James Vertzayias may be hanging up his tiny competition briefs for a while as his sentencing date over a $1.18 million fraud approaches.

A survey of 47 entertainment venues found 85 per cent predicted shutdown within six to nine months if crippling trading conditions persisted.

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Blessed and cursed with colossal skill and a restless temperament, the artist has worked in both abstract and figurative styles.