The Source: Anthony Albanese and Daniel Andrews put the power in power lunch at Gimlet

Anthony Albanese and Dan Andrews have put the power in power lunch at a Melbourne hotspot that has become used to hosting the city’s great and good.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken a beat to soak up his landslide election win with none other than former premier Daniel Andrews.

The pair’s long Wednesday afternoon lunch spared no expense as they wined, dined and laughed at restaurant scene stalwart Gimlet.

Seated in the restaurant’s diner, drinks were flowing as the pair caught up over several hours, their security details keeping their eyes peeled for the eagle-eyed insiders who might steal a glimpse, or a snap, of the political figures.

Now that’s what you call a power lunch. Picture: Supplied

The PM enjoys one for the road with the ex premier. Picture: Supplied

Dan proves he’s the man and picks up the bill. Picture: Supplied

After enjoying one more for the road, Albanese made a discrete escape through the restaurant’s side door.

Meanwhile, Andrews footed the bill for the extended meeting while chatting with friendly waitstaff.

He stepped into a waiting car moments later after exiting through Gimlet’s main entrance – perhaps the trap door that provided Albo’s speedy exit is only reserved for serving MPs.

It’s the second time in a matter of weeks Gimlet has hosted a power couple, with former Carlton president Luke Sayers dining with Blues running mate, Michael Voss.

Daniher accidentally frozen out

A bit like its former president, the Collingwood footy club seems like it’s just about everywhere sometimes. Supporters, noise, noisy supporters.

And the ever-present Pies even stole the show at ‘G on Monday beating the Demons by a point.

But their all-things-Collingwood approach went a step to far when the club website boasted that best-on-ground Josh Daicos won the “Neale Daicos Trophy”.

The awkward slip froze out the legend Neale Daniher obviously and the online gaffe was fixed by lunchtime on Wednesday.

But gee, it’s not as if there wasn’t enough Daicos presence on the day – dad Peter went down the Big Freeze slide as The Joker.

A post on the Collingwood website accidentally called the Neale Daniher Trophy the Neale Daicos Trophy.

Road to nowhere on Big Build tour

Doing a passenger headcount before leaving for a new destination is a prudent element for anyone running a tour.

And so it has proved again, this time on a stakeholder bus ride through a major

infrastructure project in rural Victoria.

Those on board stopped to get the good oil at one particular spot when one of the contingent must have strayed out of sight.

The circus then moved on without the guest, a situation which could have been quickly resolved with a phone call to the host.

Problem was that the woman’s mobile was on the bus heading to who-knows-where, forcing her to walk to a nearby property in country where the project she was surveying is not universally popular.