WICKED FLYS OUT OF MELBOURNE ON SEPTEMBER 7

WICKED is currently playing at the Regent Theatre and the fans can’t get enough of this spellbinding and critically acclaimed musical. However they must be quick as the WICKED producers have announced final seats will go on sale Monday.

WICKED’s final performance in Melbourne will be Sunday 7 September before flying out to Sydney for a season The Capitol Theatre, with a season at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre to follow.

The award-winning musical is currently playing in nine productions around the world: New York, London, Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Latin America (Mexico City), a UK tour, two concurrent North American national tours, as well as the Australian production. It has been seen by over 40 million people across the globe, grossing over $3.25 billion in worldwide box office.

This 10^th Anniversary tour of “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times) stars Lucy Durack as Glinda and Jemma Rix as Elphaba, both reprising...

Did you hear a roar? A stomp? The Dinosaurs are coming!



We are pleased to announce that Dinosaur Adventures, the Number 1 Attraction at this years Sydney Royal Easter Show is set to open in Melbourne.

These life-size creatures will be taking over Caulfield Racecourse this June and July.

Dinosaur Adventures is an exhibition that is captivating young and old alike. Explore a prehistoric world full of life-size moving dinosaurs and be amazed and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to walk the earth return and come alive right before your eyes.

Marvel at the story of their 200 million year domination of life on earth. Watch them move. Hear the roar. From the ripple of their skin to the glint in their eye, you will think that the dinosaurs really are back! Apart from this amazing animatronics show, you will be able to become a Paleontologist for the day. Children will be provided their ‘experts digger outfit’ and...

A magnificent cradle with royal provenance has been discovered in Melbourne.



Originally found amongst the general furniture and typical low-value items of a weekly sale at a Melbourne auction house in 2010, it has since been discovered that the cradle was made in around 1846 the royal master cabinetmaker, Johann Martin Levien. The lucky ba for whom the cradle was commissioned: Queen Victoria’s fifth child, Princess Helena.

The discerning young buyer snapped up the piece for $3,200 and, following several years of research to establish it’s provenance, is now selling it at Mossgreen in Armadale for $250,000-350,000


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Victorians are digging deep for the annual Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal, with organisers hoping to smash last year's record amount of $16.4 million.

Generous Victorians have already raised an incredible $8,025,621.02 7pm, and there's still plenty more time to make a difference.

The day is the culmination of annual fund raising for hundreds of community groups and organisations.

Among them, Baker's Delight served up a big cheque, construction workers tipped in $12,000 and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch College students raised $63,000.
The fundraising efforts are varied, from easter eggs hunts to skydiving at Tooradin Airport.
The Qantas mystery flights have raised more than $2 million over the years.

The charity home built Villawood Properties and Henley Homes has also been sold, giving a $717,000 boost to the appeal. This year, the telethon has a new place to call home. It has taken over the 30,000 square metres of ...

13CABS is celebrating its 18th consecutive year supporting the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

For every cab booked on Good Friday 13CABS will pledge $1 to help treat children with serious illnesses and injuries.



Melburnians can support the Appeal by simply booking with 13CABS on Good Friday. 13CABS expects to take over 18,000 bookings this Good Friday, representing an $18,000 donation for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

The Kids Day Out, a highlight of the Good Friday Appeal’s fundraising efforts, will run from 10am to 5pm at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. Last year’s gold coin donations at the Kids Day Out totalled well over $50,000.

Simon and the Cabettes (pictured above with Giaan Rooney) can be found at the Kids Day Out accompanying the 13CABS vintage 1923 Chicago built Yellow Cab. Kids of all ages can have their photo taken in the vintage cab. The Cabettes will be collecting gold coin...

STOKEHOUSE IN THE CITY!



Van Haandel Group's flagship restaurant Stokehouse Melbourne was destroyed fire on 17 January 2014. The Group then immediately launched a 3-month Pop-Up on the St Kilda site, which is a runaway success. The Pop-Up will close on Mother's Day, 11 May 2014, to ensure that the site will be available for the rebuild. The new Stokehouse building is unlikely to be completed until early 2015 and we have been looking for a temporary home for Stokehouse until that time. After considering many alternative premises, the Group has identified 7 Alfred Place, Melbourne (currently trading as Hotel Comme) as the only viable option for the new temporary project, Stokehouse City. "The impact that the fire has had on the Group has forced us to make some extremely tough decisions and it is incredibly sad to say goode to the amazing team at Comme, and we wish to thank them for their contribution and hard work. Under these exceptional circumstances, I believ...

Thousands of Victorians have flocked to Phillip Island to test their all-round strength, stamina, metal grit, teamwork and camaraderie at Tough Mudder Melbourne 2014.

Among the many participants was our silver medallist from the 2014 Winter Olympics David
Morris.

Across the weekend, participants braved muddy waters, ice-cold baths and 10,000-volt electric shocks as ‘probably the toughest event on the planet’ returned to the island for the third consecutive year.

Commenting on the event, Tough Mudder’s Senior Vice President – Australasia, Drew Ward said, "It’s great to see Victorians continuing to flock to the event – willing to take on the mud and push themselves to the limits," said Drew.
"This year we were keen to take things to the next level – packed full of never-before-seen obstacles, new challenges and even more mud, it was great to see all of the participants tackling the course head on." "While some participants are d...

Frontier Touring and Concerts West regret to announce that The Rolling Stones concert in Perth will not be going ahead as scheduled for Wednesday 19 March 2014.

No further information is available at this time, ticket holders are asked to hold on to their tickets until a further update is available. Ticket holders can check frontiertouring.com, facebook.com/frontiertouring and twitter.com/frontiertouring for updates.

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An egg farm has been restricted in selling its eggs until it improves its hygiene after being linked to salmonella outbreaks that have caused more than 200 Victorians to become ill.

The Green Eggs farm in Great Western has had its sales to supermarkets, farmers markets, restaurants and cafes restricted the Department of Primary Industries until it improves its food safety.

Measures demanding the farm wash all of its eggs for sale and improve hygiene in laying sheds come after a Department of Health investigation linked eggs from the farm to a recent salmonella outbreak at Torquay’s Bottle of Milk restaurant, which resulted in dozens of people attending hospital emergency departments and 220 becoming ill.

In recent days a handful of salmonella cases have also emerged among diners at St Kilda’s Newmarket Hotel, located at 34 Inkerman Street, which had also sourced eggs from the Green Eggs farm.

Victorian chief health officer Rosemary...

Photograph: Reuters: John Stillwell

Royal visit itinerary - Australia

• April 16 - Sydney, NSW
  
• April 17 - Blue Mountains, NSW - visiting bushfire-affected areas
• April 18 - Sydney, NSW
• April 19 - Brisbane, Qld - RAAF base visit
• April 20 - Sydney, NSW - Easter Sunday church service
• April 21 - Sydney, NSW
• April 22 - Uluru, NT
• April 23 - Adelaide, SA - Meet young Australians at Northern Sound System
• April 24 - Canberra, ACT
• April 25 - Canberra, ACT - Anzac day march and service at War Memorial

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