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Your Week: Disney on Ice, an Agatha Christie mystery and more this week in Perth
Saturday June 7 and June 8, Memorial Hall, Hale School, Wembley Downs Featuring more than 100 WA artists, this curated exhibition spans painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewellery, and more. Featured artists include award-winning still life painter Lorraine Pichugin, Cynthia Poh, Carmen McFaull, and Jordan Andreotta. Entry by gold coin donation. More info at Monday June 9 to June 21, State Buildings, Perth Artist Alana hunt is taking up residency in the city's State Buildings for two weeks, working from an open studio in The Mark. Hunt will be hosting a series of intimate public events throughout the residency, including a talk about her Aboriginal Heritage Act–focused work A Very Clear Picture on June 10, a screening of her short film Surveilling A Crime Scene on June 17, and a conversation with PICA chief executive Hannah Mathews on June 21. The work is building towards Hunt's solo exhibition A Deceptively Simple Need at PICA this October. For more info and to book tickets ($15-$25) to her events, visit Wednesday June 11, 8pm, Perth HPC, Mt Claremont Comedy sensation Jo Koy is hitting town with his popular brand of relatable humour, inspired by his Filipino-American family. Koy has had four Netflix specials, a No.1 Billboard comedy album, and a hit film, Easter Sunday. He was recently named stand-up comedian of the year at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. Tickets $91.62 from Ticketmaster Friday June 13 to July 27, entry from 5.30pm to 8pm, WA Botanic Garden, Kings Park Step into an immersive after-dark experience that is quickly becoming a highlight of the winter calendar. Lightscape is returning with a new trail of more than 20 illuminated installations by international and local artists. Wander beneath giant blossoms, glowing beams, and towering flowers, all set to an immersive soundscape. Enjoy mulled wine, food trucks, and toasted marshmallows under the stars. Tickets $32.40 to $42 (Children $22 to $32) from Ticketek Thursday June 12 to 15, various times, RAC Arena. Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and friends on a journey through Disney's famous stories. Familiar characters including Moana, Mirabel, Belle, Anna and Elsa, Rapunzel, Ariel and more will be on the ice in this show that combines skating, stunning costumes, awe-inspiring special effects and a whole lotta Disney magic. Tickets $23 to $75 from Ticketek Thursday June 12-29, various times, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth This gripping new production based on the book of the same name by Agatha Christie features a top Australian cast including Peter O'Brien, Eden Falk, and Mia Morrissey and is directed by theatre legend Robyn Nevin. Ten strangers, one island, and a deadly secret make this play a chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Tickets $69.90 to $169.90 from
ABC News
01-05-2025
- ABC News
Lake Bolac farmer found guilty of destroying Aboriginal rock formation
A south-west Victorian farmer has been found guilty of destroying an ancient Aboriginal rock formation on his property in 2021. A Ballarat magistrate on Thursday convicted and sentenced Adrian McMaster for breaching the Aboriginal Heritage Act. In 2021, the 65-year-old used an excavator to remove rocks from a 1,500-year-old, 300-metre-long stone arrangement resembling an eel on his Lake Bolac property. The giant formation is known to Djap Wurrung traditional owners as the kuyang ceremonial ground and has been a recognised and registered site of Aboriginal significance since 1975. A pile of rocks from the partially destroyed 300-metre-long stone arrangement. ( ABC News: Sian Johnson ) Last month in the Ballarat Magistrates' Court, McMaster disputed the charge, telling the court he believed the rocks presented a "safety issue". The matter was argued on two key points — whether McMaster's actions constituted a "mistake of fact or law" and whether that mistake was "reasonable and honest". On Thursday, Magistrate Mark Stratmann deemed that although McMaster had made a mistake of fact, his conduct was neither reasonable nor honest. Magistrate Stratmann told the court this ruling was based on McMaster's comments that he had seen no Aboriginals in the area, along with his failure to act on repeated warnings that he was interfering with a known Aboriginal heritage site. He also referenced McMaster's long association with the Lake Bolac property, his admission there were "Chinese whispers" about cultural heritage on the land and McMaster's ongoing work with a mining industry that routinely dealt with sites of cultural significance. "He suffered from an absence of knowledge that he did nothing to sharpen," Magistrate Stratmann said. McMaster was sentenced with a recorded conviction, a 12-month undertaking for good behaviour and ordered to donate $7,000 to the Aboriginal Heritage Council for ongoing protection and preservation of the site. The prosecution also requested McMaster cover more than $14,000 in court costs. The final figure owed by McMaster is yet to be determined by the court. ABC Ballarat — local news in your inbox Get our local newsletter, delivered free each Wednesday Your information is being handled in accordance with the Email address Subscribe
