock with access to pop-up bars and food, creating an inviting place to ease into the weekend.

And in the NGV Gallery Kitchen, a menu of signature dumplings from Melbourne's own Hutong Dumpling Bar will feature classic favourites and new specialities.

This exciting collaboration coincides with the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces blockbuster exhibition Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality/ Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape, which sees a

An Idea Needing to be Made: Contemporary Ceramics. iss an exhibition centred around the idea of the vessel form and its continued use and reinvention by contemporary artists working with clay.

It is foregrounded historically by the work of Australian artist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, whose interest in and interrogation of the vessel and the still life tradition ushered in new ways of thinking for ceramics about function, display and purpose.

Exhibition: July 27 - October 20 Venue: Heide Central Galleries.

Heide Museum of Modern Art 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen

Incinerator Gallery Legacy of Marion Mahony Griffin The exhibition includes work from Melbourne artists, Tracey Lamb, Noika Nakamura, Yuria Okamura, Esther Stewart, Melanie Taylor and Meredith Turnbull.

The first woman registered as an architect in America in 1898, Mahony Griffith played a pivotal role in forming the aesthetic of the Prairie School movement through the office of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago.

In 1911, her incredible suite of drawings secured the design of Canberra for her husband's office, which will be presented as part of the exhibition, animated by Emma Kelly, Diana Ward and Lavanya Naidu.

Incinerator Gallery 180 Holmes St, Moonee Ponds - Peter Kemp

OK. With John O’Keefe I’ll be back, says Arnie

● Arnold Schwarzenegger ■ What will Arnie do next ? His latest project is to lay down a motivational song called Pump it Up with a message about his rise from being a body builder to a movie star’.

The one-time Mr Universe – now 71 - is constantly re-inventing himself, so next time he’s in Melbourne he well could be a rapper.

Swingin’ at the Copa

■ A near capacity crowd of jazz fans who appreciateswing music met at the Copacabana nightclub to listen to the B Square Big Band.

I was there to enjoy the best of swing from the 30s, 40s and 50s with many of the musos being household names from playing at the Logies, and Dancing with the Stars.

The B Square boys will be back at the Copa, 129 Smith St, Fitzroy on July 7, August 4 and September 1.

Bookings: swinginmelbourne.com.au. Too good to miss.

Not a zac for lovers

■ The will of George Michael has, at long last ,been finalised. The two boyfriends of George Michael will not get a zac, not a brass razoo, as the biggest proportion of the $124 million is to be divided up between family members.

One former lover, Fadi Fawaz, is in dispute over ownership of a posh house in the Mews, where Fadi resides and according to those in the know he’s not leaving without one hell of a fight.

Girl who has everything

■ When ScoMo met up with the Queen at Buck House recently he didn’t go empty handed. He presented the Queen with the best- selling book on racehorse Winx.

The book was signed by author Andrew Rule who has come a long way from the reporters’ room at the Gippsland Times. The Queen loves a punt and any mention of the famous horse raised the Queen’s interest.

Seven blindsided

■ Popular sports broadcaster Michael Felgate surprised execs at Seven by quitting and walked right in to a high profile job at Ten. Michael got annoyed with his work load being reduced to three days a week, so Ten propositioned him to become the third member of their big budget coverage of the Melbourne Cup with Matt White and Fransesca Cumani.

Michael’s wife Jacqui remains at Seven reading news updates.

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1944, here are some recommendations that pay tribute to that most momentous and most historical of events in 20th Century history.

FILM: THE LONGEST DAY: Genre: War/Drama/History.

Cast: John Wayne, Richard Todd, Henry Fonda, Kenneth More, Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Gert Frobe, and many more.

Year: 1962.

Rating: PG. Length: 178 Minutes.

Stars: ****½ Verdict: The thrilling and absorbing re-telling of the events of DDay told on an epic scale from both the Allied and German points of v i e w.

Meticulously accurate in detail, far more than it has ever been given credit for. Filmed with three directors under the personal supervision of legendary 20th Century Fox head and Producer Daryl F. Zanuck, and pulled the studio out of near bankruptcy after the unprecedented escalating costs with Cleopatra debacle.

Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald and Darryl F. Zanuck, filmed where it actually happened, and featuring a truly great and unsurpassed international all-starcast, this is one of the great Hollywood productions of all time!

FILM: BAND OF BROTHERS: Genre: War/History/Mini-Series.

Cast: Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Scott Grimes, Dexter Fletcher, Michael Fassbender, David Schwimmer, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Dominic Cooper, Jimmy Fallon, James McAvoy, and many more.

Year: 2001.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 10 Parts/Assorted Running Times.

Stars: ***** Verdict: Monumental Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks multi-award winning mini-series of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord on D-Day through to the end of the war.

One of the most ambitious television productions of all time, powerful, unforgiving, gripping and highly authentic, exemplary on every level, superb performances throughout by a stellar cast that includes Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Tom Hardy and Simon Pegg in early roles, among others.

Includes interviews with the actual veterans of the 101st Airborne Division interspersed throughout each episode of the series as added authenticity to highlight and verify the events in each episode depicted.

Aided by a haunting music score by award winning composer Michael Kamen, it just doesn't get any better than this, mesmerizing every step of the way. Unmissable!

FILM: OVERLORD: Genre: Drama/War/history.

Cast: Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, and Julie Neesam.

Year: 1975.

Rating: PG Length: 169 Minutes.

Stars: ****½ Verdict: Follows a young everyman through his call up to the East Yorkshire Regiment, his training, his meeting a young girl, his journey to France, and on to the D-Day landing at Sword beach.

Startling semi-documentary style ads to the gripping emotion unlike anything before or since, and an obvious inspiration of Steven Spielberg and many the filmmakers.

Brilliantly constructed and directed with great intimacy and sensitivity by Stuart Cooper, who also includes footage of the London Blitz and bombing of Europe to emphasise the events leading up to the invasion and the comparatively short distance between England and France.

Compelling, poignant, intimate, haunting, powerful and unforgettable, this is film not to be missed!

FILM: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN: Genre: Drama/War. Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Vin Diesel, Matt Damon.

Year: 1998.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 169 Minutes.

Stars: **** Verdict: After surviving the brutal Normandy landings, a group of US soldiers are sent behind enemy lines to find a soldier whose Twenty one years ago audiences were stunned at the shear scope and searing brutality of the action sequences and thrilling moments that ultimately combines to create a spectacular, gripping, haunting, savage, poignant and unforgiving WWII journey.

Filmed for the most part in Ireland (County Wexford & Curracloe Beach), as well as France and the U.K.) Steven Spielberg is right at the top of his game, as are the stellar cast, most notably Tom Hanks in one of his finest and most powerful performances, who supplies the driving force and backbone with shattering conviction and reality.

Now, just over two decades after its original release, and with a stunning 4K remastered Blu-ray release, Steven Spielberg guides us through many extraordinary moments that will no doubt leave some shell-shocked, most notably the shattering D-Day landing battle that still retains its unrelenting power.

Rourke’s Reviews Domino ■ (MA). 89 minutes. Now available on Video On Demand.

Filmed in 2017, what was supposed to be the long-awaited big screen return of Brian De Palma (his first since Passion in 2012, and coming after the terrific documentary, entitled De Palma), one of the medium's most under-appreciated film-makers, unceremoniously wheezes its way quietly to video on demand, all-too-obviously chopped and re-edited by producers who took the film out of the director's hands.

Starting off in Copenhagen (in the year 2020), we are introduced to Christian (Nikolaj CosterWaldau) and Lars (Soren Malling), who are cops, partners, and friends.

Called to an apparent domestic disturbance, the pair are soon faceto-face with alleged terrorist Ezra Tarsi (Eriq Ebouaney), who has just committed murder, and in the commotion, Lars is fatally wounded and Ezra mysteriously eludes Christian's grasp.

Promising Lars' wife that he'll track down the killer, Christian teams up with fellow officer Alex (Carice van Houten), and the case will take them to countries such as Belgium and Spain, all the while being observed and manipulated by CIA heavy Joe Martin (Guy Pearce), who is more interested in capturing Libyan Al-Din (Mohammed Azaay), a notable member of ISIS. With everyone holding some kind of secret, it's a race to see who finishes on top.

Thematically there is a lot packed into Domino, with some very provocative viewpoints on the geo-political state of the world, and how terrorism is used to the advantage of various nations, 'good' or 'bad' (there is a streamed mass shooting that seems to have eerily foreshadowed what happened in Christchurch).

Unfortunately Petter Skavlan's script centres on a melodramatic relationship between Christian and Alex, and it deflates the prickly material that surrounds it.

But again, one has to wonder if this is a misstep created by the writer (who penned Kon-Tiki and The 12th Man), or a new problem generated by the producers' artless tinkering and slashing (when the movie was initially set for release nearly a year ago, it had a running time of 140 minutes, so a considerable amount of footage has hit the cutting room floor).

Adding to this issue is a serious lack of funding (De Palma states that a large part of his team still haven't been paid), which becomes more noticeable as the film progresses, with the complex plot stifled by financial minimalism and numerous scenes (especially the finale) appearing conspicuously under-populated.

The re-edit does hamper the performances, which feel more ham-fisted than fully-rounded (although Pearce is certainly having a good time as Martin).

De Palma, teaming up with his Passion cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine (who has shot a num-

ber of Pedro Almodovar and Bigas Luna's films, and was 79 years old when he photographed this), does manage to deliver a couple of entertaining set-pieces, paying multiple homages to not only Hitchcock (Vertigo, Notorious, Foreign Correspondent), but also himself (Snake Eyes, Raising Cain), and would in fact make a fascinating double bill with his under-rated antiwar mockumentary Redacted (2007). Only two of his regular crew members appear here; editor Bill Pankow and composer Pino Donaggio. It is such a pity De Palma has to go country-to-country to try and get any kind of funding now (his next film will be Brazilian financed), when Hollywood knows how magnificent this director can be when properly allowed to weave his cinematic magic (Carrie, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables, Casualties Of War, Carlito's Way, Mission : Impossible). It sums up the frustrating situation for both director and fans when the credit 'A Film By Brian De Palma' doesn't appear until the end, and only lasts on screen for barely a second; to treat his immense talent in such a throwaway manner is nothing short of criminal.

RATING - ***

If Beale Street Could Talk ■ (M). 119 minutes. Available on DVD June 12.

After delivering the exceptional Moonlight, which 'eventually' won Best Picture following the notorious Beatty/Dunaway mix-up, writer/director Barry Jenkins returns with If Beale Street Could Talk, and categorically proves that his previous effort wasn't a flash in the pan.

Set in 1970's New York, the story centres on Tish (KiKi Layne, in a star-making performance), a 19year-old who has become pregnant to her childhood friend Fonny (Stephen James). The news is warmly greeted by Tish's parents, Sharon (Regina King) and Joseph (Colman Domingo), but is ridiculed

by Fonny's bible-belt mother (Aunjanue Ellis), who blames Tish for her son's wayward nature. Aiming for a place of their own, Tish and Fonny look with little success, the colour of their skin being a barrier every time.

Adapting the celebrated 1974 novel by James Baldwin, Jenkins explores the hardships experienced

by African Americans with an effectively suppressed rage, but never forgets the two people at the centre of the story, and his delicate, poetic treatment of Tish and Fonny's relationship is what makes the film truly soar.

The acting is superb (Layne and James were very unlucky not to receive Oscar nominations earlier this year), all reacting brilliantly to Jenkins' passionate, Oscar nominated screenplay, and its all beautifully shot by James Laxton (Moonlight). Still remains one of the best films of 2019.

RATING - ****½ - Aaron Rourke

Top 10 Lists JUNE 9-15 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. ALADDIN (LIVE ACTION).

2. ROCKETMAN. 3. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. 4. JOHN WICK: CHAPTER THREE. 5. POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU. 6. AVENGERS: ENDGAME. 7. THE HUSTLE. 8. BRIGHTBURN. 9. TOP END WEDDING. 10. 2040.

NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: JUNE 6: HAPPY AS LAZZARO, MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING, RED JOAN, X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX. JUNE 13: MEN IN BLACK INERNATIONAL, SUPERPOWER DOGS 3D, TOLKIEN, WILD ROSE. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. GREEN BOOK [Biography/Comedy/ Drama/Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali].

2. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS [History/ Drama/Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie].

3. WHAT MEN WANT [Comedy/Romantic/ Fantasy/Taraji P. Henson, Richard Roundtree].

4. THE UPSIDE [Comedy/Drama/Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hart].

5. HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U [Horror/Thriller/ Jessica Rothe, Steve Zissis].

6. COLD PURSUIT [Action/Drama/Thriller/ Liam Neeson, Laura Dern].

7. THE MULE [Crime/Drama/Clint Eastwood, Andy Garcia, Bradley Cooper].

8. VOX LUX [Drama/Natalie Portman, Jude Law].

9. BEN IS BACK [Drama/Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Love Newton].

Also: THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD, THE GUILTY, WELCOME TO MARWEN, COLETTE, THE FRONT RUNNER, COLD WAR, AQUAMAN, GLASS, THE FAVOURITE, INSTANT FAMILY. NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN BIGFOOT [Adventure/Sam Elliott].

VICE [Biography/Comedy/Drama/Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell].

DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: WITHOUT A CLUE [Comedy/Mystery/Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley].

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: PROJECT BLUE BOOK: Season 1.

PLAYING FOR KEEPS: Season 1.

THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING. THE GOLDBERGS: Season 5.

60 DAYS IN: Season 3.

MURDER CALL: Season 2.

THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE: San Francisco The Complete Series.

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Bleak House - by Charles Dickens

“Whew!” says Mr. George. “You are hot here.

Always a fire, eh? Well! Perhaps you do right to get used to one.” Mr. George makes the latter remark to himself as he nods to Grandfather Smallweed.

“Ho! It’s you!” cries the old gentleman. “How de do? How de do?”

“Middling,” replies Mr. George, taking a chair.

“Your granddaughter I have had the honour of seeing before; my service to you, miss.”

“This is my grandson,” says Grandfather Smallweed. “You ha’n’t seen him before. He is in the law and not much at home.”

“My service to him, too! He is like his sister. He is very like his sister. He is devilish like his sister,” says Mr. George, laying a great and not altogether complimentary stress on his last adjective.

“And how does the world use you, Mr. George?”

Grandfather Smallweed inquires, slowly rubbing his legs.

“Pretty much as usual. Like a football.”

He is a swarthy brown man of fifty, well made, and good looking, with crisp dark hair, bright eyes, and a broad chest. His sinewy and powerful hands, as sunburnt as his face, have evidently been used to a pretty rough life. What is curious about him is that he sits forward on his chair as if he were, from long habit, allowing space for some dress or accoutrements that he has altogether laid aside. His step too is measured and heavy and would go well with a weighty clash and jingle of spurs. He is closeshaved now, but his mouth is set as if his upper lip had been for years familiar with a great moustache; and his manner of occasionally laying the open palm of his broad brown hand upon it is to the same effect. Altogether one might guess Mr. George to have been a trooper once upon a time.

A special contrast Mr. George makes to the Smallweed family. Trooper was never yet billeted upon a household more unlike him. It is a broadsword to an oyster-knife. His developed figure and their stunted forms, his large manner filling any amount of room and their little narrow pinched ways, his sounding voice and their sharp spare tones, are in the strongest and the strangest opposition. As he sits in the middle of the grim parlour, leaning a little forward, with his hands upon his thighs and his elbows squared, he looks as though, if he remained there long, he would absorb into himself the whole family and the whole four-roomed house, extra little back-kitchen and all.

“Do you rub your legs to rub life into ’em?” he asks of Grandfather Smallweed after looking round the room.

“Why, it’s partly a habit, Mr. George, and — yes — it partly helps the circulation,” he replies.

“The cir-cu-la-tion!” repeats Mr. George, folding his arms upon his chest and seeming to become two sizes larger. “Not much of that, I should think.”

“Truly I’m old, Mr. George,” says Grandfather Smallweed. “But I can carry my years. I’m older than HER,” nodding at his wife, “and see what she is? You’re a brimstone chatterer!” with a sudden revival of his late hostility.

“Unlucky old soul!” says Mr. George, turning his head in that direction. “Don’t scold the old lady. Look at her here, with her poor cap half off her head and her poor hair all in a muddle. Hold up, ma’am. That’s better. There we are! Think of your mother, Mr. Smallweed,” says Mr. George, coming back to his seat from assisting her, “if your wife an’t enough.”

“I suppose you were an excellent son, Mr. George?” the old man hints with a leer.

The colour of Mr. George’s face rather deepens as he replies, “Why no. I wasn’t.”

“I am astonished at it.”

“So am I. I ought to have been a good son, and I think I meant to have been one. But I wasn’t. I was a thundering bad son, that’s the long and the short of it, and never was a credit to anybody.”

“Surprising!” cries the old man.

“However,” Mr. George resumes, “the less said about it, the better now. Come! You know the agreement. Always a pipe out of the two months’ interest! (Bosh! It’s all correct. You needn’t be

Charles Dickens afraid to order the pipe. Here’s the new bill, and here’s the two months’ interest-money, and a devil-and-all of a scrape it is to get it together in my business.)”

Mr. George sits, with his arms folded, consuming the family and the parlour while Grandfather Smallweed is assisted by Judy to two black leathern cases out of a locked bureau, in one of which he secures the document he has just received, and from the other takes another similar document which he hands to Mr. George, who twists it up for a pipelight. As the old man inspects, through his glasses, every up-stroke and down-stroke of both documents before he releases them from their leathern prison, and as he counts the money three times over and requires Judy to say every word she utters at least twice, and is as tremulously slow of speech and action as it is possible to be, this business is a long time in progress. When it is quite concluded, and not before, he disengages his ravenous eyes and fingers from it and answers Mr. George’s last remark by saying, “Afraid to order the pipe? We are not so mercenary as that, sir. Judy, see directly to the pipe and the glass of cold brandy-and-water for Mr. George.”

The sportive twins, who have been looking straight before them all this time except when they have been engrossed by the black leathern cases, retire together, generally disdainful of the visitor, but leaving him to the old man as two young cubs might leave a traveller to the parental bear.

“And there you sit, I suppose, all the day long, eh?” says Mr. George with folded arms.

“Just so, just so,” the old man nods.

“And don’t you occupy yourself at all?”

“I watch the fire — and the boiling and the roast-

ing — ” “When there is any,” says Mr. George with great expression.

“Just so. When there is any.”

“Don’t you read or get read to?”

The old man shakes his head with sharp sly triumph. “No, no. We have never been readers in our family. It don’t pay. Stuff. Idleness. Folly.

No, no!”

“There’s not much to choose between your two states,” says the visitor in a key too low for the old man’s dull hearing as he looks from him to the old woman and back again. “I say!” in a louder voice.

“I hear you.”

“You’ll sell me up at last, I suppose, when I am a day in arrear.”

“My dear friend!” cries Grandfather Smallweed, stretching out both hands to embrace him. “Never! Never, my dear friend! But my friend in the city that I got to lend you the money — HE might!”

“Oh! You can’t answer for him?” says Mr. George, finishing the inquiry in his lower key with the words “You lying old rascal!”

“My dear friend, he is not to be depended on. I wouldn’t trust him. He will have his bond, my dear friend.”

“Devil doubt him,” says Mr. George. Charley appearing with a tray, on which are the pipe, a small paper of tobacco, and the brandy-andwater, he asks her, “How do you come here!

You haven’t got the family face.”

“I goes out to work, sir,” returns Charley.

The trooper (if trooper he be or have been) takes her bonnet off, with a light touch for so strong a hand, and pats her on the head. “You give the

of youth as much as it wants fresh air.” Then he dismisses her, lights his pipe, and drinks to Mr. Smallweed’s friend in the city — the one solitary flight of that esteemed old gentleman’s imagination.

“So you think he might be hard upon me, eh?”

“I think he might — I am afraid he would. I have known him do it,” says Grandfather Smallweed incautiously, “twenty times.”

Incautiously, because his stricken better-half, who has been dozing over the fire for some time, is instantly aroused and jabbers “Twenty thousand pounds, twenty twenty-pound notes in a money-box, twenty guineas, twenty million twenty per cent, twenty — ” and is then cut short by the flying cushion, which the visitor, to whom this singular experiment appears to be a novelty, snatches from her face as it crushes her in the usual manner.

“You’re a brimstone idiot. You’re a scorpion — a brimstone scorpion! You’re a sweltering toad.

You’re a chattering clattering broomstick witch that ought to be burnt!” gasps the old man, prostrate in his chair. “My dear friend, will you shake me up a little?”

Mr. George, who has been looking first at one of them and then at the other, as if he were demented, takes his venerable acquaintance by the throat on receiving this request, and dragging him upright in his chalr as easily as if he were a doll, appears in two minds whether or no to shake all future power of cushioning out of him and shake him into his grave. Resisting the temptation, but agitating him violently enough to make his head roll like a harlequin’s, he puts him smartly down in his chair again and adjusts his skull-cap with such a rub that the old man winks with both eyes for a minute afterwards.

“O Lord!” gasps Mr. Smallweed. “That’ll do.

Thank you, my dear friend, that’ll do. Oh, dear me, I’m out of breath. O Lord!” And Mr. Smallweed says it not without evident apprehensions of his dear friend, who still stands over him looming larger than ever.

The alarming presence, however, gradually subsides into its chair and falls to smoking in long puffs, consoling itself with the philosophical reflection, “The name of your friend in the city begins with a D, comrade, and you’re about right respecting the bond.”

“Did you speak, Mr. George?” inquires the old man.

The trooper shakes his head, and leaning forward with his right elbow on his right knee and his pipe supported in that hand, while his other hand, resting on his left leg, squares his left elbow in a martial manner, continues to smoke.

Meanwhile he looks at Mr. Smallweed with grave attention and now and then fans the cloud of smoke away in order that he may see him the more clearly.

“I take it,” he says, making just as much and as little change in his position as will enable him to reach the glass to his lips with a round, full action, “that I am the only man alive (or dead either) that gets the value of a pipe out of YOU?” “Well,” returns the old man, “it’s true that I don’t see company, Mr. George, and that I don’t treat.

I can’t afford to it. But as you, in your pleasant way, made your pipe a condition — ” “Why, it’s not for the value of it; that’s no great thing. It was a fancy to get it out of you. To have something in for my money.”

“Ha! You’re prudent, prudent, sir!” cries Grandfather Smallweed, rubbing his legs.

“Very. I always was.” Puff. “It’s a sure sign of my prudence that I ever found the way here.”

Puff. “Also, that I am what I am.” Puff. “I am well known to be prudent,” says Mr. George, composedly smoking. “I rose in life that way.”

“Don’t he down-hearted, sir. You may rise yet.”

Mr. George laughs and drinks.

“Ha’n’t you no relations, now,” asks Grandfather Smallweed with a twinkle in his eyes, “who would pay off this little principal or who would lend you a good name or two that I could persuade my friend in the city to make you a further advance upon? Two good names would be sufficient for my friend in the city. Ha’n’t you no such relations, Mr. George?”

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From Page 63 Mr. George, still composedly smoking, replies, “If I had, I shouldn’t trouble them. I have been trouble enough to my belongings in my day. It MAY be a very good sort of penitence in a vagabond, who has wasted the best time of his life, to go back then to decent people that he never was a credit to and live upon them, but it’s not my sort. The best kind of amends then for having gone away is to keep away, in my opinion.”

“But natural affection, Mr. George,” hints Grandfather Smallweed.

“For two good names, hey?” says Mr. George, shaking his head and still composedly smoking.

“No. That’s not my sort either.”

Grandfather Smallweed has been gradually sliding down in his chair since his last adjustment and is now a bundle of clothes with a voice in it calling for Judy. That houri, appearing, shakes him up in the usual manner and is charged by the old gentleman to remain near him. For he seems chary of putting his visitor to the trouble of repeating his late attentions.

“Ha!” he observes when he is in trim again. “If you could have traced out the captain, Mr. George, it would have been the making of you.

If when you first came here, in consequence of our advertisement in the newspapers — when I say ‘our,’ I’m alluding to the advertisements of my friend in the city, and one or two others who embark their capital in the same way, and are so friendly towards me as sometimes to give me a lift with my little pittance — if at that time you could have helped us, Mr. George, it would have been the making of you.”

“I was willing enough to be ‘made,’ as you call it,” says Mr. George, smoking not quite so placidly as before, for since the entrance of Judy he has been in some measure disturbed by a fascination, not of the admiring kind, which obliges him to look at her as she stands by her grandfather’s chair, “but on the whole, I am glad I wasn’t now.”

“Why, Mr. George? In the name of — of brimstone, why?” says Grandfather Smallweed with a plain appearance of exasperation. (Brimstone apparently suggested by his eye lighting on Mrs. Smallweed in her slumber.)

“For two reasons, comrade.”

“And what two reasons, Mr. George? In the name of the — ” “Of our friend in the city?” suggests Mr. George, composedly drinking.

“Aye, if you like. What two reasons?”

“In the first place,” returns Mr. George, but still looking at Judy as if she being so old and so like her grandfather it is indifferent which of the two he addresses, “you gentlemen took me in. You advertised that Mr. Hawdon (Captain Hawdon, if you hold to the saying ‘Once a captain, always a captain’) was to hear of something to his advantage.”

“Well?” returns the old man shrilly and sharply.

“Well!” says Mr. George, smoking on. “It wouldn’t have been much to his advantage to have been clapped into prison by the whole bill and judgment trade of London.”

“How do you know that? Some of his rich relations might have paid his debts or compounded for ’em. Besides, he had taken US in. He owed us immense sums all round. I would sooner have strangled him than had no return. If I sit here thinking of him,” snarls the old man, holding up his impotent ten fingers, “I want to strangle him now.” And in a sudden access of fury, he throws the cushion at the unoffending Mrs. Smallweed, but it passes harmlessly on one side of her chair.

“I don’t need to be told,” returns the trooper, taking his pipe from his lips for a moment and carrying his eyes back from following the progress of the cushion to the pipe-bowl which is burning low, “that he carried on heavily and went to ruin. I have been at his right hand many a day when he was charging upon ruin full-gallop. I was with him when he was sick and well, rich and poor. I laid this hand upon him after he had run through everything and broken down everything beneath him — when he held a pistol to his head.”

“I wish he had let it off,” says the benevolent old man, “and blown his head into as many pieces as he owed pounds!”

“That would have been a smash indeed,” returns the trooper coolly; “any way, he had been young, hopeful, and handsome in the days gone by, and I am glad I never found him, when he was neither, to lead to a result so much to his advantage. That’s reason number one.”

Magazine “I hope number two’s as good?” snarls the old man.

“Why, no. It’s more of a selfish reason. If I had found him, I must have gone to the other world to look. He was there.”

“How do you know he was there?”

“He wasn’t here.”

“How do you know he wasn’t here?”

“Don’t lose your temper as well as your money,” says Mr. George, calmly knocking the ashes out of his pipe. “He was drowned long before. I am convinced of it. He went over a ship’s side.

Whether intentionally or accidentally, I don’t know. Perhaps your friend in the city does. Do you know what that tune is, Mr. Smallweed?” he adds after breaking off to whistle one, accompanied on the table with the empty pipe.

“Tune!” replied the old man. “No. We never have tunes here.”

“That’s the Dead March in Saul. They bury soldiers to it, so it’s the natural end of the subject.

Now, if your pretty granddaughter — excuse me, miss — will condescend to take care of this pipe for two months, we shall save the cost of one next time. Good evening, Mr. Smallweed!”

“My dear friend!” the old man gives him both his hands.

“So you think your friend in the city will be hard upon me if I fall in a payment?” says the trooper, looking down upon him like a giant.

“My dear friend, I am afraid he will,” returns the old man, looking up at him like a pygmy.

Mr. George laughs, and with a glance at Mr. Smallweed and a parting salutation to the scornful Judy, strides out of the parlour, clashing imaginary sabres and other metallic appurtenances as he goes.

“You’re a damned rogue,” says the old gentleman, making a hideous grimace at the door as he shuts it. “But I’ll lime you, you dog, I’ll lime you!”

After this amiable remark, his spirit soars into those enchanting regions of reflection which its education and pursuits have opened to it, and again he and Mrs. Smallweed while away the rosy hours, two unrelieved sentinels forgotten as aforesaid by the Black Serjeant.

While the twain are faithful to their post, Mr. George strides through the streets with a massive kind of swagger and a grave-enough face.

It is eight o’clock now, and the day is fast drawing in. He stops hard by Waterloo Bridge and reads a playbill, decides to go to Astley’s Theatre. Being there, is much delighted with the horses and the feats of strength; looks at the weapons with a critical eye; disapproves of the combats as giving evidences of unskilful swordsmanship; but is touched home by the sentiments.

In the last scene, when the Emperor of Tartary gets up into a cart and condescends to bless the united lovers by hovering over them with the Union Jack, his eyelashes are moistened with emotion.

The theatre over, Mr. George comes across the water again and makes his way to that curious region lying about the Haymarket and Leicester Square which is a centre of attraction to indifferent foreign hotels and indifferent foreigners, racket-courts, fighting-men, swordsmen, footguards, old china, gaming-houses, exhibitions, and a large medley of shabbiness and shrinking out of sight. Penetrating to the heart of this region, he arrives by a court and a long whitewashed passage at a great brick building composed of bare walls, floors, roof-rafters, and skylights, on the front of which, if it can be said to have any front, is painted GEORGE’S SHOOTING GALLERY, &c.

Into George’s Shooting Gallery, &c., he goes; and in it there are gaslights (partly turned off now), and two whitened targets for rifle-shooting, and archery accommodation, and fencing appliances, and all necessaries for the British art of boxing. None of these sports or exercises being pursued in George’s Shooting Gallery tonight, which is so devoid of company that a little grotesque man with a large head has it all to himself and lies asleep upon the floor.

The little man is dressed something like a gunsmith, in a green-baize apron and cap; and his face and hands are dirty with gunpowder and begrimed with the loading of guns. As he lies in the light before a glaring white target, the black upon him shines again. Not far off is the strong, rough, primitive table with a vice upon it at which he has been working. He is a little man with a face all crushed together, who appears, from a certain blue and speckled appearance that one

of his cheeks presents, to have been blown up, in the way of business, at some odd time or times.

“Phil!” says the trooper in a quiet voice.

“All right!” cries Phil, scrambling to his feet.

“Anything been doing?”

“Flat as ever so much swipes,” says Phil. “Five dozen rifle and a dozen pistol. As to aim!” Phil gives a howl at the recollection.

“Shut up shop, Phil!”

As Phil moves about to execute this order, it appears that he is lame, though able to move very quickly. On the speckled side of his face he has no eyebrow, and on the other side he has a bushy black one, which want of uniformity gives him a very singular and rather sinister appearance. Everything seems to have happened to his hands that could possibly take place consistently with the retention of all the fingers, for they are notched, and seamed, and crumpled all over. He appears to be very strong and lifts heavy benches about as if he had no idea what weight was. He has a curious way of limping round the gallery with his shoulder against the wall and tacking off at objects he wants to lay hold of instead of going straight to them, which has left a smear all round the four walls, conventionally called “Phil’s mark.”

This custodian of George’s Gallery in George’s absence concludes his proceedings, when he has locked the great doors and turned out all the lights but one, which he leaves to glimmer, by dragging out from a wooden cabin in a corner two mattresses and bedding. These being drawn to opposite ends of the gallery, the trooper makes his own bed and Phil makes his.

“Phil!” says the master, walking towards him without his coat and waistcoat, and looking more soldierly than ever in his braces. “You were found in a doorway, weren’t you?”

“Gutter,” says Phil. “Watchman tumbled over me.”

“Then vagabondizing came natural to YOU from the beginning.”

“As nat’ral as possible,” says Phil.

“Good night!”

“Good night, guv’ner.”

Phil cannot even go straight to bed, but finds it necessary to shoulder round two sides of the gallery and then tack off at his mattress. The trooper, after taking a turn or two in the rifledistance and looking up at the moon now shining through the skylights, strides to his own mattress by a shorter route and goes to bed too.

Chapter XXII— Mr. Bucket Allegory looks pretty cool in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, though the evening is hot, for both Mr. Tulkinghorn’s windows are wide open, and the room is lofty, gusty, and gloomy. These may not be desirable characteristics when November comes with fog and sleet or January with ice and snow, but they have their merits in the sultry long vacation weather. They enable Allegory, though it has cheeks like peaches, and knees like bunches of blossoms, and rosy swellings for calves to its legs and muscles to its arms, to look tolerably cool to-night.

Plenty of dust comes in at Mr. Tulkinghorn’s windows, and plenty more has generated among his furniture and papers. It lies thick everywhere.

When a breeze from the country that has lost its way takes fright and makes a blind hurry to rush out again, it flings as much dust in the eyes of Allegory as the law-or Mr. Tulkinghorn, one of its trustiest representatives — may scatter, on occasion, in the eyes of the laity.

In his lowering magazine of dust, the universal article into which his papers and himself, and all his clients, and all things of earth, animate and inanimate, are resolving, Mr. Tulkinghorn sits at one of the open windows enjoying a bottle of old port. Though a hard-grained man, close, dry, and silent, he can enjoy old wine with the best. He has a priceless bin of port in some artful cellar under the Fields, which is one of his many secrets. When he dines alone in chambers, as he has dined to-day, and has his bit of fish and his steak or chicken brought in from the coffee-house, he descends with a candle to the echoing regions below the deserted mansion, and heralded by a remote reverberation of thundering doors, comes gravely back encircled by an earthy atmosphere and carrying a bottle from which he pours a radiant nectar, two score and ten years old, that blushes in the glass to find itself so famous and fills the whole room with the fragrance of southern grapes.

Mr. Tulkinghorn, sitting in the twilight by the

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open window, enjoys his wine. As if it whispered to him of its fifty years of silence and seclusion, it shuts him up the closer. More impenetrable than ever, he sits, and drinks, and mellows as it were in secrecy, pondering at that twilight hour on all the mysteries he knows, associated with darkening woods in the country, and vast blank shut-up houses in town, and perhaps sparing a thought or two for himself, and his family history, and his money, and his will — all a mystery to every one — and that one bachelor friend of his, a man of the same mould and a lawyer too, who lived the same kind of life until he was seventy-five years old, and then suddenly conceiving (as it is supposed) an impression that it was too monotonous, gave his gold watch to his hair-dresser one summer evening and walked leisurely home to the Temple and hanged himself.

But Mr. Tulkinghorn is not alone to-night to ponder at his usual length. Seated at the same table, though with his chair modestly and uncomfortably drawn a little way from it, sits a bald, mild, shining man who coughs respectfully behind his hand when the lawyer bids him fill his glass.

“Now, Snagsby,” says Mr. Tulkinghorn, “to go over this odd story again.”

“If you please, sir.”

“You told me when you were so good as to step round here last night — ” “For which I must ask you to excuse me if it was a liberty, sir; but I remember that you had taken a sort of an interest in that person, and I thought it possible that you might — just — wish — to — ” Mr. Tulkinghorn is not the man to help him to any conclusion or to admit anything as to any possibility concerning himself. So Mr. Snagsby trails off into saying, with an awkward cough, “I must ask you to excuse the liberty, sir, I am sure.”

“Not at all,” says Mr. Tulkinghorn. “You told me, Snagsby, that you put on your hat and came round without mentioning your intention to your wife. That was prudent I think, because it’s not a matter of such importance that it requires to be mentioned.”

“Well, sir,” returns Mr. Snagsby, “you see, my little woman is — not to put too fine a point upon it — inquisitive. She’s inquisitive. Poor little thing, she’s liable to spasms, and it’s good for her to have her mind employed. In consequence of which she employs it — I should say upon every individual thing she can lay hold of, whether it concerns her or not — especially not. My little woman has a very active mind, sir.”

Mr. Snagsby drinks and murmurs with an admiring cough behind his hand, “Dear me, very fine wine indeed!”

“Therefore you kept your visit to yourself last night?” says Mr. Tulkinghorn. “And to-night too?”

“Yes, sir, and to-night, too. My little woman is at present in — not to put too fine a point on it — in a pious state, or in what she considers such, and attends the Evening Exertions (which is the name they go by) of a reverend party of the name of Chadband. He has a great deal of eloquence at his command, undoubtedly, but I am not quite favourable to his style myself. That’s neither here nor there. My little woman being engaged in that way made it easier for me to step round in a quiet manner.”

Mr. Tulkinghorn assents. “Fill your glass, Snagsby.”

“Thank you, sir, I am sure,” returns the stationer with his cough of deference. “This is wonderfully fine wine, sir!”

“It is a rare wine now,” says Mr. Tulkinghorn.

“It is fifty years old.”

“Is it indeed, sir? But I am not surprised to hear it, I am sure. It might be — any age almost.”

After rendering this general tribute to the port, Mr. Snagsby in his modesty coughs an apology behind his hand for drinking anything so precious.

“Will you run over, once again, what the boy said?” asks Mr. Tulkinghorn, putting his hands into the pockets of his rusty smallclothes and leaning quietly back in his chair.

“With pleasure, sir.”

Then, with fidelity, though with some prolixity, the law-stationer repeats Jo’s statement made to the assembled guests at his house. On coming to the end of his narrative, he gives a great start and breaks off with, “Dear me, sir, I wasn’t aware there was any other gentleman present!”

To Be Continued Next Issue

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Special Report

Yea sex assaults: 8 years 5 months jail ■ Court case documents about sexual assaults alleged to have occuredr in Yea were updated by the County Court last week.

A man was accused of four sexual offences including one upon a female Yea High School student.

The 60-year-old man (given the anonymised name of ‘Ryan Wolfe’) has been jailed for a total effective sentence of eight years and four months' imprisonment.

Judge Trevor Wraight said: “I direct that you serve five years' imprisonment before becoming eligible for parole.”

The trial took place at Shepparton in February, with a plea given on April 10, and the sentencing taking place on April 11.

Judge Wraight said: “Ryan Alistair Wolfe, you have been found guilty of the following charges: “Two charges of sexual penetration of a child under 16, Charges 1 and 2, contrary to s.45(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 as amended by the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act 1991, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment.

“Two charges of committing an indecent act with or in the presence of a 16 or 17 year old child under care, supervision or authority, Charges 3 and 4. Contrary to s.49(1) of the Crimes Act as amended by the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act 1991, which carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment; and “Nine charges of sexual penetration of a 16 or 17 year old child, under care, supervision or authority, Charges 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, contrary to s.48(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 as amended by the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act 1991 which carries a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment.

“You have also admitted your prior criminal record.

“Turning to the circumstances of the offences. In sentencing you on the trial indictment, I am bound by the principles in the case of Cheung v The Queen, as such I must interpret the facts in a way that is consistent with the jury's verdict.

“The jury rejected your evidence in which you denied sexually assaulting the victim. You fall to be sentenced therefore upon the account given by the victim in relation to each charge the jury has found you guilty of.

“The offending can be categorised into four separate incidents and may be summarised as follows: “In 2013 you, Ryan Alistair Wolfe, met Sylvia Ostrowska working as a masseur in Yea . You became friends and had an intimate relationship for a short period of time.

The victim in this matter is the daughter of Sylvia Ostrowska.

“In about May 2014, Sylvia Ostrowska and the victim moved into your house 22 Market Street , Yea .

“At first Sylvia Ostrowska and the victim shared a bedroom then the victim moved into a room of her own.

Sometime after Sylvia Ostrowska moved in you commenced a relationship with another woman who moved into the house sharing a bedroom with you.

“The victim started year 7 at Yea High School in 2014. From about June to December 2014, Sylvia Ostrowska was travelling to

Names, address anonymised

■ The County Court document has anonymised names.

■ Ryan AlistairWolfe is a pseudonym ■ Sylvia Ostrowska is a pseudonym name ■ 22 Market Street is an anonymised address ■ Hollie Day is a pseudonym ■ Katie Marshall is a pseudonym name ■ Elizabeth Law is a pseudonym name

● A victim of multiple sexual assaults had attended Yea High School, the County Court was told.

Seymour each day to attend a skin on it". This became a subject of ant stand up and you undressed her.

“You then laid her down on the course, she also spent a month in some debate at trial. She also saw bed and laid on her so your penis Maidstone in Melbourne looking af- that you threw away a condom.

“You both got dressed and drove was near her mouth and your mouth ter her mother who was unwell.

“While she was staying in off. You let the victim drive for a short was near her vagina. You then started Maidstone the victim stayed in Yea way before driving back to 22 Mar- to lick her vagina. You were licking with you. The charges on the indict- ket Street. You told the victim not to and sucking her vagina and that is Charge 5, indecent act with a child, ment were presented at trial grouped tell anyone.

“In 2015, Sylvia Ostrowska and with a 16 or 17 year old child under, into four separate incidents as folthe victim moved out of 22 Market care, supervision or authority. lows: “You then moved position and put Street and into an address in Incident 1 – at Footscray. Sylvia Ostrowska stayed your penis inside her vagina. You had 22 Market Street, Yea “On an occasion after your new friends with you and you would also sexual intercourse with her in differpartner had moved in with you, you sometimes contact the victim on her ent positions, you did not use a conwere at home at 22 Market Street phone. The Ostrowskas later moved dom as she was on the pill.

“You withdrew your penis and with the victim, no-one else was to a town in Northern Victoria in Deejaculated, she saw you had a scar home. The victim was 13 years old. cember 2016.” from your bellybutton down that is Incident 3 – Moama Speedway “She was sitting on the couch read“On an occasion in early 2017, Charge 6, sexual penetration of a 16 ing a book and you sat next to her.

You had her lay down and then you spoke to Sylvia Ostrowska on or 17 year old child, under care, supervision or authority. pulled her leggings down, you the phone.

“The victim got dressed as you “You wanted to take the victim to touched her breasts with one hand, firstly over her bra and then under the Moama Speedway. Sylvia had a shower. You went to Charcoal Ostrowska gave you permission to Chicken, then to the Moama Speedafter you took it off.

“Your other hand touched her in- take the victim with you to the speed- way.

“After the speedway you bought ner thigh, this act was relied on by way, you booked a motel room and the prosecution as context of other told Sylvia Ostrowska it had two beds. alcohol from Coles and you both re“You picked the victim up from turned to the hotel. Back at the hotel misconduct evidence.

“You pulled down her underwear her home on March 25, 2017. She room you gave the victim a preand rubbed your hand on her vagina, had packed a bag to stay overnight. mixed alcoholic drink, then a sec“You stopped once along the way ond. She refused a third bottle. you then put your finger inside her “You phoned Sylvia Ostrowska vagina, it was uncomfortable but she to enable you to go to the toilet, when did not say anything and you contin- you came back to the car you started to tell her the victim had enjoyed the ued with your finger inside her va- to kiss the victim, undid her bra and speedway, the victim also spoke to gina until a neighbour, Hollie Day, began to play with her breasts. You her mother and said the same.

“You told the victim to lie on the then clipped her bra back up. knocked at the door.

“That is Charge 3, indecent act bed and you undressed her. You “You stopped what you were doing, got up and answered the door. with a child 16 or 17 years under care, brought out the vibrator she had seen earlier, you kissed her and kissed her That is Charge 1, sexual penetration supervision or authority.

“You reached into the backseat breasts, you turned the vibrator on of a child under 16.” and showed the victim a metallic and so it was vibrating, you put it inside Incident 2 – collecting wood “On another occasion during the black vibrator, you put it away and the victim's vagina and moved it in and out, and that is Charge 7, sexual winter of 2014 or 2015, the victim told her to put it in her bag.

“You continued to drive to Echuca penetration of a 16 or 17 year old went with you to collect firewood and checked into the Rivergum Mo- child, under care, supervision or aufrom an abandoned property.

“You chopped the wood and the tor Inn at 3.52 pm. The room had a thority.

“You then removed the vibrator victim loaded your trailer, as you single and a double bed.

“You turned on the television, and put your penis inside her vagina. were driving back you stopped your vehicle and told the victim to get in came over to the victim and tried to You had sexual intercourse with her undress her. You tried to get her to moving your penis in and out of your the back. vagina.

“You opened the back door, lay down but she did not want to.

“The victim needed to urinate so “You told the victim she had to grabbed her hand and laid her down suck your penis and at first she said you stopped. She went and had a on the back seat.

“You lifted up her top exposing no. You showed her a video on your shower, that is Charge 8, sexual penher breasts and tried to kiss her. You phone for her to copy, you then put etration of a 16 or 17 year old child, pulled her pants off one leg and pulled her penis into the victim's mouth hold- under care, supervision or authority.

“You asked if she wanted to do it ing the back of her head. down your own pants.

“When she stopped moving her again but she said no, you said okay, “You then put your penis into her vagina and moved it in and out slowly, head you would nudge it so she was however you grabbed the back of her that is Charge 2, sexual penetration moving it up and down. That is head and lent her head towards your Charge 4, sexual penetration of a penis. You put your penis inside her of a child under 16.

“Your phone vibrated in your child 16 or 17 years under care, su- mouth, you stopped as the victim said she was tired and that is Charge 9, pants and you stopped. The victim pervision or authority.

“After that you had the complain- sexual penetration of a 16 or 17 year saw your penis and stated that "it had

old child, under care, supervision or authority.

“The next morning when the victim woke up you told her not to bother getting changed. You pulled her onto the double bed, you put your penis into her vagina and had sexual intercourse with her by using your penis in and out, you did not ejaculate and that is Charge 10, sexual penetration of a 16 or 17 year old child, under care, supervision or authority.

“You drove the victim back to her home. The victim had the vibrator but kept it hidden in her wardrobe at home. You later asked her if she had used it.”

Incident 4 – Echuca to see movie “About a week before Mother's Day in 2017, you phoned Sylvia Ostrowska, you asked if you could take the victim to Echuca again this time to go to the movies.

“She gave her permission for the victim to go, the trip was planned for the Saturday night before Mother's Day May 13, 2017.

“You picked the victim up from her home, she had a packed bag to stay overnight. You drove to Echuca and checked into the Rivergum Motor Inn again at 4.48 pm.

“The room had a single and a double bed. You phoned Sylvia Ostrowska to let her know you had arrived and everything was all right.

“After the movie you went back to the hotel room and the victim rang her mother. You climbed onto the victim's single bed and pulled down her pants and underwear, your clothes were already off.

“You laid on top of the victim, you put your penis into her vagina and moved it in and out, and that is Charge 11, sexual penetration of a 16 or 17 year old child, under care, supervision or authority.

“You told the victim to stand up and you walked her over to your double bed. You laid her down, put your penis into her vagina and moved it back and forth, after you pulled your penis out you went to have a smoke and the victim got into her pyjamas.

“And that is Charge 12, sexual penetration of a 16 or 17 year old child, under care, supervision or authority.

“The next morning the victim went to the toilet, then came out to get her towel.

“You grabbed her hands and led her towards the bed. You took her clothes off, laid her on the bed and put your penis into her vagina.

“You had sexual intercourse with her again, it did not go as long as the other times as the victim was upset and in tears. ● Turn To Next Page

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Special Report ● From previous page Disclosure “Before the September 2017 school holidays you phoned Sylvia Ostrowska to ask if the victim could stay with you and your partner during the holidays. As it got closer she did not want to go.

On September 21, 2017, the victim told her mother did she not want to stay if your partner's grand- daughter was not there, asked what was wrong, the victim said she was not supposed to tell anybody.

“She went to her bedroom and came back with the vibrator and showed it to Ms Ostrowska. She said that you got it for her.

“Sylvia Ostrowska called her friend Katie Marshall who came to the house. The victim told her mother and Ms Marshall what had happened with you.

“She said, amongst other things, that you had sex with her and that it happened at the motel when you went to the speedway and the movies. S “he said the first time was when her mother had been away at her mother's and you had put your hands down her pants, another time was when you were chopping wood and you had sex with her.

“Ms Marshall called the Swan Hill Police who attended at the house that night, the victim participated in a VARE the next day, September 22 2017.

Arrest and interview “On January 19, 2018, you were arrested at the Shepparton Police Station by appointment - sorry, you attended at the Shepparton Police Station by appointment.

“You were arrested and participated in a record of interview. During the interview you denied all of the sexual allegations, however as you admitted at your trial, other than the first incident you agreed that the activities relevant to the incidents 2, 3 and 4 occurred in the way described by the complainant.

Objective seriousness of the offences “It is trite to say that sexual offending against young people under the care of adults are serious offences.

“The victims are vulnerable and reliant on adults to guide them and care for them. In relation to the four incidents here, the victim was under your care and supervision while she was away from her mother. It was in those circumstances that you took advantage of her vulnerability.

“The seriousness of your offending is also recognised by the maximum penalties imposed. In relation to Charges 1 and 2, the maximum penalty is 15 years as a consequence of the jury finding that the feature of aggravation of the victim being under your care, supervision or authority was proven to the requisite standard.

“Charges 4 and 6 to 13, carry a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment, and Charges 3 and 5 carry a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment. I acknowledge that the concept of care, supervision or authority is a separate feature of aggravation.

“In relation to Charges 1 and 2, and an element of the remaining charges on the indictment, that as said it should be noted that you admitted at trial that in relation to all charges that the victim was under your care, supervision or authority at the relevant times, however you denied any sexual misconduct.

“In this instance the victim was a young woman who of low average intellectual functioning was assessed by the psychologist for the purposes of involving an intermediary at the

special hearing. I accept that there is insufficient evidence before me to be satisfied that you were aware of the degree of the victim's intellectual functioning.

“Nonetheless the evidence establishes that you played a supervisory role once the victim and her mother moved into your home in 2014.

“The victim and her mother were in your home for a number of months and you were well aware of the victim's behavioural problems including the difficulties she had with her mother.

“Indeed you acknowledge in your record of interview that you played some role in the discipline of the victim. Thus you were more than just a bystander with houseguests and in my view the aspect of care, supervision and authority in relation to all charges must be viewed in this context.

“It is clear that your offending represents a breach of trust in relation to both the mother of the victim and the victim herself. Her mother trusted you to be alone with her daughter in your home in relation to Charges 1 and 2, and trusted you to take her away overnight on occasions.

“As already noted children are entitled to feel safe when clearly under the care and supervision of an adult as the victim was in relation to all charges.

“Ms Clark who appeared on your behalf at trial and on the plea submitted that there was no gratuitous violence or force used in relation to the offending.

“While that is the case in relation to most of the charges, it should be observed that in relation to Charge 9, after the victim had told you that she did not want to engage in further sexual activity, you grabbed the back of her and directed it towards your penis before putting your penis in her mouth.

“I also note that in relation to Charge 4 that while your penis was in the victim's mouth and she stopped moving her head, you would nudge it so that she would move it up and down.

“Nonetheless it is well recognised that sexual penetration of a child is a serious and violent act, even in circumstances where it is said there were no overt acts of violence or force.

As was noted in the Director of Public Prosecutions v Dalgliesh (a Pseudonym) , Such arguments rest on a serious misconception about the nature of sexual abuse of a child. The crime of incest involves sexual penetration of a child which is by its very nature an act of violence. The Sentencing Advisory Council make this point strongly in its recent report on sentencing of offenders for sexual penetration with a child under 12. "[I]t is concerning that the courts do not sufficiently recognise or articulate the inherent violence involved in a sexual penetration of a young child regardless of whether such acts are accompanied by additional nonsexual violence."

Moreover as this court explained in Clarkson v The Queen, the absolute prohibition on sexual activity with a child is founded on a presumption of harm. The significance of the violence and harm which such conduct entails cannot be overstated.

“Ms Piggott who appeared on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions at the plea, submitted that your conduct represents very serious offending.

“She highlighted the fact that but for the sighting of a condom packet by the victim in relation to Charge 2, you did not use a condom on the other occasions where penetration took

place. Ms Piggott also noted that in relation to Charge 2, you told the victim not to tell anyone about what had occurred.

“Further, I note the timeframe over which these offences occurred, the first two incidents in 2014 to 2015 and then the second two incidents in March and May of 2017, thus the offending was not isolated and you took advantage of your position on a number of separate occasions Victim impact statements “Two victim impact statements were tendered on the plea, the first was from the victim in this matter, understanding she notes that after the incidents occurred she did not know what to do or how to react.

“She states that she didn't sleep well due to reliving the events that took place. She also notes that the offending affected her schooling causing her to lose concentration and ultimately having to repeat year 11.

“She notes that she is now more reserved and guarded in relation to her emotions. She states that physical contact with family members has ceased and she dislikes being touched or being affectionate.

“The second victim impact statement was from the victim's mother, Sylvia Ostrowska. She notes that she was shocked after the disclosure of the offences which was self-evident from her evidence at trial.

“Following the disclosure of the offences she moved out of the area where she and her family lived. The relationship with her daughter, the victim, has become strained and consistent with the comments of the victim Ms Ostrowska states that any physical affection between her and daughter has become difficult.

Personal Circumstances “Turning to your personal circumstances. You are now 60 years of age, you were born in Mt Gambier and never knew you biological father as your mother and he separated before you were born.

“Your mother formed a new relationship and you grew up with your step-father. He passed away in 1994.

“You spent your early years in a small town in Victoria south of Hamilton. Your mother is an elderly woman who lives in Mt Gambier, before you were remanded in custody you spoke with her on a weekly basis and have spoken with her a couple of times since being in custody.

“You have four step siblings however after your step-father passed away you have had no ongoing contact with them.

“You were educated in schools in the Hamilton area, you left school mid-way through form 4 in order to gain employment. After your stepfather was injured and could not work for an extended period of time. You were employed in a number of casual jobs in shearing sheds and when seasonal you would cart hay.

“Your first full-time employment was as a labourer in a meat works in Portland. Your family was then living in Portland. After a couple of years working in that employment your family moved to South Australia in about 1979 where you obtained casual work in a timber mill.

In 1981 you had a son with your then partner.

“You were living in South Australia during the period of the Ash Wednesday bushfires in which 14 people died in your community.

“You were a volunteer on that day working on a fire truck. As a result of those fires the house you were renting was burnt to the ground and you were left only with the clothes you were wearing.

“As a result you also lost your em-

ployment on the farm where you were working as it too was damaged in the fire. Further, your relationship with your then partner broke down.

“You returned to Portland and worked in the meatworks again followed by another job working as a fencing contractor. In the late 1980s you moved to Cairns and worked there in a number of labouring jobs until 2010.

“Whilst living in Cairns you entered in your second significant relationship and ultimately that partner returned with you to Victoria in 2010, where you settled in Yea .

“From then until the trial in this matter you worked part time on a farm performing general maintenance work. The part-time work had also been supplemented by a disability pension.

You commenced a relationship with Elizabeth Law in 2014 which continues. She is 59 years of age, and suffers a number of health issues. She relied heavily on you to assist her with her mobility and her personal care.

“It was submitted on the plea, that the fact that you are now custody has created a significant burden on Ms Law and indeed it has created a further psychological burden on you as you are greatly concerned about her wellbeing while you are unable to assist her.

“In relation to your own medical issues you have a number of significant matters that have troubled you for a long time.

“Predominantly you have suffered from various abdominal conditions. In 1978 you had your first abdominal surgery and had some of your bowel and intestine removed.

In 1981, 1985 and 1996 you had further surgery in relation to various issues including a strangulated bowel and bowel obstructions.

“In the 1990s you were also diagnosed with Chron's colitis which resulted in pain, diarrhoea, weight loss and vomiting. Throughout 2018 you have been treated by gastroenterologist Dr Mark Ward who has come to the conclusion that you do not now suffer from Chron's Colitis, however what you do suffer from as a result of his observations is probable chronic pancreatitis.

“It seems from the most recent of his reports, that with medication you are able to manage that pain and the various symptoms resulting from your condition with medications.

“I was told that since being on remand you are receiving most of your medications, however the pain killers are unable to be provided when required and as such you suffer periods of pain while awaiting the provision of that medication. Further, some medication that assists you in controlling your diarrhoea has been unable to be provided and as such at times this results in embarrassing and distressing circumstances while sharing cells with others.

“Since being on remand you have engaged yourself in as many activities as you can. While this is your first time in custody and you find it to be a stressful experience, you have completed a number of courses and you have enrolled in a number of future courses in order to keep yourself occupied. Certificates were tendered in relation to the courses you have completed.

Sentencing considerations “In cases such as this general deterrence, just punishment and denunciation of your conduct are paramount sentencing considerations.

“While you do not have a significant prior history you do have two previous convictions for sexual offending in 1987 and 1990.

“Both those matters resulted in relatively minor sentences including a fine of $500, in relation to the sexual penetration charges, in 1987.

“While these offences occurred many years ago, in my view specific deterrence still has some role to play. As noted above your offending was serious offending which has left a profound and long term effect on the victim. It also has had a negative effect on the relationship that the victim has with her mother. You ran a trial, and denied the offences.

“It is self-evident that you have demonstrated no remorse for your conduct.

“It was submitted that your prospects of rehabilitation should be assessed as good, I accept that submission.

“You are 60 years of age facing your first time in custody which has been a difficult experience for you and it was submitted it will have a great deterrent effect for a man in your circumstances. You are already engaging in courses and programs in the prison environment demonstrating your willingness to engage in rehabilitation.

“You continue to enjoy support in the community from your partner and friends. I accept the submission that custody will have a significant deterrent effect on you and that because of the chronic health difficulties you face that prison will be more burdensome. As such I accept in all the circumstances your prospects of rehabilitation are very good.

“As you are being convicted of two or more sexual offences each of which you will be sentenced to a term imprisonment, you fall to be sentenced as a serious sexual offender pursuant to Part 2A of the Sentencing Act 1991.

“Section 6D of the Sentencing Act 1991 provides that when sentencing you as a Serious Sexual Offender, I must have regard to the protection of the community as the principal purpose for which the sentence is imposed.

“In my view protection of the community is able to be achieved by the sentence that I will impose.

Further, the prosecution does not contend for a disproportional sentence.

Sentence “Mr Wolfe, please stand. Ryan Wolfe, in relation to Charge 1, sexual penetration of a child under 16, you are convicted and sentenced to three years' imprisonment.

“In relation to Charge 2, sexual penetration of a child under 16, you are convicted and sentenced to four years' imprisonment, this will be the base charge.

“In relation to Charge 3, indecent act with a 16 or 17 year old child under care, supervision or authority, you are convicted and sentenced to eight months' imprisonment.

“In relation to Charge 5, indecent act with a 16 or 17 year old child, under care, supervision or authority, you are convicted and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.

“In relation to Charges 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, sexual penetration of a 16 or 17 year old child, under care supervision or authority, you are convicted and sentenced to three years' imprisonment on each charge.

“I direct that eight months of the sentence on charges 6, 10 and 11 and four months on the sentence on Charges 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13 be cumulative on each other and on Charge 2, that makes for a total effective sentence of eight years and four months' imprisonment. I direct that you serve five years' imprisonment before becoming eligible for parole,” Judge Wraight said.

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Open field for Tatts Tiara

■ Queensland filly Outback Barbie is the early favourite for the rich fillies and mares, Tatts Tiara Classic to be run over 1400at Eagle Farm on June 22.

The bay filly was well fancied in the Kingsford Cup over 1300 metres, but the barrier draw put paid to her chances.

She is much better than that and rated among the top fillies racing in Queensland and is sure to improve.

The daughter of former top sprinter, Spirit of Boom, is in the care of leading Queensland trainer Tony Gollan, has won only two of her thirteen starts with five minor placings, but most of that time spent amongst the best fillies around.

She will be in the firing line throughout the 1400 metres, providing she draws well.

On the second line is the smart filly, Savatiano, who won the Group 3 at Eagle Farm in good style and is in the strong camp of James Cummings at Randwick for the Godolphin team.

From her 22 starts the daughter of Street Cry has won six with ten placings and is consistent and always gives of her best.

She also is one that you will get a good run for your money.

An interesting runner nominated is another of the strong James Cummings team in Pohutukawa, who won the KG Classic at Kembla Grange in good style.

The three year-old filly then ran a good fifth behind the smart Veery Elegant, a horse that trainer Chris Waller could be his next best horse after Winx and The Autumn Sun. The daughter of leading sire, Medaglia d'oro, from a Redoute's Choice mare, she could be hard to beat, but as mentioned earlier the draw is important on the tricky track at Eagle Farm.

I feel the one to watch is the very smart mare, Princess Posh, who hit a bit of form when a good second behind brilliant New Zealand sprinter, The Bostonian, in the Kingsford Cup at Eagle Farm turning her previous form around.

The mare has now started 32 times and in that time has won eight with placings mostly in top company.

On her day she is always hard to beat, one not to leave out.

The Goulburn-trained mare Eckstein's form of late is nothing to write home about, having finished well back in her last four outings, but in fairness the mare was running in races like the Coolmore, the Doncaster Handicap and the Queen of the Turf.

Next in the markets is the good Sydney sprinting mare, I Am Excited, who although unplaced in the in the Kingsford Cup behind The Bostonian.

She is much better than that, but I feel the 1400-metre trip might test her out.

I Am Excited is in the strong stable of David Pfieffer at Warwick Farm.

The Chris Waller-trained Invincibella, a brilliant mare on her day, didn't flatter in the Group Three at Eagle Farm over 1300 metres, but is much better than that indicated.

From her 36 starts she has won nine with 12 placings, so she keeps putting in.

Plus when she was a little bit unlucky in the

Many of the leading sires are represented including in alphabetical order are ,All Too Hard, another young sire Alpine Eagle, and the 2010 Melbourne Cup winner, Americain.

The Golden Slipper winner, Capitalist, has 10 weanlings, while former star sprinter, Choisir, nine.

The former good sprinter, Deep Field, has six nominations, which are sure to attract plenty of attention.

The top New Zealand stallion, Dundeel, has five which will attract plenty of checking over as he has recently coming into attention, with some of his progeny.

The Northern Meteor bred, Fighting Sun, is another that will attract buyers with his progeny having thirteen youngsters up for sale.

Flying Artie is another that will command a look and see, with 14 of his crop to go under the hammer.

Another that buyers will have a good squiz at the weanlings is the former top sprinter, Foxwedge, who has 12 nominations, which ● Pohutukawa wins at Flemington. Racing Photos should attract a good dollar. good fashion, one of Blake Shinn's four winHinchinbrook, the young sire, has only three ners for the day. weanlings up for grabs, but is proving popular.

She won the Group Three Bell Stakes at Another former Golden Slipper winner, then Randwick back in April, and has won in Victoria. with Gai Waterhouse, in Manhattan Rain, a From her 12 starts, she has won five with Cox Plate placegetter, has eight of his team up three minor placings and nearly half a million for sale. dollars in stakemoney.

Yet another Golden Slipper winner, Pierro, who is proving popular with buyers has five nice weanlings, which will attract buyers.

One that is siring plenty of winners at present ■ A total of 530 weanlings will go under the hammer at the Inglis Great Southern Sale at is the former good galloper, Reward for Effort, their complex at Oaklands Junction on Sun- who has 12 weanlings representing him. n all it looks a great sale, well worth look, it day, June 16 and Monday, June 17.

On the Sunday Lots 1-265 will be up for auc- cost nothing to go and have a look at the magtion for select weanlings, while on the Sunday, nificent Inglis Complex at Oaklands Junction, Lots 266 -504, are also for select weanlings, right opposite Tullamarine Airport.

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Bogged down in Yarra Valley ■ A rather wet day at Yarra Valley commenced another week of harness racing action on Monday June 3, with some winners a little hard to find.

Bolinda's Lisa Miles always gives her horses every chance in their races and honest 4Y0 Art Major-Pacific Charm mare Saviour Clare broke through for her first victory in just over 12 months, when successful in the C0 & C1 class Egmont Park Stud Pace over 2150 metres, paying Supertab odds of $15.60.

Raced by Lisa and a host of stable clients, Saviour Clare (gate 2) was given an easy time trailing the heavily backed leader Ima Sassy Girl (Gate 3) which crossed her at the start.

Angling away from the inside on the final bend as Ima Sassy Girl kicked away, Saviour Clare kept giving all the way up the running to prevail by a half neck from Aurore (one/two), with Ima Sassy Girl a head away after appearing to get bogged down in the conditions.

The mile rate 2-02.4.

Lovely trail home

■ Riddell trainer Chris Lang snared the IGA Liquor Trotters Mobile for T1 & T2 class over 2150 metres with $19 chance Bacardi Carter, a 5Y0 Bacardi Lindy-Scotchys Pet gelding driven by the stable's Xavier O'Connor.

Starting from gate six, Bacardi Carter settled three back in the running line as stablemate and hot favourite Bullion Lady ($1.40) led from gate two.

Gaining a lovely trail home in the last lap on the back of Chrisken Kiosk ahead of her, Bacardi Carter joined Krisken Kiosk on straightening, with the pair clear to fight out the finish, with Bacardi Carter doing best to score by a head in 2-02.3.

Mar Pacifico (three back the markers) was third 12.2 metres back. Bullion Lady dropped right out well before the home turn.

Some sadness

■ There was a touch of sadness to the finish of the 2150 metre Ashmores Smash Repairs Lilydale Pace for C2 & C3 class at Yarra Valley as the winner Harpagus is raced by the Stokie Racing Group of which Paul Stokie who passed away only two days earlier was a member.

Trained and driven by Gavin Lang, Harpagus starting outside the front line was eased to the tail of a strung out field as the favourite Will I Rocknroll led from the pole.

Moving to be three back in the moving line racing for the bell, Harpagus was off and running in the final circuit and despite being pushed wide by Son Of Major ahead of him, ran home strongly to register a 1.6 metre margin over Will I Rocknroll and Son Of Major who was a neck away third.

A Kiwi bred 4Y0 daughter of Bettors Delight and May Fly, Harpagus returned a mile rate of 2-00.9.

Terang evening

■ Tuesday saw Terang race in the evening and stable doubles were the order of the night.

Heywood's Bec East has her team racing in fine fettle, with 4Y0 Lincoln Royal-Proud Trick mare Girls In Charge snaring the South West Conveyancing Pace for C0 class over 1680 metres and Auckland Reactor-Threes A Crowd gelding Crowded Reactor the 2189 metre Terang Home Hardware 3Y0 Pace.

Driven by Ararat freelance Michael Bellman, Girls In Charge scored her first victory since July last year, leading most of the way after going forward from gate six to defeat Mt Gambier border hopper Ramseys Hope which trailed from the pole.

Always travelling kindly, Girls In Charge was too strong at the finish, registering a 4.3 metre margin, with Lightning Blue Chip 1.9 metres away in third place after following the pair.

The mile rate 1-59.4.

Crowded Reactor with Tim McLean in the sulky, ran home best from mid-field to account for the fast finishing Hugo Rocks (one/one) by a nose in 1-59.6.

Steam Cleaned which led was 8.2 metres away in third place.

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victory over Rayz Veyron in a 1-56.2 mile rate.

Bronski Royal was third 2.3 metres back after a mid-field passage.

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Half head away

■ It was then the Sugars team (Jess and Greg) to bring up their double, with ultra-consistent American Ideal-Splendid Bet filly Betamerica leading all the way from the pole in the C1 class Barastoc Pace over 2180 metres to blitz her rivals, winning by 4.4 metres in 1-58.3 from Yankee C J which trailed. Hot Breakfast after trailing the pair was third 4.9 metres away.

One of the most improved horses in the state is Somebeachsomewhere-Bold Opera 4Y0 gelding The Hervey Bay who after racing exposed from gate four, outstayed his rivals to record a head decision over Keayang Shekitout (three back the markers), with Big Gun Johnny a half head away third after leading from outside the front line.

The mile rate 1-54.8.

Run of the race

■ Portland owner/trainer Gloria Council's 11Y0 Jet Laag-Ella Jane gelding Australian Bite registered his first success since April 2015 when victorious in the Trots @ Terang 25th June Pace for C1 class over 2150 metres.

Driven by former Western District reinsman Xavier O'Connor, American Bite was given the run of the race one/one from gate five and when eased wide on turning, finished best to prevail by 6.5 metres at Supertab odds of $18.40 from a death-seating Fowsands and Johnny Redcoat which trailed the winner, finishing 3 metres away in third place.

The mile rate 1-58.4.

Over the top

■ On Wednesday it was at Tabcorp Park Melton and Gordon duo - Tim & Darby McQuigan were victorious with Petrock-Girls Got Rhythm gelding Sham Rock on debut in the 1720 metre Hygain 2Y0 Pace.

Bred, raced and trained by Tim, Sham Rock with Darby in the sulky was taken back at the start from gate six, before going forward to park outside the leader Millwood Minx, a first starter for Lance Justice.

Gaining cover from Spacewriter for the last lap, Sham Rock looked to be going knowhere approaching the final bend, but rallied in the straight to finish all over the top of his rivals, scoring by 1.4 metres from Millwood Minx and Alte which trailed the pacemaker from the pole after leading out. The mile rate 2-00.2.

Parked outside

■ Lance Justice produced an unraced former Kiwi by the name of Mach Hu to land the Italian Buffet 15th June 3Y0 Pace over 1720 metres.

Beaten for speed from gate six, Mach Hu a half brother to 15 time winner Hu Hu R U, looked all at sea as the start was effected, settling midfield in the moving line as Venezuala led from gate two.

Going forward when the speed eased to park outside the leader, Justice controlled the race to a nicety, with Mach Hu striding clear prior to the home turn.

Even though Kerryn Manning's Razs Veyron joined him on straightening, Mach Hu looked ultra impressive as he coasted to a 5.6 metre

■ Rockbank breeder, owner and trainer William Attard combined with brother Julian to snare the Prydes Easifeed Trotters Mobile for TR0 class over 2240 metres at Melton with Rock To Midnight, a 5Y0 gelded son of Rocknroll Hanover and Midnight Lover, paying Supertab odds of $54.80.

Always handy from gate two three back in the moving line. Easing three wide in the final circuit, Rock To Midnight despite making the final bend wide, ran home stylishly to record a 1.6 metre margin over Lohi Lindy along the sprint lane after trailing the pacemaker Hesthemightyspin who held down third 5.4 metres back.

The mile rate 2-05.1. Rock To Midnight had never been placed in six previous outings.

Led throughout

■ Thursday double day saw Maryborough race in the afternoon, with Mildura at night.

Ross Creek trainer Ashley Taylor has won a limited number of races over the years and combined with Darby McGuigan to land the DNR Logistics Pace for C0 class over 2190 metres with 4Y0 Tell All-Lorimerjane mare Lorimerkylie.

Having start number seven, Lorimerkylie led throughout from the pole, running out a 3.6 metre victor over Fresco Bromac which trailed in 203.8. Jilliby Beach Girl was third 3.4 metres away after racing uncovered.

Made ground

■ Local Tim Mortlock's GrinfromeartoearNumismatic filly Seemepearlywhites broke her maiden status at start number twelve, when successful in the 1690 metre McPhersons Printing Group 3Y0 Pace at Supertab odds of $30.90.

Driven by in-form Willaura reinsman James Herbertson, Seemepearlywhites starting solo on the second line settled one/one in the early stages as first starter Alldaytess led from the pole.

Shuffled back to be mid-field at the bell, Seemepearlywhites made ground stylishly out wide approaching the final bend, before racing away over the concluding stages like a short priced favourite to record a 6.8 metre margin over Illawong Astro from last, with Alldaytess holding down third a head away.

The mile rate 1-57.9.

Half-neck margin

■ Kyneton duo Greg and Steve Leight continued their best ever season by snaring the quinella in the Talbot Hawks Bowling Club Trotters Handicap for T3 or better class over 2190 metres with Your Nicked (barrier three) defeating Arrested in a mile rate of 2-03.3.

Six year old Lawman-Arrestin Tess gelding Your Nicked (Steve Leight) settled three back the markers after galloping shortly after the start as Stress Factor began brilliantly from 20 metres.

Coming away from the inside to race exposed in the back straight on the first occasion with Arrested (Bred Chisholm) on his back.

Striding straight past the leader prior to the home turn, Your Nicked defied a late challenge from Arrested to prevail by a half neck, with Hotjane Bling (three back the markers) 2.8 metres away third.

Brilliant win

■ The highlight of the Mildura meeting was the $25,000 C1 & C2 class Mitavite Northern Region Final over 2190 metres for horses which qualified in the heats and Semi-Finals held at Swan Hill and Ouyen over the past couple of weeks - victory going the way of Armstrong cotrainers Leroy and Danny O'Brien's very smart 3Y0 Alta Christisimo-Jupiters Darling gelding Im Sir Blake.

Driven by Kerryn Manning, Im Sir Blake (gate two on the second line) possied three back

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Wednesday - Geelong, Thursday Charlton @ Maryborough/Kilmore, Friday Mildura/Shepparton, Saturday - Melton, Sunday - Horsham, Monday - Cranbourne, Tuesday - Bendigo.

Horses to follow

■ Hes Themightyspin, Hotjane Bling, Bacardi Jess, Fowsands, Millwood Minx, Hugo Rocks, Big Gun Johnny, No Alibi, Querencia, Keayang Bazooka.

in the moving line as Glenn Douglas' Dublin Street led from the pole.

Easing wide at the bell to follow Artistic Saint ahead of him, Im Sir Blake sprinted like a gazelle three wide to hit the front on turning and careered away to record a brilliant 19.1 metre margin over Keayang Bazooka in 1-58.3. Artful Christian ran home late from well back to finish third 1.7 metres away.

Hubby-and-wife

■ The $25,000 (Group 3) Bendigo Bank 2019 Bendigo Trotters Cup for TMO or better class over 2650 metres was the feature event on the program at Bendigo on Friday, with Long Forrest husband and wifeAndy andKate Gath's ex-Kiwi Monarchy-Winfield Invasion gelding McLovin coasting to the wire in a track record mile rate of 2-00.3.

Coming from an equal 20 metre backmark, McLovin stepped swiftly to settle with only Save Our Pennys behind him after starting off the same mark as the roughie I Am I Cried led from barrier two.

When Cruisin Around made a swift move forward to cross the leader, both Father Christmas and McLovin followed him forward, with McLovin striding to face the breeze giving Father Christmas one/one cover.

Racing clear on turning, McLovin was ultra impressive, scoring by 7.9 metres over Cruisin Around, with perennial placegetter Fear Not again being placed when third 3.6 metres away.

McLovin has been a revelation since crossing the Tasman, recording numerous victories in good quality races.

Bon voyage

■ This will be my last review until July 17 as I am off to the UK on holiday.

- Len Baker

Extra Concern at Govt.

■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish has taken aim at the Victorian Government's new online consultation platform saying it is difficult for local communities to access.

Speaking in the Victorian Parliament, Ms McLeish said lack of promotion and lack of internet access meant it was harder for country people to take part in public consultation.

"Many of my constituents have shared with me their concerns about the Victorian Government's increasing reliance on its Engage Victoria platform for consultation and how this shift in keeping communities informed is meaning fewer voices from country areas are being heard."

"Many of my constituents are frustrated that they do not know that matters important to them are being canvassed on the Engage Victoria website.

“Further, they do not know of workshops that are publicised through this format,” Ms McLeish said.

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Good workout for ECDRA shooters ■ Saturday was designated a practice day for the East Central District Rifle Association at their Violet Town range.

The day was a beautiful winters day with clear blue skies after a very cold frosty morning and that Violet Town wind was just a zephyr, what a great day for practice.

Graeme Kerr came with his 303 to first try target Rifle Class with peep sights then the Service Rifle Class shot with open sights.

Graeme used some of his suspect “target grade” ammunition and focused on his technique.

Yes the basic sights are a real challenge and definitely more practice required before the 303 shoot later in the year.

Randell Underwood is a new member who has chose to transfer to the ECDRA from Lang Lang club now he has moved into the district.

It was his first experience of the ECDRA range but not his first experience with the Hex System electronic targets.

Randell said that he could not have made a better choice of club to transfer to as the range had everything he needed, plus some.

He made a good start only to be undone by the VT wind and a couple of out of group vertical shots that kept his aggregate score down.

Glen Chisholm used the day effectively to

complete running in a new barrel, one that is suitable for target work past 1000 yards and to test his ammunition for consistently and velocity with the Club’s chronograph.

Glen said that the tests indicated that he may need to change his powder as with the recently approved 155.5 grain projectiles his current power was struggling to get the projectile velocity close to the 3000 ft per second required to keep the projectiles at supersonic seed at the long range shoots that are coming up for the Chas Hayes Pennant where shooting starts at 800 yards and goes out to 1000 yards.

The technique with the rifle with the new heavy barrel also needed alteration to ensure Glen has a dead still rifle though the time it takes for the bullet to travel down the barrel (about 1/ 100th of a second).

It was a special pleasure to see one of the past members return for a day out, Doug Moser dropped in for one range and, wouldn’t you know it, he posted the second top range score of 58.6 just behind Neal Hambridge's 58.7.

Neal took top score off-rifle for the day with 172.15 just ahead of Rosco Davis with 170.6.

Both shooters were consistent and improved during the shoot. It was also good to see Geoff James on the range, regrettably it is not easy for hime to get to the range as often as he used to.

Richard and John made good use of the practice as there was just enough wind to challenge the shooters and therefore practice adjusting the sights to suit. T he swirling nature of the Violet Town wind on a good day like Saturday was still hard to pick.

Johnny dropped in to see how things worked on the range and he posted a credible 55.1, well done and perhaps he might consider joining th club.

The results for the day were: Target-Rifle Graeme Kerr 38.0; Service Rifle Graeme Kerr 37.0: F-Std Ross Davis 56, 56.2, 58.4 = 170.6 Randell Underwood 56.2, 56.2, 52.1 = 164.5, Glenn Chisholm 53.2, 55.2, 50 = 158.4, Richard Godden 49, 49.2 = 98.2, Jonny 55.1, Geoff James 45; F-Open Neal Hambridge 57.5, 57.3, 58.7 = 172.15, John Maccioni 49.2, 50.1,54.1 = 153.4, Doug Moser 58.6.

A working bee was planned for next week but the consensus from the practice day was “could we please have another one next week”?

The answer is yes as many of the jobs that were planned cannot be completed now and it would be more effective if we could wait a month or so.

Thanks to the members’ attention to the range management plan everything including the con-

umable parts of the targets is in good order.

A closing note from Marty Kelly, Marty has transferred to the Wangaratta Club to further his ambitions to be part of the Australian team to New Zealand and to be No 1 in Australia in F class T/R. Marty shot at the Grantville 6th annual ‘Shoot for Autism’ and he took the second day shoot over two stages of 15 shots to count at each stage over 600 yards with a perfect score of 180.12.

A brilliant shoot six points better than his nearest rival. Marty came thirrd on the first day with 177.13 and second in the two day aggregate with 317.25.

It would seem that he is getting closer to that No1 position in Australia. Last week and he had a serious practice session with the Victorian Team at Bendigo, currently he has his sights set on the upcoming NSW Queens prize.

Well done Marty and all the best for you next prize shoot. Shooters are reminded that new shooters are most welcome at Violet Town and those interested should check the Club’s website at www.ecdra.com.au and go to the calendar section for information about shooting days and times.

- Robert Chaffe

Rebels Seniors hang on to win Yea footy report SENIORS Powelltown 21.16 (142) defeated Yea 5.5 (35) Yea put in a disappointing effort against Powelltown, outclassed from start to finish to go down by 107 points on the road.

The Demons got the jump early and slammed on five goals to one, before adding another six in the second term to open up a 52-point advantage at the major break.

The rest of the match followed the same pattern as the home side outworked the Tigers with their spread and pace on the outside of the contest.

Riley Aldous put in another fine performance through the midfield, alongside Adrian McCarthy and Brad Clements, while Josh Carroll slotted two majors.

Ian Porter battled hard in defence, Daniel Evans offered plenty of drive out of the back half and Andrew Chisholm worked tirelessly on the ball.

Yea will have the chance to grab their first win of the season when they host ThorntonEildon on Saturday.

Yea. Goalkickers: J. Carroll 2, J. Sandells, B. Broadway, P. Evans Best Players: R. Aldous, A. McCarthy, A. Chisholm, B. Clements, I. Porter, D. Evans.

RESERVES Powelltown 10.8 (68) defeated Yea 5.5 (35) Yea made a bright start against Powelltown but ultimately faded, conceding a quartertime buffer to lose the match by 33 points.

The Tigers booted three consecutive goals in the opening term, but the hosts hit back with two majors of their own to trail by four points at the first break.

Powelltown booted three goals to one in the second and never let go of their lead, stretching the margin at each change to run out deserved winners.

Luke Smith starred in his first game in the yellow and black, Ryan Sargeant found a stack of the footy and Eddie Neilson was tough around the contest.

Mark Steiner's first showing in 2019 was telling, while Clint Rose and Josh Barrett were both solid contributors.

The Tigers will take on Thornton-Eildon at home this week.

Yea. Goalkickers: N. Jankovski, J. Gilbert, J. Thelen, C. Armstrong, N. Charles Best Players: L. Smith, R. Sargeant, E. Neilson, J. Barrett, M. Steiner, C. Rose - Patrick Evans

■ The AFL Outer East League Round 8 of the 2019 season saw the Rebels return to Rebel Park for their first home game in a month.

UNDER 18 The Club's Under 18s hosted Beaconsfield which started well with seven goals to one in the first quarter before adding six unanswered goals in the second quarter.

The undermanned and outnumbered Rebels kept working hard in the second half and continued to pressure the visitors who were able to convert their opportunities on the scoreboard with a convincing win, 23.16 (154) to 4.5 (29).

Awards: Bundalaguah Engineering award Jordan Laurie-Rhodes, Hadfield Contractors award - James Southam, Alexandra Tyrepower award - Angus Smith, AlexandraApparel award - Cameron Smith, Alan and Betty Parsons award - Willem Woolford, Steyger Family award - Jacob Bourke, Coach award - Jackson Harding.

The Under 18s are at Rebel Park with the rest of the Club again next Saturday and host Wandin so get in early for your egg and bacon roll for breakfast.

RESERVES The Reserves, in sixth place on the ladder took on the undefeated Yarra Glen and matched the visitors in the first quarter with general play but the visitors were more efficient in front of goal with seven goals straight whilst the Rebels kicked three goals from six shots, the visitors then adding two goals to one in an even second quarter.

The visitors' bigger bodies and experience took over in the second half as they were able to show a clean pair of heels, winning 18.7 (115) to 5.6 (36) at the final siren.

Awards: Caltex fuel card - Andy Reddan, Alex Sportspower - Harrison Murdoch, JAMMM Catering - Chase Pearce, Buxton Hotel - Paul Brooks, Grant St Grocer - Daniel Roper.

SENIORS The Seniors lost Aaron Daly, Scott Heveren, Sam Kidd, Harrison Murdoch, Daniel Roper and Nick Smith from last week replaced by Ben Cooper, Will Goonan, Tom Halligan, Tom McKinlay and Steve Steiner.

The seventh placed Rebels took on the fourth placed Yarra Glen who needed the win to retain the chance of a top three finish to the season and after an even first quarter, the visitors led with two goals to one.

The Rebels put together some great passages of play in the second quarter and kicked four goals to two and went in at half time with a fourpoint lead.

Yarra Glen kicked five goals from six scoring shots whilst the Rebels added three goals from eight scoring shots in the third quarter to

reverse the four-point lead at the last change.

The lead changed several times in the last quarter as a large crowd enjoyed a great contest and the Rebels held on to win 11.11 (77) to 10.12 (72), with a stirring rendition of the Club song in the rooms to celebrate the efforts.

Awards: Endeavour Petroleum award Michael / Julie Purcell, Alex Standard award Joe Daniel, JAMMM Catering - Ben Woollard, Buxton Hotel - Sam Woollard, Vibe Hotel Marysville - Jake Steyger, Grant St Grocer Patrick Ferguson.

NETBALLAWARDS Caltex $25 fuel card award - Louise Chapple;Vibe Hotel Marysville $20 meal - Kate Mullins; Christy's Beauty Therapy $15 voucher -Hana Duldig; A-Grade lost 43 - 50: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Caitlan Haggis, Grant St Grocer $10 meal - Monique Mann; B-Grade won 51 - 46: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Emma Kidd, Grant St Grocer $10 meal - Fiona Stephens; C-Grade won 43 - 27: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Jorja Gesler, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Ashleigh Creighton; D-Grade won 32 - 22: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Taite Ritchie, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Eliza Gesler.

CLUB NOTES Do not forget to order your Club merchandise - polo shirts, warm up shirts @ $50, hoodies, vests @ $70, Club stubby holders @ $7, travel mugs @ $15, peaked caps and beanies @ $25, bumper stickers are free.

The Alexandra History Book is also in stock, available at the Alexandra Newsagents @ $30.

Thursday night dinners have two sittings, for juniors and then seniors after their respective training with main course and sweets - adults $15 and kids $10, everyone is welcome.

Last Thursday's Rebel Raffles saw the Holmesglen @ Eildon Jackpot worth $300 but Kath Hedger was unsuccessful, other winners were Reddrops Foodworks / Houseboat Sales Lake Eildon - Darren Gregg, Eildon Bakery / Outdoor Education Group - Nick Wal, Alexandra Quality Meats / AFNC canteen - Jack Goonan, Yea Chinese Restaurant / Bailey Funerals - Luke Heard.

The Holmesglen @ Eildon Jackpot will be worth $400 this week so come along and buy some tickets at $1 each but you need to be at the Club rooms at 8 pm for the draw.

Next Saturday the Rebels return to Rebel Park and host Yarra Junction for two games of football and four games of netball, with the under 18s hosting Wandin.

The Club will be holding the Cricket World Cup and Reverse Raffle function on the Satur-

day night, everyone is welcome.

Last Sunday the Club also catered very successfully at Rotary Park at the Truck Show and thank you to co-ordinator Kath Hedger and over 40 volunteers that assisted on the day to make everything run smoothly on a very big day for the Club.

It was a great effort by everyone to host the home games on Saturday and Sunday together with the Truck Show Barbecue so once again, thank you to everyone for their assistance across the weekend.

SUNDAY The Alexandra Football-Netball Club junior teams returned to Rebel Park last Sunday and round 8 of the 2019 season, the start of the second half of the season and hosted Tabilk for three games of football and two games of netball on a warm, sunny winter's day.

Under 12s Football Alexandra 8.5 (53) defeated Tabilk 4.4 (28) Essence Coffee Lounge award Luke Wal; Reddrops Foodworks award Callan Howell; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Dylan Woehl; Provender Country Bakehouse award Ryan Sproles; Coach's award William Clark.

Under 14s Football Alexandra 0.0 (0) defeated by Tabilk 10.10 (70) Essence Coffee Lounge award Bradley Irvine; Reddrops Foodworks award Anthony Lee;Alexandra Bakery and Café award Mitchell Coutts; Provender Country Bakehouse award William Wright; Hadfield Contractors award Lachlan Armstrong;Armstrong Family award Derryl Mills; Coach's award Charlie Hill.

Under 13s Netball Alexandra 41 defeated Tabilk 3 Reddrops Foodworks award Emily Irwin; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Emma Whitehead; Alex Physiotherapy award Danielle Nadj.

Under 15s Netball Alexandra 35 defeated by Tabilk 45 Reddrops Foodworks award Jazmin Collett; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Mikaela Krijt; Alex Quality Meats award Georgia Millard.

A very big thank you to the above award sponsors for their continued support of our junior footballers and netballers in 2019.

Next Sunday the Rebels travel to Euroa for a full day of junior sport with four games of football and three games of netball.

If anyone can assist with the canteen on home games during the season please speak to Melissa Crane, Christina Irvine orShona Miljkovic to go on the roster.

- Ray Steyger

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Local Sport Yea Golf Club CLUBKNOCKOUT To be completed by the end of the month: ■ M. Lowe v J. Aurisch.

■ C. Maffei ■ B. Priestly v Partridge.

■ B. Glenister ■ R. Wealands v G. Pollard ■ R.Wills v S.Rumney ■ I.Brayley v (K.Whitfort v J. Phillips) ■ M.Spagnolo v (J.Moss v S.Wright) WEDNESDAYGOLF With 14 players on Wednesday playing golf it was surprisingly not as cold as it has been.

Winner on Countback was Carl Maffei (21) from Bob Glenister (10) both with 36 points.

Third was Jeff Aurisch (15) with 34. There was no NTP on the second and Russell Wealands took out the Club Award easily.

Yea Junior Footy UNDER 10s ■ Second half of the season kicked off on another sunny Sunday morning at the Yea Rec Oval.

Our Under 10 Tiger Cubs took on the Wandong Warriors on home turf with the all the determination and team spirit Coach Tim has been teaching all year.

Goals, marks, kicks and handballs, all the kids skills have grown so much in half a season, on both teams .

Time to say a very big Thank You to all the helpers that make these games happen each week.

It’s a true team effort on and off the field.

Good job Tigers.

Awards: S. Porter, M. Pappadopoulos, E. Harry.

- Julie Birchall UNDER 12s ■ It was a much improved Wandong side the U12 Tigers matched up against on Sunday.

Both sides were strong at the ball and Wandong to their credit were relentless for the four quarter even though they were unable to convert their hard work on the scoreboard.

Yea were superior with their ball skills and had lots of attempts at goal but rushed their chances so accuracy wasn't on their side.

Well done to both sides for great sportmanship throughout the game.

Yea 11.10 (76) def Wandong 0.0 (0) - Deb Schickerling UNDER 14s ■ No report supplied Yea 6.11 (47) def Wandong 3.2 (20)

Sport

Ladies day for blue-and-white ■ Thornton Eildon District Football and Netball Club welcomed Gembrook-Cockatoo Football Club to Thornton last Saturday.

The day began very foggy which brightened and warmed to prove a lovely day for the games ahead.

This weekend was all about the ladies, with our two netball sides proving they do have what it takes to play a competitive and consistent game, while remaining composed right to the final seconds.

Congratulations to all our netball squad for 2019 coming away with two wins on the board for this round.

C-GRADE The team came out strong with Mel Gourlay and Elly Morrison in GK and GD providing some magnificent defence which really put the pressure on the Gembrook shooters early on in the game.

Great turnovers were followed with Paige Gardener and Sammie Martins in the centre creating space and kept the ball flowing smoothly down the court.

On the opposite end, Bri Calvert and Jayne Farnan were a strong and united front moving effortlessly around the circle barely missing a single goal and were able to keep the half time score almost level, with a goal in favour to Gembrook.

The second half of the game saw the addi-

tion of Kayla Martins in defence who really kept up the pressure and with little changes to the rest of the court the team really hit their stride.

Determined to keep playing strong, the girls really controlled the flow of the ball and were able to pull together a stellar first win of the season, taking down Gembrook Thornton 32 d Gembrook 30 Special mention to Jayne for winning the award for best on ground. ★ B-GRADE The Thornton B-Grade girls stepped onto the court, hopeful for another win up their sleeve, and gosh did they deliver an amazing win with a score of 54-36.

Having Rosie Kealy and Keely Grant shooting in the ring, the girls worked awesome together to keep the score up throughout the entire game, getting their shots in against Gembrook’s defence.

We had a strong midcourt with Tayla Paige, Jess Gorman, Shantelle Matcham, Brodie Tyack and Tamara Morris-Thomas intercepting many of Gembrook‘s passes and centre throws.

Putting up a strong defence, we had Heather Mason, Cassandra Worm and Tamara Morris-Thomas, the girls switched and all worked great together to stick tight to their players, get the rebounds and help to get the ball back down

Yea Junior Football

● Under 10: B. Birchall.

to our attack end. Amazing effort by all the girls.

Thornton 54 d Gembrook 36. ★ RESERVES It was a hard day for the Shinboners on the football field this weekend, a little light on for players leading into the weekend being long weekend and other various reasons, however the Shinboner faithful pulled on the blue and whites, stepping up to the plate showing they still have what it takes to make it hard on the opposition.

The Reserves was a hard contested game physically, right from the start however Gembrook were clearly a cut above the rest and ran right over the shinboners this round.

Thornton 1.3 (9) were defeated by Gembrook 18.11 (119) ★ SENIORS In the seniors, Declan Allan played his first game in the top side this weekend which is a credit to him for his hard work put into his game this season. Congratulations Declan. T his round saw a few changes to the side due to various reasons, but the weekend proved to be a hard one, Thornton couldn’t keep up with Gembrook running well over the top taking the win.

Thornton 5.2 (32) to Gembrook 21. 14 (140) - Sarah Stevenson ● Photos: Ian Porter

● Under 10: M. Papadopoulos

● Under 10: J. Cunningham

Yea Girls’ Footy

● Under 10 Awards: S Porter, M Papadopoulos, E Harry.

● Ruby O’Dwyer and Cassie Wilsmore pictured on their debut for the Victorian Metro U6 Girls Team.

They had a win against NSW/ACT.

● Under 12: T. Dunn

● Under 12: B. Bastion

● Yea Under 12 Award winners.

● Under 12: W. Ross

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Sport

Boners B-Grade taste victory ■ Thornton-Eildon B-Grade netballers earned a 54-37 victory against Gembrook-Cockatoo, at home on Saturday.

NETBALL SCOREBOARD

■ A-Grade. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 8. Seville; Bye. Yarra Glen 50 d Alexandra 43.

Yea 53 d Powelltown 47. Kinglake 50 d Yarra Junction 41. Gembrook-Cockatoo: Bye. ■ B-Grade. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 8. Seville: Bye. Alexandra 51 d Yarra Glen 46.

Yea 30 d Powelltown 29. Thornton-Eildon 54 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 37. Kinglake 52 d Yarra Junction 32.

■ C-Grade. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 8. Alexandra 43 d Yarra Glen 27. POwelltown 24 d Yea 22. Thornton-Eildon 32 d GembrookCockatoo 30. Kinglake 36 d Yarra Junction 19.

Seville: Bye. ■ D-Grade. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 8. Alexandra 32 d Yarra Glen 22. Yea 25 d Powelltown 22. Kinglake 38 d Yarra Junction 5.

Gembrook-Cockatoo: Bye. Seville: Bye.

YARRA JUNCTION V KINGLAKE A-GRADE KINGLAKE ................................. 13, 24, 37, 50 YARRA JUNCTION ...................... 8, 19, 29, 41 Kinglake. Goals: Billie Cvijetic 23, Danielle Howe 7, Casey Barnes 2.

Yarra Junction. Goals: Amelia Rose Michelle 19, Amanda Finn 22. Best: Hannah Smart, Catherine Vermeltfoort, Claire Spicer.

B-GRADE KINGLAKE ................................. 13, 28, 40, 52 YARRA JUNCTION ...................... 9, 16, 23, 32 Kinglake. Goals: Lauren Watson 19, Danielle Howe 24, Billie Cvijetic 9. Best: Amy Teodorovic, Danielle Howe, Lauren Watson.

Yarra Junction. Goals: Laura Versluis 14, Shelby Lewer 11, Indiya Bosen. Best: Katelin Borondy, Abbey Bentley.

C-GRADE KINGLAKE ................................. 11, 19, 29, 36 YARRA JUNCTION ....................... 6, 9, 29, 36 Kinglake. Goals: Hayley Baweden 10, Olivia Turner-Dickason 26. Best: Olivia TurnerDickason, Danielle Smith, Hayley Bawden.

Yarra Junction. Goals: Natalie Boxell 9. Best: Cara Doyle.

D-GRADE KINGLAKE ................................ 8, 23, 30, 38 YARRA JUNCTION ............................ 0, 1, 5, 5 Kinglake. Goals: Melanie Gibson 18, Jazmine Pearson 20. Best: Jazmine Pearson, Melanie Gibson, Errin White.

Yarra Junction. Goals: Charlie Kliska. Best: Charlie Kliska, Jessica MacDonald-Johnson, Gemma Cole.

ALEXANDRA V YARRA GLEN A-GRADE YARRA GLEN ............................. 16, 27, 42, 50 ALEXANDRA ................................ 9, 18, 29, 43 Yarra Glen. Best: Chloe Gray,. Alicia, Katelyn Vanderkolk.

Alexandra. Goals: Louise Chapple 15. Best: Caitlan Haggis, Lauren Steyger, Louise Chapple.

B-GRADE ALEXANDRA .............................. 15, 29, 40, 51 YARRA GLEN ............................. 12, 22, 34, 46 Alexandra. Goals: emma Kidd 24, Louise Chapple 27. Best: Louise Chapple, Emma Kidd, Fiona Stephens.

Yarra Glen. Goals: Stephanie Gibbs 31, Andrea Evans 15. Best: Skye Corrigan, Andrea Evans, Ellen Brown.

C-GRADE ALEXANDRA .............................. 10, 24, 34, 43 YARRA GLEN ............................... 4, 11, 18, 27 Alexandra. Goals: Mandy Gesler 9. Best: Sally Krijt, Kelsey Purcell.

Yarra Glen. Best: Elise Tanzen 16, Ruth Corry 5, Molly Duncan 6.

D-GRADE ALEXANDRA ................................. 6, 16, 24, 32 YARRA GLEN ................................ 4, 11, 16, 22 Alexandra. Goals: Kate Mullins 17. Best: Kate Mullins.

Yarra Glen. Goals: Katherine James 8, Kim on and goals had to be worked hard for, only Christian 12, Holly Moors 2. Best: Charlotte one goal separating the teams at half time and Adam, Kim Christian. then 24 all after three quarters.

Both teams believed they could win the game and that ensured a pressure cooker last quarter, THORNTON-EILDON V every player on court feeling the heat GEMBROOK-COCKATOO almost but never stopping.

B-GRADE Every Yea player put in 100 per cent and THORNTON-EILDON .............. 18, 28, 41, 54 made an intercept or created a Powelltown erGEMBROOK-COCKATOO ......... 8, 18, 30, 37 ror. Only 11 goals were scored for the quarter Thornton-Eildon. Goals: Keely Grant 24, Rose and thankfully the last to Yea, putting them one Kealy 30. ahead. Still over one minute remained but Yea C-GRADE stuck tight and remained in front at the end. Well THORNTON-EILDON .................. 7, 14, 19, 32 done Tigers.

GEMBROOK-COCKATOO ......... 7, 16, 25, 30 Yea 30 def Powelltown 29 Thornton-Eildon. Goals: Briana Calvert 50, Goals: M. Sundblom 18, C. Hayes 10, B. Jayne Farnan 14.

Bond 2. Best: M. Sundblom, E. Hendrie, M. Gem,brook-Cockatoo. Goals: Jacqueline McSpeerin McCann 17, Sue-Anne Jozsa 13.

- Cindy Hayes C-GRADE ■ C-Grade started great with Deb and Chelsea POWELLTOWN V YEA both making early intercepts in defence to A-GRADE YEA .............................................. 16, 27, 39, 53 kickstart the scoring for the Tigers.

Powelltown soon settled into the game and it POWELLTOWN ......................... 14, 26, 38, 47 Yea. Goals: Melissa Martinov 45, Nikki Watts went goal for goal until the break, the home side 7, Sharmini-Jane Philp 1. Best: melissa Martinov, up by one goal.

Ebony and Molly provided great assistance Sarah Armstrong, Lauren Cronk. to the circle defenders in the second quarter, but Powelltown: Samantha hansen 33, Nicole Hajder 14. Best: Demi Barber, Michelle Finlay, Powelltown got a quick run of goals due to fast transition from defence, starting to push out the Maddalyn Beet. lead.

B-GRADE The Tigers rallied and Jess and Fiona replied YEA ............................................. 10, 15, 24, 30 POWELLTOWN ........................... 8, 14, 24, 29 with goals in succession to draw the margin back Yea. Goals: Meg Sundblom 18, Cindy Hayes to four at half time.

Powelltown stepped up their zone defence 10. Best: Meg Sundblom. and made many intercepts early in the third quarPowelltown. Goals: Tayla Morton 20, Jodie M ter before the Tigers managed to adjust and work Stenhouse 1. Best: Erin Mullan. the ball through the mid court.

C-GRADE Kath and Fi had switched the GA and WA POWELLTOWN ........................... 8, 15, 21, 24 bibs at the break and both provided options over YEA................................................. 7, 11, 17, 22 Powelltown. Goals: Shelley Gray 12, Simone the transverse line and then combined with Molly Traynor 12. Best: Erin Benham, Ghemma Beet, to work the ball around the ring until the opportunity opened up for Jess and Kath in the goal Glenda Crofts.

Yea. Goals: Jessica Armstrong 13, Fiona Purvis ring. The teams both scored six goals in a 7, Kathleen Alldrick 2. Best: Kathleen Alldrick, highly defensive quarter, the Tigers still four goals down.

Chelsea Helder, Jessica Armstrong.

Kate and Molly did a power of work off the D-GRADE ball on their attacking opponents in the midcourt YEA ................................................ 8, 14, 21, 25 POWELLTOWN ............................ 3, 9, 14, 22 to stop Powelltown's drive into attack in the last Powelltown. Goals: Holly Cole 12, Jessica Mor- quarter.

This gave Deb and Chels much more opporris 7, Kristy Summer 3. Best: Holly Cole, Jestunity to pick off the incoming ball, allowing sica Morris.

Yea. Goals: Hannah Broderick 11. Best: Sarah Powelltown only three goals for the last quarter.

The attackers kept working the ball around Lobley, Kelly Petering. to eventually win the quarter, but fall short by two goals when the final whistle blew. Great YEA CLUB REPORTS performance girls.

A-GRADE Powelltown 24 def Yea 22 ■ With only four of their nine players availGoals: J. Armstrong 13, F. Purvis 7, K. able, huge thanks go to Sarah Armstrong and Alldrick 2. Best: K Alldrick, C Helder, J Sharmini Philip for filling in, along with Lauren Armstrong Cronk and Nikki Waghorn who both played in - Cindy Hayes the B- and A- games.

D-GRADE Powelltown is always a tough road trip no ■ D-Grade started the day off well for Yea with matter the ladder positions and that proved to be a good three-goal win at Powelltown. the case on Saturday as the sides battled out an Importantly, the Tigers started the strongest even contest. Yea really only took a comfort- with strong attacking through transition to score able lead midway through the last quarter to even- eight goals for the quarter. tually win by six.

Fill in Sarah Lobley at GD combined with It was a high scoring contest with exactly 100 Jilly at GK to continually read Powelltown’s goals scored for the game, Yea always a touch feeds and chop them off, only allowing the home ahead but Powelltown never going away and team three goals for the first quarter. levelling on many occasions.

The game was a lot tighter over the second Both midcourts worked hard for their respec- and third quarters. tive teams to propel them into attack and despite Deb was able to rotate Caitlin, Susie, Kelly many of the defenders being outsized they all and Jacqui through the midcourt and the four made many excellent intercepts. drove strongly in transition and defended well Yea only led by a single goal at ¾-time but did when Powelltown had possession. enough in the last quarter to eventually draw Hannah and Abbey continued to combine away by six. well in the goal circle and both girls shot accuWith the Thornton bye next week, Yea goes rately. into the halfway mark of the season undefeated.

Yea took a seven-goal lead into the last quarThey will face third place Seville and second ter but Powelltown weren't giving up, pressuring Kinglake in the following two weeks. all of Yea's passes and causing numerous turnYea 53 def Powelltown 47 overs to chip away at the margin.

Goals: M. Martinov 45, N. Watts 7, S. Philip Time was always on Yea's side though and a 1. Best: M Martinov, S Armstrong, L Cronk couple of late steadying goals saw them con- Cindy Hayes tinue their good season.

B-GRADE D-Grade will have a week’s break due to the ■ The first quarter of this game was the highest Thornton bye and then will face ladder leaders scoring with both teams scoring reasonably Seville the following week. freely in the initial stages, Yea bolting out of the Yea 25 def Powelltown 22 blocks with sixof the first eight before Powelltown Goals: A .Christie 14, H. Broderick 11 chipped away to trail 8-10 at quarter time.

Best: S. Lobley, K. Petering, J. Dalton It was truly a defensive game from that point - Cindy Hayes

SEYMOUR DISTRICT JUNIOR FOOTBALL SCORES AT A GLANCE UNDER 16 ■ Results. Round 8. Sunday, June 9.

Broadford 17.19 (121) d Euroa 3.5 (23). St Mary’s v Seymour.

■ Ladder. 1. Broadford, 480.98, 32. 2. St Mary’s, 258.45, 28. 3. Euroa, 75.05, 16. 4.

Alexandra, 38.05, 16. 5. Seymour, 23.34, 4.

UNDER 14 ■ Results. Round 8. Sunday, June 9. Tabilk 10.10 (70) d Alexandra 0.0 (0). Euroa 9.12 (66) d Broadford 1.2 (8). St Mary’s 20.17 (137) d Seymour 0.0 (0). Yea 6.11 (47) d Wandong 3.2 (20).

■ Ladder. 1. St Mary’s, 1138.89, 32. 2.

Euroa, 434.81, 28. 3. Tabilk, 265.89, 24. 4.

Broadford, 145.78, 16. 5. Yea, 70.50, 16. 6.

Alexandra, 50.43, 8. 7. Seymour, 20.73, 4. 8.

Wandong, 14.71, 0.

UNDER 12 ■ Results. Round 8. Sunday, June 9.

Alexandra 8.5 (53) d Tabilk 4.4 (28) Euroa 9.8 (62) d Broadford 4.1 (25). Seymour 8.10 (58) d St Mary’s 1.0 (6). Yea 11.10 (76) d Wandong 0.0 (0) ■ Ladder. 1. Alexandra, 622.02, 32. 2.

Euroa, 258.20, 28. 3. Seymour, 198.13, 24. 4.

Tabilk, 179.69, 16. 5. Yea, 167.15, 16. 6.

Broadford, 79.67, 6. 7. St Mary’s, 58.21, 6. 8.

Wandong, 1.13, 0.

UNDER 10 ■ Ladder. 1. Seymour, 14. 2. Wandong, 12.

3. Alexandra, 10.

FOOTY FIXTURES ■ Under 10: Tabilk v St Mary’s, Seymour v Yea, Wandong v Broadford, Euroa v Alexandra. 10am.

■ Under 12: Tabilk v St Mary’s, Seymour v Yea, Wandong v Broadford, Euroa v Alexandra. 11am, Sunday (June 16).

■ Under 14: Tabilk v St Mary’s, Seymour v Yea, Wandong v Broadford, Euroa v Alexandra. 12.15pm, Sunday (June 16).

■ Under 16: Broadford v St Mary’s, Euroa v Alexandra. 1.30pm, Sunday (June 16).

NETBALL ■ Yea had a bye in Junior Netball.

■ 15 and Under. Results. Round 8. Sunday, June 9. Tabilk 45 d Alexandra 35.

Broadford d Euroa. Seymour 25 d St Mary's 21. Yea: Bye. Ladder: 1. Tabilk, 170.21, 32.

2. Euroa, 131.82, 22. 3. Broadford, 110.86, 20. 4. Seymour, 101.64, 20. 5. Alexandra, 105.31, 16. 6. Yea, 57.65, 14. 7. St Mary’s, 51.82, 4.

■ 13 and Under. Results. Round 8. Sunday, June 9. T Alexandra 41 d Tabilk 3. Euroa d Broadford. St Mary's 19 d Seymour 17. Yea: Bye. Ladder: 1. Euroa, 627.03, 32. 2.

Broadford, 138.04, 24. 3. Alexandra, 133.01, 20. 4. St Mary’s, 89.11, 16. 5. Seymour, 84.56, 16. 6. Yea, 39.33, 16. 7. Tabilk, 18.02, 4.

■ 11 and Under. Results. Round 8. Sunday, June 9. Alexandra: Bye. Euroa d Broadford. Seymour 13 d St Mary's 12. Yea: Bye. Ladder. 1. Euroa, 288.89, 32. 2. St Mary's, 150.91, 24. 3. Broadford, 202.86, 20.

4. Seymour, 121.82, 5. Alexandra, 53.57, 16.

6. Yea, 6.48, 12.

NETBALL FIXTURES ■ 15 and Under. Euroa v Alexandra, Seymour v Yea, Tabilk v St Mary's, Broadford: Bye. 1.05pm, Sunday (June 16).

■ 13 and Under. Broadford: Bye. Euroa v Alexandra. Seymour v Yea. Tabilk v St Mary's. 12 Noon (Sunday, June 16).

■ 11 and Under. Euroa v Alexandra.

Seymour v Yea. Broadford: Bye. St Mary's: Bye. 11am (Sunday, June 16).

- SDJNFL

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AFL OUTER EAST FOOTBALL SCORES AT A GLANCE DIV. 2 SENIORS

■ Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 8.

Alexandra 11.11 (77) d Yarra Glen 10.12 (72).

Powelltown 21.16 (142) d Yea 5.5 (35).

Gembrook-Cockatoo 21.14 (140) d ThorntonEildon 5.2 (32). Yarra Junction 23.10 (148) d Kinglake 8.12 (60). Seville: Bye. ■ Ladder. 1. Yarra Junction, 211.39, 28. 2.

Kinglake, 175.88, 28. 3. Seville, 158.86, 24.

4. Yarra Glen, 134.43, 20. 5. GembrookCockatoo, 128.33, 20. 6. Powelltown, 117.77, 16. 7. Alexandra, 87.84, 16. 8. ThorntonEildon, 31.39, 4.9. Yea, 23.73, 4.

DIV. 2 RESERVES

■ Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 8. Yarra Glen `18.7 (115) d Alexandra 5.6 (36).

Powelltown 10.8 (68) d Yea 5.5 (35).

Gembrook-Cockatoo 18.11 (119) d ThorntonEildon 1.3 (9). Yarra Junction 11.5 (71) d Kinglake 8.6 (54). Seville: Bye. ■ Ladder. 1. Yarra Glen, 245.45, 32. 2.

Gembrook-Cockatoo, 205.58, 28. 3. Yarra Junction, 124.82, 24. 4. Seville, 173.55, 20. 5.

Kinglake, 170.19, 20. 6. Alexandra, 93.32, 16.

7. Powelltown, 69.92, 8. 8. Thornton-Eildon, 21.25, 8. 9. Yea, 32.39, 4.

DIV. 1 SENIORS

■ Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 8.

Monbulk 7.16 (58) d Doveton 7.8 (50). Mt Evelyn 24.23 (167) d Belgrave 8.7 (55).

DIV. 2 SENIORS

■ Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 8.

Monbulk 8.7 (55) d Doveton 4.7 (31).Mt Evelyn 18.18 (126) d Belgrave 4.12 (25).

PREMIER LEAGUE U18

■ Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 8.

Beaconsfield 23.16 (154) d Alexandra 4.5 (29).

Berwick 15.19 (109) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 3.4 (22). Narre Warren 14.9 (93) d GembrookCockatoo 4.4 (28). Upwey-Tecoma 15.8 (98) d Woori Yallock 7.9 (51). Boronia Springs 7.7 (49) d Wandin 7.5 (47).

■ Ladder. 1. Narre Warren, 461.16, 32. 2.

Berwick, 468.93, 28. 3. Beaconsfield, 316.05, 20. 4. Upwey-Tecoma, 191.46, 20. 5. Woori Yallock, 143.26, 20. 6. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 67.65, 12. 7. Berwick Springs, 39.22, 6. 8.

Olinda-Ferny Creek, 25.33, 6. 9. Alexandra, 24.68, 0. 10. Wandin, 14.08, 0.

NORTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL SCORES AT A GLANCE DIV. 1 SENIORS

■ Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 8. North Heidelberg 11.6 (72) d Macleod 10.11 (71).

There were no other Division 1 mtaches.

■ There were no Division 2 or Division 3 matches last weekend.

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Sport

Kinglake’s winning streak ends ■ Kinglake was delivered an 88-point defeat

by Yarra Junction in AFL Outer East Division 2 competition on Saturday.

YARRA JUNCTION V KINGLAKE

All in the family at Thornton

SENIORS YARRA JUNC........... 8.2, 11.2, 17.6, 23.10 (148) KINGLAKE .................... 2.2, 5.7, 8.8, 8.12 (60) Yarra Junction. Goalkickers: E. Wadsworth 5, D. Johnson 4, B. Clark 3, S. Morton 3, J. Holmes 2, K. Hall 2, M. Houston, C. Hoare, S. Cannon, A. Chandler. Best Players: D. Johnson, E. Wadsworth, S. Morton, B. Clark, S. Cannon, T. Armstrong.

Kinglake. Goalkickers: C. Horman 4, R. King, J. Poecher, B. Robinson, A. Fairchild. Best Players: L. Hannah, L. Adams, L. Broderick, J. Crowe, C. Horman, M. Saddington.

RESERVES YARRA JUNC. ............... 2.1, 6.2, 7.4, 11.5 (71) KINGLAKE ....................... 0.4, 2.5, 3.6, 8.6 (54) Yarra Junction. Goalkickers: B. Conder 2, N. Blair 2, D. Pottage, J. Rice, D. Ismail, D. Bebarfald, S. Jordan, K. Ouslay, D. Lever. Best Players: A. Ward, K. Ousley, N. Fall, W. Robertson, M. Tarr, B. Conder.

Kinglake. Goalkickers: C. Horman 4, R. King, J. Poecher, B. Robinson, A. Fairchild. Best Players: L. Hannah, L. Adams, L. Broderick, J. Crowe, C. Horman, M. Saddington.

ALEXANDRA V YARRA GLEN SENIORS ALEXANDRA ................. 1.2, 5.3, 8.8, 11.11 (77) YARRAGLEN ............... 2.4, 4.5, 9.6, 10.12 (72) Alexandra. Goalkickers: B. Norris 4, B. Woollard 3, J. Daniel 2, B. Kapakoulakis, S. Steiner. Best Players: B. Woollard, J. Daniel, J. Steyger, B. Norris, P. Ferguson, M. Coombs.

Yarra Glen. Goalkickers: J. Smith 4, A. Moate 2, L. Telford 2, B. Gardner, T. Ekers. Best Players: B. Gardner, A. Smith, B. Ashton, L. Telford, J. Marks, B. Binion.

RESERVES YARRA GLEN ............... 7.0, 9.3, 13.5, 18.7 (115) ALEXANDRA ................... 3.3, 4.4, 5.4, 5.6 (36) Yarra Glen. Goalkickers: D. Barker 4, M. Kikidopoulos 3, D. Case 3, L. Thomson 2, M. Donald 2, D. Fenech, D. Galbraith, S. Kelton, S. Duncan.

Best Players: M. Kikidopoulos, D. Case, D. Barker, D. Fenech, B. Yon, L. O’Neill.

Alexandra. Goalkickers: H. Murdoch, N. Dundas, I. Hedger, P. Hevern, P. Brooks. Best Players: A. Reddan, H. Murdoch, C. Pearce, P. brooks, D. Roper, N. Dundas.

THIRDS BEACONSFIELD .. 7.6, 13.9, 18.12, 23.16 (154) ALEXANDRA ................... 1.1, 1.2, 3.4, 4.5 (29) Beaconsfield. Goalkickers: B. Gibbs 5, G. Skalianis 5, J. Mounter 4, A. Johnston 4, M. Homfray, N. Young, C. Olsson, C. Stirling, W. Hamilton. Best Players: J. Mounter, M. Lawless, B. Gibbs, C. Stirling, M. Homfray, G. Skaliaris.

Alexandra. Goalkickers: J. Laurie-Rhodes, J. Southam, A. Smith, C. Smith, W. Woolford, J. Harding. Best Players: T. Rouget, J. Harding, B. Azzopardi, J. Southam.

THORNTON-EILDON V GEMBROOK-COCKATOO SENIORS G’BROOK-COCK. ... 6.2, 10.7, 14.9, 21.14 (140) THORNTON-EILDON ... 1.1, 2.1, 3.2, 5.2 (32) RESERVES G’BROOK-COCK. .... 5.1, 8.7, 13.8, 18.11 (119) THORTON-EILDON ........ 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 1.3 (9) Gembrook-Cockatoo. Goalkickers: S. Strohbeck 6, D. Smith 2, T. Bastow 2, S. Pantorno 2, D. Smith 2, T. Bastow 2, D. McKinley, S. Webster, B. Chapman, M. Frazzetto, C. Black, D. Keily. Best Players: M. Frazzetto, S. Strohbeck, D. Smith, S. Webster, J. Sherer, D. Fidone.

POWELLTOWN V YEA SENIORS POWELLTOWN ... 5.4, 11.6, 16.13, 21.16 (142) YEA .................................. 1.0, 3.2, 4.4, 5.5 (35)

● Thornton-Eildon District Football Club stalwart Bob Allan (300+games for the Shinboners) was proudly with grandson Declan (first Seniors’ game) at age 16, and son Jason (198-game veteran). Jason’s first Seniors game was at 16.

● The Thornton-Eildon District Seniors took to the field at home against Gembrook-Cockatoo on Saturday afternoon. Photos: Ash Long 3, B. Wratten 3, J. Ashby 2, J. Johnson 2, J. Walkwer, M. Lord, L. Miller, R. McCruimmon.

Best Players: D. Roy, J. Johnson, J. Ashby, R. Johnson, B. Wratten, M. Mullan.

Yea. Goalkickers: J. Carroll 2, J. Sandells, B. Broadway, P. Evans. Best Players: R. Aldous, A. McCarthy, A. Chisholm, B. Clements, I. Porter, D. Evans.

RESERVES POWELLTOWN ............ 2.2, 5.5, 8.5, 10.8 (68) YEA .................................. 3.0, 3.1, 4.3, 5.5 (35) Powelltown. Goalkickers: D. Rees 3, B. Walker, D. Saunderson, D. O’Neill, C. Ladewig, J. Smith, L. Winter-Annette, M. Wood. Best Players: J. Neale, J. Smith, M. Wood, K. Dunne, L. WinterAnnette, D. Saunderson.

Yea. Goalkickers: N. Jankovski, J. Gilbert, J. Thelen, C. Armstrong, N. Charles. Best Players: L. Smith, P. Sargeant, E. Neilson, J. Barrett, M. Steiner, C. Rose.

GOULBURN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE ■ Seniors. Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 8. Tatura 10.17 (77) d Benalla 9.8 (62).

Seymour 15.12 (102) d Shepparton United 3.6 (24). Kyabram 25.25 (175) d Shepparton Swans 3.5 (23). Shepparton 12.13 (85) d Mansfield 11.4 (70). Rochester 16.16 (112) d Mooroopna 8.5 (53). Echuca 14.17 (101) d Euroa 8.10 (58). Reserves. Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 8. Benalla 12.14 (86) d Tatura 9.6 (60). Seymour 19.12 (126) d Shepparton United 2,.7 (10). Shepparton Swans 10.11 (71) d Kyabram 7.7 (49).

Shepparton 10.7 (67) d Mansfield 6.10 (46).

Rochester 20.13 (133) d Mooroopna 0.3 (3).

Echuca 11.8 (74) d Euroa 6.2 (38).

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Alexandra

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UNDER CONTRACT

Edgelton’ – Live the Lifestyle • Quality brick home on 10 Acres and 3 living areas • Well appointed Kitchen with split system, separate lounge with wood heater plus rumpus room or 4th bedroom • 3 bedrooms with built in robes, master bed with ensuite and walk in robe.

• Outdoor entertaining area with spa, huge colourbond workshop with remote roller door plus double carport. $759,000

Wide Open Spaces and Plenty of Clean Air! • 170Acres (62ha) of undulating to rising hill country • 4 bedroom home with Open plan living, high ceilings and combustion wood heater.

• Outdoor entertaining deck overlooking the Alexandra valley • Huge lock-up color bond shed 14m x 7m with concrete floor and power. $675,000

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ONLY 3 LOTS LEFT

Stylish living in the heart of town!

• 4 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom quality built brick home • Open plan living, Kitchen with stone benchtops & walk in pantry • Master bedroom with walk in robe & ensuite, • Lovely outdoor entertaining area with double garage $459,000

Eildon Pellerin Estate "enjoy the lifestyle" Create your dream lifestyle and design your home on these outstanding parcels of land. Lovely north facing parcels of land with plenty of space in the exclusive Pellerin Estate. Wonderful views and country outlook with adjacent creek reserve.

Lots range from 5311 sqm (1.25Ac) to 1.6 ha (4.06Ac) fully fenced with post and rail entrances, power, town water and telecommunications available to each lot. Sealed private court location 2km from local shops, schools and town centre.

From $190,000

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Fantastic parcel of land of 625 sq m ideal to build a holiday home or investment property. Excellent colour bond fencing with water, sewerage and power in the street. Lovely rural outlook walking distance to shopping village and Lake Eildon Pondage. Only minutes to boat launching facilities for all water sports. Fantastic holiday destination under 2 hours from Melbourne. $120,000

17 Mulqueeny Lane

The best Land in town with a stunning aspect Build your dream home on this absolutely beautiful parcel of land, nestled in a stunning executive estate, surrounded by quality homes. This 920 m2 block is a rare opportunity as it overlooks the Yea Racing track & golf course with a stunning westerly aspect, allowing you to watch the sun setting from your rear alfresco.

Offering wide walking paths to the local shops & cafes, tree lined streets & a central open plan parkland at your doorstep, this would be a beautiful place to call home or invest if you do not wish to build straight away.

The perfect place to take in the ambience of 'Yea'. Wander down to the golf club or race track or walk into town to enjoy the café lifestyle, the 60 plus clubs that Yea Township has to offer or a lazy drive to Yarra Valley & Murrindindi vineyards.

Price by Negotiation $260,000 - $280,000

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2.8 (approx) - Blissfull acres a stone throw from Yea This once in a lifetime opportunity presents itself to secure one of the finest and last remaining acreage allotments on the fringe of Yea's township in a most sought after area. Consisting of 2.8 acres (approx.) LOT 3, 34 Killingworth Road is the perfect blank canvas for the discerning buyer who will fully appreciate this opportunity to capitalise on this property's unique position offering an exquisite lifestyle.

The well cleared block provides peace and tranquillity so you can escape to serene lush surroundings, punctuated by the sounds of colourful birdlife and panoramic views of the surrounding ranges all within 5 minutes' walk into this beautiful old country town. To find such quality land in a location that's just 1.1 km's from the shopping precinct and 112 km's to the Melbourne CBD, world class wineries and restaurants at your doorstep and all the lifestyle options the Murrindindi Shire is renowned for, don't miss your opportunity to build and move into this exclusive acreage.

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