Daily Archives: 17/11/2015

DANCING QUEEN: The 40th Anniversary Tour at Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of ABBA’s signature songs, Happy Days Records and GOLD: The Ultimate ABBA Show present Dancing Queen: The 40th Anniversary Tour, set to thrill audiences in 2016 with a brand new show.

‘Dancing Queen’ is arguably one of ABBA’s most popular songs. Released in August 1976, the single lead the release of the band’s fourth album ‘Arrival’. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine listed the track as one of the greatest songs of all time, so it’s only natural that we bring out the flares and platform shoes and raise the disco ball in a production that will have you shamelessly dancing in the aisles.

Arguably now Australia’s most authentic ABBA tribute show, GOLD The Ultimate ABBA Show first landed in Australia for their ‘ New Arrival Tour’ in 2014 and since then, have performed to over 20,000 people across 80 shows, playing to all four corners of the country including a packed house at Sydney’s State Theatre. The band, featuring internationally recognised ABBA performers has earnt a reputation as a band ‘that’s an inspiration to Abba itself’ (Review – WeekendNotes.com).

GOLD The Ultimate ABBA Show is all about giving audiences a true ABBA experience and will certainly have you unleashing your inner dancing queen to all of ABBA’s hits in this special two-hour concert production… prepare yourselves for GOLD The Ultimate ABBA Show 40th Anniversary of Dancing QueenTour!

Performance Date and Time:

Friday 12th February 2016 at 8:00pm

Young woman airlifted to hospital after Hume Highway crash near Gundagai

A young woman has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after a two-car crash on the Hume Highway near Gundagai on Sunday.

A NSW Police spokesperson said emergency services were called to the stretch of highway near the Dog on the Tucker Box monument about 2.40pm.

Police believed a Ford Falcon sedan was travelling north on the Hume Highway when it crashed into a Mitsubishi sedan turning onto the highway from a service station.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, a woman aged in her late teens or early 20s, was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

Paramedics treated the driver and passenger of the Ford, a man and a woman, before taking them to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital with serious injuries.

Cootamundra Local Area Command officers have established a crime scene at the site as investigations continue.

The Hume Highway is partially closed in both directions.

Police renew appeal for information about 2007 death – Strike Force Rynan

Detectives investigating the 2007 death of a man are renewing their appeal for public assistance as their inquiries continue to find those responsible for his death.

About 4.30pm on Monday 12 March 2007, 87-year-old Frank Newbery was found slumped behind the counter of his take away and grocery store on Union Street, Cooks Hill, suffering severe head injuries.

He died shortly after arriving at hospital.

Mr Newbery had been the owner of the business – ‘Frank’s Ham & Beef’ – for more than 50 years.

Strike Force Rynan was established to investigate the matter; however despite an extensive investigation that followed many different lines of inquiry, those responsible were not identified.

An inquest was held into the death in August 2012, where the Deputy State Coroner returned an open finding. The inquest found that Mr Newbery had died after being attacked in his store, but failed to identify any suspects.

Newcastle detectives are continuing with their inquiries into the death and are renewing their public appeal for assistance.

While they believe that ‘robbery gone wrong’ has always appeared to be the most likely scenario, they will consider and explore all possibilities; including that the incident could have been a deliberate attack upon Mr Newbery.

Police wish to remind the public the New South Wales Government issued a $100,000 reward in October 2007 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Any information can be given to Crime Stoppers or via Newcastle City Police Station directly on (02) 4929 0999.