Molly Meldrum

Last night saw a bunch of famous Aussie models, musos and all-round pretty people joining famed DJ Martin Solveig in Sydney for the annual MTV Summer Party. The party celebrated all things summer, in true MTV style — with flowing drinks, sexy summer style from Nathan Jolliffe and Jules Sebastian and some seriously good beats coming from the likes of DJ Havana Brown, Alison Wonderland and the guest of honour, Solveig. It's been a week full of events for the visiting Frenchman — on Saturday night he welcomed Pacha to Sydney along with a star-studded crowd at Ivy, after playing at Stereosonic just hours before. Click through the gallery to see all the pics from the 2012 MTV Summer Party!

Last night’s GQ Men of the Year Awards attracted some of Australia’s brightest stars to the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. Veterans and newcomers of the entertainment industry gathered for the black tie gala to celebrate men — and one woman! — in different fields, with the highest honour, Man of the Year, going to Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth. Chris, who also fronts GQ’s December issue (on sale now), wasn’t able to pick up his award, but expressed his gratitude via video, saying, “GQ has been so supportive of me right from the beginning of my career and it’s an honour and a privilege to be acknowledged within their pages.”

Rising star Bella Heathcote was named Woman of the Year, and Callan McAuliffe, at age 17, is the magazine’s youngest winner, taking home Breakthrough of the Year. Other winners included Guy Sebastian for Solo Artist of the Year, Matt Moran for Chef of the Year, and Sam Sparro for Man of Style. The guest list was filled with actors such as Phoebe Tonkin, Jodi Gordon, Samara Weaving, Todd Lasance and Asher Keddie, models Jessica Gomes and Samantha Harris, as well as TV personalities Ruby Rose and Molly Meldrum, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong.

Some of Australia’s brightest television stars gathered for the ASTRA Awards held at the Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay last night. The event honours the shows and talent on subscription television, and some of the winners included Donna Hay for favourite female personality, Andrew Winter for favourite male personality, and Cloudstreet for most outstanding drama (the full list of winners can be found here).

Rove McManus, Asher Keddie, Ruby Rose and Megan Gale were among the presenters handing out awards, but the most talked-about person to take the stage was Molly Meldrum, who made a special appearance to present the coveted channel of the year honour to Fox Sports. It was his first official outing since his critical fall in December, and he showed the results of his recovery after being carried out on stage by four men dressed as Egyptian slaves. Molly said to the crowd, who were all on their feet, “I am so honoured to be involved in this year’s ASTRA Awards. What an incredible show and a fantastic night looking back over the industry.”

Molly Meldrum is on the mend, and last night Seven News shared exclusive pictures of Molly recovering at Epworth Rehabilitation in Richmond, taken yesterday afternoon. He was delighted to be reunited with his dog Ziggy, and accompanying the photos was a statement from Molly to thank the Australian public for their support since his horrible fall in December, which left him in a critical condition. He said, “Believe it or not while I can’t say I like being hospital, I know I have been very well supported, and I have enjoyed meeting other patients and their families. We all have a fair bit of rehab ahead of us and we encourage each other in the exercise programs. I have missed everybody, missed my work, missed having access to a phone and my laptop — but I know I can re-introduce these things gradually as I get better. I have been incredibly well-looked after at both the Alfred and Epworth hospitals. The staff have been tremendous and I am very grateful.” Molly also said he received a card from Julia Gillard, adding, “I hope she’s having a better time than I am!”