Beauty and the Beast - a great night out

My wife and I attended the theatre in Warragul on Saturday evening to see Beauty and the Beast.

We had an excellent experience in the revamped theatre, loving the decor, the layout, the artwork and the much improved toilet facilities. Thank you Baw Baw Shire for such a wonderful facility.

The show was a delight, graced by a beautiful performance from Emillie King as Belle, spiced up by a masterfuly sleazy rendition of Gaston by Dylan Jarvis, and made completely memorable by the characters in the Beast's castle, Corey Bruerton's very French Lumiere, Sam Stephens’ timepiece precision, Cogsworth, Dominique Holmes' amazing voice as Madam of the Big Mouth, Tammy Tilp as the gentle caring Mrs Potts, and Eihdin McCaffery's mature competence as Chip.

The fight scenes in the castle enhanced by the strobe lighting, and the dance routines, together with the stunning costumes made for a sumptuous experience.

Thank you for the competent acting, the delightful singing and the memorable music. A great night out. Geoff Dethlefs, Drouin

I find it very helpful to speak to my psychologist but on average it takes two months to see her and most times I need someone now to talk to. My doctor is very good too, but he’s not available all the time. I’ve heard of Headspace but I think they provide services for children and teenagers. I don’t want to talk to a stranger over the phone. If there are mental health services in Warragul that could help me, please let me know.

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We decided to spend a few days camped at the Tonimbuk Hall in our caravan. The work that is going on in the area, both from this group of volunteers and also BlazeAid is truly wonderful.

Many of the community in the area that have been badly affected by the recent fires are just so appreciative of the efforts of everyone involved. The centre at Tonimbuk has been set up through the Cardinia Shire, and Lions Clubs, Red Cross, St Vinnies, Valley Counselling and several other organisations have representatives in the hall on a regular basis.

In the few days we were there we were able to help with tasks from clearing nature strips, helping prepare meals and chain saw maintenance, to cutting fallen trees and splitting firewood, delivering dry firewood and cleaning cabins in order to store donated furniture.

In some ways the several people who are supervising the different tasks feel that this particular fire has almost been forgotten.

Many more volunteers are needed for many different tasks which will be ongoing for many months yet.

We can vouch for the facilities as very suitable for staying in a caravan and volunteers will be made very welcome by the organising group. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are provided for affected residents and volunteers.

As several local homes were completely destroyed in the fires an urgent call has been issued for the donation or loan of caravans as temporary accommodation for some of the local residents.

My wife and I were made very welcome by all at the relief centre, and we urge people who have a few free days to consider helping this devastated region.

The contact telephone numbers for the relief centre are: 5629 8571 and 0428 427577. The email address is tonimbukrecoverycentre@gmail.com

Gordon & Julie Cowling, Briagalong way that you are an unknown drip under pressure, I will have to adopt a different way to address the issue that I am not allowed to address.

I will use a quote by an organisation that might be considered expert by some…or not depending on whether you are a devotee of this said religion.

The Wall Street Journal asked in their June 21 edition “Thirty years on, how well do global warming predictions stack up?”

The answer? Every scientific doom forecast has been proven wrong.

Which is not surprising as the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change rejects the idea that any individual weather incident can be linked to CO2 increases and cites data showing droughts and heatwaves in the US are not as severe as they were in the 1930 dust bowl era.

So there you have it. quasi-religious dogma on this issue is gradually falling over and it is showing up to be a figment of one's fertile imagination. Roger Marks, Drouin