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Neighbours star reveals next big career step

<p dir="ltr">Actor Ryan Moloney, who played Jarrod “Toadie” Rebecchi in the iconic Aussie drama <em>Neighbours </em>has announced his surprise career plan once the TV show comes to an end.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite playing a lawyer for many years in <em>Neighbours</em>, Moloney is interested in getting his hands dirty with earth work.</p> <p dir="ltr">Moloney already has his commercial pilots licence but said he is “not ruling anything out” when it comes to the next chapter of his life.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m doing [a] civil construction course which is about driving excavators and building roads,” he told <a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/ryan-moloney-is-planning-life-after-neighbours-in-an-unusual-field/news-story/1104a23a7f0f8643eb2c8d123c770c1d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Telegraph</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I like playing with those kinds of machines. I like doing earthworks, all that kind of manual labour stuff. That’s where I’m at, but who knows where it’s all going to end up?”</p> <p dir="ltr">Moloney said he wanted to become an Air Force pilot but he landed the gig on <em>Neighbours</em>, telling himself he’ll eventually do it.</p> <p dir="ltr">But then Covid hit and Moloney said there were skilled pilots out there who were out of work and that he will leave it for them.</p> <p dir="ltr">Moloney doesn’t regret his career path, who at first was just meant to be a visitor on Ramsay St.</p> <p dir="ltr">His character proved to be popular with fans and the studio invited him back for a lengthy 27 years.</p> <p dir="ltr">“To be a working actor in Australia with consistent work is incredibly special. And I have a large dose of gratitude towards life into what is created,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">The last episode of the beloved Aussie soap will be 90 minutes long and air on Channel 10 and 10 Peach on July 28, bringing an end to the 37 year history of the show.</p> <p dir="ltr">Earlier in the year, <em>Neighbours </em>announced that the show is coming to an end after Channel 5, the British production company that aired the show in the UK since 2008, announced it won’t do so anymore.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We are so sorry to say that after nearly 37 years and almost 9000 episodes broadcast we have to confirm that <em>Neighbours </em>will cease production in June,” the statement read.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Following the loss of our key broadcast partner in the UK and despite an extensive search for alternative funding, we simply have no option but to rest the show.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The team thanked their loyal fans and promised to end the show on an “incredible high”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“To our amazing, loyal fans, we know this is a huge disappointment, as it is to all of us on the team.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We thank you for all your messages and support and promise to end the show on an incredible high. From here on, we are celebrating Neighbours.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Cancer tragedy breaks Carrie Bickmore: In tears on The Project

<p>Thursday, August 8, marks one year since Australia’s most beloved golfer Jarrod Lyle passed away after a lengthy battle with acute myeloid leukemia. </p> <p>Carrie Bickmore had an emotional chat with Lyle’s widow – who he leaves behind along with their two daughters, Lusi and Jemma – Briony, which left her in tears afters she revealed Bickmore was on her mind when Jarrod passed. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgmo24KDhrW/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgmo24KDhrW/" target="_blank">A post shared by Jarrod Lyle (@jarrod.lyle)</a> on Mar 21, 2018 at 4:29pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span>“We knew it wasn’t going to be long for him,” Briony said.</span></p> <p>“He was in a coma and had been for a couple of days, so we all made a point of being there and we put the television on … and put the bed down and it was Anh Do’s <em>Brush With Fame</em> and it was yourself.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">It’s been nearly a year since Aussie pro-golfer, Jarrod Lyle, passed away after a long battle with Leukemia. On the green, he was larger than life but I sat down with those closest to him to learn more about the man who became one of the sporting world’s true fighters. <a href="https://t.co/znNZzbs2c2">pic.twitter.com/znNZzbs2c2</a></p> — The Project (@theprojecttv) <a href="https://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/1159035407297929218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>“It was the episode of you, and you got to the point where you were talking about sometimes you see Olly (Bickmore’s son) from behind and he reminds you of Greg (Lange, Bickmore’s former husband who also died after a cancer battle) … and Jarrod’s aunty said to me, ‘Bri it’s time’, and he died.”</p> <p>The pair shared a painful moment after embracing in a hug, with tears streaming down their faces. </p> <p>It was Jarrod's third time battling the disease in 2017, which made it even harder for their family. </p> <p>After beating cancer twice, the golfing star hit the road again, not long before he was struck down again. </p> <p>It was then, Briony said, Lyle realised the battle had taken a hard toll on his golfing career, his body and his family. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BX_1ipPBP7h/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BX_1ipPBP7h/" target="_blank">A post shared by Jarrod Lyle (@jarrod.lyle)</a> on Aug 19, 2017 at 6:38pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“We made the decision to start palliative care and drove home early that morning and had to wait till Lusi woke up and I had to say to her that the medicine is not working and that daddy is going to die,” Briony told Carrie.</p> <p>“It was immediate sadness for her, which I had never seen before.</p> <p>“She walked into his hospital room, which she had been into so many times before, and just walked over and held his hand.</p> <p>“In the corner of his room there is a little whiteboard and there is a section that said do you have any questions for the doctor? And she wrote, ‘Why isn’t the medicine working?'”</p> <p>Radio host Andy Lee told <em>The Project </em>he admired Jarrod's attitude about life. </p> <p>“You would never hear Jarrod complain,” Andy said.</p> <p>“Jarrod was no fuss, super Australian – which I love – and when it came to my golf game I would ask him something about technique and he would say, ‘I don’t bloody know just hit the f***ing thing'.”</p> <p>Jarrod's autobiography is set to be released this month.</p>

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Beware: Social media scammers using golfer Jarrod Lyle’s death to make money

<p>Jarrod Lyle’s widow has been forced to interrupt her mourning, so she can warn fans to beware of fake fundraising pages that have been set up by scammers.</p> <p>The 36-year-old golfer made the heartbreaking decision to move into palliative care earlier this month, after battling myeloid leukaemia since last year.</p> <p>Lyle passed away 10 days later in Torquay, Victoria, surrounded by friends and family.  </p> <p>Instead of being able to grieve during this devastating time, Lyle’s wife Briony has been forced to deal with scammers taking advantage of well-meaning fans and supporters. </p> <p>“Yet another Insta account has appeared to take advantage of Jarrod’s death,” Briony said.</p> <p>“I apologise for the nuisance.”</p> <p>The con-artists have set up various fake Instagram accounts, where they have been encouraging unsuspecting people to donate to the grieving family. </p> <p>“It’s absolutely disgusting what they’re doing to take advantage of a family who are grieving and innocent people who think they’re supporting them,” scam victim Meegan Malouf said.</p> <p>“I was pretty upset that someone would use the name of a charity, especially [so] soon after the passing of Jarrod Lyle,” Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commissioner Dr Gary Johns said.</p> <p>Dr Johns urged anyone who has been targeted by this scam to keep a record of all conversations and to report the accounts to Instagram, so they can be shut down.</p> <p>“The message is, if you’re unsure, come onto <a href="https://www.acnc.gov.au/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>our website</strong></span></a> and check if it’s a registered charity,” Dr Johns said.</p> <p>“If you want to donate, go to the charity’s website, it’s much safer.”</p>

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Aussie golfer Jarrod Lyle dies aged 36

<p>Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has died from cancer aged 36.</p> <p>It comes less than 10 days after he made<strong><u><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/world-in-shock-over-aussie-golfers-tragic-decision"> the heartbreaking decision</a></u></strong> to move into palliative care after deciding his body could no longer handle active treatment.</p> <p>He spent his last days at home with his wife Briony and two daughters.</p> <p>Mrs Lyle said in a statement today: "It breaks my heart to tell everyone that Jarrod is no longer with us.”</p> <p>Mrs Lyle said he died at 8:20pm Wednesday evening, surrounded by friends and family in Torquay.</p> <p>"He asked that I provide a simple message: 'Thanks for your support, it meant the world. My time was short, but if I've helped people think and act on behalf of those families who suffer through cancer, hopefully it wasn't wasted'."</p> <p>The 36-year-old golfer had been fighting his third cancer battle since last year, after there was a recurrence of acute myeloid leukaemia.</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJarrodLyleGolf%2Fposts%2F1765179523531356&amp;width=500" width="500" height="734" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>Before he passed away, Lyle issued a touching message to all his supporters.</p> <p><strong><u><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/aussie-golfer-s-touching-message-to-supporters-as-he-enters-palliative-care">In an interview</a></u></strong> with friend and Golf Australia media manager Mark Hayes, Jarrod said: “To have so many friends around the world, whether they’re spectators, golfers, marshals, whatever, to have that kind of support (at) every tournament, is a great feeling.</p> <p>“It’s going to be hard to leave that behind, but they know that I love them, they know that all the fighting that I did was to get back out and play golf again.</p> <p>“To have the support from all those people was just a tremendous feeling.</p> <p>“It’s going to be hard, but at some point it’s going to happen and they’ll get on with their lives, and I just feel very, very lucky.”</p> <p>The sad news about Jarrod, widely considered one of the most likeable figures in world sport, prompted an outpouring of love and support from around the world, especially Aussie golfers Adam Scott, Jason Day and Marc Leishman.</p>

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Aussie golfer’s touching message to supporters as he enters palliative care

<p>Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has described himself as the “luckiest golfer going around” in a touching message from his hospital bed, after he made the <strong><u><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/world-in-shock-over-aussie-golfers-tragic-decision">heartbreaking decision to end treatment and begin palliative care</a></u></strong> in his long fight against leukaemia.</p> <p>In an interview recorded on Tuesday with friend and Golf Australia media manager Mark Hayes, Jarrod, 36, spoke openly about what lies ahead.</p> <p>“I feel like I’m the luckiest golfer going around, because so many people took an interest in me, and took an interest in my fight,” the former PGA Tour player said on the <strong><u><a href="http://www.golf.org.au/newsdisplay/podcast-episode-54-out-now/101253">Gold Australia podcast <em>Inside the Ropes</em></a></u></strong><em>. </em></p> <p>“To have so many friends around the world, whether they’re spectators, golfers, marshals, whatever, to have that kind of support (at) every tournament, is a great feeling.</p> <p>“It’s going to be hard to leave that behind, but they know that I love them, they know that all the fighting that I did was to get back out and play golf again.</p> <p>“To have the support from all those people was just a tremendous feeling.</p> <p>“It’s going to be hard, but at some point it’s going to happen and they’ll get on with their lives, and I just feel very, very lucky.”</p> <p>Jarrod, widely considered one of the most likeable figures in world sport, suffered a recurrence of acute myeloid leukaemia last year. It’s the third time he’s been diagnosed with the disease.</p> <p>On Tuesday, his wife Briony passed on the devastating news that Jarrod’s body “cannot take any more” and he would enter palliative care.</p> <p>She wrote: "Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care.</p> <p>"He has given everything that he's got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore.</p> <p>"We'll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.</p> <p>"We have done our best to 'control' the narrative surrounding Jarrod's illness and treatment, and as more and more people become involved in this final process I'm not sure how much longer this development will remain private.</p> <p>"Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times.</p> <p>"But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome.</p> <p>"My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead.</p> <p>"Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them.</p> <p>"When it's appropriate, I will post details of a memorial service. In the meantime we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time."</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJarrodLyleGolf%2Fposts%2F1765179523531356&amp;width=500" width="500" height="734" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>The heartbreaking news sparked an outpouring of emotion for the Lyle family, particularly from fellow Aussie golfers Adam Scott, Jason Day and Marc Leishman.</p> <p> “He is one of the best blokes there is,” Scott said.</p> <p>“Given all the difficulties he's had since his late teens, he has lived the best life he could with the tough cards he has been dealt.</p> <p>“He played such good golf while battling illness; he has been through it all.</p> <p>“His positivity and general demeanour has been so good and so infectious on others; it's a good way to think of how I should live my life.</p> <p>“It shouldn't have to have something like this to remember that's what it's all about.”</p>

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World in shock over Aussie golfer's tragic decision

<p>Aussie golfer Jarrod Lyle will be surrounded by family and friends in his final days after making the heartbreaking decision to end active treatment in his fight against cancer and begin palliative care.</p> <p>The 36-year-old has been fighting his third cancer battle since last year, after there was a recurrence of acute myeloid leukaemia.</p> <p>Lyle’s wife, Briony, shared the decision on Lyle’s social media pages on Tuesday night, saying his “poor body cannot take any more”.</p> <p>Briony has been posting updates about her husband’s health in recent months, revealing that Lyle has partially lost his eyesight and is having speech difficulties.</p> <p>"Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care," Briony wrote.</p> <p>"He has given everything that he's got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore.</p> <p>"We'll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.</p> <p>"We have done our best to 'control' the narrative surrounding Jarrod's illness and treatment, and as more and more people become involved in this final process I'm not sure how much longer this development will remain private.</p> <p>"Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times.</p> <p>"But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome.</p> <p>"My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead.</p> <p>"Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them.</p> <p>"When it's appropriate, I will post details of a memorial service. In the meantime we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time."</p> <p>Lyle first beat cancer as a teenager in 1998 and then again in 2012, allowing him to return to play professional golf.</p> <p>Fellow golfers and fans across the world have sent their heartfelt support to Lyle and his family during this time.</p> <p>Former world No. 1 Adam Scott said Lyle had been an inspiration to him for the past 20 years.</p> <p>"I can't imagine being in that position; it's unthinkable," Scott said.</p> <p>"He is one of the best blokes there is. Given all the difficulties he's had since his late teens, he has lived the best life he could with the tough cards he has been dealt.</p> <p>"He played such good golf while battling illness; he has been through it all.</p> <p>"His positivity and general demeanour has been so good and so infectious on others; it's a good way to think of how I should live my life.</p> <p>"It shouldn't have to have something like this to remember that's what it's all about."</p> <p>Three-time US Tour winner Marc Leishman also shared about how Lyle had impacted him.</p> <p>"I'm absolutely gutted for the whole family, Briony and the kids," Leishman said.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 500px; height:497.46621621621625px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820018/jarrod.jpg?width=500&amp;height=497.46621621621625" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/2f15da3270054e2bb959396c595aa6f3" /></p> <p>"It's been a hard road for Jarrod for so long, and he has fought so hard.</p> <p>"He has always been the life of the party. He is a larger than life character and an inspiration to so many of us."</p> <p>Former golf World No. 1 Jason Day, actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, rugby league player Ashton Sims and AFL star Mitch Duncan also joined the wave of people sharing tributes in honour of Jarrod Lyle. </p>

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