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A BIRMINGHAM firm is on the lookout for a musician to play the didgeridoo.

A plea has been issued to find someone who can master the Aboriginal wind instrument to perform at a fund-raising Bushfire Balti.

The event, hosted by Brummie historian Professor Carl Chinn, is in support of the Melbourne communities that were devastated by bushfires which led to the deaths of more than 200 people.

Being staged at the Cinnamon Red restaurant next Tuesday, it aims to raise more than pounds 800 to help the communities being rebuilt in the wake of the fires.

It has been organised by Birmingham-based Pertemps People Development Group (PPDG), which was last year acquired by Australia-based

Employment Services Holdings, which has its head office in Melbourne.

Organiser Phil Pemble said: "We wanted to add a real Antipodean flavour to the event and thought it would be fantastic if we could get a didgeridoo player to perform." Tickets, priced pounds 15 for a three-course meal, are available from Rachael Rossborough on 0121 711 5095..

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Stuart Hingley of Pertemps People Development Group's Harborne office fails to get a tune out of the didgeridoo.