Aug 01 2023
1 August 1992: Rachel Blakely (Neighbours) 1 August 1998: Swimmer Sam Riley and Ironman Trevor Hendy 1 August 1964: Melbourne becomes Australia’s first four-station market with the official opening of ATV0. The new channel is the first of the Independent Television System network now known as Network Ten. The opening night line-up includes a variety/comedy …
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Mar 21 2022
Alan Hopgood, veteran actor and playwright, has died from cancer at the age of 87. Born in Tasmania, Hopgood made his TV acting debut in 1957, starring in the ABC play Sound Of Thunder. He went on to appear in a number of one-off plays for television including Tragedy In A Temporary Town, Antony And …
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Aug 10 2011
Lucy turns nasty… very nasty! A bitter custody battle is set to show A Country Practice’s Lucy Tyler (Georgie Parker, pictured) in a disturbing new light. The turnaround in her character has even shocked Parker herself. In recent episodes, Lucy and husband Matt (John Tarrant) have settled into foster-parenthood with their child, Jason (Sam Boggs). …
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Aug 13 2010
‘Whatever happened to old-fashioned romance?’ Being an actress since the age of nine, 16-year-old Rebekah Elmaloglou (pictured) has not had the most normal of childhoods and often yearns to be ‘just an average teenager’. Although while she let go of her childhood earlier than most, she believes young people should not rush to reach adulthood. …
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Jul 31 2010
‘There’s no point in denying it any longer.’ TV Week Gold Logie winner Craig McLachlan has announced his engagement to former Neighbours colleague Rachel Friend. “We are very, very happy. It’s obvious we are in love. There’s no point in denying it any longer,” he told TV Week. The marriage will be the first for …
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