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TV DAYTIME show Bargain Hunt is coming to Melbourne with local people given the chance to get in on the action. Irita Marriott Auctioneers & Valuers will be hosting the well loved show next month.
Irita, who is well known as an antiques expert on shows such as Greatest Auction, Antiques Road Trip and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, first appeared on Bargain Hunt in 2023.
Filming will take place at Amalfi White, on Wednesday, September 9, with the auction starting from 9.30am. Full details can be found in this month’s Village Voice.

Here you will also read how local charity ManClub is bringing us sunshine to mark its two-year anniversary in September after winning support from the Morecambe & Wise estate.
Founded by mother and son Alison Thornhill and Joe Ward in response to the tragedy of a local chef taking his own life, the club has been granted permission by the Morecambe & Wise estate to use the famous duo’s imagery to help promote its work.

And if you’re on a Tui flight to the sun this summer there’s a chance your pilot could be Ben Walker from Melbourne.
Ben has taken his childhood dream all the way to the skies – one of only around 30 candidates chosen among thousands of applications to benefit from the highly sought after TUI Airline Multi-Crew Pilot Licence programme.
After nearly two years of rigorous training he now has his licence and has already flown to places such as Greece, Croatia, Spain and Tunisia.

In an action-packed edition there is also a look back at the memorial service held in Melbourne to pay tribute to the soldiers killed in a bombing raid on the town 86 years ago.
Plus find out how Katherine Parrish got on at the Melbourne live music festival; why users of the Number 9 bus service are breathing a sigh of relief; and how the Melbourne Sporting Partnership will be celebrating its 10th anniversary next month.

All this and lots more to keep you up to date on what’s happening in our area. You really cannot be without your Village Voice!