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Monday 22 August 2011
Date:22/08/2011
The host pie challenge and a performance from Jack Vidgen!
Around the Circle
We catch up with our hosts’ latest news and exploits.
Jeff Kennett
Former Premier of Victoria, The Honourable Jeff Kennett is also the Chairman of Beyond Blue (the national depression initiative), President of the Hawthorn Football Club, a board member of a number of other companies as well as the patron of several community organisations. It’s a busy life, especially when you consider that Mr Kennett is 63 years old and approaching ‘Retirement Age’. But if you thought that ageing would see Mr Kennett kicking up his heels and taking it easy, you’re sorely mistaken. He says retirement equates to death and that he’ll never retire. He joins us today to explain why.
For more info on Men’s Shed Online or depression visit:
www.beyondblue.org.au or call 1300 22 46 36.
Host Chat
Host Pie Challenge!
It’s time for our biggest and best host challenge. Yumi, Denise and Gorgi are put to the test in the kitchen with our Host Pie Challenge! So get your pie tin hot and your pastry rolled and ready for an extraordinary competition as we pit host against host, pie against pie. Let the cooking begin!
Biggest Aussie Pie Night:
Looking for an excuse to feast on a pie or two? Challenge, an organisation that supports kids with cancer and their families, is calling on workplaces, sports clubs, families and friends across the nation to hold a pie night in August or September as part of its annual Biggest Aussie Pie Night initiative.
To hold a pie night, simply register at www.biggestaussiepienight.com or call 1800 828 855. All pie night hosts go in the draw to win a Nissan Navara valued at $50,000.
Emails & Host Chat
We look at some viewer emails on today's topics.
Share your views. Email us at thecircle@networkten.com.au
Justin Melvey
Australian actor Justin Melvey went from Summer Bay to working on NBC’s number one daytime drama Days of Our Lives. But the bachelor, who had only just gained American citizenship and bought a home in the Hollywood Hills, says he missed the sun, sand and surf of Bondi Beach where he grew up. Back in Australia to be closer to family and friends, Justin joins on The Circle couch to reflect on his Hollywood life.
Jack Vidgen
Australia’s Got Talent winner and teenage singer extraordinaire, Jack Vidgen, performs the title track from his new album, Yes I Am, which he co-wrote.
Yes I Am – Jack Vidgen – Album Out Now, $19.99
Ten News Cross
Amanda McLeay
It’s that time of year again: when Queensland’s fashionistas don the season’s must-haves and flock to the South East, where Brisbane’s South Bank is transformed into a glittering stretch of runways and style-infused cocktail parties. TEN weather presenter Amanda McLeay joins us from the Mariott in Brisbane where the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival is hosting the annual high tea event; a girls-only salon showing of models demonstrating key fashion and beauty looks. Amanda also shows us the best of the parades from Saturday night and Sunday’s sell-out swimwear show, which took place at Brisbane’s South Bank.
Mercedes-Benz Brisbane Fashion Festival: August 20-26
http://www.mbff.com.au/
Host Pie Challenge Update
We check in with our hosts as they continue their quest to make the winning pie in today’s Host Pie Challenge!
Host Chat
Peter Yeo
Former AFL footballer Peter Yeo became a quadriplegic when he slipped running for his phone. He’s been campaigning for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be implemented for a long time, organizing DisabiliTEA events to raise awareness and encourage people to lobby the government. He joins us today to tell us what life is like for himself and other people with disabilities and explain why even though there has been some progress on the NDIS, it is still atrociously under funded by the government.
Email your local Federal MP and tell them you want faster action for people with disabilities. Visit the Every Australian Counts website: www.everyaustraliancounts.com.au/ for further info on supporting the campaign.
Emails & Host Chat
We look at some viewer emails on today's topics.
Share your views. Email us at thecircle@networkten.com.au
Emily Power
Fashion-savvy consumers are embracing ethically-produced clothing. We sent our fashion expert Emily Power to check out the gorgeous clothes at Meeka Kaan, one label that brings traditional village handicrafts to Australia. Emily joins us on the couch to tell us more about ethical and eco fashion.
Host Chat
Cooking Wrap-Up
It’s time to put today’s pies to the test and determine the winner of our Host Pie Challenge!
Today’s Host Wardrobe:
Wardrobe by Witchery (Gorgi)
Warwick Jones (Denise)
Gat Rimon and Manning Cartell (Yumi)
Jewellery by Meekakaan
Shoes by Nine West
Circle Shopping Details:
Global Shop Direct - Genie Bra: 1300 500 200 www.geniebra.com.au
Real Insurance - Life Insurance: 1300 13 2956 www.reallifecover.com.au
Xpresso Delight - Coffee Machine: www.xpressodelight.com.au
Danoz Direct - H20 Mop: 1300 326 691 www.danozdirect.com.au
Brand Developers - Ab Circle Pro: 1800 104 104
HiLife Stem Cell Therapy: 1300 607 946
Brand Developers - Ahh Bra: 1800 104 104
