SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
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Fangirls find new direction The teenage fanaticism of two Melton girls with boy band One Direction is set to hit the stage next month. Emma Lastrina and Laura Davis will have their first play One Life, One Love, One Direction showing at The Butterfly Club for three nights in October, and Ms Lastrina said a little piece of her would be on show. “It was such a huge community, the One Direction fans, and the fangirls made it,” she said. “All my friends I made from liking One Direction, camping out at ticket booths, travelling to … see the group, so it was a real phenomenon.” The comedy play tells the story of Harrietta, a teenage girl in 2062 who travels back in time to learn how to be an ultimate fan girl from her grandmother, an old school One Direction fanatic. “The more I wrote the show the more I thought it was giving license to these women in every generation that have been fangirls,” Ms Lastrina said. “Whether it’s Beatlemania, or One Direction, or future bands, we’re a community and we stand together in that way.” The show will run on October 17, 18 and 19. Tickets thebutterflyclub.com/ show/one-life-one-love-one-direction EMMA LASTRINA AND LAURA DAVIS
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Landfill bid goes to waste By Ewen McRae An application to expand the landfill operations at Maddingley Brown Coal has been withdrawn. The Maddingley Brown Coal site at Tilleys Road handles landfill and recycling materials, as well as mines for coal. An application by MBC to amend the planning permit for the waste portion of the facility was submitted to the council in September 2018, and sought to include household waste that contains putrescible organics, waste from litter
bins collected by or on behalf of local councils, manure and night soil, disposable nappies, incontinence pads or sanitary napkins, food and animal waste. Moorabool council was due to consider the application at a special meeting of council on September 30, however the application was withdrawn on September 10. Community planning manager Henry Bezuidenhout said MBC may re-apply to amend the planning permit. “Council will not have the opportunity to
consider this now,” Mr Bezuidenhout said. “We have no indication as to whether the applicant will apply for another planning amendment, but this is a possibility. “We will continue to keep the community informed of any developments, and wish to thank everyone affected who took the time to make submissions.” The planning application had been a source of unease in the community, with several residents concerned about the impacts of expanding the landfill.
Bacchus Marsh Grammar, which lies less than three kilometres from MBC, flagged moving its campus if the planning application was approved MBC environmental manager Tim Tillig said they were still considering the site’s future. “MBC has considered a range of additional strategic uses for the site and these are currently under assessment,” Mr Tillig said. “At the right time, we will engage with state and local government stakeholders, as well as the local community on these initiatives.”
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