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2 — Centralian Advocate, Tuesday, July 2, 2013
NEWS
Get into the twist of thingsCIRCUS workshops teach-ing children the basic skillsof hula hoop will run at AliceSprings Public Library thisweek.
The workshop is for chil-dren aged between 9 and 12,but children under ten mustbe accompanied by parents.
It is run by circus expertJosie Jupiter from PuzzleDust Circ us for theaffordable price of $8.
The workshop will runfrom 2.30pm to 3.30pm todayand 3.30pm to 4.30pm tomor-row. For more information,contact 8950 0555.
‘Posties’ deliver helpMluleki Moyo
Philip Cerbu and Anthony Tutuian are on an 36-day fundraising ride through Australia Picture: JUSTIN BRIERTY
TWO men riding motorbikes on an 8000-kilometretrip across Australia to raisefunds for child rights organ-isation Save the Children,passed through AliceSprings last week.
Philip Cerbu, 23, andAnthony Tutuian, 20, are onan adventure-packed 36-daytrip through the heart ofAustralia, including 3000kmon dirt roads.
The long-time friendshead to Queensland thisweek in a trip they say wasinspired by the plight ofdisadvantaged people in so-ciety, particularly children.
They have dedicated theirtrip to raising funds for
Save the Children, whichprovides education, healthand protection for vulner-able children in more than100 places across Australiaand in 120 countries.
Mr Cerbu said from NarreWarren North in Mel-bourne their route tookthem inland throughMildura, Alice Springs andMount Isa on the way toNormanton on the Gulf ofCarpentaria, before track-ing back to Brisbane,Anthony’s home city, alongthe coast.
‘‘We have been touched bySave the Children’s greatwork internationally, butthey do amazing work inAustralia too, like helping
families recover after theQueensland floods this year.
‘‘We both wanted to do abig ride, but we wanted tohave real purpose.
‘‘Hopefully we can raise alot of funds for Save theChildren to help expandtheir great work,’’ he said.
Phil and Anthony saidthey decided to make thejourney on postie bikes afterPhil went to Vietnam lastyear and, inspired by ridingthrough South-East Asia,bought a bike on his return.
‘‘They are iconic and noone thinks a postie bike cando it.
‘‘We are going to do theride anyway so why notmake it a real challenge and
do it on a postie bike. I thinkwe just want to prove toourselves that it can bedone.’’
Good friends for morethan a decade, the men hopeto arrive in Brisbane onJuly 19 after more than fiveweeks of riding.
‘‘We are going to be tiredand sore, but this is the tripof a lifetime and we areincredibly excited.
‘‘To be able to do this forSave the Children is great.
‘‘We really want to giveback to community and seewhat we can do to helpchildren,’’ he said.
The men are of Romaniandescent, but were born andraised in Australia.
Set somenew rhythmsTHE dynamic 5Rhythmsd a n c e t e a c h i n g d u oMeredith Davies and DavidJuriansz are coming to theRed Centre to ‘‘Dance OutLoud’’.
Presented by Al iceS p r i n g s ’ v e r y o w nHeartBeat dance classes,M e l b o u r n e - b a s e d M sDavies and Mr Juriansz willshare the work of thefamous American dancerand musician GabrielleRoth in two exclusive danceworkshops.
Using the five differentrhythms – flow, staccato,chaos, lyrical and stillness –the unique style of dancewill make participants feelnourished and inspired.
Dance experience is notneeded and people of allages and abilities are wel-come to participate in theworkshops on Friday from7pm and Sunday July 7 from10.30am.
Bookings are essential forthe Sunday workshop socontact Kate on 0402 833 803or email at [email protected]
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Teens take to stageTEN young Territorians in-cluding Our Lady of theSacred Heart College teen-ager Jenaya Allen will singto win Mission Australia’sUrban Quest at the DarwinWaterfront this Saturday.
The hunt for the Territ-ory’s best young singerkicked off earlier this yearwith auditions held in Dar-win, Palmerston, Katherineand Alice Springs in May.
The ten Urban Questfinalists will fin- tune theirskills at a three-day inten-sive mentoring workshopwith Mark ‘‘Touchdown’’Holden and country singerPaul Costa, whose latestsingle Big End of Town is atthe top of the AustralianCountry Music Charts,ahead of the big night.
Mentor and judge MarkHolden has been involved inMission Australia’s premier
youth event since its incep-tion in 2011 and said it will bedifficult to choose awinner.
‘‘The talent this year is thebest I’ve seen at UrbanQuest over the past threeyears – it’s true,’’ the formerAustralian Idol judge said.
Mr Holden and PaulCosta will team up withDarwin’s very own singersongwriter Dave Garnhamand Music NT’s AmyHetherington to judge theUrban Quest Finals Con-cert.
The Urban Quest FinalsConcert is free for the publicand will be held under thestars at the Darwin Water-front from 6pm.
To follow the progress ofthe event online visitfacebook.com/MissionAust.
