06 NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 HERALDSUN.COM.AU

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THE FAMOUS FACES WHO HELPED INSPIRE A GREAT KNIGHTFOR the past 25 years, they’ve dominated the news in their own right, but now our most famous and infamous faces have been brought together to celebrate the Herald Sun’s 25th anniversary.

From Tony Shaw celebrating Collingwood’s 1990 premiership that featured on the Herald Sun’s first front page, to the Hawk flying away with the past

three AFL cups above a disgruntled James Hird, cartoonist Mark Knight has captured the quarter of a century in a single image.

Under the watchful eye offormer top cop Christine Nixon, Carl Williams and Tony Mokbel rub shoulders with prime ministers past and present, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Bob Hawke, Paul

Keating and Malcolm Turnbull. A battered Tony Abbott is dinked away by Cadel Evans while John Howard takes control of the MCG-bound tram — complete with Black Caviar avoiding Leo Barry’s leap to do her best Priscilla Queen of the Desert impression atop.

Passengers Ted Baillieu,Denis Napthine and Robert Doyle try to ride in peace despite back seat brat Lleyton

Hewitt screaming “c’mon”.As Darren Millane boards,

the Great Ted Whitten cheers while Steve Irwin wrestles a croc. At the wheel of a Holden sits Peter Brock. Tributes are also made to others lost: Princess Diana, Michael Hutchence, Joan Kirner and Michael Jackson.

Shane Warne is close to the centre of attention as usual, while others who have led Victoria, Jeff Kennett,

Daniel Andrews, John Brumby and Steve Bracks, keep an eye over their state.

Ron Walker revs in, steering his beloved Grand Prix, while Geoffrey Rush introduces us to his friend, Oscar.

As Cathy Freeman runs down Makybe Diva, and Damien Oliver celebrates, Wayne Carey and Glenn Archer go toe to toe.

The faces we all wish we’d

never have come to know, Bali bomber Abu Bakar Bashir and Osama bin Laden, are drowned out by the pure joy brought by the celebration of survival for Beaconsfield miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell, the bond between Sam the koala and firefighter David Tree, the bravery of Tyler Fishlock, and the inspiration of teen sailers Jessica Watson and Jesse Martin.

GRANT McARTHUR

Television legend Newtonsaid: “Melbourne is a great citybut it’s made even better byinstitutions like the Herald Sun.

“I can’t imagine Melbournewithout it.

“I’m a Melbourne boy, bornand bred, and the Herald Sun isone of the important traditionsof living here.”

Acclaimed chef ShaneDelia, of Maha, prepared a cel-ebratory menu, while popularSony Music stars Kate Ceber-ano and Nathaniel enhancedthe night with song.

Aerial artist Simi Maie,from Sapphira’s Showgirls,dazzled the crowd by perform-ing on silk ropes.

Broadcaster and comedianDave Hughes put a hilariousspin on proceedings with aroast and toast to Victoria’sfavourite masthead.

He said the Herald Sun

ALWAYS MAKING HEADLINESIT was aptly a headline-grabbing event celebrating the25-year milestone of a newspowerhouse.

About 350 prominent Mel-burnians gathered to honourthe Herald Sun at a star-stud-ded party at The Emerson inSouth Yarra last night.

Powerbrokers, includingEddie McGuire, Michael Gud-inski, Jeanne Pratt, RobertDoyle and Jeff Kennett, joinedlegends, like Ian “Molly” Mel-drum, Daryl Somers, BertNewton and John Elliott, topay tribute to Australia’s top-selling newspaper.

“The 25 years since 1990have been so full of watchingMelbourne become the mostliveable city and the HeraldSun has been the heartbeat ofthat,” McGuire said.

The Magpies president’sbeloved AFL team made front-page news, with the headline“Lethal’s Weapon”, in the veryfirst issue of the Herald Sun onOctober 8, 1990.

outed him and then-girlfriendHolly before they had gone ona second date.

“We hadn’t had that chat,”Hughes said.

Holly, a journalist, startedworking at the Herald Sun as a“beautiful 22 year old,” he said.

“For 10 years, not one editorhit on her. What is going onthere?” Hughes said.

He said media mogul Ru-pert Murdoch insisted Colling-wood”s 1990 premiership winshould take front page glory inthe first ever issue of the Her-ald Sun.

“He’s a genius!” McGuireyelled from the floor.

News presenter JenniferKeyte, who was master of cer-emonies, said: “I rememberwhen it became the Herald Sunand it was a new era and wethought it was a major changefor media. Little did we knowwhat was going to happen inthe future.

“To consolidate and make itthe one Melbourne paper was

Melbourne legends, stars mark our milestone NUI TE KOHA, JACKIE EPSTEIN AND LUKE DENNEHY

Livinia Nixon and John Burns

a great move and it’s just gonefrom strength to strength. I’mreally honoured to be part ofthis celebration ... It’s such a bigpart of Melbourne.”

Celebrity guests were in acheeky mood when photogra-phers tried to get a shot of theassembled throng.

“(Jeff) Kennett will breakthe camera,” John Elliott bel-lowed.

Kennett retorted: “Thecamera will break itself. It willbe out of date before they takethe shot.”

Music guru Molly Meldrumsaid: “All my life the Herald Sunwas part of our family. We’dwait for the paper to arrivewhen we were at home. I en-tered all the competitions butnever won anything. I still readit everyday.”

MasterChef’s George Ca-lombaris said: “It’s lovely. I’vebeen thinking about it becausemy restaurant (The Press Club)resides in the old building.”nui.tekoha@news.com.au

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