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Consumer health traded for production profits

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Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015 Saddling up

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Berry bad news is a wake up call S I write, news of a case of Hepatitis A is being reported in Dubbo linked directly to the frozen berry contamination currently making headlines across the nation.

The Federal Department of Agriculture has written to Chinese authorities demanding assurances that preventative measures against poor hygiene among workers and contaminated water supplies – the apparent problem causing our crisis – are addressed.

We must always speak our mind if change is needed and a letter is good, just not enough.

John Ryan has picked this story up, and makes logical arguments that the current system of trading food to feed a nation using poor quality substitutes just doesn’t cut it when the food we eat then makes us sick (see page 3).

On the flip side Natalie Holmes has interviewed Rhett Robinson, Central West Local Land Services senior biosecurity officer (see page 18). It seems to me, that at home, we are stringent and proactive about protecting our food sources.

The government has built a net of border protection around us to prevent wood, seeds, soil and other contaminants into the country, yet we trade for food grown in environments we cannot control under dubious governance and standards, while at home we have an incredible biosecurity network, perfectly arable land and many unused public spaces, which can feed the nation.

I have spent many a fond hour in St Kilda, Melbourne surrounded by privately owned plots of vegetables, herbs and fruits grown on a repurposed lawn bowls club green, where residents from the local area, many from high rise apart-

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ments, tend to their gardens, commune and trade with each other, and sell their produce to the wider community putting the monies raised back in to council rates and improving facilities. Such a physically healthy alternative but emotionally, intellectually and economically too!

It’s no secret growing your own fare has infinite rewards, the least of them being that you know the conditions in which your food is created! Case in point, in this edition we go into the quaint vintage kitchen of local lady, Katy Lee Mills who is doing just that in her back yard, with very convenient, tasty and vegan/vegetarian results (see page 46).

Another Dubbo back yard, which has interesting activity, belongs to two young entrepreneurs who are the subject of our cover story this week (see page 10).

Bede and Jemima Aldridge have taken an old trade – making saddles – and like a breath of fresh air, reinvented the fine skills and years of experience required to produce quality leather goods.

They’re a delightful couple who have taken this bold step in snatched opportunities between the busy days and sleepless nights of raising a young family of four boys.

Family life can be a bumpy road sometimes, and Greg Smart challenges the current policies around protecting women in a particularly frightening issue: domestic violence (see page 26).

There’s so much more in this edition to cover the serious issues in our community and the world at large.

Do remember it’s the weekend. Do remember to take time out for yourself and thanks for spending some of it with us.

...we trade for food grown in environments we cannot control under dubious governance and standards, while at home we have an incredible biosecurity network, perfectly arable land and many unused public spaces, which can feed the nation.

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Consumer health traded for food production profits

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

N the ‘good old days’ things used to be much simpler.

If you wanted food, you either bought it from someone who was a neighbour or swapped it for food or products, which you had created yourself.

If you got a batch of berries that made you sick, that neighbour wouldn’t be getting too many orders from the local area.

So is anyone really surprised that a consequence of giving control of our national food consumption to global profiteers is all of a sudden causing some health issues.

Rather than unnecessarily cracking down on local, ethical free-range egg producers, I’d prefer the lavishly funded NSW Food Authority and other taxpayer organisations to actually inspect all the food coming into our country.

And the companies sending that food in should pay for the total cost of those inspections.

Paul Murphy, one of Australia’s largest organic farmers, said that every single thing he exports has to be minutely inspected and if there’s a weevil in it, he has to rectify the problem, ‘Yet we let anything in’, Mr Murphy said.

“It’s common sense to expect the same standards to be applied to all food products entering Australia.”

“The problem is, common sense isn’t all that common these days,” he said.

If someone gets a bad batch of eggs from a neighbour, the feedback loop is immediate, they won’t buy any more eggs from that supplier – the consumer exercises ‘common sense’ and it costs the broader community nothing.

With this latest berry catastrophe there’s a litany of dramas, which will cost taxpayers dearly; all because government policies have ‘enabled’ this situation under the mantra of ‘free trade’.

The only people getting anything free are the global transnationals getting a huge free kick, literally at our expense.

Is this Chinese berry company going to reimburse the Red Cross for all the blood it’s had to quarantine?

Who’s going to cough up compensation if a car crash victim dies after receiving contaminated blood caused by these berries?

By Wednesday afternoon the Red Cross had fielded more than 300 calls from people who ‘thought’ they’d definitely eaten the Nanna’s frozen berries, and all the blood from those donors had been quarantined.

That’s a hugely expensive exercise,

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taking up many hours of work from people who I’m sure had other things to do with that time.

On the public health sector side of things, I cringe just thinking about the massive taxpayer cost of all the meetings, reports and taskforces we’re now going to have, a veritable orgy of paper-shuffling.

Everything these days is about process rather than outcomes and it doesn’t matter how stupid it is, if it ticks all the boxes and meets all the stipulated criteria, then that’s the holy grail and if you try to mount any counter arguments you’re branded as a traitor.

Best practise is just a smoke and mirrors slogan, it does nothing to ‘bettify’ our lives, it’s a system lobbied for by large companies which keeps the small producers on subsistence profit margins while the big players reap continual profits.

Meantime, the governments which are so hell bent on making it simple for contaminated foods to be put in front of us have once again refused to allow Australians the health benefits of eating industrial hemp, judged by many as the world’s most nutritious food. iHemp bread is zero GI and non-allergenic and could put vast profits into the hands of local farmers. iHemp is profitable because it requires no outrageously expensive chemicals or synthetic inputs to grow.

Speaking of chemicals, I’d love to know what has been liberally sprayed on much of the imported ‘food’, which is making our supermarket duopoly richer by the minute.

Although I’m not a fan of supermarkets, at least Aldi seems to have a far greater content of Australian ‘fresh

food’ products on its shelves than Coles and Woolworths despite the fact it’s a foreign company.

And Aldi has been widely reported as being far better to deal with by local producers.

And the German firm pays a premium to Aussie suppliers.

And it absorbs any losses through its profit margins whereas there are claims that Coles and Woollies reduced supplier prices and took an extra three percent to cover marketing costs.

But the extra competition will just force the big two to further hammer local growers, in this new world order everything comes with a destructive cost.

There’s plenty of debate this week about whether Australians should boycott Bali as a tourist destination in protest against the death penalty decreed for two of our good drug smuggling citizens – maybe we should go a week without buying any fresh food from the major supermarkets and getting it all off local growers instead, that may send a message.

The rate of imported food products is accelerating at a rapid rate, with research from the Australian National University (ANU) finding many products on Aussie shelves came from countries like South Africa and Thailand where workers lack not only rights, but also anything approaching fair wages and working conditions; all this subterfuge to prop up Woollies profit margin of 9.3 percent, which is the highest in the world for any food and liquor retailer according to Merrill Lynch.

We have a pressing need to inject some common sense into our food industry and it needs local, state and fed-

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By Wednesday afternoon the Red Cross had fielded more than 300 calls from people who ‘thought’ they’d definitely eaten the Nanna’s frozen berries, and all the blood from those donors had been quarantined.

eral governments to take a good hard look at themselves.

Every town, village and city should have special zonings set aside on the outskirts for primary producers.

Using a form of community title, families should be able to build multiple homes on these allotments – at the moment local government town planners have a religious zeal in stopping any multi-dwelling community developments from happening.

The blocks can be used for familyscale intensive agricultural operations with a central processing infrastructure including certified small-scale multi species abattoirs slaughtering and butchering animals from chooks, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, deer and rabbits.

Overheads for those family farmers would be hugely reduced because the costs would be shared and thus split by a factor of 20, or 100, with the same plant and machinery shared and maintained by all.

A truck which costs $250,000 would cost each family as little as $2500, and so on.

This can happen starting from tomorrow, and it will also help reconnect city people with agriculture if all that vacant land along the M4 is turned into community co-operative blocks, as Sydneysiders can drive out to do their shopping and socialising on the weekends.

The farmers will have a community for social support; with close-by neighbours helping each other and swapping their labour, reducing the isolation so many aged Aussie farmers currently face in their workplaces.

There’s also all the brainstorming and shared expertise.

If Cuba’s Havana can feed itself healthy produce from 2000 market gardeners operating in and around the city, surely the Smart, Lucky Country, an alleged educated first world nation, apparently leading the world in clean, green agriculture, can do the same.

Cuba’s farmers have also radically slashed petroleum-based chemicals and fertiliser use so their farm gate profits have, relatively, skyrocketed.

The model is there, in front of us, for all to see.

The current model is broken in so many ways the people who designed and implemented it should trade places with the inmates on death row in Bali.

So let’s stop the endless talkfests, meetings and reports and find a leader with the drive and vision to make this happen.

The social experience and economic benefits of our local farmers’ markets should be a constant and permanent thing, not a fortnightly niche event.

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Ambulance fire not treated as suspicious

BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

FIRE at Dubbo Ambulance Station is not being treated as suspicious, despite local officers remaining tight-lipped about the weekend’s blaze.

The service had a security guard stationed at the building’s cordoned-off entrance earlier in the week, while employees did their best to clean up and get the station operational once again.

According to NSW Fire and Rescue Inspector Normie Buckley, the fire was observed in the early hours of last Sunday morning by a passerby.

“It is believe that ambulance officers had got back from a job and parked the van when a passerby alerted them to the fire. When fire station officer John Poulos arrived, he could see the front of the ambulance on fire, which is the engine.”

That has been identified as the area of origin as the Forensic Services Group continues their investigation of the incident.

“It started in the engine compartment of the vehicle, and from what we can see, is not suspicious,” Buckley said.

One fire engine and two hose lines were sent in to put out the flames, with three crews of six firefighters spending three hours alternating the workload in order to get the blaze under control.

With oxygen tanks on the premises, firefighters had to remain cautious.

“The explosion from oxygen cylinders was of great concern for us and they witnessed a couple of explosions,” Buckley confirmed. “One of the oxygen cylinders caused a huge explosion which blasted off the door of the ambulance.

“Thankfully, no-one was injured.”

Buckley said personnel had to take an offensive approach to the hazard, which meant entering the building and attacking the fire rather than defending it from outside.

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The Dubbo Ambulance Station in Windsor Parade was damaged by fire last Sunday. The fire is not being treated as suspicious.

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gency vehicles parked within the station walls.

“One ambulance was destroyed while three others were severely damaged and another (private) vehicle as well.”

Buckley said there was extensive damage to the ceiling where thermo-imaging was used to ensure that internal insulation was fully extinguished. The office and kitchen area of the station escaped serious destruction and there was no structural damage incurred.

“Heat and smoke got into the work quarters but there was no major damage.”

Fortunately, no fire or ambulance officers were injured during the fire which was controlled relatively rapidly, particularly with the fast response time.

“The stop was finally sent at 3.58, meaning that it took three hours to

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He also explained that the ambulance station fire was not treated any differently than a house fire or similar.

“Every structural fire is treated very much the same. You have to isolate power to the building and then locate sources of LPG and barbecues.”

Buckley said Fire and Rescue staff actually conduct pre-incident planning evaluations of major buildings and industries as part of their role.

Three days after the blaze, NSW Ambulance Deputy Commissioner Mike Willis said investigations were still underway to determine the cause of the fire.

He was also quick to remind the public that ambulance operations would not be affected by the current circumstances.

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“Until further notice, our paramedics will operate from the NSW Ambulance Divisional Office located next door to the station.”

“Despite the damage to a number of vehicles, there is no compromise to our operational capability, with ambulances being drawn from nearby locations including the closely located Dubbo Fleet Workshop.”

“Our paramedics are currently operating from the NSW Ambulance Divisional Office located next door to the station.

“The administration area of the station is undamaged and it is hoped staff can move back in soon.”

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The week’s top stories from around the region Compiled by NATALIE HOLMES

Councils combine to fix roads infrastructure THREE tiers of government joined forces last week to celebrate funding of more than $5.7m as part of the State’s Fixing Country Roads scheme.

Roads and Freight minister Duncan Gay joined Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss and representatives of the councils of Cabonne, Dubbo, Forbes, Parkes and Narromine at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway and Bunglegumbie Rd for the announcement.

Grant said the $42.85m Fixing Country Roads initiative was developed by the NSW Government to help regional councils upgrade their old roads and bridges.

“There’s nothing worse for a local economy than roads and bridges not being up to the task of carrying freight in an efficient and cost-effective manner,” he pointed out.

Grant was proud of the hard work carried out by the councils of Cabonne, Dubbo, Forbes, Narromine and Parkes to secure funding for the regional projects.

Expanding the Fixing Country Roads initiative is part of a wider commitment under the Rebuilding NSW Plan to inject $4.1 billion into roads and freight infrastructure in regional NSW.

NSW Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton, Member for Dubbo and Deputy Premier Troy Grant, Dubbo Mayor Mathew Dickerson, Forbes Deputy Mayor Graeme Miller and Cabonne Council general manager Andrew Hopkins.

All NSW councils were invited to apply for grants in September 2014, with $15m to be allocated over four years. Library director John Bayliss said it was unclear exactly when the refurbishment would begin as it was still in the very early planning stages. He also said the community would be kept well-informed about the future development which would visibly improve the existing infrastructure.

Moonshine stills investigated POLICE are investigating reports of the illegal creation and distribution of moonshine within the Castlereagh Local Area Command.

They have also reminded the public that it is against the law to make and sell beer, wine or spirits without a producer/wholesaler licence.

“Distilling alcohol is a complicated process and it is very easy to get the mixture wrong and the results can be deadly,” Castlereagh Local Area Commander crime manager Tony Mureau said.

Police are also urging people not to buy or drink illegal homemade alcohol.

“Drug and alcohol researchers warn that if the concentration of methanol is too high, it can create an acid that can cause blindness or death,” Mureau said.

Wood on phone book cover DUBBO man Lionel Wood has been selected as this year’s cover model for the Dubbo Yellow Pages and White Pages, currently being distributed across the city. Wood is committed to social change and enriching the lives of young people in the city.

He has witnessed first-hand the effects of violence, drugs and alcohol in the community and is driven to offer support and advice to local people who have become disengaged. He has mentored hundreds of people through school programs and workshops and offers support by connecting them with agencies. The theme for this year’s cover is Australian Stars Rising Above.

January rainfall.”

Hanlon said that at least 60,000 megalitres of inflow was needed this month in order to make any additional general security allocations.

However, the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a 35 to 45 per cent chance of median rainfall being exceeded during February to April. There is no longer a clear El Niño signal but drier than average conditions are still more likely.

The NSW Office of Water will continue to assess conditions to determine when additional allocations for general security access licence holders can be made.

“There is an 80 per cent chance that sufficient inflows will be received by next spring to guarantee delivery of the remaining general security allocation to the end of the 2015/16 water year.”

New hockey field for Parkes Dubbo man Lionel Wood was photographed for the cover of this year’s phone directory. PHOTO: WEEKENDER/FILE

Refurbishment for library THE Dubbo branch of Macquarie Regional Library will be refurbished in the near future, thanks to an injection of state funding of $200,000. The grant was announced as part of the NSW Public Library Infrastructure program.

The redesign and refurbishment will vastly improve facilities, adding more space for study, programs and collections.

Public libraries play a critical role in local communities providing access to collections, information and technology that help people at all stages of their lives.

Dubbo MP and Arts Minister Troy Grant with Jocelyn Morris and John Bayliss from Macquarie Regional Library.

Water users limited by allocations IT may be a long and dry autumn for many water users along the MacquarieCudgegong river systems following details released this week.

Department of primary industries general water deputy director Gavin Hanlon said the general security allocation for the current water year is two per cent of entitlement with carry over into 2014/15 equivalent to 15 per cent of entitlement on average (96,000 megalitres).

“Widespread rainfall in early December produced only a small increase in Burrendong Dam storage levels with virtually no inflow generated by the

PARKES is set to become home to a new international standard hockey field following a successful ClubGRANTS Category 3 funding application.

Accordingly, $500,000 of state funding will go towards developing an ecofriendly synthetic hockey field at the Cheney/McGlynn Parkes sports field.

“The construction of a second synthetic hockey pitch will complement the existing 'Stephen Davies' field which underwent major upgrades in 2012 and address the growing demand for a facility of this kind in the area,” Mr Grant said.

The second hockey pitch is the last piece of a larger project to redevelop Cheney/McGlynn Parks and will complete a multi-sport precinct that can cater for hockey, netball, cricket and touch football.

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Regional capitals under microscope AUSTRALIA’S regional capitals will soon be put under the microscope, after the Senate announced an inquiry conducted by the Senate’s Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee to investigate the growth and economic potential of regional capitals.

Regional Capitals Australia (RCA) is an alliance of 26 regional cities across Australia, RCA board member and Dubbo Mayor Mathew Dickerson, said the inquiry would make sure the value and contribution of cities like Dubbo is fully understood by politicians and policy makers alike.

Regional capitals now cover 50 Local Government Areas and are home to almost four million people.

“Our regional capitals are growing and growing fast,” Dickerson pointed out. “Population growth in our capitals is outpacing the national average, and in just 10 years, there will be an additional one million people living in regional capitals across the nation.”

“This inquiry marks an unprecedented level of endorsement in our capitals by the Federal Government, and is a promising milestone to building regional capitals that are a key part of the next generation of wealth and opportunity in Australia.”

Zirconia mine approved THE Dubbo Zirconia Project is one step closer to becoming a reality, with conditional approval

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granted by the Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) this week.

The key areas considered by PAC relate to air quality, water impacts, transport and long-term landform and land use.

Other issues considered included the impact on nearby Taronga Western Plains Zoo, loss of agricultural land and animal habitat.

When it commences production in 2016, the project will allow Alkane to become a world producer of zirconium products and heavy rare earths.

Driver found dead near Parkes POLICE are investigating the death of a man near Parkes after his vehicle was discovered crashed into a tree on a private property about 15km north of Parkes.

The vehicle was discovered just before 7am last Wednesday. Police established a crime scene at the location to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.

Psychological disability on the increase WITH Australian Bureau of Statistics figures stating that the rate of psychological disability is rising, VERTO chief executive officer Ron Maxwell said the organisation had already noticed the change.

“Over 750,000 people identified as having a psychological disability in 2012, up from 600,000 in 2009.

“At VERTO, we have seen a similar increase in clients who report with mental health conditions.

“Being a specialist provider is particularly important given this particular research released by the ABS indicates that people with psychological disability have lower participation rates in educa-

Bulldogs players Kayne Brennan, Lindon McGrady, Corey Thompson and David Klemmer visited Dubbo as part of their Community Carnival last week. They signed lots of merchandise for their enthusiastic fans.

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Bulldog boys in town THE Doggies headed west to visit school kids and fans as part of their Community Carnival last week. Canterbury Bulldog players Corey Thompson and Kayne Brennan spent time in Gulgong visiting the former schools of Bulldog second rower Josh Jackson while fellow players Lindon McGrady and David Klemmer were guests at Dunedoo Central School.

The players then headed back to Dubbo to visit Jaycar and sign autographs for all of their loyal supporters and members in the central west, betion and employment when compared to people with no disability.

“For example, since 2012 to 2014, the number of job seekers who have been assessed as suffering from mental health conditions has increased by over 60 per cent.”

The ABS statistics also show that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 35 to 54 are around 2.7 times more likely to have a disability than non-indigenous people.

Dubbo to remain in Evocities program AT its meeting this week Dubbo City Council’s Finance and Policy Committee has recommended that Dubbo remain in the Evocities program until 2019.

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fore boarding a plane back to Sydney.

The players covered a lot of territory over the three days; visiting schools, talking about their careers, rugby league and the Bulldogs.

“It’s great to see all the towns, coming out here is enjoyable,” Thompson said.

“Everyone is really welcoming and they all love rugby league.”

“I think it’s important that we come out and remind them that we are here and that they are important to us.”

courage Sydneysiders to move to regional cities, was described by Finance and Policy Committee chair John Walkom as a way to ‘combat a general lack of awareness in metropolitan areas of the opportunities in regional cities.’

Walkom said this was the primary purpose of the campaign.

“The campaign promotes Evocities as vibrant and thriving locations offering fantastic lifestyle opportunities through a strategic mix of advertising, marketing, and public relations,” he said.

According to Evocities, the campaign showcases the abundance of opportunities in these regional cities due to their lower cost of living, strong career and business opportunities and enhanced lifestyle. Living in an Evocity means

less time commuting, working and stressing, and more time for family and fun. Council will consider the recommendation at its ordinary meeting on Monday night.

Zoo crew welcomes stripy foal A STRIPY new arrival was announced at Taronga Western Plains Zoo this week, with the zoo crew welcoming a second zebra foal to the herd in just over a month.

Born on the morning of February 3, the young female has been named Furaha by her keepers, meaning joy in Swahili.

The foal was born to mother Kijani and father Bwana, with both mother and baby doing well.

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Mo’ money, mo’ problems ONE of the world’s richest women has an issue with ‘House of Hancock’, the mini-series based on her life events. Of course she does.

If I were her I would too. It doesn’t paint them in the best light but it wouldn’t be half as entertaining if it did.

So what Gina? The people who know you, know the truth, who cares otherwise?

You’ve got more money than you know what to do with; I think life in general is treating you pretty well.

Despite that, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Aussie mining heiress Gina Reinhart is set to sue the Nine Network over claims of inaccuracy.

As the network claims,

it’s a “drama, not a documentary”.

Producer Michael Cordell took to Twitter in defence, saying “2 years in the making. Exhaustive research into a jaw-dropping story.

Who needs to make things up? #houseofhancock”. I quite liked it.

HONY’s Vidal meets Obama FOR those of you unfamiliar about Humans of New York (HONY) search it on Facebook, now. It’s a site run by Brandon Stanton who creates a photojournalistic catalogue of New York City’s inhabitants.

With over ten million followers it provides a daily glimpse into the lives of strangers, one of which was young Vidal Chastanet, found in a Brooklyn neighbourhood with the highest crime rate in the city.

Accompanying his portrait posted on January 20 with over 1.8 million likes Brandon asks Vidal who has inspired him most in life, he answers saying his school principal, Ms Lopez.

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ble, she doesn't suspend us. She calls us to her office and explains to us how society was built down around us. And she tells us that each time somebody fails out of school, a new jail cell gets built. And one time she made every student stand up, one at a time, and she told each one of us that we matter."

It was the start of an international campaign that raised over $1.4 million for the school, far surpassing their $100 000 goal which was to be used to fund a trip for the students to Harvard.

All funds raised over $700 000 are being used to establish a scholarship named The Vidal Fund available to graduates of MHBA, after the young man who inspired the entire story.

Both Brandon and Vidal later met with President Barack Obama yet our Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismisses social media as “electronic graffiti” as quoted in The Conversation saying “It has about as much authority and credibility as graffiti that happens to be put forward by means of IT.” Interesting.

Frozen berry saga continues BAIRNSDALE-BASED Patties Foods Ltd is behind brands Nanna’s and Creative Gourmet which sold nationally, are on recall due to potential “microbiological contamination”, causing illness if consumed.

According to The Age, the company is potentially facing a class action law suit.

This whole saga is personally concerning for a lot of people, including my family and I having consumed these frozen berries daily up until recent events.

So when news surfaced that not one but two brands of frozen berries were the sources behind a string of Hepatitis A diagnoses, you can guess I was on my way to the freezer quicker than a rat up a drain pipe. The fault is said to lie in China, where the berries are packed and washed, even more disturbingly so that the virus can be spread by the faecal-oral route.

Not to mention the concerns that blood donors who have consumed the berries have been urged to contact Red Cross.

Here’s to hoping the situation is fixed as soon as possible and the companies make the appropriate changes.

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Saddling up for a long career Bede and Jemima Aldridge have a lot to be proud of. While raising a family of four young boys, the enterprising couple has turned their individual talents to reviving a dying trade, in classic style and all from the convenient location of their backyard in Dubbo, as Weekender finds out. WORDS Yvette AubussonFoley PHOTOGRAPHY Ella McMIllan AYLOR Street is not a location I think of for the kind of business Bede and Jemima Aldridge run from their home but down the long drive at the rear of their urban block is a small unassuming shed, Saddlery and Co. From what I can see inside, plaited whips, saddles, timber and corrugated iron, it’s a scene better suited to a rural property than a south Dubbo street.

Bede greets me. He’s a wiry, clean-cut young man. 30 years old. Within minutes he’s divulging the love he has for

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making saddles and working with leather. The smell of it is strong in the backyard store. It smells like country.

This is not his first venture into this kind of business.

“Straight after I finished my apprenticeship I opened up a business down in Crookwell, but we were on a farm just out of a small village really so it wasn’t enough business coming through,” he said.

“Six months after I started the business we had the horse flu so I was just mainly doing repairs but it cleared out

any to-and-fro that could happen because of fear of infection.

“Then we got the opportunity to work for John Lordan here in Dubbo and I did that for one and a half years and then he decided to change the way he wanted to run his business so we started out. I had all my tools so I started up our shop.”

Inside the Saddlery and Co store are all the paraphernalia of the saddler trade, with taut leather saddles on display, mohair girdles and their newer lines, exquisite leather hand-bags, leather phone and diary covers.

Despite the additional product direction it’s the saddler tradition driving the venue and something Bede deeply respects.

“I go off on what the old blokes tell me. It’s a very small trade and they really want to pass it on and all the history. The majority of tradesmen around today would have learned in factory settings in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

“There were massive factories that were producing saddles, harnesses, all sorts of stuff. They did stuff from the First World War and Second World War.

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All the horse gear in the First World War, the saddles which were all made from whatever they could come by, suitcase leather usually.

“The workers then started their own factories or worked in different factories. Then there’d be people out in Dubbo even Bourke. They might make saddles for a factory in Sydney. It would be like me in my shed but just making saddles. I wouldn’t be doing all this other leather goods stuff. You’d have a regular contract to supply them and they’d just sell them unbranded or their own

brand. That market’s gone. It was a huge market,” Bede said.

As common modes of transport changed from horse to engine powered, demand for saddles dropped but even more changes were on their way.

“That cheaper end is becoming harder and harder to make in Australia so in the ‘70s the Indian stuff came through and replaced all that. It was pretty cheap and nasty, from China too. You’d have it for five minutes and it’s broken.

“Years ago you’d just buy a saddle, it wasn’t a case of did it fit my horse or

anything like that, and they’d be generic sizes from 15.5 to 17.5 inches. They didn’t make them smaller or bigger, though they made kids saddles. It was just too much of a common item, which had to be made, and the economy was set up that way,” he said.

“Now most saddlers who have had experience in the factories can make saddles quickly but they’re probably going slower than they ever have, because they’re taking more time to get things right.

“These days it’s not unusual for a sad-

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dler to take a whole 40 to 100 hours on his saddle. A lot of that would be hand stitching. It’s a combination of both.

“You can’t totally machine stitch everything on a saddle. Most of the stuff years ago was made so you could machine it all. They could make a saddle in a day! There was no science to it. Everything was all precut patterns. There wasn’t any pausing to say, ‘we’ll make this a bit longer to fit your leg’, it was just a saddle.”

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These days it’s not unusual for a saddler to take a whole 40 to 100 hours on his saddle. A lot of that would be hand stitching. It’s a combination of both. extra care and produce a high quality saddle or leather good.

As far back as he can remember, this is what he’s always wanted to do and he began with plaiting whips.

As if conjured by our conversation, a customer wanting to buy a whip arrives and Bede disappears into the ‘shed’ to talk shop.

Overhead the rumbling of thunderclouds creates an atmosphere of anticipation. Bede likes a yarn and there’s a good chance the bloke who just went inside with him is up for one too.

Before long they emerge. The skies are grey and growling. The customer holds one of Bede’s whips in his hand and while I turn to chat to Jemima, he cuts the air with a sharp, crack, testing the leather over and over again.

I have to remind myself this is Taylor Street and not some rambling sheep farm 10 k’s out of town.

Jemima is fresh faced and looks far too young, even at 29, to be the mother of four.

Her energy sparkles and by her own confession Saddlery and Co is her creative outlet between late nights with the kids, she’s often busy creating a lasting story around their brand which she’s helping along with an online presence.

“I never think anything is good enough especially with our branding. I think the business gave me that creative outlet though, so I would just stay up or get up for the kids in the night and the next day I’d feel like rubbish, so we’re very much juggling that,” she said with a broad grin.

Jemima’s sister is a talented photographer and her pictures populate the Saddler and Co’s website, Facebook and postcards.

Rich chocolate browns and plaid, steel tools and timbers, brown paper and string. The brand echoes a simpler time reflecting a slower pace which the country life is famous for.

Taking their brand and products online however are necessities as is the hard work Jemima puts into being ready for when opportunity comes knocking.

“What was exciting last year were the newer markets and hand crafts boutiques which were happening, so we sought of tried to jump on board with that as soon as we heard about it,” explained Jemima.

“The Lazy River estate which has been happening twice a year had the pop up shop that was a really good success at Christmas time and I think the people who are running that organised it within a week, so it was a lovely venue and it was very last minute, but I think there was actually a really need for that here in Dubbo. I’m excited about collaborating with others in the future.”

In between events, Bede continues to turn his talents to filling orders and Jemima focuses on perfecting the business image and expanding their range.

“Now it’s just about defining and refining our brand,” she said.

Certainly whatever they’re doing is working.

“We haven’t got a lot in at the moment because we have orders and they’ve just been going out as soon as we make it,” said Jemima.

Throughout our chat, Bede and Jemima’s youngest sons have done their utmost to get mum’s attention and the whip-cracking customer has ambled out the front gate.

Plaiting whips is where Bede first started learning the saddlery trade.

“Plaiting is more of of a hobby trade but there a few men who do that for a living and they work very hard, long hours and they’re creative people. Basically you're starting with something that’s blank, like a piece of wood.

“There’s a lot of people who are very smart and pick plaiting and a bit of leather work up, just through experimenting and learning bits and pieces off people. It just takes you time to do it.”

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saddlery because I really love doing it so I looked around to see who could give me a trade. There are not very many places that can do that.

“I started out doing shoe repairs with a boot maker and his dad was a saddler in Nowra so he knew a bit of saddlery and was able to teach me that. The two trades have tools and some fittings that are fairly similar and you’re still working with leather doing leather soles, stitching on the machines, wetting down leather, smoothing it off, dying edges, finishing stuff with different waxes and gums and stains.”

“He also taught me how to hand stitch. The old saddlers used to roll their own threads,” said Bede, demonstrating this is done on the top of a leg. “So they’d get a piece of twine that’s twisted up, it’s natural fiber stuff and to make it thicker they’d roll a couple together and wax it, and roll it together. It’s quite a process.”

Not nearly, however, as much as making a saddle. Bede brings out a saddle tree which forms the skeleton of a saddles shape and an anchor for the stirrup.

“This is a stock saddle tree. That is hand made by a fellow in Eugowra. He’s the last one doing it. He’s been in the trade 50 years. He started a factory in Sydney. They made all the saddle trees for all the saddles in factories and for individuals.

“It’s made of wood, covered in a cotton screen, you know how they do a fibre-glassing, sort of like that to keep the chips flying off, then they paint it to hold it so no chips come off. This bit here is cut from steel and hand black-smithed, and hand bent and burnt into the tree and recessed in. It’s what’s inside each saddle.”

Two of Bede’s saddles on display have taken him one and two weeks respectively to make.

“You develop your style as you go along. You have to. It’s like painting. You look at others people’s work, obviously there’s a bit of pride in it. You’ve got it make things original so you’re not copying somebody else’s gear. And everyone these days wants to be an individual and you want to be able to say this bloke does it this way and be known for your own way.”

Jemima also appreciates that personal touch right down to wrapping every item sold herself in brown paper and string which customers are responding to.

“What Jemima’s done is great. A lady rang me up today. We made her a diary cover, sometimes we stamp people’s name on them if they want that, so she ordered one of those with her husbands name on it, and she rang us up, and said, ‘oh it’s so nice’, because Jemima wraps everything up when she sends it in brown paper and string and everything and she’s so pleased with it. It’s not even for her it’s for her husband!” Bede said, sounding genuinely surprised and pleased.

Maintaining the tradition of saddle making is Bede’s strength. His craftsmanship lends itself easily to the expansion of their non-traditional lines and though meant for new functions perhaps like protecting an iPhone, each piece bares the care and love for what he does, the mark of a true artisan.

Jemima is a consummate communicator and has breathed life into a trade that for many no longer has relevance but will identify with design cues and styles.

“People might be hesitant and think there’s nothing in a saddlery for me but it’s Saddler and Co., it’s anything leather,” said Bede.

They could make a saddle in a day! There was no science to it. Everything was all precut patterns. There wasn’t any pausing to say, ‘we’ll make this a bit longer to fit your leg’, it was just a saddle.”

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The sea star is made up entirely of 2008 Beijing Olympic plastic throwaway bottles Jelly fish with 2008 Beijing Olympic bottles for tentacles which washed ashore in California years after the vent

Message in a bottle... thousands of them Our relationship with waste has never been more complex than now. Public campaigns to reuse and recycle are extensive – like our own Waste 2 Art competition. Similarly, across the Pacific pond, In California one artist and a team of volunteers are making big statements about caring for our shared ocean’s health, as Weekender discovered. WORDS Yvette Aubusson-Foley PHOTOGRAPHY The Washed Ashore Project OU can’t see it from space. But it’s there. Trapped inside what’s known as the North Pacific Gyre, a 20 million square, or in this case oval, rotation of current, which pulls in garbage helped by the wind, and deposits debris in the ‘eye of the storm’ where the waters are still.

And there it mostly stays.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was predicted 30 years ago and discovered 14 years later in 1999 by a competitor during a sailing race. Much of the rubbish trapped there has had decades to

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break down releasing toxic chemicals and turning it into acres of microscopic particles and sludge.

It’s size remains unknown but at least one expedition has found up to a ton of garbage per mile off the coast of Alaska.

This is because not all the waste out there falls into the gyre’s clutches and is dragged along the edge of the rotation, on a Pacific voyage between cultures and countries.

Plastic bottles from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for example took for a couple of years to float there, but eventually

Washed Ashore’s shark showing the dangers of plastic.

arrived on Californian beaches where artist, Angela Haseltine Pozzi was already hard at work creating the Washed Ashore project for The Artula Insitute for Arts and Environment Education.

The bottles baring the Olympic symbol were turned into art, strung together to represent the tentacles on an oversized jelly-fish scultpure.

On a mission to express and teach environmental issues through the arts especially the impact on marine life, the Artula Institute and Angela created 18 giant sculptures of the marine creatures

put most at risk by the ocean’s waste and debris.

With the help of her local community to the tune of 1000 volunteers and 1000 school students, 3000 kilograms of rubbish was collected in that first year from 32 kilometres of the Californian shoreline. Ninety-eight per cent of the debris collected was processed into art supplies.

Ninety-nine per cent of the debris was petroleum-based.

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Not a penguin’s paradise: hairbrushes to Lego bricks make up this Washed Ashore sculpture

miles of coastline cleaned.

As part of a travelling exhibition doing the rounds on mainland America the Washed Ashore project reinforces the message of reducing, refusing, reusing, repurposing and recycling.

For some time, the exhibition was on display at the Marine Mammal Center outside San Francisco. The Center rescues and rehabilitates seals frequently injured by shipping or unable to eat after swallowing debris such as plastic bottles or nylon rope.

Being able to see live animals in their

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enclosures recovering from injuries was a powerful backdrop for the sculptures made from the same items causing the

harm.

The Oil Spill is a standout sculpture drawing attention to the effects of not just oil spillages on marine life but the fact so much debris is petroleum based.

It reaches several metres high in the shape of an oil spout.

From a distance all the sculptures are fascinating, even beautiful to see but up close they tell a very different, ugly truth.

Since March last year until September this year some of the sculptures have been on display at the Seaworld Parks

of San Diego, Orlando and San Antonio.

The rest are placed in aquariums, zoos, museums, colleges and science centres across the country.

The sculptures include a giant 16-foot parrot fish; Lidia, an eight-foot seal, a walk-through replica of an ocean gyre, a Styrofoam coral reef and Tula, a 10foot sea turtle.

While the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t truly known it’s guaranteed to be huge along with the efforts, like the Washed Ashore project, to protect the Pacific.

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BIOSECURITY CONSCIOUS

As we go about our daily business, biosecurity officers are protecting our land and our livestock. Rhett Robinson described just what occurs in the local landscape. WORDS Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Ella McMillan ORKING in biosecurity brings to mind images of hazardous materials, gas masks and chemical suits more reminiscent of space travel than everyday apparel. But what it actually entails is both protection of our natural environment and the livelihoods of landholders. Rhett Robinson is the Central West Local Land Services senior biosecurity officer specialising in invasive species and plant health, a role now in its second year following a merger between the Catchment Management Authority and Livestock Health Protection Authority.

Prior to that, the job was that of ranger, a title more familiar to the community.

“I’ve been doing this for 13 years,” he said.

“It’s a great job which is the same job as before, the changes have more happened in the background.”

Before that, Robinson was a noxious weeds inspector.

To gain qualifications in the area, he studied a Bachelor of Applied Science -Agriculture through Hawkesbury Agricultural College, which is now a University of Western Sydney campus.

He supervises a team of four officers in this region, with each person responsible for their own area. They are all overseen by a team leader. Across the Central West, there are a further 11 officers, stationed at Nyngan, Coonamble, Coonabarabran, Forbes and Condobolin respectively. Each town has two officers apiece, apart from Forbes which has three.

“There are two main areas that we work in,” Robinson explained. “We work in invasive species to assist with control of vertebrate species such as wild dogs and pigs, foxes, rabbits, insects and mice. Even Indian Mynas.”

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What is biosecurity?

Biosecurity is about managing the risks and potential harm to our community, our environment and economy from pests and diseases, or misuse of agricultural and veterinary chemicals. It's a shared responsibility of government, industry, and the community.

“Whether it’s an agricultural pest or not, we are still dealing with pest species that we’ve always dealt with.”

With their ability to destroy both crops and livestock, pest animals are a major part of the biosecurity role, which aims to protect these entities within the agricultural industry.

“They certainly take up the most time and form a big part of what we do,” Robinson said.

The role varies with the season and the natural occurrence and feeding habits of the pest animals. Robinson explained that his LLS division assists with monitoring and control of invasive species using baiting, trapping and aerial shooting and it’s a job best done with a group approach. The team operates within the

Whether it’s an agricultural pest or not, we are still dealing with pest species that we’ve always dealt with.

boundaries of the NSW Invasive Species Plan, because these pests are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and primary production. The plan was developed with extensive government, industry and community input, to provide actions that aim to prevent and effectively manage the introduction and spread of invasive species to minimise this significant threat.

“There are millions of people with this issue and hundreds of millions of dollars is being lost across the nation. But we can help to control them.”

According to Robinson, organising group meetings of property owners gives the biosecurity team a better idea of what they’re dealing with so that they have the ability to do their job properly.

Robinson’s area stretches from Collie north-west of Dubbo, to Gilgandra and Mendooran north of the city, Dunedoo and Wellington in the east and as far south as Euchareena and Mullion Creek near Orange. Members of his team also work as far afield as Mullaley, Cobar, Grenfell and Condobolin.

Robinson spends a lot of time driving but relishes the face-to-face contact.

“We can work with individuals and groups across a large land area. It’s a matter of keeping up with where we’re needed, by using ongoing management and strategic control where we are going to have the most impact. But we aim to have farmers working together as a group and we rely on our key landholders to help.

“For farmers to get the most out of it, we have to put the time and effort into being organised to a point where they see the benefits and it becomes an ongoing thing. If everyone is working consistently across a big area, it makes a huge difference.” »

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The biosecurity team rely heavily on state funding for the operation of pest control projects which includes baiting programs and chemical management upgrades. Having that cash available helps to encourage participation.

“We have recently received some drought recovery money from the government which is a good carrot to get people on-board. Rapport is very important in getting people involved, for them to have faith in the program. If they know you’re there to help them, they’re more engaging. Having their trust is very important.”

The other main aspect of the job involves working in a regulatory capacity, monitoring saleyard facilities and properties to monitor animal transfer activity and ensure compliance with the National Identification Scheme (NIS) tagging system.

“It’s about safety being the priority. There used to be huge problems with lice and footrot, but consistent monitoring has made sure that there are very, very low levels these days. Maintaining our professional status is important so we also do random surveys and inspections. We check tips and work in conjunction with councils. We check piggeries for swill feeding which can spread disease, although in commercial piggeries, their biosecurity is pretty good.”

The team also assists with autopsies for local veterinarians and emergency management when a bio-hazardous situation emerges.

In the past, these have included the response to swine and equine flu outbreaks, along with Newcastle disease which affects birds including domestic poultry.

Presently, the threat from red fire ants from the coastal and metropolitan areas infiltrating the bush and a potential locust plague coming from the west is keeping all hands on deck.

Other tasks undertaken by the biosecurity officers include fodder drops to stranded livestock during times of flood, control of mice plagues and disease management as outlined.

“It’s about serving and educating the public. And helping and serving them as much as possible. We’re here to help and it’s a very rewarding role.”

Biosecurity officers take a swab from a horse at the Redlands Veterinary Clinic east of Brisbane in 2008 after an outbreak of the deadly Hendra virus. This is just one example of the tasks undertaken by biosecurity officers such as Rhett Robinson. PHOTO: AAP/DAVE HUNT

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Ed and Gus Thompson One’s an accountant and the other is a farm manager, but brothers Ed and Gus Thompson share a passion for adventure and helping others. They happily told their story of charity and fun as part of the Kidney Kar Rally. AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Kaitlyn Rennie Ed Thompson: E did the Kidney Kar Rally together in 2014.

To describe the rally, it’s like the variety bash with a big pub crawl over eight days. Last year was Gus’ first year and my second year. He’s 31 and I’m 28. When I was a kid, I had a lot of kidney problems so that was one of my motivators for doing the trip.

It’s the only cause-driven drive in Australia and is just a really good cause. I never went to any kidney kids camps when I was a kid but I’ve heard about them.

Last year, we went from Gundagai to Cootamundra via Mt Gambier. We went through Kosciusko country and along the Victorian coastline. We got to see a lot of country. We also got in the top 15 fundraisers out of 55 groups, raising $9000 through barbecues at Bunnings along with the rally itself and we are very grateful for the sponsorship we received. Initially, in 2013, I did the rally with guys from work. Gus wanted to come when I told him how much I enjoyed it. We are pretty close anyway, we do a fair bit of stuff together.

We are the only boys in our family, we have two stepsisters as well. Gus used to watch me play footy and things like that. It’s fortunate that we are pretty close because we had to share accommodation, I think there was actually a photo of us taken in bunk beds along the way (laughs).

The journey is a lot of fun, but when you get there, you meet different kids who come in and tell their stories about multiple kidney transplants and things like that. It really brings you down to earth and makes you realise just how lucky you are. Gus has pretty good me-

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chanical knowledge and did a fair bit of work on others’ cars along the way whereas I did a lot of the trip calculations. Our car is a 1997 SS Commodore which goes pretty well. We are the battlers of the competition, a lot of fellas spend a fortune on their vehicles and take it all really seriously. We both trust each other’s driving as well. We had a lot of fun on the trip, so much that we had to get our back-up crew (Darren and Trish Murray) to drive on the last day. They are great and we all had a fair few laughs together, that’s for sure.

This year’s rally is from Alice Springs to EchucaMoama via Cooper Pedy. Hopefully we will be able to go along.

Gus Thompson: HEN Ed decided to do the Kidney Kar Rally, I gave him a hand to get the car ready in the first year. His colleague couldn’t do it the next year so I went along instead. I had always wanted to do it because it’s for a good cause. I also enjoy motorsports so that wraps into it too. It was pretty mentally challenging when you’re trying to be competitive about it but there’s a really good bunch of guys involved. Our back-up crew Darren and Trish helped out with driving on the last stage. We’re not that competitive but there are plenty of teams that are. We wouldn’t be able to do it without our sponsorship, and we raised $9000 on the trip. We were lucky that our sponsors got right behind us. I’d be happy to support it because of all that but also because of the problems that Ed had when he was young. When that happens, it brings it close to you

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and being his older brother, I remember all the trips to Dubbo for treatment as we lived in Geurie. He eventually had to have an operation. But Ed’s one of the lucky ones. Some of the kids we met on the trip are a lot worse off – some poor buggers are still battling kidney problems and have had 8-10 transplants. There was one young bloke who was about 25 years old but his growth had been stunted so badly because of illness that he looked a lot younger. When they came along to share their experiences, I remembered why we were doing the rally. It’s a lot of fun and we had a ball but there’s that side of things that you need to know. On the trip itself, Ed did all the maths, working out the average speed of the field to get points. He’s great at working that out. I looked after the car.

We are probably better as mates than brothers. Our parents are divorced so growing up, Ed lived with Mum and I lived with Dad and we went to different boarding schools and everything. We are different from each other and there’s things that we missed out on growing up together but we are trying to make up for it now. He’s a good bloke. He’s very goal-focused.

I’m a bit more laidback. I’m goal-focused as well but Ed is more-so. If he gets something in his mind, he’ll go off and do it where some people would just sit back and think about it. I would love to do the Kidney Kar Rally again, I’ll be going on it again for sure. » The Kidney Kar Rally is Kidney Health Australia’s longest running event. This year’s 27th annual event will be held from August 11 to 21 traversing 5000km of beautiful and rugged Australian countryside.

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Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Ethan Phipps: Young man on a mission When you’re 14 years old the assumption for obvious reasons is you’ve still got a lot to learn. Dubbo Christian School student Ethan Phipps would be the first to admit it but since volunteering in Cambodia on a charity mission, he agrees he doesn’t quite see things the same as he did before. AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley I was doing volunteer work om Cambodia for an NGO called B1G1 (Buy 1 Give 1). I got involved in that through my mum. I helped build a school playground and saw other projects involving water and giving bikes. Building the playground and watching the kids’ faces was great! We put the playground in concrete and I got to put my face in the cement, with my name written there, and a handprint.

We gave them old school uniform shirts for painting and when I put the same shirt on too, they got so excited.

I was covered in paint by the end of the day. Since we were painting I got a paintbrush and flicked it. I didn’t have my glasses on and I flicked it like abstract art then I realised I was covered in mostly red paint. A doctor arrived and thought I had blood on my face.

Then we went straight to the circus and I had photos done with all the acrobatic circus performers. This French lady walked up to me and asked what part did I play, because of the paint. The circus is part of a social enterprise, which means all the performers get an education too.

There was a couple of memorable experiences. I rode 18 kilometers through the jungle, which was a highlight because I usually cycle every day. Half the ride was in sand. I can ride with no hands so I was adjusting my camera and hit a branch. The camera went flying.

I got back on the bike and kept riding.

Everyone stacked it at least five times because there so much sand and trees.

On the night we had our farewell dinner we went to the night market and had a fish massage. So, there’s a big tank of fish. The fish are starving and

there’s a sign that says ‘No piranhas’.

You put your feet in the water and try not to scream because they’re pulling on your skin but your feet come out feeling smoother than a baby’s bum. It cost $4 but if you lasted half an hour you got a free coke. I was competing with the other teenager in our group and lasted 40 minutes, until after midnight.

I did used to complain that the gears on my bike were a bit dodgy and the brakes weren’t in the best condition but then when I came back I realised I have a bike and I can get to school.

It’s 10 kilometres to the nearest high gh rnschool, which starts at six in the mornren ing and ends at 12. Because the children have to leave early and get home later ter ms they can’t help parents on their farms so there’s an 80 per cent drop out rate. te.

Every village had a primary school and nd ol. just the major ones have a high school. ve.

I thought prices were very inexpensive.

This kid walked up to me, he asked me if I wanted a flute, with valves, and the 2. I kids are desperate, so he offered $2. told him I didn’t have any money. Then hen when they realised we were Australian an ool they tried to sell us beers during school hours. I was surprised. Education is free, but then our guide explained that hat parents need to keep their children en out of school to get income so they enncourage them to keep selling. The only nly words they know are ‘$1’ and ‘yes’.

I want to go on an exchange to Japan an to a school in Yokohama in September. er.

Every year 30 of their school students nts come to Dubbo and then 30 students go to stay with them for a week, then tour our Japan for a week.

I’m learning Japanese in my own wn ast time. We’ve hosted two students last year. They’re amazed by the stars and nd scared of the dark. They can’t see the stars in Japan because of the skyscrapapers and neon signs. My Aunty Keiko iko grew up in Japan. When I told her I’m going to Japan she said ‘you’ll be going ng past my house’.

It costs $4,500 to go and I’ve saved ed $1,500. I’ve been selling eggs. When we first had chickens and I was trying to name them and I spoke to my Grandndma and she wanted one named after ter her mother, Eustena. Once grandma ma died just over a year ago, I thoughtt it

fit to give a chicken my grand mother’s name. It is a high honour in the family.

My dad’s dad named a chook after my mum. So there’s the two old ones Daisy and Tricky, then Jean, Joan, Olivia, Violet, Shirley, Ninja Chook and Martha.

Aside from selling eggs to raise money I’m mowing lawns and working at Eagle Boys.

I’m also considering a bake sale to raise money for the Japan fund. I like to cook. The thing I enjoy the most is the result at the end and something called the chef’s prerogative. I don’t get into trouble for eating too much because it’s ‘sampling’. I like to cook pastries, cakes and biscuits. I won a pavlova competition with my Nan once in West Wyalong, one Australia Day when I was 9 and a half.

Wheat gets me

excited, but mum doesn’t like it. I do try to get the original recipe right first, then I’ll adjust it to make it with less sugar or gluten free. To make something gluten free you use tapioca, almond meal, rice, or corn flour. Jam Drops are my favourite. Our Japanese students love them.

Because we had more mouths to feed, I made them every second day. On their list of three things they loved about Australia, making cookies with their host was one of them!

I know lots of random facts. The Spanish word for wife also means handcuffs, with a slight accent change. In Japanese ‘ka’ is the word for question mark. So if I said ‘is that red?’ in Japanese you’d say ‘is that red, question mark’. Every month that starts on a Sunday has a Friday the 13th.

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The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test

1. GEOGRAPHY: What city is the home of Marco Polo Airport?

2. MAGAZINES: Who was on the cover of the first Rolling Stone magazine?

3. FOOD & DRINK: What are the two ingredients in a Black Russian cocktail?

4. LANGUAGE: What does the Greek suffix “gamy” mean in English?

5. MUSIC: What are the first names of the Blues Brothers (played by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, pictured)?

6. HISTORY: In what year did test

pilot Chuck Yeager break the sound barrier?

7. TELEVISION: What is the name of the dog on “Family Guy” animated series?

8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to be born in a hospital?

9. SCIENCE: What would an entomologist study?

10. MOVIES: What are the names of the siblings who had acting roles in “Sixteen Candles”?

11. FLASHBACK: Which Everly

Brothers song went to the top of the charts despite having been banned on some radio stations?

12. SPORT: When was the last time a teenage tennis player won a Grand Slam event?

13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “My world was shattered, I was torn apart, like someone took a knife and drove it deep in my heart, You walked out that door, I swore that I didn’t care, But I lost everything, Darling, then and there.”

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015

Tony Webber

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Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident and reformed slob.

Keeping fit: a layman’s guide to gym etiquette YM etiquette: the subject of numerous magazine articles and our topic here

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today.

The nice puff pieces feature gorgeously fit young people, devoid of sweat and grinning like a lost Osmond, working out in what looks like God’s gym.

Listed nearby is the 10 do’s or don’ts about using the gym: no grunting, give others space, put your weights back, try and overlook the fact that “membership” is a pretty dodgy concept, etc.

Today we talk about the rules nobody talks about.

1) For a start, you can say hello.

We’re in a gym in country NSW, not the exercise yard of a maximum-security prison.

That said, it’s just hello, we’re all there to exercise, not to hear about your family’s psychiatric history. It’s a greeting, not a relationship.

2) Use a towel. Gyms can cultivate every skin affliction known to science, both ovine and bovine as well as those associated with long-term jungle warfare – you don’t want them.

3) Grunting? What the hell is wrong with grunting? You’re lifting enough weight to give a logging elephant a hernia, and you have started to soil yourself from exertion, but so it doesn’t come across to fellow gym users that you are, you know, exercising, you’re supposed to put down the Great Wall of China without so much as a deep sigh of relief.

It’s not a freaking library! It’s Pain Street, Testosterone Town – unleash the beast.

4) Similarly the ban on dropping weights: what are we sup-

posed to do once limbs give out and can’t possibly hang on to the instrument of our torment for one second longer?

As it falls to the floor do we quickly shove one of the smaller members underneath it to absorb the impact?

It’s a gym with more dead weight than the federal Cabinet.

If the floor under the rubber matting is made from anything less than concrete – say porcelain, or biscuits – that’s not our problem.

5) Put the phone down. You’re at the gym for an hour of your day: it is possible Bill Gates will ring while you’re training to offer you a job as senior executive, but he knows how to leave a message.

6) When you’re on the walking machine, hanging on to the front of it while you walk at an incline defeats the purpose – that’s why you’re on there for hours at a time, burning all the calories of a sleep-in.

It’s like standing at the shallow end of the pool and calling it lap swimming.

If it was meant to be easy gyms would have beds, beer and a barbecue.

7) Similarly leg weights: do them or over time you end up looking like a Paddle Pop: think Arnie’s torso on Gandhi’s legs.

Unless you’re only in the gym because it’s a quiet, grunt-free place to make a phone call, doing difficult exercise is the whole point, otherwise consider feeding ducks or something.

8) Again, only doing eight different sets of bicep curls do not constitute a particularly beneficial workout. This routine typically leaves the front of the upper

Unless you’re only in the gym because it’s a quiet, gruntfree place to make a phone call, doing difficult exercise is the whole point, otherwise consider feeding ducks or something.

How tweets reveal our dark side

BY RYAN HOOPER

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LONDON: A tool has been created to analyse the hidden personality traits of frequent Twitter users.

The first psychoanalysis of the micro-blogging site aims to discover what the subconscious mind is really thinking when posts are made.

The tool, created by television psychotherapist Dr Sandra Scott and wine brand Apothic, analyses a user’s most recent 3500 tweets before

determining how much of a dark side they might have.

According to a study using the tool, the majority of the nation’s Twitter users (72 per cent) have a dark side – with “passionate” being the most common personality trait, followed by “materialistic” and “egoist”.

“Most of us have some aspect of ourselves which we are not fully aware of, a sort of ‘hidden persona’,” said Dr

At the gym? Put the phone down.

arm magnificently toned while the rest of the body still looks like unset gelatine.

9) Hurry up in the bloody change-room, especially at peak times.

With 18 people lined up outside to get in don’t seize the moment after your shower to build a replica billiard table out of matchsticks.

10) Slightly more delicate is the fact that the toilet in the

change room is just there for you to put your foot on when tying your laces.

If you really need to go potty, then you really need to go home.

Nobody, and I think I can talk with confidence here, wants to get changed in a confined space perfumed with ode de grogan.

And finally if the big guy next to you drops his weights and you feel a hand on your back, brace yourself.

Scott, who has advised on the likes of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and Big Brother in the UK. “It is interesting to see how we can unconsciously reveal this part of ourselves through the use of social media.

“It’s worth noting that just because we are not fully aware of this aspect of ourselves does not necessarily mean that it is something to shy away from.

“Our ‘hidden personas’ can sometimes make us appreciate

ourselves more and reveal qualities that we like.”

She said even outspoken celebrities had something to hide.

“When you consider celebrities, prolific tweeters such as Jeremy Clarkson and Katie Hopkins, they, like all of us, are human beings,” she said.

“I think it is fair enough to say that all of us have a hidden side, we have an aspect of ourselves we are not conscious of.

“Celebrities, maybe more than most, have to be quite conscious about the image they are presenting PA on Twitter.”

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Greg Smart

Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

By his own admission, Greg Smart was born 40 years old and is in training to be a cranky old man. He spends his time avoiding commercial television and bad coffee.

Where is the outrage over domestic violence?

USTRALIAN waters have seen five fatal shark attacks in the last twelve months. Each attack is accompanied by a media frenzy and calls for government intervention to cull the cause of the attack.

By inference, humans must have full use of the ocean without being threatened by its apex predator.

Every week more than one woman is murdered by her former or current partner and the media are barely interested.

If the circumstances are particularly heinous or involve children the column inches may increase, but this secretive crime remains mostly that. A woman under threat in their own home is nothing new it seems.

Whether this is the nature of ‘news’ in the modern world or not, it is disturbing to think weekly, consistently, women are losing their lives at the hand of a man they once trusted, and we in society are either powerless or disinterested in doing something about it.

The awarding of 2015 Australian of the Year to Rosie Batty has to be the turning point to get the subject of domestic violence out in the open and eliminated.

And it is about time.

According to anti-violence campaigners, domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions, taking up to 40% of police time and costing the economy over $13 billion per year.

Federal minister for women Tony Abbott (yes, he of ‘Ditch the Witch’ fame) has recently announced the establishment of an Advisory Panel on violence against women.

He says: “...better systems across Australia work effectively to provide better, more integrated support to women and

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we must simplify the complex maze of services victims of domestic and family violence are expected to navigate.”

Question is – why has this taken so long?

Any law enforcement officer, court officer, hospital emergency department nurse or women’s refuge staff member would know this ‘integrated support’ is decades overdue.

More questions come to mind.

Will all the services have adequate funding?

Since the last federal budget, long established women’s refuges across Australia have had to tender for ongoing Family and Community Services funding, meaning refuges are pitted against each other to compete for a dwindling pool of money, often loosing to larger ‘corporate type’ refuges run by large church organisations.

The running of a refuge therefore gets bogged down in keeping the doors open rather than the prime purpose of providing protection to threatened women.

Will services in rural and regional areas, and will indigenous women receive, adequate focus?

NSW has some of the highest rates of domestic violence but some of the most under funded, over worked services for women. The corporatisation of women’s services will lead to specialist regional service providers closing – as evidenced by the long established Indigenous provider Kempsey Women’s Refuge recently loosing funding in favour of a large provider with no experience in Indigenous support and no local network.

Will the new integrated services link in with law enforcement and the court system?

Police resources are stretched and domestic violence matters push the capacity of the court system to its limits. An Apprehended Violence Order provides minimal protection for a woman under duress from a man intent on causing her harm. A place of safe refuge needs to be available if the court or police deem it necessary.

Will mental health services form a part of the integrated approach to preventing domestic violence?

There is a high incidence of mental illness among women and children experiencing domestic violence. The im-

'Why doesn’t the woman just leave’ is an out dated and short sighted view which shouldn’t have a part in the debate. Men need to be asked ‘why is the woman so powerless she feels unable to leave?’

pact of the trauma of domestic violence is continuing, even once they have escaped, creating developmental issues for children and damaging their ability to create healthy relationships into the future. Furthermore, abusers can use mental illness against the victims for control in the relationship and during family law battles.

Access to DV trained mental health clinicians are necessary as part of integrated service models to address the underlying factors which lead to women becoming victims and men to becoming abusers.

The biggest question of all – when will men get it?

When will men stop using menace, deprivation and provocation as forms of control over women?

When will men realise their physical size and strength are not tools for intimidation?

When will men understand that being under the influence of drugs or alcohol never makes a poor situation better?

When will men seize the idea that their masculinity is not under threat from a women who stands up for her right to a safe household for her and her children?

Where are the male politicians who should be outraged that over 60 women will die, most likely in their own home and often with their children, at the hand of their current or ex-partner?

‘Why doesn’t the woman just leave’ is an outdated and short sighted view which shouldn’t have a part in the debate. Men need to be asked ‘why is the woman so powerless she feels unable to leave?’

Then perhaps the silence will end and genuine progress will be made.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015

Sally Bryant

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Weekender regular Sally Bryant was born with her nose in a book and if no book is available, she finds herself reading Cornflakes packets, road signs and instruction manuals for microwaves. All that information has to go somewhere...

In my book, best not do a freedom ride on a high horse...

HIS week we’ve been celebrating the anniversary of the freedom rides. We’ve been marking the years that have passed since a group of university students were so incensed by the injustices that faced Aboriginal Australians that they decided to go out and confront it. They decided to get on a bus and put themselves on the line and say their piece.

They went to communities in western and north-western NSW where Aboriginal people were not allowed in some businesses, where young Aboriginal people were not permitted in the local swimming pool, in communities where racism was obvious, was open and was pretty brutal in its flat denial of a common humanity.

They went to communities like the one I grew up in, where there were large populations of Aboriginal people, many of whom had been forcibly settled there by authorities. For example, the communities of the Darling River, towns like Walgett and Bourke and Brewarrina, places where two cultures met head on and the result wasn’t always tidy.

They went there to try and effect change. To try and make a society that was dragging its heels into the Age of Aquarius, to make that society behave the way they wanted them to. These towns were traditional rural towns, they were more conservative than the city and part of that conservatism was for some people tied to some pretty unenlightened views about Aboriginal people, about traditional owners of Australia.

At the risk of practicing some cultural stereotyping of my own, of course they were university students of that era.

They were, in their own way, just as hidebound in their views as some of the

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relics of the fifties they were encountering who were running these western communities. There were some pretty big assumptions made about racism, about the people in the towns, about the history of communities and about the history of individuals living there.

They were young and full of fire. They were filled with the righteous rage of he who knows that something is being done wrong, that a group of people are being discriminated against; they’re being treated badly by virtue of their race, their culture, their background.

And they encountered some pretty ugly responses from some of the communities they toured. Who knew?

Who knew that when a group of people arrive in town on a bus and flatly accuse someone of being a racist monster, that YOU in particular, that THIS TOWN in particular is such an outstanding example of racism that we had to get on a bus and come here and tell you. Who knew that those people would react with anger, with denial, with a reflex response of Go Away.

I’ve always found this story deeply conflicting, because I’ve always loved that western part of NSW and, with all their faults, the people who live there.

And I acknowledge there have been some places where racist attitudes are

so casually accepted that it takes your breath away. I know perfectly nice people, kind friendly people who would give you the shirt off their back, good people who I like. And they’ll look you in the eye and make sweeping generalisations about others and then back that up by telling you that “Well, they’re all like that you know”.

I grew up knowing people who judge other people because of the colour of their skin. I grew up knowing people who were deeply bitterly angry about the behaviour of people they knew and put their behaviour down to their ethnic and cultural background. I grew up being aware of this and feeling sad that people could be so angry and negative. But it’s where I grew up and, warts and all, it’s like the bigger community of western NSW was my extended family. And like an extended family that includes crazy Uncle Charlie and idiot cousin Ida, you just have to rub along with them. You rub along with them, like pebbles in a stream, and with any luck you’ll end up rubbing the rough edges off each other and both come away from the experience better off.

But into this setting of the west rode a busload of young people who wanted the change to be quicker, they wanted the negativity to stop straight away.

Who knew that when a group of people arrive in town on a bus and flatly accuse someone of being a racist monster, that YOU in particular, that THIS TOWN in particular is such an outstanding example of racism that we had to get on a bus and come here and tell you.

They wanted people to be treated with dignity and to be given respect. And they had a big impact on those towns they visited, and I reckon on many other communities they went nowhere near.

It would be nice to think that the Freedom Rides made all Australians examine their consciences and consider their attitudes to Aboriginal Australians. It would be nice to think that the stir that went through western NSW created a ripple that went wider, that influenced the thoughts and behaviour of Australians in those cities and towns where Aboriginal people were so rarely seen that they weren’t even someone to be discriminated against. Those whitebread suburbs of Sydney where the only Aboriginal person you’d likely run across was a statue of a noble savage doing duty as a garden ornament. Spear in hand, one foot on the other calf muscle, gazing inscrutably into the neighbouring roses. Tip for nothing, that’s many people’s level of exposure to Aboriginal Australians.

Because sometimes it’s easier to get on with a cultural minority when you’re doing it theoretically. When you’re not living cheek by jowl with them and irritating each other with your cultural and social differences.

So, let’s celebrate the Freedom Rides.

And let’s by all means celebrate the National Apology and what it was all meant to achieve. And then let’s continue to work on actually making a difference so that all Australians can enjoy a shared future, a shared vision and a shared prosperity.

And let’s acknowledge that there have been mistakes in the past, and will no doubt be mistakes in the future, but that’s what happens in families.

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You can’t force love AM not a fan of Valentine’s Day. Actually I’ll rephrase: I despise Valentine’s Day. From my early experiences of courtship to the current day, this hallmark holiday has been a source of embarrassment, jealousy and annoyance, which has now settled into a deep sense of cultural cringe. How did this ridiculous concept come to be part of our calendar year?

Starting from high school we participate in the farce. From when our unrequited crush ignores your carefully worded anonymous love letter, to the unwanted flowers you receive from that awkward guy you tried to friendzone years ago, the holiday causes havoc to singles and couples alike.

Think of the poor single ladies (because single men are all happy sleeping alone in their bachelor pads, now with red rooms!), who have to traverse the lead up to the day avoiding all those red roses, cute cards or even delicious Valentine’s themed cronuts, that will inevitably remind them of their undesirable single status.

It’s like a wedding, but instead of celebrating one couple’s love and sitting at the single’s table, the whole world is making out and you’re not even invit-

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Comment by MADELEINE ALLEN Regional ex-pat Madeleine Allen has a background in media and communications. Her passions are pop culture, politics and ideas, some of which she shares here.

ed. It’s a mass PDA which is designed to make all singles feel like total bollocks, even if for the other 364 days a year they are quite happy having no one to answer to, buy gifts for or even look good for.

But the people I feel really sorry for are the lovers. The lovers whose actions could make or break the way one feels about the other in just one misjudged present or dinner booking.

I distinctly remember breaking up with a boyfriend when I was 19 on this dreaded day because he had picked me sunflowers from the house next door instead of some store bought roses – in retrospect completely romantic and sweet!

Such was the pressure to keep up with the expectations of Valentine’s Day in-

stead of celebrating the individuality that was our own relationship.

No wonder so many people are opting out. My parent’s have been married for 43 years and my father has never bought my mother a Valentine’s present – yet he adores her. He gives her romantic gifts if and when he wants, or when it is a good (or bad) time in their relationship – not because there is a day that he should.

It is this forced affection that the modern manifestation of Valentine’s Day requires which brings out the worst in our popular culture. Think: The Bachelor. It’s style over substance, and we all

seem to have been sucked in to it.

There is an alternative culture coming up, in the subtle form of Galentine’s Day (held on February 13th to celebrate lady friendships) or the more hard core Anna Howard Shaw Day (brainchild of the fictional Liz Lemon’s who also has an innate hatred of Valentine’s Day), both of which I fully endorse.

I also endorse buying loved ones (partners, friends, family) flowers or cards or even cronuts to let them know how much you care – but not just this one day of the year – whenever the hell you like.

There is an alternative culture coming up, in the subtle form of Galentine’s Day (held on February 13th to celebrate lady friendships) or the more hard core Anna Howard Shaw Day (brainchild of the fictional Liz Lemon’s who also has an innate hatred of Valentine’s Day)

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Rude and crude, and that’s alright?

S it just me, or are we becoming ruder as a race? From day dot we are taught manners and respect – the ‘magic word’ (please) can get you nearly anything, ‘ta’ is learned before ‘Mum’ and ‘Dad’, and the word ‘sorry’ can bail you out of almost any sort of trouble.

We learn to respect our elders, worship the divine and appreciate the simple things in life. So what has happened and where are our manners hiding?

Last week, the world watched Kayne West tell the Grammy Album of the Year Winner, Beck, that he should give his award to someone more deserving.

One of the most famous celebrities got up on stage and proclaimed that if the award winner had any respect for artistry, he would pass his award on to a rival.

Respect? Kayne, practise what you preach. Can you imagine the uproar if a fellow student marched up on stage at assembly and told a newly crowned School Captain that they should give their title away?

These apparent ‘superstars’ are behaving in a way that can only be described as appalling, but their public profile has the potential to convince their passion-

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ate fans that this kind of contempt is acceptable. Is rudeness being excused for the free speech argument? At what point do we draw the line?

As I swallowed a ball of guilt, I gazed around the carriage realising every other patron had their head buried in their gadgets. She is right – human contact has dramatically deteriorated. Blame this on advancements in technology or our stupidly busy lives... but no wonder the older generation thinks we are a bunch of snobs.

We no longer need to talk to someone to communicate; a quick text message is much more timely than a phone call. We can now process and pay for our groceries using a machine and even date somebody without speaking a word. With instant connection at our fingertips, why on earth would we want to speak to a stranger on the train?

Swearing is also making a promi-

Recently, on my way to work in a train carriage so packed it could have been mistaken for a tin of sardines, an elderly woman caught my eye and struck up conversation. She began reminiscing on the days where she could have a lengthy, intelligent exchange with complete strangers on her way to the shops, but now people are so consumed by their mobile phones, that they can’t even spare a polite smile.

She began reminiscing on the days where she could have a lengthy, intelligent exchange with complete strangers on her way to the shops, but now people are so consumed by their mobile phones, that they can’t even spare a polite smile.

Comment by LYDIA PEDRANA Dubbo born and bred Lydia Pedrana is chasing her dream of a career in the media.

nent debut into our everyday language.

When I was a kid I vividly remember my little brother sucking on a spoonful of Hot English Mustard as a consequence of cursing. With the ability to express nearly any emotion, profanities are frequently sung in songs, written in books, and heard on TV, making the vulgar habit easy to adopt and difficult to discontinue.

Today, we all seem to search for the most expedient way to get through life, leaving little time to pause and appreciate. Whether it is public defamation, blatant disregard or constant cursing, it seems we are becoming more tolerant of rudeness, ignorance and coarse language. Or maybe I am just growing up and being stripped of my naivety...

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Five minutes with Satre; a lifetime of thought EING authentic to your self when society is asking you to conform has been a core of philosophical debate for many years. Jean-Paul Satre delved into this in his early work such as Being and Nothingness (1943).

Satre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, biographer and literary critic, and partner of renowned feminist Simone de Beauvoir.

Thirty years after Being and Nothingness, he dismissed literature, citing it as: “A bourgeois substitute for real commitment in the world.”

His major idea was that humans are ‘condemned to be free’, theorising that there is no creator.

His ‘paper-cutter’ analogy states if there were a creator there would have been a plan, or ‘essence’ of life produced by them.

Sartre says human beings have no essence before their existence because there is no creator. Therefore ‘existence precedes essence’ and assert that humans are responsible for all their actions and must define their existence through their essence, plans, actions, and choices.

Sartre believed that authenticity and individuality needed to be earned but not learned.

We need to experience death consciousness so as to wake up ourselves as to what is really important; the authentic in our lives, which is life experience, not knowledge.

Nausea was written in 1938, when Sartre was a junior lecturer at the Lycee

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Comment by GEORGE BAKER Born and raised in the central west, George Baker is busy adding to his diverse skill base while he prepares to fly south of the border to pursue his interests in media and psychology at university.

du Havre. The work serves as a manifesto of existentialism. Sartre believed ideas were the product of experiences of real-life situations, and he claimed novels and essays could serve the same function as discursive essays for the elaboration of philosophical theories such as existentialism. Therefore, Nausea has such a purpose of containing philosophical subtext, a treatise or chronological summation of his theories.

The plot follows Antoine Roquentin who is a dejected historian researcher,

age thirty, and living in Bouville to research his historical subject, Rollebon.

He becomes starkly conscious that inanimate objects and situations remain absolutely indifferent to his existence.

As such, they show themselves to be resistant to whatever human consciousness might perceive them. This implies that all consciousness and tangible grasp of reality, is derived from one’s own rationality.

The war opened Sartre’s eyes to a political reality he had not yet understood until forced into continual engagement with it: “The world itself destroyed Sartre’s illusions about isolated self-determining individuals and made clear his own personal stake in the events of time,” wrote Ronald Aronson, author of The Story of a Friendship and the Quarrel that Ended It, about Satre’s relationship with Albert Camus.

Aronson’s opinion says that Sartre had a limited view of life until the age of 35, and that he lived in an isolated state for so long until becoming aware of a place within society.

After the war, Sartre attempted to

Sartre’s struggle was against the monopolising moguls who were beginning to take over the media and destroy the role of the intellectual. His attempts to reach the public were mediated by these powers.

produce a work that reflected important themes of his early life and explored alternative solutions to the problems posed there.

He faced a great difficulty, as other public intellectuals did at the time, of competing with advancing technology that was changing the dynamic of information transfer, namely the printed word, which already in the 1940s, was becoming outdated as a form of expression.

Sartre said about literature as the printed word: ‘The traditional bourgeois literary forms remain innately superior,” but he recognised that the new technological ‘mass media’ forms had to be embraced if his ethical and political goals were to be achieved.

These included the demystification of the bourgeois political practices, and the raising of the consciousness, both political and cultural, of the working class, which was also explored by George Orwell in Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Sartre’s struggle was against the monopolising moguls who were beginning to take over the media and destroy the role of the intellectual. His attempts to reach the public were mediated by these powers, and it was often these powers he had to campaign against.

Such a problem seems to exist today, where information services are monopolised (not the Dubbo Weekender! Ed.), and therefore release information contrived to their intentions, which taints the original purpose of media, to inform objectively the facts of matters.

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Staring down the region’s leadership challenge

BY FELICITY TAYLOR-EDWARDS DS DUBBO-BASED CEO OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA (ORANA) A)

T has been said that we can only achieve greatness when we recognise and manage our failings.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a change in the dynamics of the region. Regional drift of people and skills to metropolitan centres, a loss of youth from the area, increased disadvantage in the community, severe drought and floods, ageing infrastructure, the list goes on.

At the same time there has been a slow transference of power from the region’s people, communities and entrepreneurs to external agencies. People no longer ask how we, as a community, can combat these issues, but who is going to save us?

We’re looking for a hero, and it’s likely that we’re looking for the wrong person.

Our perception of who our leaders are has changed.

We think that our leaders are those who have been elected to the position, or have slowly risen through the government ranks to positions of public power. That’s not to say our local elected representatives aren’t great leaders in their own right, but modern leadership is a collective endeavour, and needs to be driven from all levels.

What we are being confronted by is a leadership challenge.

I’m not talking about who is going to be Prime Minister this week, but how do we, as a region, demonstrate leadership? How do we choose, acknowledge and celebrate our leaders?

There are many definitions of regional development, ways to make a region more economically and socially strong. At the most basic level regional development is about sustaining and growing employment for the region’s people, which in turn results in things like higher Gross Regional Product and wages, better services and a greater ability to bring our most vulnerable along with us. In this context then, maybe we could define our leaders as the region’s business people. Those

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF

NSW Business Chamber calls for boost to tourism THE Tourism Industry division of the NSW Business Chamber, the State’s peak business organisation, is calling for both sides of politics to commit to an ambitious, industry-led set of priorities to boost the visitor economy and support job creation in Western Sydney and regional NSW.

who own, manage or plan to one day open their own business.

But it’s bigger than that. Leaders show an entrepreneurial spirit, act as mentors and manage to act in both the interest of their business and the region.

Most importantly really great leaders enable these traits in others.

If we go back in history we see a whole range of reasons for people becoming leaders; divine right, money, family, power. Past leaders were heroes (and predominantly men), but modern definitions are much more inclusive: anyone can show leadership, and lead from where they are, regardless of position.

It’s a behaviour that is practised, day in, day out.

As American entrepreneur and author and Clifton Taulbert says, “ordinary people, becoming extraordinary leaders”.

This modern leader requires a different set of skills from their forebears. Some say leadership has three functions: authority, management and inspiration. It is in the third area that the modern leader thrives. They don’t only demonstrate leadership, but promote it amongst others.

But does a leader have to do all these three things? As the CEO of Regional Development Orana, an organisational leader, I certainly have to maintain authority and manage my team. However, the lines become more blurred if we look at our business and community leaders, particularly the young and emerging leaders that we need to drive the next wave of innovation. Leaders certainly speak with authority. They inspire. But how do they manage and bring action to the vision of change they are pursuing?

Instead, the modern leader understands how to work collectively for shared outcomes.

In the present era we seem to think divergent

views are polarising, and push back against them. A good leader uses views different from their own to drive innovation and creative solutions. They learn from and negotiate with those who have different opinions, and leverage the different skills and resources that exist in the community to get the job done.

In this region we need to acknowledge these people, encourage them to join together and create a vision for a future of social and economic prosperity, driven by and for the region.

I believe acknowledging and facing our current leadership challenge head-on will bring great results for the Orana.

There is a major opportunity at hand for Australia’s regions to seize the recognition they deserve. The regions (per-worker) are often more productive than our metropolitan cousins, we have a great spirit of ingenuity and entrepreneurialism, and are home to strong businesses and vibrant communities.

We have advantages the metropolitan areas do not: the work of resources and agribusiness, by definition, cannot occur in a metropolitan centre. These industries will make the difference in tapping into burgeoning growth in the Asian market, and it will be the regions with active and aligned leadership that will get the most benefit.

This is a daunting task, but I believe that the passion to bring change exists in the community.

It is time for the regional voice and vision to be heard.

I encourage you to think of who our region’s existing and emerging leaders are.

What qualities do they possess? Why do you consider them as a leader? What positions do they hold? Who chooses our leaders and why?

Acknowledging and accepting our failings is easy. Managing the path forward is not.

Some say leadership has three functions: authority, management and inspiration. It is in the third area that the modern leader thrives.

They don’t only demonstrate leadership, but promote it amongst others.

The NSW Business Chamber’s vision to grow the State’s tourism industry, NSW Visitor Economy on the move, outlines a number of key recommendations for the next NSW Government, including: • Creating a better environment for investment by creating a new land use planning system to stimulate tourism growth • Realising the untapped visitor economy potential of Western Sydney to create more jobs closer to where people live.

• Proceeding with the long term leasing of the State’s electricity assets to focus investment on productive infrastructure that supports tourism.

“If NSW is going to double overnight visitor expenditure by 2020, we need to invest in tour-

ism infrastructure such as conference facilities, sports stadia, museums and attractions.

“We are calling on the next NSW Government to establish a tourism Cabinet sub-committee with key Ministers to ensure whole of government decisionmaking on tourism as recommended in the Visitor Economy Industry Action Plan. A published scorecard on the achievements of the Action Plan is needed to track progress,” said Dean Gorddard, Executive Manager of the Tourism Industry division of the NSW Business Chamber.

Cutting red tape delivers $750 million to small business THE Red Tape Reduction program is set to deliver $750 mil-

lion in savings by June 2015 to NSW Small Businesses and the community, Minister for Small Business John Barilaro announced recently with Member for Drummoyne John Sidoti.

Mr Barilaro said the Small Business sector had benefited from the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government program to deliver over 230 reforms to generate cost savings for our community.

“There are around 680,000 small businesses in NSW, approximately 96 per cent of all NSW businesses, which clearly shows how integral small business is to the community and the economy,” Mr Barilaro said.

“The NSW Liberals & Nationals know that when Government is out of the way, small business

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Sony Corp’s Kazuo Hirai in Tokyo this week. PHOTO: REUTERS/ISSEI KATO TOKYO: Sony’s

boss says he would keep splitting the vast business into selfoperating units in a bid to drag it out of the red, while forecasting an ambitious $A5.37 billion operating profit in three years.

Kazuo Hirai, who is leading a sweeping restructuring at the struggling Japanese consumer electronics company, made the remarks after Sony previously announced it was selling its laptop business outright and hiving off its troubled television business into a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Next on the list was the company’s audio/video division, which includes Blu-ray Disc players and portable audio devices, while already spun off units would get more autonomy, he said during a strategy briefing on Wednesday.

“The head of each division will be encouraged to take the initiative for future options, such as business tieups with other companies, changes in the business portfolio, buyouts and sell-offs,” Hirai told reporters.

“Image sensors, games, music and movies are the engines of growth,” Hirai added.

owners can do what they do best.

“These businesses are run by mums and dads, friends and relatives. They are the friendly faces at the local café, dry cleaner, and bakery and they make a fantastic contribution to local communities by support local schools and charities.”

Industry Growth Centre appointments THE rollout of the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Centres will be steered by a panel of highly-experienced and internationally regarded business identities, who will provide a direct link to both the Australian and global business communities.

Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane today announced Chairs for three of the Industry Growth Centres, as well as an independent Advisory Committee.

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Sony has turned its focus to more profitable areas, including image sensors for smartphone cameras, after reporting massive losses and taking big writedowns tied to its restructuring, which has included lay-offs and selling its Manhattan headquarters.

Earlier this month, the once highflying giant, known for Walkman and PlayStation brands, said it would cut 1100 jobs in its mobile phone business – on top of a previously announced 1000 redundancies.

It also said it now expects to lose Y170 billion ($A1.82 billion) in the current fiscal year to March, with an operating profit of Y20 billion ($A214.42 million).

For the year to March 2018, Sony on Wednesday said it expects an operating profit of more than Y500 billion ($A5.36 billion).

Sony has struggled in the consumer electronics business that built its global brand, including losing billions of dollars in televisions over the past decade as fierce competition from lowercost rivals pummelled the TV subsidiary’s finances.

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“Australia is well served by a strong business community with business men and women who have both the experience and the international reputation to guide Australian industry into a new era of opportunity based on our areas of competitive strength,” Mr Macfarlane said.

“The independent Advisory Committee and the Chairs of the Industry Growth Centres will provide Australian businesses with an extended reach into expanding international markets.”

The appointees are: • Mr Andrew Stevens, Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre • Ms Elizabeth Lewis-Gray, Chair of the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services Growth Centre • Mr Peter Schutz, Chair of the Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre

Business in changing times with Phil Comerford, Scolari Comerford Dubbo

Six strategies to get better results from employees UCCESSFUL managers and supervisors know how – and when – to be assertive and communicate their needs in a way that gets results and earns respect.

For example, let’s assume it is Wednesday and a major budget project must be completed by Friday. Here are six tactics that can help you to rouse the staff to meet the deadline:

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1. Stress Importance. Spend whatever time is necessary to impress upon the staff how important the task is. Don’t just throw out a direction while you are focussed on something else.

For instance, there is a strong chance of failure if you ask a passing colleague whether he or she can finish the project by Friday while you are running to a meeting. When you fail to set aside time to discuss the project and set expectations, the colleague has no reason to think you request is a top priority.

2. Be Direct. Employees may not like your request, but they will respect you and produce results if you are straight forward with them. For example, flatly state that you need them to work overtime to finish the budgeting project.

Alternatively, simply say that you need the project finished by Friday.

Direct statements leave little room for misunderstanding. Another way to get results: Ask employees if they could work overtime on the project. Phrasing the request as a question shifts responsibility for the decision to the people you are asking.

3. Avoid Using “We”. When you give directions, use the pronouns “I” and “you”. If you say, “We need the budg-

eting project by Friday”, you dilute the strength of the statement and obscure who is responsible. The individual may come back later and say, “I didn’t know it was my job”. Place the responsibility squarely where it belongs and clarify the roles by saying: “I need you to finish the project by Friday”.

4. Be Specific. You are being too vague – and asking for failure – if you say, “Put a rush on that project”. Instead, firmly state that you need the project finished and on your desk by eight o’clock Friday morning.

5. Use Body Language. When you tell employees that you need that report Friday morning, emphasise your assertion by standing tall, speaking up and making eye contact. If you mumble and stare at the floor while you speak, you take the punch out of the words.

6. Get Confirmation. Ask employees to take notes while you explain the project and then ask them to repeat the specifics of what you need them to do.

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A new take on garage band Success in the music industry is measured in bottom lines and Twitter feeds, but as Weekender discovers, getting a leg up, or better yet, lay down a demo CD or an EP is still a great place to start a career.

Many bands have done it. The Ramones, Nirvana and The Strangeloves all started in one: the humble garage. Acoustically questionable but big enough for a group of people to close themselves off from the rest of the world and make music.

Following in this tradition, Dubbo muso, Dallas Keenes has taken his garage to a whole new level by turning it into a fully fledged sound recording studio known as Mioan Studios. WORDS Yvette AubussonFoley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent What inspired you to open a sound studio in your garage?

Mioan Studios used to be in the main street. I bought a house that had a huge garage out back and I thought why not make it into a studio. That way I wasn’t paying shop front rent and the studio was right at my back door. Literally. The name of the studio is actually the name my house – MIOAN. What did you have to do to set the studio up?

Since it’s a normal garage I had to install sound-proof insulation in every inch of the place. It works pretty well considering the outside is corrugated iron.

What services do you provide?

We record everything and anything that people want to play. I’ve had extreme metal to poetry readings and everything in between. Come in.

When did you know you were ready to make recordings and who was your first client? How did it go?

I grew up in the 80's playing in bands.

The only way you could record something back then was pretty much go to Sydney and spends thousands. I always had in my head then I wanted to open my own place and charge a reasonable rate so EVERYONE could record. My first client was a local metal band called LIKWID. They were nervous, I was nervous but it ended up sounding great.

Who are your customers?

My customers are anyone that wants to have their art recorded. I mainly work with Dubbo bands but I have had people from Sydney, Orange and Bathurst as well.

How do you market the studio?

Most of my work comes from word of mouth. One band comes in then they tell their friends in other bands, and so on.

Also Facebook is a great tool. Saves me having to create a website.

It looks like too much fun in the studio.

Does it ever feel like work?

Recording is actually harder than it looks. You have to concentrate hard on everything that's going on round you. Listening for mistakes, unwanted noises etc. I’ve had to stop big arguments between band members. So you could nearly say I have to be a band psychologist/mentor as well.

What’s the story behind the Jimmy Hendrix poster?

Haaa everyone loves my Jimi Hendrix poster. That was given to me by my very good friend Ben Trapman, He was moving to France and insisted Jimi live in my studio. How could I say no.

What or who was Drown and why do you have a cassette tape of their recording?

That was given to me by Phil Stack, many, many years ago. He was still at school at the time. Anyone that has grown up in Dubbo would probably know that "Drown" was the footings of Thirsty Merc.

The music on the tape was actually a bit

ahead of its time. They were very talented young dudes, hence why Thirsty Mec was a success.

How important is it for musicians in regional NSW to have a facility like yours?

You wouldn’t believe how many

bands/muso's there are in Dubbo and surrounding areas. It’s great.

They all deserve to be heard. That's why I don't charge like a wounded bull. I want everyone to be able to record their music. Just like I wanted to when I was a teenage punk.

MUSIC GRANT OPPORTUNITIES Government grants for musicians are very competitive but according to Alicia Leggett, regional arts development officer, Orana Arts, people have been successful with cross art form projects, which include musical components.

MusicNSW is a resource for musicians with information on funding. Check out the website at http://www.musicnsw.com/funding/.

An example of the type of funding information available there includes the Australia Council’s Contemporary Music Touring Program (CMTP), which supports national touring activity done by Australian musicians performing original contemporary music.

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BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

SING education to benefit farming operations is the future of Australian agriculture, according to NSW Young Farmers chair Josh Gilbert who was re-elected to the role last weekend.

The Young Farmers Council and commodity committee positions were opened for 2015 representation following the NSW Farmers workshop in Dubbo on Saturday, February 14.

“There were about 40 people from up to 1000km away. It was a really good representation from all around the state,” Gilbert said.

“The new committee has a broad representation from all over NSW and different commodities.”

The group heard from various guest speakers before engaging in a roundtable discussion about the industry’s direction.

“We had four main speakers – Erica Chesworth from Little Big Dairy who talked about pricing and implementing strategies. Then there was Derek and Kirrily Blomfield who received the 2014 Farmer of the Year award for their beef operation. They talked about farm sustainability and

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marketing their product.”

Lyn Sykes was the final guest speaker for the day and she spoke about finance, investment and succession planning.

After listening to the presentations, the farmers then turned their attention to discussing further issues.

When it comes to succession planning, Gilbert said one of the major problems within farming families is communications.

“Keeping the communication channels open is important. Sometimes there is a break-down either between generations or inter-generational.

“You might have two or three brothers running the farm together and they are not keen to talk about the long-term operations of the farm.”

Gilbert said the best way forward is to be open about the situation. For the group of farmers who were assembled at the workshop, it also presented a chance to network with other like-minded individuals.

“It’s the best opportunity for young farmers to talk to other young farmers,” Gilbert pointed out.

“They can talk about what is occurring in their own situation and how to move forward.”

One of the major issues facing young farmers is actually the start-

up phase, according to Gilbert, who hails from a fourth generation Braford beef operation at Nabiac on the Mid North Coast.

“It’s the same as any other business,” he said.

“To break into it, you initially need the start-up phase which is not easy.”

Transitioning into share farming or succession can also be a tricky aspect of that initial period.

One of the ways young farmers are combating the problem is by gaining an education. Regardless of the area of study, Gilbert, an accountant, said it’s all beneficial.

“A lot of young farmers are doing a lot more education. There’s been a huge shift towards going to TAFE or uni. And it doesn’t matter if it’s not even related to agriculture. It still gives you skills and gives you that business edge.”

Farming is certainly a changing landscape and Gilbert said the older generations are listening to what their younger counterparts have to contribute.

“It’s really important to be hitting the mark and ensuring the future of the industry.

“And I think there is a lot more respect for young farmers’ ideas and they are really challenging the status quo,” he said.

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Entrance exams and qualifications: financial advice reforms needed MELBOURNE: Financial advisers could be forced to sit an entrance exam and get a degree-level qualification, Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says.

After the government’s last attempt to reform the financial advice industry was widelypanned and rejected in the Senate, Mr Frydenberg said they would have another go.

He said a recent parliamentary report showed there were

some reforms worth pursuing to improve the industry.

“I think it is worth pointing out though... there are a lot of very good financial advisers out there but there are also some that are inadequately qualified,” he told ABC radio on Thursday.

Mr Frydenberg said Australians needed to have confidence in the advice they were getting, and confidence in the people giving the advice.

Australians needed to have confidence in the advice they were getting, and confidence in the people giving the advice...

“Unlike the accounting profession... which has established codes of ethics, have exams, and ongoing professional development – I think that has been lacking in parts of the financial planning industry,” he said.

He flagged the possibility of moving financial planners from a diploma-based qualification to a degree-base qualification.

Mr Frydenberg also said advisers could sit an entrance

exam similar to those in England, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Advisers could also have to undertake a year of supervised training and be required to join an industry association.

“There are quite a number of very interesting reforms that I now want to have a good debate with the sector about to see if we can implement them with their support,” Mr Frydenberg AAP said.

Hockey tells business group we’re steering towards a driverless future Left: People ride on a driverless electric vehicle at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The eight-passenger shuttle vehicle makes use of laser rangefinders, cameras and a navigation software that allows it to move autonomously and safely at speeds up to 20 km/h, according to manufacturer Induct.

BY PETER TRUTE SYDNEY: Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says driverless cars will transform the lives of older Australians and boost productivity in the future, but changes must be made now to protect our quality of life.

Mr Hockey says the forthcoming Intergenerational Report will aim to start a conversation about how Australia will meet the challenges of having more retirees and fewer tax-paying workers.

Speaking at a business breakfast in Sydney, the treasurer said technology, not regulation, would create the economic growth needed to support Australia’s high standard of living now and in the future.

Australian consumers were embracing technology and rejecting regulation, he said.

Mr Hockey said he had been thinking about driverless cars after a visit to his parents, who are in their 80s and want to maintain an independent lifestyle.

“They want to stay in their home, they want to go and visit the doctor and go down the shops,” Mr Hockey said.

“The driverless car is going to completely change the way we go about aged care.”

PHOTO: REUTERS/EDGAR SU

Mr Hockey said driverless cars would also help commuters driving from places such as the NSW Central Coast to Sydney be more productive.

The treasurer raised the self-piloting car – as yet only a concept vehicle – as an example of disruptive technology that powered economic growth.

Speaking to business owners of the

Sydney Business Chamber, Mr Hockey said consumers were rejecting regulation by embracing technologies such as car-hiring service Uber.

“The consumer is marching against regulation, the consumer is marching against tradition,” he said.

“We should not try to hold back the tide.”

The treasurer said the Intergenerational Report – a five-yearly document looking at the demographic and financial pressures facing the nation – will be released in the next few weeks.

Describing it as “a compact between generations”, Mr Hockey said it would not be like past reports but “a very genuine attempt by the Treasury, in an unprecedented way, to launch a conversation about Australia’s future”.

Asked if he would consider changes to the tax treatment of superannuation, Mr Hockey said the government had made a pledge not to change superannuation in its first term.

However, he said the Intergenerational Report would “stimulate a conversation” about whether the rules around superannuation were sustainable for the long term.

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Fairfax interim profit slides 86 per cent

BY EVAN SCHWARTEN SYDNEY: Fairfax chief executive Greg Hywood says the media group’s transition strategy is progressing as planned, despite an 86 per cent slide in its first half profit.

Fairfax made a net profit of $26.3 million for the six months to December 31, down from $194 million a year ago, due chiefly to one-off impairment charges and redundancy costs.

Excluding significant items, the media group’s profit fell to $82.9 million from $93.1 million.

But Mr Hywood said the result

FAIRFAX REVENUE, PROFIT SLIDES * Net profit down 86pct to $26.3m * Revenue down 13pct to $943m * Interim dividend unchanged at two cents per share

was in line with expectations.

“This result is a solid outcome. It is the result that we had planned for. There are no surprises,” he said.

The media group, which owns The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, has shifted focus away from its traditional print assets and is looking to grow its digital operations, especially its real estate advertising business Domain.

Fairfax also announced it would buy-back up to 121 million of its shares over the next 12 months, or around five per cent of its issued capital, and said it would pay shareholders an interim dividend of two cents per share.

Earnings from the company’s metropolitan media division rose four per cent, as an increase in digital subscriptions and the growth of Domain offset a further decline in print advertising.

Daily Liberal drops 12 per cent circulation

Digital subscription revenue from the division was up 61 per cent while Domain recorded a 38 per cent rise in digital revenue.

Print advertising slumped 10 per cent during the half, which is less than the 24 per cent decline recorded last financial year, though Mr Hywood said the market had also been slow in January.

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Coles lifts earnings 7% SYDNEY: Supermarket

giant Coles lifted its first half earnings more than seven per cent thanks to growing food and liquor sales.

Coles lifted earnings before interest and tax 7.1 per cent to $895 million for the six months of December 31, with food and liquor sales up 5.3 per cent.

Meanwhile, parent company Wesfarmers recorded a 3.7 per cent slide in its net profit to $1.38 billion, though the result was weighed down by the sale of its insurance business.

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Origin posts $25m loss MELBOURNE: Origin Energy has announced a $25 million half year loss, which it has blamed on falls in the Australian dollar increasing its debt and other hedging instruments.

It also says the adverse affects of weaker oil prices will impact its gas exports as they ramp up.

Excluding those items, its underlying profit of $346 million was down nine per cent.

Its unfranked dividend of 25 cents AAP a share was maintained.

He said Fairfax would continue to focus on improving the performance of Domain during the remainder of the financial year.

“Our focus in the second half is on continuing Domains momentum, delivering growth options across the business, both organic and acquired, while delivering further sustained cost AAP reduction,” he said.

FAIRFAX MEDIA’S Dubbobased Daily Liberal has recorded 12 per cent falls in paid circulations over a 12 month period for both its Monday to Friday daily edition and Saturday edition.

The latest audited circulation figures published last week by the Audited Media Association of Australia show a downward trend in the number of printed copies sold of the Daily Liberal.

The Average Net Paid Print Sales (ANPPS) across Monday to Friday for the period ending December 2014 was 3178, compared to 3626 for the period ending December 2013.

The Weekend Liberal’s ANPPS also fell over the same period, from 2749 copies to 2406.

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley. PHOTO: AAP/NIKKI SHORT

SYDNEY: NSW Labor has unveiled its “modest” plan to pay for $10 billion worth of roads, rail and hospitals, and claims it can deliver without selling the state’s electricity assets.

In a pitch to voters for the March election, Opposition Leader Luke Foley announced on Thursday how Labor planned to fund its infrastructure programs.

He has been under pressure to find extra savings, as Premier Mike Baird claims the coalition will have $20 billion to fund infrastructure projects if it wins a mandate to lease the

state’s poles and wires.

Mr Foley says that under a Labor government, he would defer three planned business tax cuts, freeing up more than $5 billion of revenue, and would also tap into $4.9 billion of “uncommitted” cash from the state’s infrastructure fund Restart NSW. Mr Foley insists Labor’s “responsible” plan does not rely on “bribing” voters to support a risky asset sell-off.

“Labor’s infrastructure plan is not a bribe for votes,” he told reporters on Thursday.

“This approach means modest commitments with the AAP right priorities.”

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Happy new year A Chinese Buddhist monk walks under decorations at a temple, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok. The Chinese Lunar New Year on Thursday, February 19, welcomed the Year of the Sheep (also known as the Year of the Goat or Ram). PHOTO: REUTERS/CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM

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It’s all in the wrist

RSI of the wrist and hand continues to plague a new generation growing up on keyboards, Smartphones, tablets and small laptops. It’s painful and can be debilitating, but is it curable? Weekender asks Dubbo physiotherapist, John Robins. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Yvette Aubusson-Foley What is RSI of the wrist and hand?

REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES are when the repeated use of the hand and arm causes one or all of the soft tissues such as tendons, tendon sheaths (known as fascia), and nerves get irritated and then inflamed creating symptoms such as pain, swelling, weakness, numbness, and 'pins and needles'. I have a patient, who as a cleaner had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, where she developed pain and tingling in the wrist and palm of her hand.

She was doing a lot of scrubbing one day and ignored the symptoms, hoping the problem would stop after her three-day contract was finished. The pain and tingling did not go away like she hoped it would. That happens a lot. When we get something wrong, we just hope it goes away. And sometimes it does but

a lot of times, if the inflammation is great, which in this cleaners case it was, the problem persists.

Does it typically affect one or both wrists?

Whether the problem is bilateral (two hands) or unilateral (one hand) really depends on the type of activity that causes it.

RSI's from activities such as typing, playing the piano or two handed texting on the phone are often but not always bilateral.

Activities such as scrubbing in the previous example, are more likely to cause a unilateral problem. My patient tried swapping to the other hand or using both hands, but the 'damage was done' as it were. Games such as tennis, golf and squash often produce RSI's in one arm or unilaterally, such as 'tennis or golfers elbow. But you can get those RSI's from any

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repetitive activity, such as hammering, pruning and even weight lifting. Patients with RSI come from all walks of life; young tradies, elderly gardeners, high flying business people, you name it, anybody who uses one or both hands so much it goes past the point that the tensile strength of the tissues can handle, and they start to inflame. Bookkeepers who use the number pad on the keyboard for hours can get into trouble developing a unilateral RSI. What is it about keyboards or mouse devices that cause RSI problems in the hand and wrist?

Keyboards are too straight which cramps the arms inwards. Ergonomic or split keyboards allow a more natural position of the hands, and anybody typing for hours would do well to get one and get used to it over time. Keyboards are also often too high, and the wrists are often hovering in the air without support. The tendons on the back of your forearms eventually have had enough, and often they have will become tight, swollen and sometimes even squeaky. Mouse devices too are a problem. 'Point and click' computer programs can use the arm and index finger for hours. There are strategies here also that can help the problem.

Is it avoidable for people who use keyboards often?

I think avoiding RSI is mostly avoidable even for journalists who may be at the keyboard for hours on end without having proper breaks, sitting in poor positions with their arms angled incorrectly, typing on ergonomically unsound keyboards and ignoring the developing pain! (How did he know? Ed.) What are some strategies for people to use to alleviate the pain and be able to keep working?

Sit in the correct position, have the keyboard at the right height, have an ergonomically sound keyboard and mouse, and most importantly, have regular breaks and don't ignore pain. There are software programs you can install on your computer that will lock you out from typing if you go too long, and I guess that could be a little inconvenient, but not as frustrating as getting a painful and disabling RSI. Are keyboards too small these days on notebooks and iPads and small laptops for problems not to occur?

Keyboards or touchscreens are way to small and don't allow a natural spread of the arms and hands when typing.

Have you seen a rise in incidences of RSI of the wrist or hand?

In the thirty years of being a physiotherapist, I have noticed that different technologies have come and gone, superseded by ones that are quicker and 'easier'. The manual typewriter was replaced by the electric typewriter or 'word processor', which was replaced by the computer keyboard and phone button texting, and then smartphone texting and tablet touchscreens.

All these developments have allowed faster typing and faster error correction. I remem-

Teenage screen time threatens health: physical activity SYDNEY: Parents need to get teenagers off their screens and moving in order to stave off long-term health problems, experts say.

Cancer Council Australia and the National Heart Foundation say secondary school students are watching more screen media than ever before.

Nearly 60 per cent of teens have access to at least three TVs at home and 40 per cent have one in their bedroom.

Four in 10 students have video games in their bedroom.

Despite the updated National Secondary Students’ Diet and Activity Survey showing a mar-

ginal improvement in teenagers’ physical activity in recent years, levels still remain “critically low”, says Craig Sinclair, the chair of Cancer Council’s public health committee.

“As a parent, I know how fixated kids can be with their electronic devices, but we have to

get our kids moving,” says Mr Sinclair.

Heart Foundation CEO Mary Barry says nearly a quarter of the 9000 students in years 8 to 11 who were surveyed are either overweight or obese.

“Overweight and obesity among young people is a signifi-

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ber using a typewriter with a ribbon and when I made a mistake I would use 'whiteout' paint over the mistake then type over the top. It took time, but it made you stop, as did taking paper out and putting fresh paper in. Ahh the old days. Actually, I am glad they are gone, but slow typing made getting RSI harder to get.

While there is faster technology now that encourages RSI, there is also more information out there to help us avoid and treat it.

Let us not forget, Doctor Google but more importantly, doctors, physios and other health professional know a lot more about the problem and how to prevent and treat it than ever before. On balance of these things, I think the incidence is about the same, for me at least in the physiotherapy rooms.

What makes RSI of the wrist stand out in terms of symptoms? Can it be mistaken for something else?

The main symptom is pain, but if there is swelling, night pain and nerve symptoms such as pins and needles and numbness, the problem is more severe, and therefore more importantly attended to by health professionals. And of course, pain and swelling can be caused by other diseases, such as arthritis, infections and circulation disorders. So any persisting problem not cured by rest, should be assessed.

What do patients typically report in terms of their symptoms?

Pain is the most common symptom, sometimes, aching, sometimes sharp, sometimes burning and sometimes all of the above. One of my patients, an older lady doing a lot of craft activities developed pain along the back of her thumb, and moving it hurt a lot. There were different types of 'hurt'. She had a sharp pain with movement of the thumb that was sometimes of a burn-

ing nature, and at night, it just ached, keeping her wake.

What should they do if they suspect they have RSI? Rest from the activity initially, and if it settles and does not return on resumption of the activity, then you should be ok. But if the pain and other symptoms do return or do not subside after a few days, then visit your doctor or a physiotherapist with an interest in musculoskeletal conditions.

Of course, diagnosis is important. Other health professional such as exercise physiologists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, acupuncturists and massage therapists may also contribute positively to a recovery. The diagnosis is important, and relying on evidence-based treatment is vital for effective therapy.

What therapies are available?

How long do they take?

Basically, the treatments can be; 1. Rest and controlled return to activity 2. Advice regarding good ergonomics 3. Advice regarding rest breaks 4. Different exercises to return flexibility and strength to the affected tissue 5. Exercises to increase 'tensile' strength of the affected tissue 6. Sometimes, medication, gels, massage, taping and 'needling' maybe helpful but there is not a lot of positive scientific evidence for these therapies effectively treating RSI Is it curable? Reversible?

Usually but there are some that become chronic or at least very persistent.

Where else on the body is RSI likely to occur?

RSI is also common in the lower limbs. As a physio I treat a lot of Achilles tendinosis, patella tendonosis, ITB friction syndrome, plantar fasciiosis to name a few and many other overuse syndromes caused by my favorite sport – running!

There were different types of 'hurt'. She had a sharp pain with movement of the thumb that was sometimes of a burning nature, and at night, it just ached, keeping her wake.

It’s not easy being sneezy

BY ROCHELLE BAILLIE PHARMACIST

ELL... at this time of year it’s hard to say what the weather’s going to do and sometimes it’s even harder to figure out why on earth you’re sneezing! Is it a cold? Do I have the Flu? Maybe it’s hayfever?

These afflictions can cause great confusion due to the fact that many of their symptoms crossover and cause similar chaos in the sinus’, nose, throat and airways.

I thought I’d best start by giving you a general overview of these conditions, just to help you identify some symptoms and to get an idea of what’s going on in your body. Common colds and the flu (influenza) are viral infections affecting the areas mentioned above.

Antibiotics do not work against viral infections, but colds and the flu usually get better on their own.

Cold symptoms include a runny nose, blocked nose, sore throat, red watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, mild fever, headaches and tiredness. Flu symptoms are similar but they are usually more severe and may include high fevers, sweating and shivering, aching muscles and joints, weakness and lethargy, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Most should go within 10 days, sometimes a cough will linger on a bit longer.

Inhaling pollens that are in the air during certain times of the year causes hay fever (also known as Allergic Rhinitis). Some people cop it all year round though; as such things affect them as animal fur, dust mites or mould spores.

So the list of symptoms for them goes something like this – sneezing, running nose, blocked nose (sounding familiar?) puffy itchy watery red eyes, itchy nose/ears/mouth/ throat, drip in the back of your throat making you cough, dark circles under eyes, feeling tired/run down/irritable (more than usual!).

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How can your pharmacy help?

Colds and flu as well as hay fever are a big part of life in the little old pharmacy! They can give you professional service and medicines, which may relieve some of the uncomfortable symptoms of colds and flu.

Plus there is loads of helpful advice on things that you could do to help yourself recover better. Go visit the pharmacy even if you want to look at strategies to try and prevent suffering from these conditions.

When you come in, staff will want to know all of the symptoms you have had and how long they have been going on. Also, if you are on any other medications or have any other conditions, let us know as this can affect what

levels are "critically low" cant public health issue in Australia, with overweight adolescents being at increased risk of becoming overweight adults and experiencing chronic diseases such as heart disease,” Ms Barry said.

Nearly 80 per cent of Australian teenagers are clock-

ing up more than two hours of screen time on school days, compared with 71 per cent in 2009.

And 89 per cent are exceeding the recommended two hours of screen time per day on weekends, up from 83 per AAP cent in 2009.

These afflictions can cause great confusion due to the fact that many of their symptoms crossover and cause similar chaos in the sinus’, nose, throat and airways.

we give you to relieve said symptoms.

We really need to ask these questions and it can feel a little bit intrusive – but if we get the info right, we can get treatment right and you will start to feel better much more quickly.

I find each person needs an individual approach to hay fever in particular as many people are seasonal sufferers and with slight changes in symptoms or extended use of antihistamines we need to adjust treatment plans.

Words of warning – do not let yourself get out of control!

We have to remain mindful that a more serious viral or bacterial infection or other condition may develop from a cold or flu. Consult a doctor if symptoms persist for more than 10 days, or you have high temps (38oC+), stiff neck, are sensitive to light, unusually drowsy or confused, have ear ache, difficulty breathing, chest pain, brown/blood stained mucus, eyes sticky with pus and constant or persisting cough. These symptoms apply to adults.

Flu vaccination If you are planning on getting a flu shot this year keep an eye out at your local pharmacies as they can hold clinics in-store now. You will still need to visit your doctor to be assessed for the appropriateness of a flu vaccine and get a prescription.

Be sure you are eligible for a free vaccination whilst there as specific groups of people are able to have their flu shot covered.

Until next month stay safe and well, keep an eye out for the dreaded lurgy and make a trip to visit your local pharmacy for professional advice and convenient healthcare.

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BY LISA SALMON TRUGGLING to hear people talk over loud music in a pub is quite normal, but if you can't understand what people are saying every time there's background noise, it could be an early sign of hearing loss.

It's estimated that one in six Australians is affected by hearing loss – alarmingly the HearNet organisation predicts that this will increase to one in four Australia by 2050 due to our ageing population – and yet it's believed that nearly half of those affected have done nothing about it, despite the fact that it may be impacting on their work and social life.

On average, people wait 10 years between first noticing signs of hearing loss and getting their hearing tested, according to research, and a survey by hearing implant systems provider MED-EL found that nearly half of those questioned (44 per cent) attributed the delay in seeking help to the often gradual onset of the condition.

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AFFECTS ALL AGES MOST often, hearing loss is a gradual part of ageing, when hair cells in the cochlea (the coiled, spiral tube section of the inner ear) become damaged over time. However, many people with hearing loss are of working age.

And, contrary to popular opinion, age-related hearing degeneration can start as early as age 40, and it's not the only reason for hearing problems.

Other factors can include illness, accidents, exposure to an exceptionally loud noise (such as an explosion) and repeated exposure to loud noise. Indeed, rock musician Pete Townshend of The Who has damaged hearing after years of playing loud music and wearing headphones. Other celebs with hearing loss include actor Robert Redford, and former US President Bill Clinton.

HIDDEN STRUGGLES PAUL BRECKELL, chief executive of British advocacy group Action on Hearing Loss, says: "Hearing loss is a hidden health condition – but it's one that affects a staggering (number of people). And although it's more likely to develop as we get older, it can affect anyone, of any age.

"Reluctance to acknowledge hearing difficulties

is far more common than we might think.

Stigma, whether conscious or subconscious, is a major factor – from initial acceptance through to help-seeking and use of hearing aids."

His group is calling for the roll-out of a national screening programme, to help people tackle hearing loss at the earliest opportunity.

"If you find yourself frequently asking people to repeat themselves or you struggle to hear in crowded places, we'd recommend making an appointment with your GP," Breckell adds.

Audiologist Sharmila Patel points out that if hearing loss isn't addressed, it can lead to increased isolation.

It's also linked to increased unemployment, depression and dementia, and recent research found hearing loss is associated with accelerated cognitive decline.

"This is an issue that we really need to be making a lot more noise about," says Patel.

"Studies have shown that by the time many people seek treatment, their ability to adapt and benefit from treatment is often greatly reduced. If you're experiencing hearing difficulties, don't delay, talk to your GP and ask them to refer you for a simple hearing test."

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SPOT THE SIGNS WHEN hearing starts to deteriorate, highfrequency sounds, such as female or children's voices, may become difficult to hear.

It may also be harder to hear consonants, and this can make understanding speech in background noise very difficult.

"An early indicator can be when you're in a group situation and there's background noise, so you miss parts of conversations, or find it harder than it used to be to hear," says Patel.

Action on Hearing Loss also notes the following possible indicators of hearing loss: z Other people seem to mumble. z People often have to repeat things for you. z You have difficulty understanding what's being said in noisy places. z It's hard to keep up with group conversation and you get tired because you have to concentrate so much. z Other people think your television or music is too loud. z You often have difficulty hearing on the telephone.

Queensland contestant on the current series of My Kitchen R Rules, Emilie, has been deaf since birth, but with the help of a hearing aid has 80 per cent hearing in her right ear and she can c lip read perfectly. Other celebs with hearing loss include actor Robert Redford, former US President Bill Clinton, and rock muso Pete Townshend. PHOTOS: CHANNEL 7, PA

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FOOD | IN THE KITCHEN WITH...

Born from her love of cooking for vegan and vegetarian friends, Katy Lee Mills goes straight to one of the best sources of produce in town for the freshest ingredients, the family’s garden, as Weekender discovered. WORDS Yvette Aubsson-Foley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent LANNING a dinner party for a Friday night is a no brainer for Katy Lee Mills. With plump, black eggplants weighing heavy on lush green branches in the vegetable garden box in the back yard it’s a short walk to select a prize specimen for tonight’s side dish of eggplant chips.

Posing a small but welcome challenge is the fact that many of her friends are vegan or vegetarian so Katy has to carefully consider what can and can’t be included in the meal.

“We’ve got a few friends who are vegan and I wanted to make something without egg. So you just cut up the eggplant into thick chips and put them into olive oil, some all purpose seasoning and onion salt.

“Sometimes I’ll put garlic and fresh herbs in then just mix them in the batter and put them in the oven and make them like normal chips. They’re just as crunchy and don’t even taste like eggplant,” she said.

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“It’s the first year we’ve grown eggplant and it just went nuts. Which is good because we love eggplant.”

The ‘we’ includes her partner, Dallas Keenes, who confirms from the kitchen door that eggplant chips are indeed ‘excellent’.

The fact her backyard is a source of daily ingredients enriches Katy’s experience of cooking.

“I love it. It’s actually really rewarding I think, picking ingredients for your meals. The corn is Julian’s. He’s nine and he planted it himself.

“We’ve got things growing all along the garden beds along the fence. We’ve got herbs, thyme, rosemary, parsley, basil, oregano, chillis and mint. In the vegetable garden there’s rocket, eggplant, capsicum, corn, lettuce and then our chlllis, just the normal Birdseye chills.

“I use something most days,” she added.

Lettuce has been a surprisingly good grower.

“We went through so much lettuce it was »

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growing and growing. I bought the seedlings then after about a month they started to get quite big. It is really easy to grow lettuce. It grows like crazy!� Katy said.

The main fare being served with the eggplant chips are fillets of oven-baked salmon. “I rub the salmon in ginger and garlic and olive oil then put in oven bags and into the oven to cook. Sometimes I’ll use the lemon thyme, which goes really nice with salmon home. Yes it’s home grown too.

Until some very extensive renovations at the rear of her 1921 home, cooking for friends hasn’t been all that practical to do. “We had one dinner party two years ago before the renovations and there was too many people. It was winter too but I cooked all different dishes for our friends who are a mix of vegan, vegetarian and meat lovers.

There was plenty of food so it worked. “We did have our first ever party before Christmas last year and it was nice because people had somewhere to sit!�

Cooking to meet the different dietary needs of friends may sound like extra challenge – and that she’s a generous friend – but Katy enjoys the challenge. “I love cooking vegan because it’s completely different and you’ve got to figure out alternatives to cook things. “The health food store in Darling Street has a few things. One day I went to cook a vegan cake, and I thought well I can’t use egg in there so I texted a friend who’s a vegan and she said to get something called No Egg and it’s a powder that you mix up with a teaspoon and it makes it creates the same reaction to egg. I’m really bad at vegan deserts though,� she warned.

Salmon with eggplant chips Ingredients 750 grams salmon 2 garlic cloves Fresh lemon thyme, finely chopped Rosemary, finely chopped Olive oil Lemon, juiced Eggplant chips 1-2 eggplants 1 cup, breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon, onion salt 1 teaspoon all purpose seasoning Himalayan pink rock salt Asparagus in sticky Hoisin sauce Asparagus, to serve four 1 tablespoon, sesame oil 2 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon, ginger 2 red chillies 1 teaspoon Mirren sauce 1 tablespoon, soy sauce ½ cup Hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon, brown sugar Steamed Broccoli Broccoli, to serve four ½ cup of almonds, sliced Method Salmon 1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

Debone salmon fillets, place in a bowl. Thinly slice 2 garlic cloves, place in mortal pestle with fresh lemon thyme, rosemary and a dash of olive oil. Mix together. Rub mixture on salmon fillets with some freshly squeezed lemon. Place salmon in oven bags and onto an tray. Cook for 20-25 minutes.

Eggplant chips 2. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Slice eggplant into long strips. Place in a bowl and coat with olive oil. Combine one cup of breadcrumbs, one teaspoon of onion salt and one teaspoon of all-purpose seasoning. 3. Coat egg-

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Media & Marketing Minute Compiled by the Sales & Marketing team at Dubbo Photo News/Dubbo Weekender

Putting you on a level playing field

plant strips in the breadcrumb mixture.

Place on a tray lined with baking paper and sprinkle more all purpose seasoning and Himalayan pink rock salt. Drizzle with olive oil. Cook in the oven for 20 mins, or until they are crispy.

Asparagus in sticky Hoisin sauce 4. Heat sesame oil in a saucepan on medium heat. Dice two cloves of garlic, one

tablespoon of ginger and two red chillies.

Fry in the saucepan. Combine Mirren sauce, Soy sauce and Hoisin sauce, in the saucepan. Stir for two mins.

5. Once the sauce is bubbling, mix in the brown sugar until dissolved. Set to the side. Steam the asparagus for three mins and place in a serving bowl with the almonds.

6. Pour over sauce.

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FOR this week’s Marketing Minute we’re bringing you the results of Newspaper Works research that pitted two ads in the same regional newspaper against each other – one for a small retailer, and the other for a big brand name store. We encourage you to read this through because it will mean you’re better informed when making marketing decisions – and it’s good news for small to medium businesses...

brand), the overall impact on readers was similar, with a 52 per cent improvement in familiarity and understanding of The Plant Café and Market, and a 44 per cent increase in brand affinity. z The execution also performed excellently in encouraging action. One in four said the ad gave them a reason to visit the café in the near future. “The café looks interesting – I think I’ll check it out.”

Print ads work hard for local retailers

Taking action

WE put two print ads from a local newspaper under the microscope – one for international furniture retailer IKEA and one for local business The Plant Organic Café and Market. Both ads were published in September 2014 in The South Western Times, a regional newspaper in Western Australia.

In brief...

IKEA are masters at producing eyecatching ads that incorporate the right balance of colour, space and information. Their ad positively impacts perceptions of the brand as well as attracting local shoppers in-store. It includes just the right amount of detail to drive store visits or direct interested shoppers online for more information.

The Plant Organic Café and Market uses a simple execution to great effect (above). This ad is effective in growing awareness of the store in their target area. It combines visual cues with minimal text to deliver all the necessary information to entice customers in-store.

Research results READERS felt affinity with these retailers The two ads were tested via a survey of consumers. The results included: z Affinity with IKEA increased for 31% of respondents, with the ad giving them a good feeling about the brand. “I don’t like paying for delivery so it’s improved my opinion of IKEA a lot.” z One in five consumers (21%) who viewed the ad said it encouraged them to think differently about IKEA. “I didn’t know that delivery is free from the Bunbury IKEA. That’s great – I avoided that store because I’ve no way of bringing the furniture home.” z Despite a lower recognition for The Plant ad (IKEA is a much better known Experience traditional High Tea in a unique setting at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Perfect for celebrating that special occasion such as a birthday, baby or bridal shower or just high tea for two. Overlook the beautiful Savannah Lake and sample a range of delectable delights, whilst sipping on tea or wine.

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A good ad is a good start, but you really need people to act on your ad. The results in this test are excellent. z One in five who saw the IKEA ad said it gave them a reason to take action. One in four (25%) said they would visit one of the stores advertised. z The Plant ad also encouraged visitation as well as memorability. One in five respondents said they would visit the café/store with a further 20% saying they would remember the business for the future. “Never heard of it before but I would like to try it next time I’m in Bunbury.”

Brand Equity BOTH ads significantly boosted brand equity. Two in five respondents said the IKEA ad improved their overall understanding of the retailer while one in two (53%) said The Plant ad differentiates it from similar businesses.

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Never say die A Walmart employee in Arkansas, USA has accepted a proposal from an unexpected suitor – the ex-husband she divorced 43 years ago.

Louis Demetriades and Renate Stumpf, both 75, said they rekindled their friendship in December when Demetriades called Stumpf for help contacting one of their three children.

Stumpf was shocked last week when Demetriades visited the Walmart store with a sign reading, “Happy Valentine’s Day! Will you marry me?”

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Tasty lamb shanks, the easy way

BY KATE WRIGHT WWW.INSPIREDMOOD.COM.AU

T’S a tough task to veer away from a tried and true lamb shank recipe but, if you can handle the heat, I’ve got one for you that will make your tastebuds sing and give you a hearty dose of healthful properties.

Not only are melt-in-your-mouth lamb shanks downright delectable, they’re far simpler to cook than any cooking show would have you believe. After all, before reality TV cooking shows, they were one of the cheapest cuts of meat enjoyed by families the world over.

Paired with metabolic-raising chillies, vitamin C-loaded red capsicum (which also aids the absorption of iron offered in the lamb), and anti inflammatory spices like turmeric, ginger, cinnamon and garlic – you’ll be well on the road to preparing yourself for the cold and flu season.

Matched with the often underappreciated vegetable, the brussel sprout (which contains more cancer-inhibiting glucosinolates than kale) and topped off with totally tasty sweet potato fries and you’ve got yourself a meal that’s fingerlicking good in every sense.

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Lamb shanks in curry sauce with spiced sweet potato fries and chilli brussel sprouts Ingredients: Lamb shanks 1 tablespoon coconut oil, plus extra for drizzling 2 lamb shanks 1 medium brown onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1cm ginger, grated ½ teaspoon tumeric ½ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon coriander seeds, ground 3 large tomatoes, diced 200mL coconut cream ½ red capsicum, sliced into thick strips 2 small red chillies, chopped finely Fresh coriander to serve Sweet potato fries 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped into ‘fries’ 1 tablespoon coconut oil ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 small red chilli, chopped finely Brussel sprouts 6 brussel sprouts, bases removed 1 clove of garlic, sliced finely 1 small red chilli, chopped finely

Method: Lamb shanks 1. Heat oil in heavy saucepan or cast iron casserole dish on the stove over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger and turn heat down to low. Cook, stirring, until onion is translucent. Add ground spices and stir until fragrant.

2. Place shanks in the saucepan or dish and brown all over.

3. Add tomatoes and coconut cream then bring to the boil. Reduce heat to the lowest setting, cover and cook for 1.5 hours, turning the meat occasionally.

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On my bedside table at the moment is... a lamp highlighting a message from my grandsons Life has taught me that when it comes to the opposite sex... you should treat them the same as you would like to be treated My top five albums of all time are: Bop Til Ya Drop – The Deltones, The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, The Very Best of Charlie Landsborough, Celtic Thunder - Voyage If I had to name my five best loved movies they would be: Midnight Express, The Great Escape, Mrs. Doubtfire, Runaway Vacation and The Water Diviner I draw inspiration from... my three

Sweet potato fries 4. Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees Celsius (fan-forced).

5. In a plastic bag, add sweet potato, coconut oil, cinnamon and chilli. Toss to coat the sweet potato. Turn out the sweet potato onto a baking tray and place in the oven for 45 minutes.

Lamb shanks 6. Place capsicum on a baking tray and drizzle with a little coconut oil.

Bake alongside sweet potato for 15 minutes.

7. Add chillies to the lamb shank curry and

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Brussel sprouts 8. Place all ingredients in a small frypan with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water. Cook, covered, over medium heat for a few minutes until sprouts are steamed. Remove cover and continue to cook until sprouts begin to gain a char.

To serve 8. Place lamb shank on a serving plate, top with a spoonful of curry, capsicum and coriander. Serve with a side of spiced sweet potato fries and garlic chilli brussel sprouts.

Enjoy! (Serves 2).

FASHION.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015 ADVERTORIAL

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Fake your perfect figure

BY KATIE WRIGHT EVEN if you’ve managed to stick to your newly-implemented, New Year body-honing regime, it can take a while to shift those pesky pounds, and with new fashion collections rapidly arriving in shops, the incentive to get fit fast is even greater.

In the meantime, however, there are a few cheeky cheats you can use, to disguise those bumps and wobbly areas.

From smoothing underwear to accent accessories, here’s the expert advice for figure-flattering fashion, whatever your size.

UNDER CONTROL FIRST up, shapewear; those slimming underpinnings that hide a multitude of sins. But where to start?

“The main thing to consider is the level of control you want, whether you want light control, medium or firm,” says Sarah Stott, lingerie buyer at a retailer that specialises in plus size clothing. “Firm control is ideal for a few hours during an evening, but light to medium would be better when wearing shapewear for a full day, under work clothes, for example.”

Suzanne Robinson, senior buyer at Aussie plus-size brand Taking Shape, advises: “The area that you want to smooth depends on what outer garments are being worn. Always buy to your correct size, as the garments are specially fitted to be true to size and will still smooth and control where needed.”

SHAPE UP SO your size and support level’s sorted, but how do you choose from the plethora of styles (some of which can be, frankly, a but scary looking...)?

First, decide which area you want to focus on, and go from there.

“Thigh-shapers are the best to smooth out thighs,” says Stott. “They look like a cycling short and extend to about midway between the hip and knee, pulling you in all the right places, without being uncomfortable.”

A body-shaper is ideal if your hips are on your hit list: “Ideally, you need something with a high waistline or full body element, to ensure hips are smoothed, rather than just pushed up and inevitably out, defeating the object of shapewear!”

Look out, too, for ‘wear your own bra’ shapewear, which gives full-body

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benefits but allows for differing sizes on your top and bottom halves.

For tummy tightening without the sit-ups, high-waisted briefs are best, whether you want to smooth the lower or upper part of the abdomen, Stott advises: “A high-waisted control brief ensures all areas are covered yet comfort is guaranteed, as it’s likely the waistband will sit at a woman’s slimmest point, avoiding any pain from digging in.”

STYLING SAVVY A slim silhouette doesn’t rely on shaping undergarments alone, however.

There are lots of ways to accentuate your best bits (and disguise the less favourable ones), you just need a bit of styling know-how.

“Tunics are always a great ‘go to’ style when you’re not feeling 100 per cent confident, as these are flattering, loose styles,” says Robinson. “The other way is to use layering.

Try our Decorous Tees to cover arms, or layer tops to create extra length and cover the bottom.”

“Anything with an empire line, or that is shaped so that it goes in slightly at the waist, is guaranteed to create the illusion of a smaller waist, and therefore a more slimming look overall,” Stott advises. “Skater style midi skirts are a great spring staple, that can be worn higher up on the waist to create a similar effect.”

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FINAL FLOURISHES ARE there any no-no’s in terms of plus-size clothing that we should take heed of? Robinson doesn’t think so.

“This is always down to personal taste, but I don’t think anything should be out of bounds. Stripes always used to be a no-no, but we like to use stripes that are spliced to create a flattering look,” she says. “One thing to watch out for is larger floral prints. We tend to splice these with a solid colour for a more flattering look.”

Well-placed accessories can turn an average ensemble into a sartorial work of art, and give you the confidence to carry off a bold new look.

“Scarves and necklaces are great for drawing attention off key areas, and also creating an elongated silhouPA ette,” says Robinson.

It’s February and Dundullimal is closed whilst our major upgrade is taking place.

Over the next couple of weeks and months Dundullimal will be hosting a number of exciting events - some or all of them you might want to attend.

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EVENTS COMING UP Sunday, March 8, 2015 Time: 12pm for 12.30pm Women out West 20th birthday celebrations. This will be a long Italian lunch with special guest speakers, pop up archives and a good day to have fun and party!

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Make a day of it and enjoy all these therapies – in one location for one day only!

Friday, May 1, 2015 Dubbo Dundullimal Garden Expo dinner Friday, May 1 – dinner with special guest speaker Clive Lucas, Eminent Heritage architect who was instrumental in saving Dundullimal along with a passionate group of Dubbo people during the 1980s.

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T R AV E L | S A M O A

Lalomanu Beach was just metres from thefalé in which we slept

Nothing short of incredible Local traveller Ella McMillan shares with Dubbo Weekender her holiday in paradise, relishing the sand, swimming and sun in a Samoan sanctuary. PHOTOGRAPHY Ella McMillan FTER surviving a European winter, Nicola and I knew our next adventure would have to be somewhere that would remind us every day of the big yellow ball of warmth in the sky still existed.

Through our research we came across To Sua ocean trench in Samoa, aptly translating to ‘giant hole’. In the photos it looked incredible, like nothing we’d ever seen before and our minds were made up.

As we made the trip to the airport a safe three hours ahead of scheduled departure time the excitement started to build. However it didn’t last long, before we knew it, we experienced three failed take-offs conse-

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quently missing the departure curfew of 11pm.

A long and exhausting 29 hours later we had left Australia and finally began our flight to Apia and before we knew it we woke up in paradise.

Samoa consists of ten islands; we were staying on the mainland Upolu, at Litia Sini Beach Resort in the ambience of Lalomanu beach. Guided by our hosts we enjoyed a delicious breakfast of sweet tropical fruit you’d expect on an island.

That day we swam and ate and drank and relaxed.

We felt as if we’d deserved it. As the sun set behind rainforest rugged mountains we devoured a home-

cooked traditional meal and were treated to the magic of Samoan song, dance and fire-twirling before a nights rest in our falé bungalow.

This is where we would stay for the next four nights, using it as a base to explore the island. Our decision to hire a car was one of the best we’d made on the trip, it was cheap and made it so easy to go at our own pace, stopping for longer if we felt like it, leaving if we didn’t.

A highlight was without a doubt To Sua ocean trench; there is a faded entry sign on the main road though it’s only visible when heading east and you pay a small fee

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A healthy candidate for one of the world’s most beautiful natural wonders, To Sua Ocean Trench

to enter which is customary in Samoa.

Money paid to enter such tourists sites, usually goes back into the local village and maintaining the land.

We arrived there relatively early in the morning and had the whole place to ourselves, it was nothing short of incredible. As we slowly clambered down the steep ladder, making our decent into the cave I tried to dismiss thoughts of slipping and falling the remaining 25 metres.

What once was a small blowhole in a lava field has formed into one of nature’s beauties. The water is refreshing and crystal clear, fed by the ocean it definitely

provides a unique swimming experience as you feel the tide gently push you to and fro. We let To Sua take our breath away twice during the ten day trip and also enjoyed the beauty of next door’s Vavau Beach to ourselves, one of the most incredible beaches you’ll ever see and still relatively secret.

The next day we made the short trek to Fuipisia Falls, the site of a magnificent 55-metre waterfall surrounded by dense jungle and breathtaking views as far as the eye can see.

The beauty of countries like Samoa in contrast to Australia is the lack of OH&S rules and regulations

meaning there were no fences or barriers and it felt like we were looking at the wonder as if we had discovered it ourselves.

Our second accommodation site had accidently fully booked all the beach bungalows and as a result downgraded us to an open falé; in every sense of the word.

It was a single room wooden hut with no walls, no light globe, a thin piece of foam that served as a mattress and a broken safe. I think we handled it pretty well considering I was repeatedly bitten by some sort of bug in my sleep of which the scar on my leg reminds me occasionally. Certainly character building. »

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We drove down to Vavau Beach, luckily we hired a 4WD

In a bid to retain our sanity we snuck into an Australian owned five star resort down the road to relax and enjoy all the features that super rich people were paying for.

Again escaping our dodgy temporary home we decided to take a break and head into town. Samoa being a Christian nation, scantily clad clothing is not acceptable wear in villages, so once we were dressed appropriately we jumped on one of the colourful open air buses, taking us into Apia.

There, we explored the fish, produce, cultural and flea markets. We spent the morning swimming in the crystal clear Piula Cave Pool leaving the afternoon to enjoy the beauty of Palolo Deep Marine Reserve where we snorkelled around coral with the fish. We’d had our fair share of taro and oka l’a (fish salad) so soon our favourite place to eat soon became Giordano’s Pizzeria, shamelessly devouring stereotypical Italian dishes.

On the Sunday we asked to attend a church service in a small nearby village, it’s customary to wear white in the form of shirts and trousers or lava lavas (sarongs). The locals welcomed us with open arms and delegated two of the priest’s children to take care of us, showing us around the grounds and translating the ceremony. It proved a great insight into Samoan life and their choral singing was phenomenally heartfelt, it was as if every Samoan was blessed with musical talent of some sort.

During our short day on the island of Savi’i, we stopped to throw the husks of coconuts in the Alofaaga Blowholes, watching them fly high into the air.

We were told their story. It was thought that a Samoan and Tongan fell in love with each other but had to be separated, the blow holes are the way in which both of their spirits still communicate with each other.

Later we stumbled across a small series of waterfalls and met a group of local Samoan kids who encouraged us to join them jumping off cliff edges into the water following a suspenseful countdown.

Expelling nearly all of our energy in the repeated steep climbing we made our way down the track and swam in the cool deep waters of Afu Aau Falls, showering ourselves under the flowing stream.

We didn’t want to leave.

Despite the original hiccups Samoa as a whole was such a stunning site, so fairytale-like, a truly enchanting experience; no doubt it won’t be my last visit.

The coral beauty of Palolo Deep Marine Reserve recovering from a tsunami

Our traditional falé

Nicola explores the rock pools situated near To Sua ocean trench

What once was a small blowhole in a lava field has formed into one of nature’s beauties. The water is refreshing and crystal clear, fed by the ocean it definitely provides a unique swimming experience as you feel the tide gently push you to and fro.

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In review: Grace of Monaco (2014) LIVIER DAHAN’S Grace of Monaco is a glimpse of the life of one of Europe’s most well-known monarchs of the 20th century, film star turned princess Grace Kelly, as portrayed by Nicole Kidman.

However, while it’s expected that the film biographically details the life story of the American actress who famously found love, married a prince and moved to Monaco, that’s not how it goes at all. Instead, this movie is entirely focused on the breakdown of relations between Monaco and neighbouring France and the role played by Grace in returning peace.

The issue lies in Monaco's refusal to impose a tax on both its residents and international businesses, many of whom are super-wealthy and using the tiny principality as a tax haven. Understandably, French president Charles de Gaulle sees this as being detrimental to the larger nation and places demands on Monaco to amend the situation. Although the film points to a looming war between the two factions (Monaco does not even have an army), what transpires is more like schoolyard bullying between children.

Fortunately for the citizens of Monaco, the crisis was averted and resolved with an agreement that French citizens with less than five years of residence in Monaco and companies doing more than 25 percent of their business outside the country would be taxed at French rates.

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attributable to Grace’s organisation of the Red Cross Ball which brought together some of the key players for a charitable black tie function.

Meanwhile, she is also trying to decide whether or not to resume her acting career six years after leaving Hollywood and marrying Prince Rainer and bearing two children, a decision prompted by a visit from leading director Alfred Hitchcock and an offer of the lead role in Marnie.

Another sub-plot of the film is the exposure of Rainer’s sister Antoinette (played by Geraldine Somerville) as a traitor to the throne.

Apparently, both of these things did happen, but not during the course of the crisis with France.

This film has been criticised for its major historical inaccuracies which is a shame, because as a viewer, I did not have previous knowledge of the events, which occurred in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

They did not have to jam everything in together for this to be a good story as it could have spanned a greater length of time if necessary. Likewise, the actors run hot and cold in their performances and along with the disappointment of the inaccuracies comes the disappointing acting.

Tim Roth, as the Prince, plays the misogynistic husband attempting to control his wayward and headstrong wife early in the movie, only to applaud her bravery and boldness with a standing ovation by the end.

Parker Posey is formidable as nosy palace aid Madge yet Antoinette is mousy at best.

Of course, the majority of bouquets and brickbats have to be saved for Kidman in the lead role who is admirable despite her usual wooden performance, which seems to have become her

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Scottish actor Ewan McGregor is to make his directorial feature film debut with American Pastoral, Lakeshore Entertainment announced this week.

McGregor will star with Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning in the film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Philip Roth.

Phillip Noyce was previously attached to direct. No reason was given for his departure from the project.

Deleted ‘Mockingjay Part 1’ scene surfaces online A deleted scene from Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 featuring Josh Hutcherson and Donald Sutherland in character surfaced online on Tuesday.

The three-minute-long clip finds President Snow (Sutherland) thank-

ing Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson) for his compliance in talking to the citizens of Panem about the possible war being ignited by Katniss Everdeen (Jenifer Lawrence), and demanding that he becomes the face of his campaign against the Mockingjay.

Mockingjay Part 2 will be released in theatres in November.

Garner was shocked to be called ‘pretty’ Jennifer Garner was shocked to be called pretty in college.

The 42-year-old actress admitted as much in an interview for Southern Living. Garner spoke to the magazine with mother Patricia and sisters Melissa and Susannah, and said her family emphasised humility over beauty growing up.

“What my mom did that I valued so much was to not place beauty high on the list of priorities,” she shared, revealing she and her sisters didn’t wear makeup as teens.

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There are moments when I think the character is strong and other times where I was left wondering about her actions. The Princess takes elocution lessons to win the support of the people of Monaco and she is allowed through the border blockade after offering the soldiers a basket of muffins, yet she also stands up to both her husband and a group of wealthy businessmen on the ship of Aristotle Onassis, along with her treasonous sister-in-law and the French president himself.

Kidman does give a convincing impression of a woman used

FILM IN BRIEF Bono and Willie Nelson collaborating on a song Writer-director Lian Lunson is to begin shooting the film Waiting for the Miracle to Come next month on Willie Nelson’s private ranch in Spicewood, Texas, producers announced Wednesday.

The country music legend is costarring in the movie with Charlotte Rampling and Sophie Lowe.

The film will also feature an original song penned by U2’s Bono and performed by Nelson.

The movie’s title pays homage to Leonard Cohen’s song by the same name.

to an independent lifestyle who becomes pampered and disillusioned, not unlike that of the real Princess, who admitted in the last interview before her death that her ‘main function was as wife and mother’ and that she’d had problems adapting to her new lifestyle in the beginning.

The portrayal of Grace, like this film, is a mass of contradictions. One minute, everything is all good, the next it’s World War III. Apparently, when the film was released in Cannes last summer it was laughed at by some in the audience as well as booed.

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Barfta (The British Academy for Rubbish Films and Terrible Acting) dubbed the movie the ‘Dis-Grace of Monaco’ where "a plucky woman fights to stop the super-rich having to pay their taxes. We almost miss Diana."

And just this week, the worst actress award was bestowed on Kidman

by Barfta for her part in the movie.

But while it’s not all good, it’s not all bad either, and I would say it’s worth a glimpse into the House of Grimaldi, however inaccurate it may be. » Grace of Monaco is a new release DVD available at local outlets

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Three reasons to celebrate with Beethoven

BY VIVIENNE WINTHER DIRECTOR MACQUARIE CONSERVATORIUM

TAYING together for twenty years is a challenge for many marriages, and it’s not the norm anymore to stay in the same job for that length of time. It is even more unusual for a classical chamber music group to achieve that kind of longevity.

Something must be very right in the make-up of the Seraphim Trio, who this year embark on a national tour to mark their twenty year milestone.

When pianist Anna Goldsworthy and violinist Helen Ayres starting playing together in the Seraphim Trio, they were in their last year of school.

“When we began, I didn’t really look that far ahead, because you don’t when you are young,” said Anna.

“Now it’s twenty years later and we’ve grown up with each other.

“Playing chamber music can bring out both the best and worst in people, but it’s been really positive for us” says Helen Ayres.

Cellist Tim Nankervis, who joined the Seraphim Trio just a little bit later as the second cellist to play with the group, felt

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that rapport from the start.

“It can be difficult to find like-minded people with the same obsession for rehearsing and a passion for going after the same things in music, so we’ve been lucky.”

The passion is definitely one thing that binds these musicians together.

For all three, the role of chamber music (music written for two or more musicians each playing an individual part) is central to their careers.

“When I was starting out and studying to be a musician, I didn’t think I’d be able to make a career of playing chamber music,” says Helen, who also plays with the Flinders Quartet and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.

“But that is exactly what has happened. At my recent 40th birthday party, I said to everyone that Anna and Tim are responsible for some of the best things in my life. Wonderful opportunities have come about because of my collaboration with them.”

Tim finds playing in a small group like the Seraphim Trio absolutely essential, now that he is a cellist in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, right at the other end of the size spectrum.

“I’d go mad if I didn’t have the opportunity to play chamber music. While it

is thrilling to be part of the big symphonic sound of an orchestra, you are quite anonymous, with several cellists all playing the same part, so there’s not that type of individual involvement you have with chamber music.

“I find the Trio a great creative outlet, you’re able to delve into every detail with each other.

“Chamber music has been a huge part of my musical education,” says Anna, who has dual careers in music and writing, and is also an academic at the University of Adelaide.

“As a young pianist, you don’t always

get to do the sort of ensemble playing string players do, who grow up playing in school or youth orchestras, so a pianist can end up a bit of a lone wolf as a musician. From working closely with string players like Helen and Tim, I’ve learnt so much about things like phrasing and balance, and how to listen to each other.”

The Seraphim Trio is celebrating their twentieth anniversary with a special challenge: playing all the piano trios of Ludwig van Beethoven this year in the course of their national concert tour, which brings them to Dubbo at the start of March.

“We’ve been learning and performing the Beethoven trios gradually over the last twenty years, and now we feel we are ready to present them all in one sea-

He starts out as very much the young lion, with lots of brilliant virtuosic writing, especially for the piano, and then he develops a different concept of sound for the instruments, it becomes more orchestral, and romantic, even impressionistic.

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son,’ says Helen.

“I’m very excited to be playing all the Beethoven,” says Tim. “Somehow, it’s good for the soul, cleansing, to play all this Beethoven. We’ve just played some of them in a concert in Adelaide, and I think as a trio we are playing better than ever.

“It’s fascinating to prepare all these trios and see the development of Beethoven as a composer unfold,” says Anna.

“He starts out as very much the young lion, with lots of brilliant virtuosic writing, especially for the piano, and then he develops a different concept of sound for the instruments, it becomes more orchestral, and romantic, even impressionistic.”

As well as Beethoven, the Trio copes with some other big challenges. Between them, they have six children, which has had a huge impact on their schedule of rehearsing, concerts and touring.

Just to make it even more interesting, the three musicians now live in three different cities, after being based in Melbourne. Tim lives in Sydney, Helen lives in Melbourne and Anna lives in Adelaide.

“When Tim and Anna moved, we decided we would somehow keep the Seraphim Trio going,” says Helen.

“It means we have to be really organised and really focussed when we are together, because taking time away from our families is a very big thing.

“We have to work out a schedule that is fair, as there are always going to be at least two people away from home,” says Anna.

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“There is a lot of intense negotiation at the start of the year!”

That schedule has seen them spend a week in each city over the past couple of months, just for rehearsal.

“When we get together, we rehearse like crazy,’ says Tim. “We still end up seeing a lot of each other, with our rehearsing and touring, so our relationship is pretty much the same.

“If anything, it has made it very clear how important it is for us to keep the Seraphim Trio going, it is worth making it such a big priority,” says Anna.

“Now, I can imagine the Trio continuing as we grow old. So far we’ve been through many of the big milestones in life, we’ve met partners, had babies, gone through grief and joy. Being in the Trio together enriches all of what we do.”

The Seraphim Trio performs at Macquarie Conservatorium Dubbo on Friday March 6 at 7.30pm and give a Masterclass for piano and strings on Saturday March 7 at 11am. Visit www.macqcon.org.au for bookings.

What's On March 6: Seraphim Trio: Concert, Macquarie Conservatorium 7.30pm March 7: Masterclass with Seraphim Trio, Macquarie Conservatorium 11.00am March 18: Free singing workshops for school students with Michelle Leonard Moorambilla, Macquarie Conservatorium from 4.00pm March 27: Stopera in Broadway Melodies: Concert, Macquarie Conservatorium 7.30pm March 28: Masterclass with Stopera, Macquarie Conservatorium 11.00am More info: www.macqcon.org.au

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Anne Tyler’s swan song makes the utterly everyday something special his readers to empathise with or fear his sinister protagonist, the redheaded Lily, making her an inconvenient heroine.

Although an enjoyable read, I can’t say that the ending left me wanting anything more than my own condo by the seaside.

5/10 Review by Kate Samuelson

BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

O BOOK OF THE WEEK A Spool Of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler is published in hardback by Chatto & Windus FAMILY life in Baltimore is the topic of this wonderful new novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler – her 20th, in fact, making Tyler something of a veteran of literary, compelling fiction. But it’s also rumoured to be her last.

Opening on Abby and Red Whitshank’s universally recognisable bedroom, they are fretting about their teenage son, Denny. So begins a scene that is verging on play-like (you can almost imagine two actors perching on either side of the bed, stage centre), but that soon transmutes into a work of fiction so compelling that you’re glad the book is divided into sections, giving you the chance to pause once in a while rather than inhaling in one go.

Tyler’s skill lies in making the utterly everyday something special – we follow this family over several generations, skipping back and forth in time, and though they are much like any other, you close the book feeling you’ve been privy to a family that is quite extraordinary.

9/10 Review by Emma Herdman

The Illuminations by Andrew O’Hagan is published in hardback by Faber & Faber THE Allied soldiers who witnessed the atrocities committed in the concentration camps towards the end of the Second World War often used the phrase: “I know what I’m fighting for.” No such moral certainty exists for the allied soldiers in Afghanistan in Andrew O’Hagan’s subtly styled and very readable new novel.

The story falls into two strands. Luke is an unlikely soldier, a thoughtful artistic type who finds himself captain of a platoon tasked with training up members of the Afghan army. Meanwhile, his grandmother Anne is teetering on the edge of dementia, but her senior moments betray a dark sort of sense that suggest unresolved secrets in her own past, and an explanation for her emotional neglect of Luke’s mother, Alice.

The novel shuttles between these two strands, gradually pulling them closer as Luke, his grandmother’s kindred spirit, returns from his traumatic tour of duty and accompanies Anne to Blackpool.

While Anne’s everyday life in an Ayrshire sheltered housing complex is done well enough, the stand-out scenes are those conveying the raw, authentic dialogue of soldiers in a war they don’t understand but must bear the brunt of.

7.5/10 Review by Dan Brotzel

O FICTION Holy Cow by David Duchovny is published in hardback by Headline HOLY COW is no Hank Moody novel, nor a Fox Mulder conspiracy; it resembles nothing of David Duchovny’s famous characters. Instead, it’s a wholly unique “dairy tale” (if that makes you wince, it’s not for you at all) about Elsie Q, a cow who flees the farm after witnessing industrial slaughter on TV. Elsie is a distinct narrator: speaking in the cutting-edge teenage-speak of OMGs and amazeballs, she’s not averse to postmodern asides to the reader signposting cliff-hangers, jokes or relating her editor’s reluctance for the book to tackle big issues.

And the issues come thick and fast on a breezy global adventure that loudly extols the virtues of being kind and compassionate, reaching an improbable peak with a pig who (briefly) unites Israelis and Palestinians.

With that madcap-and-moralising tone, you need a good wit to get you through and Duchovny’s carries you through the preachy parts to deliver a fun and diverting tale.

8/10 Review by Stephen Wood

A Spool Of Blue Thread is Anne Tyler’s 20th novel – and rumoured to be her last.

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson is published in hardback by Faber & Faber THIS dark thriller opens with the chance meeting between a mysterious redhead and a cuckolded millionaire in an aeroplane lounge – and explores the murderous events that follow.

With scheming and sex that spans from American condos to British pubs and each chapter told from a different character’s point of view, The Kind Worth Killing is well thought out and thankfully free of the plot holes that can ruin even the most exciting of thrillers.

Fast-paced scenes unroll in a script-like fashion; it’s no surprise that the film rights were sold ahead of publication. However, it falls

short of being a truly spine-chilling page-turner.

The novel’s various twists and turns become predictable, and it is difficult to know whether Swanson wishes

O NON-FICTION Cameron’s Coup: How The Tories Took Britain To The Brink by Polly Toynbee and David Walker is published in paperback by Guardian Faber Publishing BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron’s policies come under vitriolic attack in this latest book by two Guardian journalists.

The authors are a husband and wife

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015 team who work there as journalists, and of the two, Polly Toynbee enjoys the higher public profile. She is a controversial figure who has often been accused of being a ‘champagne socialist’.

As she is also by now a pensioner, it’s odd that the book keeps sniping at this group, alleging that they are being shielded unfairly from the effects of Government cuts.

Controversially, Polly and her husband aren’t too worried about the national deficit and want the cuts reduced.

Some of their criticism of the Government is undoubtedly justified but it would have helped if their book had not been so complex and verbose, and if they had offered credible alternative policies.

5/10 Review by Anthony Looch Reading The World: Confessions Of A Literary Explorer by Ann Morgan is published in hardback by Harvill Secker IN 2012, Ann Morgan – who had already gained cyber-fame for blogging about her year spent reading only books by women – set herself a new literary challenge: to read one book from every one of the 196 countries in the world.

Disappointingly, this book is less the story of this actual reading adventure – though you can find reviews of all the books on her blog – so much as a reflection on the related cultural and political issues that emerge when you try to access a selection of writing that

can be genuinely described as ‘world literature’.

It is salutary to be reminded just how hopelessly western-centric are our current reading tastes and the marketplace that serves them.

But there’s a quixotic, contrived quality to the challenge Morgan sets herself – and something almost colonial in this attempt to capture the world’s literature in one experimental blog.

Many of the chapters are given over to breezy discussions of well-trodden but vast and complex issues – censorship, big business and the internet, the rise of self-publishing, the economics of publishing, issues of national identity – that feel like clever syntheses rather than new insights.

Somehow the pleasures and discoveries of reading the unknown gets lost in the translation.

5/10 Review by Dan Brotzel

O CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK The Catalyst by Helena Coggan is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton A DEBUT novel by a 15-year-old might not sound like a promising read, but if you give The Catalyst a chance you may find yourself pleasantly surprised.

Aimed mainly at the young adult market, set in a London not dissimilar from the most famous one, this dystopian/fantasy novel tells the story of a girl called Rose, who is living in a world divided into magical and nonmagical people.

A country going nowhere NYONE who has watched Question Time in Canberra would question why those people continue to waste our money. It is nothing more than trying to win a debate that has no logical conclusion – it is nothing more than media fodder.

They have to be told to get on with decisive action to start action on projects that build the infrastructure, not just in the cities – and in the process, provide work during their construction phase as well.

Look at China. In the last generation it has grown in wealth and self-sufficiency for its population by completing massive construction projects. Step back in time. Julie Green wrote “The Canal Builders” which relates America building the Panama Canal.

Zachary Karabell wrote “Parting the Desert” which tells the history of creating the Suez Canal. Can you imagine a world without those two facilities?

Closer to home we have books recalling the “Sydney Harbour Bridge” written by Robert Spearritt and “The Pipeline C.Y. O’Connor Built” by Lefroy, Frylinck & Duke as examples of Australian structures that have become an essential part of life.

We wouldn’t have a Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, a major part of our food bowl, if it wasn’t for the Snowy Scheme. And these were completed when our population was less than half what it is today.

The result of two state elections in the past couple of

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months and the performance of the current Federal government has made it clear that government is no longer about developing the country. Welfare has taken control of the economy, exacerbated by a growing social agenda perpetrated by an increasing sector of the population voting for a lifestyle that involves doing as little as possible and having someone else pay for it.

No better example of the pathetic welfare system is its attraction to Middle Eastern illegal immigrants – last week two so-called refugees were prevented from committing terrorist acts. They came here in 2009 and 2011 under the previous government’s agenda and have been on welfare benefits and Newstart allowances ever since.

Regardless of how any of us might vote, in the last decade it has become clear that the Left of politics introduces projects such as pink bats home insulation, fast internet technology, various education and welfare benefits, all funded beyond the income expectations of several parliamentary terms and without any management strategy.

They lose government when the population assesses that the country is in real financial difficulty. Then voters elect a Right wing party to fix it. Victoria, Queensland and Canberra then proceed with routines that generate revenues, introduce taxes and cut expenditure which annoys the population who then remove these Right wing governments at the earliest opportunity.

In Victoria the new government has moved to cancel contracts for their East West distributor and it becomes likely that they will be liable for $1 billion for this action and no road to show for it.

George Megalogenis has released “The Australian Moment” which is quoted as being “arguably the most important work on Australian economics and modern political history of our generation”. With the global economy in crisis, Australia has been lucky, and lately he says that we’ve also been smart. He draws on interviews with our five most recent prime ministers. The book provokes us to consider seriously that “instead of continuing to progress

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Rose possesses the gift of magic, but she also has a terrible secret, that if discovered could lead to the death of both her and her father. The reader follows Rose as her loyalties are tested and an old enemy threatens to start a war.

With some great characters and a fantastic plot line, The Catalyst is definitely worth a look. There are a few questions left unanswered (maybe a prequel and sequel are planned?), but for a debut from such a young author, Helena Coggan will be someone to keep an eye on in the future.

6.5/10 Review by Rachael Dunn

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Our modern economy ceases to have any positive impact on agriculture – our food production capacity is not aligned with population growth. A recent discussion with a customer introduced the initiative proposed of Professor Endersbee who wrote “A Voyage of Discovery”. Endersbee participated in the Snowy River scheme construction and went on to design a scheme for the upper Clarence River which had three agendas: to harness a frequently flood prone stream, ensure constant flows to the lower river system in drought, and divert 10 per cent of the catchment inland into the drought prone western river system. He designed major irrigation schemes in Africa and Arabian countries.

We keep telling ourselves that we live on the “dry continent” and with all the scientific and engineering skills available, nothing is done about it.

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A book written by Paul Ormerod is “Why Most Things Fail”. He takes into account evolution, extinction and economics. Over 17,000 companies go bust in the UK in a year, in the USA 10 per cent of companies disappear each year. Transfer these observations to this country and we can see the effect in Bernard Salt’s “The Big Shift”.

It is an interesting study of who we are and where we are headed.

Politicians of all colours are so busy justifying their existence, they ignore the corruption of the business world that should be paying tax.

A recent press article quoted Gerry Harvey on how profit-shifting multinationals avoid tax; he provides the example that Apple Australia paid $80 million tax on $6 billion sales.

His company paid more tax on a quarter of that turnover. Apparently Apple had shifted $8.6 billion in untaxed profits from their Australian business to Ireland in the last 10 years.

As things are, we are a country going nowhere.

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Lazy River’s wedding open day

BY SARAH PORCH LAZY RIVER held a Wedding Open Day on Sunday, February 8, giving brides and grooms-to-be and other interested people the chance to plan their wedding venue.

There was an outstanding turn-out on the day, with people coming from far and wide to check out what the beautiful venue has to offer. The place was buzzing with people enjoying champagne and nibblies while seeing what was on offer.

Jan and Jennifer Hertel

Jane Tickle and Cassandra Hawke

Jamila Bones, Irrissa Knight and Diane Tranter

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Birthday celebration of 96 years

BY KAITLYN RENNIE A LARGE number of family and friends gathered at the Outlook CafĂŠ on Saturday, February 14, to celebrate the milestone of Mrs Coral Wells turning 96. Family travelled from as far as Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Canada to join Mrs Wells in the celebrations. Her four children, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren attended, plus their families. Mrs Wells has lived in the Dubbo area since 1962.

Hamish Wells, Lucas Frankel, Coral Wells, Amelia Frankel, and Alicia Wells

Penny Gallagher, Sandra Burns, Heather Swavley, Brett Wells with Coral Wells

Sandra and Ian Burns with Coral Wells

Samuel Gallagher, Coral Wells and Molly Gallagher

Heather, Eric, Bruce, and Eleanor Swavley with Coral Wells

Nadine, Brett, Coral and Alicia Wells

Heather and Bruce Swavley with Coral Wells

Pete Kirby, Coral Wells and Claire Gallagher

Back, Eric Swavley, Debbie Frankel, Karen Gleeson, Blanche Robinson, Melanie Wells, Eleanor Swavley, front, Samuel Gallagher, Alicia Wells, Coral Wells and Claire Gallagher

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Cycling Championships in Dubbo

BY KAITLYN RENNIE CYCLISTS young and old swarmed to Victoria Park’s No 1 Oval on Saturday, February 14 for the annual NSW State Junior Cycling Championships in Dubbo. Cyclists came from all over the region and further afield, including Wagga Wagga, Coffs Harbour, Tamworth and Sydney. From primary schoolaged competitors to the more experienced riders, the races were fast-paced and the cheering infectious.

Jenny Fuller, Jack, Sienna and Pam Strawns

Hannah and Lissa Sandison

Gillian and Andrew Apolony

The youngsters were trying their hardest to get the best possible times!

Kiyan Shaw, Kyieta Eldridge and Tyler Buckley

Joel, Kevin and Jeremy Bartlett

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Married for six decades

BY KAITLYN RENNIE FAMILY gathered at the home of Les and Jean Kelly to celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary on Saturday, February 14.

Lunch and a few drinks were enjoyed by several generations, followed by a great cake, socialising and catching up with extended and immediate family.

Les and Jean were married at the Holy Trinity Church in Dubbo on February 12, 1955. They lived on a farm together in Mogriguy before moving to another farm at Balladoran, where they remain today. The couple have five children, nine grandchildren and two grandchildren.

Back, Chris Ward, Lesley Hyland, Annette Kelly, front, Lindsay Kelly, Les and Jean Kelly and James Kelly

Bec, Bernard, and Kurt Ward with Kayla Coleman and Chris Ward Les and Jean Kelly have been married for 60 years

Kayla Coleman, Lindsay Kelly, Selina Baker, Daniel Jones, Kristy Kelly and Mahalia Turuva

Gretel Marsden, Bill Hyland, Nicky Marsden and Lesly Hyland

Anne, Max and Nigel Armstrong

Nancy Meredith, Les and Jean Kelly, and Audrey Craig

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hear Dunedoo Bush Poetry Festival JOIN the good folks of Dunedoo for the annual Dunedoo Bush Poetry Festival, three days of bush poetry competition, street theatre, puppetry, music, market stalls and comedy entertainment.

Anyone can have a go in this supportive environment and there is something for everyone of all ages, so join in the fun over the weekend.

The festival includes town tour, poetry competition, market day and musical demonstrations culminating in an

awards night. The festival will be held from March 5 to 8. For more information, visit www.abpa.org.au

Meditation and Mindfulness IN this talk, visiting Buddhist monk Kelsang Dawa will explain how to develop mindfulness using the practice of meditation.

Mindfulness is the art of bringing positive states of mind into the present moment. When we learn to do this, our daily life becomes more satisfying and meaningful.

The talk will be held at the Atma Healing Centre, 69-79 Macquarie St, Dubbo on Friday, February 27 at 7pm. Email info@centralcoastmeditation.org or call 4385 2609 to book. Everyone welcome.

The Australian Tenors in Songs from the Heart THE Australian Tenors are internationally renowned for their ability to thrill audiences around the world with the power of their beautiful voices; and they are constantly in demand in Australia and internationally.

The five tenors will be accompanied

by The Southern Cross Orchestra and Emily Garth, one of Australia's most acclaimed musical theatre and classical sopranos.

The Songs form the Heart tour will also include popular tenor tunes from the golden age of songs such as Granada, The Donkey Serenade and duets including Some Enchanted Evening and The Prayer among other favourites.

This beautiful concert will be staged at Dubbo Regional Theatre from 8pm on Saturday, February 21.

see February film night THE Dubbo Film Society's February film evening will feature Spanish comedy A Gun in Each Hand along with Begin Again, starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo. The films will be shown at Dubbo Regional Theatre on Sunday, February 22 from 4pm.

There will be drinks at intermission. The Dubbo Film Society is a notfor-profit film appreciation community group which has been operating since 1989.

The Society's aim is to bring quality films to an audience which is looking for a cinematic experience beyond

the mainstream line of films on show at the commercially-run cinemas. Contact Steve Clayton on 0409 151 097 for more information.

Jason Owen FRIDAY NIGHT is 2012 X-Factor runnerup Jason Owen's second offering following from the hugely successful #5 ARIA debut album Life Is A Highway.

To coincide with its release, Owen will embark on a national tour on March 6, running for six months. Owen will be performing at Dubbo RSL at 8pm on Saturday, March 7 in what is set to be a jam-packed show of songs that appeal to country and mainstream audiences

alike.

Graeme Connors EXPLORING the hits of his well-known album North - 25 Years On, Graeme Connors shows why he is a born storyteller. Connors is someone who writes the kinds of songs that are special.

They can sum up your life, make you feel completely at home or spark a wonderful memory. See this legendary singer-songwriter in concert at Dubbo Regional theatre from 7.30pm on Saturday, March 7.

Drawn from Africa WILLIAM KENTRIDGE is an exception-

al South African artist whose works are inspired by some of the most topical subjects in South African society and politics.

A brilliant practitioner in a variety of media such as film, tapestry design, drawing and printmaking, he uses these with what the Metropolitan Museum of Art called a 'deep intellectual rigor.'

This National Gallery of Australia travelling exhibition will reveal the breadth of the Gallery's holdings of this important artist to the Australian public. On show at Western Plains Cultural Centre until March 29, this is a truly exceptional exhibition.

do Italian at the Homestead ENJOY an authentic Italian lunch with guest speakers and view the Women out West archives on display in the Dundullimal Homestead Dubbo church for one day only, from 12pm on Sunday, March 8.

Enjoy a welcome glass of Prosecco on arrival...be prepared to party! Pre-purchase one or more places: limited numbers, so don't miss out. Book at Dun-

dullimal Homestead on 6884 9984 or dundullimal@nationaltrust.com.au

Pompeii + Pomp JOIN the good folks at Western Plains Cultural Centre on Friday, February 27 for a night of Pompeii + Pomp along with a three course dinner served by The Outlook Cafe.

After dinner, there will be a talk by Dr Estelle Lazer about a city destroyed by fire and stone; its inhabitants captured

in perpetuity by the mysterious voids they left in the ash. Lazer is a leading academic and archaeologist who has worked on the Pompeii dig for decades, trying to trace the lives of those left behind through their bones. The evening begins at 6pm.

ruary 28 in aid of one of their own - retained firefighter Matthew Jackson who was seriously injured following a motor vehicle accident late last year.

Charity Barefoot Bowls

The event includes bowls, a barbecue dinner, club raffles and auction. Contact Paul Berry on 0419 887 183 for more information.

THE Delroy Fire Station will be holding a Charity Barefoot Bowls afternoon and auction from 4.30pm on Saturday, Feb-

Given that he is still recovering, the money from the bowls afternoon will go towards his medical expenses.

etc.

Family history library

Wellington Rotary Markets

THE Dubbo and District Family History Society Library has re-opened and advises readers that the society library carries all major online databases along with an extensive library of local history records.

There is something for everyone and always someone to help. Beginner classes start on Monday, February 23, at 2pm. Contact Linda Barnes on 6887 8284.

HEAD to Cameron Park in downtown Wellington for a feast of appealing products.

There’s coffee, snacks, local produce, craft, gifts, jewellery, cakes and more.

The Wellington Rotary Markets will be held from 9am to 1pm on Saturday, February 28.

Wellington Arts AFTER the markets, head over to the

Wellington Civic Centre for the official launch of Wellington Arts 2820. Incorporating music, visual arts, drama, dance, photography and craft, there is sure to be something to suit every taste.

From 2-5pm on Saturday, February 28.

A festival atmosphere, to be sure FOR your fix of all things Irish, head on over to the Tullamore Irish Festival this Easter, April 3-5.

The locals paint the town green for the annual celebration with this year’s 12th event being no exception! Check out farm tours, Stations of the Cross, Celtic concert, hurdles, market stalls, Irish dancing, street parade, tug-o-war and a poet’s breakfast. Eat, drink and be Irish for the weekend. This is definitely one for the diary. Visit www.tullamore. org.au for more information. » To add your event to HSDE, email editor@panscott.com.au

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THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

GROCERIES DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD Open Saturday 6am to 3pm ,ƵŐĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ͕ ďƵůŬ ďƵLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚ ŚŽƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ǁĞĞŬůLJ͘ 55 Wheelers Lane, 6882 1504

IGA WEST DUBBO

COFFEE & MEALS OLD BANK RESTAURANT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϮ Ɵů ůĂƚĞ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞƐ Ψϭϱ ůƵŶĐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ 232 Macquarie Street, 6884 7728

CLUB DUBBO Open Saturday and Sunday from 9am.

ZŝǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŝƐƚƌŽ ϭϮƉŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ 6pm to 9pm.

ZĞůĂdžĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Whylandra St, 6884 2396

COMMERCIAL HOTEL

TED’S TAKEAWAY

Restaurant open 12-2pm and 6-9pm &ƌĞĞ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ƌŽŽŵ ŚŝƌĞ <ŝĚƐ ƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚ >ĂƌŐĞ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƟŶŐ Ăůů ŵĂũŽƌ ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ 161 Brisbane Street, 6882 4488

Open Saturday and Sunday 8.30am-8pm dŚĞ ďŝŐ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂLJ ĨŽŽĚ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ͘ 26 Victoria St, 6882 7899

SPORTIES

VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE Open Saturday and Sunday 6am to 5.30pm.

Gourmet pies DŽƵƚŚͲǁĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĐĂŬĞƐ ĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƉĂƐƚƌŝĞƐ 'ŽƵƌŵĞƚ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƐĂůĂĚ ďĂŐƵĞƩĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůĂĚƐ͘ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďƌƵŶĐŚ 113 Darling Street (adjacent to the railway crossing), 6884 5454

CLUBS & PUBS PASTORAL HOTEL Open Saturday 10am to 4am, Sunday 10am to 9pm.

ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘ ůů ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ ŚŽŵĞ ŵĂĚĞ͘ Open Saturday and Sunday ĂůĐŽŶLJ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͛Ɛ ĨƌŽŵ 8am - 11.30am ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŝůů͛Ɛ ĞĂŶƐ ŽīĞĞ 110 Talbragar St, 6882 4219

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT Open Saturday 8am to 1am Sunday 8am to 10pm.

YƵĂůŝƚLJ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ďůĂĐŬďŽĂƌĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŝƐƚƌŽ͘ Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6882 4411

Open Saturday and Sunday from 9am Restaurant open from 11.45am-2pm and 5.45-9pm.

101 - 103 Erskine Street, 6884 2044

GYMS RSL AQUATIC & HEALTH CLUB Open Saturday 7.30am-5pm Open Sunday 8.30am-3pm Gym /ŶĚŽŽƌ ƉŽŽů Sauna Steam room ^ƋƵĂƐŚ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6884 1777

SHOPPING DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES Open Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 3pm ŶƟƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘ 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

THE BOOK CONNECTION Open Saturday 8.30am to 4pm.

Sunday 10am to 2pm.

EĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ

KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY Saturday and Sunday from 5am- 1pm.

EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŽŶĞƌLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘ 272 Myall St, 6882 0688

THE SWISH GALLERY Open Saturday 9am to 12pm. ŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ĚĞĐŽƌ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚLJůŝƐŚ ŐŝŌƐ͘ 29 Talbragar St, 6882 9528

BRENNAN’S MITRE 10 &Žƌ Ăůů LJŽƵƌ /z ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ^ĞĞ ƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ ĨŽƌ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ Saturday 8am-4pm Sunday 9am-4pm 64-70 Macquarie Street, 6882 6133

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE ϱϮ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJ ^ƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŝŐ t͕ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŶĂƌĚŝ͛Ɛ ^hW /' ͘ ĂƐLJ WĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽǁ ĂůƐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ ϭϲϬ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ͘ &ŽŽĚ ŽƵƌƚ Saturday 9.00am – 5.00pm Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm ǁǁǁ͘ŽƌĂŶĂŵĂůů͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Cnr Mitchell Highway & Wheelers Lane, 6882 7766

THE PARTY STOP Open Saturday 9am-4pm WĂƌƚLJ ŽƐƚƵŵĞƐ ĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ

Open Saturday and Sunday 7.30am to 6pm. 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ 38-40 Victoria Street, 6882 3466

THINGS TO DO WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ E^t Ŷ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

OLD DUBBO GAOL Open Saturday and Sunday 9-5pm >ĂƌŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ďLJŐŽŶĞ ĞƌĂ ŽĨ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ůŝĨĞ͘ 90 Macquarie Street, near the old clock tower, 6801 4460

TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO Open Saturday and Sunday 9-4pm. dŚĞ njŽŽ͛Ɛ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŽīĞƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ KďůĞLJ ZŽĂĚ͕ Žī ƚŚĞ EĞǁĞůů ,ǁLJ͕ ϲϴϴϭ 1400

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READINGS CINEMA ŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ΨϭϬ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ϯ ĞdžƚƌĂ͘ ĂŶĚLJ ďĂƌ ϱ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽůďLJ ŝŐŝƚĂů ϯ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶ >ƵdžƵƌLJ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

CALL FOR A GREAT RATE ON A LIST FOR YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 6885 4433.

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Friday, February 20 MOVIE: Around The World In 80 Days GO!, 7.30pm, PG (2004) Madcap inventor Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) hands over centre stage to his valet Passepartout (Jackie Chan) in this adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic globe-trotting novel by director Frank Coraci. Fogg is challenged to back up his outlandish claim to circumnavigate the world by any means possible and Passepartout is happy to tag along as he wants to return a precious stone to China. The set-pieces in various locales allow Chan to go through his impressive chop-socky repertoire and Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers a fine cameo as a Turkish prince. Zany, oldfashioned fun with a good heart.

ABC

MOVIE: The Sapphires

The Doctor Blake Mysteries teries

PRIME7, 8.30pm, M (2012)

ABC, 8.30pm

Director Wayne Blair brings his warmth to the big screen with this musical-comedy. With an all-star cast including Deborah Mailman, Chris O’Dowd and songstress Jessica Mauboy, this uplifting tale set in the swingin’ ’60s is based on the true story of four Aboriginal women in a singing group who auditioned to entertain US troops in Vietnam.

Bright cinematography and upbeat soul music characterise the film, but Blair also enters darker territory exploring the racial tensions of the era. Featuring charming performances, it’s an inspirational story about coming up against the odds.

er mystery series This homegrown 10-part murder stars Craig McLachlan (right) as maverick country doctor Lucien Blake, who returns to his home town to take over his tice. deceased father’s medical practice. pot on the While it seems like an idyllic spot ons bubbling surface, there are hidden tensions reparation away. Tonight, the town is in preparation tural Fair, but for the annual Ballarat Agricultural tragedy strikes when a farmer is found dead at cals blame the bottom of the cow pen. Locals n livestock for trampling the man but Doctor Blake isn’t convinced. He starts investigating and opens the door to the complex world of agriculture, gambling and emotional entanglements.

PRIME7

WIN

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6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 How To Grow A Planet: The Challenger. (R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

2.00 Family Confidential.

(PG, R, CC) A look at famous Australian families.

2.30 Golf. (CC) Women’s Australian Open. Round 2.

From Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

5.30 The Drum. (CC) Hosted by Steve Cannane.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG, CC) The latest news and views.

11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Stolen Youth.

(M, R, CC) (1996) A woman’s son falls for her best friend.

Sharon Lawrence, Brian Austin Green.

2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news.

3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted

by Bradley Walsh.

4.00 News At 4. (CC) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

5.30 Million Dollar Minute.

(CC) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings. (PG, CC) Topical issues and celebrity interviews.

11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 1.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show featuring celebrities, musical guests and ordinary people with interesting tales to tell.

2.00 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program.

2.30 Alive And Cooking. (CC) Easy-to-cook recipes.

3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.15 News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(CC) Fiona Bruce and the team head to RAF Marham in Norfolk where the treasures on display include a turtle shaped spittoon.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program.

8.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand and Graham Linehan join host Stephen Fry for a letter “K”-inspired discussion.

8.30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, CC) After a Ballarat farmer is found dead in a cow pen, the locals are quick to blame the livestock for trampling the man.

9.30 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) As Nikki, Leo and Jack struggle to ascertain how the granddaughter of a murdered business owner ended up in the Thames, DI Gold focuses on the possible involvement of two of the dead man’s confidants. However, a shocking confession has them scrambling to refocus their investigation.

10.30 News: Late Edition. (CC) 10.45 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) Joe pleads not guilty.

11.30 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh and Ed explore the High Country in Victoria to sample world-class wine and food. Demi has tricks to upcycle old furniture.

Adam has handy tips for quick fix jobs around the house.

8.30 MOVIE: The Sapphires.

(M, CC) (2012) During the ’60s, four talented Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war after their singing group, The Sapphires, is sent to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War. Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy.

10.40 How To Get Away With Murder. (M, R, CC) Annalise takes on a new client, an eccentric millionaire who is the key suspect in his wife’s murder. Although all the clues suggest he is the killer, the students are challenged to prove he is not guilty. Annalise suspects Tom may be involved in Lila’s disappearance.

11.35 To Be Advised.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) Penny becomes obsessed with an online game based on Conan the Barbarian, but upsets Sheldon by constantly pestering him for advice.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) Raj is impossibly arrogant after being named as one of People’s “30 to watch under 30”.

His behaviour irks his friends so much, they refuse to attend the magazine reception, leaving Penny as his date for the event.

8.30 MOVIE: The Shawshank Redemption. (M, R, CC) (1994) After a soft-spoken, respected Maine banker is convicted for the murders of his unfaithful wife and her lover, he forms a friendship with one of his fellow inmates while serving at Shawshank State Prison. Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, James Whitmore.

11.25 Extra. (R, CC) Entertainment news program from The Grove in Los Angeles. Hosted by Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public.

6.30 The Project. (CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Chris heads to China where he visits one of the the country’s national treasures, the giant panda.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Irish comedian Graham Norton chats with actors Julie Walters, Stephen Mangan and Jamie Dornan, best known for his role as Christian Grey in 50 Shades Of Grey. Music provided by Charli XCX and Rita Ora. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

(M, R, CC) There is no shortage of suspects, after the team is asked to investigate the murder of a retired CIA agent.

10.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) A panel of entrepreneurs are pitched inventions and innovations by everyday Australians.

11.40 The Project. (R, CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

12.35 Home Shopping.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Diner. (M, R, CC) (1982) Steve Guttenberg.

3.30 Impractical Jokers.

(M, R, CC) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America.

(CC)

12.50 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Join David Letterman and special guests for his Top 10 and more.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 11.00 12.00 1.00 1.30 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00

Ent. Tonight. (R, CC) GCBC. (R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (R, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (R, CC) Family Feud. (R, CC) Studio 10. (PG, CC) The Living Room.

(PG, R, CC) Dr Phil. (M, CC) Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) The Doctors. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) Eyewitness News. (CC)

SBS ONE 6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 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.

12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 NITV News Week In Review.

1.30 France 24 International News. (CC) 1.45 The Journal. (CC) 2.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 3.00 Al Jazeera News. (CC) 3.30 Rex In Rome. (PG, R) 4.25 Coast: The Netherlands.

(PG, R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R, CC) 6.00 How To Cook Like Heston. (R, CC) Heston Blumenthal reveals the secret to a great boiled egg, the perfect poached egg and his signature scotch egg. Heston also challenges members of Holyport Women’s Institute to scramble eggs, and gives a masterclass in how to achieve a perfect lemon-custard tart every time.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Soccer. (CC) A-League.

Round 18. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory.

From Suncorp Stadium, Queensland. Hosted

by David Zdrilic, with commentary from David Basheer and Lucy Zelic.

10.30 World News. (CC) 11.00 MOVIE: Portrait Of A Beauty. (MA15+, R) (2008) After her brother commits suicide, a painter disguises herself as a man in order to maintain her family’s position in the royal court. Min-sun Kim, Yeong-ho Kim, Nam-gil Kim.

1.00 MOVIE: The Matrimony.

(M, R) (2007) 2.35 Bhagdad Messi. (M, R) 3.00 One Born Every Minute USA. (PG, R, CC) 3.55 South American Journey With Jonathan Dimbleby. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Korean News.

5.35 Japanese News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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Friday, February 20 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.40pm The Wedding Planner (2001) Comedy.

Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey. A wedding planner falls for a client. (PG) Romance

7.00pm Jeopardy!

Mind-stimulating quiz show.

(G) Arena

6.30pm Kings And Queens Of England. (PG) History

7.30pm Rugby Union.

Super Rugby. Rebels v Waratahs. Fox Sports 2

8.30pm Never Been Kissed (1999) Comedy. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette.

A journalist enrolls in highschool as part of her research for a story.(PG) Romance

10.00pm Seinfeld. Jerry finds a suede jacket. (PG) TV1

7.30pm Keeping Up With The Kardashians. (M) E!

7.00pm Cops. Reality series featuring real cops on patrol.

(M) Crime & Investigation 8.30pm Sex In The Stone Age. Scientists decode the DNA of a bone pulled from a Siberian cave revealing a previously unknown species of hominid. (M) National Geographic

8.00pm Golf. Euro PGA. India Round 2. Fox Sports 1 8.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Brisbane v Melbourne Victory.

Fox Sports 4

Kourtney features in Keeping Up With The Kardashians

10.30pm Blade II (2002) Action. Wesley Snipes, Ron Perlman. (AV15+) Action

ABC2 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.25 Rob The Robot. (R, CC) 2.40 Olivia.

(R, CC) 2.50 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 3.15 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Hoopla. (R, CC) 4.25 Wiggle. (CC) 4.40 Tinga Tinga Tales. (R, CC) 5.00 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 5.10 Ben And Holly.

(R, CC) 5.25 Dinosaur Train. 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.45 Octonauts.

(R, CC) 6.00 Mouk. 6.15 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.25 Maya The Bee. (R, CC) 6.35 Peter Rabbit.

(R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep.

(R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 7.50 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) 8.30 Don’t Just Stand There, I’m Having Your Baby. (M, CC) 9.30 Catfish: The TV Show. (PG, CC) 10.15 Red Dwarf. (PG, R, CC) 10.45 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R, CC) 11.25 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 11.50 Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder.

(M, R, CC) 12.40 Pineapple Dance Studios. (M, R, CC) 1.25 Red Dwarf.

(PG, R, CC) 2.30 News Update. (R) 2.35 Close. 5.00 Wild Animal Baby Explorers. (R, CC) 5.15 Franklin And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 8.20 Kobushi. (R, CC) 8.35 Canimals.

(R) 8.40 Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist. (R, CC) 9.05 Sally Bollywood. (R, CC) 9.20 GASP! (R, CC) 9.30 What Do You Know?

(R, CC) 10.00 Lockie Leonard. (R, CC) 10.25 What I Wrote. (R, CC) 10.30 art + soul. (R, CC) 11.25 BTN. (R, CC) 12.00 Tower Prep.

(R, CC) 12.50 Blue Water High.

(R, CC) 1.15 Chris Humfrey’s Wild Life. (R, CC) 1.40 Steam Punks! (R, CC) 2.10 Get Ace. (R, CC) 2.20 CJ The DJ. (R, CC) 2.30 Erky Perky.

(R, CC) 2.45 The Pinky And Perky Show. (R, CC) 3.00 Animalia. (R, CC) 3.25 Arthur. 3.50 Vic The Viking. (CC) 4.00 Tashi. (CC) 4.15 Bushwhacked! (R, CC) 4.40 News On 3. (CC) 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (CC) 5.10 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 5.25 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 5.50 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 6.20 Slugterra. (R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole.

7.30 The Adventures Of Merlin.

(PG, R, CC) 8.15 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 8.40 Astro Boy. (R, CC) 9.00 Lanfeust Quest. (PG, R, CC) 9.25 Deltora Quest. (R, CC) 9.45 Voltron. (R, CC) 10.10 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 In Your Dreams. (C, R, CC) 7.30 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. (P) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Shortland Street. (PG) 10.00 Bargain Hunt.

(R) 11.15 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 12.30 Downton Abbey. (PG, R) 2.30 George And Mildred. (PG, R) 3.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. (PG) 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. (R) 5.15 Homes Under The Hammer.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Air Crash Investigations: Disaster On The Potomac. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

Jules Hudson heads to the Peak District.

9.30 The House That £100K Built. (PG) Hosted by Kieran Long.

10.30 Before And After. (PG) 11.00 Front Of House.

11.30 Hotel Secrets. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 George And Mildred. (PG, R) 3.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show.

(R) 5.00 Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 In Your Dreams. (C, R) 7.30 Handy Manny.

(R) 8.00 Henry Hugglemonster.

(R) 8.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. (R, CC) 9.00 NBC Today.

(R, CC) 11.00 Motor Mate. (R) 1.00 Sound FX. (PG) 1.30 WWE Afterburn. (M) 2.30 North Woods Law. (PG) 3.30 Kickin’ It. 4.30 SlideShow. (PG, R) 5.30 Cosentino: The Magic, The Mystery, The Madness. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: Matilda.

(PG, R, CC) (1996) A girl is taken under a teacher’s wing. Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito.

8.30 MOVIE: Gladiator.

(M, R, CC) (2000) After a successful Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by Caesar’s heir, he seeks revenge. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen.

11.50 MOVIE: Fright Night.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2011) A teenager suspects his neighbour is a vampire.

David Tennant.

2.00 Scare Tactics. (M, R) 3.00 SlideShow. (PG, R) 4.00 Motor Mate. (R)

GO! 6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 7.00 Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Move It. (C, CC) 8.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 9.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 9.30 Max Steel. (PG, R) 10.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic.

11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 12.00 Extra. (CC) 12.30 TMZ. 1.00 TMZ Live. 2.00 Auction Hunters. (PG, R) 3.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 3.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10.

(PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back. (R, CC) (2010) Tom Kenny. 7.30 MOVIE: Around The World In 80 Days. (PG, R, CC) (2004) Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan. 10.00 MOVIE: Rush Hour 2. (M, R, CC) (2001) Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. 12.00 Beware The Batman. (M, R) 12.30 MAD. (M, R) 1.00 Robotomy. (M, R) 1.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 2.00 TMZ Live.

(R) 3.00 TMZ. (R) 3.30 Extra. (R, CC) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Ben 10.

(PG, R) 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Supernanny USA. (PG, R) 8.00 Hoarding: Buried Alive. (PG, R) 9.00 Shopping. (R) 10.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Hot In Cleveland. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Take Me High. (R, CC) (1974) 2.50 David Attenborough’s Life. (R, CC) 4.00 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 4.30 Ellen. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Hot In Cleveland. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 A Current Affair. (CC) 8.00 Human Planet: Rivers – Friend And Foe. (PG, CC) A look at the importance of rivers.

9.10 MOVIE: The Negotiator.

(M, R, CC) (1998) A police negotiator takes an office hostage. Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey.

11.55 MOVIE: The Outlaw Josey Wales.

(AV15+, R, CC) (1976) 2.30 MOVIE: Station Six-Sahara.

(M, R, CC) (1962) Carroll Baker, Ian Bannen. 4.25 MOVIE: The Green Man. (R, CC) (1956) Alastair Sim, George Cole. 5.55 GEM Presents.

(R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Round 3. Punta del Este ePrix. Highlights. 10.00 Glam. (R, CC) 11.00 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 12.00 Burn Notice.

(M, R) 1.00 Rush. (M, R, CC) 2.00 MasterChef All-Stars. (R, CC) 3.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 4.00 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 4.30 Emergency Search & Rescue. (PG) 5.00 Adv Angler. (R) 5.30 iFish. (R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Megafactories. (R) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) Officers patrol the streets of the US. 9.00 Cops: Adults Only: Coast To Coast. (M, R) 9.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 20. Sydney Kings v Melbourne United.

11.30 48 Hours. (M, R) 12.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) 1.30 Safe Breakers. (R) 2.30 Sport Science. (PG, R) 3.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 4.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars.

Round 3. Replay. 5.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars.

Highlights.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Vic The Viking. (C, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. (P, R, CC) 10.00 90210. (PG, R) 11.00 Raymond.

(PG, R, CC) 11.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. (PG, R) 5.00 Mork & Mindy.

(PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) Brad drops a bombshell about Terese’s brother.

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 American Idol. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

9.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(PG, R) A group of people undergo make-unders.

10.10 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(M, R) 10.50 Movie Juice. (PG, R) 11.20 Wonderland. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.55 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 2.00 Beverly Hills 90210. (PG, R) 3.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

(R)

SBS 2 6.00 Cycling. (CC) UCI Track World Championships. Day 2. Continued.

8.30 Journal. (CC) 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News.

12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News.

3.05 Greek News. 4.05 Iron Chef.

(R, CC) 4.55 Knife Fight. (PG, R) 5.20 The Office. (PG, R) 6.10 Community. (PG, R) 6.35 UEFA Europa League Highlights.

7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Gadget Man: Shopping.

(R) Richard tackles the task of shopping.

8.30 The Science Behind Sex. (M) (New Series) A look at how science has improved sex.

9.30 Sex In The World’s Cities: Le Cap. (MA15+) 10.35 @midnight. (M) 11.05 Boob Tube: Sex TV And Ugly George.

(MA15+, R, CC) 12.15 The Feed. (R) 12.45 Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

(M, R) 1.25 PopAsia. (PG) 3.25 NHK World News In English From Tokyo. 5.00 Cycling. (CC) UCI Track World Championships. Day 3.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Waabiny Time. 9.00 Go Lingo.

9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 The Black Olive. 10.30 Larger Than Life. (PG) 11.00 Football. NEAFL. 1.00 Watchers Of The North.

1.30 Rock Art And Yingana. (PG) 2.00 Characters Of Broome.

2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou.

3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style.

5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold.

5.30 NITV News. 6.00 The Black Olive. 6.10 Cooking In Kalkarindji.

6.15 Custodians. 6.30 Tangaroa With Pio. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 Australian Ark: North Of Capricorn.

8.30 Our Songs.

9.00 We Come From The Land.

9.30 Blackstone. (MA15+) 10.30 The Boondocks. (MA15+) 11.00 NITV News. 12.00 Rugby League.

Queensland Murri Carnival. 1.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout.

2.00 Away From Country. (PG) 3.00 Rugby Sevens. 4.00 Rugby League. 2011 Lightning Cup. Ltyentye Apurte v Titlikala. 5.00 NITV On The Road: Saltwater Freshwater. (PG)

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Capital Hill. (CC) 1.30 News. (CC) 8.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 9.00 News.

(CC) 9.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 Big Ideas. (R) 1.00 BBC Impact. 1.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 7.30. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 BBC Focus On Africa. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

ABC NEWS

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Saturday, February 21 If You Are The One SBS 2, 7.30pm If easy viewing on a Saturday night is just what you need, then this immensely popular and extremely cheesy Chinese dating show could be the perfect light-hearted entertainment. Its format is loosely based on the UK show Take Me Out, where a brave lone male suitor has to impress a panel of 24 single women, who can then register their interest or lack there of through the use of their podium lights. With more than 50 million tuning in to each episode across the globe, it’s obviously capturing the heart of many viewers.

But is it possible for true love be found on the show? Tune in to find out.

ABC

Great Continental Railway Journeys

MOVIE: The Best Exotic c Marigold Hotel

SBS ONE, 7.30pm

TEN, 7.30pm, PG (2011)

This fascinating British documentary travel series follows Michael Portillo around continental Europe, using George Bradshaw’s 1913 Continental Railway Guide. In tonight’s finale, he goes from Amsterdam to northern France to explore the dazzling cities of the pre-war Low Countries before tasting the delicacies of Brussels, before travelling to the French sector of the Western Front, and ending his epic journey in the forest of Compiegne to hear how, after four years of conflict, the Armistice was finally signed in a railway carriage.

The perfect Saturday night fodder for history buffs.

Judi Dench (right) and Maggie Smith n UK lead a formidable cast of veteran actors on a trip to India, where the diverse group of characters find d themselves after “outsourcing” their retirements. A widow (Dench), a retired High Court judge (Tom Wilkinson) and an unhappy couple (Penelope Wilton on and Bill Nighy), among others, travel to the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel el on the promise of advertisements seen back in Blighty. Of course, not all is as hoped, with the ramshackle establishment ment run by a young entrepreneur (Dev Patel), and India itself, offering challenges nges and charm in equal measure.

PRIME7

WIN

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

11.30 Spicks And Specks.

(PG, R, CC) Music game show, featuring Nadia Salemme, Urzila Carlson, Sean Kelly and Dave O’Neil.

12.00 Time Team: Oakham.

(R, CC) Host Tony Robinson and the team have just three days to excavate an archaeological site at Oakham Castle.

12.50 Reality Check. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Tom Ballard.

1.30 Golf. (CC) Women’s Australian Open. Round 3.

From Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) A search is launched for a shark that attacked a young lifesaver in the water off Sydney’s northern beaches.

12.30 My Kitchen Rules.

(PG, R, CC) Childhood friends try to impress the judges.

4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) Learn how to build a cubby house.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

(PG, R, CC)

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Mornings: Saturday.

(PG, CC) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

12.00 Discover Downunder: Summer Series. (CC) Tim and Brooke head to Tasmania.

12.30 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) Sue tries to win a car.

1.00 Super Fun Night.

(PG, R, CC) Richard’s ex, Lucinda, causes problems.

1.30 Cricket. (CC) ICC World Cup. Match 11. Pool A. Australia v Bangladesh.

Afternoon Session. From the Gabba.

6.00 A Taste Of Travel. (R, CC) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) 7.30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 1.00 Healthy Homes TV. (CC) 1.30 Weekend Feast. (CC) 2.30 Huey’s Kitchen. (R, CC) 3.00 iFish Summer Series. (CC) Hosted by Paul Worsteling.

4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 4.30 Escape With ET. (CC) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 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.

12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 The Turn Of The Screw. (R) 4.00 Brits Who Built The Modern World: The Freedom Of The Future. (CC) 5.00 Opera Stories: Madame Butterfly. (R) 5.30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat.

(R, CC)

6.00 Death In Paradise.

(PG, R, CC) After a flight attendant is discovered murdered in her hotel room, DI Humphrey Goodman and his team investigate.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 New Tricks. (PG, CC) A high-flying lawyer receives a note claiming her terrorist father was murdered by police and not killed in an accident.

8.30 Foyle’s War. (M, CC) After his colleague Hilda Pierce is nearly killed in an attempted assassination, Foyle must re-examine her top-secret role during the war to find out if there was a traitor at the heart of the Special Operations Executive.

10.05 Shock Horror Aunty.

(M, R, CC) Craig shines a spotlight on what programs or TV moments have generated the most outrage.

10.35 Miranda. (PG, R, CC) Miranda sets out to prove she is an adult.

11.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show, hosted by Adam Hills.

11.45 Rage. (MA15+) With guest programmer Dan Deacon.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Cars 2. (PG, R, CC) (2011) Race car Lightning McQueen and his friend, the tow truck Mater, become unwittingly involved in an international espionage plot after McQueen heads overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix. Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine.

9.15 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. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider.

11.15 To Be Advised.

6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Cricket. (CC) ICC World Cup. Match 11. Pool A. Australia v Bangladesh.

Evening Session. From the Gabba.

10.00 Gallipoli. (M, R, CC) After a month of heavy fighting, the ANZAC and Turkish soldiers meet in No Man’s Land during a cease fire to bury their dead. Tolly risks his life charging a machine gun nest to protect his brother.

The newly arrived Light Horsemen are shocked by the horrific aftermath of a major battle.

11.00 MOVIE: City Hall.

(M, R, CC) (1996) After an off-duty cop and a criminal linked to the mob are killed in a shootout, which also claims the life of an innocent bystander, the deputy mayor investigates. He uncovers evidence of highlevel corruption that encompasses members of both the political and judicial bodies. Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda.

6.00 Miguel’s Feasts. (CC) Host Miguel Maestre gives bangers and mash a modern edge.

6.30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities: Life In The Dark. (R, CC) Sir David Attenborough looks at how hedgehogs and rhinos have developed protective skins.

7.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities: Curious Imposters.

(R, CC) Sir David Attenborough looks at some animals that are able to trick others.

7.30 MOVIE: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

(PG, R, CC) (2011) A group of British retirees travels to India, to live in what they have been told is a luxurious hotel. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith.

10.00 MOVIE: The Full Monty.

(M, R, CC) (1997) A group of unemployed British steel workers decides to perform a strip show in order to raise some money. Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson.

11.55 48 Hours: Collision Course. (M, R) Authorities grow suspicious after it is revealed a woman’s injuries from a car crash were not the cause of her death.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys. (CC) (Final) Michael Portillo contines his journey, travelling to the French sector of the Western Front where, from 1914, the trains carried a new cargo of artillery shells and the Edwardian tourists of 1913 were replaced by soldiers facing horrors of the trenches. He also visits the forest of Compiegne, to hear how, after four years of conflict, the Armistice was finally signed in a railway carriage.

8.30 MOVIE: Tai Chi Hero.

(2012) After saving a village from an army of steampunk soldiers, a young man marries the beautiful daughter of a martial arts grandmaster.

However, the village is once again imperilled when his presence invokes a curse. Daniel Wu, Qi Shu, Tony Ka Fei Leung.

10.25 MOVIE: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. (M, R) (2000) The rebellious daughter of a Qing Dynasty official steals the sword of a legendary fighter. Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi.

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 It Is Written. (PG) Religious program.

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.30 MOVIE: The Warlords.

(AV15+, R) (2007) Jet Li. 2.30 Countdown. (R, CC) 3.15 Curfew. (R, CC) 3.35 Benidorm Bastards.

(PG, R) 4.05 Lilyhammer.

(MA15+, R, CC) 5.00 Korean News.

5.35 Japanese News.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.15 Home Shopping.

1.00 MOVIE: Silver Bears.

(PG, R) (1978) Michael Caine.

3.05 Spyforce. (PG, R) 4.05 Impractical Jokers.

(M, R, CC) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015

PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

8.30pm The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) Biographical.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill.

Masterpiece

7.30pm Hawaii Five-0.

McGarrett brings his mother back to the island, but her life may be in danger after Wo Fat escapes from prison. (M) TV1

7.30pm My Cat From Hell.

Cat behaviourist Jackson Galaxy takes on the most catastrophic cat cases anyone ever has encountered. (PG) Animal Planet

5.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Sydney FC v Central Coast.

Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Chef (2014) Comedy.

Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara.

A chef who loses his restaurant job starts a food truck. (M) Comedy 11.15pm Blue Is The Warmest Colour (2013) Drama. Lea Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos.

Adele’s life is changed when she meets a young woman with blue hair. World Movies

ABC2 6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.30 Arthur. (R, CC) 12.45 Maya The Bee. (R, CC) 12.55 Daniel Tiger’s.

(R, CC) 1.15 Q Pootle 5. (R, CC) 1.30 Little Princess. (R, CC) 1.40 Boj. 1.50 Pingu. (R, CC) 2.00 LazyTown. (R, CC) 2.25 Rob The Robot. (R, CC) 2.40 Olivia. (R, CC) 3.00 Basketball. (CC) WNBL. First semi-final. Dandenong Rangers v Sydney Uni Flames. 5.00 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 5.10 Ben And Holly.

(R, CC) 5.25 Dinosaur Train. 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.45 Octonauts.

(R, CC) 6.00 Mouk. 6.15 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.25 Maya The Bee. (R, CC) 6.35 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Total Wipeout. (CC) 8.30 Build A New Life In The Country.

(CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (PG, CC) 10.00 Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 10.30 The Inbetweeners. (M, R, CC) 11.00 Plebs. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.25 Siblings. (M, R, CC) (Final) 11.55 Grandma’s House. (M, R, CC) 12.55 Hit & Miss. (M, R, CC) 2.25 News Update. (R) 2.30 Close. 5.00 Wild Animal Baby Explorers. (R, CC) 5.15 Franklin And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 8.30 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 9.00 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 Slugterra.

(R, CC) 10.35 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 10.50 You’re Skitting Me. (R, CC) 11.15 Almost Naked Animals.

(R, CC) 11.25 Canimals. (R) 11.35 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 12.00 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 12.20 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 12.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 2.20 The Dukes Of Broxstonia. (R, CC) 2.35 Slugterra. (R, CC) 2.50 Blue Zoo. (R, CC) 3.15 Kobushi.

(R, CC) 3.20 WAC. (R, CC) (Final) 3.45 Studio 3. 3.50 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 4.15 Iron Man: Armored Adventures. (R, CC) 4.35 Detentionaire. (R, CC) 5.00 Young Dracula. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 My Great Big Adventure. (R, CC) 5.45 MY:24.

(R, CC) 6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.25 Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 6.30 The Haunting Hour. (CC) 7.00 Yonderland.

7.25 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 7.50 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 8.15 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 8.40 Astro Boy. (R, CC) 9.00 Lanfeust Quest.

(PG, R, CC) 9.25 Deltora Quest.

(R, CC) 9.45 Voltron. (R, CC) 10.10 Close.

8.30pm Get Back: Paul McCartney Live Concert.

(PG) Studio 10.30pm New Tricks.

A convict is released on a technicality. (PG) UKTV

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Good Luck Charlie. (R) 9.30 Shake It Up. (R) 10.00 Home Shopping. 11.00 Globe Trekker Specials. (PG) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (R) 12.30 Sydney Weekender. (R) 1.00 Queensland Weekender. (R) 1.30 WA Weekender. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Lightning Stakes Day. 5.30 Before And After. (PG, R) 6.00 Escape To The Country.

(R) Aled Jones heads to North Yorkshire.

7.00 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (PG, R, CC) A star witness is shot dead.

9.00 Taggart. (M) The team investigates an attack on a doctor who is adamant that the man responsible is one of his colleagues.

10.30 Wire In The Blood.

(AV15+, R) A detective and a criminal profiler hunt for a serial killer.

12.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) 3.30 Taggart. (M, R) 5.00 Globe Trekker Specials.

(PG, R)

7MATE 6.00 NFL: America’s Game. (PG) 7.00 A Football Life. (PG) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Australian Drifting Grand Prix. 11.00 Fifth Gear. (PG) 12.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 1.00 Swamp People. (PG, R) 3.00 Turtleman.

(PG) 4.00 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 5.00 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (PG, R, CC) (1993) Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell.

7.00 MOVIE: Top Gun. (PG, R, CC) (1986) Pilots compete at an elite US flying school. Tom Cruise.

9.30 MOVIE: Slumdog Millionaire. (MA15+, R, CC) (2008) A young man recounts key events from his life while taking part as a contestant on an Indian game show. Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor.

12.00 MOVIE: The Italian Job. (PG, R) (1969) 2.00 Motor Racing. Australian Drifting Grand Prix.

3.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 4.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 5.00 Hook, Line And Sinker.

(PG, R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

7.30pm 50 Ways To Kill Your Lover. (M) Crime & Investigation

7.30pm Rugby Union.

Super Rugby. Reds v Force.

Fox Sports 2 7.30pm Soccer. A-League.

Adelaide v Western Sydney Wanderers. Fox Sports 4

9.30pm Celebrity Legacies.

A look at celebrities’ deaths and the legacies they leave behind.

(PG) Biography

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB Saturday. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 Dogstar. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 The Batman. (PG, R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 Heidi. (C, CC) 11.30 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Tenkai Knights. (PG, R) 1.30 Danoz.

(R) 2.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 2.30 Search4hurt. (PG, CC) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 America’s Got Talent. (PG, CC) 6.00 MOVIE: Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams.

(PG, R) (2002) 8.00 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. (PG, R, CC) (2007) Harry returns for his fifth year at Hogwarts.

Daniel Radcliffe.

10.40 MOVIE: Gamer.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2009) 12.30 MOVIE: Critters. (M, R, CC) (1986) Dee Wallace Stone, M. Emmet Walsh. 2.05 America’s Got Talent. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Power Rangers Super Samurai. (PG, R) 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Rugby League. World Club Challenge. Warrington Wolves v St George Illawarra Dragons. 9.00 Danoz. (R) 10.30 Avengers. (PG, R) 11.30 Postcards. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Cruel Sea. (PG, CC) (1953) 2.35 MOVIE: Khartoum. (R) (1966) 5.15 MOVIE: Chisum. (PG, R, CC) (1970) 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Fiona returns to Yorkshire Museum.

8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M, R, CC) A man is gunned down in a casino.

9.30 CSI: NY. (M, R, CC) The team investigates after a truck carrying a group of party guests crashes into the Hudson River.

10.30 Unforgettable. (M, R, CC) 11.20 Marshal Law: Texas: The Club Killer. (M, R, CC) 12.20 MOVIE: Chisum.

(PG, R, CC) (1970) John Wayne.

2.25 MOVIE: Shalako.

(PG, R, CC) (1968) 4.30 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R) 5.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. (R)

Alex O’Loughlin stars in Hawaii Five-0

ONE 6.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 19. Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United. Replay. 8.00 Basketball.

(CC) NBL. Round 19. Sydney Kings v Wollongong Hawks. Replay.

10.00 Where It All Began. (R, CC) 10.30 Emergency Search & Rescue. (PG, R) 11.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Motor Racing.

World Series Sprintcars. 2.00 Megafactories. (R) 3.00 People Of The Vines. (R, CC) 3.30 Safe Breakers. (R) 4.30 Adv Angler. (R) 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 6.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Cops. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Elementary. (M, R, CC) Holmes consults on a child abduction case.

10.30 Ross Kemp: Afghanistan. (M, R) 11.30 Gang Related. (AV15+, R) 12.30 Blokesworld. (MA15+, R) 1.00 Cops. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 The Pits.

(R, CC) 3.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. Round 5. Replay.

From Warrnambool, Victoria.

4.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Round 3. Punta del Este ePrix. Highlights. From Punta del Este Street Circuit, Uruguay.

5.00 Safe Breakers. (R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 12.00 Charmed.

(PG, R, CC) 1.00 Taxi. (PG, R) 1.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 2.00 Brady Bunch.

(R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. (PG, R) 5.00 Mork & Mindy. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 7.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(PG, R) A group of people have make-unders.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Graham Norton chats with Jamie Dornan, Julie Walters, Stephen Mangan, Charli XCX and Rita Ora. 10.30 Sex And The City.

(MA15+, R) 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.20 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(PG, R, CC) 2.55 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Brady Bunch. (R) 5.00 Shopping. (R) 5.30 Mass For You At Home. (CC)

SBS 2 6.00 Cycling. (CC) UCI Track World Championships. Day 3.

Continued. 8.30 Journal. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News.

11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News.

12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Soccer.

(CC) A-League. Round 18. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory. 3.00 Urban Freestyler. (R) 3.10 Football Freestyler. (PG, R) 4.05 Beyond Survival. (PG, R) 5.05 Planet Sport.

(R) 6.05 Urban Freestyler: Tommy Baker. (R) 6.10 Knife Fight. (PG, R) 6.40 No Kitchen Required.

(PG, R) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Extreme Frontiers: Canada. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 4.

9.20 No Limit. (Series return) A man goes to work for a secret organisation.

10.30 The Walking Dead.

(MA15+, R) 1.45 Toughest Place To Be A… (M, R, CC) 2.50 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Cycling. (CC) UCI Track World Championships.

Day 4.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Bushwhacked! 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 NITV On The Road: Saltwater Freshwater. (PG) 11.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (CC) 12.00 NITV News Week In Review.

12.30 Away From Country. (PG) 1.30 Our Songs. 2.00 Tangaroa With Pio. 2.30 Surviving. 3.00 Desperate Measures. 3.30 Our Footprint. 4.00 Around The Campfire. 4.30 Unearthed. 5.00 Ngurra. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review.

6.00 Kings Seal.

7.00 Roads To Memphis. (PG) 8.30 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (CC) An informative and entertaining show that features new musical talent, clips, performances and interviews.

9.30 The Blues: The Road To Memphis. (PG) A look at seven directors who share a passion for the blues.

11.00 Kimberley, The Land Of The Wandjina.

12.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 Big Ideas. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 State To State Summer. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Big Ideas. (PG, R) 1.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 AusBiz Asia. (R) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Landline. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The World This Week. (CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The Mix. (CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 The Quarters. 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 State To State Summer.

(R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 Landline. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 AusBiz Asia. (R) 12.00 Big Ideas. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 BBC World News. 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 State To State Summer. (R, CC) 4.00 Big Ideas. (PG, R) 4.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

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Friday 20.02.2015 to Sunday 22.02.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, February 22 Shark Tank

Fortitude

MOVIE: Skyfall

TEN, 8pm

ABC, 9.20pm

WIN, 9.10pm, M (2012)

Boost Juice founder and Shark Tank Shark Janine Allis has said she’s been blown away, bored and left confused by some of the pitches by wannabe entrepreneurs. You have to admit, it takes a lot of guts to front up to a panel of industry experts to try to get them to fund your project. You’d have to be pretty certain you’re on to a winner. Tonight, an electronic shark deterrent is up for bidding. Will it scare off investment or will the need to keep people safe on our country’s beaches win out? Then, age is no barrier for good ideas, as the Sharks find out when a 14-year-old makes a presentation that leaves them astounded. Inspiring stuff.

When stars such as Michael Gambon, Stanley Tucci and Christopher Eccleston add their names to a TV series, you know it’s going to be good. After last week’s premiere episode, Fortitude is positioning itself to be this year’s murder-mystery winner. In a remote town on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a murder has rocked the normally sleepy town.

While Sheriff Dan (Richard Dormer) is on the case, a call from his powerful and estranged friend Henry (Gambon) to British police, sees DCI Eugene Morton (Tucci) rush to the scene of the crime. Dan and governor Hildur Odegard (Sofie Gråbøl, The Killing) are none too pleased about it.

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ABC

PRIME7

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) Hosted by Barrie Cassidy.

10.00 Offsiders. (CC) Hosted by Gerard Whateley.

10.30 The World This Week.

(R, CC) Presented by Beverley O’Connor.

11.00 The Mix. (R, CC) Hosted

by James Valentine.

11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) Eamonn Holmes returns to Bangor.

12.00 Landline. (CC) Presented

by Pip Courtney.

1.00 Golf. (CC) Women’s Australian Open. Final round. From Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 11.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 12.00 Malibu Country. (PG, CC) Lillie Mae makes an unusual request.

12.30 The Amazing Race.

(PG, R, CC) Hosted by Phil Keoghan.

1.30 World’s Strictest Parents.

(PG, R, CC) Two troubled teens head to Chicago.

2.30 MOVIE: Senna. (PG, R, CC) (2010) Documents the life of Ayrton Senna. Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost.

4.30 Australia: The Story Of Us. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? Wray Avenue. (R, CC) Presented

by Adam Ford.

6.30 Jillaroo School. (PG, CC) A new jillaroo arrives at the property.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies: Triumph. (CC) Part 3 of 3.

Sir David Attenborough concludes his search for the origins of flying animals.

8.30 Broadchurch. (M, CC) Shockwaves reverberate through Broadchurch, as the locals struggle to come to terms with recent events.

9.20 Fortitude. (M, CC) Vincent is arrested for murder.

A new arrival in town gives the sheriff something to think about.

10.10 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R, CC) Host Shaun Micallef presents a round-up of important news stories of the week.

10.40 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Rob Brydon.

11.10 Basketball. (CC) WNBL. Second semi-final.

Townsville Fire v Bendigo Spirit. From Townsville RSL Stadium, Queensland.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 My France With Manu: The Rhone Valley.

(PG, CC) Part 1 of 2. My Kitchen Rules judge Manu Feildel embarks on a journey through France’s Rhone Valley region.

Beginning in the French Alps, he goes mountain biking before heading to Lyon to learn boat jousting and try the local cuisine.

8.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. (PG, CC) Journey through 1837-1854, where Australia begins to break free from its shackles and become a land of opportunity, and gold miners fight for their rights against a deadly army. Narrated by Richard Roxburgh.

9.00 Downton Abbey. (M, CC) (Series return) A new labour government heralds changes that are being felt throughout the land. Cracks appear in Edith and Drewe’s special arrangement. Thomas gives Baxter an ultimatum.

10.30 Resurrection. (M, CC) (Series return) After a violent storm hits Arcadia, all of the power is knocked out.

11.30 To Be Advised.

12.10 Rock ’N’ Roll Exposed: The Photography Of Bob Gruen. (M, R, CC) 12.40 MOVIE: Glory. (M, R, CC) (1989) 2.40 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Fortitude. (M, R, CC) 4.30 A Quiet Word With Rob Sitch.

(PG, R, CC) 5.00 Miniseries: Great Expectations. (PG, R, CC)

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) The Bottom Line.

(PG, R, CC) Surfing. (CC) Australian Boardriders Battle.

Highlights.

WIN Presents. (R, CC) World’s Greatest Daredevils. (PG, R, CC) MOVIE: Secondhand Lions. (PG, R, CC) (2003) A boy is sent to stay with his uncles. Michael Caine.

MOVIE: The Family Man. (PG, R, CC) (2000) A bachelor wakes up married. Nicolas Cage.

News. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC)

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home.

7.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 8.00 Where It All Began. (CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) 10.00 The Bolt Report. (CC) Hosted by Andrew Bolt.

11.00 Weekend Feast. (R, CC) 12.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 1.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) 1.30 iFish. (R, CC) 2.00 Basketball. (CC) NBL. Round 20. Melbourne United v Sydney Kings.

4.00 The Bolt Report. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew Bolt.

5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 Al Jazeera English News.

(CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News.

9.30 Greek News From Cyprus.

10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 Big, Bigger, Biggest.

(PG, R, CC) 1.50 Gourmet Farmer Afloat Bitesize. (CC) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Football Asia. (CC) 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine. (CC) 5.00 Massive Moves: Rural Ranch. (R, CC) 5.30 Nazi Megastructures: V2 Rocket Bases. (PG, CC)

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 The Block Triple Threat.

(PG, CC) Judges Neale Whitaker, Darren Palmer and John McGrath arrive to judge the contestants’ bathrooms, with the winning team earning themselves $10,000.

One of the blockheads ends up in hospital, making things all the more stressful for their teammate. Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.10 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program.

Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher and Charles Wooley.

9.10 MOVIE: Skyfall. (M, CC) (2012) In the wake of a botched operation and the apparent death of 007, M finds herself pressured to resign. The issue comes to ahead after an attack on the Mi6 headquarters, an incident which prompts Bond to return from the “dead” and set off in search of the mastermind responsible. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

(CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public.

6.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG, CC) After yet another celebrity leaves the competition, two of the remaining contestants tackle a messy challenge.

8.00 Shark Tank. (PG, CC) A panel of multimillionaires are pitched inventions and innovations, including an electronic shark deterrent.

9.00 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M, CC) After an NCIS agent is killed during a security detail for the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the team must determine if it was an assassination attempt.

Agent Brody is placed under investigation and her past is reevaluated.

10.00 NCIS. (M, R, CC) The team is joined by agents from the FBI in the search for terrorist mastermind Harper Dearing.

11.00 MOVIE: The Art Of Getting By. (M, R, CC) (2011) A lonely teen, who has never done a real day of work in his life, is befriended by a girl.

Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Lost Worlds: Seven Wonders Of The Buddhist World. (CC) Bettany Hughes visits seven of the world’s most famous ancient and modern Buddhist locations.

8.30 James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge.

(PG, CC) The story of how a team of engineers, led by filmmaker James Cameron, built a submersible which for the first time allowed humans to visit some of the deepest trenches in the ocean. This hidden world had been long shrouded in darkness, due to their previously unreachable location.

10.15 Mad Men. (M, CC) Lane’s world comes crashing down after being exposed for forging Don’s signature on a cheque. Sally experiences an awkward rite of passage while spending the weekend with the Drapers.

11.05 Mad Men. (M, R, CC) As the partners consider expanding the office space, Don begins to see ghosts and receives a request to advance Megan’s acting career.

12.10 Dallas. (M, CC) Elena finally confronts the Ewings.

1.00 To Be Advised.

2.00 Spyforce. (PG, R) 3.00 Global Shop.

3.30 Danoz Direct.

4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program.

4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show. Hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.

12.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 1.05 Countdown. (R, CC) 1.45 Afghanistan: The Great Game. (PG, R, CC) 2.50 The Secret History Of Our Streets. (PG, R, CC) 3.55 Russia: A Journey With Jonathan Dimbleby. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

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8.30pm The Monuments Men (2014) Drama. George Clooney, Matt Damon. A WWII platoon must retrieve priceless artworks from Nazi thieves.

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7.30pm Outlander. Claire considers confiding in someone about her time travels, as the young Tammas Baxter falls ill after visiting a site known as the Black Kirk. (M) SoHo

11.00am Basketball. NBA. Oklahoma City Thunder v Charlotte Hornets. ESPN

8.30pm 12 Years A Slave (2013) Drama. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender.

A free man is sold into slavery.

(MA15+) Masterpiece

7.30pm Grand Designs Australia Revisited. Domenic and Sue transformed a tiny carpark into 220 sq m of living space, but does the space work with a new baby? (PG) LifeStyle

7.30pm Somali Pirate Takedown: The Real Story.

The operation by US Navy Seals to free cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from the Somali pirates holding him hostage. (M) Discovery 9.30pm Borneo: Islands In The Clouds. Nat Geo Wild

5.30pm Golf. Euro PGA. India.

Final Round. Fox Sports 1

8.55pm Despicable Me 2 (2013) Animation. Voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig.

(PG) Family

ABC2 6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.45 Maya The Bee. (R, CC) 12.55 Daniel Tiger’s. (R, CC) 1.15 Q Pootle 5. (R, CC) 1.30 Little Princess. (R, CC) 1.40 Boj. 1.50 Pingu. (R, CC) 2.00 LazyTown. (R, CC) 2.25 Rob The Robot. (R, CC) 2.40 Olivia. (R, CC) 3.00 Basketball. (CC) WNBL. Second semi-final. Townsville Fire v Bendigo Spirit. 5.30 Gaspard And Lisa. (R, CC) 5.55 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 6.00 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.15 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.25 Maya The Bee. (R, CC) 6.35 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, CC) 8.10 Lie To You? (CC) 8.30 The Batman Shootings. (M, CC) 9.30 Live At The Apollo. (PG, CC) 10.20 Visionaries: Inside The Creative Mind. (CC) 11.00 Catfish: The TV Show. (PG, R, CC) 11.40 Home Is Where The Heart Is. (M, R, CC) 12.30 We Were Here. (M, R, CC) 2.00 The Real Hustle: Celebrity Scammers. (PG, CC) 2.30 News Update. (R) 2.35 Close. 5.00 Wild Animal Baby Explorers. (R, CC) 5.15 Franklin And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 8.00 YooHoo & Friends. (R, CC) 8.15 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 8.30 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 9.00 Bushwhacked! (R, CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 Slugterra. (R, CC) 10.35 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 10.50 You’re Skitting Me. (R, CC) 11.15 Almost Naked Animals. (R, CC) 11.25 Canimals. (R) 11.35 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 12.00 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 12.20 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 12.30 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 2.45 Blue Zoo. (R, CC) (Final) 3.10 Leonardo. (PG, R, CC) 3.40 Studio 3. 3.45 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. (R, CC) 4.15 Roy. (R, CC) 4.45 Big Babies. (R, CC) 5.00 Studio 3. 5.05 Life With Boys.

(R, CC) 5.30 Horrible Histories.

(R, CC) 6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.25 Figaro Pho. (R, CC) (Final) 6.30 The Haunting Hour. (PG, CC) 7.00 Yonderland.

(PG) 7.20 Wolfblood. (PG, R, CC) 7.50 Trop Jr. (PG, CC) 7.55 My Great Big Adventure. (R, CC) 8.15 Degrassi – The Next Generation.

(PG, R, CC) 8.35 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange.

(R, CC) 8.45 Detentionaire. (R, CC) 9.10 Stoked. (R, CC) 9.30 Rage.

(PG, R) 2.05 Close.

8.30pm The Real Housewives Of Melbourne.

(M) Arena

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG) 11.30 Globe Guides. (PG, R) 12.00 Treks In A Wild World. (PG, R) 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 The Hook & The Cook. (PG, R) 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 Life After People. (PG, R) 4.30 Bush Pilots. (PG) 5.30 Mighty Ships.

(PG, R) 6.30 Fawlty Towers. (PG, R) 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG, R) An important speaker arrives.

7.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Alistair Appleton heads to Wiltshire.

9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. A couple restore a neglected property.

10.30 Secret Location. (PG, R) 11.30 Bush Pilots. (PG, R) 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (R) 1.00 Globe Guides. (PG, R) 1.30 Treks In A Wild World. (PG, R) 2.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (PG) 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Shopping. (PG) 9.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 10.00 Lights Out. (PG) 10.30 Auction Packed.

(PG, R) 11.30 Submarine Patrol.

(PG) 12.30 Alaska Wing Men. (PG, R) 1.30 The Border. (PG, R) 2.30 North Woods Law. (PG) 3.30 Meat Men. (PG) 4.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Shanghai Knights. (PG, R, CC) (2003) An ex-imperial guard searches for his father’s killer. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson.

9.00 MOVIE: The Bourne Supremacy. (M, R, CC) (2004) A former CIA agent, suffering from amnesia, tries to clear his name after being framed for a botched assassination. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox. 11.15 MOVIE: Edge Of Darkness. (AV15+, R, CC) (2010) A detective uncovers evidence of a conspiracy. Mel Gibson.

1.45 Scare Tactics. (M, R) 3.00 Meat Men. (PG, R) 4.00 The Border. (PG, R) 5.00 Auction Packed. (PG, R)

3.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Wellington v Newcastle.

Fox Sports 4

9.30pm Voodoo Shark.

A team of Cajun fishermen try to prove the existence of a monster shark. (PG) Discovery

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes.

7.30 Dennis & Gnasher. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 10.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 11.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.00 Digimon Fusion. (PG, R) 1.00 Tenkai Knights. (PG, R) 1.30 Danoz. 2.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 3.00 Max Steel. (PG, R) 4.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 5.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Big Momma’s House. (PG, R, CC) (2000) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) Leonard and Penny try dating again.

9.30 MOVIE: The Campaign.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2012) Two men vie for a political office. Will Ferrell.

11.10 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Arrow. (M, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Deliverance. (AV15+, R, CC) (1972) Jon Voight. 3.45 GO Surround Sound. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Monsuno Combat Chaos. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 5.30 Thunderbirds. (R, CC)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Rugby League. World Club Challenge. Wigan Warriors v Brisbane Broncos. 8.45 Shopping.

(R) 10.15 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 10.30 MOVIE: The Maggie. (R, CC) (1954) 12.30 Explore Thailand.

(PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Harum Scarum. (R, CC) (1965) 3.15 MOVIE: The Alamo. (PG, R) (1960) 6.30 River Cottage Everyday.

(PG) Presented by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

7.30 The Great British Bake Off. (CC) The contestants’ skills are tested.

8.45 MOVIE: Chocolat.

(M, R, CC) (2000) A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village. Juliette Binoche, Victoire Thivisol, Johnny Depp.

11.15 Longmire. (AV15+, CC) 12.10 Explore Thailand.

(PG, R, CC) 1.05 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway.

(PG, R, CC) 5.55 Rugby League.

World Club Challenge. St Helens v South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in 12 Years A Slave

ONE 6.00 Sport Science. (PG, R) 7.00 Healthy Homes TV. (R, CC) 7.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 8.00 Sport Science. (PG, R) 9.00 Escape With ET. (R, CC) 9.30 Adv Angler. (R) 10.00 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 10.30 Get Smart. (PG, R) 11.00 The Pits. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Round 4. Buenos Aires ePrix. Highlights.

1.00 Football’s Greatest Teams.

(PG, R) 1.30 Safe Breakers. (R) 2.30 Emergency Search & Rescue.

(PG, R) 3.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 3.30 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 4.30 People Of The Vines. (R, CC) 5.00 Attenborough’s Life In The Undergrowth. (R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. (PG, R) 8.30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green. (PG, R) Robson heads to Sri Lanka.

9.30 MOVIE: Jarhead.

(AV15+, R) (2005) Jake Gyllenhaal.

12.05 48 Hours. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Emergency Search & Rescue. (PG, R) 3.00 Adv Angler. (R) 5.00 Safe Breakers. (R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.30 TMNT. (R) 10.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets.

(C, CC) 10.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Mork & Mindy. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) Bender becomes jealous of Nibbler.

8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) The family gets sick from a vegetarian meal.

8.30 MOVIE: Not Another Teen Movie. (M, R, CC) (2001) A popular jock makes a bet that he can transform a nerdy girl into prom queen. Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly.

10.25 Wilfred. (MA15+) 10.55 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 12.55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 1.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (C, R) 2.00 The Brady Bunch. (R) 3.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

(PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Cycling. (CC) UCI Track World Championships. Day 4. Continued.

8.15 Maltese News. 8.30 Journal.

(CC) 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 11.00 Portuguese News. 11.30 Croatian News. 12.00 Hindi News.

12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urban Freestyler. (R) 1.10 The World Of Jenks. (PG, R) 2.00 Foodie Planet.

(PG, R) 3.05 Toughest Place To Be A… (M, R, CC) 4.05 Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience. (PG, R) 4.40 The Pitch. (PG, R) 5.30 Brazil’s Next Top Model. (PG, R) 6.30 Parks And Recreation.

(PG, R) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. (M, R, CC) A new meme puts lives in danger.

9.30 Toast Of London.

(MA15+) (New Series) The misadventures of an eccentric actor.

10.00 A-League Extra Time.

11.00 In Her Skin. (M) 11.50 Great Adventures. (CC) 12.00 Cycling. (CC) UCI Track World Championships. Final day.

From Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Paris. 3.15 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Bushwhacked! 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. (CC) A-League. Round 18. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Our Spirit To C-Gen. 1.00 Away From Country. (PG) 2.00 Rugby League.

Queensland Murri Carnival.

Ngalpun Warriors v Purga Wagtails. 3.00 Rugby League.

Koori Knockout. 4.00 Land Of The Morning Star. (CC) 5.00 Te Kaea 2014. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Awaken. (CC) 7.00 Ngurra.

7.30 Bougainville: An Evergreen Island.

8.30 The Dream Of Love.

(PG, CC) Lawrence Johnston talks about his life.

9.00 When The Natives Get Restless. The story of six indigenous families.

9.30 MOVIE: Live And Become. (M) (2005) An Ethiopian Christian boy is tested. Moshe Abebe.

12.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 News Update. (CC) 9.05 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Big Ideas. (PG, R) 1.00 News. 1.30 #TalkAboutIt. 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 Compass. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 News Update. 5.35 The Mix. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 News Update. (CC) 7.35 The World This Week. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 Big Ideas. (PG, R) 12.00 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC World News. 1.30 State To State Summer. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 4.00 Big Ideas. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

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1. Expel one political wing completely (8) 5. The responsibility is to be borne by America (4) 9. The ones in hand (4) 10. A team out to convert to production by robots (8) 11. Not secret voter? (5) 12. Speak vehemently of former demand (7) 13. Dance triggers off conveyor of good wishes (9,4) 18. Somehow get a fish in a naval battle (3-5) 19. Not wild, thanks to the first person (4) 20. Pleas to become a disciple (7) 21. Give letters of enchantment (5) 22. Go back again to evil giant (4) 23. Wear ties to a certain extent (2,2,4)

2. Expose whitewash at the United Nations? (7) 3. Shyness shown by potential substitute (7) 4. A home which offers moving experiences (5,2,6) 6. Falls back in war against powerful enemies (7) 7. Sailed, but not under sail (7) 8. Uses compulsion in the armed services (6) 13. Top ages in the secret police (7) 14. A menu or formula to attract strongly... (7) 15.... a number wanting a drink without speaking first (6) 16. Tool used by feline to get wasp out (7) 17. Walker rose (7)

Down 2. Deletion (7) 3. Cruel (7) 4. Faint hope (7,6) 6. Personal (7) 7. Denies (7) 8. Sundry (6) 13. Promises (7) 14. Requiring (7) 15. Fools (6) 16. Inborn (7) NO. 18,924 17. Grave (7)

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>> The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

MEGA MAZE

>> AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW: One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for the three Ls, X for the two Os, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different.

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) There has been a lot of chat recently and, frankly, you have had enough. Action is what you are looking for. To get that, you may have to be a little more forthcoming. Tell others what you need from them and then let them get on with it. Usually you are very patient but slow progress can leave you feeling tetchy.

There is no need for dramas or tantrums.

Just get on with the everyday and the future will slot into place.

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LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Quite a bit of drama on the home front? Well, it isn’t surprising after the last few weeks. The answer is to get super-organised, both at home and work.

Why? Well, because then you will be ready for anything. Some people are not easy to deal with but it is all good experience. Think of juggling with people instead of balls and you get the idea. The feeling that something good is about to happen is strong and not unfounded.

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TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Feel

like a break? It may be that other people’s problems keep popping up and answers are expected. A sudden offer is just what you are looking for. It can also get you out of a sticky situation for a while. Some opportunities are not to be sniffed at. In any case, if you stay in a damp and dull situation you could catch a social cold! Look on the bright side. Think yourself into this summer and imagine that sunshine on your shoulders.

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VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) There

are people and situations that are no longer either important or a pleasure. Time for a sharp exit? Certainly you do not want to waste your time with negative folk. There is a lot to consider in all areas and some advice may be needed. This is most likely to come from someone with experience rather than a professional. Whatever gives you a warm fuzzy feeling is good! Recharging your batteries in this way works.

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LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Too much sitting around chatting is not good for you right now. What you need is action and decisiveness. Some decisions, however, cannot be made by you. Is a bit of encouragement in the right direction needed? Speaking loudly in the ear of fate puts you more in touch with your needs. Be clear and suggest practical solutions. It may be possible to get someone to let you be more in control.

is something ahead that you know is going to be tedious and boring. However, it will really help someone close. Colleagues who are not easily impressed could be singing your praises. Although you don’t always see yourself as a leader, when needs be you can pull it off a treat. When chatting to others about your concerns and worries, bounce a few ideas around. This is the way to find solutions right now, as part of a team.

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SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) It is

an interesting week. Someone realises that they have upset or let you down. Are they now waiting for your reaction? Well, they will get it at the right time. Meanwhile, not showing that reaction could bring them back sooner rather than later. Is an apology what you really want?

Something more tangible, surely? You would wish others to be stronger. This can happen if they are given a bit more to do.

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CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) Were you recently planning something that was lost in the melee of festivities? Someone has not forgotten this and will be asking questions soon. Although you may have modified your ideas, be brave and adventurous.

Does a loved one prefer to be looked after rather than be independent? No problem if it fits in. As others feel more sensitive, so it is likely that you become more in demand.

After all, you have a knack of cheering people up, haven’t you?

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) There is a time when talk has

to stop and actions are needed.

This week you may well be pushing for some of that action. Someone who is not being very helpful can be persuaded if the finances are faced. You know the score so make sure that they do too. A kind word from an unusual direction is both surprising and welcome. Someone wants to take you out of the everyday to a relaxing place. The puzzle is, are you relaxed enough to let them?

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CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20)

Having had your thinking hat on for the last few days you now want to get a plan rolling. Should you want to ask lots of questions, be sure that you are asking the right people. A cheeky grin at the end of a difficult question can help to break the ice. Still, keep it serious. Being seen as flippant is the last thing that you need. Show your best face to the world and you could find others being more cooperative.

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AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19)

The week ahead is full and fast.

This is mainly because others want your help and attention.

This goes well if you help the deserving and avoid the drama queens. Luckily you have a clear mind and manage to avoid being a soft touch. Someone who you don’t want to avoid has no problem grabbing your attention and certainly deserves it. Let a little romance and love into what could be a testing week.

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PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) The

changes that you are considering now would have been alien to you even six months ago. Having had the joy of clear thinking since then, however, there is a determination to put things straight. Is the thought of a certain commitment worrying you? Take a long, practical look at it. The chances are that you see a good solution. This is not a time to drift. Grab a plan, however small, and get on with it!

Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday!

You share your day with British actress Emily Blunt (below) who turns 32. A general slowdown over the last year has possibly left you in the doldrums, Pisces. The answer now is to take charge of your future, even if you are feeling low in spirit. Small changes lead to big opportunities later.

Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with playwright David Williamson (above) who is 73.

Build up your luck and confidence by taking steps to make changes, Pisces. One project at a time will find you, by winter, in a fighting-fit mood. The important thing is not to pick up on negativity from others.

Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! TV personality Amanda Keller (below left) is also celebrating today – she’s 53. You are going to be your own person this year, Pisces. It is crucial not to be too influenced by those who are negative. If they want to look on the dark side, let them. Turn your face to the sun.

Thursday’s Birthday Luck: When others give out dull vibrations, send them back. Pisces, the future is in your hands and you can make those hands more dynamic. What matters is what you want and feel. Be what you want to be.

Friday’s Birthday Luck: Pisces, I urge you on to better things and kinder people.

The more you look around, the more you are likely to find them. If you are feeling dull, allow a blast of sunshine by opening the door to your imagination.

Saturday’s Birthday Luck: GenerGe enerally you feel that more could be e done to get your life moving. You ou are right. This is the thing: you h have ave to get it started yourself. Pisces, others will help you if you get the h ball he rolling.

Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Now w and again a shaft of sunshine comes into your life. This person or situation needs encouraging and developing. Have the e confidence to seek out those with a warm and positive attitude. Feel the difference.

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QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Derision; 5 Spin; 9 Wash; 10 Striking; 11 Dummy; 12 Inexact; 13 Pennilessness; 18 Eyesight; 19 Turn; 20 Glisten; 21 Broom; 22 Sign; 23 Feckless.

Down: 2 Erasure; 3 Inhuman; 4 Outside chance; 6 Private; 7 Negates; 8 Divers; 13 Pledges; 14 Needing; 15 Idiots; 16 Natural; 17 Serious.

CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Outright; 5 Onus; 9 Aces; 10 Automate; 11 Overt; 12 Exclaim; 13 Greetings card; 18 Seafight; 19 Tame; 20 Apostle; 21 Spell; 22 Ogre; 23 As it were.

Down: 2 Uncover; 3 Reserve; 4 House on wheels; 6 Niagara; 7 Steamed; 8 Forces; 13 Gestapo; 14 Enamour; 15 Thirty; 16 Catspaw; 17 Rambler.

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