Robert "Bob" La Castra (born in England) is an Australian local politician who was a popular children's television show presenter in the 1980s, best known for hosting the children's show ''

Wombat Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia. They are about in length with small, stubby tails and weigh between . All three of the extant species are members of the family Vombatidae. They are adap ...

'' and the game show ''

Big Square Eye ''Big Square Eye'' is an Australian children's game show aired on ABC TV from 1991 until 1992 and was repeated one last time in 1993. It was hosted by Bob La Castra, with musician Paul Mac as "Knuckles" McDermott on keyboard and sound effects. ...

''. He went on to write for

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's ''

Bananas in Pyjamas ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' is an Australian children's television series that first aired on 20 July 1992 on ABC. It has since been syndicated in many countries and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title was ...

'' with his production company Little Production House. He also played Eddie Buckingham in the

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

soap opera ''

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'' in 1990. La Castra is currently a

City of Gold Coast The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774 it is the second most populous local government area in Australia (City of Brisbane being the ...

councillor, first elected in 1997.

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Little Production House
* {{DEFAULTSORT:La Castra, Bob 1960 births Living people Queensland local councillors Australian television presenters Australian television writers Australian male television actors Australian male television writers English emigrants to Australia