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■ Rapid Fire International and M2 Productions present the Australian production of Lewis Carroll's timeless classic Alice in Wonderland.

The show enjoyed highly successful seasons in Brisbane, New York and Los Angeles, and will play at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre for three performances on Wednesday, January 10 at 11am, 2pm and 7.30pm.

Some 20 characters are brought to life on stage by actors and puppeteers in a play that takes audiences down the rabbit hole with Alice to her adventures in Wonderland - tumbling with the Tweedle Twins, chasing the White Rabbit, booing the boisterous Queen of Hearts and taking tea with the Hatter at the maddest tea party of all.

Directed by Australian, Penny Farrow, the production features an international creative team with set designs by Zachary Lieberman (Los Angeles), graphic designer Yi Ling (Singapore) and Emmy Award winning costume designer Diana Ed. Australian producer Ethan Walker says: "Alice in Wonderland is extremely universal and speaks to people of all ages.

“In this production, The Mad Hatter is performed by a female actor and the Queen of Hearts by a male actor."

"We began this production at the Brisbane Powerhouse in early 2016, ahead of a

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Charges follow ● Madison Dylan (Alice) and Karen Crone (Mad Hatter) in Alice in Wonderland.

Queensland tour. We then took the show to Los Angeles in February and wound up being the highest-grossing show at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood for the past five years.

“The next stop was to the 1200-seat Patchogue Theatre in Long Island, New York where we enjoyed a sold-out run.

"The biggest obstacle for us was to create a Broadway calibre production with an affordable ticket price for families.

“You can't begin to imagine the expense, time and labour that go into creating the world of 'Wonderland' for a live audience.

“We have attention to detail in everything from our lavish costumes to our stunningly beautiful stage sets.”

Performance Details: Wednesday, January 10 at 11am, 2pm,. 7.30pm Venue: Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins St, Melbourne Ticket prices: From $34.90 to $54.90 Bookings: www.ticketek.com.au or 9650 1500.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Kransky Sisters return

Spirit of Progress

■ Seymour Heritage Railway Centre will next month hold a tour to commemorate the famous Spirit of Progress.

The Spirit of Progress was the train that revitalised rail travel prior to World War II. It will make a one-off special tour to Ballarat via Geelong to celebrate the train's 80th anniversary. Organised for Saturday, November 25, the train will comprise the original saloon sitting carriages, 48-seat dining and the renowned round ended parlour lounge.

■ Early morning warrants were executed in suburbs including Craigieburn, Dallas, Meadow Heights, Reservoir, Coburg and Mill Park.

Four people were arrested and four cars were seized. A 28-year-old Coburg man was charged with conduct endangering life and bailed to appear in court at a later date.

A 22-year-old Coburg man, 18-yearold Campbellfield man and a 20-year-old Bundoora man have all been interviewed and released pending summons.

The covert Taskforce Afectar was setup earlier this year in response to the increasing number of hoon gatherings across the north-western suburbs of Melbourne.

Human remains

■ Police confirm the human remains found on the coast near Anglesea are that of missing Surrey Hills woman Elisa Curry. Elisa was last seen at a residence on Aireys St, Aireys Inlet about 10pm on Grand Final Day.

Rye carjacking

■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an aggravated carjacking in Rye.

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● The Kransky Sisters: Mourne and Eve (front) with Dawn (rear).

■ The Kransky Sisters present their latest functional sisters take family get-togethers to show A Very Kransky Christmas at The Alex a whole new level.

Theatre, St Kilda, from November 20-26.

A Very Kransky Christmas will feature Hailing from a quiet town in the middle of crowd favourites and Christmas numbers south-east Queensland, the Kransky Sisters from the highly acclaimed group, performed have taken a break from tending ants, knitting on an unconventional range of instruments egg warmers, and hanging out cane toad skins from toilet brush and cheese grater to a kitchen to dry to travel around the country performing pot and musical saw. their new show.

Performance Dates: November 20 – 26 In this holiday season, the oddball sisters (no performance November 21) will invite audiences into their world of egg Times: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri at 8pm, Sat nog, panty-hose and painted chokoes in their 5pm and 8.30pm, Sun 5pm signature dry-wit style.

Venue: Alex Theatre, 135 Fitzroy St, St From Enya to Silent Night, Daft Punk to Kilda the Twelve Days of Christmas, these dys- Cheryl Threadgold

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■ For some decades Gigi Hellmuth has been a behind-the scenes friend to many Melbourne showbiz identities.

Working some years ago at Canberra Television, Gigi kept her contact with “the business” as a Secretary of the Showbiz Club.

She has been frequently heard on 3AW with Philip Brady and Bruce Mansfield’s Nightline and Remember When programs (nowPhilip Brady and Simon Owens).

Gigi was also a regular Overnighters caller on Keith McGowan’s midnightdawn program.

Gigi works to record the 3AW nighttime programs, and present them as podcasts online.

Over the next 12 weeks, Gigi is having treatment for a lymphoma. Her large circle of friends wish her well.

Jim’s big loss

Two bob each way

■ We have to hand it to Tom Joseph for a unique political strategy.

When Tom stood for the Whittlesea City Council elections, Tom had his photos taken with each of Premier Dan Andrews (Labor) and the State Opposition Leader Matthew Guy (Liberal).

Tom Joseph did not win the vote at the time ... but was sworn in as a Councillor last week (Tues.) at the South Morang headquarters of the north-suburban municiaplity.

Cr Joseph won on a countback concucted on October 4by the Victorian Electorial Commission following the untimely death of the man who won the poll last year: John Butler.

Cr Butler died last month after a battle with cancer.

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Long Shots hopes that we are not telling tales out of school, but Jim is looking extra special these days.

The scales say that Jim has lost a LOT of weight: down from 133 kgs to 85 kgs.

What an extraordinary effort. Well done, James.

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Peter is enjoying much success with his rice mill and resort in the Philippines.

Peter, who worked as an optometrist for many years at Rowville (whilst moonlighting with Gerry Gee II), was recently back in Melbourne, and stayed with his father.

He deserves every success.

Long Shots

● Victorian Premier Dan Andrews with Tom Joseph

● Jim Sherlock ■ Readers rank Jim Sherlock’s ‘What’s Hot’ and Top 10 columns as one of the most popular in the Melbourne Observer.

Jim is not only a favourite in print, but also on radio.

● Opposition Leader Matthew Guy with Tom Joseph

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● The Observer Showbiz section made a last-minute reference to the passing of Chris de Fraga, who was Motoring Editor of The Age for 27 years, and who also appeared on 3AW programs.

Chris was a motoring correspondent for radio programs hosted by Keith McGowan and Andrew McLaren.

Chris joined The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd as a cadet journalist, and we took this photo of him at HWT’s Club 44 in 2012.

Chris was a great storyteller, and we often enjoyed his company and a meal at his Kingston Hotel, Richmond.

● Ron Blaskett ■ We phoned our dear friend, Ron Blaskett, 95, this month.

Ron is freshly out of hospital after a scare, and is on the mend.

Ron, of course, was one of Melbourne’s television pioneers in 1956, when he helped open GTV-9.

Ron and ‘Gerry Gee’ became family favourites with their appearances on The Tarax Show, with hosts including Happy Hammond, Geoff Corke and Norman Swain.

The pair were also adult favourites on Graham Kennedy’s In Melbourne Tonight.

Ron always takes an interest in what we are doing at the Observer. He reminded us this week that he worked (briefly) as a photo engraver during the wait for TV to begin.

● Muriel Cooper, Gary Turner ■ Radio favourite Muriel Cooper is having a ball with her return to the airwaves, hosting a mid-morning program of Mornington Peninsula community radio station 3RPP-FM. Gary Turner provides the lead-in show, at breakfast time every Wednesday.

Mornington is certainly the place to be for Melbourne media types.

Radio man Gary ● Peter Blaskett Mac and wife Joan and fiancée Jaz ■ Speaking of mat- have made the move. ters Blaskett we are Making his name pleased to hear that at 3AK, Gary was an Ron’s younger son original ‘Good Guy’.

Peter at home

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■ “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

- William Shakespeare

Observer Curmudgeon

■ “Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.”

- Benjamin Franklin

Text For The Week

■ “Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

- Psalm 82:3-4

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Short Shots

Scare for Patti Newton

Actor Christie Whelan-Browne is back in Melbourne after stunning success in London with her one-woman show based on the life of Britney Spears.

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Meanwhile, Christie’s husband Rohan Browne was wowing them as the lead dancer in Self at Chapel Off Chapel.

3AWradio newswoman Donna Demaio ★ was researching a story this week, so placed a message on social media: “I did a

The work did not go unnoticed. ‘Dee Dee’ started work as a journalist on the Frankston Standard Leader.

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Cancer: June 22- July 22.

Colour brown Lucky day. Monday Racing numbers 5.4.6.3.

Lotto numbers 1.6.24.40.15.2.

Many will become interested in spiritual things during the next few months. Many will be in for material gains in many ways. Some, who thought they were past it could become involved in a torrid love affair.

Les Twentyman was in West Hollywood last week when the Melbourne Observer went to press with the story about the ‘Ozcar’ statuette being presented to him

by Ramada boss Alan Johnson. Les posted copies of the Observer report on Facebook and Twitter ... to his friends back in Melbourne! ● There was a serious health scare for entertainer Patti Newton last week.

Patti told friends on Facebook: “Had a bad fall and hit my head. I'm so lucky.

After scans I have no permanent damage, just a very sore and glued head.

Thank you to the Frankston Hospital, they were just wonderful to us.”

Farewell to Newman family’s theatre

■ I was taken to Tikki and John’s Theatre Restaurant in Exhibition St for the first time in 1968, when school pal Tom Arnot was celebrating his 12th birthday.

The night opened my eyes to a whole whole of show business that I never imagined existed.

Tikki Taylor and her husband John Newman opened their music hall restaurant, near Her Majesty's Theatre.

It was NOT an immediate commercial success. Their accountant suggested to them that they invite people off the street, feed them, entertain them, and give them some cash on the way out ... because that was what they were effectively doing.

The couple quickly became very business savvy.

Over the years they had a cast that included husband-andwife Maurie Fields and Val Jellay (with son Marty), Vic Gordon, and even their own family Haydie, Marc and Paul.

On my 21st birthday, Terry Norris set fire to my birthday cake, creating a hilarious comedy sketch ... milking it for every laugh that he could.

Even our Mitcham next-door neighbour

Aries : March 21- April 20.

Colour green Lucky day Friday Racing numbers 5.6.5.1.

Lotto numbers 13.15.26.24.40.45.

Time to get up and get going, so many new ideas and ventures coming up for you. You could take up studies again. Otherwise trying to improve yourself. Love and companionship will find the lonely.

Gemini. May 21- June 21.

Colour lilac Lucky dayWednesday Racing numbers 5.2.1.4.

Lotto numbers 1.6.24.40.45.10 Many will travel and broaden their horizons, this could change their outlook on life. Many of your present problems could now find solutions. Some good luck should be on its way too.

Bosses at 3AW were reportedly very happy with the performance of ‘Dee Dee’ ★ Dunleavy in Tom Elliott’s Drive program.

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Taurus: April 21- May 20.

Colour fawn Lucky day. Monday Racing numbers 8.9.4.5.

Lotto numbers 1.6.14.19.24.28.

Good news should be reaching you soon.And you could soon be in the process of achieving your aims in life.You could be regaining contacts with people from long ago.

Health should improve dramatically.

story once on loud men's suits for the races. I think there was a store in Collingwood area?

Anyone know which store I'm talking about.

It was a rather large premises.” Someone suggested that colleague Peter ‘Grubby’ Stubbs might know. He was quick to reply: “I'm a loud shirt person , never suits.”

Congratulations to Christian Wagstaff on his House of Mirrors at the Arts Centre Melbourne.

Your Stars

Leo: July 23-August 22.

Colour white Lucky day Friday Racing numbers 5.6.2.1.

Lotto numbers 1.6.23.34.40.45 You could see the return of an old friend and many could be re kindling old love affairs. You could be taking on some added responsibility, but this should also bring in added income to your budget.

Virgo.August 23- September 23.

Colour orange Lucky dayWednesday Racing numbers 1.3.5.2.

Lotto numbers 1.2.23.31.10.4.

This should be one of the best times of the whole year and many of your wishes could come true now. Be careful with mechanical gadgets that are not new.

Libra: September 224- October 23.

Colour red Lucky day Thursday Racing numbers .3.2.1.5.

Lotto numbers .1.6.24.29.38.31.

A period of great stability within the family and lots of happy periods coming up. Also, a very good period for luck and hunches could be paying off.

● Val Jellay and Maurie Fields Photo: Marty Fields Six big automatic Tom Elliott and cometeller machines await dian Joesl Creasy.

Other sessions incustomers. Account transfers can be cluded Angela Bishachieved by iPad op, Carrie Bickmore, devices. One teller is Amanda Keller, Miron duty at a single anda Devine, Hugh Marks, Michael desk.

That’s how the Miller, Grant Blackbanks earn billion ley and Glenn Wheatdollar profits every ley.

How did the room year. fit so many egos?

Radio daze

of the time, Lachlan Macdonald, was part of the Tikki and Johns team.

As time marched on, tastes changed and the family created Dracula’s Restaurant, which has been trading for the past 37 years.

Haydie, Marc and Paul have operated the business, which gave

● Tikki Taylor birth over the years to a restaurant and haunted house on the Gold Coast.

The Newmans kept pace with new shows that became more cabaret and burlesque.

The family announced that they will close the Melbourne operation just before Christmas.

Mum Tikki died in

2011, and John is retired. The Newmans deserve hearty applause for the entertainment they have given over the decades.

Bankers

■ Long Shots walked into the new Westpac branch at Greensborough this week.

■ The commercial radio industry staged its annual conference last Friday (Oct. 13), and presentations last Saturday (Oct. 14) at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

CEO Joan Warner and ARN boss Rob Atkinson welcomed all.

Some ABC types including Virginia Trioli and CEO Michelle Guthrie appeared, as will Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, 3AW’s

Sisters in Crime ■ Authors Emma Viskic, Anna Snoekstra and J.M. Green discuss how to triumph over ‘second novel syndrome’ at the Sisters In Crime dinner to be held from 8pm on Friday, October 27 at the Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne.

■ The same venue will accommodate the Suvivors twice-yearly luncheon next month involving veterans of television, radio and

Scorpio: October 24- November 22.

Colour lilac Lucky dayWednesday Racing 6.5.2.1.

Lotto numbers 1.6.15.19.34.45.

Lucky period in real estate dealings. Many will get their wishes coming true. Singles could find the love of their life and many long running love affairs could have their happy endings.

Sagittarius: November 23- December 20 Lucky colour yellow Lucky day. Monday Racing numbers 6.5.1.2.

Lotto numbers 36.34.40.45.12.2.

Most will be feeling happier and more relaxed. New relationships could be happening to the eligible. Good time for socializing.

Capricorn: December 21- January 19.

Colour blue Lucky day Saturday Racing 3.6.5.3.

Lotto numbers 1.6.32.20.12.10.

There should be some improvements in family life and maybe an increase in family size. Luck in games of chance are indicated.

Aquarius: January 20- February 19.

Lucky colour gold Lucky day Friday Racing numbers 5.2.3.2.

Lotto numbers 13.15.24.40.9.18.

There should be greater stability in your relationships with loved ones and gains in your emotional make up.

More stability in your working environment and better returns for hard work.

Pisces: February 20- March 20.

Colour white Lucky day. Sunday Racing 5.2.1.1.

Lotto numbers 1.15.24.29.36.10.

Moves or travel coming up soon. Some could end up overseas, maybe even for longer periods a that e time.

Benefits through love and marriage and more security in personal matters indicated.

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People

● Calire Allerway and Sally Taylor

● Musike De Jour in the Main Marquee

● BJ Hillier and Andrew Pretty of Hargreaves Hill Brewery, Lilydale

● Alex Pottage and Tanya Miller

Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival Kinglake Photos: Ash Long

● Colleen Lemmon and Sarah McDonald

● Pam Young of UGFM Radio, who presents ‘Aussie Made’, Thursdays, 6pm-8pm

● Christine Stonehouse and Julie Reeves of Kinglake CWA

● Ian Haysom and Gregg Bebbington

● Mark Woods was Sound Engineer

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ABC People

● Tony Healey (Journalist) and Tim Swallow (Director).

● John Blackman and Bernard Terry

● Scott and Jo McLennan

● Rhonda Shallcross, Head of Wardrobe, and Jim Oastler

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Closing of ABC Studios, Ripponlea Photos: Malcolm Threadgold

ABC-TV reunion

■ More than 400 people gathered at the ABC-TV studios at Ripponlea on Friday to celebrate presenting over 60 years’ of television since 1956, and to reunite before ABC-TV relocates to Southbank. The ABC Reunion Club, chaired by Johnnie Walker, was offered to host the special ‘The Dream Factory Revisited’ event, and those attending included on-air and behind the scenes staff, who over the years have all contributed to creating the magic of television for ABC viewers.

The Reunion Club was formed in 1979, with the backing of ABC management at the time. Past Chairman and current Secretary of the ABC Reunion Club, Carol Simpson-Bull, commenced working at the studios in 1959, and recalls that in those days, Script assistants performed vision mixing in Outside Broadcast vans.

“I will never forget my first experience at this when we televised a ballet,” laughs Carol.

‘I nearly gave my Producer a heart attack when fading to black during rehearsal instead of dissolving from one picture to another. Fortunately the live broadcast went without a hitch.

These days vision mixing is done electronically by qualified operators.”

For the celebratory event, the studios were magnificently decked out, with overhead cascading coloured lights in the corridors, and visual and memorabilia displays in Studio 32 including the iconic Emitron camera, one of only three in the world.

In Studio 31, a huge stunning electronic coloured jelly-fish installation represented the insides of a working brain to dream of memories of the past.

As we stood in the darkened studio, tentacles shot lasers to screens on three walls in the studio, and time flashed back as film clips appeared on the screens from years gone by.

Clips from various genres of past shows were included such horse racing, This Day Tonight, Australia You’re Standing In It, Bellbird, Alcheringa, D-Generation, Sea Change, Frontline, Natural History, Countdown, Plays, Phoenix and Kath and Kim. This stunning electronic installation was created by Chris, Kristian and James from Studio John Fish in Northcote.

Ian Molly Meldrum gave an impromptu thank you speech to all in attendance for contributing their talents to the success of the studios.

It was generally agreed that the ABC can make drama like nobody else, and take groundbreaking risks in search of quality.

ABC Television in Victoria will soon move to new premises in Southbank, but the message last weekend from 400 staff members reminiscing and celebrating the past, was ‘Thank you for the memories’.

- Cheryl Threadgold More photos in next week’s Melbourne Observer

● Victor Jones (Engineer) and Carol Simpson-Bull (ABC Reunion Club Secretary).

● Judy Leech (Graphics) and Jeff Purcell (Cameraman).

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Closing of ABC Studios, Ripponlea Photos: Malcolm Threadgold

● June Williams and Karen Johnson

● Tiffany Bryant and Helen Hiscock

● Jo Maxian and John Backman

● David Rolfe and Barbie Mathieson

● Creators of the studio laser installation: Chris Conole, Kristian Laemmle-Ruff and James Hebbs.

● ABC Reunion Club Chairman Johnnie Walker with Carmel Schute

● Film Editors David Eyles and Bruce Shipstone

● Film trio Graeme and Sue Nicholas and Richard Sarell.

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What’s On Borondara Arts Community Project Wall.

Described as 'whimsical and fun' June Stahe's first solo exhibition on the Community Project Wall has been a smashing success. Drop in and see the show before it comes down on Sunday October 22.

Walk and Tour of Another Look Join the Town Hall Gallery for a tour of their latest exhibition, Another Look. Five contemporary artists have been commissioned to create new work based on items from the Town Hall Gallery collection.

Featuring Siri Hayes, Vivian CooperSmith, Tai smith, Kylie Stillman and Sana Harris. Following the tour is the official exhibition launch from 2 pm- 4pm.

Date: Saturday October 28.

Boroondara Arts Centre 30 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn - Peter Kemp

Kingston Arts Celebrating Intolerance.

Kingston for Human Rights is a local volunteer-run organisation with the mission to raise local public awareness around the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Each year the committee holds a children's poster competition for Kingston schools and colleges to help raise awareness in the local curriculum. The artwork in this year's exhibition responds to the theme Celebrating Intolerance.

The guest speaker for the evening is Julian Burnside, an Australian barrister, published author, human rights and refugee advocate., Opening Friday October 27. at 8pm Exhibition: Saturday October 28 - Saturday November 25.

Venue: Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd, Parkdale.

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Koorie Art Show Top Prize increased to $10.000.

Now in its fifth year, the Koorie Art Show's top prize has doubled in value and its entry form deadline has been extended by two weeks!

All Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders, who are residents of Victoria are encouraged to enter. For more information on entry phone 8662 6300.

New deadline 5pm Monday October 23.

Artworks do not need to be delivered until Tuesday November 28.

Artists may submit up to two works each.

2D works must be no more than 100 by 100cm and 3D works must be no more than 60 by 60cm.

All submitted works must be available for sale, and for the first time, there is no price limit on the sale price. All eligible entries will be exhibited in the Koorie Heritage Trust's Gallery at Federation Square.

Post mail to: Koorie Heritage Art Show.

Levels 1 and 3 Yarra Building, Federation Square Melbourne Vic. 3000 email: info@koorieheritagetrust.com - Peter Kemp

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MSO plays Schubert ■ One of the most stimulating and inspirational English conductors, Andrew Manze, brings fresh eyes and ideas to an exciting program of Beethoven, Prokofiev and Schubert.

Beethoven's Overture to Coriolan - created for a Shakespeare-inspired play by Heinrich von Collin, tells the story of Roman General Coriolanus, and an attempt to extract revenge on Rome following exile.

While the play has faded from the public realm the Overture has endured to become muchloved.

Isabelle van Keulen then joi ns the MSO in a performance of Prokofiev's classic Violin Concerto No 3.

Showing all the hallmarks of Prokofiev's features including classical, modern, motoric and lyrical sections, this is one of the composer's most legendary work.

The sense of grandeur and space in Schubert's Symphony No 9 makes this work certainly deserved of its great subtitle and in the hands of maestro Andrew Manze it will be absoulely breathtaking.

Friday October 27 and Monday October 30.

Pre-concert talk: Join MSO'S Education Manager, Lucy Rash, for a pre-concert conversation inside Hamer Hall from 6.45pm.

- Peter Kemp

Heide Museum New Acquisitions: The Heide Collection.

This exhibition celebrates the new acquisitions to the Collection from the past three years, many of which have been generously donated by artists and collectors.

Among the diversity of works presented are sculptures and prints by Alex Danko, major paintings by Peter Booth and Rick Amor, a large suspended ceiling installation by Koji Ryui and garments with textile designs based on Mirka Mora's art, created by the fashion house Gorman in collaboration with the artist.

Abstraction, a hallmark of twentieth-century modernism and significant element in contemporary art, is a particular focus of the display.

Alongside large-scale abstract painting s by Jan Riske, George Johnsonand Louise Forthun, these works range from the exploratory reliefs of senior artists Isabel Davies and Alex Selentsch to the intricately patterned collages of Elizabeth Gower.

A highlight is a small and understated yet typically inventive sculpture by the late Maurice Funaki, a fine example of how abstract art can stir the imagination and evoke an emotional response.

Exhibition runs until March 18. 2018.

About the Heide Collection: In 1983, after four years of negotiations with the State Government of Victoria, Heide founders John and Sunday Reed realised a longheld dream: they sold Heide II, their award winning modernist house and its titled property, to establish a museum of modern art.

The sale included 112 paintings, drawings and sculptures from the Reed's personal art collection which, together with their bequest of 388 works, formed the museum's foundation collec-

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● Peter Kemp tion. Today the Heide Collection comprises some 3 600 works of art, building on the Reed's survey of Australian modernism to reflect developments across the ensuing decades.

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Clifton Art Prize

■ Now in tis 16th year, Clifton'sArt Prize is an annual competition helping to raise the profile of local artists while providing new platforms for people to engage with art.

The 2017 shortlist has now been revealed.

100 artists from ten cities have the chance to win one of ten $2000 prizes, with one overall winner taking home $10,000 when the winners are revealed on Thursday November 30.

Clifton Art Prize takes place across 10 locations, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, Hong Kong and Singapore.

The winners are decided by an international judging panel, and include Tim Abdallah, former National Head of ART, Menzies Art Brands in Australia Ian Hamlin, New Zealand-based artist and former President of New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, and Michael Nock, Hong Kong based artist and owner ofArt Lease and Nockart Gallery.

This year's finalists have now been announced and sees a number of artists responding to the current political and environmental climate.

Sydney-based artist Kim Leutwyler presents her dork Katie and Chloe in Australia our freedoms are limited and our love isn't always recognised. This s a portrait of my dear friends, a beautiful Sydney-based couple.

Brisbane-based artist Jeska Valk presents Oil Slick. "Oil Slick represents one of our major environmental problems. Each year an estimated 550 gallons of unnaturally occurring oil leaks into our oceans from which a large percentage will never be able to be removed. Our oceans are a vital part of our existence, without it humans nave no chance of survival," Valk explains.

Singapore based artist Keyon Guo presents Roots - "Roots reflects on this pain of trying to find permanence, remembering culture and even identity within an ever-changing landscape driven by rapid urbanization: Guo explains.

The exhibition of artworks began on October 11 across all 10 venues and the awards evening follows on November 30. the exhibition concludes on December 15.

For a full list of shortlisted artworks visit www.cliftonsartprize.com The Cliftons Art Prize nurtures artistic talent in the Asia Pacific region, offering international exposure for emerging, early and mid-career artists.

Established in 2001 the annual competition is open to artists in the Asia Pacific, for works of painting, drawing or photography and is free to enter. Artists may enter at any of the 10 Cliftons locations across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong Clifton Art Prize Level 1, 440 Collins St, Melbourne - Peter Kemp

Around Town October at NGV

■ NGVWomen's Association Garden Day: Spend the day exploring some of Melbourne's most treasured private gardens in Stonnington, with the annual NGV Women's Association Garden Day. Home made preserves, cakes and biscuits, raffle tickets along with fresh produce and flowers will be available for purchase on the day, with all proceeds going towards supporting NGV acquisitions: Thursday October 19 at 10am-4pm. Fees apply. Bookings essential.

The Life and Work of a Sculptor: Japanese-born, and Australian-based sculptor Akio Makigawa was best known for his simple and beautiful Zen-like sculptures made from elemental materials such as metal, marble, stone and wood.

Hear from his widow and fellow artist Carlier Makigawa, in conversation with collector John Denton, about Akio's unique sculptural language showcased in current exhibitionAkio Makigawa: Spirit and Memory.

Saturday October 21 a 2pm Free bookings required.

Whitely on Trial: Gabriella Coslovich's new book Whitely on Trial investigates Australia's biggest case of alleged art fraud a $4.5 million sting involving one of the country's best-known artists, Brett Whitely.

Hear the author talk about her new book and this remarkable case, offering insights into the world of art forgery.

Tuesday October 24 at 7pm bookings required fees apply.

Gareth Sansom: Curator's Perspective.

Gareth Sansom: Transformer traces the career of one of Australia's most provocative artists, showcasing more than 130 works spanning his entire career as a pioneering figure of the Australian avant-garde.

Learn more about the artist's luridly colourful and censely-layered paintings, collages and water colours with a special talk hosted by Pip Wallis, Curator Contemporary ArtNGV. Wednesday October 25 at 2pm Free bookings not required.

National Gallery of Victoria 180 St. Kilda Rd. Melbourne.

Phone 8620 2088 - Peter Kemp

Opera Australia

■ OperaAustralia is continuing its renewal program, making way for new costumes by clearing out the last of their 'dead' stock and putting it on sale to the public with prices starting as low as $2.

To be held at OA's props warehouse in Alexandria on the weekend of October 21 22. more than 2000 weird and wonderful items will be offered alongside plain and ordinary clothing like shirts and jeans.

And it will be the case of first in - best dressed. Literally.

So with Halloween around the corner, fans of the spooky holiday need look no further...

There's blood-spattered costumes, suits of armour from the middle ages and military style coats, lots of period costumes and amazing hats.

At the other end of the spectrum, there's plenty of 80's style dresses and 60's inspired outfits along with bright and colourful chorus costumes, it all has to go so the prices are crazy cheap.

Most of the costumes items have been handcrafted for some of OA's biggest hits like Othello, but there are also store bought items of everyday clothing that need to go.

More than a dozen storage crates will be cleared out in the sale and everything must go.

All stock will be on display but there's no option to try on, no exchangers and no refunds. Cash and credit card facilities will be available.

Saturday October 21 Sunday October 22.

10am - 4pm Opera Australia's Props Warehouse 86 Euston Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015.

Limited parking available on site.

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■ There were two major dancing teams in Hollywood films - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and then Marge and Gower Champion.

Marge and Gower appeared in MGM musical films during the 1950s.

Marge was born, Marjorie Celeste Belcher, in Los Angeles, California, in 1919. She began dancing and teaching at an early age.

In 1935 Marge was hired by the Walt Disney Studios to be a live action model for Snow White in the animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

In later years Marge also became a model for The Blue Fairy in Pinocchio and the Dancing Hippo in Fantasia.

In 1937 Marge married Art Babbitt from the Disney Studios but the marriage only lasted for three years.

Gower Champion was born in 1919 and worked as a dancer on Broadway prior to World War II in which he served as a member of the US Coast Guard.

After the war he resumed his career and met Marge, who became his dancing partner.

They married in 1947 and became popular through their marvelous performances in the MGM remake of Showboat in 1951.

Their song, Life upon the Wicked Stage, was a standout in the film. This led to other roles as a singing dance team in films such as Mr Music, Jupiter's Darling and Three for the Show.

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By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM They played the lead roles in Give a Girl a Break and co-starred with Debbie Reynolds.

MGM had plans to use Marge and Gower in remakes of the old Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers RKO films.

This only happened once when Roberta was remade under the title of Lovely to Look At. They starred in their own television series The Marge and Gower Champion Show in 1957.

They had two children together but sadly, their son Blake was killed in a car crash at the age of 25.

Gower became a very successful Broadway director and won eight Tony Awards in his career.

Marge had good character roles in films such

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as The Swimmer with Burt Lancaster, and The Partywith Peter Sellers. Margecontinued to work on Broadway after her marriage to Gower ended in 1973. Four years later she married the director Boris Segal. In 2001 Marge starred in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies and sang four songs in the production at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway.

Sadly, Gower Champion passed away on the opening night of a stage production on Broadway in 1980. Gower had choreographed 42nd Street and after numerous curtain calls the producer David Merrick announced to the cast and audience the sad news that Gower had died that afternoon.

Marge Champion was a member of the nominating committee for the Tony Awards on Broadway from 1991-98 judging all the shows. These days Marge Champion is 98 and lives in New York.

Will we ever see this type of singing and dancing team in films in the future? Who knows - my guess is probably not.

Kevin Trask can be heard on 3AW: • Mike Till Midnight - Saturday at 8.10pm • The Time Tunnel - on Remember When - Sundays at 9.10pm And on 96.5 FM • That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon. 96.5FM is streaming on the internet. www.innerfm.org.au

Premiere of ‘Outside In’ at Footscray ■ Wit Incorporated presents the Victorian premiere of Outside In by Hilary Beaton, playing at Bluestone Church Arts Space from October 20 to November 4..

Wit Incorporated continues its mission to place women front-andcentre for 2017, with a line-up of Melbourne theatre-makers to present a taste of life in prison.

As the outside seeps in, seven women navigate life inside prison. A new inmate arrives and another prepares to leave, as cracks appear in a dangerously-thin veneer of order.

Hope can be a tough sentence.

Beaton created the story in 1982, “to create roles for women where they are seen as the subject and not the object”.

Artistic Director Belinda Campbell, who plays inmate Ginny, says nuanced, complicated roles for women continue to be a scarcity.

“We are seeing some improvement,” says Campbell.

“But it’s still a battle to find stories where women are presented as protagonists, with complete and complex lives. This play definitely hits the mark.”

Theatre

Tickets: $25 full | $15 preview Bookings: witinc.com.au/whatson/outside-in

Shout!

With Cheryl Threadgold Written by Hilary Beaton. Directed

by Faran Martin. Performed by Belinda Campbell, Sarah Clarke, Ana Della Rocca, Ebony McGuire, Jennifer Piper, Kerry du Plessis, Andrea Solonge.

Performance Season: October 20 – November 4, Preview October 19, 7.30pm Thursday to Saturday, 3pm Sunday Venue: Bluestone Church Arts Space, 8A Hyde St., Footscray

Local Theatre Harold Pinter’s Betrayal

■ MLOC Productions presents Shout! The Legend of the Wild One until October 21 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale.

Australia’s own Johnny O’Keefe fought his way to the top in the 1950s to become Australia’s first international star of rock and roll.

Directed and choreographed by Rhylee Nowell, with musical direction

by Tim Ryan and Sabrina Klock as co-choreographer, Shout! is a celebration of rock and roll as well as telling the story of O’Keefe - his ambition, passion and need for love.

Songs include Shout!, Wild One, She’s My Baby, I’m Gonna Knock on your Door, Move Baby Move, Purple People Eater, Sing Sing Sing and more.

Performance details: Until October 21. Venue: Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale Bookings: www.mloc.org.au/ shout or call 9551 7514.

● Sarah Clarke (left), Andrea Solonge, Belinda Campbell, Jennifer Piper, Kerry Du Plessis, Ana Della Rocca and Ebony McGuire in Outside In.

● Eleni Miller and Tim Constantine in Betrayal.

Photo by Harry Millward ■ Avid and Tangled Web Theatre Productions unite to present their production of Harold Pinter’s relationship drama Betrayal, directed by Bruce Cochrane, featuring Michael Fenemore, Eleni Miller, Tim Constantine and Matthew Laurence, from November 15 – 19 at the Northcote Town Hall.

Betrayal begins at the end of the affair, and pursues the journey to its very beginnings.

As memory reels backwards towards the moment the affair started, the lies tangle into a web of deception, and betrayal begets betrayal.

Of the countless eternal love triangles written for the stage, few have matched Nobel Prize-winner Harold Pinter’s gripping depiction of infidelity – as intricate as a spy novel with its cross and double cross.

Inspired by Pinter's clandestine extra-marital affair with BBC Television presenter Joan Bakewell, which spanned seven years, from 1962 to 1969, the plot of Betrayal integrates different permutations of betrayal relating to a seven-year affair involving a married couple, Emma and Robert, and Robert's "close friend" Jerry.

Betrayal is naturalistic, with none of the surreal comic menace of Pinter’s earlier plays as the story is told in reverse – with a twist.

Performance Season: November 15 – 19 at 8pm (Matinees Sat 18 and Sun 19 at 2pm).

Venue: the Northcote Town Hall, Studio 2.

Tickets: Full: $27 Concession: $25 (90 minutes. No interval) Booking: www.northcotetownhall.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn “Yes’m — she —” “Don’t say yes’m — say Aunt Sally. Where’d she get aground?”

I didn’t rightly know what to say, because I didn’t know whether the boat would be coming up the river or down. But I go a good deal on instinct; and my instinct said she would be coming up — from down towards Orleans. That didn’t help me much, though; for I didn’t know the names of bars down that way. I see I’d got to invent a bar, or forget the name of the one we got aground on — or — Now I struck an idea, and fetched it out: “It warn’t the grounding — that didn’t keep us back but a little. We blowed out a cylinder-head.”

“Good gracious! anybody hurt?”

“No’m. Killed a nigger.”

“Well, it’s lucky; because sometimes people do get hurt. Two years ago last Christmas your uncle Silas was coming up from Newrleans on the old Lally Rook, and she blowed out a cylinder-head and crippled a man. And I think he died afterwards. He was a Baptist. Your uncle Silas knowed a family in Baton Rouge that knowed his people very well. Yes, I remember now, he DID die. Mortification set in, and they had to amputate him. But it didn’t save him.

Yes, it was mortification — that was it. He turned blue all over, and died in the hope of a glorious resurrection. They say he was a sight to look at.

Your uncle’s been up to the town every day to fetch you. And he’s gone again, not more’n an hour ago; he’ll be back any minute now. You must a met him on the road, didn’t you? — oldish man, with a —” “No, I didn’t see nobody, Aunt Sally. The boat landed just at daylight, and I left my baggage on the wharf-boat and went looking around the town and out a piece in the country, to put in the time and not get here too soon; and so I come down the back way.”

“Who’d you give the baggage to?”

“Nobody.”

“Why, child, it ’ll be stole!”

“Not where I hid it I reckon it won’t,” I says.

“How’d you get your breakfast so early on the boat?”

It was kinder thin ice, but I says: “The captain see me standing around, and told me I better have something to eat before I went ashore; so he took me in the texas to the officers’ lunch, and give me all I wanted.”

I was getting so uneasy I couldn’t listen good. I had my mind on the children all the time; I wanted to get them out to one side and pump them a little, and find out who I was. But I couldn’t get no show, Mrs. Phelps kept it up and run on so. Pretty soon she made the cold chills streak all down my back, because she says: “But here we’re a-running on this way, and you hain’t told me a word about Sis, nor any of them.

Now I’ll rest my works a little, and you start up yourn; just tell me EVERYTHING— tell me all about ’m all every one of ’m; and how they are, and what they’re doing, and what they told you to tell me; and every last thing you can think of.”

Well, I see I was up a stump — and up it good.

Providence had stood by me this fur all right, but I was hard and tight aground now. I see it warn’t a bit of use to try to go ahead — I’d got to throw up my hand. So I says to myself, here’s another place where I got to resk the truth. I opened my mouth to begin; but she grabbed me and hustled me in behind the bed, and says: “Here he comes! Stick your head down lower — there, that’ll do; you can’t be seen now. Don’t you let on you’re here. I’ll play a joke on him.

Children, don’t you say a word.”

I see I was in a fix now. But it warn’t no use to worry; there warn’t nothing to do but just hold still, and try and be ready to stand from under when the lightning struck.

I had just one little glimpse of the old gentleman when he come in; then the bed hid him. Mrs. Phelps she jumps for him, and says: “Has he come?”

“No,” says her husband.

“Good-NESS gracious!” she says, “what in the warld can have become of him?”

“I can’t imagine,” says the old gentleman; “and I must say it makes me dreadful uneasy.”

“Uneasy!” she says; “I’m ready to go distracted!

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I says “I hain’t come back — I hain’t been GONE.” When he heard my voice it righted him up some, but he warn’t quite satisfied yet. He says: “Don’t you play nothing on me, because I wouldn’t on you. Honest injun, you ain’t a ghost?”

“Honest injun, I ain’t,” I says.

“Well — I— I— well, that ought to settle it, of course; but I can’t somehow seem to understand it no way. Looky here, warn’t you ever murdered AT ALL?” “No. I warn’t ever murdered at all — I played it on them. You come in here and feel of me if you don’t believe me.”

So he done it; and it satisfied him; and he was that glad to see me again he didn’t know what to do. And he wanted to know all about it right off, because it was a grand adventure, and mysterious, and so it hit him where he lived. But I said, leave it alone till by and by; and told his driver to wait, and we drove off a little piece, and I told him the kind of a fix I was in, and what did he reckon we better do? He said, let him alone a minute, and don’t disturb him. So he thought and thought, and pretty soon he says: “It’s all right; I’ve got it. Take my trunk in your wagon, and let on it’s your’n; and you turn back and fool along slow, so as to get to the house about the time you ought to; and I’ll go towards town a piece, and take a fresh start, and get there a quarter or a half an hour after you; and you needn’t let on to know me at first.”

I says: “All right; but wait a minute. There’s one more thing — a thing that NOBODY don’t know but me. And that is, there’s a nigger here that I’m atrying to steal out of slavery, and his name is JIM— old Miss Watson’s Jim.” He says: “What! Why, Jim is —” He stopped and went to studying. I says: “I know what you’ll say. You’ll say it’s dirty, low-down business; but what if it is? I’m low down; and I’m a-going to steal him, and I want you keep mum and not let on. Will you?”

His eye lit up, and he says: “I’ll HELP you steal him!”

Well, I let go all holts then, like I was shot. It was the most astonishing speech I ever heard — and I’m bound to say Tom Sawyer fell considerable in my estimation. Only I couldn’t believe it. Tom Sawyer a NIGGER-STEALER! Mark Twain “Oh, shucks!” I says; “you’re joking.” the road. I KNOW it’s so — something tells me was so tired it couldn’t hardly go any more, I “I ain’t joking, either.” so.” had told them more about my family — I mean “Well, then,” I says, “joking or no joking, if you “Why, Sally, I COULDN’T miss him along the the Sawyer family — than ever happened to hear anything said about a runaway nigger, don’t road — YOU know that.” any six Sawyer families. And I explained all forget to remember that YOU don’t know noth“But oh, dear, dear, what WILL Sis say! He about how we blowed out a cylinder-head at the ing about him, and I don’t know nothing about must a come! You must a missed him. He —” mouth of White River, and it took us three days him.”

“Oh, don’t distress me any more’n I’m already to fix it. Which was all right, and worked first- Then we took the trunk and put it in my wagon, distressed. I don’t know what in the world to rate; because THEY didn’t know but what it and he drove off his way and I drove mine. But make of it. I’m at my wit’s end, and I don’t would take three days to fix it. If I’d a called it a of course I forgot all about driving slow on acmind acknowledging ’t I’m right down scared. bolthead it would a done just as well. counts of being glad and full of thinking; so I got But there’s no hope that he’s come; for he Now I was feeling pretty comfortable all down home a heap too quick for that length of a trip.

COULDN’T come and me miss him. Sally, it’s one side, and pretty uncomfortable all up the The old gentleman was at the door, and he says: terrible — just terrible — something’s happened other. Being Tom Sawyer was easy and com- “Why, this is wonderful! Whoever would a to the boat, sure!” fortable, and it stayed easy and comfortable till thought it was in that mare to do it? I wish we’d “Why, Silas! Look yonder! — up the road! — by and by I hear a steamboat coughing along a timed her. And she hain’t sweated a hair — ain’t that somebody coming?” down the river. Then I says to myself, s’pose not a hair. It’s wonderful. Why, I wouldn’t take a He sprung to the window at the head of the bed, Tom Sawyer comes down on that boat? And hundred dollars for that horse now — I wouldn’t, and that give Mrs. Phelps the chance she s’pose he steps in here any minute, and sings honest; and yet I’d a sold her for fifteen before, wanted. She stooped down quick at the foot of out my name before I can throw him a wink to and thought ’twas all she was worth.” the bed and give me a pull, and out I come; and keep quiet?

That’s all he said. He was the innocentest, best when he turned back from the window there Well, I couldn’t HAVE it that way; it wouldn’t old soul I ever see. But it warn’t surprising; beshe stood, a-beaming and a-smiling like a house do at all. I must go up the road and waylay him. cause he warn’t only just a farmer, he was a afire, and I standing pretty meek and sweaty So I told the folks I reckoned I would go up to preacher, too, and had a little one-horse log alongside. The old gentleman stared, and says: the town and fetch down my baggage. The old church down back of the plantation, which he “Why, who’s that?” gentleman was for going along with me, but I built it himself at his own expense, for a church “Who do you reckon ’t is?” said no, I could drive the horse myself, and I and schoolhouse, and never charged nothing for “I hain’t no idea. Who IS it?” druther he wouldn’t take no trouble about me. his preaching, and it was worth it, too. There “It’s TOM SAWYER!” Chapter XXXIII. was plenty other farmer-preachers like that, and By jings, I most slumped through the floor! But SO I started for town in the wagon, and when I done the same way, down South. there warn’t no time to swap knives; the old was half-way I see a wagon coming, and sure In about half an hour Tom’s wagon drove up to man grabbed me by the hand and shook, and enough it was Tom Sawyer, and I stopped and the front stile, and Aunt Sally she see it through kept on shaking; and all the time how the woman waited till he come along. I says “Hold on!” and the window, because it was only about fifty did dance around and laugh and cry; and then it stopped alongside, and his mouth opened up yards, and says: how they both did fire off questions about Sid, like a trunk, and stayed so; and he swallowed “Why, there’s somebody come! I wonder who and Mary, and the rest of the tribe. two or three times like a person that’s got a dry ’tis? Why, I do believe it’s a stranger. Jimmy” But if they was joyful, it warn’t nothing to what throat, and then says: (that’s one of the children) “run and tell Lize to I was; for it was like being born again, I was so “I hain’t ever done you no harm. You know that. put on another plate for dinner.” glad to find out who I was. Well, they froze to So, then, what you want to come back and ha’nt Everybody made a rush for the front door, b me for two hours; and at last, when my chin ME for?”

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Observer Classic Books From Page 19 cause, of course, a stranger don’t come EVERY year, and so he lays over the yaller-fever, for interest, when he does come. Tom was over the stile and starting for the house; the wagon was spinning up the road for the village, and we was all bunched in the front door. Tom had his store clothes on, and an audience — and that was always nuts for Tom Sawyer. In them circumstances it warn’t no trouble to him to throw in an amount of style that was suitable. He warn’t a boy to meeky along up that yard like a sheep; no, he come ca’m and important, like the ram.

When he got a-front of us he lifts his hat ever so gracious and dainty, like it was the lid of a box that had butterflies asleep in it and he didn’t want to disturb them, and says: “Mr. Archibald Nichols, I presume?”

“No, my boy,” says the old gentleman, “I’m sorry to say ’t your driver has deceived you; Nichols’s place is down a matter of three mile more. Come in, come in.”

Tom he took a look back over his shoulder, and says, “Too late — he’s out of sight.”

“Yes, he’s gone, my son, and you must come in and eat your dinner with us; and then we’ll hitch up and take you down to Nichols’s.”

“Oh, I CAN’T make you so much trouble; I couldn’t think of it. I’ll walk — I don’t mind the distance.”

“But we won’t LET you walk — it wouldn’t be Southern hospitality to do it. Come right in.”

“Oh, DO,” says Aunt Sally; “it ain’t a bit of trouble to us, not a bit in the world. You must stay. It’s a long, dusty three mile, and we can’t let you walk. And, besides, I’ve already told ’em to put on another plate when I see you coming; so you mustn’t disappoint us. Come right in and make yourself at home.”

So Tom he thanked them very hearty and handsome, and let himself be persuaded, and come in; and when he was in he said he was a stranger from Hicksville, Ohio, and his name was William Thompson — and he made another bow.

Well, he run on, and on, and on, making up stuff about Hicksville and everybody in it he could invent, and I getting a little nervious, and wondering how this was going to help me out of my scrape; and at last, still talking along, he reached over and kissed Aunt Sally right on the mouth, and then settled back again in his chair comfortable, and was going on talking; but she jumped up and wiped it off with the back of her hand, and says: “You owdacious puppy!”

He looked kind of hurt, and says: “I’m surprised at you, m’am.”

“You’re s’rp — Why, what do you reckon I am?

I’ve a good notion to take and — Say, what do you mean by kissing me?”

He looked kind of humble, and says: “I didn’t mean nothing, m’am. I didn’t mean no harm. I— I— thought you’d like it.”

“Why, you born fool!” She took up the spinning stick, and it looked like it was all she could do to keep from giving him a crack with it. “What made you think I’d like it?”

“Well, I don’t know. Only, they — they — told me you would.”

“THEY told you I would. Whoever told you’s ANOTHER lunatic. I never heard the beat of it.

Who’s THEY?” “Why, everybody. They all said so, m’am.”

It was all she could do to hold in; and her eyes snapped, and her fingers worked like she wanted to scratch him; and she says: “Who’s ’everybody’? Out with their names, or ther’ll be an idiot short.”

He got up and looked distressed, and fumbled his hat, and says: “I’m sorry, and I warn’t expecting it. They told me to. They all told me to. They all said, kiss her; and said she’d like it. They all said it — every one of them. But I’m sorry, m’am, and I won’t do it no more — I won’t, honest.”

“You won’t, won’t you? Well, I sh’d RECKON you won’t!”

“No’m, I’m honest about it; I won’t ever do it again — till you ask me.”

“Till I ASK you! Well, I never see the beat of it in my born days! I lay you’ll be the Methusalemnumskull of creation before ever I ask you — or the likes of you.”

“Well,” he says, “it does surprise me so. I can’t make it out, somehow. They said you would, and I thought you would. But —” He stopped and looked around slow, like he wished he could run across a friendly eye somewheres, and fetched up on the old gentleman’s, and says, “Didn’t YOU think she’d like me to kiss her,

sir?”

“Why, no; I— I— well, no, I b’lieve I didn’t.”

Then he looks on around the same way to me, and says: “Tom, didn’t YOU think Aunt Sally ’d open out her arms and say, ’Sid Sawyer —’” “My land!” she says, breaking in and jumping for him, “you impudent young rascal, to fool a body so —” and was going to hug him, but he fended her off, and says: “No, not till you’ve asked me first.”

So she didn’t lose no time, but asked him; and hugged him and kissed him over and over again, and then turned him over to the old man, and he took what was left. And after they got a little quiet again she says: “Why, dear me, I never see such a surprise. We warn’t looking for YOU at all, but only Tom. Sis never wrote to me about anybody coming but him.”

“It’s because it warn’t INTENDED for any of us to come but Tom,” he says; “but I begged and begged, and at the last minute she let me come, too; so, coming down the river, me and Tom thought it would be a first-rate surprise for him to come here to the house first, and for me to by and by tag along and drop in, and let on to be a stranger. But it was a mistake, Aunt Sally.

This ain’t no healthy place for a stranger to come.”

“No — not impudent whelps, Sid. You ought to had your jaws boxed; I hain’t been so put out since I don’t know when. But I don’t care, I don’t mind the terms — I’d be willing to stand a thousand such jokes to have you here. Well, to think of that performance! I don’t deny it, I was most putrified with astonishment when you give me that smack.”

We had dinner out in that broad open passage betwixt the house and the kitchen; and there was things enough on that table for seven families — and all hot, too; none of your flabby, tough meat that’s laid in a cupboard in a damp cellar all night and tastes like a hunk of old cold cannibal in the morning. Uncle Silas he asked a pretty long blessing over it, but it was worth it; and it didn’t cool it a bit, neither, the way I’ve seen them kind of interruptions do lots of times. There was a considerable good deal of talk all the afternoon, and me and Tom was on the lookout all the time; but it warn’t no use, they didn’t happen to say nothing about any runaway nigger, and we was afraid to try to work up to it. But at supper, at night, one of the little boys says: “Pa, mayn’t Tom and Sid and me go to the show?”

“No,” says the old man, “I reckon there ain’t going to be any; and you couldn’t go if there was; because the runaway nigger told Burton and me all about that scandalous show, and Burton said he would tell the people; so I reckon they’ve drove the owdacious loafers out of town before this time.”

So there it was! — but I couldn’t help it. Tom and me was to sleep in the same room and bed; so, being tired, we bid good-night and went up to bed right after supper, and clumb out of the window and down the lightning-rod, and shoved for the town; for I didn’t believe anybody was going to give the king and the duke a hint, and so if I didn’t hurry up and give them one they’d get into trouble sure.

On the road Tom he told me all about how it was reckoned I was murdered, and how pap disappeared pretty soon, and didn’t come back no more, and what a stir there was when Jim run away; and I told Tom all about our Royal Nonesuch rapscallions, and as much of the raft voyage as I had time to; and as we struck into the town and up through the — here comes a raging rush of people with torches, and an awful whooping and yelling, and banging tin pans and blowing horns; and we jumped to one side to let them go by; and as they went by I see they had the king and the duke astraddle of a rail — that is, I knowed it WAS the king and the duke, though they was all over tar and feathers, and didn’t look like nothing in the world that was human — just looked like a couple of monstrous big soldier-plumes. Well, it made me sick to see it; and I was sorry for them poor pitiful rascals, it seemed like I couldn’t ever feel any hardness against them any more in the world. It was a dreadful thing to see. Human beings CAN be awful cruel to one another.

We see we was too late — couldn’t do no good.

We asked some stragglers about it, and they said everybody went to the show looking very innocent; and laid low and kept dark till the poor old king was in the middle of his cavortings on

the stage; then somebody give a signal, and the house rose up and went for them.

So we poked along back home, and I warn’t feeling so brash as I was before, but kind of ornery, and humble, and to blame, somehow — though I hadn’t done nothing. But that’s always the way; it don’t make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person’s conscience ain’t got no sense, and just goes for him anyway. If I had a yaller dog that didn’t know no more than a person’s conscience does I would pison him. It takes up more room than all the rest of a person’s insides, and yet ain’t no good, nohow. Tom Sawyer he says the same.

Chapter XXXIV. WE stopped talking, and got to thinking. By and

by Tom says: “Looky here, Huck, what fools we are to not think of it before! I bet I know where Jim is.”

“No! Where?”

“In that hut down by the ash-hopper. Why, looky here. When we was at dinner, didn’t you see a nigger man go in there with some vittles?”

“Yes.” “What did you think the vittles was for?”

“For a dog.”

“So ’d I. Well, it wasn’t for a dog.”

“Why?” “Because part of it was watermelon.”

“So it was — I noticed it. Well, it does beat all that I never thought about a dog not eating watermelon. It shows how a body can see and don’t see at the same time.”

“Well, the nigger unlocked the padlock when he went in, and he locked it again when he came out. He fetched uncle a key about the time we got up from table — same key, I bet. Watermelon shows man, lock shows prisoner; and it ain’t likely there’s two prisoners on such a little plantation, and where the people’s all so kind and good. Jim’s the prisoner. All right — I’m glad we found it out detective fashion; I wouldn’t give shucks for any other way. Now you work your mind, and study out a plan to steal Jim, and I will study out one, too; and we’ll take the one we like the best.”

What a head for just a boy to have! If I had Tom Sawyer’s head I wouldn’t trade it off to be a duke, nor mate of a steamboat, nor clown in a circus, nor nothing I can think of. I went to thinking out a plan, but only just to be doing something; I knowed very well where the right plan was going to come from. Pretty soon Tom says: “Ready?”

“Yes,” I says.

“All right — bring it out.”

“My plan is this,” I says. “We can easy find out if it’s Jim in there. Then get up my canoe tomorrow night, and fetch my raft over from the island. Then the first dark night that comes steal the key out of the old man’s britches after he goes to bed, and shove off down the river on the raft with Jim, hiding daytimes and running nights, the way me and Jim used to do before. Wouldn’t that plan work?”

“WORK? Why, cert’nly it would work, like rats a-fighting. But it’s too blame’ simple; there ain’t nothing TO it. What’s the good of a plan that ain’t no more trouble than that? It’s as mild as goose-milk. Why, Huck, it wouldn’t make no more talk than breaking into a soap factory.”

I never said nothing, because I warn’t expecting nothing different; but I knowed mighty well that whenever he got HIS plan ready it wouldn’t have none of them objections to it.

And it didn’t. He told me what it was, and I see in a minute it was worth fifteen of mine for style, and would make Jim just as free a man as mine would, and maybe get us all killed besides. So I was satisfied, and said we would waltz in on it.

I needn’t tell what it was here, because I knowed it wouldn’t stay the way, it was. I knowed he would be changing it around every which way as we went along, and heaving in new bullinesses wherever he got a chance. And that is what he done.

Well, one thing was dead sure, and that was that Tom Sawyer was in earnest, and was actuly going to help steal that nigger out of slavery.

That was the thing that was too many for me.

Here was a boy that was respectable and well brung up; and had a character to lose; and folks at home that had characters; and he was bright and not leather-headed; and knowing and not ignorant; and not mean, but kind; and yet here he was, without any more pride, or rightness, or feeling, than to stoop to this business, and make himself a shame, and his family a shame, before everybody. I COULDN’T understand it no way at all. It was outrageous, and I knowed I

ought to just up and tell him so; and so be his true friend, and let him quit the thing right where he was and save himself. And I DID start to tell him; but he shut me up, and says: “Don’t you reckon I know what I’m about? Don’t I generly know what I’m about?”

“Yes.” “Didn’t I SAY I was going to help steal the nigger?”

“Yes.” “WELL, then.”

That’s all he said, and that’s all I said. It warn’t no use to say any more; because when he said he’d do a thing, he always done it. But I couldn’t make out how he was willing to go into this thing; so I just let it go, and never bothered no more about it. If he was bound to have it so, I couldn’t help it.

When we got home the house was all dark and still; so we went on down to the hut by the ashhopper for to examine it. We went through the yard so as to see what the hounds would do.

They knowed us, and didn’t make no more noise than country dogs is always doing when anything comes by in the night. When we got to the cabin we took a look at the front and the two sides; and on the side I warn’t acquainted with — which was the north side — we found a square window-hole, up tolerable high, with just one stout board nailed across it. I says: “Here’s the ticket. This hole’s big enough for Jim to get through if we wrench off the board.”

Tom says: “It’s as simple as tit-tat-toe, three-in-a-row, and as easy as playing hooky. I should HOPE we can find a way that’s a little more complicated than THAT, Huck Finn.”

“Well, then,” I says, “how ’ll it do to saw him out, the way I done before I was murdered that time?”

“That’s more LIKE,” he says. “It’s real mysterious, and troublesome, and good,” he says; “but I bet we can find a way that’s twice as long.

There ain’t no hurry; le’s keep on looking around.”

Betwixt the hut and the fence, on the back side, was a lean-to that joined the hut at the eaves, and was made out of plank. It was as long as the hut, but narrow — only about six foot wide. The door to it was at the south end, and was padlocked. Tom he went to the soap-kettle and searched around, and fetched back the iron thing they lift the lid with; so he took it and prized out one of the staples. The chain fell down, and we opened the door and went in, and shut it, and struck a match, and see the shed was only built against a cabin and hadn’t no connection with it; and there warn’t no floor to the shed, nor nothing in it but some old rusty played-out hoes and spades and picks and a crippled plow. The match went out, and so did we, and shoved in the staple again, and the door was locked as good as ever.

Tom was joyful. He says; “Now we’re all right.

We’ll DIG him out. It ’ll take about a week!”

Then we started for the house, and I went in the back door — you only have to pull a buckskin latch-string, they don’t fasten the doors — but that warn’t romantical enough for Tom Sawyer; no way would do him but he must climb up the lightning-rod. But after he got up half way about three times, and missed fire and fell every time, and the last time most busted his brains out, he thought he’d got to give it up; but after he was rested he allowed he would give her one more turn for luck, and this time he made the trip.

In the morning we was up at break of day, and down to the nigger cabins to pet the dogs and make friends with the nigger that fed Jim — if it WAS Jim that was being fed. The niggers was just getting through breakfast and starting for the fields; and Jim’s nigger was piling up a tin pan with bread and meat and things; and whilst the others was leaving, the key come from the house.

This nigger had a good-natured, chuckle-headed face, and his wool was all tied up in little bunches with thread. That was to keep witches off. He said the witches was pestering him awful these nights, and making him see all kinds of strange things, and hear all kinds of strange words and noises, and he didn’t believe he was ever witched so long before in his life. He got so worked up, and got to running on so about his troubles, he forgot all about what he’d been agoing to do. So Tom says: “What’s the vittles for? Going to feed the dogs?”

The nigger kind of smiled around graduly over his face, like when you heave a brickbat in a mud-puddle, and he says: “Yes, Mars Sid, A dog. Cur’us dog, too. Does you want to go en look at ’im?”

To Be Continued Next Issue

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Visit Jacican at Mirboo North

Jaci Hicken, local chef at Jacican Food Studio in Mirboo North, credits growing up in the rural South Gippsland hills for her passion for cookbooks, sharing food skills and advocating for Gippsland's fresh produce.

Jaci grew up on a dairy farm in Woodleigh, just outside the country township of Loch, located in South Gippsland.

She recalls “As a young girl my time was spend reading cookbooks, they were kept in the bottom kitchen drawer.

“I would take them out and look for new recipes to try.”

Jaci was the eldest of seven children, so cooking in the busy household would often fall to her.

“One of my favourite things to do was make puff pastry from scratch, that was the perfect day to me” she said.

When she was nine years old she cooked her first complete roast with vegetables.

During her years spent as a child in South Gippsland she would cook at grandma's house next door, where there was also a big vegetable garden.

“The A ustralian Women's Weekly Cookbook was always worth a look and there were many weekends I would make rainbow cakes with as many colours and layers that I could possibly create.”

Jaci left South Gippsland for a career as a television technician, that took her away from Gippsland to the city, but Jaci says she had always had it in

her mind that she was coming back to the area.

“There was never any talk from me of moving back to any other country area other than Gippsland,” she added.

At around age 30 Jaci decided to re-train as a chef, completing commercial cookery, and worked in catering for large and small hotels and small businesses, both in around Melbourne and in South Gippsland.

I n 2008 Jaci and her husband came to look for property in Mirboo North on the advice of friends who were locals in the area.

They really had thought they would purchase acreage, but found an unusual site in the village that housed the original Mirboo North Dairy building from the 1950s, and Jaci knew it would be an ideal spot where she would have space to both cook and grow vegetables.

The first couple of years were spent there growing vegetables, clearing ornamentals and replacing fencing so that it became rabbit proof.

“From using my knowledge of growing up in the area, I knew in a sense of what needed to be done to our land so that it would be sustainable year round.

“It also pays to observe the land for the first year when you move in, so you can see what issues affect it, such as sun and wind direction, animals that use your site and other natural factors. Its helpful because you

It’s helpful because you can plan what you want to grow and why things should be planted in specific spots.”

During the first two years Jaci's property grew to include a much larger kitchen garden, food forest, tailored watering system and wild greens area, all they complement nature.

Jacican's Food Studio was opened in 2014 and has gone from strength to strength.

She shares her cooking skills at her adult cooking classes.

Located in the old Mirboo North dairy, Jaci invites visitors to spend a day cooking with their own personal chef, and serves her gourmet delights to them while they also learn valuable cooking skills.

“The food studio is equipped with all the tools that a budding chef can use to learn how to cook something special for their own family and friends,” says Jaci.

“It's a great way to learn new skills or just to spend a day away having fun, learning, sharing and cooking.”

Classes are suitable for beginners to advanced cooks who wish to learn new skills and techniques.

What Jaci enjoys the most about her “Jacican world”, as she puts it, is that its a sharing of food and ideas in a very social setting.

“What makes Jacican special is that people love that they book the whole room and have a private function all to themselves in the dairy.

Its kid friendly and functional and very social.”

Jaci only uses Gippsland produce and loves to showcase it to her diners.

“I like to take my rom the regional area and slow roast them for 22 hours and serve big banquets.”

As well as private dinners and high teas, Jaci loves showing community groups, workplaces and other groups of people around her gardens and dairy.

Jaci's love for regional produce is demonstrated in her ABC Gippsland radio food segment held once a fortnight and she can often be spotted wandering around local markets

and festivals talking to locals and producers.

She is also well known for her accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, using it to talk about local people and food and her country life in her garden.

Future plans in Jaci's garden include creating an asparagus patch, continuing to grow as much produce as possible, stocking up her dairy's pantry with even more chutneys, relishes, jams, sauces and continuing to bring people to her special piece of Gippsland Sharing food, sharing skills and sharing Gippsland is Jaci's dream realised.

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Lennytheshark bites rivals Annual meeting

■ The Annual General Meeting of the Metropolitan & Country Harness Racing Association (MACHRA) will be held in the Bistro (Lower Level) of the Taylors Lakes Hotel Taylors Lakes) on Tuesday November 21, commencing at 8pm. All welcome.

Sent forward

■ Maryborough is the home of the squaregaiter and Junortoun trainer/driver Anthony Crossland's very smart ex-Kiwi Love You-Lough Neagh 5Y0 gelding Jay Pe De was on his best behaviour to land the Aldebaran Park Trotters Mobile for T2 to T4 class over 2190 metres in a rate of 1-58.2. Send forward from gate four to lead, Jay Pe De ran his rivals ragged to greet the judge 7.2 metres in advance of Pretty Little Lucy which trailed after leading out, with Argyle Melody running home late from last to finish third 6.4 metres away.

Led all the way

■ Sydneysider Rickie Alchin who is based at Menangle, snared the Maryborough District Advertiser Pace for C0 class over 1690 metres with Victorian bred Rocknroll Hanover-Arkareena mare Ourark, leading all of the way from gate two, defeating Mikoney Courage (three back the markers) by 5.1 metres and a death seating Kempseys Delight in 1-58.8.

Successful run ■ Very honest 5Y0 Tennotrump-Hanabration gelding Tenno Sho having start number 28, was successful in the Elite Horse Transport Trotters Handicap for T1 or better class over 2190 metres at Shepparton. Bred and raced

by Longlea's Glenn and Christine Sharp, Tenno Sho driven by Bolinda's Josh Duggan led throughout from barrier four on a rain sodden track, scoring by 3.6 metres from Opia and Starlight Storm in a mile rate of 2-08.

Came from last ■ Local (Wahring) trainer/driver Daniel Jack was a winner at Shepparton when 4Y0 Rocknroll HanoverChristisimo mare Mio Christisimo led throughout in the Jarvis Delahey Contractors Pace for C0 class over 1690 metres at Shepparton. Always in control, Mio Christisimo had 2.1 metres to spare on the wire over Radar Hill which had every chance trailing in a rate of 2-02. Emessgee came from last along the sprint lane to snatch third 5 metres away.

Three wide ■ Tabcorp Park Melton raced on Thursday and veteran Melton mentor Mario Azzopardi and Burrumbeet reinsman James Herbertson took the honours with a double - Kristy Ann Hanover in the 1720 metre Hyland Sports Wear Pace for C0 class and Irish Player the TAB Multiplier Pace.

Lightly raced 7Y0 Butler Hanover-All Right mare Kristy Ann Hanover moved three wide from near last in the final circuit, sustaining a long run to gain the day by 2.9 metres at Supertab odds of $25.90 over the leader and favourite Be Not Afraid and Causenfriction in a rate of 1-56.6, while 6Y0 Shadow Play-Hula Gold gelding Irish Player well fancied at $3.10 after a sweet one/one trip, peeled three wide on the home turn and finished best to prevail by 1.9 metres from Siddle (one/two) and All Honour in 2-00.9.

■ Champion Victorian superstar Lennytheshark made mincemeat of his rivals in Saturday night’s $200,000 (Group 1) Allied Express Victoria Cup over 2240 metres at Melbourne’s harness headquarters Tabcorp Park Melton.

Trained to the minute by Avenel’s David Aiken, Lennytheshark with Victoria’s leading reinsman Chris Alford in the sulky was sent out a prohibitive $1.20 favourite after drawing the coveted pole position as most expected he was an automatic leader which he was.

Travelling beautifully, Lenny kicked clear at the straight entrance to record an easy 3.6 metre margin in advance of in-form mare Ameretto along the sprint lane from three back the markers, with Sydneysider Tiger Tara (one/two) running home strongly to finish third a head away.

Another NSW participant Yayas Hot Spot was fourth after trailing the winner. A 8Y0 entire

by Four Starzzz Shark from Botswana raced by Kevin and Martin Riseley, Lennytheshark returned a slick mile rate of 1-53.2 which was 7 tenths of a second outside Lazarus’ track record set earlier this year.

Parked in open

■ Seven year old Modern Art-Christine Cullen stallion Modern Man appreciated a huge drop in class when successful in the fast class $7,000 Bart N Print Pace for C6 or better class over 2240 metres at Swan Hill on Tuesday October 10..

Trained at Cardigan (Ballarat) by the state's leading training duo Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin, Young Modern a winner of 17 races going into the event was dropping back from metropolitan free for all company and looked a grading certainty.

Driven by Chris Alford, Young Modern was used from outside the front line to cross Lucky Lombo (gate two) entering the back straight on the first occasion and rated to perfection, safely held his rivals at bay to defeat Lucky Lombo along the sprint lane by 4.3 metres in a mile rate of 1-59.1 (last half a slashing 55 seconds - quarter 26.6). Bonny mare Milly Perez last season's Mildura Cup victor, was 4.5 metres away in third place when first up since May. Stewart and Tonkin finished the night with four winners, the others being Stratospheric in the Elliott Print Swan Hill Pace for C1 class, Gotta Go Electobet the Elliott Print Kerang Pace for C3 to C5 class and 4Y0 Rocknroll HanoverEstasi mare Macelli the Elliottprint Proudly Supporting Swan Hill Trots Pace for C0 & C1 class, all over 1750 metres, with Alford doing the driving.

Stratospheric a 4Y0 daughter of Rocknroll Hanover and Star Chaser making her a half sister to prolific winner Safari, was eased to the rear from an inside second line draw as polemarker Catch Me If You can led. Despite racing wide for the final circuit, Stratospheric ran home stylishly to record a 2.2 metre margin in 1-56.6 over Plead The Fifth which crossed to lead at the bell after racing wide, with Catch Me If You Can holding down third 8.7 metres back.

Beautifully bred 5Y0 mare Gotta Go Electobet (Bettors Delight-Elect To Live) led throughout from the pole to easily account for La Safron (gate two) which trailed by 12.6 metres, with Ark (one/two) 5.1 metres away in third place. The mile rate 1-55.2.

Macelli exploded away from outside the front line to lead, having nothing more than "a stroll in the park" to defeat Yeah which trailed by 5.1 metres in a rate of 1-57.9. Markleigh Caz which parked in the open from the bell was third 7.1 metres away.

Dominated night ■ Five year olds dominated the night at Swan Hill with Myola trainer Graham McDermott's Tennotrump-Bonnie Cheval gelding Justtentrumps taking the kerang@ elliottprint.com.au.Trotters Handicap for T0 or better class over 2240 metres much to the delight of Bendigo part-owner Dale (Buster) Alford and partners (no relation to Chris).

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with Len Baker Coming from 20 metres, Justtentrumps with Chris Svanosio in the sulky enjoyed a sweet one/one trip trailing last start Echuca winner Scottish Sardius, with From The West leading from the pole.

Easing three wide on the final bend, Justtentrumps surged to the front with the race in his keeping to score by 4.6 metres in advance of the rank outsider Jaden Gil (three back the markers) and Scottish Sardius who was 19.1 metres in arrears of the runner up. The mile rate 2-03.4.

Fifth success

■ Veteran Sutton Grange breeder/owner/ trainer Ivan Collison was in the winners stall at Maryborough on Monday October 9, when 6Y0 Bacardi Lindy-Walara Bow mare Brochel Bow scored in a thrilling TAB Multiplier Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class over 2190 metres.

Driven by Chris Alford, Brochel Bow was trapped wide from gate six with no option but to go forward and assume control in the back straight on the first occasion.

Allowed to bowl, Brochel Bow led her rivals a merry dance under a tight rein and turned with a handy margin. Shortening stride as the winning post loomed, Brochel Bow hung on to register a half head margin over Kit Keller (one/ one), with Pink Or Purple a nose away third after racing wide in the final circuit.

The mile rate 2-02.9. It was Brochel Bow's 5th success in 48 race appearances.

Began swiftly

■ Bendigo based duo Bras Stevens (part-owner/ trainer) and Todd Matthews (driver) captured the Seelite Windows & Doors Trotters Mobile for T0 & T1 class over 2190 metres at Maryborough with Endsin AParty, a 4Y0 gelded son of Pegasus Spur and Lets Be Happy.

Beginning swiftly from gate five, Endsin A Party led throughout to easily account for Shesasundon which trailed by 15.9 metres in a rate of 2-01.6, with Col Du Galibier (one/two three wide last lap) third 3.8 metres away in third place.

Old team win

■ The old team of Tony Peacock (trainer) and Brian Gath (driver) were victorious at Shepparton on Tuesday when 4Y0 Aldebaran Yankee-Call Me Nancey gelding Farbio broke his maiden status by taking the Central Tyre Service Trotters Mobile for T0 class over 2190 metres.

Sent forward from gate five, it was vintage Gath in the sulky aboard Farbio who nursed him to the wire, registering a 4.1 metre margin over the hot favourite Gracella Pinevale who appeared to have his measure on the home turn.

Red Rustler was third 4.3 metres away.

The mile rate a leisurely 2-06.5. The Peacock/Gath combination were a formidable force back in the Moonee Valley era.

- Len Baker

■ Horses to follow - Tillys Delight, Col Du Galibier, Lucky Lombo, Pink Or Purple, Loveisamyth, Miss Skeeter, Kempseys Delight, Lets Went.

All of the way ■ It was great to see Jodi Quinlan back in the winners circle at Melton following injury a number of weeks back. Jodi trained and reined 6Y0 Santanna Blue Chip-Rose Of Torado gelding Gipsy Blue to an all of the way victory from the pole in the Empire Stallions Pace for R2 to R4 class over 2240 metres.

Rated to perfection, Gipsy Blue scored easily by 7.7 metres in advance of Franco which trailed and the favourite Dikerry which galloped away, racing wide in the final circuit to be 2.6 metres in arrears of the runner up.

The mile rate 1-59.2.

Stellar season ■ Zac Phillips is having a stellar season and landed a double at Melton, taking the Del Re Pace for R5 or better class over 1720 metres for Grant Hodges aboard 7Y0 Grinfromeartoear-Whenua gelding Wingatui Dew in 1-53.9 and the Prydes Easifeed Trotters Mobile forAnton Golino with Credit Winner-Continentalvictory 4Y0 mare Continentallady in 2-02.8.

Big chance ■ Friday night's mammoth ten race card at Kilmore was a good one for the locals, with Bruce Kennedy, Phillip Walters, Aussie Mifsud and Monique Burnett all winning races Bruce Kennedy combined with Monique Burnett to land the Celebrations At Foxxy's Kilmore Pace for C1 class over 1690 metres with consistent 8Y0 ModernArt-Ambro Prevails gelding Art Prevails. Having start 161, Art Prevails led throughout from the pole, to account for a sprint laning Future Operator which trailed by 2.8 metres, with the well supported Lets Went (three back the markers) weaving a narrow passage in the shows of the post to finish third a half neck away. The mile rate 2-00.4.

Phillip Walters combined with father-inlaw Aussie Mifsud aboard Artistic Fella-Second Mortgage filly Another Mortgage in the Wallan & Kilmore Community Bank 3Y0 Pace over 1690 metres. In a repeat of the opening race, Another Mortgage also led all of the way from the pole, defeating a deathseating Our Summer Bay by 2.2 metres in 158.6. Ruth Shinn's Righteously came from near last to finish third 1.6 metres away after looking a big chance on turning.

Double at Kilmore ■ Bannockburn trainer Geoff Webster and stable assistant Emmett Brosnan notched up a double at Kilmore, with in-form 8Y0 Armbro Variable-Anders Belle mare Dora Pepperell taking the 2180 metre Kilmore Collision Centre Trotters Mobile for T3 or better class and 5Y0 Lombo Pocket Watch-Lombo La Fe Fe gelding Mighty Moke Lombo the Kilmore Toyota Pace for C0 class over the same trip.

Dora Pepperell part-owned by veteran Beeac horseman Dick Lee began brilliantly from gate five to lead throughout, holding too many guns for the hot favourite Sky Majesty (one/ one)

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AMERICAN SONG Piano quartets

● From left: Andrew Haveron (violin), Tobias Breider (viola) and Umberto Clerici (cello) will perform in Quattro.

■ Selby and Friends presents a special program of three classical piano quartets in its final concert tour of the 2017 season.

Pianist and Artistic Director Kathryn Selby AM is joined

by Trio Ex Patria, the string trio of SSO Principals - Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, Co-Principal Violist Tobias Breider and Co-Principal Cellist Umberto Clerici.

Big, lush melodies embedded in dramatic nationalistic roots are the calling card of this tour. Turina’s Piano Quartet in A minor is infused with the lively rhythmic vernacular of the folk music of Spain; Mozart’s G minor Piano Quartet by Mozart is the first major work composed in the Viennese classical tradition for this 4instrument ensemble and is regarded as the origin of the great piano quartet repertoire; and Dvorák’s Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 87 with its compelling dance-like figures reminiscent of the composer’s Bohemian homeland.

These iconic piano quartets are fine examples of the meatier sound which the addition of a viola part lends to the traditional piano trio cast.

An important step in the development of chamber music, the piano quartet was often the choice of composers who were striving for a richer, more orchestral sound.

Selby remarks, “I’m delighted to be welcoming back to Selby & Friends my three wonderful colleagues from Trio Ex Patria. Having worked with each of them individually and experienced their wit, warmth and virtuosity, it will be an extra special treat to tour with them now as an ensemble, especially with such rich and uncompromising repertoire as we have in store for this program.”

Trio Ex Patria was founded in 2016 by three of Europe’s finest musicians who met playing together in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: British violinist and SSO Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, German violist Tobias Breider, and Italian cellist Umberto Clerici.

Artist Director Kathryn Selby is Australia’s pre-eminent award-winning chamber music pianist whose brainchild ensemble Selby and Friends present concerts of consistently exceptional quality with a rotating guest ensemble of some of the most illustrious musicians on the Australian chamber music scene, This tour also has a “premiere” in store for Melbourne audiences, as Selby & Friends moves to their new venue, Tatoulis Auditorium at Methodist Ladies’ College in Kew. Melbourne performance date: November 1 at 7:30pm, at Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies’ College, Kew, Melbourne.

Tickets and 2018 subscription packages are on sale now via the website or by calling 1300 511 099.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Cuckoo

● Joe Petruzzi in American Song.

Photo: Teresa Noble ■ American Song, directed by Tom Healey, is unashamedly political. Not only does it challenge the America cult of gun ownership but it also challenges, historically and poetically, that nation’s claim of being ‘great’ – let alone ‘great again’.

Andy (Joe Petruzzi) directly talks to the audience while he builds a dry stone wall – the construction of which is a metaphor for the building blocks of our lives and the extraordinary way such a thing holds together without mortar.

This is also an appeal to Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and the ‘honest artisans of a nation’.

The reference speaks to the voices that spoke for and shaped a nation’s identity. But like Miller’s Willy Loman, the dream hasn’t turned out as expected.

Andy takes us through the arc of his life. As a modern man he was even a house husband as his wife graduated. There was romance, pregnancy, work and infidelity and the playwright, Joanna Murray-Smith captures the voice of the contemporary male which is eloquently imbued in Petruzzi’s performance.

But it is in dealing with the issue of guns in his life and his son’s actions that Andy’s life unravels.

The argument is clear and would resonate more profoundly with the American audience for which it was intended. An Australian audience, however, can still identify with the shocking horror especially after recent events in Las Vegas but we are not as directly invested in the issue as are each and every American citizen.

As a solo work, the piece is a tour de force for Petruzzi who holds the stage for 80 minutes or so with simple lighting changes (Bronwyn Pringle), sound effects (Patrick Cronin) and a stage set with stones and walls of two tones that separate earth and sky (Darryl Cordell).

The illumination of stars at the end, though abrupt, could speak equally for the majesty of Whitman’s vision or serve to represent the number of lives lost to guns in America.

Red Stitch. Rear, 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East Until November 5 - Review by David McLean

● Rehearsing Cuckoo are cast members David Kambouris (left), Luke Mason, Scott Gooding and Lauren Bailey.

Photo credit: 15 Minutes from Anywhere ■ 15 Minutes from Anywhere presents a new pop up predinner production of Jane Miller’s Cuckoo from October 31 – November 11 at The Unknown Union (1000 Pound Bend), 361 Little Lonsdale St., Melbourne.

Directed by Beng Oh and designed by Emilly Collett, Miller’s comic-drama Cuckoo tells of Mel and Leo living in the present, accommodating the past and anticipating a future consisting of half made plans they’ll probably never realise.

One night a young man arrives on their doorstep with tales of amnesia, stolen bikes, Russians and an almost insatiable appetite for toast. Could he be the son they lost 12 years earlier or simply a clever stranger seeking to inveigle his way into their home?

Past and present collide as Mel and Leo, with their friend Dan, navigate truth, loss, belief and the true cost of happiness.

The cast includes Lauren Bailey, Scott Gooding, David Kambouris and Luke Mason Performances: October 31 – November 11 at 6.30pm Venue: The Unknown Union (1000 Pound Bend), Level 1, 361 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.

Tickets: $20/$15 via TryBooking - Cheryl Threadgold

Mary’s new album

● Mary Schneider has a new album: more details on Page 44

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Award for duo ■ Kinglake country music duo Carter and Carter have taken out the Australian Independent Group/Duo of the Year title at the 2017 Southern Stars Awards at the Mildura Country Music Festival.

The husband-and-wife team are one of Australia's leading country music acts with numerous chart topping albums, awards and industry distinctions achieved over the past two decades.

Breaking news is that David and Merelyn will be taking a break from some performing commitments due to Merelyn being diagnosed with a rare form of Lymphoma.

Their Facebook page reports it is not acute nor aggressive.Good Friday Appeal.

Maldon Festival ■ The 44th annual Maldon Folk Festival will be held from November 3-6.

The National Trust classified Maldon township comes alive with four days of folk music, dance and interactive workshops, complemented by various activities around the Maldon township.

More info: www.maldonfolkfestival.com - Rob Foenander

Media Flashes

■ Lisa Wilkinson left the Nine Network immediately on Monday, and will now host The Project on the Ten Network.

■ Jennifer Duke will move to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald as a reporter mid-November.

■ Neil Mitchell won the Brian WhiteAward at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards held in Melbourne.

Testament of Mary ■ Australian screen and theatre actor, Pamela Rabe, returns to Malthouse Theatre in Colm Tóibín’s The Testament Of Mary, from November 3 – 26.

Under the direction of Anne-Louise Sarks, the Virgin Mary – icon, heroine, symbol – returns to what she always was, a mother, traumatised by the senseless loss of her son. Years after the crucifixion, young men are hounding the mother of Jesus. The disciples want her to endorse the story they are constructing about her son – stories of a man who performed miracles and rose from the dead. They say her son is the son of God. She says it is all a lie.

Rejected by the authors of the Gospel, Mary strives to tell the story that no one wants to write. She is a mother who could not save her son from fanaticism, from the men who manipulated him or the society that built him, who could not save him from his death upon the cross.

Award winning Irish writer Colm Tóibín presents a vision of Mary who is unrecognisable from the meek, obedient woman of scripture, painting and sculpture. Tóbín’s Mary is angry, sharp-witted and daring to speak a dangerous truth.

Where: Merlyn Theatre, The Coopers Malthouse Previews: Friday 3, Saturday 4, Monday 6, Wednesday 8 November Opening Night: Thursday 9 November, 7.30pm Closing Night: Sunday 26 November Times: 6.30pm (Monday & Tuesday) 7.30pm (Wednesday to Saturday) 3pm (Saturday matinees) and 5pm (Sunday) Tickets: Standard tickets from $69 Bookings: boxoffice@malthousetheatre.com.au or 9685 5111

● Pamela Rabe

Mary releases new album ■ Australian yodeller Mary Schneider’s new album Yodelling the Big Bands is due for release on October 27.

Having started out in show business with her sister Rita back in 1945 as ‘The Schneider Sisters’, Mary has surpassed the ‘Platinum Anniversary’ (72 years) as an entertainer and recording artist.

Her new album is a yodelling celebration of the big band swing era with a selection of standards arranged and performed by Mary.

Over the years, Mary has married the art of yodelling with many different musical styles.

“My beautiful sister Rita and I had started working on this concept after our success with my two Yodelling the Classics albums,” remembers Mary.

“In my early 20s I took a slight detour from country music and went into jazz and scat singing, which is my first love … it was only a matter of time before I combined scat singing and yodelling, so we came up with the idea of Yodelling the Big Bands.”

It was during her 1998 guest appearance on US Shock Jock’s, The Howard Stern Show, that Howard described Mary as ‘The Ella Fitzgerald of Yodelling’. It’s no surprise then that years later she would create a brand new musical

genre, ‘scat-yodelling’ and make Stern’s words a reality.

The first single includes the new big band yodelling arrangement of the classic late 19th Century French tune La Cinquantaine (aka Golden Wedding).

Other classics on the new album included in the selection of Big band favourites are: In the Mood, Jersey Bounce, Cuttin’ Capers, Cow Cow Boogie, Fascinating Rhythm, Pennsylvania 65000, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (aka Boogie Woogie Yodeller) and Mary’s Christmas favourite Yodelling Jingle Bells.

Mary has appeared regularly on TV throughout her varied career. The Graham Kennedy Show, In Melbourne Tonight, The Don Lane Show, The Mike Walsh Show, The Today Show, Good Morning Australia, Beauty & The Beast, Good News Week, Roy & HG, Rove Live, Spicks & Specks, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton and internationally Regis and Kathy Lee, Good Morning America, CNN, The Howard Stern Show, major German and Swiss variety shows, Eurotrash (with Jean Paul Gaultier), The Clive James Show and… the list goes on.

Yodelling the Big Bands is due for release via Universal Music worldwide Friday October 27.

- Cheryl Threadgold

The Unbelievables ■ Tickets are on sale for a new theatrical extravaganza, The Unbelievables, will fill Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall with circus, magic and acrobatic performers this summer from January 3 – 13.

From the producers of The Illusionists, Circus 1903 and Le Noir, The Unbelievables is a fast-paced entertainment spectacle jampacked with death-defying acrobats and aerial acts, illusions, comedy, and award-winning ballroom dance, all backed by a six-piece swing orchestra.

Hosted by renowned New York stand-up Harrison Greenbaum, the family friendly show promises a night of laughs, gasps and gravity-defying grace.

Creative and Executive Producer Simon Painter says “The Unbelievables takes what we have done with The Illusionists to a whole new level. We’ve travelled the globe in search of the very best entertainers from a variety of disciplines and genres. This summer, prepare to be astonished by the most talented performers on earth”.

Arts Centre Melbourne Executive Director of Performing Arts Melanie Smith says, “The upcoming summer season of The Unbelievables will transform Hamer Hall into a wonderland of heart stopping, extraordinary one of a kind acts. Amazing entertainment for everyone, this is a chance to experience a whole new side of Hamer Hall as it’s turned on its head by an incredible array of artists.“ The Unbelievables will Premiere at the Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall from December 19-29 2017 before transferring to Arts Centre Melbourne and then a global touring season.

Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall. Dates: January 3- 13. Bookings: artscentremelbourne.com.au or 1300 182 183

Dark Circus

■ As the reverb of a bass guitar echoes around the theatre, a black ink Big Top begins to materialise on a giant screen. The music builds and, like a giant Etch-a-Sketch, a city appears. ‘Come one. Come all!’ The familiar refrain draws an audience, by way of shadow puppets, who follow a loudspeaker to the Dark Circus.

Within the Dark Circus, amazing characters come to life in real time to an original score performed onstage with live animation sketched using four cameras and charcoal, paper, sand, water and ink.

While a tattooed honky-tonk piano player bashes out an intro, a circus master introduces each act.

Annika and her flying rope perform amazing feats on the trapeze. The bravest man in the world, George Swift the human cannonball, blasts off into orbit.

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Thoroughly Modern Millie

● Phillip Davies (Jimmy Smith) and Stephanie John (Millie Dillmount) in Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Photo: Gavin D Andrew

■ For a quality musical theatre experience in the ‘burbs, don’t miss Babirra Music Theatre’s terrific production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, playing at the Whitehorse Centre until October 14.

Director Karl McNamara and his team have transformed Millie’s show from its traditional classic theatre style into a modern, fast-paced, fabulous interpretation.

The show’s narrative also reflects transformation as naïve Millie Dillmount arrives in New York on a journey of self-discovery to become ‘completely modern’.

The wonderful cast, set, (Karl McNamara), choreography (Steve Rostron), vocals and sensational orchestra (musical director Vicki Quinn), colourful costumes (Meredith Cooney), lighting (Daniel Gosling), sound (Steve Cooke), staging (Stage Manager Keith Stubley) all under McNamara’s direction, are at their best to

deliver a top show..

Impressive triple threat performers are a-p lenty in this production. Stephanie John as the show’s star Millie, uses her expressive face and mega talent to deliver an exquisite portrayal.

Also outstanding in their roles are Grace Kingsford (delightful Dorothy Brown), Phillip Davies (Millie’s romantic interest, Jimmy Smith), Ian Andrew (suave Trevor Graydon), Natasha Bassett (wicked Mrs Meers), Lizzie Matjacic (personable Muzzy van Hossmere) and Emily Hall (bossy Miss Flannery).

Kidnappers Ju-Han Soon (Ching Ho) and Clinton Gin (Bun Foo) are great in their roles, as are the bubbly Priscilla Girls, Ariella Gordon (Ruth), Alicia Loftus (Alice), Sharon Wills (Gloria), Beth Hanlon (Rita), Molly Pethick (Cora) and Olivia Fildes (Lucille).

Steve Rostron’s enjoyable, innovative choreography is presented in polished style by all

performers, and well-compliments McNamara’s melodramatic treatment of the dialogue. Cleverly introducing a melodramatic genre gives the dialogue punch and clarity.

And not one fringed flapper dress is to be seen in this revitalised, modern ‘Millie, originally based on the 1956 English musical Chrysanthemum.

Special acknowledgement to Front of House Manager Stephen White for organising the splendid red rose corsages traditionally worn by Babirra personnel on opening-night, and much appreciated by audiences.

Congratulations once again to all involved with this first-class production.

Performance Details: Until October 14 Venue: Whitehorse Centre, 307 Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading Bookings: www.babirra.org.au - Review by Cheryl Threadgold

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Wedding Reception ■ nteractive Theatre International presents a comedy dining experience ,The Wedding Reception at two Victorian venues in Warragul and Mansfield.

This immersive comedy from the makers of Faulty Towers The Dining Experience tells of Will and Kate expecting a small and intimate party to celebrate their wedding, but Kate’s Mum had other ideas! Cue uninvited guests, misbehaving family and secrets better left in the closet.

In this 2-hour theatrical dining experience, the audience become guests at the couple’s surprise wedding reception. It’s totally immersive and highly improvised… and more than a few surprises. To top it all there’s a 3-course sit-down meal – and maybe even some dancing!

The cast for this Australia tour features Katie Grace Cooper, Phil Oakland, Dave Tremaine and Rebecca Norris.

Warning: there is occasional strong language and sexual innuendo.

Victorian performances: November 4 at the Warragul Country Club, 41 Sutton St., Warragul, November 23 at The Delalite Hotel, 95 High St.,Mansfield.

Bookings and further details: www.interactivetheatre.com.au/thewedding reception - Cheryl Threadgold

Butterfly Club

■ The Butterfly Club is seeking Expressions Of Interest (EOIs) from producers and artists who wish to be a part of their 2018 Curated Autumn Program and also their Melbourne International Comedy Festival Program.

Successful applicants will produce a season of their work between March and May 2018.

The Butterfly Club will consider independent works including theatre, cabaret, comedy, sketch, vaudeville, burlesque and live music.

Now in its 19th year of operation, The Butterfly Club is renowned for supporting independent performing artists by presenting their work, and by working with producers on audience development and marketing identity.

The curated season will provide an opportunity for independent artists and producers to launch new works and to further develop established productions.

“For both our Autumn Curated Program and our MICF season, we are looking to showcase a diverse range of cabaret, musical comedy, theatre, storytelling, sketch, burlesque and stand-up” says Alexander Woollard, Artistic Director of The Butterfly Club.

“Our 2017 programs have been our strongest to date, and we are looking to build upon these successes by working with the most fascinating, interesting, daring and marketable productions we can possibly find".

As with all productions at The Butterfly Club, show durations must be no longer than 60 minutes and must comply with all relevant OHS requirements.

Successful applicants will be offered a season of 6 nights at 8.30pm. The MICF lineup will be offered seasons of 6-14 nights, at 5.30, 7pm, 8.30pm or 10pm.

EOIs should be submitted by the end of October.

Dates: March-May, 2018 Deadline: 5pm, Friday, November 10 Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com - Cheryl Threadgold ■ Louise Roberts has been promoted to the newly created role of Executive Editor at NewsLocal. Louise had previously been News Editor at Manly Daily since 2014, and has held senior editorial roles in Australia

Band of Brothers

■ Band of Brothers presents a concert titled Telepathy on Thursday, 9 November at 7.30pm at the Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, the Melbourne Recital Centre.

With a deep and mutual respect for each other’s musical talents and an ability to all perform in many disparate styles, siblings Slava and Leonard Grigoryan and Joseph and James Tawadros have. and tours marked by laughter, a strong sense of camaraderie and musical excellence which spans genres as diverse as jazz, classical, bluegrass and folk..

Both sets of brothers come from musical families, raised in environments which encouraged music and individuality. They share interests in exploring new works both in written and improvised styles, and often reach into their own heritages to create a unique and unified sound.

The brothers have collectively won seven ARIA Awards and a further 35 nominations, and have lent their talents to collaborations and performances with some of the world’s finest musicians including the likes of Neil Finn, Kate MillerHeidke and Béla Fleck to name a few.

Joseph Tawadros said: ‘It’s always great performing with the Grigoryan brothers. They bring a great energy to stage, which complements what James and I do and we trust in the way they read the moment on the fly. It’s that type of trust that feeds Band of Brother’s creativity and that's why each performance is different and special.

We've known the Grigoriyans now for about 15 years, so when we perform together, it not just about celebrating music but celebrating friendship.’

Now in a special return performance to Melbourne Recital Centre, Band of Brothers is back for a performance aptly titled Telepathy.

Two families, four brothers and eight hands drawn together to create music in perfect simpatico connected by the singular passion for making music.

Date and Time: Thursday 9 November at 7.30pm Venue: Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Tickets $50 ($40 concession) For more information and to book tickets visit: melbournerecital.com.au

Great Pretender

■ Countertenor Max Riebl presents The Great Pretender at The Butterfly Club from November 8 – 12.

The Great Pretender will reimagine and unite early pop with baroque, and Garland with Bach and Morissey, showcasing the countertenor voice of baroque musician Max Riebl .

Max has appeared throughout Australia, Europe and the UK with baroque ensembles such as the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, La Cetra Baroque Orchestra, the London Handel Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria as well as a number of symphony orchestras and contemporary ensembles.

He has performed in the Sydney Recital Center, the Melbourne Recital Center and Hamer Hall, the Forum, the Vienna Musikverein and the Royal Albert Hall. He studied baroque performance at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Gerd Turk, and received top prizes in the IFAC Australian Singing Competition, The London Handel Competition, Herald Sun Aria, the Chicago International Singer Competition and the Royal Philharmonic arias.

Performance Dates: November 8 – 12 at 5.30pm Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne Bookings: thebutterflyclub.com or call 9663 8107.

Sisters in Crime

■ Sisters in Crime present Sensational Seconds on Friday, October 27 at 8.00pm at The Rising Sun Hotel, cnr Raglan St and Eastern Rd., South Melbourne.

● Slava and Leonard Grigoryan J M Green discuss how to triumph over ‘second novel syndrome’ and much much more with Maggie Baron. To be followed by the AGM. And Fire Came Down (Bonnier Publishing) Emma Viskic’s second novel, again features Caleb Zelic, a deaf private detective. When a young woman is killed after pleading for his help in sign language, Caleb is determined to find out who she was. And the trail leads straight to his hometown, Resurrection Bay. The town is on bushfire alert and simmering with racial tensions. As he delves deeper, Caleb uncovers secrets that could threaten his life and any chance of reuniting with Kat, his ex-wife.

Driven by his demons, he pushes on. But who is he willing to sacrifice along the way?

Emma’s critically acclaimed debut novel, Resurrection Bay, won an unprecedented three Davitt Awards in 2016 (Best Adult Novel, joint Best Debut Crime Book and Readers’ Choice), as well as the 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction. She has also won two of Australia’s premier crime fiction short story awards: the Ned Kelly S D Harvey Award and the New England Thunderbolt Prize.

A classical clarinetist, Emma’s musical career has ranged from performing with José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, to busking in the London Underground.

Little Secrets (Harlequin, October) by Anna Snoekstra is a stand-alone thriller that started out as a short story for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards a few years ago, but it kept growing and growing until it was too long. The story weaves together a small town reeling in the wake of the tragic death of a young boy in an arson attack, an aspiring journalist desperate for a story and little dolls full of secrets.

Only Daughter, Anna’s debut novel, has been optioned in the US by Universal Pictures.

Anna was born in Canberra and studied Creative Writing and Cinema at the University of Melbourne, followed by Screenwriting at RMIT University.

Too Easy (Scribe Publications) is J M Green’s second novel to feature Stella Hardy, a wisecracking social worker with a thirst for social justice, good laksa and alcohol. This time, she’s battling outlaw bikie gangs, corrupt cops and a powerful hunger for pani puri.

J M Green’s debut novel, Good Money, was shortlisted for a 2016 Ned Kelly Award, Sisters in Crime’s Davitt Award for Best Debut Crime Book and the 2014 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. She divides her time between writing in her backyard studio and working as a librarian.

Maggie Baron is a former forensic scientist who worked in the area of trace evidence analysis. A passionate crime reader, she brings a strong analytical perspective to the craft of writing. She works in infrastructure and transport planning and in 2015 became Sisters in Crime’s inaugural President. ★ The brief AGM is open to all financial mem bers. Nomination forms for positions of National Co-convenors will be accepted on the night of October 27. National Co-convenors are located in Melbourne and environs. It is up to other chapters to organise convenors.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Misterman

● Travis Handcock in Misterman ■ Fizzwack Theatre presents Misterman by Enda Walsh from November 21 – December 2 at the Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray.

Set in an Irish village called Inishfree, Enda Walsh's Drama DeskAward winning play tells of one man's journey towards judgment day.

Misterman is directed by award winning director Kris Weber and stars award winning actor Travis Handcock.

Thomas Magill is having a bad day - disembodied voices inhabit his thoughts, his mother has a cold, the dogs of hell are on his tail and Doris Day won't shut up.

But Thomas needs to watch because the people of Inishfree are misbehaving.

Misterman is a one man tour de force that examines the mind of a tortured soul hellbent on retribution.

Desperate and disturbed, Thomas is a cataclysmic force on speaking terms with the Lord.

“Misterman is an astonishing piece of story telling by an incredibly talented playwright," says director Kris Weber.

"Enda Walsh has written a freight train of a tale with a protagonist who is wading neck deep in the murky waters of madness while the voices inside, and outside, his head are re-enacting a day in the life of the villagers in the Irish town of Inishfree.

This is Thomas Magill's town and these are his friends and neighbours but Thomas can see them for who they really are, and he understands that things can never be the same again.

This is a powerful script that both challenges and mesmerises and one that, as a director, I am very excited to be navigating with the talented Travis Handcock.

When: Tuesday November 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, December 1, 2 at 8pm; November 25, 26, December 2 at 2pm Where: Bluestone Church Arts Space, 8A Hyde St, Footscray.

Tickets: $27.00/$24.00 Bookings: www.trybooking.com/book/ event?eid=320608 Mobile: 0424 494 829 Email: fizzwacktheatre@gmail.com Warning: This play is not suitable for children.

- Cheryl Threadgold

Dark Circus

■ The internationally renowned lion tamer, Mexico Perez, attempts to tame Rex, the untameable beast.

The famous knife-throwing duo, Battista Wong, dazzle the audience with their amazing knife throwing act performed under water before things take a dark turn. This circus is not all it seems. Based on a short story by French writer, Pef, this original and remarkable performance is the brainchild of French musicians and visual artists Romain Bermond and Jean-Baptiste Maillet.

Taking two years in the making to create not only the original music but also to produce the different acts of the circus, required mastering drawing the character illustrations in real time with no editing or digital tricks.

Dark Circus was presented at the Malthouse Theatre as part of the Melbourne Festival.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND - 40th Anniversary Edition: Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure.

Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Francois Truffaut, Bob Balaban.

Year: 1977.

Rating: PG. Length: Three Versions - Three Assorted Running Times.

Stars: ***** Summary: Epic blockbuster of a power repairman who has an extraordinary encounter with a strange spacecraft while out on a call followed by an increasing obsession, during which he finds an ally in a single mother with the same visions and who believes her son has been abducted by the aliens.

Meanwhile an international group of scientists are planning a break-through in human-alien communication, and their collective quest culminates in a rendezvous and close encounter with Alien life.

Hot on the heels of the phenomenal global success of "Jaws," Steven Spielberg hit another spectacular home run with this dazzling science fiction adventure of underlying racial communication and peace (also through music) by never losing sight of the gravity world it is set in.

Richard Dreyfuss shines as the confused and befuddled father determined to solve the mystery of his unexplained obsession that he is desperate to understand ... matched equally by Teri Garr as his confused wife, Melinda Dillon as the single mother, the great Francois Truffaut as the French government scientist in charge, and Bob Balaban as the interpreter.

Writer/Director Spielberg fully displays the genius of a conductor in the handling of his story with depths that surpass understanding, all executed through a cast of players who all excel right at the top their game, as do all the unseen wizards behind the camera.

Superlative on every level, and thrilling every step of the way, the eye popping visual effects by Douglas Trumball (2001: A Space Odyssey, Silent Running, Blade Runner), breathtaking and uniquely powerful music score by legendary Oscar winning composer John Williams, and standout Oscar winning Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond, all come together to create an emotionally charged multilayered, richly textured and influential masterpiece of man and the mysteries of the universe.

Featuring THREE alternate versions of the film and a host of special features, this often imitated but never bettered classic never fails to grip with awe and wonder, and the more-and-more you experience its physical manifestation and emotional power, the moreand-more you are stirred by its mystery.

Footnote: "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" considered the unofficial sequel, and watch out for "Star Wars" robot R2-D2 on the side of the [breathtaking] Alien Mothership as it arrives.

FILM: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING: Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure.

Cast: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey, Jr. Marisa Tomei.

Details: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 133 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: Spider-Man/Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor, billionaire Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in New York and a crush on a girl, while fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new villain and threat emerges.

Following the events of "Captain America: Civil War," this delightfully engaging Marvel super-hero adventure is as close to a big screen comic-book realization as it gets.

Sweet, witty and fast moving, the stakes, thrills and humour are high on the scale, but stays surprisingly grounded, clearly owing a debt, or paying homage to the John Hughes universe with nods to teen angst classics as "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone," more so than "The Avengers" universe.

Featuring a hugely likable cast, Tom Holland is immediately engaging with the complexity of teen dynamics as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, but the real stand-out here is veteran Oscar nominee Michael Keaton who is simply mesmerizing as the chief villain, Vulture.

As expected, along with top of the range CGI effects, action and pyrotechnics, co-writer and director Jon Watts has delivered a smart, funny, heart-felt, fast moving, thrilling and entertaining roller-coaster ride from beginning to end. Great fun!

FILM: IT COMES AT NIGHT: Genre: Mystery/Horror.

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo.

Details: 2017.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 91 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: Solid psychological-mystery-horror of a family secured within their desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world outside, and the strict domestic order the father has established with his wife and son is tested with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge, and despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust take over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, as he will protect his family at any cost.

- James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews: Cult of Chucky

● Moviedom's most famous evil doll returns in Cult Of Chucky, now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. ■ (R). 91 minutes. Available on reboots), where the film-makers do Blu-Ray and DVD on October 18. nothing more than ramp up the gore This year sees a number of long- and torture, Mancini instead moves running horror series making a Chucky between different subcomeback, with Amityville : The genres and moods, while staying Awakening, Leatherface and within the parameters of its successHellraiser : Judgement arriving ful formula.

Seed Of Chucky played like a soon in cinemas or on DVD. Another series that seems un- comically bloody combination of stoppable, Child's Play, also deliv- The Player and My Dinner With ers its latest chapter, entitled Cult Andre, while Curse Of Chucky was Of Chucky, and like the last few an amusing spin on Whatever Hapinstalments, surprisingly manages pened To Baby Jane?, Psycho and to entertain.

Dario Argento.

Continuing on from the events Here, Mancini visually homthat occurred in Curse Of Chucky, ages everything from Brian De we follow wheelchair-bound Nica Palma's Dressed To Kill, William Pierce (Fiona Dourif, daughter on Peter Blatty's Exorcist III : Legion, Brad), who is convicted of the mur- the films of Italian maestro Mario ders Chucky committed at her run- Bava, and in one bravura moment, down family mansion.

Dario Argento's Suspiria and Bride Convinced via hypnosis by Dr. Of Chucky.

Foley (Michael Therriault) that she On a low budget, he has fashherself was the killer, Nica is sen- ioned a rather stylish flick. Also, in tenced to a maximum security in- keeping with the modern trend of sane asylum, and after several world-building, Mancini incorpomonths of improved behaviour, is rates characters and references transferred to a minimum security from previous Child's Play outings, facility. all of which will put a smile of fans' Here Nica meets a number of faces. patients who are dealing with their Performances are kept refreshown psychological problems, in- ingly old-school and natural, with cluding Michael (Adam Hurtig), Dourif again impressing as Nica.

Madeleine (Elisabeth Rosen), Of course, Brad Dourif delivClaire (Grace Lynn Kung) and ers the goods as the voice of Angela (Marina Stephenson Kerr), Chucky. all of whom are part of Nica's Only towards the end, when the therapy group. film-makers feel the need to please When Dr Foley tries to perma- gorehounds and allow proceedings nently quash Nica's belief that to fall into a mere succession of Chucky was the one who slaugh- over-the-top killings, does the film tered her family and friends by in- disappoint. troducing an original Chucky doll Thankfully Mancini regains during therapy, we know things control, guiding Cult Of Chucky to aren't going to finish well for al- an inspired conclusion, predictably most everyone involved. leaving the way open for another Don Mancini, who created and sequel. co-penned the original, has manTo coincide with its release, aged the rare feat of writing the Universal/Sony are unleashing script for each entry, and after Chucky : Complete 7 Movie CollecRonny Yu injected much-needed tion on DVD, containing every life back into the series with Bride movie in the series - Child's Play Of Chucky (1998), Mancini has (1988) (***); Child's Play 2 (1990) also taken over the directorial (***); Child's Play 3 (1991) (No reigns, overseeing Seed Of Chucky Stars); Bride Of Chucky (1998) (2004) and Curse Of Chucky (****); Seed Of Chucky (2004) (2013). (***½; Curse Of Chucky (2013) What keeps this franchise inter- (***), and Cult Of Chucky (2017). esting is in the way Mancini plays Perfect viewing for Halloween, around with his creation, both in which is just around the corner. style and tone.

RATING - ***½ Unlike other horror sequels (or - Aaron Rourke

Top 10 Lists OCTOBER 15-21 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. BLADE RUNNER 2049.

2. KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE. 3. THE EMOJI MOVIE. 4. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE. 5. THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE. 6. IT. 7. FLATLINERS. 8. VICTORIA AND ABDUL. 9. BATTLE OF THE SEXES. 10. NEVER SAY DIE. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: OCTOBER 12: BLUE, GOOD TIME, HAPPY DEATH DAY, JUNGLE BUNCH: THE MOVIE, THE FOREIGNER, THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK, THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC, TOM OF FINLAND, WHAT IF IT WORKS. OCTOBER 19: BIG TIME , GEOSTORM , HOME AGAIN, JUNGLE, PATHS OF THE SOUL, SECRET SUPERSTAR, THE SNOWMAN, THE SON OF BIGFOOT. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT [Sci-Fi/Action/Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins].

2. MY COUSIN RACHEL [Drama/Mystery/ Romance/Rachel Weisz, Iain Glen, Sam Claflin].

3. DETOUR [Drama/Thriller/Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen, Bel Powley].

4. IT COMES AT NIGHT [Horror/Mystery/Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott].

5. CHURCHILL [Biography/Drama/Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson].

6. HOUNDS OF LOVE [Crime/Drama/ Stephen Curry, Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings].

7. WONDER WOMAN [Action/Fantasy/Adventure/Gal Gadot, Chris Pine].

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9. ROUGH NIGHT [Comedy/Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Kate McKinnon].

Also: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Volume 2, THE MUMMY, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES, ALIEN COVENANT, VICEROY'S HOUSE, ALL EYEZ ON ME, JOHN WICK 2, FREE FIRE, THE PROMISE, GET OUT. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: SPIDER-MAN - HOMECOMING [Action/Fantasy/Drama/Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr].

CULT OF CHUCKY [Horror/Thriller/Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif].

A FAMILY MAN [Drama/Gerard Butler, Alison Brie, Gretchen Mole, Willem Dafoe].

NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON BLU-RAY THIS WEEK: SPIDER-MAN - HOMECOMING [Action/Fantasy/Drama/Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr].

SPIDER-MAN - HOMECOMING 3D + Bluray [Action/Fantasy/Drama/Tom Holland].

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CULT OF CHUCKY [Horror/Thriller/Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif].

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DUNKIRK [1958 Version - War/Drama/John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee].

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NEW & RE-RELEASE AND CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: DUNKIRK [1958 Version - War/Drama/John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee].

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NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: DUNKIRK [20014/Benedict Cumberbatch].

ALL ROUND TO MRS. BROWN'S: Season 1.

SOUTH PARK: Season 20.

BATMAN vs TWO-FACE. BLUE BLOODS: Season 7.

AFL PREMIERS 2017.

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Local Theatre with Cheryl Threadgold and team Continue Without Saving

Latest shows, auditions SHOWS

● Writer/Director Kieran Gould-Dowen ■ Thatcher’s Boy Theatre presents Would you Like to Continue Without Saving? at The Butterfly Club from October 25 – 29.

Written and directed by Kieran GouldDowen, the show comments on our evergrowing world of technology where the sky is the limit and we have more access to information than ever before, but who will tell us when we have gone too far?

Perhaps we should stop whilst ahead, or continue without saving.

The modern-day human race has access to information and abilities far beyond our imaginations.

We allow ourselves to be plugged in, becoming new versions of ourselves online.

But what happens if you don’t want to be plugged in?

In a world full of knowledge, power and access, all at the touch of a button, can anyone be allowed to wander freely? Or will the future refuse to let you stray…

For fans of Black Mirror, Nineteen Eighty-Four, I Robot, The Matrix, and other such stories that question the technological era we now live in, Continue Without Saving uses theatre to bring those ideas to life.

Thatcher’s Boy Theatre say they break the rules on live performance as they ask the question, just how free are we?

The show’s creator Kieran GouldDowen says ‘The show speaks about a theme we all understand, but it also uses technology in ways during performance that break the boundaries of theatre, bringing it into the twent-first century.’

Performance Dates: October 25 - 29 Time: 7.00pm Cost: $25-32 Venue: The Butterfly Club, Carson Place, Off Little Collins Street Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com

POPPY SEED FESTIVAL ■ The 2017 Poppy Seed Theatre Festival will be presented from November 8 – December 9 at various venues.

This year’s ‘tall poppies’ are Alexithymia, presented by Citizen Theatre and A_tistic, Romeo Is Not The Only Fruit by Jean Tong , Bread Crumbs by Ruby Johnston and Benjamin Nichol, Lost: 5 written by Daniel Keene, presented by Illumi-Nation Theatre, and Tandem, presented by Gravity Dolls.

Currently presented in Melbourne, the Poppy Seed Theatre Festival is one of the last dedicated platforms that showcases and supports independent theatre makers – it was founded and created during a period when the arts sector was seeking creative strategies to champion independent theatre makers and artists.

Ilumi-Nation Theatre will, once again, collaborate with composer and sound design MBYRO (Matt Brown) who will perform on stage with the ensemble; and in addition to his original compositions will sample organic street sounds and bring forth a sense of multiculturalism through music and spoken word.

Lost 5 Season: November 22 – December 3

■ The 1812 Theatre: Never the Sinner (by John Logan), Until October 28- 28 at 3 - 5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Geoff Hickey. Bookings: 97858 3964.

■ Babirra Music Theatre: Thoroughly Modern Millie Until October 14 at The Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Director: Karl McNamara; Musical Director: Vicki Quinn; Choreographer: Steve Rostron. Bookings: www.babirra.org.ai ■ MLOC Productions Inc: Shout! October 13 - 21 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Rhylee Nowell; Musical Director: Tim Ryan; Choreography: Sabrina Klock. Bookings: www.mloc.otg.au or 9551 7514.

■ Wyndham Theatre Company: Almost, Maine (by John Cariani), October 13 - 14, at the Joy Bevan Theatre, Wrrribee Secondary College Campus,Duncan's Rd., Werribee. Director: Alaine Beek.

Bookings: www.trybooking.com ■ Dionysus Theatre: Macbeth (by William Shakespeare) October 13 - 21 at McClelland College Performing Arts Centre, 26 Alexander Crescent, Frankston. Director: Emma Sproule.

Bookings: www.dionysustheatre.com.au ■ Encore Theatre: Cactus Flower (by Abe Burrows) October 13 - 28 at 9 - 15 Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Ewen Crockett. Bookings: 1300 730 099.

■ OSMaD: Chess the Musical October 19 - 28 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, James Forbes Academy, Scotch College Campus, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn. Director: Alan Burrows: Musical Director: Martine Wengrow; Choreographer: Diane Crough. Further details and bookings: www.osmad.com.au ■ CLOC Musical Theatre: AChorus Line October 20 - 28 at the National Theatre, St Kilda.

Director: Richard Perdriau; Musical Director: Daniel Heskett; Choreography: David Harford.

Bookings: www.cloc.org.au or 1300 362 547.

■ Cathouse Players: Shut Your Eyes and Think

SHOWS of England (by John Chapman and Anthony Marriott) October 21 - 29 at Kyneton Masonic Centre, 7 Yaldwyn St., Kyneton. Director: Bette Sartore. Bookings: 0490 485 850 ■ Malvern Theatre Company: Twentieth Century (by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur) October 21 - 29 at 29a Burke Rd., Malvern. Director: Nicholas Opolski. Bookings: www.malverntheatre.com.au ■ Nova Music Theatre: Les Miserables October 28 - November 10 at The Whitehorse Centre,397 Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Director: Noel Browne; Musical Director: Phil Osborne; Choreographer: Wayne Robinson. www.novamusictheatre.com.au

AUDITIONS ■ Peridot Theatre: Rumors (by Neil Simon) October 22 at 7.00pm, October 23 at 7.30pm at the Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Rd., Mt Waverley.

Director: Eyawn Harry. Audition bookings: 0403 769 691.

■ The Basin Theatre Group: It's Never Too Late (by Ron Aldridge), October 23 at 7.00pm at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Christine Grant. Audition bookings: readrecdoll@gmail.com ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: The Elephant Man (by Bernard Pomerance) October 9, 11 at 7.00pm at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Chris Shaw.

Bookings: 0414 684 346.

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: All the King's Women (by Luigi Jannuzzi) October 29 at 2.30pm and October 31 at 7.30pm at the Guide Hall, Glebe Avenue, (off Charman Rd.), Cheltenham. Director:Barbara Crawford. Enquiries: 0414 881 844.

■ Eltham Little Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest November 4 and 5 at 2.00pm in the Rehearsal Room, Eltham Performing Arts Centre, Main Rd., Research. Director: Brad Buckingham. Enquiries" 0421 054 138

MLOC’s ‘Shout!’

■ Shout – The Legend of the Wild One is an ambitious undertaking. MLOC, who work out of the intimate space that is the Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale, have a seven day run.

Both the stage and season seem too small for the scale of their ambition. And it is evident that there is a strong community of support behind the production making it impossible to name all the cast, crew, band and support network that goes to enable a production like this to be staged.

The musical itself is a thin biopic of the life of Johnny O”Keefe. The songs that made O’Keefe famous are the vehicle through which moments of his life are related.

Naturally enough, the eponymous Shout is one of the most iconic. What is surprising is how conventional and tuneful some of the songs seem today – think of the harmonies by the Delltones. Despite this, the ‘rock and roll’ era was met with shock and condemnation by the older generation – a familiar story.

The tenor of the detailed program gives testament to the MLOC spirit. Many of the cast and crew acknowledged friends and families highlighting the enjoyment they gleaned from being involved in the production as actors, members of the ensemble, dancers or crew. And there was a keen presence in the front of house as well all of which is testament to MLOC’s role within the City of Kingston.

MLOC seems keen to pursue the rock theme as their 2018 season includes Spring Awakening which utilises alt-rock. What, of course, surprises most is the amount of effort that has to be expended by everyone for such a short season.

Until October 21 Bookings: www.mloc.org.au - Review by David McLean

● Matt Jakowenko as Johnny O'Keefe in Shout! being presented in Parkdale Photo: Kieran McNamara

CHUNKY MOVES ■ Recipient of Chunky Move’s prestigious Next Move 2017 commission, dance-maker James Batchelor, presents the world premiere of Redshift from 23 November until 2 December.

What drives us as humans to explore the unknown from the deep ocean, to deep space?

What is the physical encounter with the unknown?

How do we recognise it?

How do we capture it?

The unknown is a mysterious and romantic place for Batchelor.

In this new work, he stretches time and space – a shift in awareness from the very large to the very small; to some surprising places, both surreal and humorous.

Continuing his collaboration with visual artist, Annalise Rees and sound designer Morgan Hickinbotham – Redshift explores the encounter of the body with the universe and the process of mapping it.

Redshift is directed and choreographed

by James Batchelor, performed by James Batchelor, Amber McCartney, Jacqueline Trapp and Jack Riley, with visual design by Annalise Rees, composition by Morgan Hickinbotham and Lighting Design by Matthew Adey (House of Vnholy).

Science has long held a fascination for Batchelor.

In 2016 he joined a team of 60 scientists, students, artists and ship’s crew on an expedition to the sub-Antarctic Heard and McDonald Islands.

It was this experience that has led him to create this new full-length work.

“Floating on the ocean’s surface in one of the most isolated places on Earth, science and art processes converged with surprising synergies.

“On a constantly moving platform, simply searching for stillness and stability was a task in itself.

“It was a relentless project, for two months at sea; it demanded extreme patience and flexibility to meet the myriad of challenges that exist in such harsh environments.

“The isolation, confinement and repetitiveness of our daily experience prompted a profoundly unique approach to space and time.

“From this unfamiliarity, I developed a particular sensitivity to the body,” says James Batchelor.

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of Next Move, a program that directly supports and promotes Australia’s unique choreographic voice.

A pivotal and unprecedented platform for Australian independent dance makers, Next Move has commissioned a range of Australian artists to create new works, offering them full creative control and access to the resources and producing expertise of Chunky Move.

Next Move alumni include: Stephanie Lake, Atlanta Eke, Antony Hamilton, Byron Perry, Adam Wheeler, Benjamin Hancock, Melanie Lane, Michelle Heaven, Paea Leach, Jo Lloyd and Nicola Gunn.

James Batchelor’s mission as an artist is to make work that inspires curiosity. To shift assumptions, widen awareness and create possibilities.

He strives to find ways that dance can be a conversation, collaboration and exchange with other disciplines and communities.

His work is particular in how it responds to context, from conception to presentation; it strongly considers how a performance exists within a specific space and time.

Performance Season: Thursday November 23 – Saturday December 2 at 7.30pm.

Sat December 2, 3pm.

Venue: Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne.

Further details and Bookings: www.chunkymove.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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1. Heavy rainfall 6. Canary or nightingale 11. Mob hanging 15. Incinerated (corpse) 20. Gallivant 21. Weird 22. The masses, ... polloi 23. Business conversation 24. Reprimand 25. Dead skin in hair 27. Most depressing 28. Holler 29. Boo-boo 31. Dublin republic 32. Black Sea port 36. The A of USA 37. Self-murder 38. Upper 41. Languished 44. Gowned 45. Noosed rope 48. Spanked 49. Radio crackle 52. Retaliate for 56. Gigantic 57. Las Vegas is there 58. Sleep 61. Inflexibility 62. Intervals 63. Cosy corners 64. At no stage 65. Skimpy bikini bottom (1-6) 66. Renewed 67. Resign (5,4) 71. Indian woman's forehead mark 73. Young owl 75. Nourishing substances 80. Fiesta, Mardi ...

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Look to Bonneval at Caulfield ■ The Caulfield Cup to be run at Caulfield this Saturday , sees the top New Zealand mare, Bonneval, going to the top of the markets, after her captivating win in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield.

At the time of going to press she was competing in the Caulfield Stakes, let's hope she gets through OK. She has only had the 10 starts for seven wins and a third, accumulating over a million dollars in stakemoney.

Her wins include the New Zealand Oaks and the Australasian Oaks at Randwick, winning in great fashion, scoring by 4½- lengths.

Having her first start since April, she rattled home to win the Underwood by a length with a whirlwind finish.

Her trainer, Murray Baker, from the ‘Shaky Isles’, knows what winning the Caulfield Cup is all about winning two years ago with his top galloper, Mongolian Khan.

Bonneval is certainly the one to beat as was Jameka the mare, who won the Caulfield Cup last year.

Bonneval has won five of her races on soft tracks, with four minor placings, while she hasn't raced on a heavy.

If she can draw a good gate, she will be the one to beat come Caulfield Cup day.

Leading trainer, Darren Weir, has a strong hand in the Cup with his promising staying mare, Amelie's Star, coming right into calculations after winning the Bart Cummings Classic at Flemington.

She has firmed right into only a half point behind Bonneval.

Weir feels that she may be better suited in the Melbourne Cup where like the Caulfield Cup, Amelie's Star, will carry the luxury impost of 51.5 kilos.

On the next line is the Darren Weir trained Australian Cup winner, Humidor, an international galloper, who has proved his worth since joining the Weir team.

Since arriving in the Darren Weir camp he has gone from strength to strength, and is going to be in the firing line for a long time and the 2400 metres of the Caulfield Cup will be to his liking.

Forget about his run behind the mighty mare Winx in the Turnbull, he was off the bit before the turn likewise all the others.

The David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig's international, Ventura Storm, who will go around in the Caulfield Cup, has come right in after finishing second to Winx.

Ventura Storm is a six year-old gelding who joined the Hayes team last year, and is highly regarded in their camp.

Another of the David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained, Harlem, is next in the market for the Caulfield after an impressive win in the Naturalism stakes, thus going straight into the Caulfield Cup, as the winner of the race gains automatic selection for the big one.

He failed to flatter in the Bart Cummings race at Flemington, but is better than that.

The six year-old international gelding has started 13 times for three wins with three placings.

Harlem was most impressive in winning the Naturalism beating the likes of Samovare, Stampede and a pretty good field of middle distance stayers over the 2000 metre trip.

When racing in France he was a listed stakes winner, so a touch of class is there, and he is in the right camp for a crack at the Caulfield Cup and the distance of 2400 metres won't worry him.

A New Zealander who I do like is another Murray Baker trained run-ner, Jon Snow, a winner of theATC Derbyat Randwick on a heavy track back in April, over the distance of the Caulfield Cup of 2400 metres.

He was most impressive winning the J.R.A Cup at Moonee Valley proving too strong for Ecuador and Boom Time over 2040 metres at the tricky winding Moonee Valley circuit.

He can sit up on the pace or a bit off them, and is a strong finisher, and his trainer is tops

● Humidor. Racing Photos and having won the Caulfield Cup two years the Underwood, has ability, but the others appear to have him covered. ago.

Two others with chances are the top Japanese galloper, Admire Deus, who leading jockey Craig Williams will ride in the Melbourne Cup and most likely the Caulfield Cup if they go that ■ A number of our major country clubs are gearing up in the next few weeks for their big way.

Williams is a big rap for the stayer who has Cup meetings and I am rapt again to be a part of the action on the big days. class form in his country.

I love this time of the year working for most Admire Deus has been working well at Werribee QuarantineArea, and has impressed of the major country clubs, the first of these is at Bendigo, although not a Cup meeting it is run on track watchers.

Of the other Inference who finished sixth in Caulfield Cup Day, with the day attracting many racegoers to their highly anticipated Beach Wear Day. Only an hour and half from the CBD, the Bendigo Club always put on a great day under the guidance of popular CEO, Aaron Hearps.

The fields are always on the quality side and you can enjoy a great day not only watching all the action at the picturesque track at Bendigo, but catching the running of the Caulfield Cup on the big screens and others dotted around the course.

The Geelong Racing Club is busy gearing up for their big Cup Day on Wednesday October 25.

The Cup always attracts some of the best stayers not only in Australia, but internationals. dedicating his big win to his brother Jason, who lost his life in a barrier accident only days before.

Always a great day and only 45 minutes down the highway, and always good racing including the Geelong Derby Trial Stakes.

The Sale Club will hold its Cup meeting on the Sunday after the running of the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley and always attracts good fields, especially the Cup. Run on their beautiful Green Wattle track, it is just over 2½ hours along the Princes Highway and a lovely scenic drive.

Sale CEO, Wayne Pollock, along with his assistant, Janet and their team, backed by a strong Committee, always put on a great day, and I like hosting for them.

We wind up with the major Country Cups with the big meeting at the new track at Tynong for the Pakenham Racing Club.

They will run their Cup meeting on Saturday December 9, under the guidance of popular CEO, Michael Hodge, along with his Special Events lady, Hayley Conn, and General Manager Racing,Wade Calderwood.

Country Cups

Ted Ryan

● Top New Zealand mare with the Turnbull. Racing Photos

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Wine Column ■ John Rozentals leaves his wine glass for a moment as he hears about a new cider venture in the heart of Bilpin apple country.

With pix from Hillbilly Cider Shed and all three beverages reviewed.

While I spend most of my beverage-writing time penning stories about wine, I'll also admit to a partiality for good beers and the occasional cider, though in the latter area I almost completely eschew the stuff churned out by the big guys.

Why? Because much of it is sweetened up and doesn't appeal to my taste. And because much of it hasn't ever sniffed an apple, let alone been made from one.

They may smell vaguely of apples because the manufacturers incorporate apple flavouring into the product, but they've got nothing to do with cider.

That's why it's so heartening to hear about an operation like the Hillbilly Cider Shed, located in the heart of Bilpin apple country, on the outskirts of Sydney along the Bells Line of Road as you start the exhilarating drive towards Lithgow.

It overlooks a working apple orchard, and the owners, Shane and Tessa McLaughlin describe themselves as hillbilly by nature and pride themselves on producing cider from nothing but pure apples.

"We don't add sugar, we don't pasteurise and we don't add artificial flavours," says Shane.

"We're all about keeping it real and honest - 100 per cent crushed fruit fermented with minimal intervention for an easy bohemian bubble."

Dedicated cider-lovers can seek out the honest earthiness of Hillbilly Cider, straight out of the barrels at the new cider shed ciders such as the traditional Scrumpy and Sweet Julie, thought to be the only cider in the world made from the julie apple, discovered and grown at the orchard and the newest apple discovered in the area since the granny smith a century ago.

Visitors can also picnic under the trees in the company of cider-shed dog Star or sit on the deck, soaking up the vibes of raw hillbilly music.

The Hillbilly Cider Shed is located at Shields Orchard, 2270 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin, is open from 12 noon to 5pm on Fridays and from 11am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Visit www.hillbillycider.com.au for more information.

WINE REVIEWS Warburn Estate 2014 Limited-Release 1164 Lagrein: I first came across this red quite recently on a visit to Griffith, where it paired beautifully with a Sicilian-inspired meal that included some magnificent local lamb.

It shows the variety's hallmark firm tannin backbone, but there's plenty of spicy, dark-fruit flavour as well.

Warburn Estate 2016 Limited-Release 1164 Montepulciano: Montepulciano is the most planted red variety in central and southern Italy, where is gets high praise for making deep-coloured wines with moderate acidity.

So it should get plenty of attention in Australian areas such as the Riverina.

Plummy flavours are to the fore here and the wine has an alluring softness. Almost getting out of season, but bring on a hearty casserole.

BEVERAGE OF THE WEEK Coopers Session Ale: Coopers Sparkling Ale is one of the favourite palate refreshers for wine writers and this recent addition to the South Australian company's line-up is certainly welcome.

It has a pronounced perfumed fruitiness due to the generous use of galaxy and melba hops in the brew, and the expected cloudiness of an ale made that retains plenty of residual yeast in the keg or bottle.

- John Rozentals

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168 Martin St. GEELONG.. Geelong Newsagency and Lotto. 140 Moorabool St. GEELONG WEST. Murphy's Newsagency.

198 Pakington St.

GISBORNE. Gisborne Newsagency. Shop 20, Village Shopping Centre.

GLENFERRIE. Glenferrie Newsagency.

660 Glenferrie Rd GLEN WAVERLEY. Kingsway Newsagency. Shop 4, 39 Kingsway.

GLEN WAVERLEY. Syndal Newsagency.

238 Blackburn Rd. GLEN WAVERLEY. The Glen Newsagency. Shop 2, 065 The Glen Shopping Centre.

GLENROY. Glenroy Newsagency. 773 Pascoe Vale Rd. GRANTVILLE. Grantville Newsagency.

1509 Bass Hwy. GREENSBOROUGH. Plaza News. Shop 4/5, Greensborough Plaza.

GREYTHORN. Greythorn Newsagency.

272 Doncaster Rd. HADFIELD. Hadfield Newsagency. 120 West St HAMPTON. Hampton Newsagency. 345347 Hampton St. HAMPTON EAST. Hampton East Newsagency. 412 Bluff Rd. HAMPTON PARK. Hampton Park Newsagency. Shop 3, Shopping Centre HAWTHORN. Glenferrie South Newsagency. 546 Glenferried Rd HAWTHORN. Hawthorn News & Lotto. 89 Burwood Rd. HAWTHORN EAST. Auburn Newsagency.

119 Auburn Rd. HAWTHORN EAST. Auburn South Newsagency. 289 Auburn Rd. HEIDELBERG. Heidelberg Heights Newsagency. 35 Southern Rd. HEIDELBERG. Heidelberg Newsagency.

124 Burgundy St. HEIDELBERG WEST. The Mall Newsagency. Shop 18 The Mall.

HOLMESGLEN. Holmesglen Newsagency. 637 Warrigal Rd. HUNTINGDALE. Huntingdale Newsagency. 290 Huntingdale Rd. INDENTED HEADS. Intended Heads Newsagency. 13 The Esplanade.

KEILOR. Keilor Newsagency. 700 Old Calder Hwy. KEW. Cotham Newsagency. 97 Cotham Rd. KEW. Kew Newsagency. 175 High St. KEW NORTH. North Kew Newsagency. 93 Willsmere St. KINGSVILLE. Kingsville Newsagency.

339 Somerville Rd. KNOX CITY. Knox City Newsagency, Wantirna South.

KNOXFIELD. Knoxfield Newsagency.

1597 Ferntree Gully Rd. KOOYONG. Kooyong Newsagency. 483 Glenferrie Rd. KYABRAM. Kyabram Newsagency. 117 Allan St. KYNETON. Collins Newsagency. 95 Mollison St. LANGWARRIN SOUTH. Langwarrin South Newsagency. 1/143-149 Warrandyte Rd LARA. Lara Newsagency. 44 The Centreway.

LILYDALE. Lilydale Newsagency. 237 Main St. LOWER PLENTY. Lower Plenty Newsagency. 95 Main Rd. MALVERN. Lucky Malvern Lotto. 167 Glenferrie Rd. MALVERN. Malvern Newsagency. 114 Glenferrie Rd. MALVERN. Malvern Village Newsagency.

1352 Malvern Rd. MALVERN EAST. Central Park Newsagency. 393 Wattletree Rd. MALVERN EAST NEWSAGENCY. Waverley Road Newsagency. 336 Waverley Rd. McKINNON. McKinnon Newsagency. 163 McKinnon Rd MELBOURNE. Domain Newsagency.

Shop 6, 401 St Kilda Rd. MELBOURNE. Flinders Street Newsagency. 65 Flinders St. MELTON. Newsxpress Melton.

MENTONE. Mentone Newsagency. 24 Como Pde. MERLYNSTON. Merlynston Newsagency.

17 Merlyn St. MIDDLE PARK. Middle Park Newsagency. 16 Armstrong St. MILDURA. Klemm's Mildura Newsagency.

53 Langtree Mall.

MILDURA. Mildura Newsagency and Lotto. 71 Langtree Ave. MILL PARK. Mill Park Newsagency. 4 Stables Shopping Centre.

MITCHAM. Mitcham Newsagency. 503 Whitehorse Rd. MITCHAM NORTH. Mitcham North Newsagency. 228 Mitcham Rd MOOROOPNA. Mooroopna Newsagency.

84 McLennan St. MORDIALLOC. Warren Village Newsagency. 87 Warren Rd. MORNINGTON. Mornington Newsagency. 97 Main St. MORWELL. Morwell Newsagency. 176 Commercial Rd. MOUNT ELIZA. Mount Eliza Newsagency.

102 Mount Eliza Way.

MOUNT GAMBIER. Posters Newsagency.

79 Commercial St East.

MOUNT MARTHA. Mount Martha Newsagency. 2 Lochiel Ave. MOUNT WAVERLEY. Pinewood Newsagency. Shop 59, Centreway Shopping Centre.

MOUNTAIN GATE. Mountain Gate Newsagency. Shop 9B, Mountain Gate Shopping Centre.

MULGRAVE. Northvale Newsagency. 901 Springvale Rd. MULGRAVE. Waverley Gardens Newsagency. Shop 44, Waverley Gardens.

MURRUMBEENA. Murrumbeena Newsagency. 456 Neerim Rd. NARRE WARREN. Narre Warren Newsagency. Shop 1, Narre Warren.

NEWBOROUGH. Newborough Newsagency. 30 Rutherglen St. NEWMARKET. Newmarket Newsagency.

292 Racecourse Rd NOBLE PARK. Noble Park Newsagency.

422 Douglas St. NORTHCOTE. Newsplaza Newsagency, Northcote Plaza.

NORTHCOTE. Northcote Newsagency.

335 High St. NORTH MELBOURNE. Ledermans Newsagency. 234-244 Macauley Rd. NUNAWADING. Mountainview Newsagency. 293A Springfield Rd. PARKDALE. Parkdale Newsagency. 238 Como Pde. West.

PASCOE VALE SOUTH. Coonans Hill Newsagency. 67 Coonans Rd. PASCOE VALE SOUTH. Paper N Post.

372-380 Bell St. PRESTON. Preston N’agency. 377 High St. PRESTON. Preston Town Hall Newsagency. 247-249 Murray Rd. PRINCES HILL. Princes Hill Newsagency.

607 Lygon St RESERVOIR. Broadway Newsagency.

279 Broadway.

RICHMOND. Swan St Newsagency. 108 Swan St. RICHMOND. Vernons Newsagency. 308A Bridge Rd. RINGWOOD EAST. Ringwood East Newsagency. 52 Railway Ave. RINGWOOD NORTH. North Ringwood Newsagency. 182 Warrandyte Rd. ROBINVALE. Robinvale Newsagency. 67 Perrin St. ROSANNA. Rosanna Newsagency. 135 Lower Plenty Rd. ROSEBUD. Rosebud Newsagency. 1083 Point Nepean Rd. RYE. Rye Newsagency. 2371 Pt Nepean Rd. SALE. Sale Newsagency. 310 Raymond St. SANDRINGHAM. Sandringham Newsagency. Shop 5, 18-34 Station St. SCORESBY. Scoresby Newsagency. 14 Darryl St. SEAFORD. Seaford Newsagency. 124 Nepean Hwy. SEBASTOPOL. Sebastopol Newsagency.

Shop 3, 'Safeway Complex'.

SHEPPARTON. Goulburn Valley Newsagency. 314 Wyndham St. SHEPPARTON. Lovell Newsagency. 246 Wyndham St. SOMERVILLE. Somerville Newsagency.

Shop 24, Plaza, Eramosa Rd. SOUTH MELBOURNE. Clarendon Newsagency. 9 Thistlewaite St. SPRINGVALE. Springvale Newsagency.

321 Springvale Rd. STRATHFIELDSAYE. Strathfieldsaye News and Lotto. Shop 5, 939 Wellington St. TARWIN LOWER. Tarwin Lower Newsagency. 45 River Drive.

TATURA. Tatura N’agency. 138 Hogan St. TEMPLESTOWE. Macedon News and Lotto.

THORNBURY. Normanby News and Lotto. 25 Macedon Rd TOORADIN. Tooradin Newsagency. 92 South Gippsland Hwy. TOORAK. Toorak Village Newsagency.

479 Toorak Rd. TORQUAY. Torquay Newsagency. 20 Gilbert St. TRARALGON. Seymour Street Newsagency. 83 Seymour St. TRARALGON. Traralgon News and Lotto.

51-53 Franklin St. TULLAMARINE. Tullamarine Newsagency. 2/191 Melrose Dr. VERMONT. Vermont Authorised Newsagency. 600 Canterbury Rd. VERMONT SOUTH. Vermont South Newsagency. Shop 14, 495 Burwood Hwy. WANTIRNA SOUTH. Wantirna South Newsagency. 223 Stud Rd. WARRAGUL. Warragul Newsagency. 43 Victoria St. WARRNAMBOOL. Reinheimers Newsagency. 145 Koroit St. WATSONIA. Watsonia Newsagency.

Watsonia Rd. WHEELERS HILL. Wheelers Hill Newsagency.

WODONGA. Mahon's Newsagency. 168 High St. YARRAVILLE. Yarraville Newsagency. 59 Anderson St.

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Quantity Surveyors Property depreciation services Just Depreciation is always going the extra mile to help all our clients whenever we can. We have decided to answer some of our frequently asked questions to help give you some advice and get a better understanding of our services to save you time and money.

If, for any reason, there are still questions you would like to ask us about our property depreciation services then don’t hesitate to call our friendly team who would be only too happy to help.

My property is old is it worthwhile getting a report prepared?

Yes, all properties regardless of age have some form of depreciation. The fixtures and fittings in the property must be valued at the date that you first make the property available for rental. Just Depreciation recommend reports for all residential properties no matter how old the building may be.

I have owned the property for a number of years and not claimed any depreciation, have I missed out?

No, we will start your report from the first date of rental and your accountant can apply to the Taxation Office to get previous returns adjusted. It’s never too late to claim any property depreciation.

How long does the report last for?

Our reports have 10 years of detailed information and enough detail for your accountant to expand on the individual items after this date so you won't have to arrange for a another report unless you carry out major renovations or improvements.

Do you guarantee your report will be worthwhile?

Yes of course, and we guarantee that if you do not receive a deduction that is twice the amount of our fee in the first year, then the report will be free. We believe this is the fairest and best possible outcome either way for our clients.

What is the process? Do I have to make appointments?

No, we make the appointments on your behalf via your rental manager and liaise with tenants for a suitable time for the property inspection so you need not worry about a thing.

What happens at the inspection?

We measure the property, take photos, take note of all depreciable items and any capital building write off deductions that may apply and then return to the office to calculate and process the report.

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DINDI SAWMILL Supplying Quality Hardwood Timber • STOCKYARD RAILS • BRIDGE TIMBER • FENCING MATERIAL • BUILDING MATERIALS • SPECIALTY BIG END TIMBERS, UP TO 8 METRES

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Alexandra

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Eildon

AUCTION

AUCTION 7TH OCTOBER 2017 AT 11.00AM on site If not sold prior 5 PETERKIN PLACE ALEXANDRA PRIME INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE Ideal owner/occupier or commercial investment

• Large mezzanine floor, office, lunch room and bathroom • 3 Phase Power with CT Metering, separate fully enclosed insulated room • Zoned Industrial 1, endless opportunities CONTACT: BELINDA HOCKING 57723444 OR 0418 115 574

“Noonamena” Luxurious getaway on 83acres:• Rendered brick home with 4 bedrooms plus office • Central heating and cooling, huge entertaining deck

• Separate luxury guesthouse (ideal B&B) above double garage. Tennis court and i.g. pool. Stunning views over Lake Eildon $745,000

• Land size 1425m2 • Warehouse area 684m2, Skillion 125m2

Eildon

Eildon

Eildon

SOLD

SOLD

Cute Weekender • Well-presented 2 bedroom cottage • Open Kitchen and living area with wood heater • Original kitchen and bathroom and floorboards throughout, re-stumped and freshly painted • Neat secure rear yard with lock-up workshop • Perfect weekender!

NEW PRICE: $169,000

Eildon

Room for the boat:• 3 Bedrooms plus study or fourth bedroom • Renovated Kitchen and Bathroom • Large corner block, lockup garage & double carport • Currently leased for $260 PW • Great holiday home or investment $250,000

Sales Specialists I Belinda Hocking 0418 115 574 Sales and Property Services I Jessica Bates 0437 533 236 Property Management I Sarah Brockhus 0457 537 222

Renovators Delight, Cute Eildon Cottage • 2 good sized bedrooms • Currently leased for $145 Per Week • Original raw floor boards throughout • Brand new carport, Neat Back yard on 642m2 $155,000

Immaculate home with brilliant shed!

• The home offers, new wiring, concrete stumps, new gas heater & air-conditioning.

• New floor coverings and has been freshly painted throughout.

• There are 2 huge bedrooms, separate lounge/ dining area and lovely modern kitchen.

• Fully lined bungalow with room for an enusite to be installed.

• Colorbond shed has power, concrete floor and room for 2 cars, boat and work shop area. $249,000

Landmark Harcourts Alexandra 56 Grant Street, Alexandra I 5772 3444

Ruffy

As Pretty as a Picture Here is a unique opportunity to purchase a small block in a tightly held pastoral area.

Surrounded by expansive grazing properties on all sides, here is your chance to enjoy stunning views without any of the upkeep!

This clean, two acre property has a great colour-bond shed plus a 5,000 gallon poly tank and dam.

Two boundaries are lined with groves of Pine, Chestnut, Hazelnut and Olive trees. There is a delightful copse of silver birch to one corner of the block to complete the scene. Situated on a bitumen road, just minutes from the famous Ruffy General Store, this is the ideal start to that getaway or tree change you’ve dreamed of!

For Sale $130,000

Landmark Harcourts Yea 56 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799

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