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Mark Richardson ♥ Straight from the heart

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OUR LOVE LEADS TAYLOR BACK

■ During the 1980s as many teenagers spent hours trying to solve the Rubik's Cube, we began to welcome American artists into our lounge rooms during what music historians describe as the MTV generation.

As the world watched Michael Jackson reinvent himself whilst Cyndi Lauper 'she bopped' and called out to girls around the globe to have fun, the unique vocal style of Long Island's Taylor Dayne first hit our airwaves and television sets.

Taylor remains one of music's most dynamic artists of all time having earned numerous best-selling gold and platinum albums, which produced seventeen Top 20 singles with number one hits such as Tell It To My Heart, Love Will Lead You Back and Prove Your Love To Me. During the course of her career, Taylor has sold more than 75 million albums and singles worldwide, garnered three Grammy nominations and appeared in many film, television, and Broadway stage roles such as Elton John's, Aida.

At 51 years-of-age, Taylor doesn't seem to be slowing and last year was inducted into the LI Hall of Fame, alongside other Long Island legends including Billy Joel, Pat Benatar and Lou Reed.

Ahead of arriving to Australia, I learnt that apart from being born with the gift to sing, her career took direction after stopping on the Westline Highway in her late teens.

Diva Porch Thoughts

I understand that you are close by your Porch in your home in LA. What can you see?

I am looking at my Porch from my living room; I have French doors that open to my backyard where I have a little gazebo and a couple of ivy plants growing with a fountain by my pool.

It's very green and the sun is just starting to go down.

You were born in New York and moved from the Bronx to Long Island with your family when you were two years-of age. Where did your love of music stem from?

I was a very aspiring rock star by five years-of-age and you could ask me anything about music.

All I ever wanted to be was a rock star. My father gave me my first radio and my parents always played music, especially on Sundays as it was considered a family day.

Were your parents artistic?

My parents were avid theatre goers and members of very interesting theatre

Off The Porch Thought For The Day Rob Richardson Radio Announcer WYNFM 88.9 Monday Afternoons 3pm-5pm As I sit here on the Porch of WYNFM reflecting back to the music the 80s, some of the world's all-time greatest songs and artists stemmed from this era and remain popular in 2013.

I still enjoy playing tracks from Australian artists such as John Farnham's You're The 'Voice and I recall my daughters dancing around the living room wearing leggings, headbands and dancing to Olivia Newton-John's Physical in front of the television in the early 80s.

companies. They took us to a lot of bizarre theatre as well as magical theatre and Broadway - I was very exposed to the arts.

Did you always want to be rock star?

By kindergarten I started performing solos with the Glee Club which was usually just for third grade students.

For me, it was literally having a voice but I was very shy on some levels. My voice was an expressive tool and a way to be good at something, excel and to be the best.

Were you classically trained?

I learnt by ear, just listening to musicians and vocalists. I just emulated voice after voice and in the 70s it could be anything from Aretha Franklin to Karen Carpenter to Joni Mitchell to Al Green and to Bill Withers. These artists all had hit records and were all played on Top 40 radio programs.

How did your first hit song Tell It To My Heart come about?

When I was 19, I was driving along the Westline Highway and saw my high school friend Ric Wake walking.

I pulled over and we started talking about trying to get a record deal.

I was working with an English producer friend and working in a nightclub in Brooklyn at the time, and Ric had a friend working at Warner Chapel who sent us a cassette with four songs on it.

Ric loved Tell It To My Heart so we borrowed $6000 from my Dad and hoped we could get a label interested so I could pay my Dad back.

When do you feel your voice was becoming a stand-alone on the world stage?

In 1988, I'll Always Love You really turned it around for me as a vocalist where I really started breaking away from the pack.

We thought it would be a one hit wonder, then we had two hits, then we had three hits, then the song led me to be nominated for an R&B vocal and Grammys. It was a big record for me and is still in the Top 20 wedding songs of all time.

Your second album Can't Fight Fate was massive around the world and in a way, your songs became more soulful with hits such as Love Will Lead you Back and I'll be Your Shelter. Did you feel these songs started portraying the artist you wanted to be?

Can't Fight Fate had a lot of impact on me as I started developing

● Taylor Dayne nto my womanhood. The songs were sons, but it was scary sitting there next sleek and the big video producers such to Annette Benning and Warren.

You went on to appear in sevas David Finch came forward and that's when I went very blonde and eral films and also did a lot of stage productions including perreally owning my power.

Diane Warren started writing formed on Broadway in Elton more for me with songs that were John's Aida in 2001. Will we see more soulful, more passionate and I you in more Broadway shows?

I'm actually back on the stage in had more rock influence in my voice.

From a recording artist's September performing in the musical point of view, what was it like Cats, which I'm pretty excited being handed Diane's portfolio about.

What will we expect to see at of songs to listen to?

Diane is one of the most tenacious your shows in Melbourne?

My songs are kind of the soundtrack songwriters I've ever met, she believes in her music and her songs have of people's lives, so I'll play a lot of my hits and some songs from my latstood the test of time.

President of Aritsa Records, Clive est album Satisfy and also perform Davis, played me Love Will Lead you songs that I love.

I just love Melbourne and I have Back and our jaws dropped. It was just that breathtaking and an incredible wonderful friends there and enjoy dinner with them in their homes when I song.

You've appeared in Broad- tour.

What is your Porch Thought For ways, films and reality television programs. How did you get into The Day? While winding down and putting films?

Warren Beatty saw me perform- your feet up, reflect on the day and ing on the Jay Leno Show in 1994 and take a deep breath and let your cares called my management to ask if I was melt away. interested in auditioning for his remake ■ Taylor Dayne will be perof Love Affair. forming three shows around I was looking at myself more ex- Melbourne from Friday, June 7pansively and hoping I could act and 9. For more information visit could draw from my creativity. I chal- www.taylordayne.com lenged myself and started taking les- Mark Richardson

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Vienna On Fire

Loose Moose

● Matt Stanton illustrates The Moose Is Loose ■ Author Mark Carthew’s The Moose Is Loose will be launched by Hazel Edwards (There's A Hippottomus On My Roof) at Eltham Library between 3pm4.30pm at Eltham Library on Saturday (June 1).

Moose food and drinks will be served. Families of young children, with prizes for the best antlers.

Bookings are essential: 9439 8700. elthambookshop@ bigpond.com

● Russell McGregor

■ The Johann Strauss Ensemble returns to Australia to present Vienna On Fire in July, with Victorian performances on July 20 at Hamer Hall, and July 21 at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre.

Vienna On Fire features the captivating waltzes and polkas of Austria’s founding romantic composer Johann Strauss and his sons Eduard and Josef.

Vienna On Fire will be led by Melbourne’s waltz king, violinist Russell McGregor

Under The Clocks Second show

MIAF 2013

● Cyndi Lauper ■ Cyndi Lauper will perform a second Melbourne show at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda, on Friday, August 30.

Cyndi will perform the recordsetting album She’s So Unusual in its entirety.

The album features some of Lauper’s most well-known songs and perennial radio favorites including Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, She Bop, Money Changes Everything and All Through the Night.

■ The Melbourne International Animation Festival is being held from June 20-30 at ACMI Cinemas: Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square.

There are more than 2000 entries, from 30 Countries, with some 400 Films to be screened over 11 days.

There will be two special fundraiser screenings to digitally preserve Alex Stitt's ground-breaking feature Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981).

International guests will include master animator Koji Yamamura (Japan), Patrick Jenkins (Canada), and Martinus Klemet (Estonia).

OPENING NIGHT

Appointed

● Louise Dunham ■ Melbourne’s Louise Dunham, Managing Director of Placement Solutions, is the first person outside the US to be appointed to the International Nanny Association board of directors.

As a passionate advocate for Australia’s childcare industry and having operated her own agency for 25 years, Louise’s frank and forthright manner saw her earn a top spot with the global organisation.

“More than 20ago, when I was a working mum myself, I remember struggling with finding childcare, and the endless battle against mess and disorganisation,” said Ms Dunham.

● Anita Karabajakian (left), Quinn Cameron and Shine look forward to opening night of Annie on Friday (May 31) at the Whitehorse Centre, Nunawading.

■ Babirra Music Theatre presents Annie on May 31, June 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, at 8pm and June 2, 8, 9 at 2pm at the Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading.

The show is directed by Alan Burrows, with musical direction by Danny Forward and choreography by Susan Lewis.

The role of Annie will be shared by Quinn Cameron and Anita Karabajakian. Anita has already been busy performing this year as one of the Jemimas in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in both Melbourne and Adelaide, and will also be in the Production Company's Gypsy in July.

Tickets: $38/$34/$30. Bookings: 9262 6555 or tickets@whitehorse.vic.gov.au or www.babirra.org.au

St Kilda’s Leanne records in LA

National Institute of Circus Arts staff will be dressing in Film Noir style at the opening night of One False Move at 7.30pm on Wednesday ★ June 19 at Green St, Prahran.

The Woodsman by Steven Fechter will be presented by Artform Theatre at Mechanics Institute, 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, from June ★ 6-22. Bookings: actomatic3000@gmail.com - see more on Page 91 A free SharePoint and Office 365 seminar in Melbourne is being held on Tuesday (June 4). ★The third annual ‘Masters of Rock’ event in order to raise money and awareness for eloma (blood cancer) will be held on June 20 at The Hi★ Fi, 125 Swanston St, Melbourne, 7.30 pm onwards. The line-up includes

James Reyne, Daryl Braithwaite, Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier.

Melbourne Moments Orphan trAshley

Melb. Arts Walk

■ Trevor Ashley's Little Orphan trAshley comes to the Comedy Theatre from July 4 - 14.

Trevor Ashley is Fannie, a 10year-old inmate of the Sutherland Shire orphanage for talented children, run by washed-up, boozy matron Miss Trannigan (Rhonda Burchmore).

Fannie will need the help of multimillionaire Daddy Warhorse (Gary Sweet).

Performance Season: July 4 - 14.

Times: Tue 7pm, Wed-Fri 8pm, Sat 6.30pm and 9.30pm, Sun 5pm. Bookings: Ticketmaster 1300 660 013 or www.ticketmaster.com.au

■ Arts Centre Melbourne is launching the Melbourne Arts Walk, a limited series of crafted plaques honouring the arts to be embedded into the footpath surrounding Arts Centre Melbourne’s famous buildings.

The plaques can be purchased for $25,000 each.

Notable performers who have provided quotes for the Melbourne Arts Walk include Guy Pearce, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Kelly, Tina Arena, Silvie Paladino, Robert Lepage, Cliff Richard, Marina Prior and Reg Livermore.

● Silvie Paladino

● David J Holman is assisting St Kilda’s Leanne Kingwell at Cactus Studios in Los Angeles. Gavin Wood has all the details in his new weekly column on Page 15.

What’s On In Melbourne

Eolo Paul Bottaro’s exhibition, Colour Without A Name, is being ★ held at the James Makin Gallery, 67 Cambridge St, Collingwood, from July 10-August 10.

A celebration in word and song to mark the 150th year of the arrival of ★ the Good Shepherd Sisters in Australia, will be presented on Friday, June 21 at 8pm at the Good Shepherd Chapel, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford.

Thousands will travel the 9th Annual Woodend Winter Arts Festival, held over the Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend.

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People Melbourne

● Pictured at the St Kilda Film Festival are City of Port Phillip Mayor Amanda Jane Stevens, new CEO Tracey Slatter, and Cr Serge Thomann.

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T he Death O f P eter P an

● Nico Llewelyn Davies, left (Benjamin Byrne), Mary Ansell (Gabby Llewelyn Salter) and Michael Llewelyn Davies (Kieran McShane) in The Death of Peter Pan, until June 2 at Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran. See more on Page 91. Photo: Marc Opitz

Gangsters’ Ball is back ■ Angela Ceberano from Flourish PR advises that the Gangsters’ Ball is back in Melbourne on Saturday, September 14 at the Forum Theatre.

The Gangsters’ Ball brings to life the fashion, style, humour and classic entertainment of the 1930s and 40s.

Dress code is strictly 1920s to 50s gangsters, flappers, molls, burlesque, vintage glamour and dance hall swing.

The Ball features sword swallowing Aerial Manx, burlesque troupe Saphhira's Showgirls, hula hooper Anna Lumb, the Echoes of Harlem swing dancetroupe and The Red Hot Rhythmakers.

● Melbourne photographer Jim Lee captured this portrait of Melbourne girls Olivia Newton-John, Tottie Goldsmith and her mum Rona. Rona passed away this week from brain cancer at the age of 70.

N ew Chapter: S ame S tory

● New Chapter: Same Story is a ‘mock-doc web series’ clocking the ups and downs of a year in the life of two 20-something struggling actors, racing to ‘make it’ in Melbourne before their visa expiration. It features Irish actor Elijah Egan and English actor Christian Heath. The six part series will launch June 10 with a weekly release on the run up to MWF awards night on July 20 at Kindred Studios. www.facebook.com/NewChapterSameStory

Hello P ossum

● Popular Melbourne PR gal Liz Sullivan (inset) had a surprise visitor in her bedroom at the weekend, when she returned from the Carlton footy match at the weekend. Liz reminds us that the Blues 13.20 (98) def.

Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85).

M arist Youth Care at B runswick

● David Gulpilil ■ AFI winner David Gulpilil joins writer/director Catriona McKenzie at Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton during National Reconciliation Week tomorrow (Thurs.) at 6.45pm to discuss their heartfelt new film Satellite Boy. The film tells the story of Pete (Cameron Wallaby), a 12year-old Aboriginal boy who lives with his elderly grandfather, Old Jagamarra (Gulpilil) in an abandoned outdoor cinema in the outback town of Wyndham.

When a new development threatens their way of life, Pete embarks on a quest to save their home that takes him through the expansive beauty of Kimberley Country.

● Trainee Brandon with Victorian Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Peter Hall, at at the new Marist Youth Care AHFL Skills Development Centre in Brunswick.

Macular Degeneration Awareness ■ Vision Australia advises that it is Macular Degeneration Awareness Week.

The story of Ormond Bottomley, 90, is being promoted. He has an active lifestyle despite his deteriorating vision.

Four years ago Ormond was diagnosed with macular degeneration; the most common cause of vision loss in older Australians. One in seven people over 50 are affected and the incidence increases with age.

The condition results in the loss of central vision while peripheral vision remains relatively unaffected.

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Spotted at Camberwell

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FOREIGN WORKERS UNDERPAID

â—? Spotted this week on Facebook: Glenys Sigley, Glenn Scott and Ernie Sigley pictured at Camberwell.

â– The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against the operators of a Melbourne suburban service station, alleging two employees, both recent immigrants, were underpaid more than $111,000.

Facing court is Liquid Fuel Pty Ltd, which operates a service station trading as BP on Clyde Rd in Berwick.

Also facing Court are service station managers Xin Zhang and his wife Linda Qu, and Liquid Fuel part-owner and director Nian Li, who is

Ms Qu's father. It is alleged that two console operators employed at the service station were underpaid a total of $111,874 between 2007 and 2012.

The employees were Indian nationals who were both aged 28 and in Australia on visas when they commenced their employment. One is now a permanent resident in Australia and the other is now an Australian citizen.

It is alleged the employees were paid flat rates ranging from

$10 to $17 an hour, resulting in underpayment of their minimum hourly rates, casual loadings and penalty rates for overtime, weekend and public holiday work.

The employees were allegedly entitled to receive up to $27 an hour for some work they performed.

The alleged underpayments were subsequently rectified, with the employees being backpaid individual amounts of $58,584 and $53,290, Fair Work said.

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Storm In A D-Cup

● Amelia Ryan in her cabaret A Storm In A D Cup. Photo: Lloyd Harvey ■ Amelia Ryan, 2012 Australian CabaRyan shares her tales in a quick and quirky ret Showcase prize winner, is back in manner that makes her audience laugh alongMelbourne and right at home at The But- side her. terfly Club once again, bringing her own style Throughout the one-hour show I was enterof cabaret in A Storm In A D Cup. tained and engrossed in her tales. There were Ryan is clever and cunning as she takes her moments when I laughed out loud, and moaudience on an 'almost' tell-all expose of her ments when I was drawn in by her story telling life thus far, and what a life she has had. abilities.

Having a gay father, transgender stepmother Ryan should be commended on her ability and cougar mother is sure to make any one in- to transpose the story of her life into a mere dividual lead a life left-of-centre, but Ryan's one hour and for her ability to deliver an enjoyfamily make up is only the beginning of her able night of laughs and entertainment to her hilarious tales of woe and wisdom.

The music in the show is fantastic. Ryan audience.

Season: Sat June 29 and Sun June 30 cleverly re-writes old favourites from the likes Times: 8.30pm of Rogers and Hammerstein, and Belinda Venue: Kew Court House, 188 High St, Carlise and makes them her own.

Kew The songs tell a story like they should. She Tickets: $36/$33; $30 Melbourne Cabaret is accompanied by Cameron Thomas who brings another layer of excitement to this show. Festival members Bookings: melbournecabaret.com EnquiWith a couple of one-liners that had me laughing out loud, he also plays brilliantly and ries: 9278 4764 - Review by Stephen Leeden is integral to the show's success.

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Top 5 THE TOP 5 THINGS YOU WISH MR BOURIS'S RECEPTIONIST WOULD SAY 5. "Dermie, get a bloody hair-cut!"

4. "Mr Bouris, could I have some more Kleenex.

Prue Mc Sween keeps using mine".

3. "Get lost Delta. You're in the wrong studio!"

2. "I'm ringing Triple O. Dawn Fraser just knocked out Mr Fenech".

1. "Sorry Mr Bouris, I'm busting - I've gotta go!"

■ Real estate firm Worldwide Scope Pty Ltd has been permanently banned from holding an estate agent’s licence by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Member Elizabeth Wentworth.

The company had carried out business under the name Century 21 @ Waterview Docklands as a franchise operation.

Consumer Affairs Victoria said complaints against the company included late rental payments or not paid at all, being unable to account for rental payments received, and bonds not being lodged with the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority.

Inspectors Hin Uy Dan and Brett Edward Watson found a $64,453 deficiency in the books, VCAT was told.

Mr Syed Ali Abbas was a director and officer-in-effective control. He resigned a s a director in September 2011, and left Australia in January last year.

He has not returned.

The business address is now empty.

Sole director Jay Bisset had been a director in 2008, believed the business to have been sold by his former father-inlaw, and had never met Abbas.

Affadavits were lodged by 15 landlords as a sample of the evidence given by many affected by the mismanagement alleged.

City Desk: What’s happening in Melb. .......... Page 3 Mark Richardson: Straight from the heart .... Page 4 Melbourne People: Been and seen ............... Page 6 Di Rolle: Sunny Cowgirls at Ute Muster ...... Page 10 Showbiz: Opera cut to 50 mins. ................. Page 11 Long Shots: The Editor’s Column ............... Page 12 Melb. Confidential: Ricky Nixon’s ‘wisdom’ .. Page 13 Readers’ Club: Fun, recipes, birthdays ........ Page 14 Hollywood: Hooray for Gavin Wood ............. Page 15 Profile: Meet Hazel Phillips ........................ Page 16 Showbiz: Packed houses for ‘Nude’ ........... Page 87 Radio Confidential Veritas, The Spoiler Country Crossroads Local Theatre

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Armed robbery charges ■ Bacchus Marsh man Tai Sharpe has pleaded guilty in Ballarat Magistrates Court to armed robbery, burglary, theft and five counts of making a threat to kill.

Co-offender, Ballarat’s Jake Williams, pleaded guilty to armed robbery, burglary, theft and four counts of making a threat to kill. They will appear at the County Court at Ballarat for plea hearings on July 29, reports the Ballarat Courier newspaper.

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Di Women of courage

● Hazel Hawke ■ The passing of Hazel Hawke made me stop and reflect on what a wonderful woman she was.

I was friendly with her daughter Sue (another wonderful woman) when I lived in Sydney.

My late mother Alyson loved Hazel and everything for which she she stood.

Women adored Hazel. I, for one, always felt she was such a strong woman in her own right and a superb musician.

She played beautiful piano. I saw her at the Opera House and will never forget.

Hazel was always a prominent figure in my household where I felt when things got a little rough in Mum’s day as it does with all women who took on ‘household duties’.

There was the feeling that there was more, and Hazel made it real and possible.

My column this week is dedicated to such women like Hazel who stood strong in adversity and showed courage when it wasn’t necessarily fashionable.

I thank her for inspiring my mother and in turn allowing all Australian women to be strong.

Hazel Hawke was a fabulous Australian woman. Women when strong and prominent make such an impression, like Angelina Jolie and the stand she took recently, and the woman who stood in front of the man who committed such horror in the streets of London.

It reminded me of Tenneman Square when the man stood in front of the tank, when that brave mum confronted one of the attackers on that London street with hands in her pockets she asked him why he did it?

It takes courage to do that. I have no doubt that Bob Hawke would not have been Prime Minister if Hazel had not been there.

Just as so many great women are supporting their husbands and their families while the man goes out to embark on his chosen career.

As many happy days as Hazel had with her beloved family, there would have been tough days too.

So my glass is raised to Hazel Hawke and all those wonderful women who followed in her footsteps.

From the young to the old, we gals have to stick together and support each other.

Caro Wilson knows her stuff

I love my job!

■ A fabulous woman in my opinion is Caroline Wilson, Age sports journalist. I love watching her as one of the panellists on Footy Classified on the Nine Network.

As Chief Football Writer for The Age newspaper she doesn’t mind standing up to the fellas on the panel. She knows her stuff too. She is ccasionally seen on the ABC1 Sunday program Offsiders.

I think Channel 9 would get a lot more female viewers for The Footy Show if they added her to the panel with Garry, James and Sam. I would love to see her on that show.

Born and bred in Melbourne, Caro as she is affectionately called, is the daughter of Ian Wilson, who was president of the Richmond Football Club between 1974 and 1985.

Seven News reporter Brendon Donohoe is her husband. Mother of three, she is a must watch when it comes to footy and getting the real story.

Caroline began covering footy in 1982. She specialises in AFL and writes about many other sports. She has been chief football writer for The Age since 1999. Winner of many sporting journalism awards.I think she is great. A must watch and listen to-woman.

Go Caro. Keep up the great work.

For SUNNY COWGIRLS SIGN FOR DENI ■ I was pleased to see in the some terrific female talent lined up on the bill at the Deni Ute Muster.

Kasey Chambers and The Sunny Cowgirls will be sharing the stage with American country and western super star Alan Jackson at the 15th Anniversary muster.

As one of the most requested country music acts in Australia, The Sunny Cowgirls are riding high on the success of their latest album release Summer which has remained top of the charts and awarded them with sell out shows across Australia.

The two sisters, Sophie and Celeste Clabburn. were first discovered by Dancing With The Stars winner Adam Brand at the Country Music Association of Australia’s highly respected College of Country Music in 2005.

The accomplished singing and song writing duo has continued to take the country music scene by storm with Summer, their fourth album release.

Blonde, confident and charming with a great story to tell, The Sunny Cowgirls deliver their shows with gusto, laughs and plenty of fun for those in the audience and on stage too.

Their infectious energy whilst performing has seen them grow into headline acts for major festival and events.

Golden Guitar nominations, a legion of adoring fans and still many songs to write, The Sunny Cowgirls are no doubt one of the most intriguing and true to themselves acts in Australia.

Modest yet cheeky, the two whom often fin-

with leading Melbourne publicist DI ROLLE

Waiting Room at Crown

● The Sunny Cowgirls: Celeste and Sophie Clabburn ● The Waiting Room ish each other’s senNothing finishes off a tences are at ease hard working week amongst their idols, than a lovely invitation peers and their fans landing in my in-box, with a ‘no bull’ attitude Ann Peacock, anthat has only enhanced ■ I have a new addiction. It is called House Of Cards, it’s on Showcase, other fabulous woman, their popularly. sent a very delicious every Tuesday night at 8.30pm. Two hours of the best television I have “We’re abit differinvitation to the launch seen for years. ent – we’re a mixture of afternoon tea at Kevin Spacey is extraordinary. His performance is brilliant and of the traditional, of The Waiting Room, country rock. comedy riveting. I watch it, tape it and watch it again.

Crown Towers this and loud drinking Robin Wright is stunning as Spacey’s wife. Now working in her week. songs”, said Sophie. maiden name, for many years Robin was known as Robin Wright I love The WaitThis is to be ex- Penn having been married to actor Sean Penn from 1996 to 2010 with ing Room and will repected from a couple of port back to you all girls who came through whom she had two children. with pics!

A great actress, she has appeared in many films including Forrest adolescence listening The Waiting to Slim Dusty and Gump (earning her a Golden Globe nomination), The Girl With The Room is delicious and John Williamson, Dragon Tattoo. this invitation sounds coupled with Nirvana the most indulgent exHowever it is for this role as Claire Underwood that is giving her and the Red Hot the accolades currently. perience at the glitterChilli Peppers. ing location within It is a role made for her, and the on-screen dynamic with Kevin Spacey They have toured Crown Towers extensively with is electric. I highly recommend it. It’s riveting ‘must watch’ television. glamorous lobby.

Adam Brand, shared the stage with Lee Kern-aghan and count on the like of John Williamson and Sara Storer to freely admit they are fans … there is no question of The Sunny Cowgirls’ future in Australian country music.

They will be very much at home on that stage at the Deni Ute Muster. Go girls! ● Ann Peacock Camping is included in the ticket Turn to price and kids under 13 are free!

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‘Good luck’

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OPERA CUT TO 50 MINUTES Vanguard ■ Previews of the stage spectacular King Kong began last night (Tues.) at The Regent Theatre in Collins St. The Observer says ‘good luck’ to the producers and cast of this multi-million dollar show.

The big gala opening night is due this Saturday (June 1) when 2000 invited VIPs witness the one-tonne sixmetre gorilla. The VIPs party afterwards at the Melbourne Town Hall.

The paying public will be asked to invest up to $129 for each ticket to the 2½hour show. Bookings are currently being taken online for shows until July 26.

There are some big dollars riding on the success or otherwise of this production of King Kong.

The State Government has invested taxpayers’ money to assist the show.

Media partners include 3AW, 91.5 Smooth FM and Channel 7 (which explains the Sunday Night puff-piece at the weekend).

The big dollars, and other factors, mean smaller media is largely excluded.

This means that Victorian theatre-goers are served poorly for information The Melbourne Observer - billed repeatedly by The Age as ‘Melbourne’s showbiz bible’ - cannot bring detail of the show to its readers.

We were referred by publicist Scott Dawkins of Bridges PR to the King Kong website but we were not issued with a password to access the media information.

Nor have we been given access to Saturday’s opening night. So we will be unable to publish our usual photo spreads of the red carpet and party.

At the lastminute, we were offered tickets to a Friday preview. We have declined.

Producers and publicists are entitled to have their favourites, and invite (and ignore) whoever they wish.

But that type of strategy always backfires. Good luck to them anyway.

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

New Director at SEN, MP

● Cameron Lukey and Donna-Maree Dunlop in The Barber Of Seville ■ Primary school children across Victoria are in for a treat over the coming months.

OzOpera's specially recreated production of Rossini's comic opera The Barber Of Seville has just launched its 2013 touring season.

This arm of Opera Australia deliberately takes a major operatic work and without compromising the musical integrity, translates it into a version that under 13s can relate to and therefore discover the joy of opera.

Taking only 50 minutes, this production of The Barber, by Christine Anketell and Brian Castles-Onion, is full of madcap antics of love-at-first-sight, secret letters, cunning disguises and lots of wonderfully crazy confusion, as well as some superb singing.

This year the OzOpera company includes singers Stacey Alleaume, Jonathan Bode, Donna-Maree Dunlop, Nicholas Jones, Cameron Lukey and Barbara Zavros, with pianists Pamela Christie and Sue Goessling, and it is all directed by Naomi Edwards with musical direction by Sue Goessling.

New audiences I have long been a fan of the OzOpera school tours, as they have been running since 1998, and I have had the pleasure of seeing my own sons discover and continue a love of opera from these early experiences.

Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini is also a fan of opera in schools.

"We are always keen to encourage new audiences, and we genuinely want to show people of all ages, especially children, that opera comes in all shapes and sizes.

“Most importantly, we are well aware that many people can't get to the major cites to see opera, so it's up to us to make every effort to go to them,' he said.

From a singer's perspective, many of the bigger name opera singers got their first break as a member of the OzOpera Schools' company, and there is no better way to learn your craft than having to win over a sceptical audience of children with short attention spans.

- Julie Houghton

Melbourne Observations with Matt Bissett-Johnson

● Adam Bull and Ingrid Gow, Bella Figura, The Australian Ballet Vanguard.

■ Winter in Melbourne means the Australian Ballet is in town.

Opening the winter ballet-fest is a feast for the modern ballet lovers, as the company presents Vanguard, a triple bill of works from famous contemporary composers Balanchine, Kylian and McGregor.

George Balanchine stretched classical technique with The Four Temperaments. Jirí Kylián raised the bar for abstract ballet with Bella Figura, while Wayne McGregor's Dyad 1929 redefined ballet for a new generation of balletomanes.

Australian Ballet Artistic Director David McAllister says that Vanguard is a program that demonstrates ballet's modern journey.

“Classical ballet underwent dramatic developments in the 20th-century and continues to evolve," explains McAllister. "Vanguard is a program that will shift people's expectations of what classical movement can express."

Vanguard is at the State Theatre for 12 performances from June 6 - 17.

For lovers of white tutus and swans, Graeme Murphy's triumphant reinterpretation of Swan Lake returns to Melbourne.

Murphy says he was inspired by the notorious love triangle between Princess Diana, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, leading him to conjure a world of scandal, betrayal and heartbreak in his version of Swan Lake.

The instantly recognisable Tchaikovsky score takes on dark new overtones in Murphy's hands.

Adding to his unique vision are the sumptuous set and costume designs of Kristian Fredrikson, including a classic white wedding dress with a sumptuous white train. The ice-blue lake is back on the Arts Centre Melbourne stage this winter as Swan Lake takes residence for 11 performances from June 21 to July 1. All Australian Ballet performances are accompanied by Orchestra Victoria.

As a bonus for ballet lovers during the Melbourne season, there is a special public program called Explore The Australian Ballet: McAllister In Conversation. On Saturday, Hune 22, from 5-6pm, Artistic Director David McAllister and a special guest will go behind the scenes of Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake, at the State Theatre.

For more information and bookings for the Melbourne season, visit australianballet.com.au or call1300 369 741.

- Julie Houghton

● Michelle Guthrie ■ Mebourne-based radio company, Pacific Star Network, has this month appointed a media heavyhitter to its board. The company runs SEN 1116 and MyMP radio stations in Victoria, and publishes Inside Football magazine.

Michelle Guthrie has become a Director, alongside chairman Andrew Moffat, CEO Barrie Quick, Ron Hall, Gary Pert and finance man Stephen Sweeney.

Guthrie’s CV includes 20 years in the media and entertainment industry. She has been Google Managing Director for Partner Business Solutions in the Asia-Pacific region; a former Hong Kong chief for Providence Equity; CEO of News Corporation’s Star Group; and directorships of Verisign, and Sky affiliates.

Jeff blames carbon tax ■ Who remembers Jeff Chatfield from his days as CEO of Data and Commerce Ltd, the company that ran shambolic Melbourne radio station 3AK? Chatfield went on to run Skywest, the West Australian airline ... which this year has been fully taken over by Virgin for $99 million.

Earlier this year Skywest posted a posted a ● Jeff Chatfield Singapore $2.2 million (A$1.7 million) loss for the first half-year with Chatfield blaming the carbon tax.

Thanking God ... and the rabbits ■ Atheist Derryn Hinch ran with the banner of ‘Oh My God’ at his Human Headline website late last week, after the Woolwich attack in the UK. Hinch has been keeping busy with his Channel 7 commitments on Sunday Night, Today Tonight and Sunrise.

Meanwhile at 3AW, his Drive show successor ● Derryn Hinch Tom Elliott has presided over a drop of ratings from the timeslot winning 12.7 per cent at the end of 2012, to 10.0 per cent in last week’s survey. That’s a fall of one-third of the Hinch audience.

“Thank your mother for the rabbits.”

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Freemasons Hospital has been caring for Victorians since 1937, with an unbroken tradition of world-class medical care.

It is a testament to the generosity and dedication of Freemasons members, who funded the construction of the original hospital almost entirely through donations.

Since those days, Freemasons Hospital has continued to grow in both size and services, setting the highest standard for hospital care in Melbourne.

Today, Freemasons is one of Australia's leading maternity hospitals, and specialises in women's health services such as breast and gynaecological surgery; as well as providing a comprehensive range of worldclass cancer services, including chemotherapy, radiation oncology and surgery.

Even after Freemasons Victoria passed control of the hospital formally to Epworth HealthCare in 2006, the close bond to the Freemasons remains: in the name; in the many nursing staff who continue to work at the hospital; and in the generous support and direction that Freemasons Victoria provides to help ensure that patients continue to receive the very best care.

Since the late 1930s the Freemasons Hospital Association has released a special lapel pin for members of Freemasons Victoria, their families and the general public who support the hospital to wear.

In 2008 production of the pin stopped, and since that time there has been a grumble amongst the members to bring their beloved pin back!

With each year passing a new pin is struck (the full collection of pins can be seen at the Library and Museum at the Masonic Centre of Victoria).

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● Terry McDermott as Det Sgt Bronson ■ Some of our favourite observations from these pre-decimal currency episodes are: ■ grey Herald trucks, ■ old red phone booths, ■ service station with attendants, ■ the TAA City terminal, ■ the South-Eastern Freeway, running from Burnley to Punt Rd, ■ W-class trams, ■ horse-drawn carts, ■ the new Southern Cross hotel, ■ the Southern Aurora, ■ the Savoy Plaza, ■ Silver Top Taxis, ■ the Studebaker, as well as Ford Anglias as Victoria Police ‘Force’ cars, ■ Russell St headquarters ‘D24’, ■ end-of-show credits voiced by Dan Webb, with guests staying at the California Motel, ■ and the familiar call of ‘VKC to Car 99”.

Observer Treasury Thought For The Week ■ “Success is self-created. So is failure.”

Observer Curmudgeon ■ “Success leaves clues. The best way to achieve anything is to study those who are already doing what you want to achieve.”

Text For The Week ■ “Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.”

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Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless

LAWYER FAILED TO HONOUR UNDERTAKINGS TO PARTIES

Bitch Melbourne’s Secrets

Burlesque roles for pair

● Nicki Wendt and Anne Wood ■ Melbourne actresses Nicki Wendt and Anne Wood will portray veteran burlesque artists in the stage production of Gypsy, playing at the State Theatre from July 6.

The Production Company has cast the two in the raunchy roles, alongside Caroline O’Connor who plays Rose.

Industry observers are fascinated by the casting of Christina Tan and Gemma-Ashley Kaplan as sisters. Christina has an Asian background; Gemma has Jewish heritage.

Also starring is Matt Hetherington as Herbie, the candy salesman who falls for Rose and becomes her manager.

Nearer my God to thee

● Jamie Redfern ■ Entertainer Jamie Redfern has answered why he conducts his talent school classes out of church halls more than anywhere else.

“It may surprise some folk to know that if I hadn't been a singer I probably would have lived my life as an Anglican minister.

“Just like my incredible cousin Andrew became in England. I feel most at home in a church setting so ... question answered !

“Hence, the reason behind my currently looking to open more and more Star Quality Song and Dance and Singing Studios in church halls like the ones we are so happy to have found in Hastings and East Keilor.

“I certainly would have been a radical kinda preacher,” ■ Jamie Redfern also conduct classes from a state of the art warehouse studio in Hoppers Crossing.

■ Victorian lawyer Paul Simon of MW Law has been reprimanded by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Trubunal, after having been found to fail to honour undertakings given to third parties.

Legal Services Commissioner Michael McGarvie brought action against Simon, bringing two charges of professional misconduct.

VCAT Member Robert Buchanan heard that Simon wrote two letters to a money lender, promising his firm would pay money owed by clients David Graham (also known as David Spreckley) and Mr Wilson. The money was not repaid.

The money lender, J P Credit Line, run by Delilah John, complained to the Legal Services Commissioner, who laid charges of professional misconduct.

Simon says his letters amounted to no more than a promise to pay if and when settlement monies were received at MW Law from Work Cover.

Mr Buchanan said Simon’s two undertakings to JP Credit Line were personal ones.

Whispers

On leave

Psychologist cautioned

“His failure to honour them does not stem from neglect or refusal to do something which was within his power to do so,” Mr Buchanan said.

“It stems from factors beyond his control and as such, Mr Simon’s failure is not the worst type of breach of undertaking.

“Mr Simon’s breaches are not trifling.”

Simon had been a solicitor since 1989. He was an employee solicitor for MW Law in 2008. The two clients had been seeking claims against the Victorian Work Cover Authority at the time.

THE ‘WISDOM’ OF RICKY NIXON ■ Troubled ex-AFL player manager Ricky Nixon has taken to Twitter and Facebook after his latest confrontation with Police.

Nixon, posting at @rickynixon1 on Twitter, took a swipe at the Herald Sun Editor Damon Johnston: “Damon Johnson @the heraldsun bet u want to see what i have for u ... the AFP like it.” ● Ricky Nixon Nixon’s post followed him pouring iced coffee over a Herald Sun female journalist outside his Port Melbourne home.

Nixon took a verbal swipe at a female reporter: “I see one of Australia's leading journalist PanHead @RitaPanahi is having a sook ... time for coffee i'd suggest ... on your PanHead!”

Last year Nixon attacked Age reporter Suzanne Carbone, also childishly substituting her surname.

Derryn Hinch copped some late-night ‘Chicken Train’ Twitter serves: “it aint 2 hard dealing with current crop of D Grade journos in Aust lead by capt courageous Hinch”.

“Got a special cup of coffee for @HumanHeadline so anyone who sees him out reporting let me know of his whereabouts want to film the delivery.”

Hinch had posted: “Ricky Nixon. Dumb just got dumber.”

Nixon had a general warning for journalists: “ Media be warned you get in my way today and this time the lid comes off the coffee Muddaf***ers Toot Toot!”

■ The Melbourne Observer has not escaped Nixon’s ire either. Twitter says that he has blocked our newspaper from following his Twitter account.

■ Psychologist Meddwyn Coleman has been cautioned, after facing action brought by the Psychologists Registration Board of Australia.

VCAT Senior Member Noreen Megay, assisted by dr John Farhall and Gwenneth Crawford, ordered that Coleman have conditions placed on her registration.

Coleman must be supervised over six months, with work on professional boundaries, managing termination of the professional relationship between psychologists and clients, and the maintenance of accurate treatment records.

VCAT heard that Coleman had presented to a psycho-therapist, suffering from stress, anxiety and reactive depression, after an embezzlement in her practice.

● Bruce Mansfield ■ Melbourne radio station 3AW has again placed Bruce Mansfield on enforced leave that he really did not to take.

Earlier this year, Bruce had to take four weeks’ accumulated leave, on orders from the Fairfax Radio accountants.

Bruce’s place has been taken by John Blackman and Mike Brady.

Ratings

Rumour Mill

Hear It Here First

Mitsubishi tipped to ‘die’ ■ After the past week’s announcement of Ford closing its Geelong and Broadmeadows operations, comes news from the 24/7 Wall St of 10 brands it expects to die in the US over the coming 12 months: JCPenney, Nook, Olympus, Martha Stewart Living magazine, Living Social, Volvo, the WNBA, Leap Wireless, Mitsubishi Motors and Road & Track magazine.

‘Losing $30,000 monthly’ ■ Antony Catalano, boss of the Metro Media Publishing group, run in conjunction with Fairfax Media, is reported to have made an amended County Court statement of claim which says the The Weekly Review Greater Geelong is losing $30,000 per month.

Hello Hello ■ The Hello Hello Pty Ltd plant farm business associated with prominent radio advertisers Chris and Marie Lucas has a Melbourne Magistrates’ Court appointment on Friday (May 31) when Prestige Plants Pty Ltd is due to make a civil claim about “goods sold and delivered”.

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■ There was bad ratings news for the 3AW evening timeslot, in the survey results announced in this past week.

Nightline, hosted by 3AW’s Bruce Mansfield and Philip Brady, was beaten by the ABC. The audience numbers, measured between 7pm and Midnight showed the ABC on 12.4 per cent, 3AW with 11.9, and Mix, 10.3.

New beak ■ Dominic Lennon was last week appointed to the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.

To Court ■ Casama Group Pty Ltd has an appointment at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Thurs.) where it is due to allege in a civil claim that an amount is owed for “goods sold and delivered” to The Rising Sun Hotel South Melbourne Pty Ltd.

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Observer Readers’ Club The Way We Were 100 Years Ago Footscray Independent Saturday, May 31, 1913 EMPIRE DAY AT BRAYBROOK The Braybrook State School celebrated Empire Day by the usual basket social and concert, and with sports and games for the children.

Fr Percy Cowderoy, the head teacher, assembled the children and the patriotic observances suitable; to the day were carried out, following which the programme for the morning session was taken up.

The coming feast was naturally in prospect and the interest of the children was somewhat divided, but they went through the items as befitting the future citizens of the Empire.

Then preparations were made for the good things which had arrived in full baskets in the morning, together with a plentiful supply of cordials, the gift of Mr H. Baldwin, of the Braybrook Hotel.

The elder girls attired as waitresses, took charge of the.distribution and one could not help being impressed witli their nice appearance, and the efficient manner in which they discliarged'their duties.

The school committee and parents were entertained in the afternoon with refreshments, and a concert by the children under the able conduct of Mr Cowderoy and Miss Harvey, the first assistant, whose effort to make the proceedings a success had been more marked than ever.

The Hon. V. H. Edgar, Minister of Public Works, had been, in company with Mr Tate, the Director of Education, addressing the Port Melbourne schools, and in the afternoon visited Braybrook.

During an interval of the concert he spoke upon the duties and responsibilities of the Empire, and. set these forth in a most telling speech which was received with hearty applause.

The singing of the National Anthem brought the day's proceedings to an end.

Melbourne Photo Flashback

● Victorian Premier Denis Napthine is reportedly examining the possibility of returning the name ‘Spencer Street’ to Southern Cross Station. In this 1963 photograph, the Southern Aurora prepares to depart Platform One.

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Disorder Of The Week

■ Wedenesday, May 29. Jo Beth Taylor is 41. Newsreader Natarsha Belling is 38.

■ Thursday, May 30. Actress Jill Perryman is 80. We remember Stan Rofe’s birthday (Stan was born in 1933; died in 2003).

■ Friday, May 31. Musician Ross Wilson is 58 today.

■ Saturday, June 1. Observer reader Dominic Aloe of Airport West is 63. Victorian statistician Col Huitchinson is 69. Actorsinger Jason Donovan is 45.

■ Sunday, June 2. Happy birthday to Toni Gianarelli. Comedian Tom Gleeson is 39.

Yumi Stynes was born in Swan Hill, 38 years ago.

■ Monday, June 3. Tracy Grimshaw (A Current Affair) was born 53 years ago.

■ Tuesday, June 4. TV-radio man ‘Baby’ John Burgess is 70. Melbourne TV-radio man Mike Williamson is 85.

■ Advice on dealing with a sociopath is: Don't.

Once you have identified one, don't have anything to do with them.

- Catholic Community Forum

Word Of The Week ■ Inaniloquent. Pertaining to idle talk

Your Stars with Christina La Cross A ARIES (MAR 21 - APR 20)

Many of you rams are likely to be tidying the effect of last night’s words. You can try to explain that it was the full moon but you'd be better heard if you began with an apology.

TAURUS (APR 21 - MAY 21) You can say you're wishing you were back in a time gone by, but aspects suggest you're remembering things through rose coloured spectacles my friend. Focus on the here and now, there's much to admire!

GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21) If you're not going to forgive a close one then you're better to both move on. To make you both suffer in this way is causing you more harm than you both can stand, isn't it?

CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 23) It took a long time to get here, but from today you're finally starting to feel as if you're living life again. Just remember Cancer, that you're the one who can and should set the pace. Don't be ruled.

LEO (JULY 24 - AUG 23) News of a celebration or an announcement you hear gives you reason to question your own life. Decisions you reach by the end of this month can see you becoming the person you'd dreamed.

VIRGO (AUG 24 - SEPT 23) Keeping to your promises and appointments you've made can make those who have doubted you have to eat their words. You were lost for a bit but you're back. Time to start living instead of existing.

LIBRA (SEPT 24 - OCT 23) What point is all the hard work you've put into life if you're not allowing yourself time and space to reap the rewards? Come on my friend, today offers you the perfect chance to celebrate.

SCORPIO (OCT 24 - NOV 22) You may find yourself having to admit something you would rather deny. If you don't, then you could be cast as a liar. Telling your story from the start can help both sides find some common ground.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23 - DEC 21) The Sun brings out your more exhibitionist nature and you could find yourself doing things you will come to regret tomorrow. Know how far is too far before you go out please Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22 - JAN 20) You're feeling drained, but that's more to do with the fact that you haven't been listing to your body's needs. You wouldn't treat a friend this way. Downtime you take today eases your load.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21 - FEB 19) You can only try so many times to convince someone of your beliefs and after that you have to move on and seek understanding elsewhere. That appears to be what's happening today Aquarius.

PISCES (FEB 20 - MARCH 20) People are listening when you talk today, so beware of giving out flippant advice, or you could be responsible for supporting others' bad decisions. However, ideas you have tonight are worth acting on.

● Monkey Bread Courtesy: allrecipes.com Ingredients Original recipe makes 1 10-inch tube pan 3 (12 ounce) packages refrigerated biscuit dough 1 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ cup margarine 1 cup packed brown sugar ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional) ½ cup raisins Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube/Bundt pan.

Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a plastic bag.

Cut biscuits into quarters. Shake 6 to 8 biscuit pieces in the sugar cinnamon mix. Arrange pieces in the bottom of the prepared pan. Continue until all biscuits are coated and placed in pan. If using nuts and raisins, arrange them in and among the biscuit pieces as you go along.

In a small saucepan, melt the margarine with the brown sugar over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute.

Pour over the biscuits.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate. Do not cut! The bread just pulls apart.

Observer Mailbag ■ Margo McLaren of Windsor e-mails: “There has been much controversy over a 13year-old’s ‘ape’ insult to Adam Goodes at the footy over the weekend. However I am old enough to remember when South Melbourne champion Bob Skilton’s nickname was ‘The Chimp’, and the League Teams boys (Bob Davis, Jack Dyer, Lou Richards0 were known as ‘the three wise monkeys’.

■ Publicist Kerry O’Brien tells us that a second Bon Jovi show has been added for Melbourne. The Australian tour kicks off at Etihad Stadium on Saturday-Sunday, December 7-8.

Random Observations ■ It is handy if publicists know and include the time for PR events in the invfitations they send to the press.

■ About 550 people were expected last night (Tues.) at the Eat Street event being held at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. Melbourne's top restaurants and beverage suppliers host guests who wander from station to station tasting signature dishes from each restaurant, including Taxi, Flower Drum, The Point, Coda, Cumulus Inc, Maha Bar and Grill, PM24 and Chateau Yering.

■ Melbourne singer-songwriter Ben Hazlewood, who featured on The Voice last year, has just released his EP, Loveless.

■ Tex Perkins is returning yet again for another season of the Johnny Cash tribute, Man In Black, at the Athenaeum Theatre from July 19.

■ The Starlight Five Chefs Dinner was held at the Melbourne Convention an Exhibition Centre on Friday (May 24), with Mahlia Barnes singing, and Matt Tilley hosting. Chefs were Mark Best of Pei Modern & Marque, Pierrick Boyer of Le Petit Gateau, Guy Grossi of Grossi Florentino, Dan Hunter of Royal Mail Hotel, Karen Martini of Mr. Wolf, and Tony Panetta from MCEC. ■ With this week’s launch of King Kong, Zoos Victoria CEO Jenny Gray has picked the right time to launch her campaign to save the critically endangered Western Lowland Gorilla.

■ Artists from the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne, will transform The Hotel Windsor, into art space later this year, to celebrate its 130th anniversary.

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West Hollywood

HOORAY FOR GAVIN WOOD

From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood comes this week's news.

■ The Ramada Plaza was originally the Tropicana Hotel in the 60s and 70s.

Legendary stars stayed here on the way up and also on the way down.

Jim Morrison and his band the Doors, Janis Joplin, The Byrds and many more from that incredible era.

Across Santa Monica Blvd, there is a restaurant that used to be a recording studio and that is where the Doors recorded L.A. Woman.

● The Ramada Plaza on Santa Monica Blvd

Starstruck!

■ I was having lunch with Ramada Plaza Managing Director Alan Johnson and international film director Rod Hardy at a new Italian restaurant called Riva Bella at 9201 Sunset Blvd and the stars in Hollywood always check out new restaurants.

I looked up and in walked Taylor Lautner from the Twilight movies, thank heavens there were no screaming fans there otherwise we couldn't have heard our waiter.

We were then at the Valet stand waiting for our car to arrive and before us were 10 Beverly Hills ladies picking up their brand new Mercedes cars, yes they live well in Beverly Hills.

I overheard one of the ladies say, "Natalie did you get your gift?"

I looked closely and it was Natalie Cole, pop star and daughter of Nat King Cole.

I was too nervous to approach her and say ‘Hi’ so I just admired her from a distance.

She seemed like she was a wonderful lady.

GavinWood

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

● The Tropicana in the 1960s before the Ramada refurbished the property.

I took Alan Johnson from the Ramada Plaza Complex ■ Recording here in L.A. at downtown to a great new Aussie the moment is Leanne King- pie shop called ‘The Bronzed Aussie’, a venture that well from St Kilda.

I have heard some of the Samantha Bryan has undertracks and she will be a break- taken.

Let me tell you, all Aussies through artist. living in L.A. are very pleased Her songs are amazing.

Leanne is recording at Cactus that she has opened her doors.

Studios with David J. Holman who worked with Olivia Newton-John through Grease and Xanadu.

■ J.R. Reyne, son of James, is also recording here and in Texas.

Both are incredible talents and should be very successful.

■ I had the pleasure of celebrating Max Merritt's 72nd birthday with the L.A. Chapter of the Debonairs in Wood● J.R. Reyne land Hills last week.

Busy Aussies

Come and join me

● Taylor Lautner

● Natalie Cole

● Samantha Bryan with Alan Johnson

● Riva Bella at 9201 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood

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■ It's now summer in California and the weather is always good.

I like a nice dry heat. Come on over and join me by the pool at the Ramada Plaza Complex.

Peace Out, Gavin Wood. www.gavinwood.us

● Max Merritt celebrated his 72nd birthday

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■ Hazel Phillips has worked in showbusiness in Australia for more than 50 years and has had a remarkable career in television, stage and film.

Hazel was born in Battersby, a little village in Yorkshire, England, in 1929.

In 1950 Hazel and her fiancé Bill emigrated to Australia and married the following year.

They had two boys, Mark and Scott. In 1956 Hazel entered a talent quest titled The Search for Miss TV and porceeded into the grand final with a classical piano comedy act.

The prize was £500 and although Hazel didn't win the quest when she went onstage to collect a consolation prize of a bunch of flowers, the whole audience stood up and gave her a standing ovation.

At that moment Hazel Phillips decided she wanted to be in showbusiness In 1961 the family were involved in a serious car accident and Hazel received severe injuries to her chin.

The marriage broke up and Hazel raised her two boys alone. She got a job singing in the choir of the variety television series Revue 61.

This led to a regular job with Channel 7 as a panellist on Beauty And The Beast which was hosted by Eric Baume.

Then Hazel became a regular on The Mavis Bramston Show with Barry Creyton, Carol Raye and Gordon Chater.

In 1966 Hazel toured Australia in the stage musical The Boys From Syracuse with Ted

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Logie Awards for the most popular Female Personality on Australian television.

She appeared in a Brisbane Shakespeare In The Park production of The Merry Wives Of Windsor directed by Geoffrey Rush.

Hazel's television guest roles include A Country Practice, Number 96, Boney, G.P, Matlock Police and Brides Of Christ.

In 1989 Hazel appeared alongside fellow female Gold Logie winners Lorrae Desmond, Pat McDonald, Denise Drysdale, Jeanne Little and Rowena Wallace in the opening number of the TV Week Logie Awards.

In 2005 Hazel was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours for service to the entertainment industry.

In 2008 Hazel published her autobiography Black River, Bright Star.

Hazel appeared on the television series Australia's Got Talent as a contestant to support her son Scott in 2011 and went on to perform in the semi-finals.

Hazel Phillips will be our special guest interview guest during That's Entertainment on 96.5FM, Sunday, June 9 at 12 Noon.

Whatever Happened To ...

Hazel Phillips

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM Hamilton, Brian Hannan and Nancye Hayes.

In 1967 Hazel left Channel 7 to join the 0 10 Network as the hostess of a chat show titled Girl Talk.

At this stage Hazel had became a national television personality. On a visit to Hollywood she interviewed 52 famous Hollywood stars in 19 days.

These included Omar Sharif, Jean Simmons, Cornel Wilde and Charlton Heston.

Hazel went to the home of Bing Crosby and he talked about his romance with Grace Kelly during the filming of High Society.

In 1967, Hazel won both Gold and Bronze

● Hazel Phillips

- Kevin Trask The Time Tunnel - with Bruce & Phil - Sundays at 8.20pm on 3AW That's Entertainment - 96.5FM Sundays at 12 Noon 96.5FM is streaming on the internet. To listen, go to www.innerfm.org.au

NIGHTS UNDERGROUND AT COOBER PEDY

■ Last year I undertook an Outback journey with a few mates, and I am about to embark again on the same adventure.

I'll start from Melbourne on Monday morning, and reach Adelaide that night.

Then, the next day to Streaky Bay, on the Great Australian Bight.

This delightful little town is noted for its oysters, often on the menu of most restaurants Australia- wide.

Then, the next day is the highlight of the trip - a trek along the Gawler Ranges Track, about 300 kms of sand and salt lakes, up to Kingoonya, and then on to Coober Pedy.

I haven't been to an operating Kingoonya Pub since 1966: the last couple of times I've been through it's been closed.

The first time everything, every house and building, was empty - a ghost town.

Last time, however, a few people had moved back, and it was just about to reopen.

We missed it by a day - even though he had a trailer load of beer, the new publican had lost his keys.

This time, everything is up and running.

Then another 300 kms to Coober Pedy, and a couple of nights underground.

■ Once, early in Australia's history, rum replaced money as a method of currency.

That shows how far our love affair with booze goes back.

Years ago I had a Spanish girl in my shop, and we discussed the various social mores of our respective countries.

"If someone is invited to a party in Spain, and gets drunk, they would not be invited back again," she told me.

"It's exactly the opposite in Australia," I told her.

Every party or pub I ever went to in my 20s and 30s it was the same - if you arrived late you'd skoll a few quickly down to catch up with everyone else.

Stone cold sober - a social disgrace. At least in the circles in which I mixed.

Now there's a move afoot in the NT to ban alcohol advertising at sporting events, with advocates claiming that if this happens, alcohol consumption will automatically decrease.

I don't think so.

Apart from the situation of lost revenue for sporting clubs, forcing many

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with Nick Le Souef Lightning Ridge Opals 175 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Phone 9654 4444 www.opals.net.au to close, alcohol consumption is so ingrained into the Australia psyche, especially in the NT, that this would make no difference.

The anti-booze authorities would need to dig deep into the subconscious mind of every drinker in Australia for any difference to be made.

Maybe a series of mass hypnotisms.

■ The world over there is always the problem of keeping indigenous species in a healthy state, and Mother Nature in a state of balance.

We haven't done a very good job of this anywhere in the world, especially Australia.

We've introduced creatures and plants to our continent which have been extremely inappropriate.

Foxes, cats, rats, Indian mynahs, blackbirds, sparrows, starlings, toads, just to name a few; and of course the cows and horses and camels and donkeys, which continue to decimate so much of our precious flora and fauna.

In the Centre, the Thick Billed Grass Wren and the Central HareWallaby have gone.

But there are many other creatures

which are still hopping and slithering and flying around that we need to take extra care of.

There is the Waddy Wood, Slaters Skink, and the Palm Valley Palm, for instance.

So there's a program which has just been launched in Alice, called Biodiversity Matters, to create not only awareness of the importance of biodiversity, but also to show how everyone can actively pay a part.

The local Arid Lands Environment Centre runs the program, and they're trying to educate locals on the challenges faced.

"There's always pressure from weeds, feral pests, tourism impacts, altered fire regimes and erosion," says Nicol Pitsch.

Good on them!

■ We don't hear much about them these days, but they're still thriving in Alice Springs.

Scouts.

I started off as a Cub in Kyabram, then into First Sorrento Sea Scouts.

Granted there are skills I learned in the Scouts which I don't need to use anymore, such as putting up an old canvas tent with its guy ropes and poles any tents I put up these days are far simpler affairs with flimsy little supports, clicking into each other, rather than having to be lashed together.

However, I still splice ropes, start campfires, tie knots, clean fish and skin rabbits, all of which I learned all those years ago whilst being prepared.

Alice Springs just celebrated its ninetieth anniversary, and the 21st birthday of the new hall.

The ceremony was attended by Allison Anderson, a Walpiri lady, the new Minister for Children and Families, the NT Chief Commissioner Mr McCorkell, and Damien Ryan, the Mayor.

There are 65 scouts enrolled in the local troop, but unlike my day, there are Girl Scouts floating around too, "The whole program is used to help others to live by a good conduct," said Mr McCorkell.

I used to love donning my Sea Scout hat, my scarf and my woggle!

■ I love to drive around the country, but in the relative comfort of my automobile.

I have only owned one motor bike I planned to ride it from Kew to Rosebud every day.

● Kingoonya Pub I arrived at Frankston in peak hour "Why?" I wondered. traffic on the first winter's morning, and, He wants to explore and discover frozen and terrified, I swore that my the world, photographing as he motors return to Kew that night would spell around. the end of my motor cycling career.

He blogs each night when he goes And it did. back to his hotel, and he's sponsored However, an Indian fellow called by various related Indian businesses, Sundeep Gajjar has been riding a and also runs a magazine in India. motorbike around the world since 2006.

He's off to the Rock, then Darwin, And, like so many other adventur- WA, Kangaroo Island, and finishes ers, passed through Alice and the week- in Melbourne. end.

Turbans off to him.

He was here in 2007, and rode - Nick Le Souef 22,000 kms around the country then.

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Victorian bodies lose status ■ A number of Victorian organisations will soon lose their incorporation status, advises Deputy Registrar David Betts: Imagine Initiative Inc.; The Market Precinct Inc.; Foster’s Events Inc.; Friends of Yarra Flats Billabongs Inc.; Parent Carer’s Support Network North West Region Inc.; Speaking Out For Autism Inc.; B-Mpowered Inc.; Council of Florinians Abroad Inc.; Focus and Beyond Inc.; The Gannet Dive Club Inc.; Doc United Football Club Inc.; The Limited Sportsman Speedway Association Inc.; Malvern Women’s Day Inc.; 3 Big Men Productions Inc.; White Whale Theatre Inc.; Hepatitis Awareness Victoria Inc.; Bass Coast Kayak Club Inc.; Australian Kite Association Inc.; Loaves and Fishes Community Housing Inc.; Australian Centre for Community Development Inc.; Laurel Club of Casterton Inc.; Statewide Aboriginal Community Justice Panel Program Chairpersons Advisory Body Inc.; Youthcom Inc.; Victorian and Tasmanian Foundation For Education Inc.; Tallangatta Town Club Inc.; Lifestyle Christian Church Inc.; Melbourne Tamil Mission Inc.; Campbellfield Heights Kindergarten Inc.; Juventus Soccer Club Inc.; Melbourne Juventus Social Club Inc.; Yarra Plenty Church Inc.; MontmorencyEltham RSL Sub-Branch Inc.; Surf Coast Church Inc.; Boulevard Beautiful Conservancy Inc.; Collingwood Community Information Centre Inc.; Creative Futures Collective Inc.; Australian Irish Heritage Network Inc.; The Numurkah Community Shed Inc.; Events India Inc.; New Chinese Language & Culture School Inc.; The Probus Club of Beaumaris Heights Inc.; Riddell Skate Park Inc.; Ecoinfinity Inc.; Medrek Ethiopia in Australia Inc.; Diamond Creek Soccer Club Inc.; The Honeysuckles Action Group Inc.; Lions Club of Westernport Inc.; Adlib Theatre for Youth Inc.; Vision Resources Inc.

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TV Nostalgia

Historic Photo Collection

● Will Alma. Herald Sun TV. Melbourne Showgrounds. 1953.

● TV cameraman Brendan McKenna marries 'Lovely Anne' Watt of HSV-7's Happy Show at Our Lady of Mt Carmel's Church, Middle Park. Circa 1965.

● Corinne Kirby. ABV-2. 1961.

● Fan cards of Happy Hammond and Vic ‘Funny Face’ Gordon. HSV-7. 1960s.

● Clive Winmill, compere of ABV-2's Children's Hour. 1962.

● Syd Heylen and Bill Collins. Sunnyside Up. HSV-7. Circa 1958.

● Tell the Truth panel. HSV7. 1964. F,rom left Brian Dixon, Lynn Flanagan, Kevin Dennis and Deidre Neylon.

● Honest John Gilbert. Sunnyside Up. HSV-7. 1961.

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Victoria Pictorial

Sunday Drives

● Drift In Coffee Lounge, Somers.

● Werribee Gorge, Bacchus Marsh.

● Dava Lodge, Mornington.

● Botanical Gardens, Maryborough.

● The Beach, Cowes.

● Main street, Warburton.

● Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud

● Mollison St, Kyneton