AN artist who has been writing and drawing comics for more than 20 years will conduct a workshop, 4-5pm, Thursday 23 June, at Cheltenham Library, 12 Stanley Av, Cheltenham. Dean Rankin has worked on Simpsons and Futurama comics – the only Australian ever to do so – as well as Australian MAD magazine, The Dandy and Beano magazines for CD Thomson (UK), as well as Mania, K-Zone, Krash, Pursuit, Challenge and Explore magazines. The workshop is an activity of the Readz Teen Club, and is jointly sponsored by Kingston Libraries and Kingston Youth Services. It is aimed at youth aged…
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HOST of TV’s Good News Week and member of comedy trio Doug Anthony All Stars Paul McDermott is guest speaker and contributing artist at a Kingston Arts exhibition at Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale. The Miniature Immensities Exhibition, at G3 Artspace, will be opened at a function 6-8pm, Thursday 9 June, and runs until Saturday 9 July. Six artists from three states and five cities are exhibiting, including special guest artist Petr Herel, appearing courtesy of Australian Galleries, who is an acknowledged master of handmade artist’s books. Other contributors are Alex Hamilton, Paul Uhlmann, Robert Cleworth and Stephen Pleban, who all…
AN Edithvale man was fined $3500 in Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court last week after pleading guilty to possessing ammunition, prohibited weapons, explosives, Category A firearm, and possessing cannabis. The man, 52, had allegedly told police the weapons – which included railway explosives, hand grenade, ammunition, nun chucks, rifles, crossbow, flick knives, cattle prods, spear gun, ninja stars and various swords – were for self-defence against a neighbour. The sheet metal worker, of Keith Av, collected the weapons over the years from garage sales and family members. His barrister said most of the weapons did not work and denied his client was…
SOCCER By Craig MacKenzie MORNINGTON’S march towards a second successive State 1 South-East title continued at the expense of Frankston Pines at Dallas Brooks Park on Saturday. Wayne Gordon opened the scoring in the 25th minute and three minutes later Shane Tagliaferro’s deflected shot fell for Northern Irish import Sam Stewart who tucked it away from eight metres. Another deflected Tagliaferro strike in the 68th minute lobbed up for Paul McEvoy to head home and a fine free-kick by Chris Reid in the 71st minute stood despite Pines’ protestations that it was indirect. Kane Bentley grabbed a late consolation for…
“Mick Thomas has some secret magic to his writing… he surely can write great songs that make you say “Why didn’t I think of that?” but of course we never do. He writes about mates, ratbags, races, places, weddings, parties, funny stuff – anything – but they are really good stories and great songs. Mick is truly a legend around the best of fair-dinkum roots venues and festivals around the country. He is a character! He is funny! He will talk the leg off an old chair and play the arse off a guitar, sweat the shirt of his back…