Number 35

17th Stanley Awardsfor Media Art

The Australian Black and White Artists’ Club Inc. February 2002

Recipients of Stanley trophies at Australia�s prestigious cartoonistawards gather in Canberra. Left to right: Tony Lopes, Michael Atchison,Matt Golding, Samantha Irons, Bill Mitchell Award winner Alistair Paton,

Bruce Petty, James Kemsley, David Pope and Ky Warren-Langford(Missing In Action David Rowe).

Rod Emmerson ABWAC President

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It’s hard to wrestle to the ground the number ofpeople to thank for their input to the Stanleys in Canberra.

I wish to thank Guy Hansen for his assistancethroughout the year and in providing a spectacular venueand inviting us to be part of their conference. Themanagement at Rydges Lakeside for all their help behindthe scenes; those who gave up their time to prepare andgive talks at the conference and in particular, those whoattended, making it all a very worthwhile exercise.

There were many again who saved the day in ourattempt to keep costs to an absolute minimum. RogerFletcher for taking on the hardest role of them all as MCand Peter Broelman and Steve Panozzo for their terrificgraphics/sound presentation, providing what has been thebest display at a Stanleys yet. Also saving the day wasJenny Hughes and Mark Lynch who spent days sortingand sifting through the mail. A special thanks also to themembers of Canberra, who made us feel very welcomeand Luke Jansen, of the ACT government who becamemy eyes and ears on the ground in the lead up time, performing many unseen rescues for usalong the way.

Above all else, we collectively thank our sponsors who without their support andenthusiasm the weekend would not have been possible. Warren Brown managed to put thewind up everyone that weekend and for those that are not aware, he’s fully recovered and backdelivering his daily dose through the editorial pages of The Telegraph. Beyond all this, 2002 willyield a different Stanleys.

On the 9th of March, all those interested in the future of The Stanleys are invited toattend a special meeting to decide their future. Anyone who has been in an organising capacitywill tell you that it is almost a full time position putting a Stanleys together. We do need toevaluate their worthiness, their cost and their credibility. Anyone who has won a Stanley; beennominated or who is passionate about their future should find a couple of hours to attend thismeeting. Mark Lynch has through his membership of The Coogee Legion Club, provided us witha beachside venue to thrash this out. There is also a bar and cafeteria for lunch and someelbow-bending. And bring your surf board..the meeting should last a couple of hours.

That night (for those who can’t make it through the day) we’ll be having a postmortemdinner in a city restaurant (details below), which all are welcome to. To do this, we need to knownumbers for either or both.

Special meeting venue: Coogee Legion Club, 266a Coogee Bay Rd, Coogee 2034Date and Time: 10am Saturday 9th March 2002

President’s Dinner: 7pm Saturday 9th March 2002 EST. Restaurant, level 1,Establishment 252 George St, Sydney - www.merivale.com

Bookings Essential: Meeting and/or Dinner: Confirm your attendanvce with RodEmmerson emmers@rocknet.net.au or telephone 0419781759.

STANLEY RECIPIENTS JAMESKEMSLEY (GOLD STANLEY) ANDBRUCE PETTY (SILVER STANLEY)

Treasurer’s Stanley Reflections - Gary Clark

The 2001Canberra Stanley Awards weekend was a financial success. To all clubmembers who came and enjoyed the weekend events, the conference, the catered cartoonexhibition at old Parliament House, the Awards Dinner, the A.G.M. and the numerousinformal gatherings over a drink or a meal, thanks for your support. Personally I found theweekend one of the best I’ve attended for the relaxed tone and the opportunity to spendinformal quality time with so many fellow members. The 2001 Stanley’s weekend doublyimpressed me by delivering so much for so little cost to the club. Congratulations must goto Rod and those who helped him for this achievement. The FREE venue, guest speaker,M.C. (thanks again Roger) saved us $7,000 compared to last year. Further reductions onstaging, audio visual, band, printing of Year Books, further reduced the total bill bythousands. The approximate total bill for Stanley’s 2001 came to just under $ 20,000 (acouple of invoices are yet to come in but I have included them).

On the income side, ticket sales and sponsorships gave us a break even andpossibly a small profit (the exact amount won’t be known until the latest bank statementsarrive on my desk).

What of the future? The Stanley Awards Weekend is here to stay. The economicclimate has changed greatly since the first Stanley Awards of 1985. More recently thingshave changed even further. The corporate sectors willingness to sponsor events hasbecome at best very tentative.

L.J. HOOKER remains a loyal supporter and beneficiary of this club and theStanley Awards.The Stanleys have a future as an enjoyable excuse for cartoonists to meetand hand out the odd encouragement award. ABWAC has proved to itself that it can do iton a budget and acheive high standards to satisfy and give good value to the companiesthat think enough of us to invest their sponsorship monies in us and the event.

LORI AND TONY LOPES WITH SEAN LEAHY

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The Stanley Awards for Media Art CANBERRA 2001

Coinciding with the National Museum�sBringing The House Down Exhibition at OldParliament House and Political CartoonConference, cartoonists from across Australiagathered for the Stanleys weekend.

Kicking things off on Friday was theABWAC cartoon conference with specialpresentations by The Australian�s PeterNicholson and Bill Leak, litigation lawyer BruceBurke. Seasoned campaigners Vane Lindesay,Stewart McCrae and Geoff Hook entertained theconferernce with their life experiences andCanberra Times Editor-In-Chief Jack Waterfordoffered his opinions on Australian cartoonists.

Friday night was the official opening ofthe National Museum�s Bringing The HouseDown political cartoon exhibition.

The National Museum held it�s annualPolitical Cartoon Conference in its new facilitieson Saturday which was followed by the StanleyAwards.

On Sunday many ventured to the NationalArchives to view a Bruce Petty exhibition whileothers recovered from the partying.

WittyWorld is alive!The American-based International cartooning magazine WittyWorld has been revived on theinternet and can be viewed on the site: wittyworld.com. Check it out! Just like the magazinethen, the web site aims to promote cartoons and bring news from the cartooning world, a calendarof events, articles, reviews etc., the sit e also contains a who is who section, a forum, a censorshippage, and sections by genre. Joe Szabo, the original founder of the magazine, is still in chargeand is working hard to keep it up to date. Although some of the sections are still blank, thepotential of the enterprise is obvious. Many of the original correspondents and editors are againparticipating, and new ones have joined. The Australian correspondent is Rolf Heimann. If youhave any worthwhile news, comment, a cartoon that you are particularly proud of, an idea thatyou would like to share or other information that you feel should be included, contact Rolf(heimann@primus.com.au), or WittyWorld direct (szabo@voicenet.com).

The Stanley�s Best CartoonOn The Night is part-sponsored by d�Arenberg.Congratulations Tony Lopes.

MICK AND DEE HORNE WITH GEOFF HOOK (CENTRE)

JON KUDELKA, PAT CAMPBELL AND KATHERINE GUY

MATT GOLDING AND ANDREW WELDON

It’s not that often James Kemsley is lost for words. Ginger Meggs would have had something witty to say hadhe’d known that Kemlsey was to be awarded the Gold Stanley for Artist of The Year at the Australian Black andWhite Artists’ Club’s annual Stanley Awards for Media Art at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

MASTER OF CEREMONIESROGER FLETCHER COPS AKISS FROM SOUTHAFRICAN CARTOONISTJONATHON SHAPIRO

STANLEYS WEEKEND

Special thanks toSteve Panozzo andCraig Hilton for takingsome great photos.

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Junior Stanley Awards CANBERRA 2001

2001 is the ninth year that L.J. Hooker and ABWAC have joined forces to encourageyoung cartoonists through the National Cartooning Competition. Once again thecompetition was a great success with over 10,000 entries.

The winners were Samantha Irons, from Burnside Primary School, South Australia, in the PrimarySchool category and Ky Warren-Langford, from Lynwood Senior High School, WA in the secondaryschool category. Samantha and Ky were two of more than 100 state finalists from all over Australiaall vying for the prestigious Junior Stanley Award for Media Art, and possibly the first step on thepath to a career in cartooning.

Commenting on her win, 12 year old, Samantha Irons said she was very excited. “All the kids atschool ask me to do drawings for them, and I just love doing them”, she said.

Secondary national winner Ky Warren-Langford said today “I am very honored and very sur-prised! I’ve been drawing since I could hold a pencil, drawing everything”.

The 2001 national judging event was held at the historic Queen Victoria Building, Sydney withover 30 VIP judges. Cheez TV hosts Jade & Ryan scored their favourite cartoons alongside theLeader of the NSW Liberal Party leader Kerry Chikarovski, perennial children’s favourite, MrSquiggle, Country and Western Band ‘The Wolverines’, representatives from the Museum ofContemporary Art, the real estate industry, the media as well as numerous professional cartoon-ists.

“There are a lot of terrific talent and great gags! We have had a great time today,” said RyanLappin, Cheez TV host. “It’s great to see so many up and coming young Australian cartoonists”co-host Jade Gatt said at the national judging.

Kerry Chikarovski, who joined in the fun, said “The competition is great, because it involvesschools across the nation and encourages creative learning. The talent here today is amazingand all the schools and children should be very proud!”

To view the runners up and highly commended cartoons please visit www.ljhooker.com.au andclick on the cartooning competition link.

The National Cartooning Competition2001 Official Judging � The Big Day

Cartoon legend BrucePetty with Samantha Irons

Western Australia V.P.Mick Horne with KyWarren-Langford at theStanleys

Left: Ky’s cartoontops the lot, assecondary categorywinner for 2001.

Right: Samantha’sclever entry provesto be a winner in theprimary category.

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17th STANLEY AWARDS FOR MEDIA ARTGOLD STANLEY - ARTIST OF THE YEAR JAMES KEMSLEY (DAVID ROWE, STURT KRYGSMAN, MICHAL DUTKIEWICZ, PETER BROELMAN, BILL LEAK)SILVER STANLEY - FOR CONTRIBUTION TO BLACK AND WHITE ART BRUCE PETTY

SINGLE GAGMATT GOLDINGMALCOLM McGOOKINJON KUDELKAKERRY MILLARDMARK LYNCH

EDITORIALMICHAEL ATCHISONROD EMMERSONMARK KNIGHTSEAN LEAHYBILL LEAKJON KUDELKA

CARICATUREDAVID ROWESTURT KRYGSMANPETER BROELMANJOANNE APPLEGATEBILL LEAK

COMIC STRIPTONY LOPESJAMES KEMSLEYPETER BROELMANGARY CLARKMICHAEL ATCHISON

HUMOROUS ILLO.DAVID POPEIAN SHARPEPAT CAMPBELLMALCOLM McGOOKINKERRY MILLARD

The Stanley Awards for Media Art CANBERRA 2001

DAVID ROWE - CARICATUREMATT GOLDING - SINGLE GAG

MICHAEL ATCHISON - EDITORIAL

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TONY LOPES - COMIC STRIP

DAVID POPE - HUMOROUSILLUSTRATION

2001 STANLEY AWARDS ROLL CALLNew faces dominated the honours list at the Stanley Awards in Canberra. Finalists from each of the categories were from various placesaround Australia. Since 1987 the peer vote awarded the Gold Stanley to a caricaturist. This year for the first time the ultimate recognitionwent to a comic strip artist. Nominees were from various places around Australia with the ACT featuring predominately amongst finalists forthe first time.

FOOTNOTE: TONY AND LORI LOPES JETTED OFF TOEUROPE ON THEIR HONEYMOON LATE LAST YEAR AND METONE OF THE EDITORS OF THE DAILY MAIL IN A LONDONPUB. THEY COULDN�T REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT IT AFTER ANAFTERNOON ON THE GROG BUT THE BEER MUST HAVEWORKED AS INSANITY STREAK, RENAMED THE ODD STREAK,IS NOW A FOUR MONTH FEATURE. GOOD ONYA STONEY!

SundaSundaSundaSundaSunday Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody Bloody Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday SundayyyyyLast year the Sunday Herald Sun dumped the comics creatinga stir amongst Australia’s cartoonists. There’s always two sidesto a story and Malcolm McGookin went to the top to find out.

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The State Library of Queenslandhave just held their annual January CartoonWorkshops, featuring lectures by ABWACmembers Malcolm McGookin, SeanLeahy, Joanne Applegate, GerardPiper, John Cook and Ken Dove.

The workshops have been goingfrom strength to strength over recent years,and this year Malcolm McGookin introduceda couple of Cartooning For Animationlectures for older kids (some were youngadults, actually) which were very wellattended.

With Gary Clark being unavailable(holidays) for the sessions this year, Malcolmwas asked to co-ordinate the workshops withthe State Library, and a determined effortwas made to get the message out to thefurther flung schools in the Brisbane area.

The younger age group workshopswere almost full, whilst the older age groupshad the theatre half-filled, and those inparticular showed potential to be fullysubscribed by next year�s session.

In fact, kids interested in cartooningneed not wait until 2003 to get to the nextworkshops, as the State Library, encouragedby the enthusiasm and the success of thesessions, have some more planned for mid-year 2002. This will be the first time a midyear workshop has been instituted by theQueensland State Library, and it�s evidenceof the growing success of the CartoonWorkshops.

Unfortunately, Queensland is shortof qualified speakers, and ABWAC arelooking for some more to fill the breach.Joanne is leaving for greyer climes, and eventhough we may have the services of GaryClark next time, that still leaves us short-handed for the many lectures planned forthe future.

Malcolm did try and rustle up somesupport for these gigs (which are respectablypaid, remember?) but some cartoonistsdidn�t feel comfortable speaking in public andothers (even newspaper cartoonists) justcouldn�t be contacted.

There�s every indication that thesecartoon workshop lectures could beduplicated in every state, bringing in a handybit of cash for the libraries, as well as thosecartoonists who want to take the trouble toorganize them.

If anyone wants to get the insideinfo on how these can be organized in theirown state, (prices, class modules, etc) callMalcolm McGookin on (07) 3822 1821.

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Owing to a recent stoush involving a wholesale dumping of thecartoon strips from the pages of Melbourne�s Sunday Herald Sun, I phonededitor Alan Howe who admits he was personally responsible for the shake-up on the strips front. Wouldn�t I just love to report that his decisions weremade in a cavalier fashion, with an anti Australian bias and without enteringinto any research, then we could all go get our pitchforks and lighted torchesand besiege the SHS offices. But it wasn�t like that.

Actually the guy came across as someone who not only thoughtthrough his reasons for the changes he made, but was prepared to defendthem without fear or favour. He assured me that he�d searched high and lowfor suitable Australian content, i.e. a strip or feature that would mean somethingmost young people in Australia today, and quite simply couldn�t find one. Not a sausage.

Howe was quite adamant that he�d tried every which way to resolve an issue that he felt wasimportant (this is an editor who thinks cartooning is important, I just thought I�d emphasise that). He alsosaid he�d be prepared to vote in favour of an Aussie strip in the event of any �tie� in terms of taste, contentand humour. It�s just that the situation didn�t (and hasn�t since) come up.

Remember that poll that was taken amongst Triple J listeners a while back? Remember theysaid they thought that most Australian strips were either bland, insipid or looked like they were drawn inthe 1930�s? They named names, but I can�t, at least not on these pages.

Playing Devil�s Advocate here, it could be that a lot of strips, and maybe their creators too, inAustralia have gone way past their sell-by date, and are ready for retirement. Having said that, if yourstrip is still selling, why would you retire it? The newspapers have got to accept their complicity in this.Maybe the guy at the Sunday Herald Sun is actually a catalyst for positive change. He told me personallythat any suggestion that the SHS would not feature an Aussie strip is false. It�s just that he hasn�t found onehe wants. He�s still looking and is still interested in any new work. All you have to do is submit it.

As a Club, whilst we�re not responsible for who gets jobs in future, we must accept that as longas we�re prepared to stand on the sidelines and do nothing, the industry will change whether we�re partof it or not. New editors will bring new brooms, and they�ll sweep clean. If there�s nothing in Australia toreplace the stuff they junk, they�ll get it in from outside. That�s the clear message.

I remember when I joined this Club the debate was all about change, and how the Aussiecartoon pages were filled with dire old fashioned work. In fact I waxed pretty lyrical about it, if I rememberrightly. As time�s gone on I got fed up complaining, (and so did everyone else) and so maybe I�vebecome part of the problem. Since then we�ve had Trevor, and Insanity Streak come to the fore, but twoswallows don�t make a summer (though they pretty much polish off a middy of VB).

Encouraging new talent to come through isn�t just in the interests of those fresh artists who getprinted, it�s in the interests of all of us. Some newspapers (as I said before) are to blame for Australia�sstagnation too. They�ll keep printing something for no other reason than it�s always been printed. Thatway lies madness. Sticking strips to the back of a paper, or hidden within the Form guide withing themotoring section wrapped up in the lifestyle pullout isn�t likely to help either. Neither will printing the stripsat tiny sizes, hoping no-one will notice.

Maybe any catalyst for change, even the wholesale scrapping of a funnies section will ultimatelywork, through a twisted sense of logic, in favour of young Aussie cartoonists. Let�s hope they�re out there.Maybe total decimation will lead to a solid foundation, (I was going to make a reference to ManchesterUnited�s Munich air disaster here, but forget it...)

Anyway, back to that phone call to the SHS editor: Alan Howe was very eloquent in hisreasoning. He was very dismayed that cartooning in Australia was no longer a �repository ofcontemporary thought�, a phrase I deemed good enough to jot down. Can�t argue with that, though Idoubt if Donald Duck is either. He also felt that Australian cartooning was atrophying. I for one won�tdisagree, I�ve been saying so for years, but we as a Club will have no bearing on that unless we actuallydecide that we�re going to be part of the solution. That�s up to the members, but I for one don�t want to bea part of what eventually becomes the world�s oldest cartoon talking shop, prepared to stand around andwatch while the industry wastes away. I�d rather stick needles in me eyes!

It�s twice as painful for me to write these comments in the months after Jim Russell�s funeral, butJim was actually (at 93) one of the most irreverent and youthful thinkers we had. It�s quite poignant thatthis issue comes up so soon after we laid the old rascal to rest. It looks increasingly like The Potts, his stripfor over sixty years will be laid to rest with him. An era has passed. Let�s recognise that.

NEWS FROM THE BUNKERBUNKER CARTOON GALLERY, COFFS HARBOUR

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With another brand new year upon us, we taketime out to reflect on the year that was for the BunkerCartoon Gallery. The outstanding success of the Special“Federation Exhibition”, made up from cartoons whichcartoonists submitted for the 2000 Rotary Cartoon Awards.

The opening of our current Ginger Meggs Exhibitioncoincided with the 80th birthday celebrations for thisAustralian Icon and features the works of all four creators -Bancks, Vivian, Piper and Kemsley. This has surpassedall our expectations and planning. This is the first exhibitionwhich our new Exhibitions Officer, Toni Maree Southwellhas orchestrated and is unlike anything we have donebefore. Memorabilia from Kemsley’s own personalcollection has been supported by local collectors andcontains irreplaceable pieces covering the past 80 years,including the last strip Bancks was working on when hepassed away in 1952, and the original Us Fellas strip from1921.

Try and make an effort to seeit because when we look at the lossescartooning has sustained over the past12 months; Charles Shultz, our belovedJim Russell and more recently EricJolliffe, who knows who or what isgoing to be taken from us next.

How fortunate it was thatBancks had the foresight to givepermission for Meggs to live on throughother artists. As James Kemsley himself said at ourBirthday Celebrations, all of the Meggs creators passed

on in their 60’s. Amazing how he can still keep his sense ofhumour with that thought at the back of his head!

Good news for the ABWAC. Tom Hamilton-Foster hasagreed to carry on as President of the Bunker Cartoon Gallery foranother year. Tom is a great benefactor and supporter of Blackand White Art in Australia and the Australian Black and WhiteArtists’ Club.

See you at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery.Margaret Bridgman

Born in Portsmouth, England in 1907, Ericemigrated with his large family to Western Australiain 1911 and settled in Sydney four years later.At 16 Eric left home and headed for the bush wherehe roamed country towns and worked many jobs.

In 1928 Eric discovered art and he enrolled innight art classesback in Sydney.

In 1932 he met and married Mary (May) Clarkand had one daughter Margaret. Eric, living close toThe Bulletin, sent in many submissions about theharsh reality of the bush before they gave him hisfirst break in 1934. He soon became a regularcontributor replacing Arthur Horner who moved toSmith�s Weekly.

Eric joined the RAAF when WW2 broke out andit was during his service that he met tribal aboriginesin Arnhem Land and the Kimberleys. He quicklydeveloped a deep appreciation of their love andunderstanding of their country and their complexsocial and cultural life. He realised that nocartoonists had drawn tribal aborigines.

After the war Eric joined Smith�s Weekly butagain found it hard to get his cartoons onaborigines and the outback accepted. He resignedand moved to country NSW where he continued hisartwork and researched what was to become�Saltbush Bill�.

When he returned to Sydney �Saltbush Bill�was accepted by Pix which ran it for nearly 50 years.Eric began publishing his own books containingSaltbush Bill, Witchetty�s Tribe and Sandy Lakes. Bythe late 70�s sales has surpassed six million.

In 1981 Eric became the first honorary LifeMember of the Bordertown and Districts AgriculturalMuseum. Two years later he was appointed a fellow ofthe Australian Institute of History and Arts. In 1985and 1986 he was rewarded with two Stanley Awardsfor single gag.

In 1988 the racism issue dogged him. Some ofhis cartoons were included in a book, 200 In TheShade, about racist attitudes towards aborigines. Ericwas shocked and hurt and didn�t think the criticismwas justified. He had spent 50 years drawing cartoonsabout aborigines, contrasting their life with that ofEuropean Australians.

In May 1998 Eric was awarded the Order ofAustralia for services to art as a cartoonist andillustrator. By this time his books of cartoons, comicsand writing had sold in excess of 12 million copies.

May died in 1993 and he also lost Meg in 1997.Eric died in his sleep at his home in Bateau Bay 16November 2001.

He is survived by his grand daughter JaneEmerson.

ERIC JOLLIFFE1907 - 2001

DAVID ROWE�S WINNING ENTRY IN THE ROTARY CARTOONCOMPETITION AT COFFS HARBOUR LAST YEAR

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Phil Somerville has been spinning cartoons for over 15years. They manage to get to those hard-to-reach placesat the back of the mind’s bottom shelf. By turns whimsical,lyrical, frank or refreshingly strange, he asks only one thing:laugh ‘til you think. This, his first published book collection,contains cartoons drawn in a rest area with a clear view ofhuman traffic. They bear bewildered witness to the foolishand theparadoxic, thedreamy andthe absurd. 96pages of B/Wand 8 in colourdissect everysubject underthe readinglight fromGod, sex, death, art, war, drugs and lawnmowing totechnology, consumerism, children, women & men, thecosmos and multi-coloured testicles. Many are previouslyunseen. Others were originally published in a wide array ofpublications including The Bulletin, Nexus,Together, TheAustralian’s Review of Books, The Independent and theSydney Morning Herald. Phil’s work currently appearsweekly in the SMH and The Sun Herald.Enquiries: Keiran Rogers keiranrogers@hardiegrant.com

Paul Parv discoversanother Valerie Parvat Parliament Housein Canberra. Valerie,a romance novelist,was honoured byPeoplescape, aCentenary ofFederation project.Rumours that Paultook the wrongValerie home arecompletely false.

VIVA LALouis “Pol” Postruzin keep racking up International awards.

Late last year Pol collected his 52nd Internationl award at the 10thDaejon International Cartoon Contest in South Korea.

At the same time Pol was nominated from 1,691 entries to theDong-A LG International Festival of Comins, Animation and Games(DIFECA) in Seoul. The regular overseas festival entrant isAustralia’s most internationally awarded cartoonist.

Caricaturists Steve Panozzo and Stephen Case aftertoo many drinks after a corporate Christmas party inSydney. Steve also received a Certificate ofAppreciation for ABWAC from the Ladies of Varietyfor assisting at the special children’s Christmas Party.Good onya Noz, Richard Jones, Roger Fletcher, MarkLynch and Chris Kelly!

ABWAC CHAPTER NEWS FROM VICTORIA

Victoria Vice President VaneLindesay has scheduled theyear ahead for ABWAC’sMelbourne based members (andanyone else who’d like to tagalong).

The Grace Darling Hotel inCollingwood remains the venueBUT the dates have changed.ABWAC now meets on Tuesdaynights (thanks to band noise)every second month.

So put these dates in yourdiary: March 5, May 7, July 2,September 3, November 5 andDecember 3. Start time for eachdate is 6.30pm.

Vane goes to quite somepreparation to ensure that thesenights are interesting andenjoyable. Telephone Vane on 039523 8635. He’d love to hear fromyou.

Caricaturist enthusiasts JimBridges and Paul Harvey haveorganised caricature meetings atDimattina’s in Lygon Street on asemi-regular basis wherecaricaturists can talk shop, showworks and have a good feed.ABWAC stalwart Tony Rafty wasa special guest speaker at theirlast meeting just a couple ofweeks ago. Jim, who has othercaricature projects in thepipeline, would love to hear fromany caricaturist so give him a ringon 03 9748 2510.

JOHN ROGERS AND TONYRAFTY AT THE VICTORIANCARICATURISTS� MEETING

SPECIAL GUEST MAXWALKER WARMS UP THECROWD AT DIMATTINA�S