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■ Two Melbourne property conveyancers have had their licences cancelled, after they failed to meet trust account requirements.

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Ms Jing Xu’s licence has been cancelled for six months, and once relicensed will be unable to have unsupervised access to trust money.

Mr Han Yan’s licence has been cancelled, as has the licence for Cornell Conveyancing.

DERRYN’S ECONOMY CLASS SHOCK

The licence cancellations took effect this month after the Consumer Affairs Victoria took the matters before Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member Jonathan Smithers.

The company had operated from Angela Ct, Doncaster East, and High St, East Kew. Both Ms Xu and Mr Yan had been involved in the running of the business, with Ms Xu conducting the firm from November 2012.

A Consumer Affairs Victoria inspection last year revealed “serious deficiencies in the management of the business”, the Tribunal was told.

No trust accounts were registered with the Business LicensingAuthority.

“There were no accounting records other than bank statements,” Mr Smithers was told. “There were no receipts, no receipt and payment journals, no client ledgers or any other accounting records in relation to trust money as required.”

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The Tribunal was told that the firm had failed to advise authorities of its change of address.

ConsumerAfairs Inspectors Watson and Rolfe conducted a compliance monitoring inspection, only discovering the change of address after a customer complaint.

There was no notification that two trust accounts had been established with the ANZ Bank.

ConsumerAffairs Victoria alleged there had been a failure to appoint an auditor, and that no audit report had been lodged.

Ms Xu was alleged to have been or ceased to be a “fit and proper person” to be a director of Cornell Conveyancing.

The personal arrangement between the couple came to an end in 2011.

Ms Xu was reprimanded. Her licence was cancelled from November 13. After the six month licence cancellation, she will need to work under supervision, and not have access to trust monies.

She has been ordered to undertake further training in relation to the handling of trust monies.

MrYan has also been reprimanded.

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● Denis Walter ■ The 3AW afternoon program host, Denis Walter, will be compere of Carols By The Bay at Eastern Beach Reserve Geelong, starting at 7.45pm on Saturday, December 6.

Denis says it is an opportunity to see Geelong’s giant Christmas tree and enjoy the views of Corio Bay.

Messiah

● Peter Bandy ■ It is Messiah season in Melbourne.

Heidelberg Choral Society and Orchestra's Messiah performances, on Saturday night (Nov. 29) and Sunday afternoon (Nov. 30) will be at Ivanhoe.

The performances are conducted by Peter Bandy, a familiar voice to listeners of fine music radio station 3MBS. His other life is as the professional conductor.

Joining the 100-voice choir and orchestra are four fine soloists - soprano Cristina Russo, contralto Liane Keegan, tenor Douglas Kelly and basses Matthew Tng and Nathan Lay. Matthew takes the bass solo role in the Saturday night concert while Nathan takes over for the Sunday afternoon.

Cristina, Nathan and Matthew are all developing artists with Victorian Opera, while Douglas is a young tenor who has recently moved to Melbourne from interstate.

Liane Keegan is an internationally renowned contralto, having performed regularly at European opera houses including Deutsche Oper Berlin and Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

Bandy says he has lost count of the number of times he has conducted Handel's Messiah.

The Messiah will be performed at 7.30pm on Saturday at Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School , Noel St Ivanhoe.

The Sunday performance will be at 2.30pm on Sunday at St George's Anglican Church, Warncliffe Rd, East Ivanhoe.

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Passing of Max Waugh ■ Francis Maxwell Waugh passed away on November 3 at the age of 88. Max appeared as a presenter of several programs as a presenter on Heidelberg radio station 96.5FM. He was popular with the listeners.

He was active in many clubs and organisations in the Preston area and was a volunteer worker for the Victorian AIDS Council.

Max was a polite and generous person with a great sense of humour.

He had an intense love of animals. Max never married, he was very religious.

He supported AFL team Carlton all his life.

He worked as a book keeper for many years and travelled the world on several occasions.

- Kevin Trask

Big barras are biting for Allan ■ Melbourne Observer advertiser, Darwin’s Barra Base Fishing Safaris Allan Beale guided David Boon, Declan Armitage and John Sharpe to land this Finniss River Metrey.

Allan says it was a fantastic team effort to land this Barra.

Declan was trolling with David’s rod, a left-handed Calcutta reel, whilst David had his turn at eating lunch; when the Barra hooked up.

After a reasonable fight without this big fish jumping, they group was thing it was another large Estuary Cod, similar to the 125cm 74-pound Queensland Groper caught in the same area in September.

Allan says the Barra did not in without a tremendous fight, pulling Declan around the right front of the guide boat. It powered towards the bank stumps and snags.

“Declan tried extremely hard to hold the rod and wind the reel to get the Barra back and turn his head, but the big girl was winning; and the left handed reel’s braid was cutting into Declan’s finger.

“In a last-ditch effort to save the Barra from getting into the snags , Declan handed the rod to me. I immediately let the power off the line, moved forward, took the line quickly around the front of the boat with a flick of the line, put it the reel and rod into a pulling position and heaved on the Barra, turning his head slightly. I had John Sharpe reverse the boat.”.

Allan says the line and rod near snapped: “I lifted up the rod and heaved on it again.

“I felt the Barra lift up from the snags and with the help of driving the boat we pulled her out of the snags.

“The large Barra went for its last power run to try to get around the prop and motor.

“However, with David listening intently I instructed jim to ensure the rod was held low with two-thirds of the rod being under water.

“With a slow heavy wind action; and with me turning the boat in reverse away from the Barra’s direction we slowly brought the fish back out from under the boat back to the side of the boat to prepare for netting.

“This was a great Barra catch and a great team effort.”

● Allan Beale and David Boon with their giant Barra catch this week Allan congratulated Declan Armitage in the hook up and initial controlling of the Barra, and also to David in the finishing.

“Very rare is three handovers of a rod with a Big Metre Barra on it successful; but I am a determined Barra guide, and this fish was not getting away.

“Huge cheers, ‘high-fives’ and slaps on the back were warranted with this one.”

Allan offers the opportunity to land a Barra like this one to Melbourne Observer readers.

Allan advertises his latest adventures on Page 2 of this newspaper every week.

Darwins Barra Base can be contacted on (08) 8945 0376.

There are three- to six-day Barra Run Off Fishing Safaris for the 2015 Season. darwinsbarrabase.com.au ● The Queensland Groper caught in the area in September

100th Yea Show

● Melbourne performer Sally Anne Russell travelled to Coffs Harbour at the weekend to appear at the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award.

● The Yea Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Association held its 100th Show on Saturday. Caz Purcell, Nawarrah Park Astro Boy, repeated last year's performance with Champion Led Welsh Gelding and Champion Ridden Welsh. Also with her 100th Yea Show medal is Joan Purcell, pictured with David Purcell.

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■ Mebourne nurse Sanjai Gupta has been found to have engaged in “professional misconduct”.

VCAT heard allegations from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia that Gupota worked without appropriate supervision at Northside Nursing Home and/or Eastern Health and/or for Swing Shift NursesAgency.

The Tribunal heard that Gupta had a condition on his registration that he must not engage in casual, agency or night shift work for 12 months.

The Board alleged that Gupta “knowingly or recklessly held himself out to be registered without conditions on his registration”, in breach of national law.

Gupta has been reprimanded, been ordered to undertake further education at his own expense, and must be supervised by a mentor who is a registered nurse who has no social or financial relationship with Gupta.

Ethics ● Nadia Gianinotti is Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, opening in Frankston on December 31.

Photo: Mike Fletcher ■ Broadway’s new smash hit musical com- house upside down when they are forced to edy The Addams Family comes to Frankston host a dinner for the young man and his parfor a limited season, opening New Year’s Eve. ents.

Presented by PLOS Musical Productions, Directed by Danny Ginsberg, with musithis creepy and mysterious, kooky and spooky cal direction by Bev Woodford and choreogmusical is based on the bizarre and beloved raphy by Steve Rostron, this production feafamily of characters created by legendary tures all the favourite characters including cartoonist Charles Addams Uncle Fester, Grandma Pugsley, Lurch and The Addams Family original story is every the Beineke Family of Mal, Alice and Lucas. parent’s nightmare. Your little girl has sudProduction Season: December 31 at 5pm, denly become a young woman and fallen de- January 2, 3, 8, 9 at 7.30pm and January 3, 4, liriously in love with a sweet, smart young 10 at 1.30pm man from a respectable family!

Venue: Frankston Arts Centre, Cnr Davey Yes.Wednesday Addams, the ultimate prin- and Young Sts, Frankston cess of darkness, has a ‘normal’ boyfriend, Tickets: Adults $45 PSSY $40 U/16 $30 and for parents Gomez and Morticia, it’s a Bookings: www.plos.asn.au or 9784 1060. shocking development that turns the Addams - Cheryl Threadgold

Payday for victims

■ Victim of crime Natalie Tighe has been awarded $3000 assistance for distress.

Another victim, Melissa King, will also receive $3000 following a decision from Victorian and Civil Administrative Tribunal Member Elizabeth Wentworth.

This followed the morder of Craig King in a park at Wantirna in 2010. He had earlier that day gone to a Ringwood house to complete a drug deal.

Earlier, $20,000 payments were awarded to each of his children, and $10,000 to his mother, Narelle.

The Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal had previously refused assistance to Natalie Tighe and Melissa King, his sisters.

Vic. adviser banned by ASIC ■ The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned Scott Logan, of Torquay, from providing financial services for seven years after an investigation alleged he breached numerous financial services laws as a director and sole employee of Shore Capital Pty Ltd. The company, trading as Coast Capital, is alleged to have traded in contracts for difference on behalf of retail clients when it was not authorised to do so.

Shore Capital is claimed to have initially traded on behalf of retail clients without holding an Australian financial services licence.

It later traded on behalf of

retail clients when it held an licence for the provision of services to wholesale customers only.

Logan is alleged to have made numerous false or misleading representations to Shore Capital clients as to Shore Capital's authorisation to provide financial services, and the fees charged by Shore Capital.

Three clients lost a combined total of over $38,000 through the unauthorised trading.

Shore Capital's AFS licence was cancelled on October 16 as it no longer operates a financial services business. Logan and Shore Capital have a right of appeal.

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member Ian Proctor, sitting with M. Archibald and P. Barry, ordered that the education might include insight include knowledge of ethical nursing practice, decision making and responsible practice management.

Gupta has been ordered to write an essay detailing how he has met the objectives of the education, how he will improve his work and ethical standard.

Mr Proctor said: “It is imperative that nurses understand if they seek to have VCAT review conditions placed on the nursing registration by the Board, those conditions remain in place and in force and must be complied with if and until VCAT makes a different decision.

“The exception to that is application to VCAT may apply to the Tribunal for the operation of existing conditions to be suspended until VCAT decides the application. This is known as applying to have the conditions stayed.”

Latest News Flashes Around Victoria

9-year sentence ■ Malaysian man Redzhuan Bin Mahat, 26, was sentenced to nine years’ jail, after facing Shepparton County Court on charges of stabbing a Cobram man David Hyde, and other charges including robbery and burglaries, reports the Cobram Courier.

Attack on lover ■ James Priest, 28, attackedb his ex-partner’s new lover with a knife after he found them in bed together. The Geelong Advertiser reports he has been sent to jail for 8½-years after the attack which saw fragments of the bread knife embedded in the victim’s pelvis.

Man avoids jail ■ Former Rochester bank employee, Luke Deutscher, 25, has avoided jail after pleading guilty to theft totalling $12,000 from the ANZ Bank by pocketing notes and adjusting account figures., reports the Riverine Herald. He had been involved in an ‘ice’ drug ring.

Dementia link?

■ Magistrate Pauline Spencer delayed sentencing Terry Walker, 75, of Rosebud, after she heard he had heart problems, diabetes and dementia. He pleaded guilty to wilfully committing an indecent act against a four-year-old girl, reports the Dandenong Leader.

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Outfoxed

■ Moama hobby farmer Hamish Barber has been fined $1200 after being caught having an unregistered shotgun while spotlighting for foxes.

On radio

● Adam Shand ■ Could this mean a Melbourne radio career down the track?

3AW’s sister station in Perth, 6PR, has appointed Victorian journalist Adam Shand to take over its drive shift program.

Charged

■ An Echuca man, 25, has been arrested after a series of burglaries totalling $250,000 at poker machine venues at Kerang, Kyabram, Tatura, Benalla, Moama, Barham and Mathoura.

■ Suzanne Bassett has been ordered to pay $3789 to Marina Domnita Chamberlain after an argument over a “wig” found its way to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

VCAT Member SilvanaWilson heard that Chamberlain sought $3789 compensation for alleged defective workmanship with the making of a hair covering.

The Tribunal was told that Bassett carried on business as ‘Suzanne’s Wigs’ in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Parramatta.

Ms Wilson heard that Ms Chamberlain signed a document acknowledging that there was to be no refund or exchange for the item once it had been ordered.

Ms Chamberlain said she ordered a hairpiece, not a wig which was supplied. She said the item was faulty, too big, was of poor workmanship, and that the texture of the item did not match her own hair.

There was legal debate over whether the item was a ‘wig’ or a ‘hairpiece’. The document referred to a ;wig’. A wig covers the whole head.

“I wanted a topper that clips into the crown and blends with my hair.” Ms Chamberlain said the hairline was unnatural Ms Chamberlain complained about black hairs “within the wig”.

At a subsequent fitting, Ms Wilson said there had been no complaint.

“To the contrary, the evidence revealed that (Ms Chamberlain) had the fitting and then paid the balance of the money due to (Ms Bassett).

“As a matter of common human experience, a purchaser of goods does not pay for the goods ordered if the purchaser is in violent disagreement with something immediately recognisable as being different to thing ordered.

“When (Ms Chamberlain) collected the wig following the fitting she paid for it without a word of protest. To my mind that is consistent then that the item supplied was in fact a wig.”

The Tribunal heard that the wig did not have means for the attaching of the lace front, so that the wig always slipped backwards, even when hairclips were used.

An expert, Andrew Barnett, gave evidence that the wig suffered from a faulty design, and not suited for teh amount of hair needed to cover. The sides were too long, and it should have fit above the ears.

“In the circumstances I am persuaded on the basis of probabilities that the design of this particular wig for this particular user was not appropriate,” Ms Wilson said. She said Ms Chamberlain contended that the lace was uneven in cut, and large portions of the wig did not have hair. It did not create natural hair appearance.

On the day that Ms Chamberlain receives the $3789, she must return the wig by registered post.

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THE BARREL ‘Never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton.’

Shock for headliner: Derryn flies economy

● Tangled Web Theatre’s producer Kevin Holman.

■ Tangled Web Theatre Productions continues with its policy of presenting plays not receiving due recognition, with their production of Other People’s Money, being presented from December 10-14 at the Doncaster Playhouse.

Written by Jerry Sterner and directed by John Gauci, Other People’s Money opened in 1989 and was an immediate hit, running for nearly three years with 990 performances.

Today, the play continues to be performed all over the world including Asia., but surprisingly, there has never been an amateur production of the show in Australia.

Other People’s Money is a gripping dramatic comedy that tells in an amusing way, how some takeover deals are done in the cut-throat predatory world of big business.

Director of Tangled Web’s production, John Gauci, has more than 50 years’ experience in professional theatre, film and Television.

Performance Season: December 10, 11, 12, 13 at 8pm; December 13, 14 at 2pm Venue: Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster Bookings: www.tangledweb.com.au or tickets@tangledweb.com.au or 9748 1468

Refund for website

■ Network Media Group Pty Ltd has been ordered

by VCAT to refund a $6600 deposit to Catherine Maria Edge, after she complained about an e-commerce website to be built by the company’s Web Oracle division.

Ms Edge said the site was incomplete and did not include all functionality. She wanted to provide a platform to assist non-established emerging artists.

Ms Edge complained about delays and undisclosed listing fees. VCAT member Barry Josephs said there was no benefit Ms Edge could obtain from any of the work undertaken by Web Oracle.

School asked to ‘show cause’ ■ Macedon Grammar School has been issued with a “Show Vuase’ notice to prove its viability, reports the Midland Express newspaper.

The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority is said to have issued the notice after concerns were raised regarding the school’s governance, financial health and enrolment levels.

Reporter Angela Crawford said the school has until December 15 to respond.

“Senior officers from the VRQA met the chairman of the school board, Dr Alan Rose, on Wednesday,” said the Macedon Ranges Guardian.

The school has 150 students.

● Derryn Hinch: on his bike ■ Broadcaster Derryn Hinch was in such shock about having to fly in economy class that he wrote an essay about it on his HumanHeadline website.

Hinch, 70, and girlfriend Natasha Chadwick, 35, are on a motorhome holiday, exploring the South Island of New Zealand.

Hinch and ‘Natwick’ organised a camperhome trip. The fact that the van brand, Jayco, has received so many mentions, The Barrel assumes a favour has been extended by van company owner Jerry Ryan. Does ‘contra’ still reign?

Hinch wrote that the pair wanted to fly at the front of the aircraft: “The times we wanted to fly there were no Business Class section on the Air New Zealand/Virgin flight.

“What the hell ... if you are going to spend a couple of weeks in a camper van, three or so hours in Economy could be a suitable softener as a precursor.” Hinch said his baggage was rejected when it was too heavy.

He said he was looking forward to the economy class scrambled eggs breakfast, but he had purchased a ‘seat and bag’ only ticket.

“This is really putting the ‘NO’ into No Frills’.

Hinch said he was offered “junk food”, to be paid by Credit Card, but these cards were packed in the overhead locker.

Hinch is certainly attracting his share of critics for his economy-style holiday.

He said some ‘Facebook smart-arses” had seized on a photo caption which described him toasting with wine and cheese: “I brought some nonalcoholic Edenvale Shiraz with me.”

An anonymous correspondent, writing to the Melbourne Observer, said that he/she wondered what donors to Hinch’s legal fees campaign would think of the broadcaster taking an overseas vacation.

“Are (they) going to ask for their money back from the holidaying Hinch. And if they did ask for it, would they get their money back?”

“And am wondering what sort of booming editorial Hinch would write about a convicted criminal begging for moeny to pay his court costs ... accepting money from mebers of the public without issuing any receipts, and then just a year later, heading off overseas for a holiday with his much much younger girlfriend!”

Race discrimination allegations made

■ As this week’s Observer went to press, a case involving Inflation Nightclub was due to go before the Victorian Civil andAdministrative Tribunal.

Antnoy Kwenda Obudho and others were due yesterday (Tues.) to take action against Patty Malones Bar Pty Ltd, trading as Inflation Nightclub, alleging race discrimination.

Obudo, trading as IDJS Entertainment, approached Inflation about hiring the basement of the nightclub, but the booking was cancelled. An allegation was made this was because the majority of patrons who would attend were African.

Inflation denies the allegation, and says the cancellation was because of security concerns The case was part-heard by VCAT member Anna Dea.

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Opening Night: La Cage Aux Folles At The Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Photos: Fiona Hamilton

● Taylor Scanlan (Mercedes) and Gary Sweet

● Rachel D Taylor takes a selfie with Todd McKenney, Jeanne Pratt and Simon Burke

● Fred Schepisi

● Robyn and Ted Baillieu

● Coral, John and Camilla Knowles

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Sweet-talking Rhonda

● Todd McKenney, Rhonda Burchmore, Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria and Simon Burke. Photo: Fiona Hamilton ■ The Production Company has another hit House Husbands star Gary Sweet to be cast as on its hands with its version of La Cage Aux Edouard Dindon.

Folles.

“I adore Gary Sweet and truth be known, it ■ One of the most beautiful festivals held in La Cage opened at the Playhouse Theatre was me that badgered Ken Mackenzie-Forbes Victoria is the Peninsula Summer Music on Saturday night with a dream cast Simon because they had a few other names and I said Festival, writes Di Rolle.

Burke, Todd McKenney, Rhonda Burchmore, no, you must get Gary.''

The festival is the vision of founder and Gary Sweet and Marg Downey.

Following La Cage, Rhonda will be back on Artistic Director Julia Fredersdorff.

Simon and Todd were just wonderful in the the Art Centre stage in February with her one While based in Paris, Julia would spend lead roles of Georges and Albin. The pair are woman show Vinyl Viagra. her European summer on the festival cirgreat friends off stage but until La Cage had “It is very, very camp. It is for the Midsumma cuit. never performed together in a show.

Festival and I am so thrilled that the Arts Centre Then while back in Australia one ChristThe show had special significance for are producing it for me,'' she said. mas, she realised just how many fantastic McKenney. He performed in the original Aus“I don't play myself in the show. I play my expat musicians were here visiting family. tralian production of La Cage Aux Folles in 1985 alter ego. I move from everything from Sophie The idea of utilising unique venues on the as one of the Cagelles.

Tucker to Cher to Bette Midler, right through to peninsular for chamber music made it the As he noted on Saturday evening after the Miley and Beyoncé. perfect setting for a summer festival in the show it was lovely to return to the production but “It is very empowering, very different. It is a European style, sparking the first Peninsula this time in a leading role. big risk but I did it in Adelaide (at the Adelaide Summer Music Festival in 2008.

Also a delight was seeing Rhonda Cabaret Festival) to probably the best reviews I Now world-class music spills out across Burchmore playing the supporting role of the have had in my life and I am looking forward to the beautiful locales of the Mornington diva-like restaurant owner Jacqueline. bringing it to Melbourne.''

Peninsula’s beaches, wineries and restau“I have a lot of fun with this show,'' Rhonda The Production Company had been keen rants in summery delight. said. to stage La Cage Aux Folles for the past deFrom fiery Flamenco guitar to the seduc“It is so nice not playing the major, major cade. tive cabaret purring’s of the fabulous internarole and just watching the incredible Simon and The show is the 49th presented by the comtional chanteuse Meow Meow, to the exquisTodd and the Cagelles do their thing. pany.

The 2015 season will launch in style with ite imaginings of classical music and the “It is nice just to have a little cameo to enjoy. the Production Company's 50th show, a milemany musical genre gems in between, when When Ken (Mackenzie-Forbes) asked if I would stone well worth celebrating. the festival returns to Victoria’s Mornington play it, I said with Simon and Todd I have to do ● Fiona Byrne is a former journalist and is the Peninsula from January 1-11, it will certainly Public Relations Manager at Sofitel Melbourne it'' celebrate the beginning of 2015.

Rhonda also admitted to “lobbying'' for On Collins. Fiona@fionabyrne.com.au

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Guest Columnist

Happy Christmas

● Livinia Nixon ■ When it comes to Christmas shopping I am a last minute type of girl.

There is really no excuse, but for some reason I always put off my gift shopping until the very last minute.

I do it year in year out, but many people don't and perhaps I should take my lead from the highly organised shoppers who were getting their gift shopping done early at Chadstone last week.

Chadstone The Fashion Capital held its VIP shopping day last Tuesday, coinciding with the opening of the kitchen and home furnishings brands Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm. Channel 9 weather presenter Livinia Nixon embraced the festive spirit at Pottery Barn Kids Christmas tree by helping to decorate the store's Christmas tree.

For the Orphans ■ “I love Christmas, I love being around my family, sitting around opening presents,” writes Di Rolle: It’s never too early I think to start thinking about Christmas.

So it didn’t surprise me when I saw that Federation Square is well into organising a wonderful event for Melburnians.

They are doing things a little differently this year, putting on a wonderland of games, movies, music and craft as part of its Spirit of the Square program.

Highlights include an installation of large, snow-white, spheres titled Whiteout that will pop up throughout The Square, creating an immersive and interactive landscape and an Orphans’ Christmas on Christmas Day. The Orphans' Christmas will welcome travellers, international students, families, singles and people looking for a fun place to spend the Christmas day.

Pull up a deck chair and watch a movie marathon on the Big Screen or take part in a series of games and activities for all ages to enjoy. For details of the Orphans' Christmas initiative and the full Spirit of the Square program go to www.fedsquare.com

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Starry Starry Nightr At Sofitel Melbourne On Collins Photos: Fiona Hamilton

● The annual Starry Starry Night dinner was held at the Crown Palladium on Saturday night to raise fund for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation.

The event attracted many high profile ‘table captains'’ including Pia Miller, Geoff Cox, Billy Slater and Torah Bright. A highlight of the dinner each year are the celebrities who take to the stage for what really is some light hearted karaoke.

- Fiona Byrne

● Vivian and Geoff Cox

● Maha and Shane Delia

● David Roden, Eamon Sullivan, Matt Cooper and Tai Hara

● Zoe Ventura and Daniel MacPherson

● Brad and Pia Miller

● Nicole and Billy Slater

● Bruce and Chyka Keebaugh

● Torah Bright

● Nathaniel Willemsee and Dami Im

● Stephen and Jo Silvagni

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Confidential Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless

$153,000 spent in failed bid to obtain sponsorship

Bitch Melbourne’s Secrets

Fairfax editor talks: stable doors, horses ■ Talk about shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted!

Fairfax Media Publisher Sean Aylmer, who is in charge at The Age, says his editors are now starting to listen to readers.

“It’s really hard, it’s a really big cultural change for us,” Ayler told a ‘Mindshare Unlock’ function.

“The biggest change ● Sean Aylmer now is we really have to listen to the audience ... our job is to be there for them ... it’s becoming clear that there’s no excuse not to listen to the audience.”

The Age circulation dropped by 19.6 per cent over the past 12 months.

Bitch Bullet Points

■ Has the Starry, Starry Night charity night guest list lost its punch?

■ Kasha Walters, 18, Mildura drug addict, secreted stolen rings in her underpants and inside her body, Mildura Court was told last week.

She has been sentenced to three months’ jail after facing multiple drug charges, reports the Sunraysia Daily.

■ Now that Shane Healy has left as 3AW General Manager, will there be less emphasis on sport, and more focus on selling advertising? Will Tom Elliott’s daily Drive program be extended by an hour to 7pm, with some Sports Today segments contained within in?

■ Craig Peacock, 40, of Mulwala, has pleaded guilty to stealing equipment worth $46,000 from Wangaratta Motorcycles. He has been sentenced to three months’ jail. The theft has caused considerable distress to the business.

Hessian underpants: ‘moda senza’

■ Italian actress Sophia Loren said: “A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.”

Loren, now 80, would not have enjoyed the outfit worn by one of her ardent Melbourne fans at the weekend.

It achieved the ● Sophia Loren barbed wire rule in its own way ... the barbed wire was there for everyone to see, courtesy of that fatal fashion sin - VVPL (VERYVisible Panty Line). Ewwww!

■ Knox Basketball Incorporated spent $153,000 in a failed bid to attract sponsorship money from Seattle-based Microsoft Incorporated.

The association sacked its Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Carroll, but has been ordered to pay him $200,000.

The troubled group tried to sue Carroll over the grandiose sponsorship scheme, in a bid to recoup its losses, but lost the County Court action.

The Knox Leader reports that Carroll enlisted the help of Steven Gordon, who was paid $80,000 to act as a consultant in the United States.

Journalist Therese Allaoui reports that Knox Basketball Incorporated had previously racked up debts including $300,000 owed to Knox Council, which bailed it out.

Knox Basketball Incorporated levied fees on its 9500 members in a bid to recover its debt.

The body is one of the largest basketball associations in Australia with some 1069 teams competing

● Bill Gates, Microsoft founder every week in our Junior and Se- conference in Malaysia. nior domestic competitions.

Allaoui reported that Carroll’s Carroll, a dual Olympian and enlistment of Steven Gordon in Australian Basketball Hall of Fame ‘Project Seattle’, was linked with inductee, had $57,000 of accommo- Gordon being godfather to the childation and clothing for himself and dren of Microsoft Chief Executive two others to attend a basketball Stephen Ballmer.

ASIC acts on co. director ■ The Australian Competition Securities Commission has started legal action against LM Investment Management Ltd founder, Peter Charles Drake, and former directors.

ASIC is seeking financial penalties and banning orders following the collapse of the fund manager.

ASIC’s civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court are against Drake, Francene Maree Mulder, Eghard van der Hoven, Simon Jeremy Tickner and Lisa Maree Darcy.

ASIC alleges Drake used his position to gain an advantage for himself and the former directors, breached their director’s duties for failing to act with the proper degree of care and diligence regarding transactions involving the LM Managed Performance Fund.

ASIC’s action focuses on the conduct of the directors in signing off on a series of loans to Maddison Estate Pty Ltd, which Drake owned and controlled, in 2011 and 2012.

MPF loaned funds to Maddison Estate Pty Ltd, to develop a property development on the Gold Coast known as ‘Maddison Estate’.

Drake was the sole director of Maddison Estate Pty Ltd and the beneficiary of a discretionary trust, managed by another company controlled and owned by him, that held all the beneficial ownership in the company.

ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer said: “Investors should be able to have confidence that the people responsible for managing their investments act appropriately, take a diligent and intelligent interest in the affairs of the company, and apply an enquiring mind to the responsibilities placed upon them.”

The maximum fine for a director breaching their duties is $200,000 for each contravention. As well as fines, ASIC is also seeking to disqualifyDrake and the former directors from managing companies and providing financial services.

The proceedings were listed for a directions hearing in the Federal Court yesterday (Tues.).

Whispers

Weary radio

● Neil Mitchell on Friday ■ 3AW morning presenter Neil Mitcell is looking and sounding weary. His rival, Jon Faine at 774 ABC, is sounding chirpy and enthusiastic. The final radio ratings for the year will be revealing. They will be released on December 16.

On the Money

Rumour Mill

Hear It Here First

No satisfaction

■ Don’t believe everything you hear on the 3AW Rumour File.

Despite the yarn obtaining a good run on Ross abd John’s radio program, Sir Michael Jagger and the Rolling Stones will not be returning to Australia for a surprise gig at Hanging Rock. After their NZ gig, one band member has already returned to LA.

● L awrence Money ■ Whispers hears that reporter Lawrence Money is due next week to receive his 25-yearold watch for service at The Age. Will it be the last such watch presented by the daily?

Circulation of some Monday-Friday editions is now under 100,000 copies.

To jail ● Mick Jagger

Taxi driver guilty ■ Taxi driver Gurwinder Singh, 26, of Hampton Park, has pleaded guilty to indecent assault and committing an indecent act in the presence of a child under 16.

The Dandenong Leader reports that Singh groped a woman’s breasts while her four-year-old daughter was in the back seat.

Reporter Melissa Townsend speculates that the conviction may have blown Singh’s chances of permanent residency. Singh must serve 200 hours of community service.

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■ Joshua Cannane, 26, former member of the Children of God cult, has been jailed for two years after he held a policeman at gunpoint at Chirnside Park.

The Free Press Leader reports that Cannane pleaded guilty to two charges including using a firearm to resist arrest.

Cananne had lost a bag containing drugs and ammunition at the shopping centre.

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● Another Production Company success: from left, Rachel D Taylor, Todd McKenney, Jeanne Pratt, Simon Burke and Kev Mackenzie-Forbes ■ Jeanne Pratti’s Production Company is capping 2014 with an extended performance, until December 7, of La Cage Aux Folles.

Todd McKenney (fresh from last night’s grand final of Dancing With the Stars) joins Simon Burke as Albin and Georges at their St Tropez Nightclub (wit a few ‘unscripted’ moments taking them to Brighton in Melbourne).

It has been a big year for TPC, with earlier shows including Guys And Dolls and Showboat.

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■ Peter Hind was a reason why I didn't go down the slippery slope as fast as I could have.

He was the one holding the smelling salts, the one tapping me on the shoulder, telling me to get a hold of myself. He was a kind of Jiminy Cricket conscience.

And he actually believed in me. He actually read what I was writing, photographed what I was drawing and painting, and drove me home in 'The Ford Batteredmobile' when I couldn't.

I know I owe Peter, and I have never forgotten.

I believe that it was Barry Cross, the wild-child of early TV at HSV-7 who later joined ATV-0 and by my time was Head Cameraman, who actually got Peter over from the Wild West.

Freo to Melbourne, one side of the continent to the other. And in those days, early seventies, that was a big trip.

Midnight Cowboy, the movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, 1969, had hit Oz-land before Pete hit Victoria. But the effect was noted.

Hind first-up appeared at a party held at the Surrey Hills home of Lois and Simon Hellings, wearing the Voight fringed, light-coloured suede or chamois jacket.

He was the stranger from the west. And he did his best, utilising his big frame, to buffalo us into believing he was a pretty cool dude with attitude.

In fact he was an anxious young man in a strange new land. This, I discovered when he invited me back to his digs some time later; around the time of the movie A Clockwork Orange, which Peter either read or saw, or probably both.

He certainly embraced Nadsat, the language Anthony Burgess bestowed upon his reading public.

So at that time, for all his outer showing, Ollie Ogre (ss he later became known to the likes of floor manager Mark Wills and me) was a young man with a lot of guts, some growing talent for operating a television camera, almost no friends or acquaintances on this side of the country, striving to find a place to call home.

A bit like Chris Adshead (who had come over to 0 from 9, I recall), both younger than me, both seeking guidance and company. Just like me a few years earlier.

That's the way it began. As the years rolled on, it would be them leap-frogging me in their careers, and me just working when I had to, and writing because I had to.

Writing was, as it is right now, the driving force of my life. Yes, sure, it might not be very good, but it is the propulsion that makes me work: it's my Clockwork Orange.

It wakes me up and makes me try. Without self expression I would wilt.

Enough of that. It was Pete who took all the photos of my work, and I forgot to credit him in Vol. 1 when that first came out. But I made amends in the following volumes.

Peter Hind grew in stature. Like ChrisAdshead.

They both forged ahead: the first to become a quality cameraman; and the second a quality director.

Me: I just kept treating the bullet wounds in my feet.

Right from the beginning of Prisoner, there was another cameraman of note. This was Noel Penn, He too had come over from the west seeking fame and fortune. An ever enthusiastic fellow with a high moral compass (which sometimes tripped him).

Noel not only believed in himself, but also in the kind of work we were doing.

I recall a spirited conversation with him in which he contended that all camera work was more Art than Craft.

This I disputed, although I did consider the work of such photographers as Damien Parer and Cecil Beaton in the higher scale of importance to Craft and the central scale of Art. We two talked as we worked, between scenes, and it was always jovial and half serious, as were the jousting roundelays between the likes of Robert Meillon and Noel Brady down at the Burvale pub.

But as time wore on, I could no longer participate in inane conversations designed to top an opponent, such as: “Well who invented the castor wheel?”

“You wanna know?”

“Yeah!”

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All aboard at 320-kmh

■ In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that while we think we’re rocketing along when our XPT trains crank up to 160km/h on the run from Melbourne to Sydney, Eurostarthat links London with a widening area of Europe has just ordered 17 new trains that will have a top speed of 320kmh – exactly double that of our XPTs. And these appropriately-named e320’s will offer more space around each of their 900 seats than current Eurostar high-speed expresses, be brighter and lighter, will have WiFi connectivity and power outlets at each seat, increased luggage storage … and Business Class passengers will get the bonus of USB sockets.

The new trains that are costing onebillion British Pounds (around

AU$1.8b) will start going into service in late 2015 to cater for continuallygrowing demand for high-speed rail in Europe – since beginning services 20 years ago, Eurostar has carried more than150-million passengers including 10-million last year alone.

And it’s widening its core routes from London to Paris, Brussels, Lille, the French and SwissAlps and Geneva, by beginning services next May to Provence by way of Lyon, Avignon and Marseille, and in 2016 to Amsterdam via Antwerp, Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport.

Eurostar trains have buffet cars for snacks and bar drinks for Standard Class passengers (and you’ve also the option to BYO,) and at-seat service for Premier Class; consider all that next time you’re queuing at the airport for your economy seat…

Ken Mulholland’s TV memories “Louie Casteur. That's who!”

So with Noel, it was all just banter. I last saw Penn (‘The Pony’) during the Burvale 50th ATV0-10 gathering.

As he departed, I suggested to him that seeing he was on Facebook, he and I could become 'friends.'

His answer, with a half-grin, was “Why start now?”

Noel was also instrumental in a phone call across the continent, paid by 0-10 from the outside broadcast van one fine day at Redline Speedway, to Peter Hind, who in the late 70s had decided to head back to his home state.

It was Noel who, I think, had some influence on Pete to return.

This, Pete eventually did, and was rostered onto Prisoner. I think the girls liked him a lot.

Question: How can you be locked up in a studio or sent on location over many years without forming friendships and more between cast and crew.

The answer is, you can't.

I leave you, dear reader, to contemplate.

And to you, Ollie Ogre, my Clockwork Droog of old, I say a bolshy appy polly loggy and here's to the days of Plenny. Yes Plenny: Nadsat for Prisoner. Thank-you.

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Hooray for Dr Atkins and his diet ■ With Christmas parties and frantic day and night shopping, our thoughts turn to keeping fit and a diet to accommodate delicious fare during the Christmas week.

Of course if you are like I am, there is always a Christmas pudding and a few other choice Christmas delicacies in the fridge to nibble until the New Year parties.

Then after New Years Eve when you have over indulged once again, your resolutions kick in and you promise yourself to diet off that spare tyre that crept on over the festive season.

There are many diets at this time of the year in magazines and newsprint. But few will cause as much controversy as the low carbohydrate diet that was featured on Catalyst, the ABC’s program.

Dieticians came out of the woodwork with varying opinions of it, and expressing a fate worse than death if followed.

But other experts in the field of sports medicine and diabetes treatment are claiming that they have been recommending the wrong type of diet featuring low fat and multi grains and diet drinks for the last few decades.

All that happened is that the population has become more obese and prone to Diabetes 2.

Low carbs ■ Dr.Atkins, back in the 1970s, devised a low carbohydrate diet for himself because he was very overweight. He had tried all the popular diets and after initial weight loss he found he put it all back on and more.

At the time his approach to dieting created a furor amongst doctors and nutritionists, but many people found they lost weight and size without hunger.

Their high blood pressure and cholesterol levels reduced considerably. In the case of people with Diabetes 2, their blood sugar levels dropped to the normal range, and in many cases they were able to discontinue medication.

As long as they stayed on this way of eating low carbohydrates and some fat, they did not gain the weight back.

Their medical problems were kept in check, and they felt surprisingly health and full of energy.

This was an anathema to the experts who favoured high carb, low fat diets. They predicted that anyone who stayed on this diet would suffer dire consequences and kidney failure among other things.

Works like a dream ■ Planning a business trip to Hawaii around this time, I was concerned because I had stacked on a bit of weight.

Knowing that I would be swanning around

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the pool at the luxurious Royal Hawaiian, I decided to get myself in shape.

So I tried Dr Atkins and MOTH (my other half) joined me, and it worked like a dream.

When we arrived in Honolulu we were wined and dined endlessly, day and night. I really shouldn’t have worried when we saw the size of many of the holidaymakers.

And when we saw the size of their servings at every meal, and the amount of food they consumed, we were surprised that they weren’t even larger.

To celebrate my new shape, I purchased a snazzy pair of bathers. The Moth said that I would knock them dead poolside. But he’s biased.

I also bought a couple of diaphanous caftan cover -ups, with the intention of discarding them as I slipped gracefully into the water.

Never hungry ■ Normally on a business trip/holiday like this being wined and dined non-sop we would have expected to return home having put on at least half a stone.

But sticking with the Atkins style of eating, we never felt hungry and became very choosy about out food.

When a breakfast meeting was arranged we dined on scrambled eggs and bacon, coffee with cream, but no bread.

Lunch I’d buy a couple of avocadoes and a tin of fish and we’d enjoy the meal on our balcony watching the surfers. A nap, or a meeting if indicated after lunch, and then we were hosted for dinner in the evening at one of the fabulous five star restaurants.

● Dr Robert C Atkins We dined on prime rib, and lobster - my chocolates for my staff. I confess, and a box for us too. favourite, grilled and smothered in butter.

When I read about Godiva chocolates which As a reward for us not breaking the diet ever, especially with all the temptations thrown at us, are often mentioned in romantic books, I smile, I bought a box of divine Godiva chocolates. I and that wonderful trip with my new body can’t begin to tell you how wonderful these comes to mind. chocolates were. We rationed ourselves one a Mind you, I have had a few disastrous businight. And it wasn’t difficult. ness trips, but I didn’t have the Moth with me.

See the doctor ■ The reason I’m telling you this is when we returned home we weighed less than when we flew out of Melbourne.

I visited my doctor, and he was delighted with the result. He had suggested that I read Atkins book thoroughly before I embarked on this new way of eating because there some things that are important, such lots of water, and introducing some carbohydrates gradually after a few weeks. Something that many of the critics chose to ignore.

If you were planning on losing a bit of weight before the festive season really kicks in I would advise you to always see your doctor first.

So here we are, nearly two decades later, and the much-maligned Dr Atkins has gone to God but now many dieticians have decided that perhaps his ideas and research may hold the key to solving the obesity problem that is affecting the Western world.

I bought a few boxes of these world famous

Vote carefully

■ Think carefully when you cast your vote on Saturday (Nov. 29).

I remember when the Kirner Government lost the election, Victoria was almost bankrupt.

When the newly elected Liberal Premier discovered how much debt he had inherited, he asked Victorians to help with a one-off tax of $100 so that wages could be paid. We got it back in due course, But it must have been a nightmare for Jeff Kennett and it didn’t help with his popularity.

So when it came to the next election, the public thought they would teach him a lesson, and voted against him, never expecting him to lose – but he did by a comparatively few votes.

Even the Opposition were stunned that they had won.

So think back to those bad old days before you cast your vote.

- Yvonne P.O. Box 1278, Research, 3095.

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Shepparton Masonic Centre opens its doors

● Geoff Thompson, Grand Master Hillel Benedykt, David Heyes and Greg Barr, Nationals candidate for Shepparton.

■ The Shepparton Masonic Centre was officially opened on Sunday, November 16, with a special plaque unveiling and dedication ceremony. Among special guests were Greg Barr, Nationals candidate for Shepparton, and Scott Freeman of Scouts Victoria.

Freemasons Victoria Grand Master Hillel Benedykt did the honours, making sure all who attended understood the significance of the event.

"The Centre was vandalised, not once but twice during the past two years.

It's wonderful to see the Centre open again,” he said.

The Grand Master's team, was officially dedicated with the presentation of vessels and a smoke ceremony.

All watched on as the team performed the dedication with absolute precision.

David Heyes, member of Shepparton Lodge, was instrumental in the redevelopment of the Centre and was formally recognised by the Grand Master with a Certificate of Appreciation.

"I must accept this acknowledgement by recognising all of the members and support group who worked tirelessly with me to ensure today's opening became a reality,” David said.

The Centre, which includes two large meeting rooms, a Lodge Room and fully equipped kitchen and bathroom facilities is a symbol of hope and community spirit. Freemasons Victoria Grand Chaplain David Bloom said that the community should be proud.

"In a world where we hear so much about violence, pain and suffering on television, social media and radio, the opening of this great new facility represents hope and enduring community spirit,”he said.

Previous to the Centre's official open day, Allan Thomson (Master of Lodge Eshcol No. 785) was the first Master to be installed in the refurbished building, on Saturday, November 7.

The Centre is located at 161 Welsford St, Shepparton.

Roof above Learning Centre

● John and Paul Worlley of Healesville Lodge present the donation to Kate Wilson, committee member, and Karen Kisala, CEO of the Healesville Living and Learning Centre.

Photo: Kathryn Bermingham, Ranges Trader Mail ■ Staff of the Healesville Living and Learning Centre have indicated that they will be able to complete a partial roof restoration after receiving a donation of $9496.60 last week from Freemasons Victoria.

The money was raised and donated by members of Healesville Lodge No. 247 and was presented to the Centre on Wednesday, October 29.

Lodge Secretary John Worlley said that Lodge members raised money for different causes throughout the year, particularly supporting community organisations.

"The Healesville Living and learning Centre provides education and other services for so many people within the community. It really is important that programs such as this are available. We are glad to raise money for such a worthy cause,” John said.

The Masonic Society held a trivia night to raise the funds and the Freemasons Victoria Board of Benevolence matched the proceeds. The night included a silent auction and games, and was well attended by the local community.

CEO of the Healesville Living and Learning Centre, Karen Kisala, said that the organisation was completely community supported and that the donation would funds essential restorations.

"The Centre has never had a donation of this size from a community group and this amount of money will go a long way. We are so grateful for the support of the members of Healesville Lodge, Freemasons Victoria and others who have donated,” Karen said.

The Centre provides adult education services to the community and provides a range of facilities such as internet access and printing. It is a notfor-profit, community run education provider and holds a range of courses throughout the year.

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St Kilda Rd welcomes its latest tenant ■ Royal Freemasons is a not-forprofit organisation that offers a comprehensive range of Retirement Living and Aged Care services throughout Victoria..

For more than 147 years Royal Freemasons has been caring for the older Victorian community.

Independent Living cottages were originally built on the land known as Coppin Centre at 45 Moubray Street in the years 1867, 1887, 1895 and 1896.

As the needs of a growing ageing population changed over the years, many buildings were built and replaced on that parcel of land and elsewhere as Royal Freemasons took up the challenge of addressing that need.

As part of this endeavour, the new building on the corner of Moubray St and Punt Rd (known as Coppin Lodge) was completed in late 2011.

Initially developed to assist in providing care for older Freemasons in the young colony, Royal Freemasons now operates for all Victorians from seven residential aged care sites, delivers care to 365 Home Care customers as well as providing accommodation in 235 Retirement Living Apartments and Independent Living Units at locations across Victoria.

Since October this year, the organisation also provides management support to Masonic Care Tasmania in Launceston.

Currently, Royal Freemasons provides care to nearly 1300 older people.

With just on 800staff across 23 sites and growing, it was decided that refurbishment of the top floor of Coppin Lodge (previously used as Support Services offices) could provide additional accommodation and care for older people whowere looking for something quite unique set in the beautiful surroundings of what is Coppin Centre.

As 'growth across our continuum of care' is at the heart of our strategic plan, moving Support Services just across the road to Level 7, 580 St Kilda Road in August this year was an obvious option to achieve this goal and also stay in close proximity to the historic Coppin Centre site and remain in Melbourne 3004.

The move went smoothly and the Support Services team love the location ... located in the ProBuild building, we are in walking distance to Coppin Centre and have the added benefits of all the amenities for which St Kilda Rd is famous.

Even though we have been in the St Kilda Rd vicinity for over 147 years and were one of its earliest and original tenants, we look forward to being part of the St Kilda Rd corporate community, developing new friendships and relationships.

For further information call 1300 176 925 or visit www.royal freemasons.org.au

● Alan Bullas, Manager Contracts and Procurement, with Christina Chia, Executive Officer, Royal Freemasons Homes.

● Royal Freemasons Homes foyer with keystones.

Freemasons Public Charitable Foundation ensures Sailability

● Mornington Freemasons Secretary, Arthur Runge, presenting the cheque to Sailability Coordinator, Graeme Lyell.

■ Earlier this month the Freemasons Public Charitable Foundation donated $7700 to the Mornington Yacht Club for its Sailability Program.

The program, which has been running for 10 years, introduces people of all ages and abilities to the joys of sailing in a fun and inexpensive way, and in a supportive social environment.

Many of the participants, from the general community, disability organisations and special developmental schools, enjoy the freedom and fun of recreational sailing, while the more competitive strive to develop their racing skills.

The donation has enabled the purchase of a new sailing dinghy, and was facilitated through the Mornington Lodge No. 160, whose members raised the funds.

Arthur Runge presented the cheque to Sustainability Program Coordinator Graeme Lyell saying that it was wonderful to be able to support local initiatives.

"The Mornington Yacht Club has been running the Sailability Program since 2004. Mornington Lodge is proud to support an organisation that provides opportunities to those who may not think these kinds of activities are possible,” he said.

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West Hollywood

Hot rods on Santa Monica Blvd From my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

NBC scraps Cosby comedy

Exotic cars for rent in West Hollywood ■ A dream of a lifetime, when you stay at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites on your next visit, is that you can now rent an exotic car from Enterprise Rent a Car at the Ramada in West Hollywood.

Mercedes, Corvettes, Rolls Royce, Lamborghinis, Ferrari and Porsche are all available for you to drive down Sunset Boulevard and join the jet set.

Pictured out front of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites outside Enterprise Rent A Car with the new, bright red Corvette is Alan Johnson, Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites and Gavin Wood, about to relive their youth with a hot lap up Santa Monica Boulevard.

Los Angeles defined ■ I saw this amazing description of the City in which I live . I hope you like it.

Los Angeles: "LA is literally a 'thousand cities in one'. Each drenched in a golden light of local self-identity and optimism.

“An eco-conscious, highly consumptive paradise - the vibe is healthy, sexy and deliberately casual. With an emphasis on denim culture and lifestyle brands, it's not so much a sprawling nebulous, but more a fertile macrocosm of mutating hoods, culture and personality.

“Despite its reputation of being home to the rich, spandexed and perpetually plastic, on closer observation, the city actually defies conventional definition. There is a never-ending sea of choices for both the pedestrian and high maintenance hedge funder alike.”

I could not find the name of the writer of that very descriptive piece but it is perfect in ever way. I am always excited to explore more of LA. I wish I could write like that. What a gift.

● Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, Alan Johnson, with Gavin Wood.

■ Bill Cosby will not be making his triumphant return to NBC after all. NBC has decided to not move forward with its planned family comedy starring the former Cosby Show star.

The decision comes after Netflix "postponed" its postThanksgiving Cosby special.

NBC declined comment. NBC never received the final script for the project, which also didn't have a production commitment.

Cosby was poised to star in an untitled comedy from Sony Pictures Television in which he was to play a family patriarch and father to three married daughters with children.

Cosby, meanwhile, has remained silent.

NBC's decision to scrap the new Cosby show comes after decades-old rape allegations against the legendary comedian resurfaced.

In 2006, Cosby settled out of court with Andrea Constand, who claimed he'd sexually assaulted her.

According to court documents, the attorneys planned to bring forward 13 other women with similar allegations. Cosby has denied these allegations.

The comedian cancelled appearances on The Queen Latifah Show and Late Show With David Letterman to support his Thanksgiving comedy special on Netflix.

In a statement released on November 16 Cosby's rep said the resurfaced allegations are untrue, and Cosby himself refused to respond to questions about the claims during a national radio interview on November 15.

Khloe Kardashian’s weird diet trick

Streaming music now counts as record sales

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■ Billboard is planning a major overhaul of its Billboard 200 chart in the coming weeks, which will take into account the growing popularity of streaming music.

Billboard's new methodology will shift away from simply tracking album sales, adding both digital track sales and streaming music into its algorithm.

Published weekly, the Billboard 200 is a chart that ranks the 200 best selling music albums in the United States.

At the current time, the Billboard 200 chart only takes into account retail (both physical and digital) album sales, but the addition of digital track sales and streaming music from services like Beats and Spotify will allow the chart to give a clearer picture of overall popularity by taking into account consumption activity rather than measuring based on straight sales.

Beginning on December 3, and measuring data during Thanksgiving week, the Billboard 200 will count 10 individual song sales or 1,500 song streams as a standard album sale.

Billboard plans to incorporate data from every major streaming audio subscription service, including Spotify, Beats Music, Google Play and Xbox Music.

Ad-supported radio services like Pandora and iTunes Radio will not be counted, as Billboard is only planning to focus on ondemand services.

"Adding streaming information makes the chart a better representation of music consumption activity," says Silvio Pietroluongo, VP of charts and data development at Billboard.

"While an extremely valuable measurement, album sales would mostly capture the initial impulse only, without indicating the depth of consumption thereafter.

“Someone could listen to the album just once, or listen to one track or a number of tracks 100 times. We are now able to incorporate those plays as part of an album consumption ranking throughout one's possession of an album, extending beyond the initial purchase or listen."

According to Billboard, incorporating individual song sales and streaming music could see some artists moving up the charts, including Ariana Grande and Maroon 5, both of which have higher streaming and digital song sales than album sales.

From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd

Chris Hemsworth sexiest man alive

● Chris Hemsworth ■ ‘Aussie’ Chris Hemsworth snagged People magazine's ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ honour this year, but rumors are swirling that Ryan Gosling was offered the role first.

Why wasn't the new dad chosen? Well, he reportedly wanted no part of it.

When asked about these claims, Jess Cagle, editorial director for People said, "While I look forward to the day when Ryan Gosling is named Sexiest Man Alive, this was not his year. Our 2014 honoree Chris Hemsworth was our first and only choice."

This isn't the first time The Notebook star reportedly turned down the honour.

Many expected him to be named ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ in 2011, but the title was given to Bradley Cooper instead.

According The Wrap, Ryan has been offered the cover a few times, but remains uninterested.

So, why Chris? "If you want to know why, just look at him," Jess explained. "I mean, seriously. "

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● Khloe Kardashian ■ From the "I've now heard everything" department comes this: We've heard plenty of ridiculous rumours about Khloe Kardashian's weight loss strategies in the past, but this one takes the cake. Or rather, sprays Windex on the cake so that no one can eat it: Khloe took a bizarre piece of advice from Victoria Beckham recently and began carrying a small bottle of ‘Windex-like’ cleaner with her at all times, so that she can spray it on food when she's feeling tempted.

"Khloe loved the idea and started spraying everything, She dubbed it the one-bite system to indulge without gaining weight."

Last month, Star magazine claimed that Khloe eats twice a week and drinks every night, so apparently her diets always involve alcohol. It's just that in this case, it's the non-fun kind that comes in a spray bottle.

Khloe's been hitting the gym daily, and that probably has something to do with her trimmed-down figure, but it's more fun to pretend that she enjoys her meals with a vintage Mr Clean or a nice Drano-tini.

Of course, it's not just the reality star's weight that's been generating strange speculation lately.

Khloe butt-implant rumours have been all the rage, with one tabloid even going so far as to bring in a plastic surgeon who basically looked at some pics and said, "Looks fake to me."

We may never know which - if any - of the bizarre Khloe body transformation rumours are true, but we can all agree that she looks better than ever these days.

Who will you see in LA?

■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming over for a holiday then I have got a special deal for you. You might run into the sexiest man alive at Los Angeles Airport. He could be on your plane coming back to his Malibu mansion.

We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood.

I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer.

Please mention 'Melbourne Observer' when you book and you will receive the 'Special Rate of the Day'.

Please contact: Joanna at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood.

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■ Elizabeth Harris was born in Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and the family moved to Queensland when she was 15.

Liz started taking singing lessons and then took a job in the office at radio station 3UZ in Melbourne.

She made her debut as a professional actress in the television series Consider Your Verdict in 1962.

Liz co-hosted the television series Video Village with Dan Webb on Channel 7 from 1962 till 1964.

This was a game show which was played on a giant board with three streets: Money Street, Bridge Street and Magic Mile. It was produced

by Crawford Productions.

Chris Christensen was in the original cast and later replaced by Vic ‘Funny Face; Gordon.

I saw Dan Webb at the survivor's luncheon this month and he is looking good at the age of 90.

The episodes of Video Village closed with a group children singing Goodbye from Video Village That's it today See you at Video Village Next time you're this way.

In 1965 Liz Harris was cast in the children's television series The Magic Circle Clubon ATV0 and took over as hostess when Nancy Cato suffered a temporary illness.

Whatever Happened To ...

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By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

The series was produced and directed by Godfrey Philipp and the cast included John Michael Howson, Fred Tupper, Ernie Bourne, Colin McEwan and Bunney Brooke.

After more than 500 episodes the show was cancelled in 1967.

Liz told me in a radio interview that she could remember being on a plane flying into Melbourne with John -Michael Howson and Godfrey Philipp.

As they were landing John -Michael outlined his idea for the television series, Adventure Island ,and Liz thought to herself "Good luck with that".

But the ABC picked up the show and Adventure Island ran successfully for six years.

● Liz Harris My friend, the late Brian Crossley, played Mrs Flower Potts in the show.

Liz performed in stage productions at the Ensemble and Marion Street Theatres in Sydney and also in a production of Oh What a Lovely War at St Martin's Theatre in Melbourne.

Liz married the popular actor Leonard Teale in 1968.

They met at a party in Melbourne and they were introduced by musician Ivan Hutchinson.

Leonard was famous for his role of Superman in the radio series and then later as a regular cast member of television shows such as

Homicide and Seven Little Australians.

In 1984 Liz appeared in the stage play 84 Charring Cross Road with her husband and Judi Farr.

Leonard Teale had four children from previous marriages. Liz and Leonard enjoyed 26 years of marriage together until his sudden death of a heart attack in 1994.

Liz played guest roles in many television productions such as Homicide, Hunter and Sons and Daughters.

She also had ongoing roles in Prisoner and A Country Practice.

Her final television appearance was in 1993 when she played Shirley Harrison in GP. Liz has retired from acting these days and her last public appearance was in 2004 to honour her late husband at a book signing and film preview.

I told Liz that I was a big fan of Leonard Teale and she said "Kevin, you would have loved him."

Liz Harris is a beautiful person and we wish her happiness in retirement.

Kevin Trask The Time Tunnel - with Bruce & PhilSundays at 8.20pm on 3AW That's Entertainment - 96.5FM Sundays at 12Noon 96.5FM is streaming on the internet.

To listen, go to www.innerfm.org.au and follow the prompts

High praise for Territory observer ■ Richard Waring is a bird observer.

Whilst I love looking at birds and listening to their melodic chirpings, I've never gone to the extent of following them around and officially spotting them.

However, Richard does.

He's just made up a portfolio of his best bird pictures and entered it into the Australian Photography's Nature

Photographer of the Year competition.

There is a site called E-bird, with 100,000 participants worldwide - he's the top Territorian.

There are 347 bird species in the Northern Territory, and he's seen 237 of them this year alone.

He's made it a family affair, and takes his sons out on his forays, and they've won a couple of Central Aus-

tralian Twitchathons this year - it was the white-browed tree creeper that nailed it - theirs was the only sighting in the Territory this year.

I've got friends who delight in exploring bush tracks in the Centre, and I have joined with them on several occasions, but when there is an added bonus as there is with Richard, it would make these adventures more exciting than ever.

Not only is there the bush, but an added incentive of well.

To be in the bush, bonding with one's family, observing the sheer beauty of Mother Nature, in all her glory, is about as good as it gets.

■ Last week I mentioned Ali Curung and some of its problems.

However there is now a positive slant.

Even though they look delicious, I just don't like watermelons, so they don't interest me much.

However there is an inspiring watermelon story coming from Ali Curung, the aboriginal community just south of Barrow Creek, the home of my good mate Les Pilton.

There's the Desert Springs Farm, operating on aboriginal land, which grows these fruit, and is expecting to harvest about 5000 tonnes this summer.

Paul McLaughlin owns the business, and tells that he and his family enjoy cordial relations with the community.

"We lease the land and we look after it for them.

"We came here in 2006, and the elders asked us to clear it and give the children a hope for the future."

They harvest about 15 truckloads of fruit every week. The workers enjoy their employment: "We've got an opportunity to work here and I think it is good. It keeps us out of trouble and out of drinking", said Gary Small, one of the band of pickers.

"Instead of just watching movies, I now work," said Kieran Rice, his colleague.

A good happy story for a change.

The Outback Legend

with Nick Le Souef Lightning Ridge Opals 175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Phone 9654 4444 www.opals.net.au This began with the Howard Government reacting to Rex Wilde's Little Children paper, in which he documented a litany of abuse of aboriginal children on remote communities.

Although I wasn't aware of this in the NT, I had close knowledge of it in Coober Pedy.

I've never understood why there was, and still is, any opposition to this, because it's improved the lot of many children, and it stopped much money being spent on grog.

Many aboriginal mothers wheeling trolleys full of food around Woollies in Alice Springs had nothing but praise.

It seems to me that there are so many issues still facing remote aborigines in CentralAustralia that any small step in the direction of practical assistance would be welcome.

However, one activist, a Brisbane based campaigner, Sam Watson, has called on attendees to "revisit violent moments of the sixties", when marchers brought their actions to the streets "where blood was spilt".

That'll be a real help.

■ Coming up at the end of the month in Alice Springs is the Freedom Summit, where about 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders will sit down and discuss major issues affecting indigenous Australia. High on the agenda will be the intervention.

■ The good old dingo is once again

in the Alice Springs spotlight. I have always found the dingo to be quite a majestic beast. I don't see many of them, and occasionally I see them arrogantly glowering at me as I roll on down the highway.

They seem totally impersonal, and it's difficult to imagine how they are in the least bit vicious, but apparently their impervious stare belies a sinister streak.

I've never been close enough to any of them to observe any such mannerisms - they just slink off into the undergrowth, or the night, if I ever even stop the car.

However, they're now sneaking about Alice Springs. And warnings have been posted as a result.

The Alice Springs Ranger, Kevin Everett, has warned residents to beware of them.

"Large predators will always kill small predators, and they may or may not eat them. The best thing to do is to lock up your pets at night," he said.

They've been roaming around the Centre for centuries now, so I'd be closely watching the little fluffies on their walkies.

■ Oh bureaucracy! The Menzies School of Research is conducting a three-year study, collecting data from 60,000 Northern Territory children to come up with answers as to why NT children are disadvantaged in education and health and justice.

This'll cost $15,000,000.

Blind Freddie could answer this in about five minutes.

It amazes me how all this comes to pass. They could sit down with me and I could tell them pretty quickly!

For a fraction of $15 million.

There's such a maelstrom of often divergent issues - and the exemplification of all this is to see disadvantaged little kids roaming around the streets, day or night, hungry and unwashed and unkempt, with no self esteem, and basically no hope, no goals, no ambition.

You just know that shortly they'll be angry, uneducated and unemployable teenagers, on a path to sniffing petrol and drinking alcohol and smoking dope and smashing things, all to dull the pain of disadvantage. It's just a vicious cycle.

There is a bottom line - get a sense of ambition for parents, a sense of self esteem. Give them some hope, some goals to aspire to, to alleviate the perpetual boredom.

And to eradicate the worst evil of all - sit-down money.

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‘Bleak House’ by Charles Dickens Continued From Last Week “It might open a new world to him,” said I. ‘‘So it might, little woman,” my guardian assented. ‘‘I doubt if he expects much of the old world. Do you know I have fancied that he sometimes feels some particular disappointment or misfortune encountered in it. You never heard of anything of that sort?”

I shook my head.

“Humph,” said my guardian. “I am mistaken, I dare say.” As there was a little pause here, which I thought, for my dear girl’s satisfaction, had better be filled up, I hummed an air as I worked which was a favourite with my guardian.

“And do you think Mr. Woodcourt will make another voyage?” I asked him when I had hummed it quietly all through.

“I don’t quite know what to think, my dear, but I should say it was likely at present that he will give a long trip to another country.”

“I am sure he will take the best wishes of all our hearts with him wherever he goes,” said I; “and though they are not riches, he will never be the poorer for them, guardian, at least.”

“Never, little woman,” he replied.

I was sitting in my usual place, which was now beside my guardian’s chair. That had not been my usual place before the letter, but it was now.

I looked up to Ada, who was sitting opposite, and I saw, as she looked at me, that her eyes were filled with tears and that tears were falling down her face. I felt that I had only to be placid and merry once for all to undeceive my dear and set her loving heart at rest. I really was so, and I had nothing to do but to be myself.

So I made my sweet girl lean upon my shoulder — how little thinking what was heavy on her mind! — and I said she was not quite well, and put my arm about her, and took her upstairs.

When we were in our own room, and when she might perhaps have told me what I was so unprepared to hear, I gave her no encouragement to confide in me; I never thought she stood in need of it.

“Oh, my dear good Esther,” said Ada, “if I could only make up my mind to speak to you and my cousin John when you are together!”

“Why, my love!” I remonstrated. “Ada, why should you not speak to us!”

Ada only dropped her head and pressed me closer to her heart.

“You surely don’t forget, my beauty,” said I, smiling, “what quiet, old-fashioned people we are and how I have settled down to be the discreetest of dames? You don’t forget how happily and peacefully my life is all marked out for me, and by whom? I am certain that you don’t forget by what a noble character, Ada. That can never be.”

“No, never, Esther.”

“Why then, my dear,” said I, “there can be nothing amiss — and why should you not speak to us?”

“Nothing amiss, Esther?” returned Ada. “Oh, when I think of all these years, and of his fatherly care and kindness, and of the old relations among us, and of you, what shall I do, what shall I do!”

I looked at my child in some wonder, but I thought it better not to answer otherwise than by cheering her, and so I turned off into many little recollections of our life together and prevented her from saying more. When she lay down to sleep, and not before, I returned to my guardian to say good night, and then I came back to Ada and sat near her for a little while.

She was asleep, and I thought as I looked at her that she was a little changed. I had thought so more than once lately. I could not decide, even looking at her while she was unconscious, how she was changed, but something in the familiar beauty of her face looked different to me. My guardian’s old hopes of her and Richard arose sorrowfully in my mind, and I said to myself, “She has been anxious about him,” and I wondered how that love would end.

When I had come home from Caddy’s while she was ill, I had often found Ada at work, and she had always put her work away, and I had never known what it was. Some of it now lay in a drawer near her, which was not quite closed. I did not open the drawer, but I still rather wondered what the work could he, for it was evi-

● Charles Dickens And I noticed as I kissed my dear that she lay with one hand under her pillow so that it was hidden.

How much less amiable I must have been than they thought me, how much less amiable than I thought myself, to be so preoccupied with my own cheerfulness and contentment as to think that it only rested with me to put my dear girl right and set her mind at peace!

But I lay down, self-deceived, in that belief.

And I awoke in it next day to find that there was still the same shade between me and my darling.

Chapter LIV— Springing a Mine Refreshed by sleep, Mr. Bucket rises betimes in the morning and prepares for a field-day.

Smartened up by the aid of a clean shirt and a wet hairbrush, with which instrument, on occasions of ceremony, he lubricates such thin locks as remain to him after his life of severe study, Mr. Bucket lays in a breakfast of two mutton chops as a foundation to work upon, together with tea, eggs, toast, and marmalade on a corresponding scale. Having much enjoyed these strengthening matters and having held subtle conference with his familiar demon, he confidently instructs Mercury “just to mention quietly to Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, that whenever he’s ready for me, I’m ready for him.”

A gracious message being returned that Sir Leicester will expedite his dressing and join Mr. Bucket in the library within ten minutes, Mr. Bucket repairs to that apartment and stands before the fire with his finger on his chin, looking at the blazing coals.

Thoughtful Mr. Bucket is, as a man may be with weighty work to do, but composed, sure, confident. From the expression of his face he might be a famous whist-player for a large stake — say a hundred guineas certain — with the game in his hand, but with a high reputation involved in his playing his hand out to the last card in a masterly way. Not in the least anxious or disturbed is Mr. Bucket when Sir Leicester appears, but he eyes the baronet aside as he comes slowly to his easy-chair with that observant gravity of yesterday in which there might have been yesterday, but for the audacity of the idea, a touch of compassion.

“I am sorry to have kept you waiting, officer, but I am rather later than my usual hour this morning. I am not well. The agitation and the indignation from which I have recently suffered have been too much for me. I am subject to — gout” — Sir Leicester was going to say indisposition and would have said it to anybody else, but Mr. Bucket palpably knows all about it — “and recent circumstances have brought it on.”

As he takes his seat with some difficulty and with an air of pain, Mr. Bucket draws a little nearer, standing with one of his large hands on the library-table.

“I am not aware, officer,” Sir Leicester observes; raising his eyes to his face, “whether you wish us to be alone, but that is entirely as you please. If you do, well and good. If not, Miss Dedlock would be interested — ” “Why, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet,” returns Mr. Bucket with his head persuasively on one side and his forefinger pendant at one ear like an earring, “we can’t be too private just at present. You will presently see that we can’t be too private. A lady, under the circumstances, and especially in Miss Dedlock’s elevated station of society, can’t but be agreeable to me, but speaking without a view to myself, I will take the liberty of assuring you that I know we can’t be too private.”

“That is enough.”

“So much so, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet,” Mr. Bucket resumes, “that I was on the point of asking your permission to turn the key in the door.”

“By all means.” Mr. Bucket skilfully and softly takes that precaution, stooping on his knee for a moment from mere force of habit so to adjust the key in the lock as that no one shall peep in from the outerside.

“Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, I mentioned yesterday evening that I wanted but a very little to complete this case. I have now completed it and collected proof against the person who did this crime.”

“Against the soldier?”

“No, Sir Leicester Dedlock; not the soldier.”

Sir Leicester looks astounded and inquires, “Is the man in custody?”

Mr. Bucket tells him, after a pause, “It was a woman.”

Sir Leicester leans back in his chair, and breathlessly ejaculates, “Good heaven!”

“Now, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet,” Mr. Bucket begins, standing over him with one hand spread out on the library-table and the forefinger of the other in impressive use, “it’s my duty to prepare you for a train of circumstances that may, and I go so far as to say that will, give you a shock. But Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, you are a gentleman, and I know what a gentleman is and what a gentleman is capable of. A gentleman can bear a shock when it must come, boldly and steadily. A gentleman can make up his mind to stand up against almost any blow.

Why, take yourself, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet. If there’s a blow to be inflicted on you, you naturally think of your family. You ask yourself, how would all them ancestors of yours, away to Julius Caesar — not to go beyond him at present — have borne that blow; you remember scores of them that would have borne it well; and you bear it well on their accounts, and to maintain the family credit. That’s the way you argue, and that’s the way you act, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet.”

Sir Leicester, leaning back in his chair and grasping the elbows, sits looking at him with a stony face.

“Now, Sir Leicester Dedlock,” proceeds Mr. Bucket, “thus preparing you, let me beg of you not to trouble your mind for a moment as to anything having come to MY knowledge. I know so much about so many characters, high and low, that a piece of information more or less don’t signify a straw. I don’t suppose there’s a move on the board that would surprise ME, and as to this or that move having taken place, why my knowing it is no odds at all, any possible move whatever (provided it’s in a wrong direction) being a probable move according to my experience. Therefore, what I say to you, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, is, don’t you go and let yourself be put out of the way because of my knowing anything of your family affairs.”

“I thank you for your preparation,” returns Sir Leicester after a silence, without moving hand, foot, or feature, “which I hope is not necessary; though I give it credit for being well intended.

Be so good as to go on. Also” — Sir Leicester seems to shrink in the shadow of his figure — “also, to take a seat, if you have no objection.”

None at all. Mr. Bucket brings a chair and diminishes his shadow. “Now, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, with this short preface I come to the point. Lady Dedlock — ” Sir Leicester raises himself in his seat and stares at him fiercely. Mr. Bucket brings the finger into play as an emollient.

“Lady Dedlock, you see she’s universally admired. That’s what her ladyship is; she’s universally admired,” says Mr. Bucket.

“I would greatly prefer, officer,” Sir Leicester returns stiffly, “my Lady’s name being entirely omitted from this discussion.”

“So would I, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, but — it’s impossible.”

“Impossible?”

Mr. Bucket shakes his relentless head.

“Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, it’s altogether impossible. What I have got to say is about her ladyship. She is the pivot it all turns on.”

“Officer,” retorts Sir Leicester with a fiery eye and a quivering lip, “you know your duty. Do your duty, but be careful not to overstep it. I would not suffer it. I would not endure it. You bring my Lady’s name into this communication upon your responsibility — upon your responsibility. My Lady’s name is not a name for common persons to trifle with!”

“Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, I say what I must say, and no more.”

“I hope it may prove so. Very well. Go on. Go on, sir!” Glancing at the angry eyes which now avoid him and at the angry figure trembling from head to foot, yet striving to be still, Mr. Bucket feels his way with his forefinger and in a low voice proceeds.

“Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, it becomes my duty to tell you that the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn long entertained mistrusts and suspicions of Lady Dedlock.”

“If he had dared to breathe them to me, sir —

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Observer Classic Books From Page 23 which he never did — I would have killed him myself!” exclaims Sir Leicester, striking his hand upon the table. But in the very heat and fury of the act he stops, fixed by the knowing eyes of Mr. Bucket, whose forefinger is slowly going and who, with mingled confidence and patience, shakes his head.

“Sir Leicester Dedlock, the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn was deep and close, and what he fully had in his mind in the very beginning I can’t quite take upon myself to say. But I know from his lips that he long ago suspected Lady Dedlock of having discovered, through the sight of some handwriting — in this very house, and when you yourself, Sir Leicester Dedlock, were present — the existence, in great poverty, of a certain person who had been her lover before you courted her and who ought to have been her husband.” Mr. Bucket stops and deliberately repeats, “Ought to have been her husband, not a doubt about it. I know from his lips that when that person soon afterwards died, he suspected Lady Dedlock of visiting his wretched lodging and his wretched grave, alone and in secret. I know from my own inquiries and through my eyes and ears that Lady Dedlock did make such visit in the dress of her own maid, for the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn employed me to reckon up her ladyship — if you’ll excuse my making use of the term we commonly employ — and I reckoned her up, so far, completely. I confronted the maid in the chambers in Lincoln’s Inn Fields with a witness who had been Lady Dedlock’s guide, and there couldn’t be the shadow of a doubt that she had worn the young woman’s dress, unknown to her. Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, I did endeavour to pave the way a little towards these unpleasant disclosures yesterday by saying that very strange things happened even in high families sometimes. All this, and more, has happened in your own family, and to and through your own Lady. It’s my belief that the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn followed up these inquiries to the hour of his death and that he and Lady Dedlock even had bad blood between them upon the matter that very night. Now, only you put that to Lady Dedlock, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, and ask her ladyship whether, even after he had left here, she didn’t go down to his chambers with the intention of saying something further to him, dressed in a loose black mantle with a deep fringe to it.”

Sir Leicester sits like a statue, gazing at the cruel finger that is probing the life-blood of his heart.

“You put that to her ladyship, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, from me, Inspector Bucket of the Detective. And if her ladyship makes any difficulty about admitting of it, you tell her that it’s no use, that Inspector Bucket knows it and knows that she passed the soldier as you called him (though he’s not in the army now) and knows that she knows she passed him on the staircase.

Now, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, why do I relate all this?”

Sir Leicester, who has covered his face with his hands, uttering a single groan, requests him to pause for a moment. By and by he takes his hands away, and so preserves his dignity and outward calmness, though there is no more colour in his face than in his white hair, that Mr. Bucket is a little awed by him. Something frozen and fixed is upon his manner, over and above its usual shell of haughtiness, and Mr. Bucket soon detects an unusual slowness in his speech, with now and then a curious trouble in beginning, which occasions him to utter inarticulate sounds. With such sounds he now breaks silence, soon, however, controlling himself to say that he does not comprehend why a gentleman so faithful and zealous as the late Mr. Tulkinghorn should have communicated to him nothing of this painful, this distressing, this unlooked-for, this overwhelming, this incredible intelligence.

“Again, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet,” returns Mr. Bucket, “put it to her ladyship to clear that up. Put it to her ladyship, if you think it right, from Inspector Bucket of the Detective. You’ll find, or I’m much mistaken, that the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn had the intention of communicating the whole to you as soon as he considered it ripe, and further, that he had given her ladyship so to understand. Why, he might have been going to reveal it the very morning when I examined the body! You don’t know what I’m going to say and do five minutes from this present time, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet; and supposing I was to be picked off now, you might wonder why I hadn’t done it, don’t you see?”

True. Sir Leicester, avoiding, with some trouble those obtrusive sounds, says, “True.” At this juncture a considerable noise of voices is heard in the hall. Mr. Bucket, after listening, goes to the library-door, softly unlocks and opens it, and listens again. Then he draws in his head and whispers hurriedly but composedly, “Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, this unfortunate family affair has taken air, as I expected it might, the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn being cut down so sudden. The chance to hush it is to let in these people now in a wrangle with your footmen.

Would you mind sitting quiet — on the family account — while I reckon ’em up? And would you just throw in a nod when I seem to ask you for it?”

Sir Leicester indistinctly answers, “Officer. The best you can, the best you can!” and Mr. Bucket, with a nod and a sagacious crook of the forefinger, slips down into the hall, where the voices quickly die away. He is not long in returning; a few paces ahead of Mercury and a brother deity also powdered and in peach-blossomed smalls, who bear between them a chair in which is an incapable old man. Another man and two women come behind. Directing the pitching of the chair in an affable and easy manner, Mr. Bucket dismisses the Mercuries and locks the door again.

Sir Leicester looks on at this invasion of the sacred precincts with an icy stare.

“Now, perhaps you may know me, ladies and gentlemen,” says Mr. Bucket in a confidential voice. “I am Inspector Bucket of the Detective, I am; and this,” producing the tip of his convenient little staff from his breast-pocket, “is my authority. Now, you wanted to see Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet. Well! You do see him, and mind you, it ain’t every one as is admitted to that honour. Your name, old gentleman, is Smallweed; that’s what your name is; I know it well.”

“Well, and you never heard any harm of it!” cries Mr. Smallweed in a shrill loud voice.

“You don’t happen to know why they killed the pig, do you?” retorts Mr. Bucket with a steadfast look, but without loss of temper.

“No!” “Why, they killed him,” says Mr. Bucket, “on account of his having so much cheek. Don’t YOU get into the same position, because it isn’t worthy of you. You ain’t in the habit of conversing with a deaf person, are you?”

“Yes,” snarls Mr. Smallweed, “my wife’s deaf.”

“That accounts for your pitching your voice so high. But as she ain’t here; just pitch it an octave or two lower, will you, and I’ll not only be obliged to you, but it’ll do you more credit,” says Mr. Bucket. “This other gentleman is in the preaching line, I think?”

“Name of Chadband,” Mr. Smallweed puts in, speaking henceforth in a much lower key.

“Once had a friend and brother serjeant of the same name,” says Mr. Bucket, offering his hand, “and consequently feel a liking for it. Mrs. Chadband, no doubt?”

“And Mrs. Snagsby,” Mr. Smallweed introduces.

“Husband a law-stationer and a friend of my own,” says Mr. Bucket. “Love him like a brother!

Now, what’s up?”

“Do you mean what business have we come upon?” Mr. Smallweed asks, a little dashed by the suddenness of this turn.

“Ah! You know what I mean. Let us hear what it’s all about in presence of Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet. Come.”

Mr. Smallweed, beckoning Mr. Chadband, takes a moment’s counsel with him in a whisper. Mr. Chadband, expressing a considerable amount of oil from the pores of his forehead and the palms of his hands, says aloud, “Yes. You first!” and retires to his former place.

“I was the client and friend of Mr. Tulkinghorn,” pipes Grandfather Smallweed then; “I did business with him. I was useful to him, and he was useful to me. Krook, dead and gone, was my brother-in-law. He was own brother to a brimstone magpie — leastways Mrs. Smallweed. I come into Krook’s property. I examined all his papers and all his effects. They was all dug out under my eyes. There was a bundle of letters belonging to a dead and gone lodger as was hid away at the back of a shelf in the side of Lady Jane’s bed — his cat’s bed. He hid all manner of things away, everywheres. Mr. Tulkinghorn wanted ’em and got ’em, but I looked ’em over first. I’m a man of business, and I took a squint at ’em. They was letters from the lodger’s sweetheart, and she signed Honoria. Dear me, that’s not a common name, Honoria, is it? There’s no

lady in this house that signs Honoria is there?

Oh, no, I don’t think so! Oh, no, I don’t think so!

And not in the same hand, perhaps? Oh, no, I don’t think so!”

Here Mr. Smallweed, seized with a fit of coughing in the midst of his triumph, breaks off to ejaculate, “Oh, dear me! Oh, Lord! I’m shaken all to pieces!”

“Now, when you’re ready,” says Mr. Bucket after awaiting his recovery, “to come to anything that concerns Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, here the gentleman sits, you know.”

“Haven’t I come to it, Mr. Bucket?” cries Grandfather Smallweed. “Isn’t the gentleman concerned yet? Not with Captain Hawdon, and his ever affectionate Honoria, and their child into the bargain? Come, then, I want to know where those letters are. That concerns me, if it don’t concern Sir Leicester Dedlock. I will know where they are. I won’t have ’em disappear so quietly. I handed ’em over to my friend and solicitor, Mr. Tulkinghorn, not to anybody else.”

“Why, he paid you for them, you know, and handsome too,” says Mr. Bucket.

“I don’t care for that. I want to know who’s got ’em. And I tell you what we want — what we all here want, Mr. Bucket. We want more painstaking and search-making into this murder. We know where the interest and the motive was, and you have not done enough. If George the vagabond dragoon had any hand in it, he was only an accomplice, and was set on. You know what I mean as well as any man.”

“Now I tell you what,” says Mr. Bucket, instantaneously altering his manner, coming close to him, and communicating an extraordinary fascination to the forefinger, “I am damned if I am a-going to have my case spoilt, or interfered with, or anticipated by so much as half a second of time by any human being in creation. YOU want more painstaking and search-making!

YOU do? Do you see this hand, and do you think that I don’t know the right time to stretch it out and put it on the arm that fired that shot?”

Such is the dread power of the man, and so terribly evident it is that he makes no idle boast, that Mr. Smallweed begins to apologize. Mr. Bucket, dismissing his sudden anger, checks him.

“The advice I give you is, don’t you trouble your head about the murder. That’s my affair. You keep half an eye on the newspapers, and I shouldn’t wonder if you was to read something about it before long, if you look sharp. I know my business, and that’s all I’ve got to say to you on that subject. Now about those letters. You want to know who’s got ’em. I don’t mind telling you. I have got ’em. Is that the packet?”

Mr. Smallweed looks, with greedy eyes, at the little bundle Mr. Bucket produces from a mysterious part of his coat, and identifles it as the same.

“What have you got to say next?” asks Mr. Bucket. “Now, don’t open your mouth too wide, because you don’t look handsome when you do it.”

“I want five hundred pound.”

“No, you don’t; you mean fifty,” says Mr. Bucket humorously.

It appears, however, that Mr. Smallweed means five hundred.

“That is, I am deputed by Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, to consider (without admitting or promising anything) this bit of business,” says Mr. Bucket — Sir Leicester mechanically bows his head — “and you ask me to consider a proposal of five hundred pounds. Why, it’s an unreasonable proposal! Two fifty would be bad enough, but better than that. Hadn’t you better say two fifty?”

Mr. Smallweed is quite clear that he had better not.

“Then,” says Mr. Bucket, “let’s hear Mr. Chadband. Lord! Many a time I’ve heard my old fellow-serjeant of that name; and a moderate man he was in all respects, as ever I come across!”

Thus invited, Mr. Chadband steps forth, and after a little sleek smiling and a little oil-grinding with the palms of his hands, delivers himself as follows, “My friends, we are now — Rachael, my wife, and I— in the mansions of the rich and great. Why are we now in the mansions of the rich and great, my friends? Is it because we are invited? Because we are bidden to feast with them, because we are bidden to rejoice with them, because we are bidden to play the lute with them, because we are bidden to dance with them? No. Then why are we here, my friends?

Air we in possession of a sinful secret, and do

we require corn, and wine, and oil, or what is much the same thing, money, for the keeping thereof? Probably so, my friends.”

“You’re a man of business, you are,” returns Mr. Bucket, very attentive, “and consequently you’re going on to mention what the nature of your secret is. You are right. You couldn’t do better.”

“Let us then, my brother, in a spirit of love,” says Mr. Chadband with a cunning eye, “proceed unto it. Rachael, my wife, advance!”

Mrs. Chadband, more than ready, so advances as to jostle her husband into the background and confronts Mr. Bucket with a hard, frowning smile.

“Since you want to know what we know,” says she, “I’ll tell you. I helped to bring up Miss Hawdon, her ladyship’s daughter. I was in the service of her ladyship’s sister, who was very sensitive to the disgrace her ladyship brought upon her, and gave out, even to her ladyship, that the child was dead — she WAS very nearly so — when she was born. But she’s alive, and I know her.” With these words, and a laugh, and laying a bitter stress on the word “ladyship,” Mrs. Chadband folds her arms and looks implacably at Mr. Bucket.

“I suppose now,” returns that officer, “YOU will he expecting a twenty-pound note or a present of about that figure?”

Mrs. Chadband merely laughs and contemptuously tells him he can “offer” twenty pence.

“My friend the law-stationer’s good lady, over there,” says Mr. Bucket, luring Mrs. Snagsby forward with the finger. “What may YOUR game be, ma’am?”

Mrs. Snagsby is at first prevented, by tears and lamentations, from stating the nature of her game, but by degrees it confusedly comes to light that she is a woman overwhelmed with injuries and wrongs, whom Mr. Snagsby has habitually deceived, abandoned, and sought to keep in darkness, and whose chief comfort, under her afflictions, has been the sympathy of the late Mr. Tulkinghorn, who showed so much commiseration for her on one occasion of his calling in Cook’s Court in the absence of her perjured husband that she has of late habitually carried to him all her woes. Everybody it appears, the present company excepted, has plotted against Mrs. Snagsby’s peace. There is Mr. Guppy, clerk to Kenge and Carboy, who was at first as open as the sun at noon, but who suddenly shut up as close as midnight, under the influence — no doubt — of Mr. Snagsby’s suborning and tampering. There is Mr. Weevle, friend of Mr. Guppy, who lived mysteriously up a court, owing to the like coherent causes. There was Krook, deceased; there was Nimrod, deceased; and there was Jo, deceased; and they were “all in it.” In what, Mrs. Snagsby does not with particularity express, but she knows that Jo was Mr. Snagsby’s son, “as well as if a trumpet had spoken it,” and she followed Mr. Snagsby when he went on his last visit to the boy, and if he was not his son why did he go? The one occupation of her life has been, for some time back, to follow Mr. Snagsby to and fro, and up and down, and to piece suspicious circumstances together — and every circumstance that has happened has been most suspicious; and in this way she has pursued her object of detecting and confounding her false husband, night and day. Thus did it come to pass that she brought the Chadbands and Mr. Tulkinghorn together, and conferred with Mr. Tulkinghorn on the change in Mr. Guppy, and helped to turn up the circumstances in which the present company are interested, casually, by the wayside, being still and ever on the great high road that is to terminate in Mr. Snagsby’s full exposure and a matrimonial separation. All this, Mrs. Snagsby, as an injured woman, and the friend of Mrs. Chadband, and the follower of Mr. Chadband, and the mourner of the late Mr. Tulkinghorn, is here to certify under the seal of confidence, with every possible confusion and involvement possible and impossible, having no pecuniary motive whatever, no scheme or project but the one mentioned, and bringing here, and taking everywhere, her own dense atmosphere of dust, arising from the ceaseless working of her mill of jealousy.

While this exordium is in hand — and it takes some time — Mr. Bucket, who has seen through the transparency of Mrs. Snagsby’s vinegar at a glance, confers with his familiar demon and bestows his shrewd attention on the Chadbands and Mr. Smallweed. Sir Leicester Dedlock remains immovable, with the same icy surface

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FIRST CONTACT SBS’s First Contact is the real ‘festering sore’ of the nation

By Chelsea Bond Senior Lecturer in the Aboriginal and T orr es Torr orres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland

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● The First Contact cast members' transformation over the series is an optical illusion of Australian race relations.

A nation that insists Aboriginal The discourse of the “Aboriginal in her words “these people”) agree ■ The SBS/Blackfella Films producthat welfare is not good for them. Okay, problem” demonises Aboriginal tion First Contact – that takes six non- people celebrate the day their country but the cast said quite a few negative people and is a dangerously alluring indigenous people and immerses them was invaded.

A nation where its Prime Minister things about Aboriginal people that concept that we as indigenous people into Aboriginal Australia for the first were unrelated to welfare dependency. sometimes perform to. time – captured the nation’s attention declares himself the PM for AborigiDemonisation leads us to believe Also, in episode one we didn’t aclast week amassing a television audi- nes and cuts funding to indigenous tually meet welfare-dependant Ab- that we are culpable for the racial opence nearing one million viewers, communities; who believes Austraoriginal people; we met Aboriginal pressions inflicted upon us. It is the while the program’s Twitter hashtag lia was “nothing but bush” before people in Redfern leading crime pre- belief (often instilled in us by our par#FirstContactSBS trended world- white settlement; who defines the authenticity of his colleague’s Abovention initiatives, while paying off ents) that if we work hard (or 10 times wide. their mortgage, and barbecuing like harder) we can prove ourselves to Over the three episodes, we saw riginality based on where they live real Aussies (as opposed to munching white Australia. the participants get their “first con- and who believes that “Aboriginal Yet, many of us have done just that, out on bugs). tact” with Aboriginal Australia as they women are cowering in their huts”.

Gee, when Abbott finds out that We also witnessed the cultural re- and now are subjected to a different were welcomed into the homes of Absilience of Marcus Lacey and his ex- brand of Australian racism - the one original people in the city and in the the Aborigines live in houses (albeit it, ridiculously overcrowded ones), he tended family in north eastern Arnhem that tells us that our success and acbush.

Land who graciously engaged with complishment voids our claim as “real Clearly the television series hit a will be as disappointed as First Aboriginals”. these “outspoken Aussies”. nerve, sparking a plethora of conver- Contact’s Bo-Dene was when she Suggesting that Aboriginal people realised the mob in north-east Arnhem Despite this, the Today Show fosations around the country. cused their analysis on “the problem remedy the racism we encounter is These conversations tell us more Land wore shoes.

The cast-members reflect who we of Aboriginal dysfunction" rather than like telling the battered woman that about the relationship between Abthe cast members' ignorance. The she can escape domestic violence by original and non-AboriginalAustra- are as a nation. But their transforma“Aboriginal problem” is a pervasive just behaving better. lia than the racist soundbites in the tion over the series is an optical illuRacism cannot be cured in this sion – or delusion – of Australian race discourse used by white Australia to show’s promo clip. absolve itself of any responsibility to country by enlisting Aboriginal people TV viewers were understandably relations.

For a moment we are led to bepast and present injustices experi- to perform palatable, perfect or culoutraged at the views expressed by turally pure renditions ofAboriginality. enced by Aboriginal people.

First Contact’s cast members. But as lieve that the oppressive hierarchical Racism is not about the capacity It is this discourse that Aboriginal the nation gathers to vilify them, we relationships between Aboriginal and activist and actress Rosalie Kunoth- of Aboriginal minds or bodies – it is must remember they are a product of non-Aboriginal Australia could be re● From First Contact Marks so famously challenged on about the psyche of the racist, and the the nation they live in … that we all figured. But this momentary shift was short lived, as Channel Nine’s Today expressing her concern about the por- ABC’s Q&A program earlier this year: psyche of a nation which has yet to live in. “recognise” or “reconcile” indigA nation that struggles to teach its Show demonstrated earlier last week, trayal of negative stereotypes. I was “I am not the problem”. in their review of the first episode. about to agree, until she clarified that But alas, even First Contact’s host enous sovereignty and their own illeown history in its schools.

I assumed The Today Show’s The she meant the negative portrayal of Ray Martin explained the show by gal occupation.

A nation which suspends the RaThat, Ray, is the deep festering stating: cial Discrimination Act to “protect” Grill was going to reflect on the rac- the (white) women as racist. ism revealed in the show.

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AIRPORT WEST, 3042. Airport West Newsagency.

53 McNamara Ave, Airport West. (03) 9338 3362.

AIRPORT WEST, 3042. Airport West Nextra. Shop 73-74, Westfield Shoppingtown, Airport West.

(03) 9330 4207.

ALBERT PARK, 3206. Dundas Place Newsagency.

188A Bridport St, Albert Park. (03) 9690 5348.

ALBURY, 2640. Albury Newsagency.

ALTONA, 3018. Altona Newsagency. 84-86 Pier St, Altona. (03) 9398 2912.

ALTONA EAST, 3025. East Altona Newsagency. 63 The Circle, Altona East. (03) 9391 3316.

ALTONA MEADOWS, 3028. Central Square Newsagency, 1 Central Ave, Altona Ameadows.

(03) 9315 8022.

ALTONA NORTH, 3025. Alrona North Newsagency.

22 Borrack Sq, Altona North. (03) 9391 2291.

ARMADALE, 3143. Highdale Newsagency. Shop 1, 969 High St, Armadale. (03) 9822 7789.

ASCOT VALE, 3032. Ascot Vale Newsagency. 208 Union Rd, Ascot Vale. (03) 9370 6485.

ASCOT VALE, 3032. Ascot Lotto & News. 217 Ascot Vale Rd, Ascot Vale. (03) 9370 8558.

ASHBURTON, 3147. Ashburton Newsagency. 209 High St, Ashburton. (03) 9885 2128.

ASHWOOD, 3147. Ashwood Newsagency. 503 Warrigal Rd, Ashwood. (03) 9885 4662.

ASPENDALE, 3195. Aspendale Newsagency. 129 Station St, Aspendale. (03) 9580 6967.

AUBURN, 3123. See Hawthorn East.

AVONDALE HEIGHTS, 3034. Avondale Heights Newsagency. 5 Military Rd, Avondale Heights.

(03) 9317 8274.

BACCHUS MARSH, 3340. Bacchus Marsh Newsagency. 138 Main St. (03) 5367 2961.

BALACLAVA, 3183. Carlisle Newsagency. 272 Carlisle St, Balaclava. (03) 9593 9111.

BALLAN, 3342. Ballan Newsagency. 133 Ingles St, Ballan. (03) 5368 1115.

BALLARAT, 3350. Bridge Mall Newsagency. 6870 Bridge Mall, Ballarat. (03) 5331 3352.

BALLARAT, 3350. NewsXPress Ballarat. Shop 20, Central Square, Ballarat. (03) 5333 4700.

BALLARAT, 3350. Williams Newsagency. 917 Sturt St, Ballarat. (03) 5332 2369.

BALWYN, 3103. Balwyn Newsagency. 413 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn. (03) 9836 4206.

BALWYN, 3103. Belmore Newsagency. 338 Belmore Rd, Balwyn. (03) 9857 9729.

BALWYN, 3103. Yooralla Newsagency. 247B Belmore Rd, Balwyn. (03) 9859 8285.

BALWYN NORTH, 3104. Burkemore Newsagency.

1060 Burke Rd, Balwyn North. (03) 9817 3472.

BALWYN NORTH, 3104. Greythorn Newsagency.

272 Doncaster Rd, Balwyn North. (03) 9857 9894.

BALWYN NORTH, 3104. North Balwyn Newsagency.

77 Doncaster Rd, North Balwyn. (03) 9859 1983.

BANNOCKBURN, 3331. Bannockburn Newsagency.

(03) 5281 1625.

BARWON HEADS, 3227. Barwon Heads Newsagency. 43 Hitchcock St, Barwon Heads.

(03) 5254 2260.

BATMAN. Batman Newsagency. (03) 9354 1269.

BAYSWATER, 3153. Bayswater Authorised Newsagency. Shop 21, Bayswater Village. (03) 9729 1773.

BELGRAVE, 3160. Belgrave Newsagency. 1704 Burwood Hwy. (03) 9754 2429.

BELL PARK, 3215. Bell Park Newsagency. 21-23 Milton St, Bell Park. (03) 5278 4032.

BELMONT, 3216. Belmont Newsagency. 132A High St. (03) 5243 1385.

BENNETTSWOOD, 3125. Bennetswood Newsagency. 79 Station St, Bennettswood. (03) 9808 3391.

BENTLEIGH, 3204. Central Bentleigh Newsagency.

395 Centre Rd, Bentleigh. (03) 9557 1453.

BENTLEIGH EAST, 3165. Centrefield Newsagency.

939 Centre Rd, Bentleigh East. (03) 9563 7607.

BENTLEIGH EAST, 3165. Chesterville Newsagency.

299 Chesterville Rd, Bentleigh East. (03) 9570 1983.

BENTLEIGH EAST, 3165. East Bentleigh Tatts & News. (03) 9570 5951.

BERWICK, 3806. Berwick Newsagency. 29-31 High St, Berwick. (03) 9707 1311.

BLACK ROCK, 3193. Black Rock Newsagency. 606 Balcombe Rd. (03) 9589 4266.

BLACKBURN, 3130. Blackburn Newsagency. 116 South Pde, Blackburn. (03) 9878 0101.

BLACKBURN SOUTH, 3130. Blackburn South Newsagency. 108 Canterbury Rd, Blackburn South. (03) 9877 2110.

BORONIA, 3155. Boronia Village Newsagency.

Shop 22A, 163 Boronia Rd, Boronia. (03) 9762 3464.

BOX HILL, 3128. Newsline Newsagency. Shop 70, Box Hill Central. (03) 9890 2217.

BOX HILL, 3128. Whitehorse Plaza Newsagency.

G35, Centro Shopping Plaza, Box Hill. Phone: (03) 9899 0593.

BOX HILL NORTH, 3129. Kerrimuir Newsagency.

515 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill North. (03) 9898 1450.

BOX HILL SOUTH, 3128. Box Hill South Newsagency. 870 Canterbury Rd, Box Hill South.

(03) 9890 6481.

BOX HILL SOUTH, 3128. Wattle Park Newsagency.

164A Elgar Rd, Box Hill South. (03) 9808 1614.

BRIAR HILL, 3088. Briar Hill Newsagency. 111 Mountain View Rd, Briar Hill. (03) 9435 1069.

BRIGHTON, 3186. Gardenvale Newsagency. 168 Martin St, Brighton. (03) 9596 7566.

BRIGHTON EAST, 3187. Highway Newsagency.

765B Hawthorn Rd, Brighton East. (03) 9592 2054.

BRIGHTON EAST, 3187. East Brighton Newsagency.

613 Hampton St, Brighton. (03) 9592 2029.

BRIGHTON NORTH, 3186. North Brighton Authorised Newsagency. 324 Bay St, North Brighton. (03) 9596 4548.

BRUNSWICK, 3056. Lygon Authorised Newsagency. (03) 9387 4929.

BRUNSWICK WEST, 3055. Melville Newsagency.

418 Moreland Rd, West Brunswick. (03) 9386 3300.

BRUNSWICK WEST, 3055. Theresa Newsagency.

34 Grantham St, Brunswick West. (03) 9380 8806.

BULLEEN, 3105. Bulleen Plaza Newsagency. Shop 29, Bulleen Plaza. (03) 9850 5521.

BULLEEN, 3105. Thompsons Road Newsagency.

123A Thompsons Rd, Bulleen. (03) 9850 1882.

BUNDOORA, 3083. Bundoora Centre Newsagency.

Shop 3, 39 Plenty Rd, Bundoora. (03) 9467 1351.

BUNDOORA, 3083. Bundoora Newsagency. 1268 Plenty Rd, Bundoora. (03) 9467 2138.

BUNYIP, 3815. Bunyip Newsagency. (03) 5629 6111.

BURNLEY, 3121. Burnley Newsagency. 375 Burnley St, Burnley. (03) 9428 1669.

BURWOOD EAST, 3151. East Burwood Newsagency. 16 Burwood Hwy, Burwood East.

(03) 9808 7284.

CAMBERWELL, 3124. Burke Road Newsagency.

(03) 9882 3671.

CAMBERWELL, 3124. Burwood Newsagency. 1394 Toorak Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9889 4155.

CAMBERWELL, 3124. Camberwell Centre Newsagency. 628 Burke Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9882 4083.

CAMBERWELL, 3124. Camberwell Market Newsagency. 513 Riversdale Rd, Camberwell.

(03) 9813 3799.

CAMBERWELL, 3124. Zantuck Newsagency. 732 Riversdale Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9836 4953.

CAMBERWELL EAST, 3124. East Camberwell Newsagency. 188 Through Rd, Camberwell. (03) 9836 2495.

CANTERBURY, 3126. Canterbury Newsagency. 104 Maling Rd. (03) 9836 2130.

CARISBROOK, 3464. Carisbrook Newsagency. (03) 5464 2293.

CARLTON, 3053. Lygon Authorised Newsagency.

260 Lygon St, Carlton. (03) 9663 6193.

CARLTON NORTH, 3054. Princes Hill Newsagency.

607 Lygon St, Carlton North. (03) 9380 1419.

CARLTON NORTH, 3054. Rathdowne Newsagency.

410 Rathdowne St, Carlton North. (03) 9347 2630.

CARNEGIE, 3163. Carnegie Newsagency. 58 Koornang Rd, Carnegie. (03) 9568 5256.

CARNEGIE, 3163. Patterson Newsagency. (03) 9557 5794.

CARNEGIE, 3163. Southern Distribution & Delivery Service. 669 North Rd, Carnegie. (03) 9576 7044.

CARRUM, 3197. Carrum Newsagency. 514 Station St, Carrum. (03) 9772 7696.

CARRUM DOWNS, 3198. Bayside Distribution. (03) 9782 6333.

CAULFIELD EAST, 3145. Caulfield Newsagency.

14 Derby Rd, Caulfield East. (03) 9571 6194.

CAULFIELD NORTH, 3161. Junction Newsagency.

69-71 Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield North. (03) 9523 8546.

CAULFIELD SOUTH, 3162. Booran Road Newsagency. 177 Booran Rd, Caulfield South.

(03) 9578 3195.

CAULFIELD SOUTH, 3162. South Caulfield Newsagency. 792 Glenhuntly Rd, Caulfield South.

(03) 9523 8701.

CHADSTONE, 3148. Supanews. Shops A42 and A49, Chadstone. (03) 9569 5858.

CHADSTONE, 3148. Holmesglen Newsagency.

637 Warrigal Rd, Chadstone. (03) 9569 7365.

CHARLTON, 3525. Charltopn Newsagency. (03) 5491 1680.

CHELSEA, 3196. Chelsea Newsagency. 403 Nepean Hwy, Chelsea. (03) 9772 2621.

CHELTENHAM, 3192. Cheltenham Newsagency.

332 Charman Rd, Cheltenham. (03) 9583 3276.

CHELTENHAM, 3192. Southland Newsagency.

Westfield Shoppingtown, Cheltenham. (03) 9584 9433.

CLAYTON, 3168. Clayton Authorised Newsagency.

345 Clayton Rd, Clayton. (03) 9544 1153.

CLIFTON HILL, 3068. Clifton Hill Newsagency. 316 Queens Pde, Clifton Hill. (03) 9489 8725.

COBURG, 3058. Coburg Newsagency, 481-483 Sydney Rd, Coburg. (03) 9354 7525.

COLAC, 3250. Blaines Newsagency, Colac. (03) 5231 4602.

COLDSTREAM, 3770. Coldstream Newsagency.

670 Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream. (03) 9739 1409.

CORIO, 3214. Corio Village Newsagency. Shop 27, Corio Village, Corio. (03) 5275 1666.

COWES, 3922. Cowes Newsagency. 44 Thompson Ave, Cowes. (03) 5952 2046.

CRAIGIEBURN, 3064. Craigieburn Newsagency.

Shop 9 Mall, Craigieburn. (03) 9308 2132.

CRANBOURNE, 3977. Cranbourne Newsagency.

105 High St,Cranbourne. (03) 5996 8866.

CRANBOURNE NORTH, 3977. Thompson Parkway Newsagency. Cnr South Gippsland Hwy, Cranbourne North. (03) 5996 0055.

CROYDON, 3136. Burnt Bridge Newsagency. 434 Maroondah Hwy, Croydon. (03) 9870 6140.

CROYDON, 3136. Croydon Newsagency. 158 Main St, Croydon. (03) 9723 2001.

CROYDON NORTH, 3136. Croydon North Newsagency. 5 Exeter Rd, Croydon North. (03) 9726 6030.

DANDENONG, 3175. Lonsdale Newsagency. 250 Lonsdale St, Dandenong. (03) 9792 1897.

DANDENONG, 3175. Lucky Winners Lotto. 118 Hemmings St, Dandenong. (03) 9792 4628.

DANDENONG, 3175. Doveton News & Lotto. (03) 9792 4937.

DEER PARK, 3023. Deer Park Newsagency. 823 Ballarat Rd, Deer Park.(03) 9363 1175.

DENILIQUIN, 2710. Deniliquin Newsagency and Bookstore. (02) 5881 2080.

DIAMOND CREEK, 3089. Diamond Creek Newsagency. 62A Hurstbridge Rd. (03) 9438 1470.

DINGLEY VILLAGE, 3172. Dingley Newsagency.

79 Centre Dandenong Rd, Dingley Village. (03) 9551 1184.

DONCASTER, 3108. Shoppingtown Newsagency.

Shop 34, 619 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster. (03) 9848 3912.

DONCASTER EAST, 3109. East Doncaster Newsagency. 74 Jackson Ct, Doncaster East. (03) 9848 3174.

DONCASTER EAST, 3109. Tunstall Square Newsagency. Shop 4, Tunstall Square, Doncaster East. (03) 9842 2485.

DONCASTER EAST, 3109. The Pines Newsagency.

Shop 35, 181 Reynolds Rd, Doncaster East. (03) 9842 7944.

DROMANA, 3936. Dromana Newsagency. 177 Nepean Hwy, Dromana. (03) 5987 2338.

DROUIN, 3818. Burrows Newsagency, Drouin. (03) 5625 1614.

DRYSDALE, 3222. Drysdale Newsagency. High St, Drysdale. (03) 5251 2776.

EAGLEMONT, 3084. Eaglemont Lucky Lotto, News & Post. 68 Silverdale Rd. (03) 9499 2589.

EDITHVALE, 3196. Edithvale Newsagency. 253 Nepean Hwy. (03) 9772 1072.

ELSTERNWICK, 3185. Elsternwick Newsagency.

348 Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick. (03) 9523 8335.

ELSTERNWICK, 3185. Elsternwick Office Supplies.

433 Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick. (03) 9523 6495.

ELSTERNWICK, 3185. Ripponlea Newsagency. 78 Glen Eira Rd, Elsternwick. (03) 9523 5649.

ELTHAM, 3095. Eltham Newsagency & Toyworld.

958 Main Rd. (03) 9439 9162.

ELWOOD, 3184. Elwood Newsagency. 103 Ormond Rd, Elwood. (03) 9531 4223.

EMERALD, 3782. Emerald Newsagency. Main St, Emerald. (03) 5968 5152.

EPPING, 3076. Dalton Village Newsagency. (03) 9408 8877.

ESSENDON, 3040. Essendon Newsagency. 15A Rose St, Essendon. (03) 9337 5908.

ESSENDON, 3040. Roundabout Newsagency. 94 Fletcher St, Essendon. (03) 9370 5305.

ESSENDON NORTH, 3041. North Essendon Newsagency. 1085 Mt Alexander Rd, North Essendon. (03) 9379 2243.

FAIRFIELD, 3078. Fairfield Newsagency. 99 Station St, Fairfield. (03) 9481 3240.

FAWKNER, 3060. Fawkner Newsagency. 54 Bonwick St, Fawkner. (03) 9359 2046.

FAWKNER, 3060. Moomba Park Newsagency. 89 Anderson Rd, Fawkner. (03) 9359 1595.

FERNTREE GULLY, 3156. Ferntree Gully Newsagency. Shop 2, 69 Station St, Ferntree Gully. (03) 9758 1343.

FERNTREE GULLY, 3156. Mountain Gate Newsagency. Shop 9B, Ferntree Gully. (03) 9758 4427.

FERNTREE GULLY UPPER, 3156. Upper Ferntree Gully Newsagency. Shop 3 Ferntree Plaza. (03) 9756 0171.

FITZROY, 3065. Fitzroy Newsagency. 337 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. (03) 9417 3017.

FITZROY NORTH, 3068. North Fitzroy Newsagency.

224 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North. (03) 9489 8614.

FOOTSCRAY WEST, 3012. Kingsville Newsagency.

339 Somerville Rd, Footscray West. (03) 9314 5004.

FOREST HILL, 3131. Brentford Square Newsagency. 29-31 Brentford Sq., Forest Hill.

(03) 9878 1882.

FOREST HILL, 3131. NewsXPress Forest Hill. Shop 215, Western Entrance, Forest Hill. (03) 9878 2515.

FOUNTAIN GATE, 3805. Fountain Gate Newsagency. Shop 1157 (Level 1), Fountain Gate. (03) 9704 6408.

FRANKSTON, 3199. Beach Street Newsagency.

239 Beach St, Frankston. (03) 9789 9736.

FRANKSTON, 3199. Foote Street Newsagency. c/ - Bayside Distribution Services. (03) 9783 4720.

FRANKSTON, 3199. Frankston Newsagency. 5 Keys St, Frankston. (03) 9783 3253.

FRANKSTON, 3199. Karingal Hub Newsagency. c/ - Bayside Distribution Services. (03) 9776 7744.

FRANKSTON, 3199. Young Street Newsagency. 78 Young St, Frankston. (03) 9783 2467.

GARDENVALE, 3186. See Brighton.

GARFIELD, 3814. Garfield Newsagency Pty Ltd. 77 Main St, Garfield. (03) 5629 2533.

GEELONG, 3220. Geelong Newsagency & Lotto.

139 Moorabool St, Geelong. (03) 5222 1911.

GEELONG EAST, 3219. East Geelong Newsagency.

78A Garden St. (03) 5229 5109.

GEELONG WEST, 3218. Manifold Newsagency.

Shop 2, 132 Shannon Ave, Geelong West. (03) 5229 5897.

GEELONG WEST, 3218. Murphy's Newsagency. PO Box 7133, Geelong West. (03) 5229 1973.

GISBORNE, 3437. Gisborne Newsagency. Shop 20, Village Shopping Centre. (03) 5428 2632.

GLADSTONE PARK, 3043. Gladstone Park Newsagency. Shop 164. (03) 9338 3921.

GLEN HUNTLY, 3163. Glenhuntly Newsagency.

1164 Glenhuntly Rd, Glenhuntly. (03) 9571 2551.

GLEN WAVERLEY, 3150. Glen Waverley News.

Shop L2, 65 Glen S/C, Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley. (03) 9802 8503.

GLEN WAVERLEY, 3150. Kingsway Newsagency.

65 Kingsway, Glen Waverley. (03) 9560 9987.

GLEN WAVERLEY, 3150. Syndal Newsagency. 238 Blackburn Rd, Glen Waverley. (03) 9802 8446.

GLENFERRIE, 3122. See Hawthorn.

GLENROY, 3046. Glenroy Newsagency. 773 Pascoe Vale Rd, Glenroy. (03) 9306 9530.

GRANTVILLE, 3984. Grantville Newsagency. Shop 4, 1509 Bass Hwy, Grantville. (03) 5678 8808.

GREENSBOROUGH, 3088. Greensborough Newsagency. Shop 4-5 Greensborough. (03) 9435 1024.

GREENVALE, 3059. Greenvale Newsagency. Shop 4 & 5, Cnr Mickleham & Greenvale Rds, Greenvale. (03) 9333 3154.

GROVEDALE, 3216. Grovedale Newsagency. 19 Peter St. (03) 5243 1480.

HADFIELD, 3046. Hadfield Newsagency. 120 West St, Hadfield. (03) 9306 5007.

HAMPTON, 3188. Hampton Newsagency. 345-347 Hampton St, Hampton. (03) 9598 1239.

HAMPTON EAST, 3188. Hampton East Newsagency.

412 Bluff Rd, Hampton East.(03) 9555 2821.

HAMPTON PARK, 3976. Hampton Park Newsagency. Shop 3, Park Square, Hampton Park. (03) 9799 1609.

HASTINGS, 3915. Hastings Newsagency. 56 High St. (03) 5979 1321.

HAWTHORN, 3122. Glenferrie Newsagency.669 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn. (03) 9818 2621.

HAWTHORN EAST, 3123. Auburn Newsagency. 119 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn East. (03) 9813 4838.

HAWTHORN EAST, 3123. Auburn South Newsagency. 289 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn East.

(03) 9882 2009.

HAWTHORN WEST, 3122. Hawthorn West Newsagency. 44 Church St, Hawthorn. (03) 9853 6098.

HEALESVILLE, 3777. Healesville Newsagency.

(03) 5962 4161.

HEIDELBERG, 3084. Heidelberg Newsagency. 128 Burgundy St, Heidelberg. (03) 9457 1098.

HEIDELBERG WEST, 3081. Heidelberg Heights Newsagency. 35 Southern Rd, Heidelberg West.

(03) 9457 2063.

HEIDELBERG WEST, 3081. The Mall Newsagency.

Shop 18, Heidelberg West. (03) 9457 4244.

HIGHETT, 3190. Highett Newsagency. 2 Railway Pde, Highett. (03) 9555 1010.

HIGHTON, 3216. Highton Newsagency. 7 Bellevue Ave. (03) 5243 4824, HOPPERS CROSSING, 3030. Hoppers Crossing Newsagency. 31 Old Geelong Rd, Hoppers Crossing. (03) 9749 2652, HUNTINGDALE, 3166. Huntingdale Newsagency.

291 Huntingdale Rd, Huntingdale. (03) 9544 1175.

HURSTBRIDGE, 3099. Hurstbridge Newsagency.

800 Main Rd. (03) 9718 2045.

IVANHOE, 3079. NewsXPress. 194-196 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe. (03) 9499 1231.

IVANHOE EAST, 3079. East Ivanhoe Newsagency.

262 Lower Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe East. (03) 9499 1720.

KEILOR, 3036. Centreway Newsagency. 59 Wyong St, Keilor East, 3033. (03) 9336 2451.

KEILOR, 3036. Keilor Newsagency. 700 Calder Hwy, Keilor. (03) 9336 7930.

KEILOR DOWNS, 3038. Keilor Downs Newsagency.

Shop 3, Keilor Downs Plaza, Keilor Downs. (03) 9310 9955.

KEW, 3101. Cotham Newsagency. 97 Cotham Rd, Kew. (03) 9817 3840.

KEW, 3101. Kew Newsagency. 175 High St, Kew. (03) 9853 8238.

KEW NORTH, 3101. North Kew Newsagency. 93 Willsemere Rd, Kew. (03) 9853 9383.

KEYSBOROUGH, 3173. Parkmore Newsagency.

Parkmore Shopping Centre, Kensington. (03) 9798 4311.

KILMORE, 3764. Kilmore Newsagency. 41 Sydney St. (03) 5782 1465.

KILSYTH, 3137. Kilsyth Newsagency. 520 Mt Dandenong Rd. (03) 9725 6218.

KINGSVILLE, 3012. See Footscray West.

KNOX CITY. See Wantirna South KNOXFIELD, 3180. Knoxfield Newsagency. (03) 9764 8260.

KOO-WEE-RUP, 3981. Koo Wee Rup Newsagency.

44-48 Station St, Koo Wee Rup. (03) 5997 1456.

LALOR, 3075. Lalor Newsagency. 364 Station St, Lalor. (03) 9465 2698.

LARA, 3212. Lara Newsagency. 44 The Centreway, Lara. (03) 5282 1419.

LAVERTON, 3028. Laverton Newsagency. 12 Aviation Rd, Laverton. (03) 9369 1426.

LEOPOLD, 3028. Leopold Newsagency. 45 Ash Rd, Leopold. (03) 5250 1687.

LILYDALE, 3140. Lilydale Newsagency. 237 Main St. (03) 9735 1705.

LOWER PLENTY, 3093. Lower Plenty Newsagency.

95 Main Rd. (03) 9435 6423.

LOWER TEMPLESTOWE, 3107. See Templestowe Lower.

MALVERN, 3144. Malvern Newsagency. 114 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern. (03) 9509 8381.

MALVERN, 3144. Malvern Village Newsagency.

1352 Malvern Rd, Malvern. (03) 9822 3761.

MALVERN, 3144. Winterglen Newsagency Malvern Lotto. 167 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern. (03) 9509 9068.

MALVERN EAST, 3145. Central Park Newsagency.

393 Wattletree Rd, Malvern East. (03) 9509 9842.

McCRAE, 3938. McCrae Newsagency, 675 Point Nepean Rd. (03) 5986 8499.

McKINNON, 3204. McKinnon Newsagency. 148 McKinnon Rd, McKinnon. (03) 9578 4478.

MELBOURNE, 3000. Mitty's Newsagency. 53 Bourke St, Melbourne. (03) 9654 5950.

MELTON, 3337. Melton Authorised Newsagency.

383-385 High St, Melton. (03) 9743 5451.

MELTON, 3337. NewsXPress. (03) 9743 5451.

MENTONE, 3194. Mentone Newsagency. 24 Como Pde, Mentone. (03) 9585 3494.

MERLYNSTON, 3058. Merlynston Newsagency. (03) 9354 1532.

MIDDLE BRIGHTON, 3186. Middle Brighton Newsagency. 75-77 Church St, Middle Brighton.

(03) 9592 1000.

MIDDLE PARK, 3206. Middle Park Newsagency.

16 Armstrong St, Middle Park.

MILDURA, 3500. Klemm's Mildura Newsagency.

(03) 5302 1004.

MILL PARK, 3082. Mill Park Authorised Newsagency. Stables Shopping Centre, Cnr Childs Rd & Redleap Ave, Mill Park. (03) 9436 4400.

MITCHAM, 3132. Mitcham Newsagency. 503 Whitehorse Rd, Mitcham. (03) 9873 1108.

MOE, 3825. Yeatman's Newsagency. 3A Moore St, Moe. (03) 5127 1002.

MONT ALBERT., 3127. Mont Albert Newsagency.

42 Hamilton St, Mont Albert. (03) 9890 1140.

MONTMORENCY, 3094. Montmorency Newsagency.

41-43 Were St. (03) 9435 8893.

MONTROSE, 3765. Montrose Newsagency. 912 Mt Dandenong Rd. (03) 9728 2057.

MOONEE PONDS, 3039. Puckle Street Newsagency.

45 Puckle St, Moonee Ponds. (03) 9375 2264.

MORDIALLOC, 3195. Mordialloc Newsagency.

574A Main St, Mordialloc. (03) 9580 5141.

MORDIALLOC, 3195. Warren Village Newsagency.

87 Warren Rd. (03) 9580 3880.

MORELAND, 3056. See Brunswick.

MORNINGTON, 3931. Mornington Newsagency. 97 Main St, Mornington. (03) 5975 2099.

MORNINGTON, 3931. Scribes Newsagency. Shop 1/10, Mornington Village, Mornington. (03) 5975 5849.

If your local newsagency is not listed, and you would like them to stock the Melbourne Observer, please ask them to contact All Day Distribution, phone (03) 9482 1145.

MORWELL, 3840. Morwell Newsagency. 176 Commercial Rd, Morwell. (03) 5134 4133.

MOUNT ELIZA, 3934. Mount Eliza Newsagency.

102 Mount Eliza Way. (03) 5974 2347.

MOUNT MARTHA, 3934. Mount Martha Newsagency. 2 Lochiel Ave, Mount Martha. (03) 5974 2347.

MOUNT WAVERLEY, 3149. Pinewood Newsagency.

Shop 59, Centreway Shopping Centre, Mount Waverley. (03) 9802 7008.

MOUNTAIN GATE, 3156. See Ferntree Gully.

MT EVELYN, 3658. Mt Evelyn Newsagency. 1A Wray Cres. (03) 9736 2302.

MULGRAVE, 3170. Northvale Newsagency. 901 Springvale Rd, Mulgrave. (03) 9546 0200.

MULGRAVE, 3170. Waverley Gardens Newsagency. Shop 44, Waverley Gardens, Mulgrave. (03) 9547 5773.

MURCHISON, 3610. Murchison Newsagency, Murchison. (03) 5826 2152, MURRUMBEENA, 3163. Murrumbeena Newsagency. 456 Nerrim Rd, Murrumbenna. (03) 9568 1959.

NARRE WARREN, 3805. Narre Warren News & Tatts. Shop 1 Webb St, Narre Warren. (03) 9704 6495.

NEWCOMB, 3220. Newcomb Newsagency, Geelong. (03) 5248 5434.

NEWMARKET, 3031. Newmarket Newsagency. 294 Racecourse Rd, Newmarket. (03) 9376 6075.

NEWPORT, 3015. Newport Newsagency. 6 Hall St, Newport. (03) 9391 2548.

NIDDRIE, 3042. Niddrie Newsagency. 455 Keilor Rd, Niddrie. (03) 9379 3840.

NOBLE PARK, 3174. Noble Park Newsagency. 22 Douglas St, Noble Park. (03) 9546 9079.

NOBLE PARK, 3174. Variety Newsagency. 1268 Heatherton Rd, Noble Park. (03) 9546 7916.

NORTH BALWYN, 3104. See Balwyn North.

NORTH MELBOURNE, 3051. See West Melbourne.

NORTH MELBOURNE, 3051. Haines Street Newsagency. 46 Haines St. (03) 9328 1195.

NORTH MELBOURNE, 3051. News On Errol. (03) 9326 3744.

NORTHCOTE, 3070. Croxton Newsagency. 509 High St, Northcote. (03) 9481 3624.

NORTHCOTE, 3070. Northcote Newsagency. 335 High St, Northcote. (03) 9481 3725.

NORTHCOTE, 3070. Northcote Newsplaza. (03) 9481 7130.

NUNAWADING, 3131. Mountainview Newsagency.

293A Springfield Rd, Nunawading. (03) 9878 7887.

NYAH, 3594. Nyah General Store. (03) 5030 2230.

OAK PARK, 3046. Oak Park Newsagency. 120 Snell Grove, Oak Park. (03) 9306 5472.

OAKLEIGH, 3166. Oakleigh Newsagency. Shop 61-63, Oakleigh. (03) 9563 0703.

OAKLEIGH EAST, 3166. Oakleigh East Auth.

Newsagency. 190 Huntingdale Rd, East Oakleigh.

(03) 9544 4322.

OAKLEIGH SOUTH, 3167. Oakleigh South Newsagency. (03) 9570 5833.

OCEAN GROVE, 3226. Ocean Grove Newsagency.

82 The Terrace, Ocean Grove. (03) 5256 1779.

PAKENHAM, 3810. Pakenham Newsagency. 99 Main St, Pakenham. (03) 5941 1243.

PARKDALE, 3195. Parkdale Newsagencxy. 238 Como Pde. (03) 9580 1724.

PASCOE VALE, 3044. Pascoe Vale Central Newsagency. 110 Cumberland Rd, Pascoe Vale.

(03) 9354 8472.

PASCOE VALE, 3044. Coonans Hill News/Tatts/ Post Office. 67 Coonans Rd, Pascoe Vale South.

(03) 9386 7465.

PASCOE VALE SOUTH, 3044. Paper N Post. Pascoe Vale South. (03) 9354 1432.

PEARCEDALE, 3912. Pearcedale Newsagency.

Shop 14, Pearcedale Village Shopping Centre, Pearcedale. (03) 5978 6343.

POINT COOK, 3030. NewsXPress. (03) 9395 0424.

POINT LONSDALE, 3225. Point Lonsdale Newsagency. 99 Point Lonsdale Rd. (03) 5258 1159.

PORT MELBOURNE, 3207. Port Melbourne Distribution. (03) 9681 8122.

PORTARLINGTON, 3223. Portarlington Newsagency. Shop 1, 60 Newcombe St, Portarlington. (03) 5289 2892.

PRAHRAN, 3181. Prahran Market Newsagency.

Shop 3A Pran Central, Prahran. (03) 9521 1200.

PRESTON, 3072. Northland Newsagency. Shop 3, Northland Shopping Centre. (03) 9478 2693.

PRESTON, 3072. Preston Newsagency. 377 High St, Preston. (03) 9478 3001.

PRESTON, 3072. Preston Town Hall Newsagency.

411 High St, Preston. (03) 9470 1630.

PRINCES HILL, 3054. See Carlton North.

QUEENSCLIFF, 3225. Queenscliff Newsagency. (03) 5258 1828.

RESERVOIR, 3073. Reservoir Newsagency. 22 Edwardes St, Reservoir. (03) 9460 6317.

RESERVOIR, 3073. Broadway Newsagency. 279 Broadway, Reservoir. (03) 9460 6510.

RHYLL, 3923. Rhyll Newsagency. 41 Lock Rd, Rhyll.

(03) 5956 9205.

RICHMOND, 3121. Swan Street Newsagency. 108 Swan St, Richmond. (03) 9428 7450.

RICHMOND, 3121. Vernons Newsagency. 308A Bridge Rd, Richmond. (03) 9428 7373.

RINGWOOD EAST, 3135. Ringwood East Newsagency. 52 Railway Ave, Ringwood East.

(03) 9870 6515.

RINGWOOD NORTH, 3134. North Ringwood Newsagency. 182 Warrandyte Rd, North Ringwood. (03) 9876 2765.

ROBINVALE, 3549. Robinvale Newsagency. (03) 5026 3264.

ROCKBANK, 3335. Rockbank Newsagency. (03) 9747 1300.

ROSANNA, 3084. Rosanna Newsagency. 135 Lower Plenty Rd, Rosanna. (03) 9459 7722.

ROSANNA EAST, 3084. Banyule Newsagency. 55 Greville Rd, East Rosanna. (03) 9459 7027.

ROSEBUD, 3939. Rosebud Newsagency. 1083 Nepean Hwy, Rosebud. (03) 5986 8359.

RYE, 3941. Rye Newsagency. 2371 Point Nepean Rd, Rye. (03) 5985 2013.

SANCTUARY LAKES, 3030. Sanctuary Lakes Newsagency. Shop 16, 300 Point Cook Rd. (03) 9395 4055.

SALE, 3850. Sale Newsagency. (03) 5144 2070.

SAN REMO, 3925. San Remo Newsagency. 105 Marine Pde, San Remo. (03) 5678 5447.

SANDRINGHAM, 3191. Sandringham Newsagency 58-60 Station St, Sandringham. (03) 9598 1246 SEAFORD, 3198. Carrum Downs Newsagency. (03 9782 6333.

SEAFORD, 3198. Seaford Newsagency. 124 Nepean Hwy, Seaford. (03) 9786 1220.

SEDDON, 3011. Seddon Newsagency & Lotto. 74 Charles St, Seddon. (03) 9687 1919.

SEVILLE, 3139. Seville Newsagency. 654 Warburton Hwy. (03) 5964 2236.

SHEPPARTON, 3630. Lovell's Newsagency. 246 Wyndham St, Shepparton. (03) 5821 2622.

SOMERVILLE, 3912. Somerville Newsagency Shop 24, Plaza, Eramosa Rd West, Somerville (03) 5977 5282.

SOUTHBANK, 3006. Melbourne Centra Newsagency. 292 City Rd, Southbank. (03) 9690 3900.

SOUTH MELBOURNE, 3205. Clarendon Newsagency. 276 Clarendon St, South Melbourne (03) 9690 1350.

SOUTH MELBOURNE, 3205. South Melbourne Newsagency. 358 Clarendon St, South Melbourne (03) 9690 7481.

SOUTH MORANG, 3752. South Morang Newsagency. 17-19 Gorge Rd. (03) 9404 1502 SPRINGVALE, 3171. Springvale Newsagency. 321 Springvale Rd, Springvale. (03) 9546 9235.

ST KILDA, 3182. Esplanade Newsagency. 115 Fitzroy St, St Kilda. (03) 9525 3321.

ST KILDA, 3182. St Kilda Junction Newsagency 52 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda. (03) 9510 1056.

ST KILDA, 3182. Village Belle Newsagency. 161 163 Acland St, St Kilda. (03) 9525 5167.

ST LEONARDS, 3223. St Leonards Newsagency Foreshore Rd, St Leonards. (03) 5257 1604.

STRATHMORE, 3041. Napier Street Newsagency 313 Napier St, Strathmore. (03) 9379 2603.

STRATHMORE, 3041. Strathmore Newsagency. 15 Woodland St, Strathmore. (03) 9379 1515.

SUNBURY, 3429. Sunbury Authorised Newsagency. 14 Brook St, Sunbury. (03) 9744 1220.

SUNSHINE, 3020. Sunshine Newsagency. 3/282 Hampshire Rd, Sunshine. (03) 9312 2654.

SUNSHINE SOUTH, 3020. South Sunshine Newsagency. 22 Tallintyre Rd, Sunshine. (03 9312 1629.

TAYLORS LAKES, 3038. Watergarden Newsagency. Shop 92, Bay B (Near Safeway) Taylors Lakes. (03) 9449 1122.

TEESDALE, 3328. Teesdale Newsagency. 1071 Bannockburn Rd. (03) 5281 5230.

TEMPLESTOWE, 3106. Templestowe Newsagency 122 James St, Templestowe. (03) 9846 2486.

TEMPLESTOWE LOWER, 3107. Macedon News & Lotto. 25 Macedon Rd, Lower Templestowe. (03 9850 2720.

THORNBURY, 3071. Normanby Newsagency. 703 High St, Thornbury. (03) 9484 2802.

THORNBURY, 3071. Rossmoyne Newsagency. 406 Station St,Thornbury. (03) 9484 6967.

TOORADIN, 3980. Tooradin Newsagency. 94 South Gippsland Hwy, Tooradin. (03) 5996 3343.

TOORAK, 3142. Hawksburn Newsagency. 529 Malvern Rd, Toorak. (03) 9827 3569.

TOORAK, 3142. Toorak Village Newsagency. 487 Toorak Rd, Toorak. (03) 9826 1549.

TORQUAY, 3228. Torquay Newsagency. 20 Gilber St, Torquay. (03) 5261 2448.

TOTTENHAM, 3012. Braybrook Newsagency. 127 South Rd, Tottenham. (03) 9364 8083.

TULLAMARINE, 3045. Tullamarine Newsagency 199 Melrose Dr, Tullamarine. (03) 9338 1063.

UNDERA, 3629. Undera Newsagency. (03) 5826 0242.

UPWEY, 3158. Upwey Newsagency. 18 Main St Upwey. (03) 9754 2324.

UPPER FERNTREE GULLY, 3156. Upper Ferntree Gully Newsagency. (03) 9756 0171.

VERMONT, 3133. Vermont Authorised Newsagency. 600 Canterbury Rd, Vermont South (03) 9873 1845.

VERMONT SOUTH, 3133. Vermont South Newsagency. 495 Burwood Hwy, Vermont South (03) 9802 4768.

WALLAN, 3756. Wallan Newsagency. 59 High St (03) 5783 1215.

WANDIN NORTH, 3139. Wandin North Newsagency. 18 Union Rd. (03) 5964 3339.

WANTIRNA SOUTH, 3152. Knox City Newsagency Shop 2080, Shopping Centre. (03) 9801 5050 WANTIRNA SOUTH, 3152. Wantirna South Newsagency. 233 Stud Rd.. (03) 9801 2310.

WARRAGUL, 3820. Heeps Newsagency. 6 Victoria St, Warragul. (03) 5623 1737.

WATSONIA, 3087. Watsonia Newsagency. 93 Watsonia Rd, Watsonia. (03) 9435 2175.

WATTLE PARK, 3128. See Box Hill South.

WERRIBEE, 3030. Werribee Newsagency. 16 Station Pl, Werribee. (03) 9741 4644.

WERRIBEE, 3030. Werribee Plaza Newsagency Shop 37, Shopping Centre, Werribee Plaza. (03 9749 6766.

WEST MELBOURNE, 3003. North Melbourne Newsagency. 178-182 Rosslyn St, Wes Melbourne. (03) 9328 1763.

WESTALL, 3169. Westall Newsagency. 148 Rosebank Ave, Westall. (03) 9546 7867.

WHEELERS HILL, 3150. Brandon Park Newsagency. Shop 28, Wheelers Hill. (03) 9560 5854.

WHEELERS HILL, 3150. Wheelers Hil Newsagency. 200 Jells Rd, Wheelers Hill. (03 9561 5318.

WHITTLESEA, 3757. Whittlesea Newsagency. 59 Church St. (03) 9716 2060.

WILLIAMSTOWN, 3016. Williamstown News & Lotto. 16 Douglas Pde, Williamstown. (03) 9397 6020.

WINDSOR, 3181. Windsor Newsagency. 71 Chapel St, Windsor. (03) 9510 2030.

WONTHAGGI, 3995. Wonthaggi Newsagency. 27A McBride St, Wonthaggi. (03) 5672 1256.

WOORI YALLOCK. Woori Yallock Newsagency. (03 5964 6008.

YARRA GLEN, 3775. Yarra Glen Newsagency. (03 9730 1392.

YARRAVILLE, 3013. Yarraville Newsagency. 59 Anderson St, Yarraville. (03) 9687 2987.

YEA, 3717. Yea Newsagency, 78 High St. (03 5797 2196.

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Less publicly-funded TV is good news for taxpayers … if not pigs ■ Malcolm Turnbull’s well-telegraphed announcement last week that the ABC’s funding will be cut by A$254 million over five years is no surprise.

But, broken election promise aside, this is actually something Australians as a whole will benefit from.

There are two broad reasons for this – one involving use of the phrase “Slutsky equation”, so let’s get to that first: it sounds fun.

The noisiest concern with the consequences of the ABC cuts seems to be focusing on the ABC itself, such as all the pigs or bananas they’re threatening to fire.

Turnbull says he’s found lots of efficiencies stacked away in their back office. It’s basically un-Australian not to show love and support for the ABC – even News Corp editorials lead with that line.

About 71per cent of Australians are ABC customers, a similar amount to the number who are also taxpayers. The fact all these Australians are on both sides of this market is what makes changes to its compulsory funding an interesting economic question.

The important thing to understand about the funding cuts is they’re like the opposite of a tax increase. You have to pay less – but in return, you get less. Or, looked at the other way, it’s like your own income has gone up (now that you pay less tax), but so has the price of some of the things you’re buying (all those government pigs and bananas).

To unpack whether you’re actually better off, economists like to use the Slutsky equation, which decomposes a price change into two components: 1) an income effect 2) a substitution effect When the price of pigs or bananas goes up, with your income unchanged, you’re worse off, because you can now consume less pigs or bananas.

That’s the income effect (that is, you would need a higher income to maintain the same happiness level of pig/banana consumption).

But when the price of pigs or bananas goes up, consumers will also tend to make substitutions toward whatever are now the relatively cheaper alternatives: maybe kittens and pineapples. This is the substitution effect, and it offsets the income effect.

The thing about the funding cut is that, from the perspective of the taxpayer and consumer, this looks like two things. The income effect is that taxpayers are now off the hook to the tune of A$254 million, which increases their income by that amount.

(Let’s assume the money is not snaffled as it scurries back to the warm pockets it was originally in.)

But what’s really at issue is the substitution effect – the extent to which ABC consumers experience, and respond to a rise in the “price” of, the ABC product.

Turnbull says the funding cut needn’t affect programming, just back office matters: he thinks the consumer won’t experience any change.

ABC boss Mark Scott has threatened to slaughter every last pig and mash every banana on site. He wants consumers to experience a change.

Now if operational efficiency really is what this is all about then Turnbull and Scott need to sort that

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Melbourne’s most fearless critic - with his head up his own television

Crawfords cash in

By Jason Potts Professor of Economics at RMIT University

www.theconversation.edu.au But let’s say all cuts find their way on screen: maybe fewer pigs, maybe less back-office support makes for a lower quality pigging experience.

From the consumer’s perspective it’s all much the same: it’s as if pigs and bananas are now more expensive.

What an economist will expect to observe, once all the squealing quiets down, is some substitution occurring.

Consumers will find pig-like and banana-like media in other places. It’s absurd to think this is not the case.

Almost every media market the ABC is in is highly competitive. What that means is that while substitution might not be 100 per cent, it isn’t 0 per cent either.

A healthy competitive media environment is good for Australia too, and having a large, subsidised producer in the centre of that does not contribute to that outcome. This is of course a different story if the ABC was serving only the parts of the media market that are unprofitable (remote and some regional news and sports, for instance, or Labor Party hagiographies) or other areas of genuine market failure. But that is manifestly not what is going on.

Now of course there is public value in media diversity, and there is a certain public good argument to be made in the ABC front-running experimental media programming, formats and technologies.

Emergency warnings and civil defence announcements are obvious social goods. And the ABC does provide some cross-subsidy in journalistic training. But these funding cuts do not make a mark on any of these considerations.

Overall, for the average tax-paying ABC-watching Australian, the income effect will likely dominate the substitution effect.

In short: we will be left better off by the cuts.

● Malcolm Turnbull

■ If you are hunting for a Christmas gift for the TV tragic who has everything, consider a visit to the Crawfords DVD website where collections are on offer for $59.95 plus postage.

Veritas has already put in an order to Santa for the Homicide No 9 set, which includes 26 episodes where Det. Costello (Lionel Long), dies tragically during an act of bravery.

Sen. Det. Jim Patterson (Norman Yemm), a tough street wise copper, joins the team.

Pornography, suicides, impostors and witchcraft are just some of the cases.

The same ingredients are in the first series of The Box, which has also just been released.

Party tricks

Tele-topics

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Jeff Kennett and Clive Palmer should make an interesting sideshow on Channel 7’s broadcast of the State Election results. Veritas wonders if Clive has already rehearsed a walkout ... or did he already do that last week with Emma Alberici on ABC-TV’s Lateline?

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Ross Coulthart is quitting Channel 7’s Sunday Night program, which doesn’t seem to be the happiest place in television. Executive Producer Mark Llewellyn is on extended leave after a behind-the-scenes dustup.

● Asher Keddie ■ With the Victorian State Election due this Saturday (Nov. 29), Veritas thought he would tune into Tenplay.com.au to catch the latest episode of Party Tricks.

It is the locally produced series starring Asher Keddie and Roger Corser, based on the theme of Victoria politics with the leaders having a secret ... an affair between the political leaders.

It took six episodes to get to the point. And then the series finished.

There is talk of a sequel. Don’t bother. The acting and production was first-class, but the storyline is empty. Anti-climax television.

● Ross Coulthart ★What led Robert De Niro to agree to be in The Bag Man, the newly-released DVD based on the novel, Motel? It co-stars John Cusack. Veritas gives one star.

‘Thank you ... good on youse’

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■ Despite free-to-air TV, despite Foxtel, despite Presto ... and even despite Netflix just around the corner ... the DVD market is still big business.

You would think with all that cash flying about, the copyright protectors could afford to have more than one commercial at the start of hired DVDs to promote the anti-privacy message.

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Bringing Up Father

Melbourne Mystery

● Where is this in Melbourne? We’re told it is the East Preston tram terminus established in 1920.

By Lou Fine

Method: Solve the clues and fit them where they will go.

A) Sweet and sour with a small drink (4,4) B) Soprano Cecilia looking up a great deal, surrounded by some baritones (7) C) Means of giving information to one guy in the services (14) D) Laid back sect developed localised variants of language (8) E) Groups that are one over the eight? (7) F) Having a painful condition brought about by Jack's teeth? (11) G) A near relative I see is said to be Teutonic (8) H) It's a bleeding nuisance when I ham Ophelia badly (11) I) Eric possibly is unemployed (4) J) Yes, the German's snoring in the music (4); Garment from sail? Nonsense! (6) K) Tend to look up (4) L) An explosive noise after cutting top off fruit tree (7) M) Could be montages of units of explosive power (8) N) Old M; terribly sad following the end of Bolton Wanderers (6) O) Old poem, one found among poems by misfits (8) P) Might have been offered in exchange for a foal? (9); Boy has nothing to give to a girl. That's some thought (10) Q) Find tail of oriole in search for woodpigeon (6) R) Frolics following music by singers (9) S) The quality of being impassive requires tolerance chiefly – in hard head (10) T) Eponymous amphibian in time had a fool ( a dolt) confused (4,2,4,4) U) Consumes American drink without a hint of enthusiasm (4,2) V) Heartlessly boast about one's years in position of superiority (7) W) Every time that we should admit women only, the vicar comes round! (8) X) The team look for a place in China (6) Y) A group of students.Yes, right (4) Z) Focus attention on King of France wearing his nose backwards (4,2)

Spot 12 differences between these pictures

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Victoria Pictorial

● Clifton Hill Colonists’ Homes (Rushall). 1906.

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Clifton Hill Historic Photo Collection

● Clifton Hill Post Office. Circa 1920.

● Merri Creek and Bridge, Clifton Hill. 1906.

● United Kingdom Hotel, Clifton Hill. 1964.

● Alexandra Parade, Clifton Hill. Circa 1960s.

● Clifton Hill and surrounds. From Studley Park. 1882.

● Service Station. Queens Pde, Clifton Hill. 1927.

● Clifton Hill Railway Station. Circa 1905-1928.

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Places To Go: Far South Coast

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Observer Classic Books From Page 24 upon him, except that he once or twice looks towards Mr. Bucket, as relying on that officer alone of all mankind.

“Very good,” says Mr. Bucket. “Now I understand you, you know, and being deputed by Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, to look into this little matter,” again Sir Leicester mechanically bows in confirmation of the statement, “can give it my fair and full attention. Now I won’t allude to conspiring to extort money or anything of that sort, because we are men and women of the world here, and our object is to make things pleasant. But I tell you what I DO wonder at; I am surprised that you should think of making a noise below in the hall. It was so opposed to your interests. That’s what I look at.”

“We wanted to get in,” pleads Mr. Smallweed “Why, of course you wanted to get in,” Mr. Bucket asserts with cheerfulness; “but for a old gentleman at your time of life — what I call truly venerable, mind you! — with his wits sharpened, as I have no doubt they are, by the loss of the use of his limbs, which occasions all his animation to mount up into his head, not to consider that if he don’t keep such a business as the present as close as possible it can’t be worth a mag to him, is so curious! You see your temper got the better of you; that’s where you lost ground,” says Mr. Bucket in an argumentative and friendly way.

“I only said I wouldn’t go without one of the servants came up to Sir Leicester Dedlock,” returns Mr. Smallweed.

“That’s it! That’s where your temper got the better of you. Now, you keep it under another time and you’ll make money by it. Shall I ring for them to carry you down?”

“When are we to hear more of this?” Mrs. Chadband sternly demands.

“Bless your heart for a true woman! Always curious, your delightful sex is!” replies Mr. Bucket with gallantry. “I shall have the pleasure of giving you a call to-morrow or next day — not forgetting Mr. Smallweed and his proposal of two fifty.”

“Five hundred!” exclaims Mr. Smallweed.

“All right! Nominally five hundred.” Mr. Bucket has his hand on the bell-rope. “SHALL I wish you good day for the present on the part of myself and the gentleman of the house?” he asks in

an insinuating tone..

Nobody having the hardihood to object to his doing so, he does it, and the party retire as they came up. Mr. Bucket follows them to the door, and returning, says with an air of serious business, “Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, it’s for you to consider whether or not to buy this up. I should recommend, on the whole, it’s being bought up myself; and I think it may be bought pretty cheap. You see, that little pickled cowcumber of a Mrs. Snagsby has been used by all sides of the speculation and has done a deal more harm in bringing odds and ends together than if she had meant it. Mr. Tulkinghorn, deceased, he held all these horses in his hand and could have drove ’em his own way, I haven’t a doubt; but he was fetched off the box headforemost, and now they have got their legs over the traces, and are all dragging and pulling their own ways. So it is, and such is life. The cat’s away, and the mice they play; the frost breaks up, and the water runs. Now, with regard to the party to be apprehended.”

Sir Leicester seems to wake, though his eyes have been wide open, and he looks intently at Mr. Bucket as Mr. Bucket refers to his watch.

“The party to be apprehended is now in this house,” proceeds Mr. Bucket, putting up his watch with a steady hand and with rising spirits, “and I’m about to take her into custody in your presence. Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, don’t you say a word nor yet stir. There’ll be no noise and no disturbance at all. I’ll come back in the course of the evening, if agreeable to you, and endeavour to meet your wishes respecting this unfortunate family matter and the nobbiest way of keeping it quiet. Now, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet, don’t you be nervous on account of the apprehension at present coming off. You shall see the whole case clear, from first to last.”

Mr. Bucket rings, goes to the door, briefly whispers Mercury, shuts the door, and stands behind it with his arms folded. After a suspense of a minute or two the door slowly opens and a Frenchwoman enters. Mademoiselle Hortense.

The moment she is in the room Mr. Bucket claps the door to and puts his back against it. The suddenness of the noise occasions her to turn, and then for the first time she sees Sir Leicester Dedlock in his chair.

“I ask you pardon,” she mutters hurriedly. “They

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tell me there was no one here.”

Her step towards the door brings her front to front with Mr. Bucket. Suddenly a spasm shoots across her face and she turns deadly pale.

“This is my lodger, Sir Leicester Dedlock,” says Mr. Bucket, nodding at her. “This foreign young woman has been my lodger for some weeks back.”

“What do Sir Leicester care for that, you think, my angel?” returns mademoiselle in a jocular strain.

“Why, my angel,” returns Mr. Bucket, “we shall see.”

Mademoiselle Hortense eyes him with a scowl upon her tight face, which gradually changes into a smile of scorn, “You are very mysterieuse.

Are you drunk?”

“Tolerable sober, my angel,” returns Mr. Bucket.

“I come from arriving at this so detestable house with your wife. Your wife have left me since some minutes. They tell me downstairs that your wife is here. I come here, and your wife is not here. What is the intention of this fool’s play, say then?” mademoiselle demands, with her arms composedly crossed, but with something in her dark cheek beating like a clock.

Mr. Bucket merely shakes the finger at her.

“Ah, my God, you are an unhappy idiot!” cries mademoiselle with a toss of her head and a laugh. “Leave me to pass downstairs, great pig.”

With a stamp of her foot and a menace.

“Now, mademoiselle,” says Mr. Bucket in a cool determined way, “you go and sit down upon that sofy.”

“I will not sit down upon nothing,” she replies with a shower of nods.

“Now, mademoiselle,” repeats Mr. Bucket, making no demonstration except with the finger, “you sit down upon that sofy.”

“Why?” “Because I take you into custody on a charge of murder, and you don’t need to be told it. Now, I want to be polite to one of your sex and a foreigner if I can. If I can’t, I must be rough, and there’s rougher ones outside. What I am to be depends on you. So I recommend you, as a friend, afore another half a blessed moment has passed over your head, to go and sit down upon that sofy.”

Mademoiselle complies, saying in a concentrated voice while that something in her cheek

beats fast and hard, “You are a devil.”

“Now, you see,” Mr. Bucket proceeds approvingly, “you’re comfortable and conducting yourself as I should expect a foreign young woman of your sense to do. So I’ll give you a piece of advice, and it’s this, don’t you talk too much.

You’re not expected to say anything here, and you can’t keep too quiet a tongue in your head.

In short, the less you PARLAY, the better, you know.” Mr. Bucket is very complacent over this French explanation.

Mademoiselle, with that tigerish expansion of the mouth and her black eyes darting fire upon him, sits upright on the sofa in a rigid state, with her hands clenched — and her feet too, one might suppose — muttering, “Oh, you Bucket, you are a devil!”

“Now, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet,” says Mr. Bucket, and from this time forth the finger never rests, “this young woman, my lodger, was her ladyship’s maid at the time I have mentioned to you; and this young woman, besides being extraordinary vehement and passionate against her ladyship after being discharged — ” “Lie!” cries mademoiselle. “I discharge myself.”

“Now, why don’t you take my advice?” returns Mr. Bucket in an impressive, almost in an imploring, tone. “I’m surprised at the indiscreetness you commit. You’ll say something that’ll be used against you, you know. You’re sure to come to it. Never you mind what I say till it’s given in evidence. It is not addressed to you.”

“Discharge, too,” cries mademoiselle furiously, “by her ladyship! Eh, my faith, a pretty ladyship! Why, I r-r-r-ruin my character hy remaining with a ladyship so infame!”

“Upon my soul I wonder at you!” Mr. Bucket remonstrates. “I thought the French were a polite nation, I did, really. Yet to hear a female going on like that before Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet!”

“He is a poor abused!” cries mademoiselle. “I spit upon his house, upon his name, upon his imbecility,” all of which she makes the carpet represent. “Oh, that he is a great man! Oh, yes, superb! Oh, heaven! Bah!” “Well, Sir Leicester Dedlock,” proceeds Mr. Bucket, “this intemperate foreigner also angrily took it into her head that she had established a claim upon Mr. Tulkinghorn, deceased, by attending on the occasion I told you of at his chambers, though she was liberally paid for her time and trouble.”

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Republica Welcome to Summer Party Photos: Fiona Hamilton

Welcome to Summer!

■ St Kilda beachside venue Republica launched its 1950s-inspired caravan pop-up bar as part of its Welcome to Summer party last week.

The retro Viscount Alumvan will be located on the beachfront side of the restaurant and will be a working bar during the summer months.

MasterChef favourite Emelia Jackson helped launch the summer pop up.

Republica is located within the St Kilda Sea Baths precinct on Jacka Boulevard. The venue has quickly bounced back after a recent vandal attack.

- Fiona Byrne

● Antonia Beddoes and Leticia Monaghan

● Jay and Lisa Tucker

● MasterChef favourite Emelia Jackson helped launch the summer pop up

● Eric Tang, Dan O’Connor and Mark Mulcahey

● Daniel Macpherson and Georgina Wright

● Eugene Loane and Elise Allen

● Mark Scanlan and Martin Butcher

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Radio: Time for changes at 3AW ............................. Page 60 Theatre: Melbourne’s best guide ................................... Page 61 Country Music: Rob Foenander’s column ................... Page 60 Jim and Aar on: Top 10 lists, best movies, DVDs ............ P age 62 Aaron: Cheryl Threadgold: Local theatre shows, auditions ........... Page 63 PL US THE LLO OVATT”S MEGA CRO PLUS CROSSSWORD

WHAT A BONSOIR!

By ASH LONG

● Simon Burke

■ It is not so many years that Police would have made arrests for the action and words that are appearing on the stage of the Playhouse with Jean Poiret’s La Cage Aux Folles.

Dear old Melbourne has matured, and now it laughs with pride of the farce - played so lovingly by Simon Burke and Todd McKenney - with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, and book

by Harvey Fierstein. It is the best of times.

Set in St Tropex, with lapses to Melbourne’s own Brighton, The Production Company takes us on a joyous romp.

When a show has ‘bit’ parts being played by Rhonda Burchmore, Marg Downey and Gary Sweet, it is not difficult to imagine to capture the magic. (Anne Wood will play Rhonda’s role, Jacqueline, this Sunday night.).

A special word for Aljin Abella who plays the firefly maid/ butler Jacob to the point of hilarious distraction. Robert Tripolino and Emily Milledge play their young roles of newly engaged couple Jean-Michel and Anne ... but they are so young!

Interestingly, Gary Sweet looks more comfortable in the finale drag, than he does as the suited, conservative Monsieur Renaud.

The show starts, diarmingly, with Les Cagelles on stage as patrons enter the theatre. The Cagelles present a show of their own. Well done Josh Gates, Wil King, Adam Noviello, Taylor Scanlan,Anthony Sheppard, Kyle Stevens, Evan Lever, Lauren McKenna and Troy Sussman. They proudly declare they are who they are.

A special word for Orchestra Victoria’s nine-piece group conducted by Mathew Frank, with Tony Hicks and Martin Corcoran (woodwinds),Tristan Rebien (trumpet), Kieran Conrad (trombone), Ian Wilmot (double bass), Greg Scully (percussion), Dean Cooper (drums) and Andrew Patterson (keyboard).

Matt Scott is responsible for lighting design that performs magic with Dale Ferguson’s sets. Costumer Owen Phillips excels with the lavish costumes - especially Zaza’s mermaid outfit.

Some audience members have been critical of the McKenney ad libs, but this is exactly what you would find in such a nightclub.

McKenney is funny, delivers his lines with exquisite timing, and dances his way that gives him cred as a Dancing With The Stars judge.

Simon Burke moves stunningly, and boy, can he sing! The pair work wonderfully together.

Bravo to the creatives including Dean Bryant (Director), David Miller (Technical Director), Mel Robertson (Production Manager), Meg Deyell (Stage Manager), Adam McGurk (Company Manager), Natlie Gilhome (Assistant Director) and Andrew Patterson (Repetiteur).

The show continues at the Playhouse until December 7. Buy yourself an early Christmas laugh.

● Todd McKenney belts out a showstopper

● State Arts Minister Heidi Victoria with Todd McKenney and Simon Burke

● Gary Krauss and Todd McKenney

● Gary Sweet with Lexie Jeuniewic

● Julie Cavanagh and Fiona Byrne

Check our 8-day TV Guide on Pages 35-28, Pages 43-46

● Reg Gorman and Judith Roberts

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Davidsons nominated

■ Victorian bluegrass brothers Lachlan amd Hamish Davidson have received four nominations for the upcoming Golden GuitarAwards to be held in Tamworth in January.

Their album Wanderlust released early this year has been nominated for 'Country Music Capital News Group or Duo, Instrumental of the Year, Alternative Country Album of the Year and Bluegrass Recording of the Year.

Guild gigs on Fridays

■ The Country Music Guild Of Australasia presents the best in country music every Friday at the Pascoe Vale RSL. Coming attractions include: Friday (Nov. 28), The Con Artists and the The Grandsons Of The Pioneers (one set floorshow); Fri., Dec, 5, Rough Cut; Fri., Dec., 12, The Rip Rawers; Fri., Dec, 19, Guild Country Band with guests.

A short break over Christmas will take place and then a return on January 16 with Mustang.

Brothers 3 sign

■ X Factor grand finalists Brothers 3 are now signed to Sony Music Australia.

The boys have a complete new look and direction since winning the hearts of thousands of fans around the country. It also appears their workload has expanded now and includes performances at the big league clubs of Sydney.

For them the Channel 7 reality show has paid dividends.

- Rob Foenander

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News around Victoria

■ Celebrities Dave Hughes, Tom Gleeson, Patti and Lauren Newton, Pia Miranda, Em Rusciano,Alicia Gardiner, Lenny Hayes, Sam Mitchell and Adam Ramanauskas are expected to attend a Mr. Men Little Miss Celebrity Afternoon High Tea Party at The Langham Melbourne, on Friday (Nov. 28).

Adam Hargreaves (whose father created the much-loved brand) will also be at the high tea to tell the tale of how the beloved Mr. Men and Little Miss characters were born.

Classic cutbacks

Country Crossroads Big Breakfast Show. Southern FM 88.3.

Tues. 6am-9am.

Showbiz Star Bursts

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image will present China Up Close, a deeply rich program of art, film, talks and live events exploring Chinese culture and society in Melbourne, from December 3.

The final 2014 episodes of Q and A and Media Watch for 2014 were broadcast on Monday night (Nov. 24) on ABCTV. Four Corners, Lateline, Australian Story and Landline will have their budgets cut in the ABC budget chnages announced on Monday. Foreign Correspondent’s budget will be slashed by 10 per cent. State 7.30pm programs on Fridays will be replaced with a national program.

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■ ABC Classic FM will have budget cuts where 50 per cent of live recordings are to be cut.

Some 13 staff at the station are likely to lose their jobs under the budget cutbacks announced on Monday by Managing Director Mark Scott.

The ABC has tyo manage a 5 per cent cut in its budget provided by the Federal Government.

“We regard the changes as vital to securing the long-term health of the organisation but I acknowledge that is no comfort to those who will lose their positions,” Mr Scott said.

The first round of cuts will see approximately 300 people lose their jobs nationwide. That could eventually grow to 400.

The ABC will finalise initial redundancies with staff in the next two weeks.

Job losses are also to follow in following years as the organisation aims to streamline its administration and cut back on local sport production.

Coverage of basketball’s WNBLand soccer’s W-League are also to be abandoned next year, according to News Corp publications.

The Morwell radio post in Victoria will close.

“These sites need continual maintenance, the number of staff impacted is minimal and there are no content implications,” Scott said.

“The ABC will always have and need a strong regional footprint. But we need to be responsible in how we allocate resources and maintaining these sites is not best practice.

"We also want to strip back our management layers. Management comprises more than 10 per cent of the proposed redundancies.

“In mid-2015, we propose dismantling the State and Territory Director structure and looking at new ways of handling local administrative and stakeholder responsibilities.

“As part of our structural change, we propose transfer-

■ British comic Ernie Wise was born in England in 1925. He died aged 73 in 1999.

American kung fu movie star Bruce Lee was born in 1940. He died aged 32 (1973).

TV host Simon Townsend is 69 (1945).

TV news reader and reporter Tracey Curro is 51 (1963).

“The budget cuts represent a real opportunity cost for the ABC. The efficiency savings we normally used to finance our digital reinvestment are now being returned to the Government’s general revenue. The reinvestment task cannot simply stop to meet federal budgetary demands. With competition intensifying and audiences growing more demanding and fickle, we cannot afford to abandon our efforts to invest in the content and services our listeners, viewers and readers want.” ring responsibility for News Radio from ABC Radio to ABC News.

“A reshaped Radio Division would then consist of the local radio stations in the capital cities,Radio National, Classic FM and triple j, offering strong audience focus through both national and localised programming. Michael Mason, who has been acting head of Radio for some months, will be the new Director of Radio.

“His long leadership experience across many of the Radio networks makes him perfectly qualified for the job,” Scott said.

“Broadcasting is not and never has been a static industry. Each year, our content divisions sit down to map out their plans, taking into account audience trends, technological developments, budgets, and the tactics of others in their respective markets. Programs are changed, cancelled and replaced.

“Staff are reassigned, resources reallocated. This is part of the normal cycle of business,” Scott said. “The changes to Radio Nationalaim to reshape the structure and flow of programming across the middle of the day and to rethink our delivery of documentary content”

High Tea at the Langham

MC Othello ■ Arts Centre Melbourne presents Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Richard Jordan Productions’ staging of Othello: The Remix from February 17-25. Written, directed and music

by GQ and JQ, and developed with Rick Boynton, the Chicago hip-hop Q Brothers take their inspiration from lyricist: Shakespeare.

Othello: The Remix is a fresh take on Shakespeare’s tragedy, spun out and lyrically rewritten over original beats. General sale of tickets begins today (Wed.).

Bertram signs with Como ■ The National Trust of Victoria has created a special Como Historic House bear, Bertram Bear, to send on Outback to Icecap, the world’s first Indigenous Youth leadership development program led by Australian adventurer Peter Bland, which will see Indigenous youths visit Antarctica in December.

Sculpture Award ■ Melbourne-based artist Matthew Harding is the recipient of the prestigious McClelland Award 2014 announced by Neil Balnaves on Sunday (Nov. 23) at McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery. He has been awarded a cash prize of $100,000 for his work Void 2014.

Women’s Jazz Festival ■ The 2014 Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival is present the talents of Australian and international jazz women from Saturday (Nov. 29) to Sunday, Dec. 14 at Bennett’s Lane Jazz Club, the VCA Grant Street Theatre and the Victorian Arts Centre forecourt.

Artists from Canada, Brisbane, Sydney Canberra and Melbourne will share their music over nine days beginning at 1pm Saturday n the Victorian Arts Centre forecourt with a free outdoor program featuring Andrea Khoza and the Secrets, the South of the River Gospel Choir, and the Julia O’Hara Heptet.

Beyond at Arts Centre ■ Acts like trapeze and Chinese pole with giant fluffy rabbit head costumes, Rubik’s Cubes and blindfolds will be part of the performance of theAustralian circus ensemble Circa when it plays at the Arts Centre Melbourne from January 13-17.

Receivers at Preston ■ Feat in Space Theatre Company presents Receivers until December 1 at 62-63 Oakover Rd, Preston. Written by Gareth Ellis and directed by Amanda Falson, this dark sci-fi comedy explores the world of idealistic farmer Hedrick who, after years at ag school, simply cannot make things grow. The cast features Mark Tregonning, Renee Palmer, Mathew Young, Tom Milton, Leila Rodgers and Eva Torkkola. Tickets: $25 full, $20 concession. Bookings: 0407 245 115.

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■ Peanuts creator Charles Schulz was born in 1922. He died aged 77 in 2000.

Singer and actor Robert Goulet was born in 1933. He died 2007.

Tina Turner (Annie Mae Bullock), the singer, was born in 1939 (74).

TV presenter Jacki Mc-Donald is 61

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■ Cricketer keith Miller was born in Sunshine, Victoria, in 1919. He died aged 85 in 2004.

Famous Essendon footballer John Coleman was born in 1928. He died in 1973, aged 44.

Musician Beeb Birtles was born in Amsterdam in 1948 (66).

Sunday Monday Saturday November 29 November 30 December 1 ■ UK author C S Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1898. He died aged 64 ion 1963.

S i n g e r- s o n g w r i t e r Brian Cadd was born in Perth in 1946 (68).

Australian TV and radio comedian Michael Veitch was born in Melbourne in 1962. He is 52 today.

■ Author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was born in Florida in 1835. He died aged 74 in 1910.

British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was born in 1874. He died aged 90 in 1965.

US TV host Dick Clark was born in 1929, died aged 81.

■ English singer Matt Monro (Terrence Parsons) was born in 1932.

He died aged 53 in 1985.

Actor, director and writer Woody Allen (Allen Konigsberg) was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1935 (79).

American actress Bette Midler was born in Honolulu in 1945 (69).

Tuesday December 2 ■ Operatic soprano Maria Callas was born in New York City in 1923. he died aged 53 in 1977.

Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was born in Italy in 1946. He died aged 50 in 1997.

Singer Britney Spears was born in LA in 1981 (33).

Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of Jocks Journal for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates.

Jocks Journal is Australia’s longest running radio industry publication.

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Tosca in Nazi times

● Claudio Sgura (Scarpia) and Martina serafin (Tosca) in Opera Australia’s Tosca.

Photo: Jeff Busby ■ Melbourne has seen so many productions of Puccini's opera Tosca that opera goers could be forgiven for wondering if we really needed yet another performance.

Having seen the current John Bell production for Opera Australia at the State Theatre, the answer to this question is a resounding yes.

Bell has brought his actor's touch to Tosca, and brought out an intensity of characterisation from every performer.

This is quite a different production form any I have seen, with Bell updating the action to the 1930s era of Nazism, which works superbly and gives Tosca a really chilling edge.

As a director, Bell grabs the audience from the beginning of the opera and doesn't let their attention go until the final curtain.

He has changed the ending slightly, which is a shock for the audience, but it works well.

The storyline of Tosca's demise remains, but it happens in quite a different way from any other production I have seen.

Diego Torre is a fine Cavaradossi and he handles the demands of this major tenor role with ease and aplomb.

Martina Serafin as Tosca had little rehearsal time with Bell, but stepped into the shoes of opera singer Floria Tosca as if born to play the role. She exuded a dignity and elegance that befitted the role.

Bass-baritone Claudio Sgura as the evil chief of police Scarpia was the personification of power, evil, charm and good looks - that's a pretty winning combination for this role.

Young treble Miro Lauritz was an affecting shepherd boy, and Steven Gallop as Angelotti and Luke Gabbedy as the Sacristan were well matched and gave solid performances.

Andrea Molino conducted Orchestra Victoriaand it was a pleasure to hear our Melbourne musicians in such good form.

Opening night audiences tend to be restrained, but at least half the stalls were on their feet applauding, and I think I speak for much of the audience when I say I didn't want it to end.

So if you are wondering whether to make the effort to see yet another Tosca, I can only say that I am glad I did. The season finishes on December 13.

- Review by Julie Houghton

Showbiz Briefs

■ God Of Carnage plays at Chapel Off Chapel until Saturday (Nov. 29).

■ Abbotsford man Edward Zhang won the Australian Poker League/888 Poker League Victorian State Championships on Sunday.

■ 919,000 viwers tuned into Sunday’s night second part of the Countdown story on ABC-TV.

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Who is Poshlopez?

■ The Butterfly Club presents Who Is PoshLopez? from December 10-13.

Newcomer to the stage, Phillip Lee Curtis, brings his alter-ego PoshLopez to life in a night jam-packed with pop music, camp stories and pop-culture references.

Starting out as a Twitter page, PoshLopez has exploded off the screen and makes no apologies for his larger than life demeanor, outrageous diva demands and incessant need for attention.

Who is PoshLopez? examines fame from the most glamorous of angles, often highlighting some ugly truths. However, it is the life of PoshLopez creator Philip Lee Curtis that contains the real story.

A boy from a small country town who at 25 years of age battled through depression stemming from a lifelong struggle with obesity (tipping the scales at 130kg, followed by extreme weight loss and now weighing in at a healthy 74kg).

Who Is PoshLopez explores the unexpected side effects from a change so drastic, including loss of

● Writer-performer Phillip Lee Curtis.

Performances: Deidentity, confused sexuality and invasive plastic cember 10, 14 at 6pm, surgery at the age of 24. December 11 , 12, 13 at PoshLopez is assisted 7pm Bookings: Full $32/ by his well-meaning, often fumbling assistant Concession $28 Venue: The Butterfly played by The Improv Conspiracy’s Andy Club, Carson Place, off Balloch.

Lt. Collins St., Melbourne Who is PoshLopez? is Tickets available at a love letter to the girls, door the gays and anyone who Bookings: 9663 8107 has ever had trouble just For more information being themselves. www.thebutterflyclub.com

Wind in the Willows

● Julian Adams (Edgar Weasel) Roisin O’Neill (a Weasel), Casey Filips (Mole), Chris Black (Sidney Weasel) and Morgan Thomas-Connor (Ms Fox) in Wind In The Willows.

Photo:Rhys Purdey ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company Youth mately puts the unlikely group of friends Theatre presents The Wind in the Wil- through a wild ride of planes, trains, aulows from December 17-21 at 36 tomobiles, fisticuffs and prison escapes before ultimately proving there is no place Turnham Ave, Rosanna.

Adapted from the Kenneth Grahame like home.

Suitable for children from 7 years. classic by Ryan Purdey and Eric Duration: Approximately 80 minutes Fordham, and directed by Rhys Purdey, Performance Season: December 17 The Wind in the Willows tells of Young Mole dreaming of an adventure and find- – 21 at 7pm, December 20 at 2pm Venue: Heidelberg Theatre, 36 ing himself right in the middle of one Turnham Ave, Rosanna when his home is seized by weasels.

Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children With his friends Ratty and Badger, Bookings: 9457 4117, online at Mole seeks help from the wildly eccentric Mr Toad of Toad Hall, but the www.htc.org.au or at the door.

- Cheryl Threadgold amphibian’s obsessions with cars ulti-

Kindred spirited

● Rachael Blackwood, writer and producer of Kindred.

■ Rachael Blackwood’s new Australian play Kindred is set to debut at Revolt Artspace, Kensington in December for a two-week run.

Opening December 3, Kindred lays bare the ‘shiver and shade’ of falling in love with someone whose initial loving behaviour becomes increasingly manipulative and abusive.

Featuring a cast of seven, six of whom play different and often conflicting aspects of the main (female) character, Kindred reveals the torment and uncertainty behind the discovery that your partner’s violence is not going to stop—in fact, it’s going to get worse.

Directed by Lisa Treloar, Kindred is a raw and unflinching insight into the development of an abusive relationship, and one that will stay with audiences long after it is over.

As a passionate feminist and advocate for women’s rights, Rachael Blackwood has partnered with the Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service of Victoria for this project.

WDVCS is a state-wide not-for-profit service providing emergency accommodation, a free 24-hour crisis line, outreach and advocacy services, working collaboratively with police and the criminal justice system to enable women and children to become, and stay, free from violence and abuse.

Ten percent of gross ticket sales will be donated to WDVCS and additional donations will be collected via charity tins at the venue.

Family violence affects people from all walks of life regardless of age, culture, sexual identity, ability, ethnicity, religion or socioeconomic status.

In Victoria alone, the WDVCS crisis line receives 50,000 calls every year. With the increasing level of media coverage that this issue deserves, demand for their services is greater than ever.

Performance Season: December 3 – 13 Times: December 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 7.30pm; December 6, 13 at 2pm, December 7 at 6pm.

Venue: Revolt, 12 Elizabeth Street, Kensington Info: goldfish-films.com/project/kindred/ Bookings: www.revoltproductions.com/ melbourneevents/byevent/Kindred1 Please note: Kindred has a trigger earning for domestic violence. It contains strong language, and scenes and material that may upset or offend.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Showbiz Briefs

■ Devine - The Sarah Vaughan Story is being staged at Chapel Off Chapel from December 3-19.

■ André Rieu is performing at three summer concerets at Maastricht on July 3-4-5.

■ Luna Park is holding its 102nd Anniversary party on Wednesday, December 10.

■ Jazz pianist Allan Zavod and his band will perform at Marquee, Toorak, on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

■ Anything Goes will audition tappers, singers and dancers at South Melbourne on Monday (Dec. 1).

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Mike Nichols November 6, 1931 - November 19, 2014

● Scarlett Johansson as Lucy, see review below.

FILM: LUCY: Genre: Action/Sci-Fi. Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi.

Year: 2014.

Rating: MA15+.

Length: 90 Minutes.

Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: *** Verdict: Scarlett Johansson is a woman who gets caught up in a dark deal when she is captured and ends up carrying a bag of a new and powerful synthetic drug inside her stomach, and when the bag leaks, she is given extraordinary powers that unlocks her mind's full potential of 100%. Lucy then turns into a merciless warrior intent on getting back at her captors with invaluable help from Professor Norman (Morgan Freeman), but her own clock is ticking. There's lots of fun to be had in this stylish full throttle sci-fi action-thriller romp from writer/director Luc Besson (Nikita, Leon: The Professional, Taken), but don't look for any logic. Reminiscent of the 2011 thriller "Limitless" starring Bradley Cooper, Lucy is a dazzling, brisk, ridiculous but ultimately enjoyable superwoman chick flick that, like me, will only require about 3-5 percent of your brain capacity to get a kick out of, and that's enough. Good fun!

FILM: DEVIL'S KNOT: Genre: Biography/Crime/Drama.

Cast: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Bruce Greenwood.

Year: 2013.

Rating: M .

Length: 114 Minutes Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: **½ Verdict: Surprisingly feeble and stilted film based on the true story of the savage murders of three young children that sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the children. Weak script, poor direction (Atom Egoyan) and wooden performances from Oscar winners Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon dispel all dramatic potency in an otherwise compelling story. This extraordinary story is told is shattering and gripping effect in the outstanding award winning 'Paradise Lost' documentary trilogy, which concluded with the powerful 'West of Memphis' documentary in 2005.

FILM: SARAH'S KEY: Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Aidan Quinn.

Genre: Drama.

Year: 2010.

Rating: M. Running Time: 111 Minutes.

Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: **** Verdict: Powerful drama beginning in Nazi occupied Paris, in July of 1942, when a ten-year old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police arresting Jewish families, and in a desperate bid to protect her younger brother she locks him in their secret hiding place and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released.

Seven decades later, Sarah's story intertwines with that of an American journalist investigating the roundup, and in her research she stumbles onto a trail of secrets that link her to Sarah and to questions about her own future. The central characters are compelling and unforgettable, most notably Kristin Scott Thomas as the American journalist. This is a captivating odyssey that will linger long after it's over.

FILM: JUGGERNAUT: Cast: Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Clifton James, Anthony Hopkins, David Hemmings.

Genre: Action/Thriller.

Year: 1974.

Rating: PG. Running Time: 109 Minutes.

Format: DVD and BLU-RAY. Stars: ***½ Verdict: An exciting suspense filled thriller of a blackmailer who is threatening to blow up a luxury transatlantic cruise ship in the rough seas with 1200 passengers on board and the anti-bomb squad sent to disarm the seven bombs on board, outstanding cast, filled with continuous high tension, a real nail-biter, no Hollywood sets here, it's a real ship in the rough seas of the North Atlantic, based on the extraordinary true story of the QE2 and how she was held to ransom with bomb threats in 1972 and the anti-bomb team that parachuted into the icy waters to board her and find them, lots of thrills and chills!

■ Legendary Hollywood director Mike Nichols, who helmed such iconic films as Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf? and The Graduate, sadly passed away on Wednesday, November 19, aged 83.

Born on November 6, 1931 in Berlin, Germany (under the name Michael Igor Peschkowsky), but fleeing the Nazi-occupied country with his family in 1939, Mr Nichols would go on to become one of the new-wave film-makers in the US, breaking new ground with his highly confronting feature film debut, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf? (1966).

Starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, written by Ernest Lehman, and photographed by the great Haskell Wexler in an invigorating docu-drama fashion, this intense film is must-see viewing.

Mr Nichols followed this with The Graduate (1967), one of the most famous pictures of all-time, putting a young Dustin Hoffman on the Hollywood map, and won Nichols the Oscar for Best Director.

Like Sidney Lumet, Mr Nichols' early run of first-rate features continued. The surreal, ultra-slick Catch 22 (1970) is a wild ride, full of incredible sequences and populated by an outstanding cast, including Alan Arkin and Anthony Perkins.

Carnal Knowledge (1971), starring Jack Nicholson and a scene-stealing Ann-Margret came next, a downbeat look at modern relationships, once more showing Mr Nichols' love for sharp writing.

After that incredible start to his career, Mr Nichols began working in different genres, moving from comedy to drama to thriller.

These included The Day Of The Dolphin (1973); the knockabout comedy The Fortune (1975), with Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty; the documentary Gilda Live (1980); the true-life drama Silkwood (1983), starring Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell; Heartburn (1986), again with Nicholson and Streep; Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues (1988), which features a terrific Christopher Walken perfor

Top 10 Lists THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. INTERSTELLAR. 2. LET'S BE COPS. 3. GONE GIRL. 4. FURY. 5. MY OLD LADY. 6. LOVE, ROSIE. 7. PRIDE. 8. JOHN WICK. 9. THE BEST OF ME. 10. CHAAR SAHIBZAADE. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: NOVEMBER 20: MAPS TO THE STARS, ROCK THE CASBAH, THE DARK HORSE, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1.

NOVEMBER 27: FAT PIZZA VS. HOUSOS, JIMMY'S HALL, MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, NIGHTCRAWLER, PARTICLE FEVER, SERENA, THE ONE I LOVE.

● Mike Nichols mance; the very entertaining Working Girl (1988), starring Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford; Postcards From The Edge (1990), based on Carrie Fisher's autobiographical novel, and headed once more by Streep; Regarding Henry (1991) with Harrison Ford; Wolf (1994), again reteaming with Nicholson; the smash hit The Birdcage (1996) with the late Robin Williams; the Bill Clinton-inspired comedy Primary Colours (1998), starring John Travolta; the endearingly amusing What Planet Are You From? (2000); the TV movie Wit (2001); the big-budget TV mini-series Angels In America (2003); and the profane drama Closer (2004), which harks back to his earler work such as Carnal Knowledge.

Mr Nichols' final film was the political comedy Charlie Wilson's War (2007), written by Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) and starring Tom Hanks and a brilliantly in-form Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Mr Nichols has won an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, and a Grammy (one of only 12 people to do so), and his wonderful ability to bring characters to the screen in such a realistic and memorable way will be sorely missed.

Japanese Film Festival ■ Begins on Thursday November 27 (the opening film being Lady Meiko, the geisha-themed remake of the Audrey Hepburn classic My Fair Lady) and concludes on Sunday December 7 (with the baseball drama The Vancouver Asahi).

The immense popularity of the festival sees over fifty films screening this year, with a vibrant mix of comedy, drama, thriller, and anime.

Includes new films from world-renowned film-makers such as Yoji Yamada (The Little House), Koki Mitani (The Kiyosu Conference), Sion Sono (Tokyo Tribe), and Yoshihiro Nakamura (Snow White Murder Case).

There are also some highly anticipated sequels, notably Thermae Romae 2 (the original was hilarious), and Rurouni Kenshin 2 and 3, successfully following on from the excellent first film.

For more information, please call ACMI on 8663 2583 or check online at www.acmi.net.au, Hoyts Melbourne Central on 1300 357 357, or at www.japanesefilmfestival.net Ratings of the films I've seen : The Eternal Zero (****); The Kiyosu Conference (***½); The Little House (****); Judge! (***½); Short Peace (****); Kiki's Delivery Service (***); A Tale Of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story (***); Thermae Romae (****); Rurouni Kenshin (****).

- Aaron Rourke DVD's and Blu-Rays kindly supplied by Video Vision, 177-179 Carlisle Street, Balaclava. Most of Mike Nichols' films and TV work are available on DVD. For information or bookings on these titles please call 9531 2544.

THE DVD TOP RENTAL & SELLERS: 1. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES [Action/Sci-Fi/Drama/Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman].

2. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 [Animated/Adventure/ Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler].

3. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS [Romance/Drama/Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort].

4. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST [Sci-Fi/Drama/Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence].

5. EDGE OF TOMORROW [Sci-Fi/ Action/Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton].

6. MALEFICENT [Fantasy/Adventure/Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning].

7. TINKER BELL AND THE PIRATE FAIRY [Animated/Adventure/ Pamela Adlon].

8. MRS. BROWNS BOYS D'MOVIE [Comedy/Brendan O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney].

9. GODZILLA [Sci-Fi/Action/ Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe].

10. THE TRIP TO ITALY [Comedy/ Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon].

Also: THE BABADOOK, CHARLIE'S COUNTRY, 22 JUMP STREET, LOCKE, VENUS IN FUR, THE MULE, CALVARY, BLENDED, TWO FACES OF JANUARY, THE ROVER. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: SNOWPIERCER [Sci-Fi/Action/ Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt].

TRANSFORMERS: Age of Extinction [Sci-Fi/action/Mark wahlberg, Nicola Peltz].

STILL LIFE [Drama/Eddie Marsan, Joanne frogatt].

KITE [Action/Samuel L. Jackson, India Eisley].

SEX TAPE [Comedy/Cameron Diaz, Rob Lowe, Ellie Kemper].

DELIVER US FROM EVIL [Horror/ Thriller/Eric Bana, Olivia Munn].

THE FRENCH MINISTER [Comedy/ Niels Arestrup, Raphal Personnaz].

NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSICS ON DVD HIGHLIGHTS: None Listed For This Week.

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC DVD HIGHLIGHTS: FLEMING: The Man Who Would Be Bond.

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Local Theatre With Cheryl Threadgold

‘Stepping Out’ at Doncaster Faculty Room

● Robert Ruscitti (Carver), Bruce Carboon (Adam) and Stephanie Morrell (Zoe) in Essendon Theatre Company’s The Faculty Room.

Photo: Christine Nilsson ■ Essendon Theatre Company presents The Faculty Room

by Bridget Carpenter from November 27-December 6 at the Bradshaw Street, Community Hall, Bradshaw St, West Essendon (off Buckley St.).

Directed by Travis Handcock, The Faculty Room reveals what goes on inside the staffroom of Madison Feury High School and follows Carver, the new World History teacher, and his struggle to make the school a better place.

However, there is also English teacher Adam and Drama teacher Zoe, who seem to have all but given up on both the school and life itself. Stuck in a town with not much more than a taco shop, the teachers are spiralling out of control, while the school spirals with them.

This black comedy is a funny and twisted view on messed up relationships between students and teachers, hurtling through themes of desperate longing, hate, love, guns, drugs and spiritual fanaticism.

Performances: November 27, 28, 29, December 4, 5, 6 at 8pm and November 30 at 2pm Venue: Bradshaw Street Community Hall, Bradshaw St, West Essendon.

Presented in Cabaret Style: BYO refreshments Bookings: . O422 029483 or www.essendontheatre company.com.au

CLOSE TO THE BONE

■ Close To The Bone is returning to Melbourne as Circus Oz pares back to intimacy in The Melba Spiegeltent in Collingwood.

This intimate two-week season of new work Close To The Bone can be seen from December 11-21.

Exploring concepts of space and proximity, Close To The Bone deconstructs the large-scale productions that Circus Oz currently tours to present a contiguous show for The Melba Spiegeltent, raising provocative questions of secrets, honesty and physicality, all too close for comfort.

Bringing their established skills to the wooden floorboards of The Melba Spiegeltent, Close To The Bone will feature a new mixture of collaboration between the Circus Oz ensemble as they conceal and reveal the complexities of being ‘close to the bone’ through an acrobatic lens, complimented by the effusive musical virtuosity of Ania Reynolds and Ben Hendry.

This is a great opportunity to see Circus Oz in Melbourne outside the Circus Oz Big Top season.

Close To The Bone is directed by Circus Oz Associate Director Debra Button in collaboration with Simon Yates and Jo Lancaster from the inventive company Acrobat.

Season: December 11-21 Times: Thu and Fri 8pm, Sat 5.30pm and 9.30pm, Sun 5.30pm Duration: 90 minutes (no interval) Venue: The Melba Spiegeltent, 35 Johnston St., Collingwood Tickets: $45 Adult, $40 concession Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

AUDITIONS ■ Nova Music Theatre: Evita November 26 from 7.00pm. Director: Noel Browne; Musical Director: Phil Osborne; Choreographer: Wayne Robinson.

Audition bookings: 9727 0192.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Chapter Two (by Neil Simon) November 30 at 2.00pm, December 1 at 7.30pm at Brighton Theatre, Wilson St., Brighton Director: Bruce Cochrane. enquire@brightontheatreco.com Company Website: http://www.brightontheatreco.com/ ■ MLOC Productions: Spamalot November 27, 29 in Parkdale.

Director: Jane Court; Musical Director: Ian Nisbet; Choreographer: Keir Jasper. Enquiries: 9589 4912 www.mloc.org.au

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SHOWS ■ Sherbrooke Theatre Company: Stepping Out (by Richard Harris) Until November 29 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: Loretta Bishop. Tickets: $25/ $23. Bookings: 1300 650 209 www.sherbrooketc.org.au ■ Fortyfivedownstairs: Dreamers (by Daniel Keene) Until November 30 at fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.

Director:Ariette Taylor. Tickets: $45/$42.50/$35. Bookings: 9662 9966 or fortyfivedownstairs.com ■ The Basin Theatre Group: My Three Angels Until November 29 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Susan Carty. Tickets: $25 incl. program, parking, refreshments. Bookings: 1300 784 668 www.thebasintheqatre.org.au ■ Eltham Little Theatre: Murdered to Death (by Peter Gordon) Until November 29 at 8.00pm at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research. Director: Carol Owen.

Cabaret style. BYO food and drinks. Tickets: $22.50 (no concession). Bookings: www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au or phone 0411 713 095.

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Bloody Murder (by Ed Sala) Until November 29 at Brighton Theatre, Cnr. Carpenter and Wilson Sts., Brighton. Director: Andrew McMillan. Bookings: 1300 752 126 or www.brightontheatreco.com.au ■ Peridot Theatre: Key for Two (by John Chapman and Dave Freeman) November, 26, 27, 28 29 at 8.00pm at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley. Director: Bob Bramble. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: www.peridot.com.au ■ Gemco Players: Maskerade (by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Stephen Briggs) Until November 29 at 8.00pm, at The Gem Theatre, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Enquiries: 0411 343 618. Bookings: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/ BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=100751&hs=www.gemcoplayers.org ■ Beaumaris Theatre: The 39 Steps (by John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock, adapted by Patrick Barlow from an original concept

by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon. November 27, 28, 29 at 8.00pm at 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director; Neil Barnett. Tickets: $25/$22. Cabaret seating. BYO nibblies and drinks. Enquiries: 9583 6896. Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: True Minds Until December 6 at 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna. Director; Natasha Boyd.

Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: htc.org.au or 9457 4117.

■ The 1812 Theatre: Over the River and Through the Woods (by Joe Dipietro) Until December 13 at 3-5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Dexter Bourke. Tickets: $27 Bookings: 9758 3964 www.1812theatre.com ■ Frankston Theatre Group: Whose Wives Are They Anyway? (by Michael Parker) Until December 7 at the Mount Eliza Community Centre, Canadian Bay Rd., Mount Eliza. Director: Ray Reid. Bookings: 1300 665 377 or www.frankstontheatre group.org.au ■ Cathouse Players Inc: Atlantic Crossing Until November 29 at the Masonic Hall, 7 - 9 Yaldwyn St., Kyneton. Director: Betty Sartore. Tickets: $25/$20. Bookings: 0448 371 623 www.cathouseplayers.com.au ■ Williamstown Little Theatre: Kitchen Sink (by Tom Wells) Until December 6 at 2 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Lois Collinder. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: 9885 9678.

■ Geelong Repertory Theatre Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield) Until December 6 at the Woodbin Theatre, 16 Coronation St., West Geelong. Tickets: $25. Bookings: 5225 1200 www.geelongrep.com ■ Adelphi Players: Old Mother Hubbard Panto (by Fred Rome) November 29 - December 6 (matinees at 1.30pm and 3.15pm at Labassa Mansion, 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North. Director: Michael Mace. Tickets: $10/$8. Bookings: 9690 1593.

■ Essendon Theatre Company: The Faculty Room (by Bridget Carpenter) November 27, 28,29, December 4, 5, 6 at 8.00pm and November 30 at 2.00pm at the Bradshaw Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director: Travis Handcock. Bookings: 0422 029483 or www.essendontheatrecompany.com.au ■ Tangled Web Theatre Productions: Other People's Money (by Jerry Sterner) December 10, 11, 12, 13 at 8.00pm and December 13, 14 at 2.00pm at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Director: John Gauci. Bookings: www.tangledweb.com.au or 9748 1468.

■ Heidelberg Theatre Company Youth:The Wind in the Willows (by Kenneth Grahame, adapted by Ryan Purdey and Erich Fordham) December 17 - 21 at 7.00pm, December 20 at 2.00pm at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Rhys Purdey. Suitable children over seven years. Tickets: $10 adult $5 children and students. Bookings: 9457 4117 www.htc.org.au ■ PLOS Musical Productions: The Addams Family December 31 at 5.00pm, January 2, 3, 8, 9 at 7.30pm, January 3, 4, 10 at 1.30pm at the Frankson Arts Centre, Cnr Davey and Young Sts., Frankston. Director: Danny Ginsberg; Musical Director: Bev Woodford; Choreographer: Steve Rostron. Tickets: Adults $45,

● Jeremy Just (Mitch Carter), Clare Hayes (Daisy Grayson) and Julie Arnold (Vivienne Fairfax) in True Minds.

Photo: David Belton ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company presents Victorian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith’s comedy True Minds until December 6.

This is the first non-professional production of True Minds following its 2013 premiere at the Melbourne Theatre Company.

The playwright’s granting of permission for Heidelberg Theatre Company to present the production ahead of official publication of the script, pays fine tribute to the company and director Natasha Boyd’s reputations for presenting quality theatre shows.

True Minds embraces meeting the mother-in-law and associated mother/son issues with both humour and interesting social observation.

Best-selling author Daisy Grayson (Clare Hayes) awaits the arrival of fiancée Benedict and future mother-in-law Vivienne, when former boyfriend and reformed alcoholic Mitch, unexpectedly visits.

Drawn out dialogue early in the show is energised by the arrival of Daisy’s left-wing dad Maxim (Ken McLeish) and right-wing Vivienne (Julie Arnold) and their fun political polarities.

Daisy’s hippy feminist mum Tracey (Cathy Christensen) and the contrasting characters of mummy’s boy Benedict (Blake Stringer) and free spirit Mitch (Jeremy Just), add to the colourful mix.

The terrific cast does great work in bringing MurraySmith’s characters alive and sustaining momentum during this 100 minute (no interval) dialogue-rich script.

Set in Melbourne in modern times, Daisy’s inner-city apartment has been impressively designed by Matthew McLaughlin.

Characters performing in large sets can become lost to audiences, but director Natasha Boyd expertly ensures that key action and dialogue always take place downstage, closer to the audience, immersing us in the story with the characters.

So, does Daisy choose fiancée Benedict or former flame Mitch as her future husband? True Minds will reveal all in Rosanna until December 6.

Congratulations to Heidelberg Theatre on an enjoyable show.

Performance season: Until December 6 Venue: 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna.

Tickets: $25/$22 Bookings: htc.org.au or 9457 4117 - Cheryl Threadgold

AUDITIONS ■ Mountain District Musical Society (MDMS): Funny Girl November 26 from 7.30-10.30pm at the Kim Annette Dance Studio, 1/3 Woodbine Court, Wantirna South. Director: Tyler Hess: Musical Director: Anthony Barmhill; Choreographer: Craig Wiltshire. Audition bookings essential: auditions@mdms.org.au (preferred) or 0417 331 071 (AH only).

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Tours of Athens are true blue

■ The internet has certainly made it all rather wondrous the way we can now search out and book someone to meet us with a car at our plane, and take us straight to our hotel, cruise ship or wherever in overseas places we’ve never visited before.

And all without need for fighting with luggage to get aboard unfamiliar airport trains or buses, or to deal with questionable cowboy cabbies. Yet it can also at times be something of a minefield of communications misunderstandings, language mix-ups and worse still, plain outright being taken for a ride – but not the short ride we thought we had booked.

How nice then, to hop off our plane in Athens just recently and to be met by two smartly-dressed blokes with a cheery “G’day, welcome to Athens,” a couple of luxury E-class Mercedes kerbside to whiz the half-dozen of us to our hotel and for a city tour that afternoon, and to transfer us next day to our cruise ship.

For to our surprise, here in fact were two True Blue Dinkum Aussies: Dimitri Karoutas who was born and raised at Mosman in Sydney, and Aki Arvanitis who originally hailed from Kew in Melbourne.

Both are the sons of Greek migrants to this country, and if there’re a couple of “local lads done well,” here you have them.

Dimitri’s dad opened Johnnies Fruit Shop at Mosman in Sydney in 1965

● Inset: Iit is sights like these unusual monasteries atop this rocky outcrop in Central Greece await guests on Dimitri and Aki’s tours.

● True Blue and proud of it: Dimitri (left) and Aki on a hill overlooking Athens with one of their Mercedes proudly displaying an Aussie kangaroo.

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Margan wine, back to future ■ Many years ago before wines were identified on labels by their grape varieties, they were named after their place of origin – quite often down to the actual block within a vineyard and which could contain several grape varieties.

In a somewhat back to the future move, the Hunter Valley’s Andrew Margan has released a white and a red emulating this old practice, labelling them Field Blend White – Block 8 and Field Blend Red – Block 11.

The white comprises predominantly Semillon and smaller amounts of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio from a vineyard planted with these mixed varieties 40 years ago, all the fruit from the 2014 vineyard being picked and vinified together in a single batch. The red is predominantly Shiraz with some Mataro and Tempranillo, and underwent the same process.

We loved the white that’s wonderfully fruity with forward citrus and tropical characters and crispy dry on the palate. It’s also nicely soft, and a great drop at $15 to enjoy at this time of year with a whole host of summery seafood ideas.

Check out www.vintnews.com We’re also on Australian Good Food Guide www.agfg.com.au

One to note ■ IF you’re looking for a standout drop as a gift for a wine-loving family member or friend this Christmas, can we suggest Rosemount Estate’s 2012 Balmoral Syrah – then watch their reaction when you tell them not to open it until at least 2020, or if they’re really patient not for another 15 years beyond this.

Made from tiny quantities of exceptional fruit off a range of Rosemount’s best McLaren Vale vineyards, this is a ripper drop already, but will only get better and better over those years in the cellar – we’re prepared to suggest anything up to 25.

Black fruit flavours are to the fore with nice tannin and fruit acid.

Pay $75 and if your Christmas recipient can’t keep their hands off opening it in the immediate future, recommend that they match it with the best beef cut their butcher can offer them.

Pictured ■ Like they used to do it – back to the future wine to enjoy with summery seafoods.

■ A Christmas gift idea not to be enjoyed until at least 2020.

(it’s still there today although under new owners,) and Aki’s dad had a Retravision furniture and electrical store in Prahran in Melbourne from the early 1970s well into the 1980s.

Over the years Dimitri developed a successful transport business delivering supplies to Sydney restaurants and hotels, and Aki a chauffeur-drive operation ferrying amongst others, local MPs and Melbourne TV station personalities.

And when they met through a mutual friend, they got to talking about something very odd that each had discovered from regular visits they’d taken to Athens over the years: for although it had 3.75m people in its city and surrounding urban areas, Athens had just 31 licenced hire cars.

Surely, thought Dimitri and Aki, there must be demand for more than this from those wanting, and able to afford, an upmarket and personalised private transport service?

And while their research proved them right, they weren’t able to crack an extra Athens hire car licence when they moved to the city back at the turn of the century. So they opted for a regular taxi plate – putting it on a classy brand-new Mercedes rather than the more-usual budget-priced cars that make up the vast part of Athens’ 14,000 yellow-painted cab fleet.

As well they began business offering pre-booked airport and cruise terminal pick-ups and drop-offs, and personalised day sightseeing and longer tours into popular regional centres. “The market came naturally,” Dimitri told us. “Our product stood out and went almost viral amongst wealthy Greeks who wanted to be driven around in clean, quality cars and by drivers with good manners – not in dirty cabs smelling of smoke.”

And soon they were swamped with bookings from politicians, film and TV stars, giants of local commerce and industry… and for good measure from overseas as well (while they won’t name names, regular clients have included Australian movie stars and one of Australia’s “famous voices” ..... do your own reckoning.

Today their Deep Blue Tours has four E-Class Mercedes, two minivans and a broad network of contract drivers as well – all with Mercedes to maintain the quality of service these two Aussie-Greeks have set.

And they think nothing of doing airport transfers today, and tomorrow a ten or fifteen day tour to Greece’s wine regions, its winter snow fields, maybe to a narrow-gauge historic railway, a magical cave with 13 lakes inside it, or to a country monastery built in 362AD… And more unusually they take locals and visitors alike to ‘Mom and Pop’ restaurants they’ve sussed out where mum and grandma cook “real Greek food” in the kitchen, and dad, granddad and the kids serve at the tables…

If you’re heading to Athens and looking for just such a dining experience, a class-act airport or cruise-ship transfer, or city or regional sightseeing in style, get onto the boys on www.deepblue-tours.com or email them on contact@deepblue-tours.com

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Use it well.

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CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 20) I know you found it hard to leave the past behind, but that shouldn't be a problem now that you can see how appealing the future is. Talks with superiors show how highly you're regarded.

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Still one-eyed about his footy Credit where it is due ■ History is important; it adds value to our lives and lays down records for posterity. When recording history it is important, in fact vital, that facts are correct; dates, time lines, people along with their names and their significance are recorded correctly.

The embryo for what became the 1997 Galahs, was conceived by Ian Law (Hawthorn rover 1960 to 69).

Ian was in the UK in September 1965 and watched the All Ireland GAA Final between Galway and Kerry live on television in a pub.

In early 1966 during pre-season training, Ian was interviewed by Brian Dixon (then writing a column for The Age),and in that article Ian said that he had seen the game of Gaelic football played at its best and thought "we Aussie rules players could adapt to this game".

Ian worked hard during the winter of '66 to convince a whole raft of people to run with the idea of sending a team to Ireland.

I know how much he did; I walked every step with him during this time.

In the end it was a mountain too high for Ian to climb.

Enter Harry. On a cold, wet Friday night in Harry's (two-tone) Holden Premier, outside the ABC radio studios (then on the corner of William and Lonsdale Sts), I witnessed, as Ian pitched his idea to Big H. The embryo grew. They met again in Harry's Collins Stoffice the following week where Ian briefed Harry on all he had done so far. The rest is history.

There are two absolute facts of history in the birth of football between the VFL and the GAA. ■ Ian Law captured a moment.

■ He presented it to Harry, who ran with it.

I don't want to stir the pot; I just think it's important to place facts in the right order.

I add, in the most vehement manner; it would never, ever have happened if Harry had not taken it on.

It wasn't just intelligent management by a professional marketing man; it was brave and courageous and it was done with passion.

Harry deserves his place in history, just as Ian does.

- Andrew F Buckle OAM Melbourne

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■ Mark Kentwell writes: As most of you would know, The Big H has been a bit poorly of late, what with a droopy eyelid borne from a cancer that his cataract operation nudged causing the opinion of many to come to fruition: he was always a one-eyed umpire.

This and the steady passage of time have made our mate an underperformer of late, confirmed by the reduced missives from the great man.

Harry watched, by accident on ABC-TV a replay of the 1966 GAA premiership between Co Down and Co Meath.

Somehow our mate’s creative brain sowed the seed of an idea for an international series between Australia’s finest footballers and the Irish and Americans was planted with the simple epithet: “our boys could master this exciting game” – and so within 12 months the Galahs were born, journeyed to Ireland and defeated Co Meath and the International Rules Series was launched.

I was perusing my emails last week when a notice from the GWS Giants came through that the Australian IRS team would be training and playing a practice match at the Tom Wills Oval – some 100+ kms from our homes.

To me this was a perfect opportunity to give Harry a day out and an opportunity to see how his grand plan had progressed.

I picked him up for our trip south to see what has to be the strongest AFL team of the modern era.

Harry Beitzel As he answered the door, I must admit to being a little shocked – in the couple of weeks since last seeing him, he seemed to have withered and worn down to an old man – not the sprightly and effervescent 87 year old I knew – this concerned me.

As we wandered into the ground, Harry’s stature was further boosted as he bumped into his old mate Kevin Sheehan and Mark Evans in quick succession – Harry was home again.

We watched the boys training with zeal and a sense of pride and confidence in their ability to take H’s vision to the next level was very real.

Picking Harry up the next day to

go down to the practice match saw a very different and younger man answer the door.

Sheeds had promised to be at the ground at 1pm and right on Sheedytime, he arrived, at 1.45.

Gerard Healy came over to have a chat with Harry and to relive his IRS journey which started in the 1984 tour. All of these impromptu chats were just the tonic Harry needed.

Thanks to all that made the effort to come over and chat to Harry, to those who paid him the ultimate compliment of remembering and to those who just enjoyed his company – you truly improved a special man’s health.

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Eight wins out of eight starts

■ Dyna Villa made it eight wins from as many starts on the Sandown Park track when leading throughout in the $600,000 Melbourne Cup last Thursday night.

Trained by Jenny Hunt at Lara, Dyna Villa is bred and raced by Paul Wheeler, Australia’s biggest breeder and owner of greyhounds.

The $420,000 first prize was pretty much claimed in the very early stages as Dyna Villa scorched out of the boxes and crossed the field to lead.

Running a strong race in front, Dyna Villa proved far too good in an easy win.

Thursday night’s co-feature was the Bold Trease event for the longer distance dogs over 715 metres.

Sweet It Is came with a barnstorming run late to win the event, the dog’s fourth Group One race success for the year for trainer Darren McDonald.

Hostile appreciated the inside draw to win another major race on the night, the $22,000 Cup Night Sprint.

Fine weather conditions drew a bumper crowd to Sandown Park for the night of racing and entertainment, with the switch to a Friday for the meeting no doubt helping crowd numbers.

Great revival ■ The revival of greyhound racing at Sandown Park, by the team led by former North Melbourne Football Club CEO Greg Miller, is making the club the envy of interstate chasing enthusiasts.

Some of the positive points highlighted by Sandown Park recently

Greyhounds

with Kyle Galley ■ Thursday night race crowds are up 40 per cent ■ State government race day attraction support has assisted with the staging of events ■ There are thoughts of further city meetings but not at the expense of country greyhound racing ■ Renovations are underway to enable bigger crowds as all catering seats sold out quickly for the Melbourne Cup night ■ The club would like the Melbourne Cup to be a $1 million race from a marketing perspective but overall returns across the industry must be fair first ■ The potential internationalisation of the Melbourne Cup event.

With the dedicated staff at Sandown Park steering the ship and the rest of the industry following it is little wonder greyhounds have taken over from trotting as the number two code in Victoria.

To Ballarat ■ With the Melbourne Cup run and

won the feature race focus now moves to Ballarat.

The Ballarat Cup greyhound race series kicks off tonight (Wed., Nov. 26) with heats, followed by the Final on December 3.

A strong line-up should compete in the event, judging by the quality of the eight heats.

Star runners include Magic Diva, King Surfa, Shameless Bandit, Luca Neveelk, Innocent Til, Secret Spell, Beckenbauer and many more.

First prize in the Cup Final is $60,000. Aconsolation will be run with a first prize of $11,000 for greyhounds which competed in the heats but did not make the Final.

A host of other feature races will be staged on Final night, while patrons will be kept entertained with plenty of off track amusements.

Hall of Fame

■ Former champion Western Australian greyhound Miata has been inducted into the WA Racing Hall of Fame.

Trained by Paul Stuart, Miata won 42 of her 51 starts, only missing a place three times.

She won five Group One races, and set or equalled nine track records during her career, retiring with stake earnings of $715,508.

Already the mother to two litters, Miata won races in six different states and was crowned Australian Greyhound of the Year twice.

The WA Racing Hall of Fame recognises past and present champions of Western Australian racing.

Also among those inducted along

● Hall of Fame entrant Miata with Miata were star galloper Scenic much easier to maintain, allow for Blast, popular trainers Gary Hall Snr frequent, year round racing and are and Neville Parnham and jockey Paul more comfortable for dogs to race on.

Harvey.

Casino was the last remaining grass track to have its meetings regularly covered by the TAB and Sky Channel television.

■ One of the few remaining grass greyhound tracks in Australia is being converted to loam.

Casino, in the Northern Riversarea of New South Wales, farewelled grass track racing recently, and the surface ■ Wednesday: Bendigo (Day), is presently being changed to loam in The Meadows (Twilight), line with the majority of other tracks Cranbourne (Night), Ballarat (N); in the site.

Thursday: Sale (D), Shepparton Racing commenced at Casino in (T), Sandown Park (N), 1936. It is a popular course, and an Warrnambool (N); Friday: Bendigo unusual one, with a complete circle (T), Geelong (N), Saturday: shape.

Bendigo (T), The Meadows (N); The club presently races on Friday Sunday: Sandown Park (D), afternoon’s, and nearby Lismore has Healesville (D), Ballarat (T), Sale taken on their timeslot while the works (T); Monday: Ballarat (D), Geelong take place.

(T), Shepparton (N); Tuesday: Grass tracks were very common Horsham (T), Warragul in New South Wales for many years, - Kyle Galley however sand or loam tracks are

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Star studded catalogue online ■ The 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale has attracted a star studded catalogue with close relations to many of the country's best gallopers to go under the hammer early in the New Year.

The catalogue for the first five days of the sale has been released and is now available online and also for download on the Equineline Catalog App for IPad. The sale will commence on January 7, with the first foal of Group winning mare, Valentine Miss, catalogued as the first lot, one of 42 lots for Widden Stud at the Gold Coast auction.

Leading trainers, owners and bloodstock agents are set to converge on the Gold Coast as they hunt for the next Dissident, Amicus, Shooting to Win, Atlantic Jewel, Zoustar, Pierro, Boban or Almalad.

Magic Millions Managing Director, Vin Cox, said: "We are confident prospective buyers will give our 2015 line-up for a great endorsement at the sale in January, last year's auction was a resounding success with increases across the board and a clearance rate of almost 90 per cent".

Among the well related lots in next year's catalogue are(at least half) relations to Group One winners, Aloha, Amicus, Bel Mer, Boban, Buffering, Captain Sonador, Delago DeLuxe, Dreamway, Eagle Regiment, Fat Al, Foxwedge, Happy Trails, Ilovethiscity, Irish Lights, Jungle Rocket, Mrs.Onassis, O'Marilyn, Pierro, Regal Cheer, Rena's Lady, Royal Descent, Sacred Choice, Samaready, Spirit of Boom, Starspangledbanner,Tinto and Whotbegotyou.

What an incredible line-up.

On top of that star mares represented by yearlings in the catalogue include Group One winners, Aloha, Bel Mer, Carry on Cutie, Clean Sweep, Covertly, Dorabella, Elicorsam, Fashions Afield, Grand Journey, Hasna, Imperial Beauty, Kenbelle, Lady Jakeo, Midnight Oil, Miss Victory, Mythical Play,

Ted Ryan

Portland Singa, Reactive, Recurring, Regimental Gal, Response, Russeting, Special Mission, Star Satire, Velocitea and Zagalia.

Some 274 lots in the catalogue are from stakes performed mares-166 of them stakes winners prior to retiring to stud.

Eighty-six per cent of yearlings catalogued BOB Eligible, while other breeder bonus schemes are well presented.

The leading sires ranked by representation are Sebring, who recently served the mighty Black Caviar, with 53 lots, Snitzel (52), Smart Missile (44), More Than Ready (36), Sepoy (34), IAm Invincible (31), Foxwedge (30), Northern Meteor (28), Fastnet Rock (26), Denman ( 24), Hinchinbrook (24), and So You Think (23).

In all there some 92 individual sires represented in Books 1 and 2 of the auction.

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Club's big Christmas Day meeting will swing into action on Wednesday December 3 at their picturesque Green Wattle Track.

The Club puts on a great day and each year I host their major sponsor, Eastcoast Plumbtec, who put on a great day for their staff and friends.

Each year the Managing Director, Paul Marsden, makes sure that everyone has a top time.

One of the features of the day is the auction they run each Christmas for a worthy charity, where I auction the goodies off, for the said charity.

honcho and 25 years in cacing, will take up a new role in Bendigo.

He will take up the important role of Chief Executive with the Bendigo Trust and will leave the racing club on December 5.

Ian recently emailed me of his decision, which I greatly appreciated as we had a great working relationship.

He thanked me for my role with the Club, ■ It was certainly sad news when I learnt of and I hope to catch up the departure of Ian with him after ChristHart, the Chief Execu- mas.

All round a sad loss tive of the Bendigo as there are none betJockey Club.

I have worked at ter in the CEO role, in Bendigo for Ian for the the Sport of Kings. past six years, and he is the utmost professional to work with.

Ian, after six years ■ Another stalwart in at the Club as head the Sport of Kings has

Sad news

Sign off

● Peter Mertens Photo by SLICKPIX, phone 9354 5754 called it day after many years in the industry.

Popular judge and part time race caller, Bill Quin, has hung up the magnifying glass Kings is popular senior as a judge and will rider, Peter Mertens, move onto other pas- who has failed to throw off a serious intures.

It was something jury after a bad fall at like 15 years that Bill Hamilton in February was number one judge this year.

One of the most at Flemington, including the narrowest two likeable blokes in racdead-heats in ing, hurt his shoulder Melbourne Cups in pretty badly in the fall, and it has failed to the past few years.

He was at the helm heal, hence the spewhen Bauer was cialists, telling him to nosed out by Viewedin put the whip away.

A father of six, he 2008 and after that had to separate, Dunaden has always had his and Red Cadeaux in work cut out and only recently his son Beau 2011.

I have the photo kicked home his first finish of same in my winner, not long after living room at home, receiving his brief to signed by Bill, a per- ride. sonal friend for many years.

He is an accomplished race caller, and has been the regular caller of the picnics ■ Popular Mornat Healesville and re- ington trainer, David cently took over the Racovolis, has also called it day, mainly I reins at Balnarring.

Like all good feel with frustration, blokes he has got one with lack of chances failing he is a fanatic and the big one, getMagpie supporter, but ting a good horse.

David raced a then again, you can't number of good help bad luck. horses early, but in reBest of luck Bill. cent times has found it a battle.

We wish him well, ■ Another to call it a to whatever he turns his hand to.

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Sulky Snippets

■ Border hopper - Mount Gambier's David Drury a regular at most Horsham meetings, landed the K Manning Gordon Rothacker Medallist Pace for C2 & C3 class over 1700 metres with ultra-consistent six year old Blissful Hall/Special Effects gelding Whats The Big Idea in a slick rate of 1-57.5.

Showing blistering speed from outside the front line, Whats The Big Idea crossed stablemate Big Gorilla (gate four) shortly after the start and after being rated to perfection, was never in any danger, racing clear on turning to score by 5.9 metres from Misschinoise from last and Manningham Park (three wide last lap) from near the rear.

■ Heywood's "Bec" East combined with Ararat reinsman Michael Bellman to capture the Wimmera Mail Times Pace for C1 class over 1700 metres with Our Uptown Girl, a five year old daughter of Metropolitan and Dont Tell Lib. Lobbing on the back of the leader Urban Shadow (gate two) from gate two on the second line, Our Uptown Girl gained an inside passage at the bell when the leader shifted ground badly to lead for the final circuit in defeating Volatile Girl (one/two) which joined the winner on the home turn, with Kankkunen (one/one) third.

- Len Baker

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Trapped wide

■ Nomadic Riddell trainer Adam Kelly who is shortly to re-locate to Melton, landed a stable double at Geelong on Tuesday November 18, with 4-Y-0 Modern Art/Fox Dream gelding Father Frank taking the Jim's Mowing Pace for C0 class over 2100 metres and Kiwi bred Dazzling Arden the Harness Breeders (Vic) Pace for C1 class (mares) over 1609 metres, both driven by Gavin Lang.

Father Frank led throughout from the pole in accounting for Grininalltheway (one/one last lap - behind winner home turn) and Jimmy The Editor which raced in the open from the bell. The mile rate 2-00.8.

Dazzling Arden a four year old daughter of Art Major and Strathrowan was trapped wide from gate five, before going forward to park outside the pacemaker Stylishgate, then taking a one/one trail at the bell after being accommodated by Real Elegance which had followed the winner forward.

Peeling off the back of the leading pair on straightening, Dazzling Arden finished strongly to register a 2.2 metre victory over the pacemaker and Real Elegance in a rate of 1-59.6.

Settled at the tail

■ When your hot your hot and at Kilmore on Thursday, Adam Kelly and stable reinsman Gavin Lang landed the Christmas Lunch @ Trackside Pace for C3 & C4 class over 2180 metres with Kiwi bred five year old gelding My Zach Bromac in a rate of 158.7.

Starting from the extreme draw, My Zach Bromac (Mach Three/Zante Beach) settled at the tail of the field before setting off three wide solo at the bell.

Accommodated by Show Heza Classic coming out ahead of him in the back straight on the final occasion, Gavin Lang gained the trail he was looking for and when taken wide on turning, My Zach Bromac finished best to tip out the pacemaker Supreme Genes by a half neck in 1-58.7, with Show Heza Classic close up in third place.

Exploded away

■ Shepparton based Amanda Turnbull who spends a great deal of time travelling between Victoria and her home state of New South Wales, landed the James & Son Claiming Pace over 2100 metres at Geelong on Tuesday November 18 with Anvil Gav, a six year old gelded son of Presidential Ball and Lethal Mee. Driven by partner Nathan Jack, Anvil Gav exploded away from gate five to lead throughout in defeating Rajah Wealth (three wide at bell from near last) and Pushkin which followed the runner up home. The mile rate 1-59.5.

Rajah Wealth was claimed from the event.

Talented reinsman

■ Glen Park (Bungaree) trainer Sebastian (Bassie) Steenhuis and talented junior reinsman son Zac were successful with strong four year old Safari/Truly Sue gelding Bobby Fabulous in the Wimmera Roadways Pace for C0 class over 1700 metres at Horsham on Monday November 17.

Driven with aggression from gate five to park outside the hot favourite The Gun Rockstar, Bobby Fabulous kept on giving and giving in the straight to wear down the leader and score by a head in 1-58.9.

This Girls On Fire (three back the markers) was a further 10.5 metres away in third place.

Kerryn’s treble

■ Kerryn brought up the treble aboard father Peter's Grinfromeartoear/Scenic Dollar mare Grinning Dollar in the Lisa McIlvride Pearl Kelly Award Pace for C1 class over 2200 metres.

Crossed from the pole by a flying Lynden Abbey (gate five), Grinning Dollar was immediately eased off her back to assume control hitting the back straight on the first occasion and was never headed, winning in easy fashion by 10.4 metres in 1-59.7 from a deathseating Miss Dilly and Elsu Prince from near last.

- Len Baker

Popular winner at Geelong ■ Grenville trainer Greg Moss and reinswoman wife Debra were victorious at Geelong on Tuesday with 8-Y-0 Kiwi bred Earl/Kanuka Miss mare Katelin Brooke in the Vinmar Homes Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class over 2100 metres.

Starting from gate three on the second line, Katelin Brooke followed Theytellme (gate four) three wide forward shortly after the start to park outside the leader Lelisgirl (gate seven) approaching the bell.

Applying plenty of pressure in the last lap, Katelin Brooke forged to the front prior to the home turn and although getting a little tired as the winning post loomed, held on to register a half neck decision over Framed And Hung from a mile back, with Playboys Dream (five wide home turn) third after being near last at the bell.

Raced by daughter Kristy, Katelin Brooke having start number 118 returned a mile rate of 205.4 in recording her first success since February 2012.

At front ■ Woodstock trainer Ron Francis has his small but select team racing in fine form at present and four year old Somebeacsomewhere/Shes Elegant mare Somedreamsomewhere snared the Corio Waste Management Pacers Handicap for C1 or better class over 2100 metres at Geelong on Tuesday November 18.

Driven by Greg Sugars, Somedreamsomewhere led throughout from the pole, winning by 1.3 metres from Funny Car (one/one at bell) and Cheyenne Warrior which trailed the winner after drawing inside the second line. The mile rate 2-03.4.

Home win

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This Week’s Meetings

■ Wednesday - Mildura, Thursday - Bendigo, Friday - Ballarat, Saturday - Melton, Sunday - Kilmore, Monday - Warragul, Tuesday - Nyah @ Swan Hill.

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Success ■ Young local Thomas Parnell was successful on the night with 4-Y-0 Royal Mattjesty/Amarooka Jazz gelding Giant Step in the Raceday Packages Now Available Pacers Handicap for C0 class over 2150 metres in a mile rate of 202.8.

Driven by Rita Burnett, Giant Steps led throughout from barrier four, just lasting by a nose from Chief Destroyer along the sprint lane from three back the markers, with old timer Kaka Point Coast third after following the winner all of the way.

Set alight ■ Wayne Potter's smart Modern Art/Yeronga Ecila 4-Y-0 entire Sketch Me raced by the Northern Fascia Racing Syndicate landed the Kilmore Florist Pace for C2 class over 2180 metres.

With Nathan Jack in the sulky, Sketch Me from gate two on the second line enjoyed a cosy trip off the speed as polemaker Donated, Ocean Bay and Miss Metro Glen all vied for the front running as the start was effected.

Set alight with a rush approaching the bell, Sketch Me dashed to the front entering the straight with a circuit to travel, before handing over to Josh Benson's Future Operator to enjoy the run of the race for the last lap.

Not waiting for the sprint lane to come into play, Sketch Me was taken away from the markers on the final bend and in a punishing finish, prevailed by 1.4 metres over Yerrington Bob (four wide home turn from four back the markers at the bell). Bettor Than Best gained inside runs to finish third. The mile rate 158.8.

■ Wallan's Ruth Shinn was in the winners stall at her home track Kilmore on Thursday when home bred Art Major/Shanghi filly Shishi greeted the judge in the Three year old Pace over 1690 metres.

Raced by several members of the Shinn family and Ruth's mother Dot Evans, Shishi driven by son Chris enjoyed a lovely passage from gate two trailing the poleline leader and favourite Viva Safari, before using the sprint lane to score by 1.6 metres in a rate of 1-59.3, with stablemate Aurore (Noel Shinn) third after ■ Cranbourne trainer racing in the open from Mick Hughes combined gate three. with Chris Alford to land

Hard close

the A Harness Christmas 10th December 3-Y-0 Trotters Mobile over 1690 metres with Dream Vacation/Cloud Chaser gelding Livin The Life in 2-07.4 much to the delight of a large group of high profile owners.

Given the run of the race from the pole following Sosogood (gate three), Livin The Life first up since June, finished hard along the sprint lane to blouse the leader by a head, with Turn Up Trumps (three back the markers - three wide home turn) third.

Slow start

■ Another winner of the Kilmore program was Sutton Grange trainer Ross Graham's recent stable addition Edge Hill in the Jet Roofing Vicbred Trotters Handicap for T0 class over 2150 metres.

Driven by Daryl Douglas, the four year old daughter of Great Success and Rocket Fantasy despite a slow beginning from outside the front line, led for the majority of the journey, winning easily by 8.5 metres from Zoomalong Johnny and No Trumps No Glory in 2-06.1.

Double

■ Nathan Jack made it a driving double after piloting father Russell's Village Lolt/Touch Of Silk gelding Big Shot Bob to victory in the Geelong Signs 3-Y-0 Pace over 2100 metres in a rate of 2-01.1.

Beginning swiftly from outside the front row to momentarily park outside the hot pole line favourite Phantom Rockstar, Big Shot Bob led for the majority of the trip, winning impressively over Phantom Rockstar which made no impression over the concluding stages (the margin 7.5 metres), with Kon Tiki a game third.

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■ Zoomalong Johnny, Grininalltheway, Del Ray Dancer, Misschinoise, Funny Car, Turn Up Trumps, Cut For AnAce, Blackjack Bromac, Vienna Eyre, I See Icy Earl.

Stepped cleanly

■ Rockbank trainer Joe Vassallo's honest five year old Village Jasper/Stunning Impact gelding Stunning Jasper chalked up his seventh victory in 40 outings, when successful in the Fagg's Mitre 10 Trotters Handicap for T2 or better class over 2570 metres.

Taking a concession for Melton based Zac Phillips, Stunning Jasper stepped cleanly to possie mid-field in the running line after several mid-race moves were made.

Sent forward three wide uncovered in the last lap, Stunning Jasper joined the leader Katmandonny on the final bend which had taken care of the pacemaker Arctic Wolf prior to the home turn and raced clear shortly after to register a 4.9 metre victory in a rate of 2-06.7 from Button Brigade (one/two) and Champ Devine (four back the markers).

Strode cleanly

■ Daylesford duo Mick Barby and Anne-Maree Conroy were victorious with improving six year old In The Pocket/Beauty Rainbow mare Pocket To Fortune in the Like Us On Facebook Trotters Handicap for T1 or better class over 2150 metres.

Beginning safely fom barrier five, Pocket Of Fortune was soon outside the roughie Marios Dream which led from barrier two and strode clear shortly after.

Shadowed by Zoes Dream for most of the race, with the 30 metre favourite Tyron Lochie joining in three wide from the bell, Pocket Of Fortune gave a kick on the home turn and held a margin to the wire, scoring by 2 metres over Tyron Lochie and Looks A Moral which trailed the runner up home. The mile rate 2-07.6.

Sent forward

■ Lightly raced seven year old It Is I/Yarramans Dallie gelding Westernview Jack was successful in taking the Moore Bulk Haulage Pace for C0 class over 2200 metres at Horsham on Monday November 17 at Supertab odds of $25.80.

One of three driving winners for "Hall Of Famer" Kerryn Manning during the afternoon, Westernview Jack trained by Stawell's Philip Giles making his second race appearance settled at the tail of the field from gate four on the second line with the polemarker Shaka Moment leading.

Sent forward three wide solo racing for the bell, Westernview Jack sustained a long run to dash away on straightening, recording a 5.4 metre victory in a rate of 2-02.1 over Go Betweens which trailed the leader, with perennial placegetter Sassy Man (one/ one) third.

Sometimes unruly

■ Corndale (Casterton) trainer/driver John Hurrell snared the Book For Cup Day 11 January Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2200 metres with sometimes unruly six year old Bettors Delight/ Lombo Vision gelding Lombo Scrutinizer who chalked up his 6th victory in 47 outings.

Beginning brilliantly from 10 metres, Lombo Scrutinizer was soon racing outside the pole line leader Whiteway Lane and travelled kindly all of the way.

Surging to the front in the last lap, Lombo Scrutinizer registered a 5 metre victory in advance of Its Not Dark Yet (three wide last lap from near last at the bell) and Dora Pepperell (four back the markers) in a rate of 2-05.7.

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Mount Warning Forest Hideaway FACT FILE NAME: Mount W arning F or es way Warning For ores estt Hidea Hideaw ADDRESS: 460 Byrrill Creek Rd, Uki NSW 2484 PHONE: (02) 6679 7277 C ONT AC T eesa Schuh ONTA T:: L Leesa es thidea w ay.com.au WEB: w w w.for ores esthidea thideaw ww E-MAIL: inf o@f or es thidea w ay.c om.au o@for ores esthidea thideaw info@f

Vision into Reality Finding T orma tion, Healing and P eac e Trransf ansforma ormation, Peac eace Just over three years ago Leesa Schuh and Andrew Hinsch w ay. became the pr oud o wners of Mt W arning F o rre e sstt Hidea Fo Hideaw proud owners Warning The property was manifested into reality after two years of dr eaming of a lo ving, healing en vir onment tto o hold W ork dreaming loving, envir vironment Work ork-shops and Retreats.

The 'Hideaway', as it is often referred to, is affordable, pet and family friendly accommodation, with six self-contained studios and 2 self-contained suites. Situated on 18 acr es of rrainf ainf o rre e sst, t, near W ollumbin NP (Mt W arning) in the acres ainfo Wollumbin Warning) Northern Riv ers of NS W, the Hidea w a y boas ts its o wn cr eek, Rivers NSW Hideaw boasts own creek, waterholes, varied species of birds and Australian wildlife, such as W allabies, E chidna, Bandic oot, and much mor e.

Wallabies, Echidna, Bandicoot, more This is an idyllic retreat from the busyness of city life.

Many return visitors love the peace and tranquillity the valley offers, enabling them to relax and connect with themselves, and nature.

As well as the holiday accommodation, retreats are also available on a frequent basis. These include: 7 Day Juice F as t, 5 Da y Silenc e R etr ea t, THE T eenagers' W orkshop and ast, Day Silence Retr etre at, Teenagers' Workshop 5 Da y Spiritual P urifica tion R etr ea ebirthing T Day Purifica urification Retr etre att and R Rebirthing Trraining. Customised and personal healing retreats are also popular popular..

Rebirthing/Breathwork has become the focus of the many transformational healing techniques used during the retreats. This technique uses the breath to bring awarenes o the body gy of br ea th tto o rrelease elease nesss tto body,, and uses the ener energy bre ath past traumas, and create a sense of peace, happiness and bliss in your life.

Th e e x citing ne w s is tha ounder of R ebirthing, ex new thatt the ffounder Rebirthing, L eonar d Orr w a y in Dec ember ffor or an eonard Orr,, will be a att the Hidea Hideaw December int ensiv e 9 Da y R ebirthing/Br ea th w ork T his e vent intensiv ensive Day Rebirthing/Br ebirthing/Bre ath thw Trraining. T This ev will truly bring the Vision that Leesa and Andrew had for the property into Reality with the amazing healing and transformations that will occur during this event.

F or mor e inf orma tion go tto o w w w.f o rre e ssthidea thidea w ay.c om.au more informa ormation ww thideaw 9 Day Rebirthing and Spiritual P urifica tion T eonar d Orr urification Trraining with L Leonar eonard L eonar d Orr om US A) the F ounder of R ebirthing is eonard Orr,, (fr (from USA) Founder Rebirthing currently touring Australia.

Leonard is considered one of the originating pioneers of the New Age movement and Prosperity Consciousness. He has devoted over 40 years of his life to spreading his ideas and the healing power of Rebirthing/Breathwork around the globe, covering six continents and circling the globe dozens of times.

Leonard has authored over 20 books in more than a dozen languages. He has mentored many of the current popular lifestyle and motivational speakers. He offers practical tools to enhance the quality of your daily life.

Dates: December 6-15

7 Day Juice Fast The intention for this retreat is to take time out to start the healing pr oc e ssses ses in y our body e ffa a ssting ting giv es y our body pro ce your body.. Juic Juice gives your the time to rest and heal while providing your body concentrated nutrition.

Our program will empower you with experience, knowledge and tools to move forward in health and aliveness.

Benefits of this Retreat can include: Balancing Cholesterol Levels, sugar levels, Blood Pressure, and pH Detox - bowel cleanse & improved liver function Boosted Immune System Weight L os s, R elief fr om cr a vings ((cigar cigar ett es, sugar ohol et c) Los oss, Relief from cra cigarett ettes, sugar,, alc alcohol etc Increased mental clarity and sensory awareness P ain and aller gy rrelief elief eleases7 Da y s of: allergy elief,, Emotional rreleases7 Day ■ Fresh Juice Feasting ■ Health & W ellbeing Seminars Wellbeing ■ Yoga ■ Exercise & Rituals ■ Meditation ■ Detox Baths ■ 'Camp' Fires ■ Group Support Including a Session of: ■ Breathwork ■ Massage ■ Lifestyle Coaching Dates: January 11-18

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PetFriendly FriendlyAccommodation Pet

Marcel Towers Holiday Apartments

Welc ome tto o par adise! elcome paradise!

Just imagine waking up to one of the fabulous vie w s fr om MARCEL T O WERS AP AR TMENT S, view from TO APA RTMENT TMENTS, available ffor or o vernight and longer ssta ta ys. ov tay We ar e the pr oud winners of the Silv er A w ar d ard are proud Silver Aw ds in 20 14, the a t the North C oas ourism A w ar Aw ards 2014, Coas oastt T Tourism ds da oas ourism A w ar Gold A w ar Tourism Aw ards Aw ard att the North C Coas oastt T W T ourism in 20 13 and pr oud finalis ts in the NS 2013 proud finalists NSW Tourism Aw ar ds 20 13 in the S tandar d A c c ommoda tion ards 2013 Standar tandard Ac ommodation section.

We w on the Silv er a oas ourism won Silver att the North C Coas oastt T Tourism Aw ar ds in 20 12 and w e c ertainly kno w wha ards 2012 we certainly know whatt it tak es tto o off er y ou an unf or gettable and pleasant takes offer you unfor orgettable s ta y in the beautiful Nambuc ca V alle y. tay Nambucca Valle alley Located in the most prestigious area of Nambuc ca Heads, Mar cel T owers rreally eally is the perNambucca Marc To fect plac e tto o ssta ta y as e verything y ou need ffor or a place tay ev you perf ect holida y is right on y our doors perfect holiday your doorsttep!

Our rresident esident manager w elc omes y ou tto o mak e welc elcomes you make yourself a att home home..

We ha ve se ven 2 bedr oom and six 1 bedr oom hav sev bedroom bedroom self-contained air-conditioned apartments, all of which ha ve spectacular balc on y vie w s and c ome hav balcon ony view come with free-of-charge WiFi. A one bedroom apartment with a pet friendly courtyard apartment is also available on the first floor floor..

A pet friendly two bedroom ground floor apartment, Riv erside Plac e , is also a vailable and is loRiverside Place av ca xt door tto o Mar c el T ow ers. catted ne next Marc To Please note that, whilst the water views from every apartment ar e special, the vie ws v ary slightly are view vary from each floor and apartment, and specific apartments ar e subject tto oa vailability are av ailability..

Please also not e tha c el T ow ers apartnote thatt the Mar Marc To ment house has a spacious and easy to negotiate stair case ele vator is pr esent. T he aparttaircase case,, but no lift/ lift/ele elev present.

The ments are located on the first, second and third floor of the apartment house erside house,, whils whilstt Riv Riverside Plac e , in the building ne xt tto o Mar c el T ow ers, is a Place next Marc To ground floor apartment with no steps, hubs and le vel entry fr om the a ttached gar age lev from attached garage age..

If y ou ha ve pr ef er enc es rregar egar ding the loca tion you hav pref efer erenc ences egarding location of y our apartment, please c ontact us a your contact att time of booking so we can make suitable arrangements for y ou. T he vie w s fr om the ttop op floor ar e defiyou.

The view from are nitely the best!

FACT FILE NAME: Mar c el T ow ers Holida y Apartments Marc To Holiday ADDRES S: 1214 W ellingt on Driv e, ADDRESS: 12-14 Wellingt ellington Drive Nambucca Heads, NSW 2448 PHONE: (02) 6568 7041 enn y and T erry Bo yle CONT AC T T:: P Penn enny Terry Boyle ONTA c om.au WEB: w w w.mar c elt owers. .marc elto ers.c ww E-MAIL: info@marceltowers.com.au

Whether y ou ssta ta y in Mar cel T owers or Riv erside you tay Marc To Riverside erside,, you enjo y thr ee and a half sstar tar ac c ommoda tion enjoy three acc ommodation and the benefit of on-sit e rresident esident o wners/ manon-site owners/ wners/managers. Linen, pillows, blankets and barbeque faxtr a char ge (Riv erside cilities ar e pr ovided a (Riverside pro att no e extr xtra charge are ow ers and the C ourty ar d Apartment in Mar c el T Marc To Courty ourtyar ard ha ve their o wn barbeque ffacilities acilities ), whils ou can whilstt y you hav own acilities), also use either of the row boats or Canoe to take a short trip up the riv er os s tto o the sand isriver er,, or acr acros oss land opposite the units.

We ar e lit er ally a ssttone’ s thr ow fr om the w a ter are liter erally one’s thro from wa er’’s edge e y ou can sswim wim fr om the riv er beach edge,, wher where you from river and view the many coloured semi-tropical fish.

Stroll along to the nature boardwalk to the famous V ee W all Br eak w a ter or tto o the nearb y ta vVee Wall Break eakw nearby tav ern; parks; ocean beach; clubs; restaurants; kiosk and tto ownship ander along the rrainf ainf or es alks, wnship.. W Wander ainfor ores estt w walks, or jus a tch the w aves, bir ds and sswimwimjustt sit and w wa wa birds ming fish!

Please feel free to contact us for details.

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Cadair Cottages FACT FILE NAME: Cadair Cottages ADDRES S; 1094 Maitland V ale R d, ADDRESS; Vale Rd, Rosebrook, NSW 2320 PHONE: 043 7 543 0 78 0437 07 CONT AC T ow n Bro ONTA T:: Daniel Br c ottage WEB: w w w.cadair ww cadairc ottage..c o m E-MAIL: daniel@cadaircottage.com

Welc ome elcome Cadair Cottage consists of two romantic luxury spa c ottages in the Hunt er V alle y, NS W, A us tr acottages Hunter Valle alley NSW Aus ustr tralia.

There are two identical and magically secluded cottages on 10 acres with magnificent valley views of the Hunt er Riv er Hunter River er.. ate and secluded tto o ensur e ultiTas ensure asttefully separ separa ma ac y ffor or y our ssta ta y, y ou can enjo y y our atte priv privac acy your tay you enjoy your c omplimentary bottle of Hunt er V alle y wine as Hunter Valle alley you sit in the out door spa and soak up the vie ws outdoor view of the v alle y, or sstudy tudy the sstars tars a valle alley att night.

The cottages are 15 minutes from the heart of the vineyards. Each cottage has 2 bedrooms with queen size beds and one foldaway bed, sleeping a maximum of 5 people.

The outdoor spa is absolutely luxurious and will ease away all the aches and stresses of modern day living.

Towels and linen ar e pr ovided. T he c ottage has are pro The cottage F oxt el so y ou can tak ey our pick of mo vie chanxtel you take your movie nels, although y ou will pr obably be ttoo oo bus y in you probably busy the spa soaking up the tr anquillity tranquillity anquillity..

We allo w pets. allow The cottages are identical and can each sleep a maximum of 5 people.

Each Cottage consists of two queen rooms.

Each cottage has a foldaway bed - available on request.

TESTIMONIALS "Cadair C ottage hank Y ou! P eac e and tr anCottage – T Thank You! Peac eace tranquillity ountry air yw ay, quillity,, c country air,, a hot tub under the milk milky wa w e needed this. See y ou again soon." you Don and Stacey "Firs or emos t, w e’ d lik e tto o thank y ou ffor or "Firstt and ffor oremos emost, we’ e’d like you off ering tto o us such a lo vely arm and c os y acoffering lov ely,, w warm cos osy commodation for the last two days. The spa and equipped home w ar ew as perf ect ffor or e very one of homew are was perfect ev eryone us. And finally vir onfinally,, the quiet and luxurious en envir vironment was what we most appreciated during our stay here."

Jo y, P et er tair Joy Pet eter er,, Susan and Alas Alastair "Such a wonderful and peaceful place to be. Noone around, great walks, see sights (kangaroos and horses ). Spa a even in the rrain) ain) is A+! W e horses). att night ((e We will come back."

Capacine and S anc e) Sttephan (Fr (Franc ance

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Polehouse Mudbrick Units FACT FILE NAME: Polehouse Mudbrick Units ADDRES S: PO Bo x 96, Mallac oota, ADDRESS: Box Mallacoota, Vic 3892 PHONE: (0 3) 5158 0 77 (03) 077 7711 MOBILE: 0434 218 889 CONT AC T ober R oy Rober Ro ONTA T:: John R commoda tion/ vic/ ta yz. com.au/ ac WEB: w ww.s om.au/ac acc ommodation/ tion/vic/ ww .sta tay z.c lak eswildernes s/ mallac oota/ 162280 mallacoota/ oota/162280 lakeses-wildernes wilderness/ s/mallac w w w.s ta yz. com.au/ ac commoda tion/ vic/lak es.sta tay z.c om.au/ac acc ommodation/ tion/vic/lak vic/lakeswildernes s/ mallac oota/ 162281 wilderness/ s/mallac mallacoota/ oota/162281 E-MAIL: johnrr o y1@gmail. co m johnrroy1@gmail.c The P olehouse c omple x is of tw o sstt or eys, with the Polehouse comple omplex two ore owner's house abo ve . abov The 2 bedr oom unit on the lo w er le vel ((s still enbedroom low lev jo ying ffabulous abulous vie w s) and the tw o-s ey onejoying view two-s o-stt or ore bedroom unit semi-detached from the main house.

The property faces north-east across the lake a t the v ery bott om of Sc enic Ct on the left. very bottom Scenic The gar den c ontains na tiv e plants, fruit tr ees garden contains nativ tive trees and a wide selection of herbs.

NO TE: Linen (Upper and L ow er sheets, tto ow els NOTE: Lo els)) is no ally pr ovided. Ho wever or gues ts arnott gener generally pro How er,, ffor guests riving from interstate or abroad, linen may be provided a ta y. att $25 per person per ssta tay FREE wi-fi is available.

This listing describes the 1br unit.

Mallacoota remains a pristine area with lakes and beaches, surrounded by Croajingalong National Park, a World Biosphere Reserve. It is ideal for relaxed, nature-based holidays. Activities include beach and lake swimming, river and lake boat cruises, use of hire boats, ocean and lake fishing, boating, beach walks, bushwalking and bird watching.

There are 2 restaurants and 3 cafes serving fresh healthy food and good coffee. The bakery has its own cafe. The town also has 2 supermarkets, a pharmacy, a medical practice with 3 doctors and a community health centre. Mallacoota has been known over many years for its art and music activities, often attracting well-known performers (eg. Eric Bogle, Ronald Farren-Price and Slava Grigoryan). Admission prices are remarkably low. Altogether, Mallacoota is a place to unwind from big-city pressures and to experience nature at its most unspoiled.

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