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the small screen include
Prisoner
,
The Secret Life of Us
,
Rush
,
Offspring
and
Miss Fish-
er's Murder Mysteries
, all shot in various parts of town, such as Fitzroy, Collingwood and
the city's western waterfront. Beloved local comedy includes
Kath & Kim,
a hilarious
piss-take of nouveau-riche suburban habits - very much in the mould of Melbourne's fa-
vourite aunty, Dame Edna Everage from Moonee Ponds (among Barry Humphries' other
alter egos). And, of course, there's the never-ending froth of soap opera
Neighbours
. In
regional Victoria, TV drama
SeaChange
was filmed on location at Barwon Heads on the
Bellarine Peninsula.
DOCUMENTING MELBOURNE'S PUNK SCENE
The following provide a great overview of Melbourne's punk scene:
»
We're Living on Dog Food
(2009) Doco directed by Richard Lowenstein
»
Dogs in Space
(1986) Feature film also by Richard Lowenstein, starring INXS' Michael Hutchence
»
The Ballroom: The Melbourne Punk & Post Punk Scene
(2011) Fantastic memoir by Dolores San Miguel re-
calling St Kilda's colourful punk history at the Crystal Ballroom.
