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‘I like to dance, but I don’t have much time to do it, especially when I’m DJing’<\/strong><\/h3>\n

How long have you been with Melba? <\/span><\/b>
\nToo long (laughs). I’ve been with Melba since 1992.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like about Melba?<\/span><\/b>
\nMelba’s great because they have lots of different programs to join and activities to do. I also really like MCing at Melba events!<\/span><\/p>\n

What is one of your favourite programs at Melba?<\/span><\/b>
\nThe Danc<\/span>e Fit class! They play music and we get to dance. I also like going to ARROW<\/a> meetings at the start of every month. It gives people a chance to speak and be heard.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like to do outside of Melba?<\/span><\/b>
\nI’m a part-time DJ. I mix disco and dance music. My cousin, who’s also a DJ, lends me his equipment sometimes. <\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like about DJing? <\/span><\/b>
\nI like music and getting people to dance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Do you like to dance too?<\/span><\/b>
\nI do like to dance, but I don’t have much time to do it, especially when I’m DJing because I have to concentrate on my job. <\/span><\/p>\n

What music do you like?<\/span><\/b>
\nAny music! But \u201940s, \u201970s, \u201980s and \u201990s music are my favourite. W<\/span>ell, it needs to be dancing songs, and they need to have good drums so people can dance along.<\/p>\n

Away from music, what else do you like to do?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Cooking. Every Monday I spend time in the kitchen at Lilydale.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do you like cooking?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Because of the food!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your favourite food?<\/span><\/b>
\n Curried sausages is one of my favourite meals \u2013 it’s a family recipe. And burgers!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you an early bird or a night owl?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Early bird – that’s when I go and do stuff.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you a cat or dog person?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Dog!! I have a blue heeler called Roy.<\/span><\/p>\n

What superpower would you like to have?<\/span><\/b>
\nI would love to be able to ask anyone a question and always get an honest answer.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are you afraid of?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Kickboxers…with throwing knives…who know martial arts!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are you looking forward to in 2026?<\/strong><\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I want to run a Melba dinner dance in Lilydale, I can MC it, and we will raise money for Melba to do more great things!<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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