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Today’s Menu Charcuterie Boards: Your choice of a meat platter, cheese platter, terrine platter or fish platter all accompanied with fresh home grown and made produce, for example, vegetables, gluten free pesto’s, chutneys, nuts, etc,

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If unsatisfactory, please advise staff who will replace or refund immediately

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

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

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

Appointment is subject to a Working with Children check clearance.

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

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

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

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

Applications close: 28 June 2019.

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Show some compassion ■ The deporatation clock is ticking away quickly for a young Irish family, who made their home nearby at Seymour.

Anthony and Christine Hyde, who have made Australia their home over the past 10 years, have been told they must leave Australia because their young son Darragh’s imperfect health is a “burden” on this country’s health system.

Darragh was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 2015. Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic disorder. It impacts the whole body, but mainly affects the respiratory system (lungs), the digestive system (the pancreas and sometimes the liver) and the reproductive system.

It is difficult for people with Cystic fibrosis to clear this mucus from their lungs. It clogs the tiny air passages and traps bacteria.

This causes recurring infections and blockages, which can cause irreversible lung damage over time.

Cystic fibrosis is the most common life limiting genetic disorder affecting Australians today for which there is no cure.

The Hyde family have been told by the Australian Government that the boy’s health is a “burden” on Australia, and that they must return to Ireland.

The family has been in Australia for a decade on working visas, and they applied for permanent residency just prior to Darragh’s birth, and before his condition was known.

This disease occurs in 1 in 2500 to 3500 white newborns. Is Australia’s financial position so parlous that our nation’s consolidated funds can not afford to care for a youngster who was born here.

Is the message that Australia wants to send to the rest of the world that only people with perfect health are welcome.

It is only a few decades ago that Germany of World War II was despised for its treatment of children with health challenges.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, when reelected, tub-thumped the Christian ethic that he would “burn” for Australia.

● Anthony Hyde, Darragh Hyde and Christine Hyde face deportation because of Darragh's illness. Photo supplied: Anthony Hyde.

We call on the re-elected Federal Government, Mr Morrison, and the HomeAffairs Minister (Peter Dutton) to re-consider their inhumane treatment of Darragh Hyde on his family.

This is a family that has obeyed the rules.

They were granted working visas, they were NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING invited to apply for permanent residency, and it OF COUNCIL was only when Darragh’s health condition beResidents and ratepayers are advised that came apparent, that Australia flagged imminent a Special Meeting of the Murrindindi Shire deportation.

Council has been convened for 6.00 pm Australia is a rich country. We have enoron Wednesday 12 June 2019 in the mous wealth, Council Chambers at Perkins Street, Christine Hyde tells of the appalling way in Alexandra. which they have been treated: “We heard back, 'You've been refused your visa because your The purpose of the meeting is to consider son doesn't meet the health criteria. He has a any written submissions for the Draft severe case of cystic fibrosis and therefore he'd Annual Budget 2019/20. be a burden to the state'," she said.

Submitters will be invited to attend and The drug used to treat CF, Kalydeco, is not speak to their submission if they wish. readily available in Ireland, she said.

There’s a new destination in Yea for locally-made gifts and craft Looking for a gift for a friend - or yourself?

Take a look at the expanded range of gifts and craft, now on view at Yea Newsagency.

Lyn Bailey has opened up her store, and added an extra room at the back of the shop. It’s packed with plenty of NEW items.

Plus there’s a whole lot of stock from local people including Lee Lambert (Arashel), Peter McLeish (art), Marnie Muir (crochet), Christine Priest (knitting) and Jodi’s Soy Candles.

So, not only, can you select a quality item, you’ll be supporting local business and artisans.

Check out the individual one-off blankets, throws, scarves and jackets.

It’s easy to shop at Yea Newsagency. Park right outside. There are no steps. And you can take all the time you like to make your selection.

Yea Newsagency 74 High St, Yea. Phone: 5797 2196

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Truck, Rod and Ute Show this weekend at Alexandra ■ Thousands of visitors are expected this weekend for the Alexandra Truck, Rod and Ute Show.

The Show has been a fixture of the district on the Queen’s Birthday Holiday weekend since 1996.

The weekend sees a tuck Drivers’ Memorial Serviceto be held at 2pm Saturday. Fifteen people will be commended to the wall at this year’s service.

This will be preceded by a respectful and reverntial convoy from Yarck to Alexandra, a respectful and reverent convoy.

Yarck CFA is hosting a berbecue from 11am before the convoy leaves Yarck at 1pm.

There will be a brief circuit of the Alexandra township, and convoy vehicles will be parked in Vickery St, Alexandra ahead of the service commencing at 2pm in Alexandra’s Rotary Park.

Sunday attractions at the Show include live music, a major auction, the Victorian Woodchop Tournament, exhibition and trade display, a quilt display and children’s amusements.

Many Alexandra shops will be open whilst the show proceeds between 10am-4pm.

Classifications for trucks include best truck in various age groups, best local truck, best

● An aerial photo of the Truck Show in Alexandra.

small fleet, best tow truck, best tilt tray tow truck, best log truck, best tipper, best rigid, and best special purpose vehicle truck.

Ute categories incolude street utes, B&S utes, feral utes, chick’s ute, original/restored utes, tradies’ working ute, 4x4 ute, and best themed ute.

Rods and customs will also be judged. Entries can be submitted at the Truck Show office at the Alexandra RSL. Special routes for entering the Alexandra township will be put in place by Murrindindi Shire Council.

All trucks to be parked in the Show precinct need entry to be paid prior to parking. The 2019 fee is $60.

The queue for parking will commence at the Grant/Thom Sts corner.

Trucks arriving from Melbourne (via Healesville), are asked to turn right at Bayley St to join the queue.

Organisers are expecting more than 100 trucks, in excess of 200 utes, and 30 hot rods.

As a nod to the timber harvesting heritage of the region, vehicles and machinery have been a part of the Show.

Further information about the Show can be obtained from Gordon Simpson 0409 577 212, and Andrew Embling, 0418 266 038.

Local Briefs Print as normal

■ This newspaper will be published as normal next week. Our office will be open as usual on Monday (June 10), which is the Queen’s Birthday Holiday.

The newspaper will be printed at the normal time, and available in print on online from first thing on Wednesday (June 12).

Usual advertising booking and copy deadlines apply. Early contributions of contributors’ editorial reports will be helpful.

Weekend’s games

■ Alexandra and Thornton-Eildon footballers and netballers have home games this Saturday (June 8) in Round 8 of the AFL Outer East Division 2 competition: Alexandra v Yarra Glen, Powelltown v Yea, Thornton-Eildon v Gambrook-Cockatoo, Yarra Junction v Kinglake. Seville has the bye.

Alexandra Under 18s are due to play Beaconsfield at 10.20am Sat. at home.

Division 1 Round 7 is split over two Saturdays. This Saturday (June 8) sees Monbulk v Doveton, and Mount Evelyn v Belgrave.

Two other matches will then be played on Saturday, June 15: Emerald v Officer, and Pakenham v Warburton-Millgrove.

Premier League

■ Round 7 of the AFL Outer East Premier League takes place this Saturday (June 8): Berwick v Olinda-Ferny Creek, Healesville v Beaconsfield, Narre Warren v Cranbourne, Upwey-Tecoma v Woori Yallock. Wandin has the bye.

Special meeting

■ A special meeting to consider the Murrindindi Shire Council draft budget for the 2019-20 financial year will be considered at a special meeting to be held at 6pm on Weednesday next week (June 12) at the Alexandra Council Chambers in Perkins St, Alexandra.

Police hunt for hardware shop man Yea had the bye ■ Netballers and footballers at Yea had the bye last weekend. They face the long journey to Powelltown this Saturday (June 8).

POWER TOOLS STOLEN

Tribute to Rudi ■ The Steel’s Creek Grapevine has paid tribute to Rudi Anders, who died at the age of 81. Shirley Anders said: "We both loved Steels Creek bushland, birdwatching, spotlighting for animals, bushwalking, hunting for orchids, and watching the vegetation and birds change through the seasons.”

Whisky tasting ■ A Scotch Whisky appreciation, demonstration and tasting will be held at the Albert Edward Lodge meeting to be held at the Alexandra Masonic Centre from 7.30pm on Thursday, June 20.

● This man may be able to help Police with their enquiries about a theft.

■ Detectives are appealing for public assistance to help to identify a man following a burglary and theft in Lilydale in May. Investigators have been told a man attended a hardware store on Main St, Lilydale,t about 5pm on Monday, May 20.

Once inside the premises he selected a number of power tools and other items before placing them in a basket.

The man then took the basket to an outdoor area, hid the items and then left the store.

It is believed that the same man returned to the store about 3am on Tuesday, May 21 in a white ute.

He forced the rear gate, entered the property and collected the secreted items before returning to his vehicle and driving off.

The offender is perceived to be Caucasian, 35-40 years old with a medium build, balding and with a soul patch.

Detectives have released an image of a man who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.

Anyone with information or who may recognise the man is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com. au

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Alice Sloan remembered

Local Briefs Op Shop night

■ Thornton-Eildon District Football and Netball Club will hold an Op Shop Dress Up Party on Saturday (June 8) after the Gembrook-Cockatoo matches. There will be wind-up toy races, and prizes for the best dressed.

Snow season

● Alice Sloan ■ Young people of Alexandra gathered on Saturday at Rotary Park to remember Alice Sloan.

Alice was a young girl who unfortunately died in 2005, due to a tree falling on her tent.

She loved the outdoors. A trust now holds the Walk of Life each year on her birthday, June 1.

After the fund-raising walk, participants gathered at the Grant St Grocer for breakfast.

■ The snow season officially starts this weekend (Friday-Monday, June 7-10). Heavy traffic is expected on the Maroondah and Goulburn Valley Hwys.

The Rotary Club of Mount Beauty is holding Rotary Ski Days on Tuesdays, July 9, Auguist 13 and September 10, at Cloud 9, at the top of Hailey’s Comet Chair. Lunch follows at the Falls Creek Hotel.

House says thanks

● Ian Sichlau, Marj Hamilton and Pat Sichlau at the 33rd year celebrations of the Rotary Club of Yea.

Nillumbik prize

● Past Presidents of the Rotary Club of Yea: Gary Fitzgerald and Norm Berndt.

Garden Expo

■ Dunmoochin Foundation artist in residence, Fionna Madigan, took out the inaugural $1000 mayoral award for Barreenong Rd, an oil painting inspired by contemplative summer drives in Cottles Bridge.

Nillumbik Shire Council Mayor, Cr Karen Egan, who chose the piece with fellow Councillor and art lover, Jane Ashton, said the abstract homage to morning light and rusticity “captured Nillumbik’s essence as a whole”.

Snow at Mid. K’lake

■ Students at Middle Kinglake Primary School played in light snow last Thursday (May 30). On Friday, it was cold, wet and foggy. Students had fun with paper plane competitions and inside downball.

Trip to Museum

● Bush poet, Don McQueen, formerly of Strath Creek, provided entertainment for the celebration.

Yea Garden Expo to be held at the Yea Saleyards complex, Yea-Whittlesea Rd, on Saturday-Sunday, September 21-22.

President-Elect Sue Carpenter is one of the members involved in putting together the populat event.

Attractions include native and flowering plants, garden sculptures, motorised barrows and vehicles, garden tools and vegetable bins, seedlings, mulch, fertilsers and compost, ride-on and push mowers, nurseries, small chainsaws, roses, deciduous and ornamental trees and garden books.

Top honours ● Sue Carpenter ■ Preparations are underway for the 2019

Ladies’ Day

■ Diamond Creek Football and Netball Club held a Ladies’ Day last Saturday (June 1) at the Club Rooms. There was live music and entertainment, with members enjoying a meal and sparkling wine prior to the afternoon’s matches.

33 years history

● Daryl Callander ■ Rotary Club of Yea members have held a celebration of the 33 years since the organisation was chartered in 1986.

Charter members were led in 1986 by then-President Daryl Callander.

Other charter members included Philip Bassder, Ian Bell, Neil Beer, Ross Bryant, Graeme Broadbent, Tim Dale, Clarry Davison, David Evans, Gary Fitzgerald, Les Hall, Peter Hauser, David Lawson, Don Lawson, Bob Lockhart,Ash Long, Ric Long, John McCormack, Bernie Quinlan, Adrian Sier, John Tainton and Ray Watson.

■ Flowerdale Community House has extended thanks towards Murrindindi Shire Council for taking away the unsafe structure in theplayground, and replacing it with new equipment as well as new soft fall.

■ Artist, jeweller and taxidermist Julia

■ Alexandra Secondary College Year 7 students travelled to Melbourne Museum and the Natgional Gallery of Victoria as part of the Humanities program. At the Museum they learnt about the culture of the First Australians and how they utilised the land. The students also explored other exhibitions, learning about the history of Melbourne, the dinosaurs and the history of the planet. At the NGV, they learnt about China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, his achievements and the terracotta warriors who guarded his tomb undetected for thousands of years.

Pap Smear Clinic

● Julia deVille’s work won a $20,000 prize judged late last week. the $20,000 ‘open' One of three honours at the biennial judges, artist Godwin Nillumbik Prize for Bradbeer, said the disContemporary Art play captured the “poi2019. gnancy of mortality Julia uses only and memento mori … naturally deceased transcending morbidanimals in her taxi- ity with resonant dermy. beauty”.

She hollowed the The $10,000 local area around a rabbit’s prize was won by St ribcage and placing a Andrews photogragem-encrusted heart pher and textile artist, within.

Karena Goldfinch.

■ Yea Hospital Community Healthwill hold a free Pap Smear Clinic from 9am-3.30pm on Thursday, June 20. Appointments may be made on 5735 8050. The clinic is being conducted by Seymour Health Well Women’s Clinic, run by women for women.

Mock interviews

■ Alexandra Secondary College has thanked members of the Rotary Club of Alexandra for the time, effort and knowledge shared by each of the interviewers during Mock Interviews.

“The event has once again been a huge success and many students have come away feeling relieved and very happy with having completed their interview,” said Felicity Wilmot, careers practitioner.

Students reported that the Rotarians were “really nice and helpful people who gave good advice”.

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David Mann from the Lake Eildon Info page on Facebook is having a competition for people to guess the level of the lake as at October 1. Early guesses range from 51 per cent to 100 per cent.

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TV project for Yea youth

Local Briefs What’s cooking?

■ Local women will gather at the 'What's Cooking Thursday' luncheon tomorrow (Thurs., June 6) between `12 Noon-2pm at the Whittlesea Community House.

Uniting (Kildonan) representatives will be on hand at 1.30pm to assist people to claim their $50 rebate for comparing their electricity bill.

Marysville permit ■ RSV Planning Pty Ltd has submitted a planning permit application fo an eight lot residential subdivision, and removal of two trees, from 20 Falls Rd, Marysville.

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A Mitsubishi Mirage, valued at more than $15,000, is first prize in the Kinglake Football and Netball Club reverse draw raffle t obe drawn on Saturday, July 6. Only 350 tickets, at $120 each, are in the draw.

Phone 0425 809 369 to order tickets.

Regos overdue

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We hear that a worrying number of motorists are not slowing for the new 60-kmh zone at Yarck. It is likely to be a large fund-raiser for State Government Treasury as absent-minded snow visitors rush to the ski fields this coming Queen’s Birthday Holiday weekend.

A free meditation session for women will be conducted by cancer-survivor Vicki Klien from 2pm-4pm on Saturday, June 22 at the Alex Community Hub (Court Room), 38a Downey St. Phone 5772 1238 to book a place.

Some Kinglake folk were unhappy that Murrindindi Shire Council officers removed a promotional sign for the Kinglake Produce and Artisan Market from the Kinglake West corner. Council CEO Craig Lloyd said on social media that the sign was removed because of road safety considerations.

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● A kangaroo at Ivanhoe Grammar School, Bridge Inn Rd, Mernda.

There are real road safety concerns as kangaroos look for water and food.

Ivanhoe Grammar School senior teacher Virgina Creed took this photograph last week of a roo at the Bridge Inn Rd campus at Mernda.

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The Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges has put in a date claimer for its annual Art Show. This year’s event is scheduled to be held from November 22-24.

Whittlesea Library will be hosting local author Ella Holcombe discuss her book The House on the Mountain, from 10.30am-12 Noon on Saturday, June 22. Book signing and purchase will also be available.

The demolition of the remains of the old Whittlesea Hotel, Plenty Rd, has not won universal support.

Social media pages have a number of guessing games going as to what will come next for the site.

Giammarino Wines, St Andrews, is holding its Winter Open Day on June 15-16.. The winery is at 125 Rifle Range Rd, St Andrews.

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Readers’ contributions to the ‘Ticks & Crosses’ column are welcomed.

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

● From left: Annie Dignam, Julie Lynch, Poppy Stewart, Freya Foster, Glenda Woods, Matilda Underhill, Natalie Coad and companions Poppy, Tilly and Jess.

■ Some of Yea's most creative young people and all proceeds will raise funds for animal welfilmed interviews with the community as part of fare.

Platform Youth Theatre's 'Pet Project'.

The 'Murrindindi Shire Youth' Facebook These interviews will feature in a short film, page has more details. set to highlight the importance of pets in people’s Platform Youth Theatre and the 'Pet Project' lives, the Platform students are putting together. is supported by Murrindindi Shire Council and The film will open to the public in late June the Victorian Government's FReeZA program.

Planning at Toolangi ■ More than 40 community members came together at the C.J. Dennis Hall at Toolangi for dinner last Thursday (May 30) to hear about community planning and how it might work in Toolangi-Castella.

Over soup and scones, the crowd heard from Badger Creek resident, Doris Pozzi, on the experience of community planning in Badger Creek and what they had achieved as a result.

Attendees also participated in a number of brainstorming activities about what the Toolangi-Castella community needs to thrive and how those ideas might be brought to life.

Murrindindi Shire Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay said it was great to see so many Toolangi-Castella community members on such a cold, wet night. There was fantastic energy and passion in the hall.

Toolangi-Castella community members are invited to another get-together this month to discuss how to progress a plan for the community.

To find out more or to get involved in the ToolangiCastella Community Plan, see www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/ communityplanning or phone 5772 0333.

■ All dog and cat owners should have received their pet registration renewal notices for 2019-2020.

Payment for animal registrations were due

by April 10. Reminder notices have been sent

by Murrindindi Shire Council to those who have not yet paid their pet registration.

Under the Domestic Animal Act 1994, it is a legal requirement for all cats and dogs over the age of three months to be registered with Council. If you are found to have an unregistered dog or cat, you could be liable for an on-the-spot fine of $322.

Doorknock time ■ Murrindindi Shire Council officers will soon be conducting random door knocks and speaking with animal owners who have not yet renewed their pet’s registration.

Animal registration forms can be downloaded from www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au or collected from any Council Office, including the Mobile Library and Customer Service van.

To renew your animal’s registration or to update any information about your dog or cat, phone Council’s Community Safety team on 5772 0333.

Northern matches

■ There is only on Northern Football League match this Saturday (June 8) : it is a Division 1 game between North Heidelberg and Macleod. There are no other matches in Divisions 1, 2 or 3.

At Alex. Library

● More than 40 residents gathered on Thursday.

■ There is a busy calender of events at the Alexandra Library over the coming week.

Social Seniors will meet from 10am-11am on Thursday (June 6); Stories For the Very Young will be told from 11am-12 Noon on Thursday (June 6). A Ukelele Heaven is scheduled for 6pm-8pm on Tuesday (June 11).

It’s dinner time

● Locals at the Toolangi Hall discussed planning.

Works at Alexandra corner ■ Minor changes are about to be carried out at the Grant-Downey Sts intersection in Alexandra.

Regional Roads Victoria is carrying out the work, and says that it will improve safety for local people.

The works follow responses from interested parties including the Murrindindi Shire Council andVictoria Police.

“We’re enhancing advance warning at this central Alexandra intersection to boost driver

safety and awareness,” said Nathan Matthews, Acting Regional Director (North Eastern).

“We would like to thank the community for their patience while these improvements are undertaken.”

There will be line-marking adjustments and new signs. Some signs are to be re-located.

Works are expected to be carried out from Tuesday (June 11) and Thursday (June 13), weather permitting. Mr Matthews said that minimal disruptions are expected.

■ A Community Planning Night and Dinner is planned for 5.45pm-8pm on Tuesday (June 13) at the Lakeview Room, Marysville Community Centre. The discussion, organised by the Murrindindi Shire Council, will explore how the Marysville community can achieve more together.

“Community planning aims to pit communities in the driver’seat. Communities ... will talk about their local strengths and challenges, identify priorities for their future and collaborate in the development and delivery of solutions for their towns.”

Tech talk, e-library

■ Computer users are invited to bring their own charged device and lo-ins for a Tech Talk and e-Library session at Yea Library at 10am tomorrow (Thurs.). Bookings are required.

Music on Friday

■ The Christmas Hills Orchestral Players words and music concert wioll be held at 8pm on Friday (June 7) at Christmas Hills mechanics’ institute hall, 787 Ridge Road, Christmas Hills. Entry cost is $10 per person.

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Vale Ruth Pollard ■ A service to celebrate the 92-year life of Ruth Pollard was held at Beaufort Manor, Yea, on Monday afternoon (June 3) as we went to press.

Born on November 23, 1926, as Ruth Davies, the Yea identity died at Rosebank Nursing Home on Tuesday last week (May 28).

She was wife of Keith (dec); mother of Gary, Alan, Ross (dec), Lisa and Susan.

Ruth was motherin -law of Carol, Margaret, Barbara, Brendon and Ian; grandmother of Sarah and partner Craig, Libby and husband Alvaro and James and partner Tara-Lee, Chris and partner Julie, Nick and partner Lisa, and Grace, Kathryn and partner Kosta, Andrew and partner Dylan, Tara and Mark, Emily and Mitchell.

She was great grandmother of Alex and Sophia.

We extend condolences to the Pollard family.

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Now in his 50th year of local newspapers. ● Charles Lane ■ Dr Charles Lane will be the ‘Tuesday Talks’ guest speaker at the Yea Library at 7pm on Tuesday (June 11)

Social Seniors

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

From Our Files - 30 Years Ago Wednesday, June 7, 1989

Right to know

■ Yea residents had a right to know the contents of a report into the Shire’ Technical Services Department, carried out by Robin Nutall of WMCB Consultants, said ratepayer Mick Milroy.

Cr Don Lawson said that Councillors and staff had spoken to Mr Nutall in confidence, and it would be inappropriate to have the report published.

Shadow Minister ■ New State Liberal Leader, Alan Brown, appointed Central Highlands MLC Marie Tehan as Shadow Minister for Health.

“Health is one of the most important issues for Victoria and one of the major items of expenditure in the Victorian budget,” Mr Brown told the Yea newspaper in 1989.

30 jobs at Dairy ■ Yea & Mansfield Dairy Co. said it would employ 30 people, Yea Council was told, 30 years ago. Whey discharge was to be taken to piggeries, and waste waters were to be discharged to the Yea Water Board scheme.

40-hour famine

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Dr Laneis the former head of Oxfam's Tanzanian operation, and lived with the Barabaig people for many years.

During the 1990s, a huge Canadian aidfunded wheat scheme took over a large swathe of the Barabaig's best land to grow wheat.

In the process, the Barabaig people endured human rights abuses and many lost their homes.

Although Tanzania's High Court ruled the national corporation running this scheme was trespassing, no meaningful restitution was ever made to the Barabaig people.

Dr Lane reveals the way of life these people once enjoyed.

Editor’s Diary

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■ Murrindindi Library Sevice is running a series of short classes to help seniors learn how to use social media to share stories and connect with likeminded people.

Classes are sequential,so users are encouraged to attend them in order.

Courses are being held at Kinglake, Yea, Alexandra and Mobile libraries.The mobile courses will be at Marysville, Toolangi, Highlands and Strath Creek.

Please bring your own advice as each library only has a limited number to borrow.

Commercial Hotel before verandah

■ Yea volunteers were preparing to go without food in the World Vision 40-Hour Famine. State Premier John Cain was the patron. Some 74 people in Yea had raised $902 in the previous year.

No responses

■ No responses at all were received for the position of Assistant Shire Engineer advertised by the Shire of Yea in 1989.

May live in van

■ Kinglake West land owner Mark Henry told Yea Council in 1989 that he might live in a caravan whilst his Kestral Way home was built at Kinglake West. Permission to do so was granted for up to 12 months.

Master at campus

■ Yea’s Howard Purcell, Master of the ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge, and Past Master of Yea’s Duke of Clarence Lodge, met with Archbishop Dr Penman at the dedication of the Mernda campus of Ivanhoe Grammar School.

Rod moves on

■ Rod Canning, Manager of the Yea Indoor Recreation Centre, for the preceding 12 months, announced that he was leaving the position. He had plans for a golf driving range, alongside their Shearing Shed Gallery on their 12-hectare block on Killingworth Rd, Yea.

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■ A Yea Shire employee was refused permission to leave the office and assist at a serious road accident at Kinglake, Cr Lyn Gunter told the Yea Council meeting.

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Approval for TAB

■ Yea’s Royal Mail Hotel was given permission to open a TAB agency in the area which housed its bottle shop.

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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we live and work.

● The Country Club Hotel (then the Commercial Hotel) was pictured in 1910, prior to the verandah being erected.

Photo: Alan Thorley, Yea and District Historical Pages

■ Yea man Frank Batty was one of three contestants on the GTV-9 program Sale Of The Century.

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Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens Aries: March 21-April 20.

Lucky Colour: Red Lucky day: Sunday Racing numbers: 9.6.5.4.

Lotto numbers: 3.5.14.40.12.10.

This will be a period of improvements in all aspects; you could be more health conscious than usual and try out some new diets. You could find a new way of making money.

Access to water at Rubicon Village

Taurus: April 21- May 20.

Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky day: Friday Racing numbers: 5.4.1.3.

Lotto numbers: 13.15.24.40.26.36.

A period of family extensions when people get married and engaged or have more children. It is a busy period in which you could be running your feet off for other people, try resting occasionally if you can.

Gemini: May 21- June 21.

Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky day: Thursday Racing numbers: 8.4.2.1.

Lotto numbers: 3.5.4.12.21.10.

There is an interesting meeting with someone who thinks the same as you and someone who you feel strongly about.

There could be some long distance travel on the agenda or plans for one in the near future. Good vibes all the way.

Cancer: June 22- July 22.

Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky day: Wednesday Racing numbers: 8.6.4.2.

Lotto numbers: 13.15.14.40.23.36.

It's time to do something different and relax with good friends. Something you have been hoping for will be coming your way soon. Try not to over do the good things in life and look after your health.

Leo: July 23-August 22.

Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky day: Monday Racing numbers: 8.6.3.2.

Lotto numbers: 3.5.4.12.28.37.

Some very good news involving family members and someone you have been thinking about could call.A little problem at work will sort itself out in no time at all.

Virgo: August 23- September 23.

Lucky Colour: White Lucky day: Tuesday Racing numbers: 6.5.3.2.

Lotto numbers: 13.1.18.25.45.40.

There are possible changes coming up in your life or lifestyle and some of them not by your own doing. Restless feelings could catch up with you but romance will calm down.

Libra: September 24- October 23.

Lucky Colour: Green Lucky day: Wednesday Racing numbers: 6.3.5.2.

Lotto numbers: .

3.6.35.33.22.10.

During this period you might have to sort out some difficult situations that have been around for some time.

You could still feel a little restless. Someone from the past could show a lot of interest in you at present.

Scorpio: October 24- November 22.

Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky day: Sunday Racing numbers: 5.6.4.1.

Lotto numbers: 13.16.24.26.35.30.

Your romantic urges may become very pressing and your social life very busy. Your mood tends to go from one extreme to the other and upsetting those closest to you.

You could get the rewards from past efforts now.

Sagittarius: November 23- December 20 Lucky colour: Brown Lucky day: Monday Racing numbers: 8.6.4.2.

Lotto numbers: 1.5.9.35.37.45.

You probably feel like entertaining or being entertained.

Your approach towards your partner needs to be honest and loving to keep the peace at home. Improvements in financial matters are likely.

Capricorn: December 21- January 19.

Lucky Colour: Green Lucky day: Friday Racing numbers: 6.3.5.1 Lotto numbers: 13.16.24.45.40.11.

Your personal relationship could become sour, if you do not consider your partners feelings at all times. During this period you may feel more like being alone. Some legal matters should turn out in your favour.

Aquarius: January 20- February 19.

Lucky colour: Blue Lucky day: Saturday Racing numbers: 5.6.1.2.

Lotto numbers: 13.16.24.40.11.23.

Generally a very positive period is indicated and many will be finalising most of their important plans for their career matters. Business and love will be taking a lot of your time soon and some will be in for some kind of promotion.

Pisces: February 20- March 20.

Lucky Colour: Lucky day: Racing numbers: Lotto numbers:

Peach Friday 6.5.2.1.

13.16.25.40.22.18.

Business matters seem to be working out better than your pleasure activities so you may well put your business interests in order first. If you have any new ideas now is the time to put them forward and to promote your career matters.

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● The State Government is moving to secure water supply and sewerage services to Rubicon Village residents and the Outdoor Education Centre.

■ The Victorian Government Ms Kiely says the in dividual “Murrindindi Shire Counhas negotiated a five-year li- water supoply will remain until cil has agreed to work with cence to access common land the new service is in place.

DELWP to deliver the waste at Rubicon, which it says will After that residents will be water treatment program. help restore water and sewer- charged a standard water ser“Now that the five-year liage services to local residents. vice charge of $170.63, plus a cence is in place, Council will Clare Kiely, Regional Direc- volumetric charge of $1.1744 commence system design, tor of the Department of per kilolitre. property inspections, and conEnvrionment, Land, Water “A typical household water sultations with each lot owner,” and Planning, wrote to bill in your area averages $450 Ms Kiely said.

Rubicon Village residents on per year (based on a 230Murrindindi Shire Council Tuesday last week (May 28) to kilolitre usage,” Ms Kiely wrote is to be in touch with each resiannounce the latest develop- to residents. dence to explain next steps. ments.

“Under the new arrange“Pumping of the temporary She says that residents of ments lot owners in Rubicon sewage holding tank will conRubicon Village residents will Village will be offered indi- tinue until the new systems are become individual Goulburn vidual wastewater treatment installed,” says the DELWPletValley customers. systems (similar to a septic ter to Rubicon residents.

Goulburn Valley Water has tank) with the irrigation outfall “As I indicated in my last permission to access the com- extending from eaxch lot onto letter, this whole process has mon land and utilise the water the common land. taken much longer than any of supply pipes.

“The supply and installation us would like and again I thank Individual water supply of the system will be fully you for your patience,” Ms agreements will be established funded by the Victorian Gov- Kiely said in her May 28 correwith each land owner. ernment. spondence.

War of words continues ■ A key player in the Rubicon Village water and sewerage services saga, Daniel Clark has issued a statement.

Mr Clark, of Rose St, Alexandra, said: This is an open letter to all sources and I do not care how or where it gets published or portrayed.

Without all the conspiracy theories.

“In response to the letter to the editor by Steve Matcham (Standard, May 22), Mr Matcham was in a unique position prior to June 10, 2015, as an employee of Rubicon Village Water and Sewerage Services and Mr Larson as the maintenance worker for the systems. He brings up valid points that needed addressing even though he admits to having far more documentary proof.

“The Governmentemployed a Queens Counsel, costing taxpayer's tens of thousands of dollars to look into the 1996 Deed to find the actual ownership and whether the deed was in fact valid. The 1996 Deed is valid “The Deed is frustrated (as the owners of the houses in Rubicon Village refuse to pay for water or sewerage services at every attempt by the various owners or sign contracts) .

“Rubicon Village Water and Sewerage services Pty Ltd (RVWS) was set up post 1996 by the then owners Rubisprings Pty Ltd, the Education Department and Ausnet Services to supply the various companies and the houses in Rubicon Village.

“RVWS is a separate entity to the land of Rubicon Village and was wholly owned in 1996 by the above-mentioned companies.

“Rod Larson, the 50 per cent owner of Rubicon Village Pty Ltd purchased the Village

Matcham replies ■ A reply in the name of Stephen Matcham was released on Sunday: “Mr Clark, please take note that Stephen Matcham was never employed by either Rubicon Village Water or Rod Larson or anyone else to do with the water and sewerage.

“Fact is Goulburn Valley Water gifted a key to the pump sheds, which to this day I still have.

“This was done so GVW wouled not need to be called out. This is fact, not fiction, as you write.

“Please be sure your facts are right, as I will do a video documentary and put it online with the proof you desire about Rubicon Village’s history in the runnings and ownership of the system.

- Stephen Matcham matchem2@bigpond.com from Rubisprings Pty Ltd and became, as a consequence part owner of RVWS. “Between Larson's take over of the property and 2006 Ausnet withdrew from the deed and was paying for the services to the Education Department /and RVWS. “RVWS on the instigation of council during this time did major infrastructure upgrades to accommodate the legal parameters of the system.

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E-waste ban

■ A ban on electronic waste (e-waste) going into landfill will come into effect around Victoria on Monday, July 1.

Murrindindi Shire residents will be able to recycle their e-waste at participating local Resource Recovery Centres.

Council is calling on everyone to make sure they recycle their e-waste rather than throwing it in the bin.

E-waste is anything with a plug or battery that has reached the end of its useful life think mobile phones, computers, audio devices, hair dryers, TVs, heaters, air-conditioners, refrigerators and other white goods.

E-waste contains valuable resources that can be reused, as well as some nasty materials that are bad for the environment if not properly handled.

Murrindindi Shire Environment Portfolio Councillor, Rebecca Bowles, said thanks to funding from Sustainability Victoria, Council will be upgrading infrastructure at the Alexandra and Kinglake Resource Recovery Centres to meet the growing volumes of e-waste expected once the ban comes into effect.

The Yea RRC will be upgraded to sort and recycle e-waste down the track as well.

“Recycling of computers and televisions at participating RRCs will continue to be free of charge as it is subsidised by the 'National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme'.

“From July 1 though, a small fee of $2 per item will be charged for the disposal of other e-waste. T “his is to help us meet the significant costs of recycling," Cr Bowles said.

"Sustainability Victoria's e-waste initiative will help Council meet its goals of reducing resource consumption, minimising the amount of waste going into our landfill and strengthening the environmental sustainability of our communities.

"Ultimately we want to see e-waste being reprocessed and made into sustainable end products here in Australia. Council will continue its advocacy efforts to state and federal government to support this.

"Separating and recycling e-waste from landfill-bound waste is something we can all do to reduce the impact our modern, consumption-driven lives have on our environment.

“Council understands that dropping off your e-waste at one of the participating RRCs will take a little extra time.

“It's really important that we take these steps now because the amount of e-waste generated by Victorians is projected to hit to some 256,000 tonnes by 2035," Cr Bowles said.

"Council's friendly Resource Recovery Centre staff will be able to help you identify e-waste in your loads and separate it out to be recycled," Cr Bowles added.

For more information about e-waste, see www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/e-waste

Team leader job

■ Murrindindi Council is seeking a new Team Leader at its Alexandra Library.

This person will lead and support the Alexandra Library staff and volunteers to provide a high quality service to the community.

The role will actively engage with the community through the delivery of library materials and programs.

There is some evening work through the week and there is a Saturday work roster.

To succeed in this role, you will have experience with libraries and in the delivery of exceptional customer service.

You will have excellent team work, organisational, and problem solving skills, great judgement, a creative flair and experience with using computers and various software packages.

See www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/jobsor call Libby Kotschet on 5772 0333.

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● From previous page “The Education Dept and Rod Larson funded the upgrade jointly as owners of RVWS. Rod Larson donated land (Lot 1) to GVW as part of these upgrades “RVWS was being paid to supply the services to the Education Department until they realised, they were paying the entire costs of running the services including supplying the village homes whom refused to pay.

“Rod Larson's business partner quit the business just prior to Rubicon Village Pty Ltd going into liquidation and was taken over by Global Securities Investments. GSI attempted to get the Education Department to pay for full costs of running RVWS. “The Education Department withdrew from RVWS some time in this series of events and installed their own sewerage system leaving Rod Larson as the only signatory to RVWS. RVWS was never in liquidation.

“In 2014 in an attempt to secure their own water and sewerage system the Rubicon Village owners corporation looked into buying Lot 26 from the liquidators.

“This was turned down as the expense of the clean-up and repairs was to prohibitive for the group.

“June 10, 2015, Daniel Clark, DDAYAnything Anytime, purchased Lot 26 (from the liquidators) and as part of the deal agreed to clear 2 EPA notices attached to the property for Rod Larson and the payment for doing this was ownership of RVWS. “In a letter addressed to Mr Matcham after my purchase of the property Mr Larson the previous owner of Lot 26 and RVWS, Mr Larson advises that D.Clark has taken over all debts, liabilities and responsibilities of RVWS including paying the outstanding debts of the company incurred by the current and former lot owners.

“The government did not allow the residents of Rubicon Village to go without water for 18 months.

“DDay supplied three variations of contracts for the residents of Rubicon Village.

The residents refused to sign contracts or voided the signed contracts even though their lawyer approved the contracts saying it's the best deal they could get and without signed contracts DDay did not need to supply the services.

“On several consultations with residents it was advised that the services would cease if payments were not forthcoming. “”When, at the last owner's corporation meeting, it was decided by the residents to void the current contracts. DDay was given no option to shut down the system.

“The residents at this point did not contact DDay but filed an emergency VCAT hearing “VCAT advised that without payment the services did not need to be supplied and advised a price for residents to pay for past use and an amount for ongoing use.

“And was agreed to by all the parties in attendance at that time. Two residents paid for past use however no payment was received for ongoing use. Hence no supply was granted.

“No services were able to be supplied from this date on.

“The Government admits the deed is valid but frustrated.

“The Section 32 documents are incorrect, it is up to the vendor to do their due diligence. and you should have checked at the time of purchase as these are standardised documents and some of these purchases were made through the liquidators. It took eight months and many alterations for me to get my Section 32 in order before I signed the contract.

“The residents are (not) paying for an administrator as VCAT deemed that the Owners Corporation was dysfunctional and could not make a concorded decision.

“The residents could easily have avoided this entire process by signing contracts and paying for the services that they have been provided to past and present lot owners, for up to 20 years for free.

“DDay is still paying for electricity and water fees to supply the residents with water and sewerage services.”

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Tuesday, June 11 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Cavanagh, J (38037) v Springall, David John. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Tait, W (37033) v Springall, David John. Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Bending, S (39833) v Springall, David.

Uni-Seymour Thursday, June 13 Traffic Camera Office Traffic Camera Office v Skyelands Pty Ltd. Melbourne Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Johnston, Brendan.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Johnston, Brendan.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Grant, B (28598) v Panozzo, Dean Daniel. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Mackey, A (42625) v Hunter, Zachary.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Duff, D (35543) v Mcleod, Andrew Robert. Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Gordolo, C (30144) v Keioskie, Stephen.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Omran, Laura. DtuSeymour Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Ford, Glen Adrian.

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Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Annett, Trevor. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - O'neill, J (40075) v Mcnally, Sharna.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Mcpartlan, M (22827) v Doyle, Christopher David. Highway PatrolWallan Victoria Police - Rogers, M (40077) v Quadara, Michael Thomas. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Chell, E (44156) v Kinniburgh, James Liam. Uni-Boronia Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Kearns, Adam. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Stapleton, Jamie Christopher. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Bush, Ben Reece.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Mcgregor, Courtney Louise. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Stafford, Joel. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Glen, Paul Anthony. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Pearson, D (36365) v Jackson, Brian Leslie. Water Police Victoria Police - Malhotra, S (36661) v Markham, Olivia.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Henderson, Kihrya.

Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Mcdonald, Alex.

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Eildon Weir Band

■ We vould call attention to the noticte in another column that the Eildon Weir Band will give a recital on Sunday next, at Thornton, in aid of the Alexandra Hospital funds. The band has made a name for itself and all can expect a musical treat.

- Alexandra Standard

JP appointed

■ Mr. T. H. Hurrey, of Yan Yean, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Central Bailiwick.

- The Advertiser

Grand entertainment

■ The Lilydale Variety Revue will hold an entertainment in the Athenaeum Hall on Saturday next, June 7, at 8 p.m; Beauty Ballet, Beaux Burlesquers, Gorgeous Tableaux, Vivant Living Statues, etc., will be presented.

All the songs will be sung in costume, and some of the leading pictures in the Melbourne Art Gallery will be represented. The residents should not miss this treat. The funds are to help to re-decorate the Athenaeum Hall. Tickets may be obtained from Mr. Boxall and Miss Phillips, Main-street, Lilydale.

- Healesville & Yarra Glen Gaurdian

Ladies Guild, Hurstbridge

■ The usual sewing meetings have been held each month with the object of working for a sale of work in aid of Sunday School Building Fund, and other work in connection with the church. The sale took place on the 14th December, 1918, the proceeds being £16 2s 5d. The expenses were £8 4s 10d.

Donations, Sunday School Building Fund, £10; diocesian festival, 10s; Bush Fire Fund, 5s ; present balance cash in bank is £8 10s. . The membership roll is 13. It was arranged that an Organ Fund be opened for the purpose of purchasing a new organ for the Church, the Ladies' Guild contributing a guinea; also donations were received for the support of an Indian boy in the Mission School, Aurangabad, India.

- The Advertiser

Yea Court case

■ Sir,-As Mr Caples seems anxious for the public to know what was supposed to have been private - the settlement of the Cummins and Airey court case-I am making it known myself. W. Cummins sued me for £1 for doctor's expenses, and £9 for pain and suffering. At the settle ment it was £9 9s (the pain and suffering was reduced to £8 9s), and if be paid the doctor, solicitor, and witnesses I am afraid he wouldn't have a day's wages left.-Yours, etc, T. Airey - Yea Chronicle

Welcome home

■ Last Monday an event which will be regarded as epoch-making by the Nash family took place. at the Weir.

Private Will Nash, who was a prisoner of war in Germany for a year and eight months, was welcomed home by his relatives and friends.

There was quite a scene of enthusiasm when the coaoh arrived, cheering, singing and flag-waving being very much in evidence.

- Alexandra Standard

Bourke-Evelyn Football Assoc.

7th June.

Thomastown v. Arthur's Creek.

Hurstbridge v. Epping.

South Morang v. Mernda.

Whittlesea a bye.

Matches to be played on the ground o the clubs first named.

- The Advertiser

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People

June Market at Yea Railway Reserve

● Luke McMaster, Shirley McConnell and Matf Kells of Yea CFA

● Vicki Hifggins and ‘Tex’ of Higgins Draught Horses, Woodfield

● Haakan Bernefors of Haken’s Hives and Honey.

● Eddy Magee of MM Bunting Boutique, Yea

● Emmanuel Vlamis and Michelle Psarologos

● Julie Elms and Jacqueline Butterworth

● Tony Lane of Tony’s Man Cave Treasures

● Marco The Magician (Mark Bruere) shows his talents at the Market

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History

Editor’s night with the Traffic Operations Group ■ In 1989, EditorAsh Long joined ‘Mansfield 611’for a Saturday night eight-hour shift with the Victoria Police Traffic Operations Group, patrolling local roads. ★ ‘Benno’ is like most 33-year-old blokes you’d meet.

He has a wife, a couple of kids, is settling a home, and working hard to build a future.

‘Benno’ goes to work five shifts a week, has a ‘company car’ and has a confident, calm nature.

And yet, each shift he risks his life amongst drunk, speeding and dangerous drivers ... all because he wants to help them save their own lives.

‘Benno’ is Senior Constable Garry Bennett, a member of the sixman crack Traffic Operations Group based at Mansfield, and responsible for highway patrol on the Melba, Goulburn Valley, Maroondah and Midland Highways.

I joined up with Garry for his Saturday night shift at the weekend: 5pm1am, cruising the roads of Yea, Alexandra and Mansfield Shires.

Garry’s company car is an unmarked maroon Holden Commodore, turbo-powered, five-speed, sixcylinder, modified with 15-inch wheels and other specials.

Packed inside the car are flashing blue lights ready for action; one of the front-seat passenger’s sun visor, a magnetic full-size ‘bubble’ that sits at his feet ready for transfer to the car roof, and two lights concealed in what look to be stereo speakers.

Inside ‘Mansfield 611’ there is a UHF radio that keeps Garry in constant contact with ‘VKC Benalla’ as well as other mobile units on the road.

He also has a VHF police radio, a regular CB transceiver, as well as a UHF citizen’s band unit.

The car is fitted with an electronic speedometer, an ‘electrotector’ time and distance meter, plus a portable radar unit.

Garry says he travels an average of 280-km each shift, but it was not unusual when hased at Mildura to complete up to 700-km per shift with two hours’ overtime.

The recently set-up T.O.G division at Mansfield, headed by Sgt. Bill Gore, who reports to Insp. Hank Zervaas, has two cars: one is a yellow marked vehicle, we set off in the other.

The areas covered includes the Goulburn Valley Hwy from Yea,halfway to Seymour; Mansfield to Swanpool on the Midland Hwy; Mansfield to Yea on the Maroondah and G.V. Hwys; Yea to Glenburn on the Melba Hwy; and south to Buxton via Alexandra on the Maroondah Hwy. Trips around Yea include those past the three High St hotels where it looks obvious, at least, that a few locals have parked their cars for longer than most would take to consume their five standard beers to bring them to .05.

Equally are some of the Yea family cars where people have come to dine out for a couple of hours.

But rather than focus on the hotel patrons, Garry’s attention seems more directed to highway traffic.

Our first southern trip along the Melba Hwy is uneventful. I ask Garry what he looks for when he is observing vehicles.

‘Speed’ was his first answer. He says this is, by far, the biggest killer

● Sen.-Constable Garry Bennett in 1989. Inset: At the wheel. Photo Ash Long Soon, it was a local truck driverto The driver produces his licence. on the roads, followed by drink drivGarry has a cursory inspection of be intercepted, log book examined, ing.

We follow a car that is staying at the car (and reveals later that he had a few suggestions made. its regulation 100-kmh, and Garry inspected it recently).

This, and the next driver stopped, He gives all drivers a preliminary came out with the ‘standard’ line that says he tracks each car for a few kilometres to see if they maintain the breath test on the Lion Alcometer. they were related or know someone Interestingly, not one on Saturday ‘in the Force’. standard.

Drivers, say with .150 under their recorded one bit of alcohol.

A speedy Ford Escort was Soon the P-plater was away, but brought belt, simply can’t keep up the to a halt at Molesworth. straight, consistent speed course, quick interceptions were made of a “Actually even through their own impression camper bus driver and another P- the driver. I just bought car,” says of their driving may be exaggerated. plater, both who had difficulty keep“It goes pretty quick,” replies It’s as far as Glenburn when ing their vehicles the right side of Garry.

Garry notices an early model sta- double lines.

“Is it 110 along here?”

Indeed, the P-plater clocked 115tion wagon, P-plates prominent, driv“No.” ing at only a moderate speed from kmh on the open road, and just over “Is it 100?” he said, at the end of 80-kmh in the Miller St, Yea sector. near the hotel area.

He had been followed from Ti- the Molesworth 80-kmh strip.

He places the blue flashing mag“Pay more attention to your drivnetic ‘bubble’ on the car roof, acti- Tree Creek to near Cotton’s Pinch vates the lights, and the young driver before he was stopped and cau- ing,” Garry suggests to the young tioned. pulls over smartly. bloke.

Garry looks at setting up a preliminary breath testing station in Miller St, Yea, but there doesn’t seem to be enough traffic,so it’s off to a few of his radar check points: the Melba Hwy, near Webb Wares Rd; Yarck; Kanumbra, near the 150-km post; the Merton straight, in two spots; and many others.

For the speedier driver, it’s enough to conclude that Garry could be anywhere.

One spot took us to the top of a cutting probably 20-feet above the roadway; entirely out of the view of drivers from both ways.

Soon there were a few traffic infringement notices issued: speeding, and with it an oversize trailer charge.

We meet up with Sgt Gore, who demonstrates the powerful radar apparatus.

Both men say they believe they are helping drivers to slow down and save their own lives.

Quickly, it’s back on the road, and from a stand-still point, Garry measures a car travelling at 122-kmh.

He explains how far ahead - two kilometres a minute - that car is speeding, and the risky speed needed to intercept.

Lights are illuminated, and the red sedan quickly comes to a halt.

An attractive women emerges, and admits that she was speeding.

Garry writes out a $135 traffic infringement notice, and in spects the car: “Why don’t you have a current registration label?”

“Oh, we’ve got them, it’s my husband’s car,” says the woman.

It sounds plausible and because of our position (only out of clear radio range by a few hundred metres), Garry is unable to hear results on the RTA computer.

He offers a warning that the woman makes sure the correct labels are affixed properly.

We both leave in opposite directions: she to Mansfield, we from the Kanumbra area towards Yarck for a routine rendezvous with ‘Seymour 150’, a senior officer’s visit for the evening.

Back into radio range, and then comes the radio report: it claims the car just released is out of rego.

A quick U-turn, preliminary gear changes, into third - the turbo sweeps into action, and its the long chase from Kanumbra into Mansfield.

This reporter stopped looking when he saw the electronic speedometer the wrong side of 200-kmh.

Garry’s advanced driver training course seemed useful.

Perhaps fun for the first couple of times, but why would a bloke want to risk it, doing every working day of his life?

After a while, Garry considers the speed is not worth the risk, and says he will have the matter followed up by other officers. But the woman will be caught!

The night continues with routine, including that log that records every intercepted driver, every person spoken to, every move.

So too are the radio contacts, and relayed phone calls.

Speaking with other members of the local T.O.G. team leaves you with no misapprehension that these fellows are serious about their jobs.

My one-night stand with the team indicates to me that they really are our ‘bitumen life saving squad’.

You can be with them or against them: a life saver or a life loser.

- Ash Long. May 31, 1989.

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

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

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Whittlesea Council voted at its May 7 meeting to consult on a plan to close the road.

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It’s Gershwin ■ The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the 2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival commenced the 10-day event with a recital at Hamer Hall of iconic works in George Gershwin’s songbook that boasts some of the greatest love songs ever written.

It was not however all true to Gershwin’s compositions as Gershwin Reimagined were works generally as interpreted by conductor, composer, producer, and musician Troy Miller.

Two vocalists supported the works, Laura Mvula penned as the Nina Simone of our generation and Jose James, an American jazz, R&B and hip hop artist.

There was no faulting the performance backing of the MSO under Troy Miller’s baton; he did take time out to show us that he was a multi-instrumentalist on the grand piano, the drum and the glockenspiel.

A number of well-known works such as Embraceable You, I Got Rhythm and You Can’t Take Away From Me were re-arranged

by Miller which certainly strayed from the 1930’s interpretations.

What was impressive were the renditions of the five movements of Catfish Row derived from Gershwin’s 1935 musical Porgy and Bess.

He so loved the music of Porgy and Bess that he synthesised the original score and then performed the works in Concerts a number of times in 1936 and 1937.

Following his death the manuscripts unexpectedly disappeared. However in 1958 his brother Ira found the manuscripts and titled the works, Catfish Row, Porgy Sings, Fugue, Hurricane and Good Mornin’ Sistuh!

The urgency of Catfish Row opening the recital had the strings working overtime and they with the help of the brass and tympani’s brought it to a rousing climax.

While Laura Mvula did well her vocal renditions were not as smooth as that of Jose James’s whose rhythmic voice suited that of the times the works were composed.

On a cold and wet Melbourne night it was a nice way to reflect back on the iconic and well loved compostions of George Gershwin and the start of the 2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

- Review by Graeme McCoubrie

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Director/Set Designer Tyler Hess aims to present the original narrative set in Austria pre-World War Two, and infuses his own brand of theatricality and creative innovation.

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The visual result is splendid, with ingenious multi-purpose use of three huge arches facilitating transformation into sets ranging from the Nonnberg Abbey to the luxurious von Trapp villa, aesthetically enhanced by projected images and Daniel Gosling’s lighting design, despite some opening night issues.

Meticulous attention to detail includes costumed staging personnel, efficient set changes and a pipe organ played by Geoff Scarlett during Abbey scenes. Musical Director Ben Moody’s orchestra is fabulous, Kristy Griffin’s choreography is visually interesting and Leonie Campbell’s innovative costume design is eraauthentic.

The particularly vocally strong cast of principals and ensemble includes a cameo appearance by company President, Owen Davies.

Greta Wilkinson delights as Maria, embodying her role with heart and soul, while Adam Bianco is quietly sincere as Captain Georg von Trapp.

The stage brightens with Phil Lambert’s (Max Detweiller) energy, Lauren Holcombe is glamorous as Elsa Schraeder and Dot Parker endears as Frau Schmidt.

Michael Syme (Rolf Gruber) excels, including his delightful scene with Liesl (Eryn Saunders), and Samantha Du Rennes exudes lovely warmth as the MotherAbbess.

Two groups of talented performers play the von Trapp children.

The opening night cast included Eryn Saunders (Liesl), Elliot Shute (Friedrich), Lucy Sonnemann (Louisa), Patrick Spillane (Kurt), Charlotte Barnard (Brigitta), Emily Bedford (Marta) and Miranda Ferrigno (Gretl).

Bravo to these dedicated young performers.

The encore audience sing-along was introduced with impressive articulation by Eryn and Lucy, with Miranda and Patrick playing the violin.

From a critical perspective, I felt the large, magnificent set sometimes detracts from performances, and some artistic additions such as background dancers in the bedroom Goatherd song risk confusing believability with theatricality.

Whatever the case, there is no doubt the audience loved it. Congratulations Babirra.

Performance Season: Until June 15 Venue: Whitehorse Theatre, Nunawading Bookings: www.babirra.org.au - Review by Cheryl Threadgold

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Places To Go Photo exhibition

■ Safari and Melbourne Airport present Arrival until June 19 at Melbourne Airport international arrival gates.

Arrival is a portrait series that captures the moment travellers are embraced by their loved ones at the airport arrival gate.

The series is to celebrate similarities between people, no matter how different we are.

Filmmaker Gabrielle Reiher says the diversity found in just a few hours doing an impromptu photo shoot at the Melbourne International Airport was “honestly breathtaking”.

More than three million people from different cultures, speaking different languages, worshiping different gods, and working in different jobs, will pass through the arrival gates at Melbourne International Airport in 2019.

“We hoped to capture moments that celebrate the universal feeling of human connection, which transcends all of our differences,” says Gabrielle.

“While technology and air travel has changed dramatically from the romantic days of yesteryear, the emotion, the tears, the smiles and even the handwritten welcome signs that greet loved ones as they walk through the Arrival doors have not.”

Exhibit location: Melbourne International Airport arrival hall screens.

Admission: There is no cost to view this photographic exhibition.

Luminous

■ Richard Tognetti and Bill Henson reunite to present Luminous with singer-songwriter Lior at Arts Centre Melbourne on August 11 at 2.30pm and August 12 at 7.30pm.

The Australian Chamber Orchestra is renowned internationally for its cross-artform collaborations where, under the leadership of Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, it has partnered with film directors, visual artists, surfers and actors to present ground-breaking productions including Mountain, The Reef and Gallipoli.

In August , the ACO will continue its exploration of multi-sensory performances as it reunites with photographer Bill Henson, to present Luminous, a musical and visual feast that pairs the music of Peteris Vasks, Benjamin Britten and R.E.M. with Henson’s hauntingly dramatic photography.

2019 marks 10 years since the last performance of Luminous, and this national tour will see the production revived and refreshed, featuring new photography, updated music and the ACO debut of singer-songwriter Lior.

Henson’s haunting, dramatic photography is the visual focus. His night-time urban landscapes and moody explorations of sensuality – twilight zones between day and night, male and female, youth and adulthood, urban and rural settings – form the background to a meditative soundscape.

“Luminous sees us collaborate with one of the world’s great artists, Bill Henson, who’s taken the art of photography to new levels and new dimensions,” said Tognetti.

“We first presented this concert in 2005, in what marked one of our first collaborations with a visual artist, and were amazed at the support that we, and Bill, received throughout the project. It’s been 10 years since we last performed Luminous, and we’re greatly looking forward to re-visiting it with IsraeliAustralian singer Lior in concert halls across Australia.”

Henson has described the collaboration as an intimate dialogue between the mediums of imagery and music.

“In collaborating with Richard Tognetti and the ACO on Luminous, I was aiming to create exactly what I’ve always wanted from any work of art: a gathering sense of intimacy which, through compelling articulation, overtakes our sense of what we thought we knew and makes the world strange again – that unexpected encounter with beauty which causes us to fall in love and which is the true purpose of art.”

Performance Dates:August 11 at 2.30pm and August 12 at 7.30pm. Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne Hamer Hall. Bookings: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Ghosted: date from hell

● Jayden Popik (Kyle),: Lucinda Cowden, front left (Pauline), Max Meaden (Will), Holly Chadwick (Jordan) and Kostas Moutsoulas (Oliver) in Ghosted.

■ Oliver (Kostas Moutsoulas) and Kyle magazine 2005, a dubious exorcism and it seems (Jayden Popik) have just met and it’s not going that Oliver is likely to be stuck with Kyle forwell. ever.

It’s not only ‘super uncomfortable’, but you As a last resort, Oliver turns to the medium could also say it’s the Grindr date from hell. he found in a call centre, Pauline (Lucinda Kyle decides to ‘ghost’ Oliver – to split for Cowden). the club while Oliver’s back is turned.

Popik and Cowden are standouts in this enKyle makes his getaway but due to an unfor- semble cast. tunate accident with his rideshare, Kyle ghosts Framed by Bel Giles pop art animations, the Oliver – literally. whole crew get involved in the action onstage Now the hapless and slightly gormless Oliver with some funny sight gags by ‘stagehand’ is stuck with the ghost of a bad date in his apart- Brendan Coppa and assistant director Isobel ment and is trying everything to get Kyle to move Summers. on to the afterlife.

Directed by Gabrielle Reiher, Ghosted runs Kyle, meanwhile, is in no hurry to move on over two hours and could have done with some and is enjoying his new ghostly powers. tightening and fine-tuning.

Not least due to his new friendship with Nevertheless, writer Michael Thebridge has Oliver’s bestie, Jordan (Holly Chadwick) and crafted a warm, funny situation comedy with disrupting Oliver’s chances with his new boy- some great lines in only his second-staged work. friend, Will (Max Meaden).

Ghosted was performed at Chapel off Throw in a ‘Vanquishing Spell’circa Dolly Chapel.

- Review by Kathryn Keeble

Latest shows, auditions SHOWS

SHOWS

■ The Basin Theatre Group: A Man for All Seasons (by Robert Bolt) Until June 8 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Malcolm Sussman. Bookings: www.thebasintheatre.org.au ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: The Wisdom of Eve (by Mary Orr) Until June 8 at 39 - 41 Castella St., Lilydale. Director: KatieJane Amey. Bookings: 9735 1777.

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

Bookings: 9758 3964.

■ Babirra Music Theatre: The Sound of Music Until June 15 at The Whitehorse Centre, Whitehorse Rd., Nunawading. Director: Tyler Hess; Musical Director: Ben Moody; Choreographer: Kristy Griffin. Bookings: www.babirra.org.au ■ Peridot Theatre: Crimes of the Heart (by Beth Henley) June 7 - 22 at the Unicorn Theatre, Mt Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Drive, Mt Waverley. Director: Michelle Swann.

Bookings: 0429 115 334.

■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: All My Sons (by Arthur Miller) June 7 - 22 at the Mechanics' Institute, Yarra St., Warrandyte. Director: Alastair Rice.

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

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

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

Director: Martin Gibbs. Bookings: 9587 5141 or www.mordialloctheatre.com

■ Williamstown Little Theatre: A Man of No Importance (by Terrance McNally, music by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty) June 26 July 13 at 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Director: Barbara Hughes. Bookings: wlt.org.au ■ Adelphi Players Theatre Company: The Golden Pathway Annual (by John Harding and John Burrows) June 29 - July 7 at Booran Road Hall, 264 Booran Rd., Ormond (next to Uniting Church). Director: Michael Mace. Tickets: $15/ $12. Bookings: 9578-0952 (Leave message).

Limited seating, bookings essential.

■ Eltham Little Theatre: Look Back inAnger (by John Osborne) July 5 - 20 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre. Director: Drew Mason. Bookings: www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au ■ Diamond Valley Singers: Annie Get Your Gun July 5 - 13 at the Warrandyte High School Theatre, Alexander Rd., Warrandyte. Performed with the Eltham Orchestra. Enquiries: 9439 7843. Bookings: www.dvsingers.org.

AUDITIONS ■ Phoenix Theatre Company: Jesus Christ Superstar June 3, 5 at 7.30pm, (Dance) June 9 from 5-6pm, Callbacks June 9 from 6.30pm at Phoenix Headquarters, Leeds St., East Doncaster. Additional information: www.phoenixtheatrecompany.org. Audition bookings: www.trybooking.com/BCXKF ■ The 1812 Theatre: Leading Ladies (by Ken Luwig), June 23 at 7pm, June 24 at 7pm at 3-5 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Pip Le Blond. Enquiries: 0400 350 792.

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

Enquiries: ssydenham@gmail.com

What’s On Love

■ Three winners in six days , a theatrical trifecta , but it’s not my job to sow dissension by deciding placings.

Pinocchio, La Mama at the Carlton Courthouse; The Three Graces at Theatre Works; and Friday night, Love from Patricia Cornelius at fortyfive downstairs. The season closes Sunday June 9.

Love, along with Shit also from Patricia Cornelius, which opened Wednesday night at fortyfive downstairs, also play as a double bill and they will book out soon if previous seasons are to go by.

Love is not necessarily an ironic choice for 60 minutes of an emotional wild ride; a title that's not false advertising .

"Love is an unapologetic exploration of love and addiction. Tanya, Annie and Lorenzo are from the bottom of the heap. They've been abused, they're abusive, and they're difficult to like, let alone love but it's love in all its distorted and mutated forms that holds them together.”

“Carly Sheppard's Annie has been exploited all her short life {she's 19 but Carly's incorporation of the character Annie is a haggard unlovely figure on the bare platform that is Marg Horwell's design for Susie Dee's production.

“As Annie says (as Benjamin Nichol's Lorenzo, oily and unlovely pimp as you might pass in Victoria St, Richmond, urges her back to work) "I've been f***ing since I was 9".

But Annie needs love from Lorenzo and Tanya /Talee Ferenday, third in this triangle, who accepts the reality of Annie's earning power, a power Annie can't exploit for herself .

Annie seeks affirmation in love, Lorenzo pours it on, Tanya offers it with a dream of a house of their own and security off the street.

For all the moralism implied by "unlovely" the relationships are love and, like all love, faulted and otherwise real. The performances have a tragic urgency so compelling I couldn't look away. These are those for whom tomorrow is too far away.

- Review by Peter Green

Shit

■ As I started the script, news on radio of home invasion and car theft by three female teenagers .

Horribly apposite after Shit the previous night, a play about three young female offenders (although to describe Billie/Nicci Wilk, Sam/ Peta Brady and Bobby/Sarah Ward as "young offenders" is akin to calling a tiger a big pussy cat).

If Love is a play for adults - those who can confront the reality of the growing underclass and, incidentally, before we become too complacent, a shrinking middle class, then Shit is all that and more. Billi , Sam and Bobby are possibly mad, definitely bad and fatal to know.

Billie opens proceedings with a three minute, almost no breath drawn, rapid fire monologue where the great Australian f *** is noun, verb, adverb, and adjective and every second word.

Everything gets worse and, as with the opening monologue, at times, because of the shock and brutal truth of much that comes from the three - funny.

Shit is set on, in front of and behind , a 1.5 metre wall that Susie Dee's strongly choreographed direction makes full use of. Prison wall or the increasing divide between us and them? Them put us through a reality clothes wringer; brutal unmentionable recollections; self loathing from Bobby/Sarah Ward whose spray “I hate women" was really hard for this ancient male to stay with.

Of the three, Sam/Peta Brady seemed to have some humanity intact but challenged by Billie, soon conformed. Moments for me that shocked; the parodies each presented of themselves as terrified children hopelessly attempting to ward off more abuse; turned upside down as one says "How was that" to the admiration of the other two - abusive horror as comedy.

Performance Season: Until June 9. Venue: fortyfivedownstairs Bookings: www.fortyfivedownstairs.com - Review by Peter Green

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Observations Women of the White House

Gang Show Big Top ● Richard Piper is Claude in Come From Away. Photo: Andrew Tauber ■ A special theatrical treat coming to Melbourne soon is the new, multi-award-winning musical Come From Away, playing at the Comedy Theatre from July 3-20.

With the book, music and lyrics by David Hein and Irene Sankoff, Come From Away is an inspirational story of hope and humanity, based on real-life events following the September 11 tragedy in 2001.

Some 38planes carrying nearly 7000 people from more than 100 countries were redirected to Gander, Newfoundland, almost doubling the population of the remote Canadian town.

Melbourne-based performer Richard Piper who portrays Claude, kindly agreed to an interview.

Richard explained that while his theatrical training was in London and he was soon performing in West End shows such as Grease, initially theatre was not considered as a possibility for a career “as it was assumed that it was a shortcut to wickedness and campery”.

However, Richard was enthralled at age 16 when seeing a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Peter Brook, and auditioned for Drama School shortly after.

“My parents were, I think, relieved that I was considering doing anything with my life even at the risk of wickedness and campery.”

Richard visited Australia in 1985 with the cult cabaret band The Bouncing Czecks and had not planned on staying at first, but after three Australian tours with the band says he fell in love with Melbourne “and a number of Melbourne women”.

He jokingly adds that “Britain was at the time run by Margaret Thatcher and I was desperate to get away from her as soon as possible, so moved permanently in 1987.”

For 43 years Richard had admirably achieved an acting career, mostly onstage, including many performances for the Melbourne Theatre Company.

He has also performed on television in Wentworth and Underbelly and in the film Pirates of the Caribbean.

He regards stage as his home,.“My acting style has been … well … BIG, I think, and not suited to the screen, but I’ve just worked out how to do it, so who knows.”

Richard is also appearing in the upcoming US series Reckoning. “I just speak in a deep, barely audible grumble and the American producers love it.”

Richard regards his latest show, Come From Away as “a wonderful piece of theatre and a true ensemble piece – a true folk story”.

He also loves his role of Claude Elliott, who he regards as a quiet hero – the man who oversaw the crisis in the small town of Gander. “I constantly watch him on YouTube for inspiration/” According to Richard, Come From Away is something “you can’t not enjoy”. He believes it to be a show the world needs now, and redefines the word ‘uplifting’.

He noticed audiences coming out of the show when seeing it overseas. “They were lit up, enraptured.”

As for his future plans, Richard hopes to be associated with Come From Away for some time and will then look forward to performing in more plays. His next show for the Melbourne Theatre Company will be his 40h.

“All up, I don’t think much about the future. A beer at 6.15pm is a lovely thought though.”

Melbourne performance Season: July 3 – 20. Venue: Comedy Theatre. Bookings: Ticketmaster - Cheryl Threadgold

● Ben Brook at Melbourne Gang Show’s lighting desk.

■ The circus comes to town when Scouts and through work at CVP led to becoming a Lighting Guides present the 67th Melbourne Gang Show, Designer for the Production Resources Group, titled The Big Top, from June 21-29 at the Besen and travelled extensively through Australia and Centre, Burwood.

Asia with large professional touring shows such This year’s two-act high-energy youth mu- as Neil Diamond. sical comedy tells of the mayhem, mischief and Ben’s impressive CV today shows he worked madness found under The Big Top. on the New Year’s Eve White Sensation, tourThe Big Top is the story of how a family ing Australian states with the Black Eyed Peas, saves the circus by saving itself, and how a fa- on the Edelstein wedding, with Bytecraft Enther rediscovers the colour in his life again tertainment travelled to New Zealand and through his daughter’s determination to follow around Australia with Lady Ga Ga, travelled her dream. with Rod Stewart and Sound Wave.

State Commissioner of Melbourne Gang Other tours include Kiss, Bryan Adams, Show, Rob Motton, says all involved in the pro- Ricky Martin and Bonjovi, Pearl Jam, John duction have the opportunity to devise, write, Farnham, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Emimen, Maria compose, design, create and stage a full-scale Carey in Australia and New Zealand and Stereo theatrical performance and develop new abili- Sonic. ties and attributes.

The Australian Open Tennis, Justin Bieber, “Along the way all of our members also learn Carols by Candlelight and a Day on the Green teamwork and theatre skills,” says Rob. are also included on Ben’s CV which depicts a “The production, technical and administra- wonderfully successful career inspired by his tive divisions of the show give them the oppor- ongoing involvement with the Melbourne Gang tunity to experience the intrinsic joy of live the- Show. atre.

Ben has worked his annual holidays around “They feel the satisfaction of working hard Gang Show lighting, and introduced the together, developing resilience, overcoming ob- plotting Gang Show Lighting Team to visit and train at stacles and reaching the goal of creating won- PRG. This year Ben is using his technological derful memories for all.” expertise to design and manufacture costume Rob points out that earning a Red Scarf is important in giving each member the knowl- headpieces and clown shoes.

Members and their families will this this year edge that they belong to this ‘Gang’ and that they should be confident and proud of their also enjoy a free 20-minute Magic of Theatre presentation session, 45 minutes before the three achievements.

Ben Brook, 31, is a fine example of the op- matinee shows.

This compered session will demonstrate how portunities and benefit from involvement with different theatrical elements are used to create the Gang Show.

Joining at 11, Ben was interested in scenery the image of the show and covers parts of many and learned timber grain patterning when paint- Entertainment Badges requirements.

Included will be discussion and displays of ing Beaver House for the Five Little Pigs and Lighting, Follow Spots, Sound, Orchestra, Hand Ned Kelly Hut. He joined the cast in the 49th show, worked Properties, Scenery, Costumes, Make-up and on props, lit some costume headpieces, and with Performance.

Performance Details: June 21 – 29 a developing interest in Scenic Art and Lighting Venue: The Besen Centre, 87-89 Station St., Design, joined the Performance Design Team.

This interest inspired Ben to change his ter- East Burwood.

Bookings: gangshow.org tiary course from Sports Management to a Sound - Cheryl Threadgold and Lighting Diploma at Box Hill Institute, and

● Ebony McGeady at left (Melania Trump), and Sam Coats (Kellyanne Conway) in Women of the White House.

■ Women of the White House will be presented at The Butterfly Club, Melbourne from July 1-6 at 7 pm.

This political satire written from the perspective of Melania Trump and Kellyanne Conway was successfully presented at Hares and Hyenas earlier this year and is now back as part of the Melbourne Cabaret Fringe Festival.

Women of the White House is promoted as an “all-singing, all-dancing, part drag, all wings, tell-all expose of true facts, fake news, and modern day right wing conservative feminism from inside the big orange world of Trump”.

Whatever people may think of President Donald Trump, this show sets out to establish he is flanked by two of America’s strongest and most enigmatic women: First Lady Melania Trump, and Kellyanne Conway, the current counsellor to President Trump.

Women of the White House stars Ebony McGeady as Melania Trump, Sam Coats as Kellyanne Conway, and Laura Morrisby and Claire Vandali as their peppy all-American Trump cheer squad.

Under the direction of writer, performer, DJ, and cabaret director/performer Fiona Scott-Norman, these four upcoming performers say they are excited to bring their own unique blend of satire, pep, and feminism to the Melbourne Cabaret Fringe Festival.

Dates: July 1-6 at 7pm. Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne. Cost: $25-32. Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com - Cheryl Threadgold

Traces of Reading

■ For those thinking that stand-up comedy is about listening to a comedian using voice to blitz the audience with a string of jokes and amusing anecdotes, Mitchell E Roberts will prove you wrong. He has a different approach.

Mitchell has written and performs his one person show May Contain Traces of Reading at The Butterfly Club without speaking a solitary word. His only accoutrements are a grey metal filing cabinet filled with clearly labelled files and his audio-visual assistant, Captain Mac Sparrow, whose printed comments are projected on screen.

Introduced to Mitchell’s alter ego, Robert Mitchell, the audience is steered through his life stories with its perils and perks as a speechless man. We’re invited to read large print cards astutely selected by Robert.

His amusing description of his career as a mute bartender reveals an inventive example of how he handles tricky situations. Followed up with a mimed Britney Spears performance, Robert delights the audience with his dance movements.

He elicits card-instructed, audible audience responses of ‘Ooh’s’, ‘Aah’s’, clapping and numerous other devices to keep the audience engaged. While highly stage managed, the audience takes its role seriously and with good humour. His file collection includes, how to deal with hecklers, a tool he resorts to liberally throughout his act.

Inspired by Monty Python, Lano and Woodley and Rowan Atkinson, Mitchell E Robert’s imaginative work delivers a unique style of comedy.

He has a humorous, appealing and adept stage presence. When words fail, seeing is believing as to how he lifts stand-up comedy to another level.

- Review by Sherryn Danaher

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Local Theatre When The Light Leaves ■ La Mama Theatre presents When The Light Leaves: How Would You Want To Go? from June 12 to 23 at La Mama Courthouse, Carlton.

High Line Productions and Citizen Theatre announce a new collaboration to present When The Light Leaves, a play that deals with issues surrounding the new Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws coming into effect in Victoria on June 19.

These laws will allow Victorians access to VAD and coincide with the play’s season at La Mama Courthouse.

When The Light Leaves is a new Australian play by emerging writer Rory Godbold.

The play is a fictional story that stems from Rory’s autobiographical experience surrounding the circumstances of his father’s death in 2015.

His story drew the attention of the media when he was featured acquiring the life ending drug Nembutal in The Age, and was subsequently interviewed for Andrew Denton’s Better Off Dead podcast.

When The Light Leaves is told through the fragmented memories of people trying to reconcile their grief.

The final act is told through bursts of memory, smatterings of text and interspersed action during the wildness of the main character’s death.

As Victoria moves towards a future where people have a choice at the end of their lives, When The Life Leaves explores different voices, values and ideas within the complex public debate, giving people an understanding of what is at stake when someone is making an end of life choice.

It also brings a young, queer voice into the conversation, with the play’s central relationship taking place before and after the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

To inspire conversation in the community, a Q&A will be held on the evening of June 19, immediately following the performance.

A panel of different stakeholders will discuss the issue and what it means for Victorians moving forward.

Citizen Theatre Artistic Director Jayde Kirchert says the timing of this story and Q&A will play a pivotal role in the community discussion around VAD: “The play doesn’t tell audiences what’s right or wrong, but rather presents the different sides of the story so people can make up their own minds about what they believe is right for them.”

Writer, Rory Godbold, says: “Death is highly personal; for the person dying but also the witnesses.

“The play looks at how we use control to protect ourselves, but the unpredictability of death challenges this notion of control for all involved.

“In witnessing Dan’s death, the audience is confronted with their own mortality and question what a ‘good death’ looks like for them.”

Citizen Theatre is an independent Melbourne company that has been producing new and existing works since 2013.

Notable original productions include Nude (Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2014 and Alex Theatre 2015), Alexithymia (2017 Poppy Seed Festival) and Forgotten Places (Chapel Off Chapel, supported by the City Of Stonnington).

When The Light Leaves is written by Rory Godbold, directed by Jayde Kirchert and features a stellar cast including Shaun Goss (Cock), Leigh Scully (Managing Carmen), Veronica Thomas (Fallen) and Michelle Robertson (Disgust)”.

Performance Dates: June 12-23 Time: Wed. 6.30pm Thu. - Sat .7.30pm Sun. 4pm Duration: Approximately 70 minutes Venue: La Mama Courthouse 349 Drummond St, Carlton Tickets: $30Adult, $20 Concession Bookings: 9347 6948 or www.lamama.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Auto Cannibal

● Mitch Jones in Auto Cannibal.

■ Works and Oozing Future present the pre- clubs and, drawing on my background in sidemiere season of AutoCannibal, created and per- show, they involved fairly extreme physicality formed by Mitch Jones from July 10 – 21 at and acts of self harm.

Theatre Works, St Kilda.

“Through these performances I realised I was Addiction, obesity, corruption, over-consump- also interested in investigating self harm - not tion. Why do we do things that we know are bad just as an individual action, but as a larger social for us? On all fronts, Homo sapiens seem to be pattern of how we treat the planet. Why do we intent on wiping themselves out. do things that we know are so bad for us?”

Well known and much lauded by lovers of A solo physical theatre work, AutoCannibal bizarre and provocative performance, Mitch draws together elements of clowning, circus, Jones (aka Captain Ruin) brings Melbourne performance art, aerial rigging and sound deaudiences a premiere Australian work. sign.

Joined by international emerging Director, It explores ideas of resource consumption, star Cirque Du Soleil aerialist and character per- environmental exhaustion and social col-lapse former, Masha Terentieva, AutoCannibal her- through an examination of the human impulse alds a new evolution in Jones’s creative prac- towards self destruction. What will we eat when tice, drawing on years of experience making we’ve consumed it all? avant-garde performance art for fetish clubs and Performances: July 10-21 art installations.

Preview: July 10. Tues. - Sat .7:30pm, Sun. “In 2016 a very dear friend and mentor passed 5pm away while dealing with issues of addiction”, Tickets: $45 Full, $37 Concession, $30 Preexplains creator and performer Mitch Jones. view, Student and Under 30s “I was deeply shocked and saddened and Bookings: 9534 3388 or online at part of how I dealt with that was to begin explor- w w w. t h e a t r e w o r ks . o rg . a u / p r o g r a m / ing my grief and sense of loss in a series of short autocannibal/ Venue: Theatre Works - 14Acland performances that marked a significant depar- St, St Kilda ture from my style of work at that time. www.theatreworks.org.au “They were performed exclusively at fetish - Cheryl Threadgold

Spontaneous Broadway ■ Genevieve Morris returns to Spontaneous Broadway alongside TV comedy stars Cal Wilson and Scott Brennan and musical impro giants Russell Fletcher, John Thorn, Rik Brown and Amberly Cull to play one night at the Memo Music Hall on Sunday June 16 at 6.30pm.

A complete Broadway styled musical comedy will be improvised on the spot using only song suggestions from the audience.

This will be their final show before heading off for a season at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and a special night celebrating the return of Spontaneous Broadway’s popular character Dame Helen Highwater, played by Genevieve Morris.

The show is suitable for all ages and if you love musicals you’ll love Spontaneous Broadway and if you hate musicals you’ll love this even more.

Since winning the Palme De Broadway at the 2000 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Spontaneous Broadway has been popular with audiences worldwide from the Sydney Opera House to the Edinburgh Festival.

Date: Sunday June 16 at 6.30pm Venue: Memo Music Hall, 88 Acland St , St Kilda Tickets: $25-$40 Bookings: www.memomusichall.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

● Cal Wilson can be seen in Spontaneous Broadway on June 16.

What’s On Tsunami of Crime

■ A record 127 books are in contention for Sisters in Crime Australia’s 19th Davitt Awards for best crime and mystery books by Australian women. T his figure tips last year’s record by 16. An astonishing 73 adult crime novels have been entered. More than a third – 47 books in total – are debut offerings.

“It’s not just a crime wave – it’s a tsunami,” says Davitt judges’ wrangler, Jacqui Horwood.

“More and more women are turning to crime – and for good reason. Crime is the most popular – and best-selling – literary genre and it’s a broad church.

“Crime allows authors to apply the blow torch to contemporary issues whether it’s the gendered nature of so much violence or the dangers lurking in the dark web,” she said.

“When a lot of fiction has literally lost the plot (and a large readership), crime writing stands tall with compelling narratives, a keen sense of place, strong female characters and an acute sense of justice.

“And it’s not all deadly serious – there is lots of fun, lots of humour, and lots of irony.

It’s just that the outcome is often deadly.”

Horwood said that a number of trends were already evident in this year’s Davitt entries.

“Crime continues to move from the mean streets of Australia’s major cities to small towns and the outback as evident in the books

by Jane Harper, Aoife Clifford, Sandi Curtis, Sue Williams and Ellie Marney,” she said.

“Historical mysteries are increasingly popular with books such as Deborah Burrows’ Ambulance Girl series set in the London Blitz and M J Tjia’s series featuring the 1860s’ London Eurasian courtesan sleuth.

Often these books have a foot in both the past and present. L J M Owen’s novels skip from ancient cultures to modern-day Canberra while Kirsty Manning’s The Jade Lily is set in both wartime Shanghai and 2016 Melbourne, and Toni Jordan’s book is located in 1938 NewYork and 1986 Brisbane.”

What Sisters in Crime calls ‘Tropic Noir’ is also in vogue, Horwood said.

“Crime has moved to the Tropics with Caroline de Costa’s series in Cairns and Candice Fox’s Crimson Lake books set nearby. Out in the Pacific, B M Allsop’s selfpublished police procedurals set in Fiji have met with much acclaim,” she said.

“Sisters in Crime is also pleased to see 17 Young Adult novels, 15 Children’s Novels and 22 Non-Fiction books in the mix.A lot of journalists have turned to crime – with some, like Rachael Brown, turning their award-winning podcasts into books.”

The Davitts, named after Ellen Davitt, the author of Australia’s first mystery novel, Force and Fraud, in 1865, cost publishers nothing to enter.

The awards are handsome carved polished wooded trophies featuring the front cover of the winning novel under perspex. No prize money is attached.

Judging panel for 2019 comprises YA expert and author Dr Kelly Gardiner, forensic specialist Debbie Stephen and Sisters in Crime national co-convenors Moraig Kisler and Pauline Meaney and former convenors, librarian Jacqui Horwood and public servant Michaela Lobb.

Details of the Davitt Awards ceremony will be announced shortly.

Voting for Readers’ Choice Award by Sisters in Crime members will open on June 10.

A short list will be announced in early July.

The long list follows.

Further information : www.sistersincrime.org.au - Cheryl Threadgold

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Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Frankie at Atrium

■ Much-loved singer and entertainer Frankie Stevens is back at the Atrium Safety Beach on Saturday, June 22, commencing 7.30pm A night of rock n roll from the versatile all-round performer is sure to keep the dance floor full.

Bookings on 59 81 8123.

Good Friday

Mildura Festival

■ The annual Mildura Country Music Festival kicks off on Friday, September 27 to Sunday, October 6.

Once again, a host of both local and interstate artists will converge on the town for both the countless concerts and the annual Independent Country Music Awards.

Eric’s story

■ Australian rock legend Eric McCusker took his audience on both an enthralling personal and musical journey warts and all at the Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, late last month.

From his childhood beginnings to his musical influences and even playing cricket with Sir Elton John, nothing was off limits in the two-hour show.

And then of course, there were the live performances and stories behind his classic hits he wrote for Mondo Rock and John Farnham.

It all added up to a very memorable afternoon that was well worth attending.

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Talented winemaker Stefano

■ John Rozentals tries a premium chardonnay from the 'young' - well actually not so young - Stefano Lubiana: I was going to begin this by saying that Stefano Lubiana is one of Australia's most talented young winemakers, but then remembered that, like me, these days he better fits the 'once was young' category.

So, we'll conveniently omit that descriptor, and just describe him as one of Australia's most talented winemakers.

Though obviously beaten to the start-up punch by Meadowbank to the north and Moorilla to the south, Stefano was one of the pioneers of grape-growing in Tasmania's Derwent Valley and has succeeded admirably in transitioning from the wholly irrigated viticulture of South Australia's Riverland to the truly boutique.

He and his wife, Monique, run what they claim is Australia's first and only truly biodynamic vineyard, and their absolute dedication shows in wines such as the Stefano 2014 Collina Chardonnay (about $100).

At that price, it should be good, and it is - a smouldering mouth full of excellent fruit and some clever winemaking, using fruit grown only on the estate's Collina Vineyard.

It's a wine that demands the very finest richly sauced white-meat dish - and plenty of thought rather than mindless quaffing.

● Stefano Lubiana: one of Australia's most talented winemakers.

This dry red is made from roWINE REVIEWS Richardson Cabernet Sauvignon Blue Pyrenees 2016 Estate Red ($64): The late Colin Richardson, bust old shiraz vines planted in 1972 ($42): This blended red represents who this wine is named for, was and 1974 on a gently sloping, southeach year the best the BLP can pro- indeed one of the industry's finest, facing section of the main BPE vineduce, and this case is 81 per cent a larger-than-life figure devoted to yard. cabernet sauvignon, 14 per cent furthering the industry and particuThe fruit is regularly kept sepamerlot and 5 per cent malbec. larly young professionals' love for rate and it's easy to see why.

The flavour is dominated by rich good wine and spirits. The wine has The wine shows ample varietal plumminess and delightful oak a bouquet of aromatic blackberries, spicy dark berries and lashings of treatment which has given the wine plus regional mintiness and olives. regional pepperiness. an integrated seam of cedar. The The oak is beautifully handled.

It's my pick out of three very winery's French influence is obviWINE FO THE WEEK ous.

Blue Pyrenees Estate 2016 Sec- good 2016 BPE releases.

- John Rozentals Blue Pyrenees Estate 2016 tion One Shiraz ($42):

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THE T OP 5 LETHAL TOP COMBINA TIONS. OMBINATIONS. 5. Get a chef in Shanghai to work with a cook from the MCG Olympic Room.

4. Have Nick Kyrgios work with Kim Jong Un on a nuclear program.

3. The technical chief of NBN to work with the designer of Boeing 737 MAX. 2. Jeff Fenech to train Gary Ablett.

1. Bill Shorten and anyone.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

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

Out and About

WeHo is Actor Central

■ West Hollywood is Actor Central and most stay at the Ramada.

Actors from all over the world have arrived in Hollywood for the actor pilot season. Many come from Australia to try their luck on the biggest stage in the world.

For first timers it is confusing: where to stay, how to get around and ‘why am I here?’.

To follow in the footsteps of the huge stars that have paved the way - Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth and Margot Robbie, just to name a few - is a daunting task.

We Australians, who have lived here for sometime, always try and help the new arrivals. Our Government is always there to help us if something goes wrong.

The Australian Theatre Company in Los Angeles honoured three Australians who lend enormous help to fresh Aussie actors that have just arrived to try their luck on the big stage.

$3.15 per hour in China

● Honourees: Australian Consul-General Chelsey Martin, Ramada Managing Director Alan Johnson, and Australian actress Kym Wilson.

Attracting non-believers ■ In the movie Breakthrough, a Midwestern Christian mother, played with uncanny realism by Chrissy Metz of NBC's prime-time hit This is Us, relentlessly prods doctors to save her son, even after they've given up hope.

She mobilises her St Louis community to pray, putting her faith in God and science.

And when her son rises from the dead, even the doctors agree it's a miracle.

The success of this film, which became the country's No. 2 movie in the first two days of its Easter week release, represents a breakthrough indeed of faith-based films moving from the niche to mainstream.

For starters, this Disney/20th Century Fox offering is a star vehicle, complete with hip co-producers NBA superstar Stephen Curry and bestselling relationship author DeVon Franklin.

Based on the true story of John Smith, a basketball-loving 14-year-old from St Louis who fell through an iced-over lake in 2015 and returned to life after 45 minutes without a pulse, Breakthrough has so far earned $37 million at the domestic box office and $46 million worldwide more than three times its $14 million budget.

It continues to hold strong at No. 8 in the country in its fifth week of release, and even cynical critics have given it a 64 per cent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

As The New York Times declared: "You don't have to believe in divine intervention to be moved by this story."

Faith and film have met before. From epics like The 10 Commandments and Ben-Hur during Hollywood's Golden Age to 1970s comedies Heaven Can Wait and Oh, God! with George Burns, filmmakers have long mined the spiritual for material.

And recent decades have seen an explosion of faith-based films made by Christians for fellow believers.

Chick-Fil-A ■ Despite endless efforts to boycott Chick-fil-A, Yahoo Finance reporter Myles Udland said that the fast-food eatery has become the third-largest restaurant chain in the nation and has tripled its sales over the last 10 years.

Food service consultancy Technomic Inc. provided the new rankings showcasing Chick-fil-A's steady boost in popularity, according to The Wall Street Journal.

In 2018, the eatery hit $10.2 billion in sales and has just about doubled its number of locations since 2007.

"Each year since 2015, Chick-fil-A has been the top-rated fast-food restaurant on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which considers factors such as staff courtesy and restaurant cleanliness," reported the Journal, adding: "Among limitedservice US restaurants that mainly serve chicken, Chick-fil-A's market share rose to 33 per cent last year from 18 per cent in 2009, while the market share of Yum Brands Inc.'s KFC chain fell to 15 per cent from 29 per cent in that time, according to data tracker Euro monitor." " We've been pretty consistent in how, over multiple decades, we're going to take it slow and steady," said Chick-fil-A senior director Mark Moraitakis. "It's paid off for us."

■ The workers who assemble Apple iPhones make a starting wage of $3.15 per hour in the People's Republic of China.

"Apple has said the starting pay for workers at the world's biggest iPhone factory, in Zhengzhou, China, is about $3.15 an hour," The Times reported in a story published two weeks ago.

That $3.15 per hour is less than half the US minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

That means a teenager working part-time serving Big Macs at a McDonald's in the American Midwest earns a far bigger hourly wage than a Chinese adult hired full-time to build iPhones in the People's Republic.

A 2018 Congressional Research Service report on the USChina trade relationship summarised Apple's supply chain and its production of the iPhone.

"According to Apple Corporation, it used over 200 corporate suppliers with nearly 900 facilities located around the world," said CRS. "The top five largest country sources of these facilities in 2017 were China (358), Japan (137), the United States (64), Taiwan (55) and South Korea (34)."

Apple iPhones are mainly assembled in China by Taiwanese companies Foxconn and Pegatron using a number of intermediate goods imported from abroad.

Staggering US debt ● Cate Blanchett

■ The US Federal Government spent $2,573,708,000,000 in the first seven months of fiscal 2019 (October throughApril), setting an all-time record for real Federal spending in the first seven months of a fiscal year, according to data published in the Monthly Treasury Statements.

Prior to this fiscal year, the most that the Federal Government had ever spent in the first seven months of a fiscal year was in fiscal 2011, when it spent $2,476,257,690,000 in April 2019 dollars

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

How to pass a drug test ■ Former NBA star Lamar Odom reveals in a new memoir that he used a prosthetic penis to pass a drug test and get onto the 2004 US Men's Olympic basketball team.

Odom was told he earned a spot on the squad, he learned a drug tester was coming to his house in a few days to collect urine.

"There was absolutely no way I was going to pass. I'd been smoking weed every day that summer."

"Panic set in," he wrote. He Googled methods to beat a drug screening.

"After an exhaustive search we ordered a giant, rubber, black penis to arrive the next day," he wrote.

The day of the test, he had his trainer pee into the "reservoir" concealed in the fake testicles and then squeezed out the urine under the watchful eye of the screener. He passed the test and made the team.

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■ The City of Oakland is in such dire financial straits that it is planning to use $2.9 million from state gas tax revenues to keep the city's lights on, rather than using the money to fix pothole-riddled roads, for which the funding was intended.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the city is facing severe financial shortfalls, despite a booming economy that has seen wealthier households relocate from San Francisco across the bay to gentrifying neighborhoods.

The problem is that the city's costs are rising faster than its growing revenues, thanks partly to pension obligations an increasingly common challenge for large, Democrat-run cities that made ambitious promises to public sector unions.

As Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, famous for tipping off illegal aliens to an impending Federal law enforcement sweep, in an effort to defend her "sanctuary city" noted in her recent budget statement to the city council last week: Though cranes are rising across the skyline and Oakland's revenues are growing at a steady rate due to the strong real estate market, the City's expenses continue to rise faster than revenues.

Personnel related expenses, particularly the cost of medical benefits and pensions as well as insurance, utilities, and fuel costs are growing at 2-3 times the rate of inflation and revenue growth.

Come and visit us

■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming over for a holiday then I have got a special deal for you.

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

I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper.

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

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

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■ My first recollection of seeing John Jarratt onscreen was in the Peter Weir film, Picnic At Hanging Rock.

I have observed his career from afar and it was a great thrill to meet him and record a radio interview over a cup of coffee.

John Jarratt was born in 1951 in Wongawilli, a small rural town in New South Wales. He became interested in drama at high school and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1973.

John's first film role was in The Great McCarthy where he played the title role of an Australian Rules football champion starring opposite Barry Humphries, Judy Morris and Chris Haywood.

In his next film, Picnic At Hanging Rock, John played a much smaller but pivotal role.

Both films were released at almost the same time in Australia.

In 1979 John played Ned Kelly in television mini series The Last Outlaw and in the same year was on the Gold Coast filming The Odd Angry Shot where he played an Australian soldier in Vietnam.

During the 1980s John worked on the ABC children's series Play School. He has appeared in guest roles in television series such as The Young Doctors, Matlock Police, A Country Practice, Water Rats, Police Rescue, All Saints and Blue Heelers.

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ries McLeod's Daughters. He is also a carpenter by trade and this came in handy when John was hosting Better Homes and Gardens on television.

His most important film role came in 2005 when he was cast as Mick Taylor in the classic Australian horror film Wolf Creek. Personally I put this film down as one of the scariest films I have ever seen in my life.

John told me that it was a small budget film with an inexperienced young writer/director. John had reservations when filming began but realised he was wrong when he saw the genius of the young man and the film became an international box office smash.

In January 2012, John begian filming the

● Kevin Trask and John Jarratt long awaited sequel, Wolf Creek 2. He also the father in this production.

The play written by David Stevens opened starred in an American film titled Shiver where off-Broadway in 1990 and was made into a film he plays a serial killer.

Shiver will be released later this year. His with Jack Thompson and Russell Crowein 1994.

Kevin Trask other film roles include The Chant of Jimmie Kevin can be heard on 3AW Blacksmith, Summer City, Little Boy Lost and The Time Tunnel - Remember When Australia.

John has been married three times and is the Sundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens. father of five children.

And on 96.5 FM He has toured Australia in the play The Sum That's Entertainment - Sundays of Us. at 12 Noon.

John has appeared in many plays over the www.innerfm.org.au years and told me he really enjoyed playing

Alliance Française: Tales from Bundanon

An exhibition by French artists Coline Dupuis and Charlotte Vitaioli.

The pieces presented in this exhibition are the result of an artistic residency at Bundanon in the Shoalhaven River area on the south coast of New South Wales.

In November and May (respectively) Coline Dupuis and Charlotte Vitaioli were invited as part of the French Artist in Residence program, that supports new work, research and collaborations by artists from, France, hosting them in purpose-built studios.

The exhibition will comprise a combination of works created while on site, using a variety of mediums including drawing, photography and film.

Exhibition opens June 19 and runs until July 13.

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All art genres will be available painting, sculpture, installation, photography and limited edition prints with clearly visible prices commencing from as little as $100 and upwards to $12,000.

The Affordable Art Fair,at Melbourne's Royal Exhibition, opens Thursday September 5 to Sunday September 6.

■ Ferntree Gully Arts Society has some talented artists among their young people .

Official opening and presentation Sunday June 9 at 2pm.

All welcome. Come and have a look at some fine art work.

The show closes June 30.Weekends 11am - 4pm.

Ferntree Gully Arts Society at The Hut Gallery 157 Underwood Rd, Ferntree Gully

Heide Temptation to Co-Exist : Janet Burchill and Jennifer McCamley Working together since the early 1980s, Janet Burchill and Jennifer McCamley have developed an expansive framework of formal and thematic concerns drawing broadly on the histories of art and design, film, literature and cultural theory, influenced by feminism, and applying an appreciation and critique of modernism, they make visually stunning artworks across an ever-expanding repertoire of mediums.

Exhibition closes July 14.

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MSO Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Boléro! Slava Grigoryan and the Rhythms of Spain Season: June 7.

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OK. With John O’Keefe O’Keefe back on deck

● Andrew O’Keefe ■ Andrew O’Keefe (no relation) is back on deck following two months away to sort out personal issues. Andrew is currently recording new editions of The Chase featuring an array of celebs.

Enough is Enough

■ Samuel Rogatinsky is boss of three radio stations in Florida . He is great admirer of Donald Trump, so Samuel instructed each station play two minutes of recorded speeches by the Donald, every hour until 2020 when elections are due – that’s a total of 538 days.

Samuel is the US equivalent of Clive Palmer if you calculate the cost of airtime in advertising.

Whoops!

■ The Spice Girls reunion in Dublin, Ireland, was marred by poor sound with many of the ‘house full’ fans walking out.

Complaints flooded onto social media, many angry fans asking for their money back .

Shaun still looks good

■ Hands up those readers who had heart flutters when teeny bopper Shaun Cassidy appeared on The Partridge Family alongside half brother, David Cassidy?

That was 40 years ago. Shaun returned to strut the stage when he appeared at Standing Sun Winery, Santa Barbara, before an audience of 100 guests.

According to guests he was in good voice and as charming as ever. He has been successful as a movie director and rumoured to be a millionaire many times over .

Ten’s cheque book

■ Ten is going flat out to cover this year’s Melbourne Cup on free-to-air and digital. Viewers will go behind the scenes at the races with the promise of access all areas.

Celeb presenter Cumani Francesca is reported to be paid $ 1 million for her work at the track over four days. That’s pittance as Ten will fork out $100 million for exclusive TV rights for the Cup over four years.

- John O’Keefe

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: GREEN BOOK: Genre: Biography/Comedy/Drama.

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini.

Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 130 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Review: Oscar winning comedy-drama inspired by a true story of a working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the early 1960s American South.

Entertaining road-movie of a miss-matched pair has it dynamics very much in its heart, as the relationship between the two grips and succeeds along the journey due to compelling and well balanced performances by a straight laced Mahershala Ali as the African-American classical pianist, Dr. Don Shirley, with a well balanced semi-comical and dramatic performance by an oversized Viggo Mortensen as the tough, no nonsense, but good hearted Italian American bouncer, Tony Lip. Though a conventional, and even predictable bonding tale, the racial tensions escalate with immense power and effect as the journey winds deeply into the prejudices of the deep south, yet through its provocative political torment, it retains a light-hearted and heartfelt accessibility, as the two immensely likeable protagonists learn more of each other's cultural backgrounds, which would go on to forge a life-long friendship.

Reflective of the more potent racially driven films of legendary filmmaker Norman Jewison such as "In The Heat of The Night" (1967), director Peter Farrelly has created a real-life journey of friendship between two of the most unlikeliest of people through the most unlikeliest of places at the most unlikeliest of times, and even though it may fall short on any everlasting impact, for the most part this is an extremely well made journey, one well worth taking because there's simply too much in here to praise and ignore.

FILM: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS: Genre: Biography/History/Drama.

Cast: Saoirse Ronan (Mary Stuart), Margot Robbie (QE1), Jack Lowden, Guy Pearce, David Tennant.

Year: 2018.

Rating: PG. Length: 124 Minutes.

Stars: **½ Review: Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of Mary Stuart, Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. and returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne, and attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to imprisonment before facing execution.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story, this classic tale of the two feuding monarchs, filmed numerous times before, is a darkly rich and sumptuously lush historical reenactment that ultimately falls on its own sword due to a muddled complexity, a moribund tapestry of events too big to be an intimate portrait, and not big enough to be the spectacle this epic story deserves to be, fleeting over too many important elements.

Nonetheless, Saoirse Ronan provides a solid and compassionate portrait as the complex and troubled Mary Stuart: Queen of Scots, however, it is an almost unrecognizable Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth the 1st that grips and compels with a firm hand in the acting honours, giving a performance of absolute conviction and undeniable compassion that equals her legendary screen character every step of the way.

The cinematography provides haunting candle-lit imagery and spectacular sweeping vistas of the Scottish highlands and countryside, the costume, set and production design are all fine, however, even though the craft on display here is for the most part undeniable, it's a murky realization that is too heavy handed with too little emotion, of which ultimately, is what really drives this historical saga of two powerful women in role they were born to fight.

FILM: GLASS: Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi/Drama.

Cast: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor -Joy. Year: 2019.

Rating: M. Length: 129 Minutes.

Stars: **½ Review: The third in a trilogy from Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan, follows on from the superb "Unbreakable" (2000) with Bruce Willis as Avenging Angel, David Dunn, with special powers and supernatural abilities obtained after a train crash, Samuel L. Jackson as the sinister, manipulative and prophetic mass murderer and comic book theorist with superhuman intelligence, Mr. Glass, and James McAvoy as James Wendell Crumb from "Split" (2016), a highly disturbed kidnapper with 24 personalities with Incredible Hulk like strength, and all three return in "Glass" for an ultimate showdown.

Written and Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, this alternate to the super hero universe, is a well made psycho-thriller that gets off to a compelling start, most notably with James McAvoy and his eerily effective award worthy showcasing of his multiple personalities, however, unlike its acclaimed predecessors, plot holes begin to appear and it soon falls into an intermittent repetition and tedium from which it never fully recovers.

Rourke’s Reviews The Perfection ■ (MA). 90 minutes. Now streaming on Netflix.

For those interested in watching this gleefully nasty thriller, it is highly recommended to avoid all advertising and detailed plot descriptions, as it will spoil some genuinely surprising twists and turns.

I'll keep it brief: Charlotte (Allison Williams), a once-brilliant musical prodigy who had to leave the Bachoff Academy to look after her ailing mother, returns after she passes away.

Anton (Steven Weber), who runs the Academy, is delighted to see one of his brightest students back, and introduces her to new star pupil Lizzie (Logan Browning), who is a world-renowned artist.

But as the two young women become quick friends, strange events threaten to overwhelm both of them.

Co-writer/director Richard Shepard, who garnered attention with his 2005 gem The Matador, followed by the disappointing The Hunting Party (2007) and Dom Hemingway (2013), makes a ferocious return to form here, lovingly channelling such film-makers as Brian De Palma and Takashi Miike, stylishly handling the material with complete confidence and conviction.

It's the type of plot that could have become laughable if the filmmaker didn't believe in the script, but that is not the case here, and Shepard shows noticeable respect towards the genre.

Williams and Browning dive into their roles, and Weber offers strong support as Anton.

It is somewhat ironic (and certainly seems deliberate, given some of the subject matter), that the studio which helped finance The Perfection is Miramax, a company once owned by the notoriousHarvey Weinstein.

RATING - ****

The Could'veGone-All-TheWay Committee ■ Season 1 (M). 9 episodes. Now streaming on Netflix.

Charming, funny, and at times even poignant, this delicately handled series thankfully avoids veering towards or wallowing in the potential crudeness of its premise (one could just see how Hollywood would have approached the material), making for very entertaining viewing.

Each of the first eight episodes centre around one person, all of whom may be older, but cannot forget a particular encounter from their past where they met someone and almost became intimate with them.

Offering their services is a three person panel known as the Could've-Have-Gone-All-TheWay committee, who the potential client contacts via email, and if accepted, will recount their almost-

unforgettable evening to the trio, who then try to analyse and evaluate if the person really could have gone all the way or not.

The panel is made up of Koseijuku principal Yuzuru Nojima (Jiro Sato), world holiday association director Ayako Tsuki (Mai Shiraishi), and musician Oasis (Takayuki Yamada).

As already stated, the show could have easily been lewd, sexist, and tasteless, but in the hands of writers Junya Yamazaki and Toshiki Hashiguchi (based on the 2016 manga by Takashi Yoshida), and director Masatoshi Yamaguchi, the material doesn't go where one might have expected, concentrating on the characters' personality flaws, age, regional backgrounds and social status.

Physical attraction and possible intimacy is looked at, but is viewed in ways that explore each client's individual viewpoint on the subject.

Gender is also addressed, especially the make-up of the panel (one woman, two men), who continually disagree on the how and why of each story.

Episode eight refreshingly revolves around a female client. The entire cast all acquit themselves well, bringing their characters to convincing life for the brief time that we get to meet them.

Unfortunately, the show makes a misstep in its final episode, deciding for some strange reason to interview the committee via a supposed documentary, turning it into nothing more than an elaborate recap of the eight preceding episodes.

While mildly amusing at first, the episode eventually doesn't go anywhere, and never develops the trio in any substantial manner (the sign maker is funny however).

Despite this last minute stumble, The Could've-Have-Gone-All-TheWay Committee is a far more thoughtful and engaging series than its raunchy title may suggest.

RATING - ***½

Rim of the World ■ (MA). 98 minutes. Now streaming on Netflix.

What wants to be a knockabout, 80's-style cross between The Goonies and Independence Day, proves instead to be obnoxious and headache-inducing, mistaking noise and chaos for excitement, adventure and comedy.

Four teenagers, Alex (Jack Gore), ZhenZhen (Miya Cech), Dariush (Benjamin Flores Jr.) and Gabriel (Alessio Scalzotto), all at the title summer camp, have to unite to save the world when aliens invade Earth. The kids are largely unlikeable and dull (Flores Jr. is particularly grating), offering little in the way of chemistry and funny one-liners, and Zack Stentz's wretched script is devoid of wit, imagination and fun.

McG (Charlie's Angels 1 and 2, The Babysitter), a director not known for his subtlety and storytelling skill, again batters the viewer over the head incessantly, hoping that by throwing everything at the wall, something will stick.

- Aaron Rourke

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Bleak House - by Charles Dickens

Mr. Guppy and Mr. Jobling repair to the rag and bottle shop, where they find Krook still sleeping like one o’clock, that is to say, breathing stertorously with his chin upon his breast and quite insensible to any external sounds or even to gentle shaking. On the table beside him, among the usual lumber, stand an empty gin-bottle and a glass. The unwholesome air is so stained with this liquor that even the green eyes of the cat upon her shelf, as they open and shut and glimmer on the visitors, look drunk.

“Hold up here!” says Mr. Guppy, giving the relaxed figure of the old man another shake. “Mr. Krook! Halloa, sir!”

But it would seem as easy to wake a bundle of old clothes with a spirituous heat smouldering in it. “Did you ever see such a stupor as he falls into, between drink and sleep?” says Mr. Guppy.

“If this is his regular sleep,” returns Jobling, rather alarmed, “it’ll last a long time one of these days, I am thinking.”

“It’s always more like a fit than a nap,” says Mr. Guppy, shaking him again. “Halloa, your lordship! Why, he might be robbed fifty times over!

Open your eyes!”

After much ado, he opens them, but without appearing to see his visitors or any other obects. Though he crosses one leg on another, and folds his hands, and several times closes and opens his parched lips, he seems to all intents and purposes as insensible as before.

“He is alive, at any rate,” says Mr. Guppy.

“How are you, my Lord Chancellor. I have brought a friend of mine, sir, on a little matter of business.”

The old man still sits, often smacking his dry lips without the least consciousness. After some minutes he makes an attempt to rise. They help him up, and he staggers against the wall and stares at them.

“How do you do, Mr. Krook?” says Mr. Guppy in some discomfiture. “How do you do, sir? You are looking charming, Mr. Krook. I hope you are pretty well?”

The old man, in aiming a purposeless blow at Mr. Guppy, or at nothing, feebly swings himself round and comes with his face against the wall.

So he remains for a minute or two, heaped up against it, and then staggers down the shop to the front door. The air, the movement in the court, the lapse of time, or the combination of these things recovers him. He comes back pretty steadily, adjusting his fur cap on his head and looking keenly at them.

“Your servant, gentlemen; I’ve been dozing. Hi! I am hard to wake, odd times.”

“Rather so, indeed, sir,” responds Mr. Guppy.

“What? You’ve been a-trying to do it, have you?” says the suspicious Krook.

“Only a little,” Mr. Guppy explains.

The old man’s eye resting on the empty bottle, he takes it up, examines it, and slowly tilts it upside down.

“I say!” he cries like the hobgoblin in the story.

“Somebody’s been making free here!”

“I assure you we found it so,” says Mr. Guppy.

“Would you allow me to get it filled for you?”

“Yes, certainly I would!” cries Krook in high glee. “Certainly I would! Don’t mention it! Get it filled next door — Sol’s Arms — the Lord Chancellor’s fourteenpenny. Bless you, they know ME!” He so presses the empty bottle upon Mr. Guppy that that gentleman, with a nod to his friend, accepts the trust and hurries out and hurries in again with the bottle filled. The old man receives it in his arms like a beloved grandchild and pats it tenderly.

“But, I say,” he whispers, with his eyes screwed up, after tasting it, “this ain’t the Lord Chancellor ’s fourteenpenny. This is eighteenpenny!”

“I thought you might like that better,” says Mr. Guppy.

“You’re a nobleman, sir,” returns Krook with another taste, and his hot breath seems to come towards them like a flame. “You’re a baron of the land.”

Taking advantage of this auspicious moment, Mr. Guppy presents his friend under the impromptu name of Mr. Weevle and states the

Charles Dickens object of their visit. Krook, with his bottle under his arm (he never gets beyond a certain point of either drunkenness or sobriety), takes time to survey his proposed lodger and seems to approve of him. “You’d like to see the room, young man?” he says. “Ah! It’s a good room!

Been whitewashed. Been cleaned down with soft soap and soda. Hi! It’s worth twice the rent, letting alone my company when you want it and such a cat to keep the mice away.”

Commending the room after this manner, the old man takes them upstairs, where indeed they do find it cleaner than it used to be and also containing some old articles of furniture which he has dug up from his inexhaustible stores.

The terms are easily concluded — for the Lord Chancellor cannot be hard on Mr. Guppy, associated as he is with Kenge and Carboy, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, and other famous claims on his professional consideration — and it is agreed that Mr. Weevle shall take possession on the morrow. Mr. Weevle and Mr. Guppy then repair to Cook’s Court, Cursitor Street, where the personal introduction of the former to Mr. Snagsby is effected and (more important) the vote and interest of Mrs. Snagsby are secured. They then report progress to the eminent Smallweed, waiting at the office in his tall hat for that purpose, and separate, Mr. Guppy explaining that he would terminate his little entertainment by standing treat at the play but that there are chords in the human mind which would render it a hollow mockery.

On the morrow, in the dusk of evening, Mr. Weevle modestly appears at Krook’s, by no means incommoded with luggage, and establishes himself in his new lodging, where the two eyes in the shutters stare at him in his sleep,

as if they were full of wonder. On the following day Mr. Weevle, who is a handy good-for-nothing kind of young fellow, borrows a needle and thread of Miss Flite and a hammer of his landlord and goes to work devising apologies for window-curtains, and knocking up apologies for shelves, and hanging up his two teacups, milkpot, and crockery sundries on a pennyworth of little hooks, like a shipwrecked sailor making the best of it.

But what Mr. Weevle prizes most of all his few possessions (next after his light whiskers, for which he has an attachment that only whiskers can awaken in the breast of man) is a choice collection of copper-plate impressions from that truly national work The Divinities of Albion, or Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty, representing ladies of title and fashion in every variety of smirk that art, combined with capital, is capable of producing. With these magnificent portraits, unworthily confined in a band-box during his seclusion among the market-gardens, he decorates his apartment; and as the Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty wears every variety of fancy dress, plays every variety of musical instrument, fondles every variety of dog, ogles every variety of prospect, and is backed up by every variety of flower-pot and balustrade, the result is very imposing.object of their visit. Krook, with his bottle under his arm (he never gets beyond a certain point of either drunkenness or sobriety), takes time to survey his proposed lodger and seems to approve of him. “You’d like to see the room, young man?” he says. “Ah! It’s a good room! Been whitewashed. Been cleaned down with soft soap and soda. Hi! It’s worth twice the rent, letting alone my company when you want it and such a cat to keep the mice away.”

Commending the room after this manner, the old man takes them upstairs, where indeed they do find it cleaner than it used to be and also containing some old articles of furniture which he has dug up from his inexhaustible stores. The terms are easily concluded — for the Lord Chancellor cannot be hard on Mr. Guppy, associated as he is with Kenge and Carboy, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, and other famous claims on his professional consideration — and it is agreed that Mr. Weevle shall take possession on the morrow. Mr. Weevle and Mr. Guppy then repair to Cook’s Court, Cursitor Street, where the personal introduction of the former to Mr. Snagsby is effected and (more important) the vote and interest of Mrs. Snagsby are secured. They then report progress to the eminent Smallweed, waiting at the office in his tall hat for that purpose, and separate, Mr. Guppy explaining that he would terminate his little entertainment by standing treat at the play but that there are chords in the human mind which would render it a hollow mockery.

On the morrow, in the dusk of evening, Mr. Weevle modestly appears at Krook’s, by no means incommoded with luggage, and establishes himself in his new lodging, where the two eyes in the shutters stare at him in his sleep, as if they were full of wonder. On the following day Mr. Weevle, who is a handy good-for-nothing kind of young fellow, borrows a needle and thread of Miss Flite and a hammer of his landlord and goes to work devising apologies for window-curtains, and knocking up apologies for shelves, and hanging up his two teacups, milkpot, and crockery sundries on a pennyworth of little hooks, like a shipwrecked sailor making the best of it.

But what Mr. Weevle prizes most of all his few possessions (next after his light whiskers, for which he has an attachment that only whiskers can awaken in the breast of man) is a choice collection of copper-plate impressions from that truly national work The Divinities of Albion, or Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty, representing ladies of title and fashion in every variety of smirk that art, combined with capital, is capable of producing. With these magnificent portraits, unworthily confined in a band-box during his seclusion among the market-gardens, he decorates his apartment; and as the Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty wears every variety of fancy dress, plays every variety of musical instrument, fondles every variety of dog, ogles every variety of prospect, and is backed up by every variety of flower-pot and balustrade, the result is very imposing.

But fashion is Mr. Weevle’s, as it was Tony Jobling’s, weakness. To borrow yesterday’s paper from the Sol’s Arms of an evening and read about the brilliant and distinguished meteors that are shooting across the fashionable sky in every direction is unspeakable consolation to him. To know what member of what brilliant and distinguished circle accomplished the brilliant and distinguished feat of joining it yesterday or contemplates the no less brilliant and distinguished feat of leaving it to-morrow gives him a thrill of joy. To be informed what the Galaxy Gallery of British Beauty is about, and means to be about, and what Galaxy marriages are on the tapis, and what Galaxy rumours are in circulation, is to become acquainted with the most glorious destinies of mankind. Mr. Weevle reverts from this intelligence to the Galaxy portraits implicated, and seems to know the originals, and to be known of them.

For the rest he is a quiet lodger, full of handy shifts and devices as before mentioned, able to cook and clean for himself as well as to carpenter, and developing social inclinations after the shades of evening have fallen on the court. At those times, when he is not visited by Mr. Guppy or by a small light in his likeness quenched in a dark hat, he comes out of his dull room — where he has inherited the deal wilderness of desk bespattered with a rain of ink — and talks to Krook or is “very free,” as they call it in the court, commendingly, with any one disposed for conversation. Wherefore, Mrs. Piper, who leads the

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From Page 63 court, is impelled to offer two remarks to Mrs. Perkins: firstly, that if her Johnny was to have whiskers, she could wish ’em to be identically like that young man’s; and secondly, “Mark my words, Mrs. Perkins, ma’am, and don’t you be surprised, Lord bless you, if that young man comes in at last for old Krook’s money!”

Chapter XXI— The Smallweed Family In a rather ill-favoured and ill-savoured neighbourhood, though one of its rising grounds bears the name of Mount Pleasant, the Elfin Smallweed, christened Bartholomew and known on the domestic hearth as Bart, passes that limited portion of his time on which the office and its contingencies have no claim. He dwells in a little narrow street, always solitary, shady, and sad, closely bricked in on all sides like a tomb, but where there yet lingers the stump of an old forest tree whose flavour is about as fresh and natural as the Smallweed smack of youth.

There has been only one child in the Smallweed family for several generations. Little old men and women there have been, but no child, until Mr. Smallweed’s grandmother, now living, became weak in her intellect and fell (for the first time) into a childish state. With such infantine graces as a total want of observation, memory, understanding, and interest, and an eternal disposition to fall asleep over the fire and into it, Mr. Smallweed’s grandmother has undoubtedly brightened the family.

Mr. Smallweed’s grandfather is likewise of the party. He is in a helpless condition as to his lower, and nearly so as to his upper, limbs, but his mind is unimpaired. It holds, as well as it ever held, the first four rules of arithmetic and a certain small collection of the hardest facts. In respect of ideality, reverence, wonder, and other such phrenological attributes, it is no worse off than it used to be. Everything that Mr. Smallweed’s grandfather ever put away in his mind was a grub at first, and is a grub at last. In all his life he has never bred a single butterfly.

The father of this pleasant grandfather, of the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant, was a hornyskinned, two-legged, money-getting species of spider who spun webs to catch unwary flies and retired into holes until they were entrapped. The name of this old pagan’s god was Compound Interest. He lived for it, married it, died of it.

Meeting with a heavy loss in an honest little enterprise in which all the loss was intended to have been on the other side, he broke something — something necessary to his existence, therefore it couldn’t have been his heart — and made an end of his career. As his character was not good, and he had been bred at a charity school in a complete course, according to question and answer, of those ancient people the Amorites and Hittites, he was frequently quoted as an example of the failure of education.

His spirit shone through his son, to whom he had always preached of “going out” early in life and whom he made a clerk in a sharp scrivener’s office at twelve years old. There the young gentleman improved his mind, which was of a lean and anxious character, and developing the family gifts, gradually elevated himself into the discounting profession. Going out early in life and marrying late, as his father had done before him, he too begat a lean and anxious-minded son, who in his turn, going out early in life and marrying late, became the father of Bartholomew and Judith Smallweed, twins.

During the whole time consumed in the slow growth of this family tree, the house of Smallweed, always early to go out and late to marry, has strengthened itself in its practical character, has discarded all amusements, discountenanced all story-books, fairy-tales, fictions, and fables, and banished all levities whatsoever. Hence the gratifying fact that it has had no child born to it and that the complete little men and women whom it has produced have been observed to bear a likeness to old monkeys with something depressing on their minds.

At the present time, in the dark little parlour certain feet below the level of the street — a grim, hard, uncouth parlour, only ornamented with the coarsest of baize table-covers, and the hardest of sheet-iron tea-trays, and offering in its decorative character no bad allegorical representation of Grandfather Smallweed’s mind — seated in two black horsehair porter’s chairs, one on each side of the fire-place, the superannuated Mr. and Mrs. Smallweed while away the rosy hours. On the stove are a couple of trivets for the pots and kettles which it is Grandfather

Magazine Smallweed’s usual occupation to watch, and projecting from the chimney-piece between them is a sort of brass gallows for roasting, which he also superintends when it is in action. Under the venerable Mr. Smallweed’s seat and guarded by his spindle legs is a drawer in his chair, reported to contain property to a fabulous amount.

Beside him is a spare cushion with which he is always provided in order that he may have something to throw at the venerable partner of his respected age whenever she makes an allusion to money — a subject on which he is particularly sensitive.

“And where’s Bart?” Grandfather Smallweed inquires of Judy, Bart’s twin sister.

“He an’t come in yet,” says Judy.

“It’s his tea-time, isn’t it?”

“No.” “How much do you mean to say it wants then?”

“Ten minutes.”

“Hey?” “Ten minutes.” (Loud on the part of Judy.)

“Ho!” says Grandfather Smallweed. “Ten minutes.”

Grandmother Smallweed, who has been mumbling and shaking her head at the trivets, hearing figures mentioned, connects them with money and screeches like a horrible old parrot without any plumage, “Ten ten-pound notes!”

Grandfather Smallweed immediately throws the cushion at her.

“Drat you, be quiet!” says the good old man.

The effect of this act of jaculation is twofold. It not only doubles up Mrs. Smallweed’s head against the side of her porter’s chair and causes her to present, when extricated by her granddaughter, a highly unbecoming state of cap, but the necessary exertion recoils on Mr. Smallweed himself, whom it throws back into HIS porter’s chair like a broken puppet. The excellent old gentleman being at these times a mere clothesbag with a black skull-cap on the top of it, does not present a very animated appearance until he has undergone the two operations at the hands of his granddaughter of being shaken up like a great bottle and poked and punched like a great bolster. Some indication of a neck being developed in him by these means, he and the sharer of his life’s evening again fronting one another in their two porter’s chairs, like a couple of sentinels long forgotten on their post by the Black Serjeant, Death.

Judy the twin is worthy company for these associates. She is so indubitably sister to Mr. Smallweed the younger that the two kneaded into one would hardly make a young person of average proportions, while she so happily exemplifies the before-mentioned family likeness to the monkey tribe that attired in a spangled robe and cap she might walk about the tableland on the top of a barrel-organ without exciting much remark as an unusual specimen. Under existing circumstances, however, she is dressed in a plain, spare gown of brown stuff.

Judy never owned a doll, never heard of Cinderella, never played at any game. She once or twice fell into children’s company when she was about ten years old, but the children couldn’t get on with Judy, and Judy couldn’t get on with them. She seemed like an animal of another species, and there was instinctive repugnance on both sides. It is very doubtful whether Judy knows how to laugh. She has so rarely seen the thing done that the probabilities are strong the other way. Of anything like a youthful laugh, she certainly can have no conception. If she were to try one, she would find her teeth in her way, modelling that action of her face, as she has unconsciously modelled all its other expressions, on her pattern of sordid age. Such is Judy.

And her twin brother couldn’t wind up a top for his life. He knows no more of Jack the Giant Killer or of Sinbad the Sailor than he knows of the people in the stars. He could as soon play at leap-frog or at cricket as change into a cricket or a frog himself. But he is so much the better off than his sister that on his narrow world of fact an opening has dawned into such broader regions as lie within the ken of Mr. Guppy.

Hence his admiration and his emulation of that shining enchanter.

Judy, with a gong-like clash and clatter, sets one of the sheet-iron tea-trays on the table and arranges cups and saucers. The bread she puts on in an iron basket, and the butter (and not much of it) in a small pewter plate. Grandfather Smallweed looks hard after the tea as it is served out and asks Judy where the girl is.

“Charley, do you mean?” says Judy.

“Hey?” from Grandfather Smallweed.

“Charley, do you mean?”

This touches a spring in Grandmother Smallweed, who, chuckling as usual at the trivets, cries, “Over the water! Charley over the water, Charley over the water, over the water to Charley, Charley over the water, over the water to Charley!” and becomes quite energetic about it. Grandfather looks at the cushion but has not sufficiently recovered his late exertion.

“Ha!” he says when there is silence. “If that’s her name. She eats a deal. It would be better to allow her for her keep.”

Judy, with her brother’s wink, shakes her head and purses up her mouth into no without saying it.

“No?” returns the old man. “Why not?”

“She’d want sixpence a day, and we can do it for less,” says Judy.

“Sure?”

Judy answers with a nod of deepest meaning and calls, as she scrapes the butter on the loaf with every precaution against waste and cuts it into slices, “You, Charley, where are you?” Timidly obedient to the summons, a little girl in a rough apron and a large bonnet, with her hands covered with soap and water and a scrubbing brush in one of them, appears, and curtsys.

“What work are you about now?” says Judy, making an ancient snap at her like a very sharp old beldame.

“I’m a-cleaning the upstairs back room, miss,” replies Charley.

“Mind you do it thoroughly, and don’t loiter. Shirking won’t do for me. Make haste! Go along!” cries Judy with a stamp upon the ground. “You girls are more trouble than you’re worth, by half.”

On this severe matron, as she returns to her task of scraping the butter and cutting the bread, falls the shadow of her brother, looking in at the window. For whom, knife and loaf in hand, she opens the street-door.

“Aye, aye, Bart!” says Grandfather Smallweed.

“Here you are, hey?”

“Here I am,” says Bart.

“Been along with your friend again, Bart?”

Small nods.

“Dining at his expense, Bart?”

Small nods again.

“That’s right. Live at his expense as much as you can, and take warning by his foolish example. That’s the use of such a friend. The only use you can put him to,” says the venerable sage.

His grandson, without receiving this good counsel as dutifully as he might, honours it with all such acceptance as may lie in a slight wink and a nod and takes a chair at the tea-table. The four old faces then hover over teacups like a company of ghastly cherubim, Mrs. Smallweed perpetually twitching her head and chattering at the trivets and Mr. Smallweed requiring to be repeatedly shaken up like a large black draught.

“Yes, yes,” says the good old gentleman, reverting to his lesson of wisdom. “That’s such advice as your father would have given you, Bart. You never saw your father. More’s the pity.

He was my true son.” Whether it is intended to be conveyed that he was particularly pleasant to look at, on that account, does not appear.

“He was my true son,” repeats the old gentleman, folding his bread and butter on his knee, “a good accountant, and died fifteen years ago.”

Mrs. Smallweed, following her usual instinct, breaks out with “Fifteen hundred pound. Fifteen hundred pound in a black box, fifteen hundred pound locked up, fifteen hundred pound put away and hid!” Her worthy husband, setting aside his bread and butter, immediately discharges the cushion at her, crushes her against the side of her chair, and falls back in his own, overpowered. His appearance, after visiting Mrs. Smallweed with one of these admonitions, is particularly impressive and not wholly prepossessing, firstly because the exertion generally twists his black skull-cap over one eye and gives him an air of goblin rakishness, secondly because he mutters violent imprecations against Mrs. Smallweed, and thirdly because the contrast between those powerful expressions and his powerless figure is suggestive of a baleful old malignant who would be very wicked if he could. All this, however, is so common in the Smallweed family circle that it produces no impression. The old gentleman is merely shaken and has his internal feathers beaten up, the cushion is restored to its usual place beside him, and

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the old lady, perhaps with her cap adjusted and perhaps not, is planted in her chair again, ready to be bowled down like a ninepin.

Some time elapses in the present instance before the old gentleman is sufficiently cool to resume his discourse, and even then he mixes it up with several edifying expletives addressed to the unconscious partner of his bosom, who holds communication with nothing on earth but the trivets. As thus: “If your father, Bart, had lived longer, he might have been worth a deal of money — you brimstone chatterer! — but just as he was beginning to build up the house that he had been making the foundations for, through many a year — you jade of a magpie, jackdaw, and poll-parrot, what do you mean! — he took ill and died of a low fever, always being a sparing and a spare man, full of business care — I should like to throw a cat at you instead of a cushion, and I will too if you make such a confounded fool of yourself! — and your mother, who was a prudent woman as dry as a chip, just dwindled away like touchwood after you and Judy were born — you are an old pig. You are a brimstone pig. You’re a head of swine!”

Judy, not interested in what she has often heard, begins to collect in a basin various tributary streams of tea, from the bottoms of cups and saucers and from the bottom of the teapot for the little charwoman’s evening meal. In like manner she gets together, in the iron bread-basket, as many outside fragments and worn-down heels of loaves as the rigid economy of the house has left in existence.

“But your father and me were partners, Bart,” says the old gentleman, “and when I am gone, you and Judy will have all there is. It’s rare for you both that you went out early in life — Judy to the flower business, and you to the law. You won’t want to spend it. You’ll get your living without it, and put more to it. When I am gone, Judy will go back to the flower business and you’ll still stick to the law.”

One might infer from Judy’s appearance that her business rather lay with the thorns than the flowers, but she has in her time been apprenticed to the art and mystery of artificial flowermaking. A close observer might perhaps detect both in her eye and her brother’s, when their venerable grandsire anticipates his being gone, some little impatience to know when he may be going, and some resentful opinion that it is time he went.

“Now, if everybody has done,” says Judy, completing her preparations, “I’ll have that girl in to her tea. She would never leave off if she took it by herself in the kitchen.”

Charley is accordingly introduced, and under a heavy fire of eyes, sits down to her basin and a Druidical ruin of bread and butter. In the active superintendence of this young person, Judy Smallweed appears to attain a perfectly geological age and to date from the remotest periods. Her systematic manner of flying at her and pouncing on her, with or without pretence, whether or no, is wonderful, evincing an accomplishment in the art of girl-driving seldom reached by the oldest practitioners.

“Now, don’t stare about you all the afternoon,” cries Judy, shaking her head and stamping her foot as she happens to catch the glance which has been previously sounding the basin of tea, “but take your victuals and get back to your work.”

“Yes, miss,” says Charley.

“Don’t say yes,” returns Miss Smallweed, “for I know what you girls are. Do it without saying it, and then I may begin to believe you.”

Charley swallows a great gulp of tea in token of submission and so disperses the Druidical ruins that Miss Smallweed charges her not to gormandize, which “in you girls,” she observes, is disgusting. Charley might find some more difficulty in meeting her views on the general subject of girls but for a knock at the door.

“See who it is, and don’t chew when you open it!” cries Judy.

The object of her attentions withdrawing for the purpose, Miss Smallweed takes that opportunity of jumbling the remainder of the bread and butter together and launching two or three dirty tea-cups into the ebb-tide of the basin of tea as a hint that she considers the eating and drinking terminated.

“Now! Who is it, and what’s wanted?” says the snappish Judy.

It is one Mr. George, it appears. Without other announcement or ceremony, Mr. George walks in.

To Be Continued Next Issue

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Bostonian shows the way

■ Brilliant New Zealand sprinter, The Bostonian, who has taken all before him at his last two starts, is the outright favourite for the Stradbroke Handicap to be run at Eagle Farm on Saturday (June 8), after another brilliant win on Australian soil.

The son of New Zealand Derby winner, Jimmy Choux, made it two on end in winning in great style again, beating the outsider Princess Posh and the favourite, Trekking, in the Kingsford Cup over 1300 metres at Eagle Farm.

Once again he proved his superiority over our sprinters in winning the big one.

That takes his tally at his five tries in Queensland to five starts for five wins.

Ridden by local rider, Michael Cahill, he just proved too good for his connections and his trainer, Tony Pike, who trains out of Cambridge in New Zealand.

He is favourite for one of last feature events on the Queensland racing calendar, a couple of points in front of Trekking.

Trekking, prepared by Godolphin trainer, James Cummings, appeared to have had every chance in running third, after winning in good style at his last two starts at Scone and the start before at Randwick in the Group Three Hall Mark Stakes.

Trekking will be right in it, a consistent galloper who has won seven from 19 starts and always gives of his best, with four minor placings.

An interesting runner is the three-year old, Military Zone, who won in good style taking out the Fred Best Classic over 1400 metres beating a good field on youngsters.

He beat horses like Victorians, Leonardo Da Hinchi, Zoutori and Seabrook, who failed to run a place.

Military Zone is prepared by leading Sydney trainer, Peter and Paul Snowden at Randwick, and the son of Epaulette has now won five of his 10 starts with a minor placing.

He is a smart type and will give you a good run for your money.

Another to keep your eye on is the Toby Edmonds trained horse, Tyzone, who won the Group Three, Bernborough Sprint, over this distance back three weeks ago.

Ridden by leading Sydney rider, Blake Shinn, the son of Written Tycoon, won well scoring by nearly two lengths, with the favourite, Chapter and Verse back in fourth spot.

Edmonds is one of the most respected trainers in Australia, and always produces a smart one.

Could Tyzone go on with it? It's the same trip as the Bernborough.

On the next line is the Victorian, Zoutori, ridden by Michael Cahill, and after dominating the scene in Victoria finished back in 10th spot behind Military Zone in the Fred Best Classic.

In the strong Matt Ellerton and Simon Zahra camp, he is racing well and prior to the Bernborough, he had put in three on end winning at Pakenham, Flemington and Caulfield and is smart.

He is by the outstanding sire, Zoustar, and it would pay to forget that last run, he is much better than that.

One to keep your eye on is the Queanbeyan

● Zoutouri wins in good style. Racing Photos Next is the Port Macquarie trained Victorem who was well fancied in the Kingsford Cup, but ended up running eighth after striking trouble.

He is most consistent having won six of his thirteen starts with five minor placings.

Last, but not least is the smart galloper, Despatch, prepared by leading trainer, Tony McEvoy, who had the four year-old stallion spot on winning narrowly, but well in the Goodwood at Morphettville ver the 1200 metres.

He is yet another by the boom sire, Written Tycoon, and is a good type.

The Bostonian looks the one to beat with chances to Trekking and Military Zone.

Ted Ryan

Big day for Trust

■ Nearly 250 racegoers attending the Melbourne Raceday at Flemington for the Na-

tional Jockeys Trust Day, and every one had a ball. Well known compere of tadio and television, Shaun Cosgrove, did a great job handling all aspects of the day with the main guest speaker being Group One winning rider, Greg Hall.

I was on hand to help on the day working for the Trust along with a top group of jockeys and other staff. With Tahl Samuel, the Sponsorship and Special Events Manager, putting the pieces together, the day went extremely well, with the Trust picking up some handy dollars with the main auction, the silent auction and a big raffle with a number of great prizes.

On top this the main auction went well, with Winx's racing colours nicely framed and signed by her jockey Hugh Bowman and trainer, Chris Waller making over $1500.

One of the most popular items to go under the hammer was an elite dining package in the Black Caviar Restaurant at Caulfield on Bletchingly Raceday. The package included the works, with $200 of drinks, fetched $ 1850.

The Trust also had books on the fallen jockeys over the years which were going for $ 50, which sold well. For the cost of their tickets, guests enjoyed a three course lunch, with wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks included.

I f you wanted to swing on further and get into the spirits, a cash bar was available. The raffle run by the Trust had 13 major prizes and many other goodies.

They also organised a Punters Club for patrons, for at outlay of $20 or $50 to enter with 20 per cent of any winnings donated to the Trust.

The boys from Sky running the Punters Club were battling earlier with a pool of just over $1850, and had the final $ 900 on Surprise Baby to go down by a nose.

But as we all know in punting, that's show business. I had a great day assisting with spotting for the main auction and other duties; it was a long day, for a worthy cause to help injured jockeys and their families, who have lost a loved one in the Jockey ranks.

Looking for a Professional to run the show? trained Noble Boy, who bolted in last start winning the Benchmark Handicap at Eagle Farm in great style, and although is up in class is smart He has won seven of his eight race starts being by Victorian sire, Bon Hoffa.

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Sport

New Zealand’s biggest day ■ New Zealand’s biggest day for juveniles – The IRT Harness jewels was held at Addington (Christchurch) on Saturday (June 1) with many of the opinion that the meeting would not be held following persistent rain all through Friday night into noon on Saturday which saw roads flooded.

However it did go on with outstanding racing all through the afternoon on a slushy track that held up extremely well.

Leading stable, the ‘All Stars’for Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen, were expected to dominate and that they did to some extent, winning six of the nine races.

Highlight of the day was the $150,000 Commodore Hotel 3Y0 Diamond over 1980 metres with a nose separating two champion fillies Belle Of Montana (Zac Butcher) and Princess Tiffany (Natalie Rasmussen) trained by brothers Barry and Mark Purdon, with Victoria Trotters Oaks victor Belle Of Montana prevailing by a nose to the surprise of all watching including course broadcaster Mark McNamara who very rarely makes a mistake.

Beginning swiftly from the pole, Belle Of Montana safely retained the front running, with Princess Tiffany racing three wide with a trail.

Given full rein at the bell, Princess Tiffany was allowed to stride clear hitting the back straight on the final occasion which quickly changed the complexion of the race.

Using the sprint lane, Belle Of Montana appeared to just fail in a thrilling finale, however the print showed that Belle Of Montana had a “bees knee” in her favour. Roughie Dina Brown was third five lengths away.

A daughter of Bettors Delight and Lady Cullen, Belle Of Montana returned a mile rate of 1-57.9 (last half 58 seconds – quarter 27.4).

Other winners were : Elle Mac (Purdon/ Rasmussen – Natalie Rasmussen), 4Y0 Mares Diamond, Bolt For Brilliance (Tony Herlihy) 2Y0 Ruby, Sweet On Me (Purdon/Rasmussen – Mark Purdon ) 2Y0 Diamond, One Change (Purdon/ Rasmussen – Natalie Rasmussen) 2Y0 Emerald, Tickle Me Pink (Tony Herlihy) 3Y0 Ruby, Turn It Up (Purdon/Rasmussen – Mark Purdon) 4Y0 Emerald, Sundees Son (Robert Dunn – John Dunn) 4Y0 Ruby and Jesse Duke) (Purdon/ Rasmussen – Mark Purdon) 3Y0 Emerald.

Harness Racing

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Highlight of night

■ Bendigo raced on Tuesday - the highlight of the night being the victory of Long Forest duo Andy and Kate Gath's talented 4Y0 Angus HallDreamlands Nancy mare Moonlight Dream in the 2150 metre VSTA Trotters Handicap (Heat 2) for T1 or better class.

Having her first standing start, Moonlight Dream stepped cleanly from the pole to lead and with Kate dictating the terms, ran out a stylish 12 metre victor in advance of 20 metre marker Armchair Drive which was given a sweet one/one trip by Craig Demmler. Skyeski was 1.2 metres back in third place after trailing the winner. The mile rate 2-02.6.

Took advantage

■ Youthful concessional reinsman Jayden Barker was victorious aboard 5Y0 Always A Virgin-Lady Armiss gelding Are You With Me for Monegeetta ‘boss’ David Miles in the Hygain Pace for C1 class over 2150 metres at Bendigo.

Taking advantage of a lift, Are You With Me led throughout from the pole, winning by 3.4 metres from a death-seating Major Gait and Lagom which followed the winner. The mile rate 2-00.9.

Pyramid Hill breeder/owner/trainer John Kennedy was successful with 6Y0 Modern ArtKentucky Sarah gelding Artmania in the DNR ■ Melton's Kylie Sugars is having a terrific run Logistics Pace for C0 class over 2150 metres at at present and added another victory to her tally Bendigo thanks to a heady drive by Alex when Roll With Joe-La Belle Aurore gelding Ashwood.

Horratio scored in the 3rd Heat of the Empire Restrained from gate five to settle four back Stallions Vicbred Platinum Country Series M in the moving line as polemarker The Sign led. for Three Year Olds over 1790 metres at a very Artmania became bottled up in the last lap with wet Warragul on Monday May 27. a wall of horses ahead of him.

Starting solo on the second line, Horratio Switching down to the markers approaching pushed through to follow the poleline leader the final bend, Artmania made full use of the Illawong Kismet, receiving the run of the race. sprint lane on turning to gain the day by a half Coming away from the inside approaching head over a death-seating Elenna, with Art Finthe home turn, Horratio was too strong in the run est (three back the markers) running home late to the wire, reaching the judge 5.2 metres in for third 3.1 metres away after being shuffled advance of Illawong Kismet, with Amazing back to the rear when Nicky Pink Lady which Daisy 11 metres away in third place after fol- she was following dropped out in the final cirlowing the pair. Bred, raced, trained and driven cuit. The mile rate 2-01.7.

by Kylie who received all the spoils, Horratio returned a mile rate of 1-58.9.

Terrific run

Closed late

■ South Australian (Gawler) trainer Aaron Bain landed the Ranvet Pace for C1 class over 2150 ■ Champion reinsman Chris Alford had a day metres with Melodys Daughter, a 4Y0 mare by out at Warragul, winning four races on the seven Art Major from Christian Melody to give event card - they being Brevity for Emma Bendigo based Alex Ashwood a double on the Stewart, Roll With Rocky and Heavens Showgirl program. for Gary and Debbie Quinlan and Hurricane Settling one/two from gate four, Melodys Stride for Jayne Davies. Brevity, Roll With Daughter enjoyed a cosy passage as the two Rocky and Heavens Showgirl all led, while leaders Abstractor from the pole and Euston Hurricane Stride raced exposed for most of the Flyer (gate 7) set a brisk tempo. Sent forward in trip. the last lap to join Abstractor prior to the home turn, Melodys Daughter was a little too strong at the finish, scoring by a half neck in a 1-57 rate over a game Abstractor who wouldn't give in ■ On essentially a track for leaders, with Ace Duigan closing late along the sprint Dunnstown's David Murphy snared the Drouin lane for third a neck away after a one/one trip.

Home Timber & Hardware 2Y0 Pace over 1790 metres with Village Jolt-Peaces Of You filly Final Peace by doing that, accounting for Easy Rolling (one/one at bell) and first starter ■ Two meetings were held on Wednesday with Constantina which trailed the winner.

Melton racing in the afternoon and Ararat at night.

The margins 9.5 by 1.8 metres in a mile rate Western District (Narrawong) trainer Jonathan of 2-05.7.

O'Connor combined with nephew Xavier

Raced exposed

Track for leaders

2 meets at Melton

Sulky Snippets

O'Connor to capture the Garrard's @ Melton Pace for R0 class over 1720 metres with 4Y0 Courage Under Fire-Sokoto mare Shargari raced by them both at Tabcorp Park Melton.

In what was the ‘drive of the day’, Shargari from gate two settled on the back of the poleline leader Lets Go Lohi, before being shuffled back a spot as Last Walk (gate 6) worked forward to take over shortly after the start.

When Lets Go Lohi came away from the markers on the home turn, Shargari took her place, running home best along the sprint lane to register a 2.9 metre margin over Black Eight which followed the winner before easing wide on straightening.

Last Walk held down third 1.2 metres away.

The mile rate 1-59.2.

■ Wednesday - Melton/Echuca, Thursday Maryborough/Mildura, Friday - Bendigo, Saturday - Melton, Sunday - Mooroopna @ Shepparton, Monday - Hamilton, Tuesday Melton.

3rd appearance

Horses to follow

■ Well known owner Michael Tarrant and Longlea trainer/driver Matthew Gath both enjoyed a change of luck, when lightly raced Pegasus Spur-Kano Idol gelding Tiger For Life snared the Woodlands Stud 3Y0 Trotters Mobile for 3T0 class over 2240 metres at Melton in a rate of 2-05.7.

Making only his third race appearance, Tiger For Life backed for bundles wasn't pushed out from gate six settling with only first starter Querencia behind him.

Once the speed eased, Gath and Tiger For Life were off and running with an electrifying burst of speed to assume control with around 1700 metres to travel and after travelling kindly, kicked clear on turning to defy all challengers.

Although getting weary as the post came into view, Tiger For Life held on by a head from Boos A Beauty which led before being crossed by the winner and coming away from the markers on the home turn, with Majestic Speed (three back the markers) using the sprint lane for third 1.6 metres back.

No impression

■ Balliang trainer Joe Abela had been having a great run of late and 6Y0 Stonebridge RegalShinechanel gelding Carmy Dan kept the home flag burning by taking the 2195 metre Like The Ararat HRC Facebook Page Pace for C2 class at Ararat.

Driven by Terang's Glen Craven, Carmy Dan whizzed across the face of the field from gate six to lead and was never headed, scoring by 2.1 metres from Yankee C J which raced wide for the final circuit and Okelerho Lad which trailed the winner making no impression along the sprint lane to finish third 2.9 metres away.

The mile rate 2-00.3.

Baker’s Briefs

■ Thursday was also double day, with Charlton @ Maryborough racing in the afternoon and Shepparton at night.

Popular Junortoun trainer Trevor Monk combined with David Miles aboard 4Y0 Will We See-Little Bonzer gelding Magnified at Maryborough to land the 1690 metre Six VHRSC Bonus Races @ Bendigo June 30th Pace for C0 class.

Despite racing a little awkwardly from gate four as the start was effected, Magnified was able to cross and lead, running out a 4.4 metre victor over the trotter Father Christmas which raced wide from the bell in a mile rate of 1-58.6.

Montana McLeod was third 3.1 metres away after a mid-field running line trip.

The North West AG Services Trotters Mobile for T2 to T4 class over 2190 metres at Maryborough was a thriller, with Ararat Trotters Cup winner Stress Factor prevailing by a nose over the in-form Kyvalley Finn. Trained

by Brent Lilley at Bolinda, Stress Factor a 4Y0 Majestic Son-Fear Factor gelding with Chris Alford holding the reins, led throughout from gate four to just hold off Kyvalley Finn (gate 3) from a mid-field passage in a rate of 2-07.3.

Ball Park (gate 6) which trailed the winner was 6.9 metres back in third place.

Former Kiwi - Five year old Muscle MassTijuana Glass gelding Mass Destruction after making a mess of his Australian debut at Kilmore 10 days ago, made amends with a faultless dis-

This Week

■ Ellenna, Abstractor, Enchanted Stride, Our Quick Cash, Black Eight, Querencia, Gilty Hanover, Vetness.

play at Shepparton to land the 3rd Heat of the VSTA Trotters Handicap for T1 or better class over 2190 metres. Driven by Ross Payne for Brent Lilley, Mass Destruction stepped cleanly from 10 metres, going forward to take the lead away from Whattalotafrey shortly after the start.

Driven with extreme confidence, Mass Destruction defied all challengers to record a 5.7 metre margin over Whattalotafrey, with Col Du Galibier (20m) third 5.8 metres back off a one/ one trip.

Local trainer/driver Geoff (Marto) Martin, a one time stable foreman for top Sydney horseman Dennis Wilson, made a return to the winners list at his home track when $24.90 chance Provocator scored a shock victory in the DNR Logistics Vicbred Pace for C1 class at Shepparton. Settling four back along the markers from the pole, Provocator when eased wide on turning, finished full of running to blouse the hot favourite Messerati which raced wide by 2.1 metres in the shadows of the post.

Ramblenroller which led was third 1.4 metres away. The mile rate 1-59.1. It was Provocator's first success since January 2018.

- Len Baker

Local News Extra New at Nillumbik ■ Guided tours of local bush trails and a minimusic festival within a market are just some of the projects 11 movers and shakers will be undertaking in a new Nillumbik Council initiative to grow community leadership in the Shire.

This week Social Infrastructure Chair, Deputy Mayor Cr Bruce Ranken, congratulated the 11 leaders on their graduation from Nillumbik Shire Council’s inaugural LEAD program.

At the ceremony, Cr Ranken said each member of the group could now apply the learning they had achieved throughout the program to deliver their own project ideas.

“The 11 members will have ongoing help from Council coaches, which includes helping them apply for grants. We all look forward to seeing how these leaders can work with the broader community, in completing their projects,” Cr Ranken said.

The L.E.A.D (Learn, Engage, Apply, Develop) program concentrated on identifying community leaders in a rural setting and building their leadership capacity and growing their ideas.

Council sought applications from community members and selected people for their sterling leadership qualities.

The 11 participants, ranging in age from 20 up to 70, attended a series of workshops to give them the skill-sets to lead and inspire others in the community to help them achieve their community project goals.

Mayor Cr Karen Egan said this unique program was one way Council was committed to investment in both people and places.

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Sport

Boners travel to Yarra Junction ■ It was a fantastic weekend, as the whole club travelled over the hill to Yarra Junction. which included the women’s football team.

Thank you to all our club volunteers for continuously do a fantastic job supporting all our teams each and every week.

Senior Men’s Football Yarra Junction sits second on the Division Two ladder currently, due to having a cracking start to the season.

Junction has been very convincing this year, with the win margin over other clubs range being 158 over Yea, 88 over Seville, and now 124 over Thornton.

Fantastic to have Scooter play his first senior game for the year. It wasn’t an easy day for our forwards, and Scooter kicked a goal and competed well.

A disappointment result on the weekend, Yarra Junction are a smart and highly skilled side, and we allowed them to play the game on their terms.

We competed well in the first quarter and went into the second quarter a few goals behind.

We went away from our structures in the second quarter which allowed Junction to pile on eight goals. We fought the game out, and had opportunities in the last half to make a game of it.

Best players: D. Nai, J. Lowe, R. Deray, R. Anderson, J. Scotland, J. Gorman Yarra Junction 21. 21 (147) to Thornton 3. 5 (23) ★ Reserves Men’s Football Hard day out for the Seconds with a lot of players pulling out last minute.

We went in with 18, no bench, lastweekend.

The boys put up a good fight but the Yarra Junction team was too strong on the day.

Coach Brodie Arnott was happy with our tackling led by our two first year players Sean Pearson and Mitch Anderson who were rewarded with free kick time after time for never giving up and running down the man with the ball.

Cobra, in the middle, was clearly our best on ground wining plenty off hard ball and crashing packs.

Andrew Leamont came on to help out when we had a injury and were down to 17 players.

He came on and kicked our only goal. Over all, sad not to be getting a full side when we do we are up there and competitive.

Best Players: Cobra , Sean , Mitch, Tom, Jeremy, Tim Polson.

Yarra Junction 17.20 9122) to Thornton 1.3 (9) ★ Women’s Football With a long list of outs for a while it didn’t seem that the girls would get to play this weekend but thanks to the kindness and generosity of the Yarra Junction team they made this game possible.

The game started in wet conditions making it a hard, tough contest. Kelly Fitzpatrick was elevated to the midfield group and showed her versatility from the start.

Maddie Oram and Tash Hay battled hard all day not only winning the ball out of the centre but pushing forward to hit the scoreboard as well.

Down back Nat Baulch and Meg Norris battled their hearts out all day whilst Jayde Thomas continued to show what a dangerous running player she has become.

The forwards continue to look dangerous, in particular Yolanda Vinycomb and Kristy Pearce while Tilly Bessant played her best game for

the year. The girls continue to show positive signs every week, and a common theme from Yarra Junction players referred to our tackling pressure.

Goalkickers: Vinycomb 1, Hay 1, Oram 1.

Best Players: Oram, Hay, Thomas, McRae, Baulch, Fitzpatrick Thornton 3.6 (24) to Yarra Junction 10.13 (73) ★ C-Grade Netball Yarra Junction 43 d Thornton 3 With various players out this week, C-Grade led by Captain Jess Bellman once again brought their great spirits and versatile positioning to the court against Yarra Junction.

Elley Morrison at the forefront played a stellar game, backed by fellow defenders Sam Martens.

The defenders had their work cut out for them and rose to the challenge, with strength definitely developing in the absence of our more experienced goal defenders.

Midcourt was dominated by Jessie Williams and her star debut, alongside experienced players Sarah Stevenson, Elley Morrison, Paige Gardner and Jess Bellman, some great passages of play made it down to Sarah, Jayne and Jessie in the shooting circle.

The pace of the game definitely made it a difficult one, but once again these players rose to the challenge and made it their own in true mighty roo fashion.

We look forward to seeing what this team and their skills can do this season, and we thank the C-Grade players and their supporters for their commitment and persistence this season. ★ B-Grade Netball

Yarra Junction 42 Thornton 28 Once more, our strengths in versatile positioning shone through in this game with various players out.

B-Grade, led by Captain Tayla Sturged, brought their game faces still riding on our previous game success, and made them work harder for every goal in true Mighty Roo fashion. Our gun recruit paired nicely with Heather Mason and showed powerhouse strengths in the opposing goal ring.

Star interceptor Tayla Sturges worked with Shantelle Matcham, Jess Slapp and Rosie Kealy to keep the ball moving easily toward our returning veteran Brodie Tyacke and Rosie Kealy in the goal circle.

Yarra Junction brought the pressure to the boil time and time again for Tayla, Jess and Shantelle to take the pot off the hotplate and into a turnover goal for us.

In its third season, this team is slotting together nicely and forming a solid base of returning players for recruits to slot into.

We can't wait to see what the coming games bring for these persistent players, and we thank them and their supporters for their continued efforts every week. Next weekend we see thornton host Gembrook-Cockatoo which will prove to be a great round with former Shinboner Brad Coller the head coach now of Gembrook mens football department.

Brad served many years at Thornton and has the blue-and-white flowing thru his blood.

We welcome all past and present supporters on the day, your support is truly valued by all current members.

Post games our club is holding an op shop party, and welcome all to attend.

- Sarah Carlton

Top shooting in tricky conditions ■ The East Central District Rifle Association’s shoot this week was for the Club Championship and involved two stages of 10 shots to count at 300 and 600 yards.

The day was a perfect autumn day with the most glorious sunshine with a warmth that was most welcome.

The mountain marksmen were in fine form when they arrived for the late morning start, to avoid the rapid close of the day after 4pm.

Des Coulter and Graeme Kerr set the pace early both shooting 60.7 just 0.3 points off a perfect score and Rosco Davis was not far behind with a 59.3.

Graeme’s group was 29.2mm wide by 33.8mm high while Des’s group was 39mm wide by 25mm high.

Normally a group 25mm high at 100 yards was regarded as a very good hunting rifle and Des is shooting over 300 yards. A brilliant shoot by both shooters.

Then the fickle Violet Town wind started to huff and puff and the 32mm maximum scoring zone at 300 yards does not allow any margin of error.

Graeme Kerr said it was that sort of wind that just gets under your guard, you have it "spot on" and then, in the fraction of a second it takes to make the shot, the wind had changed.

Geoff James had a great day out as he used up some old projectiles and case of different origins that regrettably did not help the score much but it was so good to see Geoff on the range after his absence for a few weeks.

The shooters, going back to 600 yards with great expectations, found that yet again that VT wind had picked up and was doing its jig really testing their ability to read the conditions.

This time it was Des who stole the show with a 59.3 (a group, just 121.9mm high) followed by Rosco, Graeme, Neal all with 57.3 and Paul

just a tad behind with a 57.2. Regrettably Richard Godden who during the week had worked so hard on his ammunition was just that bit behind the wind and it tore his scores to shreds.

Captain Neal could not take a trick all day, so close and yet so far, normally it a 58.3 followed by a 57.3 would get you a mention but not on Saturday.

Good to see Ted drop in for a shot as well as Yowie giving his hunting rifle a work out.

At the end of the day it was time to tally up the points and compare the scores.

This is where the mixed category system kicks in so that the off-rifle scores can be directly compared as there is quite a difference in the F standard and F open as these were the two class being shot on Saturday.

The F Open class has very little restrictions provided that it is centre fire and the projectile is less than 8mm in diameter where as F Standard is restricted to two specific projectiles in 556 or 762mm (308).

The ranking for the day was 1st Graeme Kerr 181.4, 2nd Des Coulter 174.4, 3rd Rosco Davis 174.3, 4th Neal Hambridge 162.6, 5th Paul Watkins 161, 6th Richard Godden 142.9 and 7th Geoff Games 141.4 points.

The mid week practice shoot this week was on Thursday and the shoot was over 500 yards.

Graeme Kerr took time out to try Target Rifle Class while Richard Godden and Neal Hambridge posted some great groups and scores. Rosco Davis as ever a very reliable shoot.

The results were; Target Rifle, Graeme Kerr 46.2, 46.1= 91.3: F-Std - B Richard Godden 55.3, 51, 58.2 =162.5, Ross Davis 57.3,58.3 = 115.6 and F-Open Neal Hambridge 59.4, 59.5, 58.3 = 176.12.

Looks like our marksmen are starting to hit their straps and we have high

● 300 yards with Graeme Kerr at the bench with Rosco Davis centre and Richard Godden in the foreground. Wonderful light came with a fickle and deceptive wind. The way the marksmen are rugged up says that out of the sun things might be a bit cool. hopes for their chances in the Chas match there is clearly a great skill base devoted to testing and practice shoots, Hayes, long range pennant as this a to work from. if you would like to come and try next Next week is the St Arnaud Prize week would be a perfect. coached shoot the shooter does not have to worry about adjustments for Shoot that some of the ECDRA shootPlease consult the web site the wind - that is is coach's responsi- ers will attend while those at home www.ecdra.com.au for details and bility and with only 0.1 points separat- both the mid week shoot start times. ing second from third on Saturdays and Saturday at Violet Town will be - Robert Chaffe

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Undermanned Rebels play Kinglake SATURDAY UNDER 18 The AFL Outer East League Round 7 of the 2019 season saw the Club's Under 18s travel to Woori Yallock as part of their Indigenous Round celebration with a 12.50 pm start, numbers again tight with only 13 players plus four Under 16 players, umpire numbers also tight as the League was unable to supply any umpires, central, boundary or goal.

An even contest in the first quarter saw both teams kick two goals but the Tigers kicked away in the second quarter with six goals to one and take a handy lead at the main break.

The second half saw the home side convert their opportunities in front of goals whilst the Rebels continued to work hard but without reward, Woori Yallock 14.10 (94) to Alexandra 4.2 (26) at the final siren.

Awards: Bundalaguah Engineering award Tom Rouget, Hadfield Contractors award - David Ray, Alexandra Tyrepower award - Willem Woolford, Alexandra Apparel award - Jye Aldous, Alan and Betty Parsons award - Jackson Harris, Coach award - Jordan LaurieRhodes.

The Under 18s are at Rebel Park with the rest of the Club and host Beaconsfield. Get in early for your egg and bacon roll for breakfast.

RESERVES The Reserves, in third place on the ladder after a win at Seville last week, took on the fifth placed Lakers but were undermanned with a

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● From Page 18 “The nine-lot subdivision would have been built had the property not gone into liquidation,” Mr Clark said.

“Given the above details that can all be verified by the Owners Corporation, VCAT , Rubicon residents site and other sources without much trouble what right has the Government got to step into this debacle?

“The residents of Rubicon chose not to have water and sewerage services.

“So what right do they have to accept the free services offered by the Government?

The Government stepped in because the VCAT Member Vassie used an assumption made by Mr Rodney Adjard about the ownership of the system and made it fact, although Member Vassie had the factual documents supplied to him and both GVW and Daniel Clark both advised him of the incorrectness of his decision.

“No one has been able to get the difference between Rubicon Village Pty Ltd and Rubicon Village Water and Sewerage Pty Ltd as two separate entities and also the differences between the liquidator and the owner Rod Larson.

“The Government department has made offers to supply water and sewerage services until this debacle is sorted (Even though the residents have fought against any proposal offered) at the expense of taxpayers “They have advised that a Council member is to monitor the system which has not been done and on many occasions in the past two years the administrators have been advised of overflow of sewerage in and around the sheds and flowing into the tributary of the Rubicon River as reported to the EPA with photographic evidence on many occasions.

“However, nothing was or has been done to prevent this from reoccurring.

“They needed Daniel Clark's permission to supply these services to the residents and was given verbal permission to do so until December 18, 2018, as they were going to purchase the system and the property from him.

“On the December 22, 2018, the Government department decided that it would be too expensive to purchase and at this time the permission was revoked.

“They still have free services and taxpayers and Daniel Clark are still paying for it, said Mr Clark, trading as DDay Anything Anytime.

number of players unavailable, running out with 18 players on the field and no bench.

A tight first quarter saw both teams with three scoring shots but the home team converted better with two goals, the second quarter again a good contest with the Lakers increasing their lead with two goals to one with a three-goal margin at the main break.

Some additional injuries did not assist the Rebels cause and the forward line resembled a trauma ward with injured ribs, legs and hips.

The Lakers kicked away in the second half as the Rebels continued to give a contest but were swamped, 19.15 (129) to 1.3 (9) at the final siren.

Awards: Caltex fuel card - Chase Pearce, Alex Sportspower - Max Church, JAMMM Catering - Will Ingram, Buxton Hotel - Michael Heyes, Grant St Grocer - Darren Waixel.

SENIORS The Seniors lost Ben Cooper, Hamish Dunsford, Tom Halligan, Isaac Hedger, Chris McKay and Nick Waugh from last week replaced byTravis Carter, Aaron Daly, Joe Daniel and Daniel Roper with Harrison Murdoch and Nick Smith coming in for their first senior games.

The seventh placed Rebels were undermanned but fired up to take on the undefeated top side on their home deck and responded with four goals to one in the first quarter, the Rebels maintaining the pressure in the second quarter as the Lakers kicked two goals to one but the Rebels held a seven-point lead at the main break.

The top side responded in the third quarter with three unanswered goals to take the lead by 11 points at the last change then kicking away in the last quarter with four goals to one, 10.16 (76) to 6.5 (41) at the final siren but the Rebels gave a great effort against good opposition.

Awards: Endeavour Petroleum award - Roger Welch, Alex Standard award - Patrick Ferguson, JAMMM Catering - Ben Woollard, Buxton Hotel - Jack Goonan, Vibe Hotel Marysville - Jake Steyger, Grant St Grocer - Jake Keath.

NETBALLAWARDS Caltex $25 fuel card award - Caitlan Haggis; Vibe Hotel Marysville $20 meal - Steph Goonan; A grade lost 33 - 53: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Monique Mann, Grant St Grocer $10 meal - Rebecca Wallis.

B-Grade lost 43 - 53: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Kirsty Norris, Grant St Grocer $10 meal - Carly Hill.

C-Grade won 54 - 22: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Jorja Gesler, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Hana Duldig.

D-Grade won 37 - 25: JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Sarah Haggis, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Kim Webber-Lally.

Do not forget to order your Club merchandise - polo shirts, warm up shirts @ $50, hoodies, vests @ $70, Club stubby holders @ $7, travel mugs @ $15, peaked caps and beanies @ $25, bumper stickers are free. The Alexandra History Book is also in stock, available at the Alexandra Newsagents @ $30. Thursday night dinners have two sittings, for juniors and then seniors after their respective training with main course and sweets - adults $15 and kids $10, everyone is welcome.

Last Thursday's Rebel Raffles saw the Holmesglen @ Eildon Jackpot worth $200 but Keith Ray was unsuccessful, other winners were Reddrops Foodworks / Houseboat Sales Lake Eildon - Julie Steyger, Eildon Bakery / Outdoor Education Group - Ray Steyger, Alexandra Quality Meats / AFNC canteen - Julie Steyger, Yea Chinese Restaurant / Bailey Funerals - Mandy Gesler. The Holmesglen @ Eildon Jackpot will be worth $300 this week so come along and buy some tickets at $1 each but you need to be at the Club rooms at 8pm for the draw.

Next Saturday the Rebels return to Rebel Park after a month of away games and host Yarra Glen for two games of football and four games of netball.

The Club will be running a food / drink marquee at the Alexandra Truck, Ute and Rod Show on Sunday so if you can assist please ring Ray Steyger on 5772 2627 to go on the roster.

The following Saturday we again have a home game against Yarra Junction and we have the Cricket World Cup and Reverse Raffle function on the Saturday night, everyone is welcome.

SUNDAY The Alexandra Football/Netball Club junior football netball teams traveled to Yea last Sunday for round 7 of the 2019 season for three games of football and three games of netball,

the Under 16 football having a bye.

Under 12s Football Alexandra 9.10 (64) defeated Yea 0.2 (2) Essence Coffee Lounge award Shaun Sutcliffe; Reddrops Foodworks award Noah Campbell; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Angus Burchall; Provender Country Bakehouse award Archie Gibson; Coach's award Billy Bedggood.

Under 14s Football Alexandra 4.3 (27) defeated by Yea 7.9 (51) Essence Coffee Lounge award Banjo Fitzpatrick; Reddrops Foodworks award Harry Correa; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Callan Howell; Provender Country Bakehouse award Bradley Irvine; Hadfield Contractors award Coen Miljkovic;Armstrong Family award Will Wright; Coach's awards Caleb Carden and LachlanArmstrong.

Under 11s Netball Alexandra 8 defeatedYea 6 Reddrops Foodworks award Amelia Wales; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Asher Kaiser; HG Turf award Ashlee Collett.

Under 13s Netball Alexandra 21 defeated Yea 6 Reddrops Foodworks award Lilly Bossonnet; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Daisy Sheehan; Alex Physiotherapy award Ava Lowry.

Under 15s Netball Alexandra 40 defeated Yea 11 Reddrops Foodworks award Annie Howell; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Jamie Baird; Alex Quality Meats award Taylah Dean.

A very big thank you to the above award sponsors for their continued support of our junior footballers and netballers in 2019.

Next Sunday the Rebels return to Rebel Park to host Tabilk for three games of football and two games of netball, Under 16 football and Under 11 netball have a bye.

If anyone can assist with the canteen on home games during the season please speak to Melissa Crane, Christina Irvineor Shona Miljkovic to go on the roster.

Also, next Sunday is the Alexandra Truck, Ute and Rod Show and anyone available to assist at the Club's catering marquee please contact Ray Steyger to go on the roster.

- Ray Steyger

Travis Cloke to play for Yea

● The Yea Football Club announced that Travis Cloke will be playing for the Yea Tigers on Sunday, June 30, versus Kinglake. The Worksafe Netball Victoria round will also see the club host Ben Brown (North Melbourne) and Peter Knights (Hawthorn) as well as Julie Corletto, former Diamond, and Mwai Kumwenda (Melbourne Vixens).

Travis hopes to be joined by father David after the match for a Q&A session.

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Alex., Yea do battle in fog UNDER 10 The fog was thick on home soil but still the Tigers cubs where raring to take on the Alex Rebels.

Two teams played with team spirit. Jorja was the star on the day taking multiple marks and playing on with her team mates winning points for the board.

Tander was hot on the heals of his opponent tackling well to win the ball many times.

Thanks to the coaches and parents for supporting the Tiger cubs a specially on these very cold mornings Awards: L. Henwood, J Cunningham, C Klinge - Belinda Johnston ★ UNDER 12 The Yea Under 12s knew it was going to be a tough game to win against the top of the ladder,

undefeated Rebels.

From the first hit out the Alexandra players appeared to be well drilled and knew their roles so scored quickly.

The Tigers did their best to stay in the game however their normal linkages of play were intercepted time and again.

Alexandra created space and hit their targets instead of kicking or hand-passing to space and were able to capitalise on the scoreboard and became more accurate as the game went on.

Well done to the Tigers for showing great determination and not dropping their heads but fighting it out to the final siren.

Yea 0.2 (2) defeated by Alexandra 9.10 (64) Awards: LAnstey, A Bree, T White - Deb Schickerling ★ UNDER 14

A victory was had on home soil against the Alexandra Rebels in the U14s. The team came out strong off the back of an intense week of training. Team play was in their minds and this was evident.

'Frankie' and Cooper both had long runs down the field whilst being shepherded by there team mates, this enabled them to pass the ball down to the forward line.

Many goals where achieved from this great team play, Luke kicked 3 ,Chayne 1, Bradley 1, Jack 1 and Riley 1.

Declan was on the ball taking a mark and kicking down towards the forward. A big thank you to Clint and Gary for all their time training the boys, improvement was obvious this week Well done boys...

Yea. 6.9 (47) def Alexandra 4.3 (27) Awards: D. Ingham, C. Klinge, S. Cuey - Belinda Johnston

Sunday Matches Junior scoreboard UNDER 16 Broadford 22.21 (153) d Seymour 2.1 (13). St Mary’s 11.14 (80) d Euroa 5.6 (36).

Alexandra: Bye. UNDER 14 Broadford 14.12 (96) d Seymour 2.4 (16). St Mary’s 26.18 (174) d Wandong 1.1 (7). Euroa 5.6 (36) d Tabilk 4.6 (30). Yea 7.9 (51) d Alexandra 4.3 (27).

UNDER 12 Seymour 10.4 (64) d Broadford 5.5 (35). St Mary’s 17.16 (118) d Wandong 0.0 (0). Euroa 7.10 (52) d Tabilk 2.2 (14). Alexandra 9.10 (64) d Yea 0.2 (2).

Footy Ladders UNDER 16 1. Broadford, 474.53, 28. 2. St Mary’s, 258.45, 24. 3. Euroa, 93.28, 16. 4. Alexandra, 38.05, 12. 5. Seymour, 23.34, 4.

UNDER 14 1. St Mary’s, 951.39, 28. 2. Euroa, 410.24, 24. 3. Tabilk, 233.18, 20. 4. Broadford, 178.95, 16. 5. Yea, 61.43, 12. 6. Alexandra, 59.49, 8. 7. Seymour, 25.65, 4. 8. Wandong, 13.21, 0.

UNDER 12 1. Alexandra, 771.60, 28. 2. Euroa, 259.76, 24. 3. Seymour, 180.46, 20. 4. Tabilk, 213.86, 16. 5. Yea, 129.95, 12. 6. Broadford, 87.62, 6.

7. St Mary’s, 66.01, 6. 8. Wandong, 1.20, 0.

UNDER 10 1. Seymour, 14. 2. Wandong, 10. 3. St Marys, 8. 4. 4. Tabilk, 6. 5. Broadford, 6. 6.

Alexandra, 6. 7. Yea, 4. 8. Euroa, 2.

Local matches

● Under 10s: S. Butterworth

● Under 10s: C. Klinge

● Under 10s: L. Henwood

UNDER 14 YEA ..................................................... 7.9 (51) ALEXANDRA .................................. 4.3 (27) Yea. Goalkickers: L. Kelderman 3, R. Frankcombe, B. Birchall, C. Kolinge, J. Harrison.

UNDER 12 ALEXANDRA .......... 2.4, 3.6, 4.8, 9.10 (64) YEA ................................ 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.2 (2)

Footy Fixtures UNDER 16 Sunday, June 9. Broadford v Euroa. St Mary’s v Seymour. Alexandra: Bye. UNDER 14, 12, 10 Sunday, June 9. Alexandra v Tabilk.

Broadford v Euroa. St Mary’s v Seymour.

Yea v Wandong.

Netball scores 15AND UNDER St Mary's: Bye. Tabilk 51 d Euroa 38. Seymour 33 d Broadford 22. Alexandra 40 d Yea 11.

13AND UNDER St Mary's: Bye. Euroa 48 d Tabilk. Broadford 26 d Seymour 20. Alexandra 21 d Yea 6.

IIAND UNDER Euroa: Bye. Seymour v Broadford. Alexandra 8 d Yea 6.

Netball Ladders ● U10 Awards: L. Henwood, J. Cunningham, C. Klinge.

● U12 Awards: Awards: L. Anstey, A. Bree, T. White

15AND UNDER 1. Tabilk, 194.78. 2. Euroa, 160.19, 22. 3.

Broadford, 121.13, 16. 4. Alexandra, 95.88, 12. 5. Seymour, 91.43, 12. 6. Yea, 65.38, 10.

7. St Mary’s, 48.59, 0.

13AND UNDER 1. Euroa, 525.71, 24. 2. Broadford, 140.28, 20. 3. Seymour, 85.71, 16. 4. Alexandra, 79.79, 12. 5. Yea, 41.09, 12. 6. St Mary’s, 84.52, 8. 7. Tabilk, 31.33, 4.

11ANDUNDER 1. Euroa, 288.89, 24. 2. St Mary’s, 169.05, 20. 3. Broadford, 225.00, 16. 4. Seymour, 134.29, 16. 5. Alexandra, 44.00, 8. 6. Yea, 1.00, 8.

Netball Fixtures

● U12: J. Allen-Tainton , O. Dredge

● U12: A. Bree laying the tackle

● U14: R. Ockwell

15AND UNDER Alexandra v Tabilk. Broadford v Euroa. St Mary's v Seymour. Yea: Bye. 13AND UNDER Alexandra v Tabilk. Broadford v Euroa. St Mary's v Seymour. Yea: Bye. 11ANDUNDER Alexandra: Bye. Broadford v Euroa. St Mary's v Seymour. Yea: Bye.

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Alex takes three victories against Yea UNDER 11s Captain: CharlotteYoung 1st Quarter - Yea started brilliantly with three intercepts that resulted in a Yea goal by Bridie.

The crowd went wild. Charlotte, Nina and Ada defended strongly and sent Yea into attack many times. Micayla and Ella made beautiful passes to Maya and Bridie in goals. They paired wonderfully to score 2 goals. 2 all at quarter-time.

2nd Quarter - Another great start with hard work from all players which resulted in another goal to Yea. Sienna came on the court and made two intercepts that sent Yea into attack again.

Alex got a later goal to level the scores at three all.

3rd Quarter - Another great start with hard work from all players which resulted in another goal to Yea. Sienna came on the court and made three intercepts that sent Yea into attack again.

Alex got a later goal to level the scores at three all.

4th Quarter -Alex got the first goal, but Yea soon responded through a great pass from Sienna into Bridie. Nina and Ada were amazing in defence, rebounding and intercepting. Alex came home with late goals to win, but it was a fantastic effort from all of the Tigers.

Final score: Yea 6 def by Alexandra 8 Awards; Country Chicken - Bridie Klinge,

Your Wardrobe - Ada Hayes, Tiger Bucks Ella Harris - Cindy Hayes ★ UNDER 13s Captain: Haylee Fyfe 1st Quarter: Yea began the game well with Lauren GK and Ash GD combining well to create many turnovers. Bridie C, Chloe GA and Millie WA worked hard forward of centre to create scoring opportunities. Alexandra has some tall players at both ends and their defence was very strong. Annie linked up well with the defenders and Haylee provided a lot of movement in goals. Yea 2, Alex 7 2nd Quarter: Yea started the second quarter well with Chloe scoring early and our defenders turning the ball over regularly. Millie was terrific in centre providing plenty of run. Scoring was difficult for Yea as Alex stepped up the pressure.

Mia WD was ferocious with her attack on the ball and Chloe covered a lot of the court. Ash and Lauren were doing their best but Alex pulled away. Yea 2, Alex 12 3rd Quarter: Yea defended well in the third quarter with Annie turning over Alex's centre and Chloe and Haylee working the circle well. Millie's pressure was excellent all over the court, Ash and Lauren defended strongly but the bigger

Alex shooters were hard to contain. Some footwork problems hurt Yea but their effort and endeavor was fantastic. Yea 6, Alex 17 4th Quarter: Chloe went into GD and Ash into GA in the last quarter which both girls enjoyed. Mid court pressure was amazing with Bonnie, Bridie and Millie working hard. Both teams turned the ball over and the girls seamed tired. The Tigers never gave up and fought hard all game, working hard for their teammates.

Final score: Yea 6 def by Alex 21 Awards: Your Wardrobe - Ashlee Frankcombe, Country Fried Chicken - Millie Charles, Tiger Bucks - Haylee Fyfe.

- Brad Watts ★ UNDER 15s Captain: Grace Cunningham Vice-Captain: Bridie Hayes 1st Quarter:Yea had first pass output Alex scored the first goal of the quarter. Olivia scored the first goal for Yea. Both teams were passing well but Alex were able to get the goals. Zoee and Maddy did well to defend but Alex were precise with their goals. Arienne was passing well to the Yea goals. Chelsea was defending well in the middle. Yea was starting to put on the pressure but at the end of the quarter Alex was leading. Yea 3 , Alexandra 10

2nd Quarter: Alex had first pass out of the centre and both teams looked strong. Alex scored first with Yea quick to reply. Maddie was defending well in the Alex goals. Chelsea and Arienne were running and passing well through the centre. Zoee was making the Alex girls work for their goals with her great defending. Alex was dominant this quarter adding another 12 goals to thee total. Yea 5 , Alexandra 22 3rd Quarter: Yea was first out of the centre and Maddie was quick to score. Maddie and Chelsea teamed up well in the goals and Grace was putting a lot of pressure on the Alex Centre Zoee and Tilly defended well in the Alex goals making it hard work for the Alex goalers which showed on the scoreboard. Yea 7, Alexandra 29 4th Quarter: Alex first out of the centre, Yea defended well but eventually Alex got the firs goal. Olivia had a great quarter in WD. Arienne and Chelsea were passing well through the centre. Zoee and Tilly were trying their darnedest to defend the goals but the Alex goalers were dominant. It was a skilful game but Alex were too strong on the day. Well done to both teams.

Final score: Yea 10 def by Alexandra 40 Awards: Country Fried Chicken - Bridie Hayes, Your Wardrobe - Arienne HoldsworthRose, Tiger Bucks - Tilly Archibald.

- Kay Granter

● Bridie Klinge

● Ella Harris

● Nina Callander

● Charlotte Young

● Bonnie Aldous

● Chloe Butterworth

● Mia Wojcik

● Millie Charles

● Tilly Archibald and Chelci Fitzgerald

● Zoee Gregory

● Madie Granter

● Grace Cunningham

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Kinglake netballers win A, B ■ With Yea having a bye, AFL Outer East netball saw Kinglake A-Grade 53 defeat Alexandra 33, in last Saturday’s Round 7 competition.

A-Grade: Yea: Bye. Seville 67 d GembrookCockatoo 23. Kinglake 53 d Alexandra 33. Yarra Glen 54 d Powelltown 36. Yarra Junction: Bye. Ladder. 1. Yea, 200.52, 24. 2. Seville, 180.31, 24. 3. Kinglake, 156.52, 24. 4. Alexandra, 86.67, 16. 5. Yarra Glen, 76.34, 16. 6. Yarra Junction, 89.47, 12. 7. Powelltown, 85.41, 8. 8. GembrookCockatoo, 33.01, 4.

B-Grade: Yarra Junction 42 d ThorntonEildon 28. Seville 82 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 17.

Kinglake 53 d Alexandra 43. Yarra Glen 33 d Powelltown 31. Yea: Bye. Ladder. 1. Seville, 262.24, 28. 2. Kinglake, 135.18, 20. 3. Yarra Glen, 128.86, 20. 4. Alexandra, 137.34. 5.

Powelltown, 94.44, 16. 6. Yea, 108.47, 12. 7.

Yarra Junction, 92.17, 12. 8. Thornton-Eildon, 44.09, 8. 9. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 29.15, 4.

C-Grade: Yarra Junction 43 d ThorntonEildon 3. Seville 71 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 8.

Alexandra 54 d Kinglake 22. Powelltown 43 d Yarra Glen 25. Yea: Bye. Ladder. 1. Seville, 351.92, 28. 2. Alexandra, 176.47, 24. 3. Powelltown, 191.55, 20. 4. Yarra Glen, 113.77, 20. 5.

Yea, 118.06, 12. 6. Yarra Junction, 94.44, 12. 7.

Kinglake, 84.83, 12. 8. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 23.18, 4. 9. Thornton-Eildon, 17.93, 4.

D-Grade: Gembrook-Cockatoo v Seville.

Alexandra 37 d Kinglake 25. Yarra Glen 29 d Powelltown 24. Yarra Junction: Bye. Yea: Bye. Ladder. 1. Seville, 181.91, 24. 2. Yarra glen, 141.12, 22. 3. Alexandra, 118.75, 20. 4. Yea, 113.25, 18. 5. Powelltown, 141.23, 16. 6.

Gembrook-Cockatoo, 96.00, 12. 7. Kinglake, 66.42, 8. 8. Yarra Junction, 17.77, 4.

KINGLAKE V ALEXANDRA A-GRADE KINGLAKE .................................. 6, 21, 39, 53 ALEXANDRA ............................ 14, 21, 27, 33 Kinglake. Goals: Billie Cvijetic 41. Best: Alice Waack, Billie Cvijetic.

Alexandra. Best: Monique Mann, Caitlin Haggis.

B-GRADE KINGLAKE .................................. 7, 28, 39, 53 ALEXANDRA ............................... 6, 18, 30, 43 Kinglake. Goals: Teana Wards 17, Lauren Watson 2, Danielle Howe 34. Best: Amy Teodorovic, Lauren Watson.

Alexandra. Goals: Emma Kidd 21, Brooke Pearce 3, Louise Chapple 19. Best: Sasha Mason, Brooke Pearce.

C-GRADE ALEXANDRA .............................. 13, 29, 42, 54 KINGLAKE .................................. 6, 11, 16, 22 Alexandra. Goals: Mandy Gesler 21. Best:

Mandy Gesler.

Kinglake. Goals: Hayley Bawden 9. Best: Lauren Watson, Natalie Gibson, Danielle Smith.

D-GRADE ALEXANDRA ............................. 10, 19, 25, 37 KINGLAKE .................................. 6, 11, 19, 25 Alexandra. Goals: Kate Mullins 4. Best: Sarah Haggis.

Kinglake. Goals: Ebony Keenan 10, Melanie Gibson 13, Errin White 2. Best: Errin White, Jazmine Pearson.

YARRA JUNCTION V THORNTON-EILDON

B-GRADE YARRA JUNCTION ...................... 9, 19, 29, 42 THORNTON-EIL. ......................... 5, 9, 16, 28 Yarra Junction. Goals: Indiya Bosen 20, Shelby Lewer 6. Best: Katelin Borondy,. Hannah Smart, Abbey Bentley.

Thornton-Eildon. Goals: Rose Kealy. Best: Jessica Slapp, Tayla Sturges, Rose Kealy.

C-GRADE YARRA JUNCTION .................... 16, 25, 35, 43 THORNTON-EILDON ...................... 1, 2, 2, 3 Yarra Junction. Goals: Jessica Ellwood 19, Natalie Boxell 2, Caitlin Conway 22. Best: Natalie Boxell.

Thornton-Eildon. Goals: Jayne Farnan 3. Best: Sarah Stevenson, Jessie Williams.

Miranda’s nett 77 result Yea Tigers Girls’ Football

■ Wet conditions under foot and cold wind saw only the bravest six men play a stableford round on Wednesday.

The winner with 34 points was David Ngo (27) with Bob Glenister (10) second on 33.

There was no NTP and the Club Award went to Neil Peterson on CB. ★

● Yea TigersGirls on Sunday.

Photo: Facebook ■ A beautiful day, with a shining sun, set the girls for a fun and fiery game.

With music playing and voices loud, they warmed up, ready to get out and play a great game of footy.

The girls ran hard from the first siren, keeping the ball in their forward 50 for much of the first quarter.

A great kick towards the goals allowed Kira Bradley to kick the first goal.

The second and third quarters brought many great kicks, leads and marks from all of the girls, making their best effort to keep the game alive.

A phenomenal run from Lily Darkin, with many bounces and a beautiful kick, put many proud smiles on all of their faces.

The backline was guarded well by Storm Crumpen, holding her position tightly.

The quick midfielders, April Darkin and Shayla Perry, ran their hearts out for all four quarters and provided many great kicks to their team mates.

The fourth quarter brought a well deserved goal by Lily Undy, lifting everyone’s chins up.

The girls played a fierce and intense game until the final siren, however, Healesville coming out on top and taking the win.

Final scores: Healesville: 8.9 (57) d Yea: 2.4 (16) Awards: Kira Bradley, Shayla Perry, Brea Redding, Emily Cunningham, Stevie Carden.

- Kira Bradley

● Miranda Gill

Doctor wins medal

■ Saturday saw 21 men contest the Monthly Medal Stroke and Putting at Royal Yea Golf Course.

Winner with nett 68 was Dr.Martin Lowe (15) and he also won the putting on CB with 24 putts.

Carl Maffei (22) was second on nett 69, third was Greg Clements (14) with 71 from fourth Jonathon Fisher (14) on 72.

There was no NTP on the second and Ivor Brayley won the Club Award. Chooklotto $50 Winner was Rick Wills, $30 Jeff Aurisch and Jonathon Fisher $20.

- Alan Pell

■ Seniors. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Banyule 17.7 (109) d Thomastown 16.9 (105). Diamond Creek 7.13 (55) d St Mary’s 6.11 (47). Fitzroy Stars 10.14 (74) d Epping 9.7 (61). Whittlesea 13.14 (92) d Watsonia 10.7 (67). Eltham: Bye. Ladder. 1.

Banyule, 252.30, 20. 2. Thomastown, 133.03, 20. 3. Eltham, 124.57, 16. 4. Whittlesea, 123.79, 16. 5. Fitzroy Stars, 98.21, 12. 6. Diamond Creek, 89.33, 12. 7. Watsonia, 77.57, 8.

8. St Mary’s, 60.49, 4. 9. Epping, 56.71, 0.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Banyule 8.11 (59) d Thomastown 4.10 (34). St Mary’s 12.12 (84) d Diamond Creek 5.5 (35). Fitzroy Stars 28.24 (192) d Epping 0.1 (1). Whittlesea 10.16 (76) d Watsonia 6.5 (41). Eltham: Bye. Ladder. 1. Eltham, 237.07, 24. 2. Whittlesea, 193.71, 16. 3. St Mary’s, 166.21, 16. 4. Banyule, 155.90, 16. 5.

Thomastown, 143.12, 16. 6. Fitzroy Stars, 133.85, 16. 7. Watsonia, 67.72, 4. 8. Diamond Creek, 55.01, 4. 9. Epping, 10.32, 0.

■ Under 19. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Greensborough 2 8.5 (53) d Eltham 2 5.8 (38). Mernda 15.8 (80 d West PrestonLakeside 9.9 (63). Mill Park 11.12 (78) d Laurimar 6.14 (50). South Morang 17.12 (114) d Hurstbridge 1.4 (10). Lower Plenty 22.16 (148) d Bulldog Bloods 4.4 (28). Ladder. 1.

South Morang, 327.34, 28. 2. Mill Park, 272.92, 20. 3. Mernda, 86.67, 20. 4. Lower Plenty, 316.94, 16. 5. Greensborough 2, 90.91, 16. 6. West Preston-Lakeside, 144.93, 12. 7.

Laurimar, 68.16, 12. 8. Eltham 2, 50.96, 12.

9. Hurstbridge, 28.77, 4. 10. Bulldog Bloods, 25.60, 0.

DIVISION 3

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■ Seniors. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Hurstbridge 9.16 (70) d Macleod 10.5 (65). Heidelberg 18.13 (121) d Northcote Park 8.8 (56). West Preston-Lakeside 22.18 (150) d Lower Plenty 8.9 (57). Bundoora 14.8 (92) d Montmorency 12.13 (85). Greensborough 18.15 (123) d North Heidelberg 13.7 (85).

Ladder. 1. Greensborough, 218.38, 28. 2.

Heidelberg, 175.24, 24. 3. North Heidelberg, 138.49, 20. 4. Northcote Park, 96.68, 16. 5.

Bundoora, 95.20, 16. 6. Montmorency, 82.23, 12. 7. Macleod, 86.86, 8. 8. Hurstbridge, 68.41, 8. 9. West Preston-Lakeside, 78.24, 4.

10. Lower Plenty, 59.02, 4.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Macleod 13.11 (89) d Hurstbridge 4.8 (32). Heidelberg 18.18 (128) d Northcote Park 1.1 (7). West Preston-Lakeside 12.4 (76) d Lower Plenty 10.10 (70). Montmorency 10.11 (71) d Bundoora 10.8 (68). Greensborough 15.11 (101) d North Heidelberg 7.7 (49).

Ladder. 1. Greensborough, 370.10, 28. 2.

North Heidelberg, 132.45, 20. 3. Bundoora, 131.20, 20. 4. Montmorency, 105.63, 20. 5.

Heidelberg, 118.35, 16. 6. West PrestonLakeside, 130.41, 12. 7. Macleod, 110.62, 12.

8. Lower Plenty, 49.13, 8. 9. Hurstbridge, 60.66, 4. 10. Northcote Park, 37.13, 0.

■ Under 19. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Heidelberg 9.9 (63) d Diamond Creek 8.4 (52). St Mary’s 14.9 (93) d Montmorency 9.14 (68). Whittlesea 12.15 (87) d Banyule 3.4 (22). Bundoora 13.20 (98) d Macleod 6.2 (38). Eltham 1 13.13 (91) d Gereensborough 1 4.7 (31).; Ladder. 1. Heidelberg, 207.46, 24. 2. Eltham 1, 166.41, 24. 3. Whittlesea, 231.91, 20. 4. St Mary’s, 144.63, 20. 5. Montmorency, 83.33, 20. 6. Diamond Creek, 119.62, 12. 7. Bundoora, 118.45, 12. 8. Greensborough 1, 47.46, 12. 9. Banyule, 36.55, 8. 10.

Macleod, 41.05, 4.

DIVISION 2

Chill Factor

■ Seven silly girls fronted on Wednesday (May 29) although it a little hard to tell with all the layers they were wearing.

The rain thankfully stayed away but boy the chill factor left nothing to the imagination so many bits were numb by the end of the day.

But one lady it seems didn’t let it faze her.

Must have been right at home having just returned from the icy cold climates of overseas.

Miranda Gill (15) just stepped right back in just as if she hadn’t left to win the third round of the Silver Spoon, the Monthly Medal and of course the putting.

It was a hard day at the office but she came in with nett 77 and 25 putts; top effort and welcome home.

Runner-up for the day was another holiday maker returned Vicki Clements (23) 79 nett. We are all deciding that we all need to go on a holiday does wonders for your golf. Well done girls.

- Karen Sangster ★

NORTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCORES AT A GLANCE DIVISION 1

● Rick Wills

■ Seniors. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 1. Old Eltham Collegians 12.10 (82) d Lalor 5.8 (38). Kilmore 9.8 (62) ed Panton Hill 3.9 (27). Laurimar 13.11 (89) d Heidelberg West 4.7 (31). South Morang 17.15 (117) d Reservoir 3.5 (23). Mernda: Bye. Ladder.

1. Laurimar, 174.00, 32. 2. Panton Hill, 214.47, 20. 3. Kilmore, 148.11, 20. 4. Heidelberg West, 119.73, 20. 5. South Morang, 99.81, 18.

6. Mernda, 104.86, 8. 7. Old Eltham Collegians, 66.11, 6. 8. Lalor, 56.44, 4. 9. Reservoir, 35.52, 0.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 1. Old Eltham Collegians 12.13 (85) d Lalor 5.7 (37). Kilmore 9.13 (67) d Panton Hill 5.7 (37). Heidelberg West 12.9 (81) d Laurimar 2.2 (14). South Morang 17.12 (114) d Reservoir 2.5 (17). Mernda: Bye.

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AFL OUTER EAST LEAGUE SCORES AT A GLANCE DIVISION 2

■ Seniors. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Seville 17.13 (115) d GembrookCockatoo 10.7 (67). Kinglake 10.16 (76) d Alexandra 6.5 (41). Yarra Glen 12.13 (85) d Powelltown 1.6 (84). Yarra Junction 21.21 (147) d Thornton-Eildon 3.5 (23). Yea: Bye. Ladder. 1. Kinglake, 240.91, 28. 2.Yarra Junction, 205.80, 24. 3. Seville, 158.86, 20. 4. Yarra Glen, 142.09, 20. 5. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 108.58, 16. 6. Powelltown, 101.00, 12. 7.

Alexandra, 85.32, 12. 8. Thornton-Eildon, 32.84, 4. 9. Yea, 23.59, 4.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Gembrook-Cockatoo 9.8 (62) d Seville 8.8 (56). Kinglake 19.15 (129) d Alexandra 1.3 (9). Yarra glen 10.13 (73) d Powelltown 7.9 (51). Yarra junction 17.20 (122) d Thornton-Eildon 1.3 (9). Yea: Bye. Ladder: 1. Yarra Glen, 231.79, 28. 2. Kinglake, 196.81, 20. 3. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 180.11, 20. 4.

Yarra Junction,. 123.80, 20. 5. Seville, 197.66, 16. 6. Alexandra, 117.99, 16. 7. ThorntonEildon, 23.82, 8. 8. Powelltown, 60.80, 4. 9.

Yea, 29.57, 4.

DIVISION 1

■ Seniors. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Pakenham 17.21 (123) d Belgrave 14.6 (90). Monbulk 14.18 (102) d WarburtonMillgrove 5.5 (35). Officer 12.12 (84) d Mt Evelyn 7.13 (55). Doveton v Emerald.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Pakenham 17.19 (121) d Belgrave 4.1 (25). Monbulk 12.14 (86) d WarburtonMillgrove 4.2 (26). Mt Evelyn 4.8 (32) d Officer 3.10 (28). Doveton 14.11 (95) d Emerald 2.1 (13). Ladder. 1. Pakenham, 290.61, 20. 2.

Doveton, 273.33, 20. 3. Mt Evelyn, 265.15, 20. 4. Officer, 137.60, 12. 5. Emerald, 64.04, 12. 6. Monbulk, 86.82, 8. 7. Belgrave, 36.81, 4. 8. Warburton-Millgrove, 19.44, 0.

■ Under 18. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Monbulk 8.14 (62) d WarburtonMillgrove 3.4 (22). Officer 21.12 (139) d Mt Evelyn 3.0 (18). Doveton 11.7 (73) d Emerald 10.5 (65). Pakenham: Bye. Ladder. 1. Officer, 518.29, Won 100.00. 2. Pakenham, 157.73, 80.00. 3. Emerald, 136.10, 60.00. 4. Dovetopn, 127.46, 60.00. 5. Monbulk, 62.99, 40.00. 6.

Warburton-Millgrove, 35.84, 20.00. 7. Mt Evelyn, 36.14, 0.00.

PREMIER LEAGUE

■ Seniors. Results. Round 6. Saturday, June 1. Berwick 9.15 (69) d Cranbourne 5.11 (41). Beaconsfield 10.17 (77) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 5.8 (38). Wandin 26.21 (177) d UpweyTecoma 15.11 (101). Woori Yallock v Healesville. Narre Warren - Bye. ■ Reserves. Results. Round 6. Saturday, June 1. Berwick 9.11 (65) d Cranbourne 1.2 (8). Beaconsfield 16.17 (113) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 4.6 (30). Wandin 5.9 (39) d UpweyTecoma 5.5 (35). Healesville 15.12 (102) d Woori Yallock 7.3 (45). Narre Warren: Bye. Ladder. 1. Narre Warren, 399.43, 24. 2.

Berwick, 474.11, 20. 3. Beaconsfield, 425.00, 20. 4. Cranbourne, 251.32, 16. 5. UpweyTecoma, 87.00, 12. 6. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 77.32, 12. 7. Wandin, 36.31, 8. 8. Healesville, 20.16, 4. 9. Woori Yallock, 13.51, 4.

■ Under 18 Results. Round 6. Saturday, June 1. Berwick 17.12 (114) d GembrookCockatoo 1.2 (8). Beaconsfield 26.13 (169) d Olinda-Ferny Creek 1.2 (8). Narre Warren 17.5 (107) d Berwick Springs 0.0 (0). UpweyTecoma 22.12 (144) d Wandin 4.4 (28). Woori Yallock 14.10 (94) d Alexandra 4.2 (26). Ladder. 1. Narre Warren, 480.87, 28. 2. Berwick, 465.76, 24. 3. Woori Yallock, 177.91, 20. 4.

Beaconsfield, 286.92, 16. 5. Upwey-Tecoma, 191.32, 16. 6. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 75.39, 12.

7. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 26,.21, 6. 8. Berwick Springs, 33.81, 2. 9. Alexandra, 26.10, 0.

Five inclusions for Whittlesea Eagles ■ Whitttlesea named Jaron Murphy among five inclusions for its home match against Watsonia at Whittlesea Showgrounds.

IN – Brody Bell, Luke Deards, Jaron Murphy, Benjamin Rowan, Deakin Tennant; OUT – Jack Dyson, Ethan Gorski, Harrison Jarvie, Zach Molloy, Jesse OwensDraper.

Sport

Lakers top Div. 2 ladder ■ Lakers is on top of the AFL Outer East Division 2 ladder, after a strong win against Alexandra at the Kinglake Memorial Oval on Saturday (June 1).

KINGLAKE V ALEXANDRA SENIORS KINGLAKE ................ 1.2, 3.7, 6.9, 10.16 (76) ALEXANDRA .................. 4.2, 5.2, 5.4, 6.5 (41) Kinglake. Goalkickers: C. Horman 4, A. Fairchild, T. McDonald, W. Graf, E. Robinson, B. Robinson, J. Crowe. Best: R. King, W. Graf, J. Crowe, B. Robinson, J. Butterworth, C. Horman.

Alexandra. Goalkickers. B. Wollard 4, B. Norris, J. Daniel. Best: P. Ferguson, B. Woollard, J. Goonan, J. Steyger, J. Daniel, J. Keath.

RESERVES KINGLAKE ................ 2.1, 4.4, 13.9, 19.15 (129) ALEXANDRA ..................... 0.3, 1.3, 1.3, 1.3 (9) Kinglake. Goalkickers: B. Gallichio 12, J. Komen 3, B. Howlett 2, C. Caine, K. Cabntone.

Best: B. Gallichio, L. Harris, J. Graf, J. Burns, J. Koman, B. Robinson.

Aloexandra. Goalkicker: C. Pearce. Best: C. Pearce, M. Church, A. Westworth, W. Ingram, M. Heyes, D. Waixel.

UNDER 18 WOORI YALL. ......... 2.3, 8.7, 12.9, 14.10 (94) ALEXANDRA ..................... 2.2, 3.2, 3.2, 4.2 (26) Woori Yallock. Goalkickers: L. O’Dea 3, J.

Willems 3, J. Hay, T. Amarant, K. Hawkins, C. Holmes, C. Cotton, H. Relf, O. Hodgson, J. Morgan. Best: L. O’dea, C. Holmes, H. Relf, J. Willems, T. Amarant, J. Hay. Alexandra. Goalkickers: T. Rouget 2, R. Lucas, J. Harris. Best: T. Rouget, D. Ray, W. Woolford, J. Aldous, J. Harris, B. McCarthy.

YARRA JUNCTION V THORNTON-EILDON SENIORS YARRA JUNC. ......... 4.2, 12.7, 17.15, 2121 (147) THORNTON-EIL. .......... 1.1, 2.3, 3.3, 3.5 (23) Yarra Junction. Goalkickers: S. Morton 6, K. hall 5, D. Johnson 4, E. Wadsworth 2, T. Armstrong 2, J. Gilbert, T. Wheeler. Best: J. Hammen, L. Spaulding, E. Wadsworth, P. Cubbin, R. Bombinski, S. Morton.

Thornton-Eildon. Goalkickers: S. Barrand, L. Smith, C. Kalogirou. Best: D. Nai, J. Lowe, R. Deray, R. Anderson, J. Scotland, J. Gorman.

RESERVES YARRA JUNC. .......... 5.2, 7.7, 12.14 , 17.20 (122) THORNTON-EIL. ............. 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.3 (9) Yarra Junction. Goalkickers: H. Tindley-Roe 5, B. Freedman 3, D. Ismail 2, S. Jordan, M. Sword, D. Pottage, K. Ousley, T. Barton, M. Tarr, D. Bebarfald. Best: K. Ousley, M. Sword, D. Ratudi, T. Polson, J. Matcham, D. Draper.

Great day for all Whittlesea teams ■ All three Whittlesea football teams registered wins in Saturday’s NFNL matches.

SENIORS WHITTLESEA .......... 4.6, 6.7, 11.10, 13.14 (92) WATSONIA ................... 1.1, 5.4, 6.6, 10.7 (67) Whittlesea. Goalkickers: N. Pupillo 4, N. Stefanile 2, C. McCabe 2, R. Carter, S. McAuliffe, B. Bell, M. Atta, M. Andrews. Best: M. Coen, J. Eid, N. Pupillo, J. Murphy, M. Atta, B. Bell.

Watsonia. Goalkickers: K. Wheatley 3, A. Alfonsi 2, J. Maloni 2, J. Kubeil, R. Caronovale, K. Van Zwienen. Best: X. Kelly, R. Taylor, H. Mitchell, S. Briggs, B. McKenzie, K. Wheatley.

RESERVES WHITTLESEA ............ 1.1, 2.5, 5.11, 10.16 (76) WATSONIA ...................... 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 6.5 (41) Whittlesea. Goalkickers: H. Bland 3, C.

Prestopino 3, N. Byatt, C. Bland, C. Rowe, H. Jarvie. Best: H. Jarvie, C. Prestopino, M. Taplin, C. Sloan, H. Bland, T. Parkinson.

Watsonia. Goalkickers: G. Hines, R. Eley, M. Tidd, L. Patterson, J. Taylor, H. Chapman. Best: J. Bolden, R. Eley, M. Tidd, J. Needham, J. Ozimek, L. Sinclair.

UNDER 19 WHITTLESEA .......... 1.4, 4.10, 8.13, 12.15 (87) BANYULE .......................... 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 3.4 (22) Whittlesea. Goalkickers: T. Holmberg 2, T. Bland 2, C. Newport 2, L. Coco, E. Kynasxton, S. Alabakis, K. McMillan, J. Ellks, B. Fitzgerald.

Best: K. McMillan, B. Fitzgerald, T. Bland, K. Green, R. Johnson.

Banyule. Goalkickers: C. Walsh, A. Smith, M. Graham. Best: A. Gerantidis, C. Walsh, D. Mustafa, K. Rowe, J. Stevens, P. Molony.

NFNL netball scores ■ Section 1. Results. Round 2. Friday, May 31. Diamond Creek 1 69 d Greensborough 1 32.

Ivanhoe 1 44 d North Heidelberg 1 40. Fitzroy Stars 1 50 d Diamond Creek 2 44. Heidelberg 1 55 d Bundoora 1 35.

■ Section 2. Results. Round 2. Friday, May 31. Craigieburn 1 39 d Northcote Park 1 21.

Ivanhoe 2 37 d Heidelberg 2 34. Laurimar 1 36 d Greensborough 2 21. St Marys 1 v Heat 1.

■ Section 3. Results. Round 2. Friday, May 31. North Heidelberg 2 27 d Heidelberg 3 20.

Watsonia 1 25 d Diamond Creek 3 24.

Thomastown 1 v Old Eltham Collegians 1.

Ivanhoe 3: Bye. ■ Section 4. Results. Round 2. Friday, May 31. North Heidelberg 1 31 d Bundoora 2 20.

Eltyham 1 25 d Diamond Creek 4 24. Ivanhoe 4 v Craigieburn 2. St Marys 2 29 ed Hurstbridge 1 14.

■ Section 5. Results. Round 2. Friday, May 31. Watsonia 36 d Northcote Park 2 19. Macleod 1 25 d Heat 2 22. Montmorency 1 24 d Greensborough 3 22. Bundoora 3 d Ivanhoe 5.

■ Section 6. Results. Round 2. Friday, May 31. Heidelberg West 1 31 d Heidelberg 4 24.

North Heidelberg 4 33 d Thomastown 2 28.

Kilmore 2 40 d Fitzroy Stars 2 23. Laurimar 2 23 d Diamond Creek 5 16.

■ Section 7. Results. Round 3. Friday, May 31. Hurstbridge 2 23 d Epping 1 22. Whittlesea 1 18 d St Marys 3 15. South Morang 1 37 d Bundoora 4 32. Craigieburn 3 28 d Mernda 1 23.

■ Section 8. Results. Round 3. Friday, May 31. La Trobe 2 32 d Mernda 2 23. Watsonia 2 29 d Macleod 2 16. Heat 3 31 d Montmorency 2 26.

Reservoir 2 d Fitzroy Stars 3. South Morang2: Bye. ■ Section 9. Results. Round 3. Friday, May 31. Thomastown 3 29 d Epping 2 22. Whittlesea 2 24 d West Ivanhoe 1 19. Reservoir 1 21 d Kilmore 3 18. Lower Plenty 1 25 d Northcote Park 3 18.

■ Section 10. Results. Round 3. Friday, May 31. Mernda 3 36 d Kilmore 4 32. Watsonia 4 27 d Thomastown 4 20. South Morang 3 28 d Bundoora 5 18. Hurstbridge 3 24 d M ontmorency 3 20.

■ Section 11. Results. Round 3. Friday, May 31. Bundoora 6 51 d Mernda 4 10. Montmorency 4 40 d Laurimar 4 9. Fitzroy Stars 4 v Laurimar 3. Hurstbridge 4: Bye. ■ Section 12. Results. Round 3. Friday, May 31. Bundoora 7 38 d Kiolmore 5 22. Heat 4 v West Preston 1. Mernda 5 v North Heidelberg 5.

COUNTRY FOOTBALL LEAGUES SCORES AT A GLANCE GOULBURN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

■ Seniors. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 1. Kyabram 21.8 (134) d Benalla 8.3 (51). Rochester 7.8 (50) d Shepparton 6.11 (47). Euroa 23.21 (159) d Shepparton United 5.8 (38). Shepparton Swans 7.11 (53) drew with Seymour 7.11 (53). Tatura 19.8 (122) d Mansfield 9.4 (58). Echuca 20.12 (132) d Mooroopna 9.3 (57).

■ Reserves. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 1. Benalla 11.14 (80) d Kyabram 3.5 (23). Rochester 10.10 (70) d Shepparton 2.5 (17). Euroa 7.1 (43) d Shepparton United 6.4 (40). Seymour 10.10 (7) d Shepparton Swans 5.5 (35). Tatura 10.6 (66) d Mansfield 4.7 (31). Echuca 13.9 (87) d Mooroopna 2.5 (17).

■ Under 18. Results. Round 8. Saturday, June 1. Kyabram 12.10 (82) d Benalla 4.4 (28). Shepparton 9.9 (63) d Rochester 6.7 (43).

Shepparton United 16.5 (101) d Euroa 2.1 (13).

Seymour 16.18 (114) d Shepparton Swans 2.0 (12). Mansfield 16.14 (110) d Tatura 3.2 (20). Echuca 7.8 (50) d Mooroopna 5.4 (34).

KYABRAM DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE

■ Seniors. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Avenel 17.8 (110) d Girgartre 12.8 (80). Dookie United 13.11 (89) d Undera 10.14 (74). Lancaster 13.8 (86) d Stanhope 11.9 (75). Merrigum 32.19 (211) d Rushworth 3.1 (19). Nagambie 15.22 (112) d Longwood 1.0 (6). Tallyagroopna 18.6 (114) d MurchisonToolamba 5.3 (33). Shepparton East 13.6 (84) d Violet Town 7.10 (52). Ardmona: Bye. ■ Reserves. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Avenel 14.17 (101) d Girgarre 2.4 (16). Undera 13.15 (93) d Dookie United 2.5 (17). Lancaster 7.6 (48) d Stanhope 4.15 (39).

Merrigum 26.15 (171) d Rushworth 1.1 (7).

Nagambie 22.17 (149) d Longwood 1.3 (9).

Tallygaroopna 15.16 (106) d MurchisonToolamba 6.5 (41). Shepparton East 14.7 (91) d Violet Town .39 (27). Ardmona: Bye. ■ Under 18. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Girgarre 12.17 (89) d Ardmona 4.4 (28). Dookie United 30.19 (199) d Undera 2.1 (13). Lancaster 16.13 (109) d Stanhope 6.4 (40). Merrigum 22.17 (149) d Rushworth 0.1 (1). Nagambie 20.16 (136) d Longwood 7.3 (45). Murchison-Toolamba 12.8 (80) d Tallygaroopna 5.8 (38). Shepparton East: Bye.

RIDDELL DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE

■ Seniors. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Romsey 25.9 (159) d Melton Centrals 3.7 (25). Wallan 17.15 (117) d WoodendHesket 8.11 (59). Broadford 14.8 (92) d Lancefield 10.4 (64). Rupertswood 13.9 (87) d Riddell 8.9 (57(). Diggers Rest 41.20 (266) d Rockbank 6.2 (38). Macedon: Bye. ■ Reserves. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Melton Centrakls 13.12 (90) d Romsey 3.4 (22). Wallan 6.14 (50) d Woodend Hasket 5.8 (38). Lancefield 10.14 (74) d Broadford 4.4 (28). Rupertswood 5.5 (35) d Riddell 1.2 (8). Diggers Rest 25.18 (168).

Rockbank 0.0 (0). Macedon: Bye. ■ Under 19.5. Results. Round 7. Saturday, June 1. Melton Centrals 12.21 (93) d Lancfield 4.3 (27). Wallan 9.8 (62) d Woodendc Hesket 5.5 (35). Rupertswood 8.13 (61) d Riddell 3.2 (20). Diggers Rest: Bye.

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