CELEBRATING 70 YEARS HERITAGE: YARRA RANGES • MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016
POLICE HUNT AT TECOMA, UPWEY FOR THIS MAN
Local RSL event for musician
■ Ten-string guitarist Matthew Fagan is touring to the Edinburgh Fringe and Europe with his show Lord of the Strings, and there is a send-off concert at the UpweyBelgrave RSL on Saturday, August 6 at 8pm. From Bach to Beatles, Spanish to Blues to Led Zepplin and Celtic Harp, Lord of the Strings is the ultimate music journey packed with humour. Matthew Fagan’s ultimate multi-instrumental and genre show Lord of the Strings has wowed fans all over the globe in more than 120 countries.
● Matthew Fagan will perform at Belgrave-Upwey RSL on Saturday next week
$1.05m for Gembrook home ■ Gembrook topped the Hills real estate sales report this week with a seven-bedroom home on 47 acres selling for $1.05 million. Barry Plant Emerald arranged the sale, which also included a second five-bedroom home on the property. Domain.com.an lists a five-bedroom home at 150 Big Pats Creek Rd, Big Pats Creek, selling for $620,000, through Bell Real Estate, Yarra Junction/Woori Yallock. A four-bedroom home at 9 Stanley St, Chirnside Park, was sold for $1.95 million by Jellis Craig Doncaster. Barry Plant Lilydale sold a four-bedroom home at 17 Switchback Rd, Chirnside Park for $580,000. A five-bedroom home at 298 BelgraveGembrook Rd, Clematis, was sold by Barry Plant Emerald for $452,000.
● This seven-bedroom home on 47 acres at 27 Gembrook-Tonimbuk Rd, Gembrook, with a second five-bedroom home on the property, sold for $1.05 million at the weekend in a sale handled by Barry Plant Emerald. Domain.com.au reports there were 476 auctions with a clearance rate of 74 per cent.
Matthew will share behind-the-scenes stories of life on the road with an extraordinary array of celebrities he has toured with, including Billy Connolly, Michael Crawford, Shirley Bassey, Natalie Cole and the original Buena Vista Social Club. Audience participation is encouraged in the zany guitar challenge where Matthew spontaneously performs a medley of audience guitar requests including some of his own, interspersed with a selection from 300 sounds from his guitar synth. Music will be performed from the special album Song for Billy which features Billy Connolly’s own banjo given to Matthew after their 53-night tour of Australia together. Billy was so impressed he said: “Matthew is the best guest artist I have ever had.”. Song for Billy is a project to raise awareness for Parkinsons Research. Matthew performs on a unique handmade 10-string Spanish guitar, Celtic steel string guitar, Godin nylon synth guitar, Maton tenor ukulele and banjo. Matthew will be having a send off show at the Upwey Belgrave RSL, 1 Mast Gully Rd, Upwey, on Saturday, August 6 at 8pm. Table/Dinner Bookings: 9754 3665. Show Bookings: 0438 881 985. Tickets: By Donation ($15+). - Cheryl Threadgold
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■ Detectives from the Knox Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team are seeking public assistance in identifying a man in relation to an incident earlier this month. Investigators have been told a woman was walking her dog from McNicol Rd onto Burwood Hwy, Tecoma, when she was approached by a man who attempted to start a conversation with her. The woman ignored the man and continued walking. The man has then followed the woman for about 1.5km and whilst being followed, the woman has observed the man hiding and re-appearing ahead of her. When the woman arrived home in Upwey she entered her house through a rear entrance via her neighbour’s backyard. Once inside, the woman’s husband observed the man in their neighbour’s backyard. It is not known why the man was following the woman and she was not physically harmed during the incident. Investigators have released an image of a man they wish to speak with in the hope that someone may be able to identify him or that he may be come forward. The man was wearing a red hooded top, a grey t-shirt and blue pants. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crime stoppersvic.com.au
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