Sound of Music auditions to cast von Trapp children begin in Adelaide and other top stories.

• Sound of Music auditions to cast von Trapp children begin in Adelaide

  

  Sound of Music auditions to cast von Trapp children begin in Adelaide Posted May 22, 2016 14:10:02 Young aspiring actors will Climb Ev'ry Mountain and sing a few of their favourite things during auditions for the upcoming season of The Sound of Music in Adelaide.Producers of the London Palladium Production which is touring Australia with its cast including Amy Lehpamer, Cameron Daddo, Marina Prior and Jacqueline Dark, are looking for 12 children to play the von Trapp ..

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• Port Adelaide v West Coast: Ugly brawl mars Eagles win

  

  Players get involved in an all-in brawl. Photo: Getty Images WEST COAST 5.2 9.4 12.7 14.10 (94)PORT ADELAIDE 3.1 5.3 9.6 13.8 (86)Goals – West Coast: Kennedy 7, Lycett, Cripps 2,Shoey, Yeo, Hill. Port Adelaide: Young 4, Wingard 3, Dixon 2, Westhoff, Ebert, Hartlett, Polec. Gaff is taken from the field after being struck in the head. Photo: Getty Images Best - West Coast: Kennedy, Naitanui, Priddis, Wellingham, Lycett, McGove..

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• Burst water mains across Adelaide come after funding cut ...

  

  Burst water mains across Adelaide come after funding cut, Opposition says Updated May 22, 2016 16:01:36 South Australia's Opposition says a $17 million cut to a pipe replacement program has contributed to Adelaide's spate of burst water mains.Infrastructure spokesman David Pisoni said funding for the SA Water's Pipe Network Renewal program dropped from $47.2 million in 2014-15 to $30.6 million in 2015-16.He said at the same time, the total number of bursts increased fro..

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• Queensland Firebirds captain Laura Geitz predicts a physical ...

  

  ANZ Championship Rd 8 preview2:06Netball: Gretel Tippett has been declared fit to return as the Firebirds chase their 21st win in a row, while the Swifts face their first trip across the Tasman FIREBIRDS captain Laura Geitz says the defending champions are ready to rumble against the Adelaide Thunderbirds on Sunday.Clashes between the sides are historically bruising encounters.Geitz expects today’s showdown at the Brisbane Convention Centre to be no different, just four weeks after the Firebird..

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• Strong winds trigger safety warnings

  

  SES volunteers are on alert for possible call-outs due to strong winds.STRONG winds are expected to hit Adelaide until early afternoon, triggering warnings to residents to secure their properties.Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Vince Rowlands said a northerly jet stream coming from near Ceduna should hit Adelaide after 9am with winds of between 60-65km/h.“The winds should start picking up from about 9am and hit their peak about midday or early afternoon,” he said.“The main focus is on th..

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• Fierce winds topple trees and powerlines in Adelaide area

  

  Trees have been uprooted, powerlines brought down and homes left without power, after the Adelaide area was lashed by near-gale force winds.A northern suburbs family was very nearly injured, after a tree came crashing down right beside them.“We were trying to go to the shopping centre at Tea Tree Plaza, and my son and my daughter came out [of our home], and I see slight shadow came in and I hold my son and daughter and then just chucked them inside,” father Mohammad Askari told 9NEWS. A home in..

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• Doctors at key Adelaide hospitals being urged to discharge patients ...

  

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• Handy Cam O'Shea focused on the job in Port Adelaide's defence

  

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• Adelaide Zoo's baby Bilby 'ambassador' for vulnerable species

  

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• AFL: West Coast Eagles beat Port Adelaide, Tom Jonas suspension ...

  

  By Steve Larkin - AAP on May 21, 2016, 8:52 pm Video Jonas KO's Gaff with shocking late hit Remorseful Port Adelaide defender Tom Jonas is bracing for a lengthy suspension after crudely knocking out West Coast's Andrew Gaff in Saturday's AFL game.Jonas floored Gaff with an elbow as the Eagles buried some of their road demons with an eight-point win against the Power at Adelaide Oval.West Coast ended a six-game losing stretch on the road with Josh Kennedy kicking seven goal..

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