Family’s fancy feat

pear to have painted,” he said.

“Please check your bank notes, particularly $50 notes, and if you think you have a suspect note handle the note as little as possible and store it in an envelope.”

A 22-year-old man will face Launceston Magistrates Court next month for possessing and using counterfeit money and dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage from businesses in the Launceston and George Town areas. A 43-year-old man has been summonsed to appear in court for possession of the replica money.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via email to crimestopperstas.com.au or phone 1800 333 000.

Police are asking anyone who has CCTV to supply a copy of it to police when reporting the matter along with any relevant information on how the note was passed and a description of the person who passed it.

An online Suspect Counterfeit Banknote Submission Form can be found at afp.gov.au. been hand THEY’RE fast becoming a family of well-known entertainers, and now they’re bringing the X factor to the Southern Tasmanian Dancing Eisteddfod.

John X, his wife Cassie and their three-year-old daughter Calliope will perform across three categories at this year’s event.

It kicks off on Friday at the Derwent Entertainment Centre.

House of Dance Director Michelle Williams said Mr X (aka John Xintavelonis) and his family may be the first — including parents and a child — to perform in one section at the event.

John X, who has appeared in some of Australia’s biggest stage shows over the past 20 years, said there was no escaping getting involved in the per- forming arts in his family.

“Calliope started ballet at two, and by three she had started jazz and tap as well,” he said.

“She’s the one that decided she wanted to do a solo, after seeing a 10-year-old doing a solo,” he said.

“At the age of 47 I’m coming very close to being the oldest person performing but if I had it my way, I’d go back and go straight into dance.”