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Mixed messages from out there in no-man’s land KAY, I’ll admit to a smidgin of penis envy when I’m queued ten deep for the ladies’ loo after two or three champagnes at a country race meeting, and there’s a definite attraction for the ability to simply call everyone “mate” when you’ve forgotten their names.

But on the whole, I’m glad I’m not a bloke. Don’t tell any of them I said this, but it seems these days they just can’t win.

With the misogyny bandwagon gathering speed (and adding precious little to the social fabric than the ability to spell the word) they’re caught in a noman’s land between political correctness and the hard-wired expectations of their womenfolk.

I’m all for equality – and was lucky enough thirty years ago to find a bloke who shares that approach – but, this just in, men and women are different. Hold the keyboards, girls – I’m not talking about wage equality or sexual harassment or affirmative action or educational, political or financial opportunity. The value of the quest for those equalities is a given.

But at what point do we just smile and stop taking ourselves so seriously every time a man does something the militant sisterhood finds satisfyingly “offensive”? Can’t we, for example, enjoy a little romance without surrendering our identities as independent, intelligent, capable women?

If not, we’re doing our young’uns a major disservice by setting a seriously flawed example of how social interaction works in the real world. And we’re undermining all the genuinely valuable work being done to achieve equality where it really matters.

We’ve sanitised, homogenised, feminised and pasteurised our workplaces, our media, our social interactions to the point where the simple act of complimenting a woman’s new hair-do or shoes can land a bloke in employment purgatory. This, against a backdrop of increasingly sexualised entertainment and advertising mediums and the relaxation of social mores once considered “polite”.

The mixed messages being bandied about are enough to send even the most balanced of 20-somethings screaming through a therapist’s door.

Adolescence and youth is already enough of a minefield thanks to simple biology. Spare a thought for the modern young man. With the age old distraction of hormones thumping at his brain, and elsewhere, he’s expected to navigate his way around confusing mating rituals now governed by technology and social media. Romance?

Courting? Damned if he do, damned if he don’t.

This week, cyberspace went ballistic over one particular bloke’s solid,

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if cheesy, efforts to woo his beloved’s hand in marriage by recording a video message every day for a year.

Sure, I rolled my eyes, aging cynic that I am. But the hapless husband-tobe was quickly and mercilessly lambasted by quasi-feminists who took to their keyboards with bra-burning gusto, calling him everything from creepy, to sexist, to “pig ignorant” – and they were the charitable ones.

His approach may not be your particular cup of skim soy double decaf latte, but the poor bugger was trying to do something nice for the woman he clearly loves. Lighten up, y’all.

Compare this with the old bloke from New Jersey who wrote a love letter almost every day to his wife of 40 years – 10,000 of them, apparently. To be honest, I’d have been saying, “For the love of God, man, stop with the bloody letters and just fix the laundry door!” but people apparently found this “sweet”, “touching” and, according to morning television, newsworthy.

How come we find ol’ Mr New Jersey’s version of undying (read: excessive) devotion worthy of a prolonged “aww, shucks”, and the young bloke’s video proposal creepy and self-indulgent?

A “talking” chimpanzee recently summed it up quite nicely, thanks to someone who has far too much time on their hands making and posting to Facebook a clip of said simian “explaining” why research shows that men tend to die first.

Granted, it was funnier given the monkey-mouthpiece, but it struck a chord: Put her on a pedestal and try to protect her and you’re a male chauvinist pig. Stay at home and do housework, and you’re a wimp.

Work too hard and there’s never enough time for her. Don’t work enough? You’re a lazy bastard.

Mention how nice she looks, then you’re after something, but if you don’t, you obviously don’t find her attractive.

Cry and you’re a wimp; don’t and you’re insensitive.

Make a decision without consulting her and you’re domineering. But if SHE makes a decision without consulting you, she’s a modern woman.

Go to the gym and try to keep yourself in shape and you’re vain. Stay on the lounge and you’re a slob.

If you come home from work with flowers, you must have done something wrong. If you don’t buy her flowers, you're not thoughtful or spontaneous enough.

If she has “a headache”, well then she’s just tired. But if YOU have “a headache” that means you don’t love her.

“So, why do men die first?” asks our proselytising primate. “Because they want to.

Romance?

Courting?

Damned if he do, damned if he don’t.

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Women shedding light on community need the shed wouldn’t have been able to get off the ground.

Members meet twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am – 3pm and run all sorts of craft style workshops.

When contacted by Aussie Heroes to make quilts or laundry bags for members of Australia’s armed forces on overseas deployment, Leona couldn’t believe it when her daughter, serving in the Royal Australian Air Force in Egypt, sent her the same email that same week.

“I would have made them myself but the women were all very keep to do something for our service people overseas,” Leona said.

“We always do what it is that our members vote to do so I was really pleased when everyone wanted to help out.”

The Womens’ Shed also works with Breakthrough Solutions and has disabled clients attending many of the shed sessions, where the smiles on their faces make the whole project worthwhile.

“It just makes me feel good that they appreciate what we’re doing,” Leona said.

The women don’t have the capacity to learn skills like welding, metal-working and other trades more associated with male domains, because of the nature of the building.

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HE ‘maker movement’ is gaining huge followings across the globe and is engaging people of all ages, from kindy kids through to seniors.

It’s about socialising, brainstorming and making stuff, and age sets no limits on these types of activities, yet nearly all members of society yearn to be part of something bigger than their individual selves.

So it’s great to see the Womens’ Shed in Narromine off to such a good start and still running strong after almost two years of operation.

As far as founder Leona Lodding knows, it was the first such shed in the state.

“It’s important for social interaction,” she told Weekender, and it was a common story of looking for a life-change after a health scare.

“Dr Wright supported its establishment because he saw a need in the community for women to have an outlet that wasn’t there for many people. So many people stuck at home through all sorts of circumstances really benefit from being able to get out of the house and socialise.”

Leona spent 12 months researching how to establish an organisation along Men’s Shed lines and has had huge support from Timbrebongie, which owns the Wesley Church where the bi-weekly gatherings are held.

The town’s United Services Memorial Club (USMC) paid the initial public liability insurance levy to kick the group off, without which according to Leona,

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Members of the Narromine Women’s Shed presenting the laundry bags they were asked to make for Aussie troops on overseas deployment.

But there are plans to expand along those lines if the opportunity arises.

The Narromine Womens’ Shed is holding an open day on Wednesday, March

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Outback artists Venice bound

BY KIM V. GOLDSMITH JOURNALIST

OST people understand the significance of the Olympic Games to Australian athletes, but what would measure up to this for Australian contemporary artists?

If you’re talking about a prestigious event representing an A to Z of countries, complete with intrigue, politicking and competitiveness, then it has to be the Venice Biennale, held between May 9 and November 22.

Since 1954 the likes of Nolan, Drysdale, Dobell, Tucker, Streeton, Boyd, Booth, Gascoigne, Tillers, Henson, Kngwarreye, Piccinini and Gladwell, to name just a few, have flown the flag for Australia in Venice.

This year’s big name is Fiona Hall AO, whose installation will debut in the new $6 million Australian Pavilion when the biennale opens and will be joined by one of the largest contingents of Australian artists to ever participate in the event, including artists from this region.

A group of indigenous artists from the Outback Arts region of north-west NSW, along with artists from Galamban (Jervis Bay), the Northern Territory and Western Australia will represent their regions and country in a show called Country, curated by Italian artist and curator, Giorgia Severi.

Participating artist, curator of the Outback Arts contribution and regional arts development officer, Jamie-Lea Hodges estimates up to 40 artists in total have been involved.

It’s been an overwhelming experience for Hodges – one that’s not over yet.

“I’m still pinching myself – I’m not even 30 yet and it seems like a bit of a dream come true, way early!”

When Outback Arts undertook a

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weaving project across the region four years ago, little did they know it would lead to a finished work that would be shown internationally.

Hodges explains it was in the fourth year of the project partnership with the Boolarng Nangamai that Italian artist Giorgia Severi came to work with artists across the five local government areas of the Outback Arts region.

“She was working with four Aboriginal groups across Australia – two of them, including us, were in NSW. “Originally we had plans to exhibit the work as a whole, collaborative piece in Venice at the same time as the Biennale.

“Then it got bigger – until it became an official Biennale event.”

Hodges laughs at the thought that the original idea may have been likened to ‘gate-crashing’ the Biennale.

Twenty artists from across the Outback Arts region, including Hodges, had the task of creating 14 metres of handmade string from a range of traditional and contemporary materials, including grasses, seeds, ceramic beads and feathers.

Hodges had the job of joining all the lengths together.

Coming from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, these artists aren’t ‘big name’ artists.

“It’s been through the work our Regional Indigenous Cultural Development Officers that we had so many participate in the project.

“They’re all artists in their own right – emerging artists or established; some had prior knowledge of weaving and string making and others were new to that but may have been an artist in a different medium.”

Hodges says this is the first time community-based artists from this region will have shown work at an international event of this standard.

` I have no expectations. It’s the only way I can deal with it. But it’s really important to me because historically our region has been underrepresented in any kind of written or recorded information about Aboriginal contemporary artists.

Jamie-Lea Hodges. PHOTO: KIM V. GOLDSMITH

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“I’ve been conscious of that and aware of how prestigious the Biennale is, but I’m also aware some of our participants may not have even previously known the event existed.

“To be able to communicate the excellence and everything that goes with the Biennale back into a communityinitiated project has been rewarding.”

For the Coonamble-raised and based Hodges, it’s a huge professional milestone for someone who is passionately dedicated to the cultural development of her region, from within her region.

The trip to Venice in May to assist with curating and installing the region’s work into the overall installation will be her first time in Europe.

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“I have no expectations. It’s the only way I can deal with it.

“But it’s really important to me because historically our region has been under-represented in any kind of written or recorded information about Aboriginal contemporary artists.

“We’re really forgotten in this area.

“So it is amazing that we get to put our area on the map on an international platform.”

Hodges has been supported by the Australia Council and Arts NSW. She will spend a week at the Venice Biennale.

More information about Giorgia Severi’s project can be found at http:// project-australia.blogspot.com.au

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Pam Whitney, Judy Regan, Shirley Cheney, Julie Darley, Dot Stevenson and Christine Lord have celebrated their 10th anniversary as friends and cancer survivors. Absent: Margaret Milne and Carmel McGuire. PHOTO: NATALIE HOLMES

Sunny Girls still shining

BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

HEY could have been any group of friends sitting down to enjoy lunch together at a local café. But what binds these ladies, who call themselves the Sunshine Girls, is their story of survival.

This week, they travelled to Dubbo from Tamworth, Orange, Blayney and Gilgandra to mark the 10th anniversary of their initial meeting – as breast cancer patients at Sydney’s now defunct Jean Colvin Cancer Centre.

“Jean Colvin was a hospital for country people where we stayed for seven weeks of radiation treatment,” cancer survivor Christine Lord explains.

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Established by a family from Orange, Lord described the centre as a “home away from home” during their treatment.

“We had very good nursing care and there was another hostel for family members so that when we were really sick, we still had the support.”

Chatting over lunch and celebratory chocolate cake, the women had the chance to reflect on their journey. And although they come from a range of backgrounds such as farming, teaching and medicine, it’s a true connection they share.

“We just made really good friends,” Lord says. “We all just made the most of the situation and formed a really good bond.”

When they felt well enough, the

group of eight would gather for happy hour every afternoon, go shopping or on a harbour cruise, or outings to Double Bay for hot chocolate.

Just like today, they lived for each moment. They have kept in contact over the years by email, phone and previous get-togethers with another gathering planned for next year.

Some have had relapses but Lord said they’re not prepared to let the disease defeat them.

“Yes, breast cancer has left its mark but the positives outweigh the negatives.

“The message we need to get out there is that there is life after cancer. It’s good to see that we are all survivors and that other people can see there is life after the big C.” Lord wants to encourage others to

self-check or make an appointment with their GP as a preventative measure.

“Once you’ve been there, you wouldn’t want to miss any regular tests or mammograms or ultrasounds. Cancer knows no barriers.”

“Make sure you keep up all your checks. Regardless of age - don’t put it off, it’s essential.”

The other necessity is more radiation treatment availability in regional areas although Lord doesn’t seem very optimistic about that happening.

“We need more radiation centres.

There should be a centre in Dubbo, but at this stage, there’s not.”

For now, the Sunshine Girls are just pleased to be here to see a new dawn each day.

“We are happy to see the sun shining.”

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

Litterbugs on the loose EMBERS of Dubbo Bushcare were happy to get their hands dirty as part of Clean Up Australia Day, taking to the Macquarie River in kayaks and collecting riverbank rubbish all the way from South Weir to Sandy Beach.

The group collected 120kg of rubbish, including 14 bags of plastic and glass bottles along with lots of takeaway food containers, fragments of foam, tennis balls, cigarette lighters, discarded fishing line, bits of metal, esky lids and rubber. In the river, they also discovered two shopping trolleys, a small fridge, a recliner lounge chair and a television set. In Regand Park, another ‘tosser’ had dumped a full ute/trailer load of children's clothing, DVDs, toys, books and chairs.

It seems some of Dubbo’s river visitors don’t appreciate the beautiful natural resource at their disposal, nor are they heeding the hefty fines that go along with public littering.

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Thief targets Dubbo jewellery store A BRAZEN thief has managed to make off with what police say is around $30,000 worth of jewellery after targetting a store in Dubbo’s Orana Mall in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Officers from the Orana Local Area Command were called to the shopping centre on Windsor Parade in the city’s east at about 1.20am after security guards noticed a glass door had been smashed. Police then discovered the window of the jewellery store, in the northern end of the complex, had also been smashed and further investigations revealed a theft of jewellery to the value of approximately $30,000.

Footage from Orana Mall’s security cameras has been handed to police who are seeking to speak with a man described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 180cm tall and with a slim build and who they believe may be able to “assist with their enquiries”.

Police are also hoping to speak with the driver of a vehicle, not linked to the incident, which they believe may have been driving around the area at the time of the robbery.

The smashed doors were repaired quickly and it was business as usual at Orana Mall by opening time on Wednesday morning, however police are urging anyone with information, or who is approached to purchase discounted jewellery items such as bangles, necklaces and rings, is urged to contact them via Crimestoppers.

Truck driver injured A MOGRIGUY truck driver had a lucky escape when the light rigid truck he was driving rolled on Saturday night. Orana Local Area Command police duty officer Andrew McKittrick told Weekender the 29-year-old was travelling south on the Arthurville Rd near Geurie when the accident occurred at approximately 8.30pm.

“It appears he lost control on a righthand bend in the road. The vehicle lost its load and did a complete rollover to land on its wheels again.”

The driver suffered a gash to his head, and was taken to Wellington District Hospital for assessment before being transferred by air ambulance to Westmead Hospital for further treatment.

Small Biz Bus THE Small Biz Bus (pictured right) will arrive this week, offering assistance to local small businesses in the region.

NSW small business commissioner Robyn Hobbs said small business owners can access the support of an experienced business advisor.

“Speaking to one of our advisors can help you take the next step, whether you’re just starting out, wanting to ensure your business is sustainable or hoping to grow,” Hobbs said.

Orana Business Enterprise Centre chief executive officer Peter Croft welcomed the support.

"We are excited to have the Small Biz Bus across the Orana region. It’s an excellent opportunity for local businesses to receive advice through the Small Biz Connect Program. We will have expert advisors on-site at all locations and are happy to assist with any small business enquiries.”

Hobbs described small businesses as the heartbeat of local communities.

The Small Biz Bus will stop in Wellington on March 16, Dubbo on March 17, Narromine on March 17 and Mudgee, Molong, Canowindra and Blayney on March 24, 25, 26 and 27.

Sunday sessions success IT was a good day for the Lunn racing family who enjoyed success both on and off the track at Dubbo Turf Club last weekend as part of the inaugural Milestone Hotel Sunday Sessions.

“They cleaned up on the day, including the raffle,” Turf Club general manager Vincent Gordon told Weekender.

Brothers Mick and Garry Lunn proved that injury was not about to slow them down, claiming both a quinella with Didyahearme and A Bonnie Glow in the Midwest Foods Maiden Plate over 1200m in Race 2 and a win with the two to one favourite Swiggin’ in the next race, the Central West Distributors Maiden Handicap over 1400m.

“They haven’t been having a good run, so it was good to see,” Gordon said.

He described the warm autumn day’s event as perfect racing, with a crowd of 200 racegoers enjoying the six-race card plus barrier trials.

Infrastructure sell-off supported MEMBERS of NSW Farmers have given the proposed privatisation of NSW energy infrastructure conditional approval following their recent executive council meeting in Dubbo.

Members have agreed to support the proposal as long as a minimum of one third of the funds from the sale or leaseback arrangement are dedicated to rural and regional infrastructure projects.

NSW Farmers’ business economic and trade committee chair Peter Wilson said regional communities were crying out for properly funded infrastructure including road, rail, hospitals or schools.

“We want to see that regional NSW receives its fair share of any infrastructure program. Regional and rural communities make up one third of our state’s population and it is only fair that a good portion of revenue from the proposed asset sale comes back to rural communities.”

Red Ochre Festival funding DUBBO’S annual Red Ochre Festival has received $70,000 as part of the 2015

Centenary for dedicated nurses THE Western NSW Local Health District’s northern sector child and family health nurses gathered for morning tea this week to celebrate 100 years of child and family health nurses in NSW. The busy crew took the opportunity to support one another in their role, share wonderful stories and celebrate the work they do. Child and family health nurses feel extremely privileged to have gained the specialised qualifications to work with families The district’s child and family health nurses gathered for morning tea this week to celebrate 100 years of service to the com- and children aged 0 to 5 years, to improve munity. health outcomes for all children.

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Arts and Cultural Development Program.

The Red Ochre Festival Committee will put the funds towards hiring a part-time project officer to organise the 2015 and 2016 festivals, as well as associated lead-up events.

The project officer will oversee the festival and other activities as well as ensuring widespread community participation and involvement.

Silver squad selection for young bowler YEAR 9 Dubbo College student Jessica Ball has been selected as part of the NSW junior girls silver tier squad, despite the fact that she has only been playing lawn bowls for eight months. Jessica caught the eye of selectors earlier this year and is considered to be one of the top 20 junior girl bowlers in the State.

The 14-year-old is a member of Club Dubbo, and thrilled to have achieved success so early in her bowling career.

“I really love to play lawn bowls,” she said. “It’s great because I want to prove to young people that lawn bowls is not just for older people.

“It’s a sport that is a challenge and it has the potential to take you places.”

Ball is also set to play in the upcoming Zone 4 championships, as well as the Club Dubbo tournament in April.

Youth Health Forum BUILDING on the strengths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people was the focus of the Youth Health Forum held at the Dubbo campus of the School of Rural Health this week.

The forum program included: • Building and evaluating indigenous youth empowerment and resilience programs • Confidence, community, culture: supporting resilience through the Aboriginal Girls’ Circle • Boys to Men Program • Listening to what Aboriginal young people want and need • Voice of youth It was streamed live from the Children’s Hospital

Dubbo’s Jessica Ball has been selected as part of the NSW junior girls silver tier squad to play bowls.

Westmead on Wednesday morning.

Associate Professor Catherine Hawke said the forums represented a fantastic opportunity to connect with other professionals across NSW. “We can get up-to-date evidence and information on youth health issues from experts in the field without having to travel. They also provide a chance to network with local people from different disciplines who are working to improve the health and wellbeing of young people in the district.”

Body found in Parkes POLICE have located the body of a man near Parkes, believing it to that of a 41-year-old man reported missing from the area on March 3.

The body was located by police from Lachlan Local Area Command with a post mortem to be conducted to determine the cause of the man’s death. However, police do not deem it to be suspicious.

Police have thanked members of the public and media for their assistance.

Bushfire funding for western communities NARROMINE is among the western communities to receive funding this week as part of the Natural Disaster Resilience Program, a joint State and federally-funded initiative.

A sum of $3000 will be used towards fire trails in the Claggers Creek area of Narromine Shire.

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funding platform (the original goal was $70,000!) it has taken many years of testing and a lot of investment to get to this point.

And yes, it’s a good ‘ol Aussie invention! Now to catch some bees...

Parents rejoice

BY NATALIE BRAMBLE BUSINESSWOMAN

Honey, I’m home!

CALLING all you backyard apiarist wanna-bees – your time has come! The revolutionary new way of coaxing honey from the beehives without being stung is here.

The way it works is the bees build their honeycomb on a plastic ‘comb’ and then when you’re ready to harvest you turn a knob and out pours yummy honey. The innovative new product has revolut ion ised the bee industry and even professional beekeepers are getting excited.

Many are calling the makers an overnight success, after they raised $5.5 million on a crowd-

A REVIEW into welfare payments has recommended payments for supporting children be paid to the parents until the offspring are 22years old and where the child (?) still lives at home.

No longer will you have to threaten to get them to pay their dues, you’ll be doling out the dosh instead... if it ever happens, that is.

The new grab and run IT seems the popular “tap and go” technology is now the new “grab and run”.

With the introduction of the option for “small” charges (under $100) to be paid with by card without a PIN or signature came a few raised eyebrows and fears of fraudulent behaviour.

Here’s the thing – if you lose your credit card and don’t notice for a few hours, you may be in for a rude shock with a heap of “small” charges being racked up by whoever stole or found your plastic fantastic. In Victoria, this reportedly affects more than 100 people EVERY

week.

Apparently the total fraud for “tap and go” is only 2 per cent of total annual fraud in Australia but the thought of someone racking up thousands in the short space of a few hours should have you minding your credit cards closely.

Not so fantastic plastic GO San Fran! Over the years San Francisco has been considered at the forefront of new movements and this month’s decision to make the city a plastic bottle free zone is one movement a lot of people are applauding.

They will begin phasing out plastic bottle sales of around 500ml or less which will see less waste generally an in our oceans in particular. With other cities and countries devising waste reduction innovations, it probably won’t be long until some of them follow San Fransisco’s lead.

Either that or the manufacturers will start thinking of the environment over profits and devise an eco-friendly alternative. Don’t hold your breath.

Home, James IF the innovative founders of New Zealand based Martin Aircraft have their way, you’ll soon have an option to fly yourself home...by Jetpack!

After listing on the stock exchange in February, the company has raised more than $27 million for a personal jetpack to be manufactured and sold worldwide.

While it looks a bit clunky and heavy, I’m sure there’ll be a long list of people lining up for one, although maybe as a talking piece rather than a daily transport option.

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Tony Webber

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Tony Webber is a long term Dubbo resident and former journalist.

Shadow of history hangs darkly over Bali duo’s fate E’LL never know whether our relationship with Indonesia will play a part in the fate of the Bali duo.

But it can’t help – especially when Australia’s argument is basically can you make an exception for our blokes?

We didn’t ask for those scheduled to die alongside Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan to be spared as well, to my knowledge at least.

We don’t cast doubt on the strength of their convictions either.

Our argument is basically that we would like Indonesia to in this instance conduct their legal processes in a manner that makes special exception for the Australians.

Why? Well, shooting people is a pretty crook way to carry on and we’d prefer they limited crook carry-on to convicted criminals with nationalities other than ours.

We also brought up humanitarian aid we provided for the many, many thousands of Indonesians killed in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.

This was just a touch insensitive – like seeking appreciation from a grieving family because you wore your best suit to the funeral.

Basically in the case of the two condemned men we are calling in a favour, apparently oblivious to the fact that we have precious little goodwill to harvest from our northern neighbour.

For us Indonesia is some sort of one-dimensional theme park, devoid of historic recall, sensitivity to national affront or internal political impulse.

Revelations that Australian intelligence services tapped the phones of high ranking officials, including the wife of a former

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leader, were all but shrugged off here.

Similarly admissions around that time that RAN craft had breached Indonesian sovereign waters in policing asylum seeker vessels were brushed away without diplomatic nicety.

Much is made of the concept of “face” in Asian culture, but who among us is wooed by rudeness?

We don’t even have the trump card of moral superiority to play with much confidence.

A report by the United Nations tabled in Geneva on Monday says Australia is breaching the international convention against torture in our treatment of some asylum seekers, which probably includes Indonesian nationals.

Australians were the target of horrendous terrorist violence in the Bali bombings, but Indonesian authorities have done their bit, in the face of not inconsequential risk, to track down those culprits and confront militant extremism in the country generally.

Yes, Indonesian forces killed Australian journalists during the 1975 East Timor invasion, but Australian troops fought an undeclared war against Indonesian forces on Indonesian soil during the “Konfrontasi” between Indonesia and Malaysia in the mid-1960s.

And Australia was a shameless supporter of former Indonesian strongman, Suharto, whose role in robbing the country blind, in cahoots with an untouchable gangster cohort of extended family and cronies, was abundantly evident to anyone interested.

Less clear was Suharto’s part in the Rwandan-scale massacre of Indonesian communists and other leftists that coincided with his rise to power in the mid-1960s, with some of the worst violence

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at a dawn candlelight vigil at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 5. The vigil was held for Bali Nine ringleaders Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, who are to be executed in Indonesia. PHOTO: AAP/MICK TSIKAS

For us Indonesia is some sort of one-dimensional theme park, devoid of historic recall, sensitivity to national affront or internal political impulse.

occurring in Bali, and western nations including Australia barely restrained in cheering from the sidelines.

Add to that more than 200 years of colonial exploitation by the Dutch which only ended in 1949, being achieved by force four years after declaring independence.

Given all this, what Indonesian leader would harm his standing in the eyes of his people by being seen to submit to a cocky neighbour that at times seems indifferent to Indonesia’s domestic considerations?

What if that seemingly insensitive neighbour had also recently taken an active role

on the side of separatists in East Timor that cost Indonesia a large chunk of territory upon which it had expended a good deal of time, blood and treasure subduing, albeit with much brutally?

Regardless of our view of East Timor’s independence movement, the episode created huge tension, especially when Australia’s first priority became swindling the newly independent Timorese out of their seabed oil and gas fields.

Indonesia’s resistance to foreign interference in its national affairs is both understandable and, sadly for the condemned men, likely non-negotiable.

Where have they all been hiding? More than 1000 unknown fish identified

2015 LIFE UNDER WATER

LONDON: More than 1000 new-toscience fish have been described in the past eight years – an average of more than 10 a month.

The new fish species include 122 sharks and rays, 131 members of the goby family, and a Mediterranean barracuda.

All were identified by researchers compiling the World Register of Marine Species (Worms), an inventory of all known ocean life.

Last year alone, some 1451 sea creatures were added to the

register.

“Though a few relatively minor gaps remain, we consider the register now virtually complete with respect to species described throughout scientific history,” said Worms co-chair Jan Mees, director of the Flanders Marine Institute in Belgium.

“And, of course, we are constantly updating with newly-described species, revisions of taxonomy, and adding occasional species that have been overlooked.”

Dr Mees said an estimated 10,000 or more new-to-science species were in laboratories around the world waiting to be described.

New species of relatively large marine animals are still regularly being discovered, said the scientists.

They include the ruby red sea dragon Phuylopteryx dewysea from southern Australia which was added to the inventory only last month.

It was distinguished after com-

paring its DNA with two other sea dragon species.

Other new fish curiosities include Sphyraena intermedia, a new species of barracuda found in the Mediterranean, Histiophryne psychedelica, an Indonesian frogfish with “psychedelic” colouring, and the African frilled shark species Chlamydoselachus africana.

Non-fish marine creatures described last year include two dolphins from Australia and Brazil and 139 sponges.

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THE BEST OF INTENTIONS Voluntourism’s double edged sword

Travel isn’t what it used to be – and that’s both good and bad when it comes to the question of volunteering abroad. So how does the aspiring volunteer walk the fine line between helping and hindering? WORDS Jen Cowley PHOTOGRAPHY Alex and Jen Cowley TAND still long enough on any street in Phnom Penh and you’ll be hit by a tsunami of eagle-eyed local drivers – “Hello, madame! Hello, Sir! Tuk tuk? You want tuk tuk?”

Running the gauntlet of eager chauffeurs has always been part of the fun of travelling in South East Asia, but lately, in the Cambodian capital in particular, there’s been a disturbing addition to the usual patter offering to take you to all the sites on the city’s wellworn tourist trail.

“You want to see orphanage? Help the children?”

Children as tourist exhibit has become an unpalatable reality in Cambodia, where unscrupulous operators have hit on an easy way to exploit western generosity and an understandable fascination with poverty.

Alongside the many credible and effective humanitarian organisations operating in Cambodia, there’s been a proliferation of shonky operators keen to cash in as the country’s attraction as a tourist destination grows.

While authorities are now beginning to address these dodgy outfits and many have been exposed as opportunists and worse, the trend towards the exploitation of unsuspecting tourists keen to “give back” and make their travel experience count shows no sign of abating.

The admirable, if not always effective, pursuit of volunteering in developing countries like Cambodia has given rise to the term “voluntourism” – a not altogeth-

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er positive description of those who are looking more for a tick in their resume box than for any real contribution to addressing community need.

Volunteering in third world countries can be a valuable and satisfying exercise, but there’s a fine line between altruism and voyeurism. When does genuine help give way to destructive hindrance? And how can the well-intentioned westerner make sure their efforts aren’t in fact contributing to the disadvantage they’re trying to help ease?

FTER a decade of living and working in Cambodia, Narromine ex-pat Jos Barber has more experience than most in sniffing out genuine humanitarian intent.

Barber and her husband have for many years run a guesthouse in Kampot, in the country’s regional south – an increasingly, and ironically, popular destination for those wanting to get off the beaten tourist path.

She’s seen many charity projects come and go – likewise a steady flow of wide-eyed and enthusiastic “volunteers”, many of whom go away disillusioned.

The problem, she says, is that it’s become fashionable to volunteer, but many approach the exercise without putting any thought into exactly why or how.

“They’re mostly unskilled, and often only have a little time on their hands, but they think they might as well tick the volunteering box while they travel, and they usually say they want to “work” at a school or

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an orphanage. They don’t know what they’ll do – they haven’t thought it through.”

The first thing Barber does when asked about volunteering opportunities is in turn ask if they’ve done any research.

“We’ll direct people to a website like Friends International (a long established and globally credible NGO that helps street children) which explains about voluntourism and what it does and does not achieve, and that children are not tourist attractions.

“That often shocks them – they usually haven’t thought about that aspect of it. That even though well intentioned, their presence can actually undermine the good work people are trying to do. Or they can get caught up in the trap of giving their time and money to places and projects that either aren’t above board or that are completely irrelevant. Both are equally destructive.”

Barber points to the number of “orphanages” in Cambodia that are not what they seem – where the children actually have parents who are either complicit or conned, and where activities involving the children are not monitored in any way, despite the often large amounts of international money these operations attract.

“They also attract a lot of volunteers. Who doesn’t want to help children? Then they do things like offer tours of where the children sleep – which is not on. It’s a violation of privacy and personal space.”

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But the image of grubby little children with big brown eyes sleeping three to a mattress tugs at the heart strings and in doing so, usually loosens well-intentioned western purse strings as well, doesn’t it?

“Exactly,” says Barber. “Little do the tourists realise, often the money isn’t actually spent on whatever it is they think they’ve donated for. It more often than not goes to supporting the business rather than the children. But without that image of poverty they’re viewing, there’s no “sale” – and the people who run these places know it.”

Poverty as a tourist attraction is repugnant concept but it’s human nature to want to know about how the other half lives, and Barber agrees that this conundrum is at the core of the problem.

“On the one hand, people need to see it. They need to see to understand how lucky they are and that giving even a little can make a big difference. And sometimes you’ll see people who have started out with an experience of “poverty voyeurism” or voluntourism and have gone back, had a re-think and then done really good things to help credible organisations that are already established.

“So it can have a positive outcome. But on the other side, there’s a culturally disrespectful and inappropriate element to voluntourism that can lead to resentment and a sort of resigned contempt – the people know the barangs (foreigners) are just there to have a sticky beak and then go back to privileged lives. You have to ask yourself, is it a hand up or a hand out? And are you doing it for them... or for you?”

It’s a fine line between being helpful and being intrusive,

and that can be hard to weigh up for genuinely well intentioned people. Barber points to the crisis of conscience so familiar to novice travellers confronted by children begging on the street.

“It’s really tough to be hard enough to say no to a child.

But there’s a campaign being run by Friends International in Phnom Penh at the moment to try to stop people from giving money to children because it just furthers the whole cycle.

“There are social workers and NGOs and people on the ground working really hard to get those children off the streets and into school, and they’re working with the families to help secure their own futures. So when people give to a child who is begging on the street, they’re undermining the good work that’s being done.

“The simple fact is that people don’t think. But ignorance is no excuse.”

Poverty is big business in Cambodia.

The country is more accessible than ever, so westerners and travellers are more aware of the extent of poverty and with that goes opportunism.

Barber says there’s a term for it.

“People call it “Poverty porn” – which is a really unattractive term, but it’s a pretty accurate description of how some of these organisations work. They exploit the guilt of wellintentioned westerners. We also see a lot of “ego projects” – where people come here, see what they think are areas of need and think, “I’ll set up a project and get the kudos for my good work”. »

“People call it “Poverty porn” y unattractive – which is a really term, but it’s a pretty accurate ption of how description some of these sations organisations work. They exploit the guilt off welloned intentioned ners.” – Jos westerners.

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“They reinvent the wheel for their own gratification and glory, instead of supporting local schools or organisations or programs that are already established in areas of genuine need.

They go back to Australia, or wherever, and hold fundraisers and big note themselves but the programs they run here are inefficient, culturally inappropriate and sometimes destructive to the good work that’s already being done.”

HE Chumkriel Language School in Kampot is a project with which I’ve been involved many years. Established under the banner of Rotary International and the brainchild of Dubbo-based Rotarian Mark Horton in concert with Khmer locals and with the guidance of ex-pat Jos Barber, the project is founded on the principle of community consultation.

Do I hold a bias, then, when it comes to discussion of voluntourism? Perhaps. But I’ll admit my first visit to Cambodia was motivated in part by curiosity and that I was initially conflicted as to the value of my presence in this little country of contrasts – was it voyeurism?

Paternalism?

But involvement with CLS has taught me the value of genuine volunteering, based on working with, not for, a community. It’s something the founder of the school – a Khmer man with a passion for education and what I’ve heard described as “the smile that launched a thousand grant applications” – has worked hard to maintain over the years, sometimes with superhuman resolve in the face of enormous pressure from opportunistic NGOs keen to climb aboard the school’s success.

Thy Nget Sothy – affectionately and widely known as “Mr T” – is the director of CLS. The only one of his family of 11 children to gain any formal education, the now 43 year old recognised many years ago the value of English language skills in accessing the mainstream economy and set about trying to teach the people of his community.

With the help of Rotary, and now, of many other volunteers and partnering organisations, Mr T has taken CLS from a desk under a palm tree to a thriving and sustainable holistic education provider, with upwards of 300 students (and night classes for community members) along with a model that’s the envy and benchmark of NGOs and aspiring projects around the developing world.

Part of the success of CLS has been the recognition of the value of having robust volunteer parameters and procedures in place. The school could not have survived to this point without volunteers, and continues to draw heavily on their support – but the days of carte blanche for voluntourists are long over.

“It is important that people have skills – not to just to come and play with the children, which is very interruptive of »

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my time and my staff’s time, and disruptive for the children also,” says Mr T. “The students get very confused when volunteers come and go, come and go.

“We need skilled volunteers so that when they come here, they know what to do and how they can contribute. We also ask that volunteers stay not just one or two days, but for a longer time because that also means they will learn about our way of doing things. We don’t want people to just come and tell us what to do and how to do it – they need to understand about our culture and the way Khmer people do things.”

He understands all too well the tendency of “barangs” to come to a country like Cambodia with the idea that volunteering simply involves playing with children.

“It might make the tourists happy, but children are not zoo animals – people used to come and just want to take photos and look at the children like they were on a tour of the zoo. That is not real volunteering.”

Now, says Mr T, CLS does not allow volunteers or visitors to just “drop by”.

“We have policies now for volunteers – we have child protection checks, we have policies for taking photos, we have an induction for volunteers, who must agree to take part in appropriate activities using their skills.

“A lot of young people want to volunteer and that is good – we welcome their help, and if they don’t have specific skills, we can find things for them to help with and to support us, but not if they just want to come for one or two days and go away again.”

CLS owes its success in a large part, according to Mr T, to a mutual understanding of culture and community.

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CLS has strict policies in place to protect students

It was very important when we were setting CLS up with Rotary’s help that they understood about our culture and our community. Often when western people come to help, they just come in and give things then go away and it just doesn’t work.” – Thy Nget Sothy, director of Chumkriel Language School

Chumkriel Language School Director Thy Nget Sothy affectionately known throughout the community as Mr T

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Annabelle Green takes a morning class at Chumkriel Language School

“It was very important when we were setting CLS up with Rotary’s help that they understood about our culture and our community. Often when western people come to help, they just come in and give things then go away and it just doesn’t work.

“So it was important to understand and work with local people and support people to help their own community. If someone just comes and sets something up for us then they go away, that project stops – it doesn’t work unless Khmer people and the community are involved and it can be sustainable.”

It’s what makes CLS different to so many other projects. Westerners have come with many good ideas “but it’s not just their ideas”.

“We have shared ideas – we have worked together, and they have respected our culture and we have learned about their cultures. It’s a very sustainable project because it’s been developed with the local people and the community.” ’M sitting outside a Khmer-run eatery in Kampot, where I’ve just feasted on a $2 plate of dumplings and fresh pulled noodles with Annabelle Green and Chloe Raines. The pair is part of a cohort of trainee teachers from Charles Sturt University that’s just spent a month volunteering at CLS as part of their graduate and post-graduate studies.

Kampot’s gentle nightlife swirls around us as we talk – children and dogs and motos and street vendors and the smell of charcoal fires and fish sauce make a fitting backdrop to a discussion of volunteering in a developing country.

Both young women – who have Dubbo connections it turns out (Raines spent her childhood there while Green’s grandparents still call the city home) – are doing post-graduate degrees in education and while both have travelled extensively and done some volunteering in other capacities, this is their first time doing voluntary work in a third world country.

It’s something Raines says she always intended to do as part of her post-graduate education studies.

“At first it was overwhelming

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– seeing how little they have but making the most of what they do have. I was absolutely floored by what Mr T manages to do with the limited resources he has. And it made me think of how much we have at our disposal as teachers back home.”

Green has been to Cambodia before and says she wasn’t as shocked by the poverty, but was “stunned” when she met Mr T and the rest of the Khmer team at CLS at the extent of the project and what they’re managing to achieve with so little.

“The other thing that really hit me was how the children really want to be there, and how respectful they are. That’s something that’s really different – that thirst the children have for learning.

“The other thing you have to remember,” says Raines, chiming in, “Is that the language classes are extra to the school hours these kids put in. They’re doing it over and above the state school hours and they choose to do that.”

Both agree the experience of travel is valuable, particularly “if you can find a credible and genuine way to use your and share your skills”.

“It’s nice to leave Australia and see what’s out there and how other people live, because it is a bubble we live in there,” says Raines.

During her first visit to Cambodia, Green says she “just did the touristy thing” but vowed to come back and “spend some real time” here.

“Volunteering at CLS and spending time getting to know the culture and the community has been beyond anything I’d ever imagined.”

Both have friends who have had less than valuable experiences with volunteering – and both were determined not to fall into the same trap.

“This trip has really showed me what genuine volunteering is all about,” says Raines. “I realise now how important it is to spend a decent amount of time in a community. I was comfortable with coming here because, being organised through the uni, I knew it would be reputable. I did a search of CLS and saw that it was connected to Rotary, so that made me feel comfortable »

I can see how people get caught in the voluntourism trap. They think they want to make a difference, so they go and spend a day or two in an orphanage and think that’s helping.” – Annabelle Green, CSU trainee-teacher and CLS volunteer.

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Students of CLS learning about agriculture and healthy food preparation

as well.”

Green agrees. “I can see how people get caught in the voluntourism trap.

They think they want to make a difference, so they go and spend a day or two in an orphanage and think that’s helping. I couldn’t do that – you need to build a connection and an understanding.

“What’s really hit me being here at CLS is that we’re just a very small part of a big wheel – there are so many people connected with the school and doing things behind the scenes, and so many people volunteering – it shows me that I’m a part of something much bigger and that while the contribution I make is important, it’s not about me. We are another link in the chain. We need to keep it in perspective. This experience has given me more than I could ever give.”

The affable young teachers have some timely advice to offer would-be volunteers.

“Do your research. And understand that real volunteering is hard work. It’s not just a holiday. If you’re doing it right, it’s challenging. Do it for themselves as much as wanting to help others – and I don’t mean that in a selfish way, I mean that if you want to volunteer, do something you’re passionate about and you’ll be more effective. You won’t be able to give as much if you’re just doing it for a tick on your resume.

“If you want to go somewhere and stay in a resort, that’s fine,” says Raines.

“But there’s so much to see if you dig a bit deeper than what’s in the guide book. It’s better to spend longer in fewer places than to visit lots of different places and only get a superficial view.”

OR her part, Jos Barber says the trainee teachers have “nailed it”.

As one of CLS’s guiding hands, she knows just how important it is for volunteers to understand the value of research, and of first getting to know a culture to better understand what, if anything, they can bring to the community table.

“CLS has been successful because there’s been years of consultation with the community to find out what they really needed, and to make sure everything was culturally and socially appropriate.

“Mr T has been there for ten years now, and the community has seen that he is there to stay and that the project is sustainable – that Rotary has helped and given guidance and assisted with funding and physical building, but it’s a project that’s by Khmer people for Khmer people. They’ve seen children who started with CLS go on to meaningful employment – they see the value and the sustainability.”

Barber says it’s this “by the people for the people” approach that made her comfortable with being involved in the project.

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“There are lots of people who come to help and who give support, but what the community sees is Khmer staff and Khmer people working together to run the school. That’s how it should be – but mostly it’s not. Mostly, the organisations swoop in and swoop out without that genuine community consultation.”

Her advice for those wanting to stretch their volunteering legs abroad mirrors that of the two young CSU teachers.

“Do your research. Check what the goals of the organisation are – are they working towards meaningful progress.

And then work out if your ambition aligns with those goals. What will your achievement, your contribution actually

mean for that community?

“Transparency is really important – know where the money that’s raised by the organisation actually goes.”

For all her frustration with “poverty porn”, voluntourism and “ego projects”, Barber is still enthusiastic about the value of volunteering, and says people shouldn’t feel any guilt for wanting to enrich their own life experience through helping others.

“It’s okay to feel good about volunteering – that’s what drives people to volunteer. It’s about making connections while you’re making a difference for other people. Isn’t that what life’s all about anyway?”

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Spotlight shines on religious persecution

BY JEN COWLEY EDITOR

T’S been almost four years since Farhad Sedghi was snatched from his home in Tehran, imprisoned and held – without credible charge – by Iran’s hardline extremist Islamic regime.

His “crime”? He is an educator and a follower of the Baha’i faith.

From half a world away, Dubbo Businessman Nasser Sedghi, has never given up the fight to free his brother or to join other Baha’is in pleading for the world to acknowledge and rise up against the 30 year persecution of their fellow faithful in Iran.

His ongoing campaign was highlighted recently by the screening in Canberra of a documentary, To Light a Candle, made and produced by Maziar Bahari, a filmmaker who was himself imprisoned and held without charge for 144 days in Iran. The film shines a spotlight on the banning of Baha’i youth in Iran from undertaking university education and reinforces the worldwide campaign, Education is NOT a Crime.

Long a supporter of the Sedghi brothers’ cause, Member for Parkes Mark Coulton was so moved by the film and by the ongoing struggle of Baha’i faithful in Iran, he has joined in a show of bi-partisan support with fellow Parliamentarian Gai Brodtmann to introduce a Private Member’s Bill condemning the ongoing religious persecution perpetrated at the hands of Iran’s extremist regime.

The bill, to go before the parliament next week, calls on the House of Representatives to note the “widespread and systematic campaign of persecution of Baha’is in Iran, with more than 110 Baha’is currently imprisoned due to their religious beliefs” and to condemn “the treatment of Baha’is in Iran, which includes economic and educational discrimination, strict limits on the right to assemble and worship, as well as the threat of raids, arrests and detention or imprisonment”.

The motion also commends the recent resolution by the United Nations General Assembly in which it expressed its “deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations” in Iran and calls for “an end to the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran”.

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ASSER Sedghi is grateful for and comforted by the support that has grown across the globe for the plight of Baha’is and says he’s convinced this growing international pressure, which includes strong representation from local supporters, has helped the cause.

But widespread acknowledgement has been a long time coming.

When Farhad was first imprisoned in May 2011, Nasser – who left his homeland in 1978 to study, without knowing he would never return – told Dubbo Weekender of his sadness and worry, but said his brother’s arrest came as no surprise, given the gradual increase in the persecution of Baha’i people, particularly in the field of education, since the Islamic republican government came to power in 1979.

“Right from the early 80s, Baha’i students were banned from higher education institutions and lecturers, academics and professors were all removed from their positions within universities.

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Nasser Sedghi and his wife Farzan were joined for the screening of To Light a Candle, by Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton and his wife Robyn, along with former Dubbo residents Jenny and Richard Lawson, and Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann.

‘open’ university in Iran, which they did 24 years ago – quite legally and with the knowledge of the government. There was nothing clandestine or subversive about it.”

Threatened by its international success, the hard-line Iranian government began a systematic campaign of harassment against the university’s officials and students, conducting raids across the nation’s cities, confiscating equipment and resources.

“The Baha’i faithful cannot take violent action of any kind, so what these dedicated people did was to keep building the university back up again and carry on.”

Nasser says his brother, a qualified cost accountant, is no stranger to persecution, having elected to stay in Iran despite fears of growing danger from extremist Islamic authorities. His dedication to his faith and his people in “his native place, his home country”, compelled him to stay despite knowing the dangers and despite having recently expressed grave fears over the escalation of persecution against Baha’i in Iran.

Having suffered for four years the frustration and ignominy of wrongful imprisonment and isolation from his family, Farhad’s hopes of freedom after four years are alive but tenuous, says Nasser.

“We are quite positive because there are some indications that his release is getting closer. His wife and children are hopeful. Over the term of his imprisonment, Farhad and his fellow prisoners – many of whom are academics – have gained enormous respect through their ongoing efforts to use their expertise to help and educate others, refusing to allow their wrongful imprisonment to stifle their passion for education.”

Perversely, it’s the terrifying and increasingly visible extremist activity of Islamic fundamentalists elsewhere in the world that has finally garnered attention for the situation in Iran.

“What’s happening in the Middle East has given people in the West an under-

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LOCAL FAMILY MARKS A YEAR SINCE IRANIAN IMPRISONMENT

TWO MEN, TWO WORLDS, ONE HOPE Nasser Sedghi was last month named recipient of a prestigious state-wide award for services to multiculturalism and helping to foster greater tolerance of cultural diƨerence. A world away, his brother Farhad begins his third year languishing in an Iranian gaol on trumped up charges brought by an extremist Islamic government that has long persecuted its citizens on religious and cultural grounds. JEN COWLEY has been following the brothers’ story.

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HERE’S a certain irony in the fact that while he was at Parliament House in Sydney receiving a state-wide award for his efforts in promoting multiculturalism and community relationships, Nasser Sedghi’s brother Farhad was languishing in an Iranian gaol – incarcerated on trumped up charges by a fanatical Islamic government with a long history of persecuting people of the Baha’i faith.

Last week marked the second anniversary of the now 66 year old’s arrest and imprisonment in the brothers’ home land, an arrest that came after more than three decades of harassment and persecution of Baha’i faithful in Iran according to Nasser, whose brother – an accountant, university lecturer and researcher – has been held in a Tehran prison for two years since he was detained without charge in May 2011.

Farhad’s arrest followed what Nasser calls “a wellorchestrated offensive” against academics of the Baha’i faith in which more than 30 homes were raided and computers, books and personal documents seized.

“Since the Islamic republican government came to power in 1979, there has been a gradual increase in the persecution of Baha’i people, particularly in the field of education,” Nasser told Weekender.

“Iran is a lawless country. There is no logic, no judicial system as we know it. Simple things can turn out very badly.”

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UBBO, where local businessman Nasser and his wife Farzan have lived since escaping Iran in the 1970s, is a long way from Tehran – both geographically and ideologically.

It pains the younger brother that life in his adopted homeland is so different from Farhad’s, and the irony of having been honoured with the recent multicultural award for service to community through integrating cultures and fostering tolerance is not lost on Nasser.

“It is a sad coincidence, but it is destiny. I am so blessed to live in a country with such freedoms – I don’t dare to compare myself with my brother,” says the wellloved community stalwart. “What he is going through and what his struggle means is possibly 100 times more valuable and more of a contribution to humanity, and more of a service to his country and fellow citizens.”

The award, he says with genuine humility, is “not such a big deal” because he so enjoys being able to contribute to his adopted community.

“It gives me a great sort of a full feeling. And the honour of doing something to break down barriers – it’s just a great pleasure.”

Nasser is proud of his brother’s strength and devotion to his Baha’i faith and the greater ambition to promote

education for all, but the constant worry over Farhad’s health and wellbeing takes its toll.

The Iranian authorities have recently and repeatedly refused to allow the 66 year old leave from the prison to receive medical treatment, and access to his family has been sporadic and cruelly arbitrary for the duration of his incarceration.

“He has a heart condition and more than 10 months now his wife and family have tried every day to get him to treatment but (the prison authorities) bring some sort of nonsense excuse and do not allow that basic right to medical treatment. They are still playing the same games they have been playing for many years.”

While Farhad is “morally healthy” and in good spirits, Nasser says he’s never quite sure of the precise situation because his Iranian-based family fears upsetting him with the truth of his brother’s dire circumstances.

“I have had no contact directly with him. Not at all. I managed to talk to Farhad’s wife and his daughter – our main email communication is with her. But they have to change the email addresses – we have to be very careful,” he says, referring to the ever present threat of reprisal from eavesdropping authorities.

Nasser’s niece was able to smuggle out a letter from Farhad, detailing some of the conditions in the prison, but the risk of drawing further attention and retaliation from the Islamic government is great.

It’s for this reason that Nasser is not able to visit his brother – in fact neither he nor Farzan have been able to visit their former homeland of Iran since they escaped in the 70s.

“If I were to go there, I could be arrested for propagating against the Iranian government – there would be lots of danger to us. There is no proper judicial or legal system. It is four decades since I have seen the country of my birth,” he says, adding that for people of Baha’i faith – of which Iran is also the birth place – the “social environment” in that country means no-one who follows the religion’s teachings is safe.

His brother’s imprisonment along with a number of other Baha’i academics is symbolic of the systematic persecution of people of that faith throughout Iran, where the extremist government wields its particular brand of terror with virtual impunity – something to which Nasser, and other Baha’is like him, are eager to draw global attention.

“Since his arrest, my brother has been subject to an entirely flawed judicial process. He had virtually no access to lawyers; his “trial” was conducted in a closeddoor court room with extreme bias on the part of prosecutors and judges. As there was non-existent evidence against my brother, all the charges were fabricated – such as being “dangerous to the national security of the country”, “spreading corruption on earth” and son on.

He is incarcerated at Gohardasht prison in Karaj, a facility known for its overcrowding, lack of sanitation and dangerous environment.

“Mixing my brother Farhad and other Baha’i prisoners with some criminal and dangerous prisoners in a harsh environment is a clear indication of the authorities’ lack of fair treatment, and makes us even more concerned for their safety within the prison system.”

Nasser says he believes the authorities know full well of their religious prisoners’ innocence.

“My brother’s wife and children say it is their full time job to write to different authorities to tell them (Farhad) is a sincere, hard working person who wants to work for the betterment of all people and that he has done nothing wrong.

“Everywhere they go, again, the authorities play a game. They say “okay, we know he’s innocent, but our hands are tied”. They know these are false charges and they have an innocent man in prison and with no justification to be there.”

Again, Nasser returns to the contrast between the lives of two brothers – born into the same faith in the same ancient land of what was then Persia – but separated by more than can be measured in miles.

Both have worked tirelessly and with genuine concern for humanity, to bridge cultural and educational divides and to foster understanding and tolerance through education. Both are devoted to their faith and to their families and their communities – but their lives now could not be more different.

“It is very much a contrast,” says Nasser. “And yet, we follow the same path in many ways. Wherever Baha’i’s are, there’s the same aim –to try to do something for the community, and that is whether you live in Iran or anywhere else.

“This is no matter – this is my country now. This is my country which I love, but nevertheless, my native place is not something I deny. Still, I love Iran. But loving one place doesn’t prevent you from loving another place.”

The gentle and quietly spoken businessman knows how lucky he is to live in Australia, and hopes his fellow countrymen also know they are blessed to call this nation home.

“It is a lucky country, and we have to keep it that way as well. It is very important to keep that openness and acceptance of all, and to live in harmony. We have to learn from that, and learn from the example of other countries like Iran, to be able to maintain our integrity as well as our freedom.”

Through the efforts of his family in Iran and with the support of the global community of which Baha’is are a part, Nasser is eager to draw as much attention as he can to the situation in Iran.

“My hope is that we want to bring up this unjust situation, then the world could understand the danger and the enormity of the pressure in which Baha’is are living.

“At the least, we must value the freedom of religion, of expression, of thought, of action we have here in Australia – it is of great value here.

“I have been overwhelmed with the support of ordinary people who still ask all the time about my brother.

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S an Australian citizen of more than a quarter of a century, Iranian born Nasser Sedghi enjoys the comfort and confidence of living in a country where the terms justice and equality are taken for granted.

The same cannot be said for his brother, Farhad.

Last month marked the first anniversary of Farhad’s imprisonment at the hands of the extremist Islamic regime in the brothers’ home land.

The arrest came after more than three decades of harassment and persecution of Baha’i faithful in Iran according to Nasser, whose brother – an accountant, university lecturer and researcher – has been held in a Tehran prison for the 12 months since he was detained without charge in May last year.

Farhad’s arrest followed what Nasser calls “a well-orchestrated offensive” against academics of the Baha’i faith in which more than 30 homes were raided and computers, books and personal documents seized.

“Since the Islamic republican government came to power in 1979, there has been a gradual increase in the persecution of Baha’i people, particularly in the field of education,” Nasser told Weekender.

“Iran is a lawless country. There is no logic, no judicial system as we know it.

Simple things can turn out very badly.”

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“These are the kind of mind-games Baha’is have been used to from the extreme Islamic regime since they came to power in 1979,” says Nasser.

“Right from the early 80s, Baha’i students were banned from higher education institutions and lecturers, academ-

ment and resources.

“The Baha’i faithful cannot take violent action of any kind, so what these dedicated people did was to keep building the university back up again and carry on.”

The authorities have since imposed what Nasser believes are trumped up charges, but the mind games continue.

“The charges and sentence are now complete. Farhad has officially been charged with “posing a danger to the security of the country”, and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. The sentence has been appealed, but of course, it failed.

“It is a joke. The charges they impose are common charges that are brought against all Baha’is – “spreading corruption on the earth”. But what does that mean?”

Last week, as the family marked a year since the arrest, the authorities gave hope that Farhad would be allowed a special three day release. So sensitive were the negotiations that Weekender agreed to the family’s request to hold off on publishing this article until the promised ‘pass’ had been granted.

“But of course,” says Nasser, “There were many, many problems. And many, many excuses. And we are still waiting.”

DESPITE his circumstances, Farhad appears to be in “high spirit and good health”, following an initial weight loss of 10-15 kg and a significant downturn in his overall health after his arrest.

Nasser believes this recovery is due in no small part to the hope his brother has been given through the level of interna-

tial sentence of 10 years – after only a few months, that term was doubled, for no apparent reason.

Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds, Farhad’s family will continue to appeal until his release is secured.

“His wife put it in simple terms,” says Nasser. “She says her job every day is to go through the legal procedures and writing to the authorities and international bodies to make and keep them aware of this wrongful imprisonment and persecution.”

While she knows her pleas to the Iranian authorities will fall on deaf ears, she refuses to give up.

“That’s the whole message for Baha’is,” Nasser insists. “We don’t give up. We don’t cry foul – we just never give up.

That’s the teaching – they have a higher aim to achieve.”

HERE in Dubbo, Nasser and Farzan Sedghi have been overwhelmed by the support and kindness shown them by the wider community.

“Ordinary people when they see me or haven’t seen me for a long time they ask me, how is your bother? It’s amazing the number of people who have read about it in the Dubbo Weekender, which covers a large area and even I get our customers from other towns ask about my brother.

“At the national and international level it is the same – so much support that is simply beyond imagination. And this international attention and pressure certainly helps.”

Previous stories as featured in Dubbo Weekender.

standing of what the Baha’is in Iran have been suffering at the hands of Islamic extremists for 30 years,” he told Weekender ahead of next week’s tabling of the Private Member’s Bill.

“Unfortunately, through the terrible experiences we are seeing from organisations like ISIS in Iraq and Syria and places like that, people are finally gaining an understanding of what’s been happening in Iran.

“For years and years and years we have been trying to bring this persecution to the attention of the wider community – now people understand, through the example of what’s been happening elsewhere in the world, about the brutality of Islamic extremist regimes and the atrocities committed at the hands of these fundamentalists. It’s been beyond people’s imagination – but now they can see; they can relate. Iran’s extremist regime is the forerunner of these things – they have been the masters of persecution and atrocity for decades.”

Nasser has long believed the attention of the media – mainstream and social – has played a role in bringing Iran’s extremist Islamic government to account by shining the spotlight on human and civil rights abuses in that nation.

He hopes that political attention –

such as that generated by next week’s Private Member’s Bill – will help do the same.

Last year, Nasser told Weekender: “These people (the Iranian authorities) are stupid. They think they can do this and no-one will notice or say anything, but technology has come a long way in 30 years. They are digging their own graves.”

He’s hoping the glare of international attention will help unlock his brother’s prison cell, but he is measured in his anticipation. There are still many hurdles to overcome, including the unpredictability of a regime that holds no respect for true justice.

But even if Farhad is released, it may well be a long time before Nasser is able to see his brother – if ever. Given the volatile political atmosphere of his former homeland and birthplace of the faith he shares with six million fellow followers worldwide, it’s simply too dangerous to risk returning to the country of his birth.

“None of the Baha’is outside Iran ever feel safe to go back,” he says. “The same fabricated charges that have seen so many Baha’is imprisoned can be brought against anyone at any time and they can be imprisoned – we have seen so many examples of this.”

What’s happening in the Middle East has given people in the West an understanding of what the Baha’is in Iran have been suffering at the hands of Islamic extremists for 30 years.

» The private members motion condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran is scheduled to be debated in the Federation Chamber in Parliament House on Monday, March 16 at 11am and will be live streamed through http://www.aph. gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Parliament.

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MAGIC WHAN

Meet the young man whose auction gavel is his ticket to a bright future as a livestock auctioneer. WORDS Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Alexandria Kelly OR someone whose role revolves around the ability to have the gift of the gab, Luke Whan comes across as remarkably quiet.

He’s visibly nervous and seems reluctant to talk about himself too much. That is, until the young man with a cheeky grin and firm country handshake gets up on the auction block. As a budding auctioneer, this is his domain and his money is certainly where his mouth is despite his hesitation to cash in on this opportunity to self-promote.

Selected as one of only 10 finalists in the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association (ALPA) NSW and National Young Auctioneer competition, the 25-year-old livestock territory sales manager will at-

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tend the finals to be held later this month as part of the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

To get to this point, he was part of the training school hosted by ALPA in Sydney in November last year, and was among 30 other hopefuls vying for a place in the competition.

Whan is excited about the opportunity, and describes it as a dream come true in his world of livestock selling.

“It’s just something that I’ve wanted to do from a young age,” he says. “Mum reckons I was going around buying and selling chooks in the backyard when I was pretty young.”

Whan is certainly at home in the saleyards and is

extremely comfortable around livestock after growing up on a mixed sheep and cattle property near Glen Innes.

“My family is in the cattle-buying industry,” he explains. “I’ve always loved being around saleyards and stock.”

Whan has spent time both working on the family farm and as a stockman in northern Qld, before making the move to Dubbo eight months ago for his current position.

When the chance to attend training to further his auctioneering skills arose, Whan seized it with both hands.

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O the uninitiated, selling livestock at auction is a foreign entity. For most people who’ve attended auctions without fully understanding the proceedings, auctioneers sound like they rush through each sale. They also sound like they’re speaking another language.

And for most of us, it is.

It’s called the “auction chant”, a rhythmic repetition of numbers and filler words, known affectionately in the industry as the “cattle rattle”.

It’s sometimes scripted but auctioneers tend to develop their own wording style.

They hasten each sale because speed is a necessary part of getting through umpteen yards of stock during

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the course of the day’s sale where thousands of head of stock are yarded and resold. The speediness is also a way to build excitement and anxiety among buyers.

Another part of the role of a good auctioneer is knowledge of stock.

In fact, the first thing Whan sees when he looks at an animal in the paddock is its cash value.

“You put a price on it first of all – that’s what you’re there for,” he says matter of factly.

“When you get up to sell, you open with a price.

Sometimes you go over what you think they’re worth and adjust it. The bidding process is interactive with the buyer. At the same time, you are representing the seller and their livelihood so you have to do a good job

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It is daunting. But once you get going, you just get into it. You have to be confident and have a belief in yourself and know what you’re talking about.

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The role of an auctioneer:

I’ve always loved being around saleyards and stock. It’s just something that I’ve wanted to do from a young age. Mum reckons I was going around buying and selling chooks in the backyard when I was pretty young. by playing up the stock’s best attributes.”

It sounds like a precarious business and when faced with a huge crowd with that level of responsibility, it must be more than a bit daunting.

It is, and Whan admits nerves are his biggest fear, but it’s also an adrenalin rush for this young sales manager.

“It is daunting,” he agrees.

“But once you get going, you just get into it.

“You have to be confident and have a belief in yourself and know what you’re talking about.”

The other elements the judges will be looking for during the competition are a clear strong voice and good diction, which Whan possesses.

His passion merges with his day job, with selling each week at the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets forming part of his employment.

And although they’re different, it’s a good dress rehearsal for the upcoming competition.

“Every Monday and Thursday, it’s sheep

and cattle.

“I get a thrill out of selling every week,” he admits. “It’s just addictive.”

HE type of selling required for the competition differs from Whan’s regular catwalk style in that it is held in a selling arena, involves a microphone and usually involves stud stock worth up to $20,000 a head.

Although it will be challenging, part of the beauty of the competition is that it involves a lot of young people. At the show, high school students will be showing their stock, which is followed by judging and then the auctioneer’s challenge.

Whan’s company is also very supportive of encouraging young people and he said they have a strong trainee program.

He has been encouraged through the process by Martin Simmons, a fellow employee and previous competitor.

“He has taught me skills – he competed in the same event a few years back,” Whan explains.

At the event, Whan is hoping that re-

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gardless of the outcome, he will gain valuable know-how which will hold him in good stead in the future. This will be his only crack at the title given that he’s just turned 25, the cut-off age for participants.

“A few (of the other competitors) have done it last year but this is my first and only year,” he says. “(As for the future) you make a name for yourself. But I’m just there for the experience. It’s good for building confidence. If successful, I’ll still be in the same job.

“Nerves will be my biggest hurdle,” he admits.

But as he assuredly steps up to the platform and begins practicing his spiel, it’s clear this bloke knows exactly what he’s doing.

He’s a young auctioneer. » The Australian Livestock & Property Agents Association (ALPA) NSW and National Young Auctioneer competition will be held at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Thursday, March 26

Auctioneers conduct sales at which property or goods are sold to the person offering the highest purchase price. They will usually comment on any special features of the item being sold, call a starting price and ask for the first bid. They continue to ask for bids and carefully adjust the amount by which bids are advanced until the item being sold goes 'under the hammer' to the highest bidder Auctioneers may specialise in selling certain types of goods such as livestock, produce, real estate, vehicles, plant machinery and equipment, antiques and general household items. Some auctioneers may also specialise in online auctions.

Auctioneers may be required to travel to inspect property or merchandise, or to visit prospective clients. They usually stand on a platform during auctions so they can be clearly heard and seen by all the people present.

They need to be thoroughly familiar with the property or goods they are offering for sale so they can recommend a realistic reserve price to vendors.

Sometimes they work outdoors when involved in an auction of livestock or real estate auctioned on site.

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Rob and Belinda Joyes Rob and Belinda Joyes have devoted themselves to training and showing an eclectic mix of four-legged and feathered friends, living and breathing their circus lifestyle. It’s a lot of hard work with a dash of glamour thrown in but they wouldn’t have it any other way. AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Alexandria Kelly Belinda Joyes: OB joined the circus when he was very young and has also worked in zoos across Australia as well as working as the tiger handler at Dreamworld. He’s also been to America training the elephants for Australia Zoo. I have a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and wildlife biology and was working with the polar bears at Seaworld when we met.

We decided to go on the road with our own business because we were training animals for other people and then came up with our own show. We started with the birds (two South American Macaws called Diago and Jose); they were two months old and they’re six now.

Since then, we’ve spent a lot of time obtaining and shaping the animals. For example, it took four years to get the zebras and they came from Texas. We couldn’t import them from Africa because of disease control. They are considered as livestock in America so there

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were no restrictions on them. Zulu was four months old when we got him and parent-raised, while Zambeze was six weeks old and hand-raised. After we got them, we stayed in America for two months and started training them. Then they had to be in quarantine for one month when we arrived back in Australia last year. Now they are the only trained and properly handled zebras in Australia.

People think they are like a horse but they are so much smarter because they are wild and have to be alert at all times. They also have a tendency for fight or flight.

We spent two years with the horses from when we picked them up to when they first did a show, the same with the camels and llamas. Rob’s trained camels since he was 18.

All our camels came from a camel culling program and would have been sent to the abattoirs if we didn’t get them.

When they came to us, they had never been handled by humans before and

had been living in the wild near Alice Springs. The birds have just been handled so much they know their routine.

The water buffalo – we just wanted them – they were raised on a specific farm. We didn’t know a lot about them and everything else we’d worked with until then had been domesticated.

We have a large variety of animals because we wanted to be different. Everyone else has horses, and sometimes camels.

With all the animals, we use a lot of food with them to gain their trust. The zebras get horse pellets and the llama and camels get cattle pellets. The birds get cashew nuts (laughs).

As part of their training, we have to get them used to the tent, because that’s where they perform and they need to be really comfortable there before they work with all the lights, noise and crowds of people.

And if they didn’t want to be here, they wouldn’t be.

Our average day is spent maintain-

ing them, cleaning up and feeding them along with regular health checks.

People think it is all glamour, but it’s not (laughs). But we are able to show off what we’ve done and it gives people an appreciation of what we do. I like travel and in this job, you get to see a lot of places. It’s good.

Rob Joyes: E have done a lot to get the animals this quiet. And when we are looking for an animal, we don’t just grab the first one we find. We work with it a great deal and find out whether or not they are suited to this lifestyle or whether they would be wellsuited in terms of their temperament.

What we are looking for is an animal that will adapt to new surroundings and can remain calm within a changing environment. Some animals are not suitable and the hard thing is to get them calm in that environment – there are so many things that can scare them. Once they gain your trust, if something hap-

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pens, they have the capacity to get over it quickly. Of course, if they were really scared, it wouldn’t matter what you did. To keep them motivated during the show, we mainly feed them afterwards. It depends on the animals themselves and their energy levels. They do a lot of running and exercise through the show so they need to feel spritely.

Unfortunately, we do have a lot of anti-circus critics. In years gone by, there were some poor practices in circuses. In some third world countries, it might still go on but it’s not like that anymore in Australia.

If someone is cruel to their dog, no-one makes it a reflection on all dog owners. Yet with circuses, it’s a whole industry thing. We always invite critics to come and see for themselves the animals’ circumstances but they rarely do. Some people would just rather find a cause and criticise.

If this is their cause, then they choose to fight.

But the truth is, if it weren’t for us, a lot of these animals would have been processed. It’s a bit frustrating but we try not to make too much of it or take it to heart. At the end of the day, we love the animals.

The fact that they are travelling around and people are able to gain an appreciation of them is also important.

This lifestyle is pretty full-on but I wouldn’t swap it. You go where it takes you and there are so many different experiences and opportunities. We have learnt stuff from everybody we have worked with which is very rewarding, it shows what we have achieved. » Hudsons Circus, featuring the animal stars belonging to Rob and Belinda Joyes, will be at Ollie Robins Oval, Dubbo until March 15.

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Col Hamilton: Rolling his sleeves up As a fifth generation farmer, Col Hamilton knows all about challenges. He’s just taken on one of the toughest gigs there is – running for parliament.

AS TOLD TO Jen Cowley PHOTOGRAPHY Alexandria Kelly I’m a Narromine boy – born and bred; a fifth generation family farmer and still living on the farm. At the moment we’re running sheep and cattle. We used to have intensive irrigation on part of the farm, but with the impact of the ten year drought and the ever-increasing cost of maintaining that water infrastructure and not being able to use it, we decided to go out of irrigation and into lower risk options.

There’s more than just money involved after five generations here on the farm – it’s a life and a history too.

It’s attachment to the land too, which is always a hard one for intergenerational change. But having said that, I can see the writing on the wall to a degree – if the business of farming goes the way it is, we’ll be making some, I wouldn’t say drastic, but certainly some significant changes in the way we produce things, or aim for more niche markets. It’s either that or opt out altogether.

It’s the old thing – get big or get out.

But we’re at the stage of our lives where we don’t want to take on more risk, and I don’t want to go there. Both my boys are off doing their own thing, and only one has shown any interest in coming back to the farm. It’s something a lot of family farms are facing.

The boys have seen me running myself into the ground by working 24/7 while we were running the irrigation, and they both decided they didn’t want that life. So that’s the question – what happens if I fall off the perch tomorrow? One of my boys is a diesel mechanic and is working on a cattle station up in the Territory. The other is working in Sydney.

In a nutshell, my decision to stand for parliament is motivated by a belief that Australia’s been sold too cheaply to overseas interests. There’s an ever increasing hunger for our raw resources at any expense, and that makes me very concerned – what’s going to be left for my grandkids? There’s probably not going to be too much farming, and I worry about the contamination of our water resources through mining. Our water resources are far too precious to take a

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risk with.

I’m also concerned about the selloff of state owned assets, especially with essential services like electricity.

I think the state should retain control of those. Rural crime and drug abuse is something that’s of real concern to me as well – and it’s not getting any better at all. I think there’s been a significant

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breakdown of our family structures and of our communities. I’ve seen such a change in Narromine and in other towns – people are fearful, and they feel they’ve not been heard, and the result is the tendency towards vigilantism.

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just seem to be throwing dollars at more police or shelters or re-hab centres or whatever. But we need to work together to solve things at a community level. I think there’s also a problem with the disconnect Aboriginal people feel – a disconnect with country.

I’m the chair of the group Macquarie 2100 – this will be my fourth year. The group stands for the one hundred year plan for the 21st century for the lower Macquarie Valley. Before I became actively involved in the committee, I had been the beneficiary of some of the projects and workshops they’d held and I felt it was a good group to be involved with. There’s a lot of scope for improvement in the valley, working within that plan.

Community work is something I really enjoy. One of the highlights for me with Macquarie 2100 was last year when we had 600 kids from about six different schools from Narromine, Trangie and Warren come to Narromine – the enthusiasm from those kids really highlighted the potential of what the future holds. For all the doom and gloom out there, there are some really good kids who are going to help take care of the future.

Touring the outback is something I love doing. There’s so much more of it I’d like to see and sink my teeth into. A few years ago we flew to Darwin, then caught The Ghan down to Alice Springs before hiring a motor home and touring around the centre, then ending up in Adelaide. That really whet our appetite and we want to see much more.

There are a number of things on the bucket list. I’d like to see more of north Queensland and down the other way, I’d like to do the Great Ocean Road. I’d like to see some of the wilderness areas up north too – I find I’ve become more environmentally conscious as I’ve grown older. One of the things that’s been part of the lead-up to my decision to stand as a candidate is having spent time in the Pilliga – it’s not the Daintree, but it’s really unique, and if the planned gas mining goes ahead you won’t recognise it.

Just because we have resources – does that mean we have to say yes to mining? It’s okay to say “no”, just leave it in the ground. There are other options out there in terms of renewable energy and technology.

I love to relax with family and friends over a few quiet ones. Bev and I have been married since 2008 – it’s the second time around for both of us. She ran a coffee shop in Narromine for ten years – seven days a week – so she’s not frightened of a hard day’s work either!

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Perfectly imperfect: making sense of Mardi Gras

BY YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY JOURNALIST

F you ever join the thousands who jostle for space at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, go with an open mind... and pointy elbows to stake and claim your footpath real estate.

Yes, you’ll see costumes, dancing, placards and floats to possibly challenge your world view but nothing during this year’s parade (okay, well maybe there was one thing) left me more speechless than coming back to Dubbo to find my sons had the impression the Mardi Gras parade is “druggie”.

I countered this perception with fresh experience and told a story of a colourful, happy, community event promoting tolerance and acceptance and fairness and inclusion and equality for all – which had surprised me – despite the divisions it can certainly prompt.

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The parade is in parts too adult for them to see, but they are more than ready for its prevailing message of tolerance and the freedom to be.

How then can anyone form such a one-eyed opinion and be so confident in its truth without having been there?

It’s a little like judging a person for their outward appearance without taking the trouble to get to know them first.

All the footpaths lining the parade are alcohol free so it couldn’t be that particular drug being referred to.

The four year-old cutie in a pink tulle frock waving a rainbow flag opposite me on Flinders Street was neither doing nor dealing drugs.

The group of 20-somethings standing near her were having quite a bit of fun and welcomed anyone to sing along with their two hours of quite talented, harmonious pre-parade renditions and spirited sports rally chants or to join the occasional Mexican wave.

As hard as I try to pin the ‘druggie’ label on them however, they just seemed

The preppy-dressed Chinese couple who’d crowbarred their way into my ribcage in a feeble bid to conquer my 20cm of front row barricade (paid for with my soul and a three hour wait) were addicted to their iPhone-6s but they definitely weren’t druggie.

like a bunch of kids with great memories for lyrics who knew how to have a good time.

Were the 2000 or so volunteers stationed every 20 feet along the barricades bringing the parade down with their drug culture? The ones I saw were friendly and courteous.

The preppy-dressed Chinese couple who’d crowbarred their way into my ribcage in a feeble bid to conquer my 20 cm (paid for with my soul and a three hour wait) were addicted to their iPhone-6s but they definitely weren’t druggie.

Then like a hand full of glitter thrown in my face, it struck me: TV must be behind this singular view.

My boys said they didn’t see it on the tele but were lectured anyway on how advertising revenues drive TV news producers to broadcast shocking, spectacular and controversial vision to hypnotise viewers into a channel-changing torpor and boost the ratings to keep the station

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liquid – even if it means only a fraction of the whole story is told.

Sure, I lost them at “advertising” but put it this way: parade participants like the mums and dads pushing their babies in prams followed by older siblings on rainbow coloured scooters might get air time for cute factor but wouldn’t be used to define this event.

There certainly were no cameramen running alongside the people living with cerebral palsy driving their fleet of wheel chairs in the parade, followed closely by their carers.

The Uniting, Anglican and Catholic Churches, youth groups, sporting groups, uniformed army, air force, navy, police, fire and rescue services, the medical profession, banks, political parties and so many more, all took their place in the 155 organisation-strong parade – but compared with the men in tights or golden underpants, glittering feathered outfits and big wigs, the majority of participants were frankly not that telegenic.

However, they were enthusiastic and keen to be seen to say no to hatred or homophobia or bullying of any kind and yes to inclusion and diversity.

As a colleague recently said, Mardi Gras’s a hug fest and the prevailing message across all participating floats was a resounding “Love is Love” and Diversity is okay.

On that Sunday night I came to the

end of a bedtime book for the boys which couldn’t have been more fitting – it's called Wonder, by debut New York author, RJ Palacio.

It’s about August Pullman who until Grade Five has been homeschooled mostly due to a skin condition, which deforms his face.

Not surprisingly the other children fear his appearance and despite a zerotolerance to bullying, manage to create a school-wide game which includes obvious efforts to avoid being touched by him.

Although deeply hurt, August is used to these sorts of reactions but is fortunate enough to find two friends who see him for who he is, not what he looks like.

August’s year at school is told from the perspective of each main character, revealing for example, why the most popular kid, Julian, is really threatened

by August’s presence, is the ring leader for bullying August which gets him suspended but why he can’t see the effect he’s having under the guidance of a mother who photoshops August out of the class picture to circulate it to likeminded mums.

Julian’s epiphany for his wrongdoing comes when his grandmother shares a story about a boy with polio she and her classmates teased and bullied because he was different. He rescued her from certain death at the hands of Nazi’s and

kept her secretly safe in his family’s barn for two years.

Spoiler alert: When he is killed in the Nazis’ final purge, because he’s disabled – and specifically, not perfect according to their standards – she vows then to never ever judge another human being again or feel justified in being mean to them.

She is the first person in Julian’s family to tell him he has done wrong.

It’s a little like people who are LGBTQI. Or foreign, disabled, black, nonEnglish speaking, covered in freckles, overweight, dyslexic, have bad skin, are

too skinny, walk funny, can’t walk, have big noses... take your pick.

There is always something to make others different to us and it’s a great lesson to teach our children that’s actually the way it’s meant to be. Diversity is normal and not to be feared.

In the end the Wonder book (and the school principal) asks that the students choose kind.

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is asking for exactly the same thing.

The perfect tenet for an imperfect world.

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James Eddy

James Eddy also exercises his freedom of speech on stage with Dubbo Theatre Company, in his classroom at Dubbo College and from the stands at any good AFL match.

Ancestors to blame for the stuff of first world problems RECENTLY saw yet another moan on Facebook, this one over about a messy house and an uncooperative family. It consisted of a picture of a tennis ball beside a lounge suite, ironically in the middle of an otherwise completely spotless floor. The point to be made was that the writer had placed the tennis ball there on purpose five weeks ago to see how long it would stay there before someone else in the family felt compelled put it somewhere more appropriate for a tennis ball to be. But it was still there five weeks later.

The “messy house” competition comes with no first prize, so I’m not going to try to out-do the solitary tennis ball but, I mean... come on, people. In our house, in order for us to reach the tennis ball and deal with it, we need to first navigate the Nerf crossbow and the light sabre and the remote-controlled spider, climb the pile of plush, life-sized dinosaurs, scout over the top of the lounge setting while avoiding the tennis rackets and craftwork, then like a Bolshoi ballerina, tip-toe through the spilled DVD maze, all the while trying to avoid the Lego booby traps that lie literally (not figuratively) everywhere and in camouflage. And that was the easy route.

The reader might suggest we clean up once in a while and let me assure you while you still have all your teeth, we did. Yesterday.

We do have one room in the house though, where it would actually take less energy to strategically rig up a pulley system and hoist ourselves like canyoners over the top of ‘the pile’ just to get to the comfy chair.

The problem lies in our accumulation of stuff. In our house we roll from Christmas, through birthdays and miscellaneous excursions, and stuff seems to just gather. A periodical scaling-down

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occurs, an unnatural attrition, to clear some space for a little peace of mind and to make space for the new stuff that is about to find its way into the melee.

Is any of this sounding familiar to you? This level of waste is very “firstworld” and it would be easy to blame the kids for attracting the clutter (probably how the article reads to this point), but this desire for stuff is something buried deep in our genetics.

You’re a grown-up (I assume) – open your kitchen cupboards and check.

Did you really throw out all your other kitchen gear when you bought your Thermomix? The need for ownership is a natural phenomenon and perhaps only a solid dose of Buddhism can help you overcome it.

The need for stuff probably began to become important with the development of tools some 300,000 years ago.

Our chimpanzee cousins today use rudimentary tools (sticks) for collecting tasty sugar ants from their nests and have no possessiveness about these, but these more recent ancestors I mentioned developed stone axes and spearheads that would’ve taken some effort to fashion, and to discard the good ones as refuse would’ve been foolish and detrimental to their future survival. Those with the tools wielded a little more power than those without.

As we inhabited cooler and cooler climes, clothing in the form of animal skins (or later textiles) would’ve been essential for survival and therefore the

need to “own” these things was quite critical. Bags for collecting and carrying things to support a nomadic lifestyle meant that small groups were catered for and anyone without a bag would’ve had a tougher trip to the next campsite.

But a real shift occurred 100,000 years ago when jewellery (first as shell beads and later as animal teeth and bones and then later still, shiny metal) started to identify people. Humans began to really use possessions as a mode of identity. As we became more co-operative with the development of agriculture and the building of communities, possessions became powerful not only for identity but for also bartering and bargaining.

So you see, accumulating goods is deep within our hard-wiring. The modern age has identified a whole bunch of problems we would never have predicted a hundred years ago, and they seem to each need a gadget to provide a solution. We have a need for more and more stuff than we used to.

Yet ownership is not learned, it is instinctive. Ask any parent who has had to deal with a lost teddy or blanket. This sense of identity through possession comes with a comforting attachment for us all and replacing possessions with “new and better” often doesn’t cut the mustard. The smelly, old, tattered rag of a blankie becomes a part of the child. That wasn’t taught to the child; the child built a bond with an inani-

As we hurtle through the digital age, will this concept of ownership look the same? Will the physical clutter be replaced by a virtual one?

mate object and there’s a major cost if that bond is broken.

As I sit here, quietly contemplating how we as a family can take an evolutionary backward step in owning less, and waiting for the Lego to biodegrade into the carpet, I wonder how this notion of possession will change in years to come. As we hurtle through the digital age, will this concept of ownership look the same? Will the physical clutter be replaced by a virtual one? Watching my phone slowly sinking in the deep end of our pool a fortnight ago, before the panic set in, I thought to myself, “That’s going to be hard to come back from”. The sense of loss was tangible, and no bag of rice or hairdryer was able to soothe my troubled soul. Bugger the phone, it was all the stuff within it that was lost. All my phone numbers and photos and so on were in there.

These days, the calendar on the wall, the camera that hangs on a hook, the DVD player by the telly, the library of books on the shelf – they’re all able to be replaced with a single device that fits neatly in your pocket (and doesn’t float so well). Possessions are becoming virtual.

I’ve never suffered a house fire and may that particular catastrophe never blight my soul. It’s a sadness that hits battlers and the well-to-do with an equal, flooring punch. To have all your stuff turned to ashes in one hit is to turn one’s life to rubble, and monetary value becomes the ice-cold talk of insurance companies.

So, I guess I need to appreciate what I have and why I have it. And so, for the time being, the tennis ball can sit there on the carpet, and I am going to find a little inner harmony in the idea that it’s okay being there, with the Nerf guns and the Lego and all the rest.

First-world problems, huh?

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Cr Mathew Dickerson

Mayor Mathew Dickerson was born and bred in Dubbo and is married with four children.

Decisions, decisions – what’s a democracy to do?

T has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried from time to time. There is no doubt in my mind that democracy isn’t perfect and one area where potential hazards exist is in the area of decision-making.

I’ve often said local government is about as pure a form of government as possible. There are 565 local governments across this nation but generally, the same as Dubbo City Council, they consist of councillors who receive information relating to decisions in documents that are generally available to the public. Councillors read the information, speak to residents and staff and then walk into a chamber and put their hand up to vote based on their opinion on what is best for their community.

Councillors, by law, are not allowed to be driven by caucus rulings so each individual is there to vote on what they believe.

As pure as this sounds, there is the small issue with lack of expertise in the decision making process. This democratic process seems all peachy keen until you realise that you have a group of councillors, in any council, with a variety of backgrounds making decisions on items that require specific knowledge.

One of the shortest council meetings I remember attending was an extraordinary meeting in 2006 to decide on

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the final tender and budget for our water treatment plant. The meeting was opened by the mayor of the day, the recommendation was moved and seconded and we voted unanimously in favour of the proposal. That was $23 million approved in five minutes. Yet I have witnessed councils debate for an hour whether we should have car parking spaces 2.76 metres wide or 2.9 metres wide. This is a common example of Parkinson's law of triviality: “The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum [of money] involved.”

With regard to the water treatment plant example, it is difficult for councillors to have enough expertise in something as complex and detailed or to fully understand the intricate details of upgrading the plant from 50 megalitres

per day to 80 megalitres per day. Was a 39 megalitre powdered activated carbon tank large enough? Is the clarifier diameter of 33 metres and depth of 6.4 metres suitable for the output required?

Is it feasible to work that in parallel with the existing clarifier? Is 2016 the right number of nozzles to have in each of the six filters of 235 cubic metres?

I think you start to get the picture. I have no idea about the validity of these numbers. I am not an expert in the construction of a water treatment plant and we engaged experts in the field to design this water treatment plant. What we have to do is make logical, commonsense decisions based on the information in front of us. We also need to be confident of the knowledge of the people giving us advice.

In relation to the car park width, let

The hardest part about the decision making process in a democratic society is having decision makers who can analyse the cold hard facts.

me be sexist for a moment. There are at least two things on which every male is an expert. Driving a car and making love. Tell me the last time you heard a male tell you he’s a terrible driver. We all think the only difference between Jamie Whincup and ourselves is the car we drive. So when it comes to the exact width of a car parking space, a council consisting of mostly males will debate ad nauseam the virtues of different widths of car parking spaces.

We all drive a car so we can relate to something as trivial as the width of a car park. At the end of a meeting, everyone pats themselves on the back for having the fortitude to bring the argument forward and effect change. When we drive past the car park after it has been constructed, we again congratulate ourselves for making a positive difference in our community.

There’s no doubt in my mind the hardest part about the decision making process in a democratic society is having decision makers who can analyse the cold hard facts, remove their own individual knowledge and circumstances and look at the big picture to arrive at the best overall decision. Having critical and analytical thinking skills is something that I believe is challenging for decision makers in a democratic society. I don’t have the easy answer to that one – for the moment I just have the question.

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All you need is love: Nature, nurture and healthy minds E all were once children, so it may seem ironic that a major focus of Developmental Psychology is how children develop. Nevertheless, it’s an especially important area of study for better parenting techniques, to choose more relevant social policies and to further understand human nature. But how do you study a topic so expansive and complex?

It’s easy to be daunted by the scope and variability of potential answers to the question: “How does a child develop?” But child development is a wellestablished discipline in psychology and according to Siegler in How Children Develop, there are seven enduring themes on which researchers focus in child development.

Possibly the most universal issue developmental researchers deal with is in asking the question: “How do nature and nurture together shape development?” For example, are children born with unchangeable attributes regarding intelligence, physical appearance and susceptibility to illness or disorder? To a certain extent, genetic inheritance can account for a child’s composition, but of roughly equal importance are the influences and impacts of a child’s environment on their development and even their genome. A recent fascinating field called epigenetics studies the evidence of stable changes in gene expression that are mediated by the environment.

One of the best-known research projects in developmental psychology involved a longitudinal study of Romanian-born children who spent a certain portion of their earliest years in an inadequately resourced orphanage. Infants spent up to 20 hours a day lying on their backs alone and were even denied physical contact when fed by caregivers. After being examined for six years, it was found that the longer infants had been living in deprived conditions, the more negative the impact on their lives.

Children who were only adopted by

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three years of age weighed less, were less intelligent and were atypically adjusted in social interactions. In fact, living in the nurture-deprived conditions of the Romanian orphanage had changed the children’s brains to the extent that they had low brain activity in pathways responsible for processing emotional responses. Crucially, children who were adopted out of the orphanage before reaching six months of age were far less affected in the long-term by the inadequate conditions. Essentially, a child aged over six months who is raised in loveless, unstimulating conditions will suffer permanent neurologi-

cal maladjustment, which will manifest in their physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

The Romanian orphanage research is an example of how a child’s environment is extremely important for longterm wellbeing, and proves it is not only nature but also nurture that is required for a child’s proper development. This fact also applies to animals, evidently the chimpanzee.

Psychologist, Harry Harlow, experimented on maternal-separation and social isolation on rhesus monkeys and made disturbing discoveries. An infant chimpanzee was held captive in a cage and cared for by the experimenter with the company of two figures resembling adult chimpanzees, a wire model and a model covered with cloth.

The general end results of Harlow’s study were that the infant showed more signs of psychological stress than chimpanzees accompanying their mothers, and even more when the surrogate wire mothers were absent. As adult chimpanzees, the maternally deprived subjects had poorly developed social skills, and were unable to initiate sexual relationships and thus reproduce. They also tended to die much earlier than normally raised chimpanzees.

It may seem obvious that infants raised in loveless, unstimulating con-

The Romanian orphanage research is an example of how a child’s environment is important for long-term wellbeing, and proves it’s not only nature but also nurture that is required for a child’s proper development.

ditions will be developmentally challenged, and there are retrospective serious ethical concerns about the nature of Marlow’s work. However, such work is crucial in understanding how and why people develop into particular personality types and the positive and/or negative extent of an individual’s societal contribution.

Currently, there are online articles outlining the family background of the criminal known in the media as Jihadi John. Additionally, one of the most notorious and prolific serial killers of the twentieth century, known as The Iceman, detailed in a documented psychiatric evaluation the abusive and traumatic conditions he endured during his childhood at the hands of his mother and father. These two examples are merely the most extreme consequences of inadequate child development. More normal consequences are lower intelligence, poorer health, and greater risk of self-abuse and unplanned life events occurring.

A compelling and progressive research area investigates why certain people develop mental disorder, and why certain people don’t. As some people have a natural resilience toward stressful life situations, some people will develop a mental disorder if put through an equivalent experience to a resilient person. Telling evidence was gained by Tienari, Wahlberg and Wynne in 2006 that showed adopted children with schizophrenic parents were most at risk of developing the disorder if they also were adopted into a troubled family. Those adopted into a normal household had a lower probability of developing schizophrenia, despite having a parent who suffered from the disorder.

The combination of nature and nurture on childhood developmental outcomes is something we all must be aware of to ensure we develop more nurturing and less troubled household and community environments.

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Stereotypes harming the march for acceptance ESPITE becoming a more understanding nation, homosexuality is still clouded by controversy, mystery and discrimination. Our offthe-cuff, casual Aussie sense of humour often disguises discriminatory comments about race, religion and sexuality, which actually have the potential to be deeply offensive.

With Sydney’s most colourful, charismatic parade lighting up Sydney’s CBD last weekend, it’s a good time to reflect on and confront the struggles faced daily by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities.

The Sydney Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras is a not-for-profit organisation, which works to promote and support the LGBTQI communities and encourage acceptance within the wider community.

The organisation’s most popular event is the aforementioned parade, which sees a sea of fabulous individuals strut with pride amid feathers, rainbows, sparkles and sequins. These big city events, without doubt, advance society’s understanding and knowledge about sub-cul-

topics rarely discussed by the media and society. Now, the debate is constantly alive and openly discussed. Sexual orientation is not a scientific method, a calculated decision or an illicit substance, but rather biological attraction to others. So why is something so natural still struggling to gain society’s tick of approval?

Jeremy David, a 30 year old homosexual man, admits it took him a long time to “come out” after hearing shocking stories of other gay men being excluded by family and friends. Working as a public servant, he’s witnessed people subjected to ridicule and exclusion as a consequence of being gay or lesbian. “A lot of them [gay or lesbian people] appear to suffer with depression and are socially not equipped to handle big crowds”, he told me.

How disappointing that people suffer mental illness and social exclusion, simply because they are who they are.

Compared with a decade ago, Jeremy agrees society is becoming much more accepting but remains in two minds about events such as Mardi Gras. Agree-

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

tures, but rural communities also deserve this kind of advocacy.

Although less conservative than previous generations, I am not convinced that society has fully accepted the concept of alternate sexual orientations.

A lack of knowledge? Ignorance? Confusion? I don’t know, but let’s make it our responsibility to at least try to understand.

Not so long ago IVF, abortion, Internet dating, drugs and mental health were

ing that Mardi Gras allows gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people the opportunity to express themselves and feel a sense of belonging, he believes it can also negatively stigmatise these sub-cultures.

“I have spoken to many [heterosexual] guys I went to school with, who have thought that every gay must wear heels and parade around the streets doing dance routines”.

I think he has an important point here, the Mardi Gras is a valuable movement in promoting acceptance, but does it create stereotypes and leave people confused?

To eliminate the controversy, we need to have conversations and above all, a willingness to understand. Support networks, studies and information services are available at our fingertips there is any excuse for prejudice.

The sad reality is, there will always be people determined to disagree, and although we have come a long way there is still a great deal of room for improvement.

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Business

Fuelling a healthy alternative

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HE US, hardly the most green-tinged nation on the planet, has already flown an F/A18 “Green” Hornet with a fuel tank half filled with oil extracted from mustard seed.

That’s the technology Cowra farmers have just set up in their town.

The US Navy has a plan to see all its ships and aircraft, barring the nuclear aircraft carriers, powered by a 50 percent jet fuel/ biofuel mix by 2016 – that’s next year, not an empty promise leap into a never-never future.

The US is trialling all sorts of base stocks including tallow fat, which is extract from meat processing, as aircraft fuel.

The crop with by far the largest potential is algae, which can be grown anywhere as it feeds on carbon dioxide, so as well as eating for free, it’s creating an ongoing carbon sink for that particular greenhouse gas. Furthermore, it doesn’t compete with food for growing space or water.

The US is hoping to save $20 billion per year in fuel costs and, inadvertently, help the planet as well.

Enter Julian Cribb, Australia’s prolific scientific journalist/author/communicator who in three decades has published more than 8000 articles, edited national newspapers, developed the CSIRO communications strategy and written eight books including The Coming Famine.

He believes algae is the foundation of a brave new future to not only secure Australia’s fuel independence but also help revitalise regional Australia.

Yet, with many blue sky projects struggling to attract federal funding, algae isn’t even on the political radar.

Cribbs points to warnings that Australia has just 23 days of fuel in the pipeline and warns a major oil crisis could “cripple our economy within days”.

“Algae culture has the potential to make Australia 100 percent self-sufficient in transport fuels and food,” he says. “It can create major new industries in aquaculture, plastics, textiles, health, food, paper, industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals – it can generate an estimated $50 billion in new revenue and create over 50,000 new jobs, mainly in regional Australia.”

Our bountiful sunshine makes the lucky country one of the world’s sunniest and an ideal candidate to stake a claim as one of the world’s richest oil provinces of the 21st century.

For the past 70 years Australia has imported much of its fuel from the middle-east, a market dominated and manipulated by Saudi Arabia – and that hasn’t provided us with too many great outcomes.

This alternative strategy would see all those billions sudden-

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The production of biofuel (diesel range alkanes) from microalgae oil

ly directed towards the nation’s farmers, rocketing agriculture and the regions into the powerhouse of the economy, and governments would be getting rich from country Australia instead of wondering how to afford its lifesupport system.

Simply put, algal plants capture sunlight and store it as oil, with the potential to produce 100 times more product than landbased plants such as canola, mustard and soybeans.

“Oil is typically recovered by filtering the algae to remove the water and then by cycloning them to extract the oil or by using a combination of heat and pressure in processes such as hydrothermal liquefaction,” Cribb says.

“This leaves a high-value residue of protein-rich material that can be made into human food or fed to farm livestock and fish – it’s high in naturally occurring omega 3s, vitamins and betacarotene.

“Processes for extracting fresh oil from algae are simpler, cleaner, safer, less polluting and potentially cheaper than extracting fossil oil from deep underground or beneath the ocean – furthermore fresh algal oil is entirely renewable and, if well designed, has little or no greenhouse impact.”

This is the closest humans can get to creating a usable form of liquid ‘petroleum’ from solar energy.

Other countries are exploring the potential but in Australia we’re too busy wiping out illadvised public policies such the

Paid Parental Leave scheme and a Medicare co-payment.

It’s not just about the fuel – food is also an area where governments have been asleep at the wheel for decades.

According to Cribb, the modern industrial food system may produce cheap food but it’s bad for farmers, the landscape, rural communities and our health.

“Three-quarters of Australians, Americans and Europeans now die from a diet-related disease. They’re saving at the supermarket and spending at the hospital. The modern food system is killing us and as people come to realise that they’ll be a lot more selective in what they eat.”

Despite the rhetoric about agriculture biotech’s potential to feed a starving world, the US-led industrialised agricultural system is forcing farmers to farm more intensively and with less regard for soil, water, livestock and wildlife.

According to Cribb, generations of politicians have allowed Australian agriculture to decline to the point where nearly a third of our food is now imported. And as food quality declines, healthcare costs blow out.

The more I’ve reported on issues facing Australia’s natural resource management, the more solutions become apparent, many of them with tiny price tags compared with the own goals we’re kicking.

Not having a meaningful research program into algae is almost inconceivable, considering it has the potential to do its best work in saline and polluted wa-

This is the closest humans can get to creating a usable form of liquid ‘petroleum’ from solar energy.

ters, cleaning up our environment at the same time as saving it.

Mike Parish has sold healthy foods to the region’s residents for years and is heavily involved with Healthy Soils Australia.

He also argues that it’s time for our nation’s leaders to find their backbones and understand that regional Australia’s natural and sustainable resources can lead an economic, environmental and social revolution.

“Australian politicians seem to be stuck in the past, relying on dirty and outdated energy sources – anyone can now see the writing is on the wall for oil, coal and CSG’, Parish says. “Carbon farming will soon be the way of the future in agriculture.”

Parish has long been an exponent of time control grazing management, using animals like cattle and sheep in large mobs and moving them around the landscape in tune with grassland recovery, much as animals used to move in herds in their natural habitats, before humans worked out the ‘set stocking’ system which has degraded much of the earth’s arable land.

Numerous case studies show that ‘cell grazing’ improves soil health, biodiversity and the water cycle, which leads to higher profitability for farmers.

Now, at last, the federal government is looking for ways to pay farmers for the carbon they sequester in their soils under the Emissions Reduction Fund.

But above and beyond all that positive news, Parish says fixing the breakdown in human health caused by 50 years of USled chemical industrial farming methods will be the biggest benefit of all.

To stay with the current system, which is backed by paid science and transnational super profits, literally means we’re eating ourselves to death.

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF New owners for wellknown local business ONE of Dubbo’s best known industrial businesses has a new owner.

On the first of this month, Leo Fardell Earthmoving was acquired by EMS Group, a mechanical contractor servicing the mining, earthmoving, construction and agricultural industries.

EMS director Tom Cavanagh says the acquisition of the long-established local earthmoving business will increase and diversify the company’s hire fleet for dry and wet plant for the mining, civil and rail sectors locally and nationally.

Cavanagh says the new venture aligns with EMS’ “strategic direction, and the core values of our business”.

“We are focussed on delivering value and personalised contact, and supporting our local community.”

This arm of the business will trade under EMS Group, however all existing contracts, agreements and working relationships will stay intact.

EMS Group will be moving premises to Yarrandale Road, Dubbo in the coming few months. Their contact details otherwise will not change and all cus-

Take a stroll through Dubbo Gardens DUBBO GARDENS retirement village will host an open day this Saturday, March 14, with all kinds of activities and information on offer for residents and community members. Along with Mayor Mathew Dickerson, the Dubbo branch of Australian Hearing will be attending the Open Day, conducting free hearing tests, and the Dubbo Nursing Agency will be on hand to inform residents and attending community members about the essential seniors’ medical and home services they provide. The event, to be held between 10am and 2pm at the premises in Wheelers Lane, and will be a chance for the local community to stroll through a range of display units, learn more about renting in retirement and experience the welcoming environment at Dubbo Gardens.

Village Manager David Linton will be on-hand to answer any questions guests may have about facilities, services and financial options as well as the special open day deals available. A complementary sausage sizzle, morning tea and Devonshire Tea will be provided.

Stoush brewing over Boxing Day trade RETAILERS in Dubbo and across the region could be faced with the prospect,

or opportunity, of trading on Boxing Day if the coalition wins government at this month’s state election.

Premier Mike Baird and Treasurer Andrew Constance have said their government would tackle “unfair trading laws” if elected, including allowing Boxing Day trade, which is currently restricted largely to retailers in Sydney’s major trading precincts and to designated “tourist” destinations around the state.

The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the election announcement, saying the state’s retail sector is one of the largest employers and trainers of young people entering the workforce and that the move will give the industry the “opportunity to grow and strengthen the economy”.

However, church and union groups have railed against the move, fearing it’s the thin edge of the wedge and will lead eventually to retail employees having to work over Christmas and Easter.

Meanwhile, the NRA says consumers are turning to online, overseas-based retailers to bag their post-Christmas bargains.

"Online retailers have the ability to meet consumer need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with most of the money inflow going offshore yet local NSW retailers are being held back from making a cent by outdated laws forbidding them to open their doors on this key trading day.

"It is time for NSW legislation to be

on par with the other states like Victoria who have removed restrictions for retailers on Boxing Day."

Home loan demand dips from five year high DEMAND for home loans fell slightly over January but remains high by historical standards, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

The number of dwelling commitments approved throughout January fell by 3.5 per cent.

In total, 51,396 loans were approved over the month – down from 53,254 the month prior.

Mortgage Choice spokesperson Jessica Darnbrough said that while demand for home loans did drop slightly, it remains incredibly strong given a last month’s five year high for dwelling commitments.

“Over the past 12 months, we have consistently seen more than 50,000 home loans approved each month. The last time this happened was back in 2009 when the boosted first home owner grants were in place,” she said.

Ms Darnbrough said the combination of falling interest rates and strong capital growth was encouraging many Australians to buy property.

“The current market is prime for investors. And with rates sitting at alltime lows, it is likely that the market will continue to favour this buyer segment for some time yet.”

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PROFILE | TEGAN MEYER

Dyeing to succeed This happy hippy wife and mother of two is taking the world of tiedyed baby clothing by psychedelic storm. Tegan Meyer is proving that sometimes – with a bit of creativity, good time management, plenty of support and a dash of boldness –a great idea can become a fulfilling career. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Lisa Minner HEN Tegan Meyer was expecting her first child, she never thought two years down the track she'd be giving advice to other people about turning something you love into a source of income. At that point in her life, Tegan and husband Grant had just moved into their new Dubbo home and she was employed in an administration role.

No one could be more surprised about the direction her life and career have taken thanks to a creative streak, a supportive husband and a healthy dose of “I think I can”.

Just two weeks ago, Tegan's business, Hippy Mama Tie Dye kicked a new goal when the entire range of hand-dyed babies clothing sold out in 20 minutes flat.

People from all across Australia sat poised at their computers ready to secure one of Hippy Mama’s latest colourful and highly coveted, creations.

The budding entrepreneur says she tells her Facebook followers when the new range will go online and people plan their time – credit cards at the ready – to make sure they don't miss out.

It’s every business owner’s dream scenario.

"I have people messaging me how excited they are to have actually purchased something off the site. I still can't believe it myself," she says of her growing success.

The now mother of two began dabbling in tie dye when her son, Atticus, was born. Frustrated by the lack of variety in children's clothing, she decided to experiment with something quite a bit brighter than most of the shops were stocking.

Drawing on her "crafty" streak, Tegan purchased some dyes locally and some babies’ singlets and began experimenting. She hasn't stopped since.

"It was just an instant love for me; I was so addicted!"

From there she began to hone her techniques on her son's clothing, and beyond that, making gifts for her friends’ children.

“People kept encouraging me to start a Facebook page and branch out. They said, “people would love this, you should do the markets"” she recalls.

"Maybe it was self-doubt or I was afraid it would become too much but I actually didn't do it for a long time, maybe six months, I just kept dying for us and for friends."

The turning point was when Tegan's maternity leave ran out and she had to return to her administration job.

Not wanting to give up her colourful hobby, she set up a stall at the Riverside Markets and cleaned up on her first visit.

"I couldn't believe it – I made about $200 and thought this is amazing and kept up with that for a while but then I opened up my Facebook page and that's when things really went nuts.

She started taking online custom orders and found that soon became “a bit overwhelming”. The young mother was still working fulltime in her admin role

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Tegan and Grant Meyer with their children Atticus and Philomena.

and the work/life balance started to wobble.

She decided to create a website to sell her products further afield and changed her business model to accommodate her busy lifestyle. She stopped taking custom orders, which were time consuming, and took a chance on a set range she thought would appeal to a wider audience.

"This was great for me; I felt like I could be a lot

I did three years of a law/arts degree at Australian National University (ANU), after leaving school. I was so unhappy, especially after thinking it was all I wanted to do for so long. I really struggled with the ethics too. So I took a semester off and never returned.

more creative and really have a play around with my designs."

Admitting it was a scary leap into the unknown, she took that leap anyway and hasn't looked back. The website was launched last year and has been gaining momentum ever since.

Selling out two weeks ago has only reinforced her confidence in Hippy Mama Tie Dye (HMTD) as a viable business.

The clothing is being sent out to every state in Australia. Tegan laughs, shaking her head, “I still don't feel like its real life."

She is trying to figure out the different avenues through which her customers are reaching her, but believes Facebook in particular, and more recently Instagram, are helping get her products noticed. Potential customers searching the hashtag #tiedye and #hippymamatiedye has probably helped but she recognises that old-fashioned word-of-mouth recommendations have been a huge help.

People talking about the clothing or asking where it was purchased from has spread the word, and sharing

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 13.03.2015 to Sunday 15.03.2015 ADVERTORIAL

Business in changing times with Phil Comerford, Scolari Comerford Dubbo

Save on taxes, register for GST OR many businesses, one of the pressing questions is whether or not to register the company under the goods and services tax (GST) regime.

If GST turnover exceeds the $75,000 threshold ($150,000 for non-profit organisations), there is no choice. You must register your organisation. Failure can be costly. Your business may have to pay GST on all sales made since the date it became required to register – even if it did not include GST in the prices – and it may have to pay penalties and interest.

Two types of turnover determine whether your company meets the registration threshold: 1. Current Turnover, where GST revenue for the current and previous 11 months meet the threshold; and 2. Projected Turnover, where GST revenue is likely to hit the threshold in the current and next 11 months. Projected turnover does not include income from asset sales related to ceasing operations or permanently reducing your company’s size.

Registration is not required if your organisation meets the threshold in the current month but is not likely to in future months.

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I just feel really blessed that I can create something I am passionate about and I love that people want to put my clothing on their children. photos across social media platforms has also proved a winner.

"I always encourage that and ask my customers and friends to hashtag their photos with #hippymamatiedye."

Repeat business has also been a pleasant surprise for HMTD with customers who have been there from the start still purchasing clothing from her website.

Anyone who has had the pleasure of dabbling in tie dye themselves will remember how hard it can be to get consistent results or solid colours or run proof products that don’t fade. To improve her product Tegan now sources her dyes from America. She believes the extra cost is well worth the richness of colour and the quality. She is also fastidious about safety with the dyes – she uses 100 per cent nontoxic.

"I am very particular about my clothing; I would never sell a garment I wasn't completely happy with.

I’ve had some items come out that I haven't been happy with and I won't sell them.

"It's a representation of my business and I won't sell anything I wouldn't be happy to put on my own children."

With one in three small businesses in NSW failing annually in their first year, what is it that spurs this young mother to chase what some might see as a technicolour business dream?

"I did three years of a law/arts degree at Australian National University (ANU), after leaving school. I was so unhappy, especially after thinking it was all I wanted to do for so long. I really struggled with the ethics too.

So I took a semester off and never returned.

"That's when I really started exploring my inner hippy, and then after I had my son it was like the essence of my soul changed and I was a com-

pletely different, happy person."

Laughing, she adds that it probably sounds weird, but if the smile on her face is anything to go by, it looks like Tegan Meyer may have found her holy grail of inner-contentment.

At the moment Hippy Mama Tie Dye caters to babies and up to sizes 8-10. But the business is looking to expand into other areas this year.

The side effect of her success is she doesn't need to return to her former administration job.

"I'm going fulltime with HMTD; it’s unbelievable even to me, and sometimes I wake up and have to pinch myself."

Tegan believes if you can find an occupation you're passionate about, you'll love getting up in the morning.

But like anything, it can be scary to step out of your comfort zone. Giving up the safety net of a day job for a chance at a creative business is risky, but as yet, she has no regrets.

“There's no point getting out of bed and going to a job if you don't love what you do. I just feel really blessed that I can create something I’m passionate about and I love that people want to put my clothing on their children."

Her plans to branch out this year will include a range of linen, cot sets, doona covers, bed sheets, pillow cases and curtains.

In the future, the business will include ladies wear.

"I have dabbled in it a little bit, but at the moment it doesn’t sell as well as the children's range. It's a tougher market but I am going to give it a crack." » To check out Hippy Mama Tie Dye, you can visit www.hippymamatiedye. com.au or like Hippymama Tiedye on Facebook.

Calculating GST Turnover To work out GST revenue, using your company’s gross income, subtract any: z GST included in customer sales; z Sales that are not for payment, not taxable supplies or not connected with a business you operate; z Input taxed sales of goods and services – that is, items that don’t have GST in their price even though the tax was included in their manufacture or supply. Financial sales and rental or sales of residential property are two examples of this. z Sales not connected with Australia.

Members of a GST group must include GST revenue of all members when calculating turnover, unless it involves one member providing supplies to another.

When GST turnover falls below the threshold, your organisation can still register and take advantage of tax input credits. Registration may be the right choice if your business imports goods.

Taxable Importation GST is payable on imported goods if a “taxable importation” occurs. This happens if the goods are: z Not GST-free items, such as food and precious metals; z Meant for domestic consumption; z The value of items brought into the country by overseas travellers exceeds the duty-free allowance (known as a deemed importation) z The consignment of goods imported by post; or z Non-taxable importations where the items would have been GST-free or in-

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Wheelchairs supplied in Australia, for example, are GST-free, so their importation is a non-taxable importation.

Why Register GST is paid at each step along the chain of transactions that leads a good or service to the end-user. As long as your business is registered, it can claim the credit on taxes paid on goods and services acquired in the course of carrying out its business and possibly even get a refund.

There will be some business costs involved because your company will have to maintain prescribed tax invoices for all individual taxable supplies in order to claim the credits. But those costs are generally offset by the credits.

If your company sells taxable goods or services, it can receive a credit for the GST paid on inputs (“input tax credit”).

If the GST your business charges exceeds the input tax, your company pays only the excess amount. If the GST liability is less than the input tax, your business gets a refund.

The 10 per cent GST is levied on the value of taxable importation. That value is the sum of any of these costs: The customs assigned value of the goods; z The cost of posting or transporting the goods to the final port, airport or destination in Australia; z Insurance on those goods; z Wine equalisation tax; and z Customs duties.

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When GST is Payable As a practical matter, GST is payable to the Australian Customs Service before the imported goods are released.

Customs may refuse delivery until GST is paid. However, registered businesses may be eligible to participate in the deferred GST program. This requires that your company: z Obtains an Australian Business Number; z Registers for GST; z Deals with Customs electronically; z Has lodged all tax returns with the ATO and owes no taxes; and z Receives written ATO approval to participate in the program.

Under the deferred payment plan, the imports are released once customers’ duties are paid. Customs will report the deferment to the ATO. Consult your adviser about the benefits of registering for the GST regime.

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Steam rises at night from the cooling towers of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power station in Dampierre-en-Burly this week. The future of France's nuclear industry has never looked bleaker, with a government pledging to wean the country off atomic power, cut-throat rivalry in world export markets, and the debt woes of flagship nuclear group Areva. PHOTO: REUTERS/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN

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Eating, Moving, Boosting, Healing and Living: Wellness made simple

BY ABI JACKSON

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VERY week, countless books land on my desk, promising to help banish my bad habits, transform my body and send my productivity levels soaring.

The trouble is, with so many self-help books out there, where do you start? And often, the heavy, text-filled tomes just aren't that appealing (how can I master the art of attention and patience, if I can't even get beyond chapter two?!).

The New Health Rules: Simple Changes To Achieve Whole-Body Wellness, however, solved that problem instantly. Small enough to fit in your handbag, and filled with 175 genuinely useful and achievable tips, each no longer than a couple of brief paragraphs and accompanied by gorgeous images, this is a book you can dip in and out of.

The authors are Dr Frank Lipman, a pioneer of integrative and functional medicine and founder of New York's Eleven Eleven Wellness Centre, and dancer, editor, writer and yogi Danielle Claro. They promise The New Health Rules will "bring you the secrets of feeling your absolute best, while keeping you inspired, engaged and awake – we won't talk your ear off or bog you down with unnecessary detail" – and they're not kidding.

Separated into five categories – Eating, Moving, Boosting, Healing and Living – just reading it makes me feel better. Here are seven of my favourite tips; hopefully they'll inspire you

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HEALTH IN BRIEF

Drawing inspiration from seniors THIS weekend marks the start of the state’s annual celebration of Seniors Week, and people across

Many of us are packed to the gills with obligations and activities, largely out of habit. We say yes to things we could probably politely refuse and end up exhausted. As an experiment, try cutting your load of optional commitments in half. See what happens when your schedule isn't jam-packed. With a little air in between, your concentration, productivity, and efficiency are likely to improve. You'll also probably feel happier and more satisfied.

Switch the lens Many of us are conditioned to worry and complain. Fretting sometimes feels like a tax we have to pay to remain relatively safe and sound – and our bodies play along, converting stress into pain. "Think positive" may sound hollow, but the health benefits of looking on the bright side are massive. If you're reading this book, you probably have all the basics: shelter, food, water, a community of people who care about you. So next time you find yourself indulging in the habit of negative thinking ("I hate this traffic", "I'll never get out of this job", "Why can't I meet someone already?"), reframe your thinking – find a silver lining or focus on something you're grateful for. When you switch the lens and heal your mind of negativity, it actually helps heal your body of exhaustion, aches, and pains.

Dubbo and the region are being urged to heed this year’s theme – “Be Inspired”.

With a $200,000 bucket of government grant funding to support local government, community, volunteer and non-profit organisations to organise events, there’s plenty of opportunity to find that inspiration.

Member for Dubbo Troy Grant says the 2015 theme is about “encouraging enthusiasm and creativity with a focus on activities that celebrate self-expression”.

This is the 57th annual statewide Seniors Week, making it the largest celebration in the southern hemisphere for people over 60.

Wander barefoot Kick off your shoes and walk on grass, earth, or sand whenever you have the chance. Not only will this boost your immune system by exposing you to unfamiliar microbes, but it will also give you a little charge – literally. Believe it or not, just as we get vitamin D from the sun and oxygen from the air, we get electrons from the earth, which have calming and healing benefits for the whole body.

Music can work like meditation Think of the way you feel when you're sitting on a beach. Your body's rhythms – including the duration of a breath and the speed of your heartbeat – conform to the pulse of the waves. In everyday life, the noise around us (traffic and construction and leaf blowers and barking dogs) affects the vibrating atoms in our cells. Soothing music slows down our internal rhythms and stimulates the parasympathetic system, our built-in calmer (just like meditation). If you're just learning to meditate and you're struggling with the silence, relaxing with your favourite mellow music is a more accessible option.

Labor promises new nurses DUBBO’S Labor candidate, Stephen Lawrence, says a Labor government would employ an additional 840 nurses in hospitals p across the state if elected. rgenHe says the 735 emergency department and 105 paediatric nurses, estimated to cost $96milmillion, would help improve patient care, save lives and reduce waiting times at Dubbo Base Hospital.

“The new nurses will be recruited in the

first term of government, as part of the introduction of a nurseto-patient ratio of one nurse for every three patients into emergency departments and paediatric wards. Nurse staffing ratios p represent the minimum number of nurse nurses that can safely care for pa patients.

“In addition, Labor will ensh enshrine nurse-to-patient rati ratios in law – for the firs first time in NSW – so fut future governments and hea health officials will have to en ensure nurse numbers pr are protected and not trade away. The policy ed of enshrining nurse

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Calls to cut chemo copayments

BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

UBBO woman Trish Taylor is one of the lucky ones. Not only has she survived two bouts of cancer, but her family’s income meant she was able to afford the costs associated with her treatment.

Not everyone has the means to be able to meet the obligation of what amounts to a hefty bill of almost $50,000 if you are unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with cancer.

That’s why the Cancer Council of NSW is pushing to have the costs associated with chemotherapy drugs eliminated for all patients in the future.

In this regard, the organisation’s western region community programs coordinator Camilla Barlow feels very strongly about the state of the NSW health system.

“At the moment, there is no consistency across the state as to whether hospitals charge cancer patients for their chemotherapy drugs or not,” she told Weekender.

Barlow pointed out that NSW and the ACT are the only Australian states where cancer patients may have to contribute to the cost of their chemotherapy treatment in public hospitals, through a co-payment of up to $180 for their first round of chemotherapy and more if the drugs are later changed.

“When people are diagnosed with cancer and going through treatment, the last thing they need to worry about is financial burden and these costs can definitely contribute to that and make the situation much more stressful than it needs to be,” she said.

Taylor agreed, saying she was surprised when told she would be billed for some of her treatment.

“The last thing you expect is to pay for chemotherapy.”

Taylor also believes there is inconsistency between rural and metropolitan areas when it comes to cancer treatment costs.

“About a third of the people affected by cancer live in regional and rural areas. For us, the burden of cancer is disproportionately heavy, especially in terms of access to diagnostic and treatment services as well as the financial impact related to loss of income and substantial expense.

“This includes travel for specialist surgery for at least some of

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Be unproductive Sometimes the organ that needs the most care and restoration is the brain. If you're a very driven person who has no patience for an unproductive day, what you might really need is... an unproductive day. No to-do list. No phone. No computer. It's akin to giving your muscles a day off from weight training to rebuild and come back stronger. If a whole day seems nuts, make it a couple of hours and do something that seems like a complete waste of time. Take an easy walk on flat ground, sit on the lawn with a book, or peoplewatch in a cafe.

Get ready for bed an hour earlier Maybe this means sacrificing a ritual you love – plopping down on the couch with a juicy TV show after the dishes are done and/or the kids are in bed.

But give it a go. Take a bath, do a relaxing yoga pose, or, if you're not tired at all, sit in a comfy chair with a book. If you're to-

patient ratios in law represents an important shift in health policy in New South Wales.”

Mental health technology on the move APPARENTLY, we’re turning more and more to mobile technology to address our state of mental health.

According to SANE Australia, people in rural and regional areas are using the technology to access support and mental health care they need – overcom-

tally beat, climb into bed with said book. One of the reasons we all accept feeling crummy is that we know we don't get enough sleep. So see what happens when you do. Your mind is likely to be clearer and sharper, your mood will be better, and you'll have more patience and energy and joy.

Clutter is the junk food of the home Clearing it out un-gunks the gears and gets energy moving again. Your soul and brain feel better and function more smoothly in a place that's been purged of extraneous objects. So throw out junk; find a person (or an organisation) to donate useful items to in an ongoing way; set up a system for organising keepsakes; and – most important – buy less stuff.

EXTRACTED FROM THE NEW HEALTH RULES BY FRANK LIPMAN, M.D. & DANIELLE CLARO. PHOTOGRAPHS BY GENTL & HYERS

ing isolation and the stigma surrounding mental illness.

SANE has partnered with 14 leading mental health organisations around the nation to provide peer support for people affected by mental illness through online forums.

More than 29,000 people have viewed the forums since the program was launched last year, with a third of those people doing so with a mobile device.

One in five Aussies experience mental health problems every year, but around half of those affect-

ed don’t receive the kind of treatment or support they need, and according to SANE CEO Jack Heath, this is particularly so for people living in regional and remote Australia, including here in the Orana and western regions.

“It’s important for people in rural and regional areas to get the help and support they need as early as possible to sustain their mental health and prevent problems in the future. However this isn’t always possible because of social isolation and a lack of understanding.

Trish Taylor told her story of the cost of chemo at the Saving Life Campaign launch hosted by the Cancer Council NSW. PHOTO: KAITLYN RENNIE

our care because of the complexity of cancer treatment and the absence of local specialist services. This adds to the financial and personal burden for cancer patients and families like mine.”

Taylor said it can become very stressful when the medical bills are mounting.

“Despite living in Dubbo, I started my first three months’ chemo as an outpatient at a Sydney hospital.

“Depending on your chemo cocktail, it mounts to considerable out of pocket expenses at a time you can least afford it with one or both partners not able to work.

“It just isn’t fair that some cancer patients incur multiple copayments through their course of chemotherapy.”

Taylor said “the inequity needs to be addressed”.

“The funding arrangements are complex and different for some hospitals in NSW. We have the same right to affordable chemotherapy as an integral part of our treatment – along with surgery, radiation oncology and endocrine therapies.

“Ideally, we shouldn’t have to pay, but before our treatment commences, cancer patients should be provided with full financial information as to its cost.”

Country patients also have the added burden of transport and accommodation costs if they need to travel to and stay in a larger area for treatment.

Barlow is keen to see the issue addressed by whichever party is elected to state government at the end of this month.

“Cancer Council wants to ensure that it is completely fair across the state so that no- one has to pay these chemotherapy co-payments,” she said.

“We call on the next NSW Government to fix this problem by restructuring funding and administrative arrangements to make sure that cancer patients who have their chemotherapy in a public hospital get it for free.”

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Salzburg's still alive with the sound of music

BY KEELEY BOLGER ERE'S the bench that an 82-yearold lady slipped on while dancing to Sixteen Going On Seventeen and then fell through a pane of glass," says Peter the tour guide, shaking his head at a newly restored and immaculate gazebo in Hellbrun Palace on the outskirts of Salzburg.

"She was such a big Sound Of Music fan she couldn't resist dancing in the gazebo.

"She's fine now though, just a few scratches," he adds, as our horrified reflections beam back out at us from the restored window pane.

Much as I'd rather not slip on the white bench which so quickly dashed the octogenarian's waltz, the urge to leap about and prance along is admittedly strong.

Because, like that lady, I too am a huge fan of The Sound Of Music and the sight of the gazebo where eldest Von Trapp child Liesl and her telegram delivery boyfriend Rolfe frolicked,

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flirted and kissed, fills my limbs with an urge to sing.

Unlike Julie Andrews, who plays nun-turned-governess-turned-captain's wife in the epic film based on a true story, I have not been blessed with a strudel-sweet singing voice, so I decide to keep my Von Trapp shut.

You can't move for Sound Of Music reminders in Salzburg. Sure, there are references to Mozart (that other tourist pull), everywhere, but with the film's 50th anniversary looming, Wolfgang will have to wait.

Judging by the city's tourists, I'm not the only one here geeking out on the film's legacy.

Shift to the city centre, and you'll see backpack-wearing groups jumping up and down the steps of the Mirabell Palace And Gardens, where Maria led her young charges Do Re Mi-ing as they made their way to the fountain.

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I have not been blessed with a strudel-sweet singing voice, so I decide to keep my Von Trapp shut. governess to Von Trapp's seven children.

Wind yourself down pretty streets, past the nunnery at the Stift Nonnberg, and you can convince yourself that the nuns filing out of the gates are about to break into How Do Your Solve A Problem Like Maria?

Indeed, 50 years on from the film's release, it is still the first thing many of us picture when thinking of Salzburg.

While the film's global success is secured with an estimated one billion people having seen it, the home crowd are less enamoured.

"It's never shown here," shrugs Peter. "Not even at Christmas. We know the story from the original book, but many Austrians have never seen the musical."

"It was only when I moved to America that I first saw the film," concurs another tour guide over a stodge-laden lunch of schnitzel (without noodles).

But for the rest of the world, The Sound Of Music is Salzburg and vice versa.

Serving as a love letter to the city, the movie flaunts Salzburg's picture-postcard alpine views, pretty churches and market stalls with rosy-cheeked vendors.

Nowadays, that view has little changed.

Coinciding my trip with a bank holiday means that the city's residents are decked out in the traditional lederhosen and dirndl Maria and Co wear in the film. The difference being that, from the looks of it, no one has fashioned theirs out of a curtain.

For me, an embarrassingly big fan of the film, seeing a seemingly unchanged city and all this traditional get-up is a delight to behold.

I was such an aficionado that I had a scrapbook complete with glued down photocopies of the lyrics and stapled in interviews with Julie Andrews. As routes to popularity go, it wasn't a conventional one.

Likewise, my love of The Sound Of Music wore thin on my family and made me unpopular at weekends, when we regularly fought for control of the telly. Determined not to 'miss out' on another chance to see the film, I'd hurl my 12-year-old body out of bed at an early hour and load up the battered VHS again, promptly waking the household with a blast of La Andrews.

Then there was the time I threw a strop because a family Christening meant missing a new documentary, Sound Of Music: Behind The Music, and a broken video recorder left me pleading with our neighbours to record it for me instead.

In fact, the film plays such a big part in my life that in buying me an updated copy with a bonus singalong DVD, I realised my thenboyfriend did love me. That is amore.

Though I've long-since stashed that scrapbook away at my parents' house and spare myself from divorce by not enlisting my husband to sing Christopher Plummer's bits in Edelweiss, the musical still has a hold on »

Julie Andrews in the film The Sound Of Music. PHOTO: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX/AP/PA

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TRAVEL FACTS » Original Sound of Music tours (www.panoramatours.com) are available from 40 euros per adult. » The Sound of Salzburg Dinner Show is available on selected dates with tickets priced from 49 euros per adult, including show and a traditional Austrian 3-course dinner.

Mirabell Palace and Gardens, Salzburg. PHOTO: PA/THINKSTOCKPHOTOS

me and the way I view this city.

A cursory glimpse of the rest of the tour group confirms that I'm not the only one who has fallen under the musical – and indeed the city's – spell.

Admittedly, some of the group aren't bores like me. "You ARE a big fan aren't

you?" withers one sceptic who has come here to see what all the fuss is about. But even he can't fail to fling his arms out when we head to Salzkammergut, the pretty lakeside area that is used during the opening sequence.

Neither can the fresh stream of Sound

Of Music tourists who pull up in their bus, mural of the movie splashed on the side, and trickle out taking selfies, wailing The Sound Of Music missing the high, medium and low notes as they go.

"Not everyone can sing like Julie Andrews, huh?" nudges a fan to the left of

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The stairs at Mirabell Palace that were used during the song Do, Re, Mi in The Sound Of Music. PHOTO: PA/KEELEY BOLGER

me who is keeping his distance from a hen group, kitted out in matching Sound Of Music hoodies.

Luckily, tuneful singing can still be found in the shape of The Sound Of Salzburg Dinner Show. Held regularly, a crew of note-perfect singers recite tunes from the show as well as folk songs and Mozart pieces.

Nice as folk songs and Mozart pieces are, it's The Sound Of Music the audience are here for and the opening trickles of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? confirm this with an audible wave of humming and nodding rippling throughout the room.

Here, guests can gorge on schnitzel

with noodles and apple strudels and even take a turn around the small stage with the cast, who perform a simple Viennese waltz.

It may not be the grand party that Captain Von Trapp throws in the musical, but it's a jolly nod to the film.

But with the strains of So Long, Farewell ringing out, I too pay my goodbyes to this wonderful city, safe in the knowledge that here, the hills are still very much alive with music. » Keeley Bolger was a guest of Salzburg City (www.salzburg.info) and SalzburgerLand (www.salzburgerland. com) tourist boards.

Oh George!

And a stronger marriage I and welcome to a Midweek Minute from the Dubbo Weekender/ Dubbo Photo News team.

Our opening ad this week (above) for Omega watches catches the eye – simply because it’s George Clooney.

One of the ideas behind this concept is building ‘brand equity’ by association. George is universally loved and so the reader fairly quickly associates a good bloke with Omega watches.

The good news is, you don’t need George Clooney to make this concept work. Think of something that makes people smile or feel good and how you could use that in your print ads and other marketing.

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Local or not LIKE it or not, the word “local” gets used by just about EVERY business these days.

To be fair, to be truly ‘local’ you need to be locally owned and operated. But big businesses are also labelling themselves ‘local’ on the basis they have a local presence, even though there’s no local ownership and all the big management decisions are made elsewhere.

They do it because they know that the ‘big business’ label simply doesn’t have the same emotional attachment and positive meaning to their customers as the word ‘local’ does.

In other words, the term ‘big business’ is a negative one. So the lesson

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Joe Fish

HAVING just celebrated his 100th birthday, Joe Fish reckons he should live his life just as he wants to. Orana Gardens’ most ardent Rabbitohs supporter is just as passionate about family – he has two children and a whole line of grand and great-grandchildren – and cherishes his memories of his

parents.

On my bedside table at the moment is... a photo of my mother, and another of my daughter and myself.

Life has taught me that when it comes to the opposite sex... there’s good and bad.

I draw inspiration from... my father, he reared me.

I believe...in family and friends.

I don't believe...in extreme religions.

The one thing that will always make me cry is...when something happens to my relatives.

I always laugh when...I am told any good jokes.

I’ll never forget ... the breakup of my marriage.

I never thought I'd...live to be 100 years old.

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WE think there’s something to be said for an ad that makes you stop, think and interact with it. And that’s exactly what this ad (below) for Stronger Marriage does! (For space reasons, we’ve cropped it down to the basic message.)

What else has it got going for it?

It’s incredibly simple and to the point (something we can’t stress enough here!), and it aims to pull at that emotional side of the reader as well (seriously, we’re all left questioning how selfish we are on a scale on one to ten after rotating that little letter!).

This is just one example of excellent interactive print ads – many marketing departments are thinking of new ways to make their print ads come to life! If you’ve got a spare second take a look at the Volkswagen Test Drive Your Phone ad. They’ve taken the idea of interactive print ads to extreme, but they’ve certainly done it well!

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Australian-born chef and his Britis "an old married couple"

BY JEANANNE CRAIG

“Can you imagine me going to somebody’s house, or to Lisa, and saying, ‘Well I think this would work, maybe if you did this...’ That would be the rudest thing in the whole world.”

Taking advantage of a break in MasterChef filming, Torode returned to Australia recently

X-PAT Aussie John Torode and his co-host Gregg Wallace may have spent the past decade hosting the British version of MasterChef together, but don’t expect them to hang out when the cameras stop rolling.

“We’re like an old married couple who travel away from each other all the time,” says Torode, when asked why their partnership works so well.

“We don’t really spend time together. I have no idea where he is when we’re not filming, we have very different lives, different tastes, we listen to different music, I’m cool and he’s a bit old and doddery...”

The pair “never try and impose our views on each other”, adds the Recipes featured are from The Mas49-year-old. terChef Cookbook, published in paper“The only things he im- back by DK poses upon me are his bloody stupid jokes.” for his new Good Food series Torode, who grew up in called “John Torode’s AustralMaitland, NSW, but now lives ia”. He’s also built an Aussie in England, says he still gets infan base thanks to his appearspired by the home cooks who ances on pay-TV channel Lifeenter.

Style Food.

“This year, more than anyTorode is also working on a thing, we’ve seen such a diverse new book, My Kind Of Food, group of cooks with really difdue out later this year, “about ferent ideas, with food from all the food I cook at home – clams around the place – from peoand spaghetti, really good salple cooking street food to read, curry, pies”. ally elegant fine dining, to brilAnd later this year, he’ll celliant stuff from Austria and ebrate his 50th. The chef, who Germany, through to Japan, has four children from two preItaly, France, China, Malaysia, vious relationships, insists he’s Russia.” not bothered about the landHe also has MasterChef to mark birthday. thank for his romance with ac“Turning 40, I hated. Turning tress and cookery writer Lisa 50, I’m fine about. I am what Faulkner, who he met when she I am. I don’t feel old, I feel competed in – and won – Cegreat,” he says. lebrity MasterChef in 2010.

“I’m very, very happy, I’m “She’s such an amazing cook. very privileged to do things She’s so great and so generous, like MasterChef. I’m travelling and she’s pretty good-looking the world, writing books. I’m as well. The old man did all doing all right.” right!” says Torode.

Want to cook like a champ?

Here are three recipes from The TV judge would never previous winners on John critique his former contestTorode’s TV shows to try your ants’ food, however – including hand at.

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Green Goodness

BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS AND GINA HARLOW

THE KITCHEN DIVAS

FROM lettuce and spinach to collards and chard, leafy foods are at their best when in-season and fresh-picked. They are tender and sweeter, and often hardly resemble the same vegetable you find in the supermarket in the middle of summer.

The greens family of cruciferous vegetables also includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage.

John Torode. PHOTO: PA/GARETH MORGANS.

They're a great way to add antioxidants to your diet, and contain significant amounts of vitamins A and C, as well as potassium and fibre.

If you're planning a vegetable garden, planting greens is an easy way to get it started. (Consult one of the local garden centres for helpful tips.) Once the plants are established, they can take a few days of freezing temperatures. You can even plant them in already established perennial beds. Some, like chard and kale, are quite lovely to look at.

When cooking with greens, the sky's the limit. They can be sautéed,

pureed, steamed and tossed in salads. With many varieties to choose from, now is the time to replace the spinach in your standard recipes with collards, turnip greens or kale.

Many greens can replace fresh basil to make a delicious and interesting pesto.

For a twist on a traditional spaghetti dish, try my recipe for Collard Green Ribbons with Garlic, Lemon and Pasta. Cutting tender collard greens into ribbons and tossing them with olive oil, garlic, lemon and pasta transforms it into a delicious and hardy new dish.

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NADIA SAWALHA’S SEA BASS WITH A TAHINI SAUCE, CARROT AND ONION SEED SALAD, AND SAFFRON RICE (Serves 4) 4 sea bass fillets, skin on 1tsp ground cumin 1⁄4tsp cinnamon 1tbsp olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salad: 4tbsp vegetable oil 250g onions, finely sliced 250g carrots, finely grated Salt Juice of 1⁄2 lemon 1⁄2tbsp mustard seeds (optional) 1⁄2tbsp nigella seeds (black onion seeds) For the tahini sauce: 1tsp salt 1 garlic clove 100ml tahini Juice of 1 lemon 2tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley For the saffron rice: Pinch of saffron threads 400ml hot chicken stock 25g butter 50g whole blanched almonds 200g basmati rice 1tsp baharat spice 50g raisins To make the salad, fry the onions in half the oil until golden and caramelized.

Meanwhile, put the carrots in a bowl and add salt and lemon juice. Fry the mustard and nigella seeds in the remaining oil for a few

seconds until they begin to pop. Tip over the salad and mix well, then stir in the onions.

To make the sauce, put the salt into a mortar and pound with the garlic until really smooth. Pour in the tahini and mix with a whisk.

Add the lemon juice and whisk until sticky, then whisk in 75ml of warm water. When it looks like thick double cream, stir in the parsley.

Put the saffron in the stock.

Melt half the butter in a heavy pan and fry the almonds gently. When they are golden, remove and set aside.

Put the remaining butter in, add the rice and spice, stir, and add the raisins. Pour in the hot stock, season, bring to the boil, give it one more stir and then put the lid on and reduce the heat to as low as possible. Cook for about 15-20 minutes. Mix the fried almonds through.

Dry the sea bass fillets with kitchen paper. Rub the spices over them and season well. Gently heat the olive oil in a heavy frying pan and slide the fish in, skin-side up. After about three minutes turn the fillets over and cook on the other side for another three minutes or so, depending on their thickness.

To serve, form the rice into a mound on the plates and place the fish on it. Top with the salad and drizzle the sauce around.

LIZ MCCLARNON’S BEEF WELLINGTON WITH MASH, CREAMED SAVOY CABBAGE, AND AN OXTAIL JUS (Serves 4) 4 fillets of beef, about 175g each 3 Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and chopped 4 large stoneless prunes 4tsp mango chutney 2 streaky bacon rashers, cut in half 250g ready-made puff pastry 200g chestnut mushrooms, chopped 75g salted butter Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2tsp truffle oil 1⁄2 Savoy cabbage, shredded 400ml double cream 1tbsp olive oil 3 sprigs of thyme 2 sprigs of rosemary Milk, for glazing For the oxtail jus: 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 shallot, chopped 1tbsp olive oil 3 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley, chopped 300ml port 200ml oxtail stock, plus 4tbsp extra Preheat the oven to 200C (400F/Gas 6). Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil, add the potatoes and simmer for 20 minutes, or until cooked.

Drain and keep warm.

For the oxtail jus, put the garlic cloves and shallot in a frying pan with the oil and parsley. Add the port, bring to the boil and reduce by three-quarters.

COLLARD GREEN RIBBONS WITH GARLIC, LEMON AND PASTA (Serves 4) 2/3 package or more of wholemeal, thin spaghetti 560g fresh collard greens (about 20 big leaves) 1/4 cup pine nuts 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 5 small cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon agave syrup or

Then add the stock and reduce by half. Keep warm.

Fill the hole in each prune with the chutney and roll in a piece of streaky bacon. Pierce with a cocktail stick and cook on a baking tray in the oven for seven minutes. Remove from the oven and keep warm.

Roll out the pastry and cut out four 8cm diameter circles. Put them on a floured baking sheet, glaze with a little milk, then cook in the oven for 12 minutes, until golden. Remove and keep warm.

Meanwhile, cook the mushrooms in 25g of the butter in a saucepan, add seasoning and the truffle oil. Keep warm.

Put the cabbage in 300ml of the double cream in a saucepan, and add seasoning. Cook for 10-12 minutes until tender.

Mash the potatoes with the rest of the double cream and butter.

Cover the beef in the olive oil and salt and pepper.

Heat a frying pan and then hot seal the beef for a few seconds on each side.

Transfer to a roasting tin, add the thyme and rosemary and spoon the extra stock over the top. Put in the oven for six minutes.

To assemble, place a puff pastry circle on each plate. Score a circle in the top, push it down, and fill with mushrooms. Add some creamed cabbage, a prune in bacon, and quenelles of mash. Place a fillet of beef on top, add the jus and serve.

honey 3 ounces Parmesan cheese 2 lemons, cut into wedges 1. Bring a big pot of salted water to a boil, and cook pasta according to package directions.

Drain quickly, reserving a bit of cooking water, and set aside.

2. Cut out centre rib of each collard green. Stack a few greens at a time and roll them up into a cigar-like shape. Slice across the roll as thinly as possible (3 to 6mm). Shake up the greens and give them a few chops so the strands aren't so long.

JAMES NATHAN’S STRAWBERRIES WITH SABLE BISCUITS AND ORANGE AND LEMON SYLLABUB (Serves 4) For the sable biscuits: 100g plain flour 75g unsalted butter 100g golden caster sugar Grated zest of 1 lemon 2 egg yolks For the syllabub: 50g caster sugar Grated zest and juice of 1 orange Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 300ml double cream For the strawberry coulis: 350g strawberries 50g icing sugar 3tbsp Grand Marnier To decorate: Icing sugar, for sprinkling Mint leaves Preheat the oven to 200C (400F/Gas 6). To make the biscuits, mix the flour, butter, sugar, lemon zest, and egg yolks together in a food processor until a soft ball of dough is formed.

Rest in the refrigerator for

3. Heat a heavy-bottomed 30cm skillet over medium heat and toast pine nuts until they start to turn golden and fragrant. Pour nuts out of skillet and save for later.

4. Return skillet to medium heat and pour in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Sprinkle in a big pinch of red pepper flakes, garlic and lemon zest, and stir. Once oil is hot enough to shimmer, toss in all the collard greens. Sprinkle greens with salt, pepper and agave or honey. Sauté greens for about three minutes, stirring often to

about 30 minutes. Roll out thinly. Cut out eight biscuits with a 7-8cm pastry cutter and bake in the oven on a greased baking tray until golden, for six to eight minutes.

To make the coulis, hull 200g of the strawberries.

Puree with the icing sugar and Grand Marnier in a food processor. Check for sweetness and adjust if necessary. Pass through a fine sieve and chill the mixture until required.

For the syllabub, combine the sugar and zest and juice from the orange and lemon. Whisk the cream until it forms soft peaks.

Add the citrus mixture and whisk to firm peaks. Chill until required.

To serve, put a swirl of the coulis on each plate. Set a biscuit alongside it. Put a few spoonfuls of syllabub in the centre of the biscuit and surround with the remaining strawberries, halved lengthways to make pillars. Top with another biscuit. Sprinkle with icing sugar and add some mint leaves to finish.

keep from clumping.

5. Remove pan from heat.

Scoop greens into pasta pot and toss with another drizzle of olive oil, adding pasta water if necessary. Divide onto plates, top with pine nuts and Parmesan shavings, and serve with two big lemon wedges per person.

O Angela Shelf Medearis' new cookbook is "The Kitchen Diva's Diabetic Cookbook".

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Hudsons Circus impresses audiences with acrobats, animals and all manner of exciting talent. PHOTO: KAITLYN RENNIE

Roll up for a top show

BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

In Review: Hudson’s Circus HEN the circus came to town, I couldn’t wait to get ringside.

But would it live up to my experience of a similar outfit that came through town last year?

The answer was a resounding yes; not only did Hudson’s Circus give me the whole circus experience but they did it in spades. From the moment I stepped under the Big Top and inhaled that first blast of popcorn and sawdust, with circus theme Entry of the Gladiators ringing in my ears to the moment I resigned myself that it was over, the entertainment did not let up.

From hula hoops and hand-balancing to clown cars, whip cracking, tightrope walk-

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ing and skipping from Captain Ash (has to be seen to be believed) this two-hour show is action-packed to say the least.

Clowns Hippie and Goldie, along with an amazingly spritely 80-year-old who called himself Alec Trician upon first introduction to the audience, had me in stitches, while the troupe of acrobats and trapeze artists from all over the world – The Amazing Hudsons – showed just how to be simultaneously strong, athletic and graceful during their breathtaking performances which is not an easy task for anyone who’s tried.

Led by ringmaster Shane Lennon, whose young son is also cutting his teeth on circus performing, the human element of the show was wondrous. With beautiful costumes and brimming with talent, this aspect of the performance was an absolute marvel.

For me though, it was the animals who stole the show. With their superbly talented trainers Rob and Belinda Joyes, a host of camels, horses, llamas, zebras, macaws

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and water buffalo strutted their stuff to the amazement of the audience, leaping over one another, twirling around, even bowing before the crowd; was just spell-binding.

And the more amazed I was, the more diverse the breeds became. To be able to teach animals in such a way is awe-inspiring and the kindness and care expressed by the Joyes towards their small herd is obvious. It was also clear that the animals are more than happy to be there and their majestic beauty is evident in every stride of the arena. They have spent years perfecting routines, and that incredible level of effort certainly shows.

Kudos must also go to the excellent timing of the ringside helpers whose hard work did not go unnoticed. Their speed and efficiency made the show flow seamlessly, providing the impressed audience with a perfect evening’s entertainment.

» Hudsons Circus is at Ollie Robins Oval, Dubbo until Sunday, March 15.

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Tricky business for custodians of heritage

BY ANDREW GLASSOP WPCC MANAGER

ACK last week or so, if you permit me to open with such a grammatically ugly phrase, video footage emerged from Mosul of ISIL members destroying objects at the city’s main museum. Armed with sledgehammer, drills, and the obligatory mobile phone to record the whole thing, they set about smashing up artefacts thousands of years old. The main source of their ire were statues from the Assyrian Empire, one part of the so called “cradle of civilisation” and the source of cuneiform writing, the ancient antecedent of the letters you are reading right now.

As you could imagine it was a big deal. The US Secretary of State John Kerry has previously spoken out against looting from museums under ISIL control, the supposition being the objects were then sold to fund their activities.

The current actions are of course far more serious.

The Head of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, called for an immediate emergency meeting of the Security Council and asked the International Criminal Court to look into possible charges. Thomas Campbell, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York labelled the attacks “mindless” and an assault on “our universal commitment to use art to unite people and promote human understanding.’ He went on to claim that action needed to be taken soon before ‘all vestiges of the ancient world are obliterated”.

It later emerged that most, if not all, the objects smashed were plaster cop-

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ies, the genuine artefacts having long been removed to safer climes. So the loss from this current attack may not be so great. But this is not the first time extremists have destroyed objects they found offensive or pagan.

In March of 2001 the Taliban dynamited the Bamiyan Buddhas in central Afghanistan, destroying statues that had stood for 1500 years. The Cultural Revolution in China from the 1960s onwards saw the mass ransacking of cultural and religious sites under the campaign to “destroy the four olds”. Mao’s infamous Little Red Book contained the quotation “The world is yours, as well as ours, but in the last analysis, it is yours”.

This provided carte-blanche for the Red Guard to do as they wished with anything they found offensive. After all, it belonged to them. Even the Gospel of Mathew exhorts us to cut off our hand if it offends us – this is not an urge restricted to one creed, time or people.

So it brings us to the tricky questions of whom it is that really owns the important cultural objects of our time, and what rights those owners have. And as with all tricky questions, there are only tricky answers.

Let’s look at the objects in the collections of the Western Plains Cultural Centre. We have several thousand heritage objects and several hundred art objects, though the lines blur somewhat as

Even the Gospel of Mathew exhorts us to cut off our hand if it offends us – this is not an urge restricted to one creed, time or people.

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Does this legal right of ownership allow us to do as we wish with them?

Well, yes it does, and at the same time no it doesn’t. The WPCC has in place a number of policies and procedures to ensure objects are used and treated in accordance with the community’s wishes. In 2011 we instituted a deaccession program for the heritage objects, clearing space and reducing costs. Before we did that we put each object through a rigorous assessment process, used that to gauge which objects we would put up for disposal and took that list to our community group for approval. We then waited a full year and took that same list back to make sure thoughts had not changed or evolved over time. They had not and the objects were offered back to their donors, to other collecting institutions or to the public through auction.

We did it that way because we understood that we were simply custodians of those objects for the people of Dubbo, both now and into the future, and our responsibilities lie with those people. A little tricky, especially if we didn’t think the way we do, but not so much.

Consider a much harder case. As a Western nation we owe a fair degree of

our language, culture, systems and governance to the Romans (and the Greeks, but I like the Romans better so I’m sticking with them). Roman culture is, in a very real sense, our culture. So what if the current Italian government found an old Roman site that happened to be in the path of a high speed rail line from north to south? Do they have the right to tear it down or do we, as part owners to the same tradition, have the right to insist they preserve it? Does the fact that they are destroying it for economic and social gain trump those who destroy for religious reasons? If we have the right to insist they keep the ruins, do we have the duty to help pay for its preservation or to move the rail line elsewhere?

Some might argue that Roman ruins have naught to do with us and properly belong to the descendants of those that built them – the modern Italians. And they’d have good cause to argue that.

But what about if those ruins were in Turkey? Built by Romans, part of the old Roman Empire, but now very much on Turkish soil? Who has the rights to them now? Do they belong to Italy or Turkey?

If your answer is Turkey then you are in agreement, at least in part, with the plaster smashing ISIL buffoons in Mosul. It is the oldest law in the land – finders keepers.

Collecting and caring for our world heritage, our human heritage, is a tricky business that has long been held sway by larger international and nationalistic concerns. The obvious first step would be for the UN to take a firmer hand in the governance of these matters but as has been shown recently not all countries react with good grace to the even the slightest rebuke by the United Nations’ bureaucrats.

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Songwriters singing from top of the world

BY JEN COWLEY EDITOR

WO talented former local singer-songwriters are on top of the world this week.

Contemporary country songstress Sarah Head and jazz/blues singer songwriter Mojo Juju have both been named semi-finalists in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) – a prestigious accolade that, win lose or draw, puts them in esteemed company.

The competition drew more than 18,000 entries from around the world, placing both Sarah and Mojo in the top ten per cent of up and coming songwriters on the planet.

Sarah’s single, Gypsy Soul, co-written with Nashville producer B.James Lowry and Bob Regan, is among just 92 finalists worldwide in the category of country, while Mojo Juju’s single, A Heart is Not a Yo-Yo, has been selected for two categories.

The ISC is an annual song contest whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena.

ISC is designed to nurture the musical talent of songwriters on all levels and promote excellence in the art of songwriting. With both amateur and professional songwriters and musicians invited to participate, the competition boasts the most prestigious judges of any competition around the world, and offers significant exposure.

The competition carries with it more than $US150,000 in cash and prizes, including an overall grand prize of $25,000 cash and $30,000 in prizes.

Past winners have gone on to collect Grammys and achieve chart-topping success, and include names like Passenger, Kasey Chambers, Missy Higgins and Gotye.

“It’s a great opportunity to have your songs heard by the most influential decision-makers in the music industry,” says Sarah, who couldn’t be more excited.

“I’m absolutely ecstatic. My recent trip to Nashville was a big move for me – I really wanted to push the boundaries as to who I could be as an artist, and specifically work on my songwriting craft, which seems to have paid off!”

The single, the first released from her current Nashville-flavoured EP, Nothin’ But Love, has a very personal edge for Sarah, who loves the idea of being “labelled” a singer-songwriter.

“Gypsy Soul is about self-discovery – about embarking on a journey of self worth and revelation, where you’re determined to chase your dreams no matter what. I do a lot of travelling with my music career and I joke that I have a gypsy soul – never wanting to settle for the ordinary, always pushing the boundaries and daring to dream. That’s where the idea for the song came from – it’s about that point in your life when you realise that you’re ready to show the world exactly who you’re supposed to be.”

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It’s a great opportunity to have your songs heard by the most influential decision-makers in the music industry.”

– Sarah Head

Sarah Head is a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Compeition. PHOTO: FILMERY

It’s been a whirlwind few years for the former Dubbo singer-songwriter, who now makes her home on the Gold Coast.

She’s worked and recorded with industry greats in Nashville and was a finalist in the 2014 People's Choice Awards from Most Promising Future Star, a top 10 finalist in the 2013 MusicOZ Awards for Independent Artists, and winner of the People’s Choice vote (and top 4 grand-finalist) in the 2014 Toyota Star Maker Quest.

Meanwhile, Mojo Juju, who’s been travelling Australia performing her special brand of blues/jazz, has a very proud mum following her popular daughter’s career from here in Dubbo.

“This single is a move in a slightly different direction for Mojo,” says Kris Stevens. “She collaborated with a guy whose parents are actually originally from Dubbo too – Glenn Christiansen – and he’s a producer who lives in Melbourne. There’s a slightly different style of production on it. Glenn works a lot with hip-hop artists, and I think that’s where this single, and the album it comes from, has a bit more of a soulful tone to it.”

At the moment Mojo is on tour supporting American artist Nick Waterhouse, along with gigs in Sydney and Melbourne, so she’s a busy girl. But according to Kris being named as a semifinalist in the ISC is a great confidence booster.

“It helps reassure these young songwriters that they’re heading in the right direction. She’s stoked. At this stage, she’s just happy to be named as a semifinalist – I mean, there were 18,000 entries from across the whole world. And I’m a very proud Mum.” Kris says that with not one, but two born and bred locals among the number to be acknowledged in the ISC, Dubbo is clearly “punching well above its weight”. Look at what so many of our

Mojo Juji is a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Compeition in two categories.

kids from Dubbo manage to achieve – in all kinds of fields.

“It’s just a shame they have to leave town to pursue their success.”

The 68 winners of the 2014 ISC across

all categories will be announced in the next few weeks as soon as the judging process is complete.

So in the meantime, Dubbo music fans – cross your fingers!

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Former Dubbo Photo News staffer, James Farley has spent recent years focused on a photography PhD at Wagga Wagga Charles Sturt University. Announced this month as the only Australian in the top 10 finalists of the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus Programme, he’s off to London in April, and maybe to collect the grand prize. WORDS Yvette Aubusson-Foley UBBO PHOTO NEWS will always claim James Farley, 24, as one of its own after the budding photographer spent his gap year working there, chasing pictures of local identities and news events.

Clearly he made the right choice to work with his passion before moving onto a degree in photography and now his post-graduate research: Towards an Ecological Aesthetic in Photography through the School of Communication and Creative Industries at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga.

“I chose Wagga because I had heard great things about the photography course. I’ve always preferred photographing outdoors in wide open spaces, so it made sense that I move somewhere close to everything I would need, but still allow me to get out into quieter places fairly easily,” he says.

Quiet places will be hard to find in London where he’s headed in April following a recent announcement he’s one of ten shortlisted in the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus Program.

“When I heard, I was recovering from a hike in the 43 degree heat of Broken Hill! I had applied to spend two weeks at the Broken Hill Art Exchange to work in the desert during the middle of summer. I am working on a project that explores photography and the changing Australian climate.

“My family and friends have always been very supportive of what I do. They are all very excited for me.”

The awards are the world’s largest photography competition and the student program has launched many emerging photographers by granting instant global recognition.

James secured his place on the shortlist with an image titled Gordon Dam, Tasmania.

“It was taken in 2014 during a trip exploring the multiple uses of Tasmania’s State and National Parks. I’m interested in the on-going impact that the hydro scheme has had on local ecosystems and biodiversity; particularly how certain environmental systems were traded for the economic and social value of renewable energy,” he tells Weekender.

“I’m interested in these types of issues and am working on a long term photographic project that seeks to uncover alternative ways to prescribe value to land, environments and ecosystems, beyond that of their economic potential.”

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OTENTIAL, in James’ case, is the operative word.

“James has done a brilliant job in responding to this year’s Student Focus brief, not only in producing a visually arresting image, but in making all of us take time to reflect on the theme. James is a passionate and dedicated photographer and for him to have this person-

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Gordon Dam, Tasmania © James Farley, Charles Sturt University, Australia, Shortlist, Student Focus, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards al recognition of his skills is just brilwith the idea to enter and we went for liant,” says Christopher Orchard, James’ it. However, I have always submitted my lecturer in photography, Charles Sturt photographs to competitions. I believe it University. is great to send your work out into the world and see what comes of it.

James and Christopher will both be flown to London to attend a gala cer“It will be my first trip to London and emony on April 23 where the winner of I can’t wait. I am not sure how much the 2015 Student Focus Photographer of spare time we will have, as it is a short the Year title will be revealed. visit, however I hope to visit the Tate Gallery, which is home to most of my fa“My lecturer from University and I vourite artist’s work. I would also like to are travelling to London in April to atwalk across the London Bridge and have tend the gala ceremony, which is a great a drink in an old English pub. prize in itself. If I was to win the grand prize, my University will receive about “I’m sure that being a finalist will lead $AU50,000 worth of Sony photographic to some other great opportunities, howequipment, which I am sure all the stuever I have no idea what they may be. dents here in Wagga would put to great Right now I am just excited to travel to use,” James says.

London to attend the gala and see some of the amazing work the other photog“Chris Orchard was key to this parraphers are making. ticular competition. He approached me

It is rewarding enough to know that my photography and approach to the brief, stood out in a pool of hundreds of other images.

“To be shortlisted for this award is an amazing honour. It is rewarding enough to know that my photography and approach to the brief, stood out in a pool of hundreds of other images.”

The other student photographer finalists, chosen from 230 educational institutions worldwide are from France, Hong Kong, Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom and the USA. They were chosen by a panel of judges, which this year included a senior director from Getty Images. Their next task is to compete for the Student Focus Photographer of the Year title and the big prize of photography equipment.

As a shortlisted photographer James has already won and received a full frame camera, the Sony a7 with a 2870mm kit lens. His job now is to shoot images under the title The edges of Our Cities.

Judges are looking for pictures which capture the unseen and undocumented outskirts of cities. From this work, the judges will select one winning series but all will be exhibited at Somerset House in London.

Their work, including James’, will also be published in the 2015 edition of the annual Sony World Photography Awards book.

What emerging photographer could ask for more especially when it’s their passion?

“My first camera was red, blue and yellow, and it blew bubbles when you push the button. I was 2. I have loved photography since a young age, I remember my Dad taking photos when he was doing a course at university before I had started school. My interest became more serious when I was in high school, thanks largely to the great teachers I had at South and the senior campus.

“Initially I thought that I would be a photographer for magazines, mostly because I loved music and wanted to photograph bands. I discovered that I wanted to make a life out of studying and teaching photography after being lucky enough to study under and work with some amazing artists, both here in Australia and during an exchange program to the USA,” he says.

“I hope to continue combining my practice as an artist and a researcher, ultimately so that I can make work that is meaningful to myself while also teaching others to do the same.

“The combination of studying creative expression and problem solving alongside the history and influence of art and critical theory has dramatically influenced the way I know myself, and the world around me. It would be a privilege to help others make the same discoveries for themselves.”

Perhaps the privilege will be all ours as James’ continues to produce new ways of seeing the world.

James Farley with his new Sony a7 camera, which is part of his prize. PHOTO: JACOB RAUPACH

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Julianne Moore as Alice Howland and Hunter Parrish as Tom Howland in Still Alice. PHOTOS: PA/SONY/JOJO WHILDEN

BY ALBERTINA LLOYD HE mantelpiece in Julianne Moore’s home must be pretty crowded right now.

The actress has won more than 20 awards for her performance as a woman diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in Still Alice, including, at 54 years of age – after being nominated four previous times – her first Oscar, for Best Actress.

The endless gongs are no surprise to anyone who has seen the film.

Moore’s moving portrayal of how linguistics professor, Alice, struggles to keep control of her life, and cope with her gradual loss of independence, makes for powerful viewing.

But the North Carolina-born star insists she had no expectations when she signed up for the “little” independent project.

“We finished this movie not even a year ago, it was last March in New York City,” she exclaims.

“When you make these little movies, you don’t know whether they’ll be financed, you certainly don’t know if you’ll have distribution, and we didn’t expect this, we really didn’t. So this has been a major surprise. It’s really great it’s received so much attention.”

Still Alice was made in just three-anda-half weeks on a budget of four million dollars – that’s peanuts in Hollywood.

Moore even joked in an awards speech how she had to pay for her own food and bras during the shoot.

But while the production was speedy, her own research for the role was much more in depth.

“I spent about four months researching the disease and I met quite a few people who were diagnosed with earlyonset, people at various stages of the

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disease,” she explains.

“They were incredibly generous and very forthcoming about their experiences. I based the character on that.”

Relaxed and giggly, Moore comes across as very fun to be around. With her pale, freckled skin and deep red hair, she looks stunning in ankle boots, and a long-sleeved black minidress with jewelled collar.

Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, causes symptoms such as memory loss and difficulty with thinking and language. It tends mostly to affect older people, over-65s most typically, but early-onset Alzheimer’s can develop in people in their 50s, and sometimes – though very rarely – in even younger age groups.

Alice, 50, is an accomplished academic living in New York, who travels the country giving lectures. She has an equally busy husband, played by Alec Baldwin, and three grown up children, the eldest of which (Kate Bosworth) is expecting her first child, and the youngest (Kristen Stewart) is training to become an actress.

When Alice is diagnosed, she is determined not to let the condition get the better of her.

“The interesting thing about the movie is it’s about a progression through a disease,” says Moore. “So it’s not like you go from zero to 100 all at once.”

But the film sees the independent and self-assured woman gradually regress to a helpless, almost childlike patient.

And despite all the awards and nominations, the actress says her greatest reward has been the response from people personally living with early-onset Alzheimer’s.

“It’s been really amazing, I have to say,” she says. “That’s probably the most rewarding experience that I’ve had,

NEW RELEASES ON DVD AND/OR STREAMING ONLINE

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Maria Valverde in "Exodus: Gods and Kings"

"Annie" (PG) – This update of the classic musical has all the good intentions and chipper outlook of the original, but loses a lot in the song-and-dance department. Quvenzhane Wallis plays the spunky little girl stuck with a manic, abusive foster mum (Cameron Diaz). Annie has a chance encounter with Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) – a mega-loaded businessman running for mayor of New York – and her irrepressible

cuteness makes her the perfect campaign accessory.

For starters, Foxx is the only leading performer with any singing chops, and yet he seems restrained. Choreography and big show-stopping visuals also seem cut back. This take on the show is certainly updated – the movie constantly reminds you that it's 2014 – but that doesn't pay off in excitement or charm.

"Exodus: Gods and Kings" (M) – Director Ridley Scott gives the "Gladiator" treatment to the story of Moses in this very loud biblical epic. Moses (Christian Bale) is the

adopted son of the Egyptian Pharaoh Seti (John Turturo).

Seti finds a prophecy in chicken guts, and Moses gets put nextin-line for the Pharaoh's throne, which royally upsets the Pharaoh's natural son, Rhamses (Joel Edgerton). The Man Upstairs gets involved, and a lot of computergenerated mayhem follows.

Ridley Scott has made it clear that he's a nonbeliever directing a Bible story, which actually is pretty common among Hollywood biblical epics. The hullabaloo and visual wizardry of the film's action sequences feel more like interrup-

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Moore in Boogie Nights (1997) Julianne Moore in Still Alice. PHOTOS: PA/SONY/JOJO WHILDEN

because I think there’s a tremendous amount of shame around the disease, and people feel like they’re not seen, they feel isolated.

“And so it’s been nice to hear from people that they were represented [in the film], their experience was represented and they felt seen.”

The movie’s directed by married couple Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. And as it happens, while it was being shot, Glatzer was undergoing a battle of his own, after being diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

“When we were working on the film, he basically had lost function from the waist up and was no longer speaking. He was directing on an iPad,” Moore reveals.

“So what they were experiencing professionally and personally as a couple, was

mirroring what was happening in the movie. It was an extraordinary experience for all of us.”

So, having been crowned the undisputed queen of this year’s awards season, has life changed for Moore?

“Not really,” she says with a laugh.

“It’s a lot, it’s definitely a lot, but it brings so much attention to the movie, and this is a movie we all care about, so it’s wonderful, because hopefully people will see the film,” she adds.

And while red carpets and awards buzz is fun, now that the hoo-ha is over, she’s looking forward to a weekend when she can just stay at home and chill out.

“Every weekend [during awards season], it’s like you’re going to your own wedding again,” she says.

“That’s what it’s like – it’s me, I’m the bride! Because you put on make-up and hair and stuff. So that element is fun, but odd.”

tions than developments. Also, in order to irritate Moses into saving his chosen people, the Lord takes the shape of a young boy – probably the most annoying and bratty interpretation of the Almighty.

"Song of the Sea" (PG) – Irish animation director Tom Moore caught everyone by surprise in 2009 with the beautiful and original feature "The Secret of Kells," which got him an Oscar nomination that should have been an Oscar win. Now he's done it all again – used Irish folklore as inspiration to create a gorgeous and thoughtful family-friendly animated movie that should have won an Oscar.

"Song" tells the story of Ben and his little sister, Saoirse, who find themselves in a

EXTRA TIME – MORE MOORE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES z Boogie Nights (1997) – Moore earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as porn star and mother Amber Waves in Paul Thomas Anderson's cult classic. z The End Of The Affair (1999) – Her second Oscar nod came for playing the object of Ralph Fiennes' obsession in this Graham Greene adaptation. z Far From Heaven (2002) – The Academy recognised her in the best Actress category again, for her portrayal of a suburban housewife whose perfect life is not all it seems. z The Hours (2002) – That same year, she was also nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category, for her portrayal of another unhappy housewife in this drama, alongside Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.

Julianne Moore with the Actress in a Leading Role award for Still Alice in the press room of the 87th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. PHOTO: IAN WEST/PA

watery adventure beset by friendly and dangerous mythological beings.

"Top Five" (MA15+) – Chris Rock directs, writes and stars in this raunchy comedy about the absurdities, trials and plainwrongness in the entertainment industry.

Rock plays Andre Allen, a comedian trying to transition into serious work. He's also about to marry an obnoxious reality TV star. Much of the film follows Allen as he goes about his day with a reporter (Rosario Dawson) who's doing a profile on him and his contradictory image. The movie is easily Rock's funniest movie, and has the added benefit of featuring (apparently) every funny person he felt like inviting to the set.

Australian box office Top 10

Week Ending 11.03.2015 1. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (pictured) 2. Focus 3. Kingsman: The Secret Service 4. Fifty Shades Of Grey 5. Seventh Son 6. Unfinished Business 7. Jupiter Ascending 8. American Sniper 9. Project Almanac 10. The Theory Of Everything

z The Kids Are All Right (2010) – No potential Oscars this time but the film itself received four nominations, and earned Moore her sixth Golden Globe nod and second for Best Actress at the Baftas.

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BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

z BOOK OF THE WEEK The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro is published in hardback

by Faber & Faber.

NEVER mind book of the week, The Buried Giant will quite possibly scare off competition to be my book of the year. A decade after Kazuo Ishiguro’s last novel Never Let Me Go left me and millions of others in tears, he’s returned to the same impeccable form with a story that’s just as tender, thought-provoking and moving.

The Booker Prize winning author of The Remains Of The Day has been far from idle in the last 10 years, publishing a volume of short stories, Nocturnes, in 2009 and seeing Never Let Me Go safely onto the big screen in 2010, but The Buried Giant had a false start and was scrapped after his wife deemed it not up to scratch. What we have now is perhaps all the better for being allowed to steep in his subconscious for so long.

His previous novels have mostly been set in a recognisable past, with the exceptions of the dreamlike and criticdividing The Unconsoled and Never Let Me Go, an alternate reality in which cloned children were bred to be organ donors. Here, Ishiguro mines the mythical realm of post-Arthurian Britain – a land where ogres, pixies and knights errant all roam. It’s a plucky genre departure that fits naturally with his other-wordly style of storytelling, where ellipses are king and the reader is left to fill in the gaps using their own imagination. It’s part quest narrative and part love story.

Axl and Beatrice are an elderly couple, living in an underground warren of dwell-

ings on the edge of a bog. One morning, they decide to go on a journey to visit their son, even though they can’t remember where he lives or why he’s not now with them. A mist has descended over the country which is robbing the native Britons of their memories and it emanates from the breath of a she-dragon called Querig.

On their travels, they meet a Saxon warrior called Wistan, who is tasked with slaying the dragon and the elderly Sir Gawain, one of Arthur’s knights, who hasn’t yet managed the same feat. The country for now is at peace, but tensions are bubbling not far beneath the surface.

As with all of Ishiguro’s writing, it’s a deceptively simple tale, supported by carefully wrought dialogue which drip-feeds morsels about each character’s murky past as they gradually remember moments.

But it ponders the universal theme of forgetting, as a couple and as a nation – should certain memories stay forgotten? And are happy memories the oil that keeps love burning strong over a lifetime? – which will stay with you long after you’ve closed the book, lump firmly in throat.

The film rights have already been acquired and the author is anxious his book’s dealt with gently and not pigeonholed as merely ‘fantasy’ – but with the upwelling of praise for The Buried Giant, surely Ishiguro has nothing to fear and another spot on the Booker Prize shortlist is a matter of course.

9/10 Review by Kate Whiting z FICTION The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma is published in hardback

by One. CHIGOZIE OBIOMA’S novel follows the disintegrating fortunes of a middle-class family, the Agwus, in 1990s Nigeria. Trouble starts when the bookish, ambitious Mr Agwu is posted away from Akura, the town where he and his wife have been raising their children, to take up a banking position in the riskier north.

In his absence, the older boys run wild on the forbidden edge of a local river – and an ancient, less rational Africa asserts itself. One by one, the children fall victim to a malign prophecy, uttered by a terrifying madman who has appeared in their Christian lives like an emissary of the devil – or maybe of the previous

era’s animistic religion, which has never quite gone away.

Obioma does a terrific job of portraying his birth country as a place of warmth, chaos, love, stink and ever-present brutality – though at times you’ll need a strong stomach to read it.

9/10 Review by Liz Ryan Second Life by SJ Watson is published in by Doubleday HOW do you follow a debut like Before I Go To Sleep, which has sold more than four million copies and been made into a movie starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman?

Well, SJ Watson may have set himself a high standard with his thriller about a woman with catastrophic amnesia, but he has come up trumps again with his second novel.

Once again, his story centres on a woman, Julia, a photographer and former alcoholic who has a secure, comfortable life with her kindly surgeon husband and adopted teenage son, really her sister’s child.

But then her sister is brutally murdered and Julia discovers that she was using dating sites to meet men for sex. Julia throws herself into her sister’s online dating world in the hope of drawing out the killer, but is soon dabbling in some sexual experimentation of her own. With plenty of surprising twists and turns, exposing the darker side of human nature, SJ Watson writes convincingly in the first person as a woman who replaces alcohol with a different type of addiction.

Taut, tight and terrific, I hope they make the film soon.

8/10 Review by Hannah Stephenson The Tusk That Did The Damage by Tania James is published in hardback by Harvill Secker ‘ELEPHANTS never forget’ is the aphorism driving Tania James’ latest novel, an exploration of poaching in Southern India. Three separate coming-of-age stories interweave, told through the eyes of a local teenager, an American documentary filmmaker and

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an elephant known as the Gravedigger.

Brought face to face with the realities of the ivory trade, each realises that the world is far more nuanced and corrupt than the cosseted experiences of their youth had prepared them for. Yet despite this growing understanding, they are powerless to resist, and their worlds’ coincide in a tragic climax that has seemed inevitable from the first page. At its heart, this is a pessimistic tale that derives little hope from attempts at conservation. Human weakness and the imperatives of money and revenge, it suggests, will make us forever powerless to repair our fraught relationship with the natural world.

6/10 Review by Adam Weymouth A Killing Winter by Tom Callaghan is published by Quercus DEPRESSED detectives solving grisly crimes in far-flung foreign lands are nothing new, but Tom Callaghan’s debut novel adds a new dimension and a new country – Kyrgyzstan – to the list of usual suspects. Callaghan portrays the former Soviet state in central Asia as a bleak, wintry, world condemned to wallow in corruption and violence. His hero, detective Akyl Borubaev, finds himself caught in the middle when a crazed killer strikes and claims the daughter of one of the country’s most powerful men as his first victim.

The plot has twists aplenty and the location makes a change from

the endless list of Mediterranean and Scandinavian thrillers piling up on the shelves, but some readers will be put off by the bloodthirsty violence and unrelenting gloom of life behind the old iron curtain.

6/10 Review by Rob Dex Summer At Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan is published in paperback A CHARMING sequel to Little Beach Street Bakery, Jenny Colgan’s latest tale about the life of the likeable Polly Waterford is an enjoyable – if slightly predictable – read. Set in the picturesque Cornish village of Mount Polbearne, Polly’s bakery (of course she’s a baker) faces closure when its owner, the miserable Mrs Manse, passes away.

With the help of her hunky American husband, Huckle, and her pet puffin, the rather Disney-esque Neil, Polly needs to save the bakery by avoiding the wrath of late Mrs Manse’s misanthropic sister. Colgan’s warm writing tone and eye for detail sets this light read apart from others of a similar genre.

While Polly’s constant selfdeprecation and her happygo-lucky cheeriness does become slightly grating, the plot remains convincing and the enchanting village and its gossiping inhabitants are sharply and humorously described throughout. An easy yet pleasant read, Summer At Little Beach Street Bakery is as delightful as its name suggests.

7/10 Review by Kate Samuelson Ivy Lane by Cathy Bramley is published in paperback by Corgi THE lines between the online library and physical books are blurring even further thanks in part to digital bestseller

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 13.03.2015 to Sunday 15.03.2015 Cathy Bramley. Ivy Lane was originally released as four seasonal novellas.

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter have now been bound into one single novel. Tilly has recently arrived in Kingsfield, Derbyshire. Recently heartbroken, the part-time teacher attempts to build a new life, hoping to lose herself working on her allotment at Ivy Lane. Instead what she finds is a hotchpotch of gardeners opening their arms to welcome her. The final drops of Tilly’s attempts for a quiet life disappear when a TV documentary film crew arrive on site. This is a fabulously light-hearted romance perfect for the beach and autumn evenings. The characters all feel like people you would expect to find on a British allotment, from the committee members to the novice gardeners whose fingers are more black than green.

8/10 Review by Rachel Howdle z NON-FICTION Girl In A Band by Kim Gordon is published in trade paperback by Faber & Faber.

AS a co-founder of influ-

ential no wave band Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon is used to the spotlight. But despite being in the public eye since the Eighties when the group formed, the bassist, artist and clothes designer has remained a rather private figure, often keeping schtum on her personal life.

So it comes as pleasant surprise to find out more about the prominent musician in her autobiography Girl In A Band, not least because after 27 years of marriage, she split up with Thurston Moore, the band’s singer and guitarist. Kicking off with the band’s final shows in South America, Gordon sheds light onto the pain she felt uniting on stage with her estranged husband, whose affair caused their split. It’s credit to Gordon that instead of waging war on Moore, she maintains a dignified stance on the hurt she suffered. But while she doesn’t muddy Moore’s name, she is upfront about the awkward atmosphere during those last gigs. Later, passages on a fallout with Courtney Love (Gordon produced Love’s

first album with Hole) and her impressions of late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain will keep grunge fans happy. Girl In A Band is a colourful read, which is sensitively managed and puts Gordon rightly at centre stage.

7/10 Review by Keeley Bolger Breadline Britain: The Rise Of Mass Poverty by Stewart Lansley and Joanna Mack is published in paperback by Oneworld Publications.

WHEN Stewart Lansley and Joanna Mack wrote the pioneering Poor Britain in 1985 – a response to the first ‘Breadline Britain’ survey of 1983 – they probably hoped it would lead to a rise in living conditions for those whose plight they documented.

They certainly didn’t imagine how much worse things would have become. Drawing on three decades of statistics from the Breadline Britain surveys, the authors use eye-opening numbers to illustrate the alarming fact that nearly one in three Brits currently live in poverty... three and a half million

Confronting the challenges N late January, a Sydney newspaper featured articles that tied in with two of the worst events in modern history.

These are events that continue to influence the thinking of so many people today.

Some of us remember a member of parliament, the late Tom Uren. Notice of his death is the basis of one of the articles – his varied experiences and his incredible fortitude are recorded.

In particular is reference of him being a POW of the Japanese, working on the Burma Railway and later to work in a copper smelting plant at Saganoseki, Japan where he witnessed the Nagasaki atom bombing. “The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop” also reveals the horrors of that period.

The second article featured a Federal MP’s family – his great-grandparents and three aunts were murdered at Auschwitz. It relates how a few members of the family survived.

Several books on the Holocaust are on our shelves. The recent 70 year recognition ceremonies showed men and women in advanced ages, and without question they must be thinking, in the face of today’s degrading practices, that they have to tell their story so that what they experienced doesn’t occur again.

Sarah Helm has written “If This is a Woman” which tells of life inside Ravensbruck, Hitler’s concentration camp for women. For decades this story was hidden behind the Iron Curtain, but now its details have

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emerged.

Another book, edited by Melvin Bukiet, collects the writing of the descendants of Jewish Holocaust survivors. They detail “the greatest evil of our time, ranging from farce to fantasy of brutal realism” by writers including Art Spiegelman, Eva Hoffam, Peter Singer and Carl Friedman.

Ronald Florence has written “Emissary of the Doomed” which tells how the murderous Nazi campaign against the Jews unfolded.

When one reads Hitler’s text “Mein Kampf” one can see past the campaign against the Jews to recognise his full intent of conquering Europe and beyond. Noted historian Nigel Cawthorne writes about Hitler’s infamous legends of death in “The Story of the SS”. Officially the Schutzstaffel, which was the brutal elite of the Nazi Party, was founded by Hitler in 1925 to be his personal bodyguard. From 1929 it was headed

by Heinrich Himmler who built its numbers from under 300 to over one million by 1945 as it grew to be the backbone of Nazi Germany, taking over almost

` Karen Dawisha’s “Who Owns Russia” details how Putin rose from an out of work deputy mayor to Prime Minister in just three and a half years... a

every function in the state.

They were hand-picked to run the concentration camps and spearhead the Holocaust – it’s a story of one of the most evil organisations the world has seen.

Parallels can now be identified in the strategies demonstrated by ISIS and other Middle Eastern groups. Just as Hitler used the Jews and their effect on wealth accumulation as the reason to seek world dominance, ISIS uses non-adherence to their interpretation of their religion as the reason. They have exercised aggression in their home country but they have migrated around the globe in millions, and set up no-go areas in countries obliged to provide habitats under United Nations charters. Have we heard any noise from the UN when dozens of the suicide bombers and terrorist attacks have occurred?

A challenge to world stability is Putin’s Russia. In 2008 Michael Stuermer wrote “Putin & the Rise of Russia”. It is a country with vast military inventories and has substantial natural gas and oil reserves. Questions arose at that time about their involvement in South Ossetia and now Ukraine. Karen Dawisha’s book released in late 2014 entitled “Who Owns Russia” details how Putin rose from an out of work deputy mayor to Prime

adults go hungry so they can feed their children; one in five children is in a house that is cold and damp; and one in 10 lacks warm clothes. Nothing less than a damning indictment of authority, the book paints a picture of a system, which – rather than releasing people from poverty – has entrapped many in lives of deprivation. It makes for some seriously uncomfortable reading – as it should.

7/10 Review by Sarah Warwick z CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK Violet And The Hidden Treasure by Harriet Whitehorn is published in hardback by Simon And Schuster HARRIET WHITEHORN’S debut, Violet And The Pearl Of The Orient, won glowing reviews when it was published last year and has been shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize in the UK, so all eyes are on the follow-up. Tree-climbing, pokerplaying Violet Remy-Robinson lives with her jewellery designer mum and architect dad in a flat in London, with their cat Pudding. Her godmother, wildlife photographer Celeste, takes her to India in the Christmas holidays to trek through the jungle and

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help out at an orphanage, where they’re unexpectedly invited to the Maharajah’s New Year’s Eve party.

There she meets the Maharani – not a woman, but a cockatoo, who the Maharajah has tasked with deciding who will inherit his fortune when he dies. No sooner than Violet’s home again, than the Maharajah’s manservant Rajesh appears with the Maharani, explaining that his master has passed and asking Violet to keep her safe from kidnappers.

The Maharajah’s niece Angel is angry about his bizarre will and is soon on the scene, employing dirty tactics to get her hands on the bird, who holds the key to the hidden treasure. It’s an engaging flight of fancy, a quirky caper that will prove compulsive reading to the ‘midders’ of the story, girls over seven, who won’t be concerned about convincing plot points. Kudos to Whitehorn for inventing such a colourful cast of characters, who are beautifully brought to life by Becka Moor’s illustrations.

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The level of massive corruption in Russia has continued for years, as indicated by Bill Browder’s book “Red Notice”. It has just been released and relates the author’s experience in the international money market since the 1990s.

He was expelled from Russia on Putin’s orders when he was confronted by that sovereign state about the bribery, corruption and torture that he exposed at every turn.

His lawyer Serhei Magnitsky testified against the Russian Interior Ministry officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes paid to the state by one of the world’s most successful hedge funds.

Magnitsky was later tortured and beaten to death by police officers whilst in prison. Browder was transformed from financier to human rights activist, and his book not only exposes the Russian corruption but how it impacts in the highest echelons of Western powers.

Edward Lucas has written “Deception” – study of spies, lies and how Russia dupes the West.

It appropriately reveals the ongoing confrontation that Russia has maintained for at least a century. It includes Sidney Riley (1925) who was known as the ‘ace of spies’ in the days on Lenin’s Bolsheviks, through to 2010 when the USA deported a spy, Anna Chapman.

In current times, whenever the nation’s monetary debt problem surfaces, society is prompted to “think of our grandchildren”, but the issue of countries carrying out military aggression against neighbours doesn’t get the same emphasis on their future.

One country that does act is Israel and this was clearly outlined by Benjamin Netanyahu when he gained positive response from both Democrats and Republicans when speaking in the USA Congress last week.

He is a leader who speaks his mind, determined to gain support to confront Iran’s atomic program and protect his nation, and if the support isn’t forthcoming, they will go it alone.

We need leaders who are capable and determined to confront the challenges.

Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst

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Graeme Connors hits the stage to celebrate ‘North’

BY KAITLYN RENNIE LOCALS and visitors packed in to the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre on Saturday, March 7, to watch Graeme Connors’ spectacular performance.

Born and raised in Queensland, Graeme relishes his guitar, and the two have released 18 albums over four decades. The tour was timed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking album ‘North’. He’s also worked with other artists such as Jon English and Slim Dusty.

Graeme’s songs, whether they are about Australian images, ideas and stories, or the landscape and nature of Australia, cater to a wide audience of all ages and interests, as demonstrated at his recent concert.

John and Anne Engeler

Mary Glasson

Annette and Graham Markey

Mary Parkes and Lyn Wilson

Lorna Lindsay with Linda and Steve Hollier

Gary and Joyce Hodgess

Frank Cant, Ray and Kathy Pickering, Joseph Hupp, Peggy Mules, and Helen Cant

Rose and Norm Wirth

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Seraphim Trio performs Beethoven and Schubert

BY KAITLYN RENNIE MUSIC lovers of all ages were at the Macquarie Conservatorium to watch the Seraphim Trio on Friday, March 6.

The performance was the first in Macquarie Conservatoriumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 Concert Series and featured a program of trios for piano, violin and cello

by Beethoven and Schubert.

The Seraphim Trio of Helen Ayres violin, Anna Goldsworthy piano, and Tim Nankervis cello is recognised as Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-eminent piano trio and performs regularly at the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

They won the Piano Trio Prize and the Audience Choice Award at the 2001 Australian National Chamber Music Competition.

Helen Harvey and Helen Logan

Carol Brett and Leslie Howard

Sharyn Heydon, Jan Willis and Jody Nott

Vivienne Jones and Lachlan Donovan

Jane Dowling and Melva Blake

Mark Dwyer

Tahereh Nadarajah, Dnyako Awuor-Bailey, and David Bailey

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Lining up for Jason Owen

BY KAITLYN RENNIE SINCE experiencing success on reality TV show The X Factor, Jason Owen has certainly grown in the music industry. He has since released his first single, and more recently his first album.

Currently touring around rural NSW, Jason visited the local Sanity store to meet and greet with some of his Dubbo fans before performing at Dubbo RSL Club on Saturday, March 7. From families to enthusiastic fans, Jason was a hit with many locals and visitors.

Nathan and Shane Kalante, Bill and Jenny Hardess, Kelly Trebicki

Mark Stoddard getting ready for the show

Sally, Alexi, Leanne and Zachary Everett

Emily and Carol Pixton

Sandra Smith and Denise Holmes

Margaret Evans and Anne Wilson

Natasha and Damien Walker

Desley and Talia Hohnberg

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Celebration of a centenarian

BY KAITLYN RENNIE FOR Joe Fish, a rather large and exciting milestone was reached on his birthday this year, celebrating turning 100 years old on Tuesday, March 10.

Joe actually celebrated the occasion twice, with family and friends on Saturday, March 7, and again on his actual birthday with friends at Orana Gardens Aged Care Centre. Joe enjoyed a beautifully-decorated Rabbitohs cake along with sharing a few jokes with friends.

Trish Williams, Cathie Ranga and Joe Fish

Joe Fish was able to share the experience of turning 100 with two lovely ladies who are also 100: Kath Stanley and Barbara Browne

Greg Salmon attended the celebrations for Joe Fishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100th birthday

Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children Ron Fish and Louise Batze with Kath Stanley, Joe Fish and Barbara Browne

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T H E R E G I O N AT A GLANCE

hear Robertson transport you back to where you were when you first heard the music of Simon & Garfunkel.

Inspired by the remarkable reunion concert in Central Park, New York, you won't want to miss this evening of fun and nostalgia to be held at Dubbo Regional Theatre from 8pm on Saturday, March 28.

sional perspective to a very important topic. The evening is in regard to calls from the Cancer Council, AMA and Push for Palliative Dubbo for greater services in the region. There will also be moving stories about palliative care specifically as it affects Dubbo and the surrounding region. The event will be held from 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday, March 17, at the Dubbo RSL Club Theatrette.

Simon & Garfunkel

Palliative Care evening

STARRING Mark Shelley and John Robertson and presented by Focal Point Australia, this concert includes such hits as The Boxer, Bridge over Troubled Waters, Feelin’ Groovy, Me and Julio, Homeward Bound, Scarborough Fair, Kathy's Song and Sounds of Silence. Shelley and

AN upcoming event in Dubbo could really make a difference to palliative care in Dubbo and beyond. Palliative care campaigner, Dr Yvonne McMaster, a retired palliative care doctor, is coming from Sydney to speak to the audience.

She brings both a personal and profes-

Stopera Broadway Melodies

Compassionate listening workshop SOMETIMES it’s easier to talk than listen. A workshop to teach listening skills will be hosted at Western Plains Cultural Centre on Saturday, March 14 from 10am to 1pm, offering wise attention and forgiveness. Entry is by donation.

Contact 6845 4661 for further details.

STOPERA goes to Broadway in this concert of classic hits from Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King and I, Porgy and Bess, Guys and Dolls and more. With an impressive repertoire of theatre produc-

tions, festival events and gala concerts, ACT chamber opera company Stopera has created sold-out performances for the National Gallery of Australia, the National Multicultural Festival and the Canberra International Chamber Music Festival.

Singers Rebecca Collins, Rachael Duncan and Rohan Thatcher have performed with Opera Australia, Oz Opera, Opera Queensland and internationally in the UK, Germany and America, and are joined in this concert by Macquarie Conservatorium director, pianist Vivienne Winther. The concert will be held at 7.30pm on Friday, March 27, Macquarie Conservatorium. There will also be a vocal masterclass with Stopera at 11am on Saturday, March 28.

see Hudsons Circus

360 ALLSTARS

Smokescreen

March 19 for fix of classic cinema.

WITH trapeze acts, clowns, whip crackers, a tightrope walker and a wonderful array of talented animals, this is one circus that should not be missed. Check out the zebra foals, have your photo taken with the macaws and be amazed and amused by the many different acts.

But you’ll need to get your skates on – the circus is in town only until Sunday, March 15 (at Ollie Robins Oval). Visit www.hudsonscircus.com.au for show times and further details.

A PERFORMANCE like no other, 360 ALLSTARS reinvents the traditional circus by presenting contemporary performance styles instead of conventional circus art forms. Replace acrobats with break dancers, substitute a basketball freestyler in place of a juggler, swap the unicyclist for a BMX flatlander and exchange the hoop act for a Roue Cyre artist, and you get an exhilarating circus performance like nothing you have seen before! See them at 6pm on Wednesday, March 18, at Dubbo Regional Theatre.

SMOKESCREEN is back for 2015! Kent Buchanan curates a series of movies every film buff should see. A visual feast from early experiments in celluloid to cult classics.

This time around, the screening is Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. The story follows the members of a James Dean fan club who meet up on the anniversary of his death and mull over their lives, revealing many truths. Head to the Fire Station Arts Centre at 8pm on Thursday,

Away

Fermenting Foods Workshop

Natural on Facebook or call Christine on 0417 060 224 for more information.

Seniors Week

Buy a bun for kids

SENIORS WEEK in Dubbo is gearing up to be a busy time. There is a safari morning tea planned, along with the annual seniors’ expo and concert on Thursday, March 19, and an evening with Denise Drysdale, on Friday, March 20. There are also specials on food at Yoghurt Land and Dubbo RSL, and a special rate on zoo entry for the week, from March 14-22. For more information, contact Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre on 6882 2100.

AWAY, Michael Gow’s classic story of three internally conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas 1968 has become one of the most widely produced Australian plays of all time. The talented Wesley House Players are set to stage this well-known play at the Wesley Community Centre on March 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7.30pm each night. Tickets are available at Snazzi Scrappin or www.whp.org.au

do St Pat’s Bowls Day RING in St Patrick’s Day at Dubbo Macquarie Bowling Club, where there will be a ladies and men’s bowls presentation day on Tuesday, March 17. Macquarie Club is the venue for the mixed triples event and there is prizemoney for winners and runners up. Fancy dress is optional and there will be a prize for the best-dressed bowler. Names in by 9am for a 9.30am start. Entry includes a barbecue and salad lunch. Phone 6882 1019 on or before March 17 for further details.

LEARN traditional skills that will nourish you for life! Join in a fun and informative three-hour workshop covering cultures such as sauerkraut, lacto-fermented vegetables, milk and water Kefir, Kombucha and other fabulous ferments. There will be fermentation equipment for purchase on the day.

The fermenting foods workshop will be held at the Dubbo Community Gardens Hall in Dubbo on April 11. Visit Crave

BAKERS DELIGHT are doing a Bundraiser on March 14 to raise money for TLC for Kids, a national charity that helps support sick children and their families. On Bundraiser Day, at least $1 for every pack of hot cross buns sold at Bakers Delight will be donated to TLC for Kids to go towards the extraordinary work they do for sick kids and their families.

etc.

Left Field Project THE Left Field Project 2 (LFP2) builds on from the success of the Left Field Project and is calling for expressions of interest from Aboriginal artists interested in taking part in this second phase.

LFP2 is an exciting collaboration with Blacktown Arts Centre and Casula Powerhouse that will create opportunities for regional Aboriginal artists working in a contemporary context. LFP2 is open to Aboriginal artists living and working in the local government areas of the Orana Arts region: Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine, Mid-Western Regional, and

Warrumbungle. For more information about the LFP2 and assistance with the application process please contact the Orana Arts Aboriginal Arts Development Officer on 0409 245 020 or email aado@oranaarts.com. Closing date for the EOI is 5pm on Monday, April 27.

there’s Mr Magic’s Magic Show, a natural fibres workshop, waste to art competition and more. Contact Geoff Chase on 6888 3169 or 0428 883 169 for more information.

Tottenham Expo

Australian Masters Cricket Tour

THIS is a jam-packed day full of fun for all the family. There will be free children’s entertainment, vintage displays of vehicles, farm equipment and homewares, an electric fence demonstration, stalls of all kinds, pet show, health checks and monster raffle. And

THE Wellington Council and Association received confirmation prior to Christmas that the Australian Cricket Association Masters Tour is taking place from Saturday, March 21 to Monday, March 23. This visit takes place at two centres usually located within four

hours’ drive of one another with Singleton and Wellington chosen in NSW this season. The Planning Committee have lots planned for their visit along with a game against a Wellington selected team.

Aqua Zumba Join in a special pool party event to raise money for Daniel ‘Barnsy’ Barns, who has Angleman Syndrome and needs a new wheelchair worth $10,000.

There will be a pool party aqua Zumba class at 2.30pm on Saturday, March 14, in aid of Barnsy. Call Tracy to RSVP or call her on 0416 010 748.

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OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

ƐŚŽƉƉĞƌ͛Ɛ ƉĂƌĂĚŝƐĞ ĂǁĂŝƚƐ Ăƚ dŚĞ ^ǁŝƐŚ 'ĂůůĞƌLJ͘

OLD BANK RESTAURANT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϮ Ɵů ůĂƚĞ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞƐ Ψϭϱ ůƵŶĐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ 232 Macquarie Street, 6884 7728

'ŝŌǁĂƌĞ :ĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ ,ŽŵĞǁĂƌĞƐ 59A Boundary Road, 6882 3723

THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

TED’S TAKEAWAY Open Saturday and Sunday 8.30am-8pm dŚĞ ďŝŐ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂLJ ĨŽŽĚ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ͘ 26 Victoria St, 6882 7899

GROCERIES DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD Open Saturday 6am to 3pm ,ƵŐĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ͕ ďƵůŬ ďƵLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚ ŚŽƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ǁĞĞŬůLJ͘ 55 Wheelers Lane, 6882 1504

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

6pm to 9pm.

ZĞůĂdžĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Whylandra St, 6884 2396

KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

STICKS AND STONES

THE CASTLEREAGH HOTEL

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY

Open Saturday and Sunday ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ϳ͘ϯϬ ʹ ϯƉŵ >ƵŶĐŚ ϭϮD ʹ ϯƉŵ ŝŶŶĞƌ ϲƉŵ ʹ YƵŝĞƚ ŝŶĞ ŝŶ Žƌ dĂŬĞĂǁĂLJ͘ tŽŽĚĮƌĞĚ WŝnjnjĂƐ Homemade pastas ʹůĂʹĐĂƌƚĞ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ ůů ĚŝƐŚĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŵĂĚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞƐŚĞƐƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞƐƚ ŇĂǀŽƵƌƐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ŵĞĂů͘ 'ůƵƚĞŶ ĨƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƌŝĂŶ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ 215A Macquarie St, 6885 4852

THE GRAPEVINE Saturday and Sunday 8.30am-4pm 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ company 144 Brisbane St, 6884 7354

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

IGA WEST DUBBO

Open Saturday 10am to 2am, Sunday 10am to 12am. Restaurant open for ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ϳ ĚĂLJƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ͘ ŽŵĞ ĚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽLJ Ă ĚƌŝŶŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ďĞĞƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ͕ Ă ƌŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ ƉŽŽů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŶƚ ďĂƌ Žƌ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐƚLJůĞ ŵĞĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ restaurant.

Cnr Brisbane and Talbragar Streets, 68824877

SPORTIES 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 KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϱƉŵ 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

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 Food Court ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϱ͘ϬϬƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϭϬ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϰ͘ϬϬƉŵ ǁǁǁ͘ŽƌĂŶĂŵĂůů͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Cnr Mitchell Highway & Wheelers Lane, 6882 7766

THE PARTY STOP Open Saturday 9am-4pm Party Costumes ĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

THE BOOK CONNECTION

CLUB DUBBO Open Saturday and Sunday from 9am.

ZŝǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŝƐƚƌŽ ϭϮƉŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ

Open Saturday 8.30am to 4pm.

Sunday 10am to 2pm.

EĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ 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 museums in NSW 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

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Friday, March 13 Neighbours

The Doctor Blake Mysteries

ELEVEN, 6.30pm As the infamous theme tune goes, everybody needs good neighbours, right? However, the gang on Ramsay St don’t seem to be good to each other at all, in fact, there is neverending drama, with arguments, romances and break-ups galore, and even messages from beyond the grave, which is what makes it one of Australia’s best-loved long-running soapies. Tonight there is plenty going on around the street as Tyler (Travis Burns) receives a warning, Nick (Mark Stevens) is confident he can seduce Georgia (Saskia Hampele) and Madge (Anne Charleston) encourages Harold (Ian Smith) to move on.

ABC

MOVIE: Up

7MATE, 7pm, PG (2009)

ABC, 8.30pm

In this home-grown murder mystery series, Doctor Lucien Blake (Craig McLachlan) is in Ballarat to solve a series of strange and baffling murders. Tonight, when famous actress Jacqueline Maddern (Tottie Goldsmith) collapses after a charity performance at the Colonist’s Club, Blake suspects she’s been poisoned, and suggests to Munro (Craig Hall) that the club be locked down to prevent the murderer leaving. Munro obliges but includes Blake in the lockdown, leaving Blake to find the killer with little to help him but his wits and his knowledge of human nature.

PRIME7

The animation wizards at Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo) soar to new heights hts ld with this enchanting tale about an old grump on a helium-powered adventure. ure.

To fulfil a long-held promise to his late ate wife to visit South America, grouchy 78-year-old Carl (voiced by Ed Asner) r) ties thousands of balloons to his house. But soon after lifting off he learns he isn’t alone on his epic journey – Russell (Jordan Nagai), a boy scout 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway.

Playing out like a sugar-coated version on ollows of Gran Torino, the sweet adventure follows the odd couple as they traverse the rough ough terrain of a wondrous lost world and meet its colourful inhabitants.

WIN

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings.

(CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 How We Got To Now. (R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 2.00 The Gods Of Wheat Street. (MA15+, R, CC) 3.00 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road. (R, CC) Poh heads to Singapore.

3.30 Midsomer Murders.

(PG, R, CC) A detective investigates murders.

5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) Hosted by Steve Cannane.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG, CC) 11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Rites Of Passage.

(M, R, CC) (1999) Criminals terrorise a family. Dean Stockwell, Jason Behr.

2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news.

3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by the Chaser.

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)

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. (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) Hosted by James Reeson.

3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.15 News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R, CC) 6.30 GCBC. (R, CC) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R, CC) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (M, CC) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight.

(CC) 2.00 The Doctors. (M, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 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 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: Sweden And The Baltic. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R, CC)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(CC) The team visits Newstead Abbey.

6.55 NSW Election Announcement: ALP. (CC) Australian Labor Party announcement.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 NSW Votes: Leaders’ Debate. (CC) Coverage of the NSW’s Leader Debate.

8.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests Bill Bailey, Jason Manford and Sarah Millican join host Stephen Fry for a letter “K”-inspired discussion.

8.30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, CC) When a famous actress is murdered at a charity event, Blake suspects she’s been poisoned and orders a lock-down.

9.25 NSW Election Announcement: Coalition. (CC) LiberalNational Coalition announcement.

9.30 Silent Witness.

(MA15+, R, CC) Nikki seeks to prove the innocence of a pub owner after his wife is found murdered, with her little finger cut off.

10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) 11.00 The Business. (R, CC) 11.15 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) Ellie struggles to control her sister.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh and Ed head to southern Queensland to sample the local food and country hospitality. Adam has some DIY tips for quick fixes, while Demi turns vinyl records into art. Karen creates a twist on the classic barbecue chicken.

Dr Harry heads to WA to meet the residents of Penguin Island.

8.30 MOVIE: This Is 40.

(M, CC) (2012) Instead of celebrating, a married couple turning 40 finds themselves mired in a midlife crisis as they struggle to cope with a host of problems, from unruly kids to mounting debt and a failing relationship. Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel.

11.30 How To Get Away With Murder. (M, R, CC) Annalise defends a minor who fatally shot his police officer father. Meanwhile, Annalise and Sam continue to argue over his relationship with Lila.

Wes and Rebecca begin to question Annalise’s motives.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 2. Canterbury Bulldogs v Parramatta Eels.

From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

9.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 2. Cronulla Sharks v Brisbane Broncos. From Remondis Stadium, NSW. 11.30 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) 7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Barry meets a couple who have converted a derelict 18th-century church into their new home.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show.

(M, CC) Graham Norton chats with Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Tamsin Greig and Nicole Scherzinger.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

(M, R, CC) A chance encounter between a traffic cop and some suspects in a van, puts authorities onto the trail of a group of terrorists. Suspecting they intend to not only recruit foreign fighters for their cause but also launch an attack on the US, Callen goes undercover with their local contact.

10.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) Multimillionaires are pitched inventions and innovations, including a reworking of the traditional first-aid kit.

11.30 The Project. (R, CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

6.00 How To Cook Like Heston. (R, CC) Heston Blumenthal gives cheese, one of the most popular cooking ingredients in the UK, a makeover.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Soccer. (CC) A-League.

Round 21. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory. From Pirtek Stadium, Sydney.

10.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

(PG, R, CC) Jake organises “The Jimmy Jab Games”, an off-the wall series of games held annually.

10.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

(PG, R, CC) In the wake of his success the previous year, Jake once again challenges the captain, this time claiming he can steal his watch before midnight. Terry confronts Gina about her bad attitude as she tries to cope with the news she has been kicked off her dance team, Floorgasm.

11.00 World News. (CC) 11.30 MOVIE: Lan Kwai Fong 3. (CC) (2014) Four women who revel in the nightlife of Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong district, find their lives changing. Whitney Hui, Ava Yu, Jeana He.

12.05 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

12.30 Home Shopping.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Ballistic: Ecks Vs Sever. (M, R, CC) (2002) 3.20 WIN Presents. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Impractical Jokers.

(M, R, CC) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.30 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Join David Letterman and special guests for his Top 10 and more.

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

1.15 MOVIE: Cloud 9. (M, R) (2008) Ursula Werner.

3.00 Chronicles Of The Third Reich: 1939-1942.

(M, R, CC) 4.00 Chronicles Of The Third Reich: 1942-1945.

(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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GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.30pm Jack The Giant Slayer (2013) Adventure.

Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor. A poor young farmhand unwittingly reopens a gateway between the human world and a fearsome race of giants. (M) Action

6.30pm Betas. (MA15+) SoHo

6.30pm Seconds From Disaster. Examines events leading up to the 1995 eruption of a volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. (PG) National Geographic

2.30pm Cricket. ICC World Cup. England v Afghanistan.

Fox Sports 3

7.20pm Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai (2011) Drama.

Koji Yakusho, Munetaka Aoki.

(MA15+) World Movies 8.30pm Hunger (2008) Biography. Michael Fassbender.

(AV15+) Masterpiece

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.55 Babar And The Adventures Of Badou. (R, CC) 3.15 Peg + Cat. (R) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Elmo The Musical. (R, CC) 4.25 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. (R, CC) 4.40 Bookaboo.

(R, CC) 5.00 Shaun The Sheep. (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 Rastamouse. (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 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 7.50 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) 8.35 Don’t Just Stand There, I’m Having Your Baby.

(M, CC) 9.35 Catfish: The TV Show.

(M, CC) 10.20 Red Dwarf. (PG, R, CC) 10.45 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R, CC) 11.25 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 11.45 Why Don’t You Speak English? (M, R, CC) 12.35 Pineapple Dance Studios. (M, R, CC) 1.20 Red Dwarf. (PG, R, CC) 1.45 News Update. (R) 1.50 Close. 5.00 What’s The Big Idea? (R, CC) 5.05 Kioka. (R, CC) 5.15 Franklin And Friends. (R, CC) 5.40 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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) 10.20 What I Wrote. (R, CC) 10.25 Outback Choir. (R, CC) 11.25 BTN. (R, CC) 11.50 Pet Superstars. (R, CC) 11.55 Ace Day Jobs. (R, CC) 12.00 Conspiracy 365. (PG, R, CC) 12.50 Blue Water High. (R, CC) 1.15 Stormworld. (R, CC) 1.40 Steam Punks! (R, CC) 2.05 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. (R, CC) 3.50 Vic The Viking.

(CC) 4.00 Tashi. (CC) 4.15 Steam Punks! (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 You’re Skitting Me. (R, CC) 5.50 Wolfblood. (R, CC) (Final) 6.20 Slugterra. (R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole.

(CC) 7.30 Lockie Leonard. (R, CC) 7.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 8.20 Naruto. (PG, CC) 8.45 Lanfeust Quest. (R, CC) 9.10 Deltora Quest.

(R, CC) 9.30 Voltron: Defender Of The Universe. (R, CC) 9.55 Close.

7.30pm Pretty Little Liars. After years of mystery surrounding the night Alison DiLaurentis disappeared, her four best friends come face-toface with Ali and finally learn what really happened to her.

(M) FOX8 8.30pm The Real Housewives Of Melbourne.

(M) Arena

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping.

7.00 In Your Dreams. (C, R, CC) 7.30 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts.

(C, R, CC) 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. (P, CC) 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 Taggart. (M, R, CC) 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.15 Homes Under The Hammer.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Indian Doctor.

(PG, R, CC) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a budget of $844,344, who want to move to the North Norfolk coast.

9.30 The House That £100K Built. (PG) Hosted by Kieran Long.

11.00 Best Houses Australia.

(PG) 11.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 1.00 Taggart. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Adventure Golf. (R) 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.00 Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (PG, R) 7.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates.

(R, CC) 8.00 Doc McStuffins. (R) 8.30 Sofia The First. (R, CC) 9.00 NBC Today. (R, CC) 11.00 Motor Mate. (R) 1.00 WWE Afterburn. (M) 2.00 Carl Barron’s Manny Lewis.

(M, R, CC) 2.30 Just Shoot Me! (PG, R, CC) 3.00 SlideShow. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 MOVIE: Herbie Fully Loaded.

(R) (2005) Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton.

7.00 MOVIE: Up. (PG, R, CC) (2009) An elderly man decides to “fly” to South America. Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai.

9.00 MOVIE: Robin Hood.

(M, R, CC) (2010) An archer returns home to England, only to find the country suffering under the yoke of devious noblemen. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen.

12.00 1000 Ways To Die: Dead To Rights. (MA15+, R) 12.30 1000 Ways To Die: Dead On Dead. (MA15+, R) 1.00 Scare Tactics. (M, R) 1.30 SlideShow. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Motor Mate. (R)

7.30pm Wildest Middle East.

(PG) Animal Planet 8.30pm Australia’s Great Flood. In early 2011, a freak inland tsunami smashed through Queensland bringing widespread destruction. (PG) National Geographic

GO! 6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 7.00 Yamba’s Playtime. (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.

(R) 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 Gumball. (R) 3.30 Rabbids.

(PG, R) 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: Big Top Scooby Doo. (PG, R, CC) (2013) Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn.

7.40 MOVIE: Puss In Boots.

(PG, R, CC) (2011) 9.35 MOVIE: Get Smart.

(PG, R, CC) (2008) Steve Carell.

12.00 Beware The Batman. (M, R) 12.30 MAD. (M) 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 Monsuno. (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: Bottoms Up. (R, CC) (1960) 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) Chandler and Monica move to the suburbs.

7.30 A Current Affair. (CC) 8.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) Fiona Bruce heads to Lulworth Castle.

8.30 MOVIE: A Perfect World. (M, R, CC) (1993) An escaped criminal takes a boy hostage. Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood.

11.20 MOVIE: Convoy. (M, R, CC) (1978) Kris Kristofferson.

1.30 MOVIE: Cry, The Beloved Country. (M, R, CC) (1951) Canada Lee, Sidney Poitier. 3.30 MOVIE: Champagne Charlie. (R, CC) (1944) Tommy Trinder. 5.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC)

7.00pm Football. NAB Challenge. GWS Giants v Essendon. Fox Footy 7.30pm Soccer.

A-League. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory. Fox Sports 4 Shay Mitchell and Lucy Hale star in Pretty Little Liars.

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 RPM. (CC) 10.00 Venom. (R, CC) 11.00 GT Academy. (PG, R) 11.30 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Australian Grand Prix. Practice sessions, as well as coverage of the Porsche Carerra Cup. 7.30 Megafactories: Swiss Army Knife. (R) A look at the Swiss Army knife.

8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) Join dedicated police officers as they patrol the streets of big cities across the US. 9.00 Cops: Adults Only: Odd Arrests #2. (M, R) Officers patrol the streets of the US. 9.30 MOVIE: Swelter. (AV15+) (2014) Four convicts pursue their former partner. Mindy Robinson.

11.40 Glory. (PG) 12.40 Home Shopping.

2.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Round 4. Buenos Aires ePrix. Highlights. From Puerto Madero Street Circuit, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 3.00 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) 4.00 Ross Kemp: Afghanistan. (M, R) 5.00 Sport Science. (PG, R)

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. (M, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 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 Family Feud. (CC) Hosted

by Grant Denyer.

6.30 Neighbours. (CC) Tyler receives a warning from Dimato.

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) Debra convinces Ray to let her join him at golf.

7.30 American Idol. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

10.30 Empire. (M, R, CC) Lucious goes into damage control.

11.30 Movie Juice. (PG, R) 12.00 Wonderland. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Judging Amy. (M, R) 2.00 Beverly Hills 90210.

(PG, R) 3.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 DW Global 3000. 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 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News. 4.05 Iron Chef. (R, CC) 4.50 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R) 5.40 The Office.

(PG, R) 6.30 UEFA Europa League Highlights. (R) 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Parks And Recreation.

(PG, R) 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) (New Series) Couples go on naked dates.

9.25 Sex – Made In Germany.

A look at the German sex tourism industry.

10.20 Banana. (New Series) 10.50 Cucumber. (R) 12.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice.

Stage 5. Saint-Étienne to Rasteau.

192.5 km. From France. 2.00 PopAsia. (PG, R) 4.00 NHK World News In English From Tokyo. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

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 Tangaroa With Pio. 10.30 Around The Campfire. 11.00 First Citizen: Albert Namatjira. 12.00 MOVIE: Radiance. (1998) 1.30 Kids To Coast. 2.00 The Mary G Cooking Show. 2.15 Destiny In The Dirt.

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 Medicine Line. 6.30 Tangaroa With Pio. 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 Away From Country. (PG) 8.30 Our Songs.

(PG) 9.00 Express Yourself.

(MA15+) 10.00 When The Natives Get Restless. (M) 10.30 Destiny In The Dirt. 10.45 Cash Money. 10.50 JM’s Healthy Tips. 10.55 Cooking In Kalkarindji. 11.00 NITV News.

11.30 The Medicine Line. 12.00 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 1.00 Late Programs.

2.00 Away From Country. (PG) 3.00 Rugby Sevens. 4.00 Late Programs. 5.00 Tag 20: The Documentary.

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) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 NSW Votes: Leaders’ Debate. (R, CC) 9.30 Lateline. (CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC Impact. 1.30 Lateline. (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, March 14 Coast

MOVIE: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

SBS ONE, 7.30pm The beauty of Britain’s coast, along with its rich history is explored in this stunning doco series, where the Coast team discovers untold tales of explorers around Britain’s shores, and beyond,and tonight includes a stop-off in Australia. In Cornwall, Nick Crane marvels at the colour illustrations of 19th-century artist William Daniell, while Tessa Dunlop investigates the hidden history of the Pilgrim Fathers, and Andy Torbet teams up with a group of fishcounting scientists in Scotland. Mark Horton reveals the story of Scottish explorer and adventurer Lachlan Macquarie, who was an effective Governor of NSW.

ABC

SBS ONE, 8.30pm, M (2012)

In a world post 9/11, we follow the story of Changez (Riz Ahmed), a young Pakistani who found success in the US as a Wall Street banker, but has since returned to his homeland.

Jumping back and forth between the past and future, his story unfolds as he is interviewed by American journalist Bobby (Liev Schreiber), who suspects Changez of kidnapping an American professor. The ambiguity around Changez’s motives charges the film, which is laced with themes of social alienation and questions the validity of the American Dream. Co-stars Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland.

PRIME7

MOVIE: Midnight In Paris TEN, 10pm, PG (2011)

Woody Allen’s uplifting study in o existentialism and nostalgia is a joy to watch both for fans of the eccentric director and for unapologetic Francophiles. Owen Wilson steps assuredly into the lead role as Gil, a h restless writer holidaying in Paris with ed his fiancée (Rachel McAdams). Racked with writer’s block and a peculiar sense that he should have been born 90 years earlier, Gil finds himself seeking solitude in the Parisian night..

It is here the script takes a Cinderella-style twist, and Allen begins to truly weave his magic. The all-star cast rla includes France’s former first lady Carla Bruni, Adrien Brody, Kathy Bates and the radiant Marion Cotillard (right).

WIN

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Time Team: Northwood.

(R, CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 2.00 Kirstie’s Vintage Home.

(R, CC) Presented by Kirstie Allsopp.

3.00 Dig 1940: Battle Of France And Dunkirk.

(PG, R, CC) 3.30 Monty Don’s French Gardens: The Artistic Garden. (R, CC) 4.30 Saturday Landline.

(R, CC) 5.00 Miranda. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Death In Paradise.

(PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week.

12.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Super Saturday. Featuring two Group 1 races, including the $1,005,000 Australian Cup (2000m) and the $1,005,000 Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m). From Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne.

5.00 Medical Emergency.

(PG, R, CC) A man suffers a series of heart attacks.

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) 12.00 Discover Downunder Summer Series. (CC) Hosted by Tim Smith and Brooke Hanson.

12.30 Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, R, CC) The girls vie for a storage unit.

1.00 Super Fun Night. (PG, CC) Kimmie tries to act more professional.

1.30 Cricket. (CC) ICC World Cup. Match 40. Australia v Scotland. Afternoon session. From Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

6.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 6.30 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) A decadent food showdown.

7.30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (R, CC) Hosted by Jennifer Adams.

8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (CC) Highlights from Studio 10.

10.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Australian Grand Prix. Practice and qualifying sessions, as well as coverage of the Porsche Carrera Cup. From Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

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 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark. (R, CC) 3.45 Hopper Stories: Berlin Night Window. (CC) 3.50 The Fairytale Castles Of King Ludwig II. (R, CC) 5.00 Opera Stories: Carmen.

(R, CC) 5.30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat.

(R, CC)

6.25 NSW Election Announcement: Coalition. (CC) LiberalNational Coalition announcement.

6.30 Gardening Australia.

(CC) Advice for the home gardener.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 New Tricks. (PG, CC) The team investigates the death of a personal trainer who had belonged to a Roman re-enactment society.

8.30 Grantchester. (PG, CC) Following the death of two elderly sisters, Sidney and Geordie try to track down a man on the run.

9.15 NSW Election Announcement: ALP. (CC) Australian Labor Party announcement.

9.20 Scott & Bailey. (M, R, CC) Rachel and her boss, Gill, go to Bristol to investigate a sexual assault and murder that has striking similarities to a case from 13 years ago.

10.05 Shock Horror Aunty.

(M, R, CC) Part 2 of 2.

Host Craig Reucassel shines a spotlight on what programs or TV moments generated the most outrage.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Dr Seuss’ The Lorax. (CC) (2012) A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. However, to find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms.

8.50 MOVIE: Fast & Furious.

(M, R, CC) (2009) After a fugitive returns to Los Angeles to investigate a crime, he finds himself clashing with the FBI who ruined his life courtesy of an undercover sting.

However, after they find themselves forced to confront a shared enemy, they reach an uneasy truce.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez.

11.15 To Be Advised.

6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Cricket. (CC) ICC World Cup. Match 40. Australia v Scotland. Evening session.

From Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

10.00 MOVIE: Due Date.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2010) In order to return to his wife in time for the birth of their child, a highly strung father-to-be is forced to hitch a ride with an aspiring actor. The trip gradually goes from bad to worse, as they encounter all manner of disasters from a missing wallet to hostile foreign authorities. Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan.

12.00 MOVIE: Buffalo Soldiers.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2001) A rogueish US Army soldier stationed in Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall becomes involved with the new commanding officer’s daughter. Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Anna Paquin.

6.30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities: Strange Parents. (R, CC) Sir David Attenborough looks at how gender roles can differ radically among various species. From male seahorses who are able to give birth, to female spotted hyenas whose size allows them to dominate their packs.

7.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities: Magical Appearances.

(R, CC) Sir David Attenborough explores the “magical” appearances of swallows each spring and butterflies in summer.

7.30 MOVIE: Life Of Pi. (PG, R, CC) (2012) After a young man becomes trapped on a lifeboat, after a shipwreck, he discovers he is sharing the cramped lifeboat with several animals that were on the ship, including a Bengal tiger. Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain.

10.00 MOVIE: Midnight In Paris. (PG, R, CC) (2011) On a trip to Paris with his fiancée’s family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself travelling back to the ’20s. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Coast: The Explorers’ Coast. (CC) The team discovers untold tales of explorers. In Cornwall, Nick Crane takes a look at the colour illustrations of 19th-century artist William Daniel, while Mark Horton reveals the story of Scottish explorer and adventurer Lachlan Macquarie, who established and named Australia.

8.30 MOVIE: The Reluctant Fundamentalist. (M, CC) (2012) A young Pakistani man, who is chasing the American dream on Wall Street, soon finds himself embroiled in a conflict involving a hostage crisis and the enduring call of his family’s homeland. Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber.

10.50 MOVIE: Red State.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2011) Three teenagers are kidnapped

by Christian extremists, who hold them captive in their compound. They must not only deal with the crazed pastor and his congregation, but consequences of the actions of a federal agent who is determined to bring their captors to justice. Michael Parks.

2.00 MOVIE: Sweeney 2.

(M, R, CC) (1978) 4.00 Impractical Jokers.

(M, R, CC) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

12.00 48 Hours: Last Chance.

(M, R) A look at Crystal Champagne’s murder.

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 It Is Written. (PG) Religious program.

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.25 MOVIE: El Greco. (PG, R) (2007) An artist comes into conflict with the Holy Inquisition. Nick Ashdon.

2.30 Springsteen And I. (M, R, CC) A look at Bruce Springsteen and his fans.

4.00 Lilyhammer. (M, R, CC) 5.00 Korean News.

5.35 Japanese News.

10.40 Black Comedy. (M, R, CC) Meet Tatiana, the Cultural Excuse Girl.

11.05 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

1.30 Home Shopping.

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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Saturday, March 14 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.35pm The Wrestler (2008) Drama. Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood. A faded pro-wrestler is forced to retire. (MA15+) Masterpiece

6.30pm Double Your House For Half The Money. Property guru Sarah Beeny shows two young families how to achieve their property dreams by transforming their own homes without breaking the bank.

(PG) LifeStyle

7.30pm My Cat From Hell.

(PG) Animal Planet

2.30pm Cricket. ICC World Cup. Australia v Scotland.

From Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

Fox Sports 3

7.30pm Marriage Bootcamp: Bridezillas. (M) Arena

7.30pm The Queen’s Diamond Decades. Unearths rare and previously unseen archive film of the Royal Family and key moments in British and world history. (PG) Biography

7.20pm Last Tango In Paris (1972) Drama. Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider. A middleaged man and a young French girl have a doomed love affair.

(AV15+) World Movies 9.25pm One Direction: This Is Us (2013) Documentary.

Liam Payne, Harry Styles. (PG) Family

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.40 Olivia. (R, CC) 2.55 Babar And The Adventures Of Badou. (R, CC) 3.15 Peg + Cat. (R) 3.30 Play School.

(R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas.

(R, CC) 4.10 Elmo The Musical. (R, CC) 4.25 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. (R, CC) 4.40 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 5.00 Shaun The Sheep. (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 Rastamouse. (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 Total Wipeout. (CC) 8.30 Build A New Life In The Country.

(M, CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M, CC) 10.00 Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 10.30 The Inbetweeners. (M, R, CC) 10.55 Plebs. (M, R, CC) 11.20 The Awesomes. (PG, R, CC) 11.40 Pramface. (M, R, CC) 12.40 Hit & Miss. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.25 Cherry Healey: Old Before My Time. (M, R, CC) 2.25 News Update. (R) 2.30 Close. 5.00 What’s The Big Idea?

(R, CC) 5.05 Kioka. (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 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.45 Canimals.

(R) 10.00 Slugterra. (PG, R, CC) 10.25 Slugterra. (R, CC) 10.45 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 10.55 You’re Skitting Me. (R, CC) 11.20 Almost Naked Animals. (R, CC) 11.35 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 12.00 Mortified.

(R, CC) 12.20 Shaun The Sheep.

(R) 12.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 2.20 Slugterra.

(R, CC) 2.45 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.15 Leonardo. (PG, R, CC) 3.45 Studio 3. 3.50 You’re Skitting Me. (R, CC) 4.15 Iron Man: Armored Adventures. (PG, R, CC) 4.35 Detentionaire. (R, CC) 5.00 Young Dracula. (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) 7.15 Wolfblood. (PG, R, CC) 7.40 Annoying Orange. (CC) 7.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 8.20 Naruto. (PG, CC) 8.45 Lanfeust Quest. (R, CC) 9.10 Deltora Quest. (R, CC) 9.30 Voltron: Defender Of The Universe.

(R, CC) 9.55 Close.

9.00pm Suburgatory. Sheila and Fred take in a foster child.

(PG) Comedy Channel

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Saturday Disney. 9.00 Good Luck Charlie.

(R, CC) 9.30 Shake It Up. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. 11.00 Globe Trekker Specials. (PG) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 12.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.00 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 1.30 WA Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 Lyndey And Herbie’s Movable Feast. 2.30 Country Calendar. (PG, R) 3.00 The Food Truck. (PG, R) 3.30 Before And After. (R) 4.00 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 5.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Super Saturday. Featuring two Group 1 races, including the $1,005,000 Australian Cup (2000m) and the $1,005,000 Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m). 6.00 Vicious.

(PG, R, CC) 6.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 7.30 Storage Hoarders. (PG) (New Series) 8.30 Taggart. (M, CC) 10.00 Wire In The Blood. (AV15+, R, CC) 12.00 Nick Knowles’ Original Features.

(R) 1.00 Taggart. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 3.30 Storage Hoarders. (PG, R) 4.30 Country Calendar. (PG, R) 5.00 Lyndey And Herbie’s Movable Feast. (R) 5.30 The Food Truck.

(PG, R)

7MATE 6.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 7.00 A Football Life. (PG) 8.00 Shopping. (PG, R) 9.00 Hook, Line And Sinker.

(PG) 10.30 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 11.30 Zoom TV. (PG) 12.00 Motor Racing. Sprintcars. 1.00 North Woods Law. 2.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 3.10 Turtleman. (PG, R) 4.10 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 5.10 MOVIE: The Game Plan. (R, CC) (2007) Dwayne Johnson.

7.30 MOVIE: 50 First Dates.

(PG, R, CC) (2004) A vet falls for a woman with memory loss. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore.

9.30 MOVIE: Bad Teacher.

(M, R, CC) (2011) A teacher is dumped by her fiancé.

Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch.

11.30 Carl Barron’s Manny Lewis. (M, R, CC) 12.00 1000 Ways To Die: Waking Up Dead. (AV15+) 12.30 1000 Ways To Die: You’re Dead! LOL! (AV15+) 1.00 Scare Tactics. (M, R) 2.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 3.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 4.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 4.30 Motor Racing. Sprintcars.

Replay. 5.30 Home Shopping.

7.30pm Treehouse Masters.

An adventurous couple wants to host their wedding at Treehouse Point. (PG) Discovery

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.

(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 Surfing. (CC) Australian Boardriders Battle. 2.30 Search4hurt. (PG, CC) 3.00 Max Steel. (PG, R) 3.30 America’s Got Talent. (PG, CC) 6.00 The Tom And Jerry Show. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: Inkheart. (PG, R, CC) (2007) Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis.

8.40 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (M, R, CC) (2011) The battle against Voldemort concludes.

Daniel Radcliffe.

11.10 Miniseries: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. (M, R) 12.40 Beware The Batman. (M, R) 1.30 America’s Got Talent. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Monsuno. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 MOVIE: Bottoms Up. (R, CC) (1960) 7.50 GEM Presents. (CC) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.30 MOVIE: Carry On Jack. (PG, R, CC) (1963) 11.20 Recipes That Rock. (R, CC) 11.50 MOVIE: The Gypsy Moths.

(PG, R, CC) (1969) 2.05 MOVIE: Irma La Douce. (PG, R) (1963) 5.00 MOVIE: Ocean’s Eleven. (PG, R, CC) (1960) Frank Sinatra.

7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M, R, CC) The team uncovers corruption within the sheriff’s department while investigating a triple homicide.

9.30 CSI: NY. (M, R, CC) Mac is kidnapped while investigating a murder.

10.30 Unforgettable. (M, CC) A man is found dead in a car.

11.20 Golden Boy. (M, R, CC) 12.20 MOVIE: Ocean’s Eleven.

(PG, R, CC) (1960) Frank Sinatra.

2.45 MOVIE: The Gypsy Moths. (PG, R, CC) (1969) 4.50 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 5.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R)

4.30pm Football. NAB Challenge. Richmond v Port Adelaide. Fox Footy 8.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Melbourne City v Newcastle.

Fox Sports 4 Ana Gasteyer stars in the comedy series Suburgatory.

ONE 6.00 Football’s Greatest Managers. (R) 6.30 Netball.

ANZ Championship. Round 2.

Melbourne Vixens v Adelaide Thunderbirds. Replay. 8.30 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars.

Scott Darley Challenge. Night 1.

Replay. 9.30 Where It All Began.

(R, CC) 10.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Australian Grand Prix.

Practice and qualifying sessions, as well as coverage of the Porsche Carrera Cup. 6.30 Monster Jam. Highlights of monster truck racing.

7.30 Cops. (PG, R) Officers patrol the streets of the US. 8.30 Elementary. (M, R, CC) Sherlock investigates a plane crash.

9.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Sarah Harris.

10.30 Ross Kemp: Afghanistan.

(M, R) 11.30 Gang Related. (M, R) 1.30 Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Blokesworld. (MA15+, R) 3.00 The Pits. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars.

Scott Darley Challenge. Night 1.

Replay. From Sydney. 5.00 GT Academy. (PG, R) 5.30 People Of The Vines. (R, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, 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 The 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. (R, CC) Amy and Robert return from their honeymoon.

7.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Graham Norton chats with Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Tamsin Greig and Nicole Scherzinger.

10.30 Sex And The City.

(MA15+, R) 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.20 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 2.55 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Brady Bunch. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

5.30 Mass For You At Home. (CC)

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Hungarian News. 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 21. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory. 3.00 Urban Freestyler.

3.10 Ultimate Parkour Challenge.

(PG, R) 4.05 Beyond Survival. (PG, R) 5.05 Planet Sport. (PG, R) 6.05 Urban Freestyler. 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 4 of 4.

9.20 No Limit. Vincent takes steps to protect his cover.

10.30 Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras. (M, R, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: St John’s Wort. (MA15+, R) (2001) 1.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice. Stage 6. Vence to Nice. 180.5 km. From France.

3.00 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.20 Latin American 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 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. (PG) 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 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. Current affairs show.

7.00 Unearthed.

7.30 Roots Music. (PG) 8.30 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (CC) Hosted by Casey Donovan.

9.30 The Blues: Red, White And Blues. (M) The story behind blues music.

11.10 Not Just Cricket. (PG) Documents a tour of India.

11.40 JM’s Healthy Tips.

11.45 Unearthed.

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. (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. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 Landline. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 AusBiz Asia. (R) 12.00 Big Ideas. (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. (R) 4.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R) 1403

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Sunday, March 15 Downton Abbey

Fortitude

Shark Tank

The Crawley clan have been moving with the times – some more reluctantly than others – and it is beginning to show in more ways than just the fashion. Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery), a widow and mother while still a young woman, is intent on exploring the wonders of what modern life, freedom and Lord Gillingham can bring. Contraception is a new invention but, even after the drama of getting it (via her maid Anna), Mary’s decision to use it is seen as more than a mere transgression. Mary’s grandmother Violet (Maggie Smith) can’t bear the thought of her family’s name being sullied and so seeks advice from Isobel (Penelope Wilton).

The isolated town of Fortitude on the edge of the Arctic Circle was a peaceful place to live. But then a cold, calculated murder happened among the ice and snow and sent a chill along the spines of those who lived there. Now Sheriff Dan (Richard Dormer) is on the case, but his admission to Henry (Michael Gambon) tonight that he attacked Frank (Nicholas Pinnock) because of his feelings for Elena (Verónica Echegui), gets him sidelined from the investigation by an angry Morton (Stanley Tucci). Things get messier still when Governor Odegard (Sofie Gråbøl) learns of Dan’s past transgressions and demands answers.

A gripping, addictive series.

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There are countless inventions we take ke for granted these days, but what of the ones d that never got off the ground? Would h our lives be different if someone with the business acumen and financial backing believed in an inventor’s ideas? The premise behind Shark Tank is to give entrepreneurs the chance to wow a panel of experts, e including Boost Juice founder Janine Allis (right). Tonight will test how o open-minded the panel are willing to be when they are presented with the world’s smallest portable washing ve machine. Yup, we bet you can’t believe you’ve survived so long without one.

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week.

(R, CC) 11.00 Attitude. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia.

(R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Shakespeare Uncovered: Richard II Presented By Derek Jacobi. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Art Of America: Looking For Paradise. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Restoration Home: One Year On. (R, CC) 5.00 New Tricks. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 11.00 2014 The Spirit Of Yachting: Sydney. A look at the 2014 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

11.30 The Amazing Race.

(PG, R, CC) The contestants head to Bangkok.

12.30 The Phantom Of The Opera At The Royal Albert Hall. (PG, CC) A production of The Phantom of the Opera.

4.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. (PG, R, CC) A look at the period from 1915 to 1918.

5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) The Bottom Line: Ricky Ponting. (PG, R, CC) Wide World Of Sports.

(CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(CC) Hosted by Peter Sterling.

Pat Farmer’s Road To Peace. (R, CC) Documents Pat Farmer’s run for peace.

The Block Open House.

(PG, CC) Scott rescues another “knucklehead”.

Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 2. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries.

(CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home.

Religious program.

7.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) Tips for getting more out of your cooking.

8.00 Where It All Began. (CC) A look at some rags-toriches stories.

8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) Highlights from Studio 10.

10.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Australian Grand Prix. Race 1, as well as coverage of the Porsche Carerra Cup. From Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

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.

(R, CC) (Final) 1.55 I Don’t Blame The Beautiful Game. (PG, R) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Football Asia. (CC) 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine. (CC) 5.00 World Of Cycling. (CC) 5.30 Nazi Megastructures: Fortress Berlin. (PG, CC) (Final)

6.00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? Oljato. (R, CC) Presented by Adam Ford.

6.25 NSW Election Announcement: Greens. (CC) Greens announcement.

6.30 Compass: Dancing @ 100. (CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Life On The Reef. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 3.

8.40 Broadchurch. (M, CC) Alec and Ellie re-evaluate their assumptions.

9.25 NSW Election Announcement: Coalition. (CC) LiberalNational Coalition announcement.

9.30 Fortitude. (M, CC) Dan’s behaviour gives Morton the excuse he needs to sideline him in the investigation.

10.20 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.

10.50 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Rob Brydon.

11.20 The Writers’ Room: Breaking Bad. (PG, R, CC) A look at the writing team behind Breaking Bad. 11.45 MOVIE: Fran. (M, R, CC) (1985) A mother-of-three falls for a barman. Noni Hazlehurst, Annie Byron.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program.

Hosted by Chris Bath.

8.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. (PG, CC) A look at the period from 1928 to 1942, during which Australia emerged from the shadow of the Great War. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith crossed the Pacific by plane, the Sydney Habour Bridge was constructed, Phar Lap stunned the nation, and we once again found ourselves at war.

9.00 Downton Abbey. (M, CC) Sarah Bunting continues to cause waves, but this time she may have gone too far. Having returned to Downton, Thomas suffers an inexplicable illness. Violet reveals to Isobel the truth about her past. Mary comes to a decision concerning Lord Gillingham.

10.00 Castle. (M, CC) Castle is hired to uncover whether a woman’s husband is having an affair, but the case takes a shocking turn.

11.00 Resurrection. (M, CC) (Final) The Preacher’s posse find themselves in a confrontation with agent Bellamy and the Langstons.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 The Block Triple Threat.

(PG, CC) Neale Whitaker, Darren Palmer and John McGrath arrive to judge the four exhausted contestants’ living and dining rooms, and their feedback is brutal. One team fails to complete one of the areas while another is devastated by the comments they receive.

Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.30 60 Minutes. (CC) Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher and Charles Wooley.

9.30 MOVIE: Salt. (M, R, CC) (2010) After being accused of being a Russian spy, a CIA agent goes on the run. However, with her husband kidnapped and in the hands of a rogue group of operatives, she has only a limited amount of time to not only prove her innocence by prevent an assassination which could trigger a world war. Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

11.30 Dallas. (M, CC) Christopher races to find Elena. No longer able to sit by, John Ross puts his own life on the line to rescue Emma.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG, CC) (Final) After six weeks in the South African jungle, the first king or queen of the jungle is decided.

8.00 Shark Tank. (PG, CC) Multimillionaires are pitched inventions, including the world’s smallest portable washing machine.

9.00 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M, CC) After a petty officer is murdered during Mardi Gras, the team suspects they will be able to identify his killer by examining the parades and parties he attended before his death. Pride has to make a tough decision regarding his daughter and his relationship with his father.

10.00 Empire. (M, CC) The Lyons head to Philadelphia and have a taste of what life could have been like if Lucious had not made it big.

11.00 MOVIE: Just Wright.

(PG, R, CC) (2010) A physical therapist falls for the basketball player she is helping recover from a career-threatening injury.

Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Lost Kingdoms Of Central America: The People Who Greeted Columbus. (CC) Part 2 of 4. Dr Jago Cooper explores the rise and fall of the forgotten civilisations of Central America.

8.30 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven.

(R, CC) Australian comedian Shaun Micallef heads to India, a country where spirituality is very much a national past time. His journey takes him all the way to the source of the Ganges, high in the Himalayas, all the while offering his own observations on his quest to find the meaning of life.

9.35 Dateline Presents: Gunned Down. (M, CC) An investigation into the National Rifle Association (NRA) in America, its political evolution and influence, and how it has consistently succeeded in defeating new gun control legislation.

10.35 War On Drugs: The House I Live In. (M, CC) An examination of the consequences of America’s four decades long war on drugs.

1.35 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) 2.25 Fortitude. (M, R, CC) 3.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 3.45 Hungry Beast. (M, R, CC) 4.15 A Quiet Word With Richard E. Grant.

(M, R, CC) 5.00 Can We Help? (R, CC) 5.30 Eggheads. (R, CC)

12.00 Happy Endings.

(PG, R, CC) Dave has an odd reaction when his shrink starts dating Penny.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

12.30 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. (PG, R) 1.30 Spyforce. (PG, R) 2.30 Impractical Jokers.

(M, R, CC) 3.00 20/20. (R, CC) 3.30 Danoz Direct.

4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

1.00 Infomercials. (PG) 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.

12.15 Under Fire: Journalists In Combat. (M, R, CC) 1.15 Massive Moves. (R, CC) 1.45 Soccer. (CC) Scottish League Cup. Final. Dundee United v Celtic.

4.00 Russia: A Journey With Jonathan Dimbleby. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

10.30 11.30 1.30 2.30 3.30

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

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6.20pm Mud (2013) Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon. Two boys promise to help a fugitive. (M) Masterpiece

6.45pm Johnny Cash: Live At Montreux. American icon Johnny Cash performs his classic hits at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994. (PG) Studio

6.30pm Stephen Hawking’s Science Of The Future. (PG) National Geographic

2.00pm Netball. ANZ Championship. Thunderbirds v Mystics. Fox Sports 1

6.30pm Gold Rush. Explores the life of mining legend John Schnabel. (PG) Discovery

4.30pm Football. NAB Challenge. Collingwood v Carlton. Fox Footy

6.30pm Living The Life.

Celebrities open up about their private and professional lives to each other. (M) Biography

5.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar.

Fox Sports 4

6.30pm Chef (2014) Comedy.

Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara. A chef quits his job and opens a food truck business. (M) Premiere 8.30pm A Million Ways To Die In The West (2014) Comedy. Seth Macfarlane, Charlize Theron. (MA15+) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.10 Florrie’s Dragons. (R, CC) 2.25 Rob The Robot. (R, CC) 2.40 Olivia. (R, CC) 2.55 Babar And The Adventures Of Badou. (R, CC) 3.15 Peg + Cat. (R) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Elmo The Musical. (R, CC) 4.25 Joe & Jack.

(R, CC) 4.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo.

(R, CC) 4.40 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 5.00 Bob The Builder On Site. (R, CC) 6.00 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.15 Rastamouse. (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, R, CC) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? Shortcuts. (R, CC) 8.30 Crisis. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Live At The Apollo.

(M, R, CC) 10.15 Visionaries: Inside The Creative Mind. (PG, CC) 11.00 Catfish: The TV Show. (M, R, CC) 11.40 The Bengali Detective. (M, R, CC) 1.15 The Real Hustle: Celebrity Scammers. (PG, CC) (Final) 1.45 News Update. (R) 1.50 Close. 5.00 What’s The Big Idea? (R, CC) 5.05 Kioka. (R, CC) 5.15 Franklin And Friends. (R, CC) 5.40 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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) 11.35 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 12.00 Mortified.

(R, CC) 12.20 Shaun The Sheep.

(R) 12.30 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 1.50 Wolfblood. (PG, R, CC) 2.15 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 2.45 Deadly 60.

(R, CC) 3.15 Leonardo. (R, CC) 3.45 Studio 3. 3.50 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) 6.30 The Haunting Hour. (PG, CC) 7.15 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 7.40 Annoying Orange. (R, CC) 7.55 Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange.

(R, CC) 8.40 Detentionaire. (R, CC) 9.00 Stoked. (R, CC) 9.25 Rage.

(PG, R) 2.00 Close.

7.30pm Doc Martin. (PG) UKTV 7.30pm Cristela. Cristela tries to convince Felix to let Henry see a musical but he worries his changing interests mean they will grow apart.

(M) FOX8

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, R, CC) 11.30 Downsize My Pet. (PG, R) 12.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 The Hook & The Cook. (PG, R) 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 3.30 Vicious. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Bunker. (PG) 4.30 Bush Pilots. (PG) 5.30 Mighty Ships. (R, CC) 6.30 The Vicar Of Dibley.

(PG, R, CC) 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Alistair Appleton helps two newlyweds.

9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. Nick Knowles helps a London couple.

10.30 Best Houses Australia.

(PG) (Series return) 11.00 Front Of House. (R) 11.30 Bush Pilots. (PG, R) 12.30 The Bunker. (PG, R) 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG, R) 1.30 Best Houses Australia. (PG, R) 2.00 Keeping Up Appearances.

(PG, R, CC) 2.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Shopping.

9.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 10.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG, R) 11.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 12.00 Auction Packed. (PG, R) 1.00 The Border.

(PG, R) 2.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 3.00 Urban Tarzan. (PG, R) 3.30 Selling Big. (PG, R) 4.30 Seinfeld.

(PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: Jaws. (PG, R, CC) (1975) A giant killer shark terrorises beachgoers. Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss.

9.00 MOVIE: Oblivion.

(M, R, CC) (2013) A drone repairman stationed on Earth must rescue a stranger from a downed spacecraft. Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko.

11.30 MOVIE: The Thing.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2011) A spacecraft is discovered in Antarctica. Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

1.45 Urban Tarzan. (PG, R) 2.15 The Border. (PG, R) 3.30 Ultimate Factories. (R) 4.30 Selling Big. (PG, R) 5.30 Hook, Line And Sinker.

(PG, R)

Matthew McConaughey and Jacob Lofland star in Mud.

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. (R) 11.00 Rabbids.

(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 ScoobyDoo! (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: The Road To El Dorado. (R) (2000) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) Leonard asks Sheldon to tutor him.

9.30 MOVIE: Major League II. (PG, R, CC) (1994) A baseball team begin backsliding. Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger.

11.40 Arrow. (AV15+, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Logan’s Run. (PG, R) (1976) Michael York, Richard Jordan.

4.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 4.30 Tenkai Knights. (PG, R) 4.50 Digimon Fusion. (PG, R) 5.10 Thunderbirds. (R, CC) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: So Little Time. (PG, R, CC) (1952) 8.20 Tasty Conversations. (R, CC) 8.30 Shopping. 10.00 Rainbow Country.

(R) 10.30 MOVIE: Henry VIII And His Six Wives. (PG, R, CC) (1972) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Dallas. (R, CC) (1950) 3.30 MOVIE: The Nun’s Story. (R, CC) (1959) Audrey Hepburn.

6.30 River Cottage Everyday.

(PG) Presented by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

7.35 Kalgoorlie Cops.

(PG, R, CC) A look at the Kalgoorlie cops.

8.35 MOVIE: The Pelican Brief.

(M, R, CC) (1993) A law student investigating the deaths of two Supreme Court judges exposes a sinister conspiracy. Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard.

11.25 Longmire. (M, CC) 12.25 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 12.55 Tasty Conversations.

(R, CC) 1.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway.

(PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Sport Science. (PG, R) 7.00 Savage Family Diggers. (R) 7.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 8.00 Sport Science. (PG, R) 9.00 The Pits.

(PG, R, CC) 10.00 Motor Racing.

(CC) Formula 1. Australian Grand Prix. Race 1, as well as coverage of the Porsche Carerra Cup. 6.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Australian Grand Prix. Podium results.

From Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

6.30 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. (PG, R) 8.00 Cops. (PG, R) Officers patrol the streets of the US. 8.30 MOVIE: The Devil’s Own. (M, R, CC) (1997) A New York cop encounters an assassin. Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt.

10.50 Netball.

ANZ Championship.

Round 3. Sydney Swifts v Queensland Firebirds.

12.55 Ross Kemp: Afghanistan.

(M, R) 1.55 48 Hours. (M, R) 3.00 Cops.

(PG, R) 3.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 4.00 Adventure Angler. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing.

World Series Sprintcars. Replay.

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) 12.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Recap. (R, CC) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Mork & Mindy. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Simpsons.

8.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) Springfield is victimised by a cat burglar.

8.30 MOVIE: Tropic Thunder.

(M, R, CC) (2008) A movie cast becomes lost in the jungle. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. 10.35 Wilfred. (M) 11.05 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) Debra persuades Ray to hire Gianni to remodel the kitchen.

11.35 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 1.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 3.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News.

8.30 Journal. 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 Warrior Road Trip.

(M, R) 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) Cartman owns up to being fat.

9.30 Toast Of London. (M) Toast works on his sense of humour.

10.00 A-League Extra Time.

11.00 How To Get More Sex. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Paris-Nice. Final stage. Nice to Col d’Èze. 9.5 km time trial. From France. 1.15 MOVIE: Travellers And Magicians. (PG, R) (2003) 3.10 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 21. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory.

12.00 NITV News Week In Review.

12.30 Fusion With Casey Donovan.

(CC) 1.30 Not Just Cricket. (PG) 2.00 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 2.45 Interstitials Sport. 3.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. From Raymond Terrace, NSW. 3.50 Interstitials Sport. 4.00 The Road To St Andrews. 4.35 Cash Money. 4.40 Unearthed.

5.00 Te Kaea 2014. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review.

6.00 Afghan Cameleer Australia.

7.00 Ngurra.

7.30 Fit First. (PG) 8.00 Cultural Flows: Mutthi Mutthi.

8.30 Buffy Sainte-Marie.

9.30 MOVIE: Girlfight. (M) (2000) A woman starts boxing. Michelle Rodriguez, Jaime Tirelli.

11.30 Ngurra.

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. (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 Landline. (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. (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. (PG, R) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) This week is all about courage. The more you have, the more you will achieve. One minute you may feel confident and the next anxious and yet, inside, you feel that you can deal with anything. This is a time of renewal and hope. With both an equinox and a New Moon on the way, there is everything to gain from forging ahead. You are at your best when working with others. This is not always possible, but it will be soon.

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LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) If, this week, you take the strongest of your feelings and needs and let them be known, good for you! Holding things back does no favours to anyone and something has been held back for too long.

After you have spoken your mind it is as if a great weight is lifted. With a lovely Full Moon and equinox ahead, you can bound into the future. Life is not always perfect.

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week of no regrets there is a strong path showing you the way ahead. At times this may have changed and wavered, which was unsettling. Still, this is a time for refreshing and renewing aims and hopes for the future.

A bright New Moon next weekend shines on your love and emotional life. Let others know how you feel. Relief and rewards come bouncing your way. This is mainly due to your own efforts. Even so, do give praise where it is due.

feeling of strength and determination takes over this week and you have all that you need to get things done. Unusually impatient, others are left in no doubt that you expect some action. The fact is that you need to take charge of your future more than you have in the recent past. There seems to be some confusion around you. Should you try to make some sense out of this, mainly for others? Only if it doesn't distract from your own urgent needs.

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days recently you have felt as though you are behind a curtain of uncertainty and unable to step out. This may be personal but it is also universal. We all feel it at some time. The answer now is to not let others hold you back. They may have the best of intentions, but they are not you. The equinox at the weekend is urging you to step into your own future. We all need extra courage at times. This is one of those times.

want to run ahead and be dynamic, but in the right direction. That makes it all the more important to sit down first and make a list of your priorities. Get others to join in the fun (as it can be!) and so much more can be achieved. It is a passionate week for you. A New Moon and the much-awaited equinox bring a spring to your step. It is easy enough for others to see that you have really perked up. Having now found your right direction, off you go!

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CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) A very strong feeling of being connected runs through your life at the moment. This really helps to steer you in the right emotional direction.

At times it feels as though you are floating or drifting along in your love life. Going with this flow and giving fate a chance to influence you can be a great relief. There are times when you would rather let things happen naturally than go down the road of the control freak. This is such a time.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) Let the past go and, with

the wonderful New Moon at the weekend, step out of the shadows. Reaching out to your future may sometimes seem a bit scary, but there is so much to gain! Emotionally, you are so much stronger than a year ago, don't you feel that? Put on some bright colours, refresh your hair and chat away to your heart's content. Not only will you feel renewed, but you will make others feel more optimistic.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Get out a good old-fashioned

piece of paper and a pen. Now list all of the things that you feel are important. After that, list all of the negative things and people in your life right now. This is your 'to-do' list for the next few weeks. Spend the weekend with the two most important people in your life. If they cannot be there then Skype or phone. You need reminding of that good feeling that they give you.

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More than a bit of turmoil inside you is due to some pretty negative emotions. Like a bad dream, these will be overcome and forgotten. Help yourself, however, by getting out and doing something new and exciting. It need not be an extreme sport. It could be as simple as visiting an entertaining friend or relative, planning a holiday or spicing up your love life. The equinox next weekend heralds better times and brighter prospects. Be sure that you are ready mentally to make the most of this influence.

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Unexpected things can happen this week. Maybe you have taken your eye off the ball?

Anyone who tried to take advantage of this, however, will not enjoy tangling with you!

Loving to be in charge, they are quickly put in their place. This is not a week to miss opportunities and, with that New Moon, they are easier to see. Bring a little fantasy into your life. Perhaps it can be through art, music or good old-fashioned flirting.

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others seem to be running around and telling you what to do, isn't it a lovely feeling to be calm? That is because you already know your plans and how to achieve them. Be sensible but, really, can you let others live your life for you? If you can find a way to keep everyone happy then you are a genius! Something exciting is firing your love of life. Belonging has a lot to do with it.

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You share your day with legendary US comedian Jerry Lewis, 89 (above). You are going to be doing swimmingly, Pisces.

Avoiding negative people is a big part of your future success. A few good friends are all that it takes to improve and excite the future. Aim to be a part of everything.

Tuesday's Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Also celebrating is US actor Gary Sinise, 60 (below). Want a bit of excitement, Pisces? Well, the sea of change is certainly coming up trumps for you! Let the bad things of the past go and be prepared for a much brighter time ahead. Get involved and positive.

Wednesday's Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Living and loving is what it is all about for you now, Pisces. Work and the finer things in life go hand in hand. Hard work is sometimes needed but, since the rewards are so high, who minds that?

Thursday's Birthday Luck: Increase your circle of both friends and colleagues.

This will not happen overnight, Pisces, but is well worth the effort. Indeed, as time goes on it is less an effort than a pleasure!

Friday's Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday!

You may well be on the cusp, Pisces, but you certainly won't feel it! A strong thread of security and contentment is building up around you. Some of the effort you have already put in is now paying off. Keep it up.

Saturday's Birthday Luck: Facing the future with more optimism is essential now, Aries. A few knock-backs in the past are just that... in the past! Loved ones can be great when new ventures beckon and you are unsure.

Sunday's Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! An increasing awareness that the more you take charge, the more you succeed is dawning. It is about time, Aries! Please do not underestimate yourself and your talents. You are going to be given a rare chance.

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Down: 1 Prescribe; 2 Principal; 4 Rosy; 5 Drama; 6 Callow; 7 Tune; 9 Arena; 11 Rooms; 12 Rebellion; 13 Frankness; 17 Acute; 19 Menial; 22 Dream; 23 Lean; 24 Stun.

CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 3 Hands down; 8 Note; 9 Tearfully; 10 Warden; 11 Acted; 14 Elope; 15 Sets; 16 Ethos; 18 Garb; 20 There; 21 Deals; 24 Byroad; 25 By degrees; 26 Sewn; 27 Tradesmen.

Down: 1 Knowledge; 2 Starboard; 4 Aden; 5 Doric; 6 Drupes; 7 Well; 9 Tepee; 11 Ashes; 12 Developed; 13 Ascendant; 17 Stays; 19 Behead; 22 Lyres; 23 Dyer; 24 Bede.

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