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TROY CASSAR-DALEY In what has been a landmark year, Troy has now been honoured with no less than 6 awards during the last year including ARIA Award for Country Album of the Year for a second time in recognition of his hit album, 'Big River Best Male Artist at the 2000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Music Awards ('The Deadleys') held at CityLive Fox Studios on Monday, October 23rd. Other Nominees included Jimmy Little and Archie Roach. 2 Golden Guitars - Song Of The Year (for 'They Don't Make 'em Like That Any More' and 'Best Male Vocal' in January. 3rd CMAA 'Entertainer of the Year' Award in July. 3rd consecutive 'MO' Award for 'Male Country Performer of The Year' in June. And it's not only been awards that have help drive Troy's profile to another level. Apart from attracting the biggest live audiences of his career to date, he performed in Nashville at Fan Fair and the legendary 'Grand Ole Opry'. His song, 'Trains', held down the number 1 spot on the industry's tip sheet, Music Network, Country Ariplay Chart and stayed there for an incredible 24 weeks. While his latest single, 'I wanna Go Back', currently to 5. The ARIA Award caps off a phenomenal year and sets the scene for what is sure to be an extraordinary 2001 for one of Australia's greatest artists. |
| Joe & The Black Sorrows Joe Camilleri's songs have become part of our lives. Between them Jo Jo Zep and The Black Sorrows have sold in excess of a million albums in Australia alone But there's been so much more besides Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons and The Black Sorrows - groups like The King Bees, Adderley Smith Blues Band, Lipp and the Double Dekker Brothers, The Sharks, The Pelaco Brothers, Joey Vincent, The Revelators, to name a few Whether on stage or one record, in his own bands or finding time working on the music of others - Cold Chisel, Daddy Cool, Goanna, Tim Finn, Stephen Cummings. Icehouse, Paul Kelly, Tiddas, Renee Geyer and more again - Joe Camilleri is a special kind of musician. Look around the world and you have to put Joe on the same level as people like Eric Clapton and Van Morrison - Legends, Performers whose careers span decades, transcending all styles and fads. Performers who are loved for the fact that they're obviously in it for the music The Black Sorrows today is James Black who co-produces with Joe, Nick Haywood on bass, Tony Floyd on drums, Rob Burke on tenor saxophone, Tony Norris on trumpet, Ian Chaplin on saxophone and Wayne Burt on guitar. One constant over the years has been Joe Camilleri's songwriting partnership with lyricist Nick Smith, who has been there through the band's many permutations since the start of the Black Sorrows in '86 |
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Jeff Fenech World Bantamweight Champion (IBF) 1985-87Super Bantamweight Champion (WBC) 1987-88World Featherweight Champion (WBC) 1987-1990 They dont come much tougher than Jeff Fenech. Growing up on the backstreets of Marrickville (Sydney, Australia) he led a wild life, many times on the wrong side of the law, he soon straightened out directed his energy into boxing, and went on to become one of the premier fighters in the lower weight divisions.Fenech was born in Sydney on May 28, 1964, He is the son of Maltese immigrants, he was a good amateur boxer, representing Australia at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1994. Later that year he turned professional and won the national super-flyweight title in just his 3rd pro bout. This talented Aussie wasted no time at all and won the IBF bantamweight title in just his seventh pro fight, knocking out Satoshi Shingaki in nine rounds, less than a year after competing in the Olympics. His fierce nature and sound boxing skills made him a force to be reckoned with. He successfully defended his IBF bantam title on three occasions with wins over old foe Shingaki (w ko 3), Jerome Coffee (w pts 15) and Steve McCrory (w ko 14) as well as a 10 round non-title victory over quality Mexican Daniel Zaragoza. Fenech then moved to super-bantam and won the WBC title in May 1987 with a fourth-round knockout of Thai Samart Payakaroon who must have been pretty moved by the whole experience as he quit boxing immediately afterwards to become a Buddhist monk! |
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. The Logie hosting baton has passed to Shaun Micallef The lawyer-turned-comedian-turned-actor follows in the televisual footsteps of names such as Bert Newton, Daryl Somers and even on one (not-so-memorable) occasion Ray Martin. The choice to head one of the cheesiest nights on the box is a slight surprise. Micallef, last seen on the ABC in a dramatic turn as Sigrid Thornton's rather wet love interest on SeaChange - is not as commercial a name as his immediate predecessor Andrew Denton.Micallef, whose self-titled comedy show The Micallef Program will go to air again on ABC-TV this year, is expected to continue the recent trend of not taking television's night of nights too seriously. A Logie winner himself (last year for Most Outstanding Comedy Program) he first came to the attention of TV viewers on Channel 7's Full Frontal before venturing into ABC projects. In an interview with Sunday Life today, the Melbourne-based comedian explained his approach to comedy this way. "The comedy I do is very straight," he said. "It relies on foxing the expectation that I'm going to be a newsreader or a barrister. I'm not clowny." "Shaun is original and unpredictable," promises Logies executive producer Hilary Innes.The Logies will be televised on Channel 9 from Melbourne's Crown Complex on April 22. (That's a Sunday if you plan to tune in ... or tune out). |
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Tellant With Looks TEXAS was nominated for a Brit award in 2000 for Best British Group, but lost to Travis. "A good song is to me, worth more than a thousand rave reviews in a trendy London magazine," says spiteri."For years I've idolised Ashford and Simpson, Neil Diamond, Dawn Penn, Holland and Dozier, Carole King.....The list stretches on and on. These people weren't moody, hip rock 'n rollers. The fact that Johnny and I were nominated for three Ivor Novello awards after 'White On Blonde' meant so much more to us than all the other acclaim and fuss of that year [1997]. And we got the award that really counts: 'An Outstanding Body Of Work.' 'Say What You Want' and 'Black Eyed Boy' aren't the only good songs we've written." Even after all the success that Texas has had, the band has managed to gounded and focused on their own expectations. Texas should have won that award at the Brits. Their time will come - it has to. |
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The Hon. John Joseph AQUILINA, MP Member for Riverstone.Minister for Education and TrainingA.L.P. NSW AUSTRALIA Parliamentary Service Member for Blacktown since 19 September 1981; re-elected 24 March 1984, 19 March 1988; Member for Riverstone since 25 May 1991; re-elected 25 March 1995, 27 March 1999. Minister for Education and Training 8 April 1999 to present; Minister for Education and Training and Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs March 1995 to March 1999. Shadow Minister for Education and Youth Affairs; Assistant Shadow Minister for Ethnic Affairs; Shadow Leader of the House 1988-89. Former Minister for Natural Resources 1986; Minister for Youth and Community Services and Assistant Minister for Ethnic Affairs 1986-88. Committee Membership Member Standing Orders and Procedure Committee 1984-86, 1988-94. Member Public Accounts Committee 1983-86 (Chairman 1985-86). Party Activity Joined A.L.P. in 1970 (Blacktown Branch). Former Secretary of Chifley F.E.C., Sturt S.E.C. and Blacktown Branch. Delegate to State Conference for many years. Community Activity Alderman Blacktown Municipal Council 1977-79; City Council 1979-83 (Mayor 1977-81). Former Member Ethnic Affairs Commission 1979-81. Member Blacktown City Lions Club since 1983. Personal Born 1950 in Malta. Migrated to Australia in 1956. Married to Anne, 2 sons (Bede and Jeremy) and 1 daughter (Bridget). Qualifications, occupations and interests B.A., Dip.Ed.(Syd.) 1971. High school History/English teacher for 10 years prior to entering Parliament. Military Service Sydney University Regiment 1968-70. |
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Darren Gauci Does it Again The tracks hero of the day, jockey Darren Gauci took home the biggest slice, A million, after horse number 15, Over, swept the much-awaited San Miguel-Australian Jockey Club Doncaster stakes over every punters favorite, horse number 1, Sunline, in the most exciting dash for cash.Another jockey, Brian York, who rode horse number 2, Fairway, got another grand slam with A in takings during the 2400 meter race."It means a lot to me...its the biggest race Ive won," said a beaming Gauci, who received the prize and the cup from San Miguels president and chief executive officer Frank Eismindi.Gaucis winning galloper, Over, almost lost to Sunline and he even admitted that it was "tough pass" after realizing he had won the most exciting day at the San Miguel-Australian Jockey Club autumn derby. Mr. Eismindi represented SMC in the racing carnival and only spoke humble few words after giving the prize to overjoyed jockey Gauci. |
