Anth and Bron are back in the studio and warming up for the Community Cup. Pretty much everything was about the Community Cup at the Junction Oval - even the made up weather (except Brett).

Look out for the ACF fund raising event on Thurs 14 July at 6pm - screening at the IMAX Theatre ( $20). Contact Julian Bentley 0n 03 93451132 or email

The under 12 category was well subscribed and the kids have put a lot of of effort. Honorable mentions went to Bridget and . The winner is Sam Purdy (aged 9) for a fantastic story about outsurfing a shark (and poking it in the eye).

SHARK - by Sam Pardy (Age 9)
Hi I'm Sam and I'm just going to Ocean Grove to surf the junior surfing championship in Australia. All my friends are in it too, it's going to be so cool, but I reckon my mate Max will get to go on but you know sometimes miracles happen. Two people get to go on, two girls and two guys. Yesterday we went out at Sphinx to practice it was beautiful four foot perfect wave for free style you could even get little barrels. I've got a six foot five board perfect for Sphinx yesterday. Well here we are.
"Hey Mitch, are you all psyched for the big day?"
"Yep"
"Well come on let's get in the water for a warm up. Wow this surf rocks. Holy **** there's a shark!!!!!!! "
"Paddle!!"
"But that waves only two foot"
"I don't care there's a shark just there" AHH **** we missed it we'll have to go for the next one "
"I'm not waiting"
"No don't go yet you'll miss it wow **** "
"Poke it in the eyes, then punch it in the nose"
"What the hell"
"Just do it"
" OK. WHOO BANG It actually worked. Come on he'll be back for more soon"
"Now this is what I call a wave come on through the tube. Oops!! There goes the end of my surf board hopefully my surf board doesn't taste nice "
"why don't you start body boarding?"
"Are you nuts? I'm not sticken' my legs in there."
"That was the best ride of my life out running a shark plus having wicked fun. Hey judge can we put the contest off until next week"
"Sure, well I mean a guy just out ran a shark"
" Yeah that was me"
"Holy cow your good"
" Thanks man"

In the over 12's, the Honorable mentions went to Anne and Mark. The Winner was Ruth - for a well written story that was pure poetry from beginning to end.

depth_sounds
It's 4:30am. Three days' sail from anywhere. The sun, not yet visible over the horizon, sill illuminates the cockpit with a glow reflected from long low rolling waves. I know the time exactly because of my new watch, which mum gave me yesterday in honour of my first night-watch on deck alone.

A breeze plays in the cables and ropes and the boat groans, sings, under the wind. We keep to one side: me sitting up high, water all around. We are a pea in the middle of a dark blue bowl. Below deck my family doze while water courses on around the hull with a lapping, a clicking tickling sound which carries us all onwards and caresses them to sleep.

The depth sounder cheeps. Here, in open ocean, three days' sail from anywhere. I swing down into the cockpit and stand on the edge of the hatch to bring my eleven-year-old head high enough to check the instrument properly. Little red numbers on little dark screen tell me we have only six feet of water below the keel.

"Wake up!" I shout, and bang on the main hatch to mum's cabin.
"What's up?" she snuffles, muffled in blankets. It's only half an hour into my watch. I feel sheepish. She gets up though, joining me on deck to peer into the water below us.

Marks and whorls underneath the surface resolve into white dots on a background of blue-on-blue. Something smooth, streamlined, something as big as the boat itself, is gliding right underneath us, six feet below the keel. "A whale shark" breathes mum, in wonder. She reaches over to hold my shoulder and we watch as the massive quiet thing moves on and down, dark blue mottled skin disappearing into the depths as the sun rises.

Visit again to get the rest of the Honorabe Mentions.

Finale of Marinara Theatre - live in the studio.

Recap Action so far. 1930's radio series. Alantis is seeking over a period of years , the inhabitants are fighting a losing battle to keep the water at bay and have enclosed the city in a protective bubble.Leiutenant Crash Coragan takes a submarine down to Alantis to investigate and is captured by the evil Uga Khan. On board the submarine is the evil Uga Khan, the talented Professor Royton,the tiimid reporter Dianna and brave Lieutenant Crash Coraghan

The proton reorganiser has been accidentally been activated by the ever inquisitive Dianna and now the ship has been forced to surface in Port Phillip Bay. Undeterred, the evil Uga Khan still has plans to carry out his master plan of destruction. Unfortunately, they surfaced underneath a whooping big dredge in the Port Phillip Bay and all hope is lost......

" Empty "

" Say the word "

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