SIMON WESTAWAY – Actor

Ex-soccer player of Manchester Utd and Chelsea keeper Mark Bosnich and I catch up recently at Max Marskson for a get together.

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Happy Australia day and I also am mindful of the traditional owners of this country and respect there views on the relevance of this day on the Australian calender.  Colorful swimmers at Manly for the 7am start was a hoot!  Green and Gold !  As for the flag, please when we stop “forgiving our trespassers as we forgive those who trespasses against us,by licking them up in detention centers I love to have a chat about the flag.

We are one but we are many! Lets love each other have a great day!

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Simon Westaway and Actress Alexandra Davies at the NSW AFI Awards Announcement in Darling Harbour. Friday 22nd Jan, 2010

Having attended the Announcement of the AFI Awards today and the AFI returning to Sydney, CEO of Screen NSW Tania Chambers agreed with me that Australian content and not just American block buster style movies made in Australia must be part of the programme. Australian’s clearly view our culture through our films, and I was happy she understood the importance of this 21 st century approach to storytelling. And furthering this kind of discussion, I look forward to talking her in the future.

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Hey, it’s official, I have just purchased a new Mac.  I am loving the Apple products.

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Max Markson & Simon Westaway appearing at the  Byron Bay Ale plastic bottle launch, 1st December 2009.

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STAR turn … Underbelly actors Simon Westaway, left, and Damian Walshe-Howling are in Queensland for the NRA Fashion Design awards and Monday’s Magic Millions raceday. Picture: Adam Smith

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Simon Westaway (Mick Gatto) and Damian Walshe-Howling (Andrew ‘Benji’ Veniamin)

IT was the perfect scene — a casino penthouse, showgirls in beaded bras and plumed headdresses and the haunting strains of The Godfather theme being played on a white grand piano.

It was only fitting, then, that two of the Melbourne underworld’s most notorious gangsters, or at least the actors playing them in a top-rating TV drama, make their debut on the Gold Coast.

Underbelly actors Simon Westaway (who plays underworld kingpin Mick Gatto) and Damian Walshe-Howling (underworld hit man Andrew ‘Benji’ Veniamin) were yesterday introduced to the media at Jupiters casino.

The explosive Channel Nine drama, the number one rating program on the Gold Coast, has given birth to a resurgence of interest in Australian-made drama after a long, dry spell.

Walshe-Howling, whose character Benji sports distinct tribal tattoos, thick, silver earrings and a shaven head, was more subdued in dress yesterday but nonetheless drew female eyes.

Oblivious of the attention, Walshe-Howling said playing real people carried with it great responsibility.

“A real person, even one who is dead, has family and friends who are all alive,” he said.

Underbelly actors Simon Westaway, who plays underworld kingpin Mick Gatto, and Damian Walshe-Howling, hitman Andrew `Benji’ Veniamin, on the Coast yesterday

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Actor Simon Westaway (R) and his daugther Bella arrive for the premiere of ‘Mamma Mia!’ at the Lyric Theatre, Star City on October 29, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

(October 28, 2009 – Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Byron Bay Ale have produced the 1st Australian plastic Beer Bottle, See Simon’s funny Video!

People are being “Glassed”, technology exists to put Beer in new packaging. An Australian innovation. In my view , saving one person’s face should remind us to “Give Glass the Arse”…And it’s nice…

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Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett today used emergency provisions under national environment law to include the Tarkine in the National Heritage List. This is a significant milestone in the campaign to protect the Tarkine, and now ensures that the Tarkine Road and any future development…s will now have to be assessed against the National Heritage Listing. The boundary of the 447,000 hectare listing follows the boundary for the proposed Tarkine National Park. The fight goes on. The Tarkine Road still is not defeated, and the long term aim of a Tarkine National Park and World Heritage Area will require us to continue the campaign to ensure protection of this special place. But tonight I think everyone who has supported the campaign can enjoy an ale or a glass of wine, and toast a great day for the Tarkine.

Where: The Tarkine is an expansive wild area in North-West Tasmania, Australia’s island state.

http://www.tarkine.org/

Forestry Tasmania’s “Tarkine Drive”- A proposal to bulldoze a new road through the heart of the Tarkine rainforest

Newspapers and Talkback radio are a great way to spread the news about the Tarkines beautiful values and its plight. Writing a letter to the editor or calling talkback is a quick but very powerful way to help out. Please note that for letters to the editor, you will have to include your name, address, email address and a contact phone number. Here are some good places to start:

Help Spread the Word::

The Advocate

The Advocate is North-West Tasmania and the Tarkines local newspaper. To send a letter to the editor:
Email: letters@theadvocate.com.au
Post: 56 Mount St, Burnie 7320, Fax: (03) 6498 7852

The Examiner

The Examiner is the newspaper which services northern Tasmania. To send a letter to the editor:
Email:  editor@examiner.com.au

Post: PO Box 99A, Launceston 7250, Fax: (03) 6334 7328

The Mercury

The Mercury is the most read newspaper in Tasmania. To send a letter to the editor:
Email: mercuryedletter@dbl.newsltd.com.au
Post: Macquarie St, Hobart, 7000. Fax (03) 6230 0711

ABC Local Radio

ABC Local radio (936 AM in Hobart, 711AM in Launceston) has a popular talkback radio session beginning 8.30AM 12 noon weekdays. To have your say:
Phone: 1300 222 936
Email: tasmornings@your.abc.net.au

The Australian

The Australian is one of Australia’s leading national newspapers. To send a letter to the editor,
Email: letters@theaustralian.com.au
Post: GPO Box 4245, Sydney, NSW, 2001, Australia, Fax: (02) 9288 2250.

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