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WHERE THERE’S A MO, THERE’S A WAY By JOHN RYAN Ty Hawkins is in his tenth year of growing his Movember moustache and said that a decade of experience hasn’t really helped, boasting such lightly coloured, fine facial hair. In fact, this year he had to use an artificial aid to show his customers he was growin’ a mo. “Yes, I did, yeah, this is 10 years and it still won’t grow properly, I don’t know what I have to do,” he laughed. “I might have to dye it or rub some chook poo on there for fertiliser, I don’t know, I need something to make it grow,” he told Dubbo Photo News. But aside from the laughs, he said Movember highlights the importance of a focus on issues surrounding men’s health. “I think it’s very important, it makes people aware, it makes men aware that they can talk about their problems, they can go and see someone about their problems,” he said. “It’s quite close to me, I suffer

a bit of anxiety myself, so I find it quite important to tell people about it. “So many customers have men’s health issues, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, all that sort of stuff, so it shows my support for them and all my customers, my family – everyone’s been touched by it.” As a barber, where there’s often a shop full (pre-COVID) of blokes having a chat while waiting their turn on the chair, Mr Hawkins said he often thinks he’s also become an impromptu counsellor. “You hear some interesting stories and some pretty sad stories so it’s very, very good to be able to show some support for my clients.” Mr Hawkins said starting a conversation is one of the best things you can do. “We need to have conversations between blokes about any health, or mental health issues affecting them – it really helps to get things troubling us out into the open.” PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/ EMY LOU

HEADERS BURNT By JOHN RYAN

THREE headers have burnt in the past fortnight in the Orana Rural Fire Service (RFS) region and District Services Officer Peter Fothergill is urging anyone working in and around crops to take every precaution. A header fire last Saturday on the Dandaloo Road near Trangie saw between 200 and 300 hectares of crop lost before the blaze could be extinguished. “Treat crops and stubble with respect,” Mr Fothergill told Dubbo Photo News, pointing out the RFS website was full of useful pointers to try and prevent crop and stubble fires from sparking

in the first place. “Try to prevent this sort of thing from happening, keep headers clean and chaff-free, that’s basically it. “If it’s a really bad day people should think about working early mornings and in the evening and take the middle of the day off.” Mr Fothergill said header fires near Timbrebongie and Boothenba saw much smaller areas burnt and he thanked the quick reactions from local brigades in all the crop fires around the region. “There’s been plenty of them, vehicles in stubble and similar such things,” he said. “We’re also operating the air-

base from Dubbo and have been supporting areas such as Coonamble, there’s been a couple of fires up there.” Another stubble fire, north east of Nyngan, ran through about 200 hectares of stubble before being put out last Monday. The RFS is urging farmers to ensure they have access to a water cart during harvest, and that if anyone sees an unattended fire, to call Triple-0. The RFS also says it’s the landowner’s responsibility to limit the ignition and prevent the spread of fires from their property, and that the proper maintenance of machinery is vital. Machinery should be:

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z Free from faults or mechanical defects that could start a fire, z Fitted with an approved spark arrestor, z Carrying fire suppression equipment such as a 9-litre water extinguisher, 0.9-litre dry powder extinguisher or a 16-litre knapsack spray pump filled with water. RFS guidelines also advise that firebreaks can help stop crop and grass fires from spreading to valuable assets. The NSW RFS recommends you mow, graze or plough around crops, valuable assets and fence lines to prevent fires from escap- A Narromine RFS tanker sprays waing your property and reduce the ter on a header in a crop fire near likelihood of fires entering. Timbrebongie. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

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