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A mother’s unconditional love is often spoken of, but what it really means hit home when Dubbo Photo News visited Mitchell Newman this week. When we walked up to his quiet suburban home we could hear Mitchell from halfway up the driveway. He’s 28 years old and can’t do the simplest things for himself – he’s suffered from severe mental and physical disabilities since he was born. His aunt Debbie Hanlon took him in as a six-week-old baby and, from that time on, she and husband Mark have given Mitchell ‘round-the-clock care. She’s now his mum and has been for what seems like a long lifetime. “It’s very challenging at times, with Mitchell the days are very long but we love him dearly and that’s what we do, you know,” Mrs Hanlon told us as we arranged Mitchell for this photo shoot. I couldn’t begin to imagine the sacriﬁces and the heartache. It was exhausting for us just doing a simple reporting and photography job, yet we were there for less than an hour and had the safety blanket of knowing we could just walk out

the door. While Mitchell bounces around in his wheelchair, Debbie and Mark have to cuddle him to calm him down and that can turn into a 24/7 operation – it’s a relentless role. “It’s hard for me as I suffer from depression, the days are very long for us and if he’s in a mood it can be very hard,” Mrs Hanlon said. “It’s affected our lives ﬁnancially, we haven’t been able to work, we don’t get a lot of visitors and it’s very isolated. “He’s ours, we’ve had him since he was a baby, you don’t just take children and then give them away, you’ve got to keep going because that’s what a mother does – we love him very much.” Deborah says Sunday will be a very special day for her and knows that while she’s not Mitchell’s mum, no mother could possibly show him any more love. And as this photograph shows, Mitchell’s love for his ‘mum’ is written all over his face.

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THE LH Ford bridge is almost scaffold free after its $10 million upgrade to accommodate heavier vehicles. The project saw two new piers constructed in the Macquarie River to help strengthen and prolong the life of the 50-year-old Dubbo icon. A Transport for NSW spokesperson confirmed the project officially wrapped up at the end of March and said remaining equipment and suspended scaffolding would be removed by May 20. The bridge can now bear B-doubles up to 68 tonnes, whereas before the revamp, it could only take those weighing up to 63 tonnes. “As part of the strengthening work on the LH Ford Bridge, external post tensioning cables were installed to the underside of the bridge girder,” the spokesperson said. “This system enhances the bridge’s load capacity allowing the bridge to be open to Higher Mass Vehicles.” But despite the recent works, the existing sag in the 613-metre bridge will remain. Former truck driver turned heavy vehicle safety advocate, John Morris, worked as a welder on the bridge when it was first build back in 1969 and said the sag was the result of human error. “That sag was in the bridge in August 1969 and it was due to an engineering fault by the resident engineer at the time,” he said.

Grand old bridge now upgraded for heavier vehicles. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

“If you look at the bridge side on, on top of each pylon on each side of the river, there’s a big concrete ‘T’ with the centre span in the middle of the two; in that ‘T’ section, when we were putting it together, there were wire ropes put through the top of the ‘T’ section and there was a tension applied to each rope. “I think the engineer decided it was 80 tonnes for each little rope, about as big as your little finger, but the old Scottish lead-

ing hand on the job said to the engineer; ‘I’m going to tell you now, this bridge, when you drop it all into place, it will sag,’ and the engineer said, ‘well, I’ve got the paperwork on the wall to say it won’t, I know what I’m doing,’ and sure enough, they dropped it all into place and it sagged. “Then the engineer decided we will put 200 mils of hot mix on the middle of the bridge, so it didn’t look like it’s sagging, but an extra 200 ton of hot mix in the

centre made it sag more.” While the RMS website outlines that recent strengthening work will prevent the bridge from sagging further, Mr Morris believes it was unlikely to bow any further. “I don’t think it was ever going to sag anymore, even after they opened it,” he said. “But just that mentality and psychological aspect that people thought it might fall down one day, it was never going to fall down, it was built that well.”

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A FLOWER WITH ‘MUM’ IN THE NAME

By JOHN RYAN KEEN Delroy gardener Hanley Armstrong kept his chrysanthemums alive during the drought using buckets which collected excess shower water and the left-overs from his washing machine. The ﬂower, which ends in “mum”, is actually known as a special Mothers Day bloom according to Mr Armstrong. “They grow so well particularly just before Mother’s Day and their com-

mon name is Mother’s Day Daisies, come out in the last part of April,” he said. “Heaps of people give them to their mothers or take them to cemeteries. After they finish flowering you just cut them back to ground level and they just start flowering again.” Pictured: These chrysanthe”mums” are known as Mother’s Day Daisies. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/EMY LOU

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Mayor offers Dubbo airport as Virgin base By LYDIA PEDRANA MAYOR Ben Shields has thrown Dubbo airport into the mix as a new base for Virgin Australia’s regional fleet. It comes as NSW and Queensland, where Virgin is currently based, are in a tug of war over saving the airline which collapsed into administration last month. Queensland has offered the company $200 million if it keeps its headquarters in Brisbane, while NSW has flagged it’s considering making the airline a rescue package offer if it commits to relocating to Badgery’s Creek. Councillor Shields wrote to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

with the proposal last week, expressing interest in supporting a state bid to help lure the cashstrapped airline back to the state. Councillor Shields said bringing the airline’s regional fleet maintenance and regular passenger transport services to Dubbo would create employment opportunities and provide a welcome boost to the economy following years of drought and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. “The idea of this is for jobs for the Dubbo region, and also, to put further competition into the market,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “It’s designed to flag Dubbo’s willingness to be open for business and Dubbo’s capability of doing

such a job for regional aviation. “Dubbo is already a service hub for Western NSW and our airport is one of the busiest in region-

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al NSW so it would be a logical move.” Councillor Shields confirmed that he had been in talks with Virgin prior to the pandemic with the hope that the airline would offer flights from Dubbo to ports in and outside NSW. “Dubbo has been very successful in attracting a number of airlines to service our airport and given our discussions with Virgin, we invested in a solid business case for them to consider Western NSW in their long-term business plans,” he said. “There is no doubt the aviation industry is currently experiencing a difficult time, but I am confident there is a bright future ahead and

Dubbo can be an important part of that recovery for our domestic airlines.” As of Tuesday, Councillor Shields was yet to hear back from the premier but hoped a response would come in due course. “I’d like to hear back, but obviously the State Government would have a hell of a lot of work to when it comes to attracting Virgin to the state,” he said. “They’ve made a very public declaration that they would be keen to have Virgin in New South Wales, well I’m certainly saying publicly, if Virgin was to move its assets to New South Wales, we are quite capable of being the hub for the regional fleet.”

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THE COIVID-19 crisis has earmarked Dubbo and other regional cities as a way to escape the overcrowding and congestion of metropolitan areas but Deborah and husband Mark Hanlon, didn’t need the current pandemic to convince them a tree change was the way to go. The couple moved to the bush after spending their entire life in Sydney for a very different reason, as Deborah told Dubbo Photo News. She says this story shows just how lucky people are to live in such a great regional city with the benefits of great services, intertwined with a relaxed country lifestyle. The demands of living in a city, struggling to look after their disabled nephew and fighting to get support for him were so great she said she and her husband both tried to take their own lives – she credits the move to Dubbo as changing all their lives for the better. ••• DEBORAH has a nephew who she’s raised since he was six weeks old. Now 28, Mitchell Newman is mentally and physically disabled and she’s his legal guardian. She’s gone public with their story because she believes the disability services in Dubbo need to be formally thanked for the tremendous and mostly unsung work that they do. “We lived in Sydney all our lives and when the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) came in to play our lives changed for ever,” Mrs Hanlon said. “We no longer had a break on weekends to recharge, we had not had any weekend stays for Mitchell in respite for nearly four years. “We had tried many places in Sydney and a lot wouldn’t take him because he’s high-needs and crawls around the house 24/7.

We tried different venues and he was so neglected and mistreated in both places I put complaints into the NDIS, we kept trying but there were no more choices left, it was destroying us and our health was not good,” she said. Mrs Hanlon’s daughter lives in Gilgandra with her family and told her the services in Dubbo were great so the couple made the gut-wrenching decision to move. “We’ve given up our lives for Mitchell and sacrificed so much so I came up and checked out Westhaven for Mitchell’s day program and then my daughter checked out Live Better a few weeks later. They had a special bed for Mitchell,” Mrs Hanlon said. “It’s what we had been searching for. They were both willing to take Mitchell once I sent all paperwork to them and they said Mitchell would fit in.” The couple put in transfer papers to the Housing Commission about moving as they’d been in the same place for 24 years. “It was a hard decision to make with neighbours and family still in Sydney which is still upsetting to me, I cry most days,” Mrs Hanlon said. The housing department told them a house was available so preparations were put in place for the big move, the family arriving in late November last year, smack bang in the hot weather after years of the worst drought on record. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic interrupting Mitchell’s group programs, she said it’s been all good. “Mitchell had been attending his day programme until they had to cancel those services but because he’s high needs we can have a carer come to our house which is great so we are getting three hours for three days a week,” she said. “Westhaven has been so good and asked if I need more but as we can’t go anywhere that’s ok at the moment.

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“He had three stays at Live Better and the last one was four days. It was so good; our neighbours came up from Sydney with their three little ones. It was so good to get time to ourselves and go out for tea.” The pandemic has put those group stays on hold for the duration of the crisis but Mrs Hanlon said Mitchell will be going back when things return to some sort of normality. “They love him there, they say he’s beautiful and I’m so happy that he is settled there and he loves it – that was what we wanted for Mitchell, to get what he needs and be happy and socialise with other clients,” she said. “We have had it hard for years. We took Mitchell on and we have not been able to work a lot over the 28 years when he was smaller. “It was easier as he got bigger. My husband gave up work

and then I worked as you know the money from the government is not much. We have raised him and loved him for 28 years but our lives have been put on hold.” Deborah said this story needs to be told as the organisations and the carers working for them don’t get enough thanks for work they put into these most vital of services. “I am so pleased that Westhaven and Live Better have given us back our lives so they can be better as we get older” she said. “When we are unable to care for Mitchell, I know he will be cared for with the services here in Dubbo. “I would also like to thank the Benevolent Society for taking Mitchell in, his occupational therapist and special support care coordinator have been so good and have made it so easy for Mitchell’s transition to his day program.”

YOU GOT THIS MATE, a new website aimed to help men address mental health issues, launched this month. With males three times more likely to die by suicide than women – and rural men less likely to seek help – the resource provides tips on how and why to take action, connecting men with the best care in their local area. Developed by the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) alongside a rural men’s advisory group, the website is visual, simple and easy to use, according to RAMHP coordinator Steve Carrigg. “The website also includes a self-help quiz which helps people track how they’re feeling and provides simple steps to take if someone needs additional advice or support,” Mr Carrigg said. “We know that seeking help early gives you a better chance of a quick recovery and reduces your risk of mental health problems in the future. “For carers, parents, colleagues and partners it was also important to have a resource which provides guidance on how to have a conversation if someone is showing signs of a mental health problem, what the key signs to identify are, and where to go for help,” he said.

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By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY HOT on the heels of a long and painful drought COVID-19 has created a perfect storm for widespread financial uncertainty, but Macquarie Credit Union (MCU) Dubbo general manager Matthew Bow says there are many options available and he believes no matter what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dealing with, support is accessible in many forms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making ourselves open to anyone, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just to talk about their current situation to allay their fears, or to talk about financial hardship. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking to community, businesses, individuals, families that are suffering hardship; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost their jobs, or as businesses have had to shut their doors, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working out ways to help. Many members have already stepped forward to talk about their circumstances and MCU has been able to assist with workable plans. Financial stress almost always impacts your health, work, and personal relationships, which is why it is important to not bury your head in the sand, and do talk to your financial institution. Some options may include converting a loan to interest-only for a period of time, deferring loan repayments, using redraw or ad-

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By LYDIA PEDRANA HE is one of Dubbo’s most prized sporting talents, and now Beau Robinson can add ‘author’ to his long list of achievements. The former Wallaby and Super Rugby champion turned business leadership coach has just launched his first book titled In The Arena. The book aims to teach business leaders about overcoming adversity and climbing the mountain of success. “With my experience, I’ve seen the impact that leadership has on teams and people and their lives too,” Mr Robinson told Dubbo Photo News. “For me, it’s about changing people’s careers and jobs, but also their lives too.” Renowned for his grit and resilience, Mr Robinson, who spent a decade as a professional athlete playing against the world’s best players, draws on the power of the mind when it comes to overcoming challenges and achieving goals. In 2010, just months after his only brother, Dan, tragically died in an accident, Mr Robin-

son found himself grief stricken, without a footy contract, working as a garbage man on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. But by August 2011, he was a Super Rugby champion and Wallaby. Now, he’s sharing the traits and mindset that pulled him through. “The importance of being realistic, positive and optimistic, they’re the things that I feel are three key aspects for getting you though as a leader,” he said. “You’ve got to realise that you’ve got to manage yourself before you manage your business or your team.” All proceeds from the book are being donated to mental illness organisations Black Dog Institute and Batyr. Aware of many local people, men in particular, who have lost their lives to mental illness, promoting mental wellness has become a cause close to Mr Robinson’s heart. “Even though I haven’t experienced depression myself, I have been through some tough times and I suppose coming from the country, I think we’ve got a real

issue there with the males there being open and honest about how we are feeling and what we are going through, and it’s sad to see how many people have passed away,” he said. “We’re seeing so much of that happen and we’ve just got to change the culture, so the more exposure we give it, the more comfortable people will feel being open and honest with how they are feeling, which I’m constantly doing myself.” Mr Robinson, who now lives back in Dubbo with his wife and two young children, spends his time working as a leadership and culture coach and consultant, mentoring large multinationals. Pre-pandemic, he would spend every third weekend in Sydney, and often consults to companies around the world including Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. Mr Robinson also hosts his own podcast, Leaders Not Captains, where he interviews a range of high-performance talent including ex-special forces personnel, elite teams from police forces and international athletic coaches.

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He believes it is both his experience and network of contacts which gives him the edge when it comes to advising others on what it means to be a leader. “I’ve got access to some unbelievable people who give a great insight, so it’s taking my experience but also combining with people and stories who have actually been in that environment.” Asked if he ever thought he would pen a book, Mr Robinson admitted it’s been on the cards for a while. “I didn’t excel at English at school, although I was in the top classes, I wouldn’t say that I enjoyed the essays and what not,” he laughed. “But after moving overseas for the rugby career, I sort of had a think and thought it’s been a pretty interesting story and journey, so I started jotting down some things and finally got around to finishing it.” z “In The Arena” is available for purchase at The Book Connection, 178 Macquarie Street, Dubbo, phone order 6882 3311, or via go.beaurobinson. com.au

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Youth-based skills program beneﬁts from $90,000 in funding A TRADE careers program aimed at Dubbo students in Years 7 to 12 will proceed thanks to funding secured by Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders. Skillset, the largest employer of young people in trades across Western NSW, has developed the ‘Trade Up’ program to help increase its connection to trade careers and activities, along with local employers. It will also provide mentoring to help address the transition to sustainable trade careers, and local skills shortages. Mr Saunders said $90,570 has been allocated to Skillset Dubbo to run the program. “I have been in talks with Skillset for some time about the great work it does with young people, and the skills and opportunities provided to help them enter into a trade,” Mr Saunders said. “We know there are skills shortages in certain areas, and programs like ‘Trade Up’ give teens the chance to be pointed in the right direction when it comes to a trade career.” Skillset chief executive officer Craig Randazzo said the program will offer all secondary students in the Dubbo electorate the opportunity to access high-quality and consistent trade advice. “This funding we have received from the NSW Government is so important to ensure we are able to offer these programs to school students so they are receiving the latest and most accurate information regarding trade careers,” he said.

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Burrendong hits 20 per cent By LYDIA PEDRANA BURRENDONG Dam has hit 20.1 per cent capacity, a level it hasn’t reached since November 2018. But whether or not the levels continue to rise and see irrigators receive an allocation for the first time in two years, remains to be seen. A WaterNSW spokesperson said the security of Burrendong’s water supply is largely dependent on the volume of storage inflows received, and the associated weather conditions which determine them. “The NSW Government’s water sharing plans are intended to ensure that water captured in major supply dams such as Burrendong is allocated fairly and with town water supply as the top priority,” the spokesperson told Dubbo Photo News. “Annual allocations for irrigation can only occur when there is sufficient water in the dam to provide for town supply and other critical needs well into the medium term.” The last allocation to general security was in August 2017 when Burrendong stood at 86 per cent, and irrigation experts believe it could still be some time before another allocation occurs. Grant Tranter, Macquarie River Food and Fibre (MRFF)

Drier times: Locals dependent on water supplies from Burrendong hope the bad old days of an almost empty dam are behind us. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

executive officer, explained that in August 2018 as the drought worsened, 30 per cent of general carryover water was suspended into a ‘drought account’ to secure more water for towns and the environment. Before any further irrigation allocations will be

made, the withheld water must be released. “In terms of having enough for towns, enough water for the environment, enough water to return the 30 per cent of carryover that was suspended in 2018, then they can start looking at available water determination, which

is new allocation – I think we are a while off that,” Mr Tranter said. “The signs are good, it’s looking like a wet winter, and I hope for all parties that we do have a wet winter and if that’s the case we may see allocation, but it’s not going to be in the near future.”

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May 7: Peter Carey, author, 77. Robbie Knievel, US daredevil, 58. Stephen Quartermain, AFL commentator, 58. Traci Lords, British actress, 52. Mark Furze, Aussie actor, 34. May 8: Sir David Attenborough, British naturalist, 94. Toni Tennille, US singer, 80. Gary Glitter, disgraced British singer, 76. Anthony Field, of The Wiggles, 57. Melissa Gilbert, US actress, 56. Michael Bevan, cricketer, 50. Darren Hayes, Savage Garden singer, 48. Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-born pop star, 45. Pat Cummins, cricketer, 27 May 9: Glenda Jackson, English actress, 84. Candice Bergen, US actress, 74. Billy Joel, the Piano Man, 71. Jana Wendt, TV journalist, 64. Grant Hackett, Olympic swimmer, 40. Will Hopoate, footy player, 28. May 10: Donovan, Scottish singer, 74. Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer, 71. Bono, Irish U2 singer, 60. Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel, 55. Young MC, US rapper, 53. Leigh Sales, ABC-TV’s 7.30 presenter, 47. Chas Licciardello, from The Chaser, 43. Nicky Whelan, actress, 39. May 11: Jeanne Little, regular on TV’s The Mike Walsh Show, 82. Ian Redpath, cricketer, 79. Eric Burdon, British rock musician, 79. Lauren Jackson, basketballer, 39. Holly Valance, actress-singer, 37. Josh Dugan, footy player, 30. May 12: Burt Bacharach, US composer, 92. Steve Winwood, US musician, 72. Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, 70. Glenn Robbins, comedian, TV personality, 64. Ving Rhames, US actor, 61. Lisa Ondieki, marathon runner, 60. Stephen Baldwin, US actor, 54. Bill Shorten, politician (pictured top), 53. Jason Biggs, US actor, 42. Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress, 34. May 13: Harvey Keitel, US actor, 81. Stevie Wonder, US singer, 70. Dennis Rodman, US basketballer, 59. Paul McDermott, TV presenter, 58. Wally Masur, tennis player, 57. Stephen Colbert, US Late Show host, 56. Chris Bath, TV newsreader, radio presenter, 53. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister (pictured above), 52. Robert Pattinson, US actor 34. Casey Donovan, singer, 32.

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NYNGAN FLOODS - 30 YEARS ON

Wedding anniversary hit by ﬂoods By LYDIA PEDRANA COVERING the Nyngan floods 30 years ago is a job local cameraman Mel Pocknall will never forget. On April 23, 1990, Mr Pocknall was working as a freelance cameraman (stringer) for Channel 10 when he and his assistant, who also happened to be his wife, Sue, flew to Nyngan with reporter Howard Sacre to report on the rising water. It was the Pocknalls’ 22nd wedding anniversary that day. As Mr Pocknall focused on getting the best shots possible, the levee broke and a wave of water came gushing towards them. “The water was coming in that fast we both had to run as fast as we could to get to some high ground which was the Nyngan Shire Council building and I got separated from my journo Howard, he was still at the railway station, but I was following the water and getting these water shots of it coming in,” he said. “It was coming in so fast, it was too dangerous for us to go out because there was wood and cans and you name it floating past, so to cut a long story short, we were basically stranded in the Shire Council with the Mayor and all the other engineers that were working out what they were going to try and do.” A young constable by the name of Jim Hampstead was also inside that two-storey Council building and caught wind that Mr Pocknall had served in the NSW Fire Brigades for years. As the constable was called to assist with rescues, he turned to Mr Pocknall for help. “He (Hampstead) basically looked at me, because he knew that I had a little bit of radio knowledge, and he said, ‘you’re now Nyngan portable,’ and he handed me the radio to handle all the police conversations that were coming in.” Throughout the night, Mr Pocknall took the police radio calls, advising people to get up as high as they could and taking their addresses to pass onto the cops. He did this while seated alongside Mrs Pocknall on top of a table, on the bottom floor of the Council building. Their backsides were underwater. What a romantic way to spend

Mel and Sue Pocknall proudly show off the letter of commendation that Mel received from the police after he ran their communications during the ﬁrst, confused night of the 1990 Nyngan ﬂoods. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/ EMY LOU

your 22nd wedding anniversary, he chuckled. “Every time I had to go and answer the radio I was sopping wet because I had to go five or six feet to pick up the radio and answer it, and then go back and sit on the bench again,” he remembered. “It was basically up to your groin when you stood up and it was shockingly cold and dirty, all mud and everything, and it stunk.” As the sun came up after a busy, wet, food-less, sleepless night, and no mobile phone, the couple set out towards the railway station to find Mr Sacre. “Off we go with my camera above my head and Sue’s got the beta cam on her head, she’s only five foot nothing so she was struggling, it was right up to my chest,” Mr Pocknall laughed. “We were just approaching the theatre and a policeman came around in a tinny and said, ‘where are you two off to?’ and I said I need to find my journo over at the railway station,’ and he said, ‘mate, if you go any further, we will get you up in the marshes because the water is flowing so fast, the undercurrent will drag you all the way down to the marshes.’” At that point, Mr and Mrs Pocknall pulled themselves and the camera gear into the cop’s tinny and got a lift to the railway station where they were reunited

with Howard Sacre. By now, Mr Sacre had already been in touch with Channel 10 in Sydney who had a chopper and replacement crew on the way. They also wanted Mr Pocknall’s images to broadcast in the 10.30am bulletin which was only a couple of hours away. The Channel 10 chopper arrived and was reeled in to assist with evacuation efforts by flying residents out of the flooded town to a nearby, dry paddock. After a few loads, Mr Pocknall’s deadline was looming closer and he had to get to Dubbo to file the vision in time for the bulletin. For anyone who knows news – missing a deadline isn’t an option. The Ten chopper pilot told authorities his helicopter door had broken so he couldn’t do any further evacuations and that’s when Mr and Mrs Pocknall jumped in. The door wasn’t broken, but it was the only way Mr Pocknall was going to make it back to Dubbo in time. “They flew me up to the hill where the towers are and that’s where I used to just plug my camera and recorder and everything in there and send it down via the microwave link to Sydney,” he said. “They were basically the first pictures of the actual evacuation to be aired in Australia and of course, it went worldwide after

that”. Later, Mr Pocknall received a letter of appreciation from Constable Hampstead, thanking him for his help that night – a letter he has treasured to this day. “It was good to get that response from the police because media in a lot of cases, particularly back in 1990, a lot of people didn’t go too much on the media interfering, so for someone in the media to not be hustling and to actually be doing something to help the people was a little bit out of the ordinary, I suppose.” But it wasn’t quite over for Mr Pocknall – returned to Nyngan a few days later in his capacity as a retained firefighter to assist with the clean-up. Reflecting on that action-packed day and night, Mr Pocknall is humble about his efforts, but admits it was a career highlight. “There’s lot of other things that I’ve done, but from a local point of view I think it would be one of the best stories to cover because Channel 10 had a news bulletin at 10.30am, where no one else at that stage in time had an early bulletin, so that was the sort of rush to try and get it back,” he explained. “It was pretty exciting to be involved in it when you look back at it, but at the time, you’re just doing your job and you do what you’ve got to do.”

Help for mental health meltdowns THE COVID-19 lockdown has motivated campaigns from state and federal governments aimed at lessening the impact of lockdown-induced increases in domestic violence incidents. Federal decentralisation and regional education minister Andrew Gee says since the pandemic began more than 15 per cent of contacts for MensLine Australia have been COVID-19 specific, while 1800RESPECT has seen an 11 per cent increase in people accessing support compared to the same time last year. He said one of the extra measures being rolled out is a “Help is Here” campaign to ensure people experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence know where to get help during the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign will include advertising across newspapers, television, radio, magazines and digital as well as in shopping centres, hospitals and GP surgeries. Mr Gee says it’s vital in protecting such a vulnerable cohort of the community. “Central West residents have responded to the call to ‘stay at home’ during COVID-19,” Mr Gee said. “It’s devastating that home is not a safe place for some, so this campaign will raise awareness of the support available for people who need help.” Those suffering from or at risk of domestic violence, or of inflicting it, are encouraged to call either of the two national helplines – 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or MensLine Australia (1300 789 978) to speak with a trained counsellor, confidentially, 24 hours a day, over the phone or via online chat.

IT’S A RECORD! Shunichi Kanno of Japan is the new Guinness World Record holder for the most drinks cans placed on the head using air suction, with a total of nine cans. It took him half a year of practise to beat the record.

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COVID-19 kickstart to boost local processing By JOHN RYAN JOB creation and kick-starting local processing after years of neglect in that sector are the aims of a $1million dollar federal grant to a local business. Ben Furney Flour Mills has been a Dubbo institution for decades, now that Commonwealth cash via the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (MMF) will help the local family-owned company in it’s $7.4 million project to increase capacity. Furney’s CEO Sarah Furney said the grant will help the company to purchase and install a stateof-the-art automated processing line to manufacture Textured Vegetable Proteins (TVP), plantbased proteins and bread crumb products. “We are actually the only manufacturer of textured vegetable protein for resale in Australia so this investment will allow us the potential to replace approximately 500 tons per annum of imported product into the local marketplace,” Ms Furney said, pointing out that every increase in production through their plant created a direct injection of extra money into the regional economy. “We’re purchasing the majority of our wheat and grain-based raw materials here within 200 kilometres of Dubbo and supporting the local agricultural sector.” Parkes MP Mark Coulton, him-

self a former farmer said the project will provide a great confidence boost for the Dubbo region as we face unprecedented challenges. “The current pandemic gives us the opportunity as a nation to reassess and commit to the values of Australian-made goods, such as those produced by Furney’s right here in Dubbo,” Mr Coulton said. The 18-month project build will commence later this year. It comes in the wake of a turbulent time for the flour mill. With supermarket shelves emptying of bread thanks to panic-buying, Furneys had to massively increase flour production to supply Dubbo company Earlyrise to ensure local supermarkets could keep loaves of bread on their shelves. Sarah Furney said it was tough going at the height of the panic. “Ramping production up to levels that coped with the demand over the past month was tricky, but our team pulled together – at the same time as putting a COVID defence plan in place you were ramping production up by 50 to 70 per cent so challenging times,” she said. Chief operations officer Tim Furney said it was like playing chess against a master, trying to break close-working teams up to keep social distance between individuals as well as isolate areas to safeguard workers and keep the business going.

Ben Furney’s Flour Mill CEO Sarah Furney, Parkes MP Mark Coulton and Furney’s chief operating officer Tim Furney welcome $1million funding through the Federal Manufacturing Modernisation Fund. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

“Immense pride really in our team and the way everyone’s pulled together and worked on ways to keep everything rolling and safeguard the business,” Mr Furney said. “I think they understand that if we didn’t do all that, it’s everyone’s jobs on the line if we had to shut down, so no, they’ve all stepped up to the mark and done a really good job of keeping us going.” And, he says, it’s opened the

company’s collective eyes to take every opportunity offered by being forced to think outside the square. “I think longer term, it’s really something that’s broken the shackles on our mentality about the business and the way we do things, it’s opened our eyes up to maybe more options and more areas where we can change and be more efficient to develop the business further,” Mr Furney said.

I think it really just highlights that I suppose the position we’re in here in regional Australia and we do have the opportunities, there’s no reason why we can’t go forward in leaps and bounds after this. “I think we’re all geared up for it and like I said, it’s given us the ideas and probably a bot of momentum to get into it as soon as we can start easing the restrictions little bit and move forward.”

A “wheely” good idea for student nurses By JOHN RYAN STUDENT nurses are making a big impact on elderly Dubbo residents who are confined to their homes simply by dropping off their Meals on Wheels. With the organisation’s volunteers made up of people who are in the vulnerable age bracket, the organisation had to move to paid workers to do the job during the COVID-19 crisis. The Commonwealth Government kicked in some funding but the project is having many unintended benefits. Meals on Wheels Dubbo service manager Peter English says the job is giving the student nurses a practical training ground in empathy and people skills they won’t get anywhere else. “You can’t get that sort of interaction and people-skills from a text book or working in a bureaucratic environment so the whole idea of the partnership with CSU is utilising their students to actually give them the knowledge and some of the skills to be more empathetic towards their clients in years to come,” Mr English told Dubbo Photo News. “I think that’s so invaluable to have those basic people skills so

Meals on Wheels Dubbo service manager Peter English, Hannah Smith, Elena Mascaro, Lisa O’Neill. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

they can talk to their clients and find out what the root issue is if there is a problem.” Dubbo’s Hannah Smith is in her first year of a double degree of nursing and graduate diploma in clinical studies (paramedicine) at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Bathurst campus. The 18-year-old believes the job will be of great benefit in her future career. “It’s really good to be able to get more skills, people skills, that will

help in my studies as well, it gives you a way to learn how to have that personal interaction rather than just the clinical stuff that you learn at uni,” Ms Smith said. ”Everyone loves it, they all come out, they’re normally at the door as I pull up with big smiles, they want to have a conversation, they really love to see the people doing the delivering every day. “It’s really good to know that you’re helping people and that they

enjoy it so much and that they love you coming to them as well. It’s really good because they get a little bit of human interaction, especially during these times,” she said. Hannah heard about the job through CSU and said she’d never had much to do with Meals on Wheels before. “I knew that they delivered meals but didn’t know about all the other stuff they do. It has surprised me, there’s so many other things

they do for people, it’s not just one thing,” Ms Smith said. Radiographer Elena Mascaro normally works as a locum, relieving in private practices through parts of Queensland. She can’t travel because of the closed state borders and so with no work she volunteered to help with Meals on Wheels one Friday. “I hadn’t started yet and it was the next week that they couldn’t use volunteers anymore so it worked for me both ways because I’m helping people and I have an income,” Ms Mascaro said. “They’re so happy to see you, a lot of them have learnt my name and they greet you by name and they just sit there waiting and they come and meet you at the door and they tell you how their day’s been and what’s going on, it’s really nice, it just gives you a good feeling every day. “My grandparents used to deliver Meals on Wheels when they were living in a village in Sydney but I didn’t know everything else that they offered at the same time. I thought it was just food but there’s social workers and other visits and we’re giving out little care packages and toilet paper, there are so many other services that are offered,” she said.

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Working no matter what By JOHN RYAN TIM HOUGHTON says he’s taken every advantage of the fact his Grapevine Café hasn’t been able to have face to face interaction with his regular customers. During the lockdown he’s not only set up a takeaway service for his food and drinks, he’s also been hard at it with an innovative paintbrush he made, giving the interior a lick of paint to freshen it up. He says he’s a firm believer in the working ethos of “go hard or go home”. “That’s the family motto,” Mr Houghton told Dubbo Photo News. “My son has ‘go hard or go home’ tattooed on his back, it’s on our boat, we just never ever give up.” Tim Houghton certainly lives that creed.

He’s been confined to a wheelchair since the mid-1990s when a hay bale fell off a front-end loader and hit him, causing a compression fracture and bursting the vertebrae out of his back. “I don’t even think about it, I just get up in the morning, pull a pair of boots on and get going – I don’t think about it, I just do it,” he said. More than anything, he wants people to help others to have a go, claiming we’re all in this together. He bought all his paint from Brennan’s Mitre 10, saying it’s important to support locally-owned businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. “It is important. My wife Kim and I, we’re a small locally-owned business so I know what it means when we get support from our customers,” Mr Houghton said. He’s also full of praise for his staff

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who are all coming in to help paint and refurbish the café. “All the staff have helped, we’ve got really good staff, they’re on JobKeeper but they don’t want to sit around doing nothing, they want The Grapevine to be spick and span for our customers when they’re allowed back into the café,” Mr Houghton said. He’s on the painting job six or seven hours each day with a paintbrush he extended and modified so he could reach the higher walls. “You just have to do what you have to do, you just keep going and make it work.” Right: This global pandemic may have thrown many able-bodied people out of work but wheelchair-bound Tim Houghton has kept himself busy throughout the crisis, painting his café while in lockdown. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

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Jayne Robinson Where do you work? Australia Post Wellington, and farmer What’s your job? Customer Service Best part of your job? Helping people, especially the oldies If you could work a with a celebrity, who would it be and why? Richard Geer! Isn’t that obvious? Something you can’t live without? My family and Toby the cat When you were child, what did you want to grow up to be? A secretary Naughtiest thing you did when you were a child? Use the clothesline as a swing Most embarrassing/ funny moment at work? When Barb comes in and tells us jokes! Photo: Dubbo Photo News/Sophia Rouse

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WHAT KIDS SAY

Hello, from us on the outside By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

Lottie Age: Three FavouriteTV show? Barbie Favourite game? Hide and Seek What do you like to get up to most? Colouring and drawing What makes you happy? Playing with Claire If you could be a superhero, who would you be? Barbie girl What is the naughtiest thing you’ve done? When I’m noisy What would you do if you were the boss at home? Eat lollies What is your favourite food? Carrots What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/SOPHIA ROUSE

FAMILIES across the Dubbo region whose elderly loved ones are in lockdown in aged care facilities have endured the hardest of separations, unable to hug or reassure elderly parents, spouses or friends with face-to-face visits. A few weeks ago, residents from Bracken House were photographed by their dedicated carers, holding signs with messages for their loved ones forced to stay away by COVID-19 restrictions. Resident Ivy Paine was one of them and she’s received a reply from Sydney! How excited we hope she’ll be to see her son and daughter-in-law featured here with a message just for her. “Please find a response to last weeks’ photos from Bracken house, Thankyou for publishing these. We live in Sydney so being able to see mum during this time made us smile,” they wrote in an email. Another resident at Bracken House, Janet Co-

hens, has only seen her husband once since lockdown, from a distance. Thanks to a mutual friend, Pam Fennell, Janet will now be able to have his photo and his message, to keep permanently close. “Her husband John used to visit most days until he became unwell about a year ago. I usually take him to visit Janet about twice a week, now, however we’ve only visited once since the lockdown,” Mrs Fennell said. “We went yesterday and the nurses tried their utmost to bring Janet to a closed window to see us and then into the garden where we could see Janet (with distancing) through the fence. “Janet really misses seeing her family and worries about them when she can’t be reassured by their presence,” she said.

Above: Bracken House resident in lockdown Ivy Paine’s family, Michael, Samantha (and their cats) in Sydney have sent a message through Dubbo Photo News for Ivy. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

Left: John Cohens sends this message to his wife in Bracken House. PHOTO: PAM FENNELL

COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN Council has prepared the draft 2020/2021 Budget and a new Delivery Program and Operational Plan, which will guide Council’s activites during the 2020/2021 Financial Year. The following draft documents have been made available for public comment: 1. Draft 2020/2021 Delivery Program and Operational Plan 2. Draft Long Term Financial Plan 3. Draft 2020/2021 Budget 4. Draft Budget for the Macquarie Regional Library 5. Draft Fees and Charges document 6. Annual Statement of Revenue Policy 2020/2021

HAVE YOUR SAY – make a submission online at dubbo.nsw.gov.au Due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the draft documents will only be on public display on Council’s website at dubbo.nsw.gov.au from Friday 1 May 2020 until Friday 29 May 2020. Submissions are invited from the community during this exhibition period. For more information please contact Council’s Growth Planning Section on (02) 6801 4000.

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Pushing up in May for local youth headspace Team Lead Andrew Paul practising his push-ups ahead of the challenge. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

By LYDIA PEDRANA YOUTH mental health organisation Headspace is encouraging local businesses, teams, clubs, gyms and individuals to join their annual Push Up Challenge. Kicking off next Monday and running until the end of May, participants are dared to get down and do as many push-ups as possible each day, all while getting fit, learning about mental health, and raising awareness of the 3046 Australians who lost their lives to suicide in 2018. Last year, 50,000 Aussies aged between 11 and 64 signed up for the challenge to raise $2.5 million for Headspace. Altogether, 55 million push-ups were completed, a goal Headspace hopes to smash this year.

Headspace Dubbo Community Engagement Coordinator Amy Mines said this challenge couldn’t come at a better time. “The connection between our physical health and mental health is well researched so we know how important it is to look after both,” she said. “Young people have been hit hard by COVID-19 with massive interruptions to their education and substantial job losses and economic troubles. “We encourage the community to band together and support local youth.” Funds raised by the Dubbo Headspace brand will be used to create more engaging programs for local young people throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic. To register, visit pushupchallenge. com.au

YOUR STARS ARIES: A project will require a lot of attention. You may experience delays in other areas of your life as well. Expect to be put on hold or end up in the slow line at the grocery store. TAURUS: This week is the perfect time to start planning your next holiday, even though it may be a little way off yet. You may also need to find some daytime activities for the kids. GEMINI: A strange situation will give you new insight into your personal or professional life. This will allow you to set more specific goals for the future. CANCER: Much to your delight, your partner will declare their love to you in a spectacular way. If you’re in a new relationship, you can expect a marriage proposal or other proof of commitment. LEO: Don’t doubt the law of attraction when it comes to your career. If you set precise goals, you’ll find

4 4 4 they’re easy to achieve. VIRGO: You’ll be put in a situation where you have the tools to set exciting new goals and let your talents shine. Pride in your accomplishments will boost your self-conﬁdence. LIBRA: If you plan to move, this is the week to start preparing so you’re not stressed when the time comes. If you’re staying put, you might consider renovating part of your home. SCORPIO: Your commute or ability to communicate may be particularly difficult this week. Look for a less busy route and make sure your phone is fully charged before you leave. SAGITTARIUS: You’ll have the opportunity to take on a special project or go back to some kind of learn-

ing. Financial security will allow you to plan for your retirement in an unconventional way. CAPRICORN: You’ll feel ready to conquer the world this week. A new-found determination may help you improve your life. If you put your mind to it, you’ll achieve great things. AQUARIUS: You may have a short fuse and feel like you’re waiting around for others. Take some time for yourself. Remember that sometimes you need to take a step back before you move forward. PISCES: You’ll be in charge of organising an important meeting or event for work, possibly for the entire company. You’ll also assist many customers which could see an increase in your earnings. The luckiest signs this week: Aries, Taurus and Pisces.

IN BRIEF

Funding to help at-risk youth learn road safety AN organisation that works with at-risk youth in the Dubbo electorate will be able to roll out some of its road safety programs thanks to funding. Youthsafe had been granted $50,997 to help participants in the PCYC’s Fit For Work program undertake the Graduated Licensing Scheme (GLS) and mentor them in the development of low-risk driving behaviours. The organisation’s chief executive Warren Johnson said he

is delighted to be receiving the funding. “The $51,000 granted over three years will allow us to

support young people in Dubbo to gain their driver’s licence, which we know is essential to accessing employment, education and social opportunities, while developing safer driver behaviours,” Mr Johnson said. “Navigating the Graduated Licensing Scheme and getting the hours needed to get a driver’s licence is a real challenge, particularly for those who don’t have family support and those living outside major metropolitan areas,” he said.

Mark COULTON MP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PARKES FEDE MILLION-DOLLAR BOOST FOR FURNEY’S

Congratulations to Ben Furney Flour Mills, recipient of a $1 million grant under the Federal Government’s Manufacturing Modernisation Fund. This will open up new opportunities for the business and create up to 11 new full-time jobs for Dubbo.

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Patients with COVID-19-like symptoms can book into Dubbo’s new respiratory clinic by phoning Dubbo Medical and Allied Health Group on 6815 9900 or online at www.hotdoc.com.au This clinic is one of 100 GP-led respiratory clinics that the Federal Government is establishing across Australia.

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Employment law during a pandemic By LYDIA PEDRANA LOCAL law firms have been inundated with enquiries regarding the ins and outs of employment law and personal injury amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Principal lawyer, Sheri Carolan from Gordon Legal Dubbo said she wasn’t surprised by the spike in enquiries given the unfolding situation. “The changes brought about by COVID-19 and the responses by Government have been significant and fast-changing and employers and employees are trying to make sure they understand their rights and obligations going forward,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “Most businesses are aiming to do their best at this very difficult time.” Ms Carolan said common questions from the community and local businesses were around changes to working arrangements, employer and employee responsibilities and safety within the workplace. “Some of those queries have concerned changes to employment whether it be by a reduction in pay, reduction in hours worked, changes to working arrangements, for example working from home, forced applications for taking leave and so on,” the accredited personal injury law specialist said.

Dubbo lawyer Sheri Carolan says there are many legal complexities thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

“We have also received enquiries regarding workers who may be in high risk categories to contract COVID-19 seeking advice as to whether their employer can force them to attend work where they do not currently have an illness, but do not feel that medically they can safely attend work, also in regard to whether they have the right to elect to work from home.” One of the main issues for businesses during this period has been a drop in revenue, making paying wages a difficult task, particularly for industries such companies in hospitality or tourism which have been forced to close

their doors. Ms Carolan explained that just because businesses are losing income, it doesn’t mean they simply stand down their employees. “The rules around stand down can be incredibly technical but the general answer to this is no,” she said. “A general loss of revenue is not, of its own, enough to prompt a stand down, however, the Job Keeper scheme has altered the rules for those who qualify.” Ms Carolan said despite the desperate situation, employers should still consider all options before opting to sack staff. Such options may include a move to Job Keeper or an agreement to reduce working hours. “Before moving to dismiss, given the legal consequences that may flow and the significant impact it has on employees, consider alternatives, take advice, discuss the situation with your employees and try to work together to get through this together,” she said. “A reduction in revenue may enable an employer to participate in the Job Keeper scheme and this would enable the employee to receive some income during the stand down as well.” As for reducing hours, this is something that needs to be agreed upon by both parties. Similarly, employers and employees should also be aware of what constitutes an unfair

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dismissal. According to Ms Carolan examples of unfair dismissals can include discrimination, injury at work, false allegations regarding conduct at work, poor performance and a lack of warnings, invalid redundancy and being dismissed without clear reason or warning. Asked whether most businesses were acting lawfully during this time, Ms Carolan said time will tell. “Unfortunately, the answer to this is likely to be found in the weeks and months down the track when we emerge out of this situation, she said. “This is especially the case with the Job Keeper scheme which has been put in place; the situation is fast-moving and sometimes mistakes happen in a rush to get things done.” Ms Carolan’s advice to employers during this difficult time is to communicate with their employees to prevent legal ramifications in the future. “It can be incredibly concerning for employers to see revenue drop significantly, and that can prompt rash decisions which can have adverse consequences,” she said. “Try to take stock of the situation as best as possible, consult with employees wherever possible and look to the Government assistance schemes as they may provide assistance going forward.”

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Powerline maintenance for Tottenham and Tullamore PEOPLE working or schooling from home in Tottenham, Tullamore and surrounding areas may experience interruptions during planned power outages on Thursday, May 14 between 8.30am and 3.30pm. “As part of Essential Energy’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all maintenance work requiring a power outage is being carefully assessed,” an Essential Energy spokesperson said. “This project has been reviewed and some of the works identified during the powerline inspection need to be prioritised to ensure the network remains safe, and to minimise the risk of unplanned power outages for customers. Seven cross-arms, two insulators and one power pole were identified as needing maintenance.

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EMERGENCY REPORT

The Dubbo Photo News column dedicated to the hard work of our emergency services personnel.

NEWS OPINION AND ANALYSIS by JOHN RYAN

Dubbo child approach fears It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Now investigators are appealing for information after a 7-year-old boy was approached by a couple while he was riding his bike with relatives at Sir Roden Cutler Park in Dubbo between 2pm and 3pm last Saturday. The boy was pushing his bike up a hill when a Nissan Navara stopped near him and a female passenger told him to put his bike in the back and they’d give him a lift to the top. The boy said no, and the Nissan drove off turning left on Whylandra Street. Police believe the vehicle is a Nissan black dual cab ute with a canvas tray cover – it was being driven by a man with short brown hair. The female passenger is described as being aged in her 60s and with red hair. Police are appealing for any motorists who might have been in the area, near Whylandra Street, around the time of the incident and has dashcam footage, to contact police.

Replica firearm, cocaine found POLICE have charged a man after a random breath test at Geurie led to the alleged discovery of a replica firearm and cocaine. Early on Tuesday morning this week, May 5, police stopped a white Toyota Hilux on the Mitchell Highway at Geurie for the purpose of a random breath test. Police say the test returned a negative result but after further checks officers searched the vehicle, seizing cocaine and ammunition. A 28-year-old man was arrested and taken to Dubbo Police Station. Following further inquiries police executed search warrants at homes in Bultje and Argyle Streets where a replica handgun, a can of OC spray and drug paraphernalia were seized. The man has been charged with possess an unauthorised firearm, supply prohibited drug, and possess prohibited drug. He has been bail refused to appear at Dubbo Local Court.

Coonamble gun charges AN alleged domestic violence incident at Coonamble escalated into a 57-year-old man being charged with multiple firearms offences. Police were called to a property on Talegar Lane, Coonamble last week and allege that while speaking to the man, ammunition and a firearm could be seen unsecured in the home. The 57-year-old was arrested and during a search of the home officers allegedly located and seized an unregistered pistol, an unsecured shotgun, nine firearms from a safe, ammunition, along with methylamphetamine and cannabis. Police returned to the property on Saturday, May 2, to access a second safe, where four registered firearms, one unregistered firearm, and ammunition were seized. The man’s firearm licence was also suspended. He’s been charged with ‘stalk/ intimidate intend fear physical harm’, ‘possess unregistered firearm-pistol’, ‘not keep firearm safe-

Fire crews faced a blaze near Mendooran then spent 12 hours in wet and freezing conditions to mop up the damage. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED.

ly-pistol’, ‘not keep firearm safely-not prohibited firearm/pistol’ and two counts of ‘possess prohibited drug’. He was granted conditional bail to appear at Coonamble Local Court on May 19. Inquiries continue but Orana Mid-Western Police District crime manager Detective Chief Inspector Denise Godden, said maintaining safe storage protocols in accordance with legislation is a vital responsibility for all firearms owners. “Improper storage of firearms can create easy opportunities for thieves during break and enters, particularly in rural areas,” Det/ Ch Insp Godden said. Orana Mid-Western Police will continue to conduct regular safe storage inspections across the district. Det/Ch Insp Godden said more information about responsibilities as a firearms owner, including licences, permits, sale and purchase and safe storage, can be found at the Firearms Registry page on the NSW Police Force website.

Mendooran tanker fire LAST Friday night, Fire and Rescue crews from Gilgandra, Dubbo and Delroy stations along with the Rural Fire Service brigades dealt with a fuel tanker that caught fire near Mendooran. Adding to the dramas of a pressure cooker situation, once the fire was out crews found one compartment was leaking diesel. The spill was stopped then all the 45,000 litres of fuel needed to be transferred to another truck. The incident started just before 8pm and was made safe by 8am the next morning. Great effort from all concerned in the wet and freezing conditions. These scenes get pretty cold pretty quick when you’re exposed for 10 or 12 hours with no way to get warm.

Craig Skene said a grant from the state government will help keep two vital programs working in Dubbo. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED.

Officers located a Toyota Hilux on Wheelers Lane, stopped north of Birch Avenue, and subjected the 42-year-old male driver to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result. He was arrested and taken to

Man wanted to assist police

Dubbo high-range DUI DUBBO police reacted quickly after complaints about the way a ute was being driven on Wheelers Lane on the morning of Thursday, April 30.

Dubbo Police Station where a breath analysis returned an alleged reading of 0.290. The man was charged with high-range PCA and granted conditional bail to face Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday, May 27. The man’s licence was suspended.

Police say this man could assist them with enquiries into a stealing matter at a Dubbo shop. PHOTO: NSW POLICE.

DUBBO police have a simple question – do you know this bloke? If so, they’d appreciate a call. Police believe this male (pictured left) can assist them with their investigation into a stealing which occurred in Dubbo on March 27. If you can help with information about the identity and/or whereabouts of this male please call Dubbo Police on 6883 1599, or contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information can also be provided confidentially via the Crime Stoppers online reporting page at www1.police.nsw.gov.au.

Don’t let a cold snap lead to a mishap LOCAL firies are warning people the cold weather could lead to house fires caused by putting clothes too close to heaters. It doesn’t matter what type of heater – gas, electric or wood – clothes too close to that heat can catch fire, and if that fire isn’t noticed it could be tragic. A fire can take hold in three minutes, it only takes seconds to prevent one. There are also warnings about simple maintenance checks on household appliances because frayed or damaged cords can start a fire. Firies say if you’ve taken your electric blankets out from storage, check that your it is in good working order before use. For more fire safety advice visit www.fire.nsw.gov.au/winter Here’s some tips from the retained firefighters at 284 Delroy Fire Station: z As temperatures cool, keep everything “a metre from the heater” z Ensure you have enough smoke alarms and test that they are working z Have at least two exits to each room and review or make a home fire escape plan with your family z If you have a wood heater, ensure that the chimney is clean and properly ventilated z Check your electric blankets for damage or wear before use z Keep any flammable object (such as clothes, toys) at least “a metre from the heater”

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z Do not overload power points or power boards z Do not use outdoor heating or cooking equipment in your home as they can release toxic smoke and gases

Colouring-in competitions are helping keep many isolated kids occupied. PHOTO:

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TWO programs based at Dubbo Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) that work hand-in-hand with the NSW Police Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Riseup Program will be extended by a further 18 months. The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fit for Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fit for Workâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; courses, run by Senior Constable Craig Skene and Senior Constable Sally Treacey, are resilience and capacity-building programs targeting at-risk youth disengaged from work and education opportunities. The programs will be able to continue thanks to state government funding of almost $200,000. Snr Con Skene said he is proud of the work done in the programs and is keen to be join with his colleagues and continue helping the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The expansion of this program in Dubbo will deliver strong outcomes for over 100 disadvantaged youth, by engaging them and inspiring them to feel valued, gain qualifications and become contributing community members,â&#x20AC;? he said.

PIN at the Lake THE stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild west has been pretty â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;light onâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; compared to the coast and metro areas when it comes to the issuing of Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) during the current lockdown regulations.

But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had our moments. This past week police spoke to a 32-year-old man at Lake Cargelligo about the current ministerial directions, yet later that afternoon police noticed the same man walking in Lake Cargelligo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d failed to return home as directed. Checks revealed the Murrin Bridge man had previously been given warnings for non-essential travel three times earlier in the month. He was issued a $1000 PIN. A police pursuit on Mission Road at Walgett occurred when officers attempted to stop a vehicle and the driver allegedly refused to comply with that direction. The pursuit was terminated and a short time later, two men â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both aged 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; were arrested nearby. The men told police they had been at a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house drinking alcohol and were unable to provide a reasonable excuse for being

away from home and were each issued a $1000 PIN. Investigations into the pursuit are ongoing.

Bourke arrest BOURKE Police have arrested a 23-year-old man on an outstanding warrant after attending a home on Oxley Street and it looks like they got more than theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d bargained for. Following further inquiries, officers allege the man was involved in an aggravated break and enter where a vehicle was stolen on Paling Street, Orange, in March 2019. It will also be alleged the man stole cash and cigarettes from a passenger on a bus that travelled from Dubbo to Bourke just last month. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been charged with two counts of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fail to comply with reporting obligationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;larcenyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ag-

gravated break and enter commit serious indictable offenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;take and drive conveyance without consent of ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The man was bail refused to appear at Dubbo Local Court.

Riot at Wello jail DUBBO PHOTO NEWS is still being told that the recent riot and fire at Wellington Correctional Centre was far more serious than has been officially reported. I asked the department for a few details: 1 Estimates of the damage? 2 How many prisoners had to be moved to other facilities? 3 How much did the immediate response to the incident cost? 4 How many corrective services personnel had to be deployed, etc? Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the spiel from Corrective Services: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inmates damaged windows and shade awnings in

their accommodation blocks and yards during a disturbance at Wellington Correctional Centre on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Other damaged property included a fridge, microwave, telephone and exercise equipment in the inmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; common area. A fire in one cell burned some bed linen and rubbish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ten inmates were transferred to Macquarie Correctional Centre and placed in segregation. A further six inmates are segregated and will be transferred this week. Their security classifications have been increased, placing extra restrictions on their conditions in prison. NSW Police are investigating the incident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wellington Correctional Centre staff dealt with the incident professionally. They were assisted by officers from Macquarie Correctional Centre and the Security Operations Group.â&#x20AC;?

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ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S not just Dubbo Photo News keeping kids occupied with colouring-in competitions during this enforced lockdown, and police know how much of a strain being cooped up can be for so many families. Six kids won prizes this week in one of the police competitions. Pictured above is artwork from 7-year-old Emma from Tocumwal, a town just on the NSW side of the Murray River, the last stop on the Newell Highway heading south from Dubbo into Victoria. z Send your news tips to john.ryan@panscott.com.au or 0429 452 245 txt is best

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FUNERALS

IN BRIEF

New ways of saying goodbye

By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

LIMITING the number of people at funerals due to social distancing measures, to 10, plus funeral staff and a minister, has brought creative changes to how funerals are held and families grieve. Shakespeare Funerals Dubbo owner Laura Carter said the limits have prompted families to be creative around how they can say goodbye to their loved ones or include extended family and friends in funeral ceremonies. “Quite often it’s the grandchildren who are unfortunately left out. Say, you’ve got the husband of someone who’s passed away, you might have three or four adult children and their husbands and wives, so there’s your ten family members, before you even look at anyone else,” Ms Carter said. “I had a funeral recently where the family brought an iPad and set up a zoom meeting in the chapel so the grandkids and whoever they’d invited, could watch as it was going on. “I had another one where they asked each of the grand kids to record themselves, saying something about Nan or Pop. It’s a just a matter of being creative and thinking of ways of including people who can’t physically be there.” Ms Carter said a lot of families are now putting their focus to having a big memorial celebra-

Ways to grieve in isolation It is never too late to hold a ritual or ceremony z lighting a candle to remember your loved one z playing their favourite music z sharing special photos with friends and family on Facebook z cooking their favourite meal and sharing z send an email z phone in on regular basis z write a letter or send a card SOURCE: NALAG

Shakespeare Funerals owner Laura Carter says grieving families are using technology to include extended family in funeral ceremonies and look forward to restrictions lifting so they can hold larger memorial celebrations of their loved ones’ lives. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

tion either at the one-year anniversary or when restrictions are lifted. “It’s giving families something – I know it’s not a happy thing – but giving them something to look forward to,” she said. The inability to hug is a significant challenge. “It makes it hard for someone whose grandparent has died, and they don’t live with their mum or dad, even though they’re chil-

dren. With the social restrictions they can’t be kissing and hugging each other. It makes it difficult. They can still talk but sometimes all you need is no words and a hug,” she said. “Watching families who are already going through such a hard time and they’ve got all this on top of them, making a horrible situation even harder, that’s really hard.” Hugging and touching and be-

ing together in times of loss is something which comes naturally said NALAG (National Association for Loss and Grief) NSW CEO and educator, Trudy Hanson. “Grief can be a deeply isolating experience under normal circumstances. We need to understand that things aren’t normal right now. Life as we know it has changed significantly, including how we grieve. “The current pandemic circumstances for many, and myself, is unlike anything they have ever experienced and it has changed the way we grieve and mourn the loss of a loved one,” Mrs Hanson said. “Because we can’t travel and be by the sides of the dying and other loved ones right now, we naturally feel helpless. This is true of families faced with non-COVID deaths and other tragedies right now as well. The deaths of the four police officers in Melbourne comes to mind. Ceremony and ritual have the power to help fill some of the feelings of helplessness.” NALAG has been supporting people around the State either by phone or on Zoom by offering grief support and coping strategies. They encourage people to reach out for help as they have volunteers waiting to offer support by contacting them on 6882 9222 and visiting www.nalag. org.au.

Unemployed man gets million-dollar chance to own a home A $1 MILLION division one lottery prize has come at the right time for a Dubbo man who recently lost his job due to changes caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. He plans to use his windfall to buy himself a home. The life-changing ticket was purchased at TSG Dubbo, 213 Macquarie Street, Dubbo. He only checked his ticket on an app at 10pm, 24 hours after the draw was announced, and was very surprised to see he’d won a million dollars. Not able to sleep, thinking about what he’d do with the money if it was true, he visited TSG Dubbo newsagents first thing the next morning to confirm the win. “It’s really come at the best time. I lost my job recently because things had really slowed down due to the coronavirus pandemic,” he explained. “I’m definitely going to buy myself a new car. My old car isn’t even worth fixing. I’ll also be able to buy myself a home! It’s honestly unbelievable.” “This is the first division one winning entry we’ve sold at our new outlet, so we are thrilled!” TSG Dubbo owners Mark Liersch and Michele Collins said.

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Reunited with 60 year old diary By JOHN RYAN

Thomas Bakac with Valerie Moore whose lost diary from 60 years ago was unearthed by tradies. The unique reunion gave Valerie the chance to drop in to see her childhood home. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

THERE’S an old saying that there’s no such thing as a coincidence, but that’s been proven to be untrue when it comes to the case of Dubbo’s long-lost diary. Sixty years ago Valerie Moore was living in Dubbo and dutifully pencilling in her diary pages. Fast-forward six decades and the Yeoval resident was in Dubbo and driving past her childhood home when she saw a couple of electricians working on the property for a client. Electrician Thomas Bakac takes up the story.

“We found an old diary up in the roof space of our client’s property,” Mr Bakac said. “Later in the day an elderly lady passing through town pulled up and stated that this was the place where she grew up many years ago. “After a bit of chit chat we found out that this old diary belonged to her and that she placed it in there 60 years ago! “Right place at the right time or what? A very bittersweet moment for our Team at Thomas Bakac Electrical.” That’s one entry this long-lost diary never could have predicted and Valerie Moore was over the moon.

“This funny little diary was really just a few pages of writing from an imaginative child who loved playing games made up from either a book she was reading or from watching a movie,” Mrs Moore told Dubbo Photo News. “In those days we enjoyed the Saturday afternoon matinees or going to a movie at night-time with our Mum. “Seeing my childhood home being restored was wonderful. There is going to be life in the old house again. “My family and I enjoy reading Dubbo Photo News, so please keep up the good work,” she said.

COUNCIL SNAPSHOT A number of Council-supported events are no longer going ahead, due to COVID-19. Please visit Council’s What’s On page at www.dubbo.com.au for updates. Council meetings are still proceeding, with social distancing observed. All meetings are livestreamed to Council’s Facebook page and website.

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The Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response Plan 2020 (DCWERP) draft is now on public exhibition. The plan has been prepared to replace previous Drought Management Plans issued for both former Dubbo City and Wellington Councils. Submissions are open until 5pm, 5 June 2020. To view the plan and make a submission visit Council’s website.

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Kids and aged care centre on track Maranatha Gunyah project: z Matt Redfern – construction z Kirk Gleeson (design) and Tim Smith (project manager) Barnson z Brad Taylor – cabinet maker/joiner z Eddie Owens – roof installation z Will Redfern – electrician z James Drew – air-conditioning z Andy Byrne – plumbing and drainage z Malcolm Ney – earthmoving z Boland Contracting – tree removal z R & D Glass – windows and doors z K B Concreting – concreting z Brent and Craig Staggs – tiling z John Southwell – Plant hire z Scott Braithwaite – bricklayer

Wet weather hasn’t been able to prevent a team of local tradies working on one of Wellington’s most exciting projects in years. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

By JOHN RYAN A FAMILY of trades working together is ensuring the region’s first facility designed to combine care for both local’s kids and aged residents is taking shape. Maranatha Gunyah, a $3 million project, is well on its way to completion despite recent wet weather.

The external walls and roofing has already been completed and now work on the internal structure is well underway. The development has been conceived to complement the adjacent Maranatha House in both design and purpose. It’s the first commercial project undertaken by Matt Redfern Construction as the principal contrac-

tor and the business owner says it’s really putting his local firm on the map. Mr Redfern said the project combines the talents of many of Wellington’s tradespeople who have become like a family during its development. “There is a multiple of trades working on this project. It really is a trade family in Wellington.

“I have 100 per cent faith in these guys because we are working with them every day,” Mr Redfern said. There are up to 20 people involved in the nuts and bolts of the project, but he said construction is being run seamlessly. With 15 years working on building projects in and around the town, Mr Redfern said this

one-of-a-kind centre fills him with pride, particularly the camaraderie that’s helped it come together. “It’s very exciting and in the current climate, it was too great to let go from Wellington,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “Something like this, it’s an absolute showcase for tradies from Wellington.”

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Wello crime conﬂict Comment by JOHN RYAN IN last week’s Dubbo Photo News, we published Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders’ unedited response to our questions on whether Wellington needs 24-hour policing. He said he’s a strong supporter of 24/7 policing in the town but stated that the allocation of resources was not up to him, but was rather an operational matter for police. In the real world of policing, the police commissioner is the ruling authority on what resources are allocated where – and there are never enough to satisfy all the demands. At a district level, and we’re in the Orana Mid-Western Police District, it’s up to the local commander to decide where to allocate resources – and there are never enough to satisfy all the demands. Mr Saunders’ comments have raised the ire of some locals including where he wrote: “Police have refuted suggestions that having two jails near the town has any major influence on crime.” Dubbo Photo News asked Mr

Saunders for the data and reasoning behind that statement and received this reply: “Thanks John – the info I have is directly from the police, and from what they’ve told me the stats don’t support any significant increase in police workload. “The rationale is that a small number of offenders cause a lot of problems when released from custody,” Mr Saunders said. Wellington resident Danielle Griffiths has been vocal about the crime problem in the town for some time. “Mr Saunders hasn’t been interested in the betterment of Welling- Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders with minister Anthony Roberts while on a tour of Macquarie Correctional Centre in ton and you see this through his October 2019. PHOTO: SUPPLIED involvement, or lack thereof,” Ms into him in the street and he didn’t “If they don’t know who he is, (one year ago) they hadn’t had any Griffiths told Dubbo Photo News. know anything about my case. then how can he say that? That’s police case management for over “I’m yet to see anything come Zero care or concern. He doesn’t just one example,” she said. a year.” from him that wasn’t already in even know what he is signing,” she “If it is true that offending is hapLocals have regularly asked for place prior to his election or wasn’t said. pening when people are released extra police resources as well as implemented at a more senior Ms Griffiths said she’s not sure from jail, then why isn’t more be- other social services over the past level. how he can say that the problems ing done from a ‘prevention’ point couple of decades, with concerns “In fact when I contacted his are caused by people who are re- of view. Clearly what they are do- many of the social problems plaguing the town relate to generational office to raise the issue of crime leased from custody when there ing now isn’t working. “I’d be interested to know how disadvantage and the subsequent and policing, I received a tem- is still one person on the run after plate-style response signed by him a couple of crooks recently broke supported the PCYC is, from a po- effects of substance abuse and licing point of view. Last I heard family breakdown. in the mail the day after I bumped into her backyard.

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LATEST COVID-19 NEWS COVIDSAFE APP As many of you will know, the Australian Government has now released it's COVID-19 app. I have to confess, I was skeptical about the app when it was ďŹ rst announced. Bureaucrats and also governments tend to like getting information about their citizens and this is often not a positive thing. Who needs more bureaucrats looking over your shoulder? However it looks like there has been extensive work carried out on this app and safeguards installed to protect peoples' privacy. Amongst other things, the information that the app provides can only be used for the purposes of COVID-19 contact tracing; it is encrypted; and any contact data stored on your phone will be automatically deleted after 21 days. The information is only used if someone you come into contact with is diagnosed with COVID-19. While ordinarily, I would not be loading this app onto my phone, I will be making an exception in these circumstances. The Coronavirus has proved devastating for peoples' health, and also for the health of our economy. The economic cost to Australia from this continuing shutdown is enormous. Our kids and grandkids will be paying off the debt. The sooner we can get businesses open and Australians back at work, the better. I love my country and I hate seeing it on it's knees economically and it is for that reason that I will be downloading this app. Giving out a small amount of personal information that can only be used in very limited circumstances is a price I'm willing to pay to get us back on our feet sooner. Note: The app is voluntary and no one is forced to download it.

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Your Country Your Voice Thank you This week, as the curve ďŹ&#x201A;attens and we have a moment to reďŹ&#x201A;ect, I would like to acknowledge the huge and continuing efforts of our local communities in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Inparticular, particular II would would like like to to thank: thank: In â&#x20AC;˘ Our brave front line health workers, pathologists, pharmacists, and support staff who are working tirelessly to protect and prepare our community. â&#x20AC;˘ All those working in mental and allied health to ensure the well-being of others. â&#x20AC;˘ Our aged care providers, workers and carers throughout the community for keeping our eldery safe. â&#x20AC;˘ Our local RSL sub-branches who, despite the strict social distancing rules, helped to ensure that all Australians had the oppportunity to commemorate ANZAC Day. â&#x20AC;˘ All the local service clubs and commmunity groups that are supporting my Calare Community Care initiative to check on vulnerable people in the community. Together, to date, we have contacted over 2,000 residents across the electorate. â&#x20AC;˘ My dedicated staff. While some electorate offices closed during this crisis, my offices and staff remained on deck and have been working harder than ever attending to thousands of calls and enquiries for assistance during one of the most challenging times in our nation's history.

I would also like to acknowledge: â&#x20AC;˘ Those in our community who are grieving the loss of loved ones. This has been a particularly terrible time given the social distancing rules and restrictions around funerals. â&#x20AC;˘ The residents of our bushďŹ re affected communities whose recovery efforts have been made even more difficult by these challenging times. â&#x20AC;˘ Local businesses that have had to weather the worst storm since the Great Depression. Your strength and resilience, and your ability to adapt and innovate, is inspiring to us all. â&#x20AC;˘ Those who have lost their jobs and livelihoods and how traumatic this time has been. We'll be with you until everyone's back on their feet.

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Arty activity keeps kids busy By NATALIE LEWIS Photos by COLIN ROUSE FROM digital prints to watercolour paintings, the Wellington school holiday art competition has produced a plethora of portraiture. Organiser Maree Jones, who is the Dubbo Regional Council Communities for Children Officer, said the contest was open to children aged between six and 16 and was based on submission of a self-portrait in any form of painting, drawing or recycled art. Inclusion of glitter, buttons, feathers or any materials that provided inspiration was welcomed. Mrs Jones said the art competition became part of the normal school holiday activities after group sessions were disallowed due to social distancing measures. “We just adapted. Because we couldn’t run face to face activities, I had to think about what we could do.” Collaborating with Wellington Arts to organise the project, she was pleased with the outcome. “We decided to do an art competition and welcomed self-portraits in any medium. There were lots of different ones from digital to drawing using lots of different mediums such as charcoal and watercolour. I was so impressed that there were so many entries.” Mrs Jones said children were spending more time at home due to COVID-19. “I think they had more time because they can’t go anywhere. And they are learning lots of different skills. This was a really good activity and it was good to have a theme. It was fantastic to see.” The artworks will be on display in the old Western Stores building until the end of May. Mrs Jones has also been dropping off activity packs to families all around Wellington containing playdough, arts and crafts, pencils and highlighters. “It’s something for the kids to look forward to. All of the families, they were thankful for the opportunity, the kids are bored.” Next up, she is holding a Wellington Show-based event featuring photography, decorated biscuits and craft items. The theme this year is Emergency Services. “We are trying to do something. Think outside the box, and deliver in a way that we can.”

WINNERS z 6- 8 years - Judges Choice Acadia Burn, Runner up Lachlan Blackhall Acadia’s mum Zoe Burn said she was stoked to be named as one of the winners. “Doing the artworks gave them something to do,” she said. z 8-10 years - Judges Choice Sophie Wykes, Runner Up Archie Rich Sophie was also very pleased with her art prize. “I was excited,” she said. The artwork was a collage made from magazines which took about two days to complete. “It took a bit of time and patience,” her mum Kelly said. z 10-13 Years - Judges Choice Jayden Barker, Runner Up Lilah Wykes z 13-16 Years- Judges Choice Chloe Shanahan Runner Up Samantha Thompson

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Sarah Mawbey’s acting career in film had an unlikely start in the trenches of her parent’s Wongarbon farm. Now she lives in the virtual trenches of Los Angeles where aspiring actors from all over the world go to do battle on the biggest stage of all – Hollywood. Sarah says it’s a long way from growing up in DubVegas. ••• Tell us about your life growing up in Dubbo and when and why did you decide you wanted to become an actor? I absolutely love Dubbo. I really see and appreciate it for all the wonderful things it has to offer. I love connecting with my family there and seeing the town afresh every time I go back. It grows so fast yet always has a welcoming and comforting embrace. Growing up however I didn’t have the best time there. I don’t think my

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story is so unique. I often felt ostracised by my peers, bullied, and in general out of place. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be a performer or artist of some kind but I also feared expressing this a great deal. My dreams were often met with ridicule or dismissed. I thought the way I felt was connected to my surroundings so the town became a symbol of my inner struggles. I had to leave in order to gain perspective and see Dubbo for the great place it is! My family and parents in particular have however always been extremely supportive and they are the reason I had the courage to pursue the career I have. Without them I don’t know what would have become of me. You were involved in a ﬁlm on your parent’s farm near Wongarbon, tell us about that and where that ﬁlm’s up to now. Involved?? Try responsible! I was already cast in ‘Forbidden Ground’ or ‘Battle Ground’ as it is known abroad. I knew they were looking for a location where they could cause a lot of damage so I called my Dad and he agreed to let the film shoot on his property. This is a great example of how supportive my family is. My parents were so hands-on during the filming; dad helped construct the set and mum helped feed cast and crew and so, so many more things. Too many to mention! We ended up shooting one of my final scenes in old Dubbo gaol. A very surreal experience for me having gone there frequently as a kid. Side note: Dad’s cows apparently

still get stuck in the mud where they filled in the trenches. As far as I know you can watch the movie on any number of streaming platforms. I’m not up to date with all of them, but I think it’s currently on Amazon Prime Now. I think it was on Hulu and Netflix UK but as I said I don’t keep track. There’s a bunch. When did you decided to move to LA and why? I moved to LA after ‘Forbidden Ground’ was released. I signed with a manager and made the move to get access to more opportunities. Give us a snapshot of a day in the life of Sarah Mawbey in LA – it sounds glamorous from afar, what’s it really like? It really depends. Right now, ha ha, not so much going on, but before Covid-19 restrictions the focus would be on auditions, shooting the jobs I book and writing my scripts. It’s also important to keep healthy and fit – I like Pilates at the moment and intermittent fasting for that. I attend acting class to make sure I’m constantly growing in my craft. I also put a big focus on daily mentality work, anything from meditation and chanting to reading self-growth

` We ended up shooting one of my ﬁnal scenes in old Dubbo gaol. A very surreal experience for me having gone there frequently as a kid.. a

books and journaling. Having a happy and balanced mentality is the place from where all success comes – that’s been my experience anyway. Then of course there’s just regular life. Spending as much time with my husband and “fur babies” (two Pomeranians and a cat) as possible. Keeping the apartment clean, paying bills, taking the car for a service, coffee, the same as everyone. Every so often there are the more ‘glamorous’ things – red carpets, premieres and events of that nature which are definitely a lot of fun. Is there a camaraderie or competition between you and your mates vying for roles, or is it a combination of both and how does that all make you feel? Personally my actor friends and I all have very different looks so we don’t go out for the same auditions. However, I think that feeling of competition or camaraderie as you put it is entirely a matter of your choosing. If you choose to feel competition I think you are in for a rough time of it. The thing is, even if I did go head-to-head with my friends for jobs, booking a role isn’t necessarily about how talented you are, how attractive you are or anything like that. A show or film is creating something specific, they are looking for the right elements to go together. Consider this metaphor – the actor is the paint and the producer/director the painter. So if you are blue paint and your friend is red and the painter needs red for their painting, that’s a match. You are blue, you’re never going to be red so why torture yourself? Be the best blue you can be and trust any moment now, some artist will come along looking for blue in their painting!

Do you feel happy when friends get roles, but do you harbour other feelings as well if someone else makes the bigtime? Of course I am happy for my friends when they have a victory! I think it’s normal for anyone to feel insecure at times if you get into a habit of comparing yourself to others. Trying to measure yourself against someone else’s life only gives you a distorted view of reality and is of no benefit to you whatsoever. The success of one is the success of all. There is no limit set by some higher power for how many people get to be successful. The ‘big time’ doesn’t put up a no vacancy because one person gets in ahead of you. Get inspired, get motivated by the success of others and watch how that propels your own success. What’s your end dream? There is no end. There will always be more. That’s the beauty of life. Have you met or worked with anyone who’s A-List famous? I will be in my latest film ‘Fame & Fools’ to be shot later this year, but unfortunately I’m not allowed to disclose who they are! What else is going on in your life? I have a very exciting year coming up. I am confirmed to shoot two films and have a third on the horizon. I have been cast as the lead in the feature film ‘Fame & Fools’ which is being produced by MotionScope Entertainment. It will shoot in the UK and Atlanta and feature an amazing cast that I am so excited to be working with. I have no idea of timelines, but it will hit cinemas in the nottoo-distant future. I’m also keeping my fingers crossed for an Australian premiere. I would love to walk the red carpet for my film back home.

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Bags of fun for Hugh’s holidays By NATALIE LEWIS

Hugh has his hands full. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED AND TAKEN BY CARMEN GAIN

WHEN other kids were spending the school holidays being bored or playing video games, eight-year-old Hugh Gain was out earning pocket money selling sheep manure around the district. The young entrepreneur is in Year 3 at St Mary’s Catholic School in Wellington and lives in Geurie. He started his small business last year after helping his grandparents Rodney and Dianne Whittaker clean out the shearing shed at their Yeoval

property. “One of my friends was doing it, so I decided to do it,” he explained. So far, Hugh has sold 334 20kg bags – with 234 of those in the April school holidays alone. With the help of his proud parents Carmen and Patrick, they have delivered as far afield as Wellington, Wongarbon and Dubbo, as well as locally in Geurie. Last holidays, they went as far away as Mudgee and Carcoar with their special deliveries. With business booming, Hugh has really been able to capitalise on the combination of recent

rainfall and housebound residents working in their gardens – including members of the Wellington Garden Club. As elder brother to Harry 4, and Elsie, 2, Hugh also helps his parents around the farm working with livestock and doing other chores. He has already saved more than $1000 towards his goal of $3000 and his aim is to buy a Honda CRF110 before his ninth birthday on July 10. Hugh also swims with Dubbo City Swim Tech and plays rugby with the Wellington Redbacks.

Losing a loved one amid a pandemic: remembering Paul Mines By LYDIA PEDRANA WHILE losing a family member under normal circumstances is difficult, dealing with loss amid a pandemic is uniquely tough. Four weeks ago, respected real estate agent and much-loved community figure Paul Mines passed away at home following two decades of renal dialysis and a short battle with an aggressive skin cancer. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Kerri-Anne, three daughters, Amy, Hannah and Esther, five grandchildren and a town full of friends, Mr Mines was selfless until the very end. Learning of his terminal state just one week before he died, the family needed to adhere to COVID-19 gathering restrictions while planning the celebration of his life. Daughter Hannah Walkom nee Mines, who argues she was her Dad’s favourite, broached the topic of only having 10 people at his funeral. “We always joked with dad about what a big funeral he would have and I was grateful to know (about his prognosis) because it was quite unsettling for me to know that we wouldn’t be able to give Dad the funeral that any loved one deserves, not just someone that is well known in the community,” she told Dubbo Photo News. “I spoke with Dad four days before he passed away and I said I was upset that we would only be able to have 10 people and dad said, ‘yeah, well, it might look a bit silly, but how would you feel if we had a big funeral and people got sick because of it.’ “He was just so matter of fact about it.” One request Mr Mines did have, was that his three eldest grandchildren lead the family out of the church. While initially funeral directors were included in the 10-person limit, news soon came that the health department had revised the rules, meaning 10 people, plus those needed to conduct

the service, were allowed to be in attendance. “It meant that my sister’s three children, the ones who are old enough to understand and will remember their grandfather, they were now able to attend and that was really special,” Mrs Walkom said. “Each of the three children spoke, they each prepared something that they wanted to say which was really lovely.” Mr Mines’ love for his family, friends and community has been praised by those closest to him. “Dad was such a proud father and pa who loved nothing more than the company of his family or his loyalest friend Millie dog,” Mrs Walkom said. “On the Sunday before his passing I had cause to take Dad up to hospital, he said to me through his face mask, ‘it is amazing you know, the lengths I will go to just to have quality time with one of my daughters.’ “That was Dad, always making light of a situation to protect his daughters.” Mr Mines’ strength and sense of humour is another asset he will remembered for. Neil Sharkey, a friend and fellow Rotarian, first met Mr Mines back in 1991 and the pair often caught up for a coffee or a trip to the movies. “He had what I would describe as an acerbic wit; just dry, reflective, he almost always had a comeback,

Above: Paul and daughter Hannah helping out at a Rotary event in October 2016. Right: A family Christmas, 2018. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

not a clown, not a funny guy, just witty with a genuine appreciation for funny stuff,” Mr Sharkey said. “He was genuinely tough, I don’t mean in a thuggish sense, I mean to put up with what he put up with, to maintain his sense of humour and sense of community, to put up with it without whinging and being a miserable bastard, because no one wants to be around a misery guts.” Mr Mines was also the catalyst for Dubbo’s upcoming Cancer Centre. Upon a clinic visit with his kidney specialist Dr Colin McClintock, who looked after Mr Mines for 15 years, the subject of bringing a PET/CT scanner to Dubbo was discussed. “This immediately piqued Paul’s interest and he arranged for Dr Florian Honeyball, a medical oncologist, and myself to attend and address Dubbo Rotary West,” Dr McClintock said. “The result was extraordinary, thereafter leading directly to so

much work from so many people to drive the successful ‘A Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital’ campaign; Western NSW is now of course not just receiving that PET/CT scanner, but an entire cancer centre.” Mr McClintock said he shared so many ups and downs with Mr Mines and greatly enjoyed his sharp wit and strong-mindedness. “I think it is inspirational that despite dealing with so much adversity with his own health, Paul remained such a strong, passionate advocate for Dubbo and surrounding areas, and always remained ready ‘to do his bit’.” In the end, despite two failed kidney transplants followed by a third successful one that he had lived with for the last 15 years, it was an aggressive form of skin cancer that got the better of Mr Mines. “His kidney was still working until the very end,” Mrs Walkom said. “Because he had to take immunosuppressants to stop his body from rejecting his kidney, those same immune suppressants obvi-

ously suppressed his immune system which meant his body couldn’t fight off this skin cancer either, and basically he got this metastatic cancer and unfortunately it grows very aggressively, basically before your eyes.” Only diagnosed with the skin cancer in January after a biopsy, he was operated on at RPA in February. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, Mr Mines was only able to get a phone appointment with the Orange radiation oncologist as they were not offering face to face appointments at the time. “Dad said he was really struggling with the fact that he couldn’t get in front of someone to have a look at these growths because he knew that they were bad, but he could only talk to a doctor over the phone,” Mrs Walkom said. “Unfortunately for Dad it wouldn’t have made any difference because his cancer was too aggressive.” The coronavirus restrictions also meant the family weren’t able to hold a wake, but Mrs Walkom said they plan to arrange a memorial service once the pandemic has passed with everyone who knew and loved him. “In some ways it was a blessing not to have to have a wake afterwards with a big crowd of people because you are just so emotionally drained, you don’t feel like talking to anyone anyway, so it will be nice to be able to do something for Dad in the future where we can invite anyone who wants to come and in that situation it won’t be as raw and we will be able to enjoy hearing some stories about Dad and sharing some memories with all the people that he was linked in with.” While the family has been flooded with well wishes and support, many people are reaching out to ask if they can assist in any way. Mrs Walkom would love to see people register their willingness to be an organ donor and have a conversation with their families about their wishes.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS

LETTERS & FEEDBACK

THE TOONS’ VIEWS

Where NSW employees and their families suffer, Victoria takes the opposite approach The Editor, A dire decision by the NSW Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, has driven a large nail into the coffin of community newspapers throughout the state. Both Australian Community Media and News Corp recently announced they would suspend printing of a large number of community titles in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. While the Victorian Government took the proactive approach and announced it would spend $4.7 million on weekly advertising in titles in that state over the next six months – Minister Hancock took a totally different approach in NSW. Ms Hancock instead announced councils would no longer be required to publish relevant notices in their local community newspapers and would be allowed to simply display them on council websites. The move was a body blow to community publications as the advertising generated from councils was a significant source of revenue. In an unprecedented time like this, the Berejiklian Government should be doing everything it can to encourage the distribution of information as well as the creation and retention of jobs. However, this move by the Minister achieves the total opposite. There are dozens of em-ployees at newspapers in the Minister’s South Coast electorate – like the South Coast Reg-ister and the Milton Ulladulla Times – who must be seething at the decision by their local member that may ultimately destroy their livelihoods. Community newspapers highlight the best and worst of their local area and do an admira-ble job holding politicians to account. Given the Berejiklian Government’s terrible track record over OPINION

Bruce Ellen ❚ President, Country Press Australia THE Federal Government’s recently announced Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program could potentially hand funds allocated to small and regional publishers to the large and powerful commercial television and radio networks and media conglomerates such as News Corporation. Country Press Australia, on behalf its 140 independent regional and local newspaper members, has been in discussions with the Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Paul Fletcher, to prevent the allocation guidelines for the PING program producing unintended outcomes. The Regional and Small Publish-

` In an unprecedented time like this, the Berejiklian Government should be doing everything it can to encourage the distribution of information as well as the creation and retention of jobs... a the past nine years, it’s little wonder why the Minister is so eager to assist in killing off community publications. The Minister’s irrational decision has already had a detrimental impact on hundreds of em-ployees – and their families – at community newspapers throughout the state. Greg Warren, Shadow Minister for Local Government

Abolition of inheritance, the Communist Manifesto The Editor, In reply to the anonymous contributor (Dubbo Photo News, April 23) suggesting a return to death duties to help finance support of the present virus, could I make the following com-ment? Governments, state and federal, have the power under the constitution to create all the fi-nance needed to run the country free of debt. The real wealth of Australia is all that is needed for security. Death duties (probate) and the abolition of inheritance is one of the platforms of the Com-munist Manifesto, increased taxes another, also advocated by the writer. Many worry that the cure of the virus will be worse than the complaint. For decades there seems to be a policy to never let a crisis go to waste, so often a manmade crisis. Martin Penny, Dubbo

More water should be held by the taxpayers The Editor, Last year, spurred on by angry irrigators from the Southern Basin, then Federal Water Min-ister David Littleproud asked the interim Inspector General of the Murray Darling Basin, tough cop on the beat Mick Keelty, to report on the division of water in the Murray Darling Basin between Queensland, NSW, ACT, Victoria and South Australia. The irrigators were angry at low to zero water allocations, and mistakenly decided the Mur-ray Darling Basin Plan was to blame. In his report, Mr Keelty concludes that there is less water because the climate is drying and warming, and that their anger would have been better directed at the roughshod water managers in the NSW government. He also explodes the myth that environmental water holdings are treated any differently to other types of water entitlement, and dismisses the suggestion that environmental water be given up for irrigation in times of drought. Our rivers are in ecological collapse – especially in the north. Now more than ever it’s criti-cal that more water is held by the taxpayers, and used to sure up the re-

silience of our wa-terways. The Commonwealth has a responsibility to purchase the remaining $47.5 billion under the buyback cap, most of that water is to be purchased in the Northern Basin, for use in the parched Darling River. Melissa Gray, Dubbo

Pandemic is showing us what really matters The Editor, I don’t always see eye-to-eye with global oil executives! But I was heartened by recent words from BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney: “This cruel pandemic is showing us much about what really matters. This crisis has helped make clear that the world in which the sole objective of a company’s purpose is to maximise profit is no longer acceptable.” The priority for governments, business and community right now is working together to support people who are suffering because of the COVID-19 pandemic and to stop its spread. And then the spotlight will turn to rebuilding communities, wellbeing, livelihoods, jobs and businesses. To do that, we must recover from COVID-19 in a way that also tackles the climate crisis and pro-

tects nature. I reflected on these challenges and opportunities in a webinar conversation with Emma Herd, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change, on how climate action can help drive Australia’s recovery. This major disruption to our way of life could be a reset moment to help us build a better country with sustainable jobs and resilient businesses that help solve the climate crisis and protect our beautiful natural world. I invite you to take a listen, and think about what your vision is for a healthy and resilient Australia post-pandemic. You can also read my opinion piece: how rural Australia can ‘bounce forward’ after corona-virus and create a resilient future. Despite all the uncertainty, let’s keep imagining a better world. And, keep working together to make it a reality. Kelly O’Shanassy, Australian Conservation Foundation CEO ••• z HAVE YOUR SAY: feedback@ dubbophotonews.com.au or 89 Wingewarra St, Dubbo 2830. Letters to the editor are best limited to no more than 250 words and may be edited for clarity, space or legal reasons. For our records, please include your name and contact details, including a daytime phone number. The writer’s name, title and/or town will be included unless speciﬁcally requested otherwise.

Don’t allow independent newspapers to be pushed aside for big business ers Innovation Fund was established in 2018 specifically to counter the media reform laws that favoured the large public companies and help sustain diverse media in Australia. The recent announcement to expand this Fund to potentially allow large media companies to access this funding program does the complete reverse. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) site itself states: “The Innovation Fund is a three-year, $48 million grant program, which began in 2018. It is part of the Australian Government’s $60 million Regional and Small Publishers Jobs and Innovation package.” It has become clear that Region-

al and Small publishers could be sacrificed to the more powerful voices of the commercial television and radio networks and media conglomerates such as News Corporation unless careful consideration is given to the funding framework. It is unfortunate that the conglomerates seem to have the ear

of government, yet regional and small publishers have the ears of 140 communities across Australia in the case of CPA, that they continue to serve. That the large media conglomerates could now share in a funding program specifically targeted to Regional and Small publishers, concocted to push through changes to Media Ownership rules of massive benefit to them at the expense of Regional and Small Publishers, ` That the large media only be to the detriment of soconglomerates could now will ciety and the varied media voices share in a funding program in this country. specifically targeted The original turnover cap of $30 to Regional and Small million must be maintained to enpublishers... will only be to sure the continued integrity of the the detriment of society... a fund. The primary purpose of the Re-

gional and Small Publishers Jobs and Innovation Program, the “production of public interest journalism as the primary purpose” of a recipient must be retained as part of the funding criteria. The ACCC DPI Final report also identified the continued support of Public Interest Journalism in regional, local and remote communities as an area deserving particular attention and funding. The funding criteria must include a clear correlation to the direct resources applied by entities to the original production of locally generated public interest journalism in regional and local communities. z Dubbo Photo News is a member of Country Press Australia.

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Thumbs Up to Max Astri and staff for providing a great service in these difficult times. Well done!

Thumbs Up to Pam Ridley for keeping in contact with her Red Hatters members – much appreciated.

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Thumbs Down to those people whose antisocial behaviour has forced the closure of ten walkways in Dubbo, they were a good idea allowing people more freedom to exercise and socialise.

Thumbs Up and thank you to the lady who found and returned my wallet intact to West Dubbo IGA last Thursday. Please make yourself known to Henry the next time you are in the store!

Thumbs Up to all the friendly and happy staff at Riverdale Woolworths considering everything that has been going on. They’re always considerate, helpful and friendly.

Thumbs Up to Jarrod and Jordi of Sewer Department of Dubbo Regional Council for prompt response when I contacted Council with a plumbing problem. Much appreciated and very professional well-mannered young men.

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A diamond anniversary for David and Helene Lander

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Contributed by KATE COURTS DAVID and Helene Lander of Dubbo celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Tuesday, April 21. They were married 60 years ago at St Mary’s Ridge Street, North Sydney followed by a reception at Manly Golf Club. Much of the Bridal Party consisted of school friends from their boarding school days. David attended the Shore School and Helene, Loreto, Kirribilli. David and Helene commenced their married life at “Boondilla”, Darlington Point where they lived for 16 years. They then moved to Sydney, where two of their three daughters were at boarding school and lived there for 21 years. During the last 10 years in Sydney, they shared their residency with “Boondilla”, Kangaroo Valley, until their retirement when they permanently moved to Kangaroo Valley and stayed there for the next five years. David and Helene then decided to move to Dubbo to be closer to family and have been here for 18 years. They reconnected and made many new friends in the Dubbo area through David’s involvement in the Dubbo Masonic Lodge, their involvement in Can Assist and at Dubbo and Wellington Bridge Clubs, where David has held the position of president of both clubs. Bridge is a lifelong passion for both David and Helene. Their family, now including 14 grandchildren and two of their five great-grandchildren (who can talk) all contacted them by phone or video messages on Tuesday as large celebrations were unable to be held due to the coronavirus restrictions. It was therefore fortuitous that David and Helene, their three daughters and their partners had celebrated this milestone earlier in the year with a very happy cruise to the Australian Open tennis.

Helene and David Lander on their wedding day

Helene and David Lander celebrating 60 years

Back, John Rowland, Kate Courts, Howard Courts, Sue Palmer and Phil Palmer, front, Lou Lander, David Lander and Helene Lander on the Australian Open Tennis Cruise earlier this year

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HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column, or 3x3 box.

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FIND THE WORDS

1. Volcano output 5. Remark further 8. Bend 12. Got down 13. Dark bread 14. Go through water 15. Beer grain 16. Gun, as a motor 17. Psychology topics 18. Bewildered 19. Ascended 21. Clinging vine 23. Walk cautiously 27. Office writer 30. Understand 31. To each his ... 32. No

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This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you ﬁnd it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 19 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

27. Cracking sound 28. Masking or duct 29. Watcher 30. ... sauce 34. Yellow fruits 39. Christmas drink 41. Glide on ice 42. Detective Drew 44. Prowl 46. Line 47. Baking box 48. Need 49. Bring to court 50. Plus 51. Band booking PUZZ025

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INSANITY STREAK

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Franklin Freeman Gibney Holmes a Court Ilsa Jackson Kellerman Magda Maggie Maroney

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There are 13 black hexagons in the puzzle. Place the numbers 1 to 6 around each of them. No number can be repeated in any partial hexagon shape along the border of the puzzle.

OUT ON A LIMB

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BAKER’S DOZEN TRIVIA TEST

1. GEOGRAPHY: What percentage of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere? 2. MATHS: In geometry, what shape is a torus? 3. TELEVISION: What was the name of the character played by Tina Fey on “30 Rock”? 4. SCIENCE: How many earthquakes are detected in the world each year?

1988 ﬁlm “Working Girl”? 5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was Barack Obama’s Secret 8. BIBLE: How many plagues Service code name? were unleashed on Egypt, according to the Book of 6. LANGUAGE: Exodus? What is the 9. LITERATURE: opposite of a Who was the author synonym, words of the novella “The with similar Time Machine”? meanings? 10. HISTORY: Which 7. MOVIES: Who Barack Australian physiplayed the role Obama cist and humanitarian of Tess McGill in the

played an important role in the ﬁrst experimental demonstration of nuclear fusion and in the development of nuclear weapons? 11a. FLASHBACK: Which two artists cut “Ebony and Ivory”? 11b. FLASHBACK BONUS:

Which group released “Once in a Lifetime”? 12. SPORT: Born in Vienna in 1913, what pioneering athletic coach and trainer helped Roger Bannister run the ﬁrst recorded sub-four-minute mile in May 1954?

13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “Did you think I could hate you or raise my hands to you, Now come on, you know me too well.” SOLUTIONS FOR ALL... are in the TV+ Guide

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A rare sight these days: With most air travel shut down across the globe, we have to wonder who was on this plane and why were they leaving on a jet plane? PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

Autumn Rain, autumn colours. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

Our nearest neighbour, about 80% visible. While Australia and most of the world has seemed much quieter thanks to varying levels of lockdown, the moon just carries on as it always has, lifeless and serene. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH

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Greetings from Kintyre Lodge! By SOPHIA ROUSE Photos contributed by KINTYRE LODGE, DUBBO RESIDENTS at Kintyre Lodge have some lovely messages to share with their family and friends. If you see your loved one pictured here, please send a photo to Dubbo Photo News with your own message to photos@dubbophotonews. com.au and we will publish your photo, so they can see you too! Left to right: Kathleen Molloy, Jean Saff y and Sara Morgan

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WORDS OF WISDOM Julienne Wilson By SOPHIA ROUSE When you were young and thinking about the future, did it look like today? No, it didn’t. When I was young, I thought I was going to be a vet and I was going to save all these animals. Then I was told I didn’t have the right qualiﬁcations to go onto university and I ended up being a copy writer for an advertising agency. I mean, how different! I was going to be Man’s saviour to dog, but I ended up being a creative writer. I went into retail advertising at Georges in Melbourne which was the most glorious store and considered to be the best store in the world at one stage. It was just beautiful! I worked for Vogue too. I sold tomatoes on the side of the road. They were absolutely beautiful! They were fresh, ripe tomatoes, picked that morning. It got me out of the house and doing something, so I stood by my truck and I sold tomatoes at Geurie and the Zoo. How’s that for a step down from Vogue, but I loved it more! What inspires you about the younger generation? I think their ability to think outside the box. They’re prepared to take chances in some ways, that we perhaps didn’t. I know my grandchildren just inspire me every day. I think I have pretty special grandchildren. They care, they have empathy. There’s an enormous amount of kindness from the young people, particularly in Wellington, that I ﬁnd amazing and perhaps from young people you wouldn’t except it from. I have been shown great kindness, great thoughtfulness and generosity. Young people today give me great hope! What was the naughtiest thing you

did in your childhood or teenage years? When I was about 11, I just started to get hairs on my legs and my mother said, “don’t shave them,” so of course, I did. I took all the skin off from my ankle to my knee. We had a heat wave in Sydney, and everybody was in shorts, standing under the hose or going to the beach and here I was wandering around in long pants because I didn’t want my mother to see what I’d done because she would know immediately! Was life simpler when you were growing up? How and why? Oh, much simpler! There was a rhythm to life and more of a family feeling. I lived in the city and the country, so I had the best of both worlds, but it wasn’t crowded, and people were polite. The pressure wasn’t on for young people, there wasn’t this great expectation that if you didn’t go to university you would be a failure in life that young ones face now. There has been a disconnection in families with devices and parents working, that we didn’t have. My mother stayed home so that there was a parent and a grandparent there and now kids come home to empty houses. People today miss out on a lot; they miss out on a family life. I think they’re getting that now which is perhaps one of the good sides to this dreadful virus, that families are connecting again. What was your greatest passion in your youth? Horses were probably my big thing. School holidays were all about the country shows and the riding, and Easter was the Royal. And reading! My mother said you could always ﬁnd me by following the trail of apple cores because I would always have an apple in one hand and a

book in the other. She could follow the apples cores and ﬁnd me in a corner somewhere curled up and reading. How did you come to live in Wellington? I’ve moved all over Australia! I met my husband in Melbourne and then we went from Melbourne to Adelaide and then back to Melbourne and then to Sydney and then to Tasmania and back to Sydney then back to Tasmania and then we moved to Brisbane and then there was a change in government and so my husband, who was on contract wasn’t renewing his contract, so the same department in NSW rang him and offered him a contract. We thought oh this is exciting! We thought it was going to be around Gosford where my parents lived but it turned out to be Dubbo. We were going to say no, but I knew the area fairly well and we had family in Wellington and that’s how I ended up here in Wellington 20 years ago and I’ve never left. Is age just a number? Oh, absolutely! I have lived a long time, but I really object to being called elderly. When people say you have to be careful of the elderly, I think oh yes, we should be and then I suddenly realise they’re talking about me and that’s just wrong! I should be the out there taking meals to people and helping but they tell me I’m too old, but I don’t feel old. It’s someone who has lived a life, its someone who is experienced with life, it’s somebody who has had an adventurous life but to say old or elderly the immediate picture in my mind is someone with a walking frame, watery eyes and hair that’s beginning to thin. So yes, it is just a number and not one I particularly want to think about. Under normal circumstances

I house sit and look after people’s pets, I hop in my car and drive to all different places that I wouldn’t have done once. What is your proudest accomplishment? Apart from the obvious, my beautiful children and grandchildren. But I was not a happy driver, if I had to go somewhere new, the day before my husband would come with me while I drove so I knew where I was going. When we decided to go to Brisbane from Tasmania, my husband went ﬁrst to start work and I stayed to sell the house. He said “I’ll have to ﬂy down to bring the car up,” and I said “no darling,

I’ll drive it.” This is from Hobart to Brisbane. I went across on the ferry and I would leave one town and go to the next. Then I got to Sydney and everybody kept saying you are going to get to a dreadful spot, and it is so dangerous... I was absolutely panic stricken, so I decided to pull into the nearest town and see the chemist because I was really uptight. I went in and asked how far away it was, and he said that I was already through! So now I don’t worry until things happen. It took me three weeks to get from Hobart to Brisbane. That was biggest accomplishment of my life. PHOTO: COLIN ROUSE

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Orana Mall is open for Mother’s Day By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY FOUR weeks after closing their doors to comply with COVID-19 restrictions, Regency Jewellers in Dubbo’s Orana Mall is now open daily from 10am until 4pm and staff couldn’t be happier. “We’re so excited. We love it when we’re busy. We have been opening for a few hours on a Saturday to allow people to collect their laybys and last Saturday the phone was running off the hook!” manager Marjorie McKenzie said. Orana Mall management is pleased to see stores begin to reopen following the easing of NSW Government restrictions. The mall is offering a quick and easy Mother’s Day Gift Guide available online so shoppers can plan their shopping trip and minimise the time spent out and about. “It’s more important than ever that the community supports our local retailers and there is no better time than to celebrate Mother’s Day,” Bachrach Naumburger Group marketing manager Caroline Laine said. “We remind customers to please respect our centre staff and be mindful to follow the recommended hygiene and mandatory social distancing measures put in place by the Government and where possible use card-based transactions.” Some of your favourite stores have remained open including majors like JB Hi-Fi Home, The Reject Shop, Big W and essen-

Regency Jewellers Orana Mall Dubbo has their Bellino range of Mother’s Day jewellery on display in their window and their Pandora collections ready for mum’s special day. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS

tial services and takeaway food outlets. Also, many specialty stores including Bed Bath & Table, EB Games, Kaisercraft, Lovisa, Sanity, the Shaver Shop, Onyx, Javo, News at the Mall, My Foot Dr, Tel-

stra and Optus. But the good news is many more are reopening in the coming days including Urban Beach, Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Typo, Café De Delissio and Angus & Coote. To assist customers, the mul-

ti-level car park has reopened ensuring plenty of convenient parking and easy access to the centre. “We still encourage our customers to plan their trip by looking at the website and understanding which stores are open so they can

ensure they can get everything they need in one visit. The Orana Mall website www.oranamall. com.au is updated hourly with changing information including individual store trading hours,” Ms Laine said.

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Brennan’s Mitre 10 D.I.Y. colouring page certainly has inspired kids around the region who have produced some incredibly colourful artworks for this week’s competition.

ulations to all the entrants for taking the time and putting in so much effort to share your art. Our readers are telling us over and over just how much they look forward to seeing your entries in each week. Well done!

Ten-year-old Lacey Bourke has nabbed first prize of a $50 voucher from Brennan’s Mitre 10. Congrat-

Lacey Bourke, 10. Charlie Falconer, 5. Contributed by Michelle Falconer

Amarni Woolaston, 9. Contributed by Anne Woolaston

Delané van Niekerk, 8. Contributed by Christina van Niekerk

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THURSDAY Walking Group: 8am, meet corner Macquarie and Tamworth Streets. Contact: May 6882 4371. Croquet: 8.15am, Thursday. New players of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Dubbo. Tricia 0428 876 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946. Dubbo CWA: 9.30am for 10am, FIRST Thursday of the month, Macquarie Club, Macquarie St. New members welcome. Marion 6884 2957. CWA Wongarbon: 10am, FIRST Thursday of the month, at Wongarbon CWA rooms. Marjorie 6884 5558. CWA Wongarbon Handicraft: On hold until further notice. Line Dancing: 9.30am to 12 noon, at David Palmer Centre, Cobbora Road. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263. Sugarcraft: 10am-1pm, FIRST and THIRD Thursdays of the month, at Dubbo Arts and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Dubbo Orana RSL Day Club: 10am-2pm, at the Country Club. $5 includes morning tea, card playing, games and light lunch followed by Bingo. Transport can be arranged for $2. Ailsa 6882 0036. Wellington Arts and Crafts: Will no longer meet until further notice. South Dubbo Veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Community Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed Bingo: 11am-12.30pm, West Dubbo Bowling Club. New players welcome. Contact: Barry 0439 344 349. Dubbo Community Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed Inc: Cancelled until further notice. Dubbo Grow Program: 1.30-3.30pm. For mental health recovery, prevention and well-being. Leonie 0488 115 070. Seniors Exercise Group: Join us for an exercise group that will help us with balance and all parts of the body. St Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, Brisbane St, 1.30pm-2.30pm. Cuppa to follow, $2 donation. Richard and Elva 6888 5656. Conversational English in Dubbo: 2pm-3pm, FIRST and THIRD Thursday of the month during the school term, at Wesley Community Hall, corner of Church St and Carrington Ave. Is free. Chris 6884 0407. Outback Dragons Dubbo: 5.45pm (in summer), EVERY Thursday at Sandy Beach

amenities block. Come and try dragon boating, your ďŹ rst ďŹ ve paddles are Free. Newcomers always welcome. Email info@outbackdragons.com.au or call Robyn 0427462504. Dubbo Seniors Athletics: 6pm-7:30pm, at Barden Park. Open to athletes of all abilities aged 16 years and over. Season runs from October 2019 to March 2020. Enquiries Trevor Kratzmann 0412 305 472. Woodturning and Carving Evening: 6pm-9pm, at Art and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street Dubbo. Phil 6887 3257. Above Board Gamers: 6pm, every SECOND Thursday of the month South Dubbo Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed, Palmer St. Take part in the fastest growing hobby in Australia. Alan 0432 278 235. Dubbo Bridge Club: 7pm, Bultje Street, Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Badminton: 7.30-9.30pm, at Delroy High School Auditorium, East Street, West Dubbo. $5 to play ($3 for school students) $22 yearly insurance ($15 for school students). All welcome. Chris 6887 3413. Macquarie Masons Dubbo: Every SECOND Thursday of the month. All visitors welcome. John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien 0405 051 896.

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screening and pottery. Adam 0431 038 866. Urban Tribe: 2pm EVERY Friday with dancing, music, singing, caring and sharing. Everyone welcome and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do it. 0459 762 702. Alzheimers & Dementia Support Group: 2pm, FIRST Friday of the month. Kath or Monique 6881 3704. Dubbo/Orana A.I.R. Branch: The Dubbo/Orana Branch of the Association of Independent Retirees (A.I.R.) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; working for Australians in retirement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; meetings on the SECOND Friday of each month. 2pm at Club Dubbo, West Dubbo. Meetings are open to anyone in retirement. Guest speakers each meeting. Evan 6882 2695, or Graham 6882 2265. Smart Recovery: 3pm, Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre. Assists individuals with changing problematic behaviour, including alcohol and drugs, gambling, food, shopping, internet, and others. Community Kitchen: Will now be takeaway meals only. Pick up from the Holy Trinity Hall 6.30pm-7.30pm. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: Are no longer meeting together. Use these contacts Peter 0498 577 709, Sally 0427 829 807, Deidre 0417 422 750, Jack 0418 605 041, Barry 0417 496 655 or 1300 22 22 22 (24 hours) www.aa.org.au.

Corner Cobra and Sterling Streets. dubbo. adventist.org.au Outback Writers Centre: 10am to 12 noon, FIRST Saturday of the month, Western Plains Cultural Centre Board Room. Seventh-day Adventist Church: 11am, Divine Service. Corner Cobra and Sterling Streets. dubbo.adventist.org.au Sit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Knit: 11am-1pm, FIRST Saturday of the month. All ages welcome. Macquarie Regional Library, Macquarie Street. 6801 4510. RSL Tennis Club: 12.45pm, RSL Park Street courts for enjoyable social tennis. All welcome. 0428 825 480. Dubbo Community Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed Inc: Cancelled until further notice. Dubbo Bridge Club: 1pm until approximately 4.30pm, Bultje Street. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Climate Change Action Group: 2pm EVERY Saturday. Everyone is welcome. 0459 762 702. Dubbo Slot Car Racing Club: Seniors (15+) 4pm, FIRST and THIRD Saturday of the month, at 147 Birch Avenue. Terry 0408 260 965. Old Time Dance: 8pm-12am, FIRST and THIRD Saturday of the month, at Eumungerie RSL Hall, Railway Street. $10 per head. All welcome. Tony 0427 472 142.

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Dubbo Parkrun: 8am every week, FREE timed (with barcode) 5km run, jog or walk. Starts and ďŹ nishes at Sandy Beach; following a section of the Tracker Riley Walkway and Cycle Path along the Macquarie River. Parkrun can be whatever you want it to be, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for fun or as part of a training program. Bring your dog and/or pram. Email dubbohelpers@parkrun.com to help! Croquet: 8.15am, Saturday. New players of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Dubbo. Tricia 0428 876 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946. CWA Gilgandra Market: On hold until further notice. Dubbo Patchwork and Quilters Group: 9am, SECOND and LAST Saturday of the month, at the South Dubbo Guide Hall, Boundary Rd. New members are always welcome, and we happily support anyone wanting to learn. Further enquiries to Charlene on 0408 825 180. Seventh-day Adventist Church: 9.30am, small group bible study (Sabbath School) and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/youth Sabbath School.

Bicycle User Group Social Ride: 9am, at Wahroonga Park. Mick 0437 136 169 or Andrew 0476 764 659; dubbobug.org.au. Orana Pistol Club: 9am, Hyandra Lane, Dubbo. Sundays only, after 9am: 6887 3704. Traditional Catholic Latin Mass â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rawsonville: 9am, SECOND Sunday of the month, at the Rawsonville Soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memorial Hall, Rawsonville Road. 0429 872 241 or 6887 2241. Orana K9 Training Club INC: 8.45am for a 9am start, at Katrina Gibbs Field, Macleay Street, Dubbo. Dog Obedience training must have current vaccinations certiďŹ cate plus treats. $15.00 membership, $5 per session. Reg 0428 849 877, or Dianne 0429 847 380. Dubbo Baptist Church: 9.30am, at 251 Cobra Street (next to Spotlight). Everyone is welcome. 6884 2320. Hope Christian Fellowship Dubbo: 10am, Girl Guides Hall, Dianne Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Beckett Place. 6884 6287. Australian KiteďŹ&#x201A;yers Society: 10am, SECOND Sunday of the month at Jubilee Oval. All welcome to come along and see how to build and ďŹ&#x201A;y modern (and old) kites. David 0476 223 342.

Dubbo Pistol Club: 12.30pm, 143L Old Dubbo Road. 6882 0007. Old Time New Vogue Dance: In aid of the Baird Institute for heart and lung surgical research. Held on the FOURTH Sunday of each month. 12.30pm-4.30pm at Gulgong Bowling Club. $10 entry. Bring a plate. Raffle and lucky door prizes. Pat 0458 135 688. Sugarcraft: 1pm-4pm, FIRST Sunday of every month, Dubbo Arts and Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Dubbo Acoustic Musicjam: SECOND Sunday of the month, 2pm to 5pm. DAMjam (Dubbo Acoustic Musicjam), Milestone Hotel, upstairs. All welcome. Join us for this acoustic session other musicians or just listen. Peter 0457 787 143. Orana Country Music Association: Free entertainment 1pm-5pm, muster LAST Sunday of the month Dubbo RSL. Barry 0439 344 349. Transcendental Meditation (TM): 2pm, Maharishi Foundation Australia and Dubbo Transcendental Meditation Centre free introductory talks on the scientiďŹ cally proven beneďŹ ts of TM. David 0424 252 834 or www.tm.org.au. Dubbo Country Music Hoedown: 2pm6pm, SECOND Sunday of the month, RSL Entertainment Lounge. All ages welcome. Shane 0407 022 999. Dubbo Baptist Church: 6pm, at 251 Cobra Street (next to Spotlight), during school terms. Come along and discover if church is still relevant in 2019. Everyone is welcome. 6884 2320. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: Are no longer meeting together. Use these contacts Peter 0498 577 709, Sally 0427 829 807, Deidre 0417 422 750, Jack 0418 605 041, Barry 0417 496 655 or 1300 22 22 22 (24 hours) www.aa.org.au.

MONDAY Dubbo Community Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed Inc: Cancelled until further notice. Dubbo Multicultural Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group: 10am, THIRD Monday of the month, at Saint Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting Room in Brisbane Street. Women of all backgrounds are invited. 1800 319 551. Cake Decorating: 10am, FIRST Monday of the month, at Dubbo Arts & Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Dubbo Bridge Club: 10am until approximately 1pm, FOURTH Monday of the month, Bultje Street. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Dubbo Macquarie Mixed Probus: Is cancelled until further notice.

Old Time Dance: On hold until further notice. Sugarcraft: 10am-1pm, FOURTH Monday of the month, at Dubbo Arts & Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Shirley 6887 3150. Patchwork: 10am-3pm, at Dubbo Arts & Craft Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. June 6882 4677. Alcoholics Anonymous (Beginners Meeting): Are no longer meeting together. Use these contacts Peter 0498 577 709, Sally 0427 829 807, Deidre 0417 422 750, Jack 0418 605 041, Barry 0417 496 655 or 1300 22 22 22 (24 hours) www.aa.org.au. Peace and Healing Meditation and Seated Yoga: 1pm-2pm, at the Buninyong Community Centre, Myall Street. By donation, beginners welcome. Presented by Wellington Buddhist Centre. 6845 4661. Tai Chi 10 Form: 2:30-3:30pm during school terms at U3A, Community Arts Centre, WPCC, 76 Wingewarra Street Dubbo. Beginners are welcome. Laney 6882 4680 or laneyluk@gmail.com. Amnesty International Dubbo: 5.306.30pm, SECOND Monday of the month, at St Brigidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting room. The group will provide a platform for people passionate about human rights and social justice to discuss these issues and take positive action in their local community. Contact Sandra Lindeman amnesty.dubbo@gmail.com or 0419 167 574. Anglican Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association: 5.30pm, at Holy Trinity. Dorothy 6884 4990. RFDS Support Group: 6pm, FIRST Monday of the month, (except P/H) at the RFDS Base Dubbo Airport. Terry Clark 0407 444 690. Australian Air Force Cadets: 6pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9.30pm, at Army Barracks (cnr Kokoda Pl and Wingewarra St). NOW recruiting 13 to 18-year-olds prepared for a challenge and to undertake fun and rewarding activities. Come down to your local unit, 313 â&#x20AC;&#x153;City of Dubboâ&#x20AC;? Squadron. Rotary Club of Dubbo: 6pm-8pm, at the Westside Hotel, Whylandra Street, West Dubbo. Contact Lyn Wicks on 0428 342 374, Carla Pittman on 0418 294 438 or email dubborotaryclub@hotmail.com. Sing Australia Dubbo Choir: Not meeting until further notice.

TUESDAY Croquet: 8.15am, Tuesday. New players of all ages welcome. Muller Park Tennis and Croquet courts, Brisbane Street, North Dubbo. Tricia 0428 876 204 or Margaret 0427 018 946.

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Dubbo Photo News May 7-13, 2020 South Dubbo Veteran’s & Community Men’s Shed: 9am – 12pm, at Cnr of High and Palmer Street. New members welcome. Wellington Exercises for 55 Years and Over: Senior Citizens Hall on Swift Street, Wellington from 9am-10am. Strength training for both males and females. Margaret 6845 1918. Dubbo Embroiderers: 9.30am-3pm, SECOND and FOURTH Tuesday of the month, Dubbo Bridge Club, Elston Park. All welcome. Saturday group 10am-3pm, at the Macquarie Regional Library. Information on both groups Ruth 0422 777 323. AllAbilitiesDanz: 9.45am, at Dubbo RSL Club. Classes are low impact, work on heart health, ﬂexibility, mobility, coordination and strength. Tracy 0416 010 748 for a free trial or to join the free class. Probus Mens: Is cancelled until further notice. Dubbo City Ladies Probus: Is cancelled until further notice. NALAG Centre: Cancelled until further notice. Depression Recovery Group: 10.30am, at the Catholic Parish Meeting Room, Brisbane Street. Norm 6882 6081 or Bill 6882 9826. Wellington VIEW Club: 11.30am, THIRD Tuesday of every month at the Wellington Soldiers Club. Stay for lunch after meeting to welcome new members. Support two Australian disadvantaged children through The Smith Family with school essentials. Kerry 6846 3545. Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie: Meets 12.30pm-2pm, at Westside Hotel. Peter McInnes 0417 140 149. Heart Support Walking Group: 12.30pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, meet at Ollie Robbins Oval, cnr of Bligh Street. Supports gentle exercise promoting healthy hearts. Ray 0437 541 942. Seniors Exercise Group: Exercise group that will help with balance and all parts of the body. St. Brigid’s Hall, Brisbane St, 1.30pm-2.30pm. Cuppa to follow, $2 donation. Richard and Elva 6888 5656. Book Club: 2pm, at Macquarie Regional Library, Macquarie St. Orana Physical Culture: 4pm onwards, starting with the 2-4 years Sparkles class in the Auditorium at St Mary’s Primary School. New members always welcome. For other class times and information see the Orana Physical Culture Facebook page. Dubbo City Physie and Dance: 5.15pm7.30pm (classes vary), Monday and Tuesday, South Dubbo High School Hall. Physie is fun and affordable dance for girls and ladies, 4 years and up, of all ﬁtness levels. 0438 582 015. Rotary Club of Dubbo South: 6pm, at South Dubbo Tavern. Girls Brigade: 6-8pm, Tuesday during

school term, at Orana Baptist Church, 4 Palmer St. For all school aged girls. Enjoy craft, games, camps, stories, songs, cooking and much more. Julie 6882 4369. Dubbo Lions Club INC: 6.30pm, FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of the month, at Club Dubbo. Tom 0457 826 400 or Hugh 0429 151 348. Dubbo and District Computer Club: 7pm, Akela Place Hall. Daryl 0408 284 300. Dubbo RSL Euchre Club: 7pm for a 7.30pm start, every Tuesday night at the Dubbo RSL. Glen 0419 179 985 or Doreen 6882 6163. Dubbo Chess Club: 7pm-9pm, at Dubbo RSL. Juniors welcome. Don 0431 460 584 or Sandy 0408 200 564. Toastmasters Club: 7pm-9pm, FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of the month, at Dubbo RSL Club, Brisbane St. Visit the club to gain conﬁdence in speaking and leading skills. There are club, area and district competitions to participate in. Sharon Allan 0408 156 015 or email sallan@rhdubbo.com.au.

WEDNESDAY Dubbo Woodturning & Woodcraft Club: 8am-12pm, at rear of Arts and Crafts Cottage, 137 Cobra Street. Newcomers welcome. Paul 6882 1485. Wellington Exercises for 55 Years and Over: Senior Citizens Hall Swift Street, Wellington from 9am-10am. Gentle strength training for both males and females. Margaret 6845 1918. Geurie Craft Group: 9am-2pm, Geurie Bowling Club. Everyone welcome. Thelma 6887 1103. Card & Social Group: 9am-2pm, at the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre, Gibbs St. $5 morning tea, cuppa, bingo and raffle. Bring own lunch. New members of all ages welcome. If you need transport call Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre. Jan 6884 6080 or Marion 6882 2086. Dubbo Bridge Club: 9.45am for a 10am start, until approximately 1pm, Bultje Street, Dubbo. $7 members, $9 non-members. Libby 0428 254 324. Breast Cancer Support Group: 10am, FOURTH Wednesday of every month at the Baptist Church, Palmer Street. Community Health 6885 8999. South Dubbo Veteran’s and Community Men’s Shed: 10am-12pm, WEEKLY Bric-a-brac sale at Corner of Palmer and High Streets. Contact Barry on 0439 344 349. Dundullimal Dubbo Support Crew Inc: 10am, FOURTH Wednesday of each month, Dundullimal Homestead. We support the operations at the Homestead, guiding, tours, gardening, helping in café. Great fun, and friendship, you learn as you go! Come to our next meeting or ring 6884 9984 or email dundullimal@nationaltrust.com.au. The Dubbo Garden Club: Wish to advise

all members and those interested in gardening that all meetings and gatherings are cancelled until further notice. If anyone needs anything let someone on the committee know. Robyn 0428 243 815. Coffee, Craft & Chat: 10am-12pm, FORTNIGHTLY at the Gospel Chapel on Boundary Road. Contact Anne 0428 425 958. Dubbo Arts and Craft Cottage: 10am4pm, at 137 Cobra Street. A large range of handcrafted gifts made by members available. 6881 6410. AllAbilitiesDanz: 10.30am, West Dubbo Primary Community Centre. KIDS 0 to 5, an interactive class, music, props and movement. Gold coin donation per family. Akela Playgroup: 10.30am and Thursdays 9.30am, Scout Hall, 4 Akela St. Sharna 0438 693 789. Blood Cancer Support Group: 10.30am12pm, FIRST Wednesday of each month. Venue changes each month. Louise or Emma 0412 706 785. Dubbo Electric Vehicle Interest, Owners, Users & Supporters (DEVIOUS) group: 12pm to 1pm, FIRST Wednesday of each month at the Western Plains Cultural Centre café. Anyone interested in learning about EV’s is welcome to join. Chris 0409 321 470. CWA Terramungamine Branch: Meetings suspended until further notice. Zumba Kids: 4.15pm, at West Dubbo Primary Community Centre. A FUN dynamic class that keeps young bodies active, for kids aged 5 to 12. Gold coin donation per family. Macquarie Intermediate Band: 6pm, Wednesday during school terms in the Band Hall, Boundary Rd. Players of all ages wanted for the concert band. Conservatorium 6884 6686 or info@macqcon.org.au or Dubbo District Band on 0422 194 059 or email at dubboband@gmail.com. West Dubbo Rotary: 6pm, at Club Dubbo, Whylandra Street West Dubbo. Gamblers Anonymous: 6pm, Baptist Church, Dubbo. Victor 0407 799 139. Line Dancing: 6.30pm to 9pm, David Palmer Centre, Cobbora Rd. Kathy 6888 5287 or Lynn 6888 5263. Dubbo Ratepayers and Residents Association: 6.30pm, every SECOND Wednesday of the month at the RSL Coffee Shop. Jenny 6884 4214 or Merilyn 0458 035 323. Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings: 7pm, at the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre, 80 Gipps St. 1300 222 222, or Trevor 0401 178 566. Gospel Meeting: Is cancelled until further notice. Masonic Lodge Narromine: Every FOURTH Wednesday of the month at the Masonic Hall. Visitors welcome. Tony 0417 064 784.

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) Seven Morning News. (CC) MOVIE: Blue Lagoon: The Awakening. (M, R, CC) (2012) Indiana Evans. The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. The Chase. (R, CC) Seven News At 4. (CC) The Chase Australia. (CC)

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6.00 Headline News. (CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, CC) 1.00 Jamie Oliver: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (CC) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) 4.30 Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera. (CC) 7.00 BBC News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 PBS News. (CC) 2.00 The Point. (R, CC) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. (CC) 3.30 Living Black. (R, CC) 4.00 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 The Drum. (CC) Ellen Fanning is joined by a panel of commentators to provide an analysis of the news of the day. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) Costa visits a garden bringing a community together. Jane showcases plants with bold colours. 8.30 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (M, CC) Armed with the knowledge that the China Girl was pregnant, Robin delves into Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sex industry. However, the meeting with her daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents veers off the rails and puts contacting Mary at risk. 9.30 Silent Witness. (M, CC) During the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search for the killer, Jack finds himself working alongside an old friend.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Johanna checks out some pre-made, high-end and sustainable tiny houses that can be adapted to suit peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. Pete gives Taco Tuesday a healthy twist. Dr Harry meets the newest additions at the zoo. 8.30 MOVIE: Hidden Figures. (PG, R, CC) (2017) Based on a true story. Three African-American women working as mathematicians for NASA play a big role in one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest achievements by helping send an astronaut into space. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Costner. 11.00 To Be Advised.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. (CC) It is harvest time and Dick wants to make jam and turn pears into booze. 8.30 MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code. (M, R, CC) (2006) In Paris on business, a Harvard professor uncovers an ancient and far reaching conspiracy when he is asked to investigate the murder of the elderly curator of the Louvre whose body was found inside the museum. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen. 11.20 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R, CC) The detectives become suspicious when an abusive lawyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlfriends keep turning up dead, however efforts to bring the man to justice are hampered by his wife who stonewalls the investigation.

6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. 7.30 Jamie Oliver: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (CC) Jamie Oliver provides some easy-to-follow, superflexible recipes with lots of useful swaps and tips. 8.00 Jamie Oliver: Keep Cooking And Carry On. (CC) Jamie Oliver provides some easy-to-follow, superflexible recipes with lots of useful swaps and tips. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PG, CC) Graham Norton chats with Jeff Goldblum, Imelda Staunton, Louis Theroux, Lior Suchard and Mabel. 9.10 To Be Advised. 10.10 To Be Advised. 10.40 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. 11.40 WINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, CC) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery: Dahshur â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An Incredible Discovery. (CC) A look at the Bent and Red Pyramids. 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R, CC) Game show, featuring contestants tackling a words and numbers quiz. Hosted by Jimmy Carr. 9.30 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles: Super Villain. (M, CC) Takes a look at Paul Le Roux, who made millions as a gun runner, diamond smuggler and warlord. 10.25 SBS World News Late. (CC) 10.55 MOVIE: The Broken Circle Breakdown. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) A banjoist and a tattoo artist share their love of music. Veerle Baetens.

10.30 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events. 10.50 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R, CC) A satirical news program. 11.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 11.45 Rage. (MA15+)

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1.00 Monster. (M, R) 3.10 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Dangerous Border. (PG, R, CC) 4.20 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 7.00 Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.10 Catieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amazing Machines. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 8.25 Absolutely Fabulous. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Extras. (M, R, CC) 9.30 The Mighty Boosh. (M, R) 10.00 The Black Adder. (PG, R, CC) 10.35 Parks And Recreation. 11.15 30 Rock. 11.40 Community. 12.20 Archer. 1.05 The Inbetweeners. 1.30 Episodes. 1.55 News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 6.40 The Zoo. (R, CC) 6.55 Bushwhacked! Bugs. (R, CC) 7.00 Bear Grylls: Survival School. (R, CC) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (PG, R) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG, R) 8.20 Good Game Spawn Point. (R, CC) 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. (PG, R) 9.10 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 9.30 TMNT. (PG, R, CC) 9.55 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! (R, CC) 10.15 Close. 5.30 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.30 Friday Briefing. (CC) 5.00 ABC News Hour. (CC) 6.00 ABC Evening News. (CC) 6.30 Friday Briefing. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC National News. 7.35 The Virus. (CC) 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Planet Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fireside Chat. 9.00 The Drum. (R, CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 Q+A. (R, CC) 12.30 The Mix. (CC) 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Xena. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Friday Night Lights. (M, R) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 PokÃ©mon: B&W. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG, R) 4.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 4.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG, R) 5.30 MOVIE: The Smurfs 2. (R, CC) (2013) 7.30 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania 2. (PG, R, CC) (2015) 9.15 MOVIE: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. (PG, R, CC) (1995) 11.05 Science Of Stupid. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Bromans. (M, R) 12.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 1.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Full Custom Garage. (PG, R) 12.00 Fight To Survive. (PG, R) 1.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 2.00 American Restoration. (PG, R) 2.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 4.00 Full Custom Garage. (PG, R) 5.00 Pawn Stars Australia. (PG, R) 5.30 Pawnography. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses. (M, R, CC) (2011) 9.30 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses 2. (MA15+, R, CC) (2014) 11.45 Futurama. (PG, R) 12.15 Late Programs.

7FLIX

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 Death In Paradise. (M, R) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (M) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) 3.30 MOVIE: Not Now, Comrade. (PG, R, CC) (1976) 5.30 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Agatha Christieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Poirot. (PG, R) 8.40 MOVIE: Ronin. (M, R, CC) (1998) Robert De Niro. 11.10 MOVIE: The Place Beyond The Pines. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) 2.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Cupcake Wars. (PG, R) 11.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG, R) 12.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.00 Cake Masters. (PG, R) 2.00 Bakers Vs. Fakers. (PG, R) 3.00 The Pioneer Woman. (PG, R) 3.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: Richie Rich. (PG, R) (1994) 8.30 MOVIE: The Hundred-Foot Journey. (PG, R, CC) (2014) Helen Mirren. 11.00 MOVIE: Obvious Child. (MA15+, R, CC) (2014) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 1.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. (R) 2.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG, R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Alaska Off The Grid. (PG) (New Series) 8.30 Restored By The Fords. (Series return) 9.30 Log Cabin Living. 10.30 Mountain Life. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 9.00 Demolition Down Under. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 12.00 NCIS. (M, R, CC) 1.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 2.00 Hawaii Five-O. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 4.00 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.00 Celebrity Name Game. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) Gibbs and Ducky investigate a cold case. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) Walker protects the reincarnation of a Tibetan lama who is being pursued by a vengeful man. 10.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 3.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 7.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.35 SpongeBob. (R) 9.00 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 10.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 11.00 SpongeBob. (R) 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) Rachel pressures Monica for gossip. 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (M) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Medium. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 James Corden. (M, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Daria: Is It College Yet? (PG, R) (2002) 1.10 The Movie Show. (PG, R) 1.40 Lee Lin Chinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fashionista. (R, CC) 1.50 PopAsia TV. (PG, R) 2.50 Yokayi Footy. (R) 3.25 WorldWatch. 4.50 Chinese Dating With The Parents. (PG, R) 6.15 Takeshiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Castle. (PG) 6.40 The Orville. (M, R, CC) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R, CC) 8.30 Party Of Five. (M, CC) 9.20 Live PD. (M) (New Series) 10.35 The Feed. (R, CC) 11.05 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Food Factory USA. (PG, R) 1.30 Surfing The Menu. (PG, R) 2.00 Oliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twist. (R) 2.30 Chefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Line. (R, CC) 3.00 Gourmet Goes Tribal. (R) 3.30 Mexican Table. (R) 4.00 Carnival Eats. (PG, R) 4.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 5.30 Donalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen Hero. (PG) 6.00 Food Factory USA. (PG) 6.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 7.30 Paul Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pies & Puds. (PG, R) 8.30 Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul. (PG, R) 9.35 Cook And The Chef. (R) 10.35 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.15 Message From Mungo. 2.30 Cold Justice. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quest. 4.05 Coyoteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crazy Smart Science Show. 4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Line. 6.30 The Point Interstitials. 6.35 Africa On A Plate. 7.00 NITV News: Nula. 7.30 Thalu. 7.45 MOVIE: The Incredible Adventures Of Jojo. (M) (2014) 9.05 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.10 Camels And The Pitjantjara. 10.00 News. 10.05 Late Programs.

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6.00 Rage: Faith No More Special. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 10.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 10.55 Q+A. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Classic Countdown. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Fake Or Fortune? (R, CC) 3.35 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) 5.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Adelaide Autumn Carnival. Derby Day. Featuring the Group 1 $600,000 SA Derby (2500m). Caulfield Race Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG, CC) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. (CC) 12.30 Award Winning Tasmania. (CC) 1.00 MOVIE: The Indian In The Cupboard. (PG, R, CC) (1995) 3.00 The Garden Gurus. (CC) 3.30 The Greatest: Australian Open Matches. (CC) 5.00 News: First At Five. (CC) 5.30 Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 What’s Up Down Under. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 9.00 WhichCar. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 St10. (PG, CC) 12.00 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (R, CC) 12.30 Pooches At Play. (R, CC) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R, CC) 1.30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn. (R, CC) 2.00 GCBC. (R, CC) 2.30 Seafood Escape. (R, CC) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. (CC) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R, CC) 4.00 Takeaway Reheated. (PG, CC) 5.00 News. (CC)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera. (CC) 7.00 BBC News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 PBS News. (CC) 2.00 Gadget Man. (R, CC) 2.30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls. (PG, R, CC) 3.20 Travel Man. (R, CC) 4.20 Great British Food Revival. (PG, CC) 5.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (R, CC)

7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories and events as they unfold, with comprehensive analysis and reporting. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M, CC) Jack and the Honoré police are left stunned by another murder connected to the Tiana case. 8.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, CC) Measles is becoming rife in the East End and Dr Turner decides to educate the mothers. 9.30 Mystery Road. (M, R, CC) Struggling with Mary’s new relationship, Jay reluctantly uses Simon’s help to narrow in on the drugs and murder investigation. With the discovery of the bones, Fran is determined to reopen Zoe’s case. 10.25 Unforgotten. (M, R, CC) Marion jeopardises her marriage by refusing to open up about the past to her husband.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Men In Black. (PG, R, CC) (1997) A cop is recruited to be the partner of a special agent assigned to police extraterrestrials living on Earth. They find themselves caught in an assassination plot against ambassadors from opposing galaxies, and must locate the terrorist behind the plot in order to save Earth. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino. 8.50 MOVIE: John Wick: Chapter 2. (MA15+, R, CC) (2017) After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt he owes to an Italian gangster, professional assassin John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life forcing him to confront a host of killers. Keanu Reeves, Ruby Rose, Ian McShane. 11.10 To Be Advised.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 MOVIE: Mother’s Day. (M, R, CC) (2016) The annual Mother’s Day holiday takes on a special meaning for a group of seemingly unconnected people in Atlanta, Georgia, coming to terms with the relationships they have with their mothers. Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson. 9.50 Doctor Doctor. (M, R, CC) Hugh is forced to make tough decisions about his future when Meryl has a health crisis. Charlie and Matt try to save the brewery. Hayley and Ajax’s marriage is in crisis when she accepts a job at a nightclub. 10.50 MOVIE: In Good Company. (PG, R, CC) (2004) After a corporate takeover, a middle-aged executive finds himself working for a much younger boss. Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson, Topher Grace.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) Trainee Lachie finds out his fate. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) Conan O’Brien tries his hand at lifeguarding. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) The lifeguards are in need of saving. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (M, R, CC) Follows dispatchers and paramedics working for NSW Ambulance’s Sydney operations. 8.30 Ambulance. (M, R, CC) A caller needs help for a friend who has given birth in a hotel room despite not knowing she was pregnant. 9.30 999: What’s Your Emergency? If It Was You, Me And My Dad We’d All Be Cave Men. (MA15+, CC) 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Blue Bloods. (M, R, CC) Frank must find the truth when a cop accuses another fellow officer of police brutality.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Marie Antoinette’s Secret Versailles. (M, R, CC) An intimate portrait of Marie Antoinette inspired by the restoration of the Queen’s Hamlet, a rustic retreat hidden in the Versailles gardens that served as a reminder of her carefree youth in Vienna. 8.35 MOVIE: Les Misérables. (M, CC) (2012) In 19th-century France, a former convict who has broken parole is hunted by a ruthless policeman who is determined to put him back behind bars. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe. 11.30 Robert Redford’s The West: Outlaw Rising. (M, R, CC) In the wake of their defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn, the US military seizes the Black Hills, forcing Sitting Bull to flee to Canada. In New Mexico, a cattle thief named Billy the Kid becomes famous.

11.15 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) During the team’s search for the killer, Jack finds himself working alongside an old friend. 12.10 Rage: Faith No More Special. (CC) 5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

12.10 MOVIE: Payback. (M, R, CC) (1997) A woman’s life is turned into a nightmare by the police after she testifies against a cop. Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Denis Arndt. 2.00 Home Shopping.

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12.30 Bull. (PG, R, CC) Bull defends an idealistic state judge. 1.30 Elementary. (M, R, CC) Sherlock and Joan try to stop a sniper. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.20 Robert Redford’s The West. (M, R, CC) 3.05 World’s Most Dangerous Border. (PG, R, CC) 4.15 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R, CC) 4.55 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook Bitesize. (R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 WorldWatch.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.10 Catie’s Amazing Machines. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 9.15 QI. (M, R, CC) 10.20 Would I Lie To You? 10.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (Final) 11.30 High Fidelity. 12.05 Friday Night Dinner. (Final) 12.30 Absolutely Fabulous. 1.00 This Country. 1.25 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.45 The Strange Chores. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.20 Superfan. (R) 6.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 7.00 Deadly 60. (CC) 7.30 The Zoo. (R, CC) 7.40 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.50 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 8.25 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Atomic Puppet. (R, CC) 8.45 My Year 7 Life. (PG, R, CC) 9.15 TMNT. (PG, R, CC) 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! (R, CC) 10.00 Close. 5.30 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.15 Planet America’s Fireside Chat. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Landline. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Close Of Business. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The Mix. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Aust Story. 8.00 ABC News Weekend. 8.10 Four Corners. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 ABC News. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Bowls Show. (R) 1.00 Make It Yours. (PG, R) 1.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 My Road To Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG, R) 3.00 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 3.30 Weekender. (CC) 4.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 5.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Derby Day and Caulfield Race Day. 5.30 Building The Dream. (R) 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE 6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Esports. (PG, R) 11.30 Fishing And Adventure. (PG, R) 12.30 Timbersports. (PG) 1.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 1.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. (PG, R) 2.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 3.00 Garage 41. (PG) 3.30 Pawnography. (PG) 3.55 MOVIE: Beneath The Planet Of The Apes. (PG, R) (1970) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 MOVIE: Caddyshack. (M, R) (1980) 9.35 MOVIE: Remember The Titans. (PG, R) (2000) 12.00 Late Programs.

7FLIX 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (PG, R) 9.30 Big Bite. (PG, R) 10.00 Buddy Vs Duff. (PG, R) 11.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG, R) 12.00 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 1.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 1.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 One Tree Hill. (PG, R) 5.00 MOVIE: Bugs Bunny’s 1001 Rabbit Tales. (R) (1982) 6.30 MOVIE: Peter Rabbit. (PG, R, CC) (2018) 8.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (M, R, CC) (2012) Anna Kendrick. 10.45 MOVIE: Cuban Fury. (M, R, CC) (2014) 12.45 Late Programs.

Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) The Garden Gurus. (R, CC) TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) Global Shop. TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) Wesley Impact. (CC)

9GO! 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Fanshaw & Crudnut. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Bakugan: Battle Planet. (PG) 1.00 Beyblade Burst Rise. (PG) 1.30 Robot Wars. (PG, R) 2.30 World Of Dance. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 MOVIE: Raising The Bar. (R, CC) (2016) 5.30 MOVIE: Kubo And The Two Strings. (PG, R, CC) (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: SpiderMan. (M, R, CC) (2002) 10.00 MOVIE: Hellboy. (M, R, CC) (2004) 12.30 Heroes. (MA15+, R) 1.30 Robot Wars. (PG, R) 2.30 Tattoo Fixers. (MA15+, R) 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM 6.00 Newstyle Direct. (R) 6.30 TV Shop. (R) 10.10 My Favorite Martian. (R) 10.40 MOVIE: Carry On Screaming! (PG, R, CC) (1966) 12.40 MOVIE: The Winslow Boy. (R, CC) (1948) 3.05 MOVIE: Gun Belt. (PG, R, CC) (1953) 4.40 MOVIE: The Secret Of Santa Vittoria. (PG, R) (1969) 7.30 MOVIE: The Untouchables. (M, R) (1987) Kevin Costner. 9.55 MOVIE: The Juror. (MA15+, R, CC) (1996) Demi Moore. 12.15 MOVIE: Cold Sweat. (M, R) (1970) 2.05 Dangerman. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R)

9LIFE 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Best Of Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Log Cabin Living. (R) 1.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.30 Ready, Set, Reno. (CC) 2.30 Restored By The Fords. (R) 3.30 Mountain Life. (R) 4.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 5.30 Alaska Off The Grid. (PG, R) 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. (R) 7.30 Five Day Flip. (PG, R) 8.30 Vintage Rehab. (R) 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG, R) 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 9.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 10.30 The Doctors. (PG, R) 11.30 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 12.30 RPM. (R, CC) 1.00 Esports. Supercars All Stars Eseries. Round 5. 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 4.00 WhichCar. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 RV Daily Foodie Trails. (R, CC) 5.00 Escape Fishing. (CC) 5.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) The NCIS headquarters is evacuated. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) (Series return) Pride must cut his holiday short. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R, CC) The team rushes to a crime scene. 12.10 Underworld Histories. (M, R) 1.10 48 Hours. (M, R) 2.10 Bad Lads Army. (MA15+, R) 3.10 RPM. (R, CC) 3.40 Cheers. (PG, R) 4.10 The Doctors. (M, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 7.00 Random & Whacky. (C, CC) 7.30 PAW Patrol. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Quimbo’s Quest. (C, R, CC) 9.05 Butterbean’s Cafe. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 10.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 11.00 SpongeBob. (R) 12.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 2.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 4.30 The Middle. (PG, R) 5.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Kojak. (M, R) 8.30 Columbo. (PG, R) 10.00 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) 10.30 2 Broke Girls. (M, R) 11.30 The Middle. (PG, R) 12.30 The Conners. (PG, R) 1.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Family Ties. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World. (PG, R, CC) 12.55 The Last Man On Earth. (M, R) 2.35 Insight. (R, CC) 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 Happy Endings. 6.40 Alone. (PG) 7.30 Stargate SG-1. (M) 8.30 Ancient Aliens. (PG) 9.20 American Gods. (MA15+) (New Series) 11.35 Chicago At War. (M) 12.30 MOVIE: The Stepford Wives. (M, R, CC) (2004) 2.15 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+, R) 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.35 Donal’s Kitchen Hero. (PG, R) 1.05 Food Factory USA. (PG, R) 1.35 Oliver’s Twist. (R) 2.05 Saturday Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Secret Meat Business. (R) 4.00 Cook And The Chef. (R) 5.30 Freddie Fries Down Under. (PG, R) 6.30 Lyndey And Herbie’s. (R) 7.30 Cheese Slices. (PG) 8.30 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. (R, CC) 9.30 The Best In Australia. (PG) 10.30 Comfort Eating. (PG) 11.30 Lyndey And Herbie’s. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.50 Songlines On Screen. (R) 1.00 Rugby Union. WA Premier Grade. 2.30 Baseball. ABL. 5.00 The Point. (R) 6.00 Going Places. (PG, R) 7.00 Designing Africa. (R) 7.25 News. 7.30 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. (R) 8.20 From Sand To Celluloid. (PG, R) 8.35 MOVIE: Precious. (MA15+, R) (2009) 10.25 MOVIE: Mavis! (PG, R) (2015) 11.55 Unapologetically Me. (R) 12.10 MOVIE: Precious. (MA15+, R) (2009) 2.00 Volumz. (PG, R)

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NINE

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Dubbo’s TV Guide

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 Compass. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 Landline. (CC) 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 2.30 War On Waste: The Battle Continues. (R, CC) 3.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R, CC) 4.00 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, CC) A look at locations that highlight living well. 1.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) Adam takes a look at a storage solution. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 World’s Greatest Man Made Wonders. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG, CC) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG, CC) 12.00 Unstoppable. (CC) 12.30 Paris Or The Bush: The Story Of The Cods. (PG, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: One Chance. (PG, R, CC) (2013) 3.30 The Greatest: Moments, Milestones & Memories. (CC) 5.00 News: First At Five. (CC) 5.30 Customs. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Mass. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Leading The Way. (CC) 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R, CC) 8.00 Three Veg And Meat. (R, CC) 8.30 GCBC. (R, CC) 9.00 My Market Kitchen. (R, CC) 9.30 St10. (PG, CC) 12.00 This Is Mexico. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Pooches At Play. (R, CC) 1.00 Farm To Fork. (R, CC) 1.30 GCBC. (R, CC) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R, CC) 2.20 My Market Kitchen. (R, CC) 2.50 MasterChef Aust. (R, CC) 4.00 WhichCar. (PG, CC) 4.30 RPM. (CC) 5.00 News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (CC) 6.30 Al Jazeera News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 Speedweek. (CC) 3.30 Gymnastics. (CC) 2020 FIG Trampoline World Cup. Highlights. 5.00 InCycle. (CC) 5.30 Hunting Nazi Treasure: Missing Masterpiece. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R, CC) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 6.30 Compass: The Singing Priest. (PG, CC) The story of Rob Galea. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. (CC) 7.30 The Virus. (CC) Presented by Jeremy Fernandez. 7.40 Grand Designs New Zealand. (PG, CC) Hosted by Chris Moller. 8.30 Mystery Road. (M, CC) With the case apparently solved Jay is being encouraged to leave town. 9.25 Killing Eve. (CC) Eve tries to patch things up with Niko. Villanelle receives good news about her upcoming promotion. 10.10 Barrenjoey Road. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 3. 11.10 Unforgotten. (M, R, CC) Marion jeopardises her marriage. 11.55 Poldark. (M, R, CC) A grain ship is raided by starving villagers.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 House Rules: High Stakes. (PG, CC) Rhys and Tamara hope to get the modern and minimalist place they had always dreamed of. Hosted by Jamie Durie and Abbey Way, with judges Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Kyly Clarke and Saul Myers. 9.30 ABBA Forever. (R, CC) The story of ’70s Swedish pop group ABBA, featuring interviews with band members and concert footage, including such classic hits as Waterloo, SOS and Mamma Mia. 10.30 What The Killer Did Next: Norma Bell. (M, R, CC) Examines the behaviour of killers after a murder, including the 2016 murder of 79-year-old Norma Bell. 11.30 The Blacklist. (MA15+, CC) Red and Liz investigate an organisation that facilitates the relocation of criminals.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 LEGO Masters. (PG, CC) Hosted by Hamish Blake. 8.10 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.10 Nine News Late. (CC) A look at news and events from Australia and around the world as well as the latest on the COVID-19 crisis. 9.40 Inside Crime. (M, CC) Explores three separate murder cases which were motivated solely by greed. 10.40 See No Evil: Life After Midnight. (M, CC) Takes a look at the 2015 murder of Celina Petersen whose body was dumped in an alley. 11.35 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (M, R, CC) A high flying swindler is murdered.

6.30 The Sunday Project. (CC) 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (CC) Contestants must identify the names and country of origins of take-away meals before tackling an elimination challenge that requires them to prepare and deliver a dish that will stand the home delivery test. 9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (M, CC) Barnes goes on a dangerous undercover mission using an old alias from her NYPD days to deal with an ambitious gang leader who is plotting a series of turf wars across the Bronx in a bid for more power. 10.00 FBI. (M, R, CC) FBI special agents Maggie Bell and Omar Adom “OA” Zidan rush to track down a sniper with an elusive motive who has already killed multiple people in the Tri-State area before he can claim any more victims. 11.00 The Sunday Project. (R, CC)

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Egypt’s Top Ten Treasures. (PG, R, CC) From the Great Sphinx to the Rosetta Stone, Valley of the Kings and the Great Pyramid of Giza, historian Professor Bettany Hughes provides a definitive countdown of her top 10 treasures of ancient Egypt. 9.20 MOVIE: Whitney. (M, CC) (2018) An insight into the life of the late American singer and actor Whitney Houston told by those closest to her and featuring exclusive audio as well as never-before-seen archival video footage from her career. Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Kevin Costner. 11.30 MOVIE: Alias Ruby Blade. (M, R, CC) (2012) Xanana Gusmao, José Ramos Horta, Geoffrey Robinson.

12.55 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming. 5.00 Insiders. (R, CC) David Speers and the panel discuss the big issues as our elected leaders make complex decisions.

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

1.30 Unstoppable. (R, CC) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 The Baron. (PG, R) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) Hosts Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Carrie Ann Inaba, Marie Osmond and Eve discuss current events and the trending topics of the day.

1.00 Railways That Built Britain. (R, CC) 1.50 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (R, CC) 2.50 Ride Upon The Storm. (M, R) 4.00 World’s Most Dangerous Border. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle. (CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.10 Catie’s Amazing Machines. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M, R, CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.00 The Weekly. (R, CC) 10.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 The Games. 12.10 The IT Crowd. 12.40 Defending The Guilty. 1.05 Fleabag. 1.35 Catastrophe. 2.00 Gavin & Stacey. 2.30 The Black Adder. 3.05 News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. (R, CC) 7.00 The Wonderful World Of Puppies And Kittens. (R) 7.45 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.50 Oddbods. (PG, R) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Atomic Puppet. (R, CC) 8.45 My Year 7 Life. (PG, R, CC) 9.15 TMNT. (PG, R, CC) 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! (R, CC) 10.00 Rage. (PG, R) 3.25 Close. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 ABC News. (CC) 2.30 Aust Story. (R, CC) 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 Landline. (R, CC) 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 The Breakfast Couch. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. (CC) 7.45 The Virus. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

9GO!

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG, R) 10.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 NBC Today. (CC) 12.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. (PG, R) 2.00 The Bowls Show. 3.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.00 Border Security. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R) 10.30 Criminal Confessions. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.30 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. (PG, R) 12.30 Beyblade Burst Rise. (PG) 1.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. (PG, R) 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 2.00 The Hold Down. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Storage Hunters UK. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Robot Wars. (PG, R) 4.00 MOVIE: Curious George. (R, CC) (2006) 5.45 MOVIE: Free Birds. (R, CC) (2013) 7.30 MOVIE: The Terminator. (M, R, CC) (1984) 9.40 MOVIE: Rambo. (MA15+, R, CC) (2008) 11.30 Science Of Stupid. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 My Fishing Place. (PG, R) 12.00 The Fishing Show. (PG) 1.00 Fishy Business. (PG) 1.30 Pawnography. (PG, R) 2.00 Fishing Addiction. (PG) 3.00 Prospectors. (PG, R) 3.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 4.00 Step Outside With Paul Burt. (PG) 4.30 Million Dollar Catch. (PG) 5.00 Full Custom Garage. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Batman & Robin. (PG, R) (1997) 8.45 MOVIE: Justice League. (M, R, CC) (2017) Ben Affleck. 11.10 MOVIE: Push. (M, R) (2009) 1.30 Late Programs.

7FLIX

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG, R) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. (R) 10.30 MOVIE: The Night My Number Came Up. (PG, R) (1955) 12.35 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.05 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG, CC) 2.05 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.35 MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (R) (1959) 5.05 MOVIE: Father Goose. (1964) 7.30 MOVIE: A Few Good Men. (M, R, CC) (1992) 10.15 MOVIE: Days Of Thunder. (M, R, CC) (1990) 12.20 Late Programs.

9LIFE

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Easy Chinese. (PG, R) 9.00 Ridiculous Cakes. (PG, R) 9.30 Big Bite. (PG, R) 10.00 Buddy Vs Duff. (PG, R) 11.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 1.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG, R) 3.15 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 4.15 MOVIE: Free Willy 3: The Rescue. (PG, R) (1997) 6.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. (M, R) 9.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (M, R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Nip/Tuck. (MA15+, R, CC) 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Caribbean Life. (R) 11.30 Vintage Rehab. (R) 12.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 1.00 Hotel Impossible. (PG, R) 2.00 Texas Flip And Move. (R) 3.00 Ready, Set, Reno. (R, CC) 4.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Bones. (PG, R) 5.30 Five Day Flip. (PG, R) 6.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.30 Tiny House, Big Living. 8.30 Good Bones. (PG) 9.30 Flip Or Flop. (R) 10.30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. (M) 11.30 NYC: Real Housewives Of... (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World. (M, R, CC) 12.55 The Last Man On Earth. (M, R) 2.35 PopAsia TV. (PG) 3.35 WorldWatch. 4.00 Insight. (R, CC) 5.00 Trump’s Wall. (PG, R) 5.50 BBC My World. (PG) 6.50 Adam Ruins Everything. (PG) 7.40 Silicon Valley: The Untold Story. (PG) 8.30 Road To Eurovision 2020: The Winners. (PG) 10.40 Assholes: A Theory. (M) 12.10 My F-ing Tourette’s Family. (MA15+, R) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.30 Key Of David. (PG) 8.00 Star Trek. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 Escape Fishing. (R, CC) 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 1.30 The Doctors. (PG) 2.30 Planes Gone Viral. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Demolition Down Under. (PG) 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 5.00 Cops. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) Gibbs cares for an orphaned refugee. 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R, CC) A retired officer asks the detectives for help. 10.20 CSI: Miami. (M, R) 11.15 CSI: Miami. (MA15+, R) 12.10 Medics On Call. (M, R) 1.10 VF Confidential. (M, R) 2.10 48 Hours. (M, R) 3.10 Cops. (PG, R) 3.40 The Mentalist. (MA15+, R) 4.35 RPM. (R, CC) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG)

SBS FOOD

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 7.00 Random & Whacky. (C, CC) 7.35 PAW Patrol. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Quimbo’s Quest. (C, R, CC) 9.05 Butterbean’s Cafe. 9.30 Scope. (C, CC) 10.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 11.00 SpongeBob. (R) 12.00 Neighbours. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG, R) 4.00 Fresh Off The Boat. (R) 4.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Dating: #NoFilter. (M, R) 10.00 Will & Grace. (PG, R) 12.00 2 Broke Girls. (M, R) 12.30 BH90210. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Seatbelt Psychic. (PG, R) 2.00 Seatbelt Psychic. (M, R) 2.30 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG, R) 3.00 Fresh Off The Boat. (R) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Brady Bunch. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. 2.00 Saturday Kitchen. 3.00 Secret Meat Business. 4.00 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Donal’s Kitchen Hero Feast. (PG) 6.00 Jimmy Shu’s Taste Of The Territory. (PG, R) 6.30 Asia Unplated With Diana Chan. (R) 7.00 Bonacini’s Italy. 7.30 Ainsley’s Australian Market Menu. (R, CC) 8.30 Jonathan Phang’s Gourmet Express. (PG, R) 9.30 Gino’s Italian Escape: A Taste Of The Sun. (R) 10.00 Destination Flavour China. (R, CC) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Football. Heartland Footy. 2.30 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 10. Highlights. 3.00 Soccer. FIFA U-17 World Cup. Second semi-final. France v Brazil. Replay. 5.10 Rugby Union. Ella 7s. Replay. 5.30 VICE World Of Sports. (PG, R) 6.00 Te Ao. 6.30 Colour Theory: Underground. (PG, R) 7.00 Behind The Brush. (PG, R) 7.30 News. 7.35 First Australians. (PG, R) 8.30 The Blood Is At The Doorstep. (M, R) 10.05 Indictment: The Crimes Of Shelly Chartier. (M, R) 11.00 Late Programs.

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Monday May 11 ABC

PRIME7

NINE

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6.00 News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 11.00 Grand Designs New Zealand. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 Poldark. (M, R, CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 4.25 Gruen. (PG, R, CC) 5.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R, CC)

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6.00 The Drum. (CC) Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. (CC) A look at the latest on the novel coronavirus. 8.00 Australian Story. (CC) Australians tell personal stories. 8.30 Four Corners. (CC) Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos. 9.15 Media Watch. (PG, CC) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers. 9.30 Q+A. (CC) Hosted by Hamish Macdonald. 10.35 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.10 Catalyst: Asteroid Hunters. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, CC) The Parata family unity looks to be cracking. Marilyn and John try to be there for each other. Ben’s troubles become worse. 7.30 House Rules: High Stakes. (PG, CC) We find our who will come out on top after renovating Rhys and Tamara’s house as teams’ total scores are tallied. 9.00 9-1-1. (M, CC) The 118 responds to a skydiving trip gone wrong and a bank rep injured in a home repossession. 10.00 The Latest: Seven News. (CC) 10.30 S.W.A.T. (M, CC) The team race to stop a school shooter. 11.30 God Friended Me. (PG, CC) (Final) Miles is forced to examine his lack of faith more than ever when the God account sends him his sister as a friend suggestion.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 LEGO Masters. (PG, CC) The latest elimination sees the contestants competing to create a build that can be submerged in water. 8.45 Emergence. (M, CC) A mysterious man hinders Jo and Chris’s search. Jo makes a deal with Benny to secure Piper’s safety. 9.45 Nine News Late. (CC) A look at news and events from Australia and around the world as well as the latest on the COVID-19 crisis. 10.15 Flights From Hell: Caught On Camera 2. (M, R, CC) Footage from passengers’ cameras and phones reveal extreme behaviour in airports and on planes. 11.15 Lethal Weapon. (MA15+, R, CC) The detectives are drawn into the dangerous world of conspiracy theories.

12.10 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming. 3.35 Compass. (R, CC) 4.00 Catalyst. (R, CC) 4.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC)

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

12.05 Killer Couples. (M, R, CC) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.40 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.45 Luo Bao Bei. (R, CC) 7.00 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.10 Catie’s Amazing Machines. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.25 The IT Crowd. (PG, R, CC) 8.55 Defending The Guilty. (M, CC) 9.25 The Games. (PG, R, CC) 9.55 In The Long Run. (PG, R, CC) 10.15 Parks And Recreation. (PG, R) 10.40 30 Rock. 11.25 Community. 12.05 Archer. 12.45 Comedy Next Gen. 1.40 Extras. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. (R, CC) 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. (R, CC) 7.00 Bear Grylls: Survival School. (R, CC) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (PG, R) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Atomic Puppet. (PG, R, CC) 8.45 My Year 7 Life. (R, CC) 9.10 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! (R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 11.00 Close. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. (CC) 5.00 ABC News Hour. (CC) 6.00 ABC Evening News. (CC) 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. (CC) 9.00 The Drum. (R, CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC Late News. (CC) 12.15 The Business. (R, CC) 12.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R, CC) 1.00 Late Programs.

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) Seven Morning News. (CC) MOVIE: The Murder Pact. (M, R, CC) (2015) Alexa PenaVega. The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. The Chase. (CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. (CC) The Chase Australia. (CC)

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Today. (CC) Today Extra. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Animal Embassy: Limp Penguin. (CC) (New Series) Getaway. (PG, R, CC) LEGO Masters. (PG, R, CC) Tipping Point. (PG, CC) Afternoon News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC)

9GO!

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 10.30 A Moveable Feast. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG, R) 11.30 Better Homes. (R, CC) 1.00 Auction Squad. (R, CC) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Doc Martin. (M, R) 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (M, R) 10.30 Families Of Crime. (M, R) 11.30 Brit Cops. (M) 12.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Fight To Survive. (M, R) 1.00 Fight To Survive. (PG, R) 1.30 Fight To Survive. (M, R) 2.00 Prospectors. (PG, R) 3.00 Blokesworld. (PG, R) 3.30 Timbersports. (PG, R) 4.00 Full Custom Garage. (PG, R) 5.00 Pawn Stars Australia. (PG, R) 5.30 American Restoration. (PG, R) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 American Pickers. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Kelly’s Heroes. (M, R) (1970) 11.30 American Restoration. (PG, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

7FLIX

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG, R) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 1.55 The Young And The Restless. (M) 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) 3.20 MOVIE: The Truth About Women. (PG, R, CC) (1957) 5.30 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 New Tricks. (M, R) 8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M, R, CC) 10.40 The Commander: Abduction. (M, R, CC) 11.40 The Rockford Files. (PG, R) 12.35 Late Programs.

9LIFE

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Carnival Kings. (PG, R) 9.00 Cupcake Wars. (PG, R) 10.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 11.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG, R) 12.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.00 Cake Masters. (PG, R) 2.00 Bakers Vs. Fakers. (PG, R) 3.00 Smallville. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 First Dates Australia. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. (PG) 10.30 Bridezillas. (M) 11.30 Geordie Shore. (MA15+) 12.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 8.30 12.00 1.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30

Headline News. (CC) Studio 10. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) MasterChef Australia. (R, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) My Market Kitchen. (CC) Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful. (R, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (CC) 6.30 This Week With George Stephanopoulos. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera News. (CC) 1.30 Eurovision Song Contest 2015. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.30 The Project. (CC) 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (CC) The contestants learn that with every challenge this week, there will be a twist, beginning with them splitting into two teams to serve a three-course meal to 100 hungry diners in just three hours. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, CC) A fast-paced, irreverent look at news, with Ed Kavalee, Sam Pang, Llloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola and Melanie Bracewell competing to see who can remember the most about events. Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.00 To Be Advised. 10.40 The Project. (R, CC) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 11.40 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, CC) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Secrets Of The Royal… Jewels. (PG, CC) Part 2 of 5. Takes a look at the tiaras, earrings, rings and neckpieces that make up the royal collection. 8.30 Michael Mosley: Into The Mind: Emotions. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 3. Dr Michael Mosley documents the often brutal history of experimental psychology. 9.30 How To Lose Weight Well. (PG, CC) Part 2 of 5. Dr Xand van Tulleken finds out if liposuction could help transform pot bellies into six packs. 10.30 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.05 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games. (M) (Series return) Laurence investigates after Alice’s friend dies suddenly from a strange case of the flu.

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) Talk show.

12.45 Das Boot. (M, R, CC) 3.05 Michael Mosley: Secret Science – Chemical And Biological Weapons. (M, R, CC) 4.05 24 Hours In Emergency. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle. (CC)

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Xena. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Friday Night Lights. (M, R) 2.00 The A-Team. (PG, R) 3.00 Pokémon: B&W. 3.30 LEGO Friends: Girls On A Mission. 4.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 4.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG, R) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 MOVIE: The Truman Show. (PG, R) (1998) 9.30 MOVIE: The Cable Guy. (M, R, CC) (1996) 11.30 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Miami Vice. (M, R) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Best Of Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Vintage Rehab. (R) 1.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.30 Caribbean Life. (R) 3.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Zombie House Flipping. (PG, R) 8.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 9.30 Fixer Upper: Behind The Design. (PG, R) 10.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 11.00 Late Programs.

Dubbo’s TV Guide

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 RPM. (R, CC) 8.30 WhichCar. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Demolition Down Under. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 12.00 NCIS. (M, R, CC) 1.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 2.00 Hawaii Five-O. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 4.30 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) Follows the work of elite lifeguards. 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) Sara Carter begs Gibbs for help. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R, CC) Stabler suffers temporary blindness. 10.20 48 Hours: Reuschel Vs Reuschel. (M) 11.20 48 Hours. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Shopping. (R) 1.50 Cheers. (PG, R) 2.20 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 3.15 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 4.10 MacGyver. (PG, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 7.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 8.35 SpongeBob. (R) 9.00 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 10.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 11.00 SpongeBob. (R) 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) Walden hears from his ex-girlfriend. 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (M) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Medium. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 James Corden. (M, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. 2K20 Players Tournament. Round 1. Game 1. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. 2K20 Players Tournament. Round 1. Game 2. 2.00 MythBusters: The Search. 3.00 BBC My World. 3.30 WorldWatch. 3.55 This Week. 4.50 Chinese Dating With The Parents. 6.15 Takeshi’s Castle. (PG) 6.40 The Orville. (M) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 8.30 Punk. (M) 9.30 Adam Looking For Eve. 10.25 Dark Side Of The Ring. (MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Surfing The Menu. (PG) 2.00 Oliver’s Twist. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Gourmet Goes Tribal. (PG) 3.30 Destination Flavour Down Under. 4.00 Carnival Eats. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Donal’s Kitchen Hero. (PG) 6.00 River Cottage Aust. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Nigella Bites. (R, CC) 7.30 Hayden: South Africa. (R) 8.00 Destination Flavour Scandinavia. (R, CC) 8.30 Tropical Gourmet: New Caledonia. (PG) 9.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.35 Buwarrala Aryah. 2.30 Te Ao. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. 4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 The Sharp Point. 6.35 Africa On A Plate. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.25 From Sand To Celluloid. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Warumuk: In The Dark Night. 9.50 News. 9.55 Late Programs.

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Tuesday May 12 ABC

PRIME7

NINE

6.00 News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 11.00 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 1.45 Media Watch. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R, CC) 4.35 Gruen. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R, CC)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00

6.00 The Drum. (CC) Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. (CC) A look at the latest on the novel coronavirus. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. (CC) International affairs program. 8.30 Catalyst: Building Greener Cities. (CC) Physicist Dr Niraj Lal explores engineering solutions designed to make cities cleaner and greener. 9.30 Richard Leplastrier: Framing The View. (M, CC) An intimate portrait of seminal Australian architect Richard Leplastrier filmed over a period of 15 years. 10.30 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.00 Q+A. (R, CC) Hosted by Hamish Macdonald.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, CC) John’s worried about Marilyn’s safety. 7.30 Tiger King: What Really Went Down? (M, CC) Takes a look behind the scenes at the bizarre true-crime documentary, Tiger King, featuring interviews and never-before-seen footage helping shed light on what really happened. 8.30 First Dates Australia. (M, CC) A flamboyant, fashion-forward man looking for a partner with style is brought together at a restaurant for a blind first date with Instagram influencer and model Jade Kevin Foster. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. (CC) 11.30 The Resident. (M, CC) Nic and Mina treat a patient with a failing heart ventricular assist device.

12.05 1.10 3.30 3.55 4.30 5.30

12.30 Grey’s Anatomy. (M, R, CC) Amelia gets the results of her paternity test. 2.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

Parliament Question Time. (CC) Rage. (MA15+) Compass. (R, CC) Catalyst. (R, CC) The Drum. (R, CC) One Plus One. (R, CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Andy’s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.10 Catie’s Amazing Machines. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 To Be Advised. 9.10 The Inbetweeners. (M, R, CC) 9.35 Year Of The Rabbit. (M, CC) (Final) 10.05 This Country. (M, R, CC) 10.25 Parks And Recreation. 10.50 30 Rock. 11.30 Community. 12.15 Archer. 12.55 Wasted. 1.20 The Mighty Boosh. 1.50 Episodes. 2.15 News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. (R, CC) 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. (R, CC) 7.00 Bear Grylls: Survival School. (R, CC) (Final) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (R) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Atomic Puppet. (PG, R, CC) 8.45 My Year 7 Life. (PG, R, CC) 9.10 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! (R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 10.55 Close. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

ABC NEWS 6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 1.40 Capital Hill. (CC) 2.00 Parliament. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. (CC) 5.00 ABC News Hour. (CC) 6.00 ABC Evening News. (CC) 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. (CC) 9.00 The Drum. (R, CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC Late News. (CC) 12.15 The Business. (R, CC) 12.30 Late Programs.

2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) Seven Morning News. (CC) MOVIE: We Have Your Husband. (M, R, CC) (2011) Teri Polo. The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. The Chase. (CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. (CC) The Chase Australia. (CC)

7TWO

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 1.10

WIN

Today. (CC) Today Extra. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Kevin Can Wait. (PG, R, CC) Kevin and Vanessa try to save Enzo’s restaurant. LEGO Masters. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Hamish Blake. Tipping Point. (PG, CC) Afternoon News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC)

7MATE

Headline News. (CC) Studio 10. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) MasterChef Australia. (R, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) My Market Kitchen. (CC) Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. (CC) 6.30 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.00 BBC News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. (CC) 12.55 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 1.30 Eurovision Song Contest 2016. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Hamish & Andy’s “Perfect” Holiday. (PG, R, CC) Part 3 of 3. On the final leg of their adventure, Hamish surprises Andy with a gruelling cycling challenge. 9.00 MOVIE: 50 First Dates. (M, R, CC) (2004) A marine veterinarian afraid of commitment falls in love with a woman with recurring short-term memory loss, forcing him to romance her anew each day if he wishes to win her heart. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider. 11.00 Nine News Late. (CC) A look at news and events from Australia and around the world as well as the latest on the COVID-19 crisis. 11.25 Straight Forward. (MA15+, R, CC) A con woman is forced to flee to New Zealand and start a completely different life.

6.30 The Project. (CC) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (CC) The losing team’s contestants from the service challenge face off in a pressure test. 8.30 How To Stay Married. (M, CC) When Brad announces his plans to propose to his new flame, Nadia, Greg and Em seize the opportunity to right the wrongs of their own botched proposal 17 years earlier. 9.00 NCIS. (M, R, CC) After a US Navy lieutenant is murdered, the team interviews families in the victim’s neighbourhood. 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, CC) Anna Kolcheck returns to warn Callen of impending danger involving a Russian agent. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, CC) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Great Canadian Railway Journeys: Portage La Prairie To Saskatoon. (PG, CC) Michael Portillo learns about an influential naturalist while traveling from Portage la Prairie in Canada. 8.35 Insight. (CC) Jenny Brockie takes a look at what it is like to live in a confined space for a long period of time. 9.35 Dateline. (CC) Takes a look at how the pandemic has amplified divisions between the rich and poor in Paris. 10.05 The Feed. (CC) A look at the issue of contaminated soil. 10.35 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.05 Twin. (M) Karin struggles at school. 11.55 Knightfall. (MA15+, R, CC) The Templars stand trial.

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R, CC) 1.10 Hayley & Lauren’s Adelady Best Of. (PG, R, CC) 1.35 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 TV Shop. (R) 4.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.00 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 The Talk. (PG, CC)

12.45 Knightfall. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.30 SS-GB. (MA15+, R, CC) 3.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (M, R, CC) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle. (CC)

1.40 3.00 4.00 5.00

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Xena. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Friday Night Lights. (M, R) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Pokémon: B&W. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG, R) 4.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 4.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG, R) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 MOVIE: Waterworld. (M, R, CC) (1995) 10.10 MOVIE: Resident Evil: Apocalypse. (M, R) (2004) 12.05 Miami Vice. (M, R) 1.00 Just Tattoo Of Us. (M, R) 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Gold Fever. (PG, R) 1.00 Fight To Survive. (PG, R) 1.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 2.00 American Restoration. (PG, R) 2.30 Prospectors. (PG, R) 3.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 4.00 Counting Cars. (PG, R) 4.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. (PG, R) 5.30 American Restoration. (PG, R) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Outback Truckers. (PG) 9.30 Desert Collectors. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

7FLIX

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. (R) 12.00 New Tricks. (M, R) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (M) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 3.30 MOVIE: Carry On Cleo. (PG, R, CC) (1964) 5.30 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Seven Worlds, One Planet. (PG, R, CC) 8.40 MOVIE: The Silence Of The Lambs. (MA15+, R) (1991) Anthony Hopkins. 11.05 Major Crimes. (M, R, CC) 12.05 Late Programs.

9LIFE

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 James Robison. (PG) 8.00 Ridiculous Cakes. (PG, R) 8.30 Carnival Kings. (PG, R) 9.00 Cupcake Wars. (PG, R) 10.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 11.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG, R) 12.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.00 Cake Masters. (PG, R) 2.00 Bakers Vs. Fakers. (PG, R) 3.00 Smallville. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Braveheart. (M, R, CC) (1995) Mel Gibson. 12.00 Late Programs.

SBS

6.00 8.30 12.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.30 4.00 4.30

9GO!

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 12.30 Make It Yours. (PG, R) 1.00 Auction Squad. (R, CC) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Cold Case. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Without A Trace. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Criminal Minds. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Late Programs.

Dubbo’s TV Guide

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.00 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 2.00 Fixer Upper: Behind The Design. (PG, R) 2.30 Caribbean Life. (R) 3.00 Vintage Rehab. (R) 3.30 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Good Bones. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Chateau. (R, CC) 9.30 Kevin McCloud’s. (PG, R) 10.30 Building Alaska. (PG, R) 11.30 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 9.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 12.00 NCIS. (M, R, CC) 1.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 2.00 Hawaii Five-O. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 4.30 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) Evidence reveals the hitman’s latest target. 8.30 CSI: Miami. (M, R) The body of an accountant is found with injuries related to a close encounter with a speed boat. 9.25 CSI: Miami. (MA15+, R) Horatio is visited by a suspect’s family. 10.20 The Mentalist. (M, R) 12.10 Shopping. (R) 2.10 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 3.15 The Mentalist. (M, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (M)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 7.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 8.35 SpongeBob. (R) 9.00 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 10.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 11.00 SpongeBob. (R) 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 The Conners. (PG) 9.30 Two And A Half Men. (M, R) 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (M) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Medium. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 James Corden. (M, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. 2K20 Players Tournament. Round 1. Game 3. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. 2K20 Players Tournament. Round 1. Game 4. 2.00 MythBusters: The Search. 2.55 BBC My World. 3.25 WorldWatch. 4.50 Long Shot. 5.15 Chinese Dating With The Parents. 6.15 Takeshi’s Castle. 6.40 The Orville. 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M) 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 9.20 Best Undressed. (MA15+) 10.20 Sexplora. (Series return) 10.45 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Nigella Bites. 1.30 Surfing The Menu. 2.00 Oliver’s Twist. 2.30 Chefs’ Line. 3.00 Gourmet Goes Tribal. 3.30 Destination Flavour Down Under. 4.00 Carnival Eats. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Donal’s Kitchen Hero. (PG) (Series return) 6.00 River Cottage Aust. (PG) 7.00 Nigella Bites. 7.30 Food Safari Earth. (R, CC) 8.00 Loving Gluten Free. (R) 8.30 Richo’s Bar Snacks. (R) 9.00 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. (R, CC) 9.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.25 From Sand To Celluloid. 1.40 The Other Side. 2.05 The Wrestlers. 3.00 Cities Of Gold. 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Raven’s Quest. 4.05 Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show. 4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefs’ Line. 6.30 The Sharp Point. 6.35 Africa On A Plate. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. 7.25 News. 7.30 Wellington Paranormal. 8.00 Black Comedy. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 News. 9.05 Late Programs.

SOLUTIONS & ANSWERS

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PHOTO NEWS SUDOKU GRID753

Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test 1. About 90 per cent 2. Doughnut 3. Liz Lemon 4. About half a million 5. Renegade 6. Antonym, words with opposite meanings 7. Melanie Griffith 8. Ten 9. H.G. Wells 10. Sir Mark Oliphant 11a. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, in 1982. 11b. Talking Heads, in 1980. SUDOKU EXTRA

The song was used in the 1986 ﬁlm “Down and Out in Beverly Hills”. 12. Franz Stampﬂ. 13. “At This Moment”, by Billy Vera, in 1981. Vera’s song didn’t get much notice until it was used on episodes of “Family Ties” during 198586. Then it rocketed up the charts as “Family Ties” fans called radio stations demanding to know the name of the song.

TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS #530 1 a former pupil (of a school or university), 2 Daisy Bates, 3 Indonesia, 4 ﬁreworks, 5 “In the Wild”, 6 mosaic timber ﬂooring, 7 pear, 8 New Hebrides, 9 frequency modulation, 10 Leichhardt. Build-a-Word solution 239 Lithgow, Blackheath, Cessnock, Mittagong, Bathurst, Gunnedah, Narrabri, Griffith. HEX-ANUMBER

FIND THE WORDS solution 1113 Women in the limelight GO FIGURE

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TV+

Wednesday May 13 ABC

PRIME7

NINE

6.00 News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 11.00 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 12.55 Q+A. (R, CC) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R, CC) 4.30 Gruen. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Grand Designs. (R, CC)

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6.00 The Drum. (CC) Analysis of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top stories. 7.30 7.30. (CC) A look at the latest on the novel coronavirus. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, CC) (Final) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG, CC) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical. 9.00 At Home Alone Together. (CC) (New Series) Comedians share their advice on how to achieve self-improvement during the corona crisis. 9.25 Planet America. (CC) Takes a look at the US. 10.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, CC) 10.45 ABC Late News. (CC) 11.15 Four Corners. (R, CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, CC) Jasmine begins to develop unusual behaviour. Justin has a burning question for Leah. 7.30 Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talent. (PG, CC) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges. 8.45 MOVIE: Shooter. (M, R, CC) (2007) A sniper tries to prove his innocence after he is framed by rogue elements within the US government for the attempted assassination of the president. However, it is no easy task as he finds himself pursued by every law enforcement agency in the country. Mark Wahlberg, Michael PeÃ±a, Kate Mara. 11.15 The Resident. (M, CC) Conrad treats a high-profile soccer player suffering from mysterious symptoms.

12.05 Media Watch. (PG, R, CC) 12.20 Parliament Question Time. (R, CC) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+) 3.30 Compass. (R, CC) 4.00 Catalyst. (R, CC) 4.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC)

12.15 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 7.00 Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wild Adventures. (R, CC) 7.10 Catieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amazing Machines. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Friday Night Dinner. (M, CC) 8.55 Gavin & Stacey. (M, R, CC) 9.25 A Moody Christmas. (M, R, CC) 9.55 Upper Middle Bogan. (M, R, CC) 10.20 Parks And Recreation. 10.45 30 Rock. 11.30 Community. 12.10 Archer. 12.55 The Trip. 1.25 In The Long Run. (Final) 1.45 Wasted. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs.

ABC ME

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) Seven Morning News. (CC) MOVIE: Jodi Picoultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Salem Falls. (M, R, CC) (2011) James Van Der Beek. The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. The Chase. (CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. (CC) The Chase Australia. (CC)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 1.00

Headline News. (CC) Studio 10. (PG, CC) To Be Advised. MasterChef Australia. (R, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Judge Judy. (PG, R, CC) My Market Kitchen. (CC) Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 5.00 10 News First. (CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Doctor Doctor. (M, CC) Hugh makes a fateful decision when Penny decides to leave Whyhope forever. 8.30 Paramedics. (M, CC) Follows Australian paramedics as they take to the road, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 9.30 New Amsterdam. (M, CC) Max shuts down the emergency department and proposes a massive change. 10.30 Nine News Late. (CC) A look at news and events from Australia and around the world as well as the latest on the COVID-19 crisis. 11.00 Chicago Med. (M, CC) Connor treats a gunshot victim. 11.50 Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Tell The Doctor. (MA15+, CC) Dr Khizar Khan-Mahmood reveals the damage unlicensed injections have been doing to a tanning addict.

6.30 The Project. (CC) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (CC) Contestants have 75 minutes to cook a dish using one or more of the eight ingredients in the mystery box. 8.30 The Secrets She Keeps. (M, CC) A determined Agatha creates her vision of the perfect family with her baby and Hayden. However, the reappearance of one of her old flames threatens to disrupt all of her plans and destroy her new world. 9.30 Bull. (M, CC) (Final) Bull and the TAC team help Taylor bring a civil suit against the woman who killed Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend. 10.30 Elementary. (M, CC) Sherlock and Joan investigate the murder of a criminal who stole from other criminals. 11.30 WINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, CC) Presented by Jennifer Byrne. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson: Liverpool Cathedral. (PG, CC) Sir Tony Robinson visits Liverpool Cathedral. 8.30 My Grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; War: Carey Mulligan. (M, CC) Part 3 of 4. Carey Mulligan explores the story of her grandfather, World War II veteran Denzil Booth. 9.25 Reprisal. (MA15+, CC) Ethan is forced to deal with being caught between two worlds after his actions contribute to a sudden death. 10.20 SBS World News Late. (CC) 10.50 Save Me. (MA15+, CC) Claire and Barry stage a press conference. 11.45 MOVIE: See You Up There. (MA15+) (2017) Nahuel PÃ©rez Biscayart.

12.40 Westside. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.30 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.30 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 The Talk. (PG, CC)

1.50 Trapped. (M, R) 2.50 WACO: Madman Or Messiah? (M, R, CC) 4.25 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 12.30 Weekender. (R, CC) 1.00 Auction Squad. (R, CC) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deadliest. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Border Security. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Mighty Trains. (PG) 9.30 Railway Restorations With Peter Snow. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 1.40 Capital Hill. (CC) 2.00 Parliament. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. (CC) 5.00 ABC News Hour. (CC) 6.00 ABC Evening News. (CC) 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. (CC) 9.00 The Drum. (R, CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 ABC Nightly News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC Late News. (CC) 12.15 The Business. (R, CC) 12.30 Late Programs.

WIN BOLD

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Xena. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Friday Night Lights. (M, R) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 PokÃ©mon: B&W. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG, R) 4.00 Clarence. (PG, R) 4.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG, R) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Travel Guides. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Along Came Polly. (M, R, CC) (2004) 10.15 MOVIE: Date Movie. (M, R, CC) (2006) 12.00 Miami Vice. (M, R) 1.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Gold Fever. (PG, R) 1.00 Savage Wild. (PG, R) 1.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 2.00 Prospectors. (PG, R) 3.00 Desert Collectors. (PG, R) 4.00 Counting Cars. (PG, R) 5.00 Garage 41. (PG, R) 5.30 American Restoration. (PG, R) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 9.00 Family Guy. (M) 9.30 American Dad! (M, CC) 10.30 Family Guy. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Futurama. (PG, R) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Seven Worlds, One Planet. (PG, R, CC) 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 2.05 The Young And The Restless. (M) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 3.30 MOVIE: The Syndicate. (PG, R, CC) (1968) 5.30 Come Dine With Me Couples. (PG, R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Fawlty Towers. (PG, R) 8.50 MOVIE: Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Army. (PG, R, CC) (2016) 10.50 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R, CC) 11.50 The Rockford Files. (PG, R) 1.00 Late Programs.

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ABC NEWS

Today. (CC) Today Extra. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) David Attenboroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Blue Planet: Coasts. (PG, R, CC) David explores life in Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oceans. Emergence. (M, R, CC) Tipping Point. (PG, CC) Afternoon News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (R, CC)

9LIFE

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Cupcake Wars. (PG, R) 10.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 11.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG, R) 12.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.00 Cake Masters. (PG, R) 2.00 Bakers Vs. Fakers. (PG, R) 3.00 Smallville. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: The Theory Of Everything. (PG, R, CC) (2014) Eddie Redmayne. 11.00 MOVIE: In & Out. (PG, R) (1997) 1.00 Late Programs.

SBS

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7MATE

6.00 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs. 6.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. (R, CC) 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. (R, CC) 7.00 Deadly Dinosaurs. (R, CC) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (PG, R) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Atomic Puppet. (PG, R, CC) 8.45 My Year 7 Life. (PG, R, CC) 9.10 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! (R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 11.00 Close. 5.30 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs.

WIN

Dubboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV Guide

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Kevin McCloudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. (PG, R) 1.00 Best Of Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 3.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 House Hunters. (R) 4.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 5.00 Escape To The Chateau. (R, CC) 6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barnwood Builders. (R) 8.30 Restored. (R) 9.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation. (R) 10.30 Garage Gold. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 9.00 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 10.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 11.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 12.00 NCIS. (M, R, CC) 1.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 2.00 Hawaii Five-O. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 4.30 ST: Enterprise. (PG, R) 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) Gibbs attends the memorial service for a friend. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M, R, CC) The team links the theft of a truckload of US currency by terrorists in Iraq to the murder of a customs inspector. 11.15 NCIS. (M, R, CC) 12.10 Shopping. (R) 2.10 Mission: Impossible. (PG, R) 3.10 ST: Voyager. (PG, R) 4.10 MacGyver. (PG, R) 5.05 The Doctors. (PG, R)

WIN PEACH 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 7.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 8.35 SpongeBob. (R) 9.00 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. (R) 10.00 PAW Patrol. (R) 11.00 SpongeBob. 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG, CC) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 2 Broke Girls. (M, R) Hanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother pays a visit. 10.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (M) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 1.30 Medium. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 James Corden. (M, R) 4.30 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Frasier. (PG, R)

SBS VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Basketball. NBA. 2K20 Players Tournament. Round 1. Game 5. 1.00 Basketball. NBA. 2K20 Players Tournament. Round 1. Game 6. 2.00 MythBusters: The Search. 3.00 The Pizza Show. 3.25 WorldWatch. 4.50 Chinese Dating With The Parents. (PG) 6.10 Takeshiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Castle. (PG) 6.35 The Orville. (M) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: The Wave. (MA15+) (2019) 10.05 MOVIE: Electric Dreams. (PG) (1984) 11.50 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Nigella Bites. 1.30 Surfing The Menu. 2.00 Oliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twist. 2.30 Chefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Line. 3.00 Gourmet Goes Tribal. 3.30 Destination Flavour Down Under. 4.00 Carnival Eats. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Donalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen Hero. (PG) 6.00 River Cottage Aust. (PG) 7.00 Nigella Bites. 7.30 Sicily With Aldo And Enzo. (R) 8.00 Gourmet Farmer. (R, CC) 8.30 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. (R) 9.00 Italian Food Safari. (R, CC) 9.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Wellington Paranormal. (M) 1.30 Game Of Bros. (PG) 2.00 On The Road. (PG) 3.00 Cities Of Gold. (PG) 3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quest. 4.05 Coyoteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crazy Smart Science Show. 4.30 Musomagic. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Chefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Line. (R) 6.30 Africa On A Plate. (PG, R) 7.00 Our Stories. (R) 7.20 Young, Strong & Proud. (R) 7.25 News. 7.30 Going Places. (R) 8.00 Yokayi Footy. 8.30 The Point. 9.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 10.30 Late Programs.

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Thursday May 14 ABC

PRIME7

6.00 News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 11.00 Grand Designs. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Without Limits. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 4.30 Gruen. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Grand Designs. (R, CC)

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00

6.00 The Drum. (CC) Analysis of the day’s news. 6.55 Sammy J. (PG, CC) Presented by Sammy J. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 7.30. (CC) A look at the latest on the novel coronavirus. 8.00 The Heights. (PG, CC) Shannon struggles with her new role. 8.30 Grand Designs Australia: Kuitpo Song Tower. (CC) Peter Maddison meets a couple who are building a home on their property in the Adelaide Hills. 9.20 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (CC) Barrie Cassidy chats with Peggy O’Neal. 9.50 Prince Charles: Inside The Duchy Of Cornwall. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 2. 10.40 ABC Late News. (CC) Detailed coverage of the day’s events. 11.15 DCI Banks. (M, R, CC) (Final) 12.05 Top Of The Lake: China Girl. (M, R, CC) 1.05 Parliament Question Time. (CC) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+) 3.30 Compass. (R, CC) 4.00 Catalyst. (R, CC) 4.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 5.25 Sammy J. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC)

ABC COMEDY 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.10 Catie’s Amazing Machines. (R) 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 8.30 Fleabag. (MA15+, R, CC) 9.00 High Fidelity. (M, CC) 9.30 Killing Eve. (R, CC) 10.15 Catastrophe. 10.40 To Be Advised. 11.05 Parks And Recreation. 11.30 30 Rock. 12.10 Community. 12.30 Community. 12.55 Archer. 1.35 Year Of The Rabbit. (Final) 2.00 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.45 News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.25 BTN Newsbreak. (R, CC) 6.30 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. (R, CC) 7.00 Deadly Dinosaurs. (R, CC) 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.35 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (R) 8.00 Adv Of Puss In Boots. (PG, R) 8.20 Danger Mouse. (R) 8.35 Atomic Puppet. (PG, R, CC) 8.45 My Year 7 Life. (PG, R, CC) 9.10 TMNT. (PG, R) 9.35 Japanizi: Going, Going, Gong! (R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 10.55 Close. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

NINE

Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) Seven Morning News. (CC) MOVIE: The Wrong Student. (M, R, CC) (2017) Jessica Morris. The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. Seven News At 4. (CC) The Chase Australia. (CC)

WIN

Dubbo’s TV Guide

SBS

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00 1.00

Today. (CC) Today Extra. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) MOVIE: About A Boy. (M, R, CC) (2002) An immature man befriends a young boy. Hugh Grant. 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Ben Shephard. 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC)

6.00 8.30 12.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.30 4.00 4.30

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, CC) Jasmine stands behind her decision about Grace. Marilyn worries she’s done the wrong thing by Tori. Justin has a proposal for Leah. 8.30 To Be Advised. 10.40 The Latest: Seven News. (CC) 11.10 Flights From Hell: Caught On Camera. (PG, R, CC) Footage from passengers’ cameras and phones reveals extreme behaviour in airports and on planes.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 RBT. (PG, R, CC) Follows police units that operate random breath-test patrols around Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (M, R, CC) (2007) Lured out of hiding by a reporter researching a story connected to his past, a former secret agent is once again hunted by the agency that created him in order to prevent him exposing their secrets. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn. 10.40 Nine News Late. (CC) A look at news and events from Australia and around the world as well as the latest on the COVID-19 crisis. 11.10 Taken. (M, CC) Bryan must stop an act of biological terrorism when invasive species are stolen from the Global Seed Bank.

6.30 The Project. (CC) 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (CC) The five winning contestants from the mystery box challenge cook for immunity from Sunday’s elimination. In a twist, superstar Katy Perry arrives at the mid-way point to act as a special guest judge. 9.45 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+, R, CC) After the suicide of a young man sparks a child molestation investigation, Benson finds herself turning to a former member of the team, Cassidy, for help when when the case hits a dead end. 10.40 Blue Bloods. (M, CC) Danny works with Texas Ranger Waylon Gates to find the Lone Star Killer. After Eddie’s partner mistakenly shoots an undercover cop, internal affairs accuses Jamie of not supervising properly. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, CC) Contestants are given two minutes to answer questions on their chosen subject. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 World’s Most Beautiful Railway. (PG, CC) Follows the staff and enthusiasts at the heart of Scotland’s picturesque railway network. 8.35 How The Victorians Built Britain: Britannia Rules The Waves. (PG, CC) Michael explores how the Victorians built the most technologically advanced ships in the world. 9.30 ZeroZeroZero. (MA15+, CC) (New Series) Follows a cocaine shipment as it makes its way to Europe and the various cartels it encounters. 10.35 SBS World News Late. (CC) 11.05 The New Pope. (M, CC) Voiello ties up loose ends.

12.10 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News. (CC) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

12.05 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R, CC) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

1.00 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news. 2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 The Talk. (PG, CC)

12.00 The Name Of The Rose. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Vietnam: The War That Made Australia. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CGTN English News. (CC) 5.15 NHK World English News. (CC) 5.30 Deutsche Welle English News. (CC)

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9GO!

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 12.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Auction Squad. (R, CC) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R, CC) 3.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 3.30 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Railway Restorations With Peter Snow. (PG, R) 5.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Father Brown. (M, R, CC) 8.30 Judge John Deed. (M, R) 10.30 Jonathan Creek. (M, R) 11.45 Brit Cops. (M, R) 12.45 Late Programs.

7MATE

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Friday Night Lights. (M, R) 2.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Pokémon: B&W. 3.30 Ninjago. (PG, R) 4.00 Clarence. (PG, R) 4.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 5.00 Adv Time. (PG, R) 5.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.00 Malcolm. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Survivor: Winners At War. (PG, R) 10.30 MOVIE: The Dictator. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) 12.10 Miami Vice. (M, R) 1.10 Just Tattoo Of Us. (MA15+, R) 2.10 Dance Moms. (PG, R) 3.00 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Counting Cars. (PG, R) 12.00 Gold Fever. (PG, R) 1.00 Savage Wild. (PG, R) 1.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 2.00 Futurama. (PG, R) 2.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 4.00 Counting Cars. (PG, R) 5.00 Pawn Stars Australia. (PG, R) 5.30 American Restoration. (PG, R) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 8.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious. (M, R, CC) (2009) Vin Diesel. 10.45 To Be Advised. 11.45 Sarah Connor Chronicles. (M, R) 12.45 Late Programs.

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Kicking goals in isolation By JOHN RYAN THE city’s junior Aussie Rules players say the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped the club, with optimism still high that a modified season will get underway. AFL NSW/ACT gave the directive to suspend all AFL play to May 31, and while shocked with the seriousness of the pandemic locking down kids’ sport, the junior club hasn’t paused when it comes to behind the scene activities according to Dubbo Junior AFL president Merinda Roll. “With no access to South Dubbo Oval for preseason training, the club commenced a six-week Dubbo RSL Rooftop boot camp,” Mrs Roll told Dubbo Photo News. “We managed to participate in the first week with 26 of our junior players attending however COVID-19 brought us to an abrupt halt and this was disappointing indeed for our players.” Mrs Roll said social media has been utilised to its full potential, citing almost endless online support from junior AFL clubs and organisations nationwide, with skills training sessions that everyone can follow to help them keep up that personal engagement from home. “We have now moved to virtual trainings with our coaches on Zoom every Friday at 5pm. Our players, along with their parents and siblings all isolating at home

tune into our training session and participate in skills all related to AFL,” she said. “Best of all, the players are engaging together along with their coaches and this is such a positive for all involved in regards to mental well-being.” Those sessions include skills and fitness but the online social get-togethers also encourage the players to keep in touch with their team mates so they’re ready to fly when the season commences. The club believes one major challenge will be getting the kids up to match fitness from a standing start, with committee members feeling three weeks of onfield training will be imperative prior to the commencement of any modified season. “There are plenty of skills players can work on off the field, including physical and mental skills,” Mrs Roll said. “Cooper Smith and James Armour have both been selected in the AFL Future Leaders Community Program which is a youth leadership program specifically designed to improve the participant’s leadership skills in a sporting environment (on and off field), and within their family life, at school or in employment.” That training is delivered by the Institute of Sport and requires the participants to work on communication, sport branding and on and off the field leadership.

U12 team Minor Premiers for 2019. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Cooper Smith and James Armour can’t wait to get back on the paddock. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

During the season, participants are also expected to take on a leadership role within the sport to put the skills learnt into practice in roles such as umpiring, coaching and/or assisting with NAB AFL Auskick. “Our entire club is excited for Cooper and James and cannot wait to see how these two young men can further contribute to our club, their fellow team-mates and the very code itself,” she said. 2019 was a brilliant year for the Dubbo juniors with a return into the AFL Central West Competition. Now more than ever before she says sponsorship to keep junior sporting clubs afloat is vital, and despite the economic uncertainty of COVID-19, she said players and parents are incredibly grateful for six sponsors gained this season.

Kel Brown. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

“Thank you to Dubbo Truck Cranes, David Payne Constructions, W&M Roll Agricultural Contracting, Silkman Hockey Lawyers Dubbo, Blue’s Butchery Tamworth Street and Ryan & Rankmore Accounting Dubbo & Wellington,” she said, hoping that an end to social isolation will enable the club to properly thank those who’ve kicked the can for them in 2020. “We look forward to hosting a sponsor’s day at one of our home games during the season and this will enable our club as a whole to display their thanks and appreciation to each of our sponsors. “I know that all our players across all our ages are ripping and rearing to run out and play footy and I look forward to all those smiles of happy kids when the time comes.”

U14 player Molly Mayall. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

By GEOFF MANN THE proﬁle a few weeks ago on CYMS’ ﬁrst home grown NSW rugby league player drew plenty of positive comments. Kel Brown was a CYMS junior who I inadvertently thought had come through De La Salle ranks. The champion half wrote humbly. “Geoff, I could not have written it better myself. “Just one thing that you would not have known: I did not go to De La Salle. I am Catholic but my parents sent me to Dubbo Central Primary and then Dubbo High School. “When I left school and wanted to play Juniors, I thought that I would play with Macquarie and the boys that I played with at Dubbo High. Like kids used to do in those days, I sought permission from my parents. “My dad said, ‘Sure son, that’s a great Idea, as long as you play with Dubbo CYMS!’ “I was shocked but did as I was told and as usual, father knows best. It was the best thing he ever did for me. “I just could not understand why he was so intent on me playing for CYMS, until he told me that he worked at the Abattoirs with Dan O’Sullivan who just happened to be President of the Greens. “Thank you Geoff.”

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When not able to be on the road visiting schools and communities, Cricket NSW Development Manager MATT ELLIS likes to take a walk down memory lane. IN the introduction to his book “Grimmett on Cricket”, C.V. Grimmett highlights the beauty of our great game and its ability to capture our imagination. “There is something about cricket that no other game provides. The things that happened years ago are of unending interest, and always give pleasure in the remembering. There are no other games, I think, that fix their details so deeply on the mind,” Grimmett wrote. Compelling words written about the game I love back in 1948 that ring true to my passion for the game and the many magic moments that are etched in my mind. With this in mind, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look back at one of the more memorable finishes to a Sheffield Shield Final I can remember, when Jamie Siddons lifted the coveted Sheffield Shield back in 1996. Hosting the final, South Australia only required a draw to claim the title but when Adam Gilchrist batted out of his skin for the visitors, making a splendid 189 not-out off just 187 deliveries, and dispatching the bowlers to all parts of the Adelaide Oval and beyond. With a first innings total of 9 declared for 520,

A Shield final for the ages WA looked well placed to spoil the party. Paul Nobes did his best to keep SA in the contest with a fighting century and he was well supported by James Brayshaw who made 87 before being run out. The home side were all out for 347, well short of WA’s first innings and an elusive Sheffield Shield crown was looking out of reach. WA would still need to bowl SA out again, and in a quest for quick runs posted 8-169 with Tom Moody doing the bulk of the damage with 72. There were still plenty of overs left in the contest and South Australia could chase down the unlikely target of 343 or play it safe and settle for a draw. The draw proved to be the option taken with things on track when Blewett and Brayshaw put together a solid partnership. However, after a 102 run stand between the two, Brayshaw fell for 66 and, after spending more than five hours at the crease, Blewett also departed soon after, out LBW to Brendon Julian for 72. As confirmed in a recent chat with Peter McIntyre for the Cricket Library Podcast, Greg Blewett actually went for a drive after being dismissed to let off a

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bit of steam, Paul Nobes went for a walk along the River Torrens, and Boof Lehmann was bandaging himself up to provide some light relief. Meanwhile, captain Jamie Siddons stoically resisted playing shots for the most important 4 off 134 deliveries that he would have ever made. When Siddons was dismissed however, it was left to Shane George and Peter McIntyre to stave off the WA bowling attack that were desperate for a breakthrough. Now, Shane George is not the worst number 11 in the history of cricket and has two first class 50s to his name, but with a career average of 9.42 in First Class cricket the signs were not promising. With him at the crease was Peter McIntyre who had made a third ball duck in the first innings and had a less-than-flattering First Class career average of 8.06. However when something is meant to be, strange things can happen, and on this occasion Peter McIntyre made the most valuable 6 not out he will ever make – and more importantly lasted 45 balls without being dismissed. Meanwhile, Shane George at the other end lasted 40 minutes at the crease to see South Australia to stumps, finishing on 1 not out. A large crowd had spilled in after work and there was jubilation at the Adelaide Oval as the local heroes had achieved a memorable draw, and South Australia were Sheffield Shield champions in 1995/96. An epic encounter that will be etched on the minds of many for years to come. z Matt Ellis is Cricket NSW Development Manager – Far West

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By JOHN RYAN “FANTASTIC news for all” is how Dubbo College sports coordinator Craig May described the possibility of the 2020 Astley Cup going ahead. Mr May stressed that we’re in new territory and the landscape can change rapidly when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic but, if the infection rates can be kept down and all necessary government approvals are gained, the threecity competition will go ahead later this year. “After a massive effort from the three schools to coordinate trial HSC exams, calendars and Year 11 exams, Astley Cup will take place,” he said. “After the NSW government mandated that

school sport would be suspended for Term 2, it left the competition in a very precarious position. “But, all schools all came together in a great sense of unity knowing the importance of the competition to the whole communities of Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst.” Pending ﬁnal government approval, dates will be: z Thursday and Friday, August 27 and 28 – Round One Dubbo College versus Orange High in Dubbo z Wednesday and Thursday, September 2 and 3 – Round Two Dubbo College versus Bathurst High in Bathurst z Monday and Tuesday, September 7 and 8 – Round Three Orange High versus Bathurst High in Orange

St George footy club grants round opens By JOHN RYAN FOOTY clubs struggling after a COVID-19 crash-tackle have the chance to grab hold of a grant funding lifeline. Teams from all four codes – rugby league, rugby union, soccer and Aussie rules – are being invited to apply for St. George Bank’s Footy Grant Program. The bank says all-up funding will be doubled to $200,000 this year in light of extra expected demand. St. George Bank general manager Ross Miller said now more than ever he believes the bank needs to step up to assist community sporting organisations. “We’re proud to extend our love of footy and partner with our codes to provide local grassroots clubs essential funding and support during one of the most challenging seasons the industry has experienced,” Mr Miller said. “Local grassroots clubs have been hit hard by current social distancing restrictions. Our Footy Grants Program is needed more than ever in order to alleviate some of the pressures that clubs, teams and individuals are facing in this extraordinary situation,” he said. The grants are available to commu-

nity football clubs around Australia to help with funding, equipment giveaways, registration fee assistance and relevant business support. “Community needs have changed drastically, and we’re seeing clubs needing to adapt to the evolving situation,” Mr Miller said. “Grassroots sport plays an essential role in our community, and we want to help local teams keep the lights on and facilities running, so we can see them back on the field as soon as possible.” Players, families and friends of teams, coaches and volunteers are invited to apply or nominate for a grant that would help benefit their community on-or-off the field. Applications and nominations are open until 5pm on May 31, 2020. Nominations are open for Queensland, NSW and ACT residents over the age of 13 years’ old who want to put forward an individual nomination or a registered local club they think would benefit from a St. George Footy Grant. Individuals and clubs are also welcome to self-nominate. To nominate, apply or find out more information visit: stgeorge. com.au/footygrants

Doddy’s true to his word IN this strange world of virtual sport, rugby clubs amongst others have been looking for ways to stay connected. Dubbo Rhinos stalwart Brett Austen sent the following piece. “James Dodd bet me that he would score more tries than me last year. Final count – BA nine; JD nil! That’s right, the former Country jun-

ior wasn’t able to back up the chat against an old broken down former five-eighth-cum-prop! The bet was that the loser had to mow the winner’s lawn -in a dress. This was actually James' idea. He either loves dressing up or else he is a terrible punter.” Gotta laugh!

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Marty and Bradley Bonnechilie with coach Bryce Deaton.

Support for Dubbo’s junior Indigenous soccer players during COVID crisis By JOHN RYAN SPORTS of all codes and types have suffered major setbacks because of the COVID-19 pandemic but one organisation that’s working around those challenges for Dubbo kids says it’s adapted its delivery to suit the current conditions while also keeping participants active and connected. The John Moriarty Football (JMF) program opened in Dubbo in July 2019 and is a locally-led football mastery program for 6 to 16-year-olds. JMF is named for John Moriarty, the first Aboriginal selected to play football for Australia, and is run by the Moriarty Foundation. Moriarty Foundation managing director Ros Moriarty says JMF uses football to create positive change, improve school attendance and achieve resilient and healthier outcomes in remote and regional

Indigenous communities. “Like many programs for school-aged children, John Moriarty Football (JMF) and the communities we serve, has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ms Moriarty told Dubbo Photo News. “Following advice from sport, education and health authorities, JMF temporarily suspended our in-school, after-school sessions, as well as our holiday clinics and tournaments.” She said now, more than ever, it’s vital JMF can provide children, families and communities the tools to unlock potential, focus on wellbeing and foster connection. “Thanks to the dedication from our local Dubbo staff, JMF is now delivering an adaptive and highly responsive model through online and virtual platforms,” she said. “This includes a new JMF

Dubbo Community Hub Facebook group to encourage connection between local participants and also share football training plus wellbeing and nutrition tips and information. “This includes a “Skill of the Week” video from our JMF coaches for participants to try out and share their results in the Facebook group.” JMF head coach Bryce Deaton has been working closely with Dubbo schools to provide them with video resources for their online learning platforms so students can work on their football skills at home. The local JMF coaching team is also conducting oneon-one video calls with participants to monitor their progress, keep them motivated and give them additional support during this difficult time.

John Moriarty JOHN Moriarty was born in Borroloola in remote Northern Territory, the son of an Aboriginal woman who spoke seven Indigenous languages, and an Irish father. John was taken from his mother at the age of four and placed in a number of boys’ homes in Sydney and Adelaide, under the government’s assimilation policy. Children who were removed like John are known as the Stolen Generations. He was schooled in Adelaide and played football for ﬁrst division teams and in 1960 he became the ﬁrst recognised Indigenous Australian to be selected for a national soccer team. He was selected to play in a national team set to tour Hong Kong but that trip was cancelled after Australia’s expulsion from soccer’s governing body, FIFA. He represented South Australia 17 times. In 1983 John and Ros Moriarty founded “Balarinji” in Adelaide. Today the company is based in Sydney and works to deepen understanding of Aboriginal

Australia for major projects nationally. John is the Chairman, while Ros is the company’s Managing Director. In 1994 Balarinji was commissioned by QANTAS to design artwork for one of the airline’s Jumbo Jets (Boeing 747) and the finished result, Wunala Dreaming, became the first of five such Aboriginalmotifed aircraft to fly the world’s skies. At the request of senior Law Women from John’s birthplace of Borroloola, John and Ros Moriarty then established a scholarship program for young Indigenous soccer players, focused on grassroots participation. Prior to founding Balarinji, John was a public servant in various departments of Aboriginal affairs, both state and federal. Between 1994 and 2004 Moriarty served on the board of Indigenous Business Australia. He is a recipient of an Advance Australia Award for service to industry and commerce. He is also a member of the Order of Australia.

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Director’s Message Gail and Roger Fletcher: By JOHN RYAN Dubbo Photo News reporter

By ROGER FLETCHER THANK YOU for your interest in Fletcher International Exports (FIE). It is a great pleasure to introduce the following overview of the organisation and its various activities. Over the past 30 years, my family, staff and I have grown the business to its position today - a leader in the supply of sheep meat, skins, wool, co-products, cotton, grain and pulses to the global market. When you purchase products from the Fletcher Group, you can be assured you are purchasing products of the highest quality and integrity. We are proud to offer the assur-

ance that : z All products are prepared in accordance with the strict food safety regulations of the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture z All products are produced in an environmentally responsible manner z All products are 100 per cent Australian, and naturally safe. As a company, we are proud of the strong relationships we have built with our valued clients over the years. These relationships have been central to the development of the business, and their longevity demonstrates our ability to consistently supply quality products to exacting market requirements worldwide.

I’VE been a Dubbo reporter for 25 years and have met Gail Fletcher many times, but she’s never, ever wanted a story done on her, leaving it up to husband Roger to be the public face of the company. Family members have told me for years about the vital role Gail played in the company from the earliest days, and now she has agreed – after 30 years in Dubbo – to let part of her story be told. “I did the bookwork, I ran the companies from home and there were only the two of us plus our first guy,” she said, recalling the very beginnings of their family business. “We actually had the first telex machine in Moree and when we moved to Gunnedah I ran the whole sheep section, the skins, the wool, so I would do that. I would take all the bidding and the auction sales for that and we went from there, but I handled all the bookwork for 25 years,” Mrs Fletcher said. The company culture for decades has been to throw challenges at all its workers and give each individual the chance to grow as much as they can – Gail was the initial test of that theory, having zero experience for the job. “None, (except for) accountancy at school, that was about

for couples to have a partnership where both work to your strengths. “You can’t have two people doing all the buying and all the selling and calling the money in. You’ve got Roger as the nice guy in the industry and I was the witch, and that’s putting it nicely because every seven days I was sending out the accounts and I was the one who had to chase the money – and that was tough – but we survived,” Mrs Fletcher said. ` I will do anything “I always said to my people for my children but in the early days, when we only now I say to them, ‘I had two employees, on a Friday have raised you, I have they’d be busy paying accounts loved you, I have given and I’d say to forget paying you security and I trust them, haul the money in, if you don’t get the money in you can’t you, you can do what you want now.’ a pay people, and that was my job. “Roger’s positive, he’s a pos– Gail Fletcher itive person and I’m negative and all our arguments were settled late at night at home, it worked well. Roger would come “They asked me to put it on home and say there’s a problem, computer. After 25 years they we’ve got a problem or I can see said I needed to go to Sydney a problem coming, and so we’d to do a computer course and I talk through it, but Roger virtusaid, ‘Forget it.’” Mrs Fletcher ally ran the business and I was said. “I’d done it for 25 years so in the background letting him I said basically, that’s enough, have the biccies to run the busiby the time I finished running ness,” she said. the bookwork I already had one From the outside looking in, little grand-daughter.” Gail Fletcher said people can She lays much of the compa- see the growth of the company ny’s incredible success to strate- and that it’s now in markets in gies they worked out from their more than 100 countries worldearliest days together, intuitive- wide. That’s far cry from when ly understanding that it’s vital she was a young mother workit, but our system of bookwork was to keep it very plain and you added up and you take it away and you handled it with a pencil and a ruler,” she said. She stuck to that simple formula until changing technology and the sheer scale of the operation meant the bookwork needed to be run electronically.

MESSAGE FROM MELISSA FLETCHER

“Congratulations Mum and Dad, what a privilege to be a part of your journey” Melissa Fletcher, or ‘Blue’, as her dad calls her, is Gail and Roger’s middle child and CEO of Fletcher International Exports (“Fletchers” as she affectionately calls it). Melissa has no qualm in calling it how she sees it. “I’M one very fortunate girl who has been blessed with the best parents. They are amazing parents, inspirational, loving, strong, ethical and full of integrity. Mum and Dad are just really good, down to earth people. When something is not right or I need to boast about my most precious things in life, like my children, I talk to Mum. Something to do with our team or work, I bounce it off Dad. They are my “go to”, my “sounding board”. For the wisdom, love and security they have provided for my sister, brother, myself and our children (their grandchildren) our whole life, we will be forever grateful. It’s Mum and Dad, our family and team of our people that sit at the forefront of my thought process every day, they are my motivation. The thought of doing right by them and the business they have built is what gets me out of bed in the morning. It’s all a big juggling act trying to do right by the farmers who are such a vital part of our business, as is satisfying our customers with our

final products carrying the FLETCHER brand – but for me my heart lays with the unsung heroes of this type of business – our team of workers. As I travel the world and Australia, there is this romantic misconception that the farmer breeds the animal and then it magically appears on a fancy plate as a rack of lamb somewhere in the world. Too often the vital link in the chain is missed and never acknowledged in everyday society of what our people, our team contributes. Our people work hands-on, day in, day out in challenging conditions, with us, side by side. It’s our locals and long termers that ride the highs and lows and are there through all the challenges we face in our industry. With its seasonal peaks and troughs, global demands, and strict compliance and regulations I am well aware this industry is simply not for the faint hearted. This industry demands flexibility and being multi-skilled to survive. There is no time in our company history more evident than what we are facing in today’s world – the worst drought in 100 years, stock and water shortages, bush fires, the initial collapse of the global giant China from COVID-19, then virus breakouts throughout the rest of the world and now hitting our shores; all unprecedented extremes, demanding strategic team thinking and action. The grit, bravery, flexibility and team work I have witnessed over the last four years has been transforma-

tional and nothing short of extraordinary. It’s a hard, tough gig and being a private family company means every day for me is personal. I see celebrations and I see commiserations within our team. I sometimes question myself why do we continue to keep forging ahead with all the tough times. Apart from the fact I was completely brain washed by Dad as a kid with “Fletchers aren’t quitters”; it’s our team that gives me strength, makes me the most grateful and proud that at the very worst times, when adversity hits, I see how our team band together and fight in the trenches shoulder-to-shoulder regardless of title, department or position, and rise above. Like I said, I am a fortunate girl. I have seen workplace culture completely transform, I have got to travel to many countries, and work in different industries, but there is nothing like regional and rural Australia, or the down to earth, tough but compassionate people that I get to be with every day. My mother’s teachings of loyalty, staying grounded, never forgetting where you came from, and remembering who was with you through the hard-times are at the core of my belief system, and I see it translate through actions of our loyal team at our workplace. So again, Ma and Dad, thank-you for just being you, your vision, your teachings – we love you both and you make us all so proud.

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Each working to their strengths ing hard at the accounts and nd d bookwork, but also bringing ng up a young family when Roger ger e had to be away so much of the he time working at his side of the he business. o “I was the night person sso uld d when Roger came home I would ulld uld go to work at midnight. I would he be working until 5.30 in the o morning and then I would g go o home, have a shower and go tto wbed. Roger would have a showed er and go to work, so it worked well,” Mrs Fletcher said. be bl “I wish at times we were able mimi mito spend more time as a famied ly because we have sacrificed hat at so much, and everything that ack k we’ve accomplished goes back r ra into the business – and contrawe ry to what everybody thinks we ars don’t have the boats or the cars or the mansions or whatever. IItt is what it is.” nShe thanks her parents and iinacclaws for her own solid and prace etical grounding in life and is d deuees termined to see the same values instilled in her grandkids. “I will do anything for my m, children but now I say to them, ed d ‘I have raised you, I have loved rri you, I have given you securio ty and I trust you, you can do what you want now.’ It’s these little ones I’m looking out for now, but it’s not only our little ones, I worry about every little child, so my life now is d that I want to give back and

it’s it’s it ’s to to th tthee children,” chil ch iilldr dren en n,” ,” sshe he said. sai aid. d.. d “II never go anywhere without nev ever e g er o anyw an nyw y whe heree w here itho it thout hout ho a back-up grandb ck ba k-u -up – one one off tthe on he g rand ra nd nddkids. and kids ki dss. I have have v 11 11 of tthem heem an h a d they’re souls, t ey th ey’r y ’rre beautiful b au be auti tiifu f l so oul u s, so so while whiil wh ile they that’s going th hey still stiill want wan nt me, m , that me th hat at ’ss g oiing ng to b bee it I’m there for them.” iit,, I’ ’m th the ere ffo er or th hem m.”” She’s proud valS e’ Sh e s pr p ou oud ud off tthe hee ffamily h am mil ilyy val va allues culture which permeues and an nd cu cult ltur lt uree wh ur hicch pe errm mee ates under a es all at all l the the operations ope p ra ati tion onss u on un nder the bantth he Fletcher Flet Fl etch et c err International ch Intteerrnati nati na tion ion nall b anner, and proud the values ner, r a nd n d p roud ro u tthat hatt th ha he va val lu lues learned both sets off th lear le a ne ned d from f rom rom mb otth sse o eets tss o th their parents pare pa rent re n s have nt ha avvee stood sto t od the the he test tesst off time well. t mee sso ti o we w ll.. ll “It’s “It’ “I t’ss always t’ alwa al w ys been wa bee een n that th hat way, way ay,, I have not our ha h ave ve always alw lway ayss said ay said tthis h s is n hi ot o u ur business, business bu usi s ne ness s , it’s ss it ’ss OUR OUR Rb usin us usin nes esss an and d that workers that a means mea ans tthe he w orke or kers ke rss – II’ve ’vve always that,” Mrs Fletcher alwa al ways y said ys sai aid d th that at,” at ,” M rs F l tc le tche herr said. s id sa id.. “Our “O Our u strength str tren e gtth comes en c me co mess from, frrom o , I believe, parents his beeli b liev eve, ev e, Roger’s Rog o er er’s ’s p a en ar ents ts – h i is mum’s work than anmum’ mu m s wo m’ w rk k eethic thic th ic more mor o e th han na nything y h yt hiing g else els l e – but but byy gosh gos osh h myy m mum and dad were um a nd dd ad dw eree er staunch, sttau unc nch, h, rrespectable, h, e peect es ctab ab ble le, le, were weere re good goo ood d people peop pe op plee and and n had had principles, prin pr prin nci cipl ples pl es,, an es and d tto o me yyou’ve have the ou u’v ’vee got got to oh avee th av he balance b la ba anc ncee when wh heen n yyou’re o ’r ou ’ree little. liittttle le.. I say sa ay to o my my grandchildren, g an gr a dc dchi hild hi ld dre ren, n, ‘You get ‘Y You o may mayy g eett taller tallle lerr than th han an me b but utt yyou ou will will ill nevil neevn v err llook on o k down oo d wn do w o n me.’” me m ee..’.’” .’”

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COMPANY CULTURE

Willingness to be agile helps Fletchers get through Coronavirus crisis

This family-owned company doesn’t waste its money on smoke and mirrors – meetings of senior staff, essentially the “board”, are held on an old table in the smoko room adjacent to the export office at the Dubbo plant.

By JOHN RYAN ON a normal day Melissa Fletcher used to start work at Fletcher International’s Dubbo plant at about 5am, but for the past couple of months it’s been 4am for the company CEO as she designs how to get the best out of her day and keep 1200 employees across the organisation in work, and safe, during the gravest global crisis in living memory. She deals with more than 100 countries around the world, many of which have long histories of disruption to food security caused by war, droughts and systemic governance issues but, at a time when the world is struggling to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, she said most Australians are only just waking up to the fact that a regular daily food supply doesn’t come with any sort of guarantee. “We are an essential service; I do believe we have the opportunity to put food on shelves and it’s our duty to go on as long as we can. “These are difficult times. Not only have there been water shortages and stock shortages with the drought and so forth, it’s a difficult time, but it’s our duty to provide our workforce and the town to go on as long as we possibly can because we don’t know what the future might hold,” Ms Fletcher told Dubbo Photo News. With dad Roger, she addresses the workforce every few days to give them regular and ongoing updates in a bid to provide the best information and advice she could, but also to warn everyone that any one individual not following strict social distancing guidelines could result in dire

consequences. “I do worry about our community. I think we have been lucky to a degree because we are regionally placed and it is a bit of a sanctuary, that’s how I see it, so it’s important to explain to everyone, ‘Please, be careful where you go, I wouldn’t be running off to Sydney.’ “I did make it pretty strict today,” she admitted, having told the Fletcher’s workforce that if anyone goes to Sydney, for example, they probably “shouldn’t come back to our workplace or to Dubbo to be honest, because Sydney is the place where this virus is exploding and we’d like to keep Dubbo as safe with the least amount of cases as much as possible”, she said. “I just think, at the end of the day, to try and help everyone understand that we’re in this all together and that we all have a duty to one another to keep safe within our workplace, and with what we do outside our workplace. It’s really just education, communication, updating, giving anything that I’ve heard or learnt and passing that on to our extended family.” She said many of the personal hygiene protocols they’ve added aren’t alien concepts to the workers at the plant. “It’s just explaining all those things, and the reinforcement of education about social distancing and washing hands. “There’s a lot that we already do in our industry, we know about hygiene and sanitation because we deal with perishable products so it’s just revamping those standards; it’s looking out for one another but thinking of the overall message that we’re trying to con-

vey to stay healthy. “At the moment it’s just heightening the awareness of it, but the workforce, they’re all excellent. I’m at the gate taking their temperatures every single morning and I love the interaction of seeing where people are at, how are things at home, how are they feeling, what’s happening within the town... It’s an opportunity for them to see they can have an open conversation with our team, about their worries or whatever else it may be,” she said. While mainstream Australia is finally waking up to all the implications of the pandemic, Fletcher International has been speaking daily with their partners and customers in China since last year, trying to work out how to keep the wheels turning and export-earning dollars coming in to sustain the workforce, as well as examining the best methods to keep everyone healthy and safe. The wholesale disruption to exports has created a changed world literally overnight. Melissa Fletcher has been forced to look at issues ranging from taking measures to keep Australian and overseas ports open and operating,

` We can survive catastrophic global crises that we haven’t seen before, it’s because we are so ﬂexible and we are able to change direction, to fulﬁl markets, and see ways to work around things. a – Melissa Fletcher

to juggling orders to customers, as countries close their borders and airlines and cruise ship companies see demand plummet. At the same time Fletcher’s is also looking at swinging export meat into shoring up domestic food supplies. She says what makes her day is company team members coming up with a multitude of suggestions, under immense pressure and on the run, to keep things going. “With what’s happening in the world, in everything that we do we need to be very flexible and fluid. We need to be able to move and do what we need to be able to do, so in terms of ports, what’s happening now in Europe for example. “These are things we talk about 10 times each day – where are we going, what are we doing – and we have really looked at our local market, ramped that up. We do send a fair bit of meat locally,” Ms Fletcher said. “This is what happens when you have global giants like China going down for a period of time. You have to see where else you can go and that’s been such a big team effort between our marketing and sales guys, along with our procurement and stock guys, and then to our production team. We’ve needed all hands on deck to be able to produce all the different specifications to move (our products) to all the different parts of the world – whether it be local, domestic or offshore.” She said that’s ‘been her every day’ in recent months, attending meetings for much of every day. One of their greatest assets is the agility that’s been built into the company culture. That agili-

ty has been ratchetted up in the past four years, and has been one of the main reasons the company has been able to wind its way through a global crisis that has laid waste to many of the world’s top companies almost overnight. “We can survive catastrophic global crises that we haven’t seen before, it’s because we are so flexible and we are able to change direction, to fulfil markets, and see ways to work around things,” Ms Fletcher said. “There are a lot of people that just stop. (To not stop) takes a lot of nerve, a lot of experience, a lot of strategy and being able to move, and honestly, that is all backed up by positive attitude – and the positive attitude comes from the leaders and the captains and the coaches within this workplace. “You’ve got to lead by saying, ‘We can do this, it’s going to be hard, we can whinge and we can vent, but at the end of the day we know we’re going to do it, step up and do it.’ It’s that can-do attitude that I’m probably most proud of, and it’s actually in our hardest moments when things go really wrong, that I am most proud because that’s when we band together,” she said. On Thursday, the leadership team was having discussions about things getting hard and the workforce broke a record. “We achieved the biggest processing run in 30 years on an eight-hour shift. Every day I see little triumphs, and if you don’t see those triumphs and celebrate those triumphs along with all these challenges, what do we do it for,” she questioned. “This workforce can be pretty proud of itself.”

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about teamwork and personal relationships with clients across the world THEREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S plenty of talk from corporations about valuing employees and making sure you produce what your customers want, but at Fletcher International both those concepts are embedded in the company culture, and are pillars of the business model. Bernard Gooch is the Group General Manager Marketing and Development for Fletcher International Exports. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been with the company for 28 years and says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about business, but rather about teamwork and personal relationships with clients across the world on a daily basis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the best team throughout our two plants,â&#x20AC;? Mr Gooch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our people take so much pride in the products that we produce, which fills us with confidence when flying the Fletcher flag in Australia and overseas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our customers rely on us to supply exactly what they have ordered, to spec, on time, every time,â&#x20AC;? he said. He related a story to Dubbo Photo News which he says gave him his first lesson in how those personal relationships work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and add value to the company â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the real world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a very young whipper-snapper in the marketing department and I travelled with Roger Fletcher to Japan, doing the rounds, having business meetings, and Roger expressed his desire to go to one of the restaurants and eat Australian products,â&#x20AC;? Mr Gooch said. They duly rolled up at a Tokyo back-strap restaurant and enjoyed the food immensely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roger asked if we could go out and meet the chef, so we went out to the kitchen, met the chef â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak English but in a roundabout sort of way he opened up the stainless steel fridge, pulled a carton of meat out and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; lo and behold â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was one of our green 15 mutton back-straps.â&#x20AC;?

Mr Gooch said the livering our customchef opened the carers exactly what they ton and he was pointwant,â&#x20AC;? Mr Lyon said. ing to it saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Numâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Every part of our ber one, number one, supply chain â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from number one, Fletchthe farmer right er, number one,â&#x20AC;? but through the transport, at that stage he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t processing, packaging know he was talking and then getting the to Roger Fletcher. product right through to our final customer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roger was tryâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; is critical to make ing to work out how sure that every part of he was going to exthe chain is working. plain to the guy who he was, so he pulled â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you do that a business card out and when you do deof his pocket and he velop the range of Bernard Gooch, Group General Manager Marketing and gave it to the chef and products weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been Development the chef started bowable to develop, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ing to him and just been able to grow the whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a supermarket in Chisaying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;number oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. He was al- na or a processing plant anywhere value of that lamb or mutton, and most crying and shaking Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s through Asia or America, we al- in the competitive environment hand, it was a very proud moment ways go to the client and try and we work in, farmers see that value for him,â&#x20AC;? Mr Gooch said. help them and understand what get transferred to the farm gate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learnt a lot from that day. I they do in their business so we can When that happens, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re underpinning the health and the viabilienjoyed it and it really hit home improve our products for them. that everything that we do in this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specification or a ty of our regional and rural towns company is all about genuine di- cutting line of a product, packag- and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another very rewarding rect relationships and trying to ing, or delivery time, we always part of the job,â&#x20AC;? he said. help our customers.â&#x20AC;? Both men agree with Fletcher try and improve that product or â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is these experiences where offer an alternative for the cus- International CEO Melissa Fletcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dictum that constant innovayou can ascertain the real feed- tomer,â&#x20AC;? he said. back about your products and Graham Lyon, another dec- tion is necessary to keep moving how it can affect their business,â&#x20AC;? ades-long employee, now heads up forward, and to stand still is to go Mr Gooch said. Even with the lan- meat marketing and product devel- broke. Dubbo Photo News has done guage barrier and his assertions opment for Fletcher International. about us being number one, we Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen first-hand that success many stories on the plant where still managed to extract enough has come from understanding the the workers are driving efficienfeedback from him to improve our customer, and learning exactly cies, pushing ideas on how to cut products back at the plants.â&#x20AC;? what they wanted through all the running costs by, for example, usMr Gooch said a major secret different channels â&#x20AC;&#x201C; retail, whole- ing more efficient lights, slashing of success is having direct rela- sale and catering companies, and water use and speeding up the chains. tionships with clients so you can food services. Graham Lyon said the other side maintain full control over that â&#x20AC;&#x153;By sitting with our customproduct through the supply chain ers and understanding what they of the coin was working to find until it gets to the customers. want weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to come back to new cuts for new markets that are â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never try and sell some- our plants in Dubbo and Albany more profitable, to maximise the thing to a customer because you and pass that understanding on to return on each and every animal need to sell it. Always approach our team of more than 700 peo- thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s processed at the plant. He says when Fletcher Internathe customer and try and under- ple here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all focussed on finding tional opened 30 years ago a lot of stand their business better than what they do, so whether thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ways to deliver to the customer ex- carcasses left the plant and there chef in the middle-east in a cater- actly what they want in the Fletch- were just a few different cuts and ing department looking after first er brand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the joys of products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you took a snapshot 15 years class, business class or economy the job. Every day weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working in airlines all over the world, or as a team of 1200-odd people, de- ago you had a standard lamb leg,

you had some loin chops, forequarter chops and racks, cuts that Australians would be used to eating,â&#x20AC;? Mr Lyon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fast forward now to today, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lamb that would come to this plant that could end up going into 62 different cuts across a hundred countries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That has enabled farmers to grow their lambs heavier and dramatically increase their returns, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enabled us to take muscle portions and send them to the exact market and to the exact customer,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The same principle applies to mutton. We have successfully developed and marketed tailored cuts globally, helping mutton become one of the best performing agricultural products in Australia,â&#x20AC;? he said. And he says the graziers and farmers who supply to the company are a critical part of the supply chain, with both the Dubbo and Western Australian processing plants working together to ensure that any animals from any regions can be properly utilised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From a livestock point of view, again, with Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stewardship, we know that the geography around Australia is hugely different, the seasons are hugely variable, and so farms will turn off different types of lamb sizes, weights and fat class,â&#x20AC;? Mr Lyon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So as a company our philosophy is that we have to be able to buy from all these diverse geographical areas, all the different types of stock, and then we have to be able to produce them for different customers around the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Western Australian plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been very successful working with us so we can serve different customers in different parts of the world 52 weeks of the year, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hugely important when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re serving global retailers or food service companies like airlines or cruise lines,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Dubbo Works is working to build a stronger community By TIM PANKHURST Managing Director, Dubbo Photo News

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Fletcher Grain Operations Subdivision THE Operations department under the Fletcher Commodities division has been one of extreme growth and more recently, contraction. The site employment at its peak in 2016 had more than 70 full time and part time employees. The task of unloading upwards of 300 trucks or 12,000mt every day tested the department. Huge pressure was placed on the team and facilities to manage this task, which carried on across seven days per week for five weeks. The most recent drought has caused drastic contraction within the business where our staffing levels are sitting at approximately 15. The flexibility of this team to expand and contract with the seasons in this business has ensured the division’s survival today.

The site’s original capacity was set up for 13,000mt of silo storage in 2009. This was primarily set up to cater for Fletcher’s Condobolin farm “Kiagarthur Station’’, to market grain directly. It was soon apparent that without volume, the supply chain costs would be far too high to compete. Therefore a constant investment program during the past 11 years has helped boost the site into the super-site it is today with the below facilities: z Grain storage capacity of 250,000 metric tons (silo, bunker and shed) storage. z Cotton lint warehouse capacity of 90,000 static cotton lint bales. z Grain packing capacity up to 2500mt or 100 x 20’ containers per day. z Cottonseed packing capacity up to 2000mt or 40

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x 40’ containers per day. z Cotton lint packing capacity 4480 bales per day or 40 x 40’ containers. z High capacity grain cleaning machine ensuring a high standard quality for export. The Operations subdivision has a variety of positions including plant/ machinery operators, fixed machine operators, samplers, truck drivers, forklift drivers, trades assistants, fumigators and much more. The site is constantly being reviewed to ensure the most current up to date safety management processes are in place with our equipment and people. Site security has recently been overhauled, with new fences and camera program installed. The site prides itself on having accurate and industry leading equipment, ensuring

rigorous quality tests are 100 per cent accurate. The original objective when the site was built was to service the Fletcher Abattoir business and Fletcher farms to meet the logistical needs. During the 11-year period, this objective has evolved. By design, the Fletcher family objectives also now include creating long term sustainable relationships up and down the supply chain. Every asset and staff member is geared toward supporting this, through a strong focus on quality, transparency, honesty and efficiency. This can be as simple as ensuring farmers receive quick unloading of delivery trucks, or as technical as conditioning and blending wheat grades, to achieve an exact quality in which a customer requires for a flour mill.

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THE Mission Statement of Dubbo Photo News says we aim to promote and prosper our people,, our readers, our adverertisers and our community. We’ve always held the belief that Dubbo is a great community to live and work in. With that in mind, a few years ago we started a regular series of stories centred on Dubbo’s largest private employer, Fletcher International Exports. The idea was to highlight to the whole community that here was a major employer who was providing solid career opportunities to people from all walks of life, from all sorts of backgrounds, and from many different parts of the world. Fletcher’s is arguably the best example we can hold up as proving that Dubbo is a great place to build a career. Working closely with Fletcher’s management, we also soon discovered that even though Dubbo Photo News counts as a small business and Fletchers a very big one, we had common ground in our belief that more needed to be done to promote the many opportunities to work and thrive here in this region. We all felt that, too often, young people believed they needed to leave town when they finished high school to chase their career dreams. We wanted to point out that in most cases that’s not the reality. We believe that, these days, there are only a very few career choices that require you to leave this area for tertiary education and/or opportunity. Plus, if you keep calling Dubbo home, you have

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the added benefits of more affordable o living costs, wider spaces, fresher air, and staying close to family and good friends! Fletcher’s and Dubbo Photo News also share the view that, at a time when many people living in capital city and coastal areas are looking for a ‘tree change’, Dubbo ought to be top of their list of places to relocate to. So we jointly devised the Dubbo Works campaign. It’s all about promoting the thousands of career opportunities available here, in just about any field you can imagine. Dubbo Works also promotes the quality education options available here. To their enormous credit, the management at Fletcher’s – in particular Melissa Fletcher and Maddy Herbert – pretty much insisted that Dubbo Works wasn’t to be just about Fletcher’s. To truly do its job, Dubbo Works had to be about the whole of our community. Dubbo Works continues to be enormously successful and we are committed to continuing its strong and positive message for a long time to come. The fact that Fletcher’s has supported the campaign so enthusiastically speaks volumes for their attitude towards the city the family has built their business in over the past three decades. Everyone involved in Dubbo Works is a strong believer that positive initiatives such as this will help Dubbo grow, and remind us all that Dubbo is truly a great place to live and work.

Fletcher International Exports • Celebrating 30 Years

FARMING

FLETCHER INTERNATIONAL

From Fletcher farms to your door

Family business, global outlook By JOHN RYAN

FLETCHER INTERNATIONAL’S farming interests were started with the core business in mind and this remains the case today. Continued expansion of company-owned farmland enables Fletcher International Exports (FIE) to consistently supply its customers with prime quality cross-bred lambs throughout the year. With more than 250,000 acres, the company’s pastoral holdings include over 100,000 acres of cropping, 10,000 acres of irrigation and more than 140,000 acres of prime livestock grazing land. This land also provides a vehicle to conduct a number of research programs which, in turn, benefit the entire industry. Spanning the Australian states of NSW, Queens-

` (When we purchased Kiagarthur Station) I knew this was sound sheep country, with tremendous irrigation and cropping capabilities. a – Roger Fletcher

land and Western Australia, Fletcher’s properties produce not only high quality sheep and lambs, but also a range of grains, pulses and cotton. These crops can then be handled through the company’s own grain handling and intermodal freight terminal, ensuring total care and control of the product from Fletcher farms to your door.

FACING the most widespread challenge in a century, Roger Fletcher and son Farron spent a few days during March driving through outback Queensland to catch up with producers, suppliers and agents who are vital links in the Fletcher International supply chain. That’s the way the company does business – face to face – although this time around, the social distancing conventions were observed. After droughts and floods, farmers uncertain about how the Coronavirus pandemic was going to impact them had a new worry – many areas were infested by tiny flightless grasshoppers that were laying waste to the lush feed those graziers had spent years praying for. Acknowledging the seriousness of the grasshopper plague, Roger Fletcher told those affected that they were exactly the same type of locusts that drove him off his family’s farm in 1965 after finally seeing good feed after an extended drought. “I said to some people, ‘Well, see those little grasshoppers, without them I wouldn’t be standing here today because that’s the reason I left home, they ate our farm out, I put the sheep on the road, worked out while I was on the road so that I could make a living out of the stock routes, and the rest is history,’” Mr Fletcher said. “I walked off the farm with an old ute and a little box trailer, we had our backs to the wall but there were no other options and that’s no different to what we’ve got with the Coronavirus, the same sort of challenge, and we have to make it work so you’re looking at long term. “Out of the adversity of it all there will be some positives, and that always happens. I always say you’ve

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got to think forward, I think this is just another challenge,” he said. He says starting out with nothing, and valuing family and the company workers more than material possessions, means he can face this current crisis with the same attitude he and wife Gail have used to combat many adverse situations in the past. Mr Fletcher is urging the wider community to keep their distance and to have no unnecessary interactions, and he believes the trials and tribulations of the months ahead will bring people closer together. “You know, out of all those things comes positives, and even with all this challenge in front of us, hopefully a few years down the track we can say we’re a better country because we’ve learned some lessons from it.” Mr Fletcher believes the success of the company rests on innovative thinking, learning from adverse events and creating a culture where the entire workforce is encouraged to contribute ideas. Setting up a new abattoir in 1989, the first in about 20 years, was innovative in itself at a time when dozens of council-run plants across the state were going broke. “Dubbo’s the central part of eastern Australia, if you look at a map it’s very close to being the centre, so you can drag from Queensland and Victoria and NSW, east and west,” Mr Fletcher said. “The city had a large enough population to supply reliable labour, the intersection of the roads was good and we were fortunate enough to get a site where we wouldn’t be entrapped by housing. “It was a no-brainer and I mean, you’ve gotta remember that previous to that there were council abattoirs in every small town in eastern Australia. They were all failures – government can’t run businesses and they shouldn’t be running businesses,” he said. The current crisis, he said, has brought the company even closer to their clients in countries like China which have suffered so badly. “We’ve had a huge crisis with shipping into China, and I think it’s not only brought our Chinese clients closer together, there’s even more trust now between us,” Mr Fletcher said. “With all the problems they’ve had in China, we haven’t had one customer let us down, that’s massive. We worry about them and they

worry about us. “In adversity, good things can come out of it, and the best thing the Dubbo community can do is support each other. When people are down, give them confidence that we’re going to come out of this and Dubbo’s going to be a better city for it.” Also proving a great help in the current crisis was the mid-1990s decision to close the office in Sydney and run the entire business from Dubbo. It was an unheard of move at the time, but it turned out to be the solution to so many marketing strategies over the years and it’s of unparalleled importance now – having all the key decision makers in the same location when critical decisions need to be made every minute. “The problem was the people down there were selling the meat but they never saw the meat, and they couldn’t see how production was all working, so I sat down one day and said to a couple of the young people working for me, ‘Why do we need an office in Sydney?’ And I think that’s probably one of the greatest things we did,” Mr Fletcher said. It’s not unusual to see three generations of the Fletcher family on the production floor in any one day, and Roger Fletcher says the key is to bring everyone up through the company the same way. He’s thankful that son Farron handles the farming side of the business, one daughter Pam works at the Western Australian plant, and their other daughter Melissa oversees the group as CEO. “Our kids were taught from the bottom up you know, they’d go out with me buying sheep or they’d be working in the abattoirs; they started with little jobs and that led to other jobs, so they’ve done everything that any of the people working for us have done, and they understand where everything comes from. “When Melissa was only three or four years old, I’d take her out buying sheep and she knew all the old agents and the farmers, but I mean, that’s all part of it. “Melissa worked at this plant packing brains and things when she was a little kid – and that was important. All the young people who start with us, they learn under us, we never bring anyone in from outside as a senior person to run the business because they need to be taught and to learn from the bottom up,” he said.

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Language is important... ` Our strength comes from, I believe, Roger’s parents, his mum’s work ethic more than anything else, but by gosh my mum and dad were staunch, respectable; they were good people and had principles and to me you’ve got to have the balance when you’re little, and I say to my grandchildren, ‘You may get taller than me but you will never look down on me. a

` As I travel the world and Australia, there is this romantic misconception that the farmer breeds the animal and then it magically appears on a fancy plate as a rack of lamb somewhere in the world. Too often, the vital link in the chain that is missed and never acknowledged in everyday society is what our people, our team, contributes. a

` Melissa used to come with me when she was three or four years old, out buying stock, and she was always working at the Abattoir when she wasn't at school. All the kids started work early in the job and now the grandkids, the ones in Western Australia and here in NSW, they’re all starting by working through the system too. a

– Gail Fletcher

– Melissa Fletcher

– Roger Fletcher

` I’ve been lucky in life in having half a dozen mentors and some of them didn’t even know they were mentors for me. Sometimes it was just that little bit of support I needed when things were tough, when a door closed, and Melissa’s better at it than I am when any of our people have a bit of a problem and she’s pulled them out of their troubles, and that’s something I’ve passed on to her. Farron does it differently again, he gets very close when trying to solve our people’s problems for them, and that’s something we’ve all got to do. a

` Melissa, from a really young age, went and managed the plant in Western Australia when she was only 22. She went across with nine young kids who worked with us in Dubbo, including one of our workers who was conﬁned to a wheelchair. She put 500 people on and that was an incredible effort, but she’d grown up working all across the business and that showed her how things worked, and how to work with other people. a

` All these young people running divisions in the company, they all started from scratch and had a little bit of oomph. We don’t care where they come from or who they are, as long as they’re keen to do something, and that’s far better than buying people from other companies. a

` Having Melissa as CEO, well that takes a lot of pressure off me of course, because you’re trying to look at where you’re going in the next three or four years and she’s there doing that frontline hard stuff. a

` We are an essential service; I do believe we have the opportunity to put food on shelves and it’s our duty to go on as long as we can. These are difficult times. Not only have there been water shortages and stock shortages with the drought and so forth, it’s a difficult time, but it’s our duty to provide our workforce and the town to go on as long as we possibly can because we don’t know what the future might hold. a

– Roger Fletcher

– Melissa Fletcher

– Roger Fletcher

– Melissa Fletcher

` My mother was a great teacher, and I started catching rabbits when I was six years old and picking up dead wool; she was a teacher, and when Melissa and Farron and Pam came along they were taught basically the same thing, my mother passed that onto me which I’ve tried to pass on to them. a

` We had the kids packing brains when they were still tiny at school and it taught them how to work with people. (Our son) Farron’s young fellow is six tomorrow and he’s been running around with sheep and on tractors for the last two years, and he’s that sort of little kid, he just wants to be in the middle of things. a

` I wish at times we were able to spend more time as a family because we have sacriﬁced so much and everything that we've accomplished goes back into the business, and contrary to what everybody thinks we don't have the boats or the cars or the mansions or whatever, it is what it is. a

– Roger Fletcher

– Gail Fletcher

– Roger Fletcher

` You’ve got to lead by saying, ‘We can do this, it’s going to be hard, we can whinge and we can vent, but at the end of the day we know we’re going to do it, step up and do it.’ It’s that can-do attitude that I’m probably most proud of, and it’s actually in our hardest moments when things go really wrong, that I am most proud because that’s when we band together. a

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THE EARLY DAYS

How a couple of drovers forged a life-long business friendship ROGER FLETCHER’S first employee was Henry Woods who, when he started work droving mobs of sheep, brought along his 1950s V8 Ford ute – which didn’t run on every cylinder – and a three-legged sheepdog named Hank. “I had an old 1950s Ford ute when I started with Roger in the late 1960s. It didn’t run on all its eight cylinders, it used to miss so we’d undo the rocker cover – it had big wing nuts on the rocker cover – and push the rocker back on with a bit of wire and reset it and she’d be good,” Mr Woods said. “Every time you wanted to start it, you’d have to get somebody to come along and give her a jump-start!” Roger Fletcher said it was always wise to park the old ute on a slope so it could be roll-started. “Yep, a bit hard around Mungindi though,” Mr Woods said, referring to the very flat country up in that part of the state. Roger reckons it was the package deal of a lifetime – the Fletcher kids grew up calling him Uncle Henry and he worked for the family until he retired his stock trucks just a few years ago. “Henry stuck to me when we were doing it real tough, he would never walk. Plenty

of times I had nothing except a mob of sheep, no money, no feed, and I said to Henry, ‘If you go I can’t blame you, and he’d stick it out,’” Mr Fletcher said. “When we were droving, we didn’t spend any money so Henry saved a bit and he always wanted to be a truck driver. “He got a bit of money together for a truck, then he hit some hard times so he came back and built up the trucks with us,” he said. “The Fletchers are a good family mate... yeah, loyal, you looked after him and he looked after you,” Mr Woods said. “Roger went to school a couple of years ahead of me. I left school at 14 then I went working on a farm for 12 months at one pound a week and my tucker. “Then the 1965 drought came and I went droving.” Mr Woods said he’d see Roger and Peter and his father out with their mob of sheep, and then one day in 1967, “Roger came and seen me and said he was putting a mob of sheep on the road and that’s when I started with him. “He’s looked after everybody who works for him. To me he wasn’t a boss, he was a mate you see, and we’d work for years out there at night-time

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drenching them or crutching them,” he said. In the back country things didn’t always go according to plan and Henry said you could look like you were onto a good thing one minute, and you’d be bust the next – even if you were doing the simple job of cooking for the drovers. “In ‘69 my cousin came up to cook for us on the road and we trained the sheep down from Winton to Blackall, and my young cousin, he finished up when we were down around Mungindi,” Mr Woods said. “He’d bought a ute off Roger with the money he’d earned from cooking for us for five or six months, but he rolled (the ute) over near Mullaley on the way home. He had to give the wreck to the tow truck bloke for the cost of him towing it away. “The story was, I think, he got the spare tyre off it so all he finished up with after all that time working was a spare tyre off the ute,” he said. Mr Woods moved to Dubbo in 1989 when Fletcher International built its Dubbo plant with one old truck. “Then I went to two trucks and three trucks, four and five, up to seven at one stage just doing all Roger’s work. We’d run out empty and come back with sheep,” Mr Woods said.

Above: Henry Woods (right) with Fletcher International’s Moree-based stock buyer Austin Finlayson. Right: Henry Woods

“He forged a great business and he’s known all over the country,” Mr Fletcher said. “We walked sheep from all over NSW and Queensland together in those early days and that’s where we learnt a lot of things; as drovers we learnt a lot of things that other people don’t realise. “So many people were good to us and those relationships have gone for years and years and years and that’s what happens. “There’s a million stories like that about our relationships, and they’re the things I’m proud of – our relationships around the world,” Mr Fletcher said.

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Farron farms for Fletcher family

By JOHN RYAN FARRON Fletcher manages the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extensive agricultural operations and says the company didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy into land purely as a way of diversifying from processing plants, but rather in a bid to integrate back into the sector that it services. Back up the supply chain and investing in the industry itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a seasonal game and it is so important to have consistent supply 52 weeks of

the year,â&#x20AC;? Mr Fletcher said, pointing out downstream clients who rely on Fletchers to be able to keep their businesses ticking over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For example, our overseas customers invest a lot of money on in-store promotions at a retail level, an advertising campaign or even some food service distributors might paint their vans and truck with our Fletcher logo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having the farms and breeding enterprises has enabled us to supply all year round which

Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with Roger Fletcher and Minister for Agriculture and Deputy Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud

In 2005, the family purchased Kiagarthur Station, a large landholding west of Condobolin on the Lachlan River. The previous owner was the Kidman Family who had just completed extensive flood irrigation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A large area is devoted to farming as well as sheep grazing,â&#x20AC;? Mr Fletcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We developed a lamb feedlot to supply the Dubbo processing plant to have a continuous stream of animals to help smooth out the troughs in the

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is critical for our customers and their businesses,â&#x20AC;? he said. In 1999, the company had thousands of sheep on agistment in north western NSW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roger had been in that country in a previous life as a drover and knew the area and the potential for a sheep breeding enterprise,â&#x20AC;? Mr Fletcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the next few years he put together seven farms to its current holding of over 40,000 hectares just north of Lightning Ridge and across the Queensland border.â&#x20AC;?

supply chain.â&#x20AC;? He said the family and staff know about farming, what it takes to get a lamb on the ground and through to the market, what it takes to put a crop in on time and get it off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The agriculture sector is challenging and so diversified, the conditions that Australian farmers have to not just operate in, but also to live in,â&#x20AC;? Mr Fletcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having farming enterprises sprang from the need to be able to ensure reliable supply.â&#x20AC;?

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The changing face of the livestock and processing industries By JOHN RYAN AS livestock manager for Fletcher International, Terry Mitchell and his team of buyers travel the odd kilometre or two every week. Since his 1993 start with the company he’s clocked millions of kilometres looking at sheep across the eastern states. He says it was always meant to be, although initially he loved his cattle. “I’ve been involved with livestock my whole life, growing up with mainly cattle, and only had a few sheep when I was younger,” Mr Mitchell said. “I came down to Dubbo in school holidays during Year 12 for a bit of a look, I was cattle-mad back then, not sheep-mad at all. There was an opportunity here and Roger (Fletcher) told me I could have a start the next year in the livestock.” Mr Mitchell started in the skins, then worked in the boning room, and a little bit on the harvest floor on and off for the first 12 to 18 months. He then got into buying all the bags the company uses, a role he said was completely alien and foreign, but an amazing opportunity to learn something new. “It set me up because I’d had no experience in administration, purchasing, stocktaking at all. Roger and the team taught me how to come from being shy and quiet, in my shell, to dealing with people in the world who were from all different walks of life,” he said. “They taught me that if there’s a problem, pick the phone up, start talking and you’ll work it out. If you sit there and look at it, that doesn’t work; just back yourself and do it and that taught me a lot about life and life-skills, I learnt a lot doing those bags. “I was also dealing with people in this company that I wasn’t used to dealing with; people who wer-

Terry Mitchell is the livestock manager for Fletcher International.

en’t from the rural side, the livestock side, and I was dealing with people in Sydney and Melbourne where we were having problems and having to sort them out, so there was a lot of problem-solving. It was a great experience.” He believes that culture of multi-skilling uniquely equips company staff to surmount any problems, and believes a great strength of the organisation comes from so many people not only being able to fill in on various roles, but understand how and where different departments fit into the big picture, instead of just thinking their job was the

most important. He said the livestock and processing industries of 2020 bear little resemblance to the rural landscape of the early 1990s, with Australia’s dynamics shifting from a nation of wool production to mixed meat and wool enterprises. “A lot of producers now are focussed on fat lambs, prime lambs, and properties have become more intense as people have needed to get more value out of the country that they’ve got,” Mr Mitchell said. “Many people have become either breeders or fatteners rather

than just breeding sheep for wool, so there’s a lot of stock traded. One area will breed but they don’t have the season to fatten so they breed and sell to the fattening areas and that sort of thing. People have gotten very smart, very professional and there’s a lot of tools and tricks they can utilise.” He said many producers probably don’t realise how close and in-tune they are to the end user a lot of the time, with many believing they’ll simply take the price they’re offered but they don’t ask questions. “We always ask people when they last went to an abattoirs to

watch their stock, so we get them to visit the plant, have a yarn to Roger, Bernard, Graham, and they leave with their eyes opened – they can’t believe what they learn and it’s so important they see the link between their product and where it’s going.” Mr Mitchell said demands from various markets had seen a massive tightening in the specifications for sheep the company buys for processing. “We’d load a road train at Longreach back in the ‘90s and the sheep would range from probably an 18 kilo carcass through to a 38 kilo carcass, whereas now we’ll buy a road train of sheep that all look the same and they’re all of similar weight, so people have gotten very good at marketing their stock,” he said. “For instance, I recently sent an email to other departments to let them know we’d be getting in a line of specific stock which are heavy, cross-bred and merino lambs coming off grass. “There’s different markets, grain-fed or grass-fed, we’ve been through a rip-roaring drought so we haven’t had the luxury of having grass-fed lambs, whereas now we’re going to see a lot of them and we have specific markets for them that our marketing guys can target.” Mr Mitchell and our team of buyers have walked on to many of the same farms year after year buying stock and says respect, integrity and honesty are the foundational planks on which Fletcher International’s success is built. “The integrity of the way we operate as a company is the biggest thing we pride ourselves on, our integrity and our honesty gets us back onto the place. “When we leave a place after buying stock we want to be invited back, that’s how we do business, and I’m proud to say all our buyers go out with that attitude,” Mr Mitchell said.

FAMILY

Honorary family member loved by all By JOHN RYAN

Jeanette Ledsham was with the Fletcher family from the very start, pictured here with lifelong friends Roger and Gail Fletcher at her farewell dinner.

JEANETTE LEDSHAM began her career with Fletcher International when the company’s office was a tiny room in the family home in Gunnedah, starting work on January 24, 1983. She welcomed the kids when they arrived home from school each day and, according to Melissa Fletcher, she became an honorary family member to them all. “She worked from the office which was in our family home, we had an outside toilet and two bedrooms,” Ms Fletcher said. “Even when we moved, the office was still in the new house so she was always such a close part of our lives. She saw all of us grow up, she was always in our lives and she was part of our whole extended family. She

was much more than an employee – she was a very, very close family friend. “She never took anything for granted because she saw where Mum and Dad came from, and she stuck by us through the good, the bad, the ugly. I’d walk in that office every day and I still think of her sitting there, she was around forever.” Ms Fletcher said nothing phased ‘Netto’, she never, ever saw her cranky, upset or angry, and believes that consistency of positivity was a great part of her childhood. “She was our consistency, no matter what was happening she was always happy, happy to see you no matter the pressure that Mum and Dad were under while they were growing the business and taking big steps. No matter what, she just rolled with the punches and had the

happiest, most positive disposition,” Ms Fletcher said. “Weekly wages were done by cash so they’d go down to the bank and the account sometimes didn’t have enough so they’d have to scrape some from somewhere, and I remember Mum and Netto dividing up the cash for our workers in the boning room. “She was there from day one – and her whole family moved with us from Gunnedah to Dubbo when we opened the business here. “She stuck by us through thick and thin,” Ms Fletcher said. Mrs Ledsham retired from the company on November 19, 2015, after being with the Fletcher family for almost 33 years. Sadly, she passed away on September 12, 2016, aged 69.

Fletcher International Exports • Celebrating 30 Years INTERMODAL FREIGHT DIVISION

Making import and export of freight seamless THE Fletcher Commodities division manages one of the most vertically integrated logistics supply chains in the country. It has been backed by a significant capital investment program by the Fletcher family during the past 11 years which includes hardstand gravel, multiple heavy lifting forklifts, 2 x 10,000 sqm storage sheds, 2 x trade certified road train weigh bridges, 3 x C44 4500hp locomotives, 62 wagons, as well as a 1.35km spur line. These investments into industry leading technologies have created economies of scale and efficiencies of which, our company and the wider community, would not have had access to. This multi-faceted subdivision really takes the meaning of diversification to the next level. The business transports many different products including: z Lead z Sheep Meat z Wool z Zinc z Sheep Skins z Imported steel z Tallow products z Grain z Bee’s wax z Oilseeds z Cement z Pulses z Lime z Cotton z Copper z Chemicals

This combined freight task has generated wide interest in the shipping industry, leading to long term direct relationships with most major shipping lines. In a normal year Fletcher’s handles almost 50,000 TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent) of containers movements between Sydney and Dubbo. The entire containerised supply chain for all of these products is managed in house. From import clearance, rail, storage to distribution, road transport locally and internationally, to export certification and shipping. Documentation, scheduling, storage management, loading and unloading are just some of the tasks the team carry out daily. The overall diversification of products and services combined with extensive vertical integration has meant that the Fletcher Logistics business has been able to withstand the headwinds of the worst drought on record and now COVID-19. It is a credit to the open minded, forward thinking view of the Fletcher family to allow a business to grow into such a unique, diverse strength, within the group.

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SKINS

Gerald has skin in the game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a career devoted to the sheepskin and wool industry By JOHN RYAN GERALD WEBSTER has been working for the Fletcher family before they even set up shop in Dubbo, starting with the company back in its Gunnedah days during the 1980s. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now the wool and sheepskins manager and, while those products account for a large portion of turnover, they fly under the radar of public perception. Mr Webster said when most people think of Fletcher International the images that come to mind are of boxes of lamb legs, shoulders and chops being processed in Dubbo and sent to more than 100 countries world-wide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly looking for new products to get the highest value off the animals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the industry has evolved over the years that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been involved,â&#x20AC;? Mr Webster said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the late 1980s we were air-drying sheepskins and sending them to France, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d remove and sell the greasy wool over there and process the pelts into chamois leather or lining leather, that was the majority of the skins. Mr Webster has noticed the market for sheepskins for car seat coverings, which was very large, has been diminishing. Sales into the shoe and boot-lining markets also slowing down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the cold countries for the winter markets, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the majority of skins end up, but some of them come back to Australia for car-care products.â&#x20AC;? He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital to stay abreast of the latest trends, markets and processing innovations because it was crucially important to get the highest value from the products â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, he said youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go backwards and get left well behind.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means we create more jobs at the plant and in the company, and it puts more money in the farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pockets as well because we can afford to pay more for their sheep,â&#x20AC;? Mr Webster said. That involves letting farmers know how they can best produce their sheep to get the highest dollar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We grade skins and wool to meet the specifications of our various buyers so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not just lumping them with a container load of product that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suitable,â&#x20AC;? Mr Webster said, pointing out the company generally produced 30 separate lines of sheep and lamb skins to ensure they always had exactly what each of their clients required. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big job to manage so many lines, especially because we have to keep up to the chainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production speed. The work is very detailed and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of people involved to make it all work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We employ people with no experience in sheepskins, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all taught in-house, taught from scratch, but we do that because it all comes back to getting the right product for the customer,â&#x20AC;? he explained. Fletcher International Exportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wool division is a large provider and harvester of greasy wool and that product makes up a core part of the business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That wool is sourced from sheep on the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farms as well as the fleeces from the production throughput of both plants and makes Fletcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the largest harvester, packer and producer of greasy wool in Australia,â&#x20AC;? Mr Webster said. The wool is consolidated at the Dubbo wool division managed by Gerald Webster and sold through traditional auction systems or via private tenders as well as being sold direct to clients and is then shipped to Sydney to begin its

Fletcher Internationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wool and sheepskins manager Gerald Webster

long journey to countries around the world. He said the markets and customers have changed dramatically over the years and the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethos is to work closely with those clients to ensure Fletcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always know their requirements to the most minute detail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We visit them regularly, and they come out to visit us in Dubbo, we go through the lines and we spend a lot of time working on that side of things,â&#x20AC;? he said. Roger Fletcher said the company was in the frontline when

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skin processing in France was collapsing and being done in new locations such as China. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We learnt a lot when France was getting out of it and we had to work with new clients for years because everyone had to learn a lot to create new processes, markets and products,â&#x20AC;? Mr Fletcher said. Mr Webster laughed that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been on a steep learning curve since joining the company in 1988. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop learning either,â&#x20AC;? he said. Bernard Gooch, Fletcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general manager for marketing and

development, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d travelled through China with Gerald Webster last year which confirmed in his mind that the personal relationships built and established by the company were the foundational rock for its ongoing success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw the relationships Gerald had built with some of his customers, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that in any marketing job, the first thing you have to do is know your product â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and there wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be anyone in this country whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d know the sheepskin game, and wool, better than Gerald,â&#x20AC;? Mr Gooch said.

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