Clare Mendes Clare Mendes i(A5916 works by) (a.k.a. Claire Mendes)
Born: Established: 1967 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Skating in the Clouds Clare Mendes , 2024 single work drama

'Summer and Autumn are in love, but there’s a problem in their love nest. Autumn roams the house, spanner in hand, looking for a drip she can’t see while Summer plans a spectacular skating party. With cracks emerging in their relationship, tough questions need to be asked. What if Julia Gillard doesn’t like the ornamental ice vulture, or Penny Wong can’t skate? And why is ice starting to appear on the floor of their St Kilda living room?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Rhapsody in Purple Clare Mendes , 2019 single work drama
1 Invisible Petition Clare Mendes , 2018 single work drama
— Appears in: Stark. Dark. Albert Park. 2018;
1 form Ama de Casa Clare Mendes , 2008 single work drama radio play satire

'A delightfully funny satire on the problems a new father might encounter when he decides to be a stay-at-home Dad.

'Sean can see the writing on the wall for the 'reality' TV show he works on. 'Failure to Stop' just hasn't been attracting viewers. So, as the roles reverse and his wife returns to work, Sean takes a terrifying leap into suburban life. Looking after a baby turns out to be considerably harder than he expected.'

Source: ABC Radio National's Airplay website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/
Sighted: 07/08/2008
1 Just 50 Words Clare Mendes , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 January 1999; (p. 7)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Curtain Raiser Clare Mendes , Pymble : Flamingo , 1998 Z506902 1998 single work novel 'Everyone, it seems to Dominic Rye, has something unique to get them through life. For his best mate Spiros, it's fiery Greek origins and the prospect of inheriting a fish 'n' chips empire. De Salla's got animal magnetism and girls queuing up; Simmo could win the Indy 500 with his mum's station wagon; and Barry over the road's got his jam-jar washing business and that grandma with the bristly chin. Dominic, however, has never had a real driving force. Except for his half-hearted dream to be the warm-up act for the comedian Skinny Larry down at The Three Crowns...but that's not much of an ambition, is it? Sometimes, though, all it takes to carry us through life is a wisp of ambition. Those occasional tiny rewards, and that elusive light at the end of the tunnel... in the end, it's what we're all living for.' (Libraries Australia record).
1 The Deserters Clare Mendes , 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: Pub Fiction 1997; (p. 77-95)
1 Improve Your Chances of Getting Published Clare Mendes , 1997 single work prose
— Appears in: Gathering Force , February no. 9 1997; (p. 9-10)
1 7 y separately published work icon A Race across Burning Soil Clare Mendes , Pymble : Flamingo , 1997 Z69358 1997 single work novel An Australian classic in the making, A Race Across Burning Soil is the story of Patrick and Sheila, inhabitants of Violet Town, a bush settlement. We follow these two, in their own voices, through the decades of their lives. From Patrick's first youthful affection for his fellow student and tutor, Sheila, and her complete antagonism towards him, through their respective separate adult lives. Patrick grows from the gawky, love-addled adolescent into a fine young man. Sheila moves to Melbourne and becomes a great success story. During her adulthood, Sheila comes, finally, to rely on Patrick and to realise the love he has for her. She tries to reciprocate but cannot, trapped within her growing madness. HarperCollins Media Release
1 Words that Won the A&R Fiction Prize (from Drift Street) Clare Mendes , 1995 extract
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 September 1995; (p. 10A)
1 12 y separately published work icon Drift Street Clare Mendes , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1995 Z69902 1995 single work novel
2 58 form y separately published work icon Neighbours Reg Watson , Seven Network (publisher), Network Ten (publisher), John Hanlon , Reg Watson , Jeff Truman , Ray Kolle , Katrina Foster , John Upton , Anthony Morris , Philippa Burne , Sarah Mayberry , Ian Coughlan , Helen MacWhirter , Elizabeth Packett , Judith Colquhoun , Jenny Lewis , Lois Booton , Lyn Ogilvy , Emma J. Steele , Peter Dick , David Allen , Scott Taylor , Betty Quin , Louise Le Nay , Jason Herbison , Roger Moulton , Marieke Hardy , David Hannam , Ysabelle Dean , Don Battye , Linda Stainton , Sarah Dollard , Wayne Doyle , Hugh Stuckey , Stuart Page , Christopher Gist , Christine McCourt , Martin McKenna , Barbara Angell , Jason Daniel , Margaret Wilson , Sam Meikle , Chris McTrustry , Ginny Lowndes , Alan Hopgood , Chris Corbett , Ray Harding , Sally Webb , David Phillips , Jon Stephens , Piers Hobson , Kit Oldfield , Drew Proffitt , Jane Allen , Eloise Healey , Rick Maier , Gavin Strawhan , Cath Roden , Victoria Osbourne , Jo Watson , Craig Wilkins , Bert Deling , Fiona Wood , Bill Searle , Christine Schofield , Kate Langbroek , Boaz Stark , Christine Madafferi , Michael Joshua , Alix Beane , Rick Held , Roger Dunn , Jo Horsburgh , Susan Bower , Glenda Hambly , Adam Bowen , Clare Mendes , Sue Hore , Lesley Lewis , Chris Phillips , Greg Stevens , Luke Devenish , Kelly Lefever , Mia Tolhurst , Greg Millin , David Worthington , Malcolm Frawley , Serge Lazareff , Deborah Sheldon , Samuel Genocchio , Patrick Edgeworth , Elizabeth Huntley , Graham Hartley , Judy Nunn , Nicholas Langton , Philip Ryall , Timothy Daly , Steve J. Spears , Michaeley O'Brien , Fiona Kelly , Steven Vidler , Hamilton Budd , Chelsea Cassio , John Smythe , Maureen Ann Moran , Kier Shorey , Shaun Charles , Chris Milne , Mark Shirrefs , Graeme Farmer , Sabour Bradley , Chris Hawkshaw , David O'Brien , Don Linke , Sheila Sibley , Coral Drouyn , Tony Cavanaugh , Patrea Smallacombe , Melanie Sano , 1985 Australia : Reg Grundy Enterprises FremantleMedia Australia , 1985-2022 Z1367509 1985 series - publisher film/TV

A daily television drama series set in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough, Neighbours chronicles the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street. The series initially revolved around three families: the Ramsays (at number 24 Ramsay Street), the Robinsons (at number 26), and the Clarkes (at number 28). The scope of the series has since broadened to include new Ramsay Street familes.
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