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Harnessing grief for the greater good

Big bush bucks and a bridge from Baird

Meet Summer Bay’s rising son

Foreign funding: Friend or foe?

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In a mess of pollie waffle, it’s still your call VERY time an election rolls around we demand politicians stand up and tell us what they’re offering in their bid for our hearts, minds and votes.

And every time – every single time – we get all huffy and sucky-mouthed whenever a politician, or a candidate, opens his or her mouth or when the various campaigns don’t go the way they would if they were being waged, say, in Disneyland.

We’ve been conditioned to scepticism and cynicism – and a little dash of both isn’t a bad thing.

But when are we going to stop being surprised and indignant when the tsunami of political posturing overwhelms our media, our mailboxes and, in the dying days of the campaign, our street corners?

Let’s just stop with the affected outrage about negative campaigns and snarky one-liners. Political aspirants take potshots at each other – goodness me, who knew?

Our job as voters who, remember, do actually get the last say, is to wade through the piles of political and emotional (how do I put this delicately?) muck and make up our own minds as to who best represents our interests.

And if you’re not going to actually put your hand up for a tilt at the job yourself, the least you can do if you want to whinge about the outcome later, is to make an informed decision about who gets your number in their box.

Nothing jabs my cranky nerve more than the “none of ‘em are worth voting for so I don’t” attitude. I get that outside election time, politics only rings the bells of tragics like me, but if health, education and little things like making sure our roads are better than Mozambique’s don’t float your boat, there’s a serious problem.

As someone lucky enough to call Australia home, your right to vote is a blessing –you know what I’m going to say, don’t you, predictable hack that I am? – so it’s worth more than passing mention that most of those people we have locked up in detention centres are fleeing the kinds of countries where having an opinion can earn you a bullet or a machete to the head.

So use the next week to flex your democratic muscle – find out, using your own initiative, who these people are who want your vote come March 28.

Locally, we have a choice of five candidates. I say five because two of the people whose names will appear on the ballot paper haven’t made even the remotest effort to earn your precious vote.

The No Land Tax candidate lives in Woollahra in Sydney’s leafy east and, to the best of my knowledge, hasn’t done voters the courtesy of even visiting the electorate. The same is true of the Christian Democratic Party candidate who, again to the best of my knowledge, is simply making up numbers for his boss, the Reverend Fred Nile and hasn’t done anything to actually touch base with Dubbo’s

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constituency.

They’re taking the voters of the Dubbo electorate for fools, and if you throw a vote their way, you’ll be proving them right.

The two independent candidates, Narromine’s Col Hamilton and Mudgee’s Rod Pryor can justifiably argue a lack of resources, but have at least both offered up – particularly in Hamilton’s case – a solid record of community service and local connectedness. Their campaigns have been low-key, making that all-important public profile a tough get, but they’ll garner at least some of the vote of those claiming disaffection from the major parties.

Then there’s Matt Parmeter, the Greens’ candidate who, if elections were fought on sheer passion and dedication in the face of all but insurmountable odds, would win hands down. Parmeter has fronted up, smiling and enthusiastic, for every election – federal and state – for the past decade. For this courage of convictions alone he deserves respect and admiration, and with the growing consciousness of environmental pressures, may increase his vote this time around.

So that leaves what most would agree are the two main contenders – our incumbent local member and state Nationals leader Troy Grant, and Labor candidate Stephen Lawrence.

The latter knows he’s pushing the proverbial uphill, but to quote erstwhile Premier Nathan Rees, he’s giving it a “red hot go”. Unlike previous elections for which Labor has offered up sacrificial lambs or not run a candidate at all, this time the party has anointed a starter of substance.

Lawrence is personable, articulate, intelligent and thoroughly capable of holding his own. He’s also been visible and accessible, if not always positive in his message, but then it’s hard to be positive when flogging the government is the time-honoured role of the Opposition. And many NSW voters are still smarting, to a degree, from the shambles of the dying days of the last Labor government.

So while Lawrence is being realistic about his chances, Grant too is conscious of not getting cocky. He’s been a largely popular and approachable local member, and his elevation first to the ministry and then to the Deputy Premier’s gig have done his profile and credibility enormous service. He too is personable and accessible, and he’s independent of thought, which in this political landscape makes a refreshing change. But the emotive issues of coal seam gas and privatisation have many a regional voter running scared – rightly or wrongly – and the government may well feel the brunt of that fear on polling day.

Whichever way you lean across the political spectrum, use this week to look at as many facts as you can. Do your own homework and cast your vote accordingly.

Don’t make me come out there...

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Harnessing grief for the greater good

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

EARS ago I was working in a newsroom when a two year old boy died on a western farm after tripping headfirst into a shallow puddle.

Since he’d been born, times had been dry and he’d never seen rainwater puddled on the ground. He didn’t know how to save himself.

The editor asked a journalist to go out and interview the parents and she refused, saying she wouldn’t feel right compounding their grief at such as tragic time.

That night, both local TV news bulletins carried pictures of the little boy and interviews with the parents, who were desperately pleading with any parents, anywhere, to be aware of the risks caused by shallow puddles so no-one else had to suffer as they had.

Needless to say the journo who had declined to take the job was upset she hadn’t allowed the parents to get that message out in the newspaper, but also glad she hadn’t had to do that difficult “death knock”.

The newsroom was split. Most believed it was a compelling story that had to be told, while others said respect for the parents’ privacy was paramount.

But these parents, in their immense grief, found some catharsis in trying to warn others.

They didn’t want the death of their child to be in vain and by warning others of the dangers they felt they were making a difference.

Other parents in that moment of grief will lash out and belt any media people in sight, and who could blame them?

This theme has echoed throughout the ages with parents who’ve had the heartbreaking task of burying their own children, and everyone will react differently, just as the sentiment in our newsroom was split that day.

Closer to home, Kevin Saul embarked on a crusade to create automatic penalties for hit and run offences after his son Brendan was hit and left for dead by an cowardly underage driver on an alleged drug run. It was a campaign that took a tremendous toll on an already overburdened family.

Fast forward to 2015’s Australian of the year Rosie Batty, who witnessed her 11 year old son Luke being murdered by his estranged father.

This was despite an enormous amount of intelligence possessed by government agencies about the risk posed by Greg Anderson.

Not only did her son die, a fact which would have broken many people, but he was brutally murdered in front of her, a trauma which would destroy many personalities.

Like many others, Rosie Batty rose above her personal tragedy to try to prevent similar things happening to other families, and in doing this remarkable work most of Australia would no doubt hope the satisfaction derived would

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Tracey Whillock (Dubbo City Council), Judy Fisher with Noah Jayet, Barbara Norrie and Nick Wilson (Dubbo Aquatic and Leisure Centre) are strongly supporting the “no breath holding” campaign to save lives. PHOTO: KAITLYN RENNIE

somehow comfort her in her lonely hours of need.

NTER Judy Fisher, a Parkes schoolteacher who had to say goodbye to her little boy, 12 year old Nic, after the accomplished water skier and swimmer died in their backyard pool simply because he was competing with his cousins to see how long he could hold his breath underwater.

Fisher – along with her sister, a trained nurse – were sitting by that poolside three days after Christmas in 2001 and for years harboured feelings of guilt.

“There was no kicking, no screaming; it was just a black out”, she says, reliving the moment.

Twenty five minutes later at the local hospital she was worried about his condition, but had no thoughts that she would never hold him again.

“While we waited in hospital I began thinking we might have to airlift him to Sydney. I was thinking he may have learning difficulties being so long without oxygen to his brain. I never considered he may die.

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“It wasn’t logical he could die, that he could drown in our backyard pool where he could’ve stood up if he’d known he was in trouble”, she says.

Her pain was magnified for years by the fact there was no rational, logical explanation, with the coroner ruling death by drowning – a simplistic finding.

Her thoughts couldn’t move from the fact that her youngest child had drowned while she sat by the poolside.

“I wondered if he was thinking “where are you mum, why aren’t you helping me?”... He should’ve been safe.”

In January 2013 another 12 year old boy, Jack McMillan, died in almost identical circumstances and, after finding the cause of death was Shallow Water Blackout (SWB), his family immediately began lobbying for a national awareness campaign.

The revelation that her son Nic died from SWB lifted a huge load from Fisher’s shoulders.

“I felt like the stupidest parent around, letting our son die, it was so simple and we let it happen,” she says.

“Having a label helped, but if I’d been

` Having a label helped, but if I’d been aware, if I’d just known about Shallow Water Blackout, it would never have happened.

aware, if I’d just known about Shallow Water Blackout, it would never have happened.”

Fisher says she’ll never get over Nic’s death, but knowing how he died and that she had no way of knowing it was possible, has brought her to terms with the decade of guilt.

As a schoolteacher she used to compete at the town swimming pool with her Yr6 boys because “it’s a game every Aussie kid plays”, she says.

And it’s that commonplace lack of awareness that she’s now fighting so hard to combat.

Holding your breath under water increases carbon dioxide in your system and lowering oxygen levels, causing loss of consciousness. If you take a breath, water is force fed straight into your lungs.

Please support the “No breath holding” campaign by sharing this article, telling your family and friends and sharing the warning on social media.

There is no greater sadness than burying a child and ordinary people should derive some satisfaction that their Facebook posting may just save someone’s life.

And spare a thought for average Australians like Judy Fisher who suffer what most of us can’t begin to imagine, and empathise with how they’re overcoming their personal battles so others don’t have to fight them.

To find more information on the campaign to raise awareness, go to the Shallow Water Blackout page on Facebook – at https://www.facebook.com/ ShallowWaterBlackout

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Pre-Kindergarten OPENING 2016 now.

Pre-Kindergarten OPENING IN 2016. IN Enrolling Time: 9:15am start for a 12:30pm finish Location: Trade Training Centre, 11 Currawong Road, Dubbo RSVP: Susan Curtin on 6841 6222 or email enrolment@mags.nsw.edu.au

Macquarie Anglican Grammar is a part of the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation (SASC). Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation currently own and operate nineteen Schools within NSW. Macquarie is currently a K-12 School and is strategically placed to provide high quality education for the families of the central west region. Situated in the thriving regional centre of Dubbo, Macquarie Anglican has developed an enviable reputation for its standards and achievements, emphasising academic excellence, pastoral care, co-curricular engagement and growth in faith and values. Macquarie Anglican Grammar School has a rich and vibrant community with active participation from students, teachers and parents in a full and varied program of activities. Macquarie is an exciting place to be. Our students find meaning, purpose and a sense of belonging when they are active participants in the School Community. At a time when these commodities are in short supply, our students need more than ever to experience what it means to be a part of a caring Christian community and to understand and appreciate their responsibilities as members of that community.

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Ballot draw brings election closer

BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

HILE most Dubbo electorate candidates for the upcoming NSW State Election had already made themselves known to the public, there were still a few surprises when the ballot draw took place at the Returning Officer’s office late last week. A very small group, including media and some of the candidates themselves as well as their supporters, gathered for the proceedings after nominations opened on Monday, March 9, and closed at midday on Thursday, March 12.

At 2pm, members of the group gathered and watched on eagerly as the large Talbragar St office, which would later become Dubbo’s primary polling station, was used to announce the order of appearance for each candidate on the all-important ballot paper.

Returning officer Helen Murray, assisted by Fiona Prentice, carefully cut out each candidate’s name from a sheet of paper before placing each of them into a separate transparent lidded vial.

Murray announced each step of the process as she went along, under the close observance of her offsider and the group. She ensured everything she was doing was clearly visible to the assembled group, allowing their careful scrutiny while showing them the empty ballot box into which each of the vials was individually placed.

Group members were invited to inspect the box before placement of the vials. It was then closed up securely, with individuals asked if they’d like to shake the box. Greens candidate Matt Parmeter willingly obliged, after his name was the last to go into the box. The box was then reopened and each name drawn out. The order in which they were drawn was the order in which they will appear on the ballot paper, as follows:

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Dubbo candidates and their supporters were like birds of a feather as they waited to hear the order of the ballot paper.

Returning officer Helen Murray conducts the official proceedings at the ballot draw for the upcoming State Election. PHOTOS: NATALIE HOLMES z Shepherd, Ben – No Land Tax z Grant, Troy – The Nationals z Scherer, Peter – Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) z Pryor, Rod – Independent z Lawrence, Stephen – Country Labor z Hamilton, Colin – Independent z Parmeter, Matt – The Greens Witnesses were then called to officially record the result of the Ballot Paper Draw to elect a member of the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to section 82A of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912, by adding their signature to the result form.

Colin Hamilton, wearing his campaign shirt, obliged, as did Matt Parme-

ter. Signing the record of the ballot concluded the official proceedings, which were done and dusted in 15 minutes.

Candidates were then left to ponder and chat among themselves about the outcome, which can be beneficial for those whose names are drawn first if voters decide to cast what’s called a “donkey” vote.

There was no back-slapping or handshaking; neither was it a hostile environment but some candidates were able to walk away feeling a little smug about the order of the paper which may just entitle them to be elected to State Parliament when the election is held across

the State on March 28.

Voters can either vote on the day or use postal or pre-polling if they are not available on election day – voting is compulsory for all Australian citizens.

Online voting – or iVote – is available to visually impaired electors, those who have reading difficulties, or other disabilities, or who live more than 20km from a polling place or will be interstate or overseas on election day.

Pre-poll voting opened this week and will be available most days until the election. In Dubbo, you can pre-poll vote at 34 Talbragar Street; in Wellington at the Civic Hall in Swift Street and in Mudgee at St John’s Anglican Church in Church Street. Pre-polls are open between 8am-6pm Monday to Friday, and from 8am to 8pm on Thursday, March 26.

Further details about the election and candidates for the Dubbo seat can be obtained from the NSW Electoral Commission website at www.votensw.info

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Big bush bucks and a bridge from Baird

BY JEN COWLEY EDITOR

HE Coalition’s election roadshow rolled into town last weekend, and with less than two weeks before voters go to the polls, Premier Mike Baird came bearing gifts.

With favourable polls putting suggestions of a Queensland-style backlash all but to rest, it was a relaxed Premier who spent a nonetheless carefully stage-managed 24 hours in Dubbo with his equally relaxed Deputy, local member Troy Grant.

A raft of election platforms were unveiled and underlined during the visit, including: • $150 million for Dubbo Hospital; • $15 million for local land care groups for projects to protect natural environment and increase agricultural production; • $1 million for 100 new regional scholarships for emerging young artists and performers aged 18-25; • An increase in the Regional Industries and Investment Fund • Replacing the 30 year old XPT fleet with faster, safer and more reliable trains, including WiFi • $25 million to address the issue of mobile phone black spots in regional areas; • An expansion of the Coalition’s Resources for Regions program to all mining-affected towns; and • The decision to exempt regional “poles and wires” from privatisation, keeping country electricity infrastructure in public hands.

A media call at Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s giraffe enclosure made for a photogenic backdrop for the announcement of a $50 million project to enhance the zoo’s exhibits, $25 million of which will come from a re-elected Baird government. The funds will be used, amongst other things, to enhance both the exhibit and key breeding facilities for the African lions, an upgrade for the elephant sanctuary and for the construction of a “giraffe trail” to enable visitors to get up-close-and-personal with the intriguing beasts. Unlike most of the Coalition’s other promised infrastructure measures, the funding for the zoo, Baird said, would not be contingent on proceeds from the sale of the state’s electricity poles and wires.

The Premier also took the opportunity while in Dubbo to announce a tripling of the number of roadside drug test conducted across the state, along with new laws and measures to try to address the growing scourge of the drug “ice”. Among those measures would be halving the threshold applicable to the charge of supply, and a requirement that pharmacies keep electronic records of the sale of pseudoephedrine, which can be used to manufacture ice. There would also be increased funding for rehabilitation and treatment services.

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UT by far the announcement that generated the most local chatter, despite apparently being Dubbo’s worst kept secret, was a regional sweetener in the form of $50 million for a “duplication” of the city’s high level bridge.

Flanked by roads minister and seasoned political warhorse Duncan Gay, and Troy Grant juggling local member and Coalition deputy hats, the Premier told the gathered media and councillors it was “a great day” for the businesses and people of Dubbo.

The plan, should the Baird government be returned, would involve building another two lane bridge alongside the existing LH Ford Bridge, which was opened in 1969, thereby offering the motoring public four lanes in and out of the CBD area of the city.

The announcement was generally well received by the assembled councillors, among whom was John Walkom who, as chairman of Regional Development Australia (Orana) told Weekender the promised funding shows that from a regional point of view, “we’re starting to think more strategically”.

“Connectivity plays a big part in the productivity of our region,” he said. “It might be infrastructure in Dubbo, but it’s for the whole region. You only have to look at the grid-lock we had with the 2010 floods – the lost productivity from the region was enormous, not just because of the rain but because of the transport congestion. The cost to the community was $167 million.

“People will say this is Dubbo-centric, but like it or not, this city is the capital of Western NSW. We are the heartbeat – and the region is the veins that lead into that heart.”

Concerns have been raised in the week following the announcement that a mooted “ring road” for Dubbo would be effectively scuttled by the construction of a second bridge, but Walkom insists the bypass plan is still on the council drawing board.

“It’s probably another 20 years away.

But with this bridge, we’re not just talking about semi-trailer movements.

We’re we’re talking about people going about their everyday business and the better the connectivity and accessibility, the better it is for everybody.”

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ABOR candidate for the seat of Dubbo, Stephen Lawrence, was quick to denounce the proposed bridge plan as “hasty” and “ill-considered”.

“I’d be very interested to know what

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Premier Mike Baird and Deputy, local member Troy Grant. PHOTO: JEN COWLEY

consultation occurred prior to the announcement,” he told Weekender. “If the Nationals get their electricity privatisation plan through the upper house if they’re re-elected, they’re going to have a lot of money to spend. That money should be spent responsibly.”

Lawrence said he’s concerned about “last minute promises” being “locked into political concrete”, meaning the priority for Dubbo infrastructure will be a duplication of the LH Ford Bridge.

The priority, he says, should be a ring road, plans for which he believes will be “set back by decades” if this bridge goes

` People will say this is Dubbo-centric, ic, but like it or not, this city is the capital tal of Western NSW.” – John Walkom, RDA Orana chairman

ahead.

“I call on Troy Grant to not lock himself into this – to hit the pause button and agree to further consultation on this project.

“It genuinely has all the hallmarks of a thought bubble.”

However, according to Dubbo Mayor Mathew Dickerson, it’s a thought bubble that’s been at least four years in the making.

“We began planning from a council perspective for another river crossing back in 2011 and we have a formal resolution of council from 2012 calling on the mayor of the day to lobby the state and federal governments for funding for a duplication of the LH Ford Bridge.”

Dickerson says he’s had many meetings with state and federal representatives and ministers to lobby for funds for the bridge, and while he didn’t know the announcement would be made last weekend, he’s “incredibly happy” it was.

“It’s what we’ve been asking for; it’s on a council priority list that we submitted to the state government.”

The Mayor dismissed concerns that

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` It genuinely has all the hallmarks of a thought bubble.”” – Labor candidate Stephen Lawrence Dubbo College student Nathan Bryon gave a superb rendition of the second verse of the National Anthem at the Nats’ campaign launch.

Clr Rod Towney gave the Welccome to Country. PHOTO: JEN COWLEY

a ring road plan would be shelved, saying the the two infrastructure plans are completely separate issues.

“The bridge duplication is to give us a crossing that reduces the congestion across the river.

There are 20,000 vehicles a day that cross the LH Ford Bridge and its busiest time is between 8.15-8.45am, so that’s an indicator that it’s mostly local traffic. It’s not highway traffic.”

The ring road plan, he says, is about highway traffic bypassing the city and taking that heavy-vehicle traffic out of the CBD. “It would mainly take traffic off the (low level) Serisier Bridge. A ring road is part of council’s road transportation plan to the year 2045, and in fact we will start working on that from 2016 onwards.

There’s no doubt about it – that’s still on the books. The LH Ford duplication isn’t a replacement for the ring-road, it’s part of the overall traffic solution.”

HE Coalition’s election promises, including Dubbo’s second bridge, are dependent largely on the estimated $20 billion that will be generated by the sell-off of the state’s electricity infrastructure, and while it looks increasingly like the Baird government will be returned to office, concerns still abound throughout regional areas in particular about the wisdom

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Premier Mike Baird. PHOTO: LISA MINNER

of divesting the state of such a lucrative source of ongoing income.

Those fears have been allayed to a large degree by the Coalition’s decision to exempt country “poles and wires” from the privatisation push, with the promise that electricity infrastructure in the bush will remain in public hands.

Stephen Lawrence sees this as a “mixed message” from the government about the benefits of privatisation, saying the exemption does not extend to Transgrid, the supplier of high voltage electricity to the whole state.

“All those sub-stations across regional areas, they’ll be privatised so saying regional electricity won’t be privatised isn’t true. This is one of those policy issues that’s so complicated that people are just saying what they want and the complexities are getting lost.”

However, the funding of Labor’s policies – described as a “modest” plan for NSW – have also come under scrutiny.

While the Coalition has openly hung its entire election campaign on the controversial privatisation plan, the opposition has had no such far-reaching strategy for funding election promises.

It’s a question Stephen Lawrence says he’s been asked often during his time on the hustings, one to which he has a standard answer.

“The money will come from where it’s always come from – the various different sources of revenue the government has, such as taxation and the profitable industries the state has like electricity distribution which last year brought in $1.7 billion. Each party submits their various policies to a special part of government that assesses them – each side has to fund and cost their policies – and the voters have that available to them.

“The privatisation of poles and wires might mean a huge influx of money into Treasury in the short term, but what you get by keeping it in public hands is the profit, the annual dividends, into perpetuity. Putting aside the poles and wires money, there’s not a great distinction between parties – in terms of funding stuff, we’ll both get our money from the sources of revenue the government has.”

“The NSW budget is currently in surplus,” he says, but denies that’s a result of the government’s economic management over the past four years.

“Labor left the Treasury in a good condition and I don’t think you’d find any economist that would say otherwise.”

It’s just “political rhetoric” he says, for the Coalition to claim it was handed an economic mess after 16 years of Labor reign in NSW.

PHOTO: LISA MINNER

Grant’s strong language AFTER spending the evening at a campaign fundraiser, attended mostly by party faithful and supporters, Premier Mike Baird stuck around to lend another layer of gravitas and to offside his Deputy, Troy Grant, at Sunday’s official launch of the Nationals campaign.

Young local singers roused the party faithful with a stunning rendition of the national anthem, while Councillor Rod Towney gave a warm and well received welcome to country.

But it was the Deputy Premier himself who all but stole the show by confidently and fluently addressing the 500 strong crowd in Wiradjuri – the traditional language of the region. It was this, amid a slick albeit formulaic campaign launch, that most captured the attention of national media and locals alike.

But those familiar with Troy Grant’s background knew it was not the tokenistic or self-conscious delivery of a newcomer to the local traditional language.

During his 22 year career as a police officer, Grant spent much of his early years in the towns of western NSW. He thought then that his effectiveness as a copper would be greatly enhanced if he could connect with local Aboriginal people – so he set about learning their traditional language.

Decades later – in early 2014 – it would be through his voice that the Wiradjuri language would be heard for the first time in the NSW Legislative Assembly’s 190 year history. With tutelage from renowned traditional linguist Di McNaboe, and the consent of the local Aboriginal Working Party and Elders, Grant spoke of efforts to preserve indigenous language and culture – delivering the speech to parliament in part in Wiradjuri.

On Sunday, his brief departure from English did more to bolster the changing image of the party he leads than all the other standard campaign guff put together.

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

Your guide to a Great Big Adventure NEW regional visitor guide titled Great Big Adventures was launched as part of the Inland NSW board meeting this week.

The joint initiative promotes the attractions offered by the Western Plains area, encouraging visitors to extend their stay in the region.

Inland Tourism CEO Graham Perry said the guide was a great example of regional collaboration and demonstrated how the region can be collectively promoted to build visitation.

“Consumer research indicates that this region needs to promote its strengths in regards to family nature-based adventures while also highlighting its diversity of tourism product including cultural experiences, regional produce and events,” he said.

“This guide has been collaboratively produced by six Local Governments and brings life to a range of experiences from across Central Inland NSW – connecting with prospective visitors through great content, images, trails and packages.”

The guide is a showcase of the nature, food and wine, art, cultural and family adventures the region has to offer. It brings together the councils of Coonamble, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine, Warren and Warrumbungles.

The regional guide sits at the back of the newly-released Dubbo City Guide.

Pictured below are the mayors of Gilgandra – Doug Batten, Warren – Rex Wilson, Narromine – Bill McAnally, Warrumbungles – Peter Shinton, Coonamble

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Ed’s Note: Inland NSW Tourism board chairman Roger Powell – taking care of business on Page 38.

Logan leads as top senior cit LOCAL lady Helen Logan was named as the Dubbo Senior Citizen of the Year as part of the annual Seniors’ Expo at Dubbo RSL Club on Thursday.

As a Dubbo resident for 47 years, Logan has well and truly immersed herself in the city. Not only is she a medical graduate and mother of six, but Logan has also been instrumental in obtaining important services for disabled people in Dubbo. She is a Vinnies volunteer, National Trust member and friend of Dundullimal Homestead and a great supporter of the region’s cultural facilities. Through her interest in Rotary, she also assisted the Sister City and exchange programs, welcoming foreign students into her home. Logan is also an active member of the St Brigid’s Church community.

Coona farmer raising the bar PURLEWAUGH grain grower Dan Sheridan (pictured) has been selected to participate in the GrainGrowers 2015 Australian Grain Farm Leaders Program (AGFLP), which aims to identify emerging young grain producers in the Australian grains industry and enhance their ability to lead and drive change in

their environment.

During the 10-month course, Sheridan and the other participants will develop and implement a farm project that not only assists each grower, but also the industry. They will attend three workshops and participate in a range of activities designed to develop leadership knowledge and skills. Joining Sheridan on the program is Tracy Dart, Ty Fulwood, Angus Duddy, Dale Hage, and Jan Stillard from NSW, Victoria and WA. The group will work on their individual projects, alongside project facilitator Jo Eady, and will meet face-to-face in July at the GrainGrowers Innovation Generation Conference in Canberra, and then in September at the completion of the program.

Sheridan is from a zero till, mixed farming practice near Coonabarabran.

Answers sought on forced amalgamations NSW Local Government president Keith Rhoades is pushing for more clarity on council amalgamations ahead of the State Government election at the end of this month.

Rhoades said the State Government had not confirmed whether councils across the State would be forced to merge under its Local Government reform package.

“If the State Government has no intention of forcing council amalgamations it should come out and say so,” he said.

The Government’s Fit for the Future reform plan requires councils to indicate by June 30 whether they want to stand alone, merge with neighbouring councils or be classified as a rural council.

Man charged after glassing incident A MAN has been charged following an alleged glassing at a club in Warren last Saturday.

Shortly after 8.30pm on March 14,

an altercation occurred between two patrons.

A 24-year-old man allegedly attempted to throw a punch but missed and it is alleged that a 22-year-old man threw a glass towards several people and struck a 21-year-old club employee in the face.

He suffered facial cuts and received five stitches.

The 22-year-old alleged attacker was arrested the following day and charged with reckless wounding, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault.

Come and Try Day success AS indoor cricket organisers attempt to attract more girls to the game, they have celebrated the success of the T20 Blast Come and Try day hosted at Dubbo Sports World last Thursday.

Coordinator Dan French said more than eight teams were represented on the day.

“It was a huge success for a first up come and try event,” French said.

Cricket Australia’s indoor cricket manager Paul Milor attended the event, with Dubbo being one of only a handful of centres chosen to trial the T20 Blast format.

“He left suitably impressed by the enthusiasm of Dubbo junior cricketers and with a view that Cricket Australia’s program was in good hands at Dubbo Sports World.”

The Come and Try Blast Day was the forerunner to the start of the new winter indoor cricket competitions starting this week.

Traditionally a male-dominated sport, French would love to see more girls involved as the indoor game is a fantastic way of introducing and enhancing their playing confidence.

“If we can get just 20 girls to put their hand up and have a go, we will be able to start a girls-only competition,” he said.

He believes female participation will grow as girls discover how much fun it is to play indoor cricket.

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Students get real about education DUBBO COLLEGE has marked the 10th Get Real ceremony with a celebration assembly at Senior Campus.

More than 230 Year 10 students from South and Delroy Campuses signed the pledge board signifying their intention to be in full-time education, undertaking industry training or in full-time employment by their 17th birthday.

The annual ceremony forms

an important basis for future employment, promoting the need for students to establish defined education and career goals before they reach leaving age.

As part of the ceremony, the Year 10 cohort heard from previous College students and graduates of the Get Real program: Headspace youth engagement officer Esther Mines and Apollo House community liaison officer Lionel Wood.

Delroy Campus captains Sharika-Marrie Howard and Austin Heller led students in the Get Real pledge, while South Campus captains Emily Crampton and Ethan Hughes gave the response.

Intensive bush training undertaken TRAINEE public health officers from the NSW Ministry of Health have been in Dubbo this week as part of an intensive training program hosted by the Western NSW Local Health District and the University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health.

The 12 trainees have been participating in a rural problem-based learning module designed to allow them to more familiarity with rural and remote public health issues, facilities and practices.

Program graduate Daniel Belshaw said the trainees were provided with a scenario for which they needed to develop a strategy for population health and health services.

The scenario focused on extreme heat events in NSW and the effects on three sub-populations situated in regional and remote communities.

Priest puts her hand up DUBBO woman Annette Priest announced late this week that she would take a tilt at a seat in the NSW Upper House at next week’s state election.

Priest will take the number 11 spot on the Labor ticket and says she’s standing in part because of a desire to see more women stand for public office.

“Although women make up around 50 per cent of the population only 31 per cent of the current NSW Parliament are women,” she said. “I have great admiration for people such as Dawn Fardell

and Judy Jakins who have represented the Dubbo electorate at state level. I would like to see a greater representation by regional women helping to steer decision making.”

Having run her own information technology business in Dubbo for the past 16 years, Priest also has experience in the banking, legal and education sectors, and is active in a number of community groups and organisations.

Playground to be upgraded DUBBO CITY COUNCIL’S Works and Services Committee has recommended Council continue with a scheduled $50,000 renewal of Buckingham Drive Park playground following recent public consultation.

Committee chair Lyn Griffiths said the January/February community consultation included both letter drops to houses in the area and face-to-face information sessions.

“Consideration was given to a proposal to transfer funds allocated to the Buckingham Drive playground replacement to nearby Elizabeth Park within the Dubbo Regional Botanic Gardens to assist in funding of a regional playground,” Cr Griffiths said.

“However, after consideration of the proposal and the community feedback, the committee has recommended to retain Buckingham Drive as a neighbourhood park and fund the renewal of the equipment.”

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CENTRAL WEST Local Land Services staff have alerted landholders to monitor for locust laying and work with their local representatives to prepare for outbreaks in the local area.

So far, more than 300 landholders have alerted the organisation to locust activity this year. Reporting during March focused on localised egg laying, swarm movement and hatching.

The Baradine to Coonabarabran region is substantially higher for locust reports while other areas experiencing heightened locust activity include Dubbo and Coonamble, with a number of reports also from the Forbes, Condobolin and Nyngan districts.

Coonamble is currently the area of most concern, according to Central West Local Land Services senior biosecurity officer Rhett Robinson.

“There is a locust hotspot around the wider Coonabarabran region, with a large number of reports of egg laying,” Robinson said.

“There have also been reports of hatching and we’ve issued chemical in these instances to support local management. Landholders in active areas in particular should be paying attention to what is happening on their land and work with us to prepare for any outbreaks.”

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A RECENT International Women’s Day luncheon in Dubbo is set to benefit the same gender as was honoured on the day.

Local lady Toni Grant presented some of the proceeds of the occasion to the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre, where it will be put towards services for women, including accommodation, transport and self-help groups for those in need of support. DNC manager Debbie Todkill was on hand to accept the generous donation this week.

Toni Grant and Debbie Todkill. PHOTO: KAITLYN RENNIE

Firearm stolen from property POLICE are seeking information after a firearm was stolen from a property near Orange this week.

An Acciaio 12 gauge shotgun was stolen from a gun safe on a rural property on Lake Canobolas Road, Nashdale. The property owner contacted Canobolas Local Area Command about the missing firearm, who are making enquiries into the theft.

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“One Path” to counter misconceptions SYDNEY’S Muslim community has established its own not-for-profit television studio to counter mainstream media.

Head honcho Malaz Majanni, told ABC News the One Path Network hopes to counteract misrepresentations of Islam, making sure a clear message is sent out. The studio enables the 20+ strong volunteer crew to shoot and edit videos to be uploaded to their YouTube channel.

It’s gathered the endorsement of prominent Islamic figures including the grand mufti of Australia Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed and Griffith University’s Associate Professor Mohamad Abdalla.

What’s more concerning however is that the Muslim community has lost faith

R.I.P Internet Explorer MICROSOFT is finally killing off Internet Explorer – a reaction almost as slow as the browser itself.

After facing stiff competition and years of humiliating memes circling cyberspace, Microsoft is focusing on a new project code-named Spartan. It’s going to be a phase-out but let’s be honest, who’s going to miss it?

I’m pretty sure the only reason people are still using it is as a means for downloading Chrome.

Microsoft has previously attempted to fix the product but with little success in fixing its damaged reputation. Name testing research is being conducted for its successor that will hopefully distance itself from the Internet Explorer brand.

According to The Verge, “it’s all part of improving Microsoft’s brand perception from a company that’s ready to be loved again”. Awww.

We want free uni FUTURE students can breathe a heavy sigh of relief after the Senate voted down legislation to uncap university fees for a second rejection.

Sure, the higher education system must be adequately funded and it’s agreed the system needs to change, but I doubt deregulation is the most realistic way to do this. Other countries achieve goal this in the form of higher taxes and free education. My guess is the pollies who opposed the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill are taking a page out of the happiness book of our Scandinavian friends.

Take Denmark for example, the number one happiest country in the world according to a 2013 UN report – with free university, free childcare and free health care... who wouldn’t be happy?

Mac and cheese metal AND in food stories that freak everyone out, Kraft Food’s Mac and Cheese is being recalled “due to the possibility that some boxes may contain small pieces of metal”. At this stage approximately 242,000 cases are estimated to be affected.

Specifically, the “Original Flavours” of Macaroni and Cheese Dinner boxes with use-by dates between September 18 and October 11 this year – those with a “C2” directly below the date are the ones to look out for. But if you fancy metal fragments with your meal then you’re sweet.

Really though, is Mac and Cheese the healthiest dinner staple? Ridding it from the pantry is probably for the best anyway – you can do better.

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Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident and former journalist.

NRA’s pistol plan puts paid to people power HIS is not about guns.

It is not about the United States.

It is about when the power of money takes over.

So in February the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) decided new armour-piercing bullets for hand guns possibly should not be for sale to the public.

The bullets – which can penetrate helmets and bullet-proof vests – are already on sale for AR15 assault rifles, which became even more wildly popular after a lonely coward used one to shoot a lot of young children at Sandy Hook primary school.

But market forces being what they are the manufacturer decided to adapt the ammunition for use in hand guns.

As well as gunning down cowering children, the AR-15 has also proven quite useful as a hunting rifle, because nothing says fair contest between predator and prey like one side being armed with the latest in military hardware, while the other has an acute sense of smell.

So obviously for those deer who breach the spirit of the contest by turning up in bullet-proof clothing, it stands to reason that hunters need bullets than can shoot through armour. Okay.

The bullet, marketed as M855, is also known as a “cop killer,” so I suppose you think that providing pretty much anyone who wants them with bullets that render police virtually defenceless regardless of what protective equipment they wear would endanger those police?

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The sensitivity and well-considered nature of pro-gun arguments were displayed prominently after the Sandy Hook massacre when in some quarters it was suggested if teachers had been armed as well the death toll might have been lower, as if the world is a video game and primary school teachers are also Chuck Norris.

But what about “cop killer” ammunition? What is the argument for the common availability of such devastating ammunition in handguns, especially when that argument will need to be spouted by the mostly Republican lawand-order types on the NRA payroll, er, who receive campaign funding assistance totally unrelated to their decision-making once in office. (Just mindful of the Joe Hockey v Fairfax currently underway).

The NRA line was that if the ATF banned the bullets for handguns, as proposed, the scarcity would mean that police seeking to acquire the ammunition for training would be less able to do so.

Seriously: the NRA argued that if “cop killers” were not readily available then police would be endangered.

The ATF ban plan died.

Let’s just sit quietly for a minute and let that little doublespeak gem sink in.

If bullets that extinguish police officers’ only defence against

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If more guns made a society safer, then the US would be the safest society on earth.

a gunman with a hand gun are removed from sale that would make police less safe because police couldn’t get any.

Just like by speeding you are actually safer because you get home before you have an accident.

It’s not about guns, though this bit of manipulation seems astounding even by NRA standards, and even if it took place in a nation not wracked by horrendous gun violence.

In fact, if more guns made a society safer, then the US would be the safest society on earth.

It is about money and influence and the absurd notion that

beyond providing vital funding to compliant political aspirants, big money can also mobilise the electorate itself to support measures such as this that are so obviously contrary to the interests of any electorate.

There is widespread opposition to this sort of evil genius within the US, but without the sale of millions of firearms each year to generate the same funding base, gun control advocates cannot compete effectively.

Money’s ability to influence democracy is obvious, but its increasing capacity to turn good policy on its head should disturb more than just Americans.

‘Your brain doesn’t care where it gets the data from’: Futuristic vest to help deaf ‘hear’

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VANCOUVER: Neuroscientist David Eagleman hopes a special piece of clothing he has designed will let the deaf “hear” and allow wearers to sense what is happening online without looking at a computer.

Eagleman’s so-called VEST, whose name comes from the futuristic-sounding “variable extrasensory transducer”, is a sleeveless top equipped with vibrating nodes that buzz information on to the wearer’s back, essentially giving the wearer a new source of information.

“Your brain doesn’t know or care where it gets the data from,” Eagleman said after showing off the VEST at the TED Conference in Vancouver on Wednesday.

“It is essentially a general-purpose computing device.”

VEST is designed to sync to tablets that can convert spoken words, stock prices or other information into digital data sent wirelessly to vibration motors woven into the back of the garment, which can be worn under clothing.

“There is a difference between accessing big data and experiencing it,” Eagleman said.

“Imagine an astronaut being able to feel the overall health of the International Space Station.”

During an on-stage presentation, Eagleman wore a VEST receiving real-time Twitter posts with the event’s hashtag along with sound from the audience.

“This is the first time I’ve felt applause on this vest,” he quipped. “It is kind of nice – like a massage.”

The freshly launched start-up behind VEST is taking aim at giving the deaf a way to “hear” by converting spoken words to vibrations that can be understood similarly to running fingers over braille.

Testing showed people quickly began understanding the language of the vest and could be conversation-ready in a matter of weeks, Eagleman said.

“We actually have no idea what the limits are on the kind of data the brain can take in,” he said. AFP

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Do you think government is doing enough for the population, or too much for the population?

Stephen Lawrence – Labor: This is a hard question – almost, but hopefully not quite, doomed to be answered with platitudes and generalities when asked of a political candidate.

Everyone would like to spend more on every worthy cause but ultimately public finances are limited and every taxation increase is opposed by someone.

On balance I do believe the government could do more for the population but we need to be smart about it and do it in a way that doesn’t discourage productive economic activity.

One way of getting some useful perspective on this question is to look at our taxation rates as compared to other developed countries. Some good data is available in the Pocket Guide to the Australian Tax Sytsem on the Treasury website. To the extent taxation rates are a guide to how much a country does for its people, our taxation rates suggest

we do less for the population than most other similar countries. Labor has a social democratic project which includes free public health care, quality public education and equality of opportunity for all. This project is ongoing and unfinished and it obviously has to be paid for. The initial super profits tax proposed by Kevin Rudd was I believe, generally speaking, good policy. We should properly tax activities that are simply so profitable that the taxation will not discourage the activity. We should also look carefully at any tax breaks and tax policies that impact on revenue and advantage those who perhaps do not need that advantage. Overall I think we definitely could do more for the population by at the very least targeting expenditure and revenue measures better. I am strongly in principle against welfare and direct government assistance for those who don’t need it and welfare delivered in a way that saps the will to work. I will always believe in and fight for the role of government in supporting, protecting and defending the vulnerable.

Rod Pryor – Independent:

I don’t think anyone would agree that the government is doing enough for the people of NSW. With the LNP reducing costs and cutting funding to so many social services, like crisis accommodation to the homeless. Bundling victims of domestic violence with (those who are) drug and alcohol affected of both sexes does no service to women of domestic violence. Changing the funding regime and sending service providers into chaos wasn’t bad planning, it was no planning at all. Trying to remove registered nurses from aged care facilities; cuts in funding to early childhood learning and pre-schools; funding cuts to TAFE colleges and the recent cut to Dubbo College are just some examples of the LNP’s attitude to social services.

Drought affected farmers have had fodder transport subsidies removed, with many relying on the farm family assistance payments essentially the dole. They have been offered low interest loans at 3.2 per cent which is still almost a percentage point above the current cash rate, so the government is going to make a bit of money out of

these loans. A fairer rate would be 2.5 per cent along with a longer term to pay them out with a moratorium on the first repayment to let farmers affected by drought get back on their feet. So on the one hand we see social services being cut back and then on the other grants and subsidies still being given to the big end of town.

Troy Grant – The Nationals: I entered Parliament because I wanted to help – that’s who I am. I feel we are doing a lot for the local community and NSW, with our policies and through good government. We now need to look at the promises and commitments being made and consider what has been delivered and what hasn’t been delivered over the years. To date, I have yet to make a promise I cannot deliver for the community. We are voted into government to ensure we have a future, a future that we can support our children, our workers and our elderly and where NSW is strong economically and viable for future generations. I think we have come a long way in a short period of time but we still have plenty to do to

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Col Hamilton – Independent: Government is not doing enough for the population in relation to the return on the taxes and levies collected, especially essential services like specialist doctors availability to regional NSW patients, nurse to patient ratio, police numbers and resources to combat the increasing crime and drug use issues, TAFE and basic education requirements in schools, and crumbling road infrastructure. More money needs to be directed west of the mountains for these services.

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Has the plight of a disillusioned and entrenched indigenous underclass and the impact of that dysfunction on regional communities fallen off the political radar?

Stephen Lawrence – Labor: Yes, but not off my radar. Crime is not a race issue, however social disadvantage definitely is a race issue because of Australia’s history, including the history of oppressive and failed policies perpetrated on Aboriginal people. You don’t need to walk around the streets of Dubbo for long to work this out. My work over the past five years has been heavily focused on the need to avoid further entrenching a racially defined and criminalised underclass. Sadly this is indisputably where we have arrived at in 21st century Australia. We have suffered too long in Dubbo with high crime rates but have a shockingly poor level of resources to fight them in a meaningful way. Sadly much “tough on crime” rhetoric has led nowhere, even if it made fee like they were being listened peoplee feel t to at tthe time.

If I am elected addressentren ing en entrenched social disadvantage and ccorres the corresponding high crime rates will m number nu be my one responsibility and com mmitme commitment.

Ro Rod od Pryo Pryor – Independent: I don’t think th our aboriginal population ig is being ignored, but are the right policies being formulated to address their problems? Too often governments take paternal a paternalistic approach without asking comm the communities what their views and needs are are, and then listening.

Troy Gran Grant – The Nationals: A lot of work has been done behind the scenes and there is a lot more work to do in tthis area. It isn’t an area that fix overnight or by one policy. can be fixed ne to be tailored to locations Policies need comm and communities.

What w we are looking at is a generacyc and we need to work with tional cycle engag more closely with youths to and engage provide fin financial guidance and support.

We hav have some amazing projects and organisati organisations working within our communities, delivering programs that assist with engagement, financial assistance, edu education and career progression.

Col Hamilton Hami – Independent: I believe believ that the impact of the dysfunction o of the indigenous underclass has fallen off the political radar to a O degree. Our police resources, support services, and drug rehabilitation services have not kept pace with the de-

mand placed on society by the increase of this dysfunction. The plight of the indigenous underclass has definitely fallen off the radar since the official “apology” by Kevin Rudd. Most Australians thought that would be the “fix all” for their woes and carried on with their lives but this was only the start of what I believe is required. Australia has not done enough for Indigenous (people) when it comes to reconnection to country (Mother Earth), and reconnection of the birth mothers and their children of the stolen generation and those forcibly removed since. I don’t think we really understand the impact this has had on their lives and how to address it. We all need to work together on this if we are to see any meaningful resolution.

Matt Parmeter – The Greens: The statistics on Aboriginal disadvantage in Australia are horrendous. If you were born black rather than white, you would have a decade cut off your life.

Aboriginal life expectancy is 69 years for males and 73 years for females (male: 69.1 versus 79.7; female 73.7 versus 83.2).

The reason for this is not biology – it’s because of social reasons; it’s about how our society is organised.

Child death rates have improved, but are still much higher than for non-indigenous people.

If you were born black rather than white, you would find it harder to get and hold a job. Unemployment is higher in Aboriginal communities. Of people aged 15 to 64, the indigenous employment rate is 47 per cent; while the nonindigenous employment rate is 75 per cent. Part of the reason is less schooling (and less higher education). If you were born black rather than white, your kids would be less likely to have finished the HSC (58 per cent of 20-24 year olds versus 86 per cent). You would be less likely to own your own home (36 per cent versus 71 per cent).

All these things happen to non-Aboriginal people too, but at a lesser rate.

Life is not easy for anyone. But statistically, life is somewhat harder on you if you were born Aboriginal rather than non-indigenous in Australia.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott called Aboriginal disadvantage “a stain on our nation’s soul” – quoting former Prime Minister Keating, all sides of politics can see the issue.

We have to do things to improve this and keep doing them.

I want to live in a fair and just society, where the colour of your skin does not determine how long you live.

What is your position on mining in areas of viable farmland?

Stephen Lawrence – Labor: My instinctive reaction is to oppose it. But it depends on the type of mining, the effect of the mining, the reason for it, the attitude of the land owner and many other factors. I am opposed to coal seam gas mining and I hope (and expect) to see Labor’s moratorium policy turn into a permanent ban.

Rod Pryor – Independent: My position on mining in areas of viable farmland is unequivocal – it should be prohibited. With around six per cent of Australia being arable and the rest

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Troy Grant – The Nationals: Mining is an important part of our economy and an employer of note, but we need to ensure it is done right and that we have the right policies and processes in place. The NSW Liberals & Nationals have introduced the most stringent safeguards to protect our land and water resources.

Col Hamilton – Independent: I am totally opposed to mining on viable farmland. We are entering the “dining boom” – with the projected world population of 9 billion, we need every square metre of viable farmland for food production we have, and with many countries around the world now moving away from coal energy to solar and other renewables I believe it is crazy to contemplate more new mines, especially on prime agricultural land. We live on the one of the driest continents on earth and therefore all methods of mining whether it’s open cut, underground, or CSG extraction using fracking which interfere with or potentially contaminate our scant water supplies, should not be permitted at any cost.

I am strongly in principle against welfare and direct government assistance for those who don’t need it and welfare delivered in a way that saps the will to work. – Stephen Lawrence

Matt Parmeter – The Greens: The Greens have a strong position – saying NO to CSG mining. The CSG in the Pilliga is valuable bushland. The Greens want it protected, not see it splintered by clearing for roads, pipelines and CSG wells.

Regarding coal mining, the Greens position is “No new coal”. The Greens are against the proposed coal mines on or directly adjacent to the Liverpool plains, some of the most productive agricultural land in NSW. The $1.2B Shenhua Watermark coal mine has recently been approved by the PAC (January 2015).

And BHP Billiton are developing their Caroona pro-

posal. The Greens want to see coal power stations phased out in NSW over the next 15 years. To have a 50 per cent chance of avoiding dangerous climate change, about 95 per cent of the coal in Australia must remain in the ground. The Greens support the phase out of coal mining in NSW. The Greens do not support uranium mining.

How would you feel if you were a person of Islamic faith in this country today?

Stephen Lawrence – Labor: It is of course hard to answer precisely and may depend on what other attributes I had (for example my race, class, ethnicity and political disposition) but I suspect that even if I were your typical law-abiding, moderate Australian of the Islamic faith I would feel somewhat marginalised and threatened by much of the public debate and commentary around ‘radical Islam’.

While almost all politicians are at pains to assure Muslims they are only against radical violent Islam some of their language and actions do suggest otherwise, because much of it suggests all Muslims are somehow suspect.

I recently spend a year in Afghanistan living in a US military base and working daily with Afghan Muslims. They were moderate, peaceful and peace loving people caught in the middle of the maelstrom that has become that part of the world. They lived under the threat of death from the Taliban every day and it infuriates me that if they came to Australia some people would stereotype them and discriminate against them. They are the victims of the same people that some people here actually base their stereotypical views on. We humans are fundamentally generally not that different from each other.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.03.2015 to Sunday 22.03.2015 People of any faith have the right to feel safe and accepted in their community. Any Australian should not feel threatened or out of place simply because of their cultural or religious beliefs.

Col Hamilton – Independent: I can only imagine how a person of Islamic faith might feel as I have no connection with nor have I had any personal contact with (anyone from the Islamic faith). On one hand I imagine (they) would feel safe, free and lucky when compared with life in their homeland, but on the other hand perhaps feel ostracised or isolated because of the Islamic faith and its connection to the waring activities in the Islamic countries of the Middle East at the moment. I also can relate the connection to their homeland and the desire to help defend it in much the same way as our Anzacs went to fight for the “mother country”.

Matt Parmeter – The Greens: I am not Muslim*. But if I were an Australian Muslim today, I think I would be feeling disappointed in some of our current political leaders, and in much of the political discourse. There are racist attitudes and bigotry in our society, as there are in all societies.

Politicians speak to, and for, their society. A politician can either choose to spread fear, or spread hope.

To my mind, one of the worst political acts is to gain personal power by spreading fear and divisiveness in the community. There is personal gain, but the whole community pays the cost of it.

The more difficult path is to spread hope; to work out solutions and make people free safe, free and that they have a part in our community.

Most Australians, on a personal level, are accepting and welcoming of Muslim peoples. We are all people, just doing the best that we can.

Man Haron Monis (the Sydney siege gunman) was a nutter. He was a representative of Muslim people the way Ivan Milat was a representative of Australians.

The actions of Man Haron Monis were condemned by Australian Muslim leaders.

Our politicians need to do more, to spread hope.

Dog whispering for political gain, spreading fear, harms us all. Our political leaders need to spread inclusiveness, because ordinary Australians know it’s the way forward. “I’ll ride with you” was the true expression of Australia. *At Dubbos’ mosque, on Mosque Open Day, it was explained to me that technically, I was Muslim – a follower of Islam. You may be too. In Islamic theology, many people are considered Muslim, even though they may consider themselves as belonging to other religions. Theologically speaking, Islam is a very inclusive religion. There are only two entry questions: Do you believe in God and do you believe that Mohammed’s words and actions may have been inspired

by God? If you answered yes to these questions, then Islamic theology would consider you Muslim. (If you answered maybe, then you may be!). While I consider myself as belonging to another faith, I would suggest to everyone to visit Dubbos mosque on the next open day. A better and more accurate theological interpretation than I can provide would be explained there.

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There’s been nothing in any political commentary about how regional communities can upskill seniors to adapt to the digital age.

Why is this and how would you address this to stop them falling further behind?

Stephen Lawrence – Labor: The world is always changing due to technological advances, but there has perhaps been no quicker transformation than the onset of the digital age. Even as a 40 year old, I feel somewhat left behind at times

I entered Parliament because I wanted to help – that’s who I am. I feel we are doing a lot for the local community and NSW, with our policies and through good government. – Troy Grant

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Friday 20.03.2015 to Sunday 22.03.2015 | Dubbo Weekender as I struggle to utilise programs and technologies that young children these days are adept at. I think the lack of attention given to the digital upskilling of seniors is probably because our seniors are often retired and therefore the same economic drivers are not present.

This however is a short term view and there are many benefits both individually and community wise to upskilling seniors. It does seem to have been neglected and this is an area that will have my attention in government and could be something local, state and federal governments work on together, without unfair cost shifting of course.

Rod Pryor – Independent: Up skilling seniors to adapt to the “digital age” is going to become a very significant issue as technological change increases at an ever faster rate. It is estimated that as many as 45-50 per cent of current occupations will disappear because of automation and technology changes in the next 20 years.

That’s a huge portion of the population and we need to be prepared for it. I’m not talking about the University of the Third Age teaching people how to use the internet – the organisation has many beneficial courses but are designed more for those already retired. I am saying we need programs in place to re skill those that we expect to work to 70 years and beyond; education is the obvious key to this so why is the government cutting back on TAFE funding?

Incentives to re-educate could be free courses for over 50s and continuation of the federal government’s “restart wage subsidy” to motivate industry and business to retrain older Australians.

Troy Grant – The Nationals: There are many people in our community, not just seniors, still adapting to the digital age. There are many education courses and programs available to teach and guide us as we move towards a more digital future.

I believe it is crazy to contemplate more new mines, especially on prime agricultural land. – Col Hamilton

Col Hamilton – Independent: There’s has been nothing in political commentary regarding seniors adapting to the digital age probably because they’ve been neglected and forgotten,

especially when it comes to pensioners affording the increasing cost of living. I think it’s vital that our seniors are able to communicate and participate in society with digital technology if they desire, otherwise they will be left out even more than they already are. A suggestion to overcome this issue without much cost could be for our youth, who are digital and tech savvy, to participate in education programs where they interact with the elderly at workshops or clubs to show them how to set up and use this technology. Not only is this low-cost, but the youth would also would gain more respect of their elders by this interaction as well as gaining educating skills. Those seniors who have kept pace with the digital world are evidence of how fulfilling life can be by staying connected and involved.

If you could choose the subject of a state-sponsored Royal Commission into any area or issue, what would it be, and why?

Stephen Lawrence – Labor: How to break entrenched patterns of intergenerational social disadvantage would be an interesting one. We are failing miserably and it is key to lifting up the poorest and fixing many social problems that affect the whole community.

Rod Pryor – Independent: On the issue of a royal commission there are two areas I’d like addressed. Senator Glen Lazarus has already made moves in parliament for one into “the human effects of CSG” and I would like to see a Royal Commission into election funding over the past 20 years to now. ICAC has done a wonderful job exposing the corruption on both sides of politics but I would like to see more depth and detail and those who have committed an offence prosecuted and brought to justice.

I believe election funding should be reined in to more realistic levels. The amount of public money spent on elections has skyrocketed since 1984 – tens of millions to almost $100 million recently. I think

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private donations should be banned outright, public funding for parties and candidates capped at reasonable rates and to create a more level playing field equal media time (print radio and television) allocated to candidates and that service provided free as part of a media’s licencing agreement. For far too long have election campaigns escalated like an arms race and the candidate with the most money and, or media bias, had an unfair advantage.

Troy Grant – The Nationals: Over the course of my career I have lobbied for a Royal Commission into Child Abuse, chaired and commissioned state committees. To date the most powerful Committee I have been involved in is the Joint Select Committee, sentencing of child sexual offenders. I saw the pain of too many victims because offenders and institutions were not being held to account. Just recently, I announced the formation of a Special Commission of Inquiry into the state’s greyhound racing industry. This will have the same wide-reaching powers of a Royal Commission and will get to the bottom of the abhorrent practice of “live baiting”, by investigating animal welfare and integrity issues.

Col Hamilton – Independent: If I could choose a subject for a Royal Commission it would be the dealings and processes of the mining companies, bureaucrats and politicians involved with the application and issuing of mining licenses in NSW. Most Australians are incensed at the mining company heavyweights seeming to influence political decision making and or seeing “retiring” politicians working in executive positions for the mining companies which they helped approve while in office. There needs to be a removal of this doubt/suspicion by association and a true investigation could achieve this.

What’s the biggest issue facing this electorate which you believe

could be fixed with relatively little expenditure, but a paradigm shift on policy settings?

Stephen Lawrence – Labor: Perhaps the biggest single issue facing this community is social dysfunction and crime. It effects almost every other area of service provision and I think even impacts on big picture issues like population growth. Some immediate measures like the re-establishment of proper organised neighbourhood watch, more CCTV (perhaps even in certain residential areas), additional police foot patrols and more resources for police prosecutors who do battle with trained lawyers every day, would involve little expenditure.

However the paradigm shift is the real point of this question. Justice Reinvestment is the idea that if you address the underlying causes of crime through targeted social service spending you can slowly start to reduce the money spent on correctives when the need decreases. This sees a reduction in crime with no net spend, or indeed a net savings. I believe we need to examine all our policy settings and adopt justice reinvestment models in western NSW. If I am elected my most significant priority will be to address our crime crisis, both in the short term and the long term. I will look at every possible policy response to protect people in the short term while at the same time implementing those long term solutions we desperately need.

Rod Pryor – Independent: The biggest issue facing the election is I think privatisation not just the electricity network but also essential services, health and education – easy fixes just don’t do it.

Troy Grant – The Nationals: One of the most common areas of concern raised with me is community engagement, particularly with youth. Social media plays a big part in highlighting crime and anti-social behaviour but this can

I want to live in a fair and just society, where the colour of your skin does not determine how long you live. – Matt Parmeter

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Th There is a solar plant being built outside Forbes that can produce solar energy 24 hours a day. Using molten salt to

store heat during the day, and generate electricity anytime it is wanted. And another one at Lake Cargelligo can do the same, using graphite heat storage. There were 250 jobs building Nyngan PV solar power plant. We have to make the most of what we have.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you know you do differently than most people?

Stephen Lawrence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Labor: I believe innately that life should be a series of challenges and I was brought up to not quit things. This means I always try to make the next thing I do more difficult than the last and I always see things through. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living in a shipping container in Afghanistan, being caught in the middle of a riot in the Solomons while (working as) a lawyer there, providing the best possible legal representation in western NSW to our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most disadvantaged or fighting an election campaign for Labor in Dubbo, my personality seems to end up leaving me in difficult (but satisfying) situations! People also tell me I am generally a highly objective person who can always see both sides of an argument. I hope that is the case.

Troy Grant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Nationals: I am honest. I have yet to make a promise I cannot deliver. I will continue to be open, honest and up-front wherever my future takes me.

Col Hamilton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Independent: While we are all individuals, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see myself as having any unique or outstanding differences. I am Colin Hamilton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I live my values and morals, and that is why Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m standing; to ensure that the future opportunities for my grandchildren and yours is as rewarding and fulfilling as ours has been.

Matt Parmeter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Greens: Stand as a Greens candidate. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Edâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: Each of the seven candidates for the seat of Dubbo were given the same set of seven questions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and offered equal word count with which to answer those questions as they saw fit. Of those candidates who accepted the invitation to contribute, some chose not to answer all questions.

Neither the candidate for the Christian Democratic Party nor the candidate for the No Land Tax party responded to Weekenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invitation to participate. Â&#x201E;

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RISING SON From the idyllic seaside community of Western Australia’s Margaret River to the mythical beaches of Summer Bay, actor Nic Westaway is making his mark in drama. And as he tells Weekender ahead of a visit to Dubbo this weekend, he’s willing to give everything a red hot go. WORDS Natalie Holmes OR a young man who is no doubt idolised by millions of fans around the country, Nic Westaway has remained surprisingly unaffected. After a slight mix-up in our scheduled interview time, he’s on the phone and happy for a good half-hour chinwag.

Plucked from obscurity after graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), the boy from Margaret River quickly became a household name when he kickstarted his acting career on long-running Australian drama Home and Away.

That was three years ago, and his character, former bad boy Kyle Braxton is still going strong on the prime time soap opera.

But Westaway hadn’t always planned a career onscreen even though he started acting in high school. It was then that he started taking drama classes and he joined a social theatre group. He also shared the stage with his older brother in a high school play of Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet.

After graduation, the 26-year-old enrolled in a sports science degree. Sport was a passion, and so was music for this multi-talented young man.

“It’s the dichotomy of my parents,” he explains.

“I grew up playing music (piano and guitar) and that was driven by Mum and my interest in football, hockey, basketball and volleyball was driven by Dad. “They were two worlds that kept us busy.”

However, it was his gap year that would ultimately dictate Westaway’s chosen career path.

“I chose to study sports science and thought I could become a physiotherapist or personal trainer. It seemed like something I could fall back on. But what happened during my gap year is I decided that my passion was acting.”

Westaway chased that dramatic dream, with the

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feeling that he could always follow study later in life.

“My reasoning was that you can go to university at any age,” he says, adding that he wanted to have a crack at the acting gig while he could.

At 19, he moved to Perth to attend the WAAPA, where he spent three years honing his acting skills at the prestigious drama school.

After completing his training, Westaway attended a graduate showcase attended by talent-spotting agents from Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

“Your names get put on a list, a bit like shopping and they select you by going through the list,” Westaway says matter-of-factly, unfazed by the cattle call of the auditioning process.

With his boyish good looks, laidback manner and acting skills, he caught the eye of Sydney agent, RGM. “They were the right fit,” he says of the match-up. It was at that point he decided to move to the east coast for further opportunities.

“The industry in Perth is small. There is also a real gap which makes it difficult to start out. A lot of people usually go off to other things and then come back.

“I knew that I would have to move to this (eastern) side of the country where there is a lot more work.”

Next up was the auditioning, and Westaway admits he was sick on the day of his Home and Away audition.

It’s about the show. Anyone could have played my role...I just want to continue hitting my mark and doing what I do.

Feeling as though he needed to go anyway, he arrived at the audition, only to be turned away and advised to return when he was feeling better.

It was a good omen though and the false start must have taken his nerves, he nailed the audition, even wearing the style of clothing his character wears.

ESTAWAY has now become accustomed to his Summer Bay lifestyle with its Palm Beach backdrop. But with a level-headed approach, he’s not letting himself get too caught up in the fame game. “(Being recognised) has become part of my life.

And the way that social media works, you get instant feedback. But it’s about the show. Anyone could have played my role.

“It still baffles me every week when someone contacts me and relates to a particular storyline. I just want to continue hitting my mark and doing what I do.

It’s my first professional job and it’s been really good.”

On becoming accustomed to moving to the east coast and becoming a familiar face on television, Westaway says his co-stars have been a great support.

“I remember when I was at drama school, the “River Boys” were on promos everywhere,” he laughs.

After the move, Westaway’s on-screen brothers became his mentors.

“Steve, Dan and Lincoln are just so much more experienced than me and they became my Sydney “brothers”, giving me insight and tips.

“I was lucky to go on-screen where there was already an established family and I was joining three half-brothers who are very, very popular characters so I already had some level of interest. They had already earned their stripes so I could piggyback on the Braxton name to a point.”

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There’s another Home and Away cast member whom Westaway admires – Ray Meagher, who plays household name Alf Stewart.

“He’s a top bloke in real life,” Westaway says. “He’s so grounded and talks to everyone in the cast, he’s so friendly.”

As far as acting goes, Westaway is unsure of what the future holds, but he has been enjoying it more lately after removing a lot of the pressure from himself to succeed.

“I’ve just adjusted my frame of mind, I just want to enjoy my time on Home and Away, do my craft and see what happens.”

The word America does keep popping up in our conversation though...

“The plan is to try the America thing, I have always wanted to go; it’s a bit surreal. But if I do well or badly, I will still be able to do stuff in Australia.

“Hopefully I will get to the States, maybe make some movies in Australia. I would like to do as many things as are available.”

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OR Kyle, after a dramatic week where he was trapped under a bus, life has settled down a bit but will still provide some twists and turns in the near future.

“I was having one of those weeks,” he laughs, of the dramatic bus crash storyline.

“Kyle is still on the mend but him and (on-screen girlfriend) Phoebe are building up to a huge event in the next few weeks. He’s also still figuring some Brax

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He’s a top bloke in real life; he’s so grounded and talks to everyone in the cast, he’s so friendly.” – Nic on fellow actor Ray Meagher.

stuff out but Kyle and Ash will get a bit closer to figuring out a mystery friend.”

Fortunately, Westaway’s fans no longer think of him as a kidnapper but what does he hope to steal away from Dubbo when he visits to attend the Country Championships as the guest of Racing NSW in the city this weekend?

“I have been there once before on Australia Day a few years ago with Steve (Peacocke, who played Westaway’s on-screen brother and hails from Dubbo).

“I’ve also been to a few country race meetings like Mildura and Broken Hill. I’m looking forward to it.”

And does he enjoy having a bet?

“If I get a hot tip, I will,” he laughs.

And like most things in his life and career so far, the easy-going and well-mannered Westaway is happy to have a crack at it.

“I’ll give it a go.” » Nic Westaway will be the guest of NSW Racing at the Country Championships at Dubbo Turf Club on March 22.

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“Bitterness is not my nature” Aunty Pat Doolan has only happy memories of growing up on Talbragar Mission, and despite many injustices meted out over the years, the passionate education advocate and community stalwart still chooses forgiveness, tolerance and reconciliation over bitterness. It’s one of the reasons that Rotary has just named her the district’s most inspirational woman. WORDS Jen Cowley PHOTOGRAPHY Alexandria Kelly UNTY Pat Doolan gives the kind of hugs that make the world’s troubles disappear, if only for the brief warm moment of that embrace.

There’s a quiet dignity about this 73 year old Wiradjuri elder, who has devoted her life to making the world better for others – black, white and all points in between – and to her community and her family.

She eschews accolades, but therein lies just one of the ironies in this remarkable woman’s life – for all her humility, the awards and public honours just keep coming.

On a mantelpiece already groaning with a public service medal from the year 2000, the 2006 Dubbo Electorate Woman of the Year and a Premier’s Award for Excellence in Leadership from 2010, now sits the honour of being named Rotary’s Most Inspirational Woman of district 9670, which stretches from Newcastle to the Queensland border.

She’s visibly humbled by the award, but pressed to offer her thoughts on why such an honour came her way, she shrugs.

“I guess it’s because I always do what I say I’m going to do. And I practice what I preach.”

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HEN we meet for morning tea, Doolan just done what she calls “the Granny run”, dropping various youngsters to school and care and work, and she says she’s exhausted. Asked to count her brood, she starts checking off on her fingers the number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren but gives up, laughing.

“I’ve lost count! But there’s quite a few now,” says the mother of five, adding that family is her reason for being.

“I’m from the old school. I believe in putting routine and structures in place to keep family together – things like sitting down at the dinner table at night, and having open conversation. We always had a bible reading at dinner – my husband Terry

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taught the children how to read the verses, that was part of their home routine – apart from their formal education, we taught the children to listen and learn and stay abreast of news and what was happening.

“Education isn’t just what you learn in a school room,” she smiles. “It’s what you learn at home. I believe in having a value system, more than anything. And I see that breaking down in society, not just in indigenous society, but in society as a whole.”

Over the years, Doolan has been instrumental in fighting for access to education for both the indigenous and non-indigenous communities, having herself trained as a teacher. She went to Sydney Uni in the 60s to undertake her teaching qualifications, commuting from Bourke, but gave up her studies in favour of family. In 1993, the dream of a teaching degree came true when she graduated from the University of Western Sydney.

She’s a founding member of both the Bourke and Dubbo campuses of TAFE, and was instrumental in establishing Apollo House, a project on which she worked with daughters Ellen and Michelle and other community members to provide a safe place for youngsters to go after school and during holidays and to undertake extracurricular health and education programs.

She’s the president of the Dubbo Education Consultative Group, is working with CSU on developing relevant curriculum and has recently developed a program of grief counselling workshops.

Her community credentials are second to none – having worked also extensively in the promotion of health services and programs, but education is the recurring theme that’s underpinned much of Doolan’s life, from when she was a tiny child growing up on Talbragar Mission, just outside Dubbo.

“In the middle of the compound there was a little school house. And years later, I found that my mob, the Taylor mob, had been fighting to get that school house built

on the mission – and I wondered how they even knew, given that the previous generation had literally walked out of the scrub, that formal education would be important.

“And yet here they were – my grandmother and her sisters – fighting for education, even then. So I guess that passion for education is in my blood, and I didn’t know that until recently.”

Because of the policy of the day – which would give rise to what we now know as the “stolen generation” – Doolan says the elders of Talbragar Mission had a secret hiding place to which the children would run when the authorities came riding down the riverbank.

“I wasn’t a swimmer, so it was my job to sit on the bank and keep watch, and yell out to everyone when the gungies (police) were coming,” she recalls. “Then everyone would run.”

A lifetime of observing, and suffering, the toll of racism has also helped shape the respected Wiradjuri elder’s approach to life, family and community. Of all the discrimination she’s seen over the years, two particular incidents stay close to her consciousness.

“We weren’t allowed to come into town in those days,” Doolan says, recalling her childhood. “But one day we ended up at the railway station. Mum always called it the “station proper” because we used to have to get off at Troy crossing and walk down – we weren’t allowed to go to the railway station. But anyway, this day we ended up in town for some reason and Mum and Dad decided to take us to get something to eat.

“We’d only made it into this café from here to there,” she says, indicating about three metres. “And the man behind the counter said, “Get out, we don’t serve coloured people here!” I didn’t even know what that meant, but my parents were very dignified and we just turned around and walked out again.”

It wasn’t until she was a young bride in Bourke that Doolan finally realised what

Remember, that if we’re honest we all have mixed blood. But if we cut ourselves, we all bleed the same colour – red.”

– Aunty Pat Doolan

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the term “coloureds” meant.

“The same thing happened again. I was standing with my husband Terry and his brothers outside the local café, and I thought I’d leave them talking and go and get a cup of tea. I got the same distance inside the door, and the man said exactly the same thing as that man had said all those years before – “Get out, we don’t serve coloureds here”. I was stunned because suddenly, I knew what that word meant.”

The young Doolan went back out onto the street and began to pray.

“I said, Lord, teach me how to break down these barriers,” she recalls more than five decades later, sipping on a cup of coffee in a café where heads turn only because she’s so well-known and respected.

“I didn’t think about what it meant for me personally,” she says of what must have been a deeply hurtful realisation.

“I just thought about what it meant in general, and I made a decision then to work towards breaking down those barriers so we could all come together as one people.”

She’s never deviated from that path – even now, half a century later when she says that deep-seated racism still raises its grotesque head.

“It still happens. I can go into a supermarket and be the only one standing in aisle three, and straight away they call for security. I know they’re thinking I’m stealing something – just because of the colour of my skin.”

When I swallow hard and look her in the eye, the kindly grandmother mistakes my pause for disbelief.

“Don’t look at me like that,” she says.

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“It’s true. It DOES happen.”

I don’t for a second doubt it, but as a white, middle class Australian from a supposedly more enlightened generation, it’s still hard to hear.

“It’s okay – it doesn’t faze me. It just makes me even more determined to fight more to break down barriers, because I know it happens even more to young people.”

She could have grown up with bitterness in her heart – instead she’s chosen forgiveness and the pursuit of genuine reconciliation.

“Bitterness isn’t in my nature. I’ve never been angry about things. And if I do get angry momentarily, it’s usually just because of a misunderstanding.

I just go away and try to work out how I can work with those people, or that group, to break down barriers. Yes, (racism) is hurtful, but I can’t give up on the fight – I have to keep being positive and work towards change.

“A lot of it is just ignorance – and fear because they just take all the negative media coverage of anti-social behaviour at face value.”

Of the “gap” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, Doolan says while it saddens her to see Aboriginal people still marginalised, there has been a vast improvement in opportunity from when she was growing up.

“We really have come a long way. Not that there isn’t more, much more, to do – but we really have made great strides.”

T was fellow Dubbo “icon”, Dr Joe Canalese who, as a local Rotarian, put Aunty Pat Doolan’s name forward for the organisation’s prestigious Inspirational Woman award.

Getting Doolan to agree to the nomination was quite another thing, he says.

“Despite all her achievements and contributions Aunty Pat is extremely humble and rarely asks for any help or recognition – I had to work hard to convince her to allow me to nominate her.”

Canalese says it’s the injustices she faced in her early life that have “shaped Aunty Pat” and led to what he says has been her life’s work—“to break down barriers between the races by positive example and community involvement.

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Despite all her achievements and contributions Aunty Pat is extremely humble and rarely asks for any help or recognition – I had to work hard to convince her to allow me to nominate her.” – Dr Joe Canalese

She has worked towards fulfilling the emotional, educational and physical/ health needs of indigenous and non-indigenous Australians”.

“As a Rotarian and one who knows Auntie Pat well from shared medical and community involvement and being on the Western NSW Local District Health board, I can only say that Aunty Pat fulfils in her life the tenets of Rotary – to do good in the world. Her life is a practical example of the four-way test: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?”

S we say our goodbyes, I tell her I’m sorry she still suffers discrimination, and that it makes me embarrassed and angry.

“Darling,” she says gently. “Don’t be angry. It’s human nature – but if we can make one little dent in it, it’s worth it. We have to just keep working for harmony.

“Remember, that if we’re honest we all have mixed blood. But if we cut ourselves, we all bleed the same colour – red.”

Aunty Pat Doolan reaches a stillyouthful brown hand across the table, taking mine in hers.

I look down and the symbolism is stunning.

Black and white – hand in hand. Coming together in friendship.

And that, in a nutshell, is why Rotary couldn’t have found a more worthy recipient for its “inspirational woman” award.

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Tim Morris: Foot loose and fancy free Travel has featured heavily in the life of podiatrist Tim Morris and when he’s not caring for other people’s feet, he lets his own do the walking.

AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Alexandria Kelly I went into podiatry because I was looking for something different that’s in demand. I’m from Wellington, but my mate’s mum is a podiatrist in Wagga Wagga so that’s what initially got me interested. I’ve been a podiatrist for 10 years and worked in Dubbo previously.

This will be my third stint.

I like the fact that in my job, a person can walk in here in pain and walk out not in pain. Every person has a different story as well. I deal mainly with general care of feet, mainly for the elderly.

I do a lot of diabetic assessments along with developmental problems with kids and sports injuries or sport-related conditions – everything from heel pain to bunions and growing pains. The most common thing I see is diabetes-related problems.

I also worked in the UK as a podiatrist for more than two and a half years – in London, Edinburgh, Somerset, Bristol and Essex. I was working in the public sector over there so I locummed in the National Health Service in the UK, which mainly specialised in the high risk diabetic foot.

I would work and then travel, I visited about 40 countries altogether. It wasn’t my first time overseas, I had already been to New Zealand but it was the longest time I’d spent away (from Australia). The more I travelled, the more I wanted to travel, experiencing new foods and beers, learning different cultures and history.

I became quite fascinated with war and Soviet history and spent a lot of time behind the former Iron Curtain. I spent about nine months in the former Yugoslavia and then visiting Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo. In the Balkans, the trace of war is still everywhere you go – there’s bullet holes in every building. You can still see damage everywhere. In the Baltic States, they are still not used to tourism and they’re quite interested in why you’re there. They’re also interested in you taking an interest in their country and you telling other people that it’s a good place.

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volunteered in an orphanage in Bolivia for six weeks then I worked on a coffee farm in Columbia for a little while. The orphanage was pretty challenging, they were funny kids who were very smart and they know how to look after themselves. They’ve had to fend for themselves from a young age and they all looked after each other.

I am a massive coffee buff so I just wanted to see where and how it’s grown. Columbia has the perfect altitude and climate to grow coffee – that’s why it’s so popular for it. I learned about the process, picked the beans and then I would have a coffee. Then there would be more picking, then more coffee (laughs). The other places I travelled were Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador and Brazil where I went to Carnevale which was a once in a lifetime experience.

I find it best to travel alone because it means you have to be more outgoing and youonly have to please yourself. I think you become more approachable too. I had some really good food there – the steak in Argentina and Brasil is to die for. The salmon over there was epic and the wine in Chile was phenomenal.

And in some of the poorer countries like Bolivia, there were hearty stews. I’m a bit of a foodie and I loved sampling the different types of food in different places.

There is a vast difference between the haves and the have-nots in South America. It’s really evident from country to country. It makes you more appreciative of what you’ve got and the fact that you are even there and able to do this travelling. When I came back to Australia, I moved to Wollongong because I wanted to try something different. I was working in a practice similar to what I have now in Dubbo.

It was a seachange for me, I lived near the beach and learned to surf. The proximity to Sydney was good too, I went to school there, so I loved being able to get there in a short time. I’m a bit of a sports fan and love football, so I could go to a game or a concert anytime.

I also love cricket and I do long distance cycling. I worked for the Dragons (rugby league), the Hawks and their triathlon squad in Wollongong. I did the podiatry for all three of them which was pretty interesting. They put a lot of stress on their feet and we had to make sure they had the best shoes to perform in.

I spent two years in Wollongong but I missed the country and my family. It’s good to be back. I think Dubbo is a great place. There are plenty of opportunities in Dubbo. (Working here) is a great way to give back to the community.

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HE week in question started with a Tweet.

While distracted by the euphoria of having that Tweet broadcast nationally, things started to unravel.

I had a houseguest this particular week, and as we were shooting the breeze over a morning cuppa a few days after the tweet, my kitchen sink decided to join in the conversation with burbling noises.

Pfft. Just an air block I concluded.

However, on closer inspection the kitchen drain outside was spewing forth frothy, black liquid, pooling within metres of the house.

On making an SOS call to the resident Handyman, there was little I could do except remain jolly as my guest made a speedy exit for fear of being called to action.

The extent of the problem became evident when I discovered the bathroom, toilet and laundry drains overflowing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; filling the house with a pungent, manure-like smell.

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The plumber arrived Monday and after much probing, digging and ruminating, it was decided the blockage was unreachable.

The septic was stuffed and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d just have to put in a new system.

So, what about the Tweet? Glad you asked.

While the Handyman and I had been discussing the impending arrival of the plumber over breakfast earlier that day, I was having an online chat with a new acquaintance, who alerted me to a problem with one of my websites.

It had been hacked in the name of Palestinian freedom fighters.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s random. Or is it?

The Tweet Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had broadcast on the ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s QandA program the previous Monday had read: Holding all Jews responsible for what happens in Israel is as mindless as blaming all Muslims for IS. #QandA. Over the following 24 hours it had garnered a fair bit of interest, mainly

from Jewish quarters.

Whether this Tweet did prompt the hacking or not, I had to spend most of the day reporting it, going over my web security, pulling the site down, checking other sites and changing passwords.

The upside was by dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end the Handyman had worked his magic on the septic, buying us time to breathe fresh air again while we contemplate the pros and cons of various septic systems.

Undeterred, that night I settled in for another round of my favourite armchair sport on the ABC, managing to get another tweet up during the International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day QandA special.

Thankfully it has been less controversial.

Our need to make a decision on that septic system has become more urgent though as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fast running out of water for the garden with only half a metre left in the dam.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got everything crossed now in hope the air and drains remains clear, we get dam-filling rains soon, and I can pull off a third tweet on our national broadcaster by the end of the month.

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Tweets, texts and the art of online etiquette

’M not one of those people who feels like they should have been born in another century. The idea of communicating via owl/horseback/the postal service is just incomprehensible to me. I have a degree in communications, I work in the communications department of a local NSW government; I write, I edit and I get paid to spend time on Facebook.

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I Tweet my boss when I’m running late; I order my coffee on my phone. I did one of those online love language quizzes and, you guessed it, my love language is communication. Don’t worry about buying me a diamond ring, just write me a letter. I love email, I love social media, but above all else I love texting.

My life is full of people who don’t share my enthusiasm for the art of texting. For example, my mum writes LOL at the end of all her messages, which does indeed make me laugh but what she actually means is “lots of love”. My sister signs off her name after every text she sends (babe, I know it’s you).

My dad has finally evolved from all caps and now can write full sentences on his iPhone (BTW, Dad – you need to update

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

your iOS).

But recently I have become aware of a third online subculture – people who are on social media and have their smart phones glued to their hips, but are not actually interacting. People who are just hanging out to see what’s going on.

Call them the Peeping Toms of the internet, the stalkers. They are lurking on their phones, on your feeds, up in your Tweets, yet when you contact them they pretend they’re not there. Let me tell you, the internet (and now the government) sees all.

Perhaps some new rules of online etiquette are in order?

Firstly, if you don’t have kids and are not dead, there is no reason why you

shouldn’t reply to a text message within an appropriate time (say two days, max). Busy is just a word for “can’t be bothered”, and that’s what I’ll think if you don’t reply. A technological blanking if you will.

Did your phone break? Do you have no reception? Did you flush your Android down the toilet? No? Well, what’s the deal?

I get it, some people don’t want to talk to me. That’s a pretty standard state of affairs. But I do think these new forms of communication need to come with some instructions. Think of dating as an example. It’s become ridiculously complicated in the age of texting, Tinder and status updates. Should you add

someone on Facebook or Instagram before meeting them? What about after a few dates? How many texts is too many to go unanswered (probably two...but why stop there)? The list goes on.

Looking to the future, I feel as a society we need to create some customs to avoid mass confusion and offense.

Gone are the days of Jane Austen, when it was considered rude to talk to someone if you hadn’t been formally introduced. By today’s standards Fitzwilliam Darcy would be appalled: “I text Bingley three days ago, and no response! I fear he must have fallen off his horse”.

Nope, he’s just busy Grammin’ what he ate for dinner.

Did your phone break? Do you have no reception? Did you flush your Android down the toilet? No? Well, what’s the deal?

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RURAL BUSINE SS | FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

Foreign funding: Friend or foe?

HAT happens when the overseas guys arrive with wads of cash in the palms of their hands?

It’s a contentious issue, foreign investment, but for all the opinions many argue that overseas dollars are a major component when it comes to keeping primary industries viable.

Do I like the idea of foreign ownership of the land; of our businesses? Not particularly. But I also think if the right governmental checks are put in place then some of the negative aspects may well be alleviated. May be.

When it comes to farming land, the rosetinted view is one of ensuring foreign-purchased properties are managed by Australian farmers and that they in turn employ locally, which is the norm for the savvy investor. The farm’s previous owners may even stay on to run the business, or new managers might be employed, albeit with a healthy injection of cash to assist.

But how do we feel about produce grown on these holdings being exported to the owner’s country of origin? Does it matter? If they’re so worried about long-term food security, maybe we should be a little more cautious too.

The purchase of rural properties doesn’t raise as much of a stink (unless mining is involved!) compared with buyouts such as the recently approved takeover of Aussie smallgoods company, Primo (the biggest producer of ham, bacon and so forth in Australia and New Zealand) by JBS Holdings, the US subsidiary company of the Brazilian giant JBS SA, the world’s biggest processors of fresh beef and pork.

Primo and JBS were market competitors in Oz, and with JBS already owning 11 abattoirs in Australia the expectation by growers

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Comment by NICOLE ALEXANDER Nicole Alexander is a bestselling author of rural and historical fiction – but she’s also a fourth generation Moree-based farmer and grazier who says that, for better or worse, foreign investment isn’t going away in a hurry.

is that cattle prices will be detrimentally affected. It’s a bit like the issue of supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths. They monopolise the supermarket business, to the detriment of suppliers, although German company Aldi is putting a small dent in its competitors’ profits.

I can’t believe the number of Coles branded products that price undercut other brands. It’s

the suppliers who suffer, forced to accept lower returns or lose their contracts. It’s all about competition, or in Australia’s case, a lack of.

So, I can’t say I agree with federal treasurer Joe Hockey’s line of thinking with regard to JBS – that this investment is “consistent with the national interests”, but then Primo would probably say business is business.

Recently a spokesperson for ABARES (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences) noted there was doubt that domestic lending institutions had the capacity to drive the investment needed to increase rural production and meet future food demand. And with farm debt levels in drought ravaged areas growing by five per cent last year, foreign investment probably isn’t going anywhere soon.

Good or bad? You decide. » You can find best-selling author and commentator, Nicole Alexander’s blog at: www. nicolealexander.com.au.

If they’re so worried about longterm food security, maybe we should be a little more cautious too.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

Cheers for intersection opening BUSINESSES and commuters in and around Dubbo’s CBD will be relieved to know that, from today, the Darling and Church Streets intersection will finally re-open. It’s been a long haul, with the busy thoroughfare closed since midNovember to allow for much needed upgrades.

While council originally estimated the completion of Stage Four of the Darling Street redevelopment project to be some time last month, delays have pushed the end date out.

However, the redevelopment

will now go into recess to allow for the centenary of Anzac commemorations, with Stage Five of the project to start some time later this year. Features of the improvements include additional median traffic islands, garden beds and a renewed footpath and cycleway which council says will complement the Cenotaph and Victoria Park precinct.

Scholarships bolster local rural hopes DUBBO student Aiden Pearson (pictured) is among those to have been awarded a Rural Bank undergraduate scholarship, with the schoolleaver benefitting from the renowned agribusiness’ decision to double the number of scholarships on offer in 2105.

Managing Director Paul Hutchinson said the outstanding calibre of the 53 applicants prompted the organisation’s move to extend to six the number of recipient.

The program awards scholarships to high achieving regional school leavers and is designed to “ensure Australia’s brightest emerging agricultural talent receives the assistance they deserve”. Aidan, who has embarked on a dual degree in Agribusiness and Applied Science at The University of Queensland plans to pursue a career in the equine industry.

He says his passion for agriculture and education developed after spending time on his grandparent’s cattle property and later working as an indigenous teacher aide within the local community. “The Rural Bank Scholarship Program has enabled me to turn my dream of pursuing a career in the agricultural sector and furthering my equine studies into a reality.”

The young student says he hopes his studies will enable him to contribute not only to the successful future of rural communities but also that of Australian agriculture.

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Q&A | WITH...

Tourism: When opportunity knocks Rodger Powell, Chairman of Inland NSW Tourism has many years’ experience in the industry, and says it’s the “authentic” experience that will bring visitors west of the divide. Regional Australia just needs to harness that opportunity. AS TOLD TO Jen Cowley PHOTOGRAPHY Kaitlyn Rennie From your perspective, what are the challenges regional tourism is facing now that perhaps didn’t exist, say, ten years ago?

The plethora of choice for consumers and the emergence of technology driven entertainment is a huge competitor. Getting people to be focussed on things other than their immediate environment is a challenge. I was telling my daughter I was coming to Dubbo and she had to look it up on Google to find out exactly where it is. Her focus, as a late-teen, is on the things immediately around her – it’s hard to get young people to understand there’s a whole bigger, different community outside capital cities. Getting the message out there that there’s a range of things that connect with something else that may interest you as an individual – that’s critical.

There’s been a massive increase in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Australia. How do we get them to cross that “sandstone curtain” and out into regional areas?

In reality, we probably won’t get them at least until their second visit – that’s been our experience with other cultures. They’re not directly comparable, but look at the history of the phenomenon of the Japanese tourist – they initially came in groups, then as individual travellers and then went further afield. We have some iconic experiences in Australia that people aspire to experience and they’re going to do those first.

So are we better off to focus on the domestic market, which has increased by six per cent over the past year?

It’s the best growth we’ve had in years. The simple answer to your question is yes. It’s 70 per cent of the market, it’s where there’s growth and it’s where we can deliver a product that’s particularly relevant and not in the shadow of the “hero” experiences – Sydney, Ayers Rock, the Barrier Reef and so forth – but if you’re a domestic Australian resident, you’re familiar with those things and you’ll be saying, “how do I get an authentic experience of the non-city Australia”? That’s our opportunity – to remind Australians that there’s really

good quality physical products and uniquely Australian experiences out there to have beyond the cities.

Has the low Australian dollar helped or was there growth in the domestic travelling market anyway?

The figures we have currently are only up to September, and the dollar really didn’t change until January. So what we’re seeing is the satisfaction of pentup demand among Australians for overseas holidays.

During that same period, there’s been a growing re-investment in Australian “product”. There has now been some globally outstanding domestic regional products – think, (contemporary art gallery) MONA in Tasmania; think Taronga Western Plains Zoo – who would have thought you could command the price they’re achieving for a night in a tent?

Yes, but have you SEEN those “tents”? My kind of camping!

(Laughs) Yes, I’ve actually stayed in them – they’ve extraordinary; absolutely magnificent. But the fact that we can build those sorts of products in Australia and make them successful says to me that that’s what’s going to attract the attention of Australians and make them say, “Let’s explore – get a taste of this “real” stuff” that’s close to home”. They’ve always known it was there – thanks to movies and so forth – but it’s been hard to get to.

Have we shaken off the cultural cringe of travel in Australia?

(Domestic tourism is) 70 per cent of the market; it’s where there’s growth and it’s where we can deliver a product that’s particularly relevant and not in the shadow of the “hero” Australian experiences.

Yes – it’s dead and buried.

What about the regional cringe?

I don’t know that it’s a cringe any more – it’s more of a fascination. But there are also fears associated with it. City people know that regional Australia is the roots of our heritage and they want to experience it – they just don’t know how to get here, and there’s an element of the unknown.

Is that the result of the regions being insular? Do we need to do more to help ourselves?

We have to be more open to people. My experience of regional towns throughout Australia, is that you’re fine once you make a connection. Local people have that strong connection and once you break through that, it can be a terrific experience. Places that are doing that are doing really well and getting more than their fair share of visitors.

Can you play favourites? Who’s actually doing it well?

Broadly, in Tasmania, they’re doing extremely well.

It’s not just MONA – they’ve played very well to their strengths in food and produce but it’s a very friendly place. And my arrival experience in Dubbo today was spectacular. There was a lady whose specific job was to guide people into the terminal, and she was genuinely friendly and welcoming – so if we can get more of that and make this true regional Australia more accessible, that’s vital. And people is what makes that happen.

How do we harness the pride of regional Australia – to use our friends and relatives and our locals as mouthpieces for marketing the regional tourism experience?

Gee, that’s a really good question. I think the digital project we’ve announced has some elements to help us do that; and also what Tourism Australia has been doing with campaigns like “There’s nothing better than Australian” (for restaurants) – those campaigns that foster individuals to put themselves “out there”, to use the current vernacular, and to use social media to say, “Well, here’s my favourite experience...” and “The thing I love about my place is...” – that’s going to help

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.03.2015 to Sunday 22.03.2015 ADVERTORIAL

Business in changing times with Phil Comerford, Scolari Comerford Dubbo

Do you have to pay capital gains tax when selling a home? et’s say you have been living in your only home for many years but now you want to move to a smaller place. You have built up quite a bit of equity so you are likely to receive a large profit when you sell. Will you have to pay capital gains tax on the money?

Generally speaking, you do not need to pay capital gains tax when you sell your home because it likely falls under the “main residence exemption” to capital gains tax.

Specifically, you may not be liable for any capital gains tax when selling your home if the following conditions are satisfied: z The home is strictly residential and not used to produce income. z The place has been your home for the entire period of ownership. z Your property satisfies certain conditions related to things like the size.

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But we also have to foster an understanding that people who are different – particularly those who look different to us – aren’t that different really; that they’re interested and interesting. And that it’s a two-way street. Being friendly and welcoming is essential for the tourism economy, but it’s also rewarding. So if you’re a person in regional Australia and you have the opportunity to meet, say, a Chinese visitor, the effort you put in to getting over the language barrier, and being warm and friendly has tremendous rewards.

Inland NSW Tourism has just announced a new digital strategy – can you tell me more about that?

It’s based on addressing exactly the problem I was just describing – how do people build themselves a holiday experience based on their interests. It challenges the old assumptions based on the “let’s advertise the accommodation and they’ll come” approach.

If you’re interested in food and wine, how do you devise an itinerary based on those interests? The strategy is based on providing consumers a vein of rich information linked to their needs and satisfies their interests – rather than being authoritatively told, “Come to Dubbo because we have this, this and this...”. It’s more, “If you want a food and wine experience, here’s what we have...” It’s about identifying consumers’ needs.

Social media helps sort out the wheat from the chaff – it exposes the frauds by lending itself to progressing genuineness, authenticity and those kinds of things.

Customer service – it’s said we don’t do it very well in Australia.

What’s your view?

“Customer service” is incredibly important, but I don’t think it’s what we currently interpret it as. It’s not about

the volume of service. People say, “Oh, customer service in Asia is amazing”.

Well, they’re desperate there – desperate for tourist dollars and volume. We don’t have that here. It’s easy in some countries around the world, where they have access to cheap labour, to cover up intangible service gaps by throwing lots of labour at it. What we have to do is use the labour we have and the service we have to provide a really authentic, genuine, high-touch experience. We have to encourage our service staff to be really connected with their guests – that means putting a bit of “you” out there. We can’t compete (with places like Asia) on volume of service and we can’t compete with that desperation to give obsequious service, but we can compete on authentic, genuine Australian service – that’s our opportunity.

So lastly, the obligatory parochial question: What’s your favourite thing about Dubbo and this region?

Well, when I come to Dubbo, I feel like it’s at the centre of...

The universe?

(Laughs). Haha – indeed! I’ll confess I’ve only been to Dubbo on personal vacation twice – but every time I come here, I always wish we had another day. And it’s not only about the zoo – it’s a fabulous attraction – there are so many other high quality offerings. Look at this place (Lazy River Estate). This place is amazing – it’s world class. And the gaol is fantastic, so is the cultural centre and museum – and there’s some exceptional restaurants here. I don’t think that message gets out there. But at the same time, there are some great authentic regional Australian experiences to be had here in this region. The thing is we have to provide access for the visitor to meet locals – we have to find a way to connect tourists to those people, however briefly.

What is a “Place?”

THE place or dwelling must be mainly residential. It can be a traditional home, cottage, apartment, unit in a

retirement village, houseboat or a mobile home.

Is the Place your main residence?

ALTHOUGH there is no single decisive factor here, things you should consider are the type of things that make a place “a home” in the ordinary sense.

For example, some important considerations include: z Are your personal belongings in the home? z Do you have utility services (telephone, gas or electricity) connected to the address? z Is your mail delivered to the address? z Is this your address on the electoral roll?

There are many other factors to consider that vary depending on individual circumstances. Ask your tax adviser what factors might work to your advantage.

What is your ownership period?

AS mentioned above, the place must be your home for the whole time you own it in order to be fully exempt from capital gains tax. This is referred to as the ‘ownership period’. It generally starts on the date you get legal ownership under a contract and ends on the date of sale under a contract.

But there can be certain complications to this rule. For example, if after you buy a home, you cannot move in straight away for some reason. You generally may have to wait until you move in to claim the place as your home for capital gains tax purposes.

Consult your adviser for your specific situation.

What if I want to build a place on land I own?

THERE are also specific rules if you build a place on land you already own.

Generally, land by itself may not be considered a main residence. Only after you finish building a place and it becomes your home, can you claim the capital gains tax exemption when you sell. However, there are certain circumstances where you can treat land as your main residence. Please consult with your tax adviser.

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Australia National Award winners revealed for 2015 Sony World Photography Awards USTRALIAN photographer Karl Grenet from Sydney was this week named winner of the Australia National Award, part of the prestigious 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.

Grenet’s winning image “Escher’s Market” was chosen as the single best photograph taken by an Australian photographer entered into any of the ten Open categories of the world’s biggest photography competition.

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Grenet’s image was taken in Mumbai, India. “I came across this scene one afternoon in November 2014 while exploring the maze-like Mirza Ghalib Municipal Market in the Null Bazar area of Mumbai,” he explained.

“As this is a 24-hour market, the shopkeepers take any possible opportunity between sales to rest for a few minutes. I chatted with the shopkeepers at this

stall for 20 minutes, all the while making images of the scene, with no two images being the same due to the constant movement of shopkeepers going to their own stalls to make a sale, then returning to this stall to rest.”

PHOTO: COPYRIGHT: KARL GRENET, WINNER, AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL AWARD, 2015 SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

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Second place was awarded to Mihai Florea for the image “Tetris”, showing the facade of a building in Melbourne.

PHOTO: COPYRIGHT MIHAI FLOREA, 2ND PLACE, AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL AWARD, 2015 SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

Third place went to Ben McRae for “Evening fire with the Himba”, taken at dusk in Otjimaza village, just outside Epupa, Namibia.

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Myer shares tumble after profit warning

BY EVAN SCHWARTEN YER shares have slumped after the troubled retailer downgraded its full year earnings guidance and reported a 23 per cent slide in first half profit.

Myer sliced its full year profit guidance to between $75 million and $80 million, well below analysts expectations of $90 million and the $98.5 million it made in 2013/14.

The move came as Myer reported a profit of $62.2 million for the six months to January 24, down from $80.8 million.

Investors punished the department store for the downgrade, pushing Myer shares down 10 cents, or 6.5 per cent, to $1.43 by mid morning yesterday.

New chief executive Richard Umbers defended the company’s decision not to downgrade its guidance when it announced his appointment, along with the departure of his long-standing predecessor Bernie Brookes, two weeks ago.

He said the downgrade was the result of a weaker-than-expected performance in February, which wasn’t known to the company at the time of the CEO change.

“It was really February where we saw that competitive market change,” Mr Umbers told reporters on Thursday.

“We saw our sales under pressure and we saw our margin under significant pressure.

“That led us to conduct the re-forecast through to the end of the year.”

Mr Umbers admitted the retailer had lost relevance with customers and pledged to overhaul its operations.

“The new Myer has to be different,

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MYER’S DISAPPOINTING FIRST HALF • Net profit of $62.2m, down 23pct from $80.8m • Total sales of $1.76b, up 1.5pct from $1.74b • Interim dividend of seven cents, down from nine cents AAP

it has to look and feel different for the future,” he said.

“We’ve done a thorough review of all of our customers, our customers we have today and our customers we have into the future, and this has thrown up many new insights and new opportunities for the business.”

Mr Umbers said weak consumer confidence and the sliding Australian dollar, which has pushed up the price of imported goods, had contributed to the disappointment sales in February.

“As the dollar falls it isn’t always possible to pass those costs on in terms of price,” he said.

Myer is carrying out a strategic review of its business, which some analysts say could result in store closures.

Total sales rose 1.5 per cent to $1.76 billion during the first half, while the cash cost of doing business was up 6.2 per cent to $570 million.

“We acknowledge that in recent years, cost growth has outpaced sales growth, and profits have declined,” Mr Umbers said.

Myer expects to lift total sales between three and four per cent during the second half but expects profit margins to fall between 15 and 30 percentage points.

TALKING TO...

Alice Cleaver ALICE CLEAVER swears she’s only ever seen four movies in her life – she doesn’t even own a DVD player. She doesn’t like having her photo taken, but Weekender managed to convince her to share some personal glimpses.

On my bedside table at the moment is... a candle and books.

Life has taught me that when it comes to the opposite sex... don’t live with them!

My top music artists of all time are...

John Williamson, Keith Urban and Shania Twain

If I had to name my best loved movies they would be... My Girl, Love Actually and The Notebook I draw inspiration from... Katie Byrne I believe... in good coffee I don’t believe... in bad coffee I always laugh when... I’m with my friends I never thought I’d... be working at a café in Dubbo.

Riding with the start of footy season.

The ants march.

HI, and welcome to this week’s Marketing Minute from Panscott Media, Dubbo.

With the AFL season fast approaching, big advertisers have been locking in their sponsorships and organising their mainstream advertising to tie in with it.

Volkswagen is one of those. They’re already using eye-catching print ads to maximise sponsorship awareness of the Sydney Swans and differentiate their brand from competitors.

Even here at the local level, it’s great to sponsor a local sporting team, and if you’re doing it simply for feel-good reasons then there’s probably no need to do much more.

But if you actually want to maximise the return on your investment, you need to back it up with mainstream advertising to reinforce that you, as a local business, are backing local organisations. That’s a strong message, and it will build loyalty for your business – even amongst people who don’t necessarily follow the team or sport you’re sponsoring.

Volkswagen produced this subtle print ad prior to the Swans match against the Kangaroos (see above). It featured a Volkswagen parked outside the Sydney Cricket Ground, the club’s home ground.

A photo says a thousand words EVER considered just how effective a single good image can be in marketing?

Take this Chupa Chups ad for example – it uses one simple image that’s highly effective.

It not only launches one of their products, but it grabs your attention.

Why? Because they’ve be clever enough to use an image that makes you question what’s going on – the readers want to search for the answer.

Ants not attacking a sugary treat? Seems strange.

But the answer is simple (and conveniently placed right near their logo) – this Chupa Chup is sugar free!

Make your advertising last longer HERE’S a thought: aren’t you better off buying ads that last longer? It’s one of the common compliments we get at Dubbo Photo News and Dubbo Weekender – that advertisers like advertising with us because they know our papers have at least a week-long shelf life.

That compares favourably against a TV or radio ad which typically only lasts 15 or 30 seconds, or an online ad which can come and go in the blink of an eye!

Get your Weekender subscription now OUR new-look Dubbo Weekender continues to receive wonderful feedback.

Readers right around the region are enjoying the bigger and better Weekender. One of the most common things we’re hearing is: “I’m gladly paying $2 each week for my Weekender!”

A reminder that if you’re not already getting Weekender delivered to your business or home, it’s a simple as getting in touch with your local newsagent to arrange delivery. And if you have any questions or problems, call our office on 6885 4433.

– Until next week, keep up the great marketing – because your great marketing efforts are helping our whole region!

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Is stress making you unhealthy?

BY ABI JACKSON MOKERS, hands up if you’ve ever found yourself thinking, ‘I really need a ciggie – I’m so stressed!’

Sure, smoking might be bad for your health in general. But it’s good for stress-relief, for calming and soothing those nerves after a tough day, right?

Actually, wrong.

It might feel like it’s helping, at the time, but it’s not really doing anything beneficial for those stress levels – in fact, it could even be making things worse, in the longer run.

International research released in Britain by their Heart Foundation (BHF) shows despite the commonly held idea that smoking’s a stress-reliever, smokers actually have a 70% increased risk of anxiety and depression, compared with non-smokers.

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“Quitting smoking could be the key to improving not only your physical health, but your mental health too,” notes lead researcher Professor Robert West, professor of health psychology at University College London (UCL).

Previously, a review of 26 studies published in the British Medical Journal in 2014 also found that quitting smoking is associated with reduced depression, anxiety and stress, as well as improved positive mood and quality of life (in fact, stubbing out for good had the same, or stronger, effect on treating mood and anxiety disorders as antidepressants).

According to the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), the peak body for community mental health organisations in New South Wales there is a lot of evidence that shows smoking might actually cause stress and that people who give up smoking

are, after a while, less stressed, anxious and depressed.

“When smokers light up, the feeling of reduced stress or relaxation is temporary and is soon replaced by withdrawal symptoms and cravings. While smoking temporarily reduces these cravings and feelings of withdrawal – which are similar to feeling anxious or stressed – it does not reduce or treat the underlying causes of stress,” says Dr Mike Knapton, BHF’s associate medical director.

This doesn’t just apply to smoking. It’s a pattern that can exist in countless forms: binge-eating is a common example, and drug and alcohol abuse will also strike a chord with many.

Of course, not everybody who ever uses the words, ‘We deserve

Anybody who’s ever tried to give up an unhealthy habit will know, it can be damn hard.

The issues of addiction has divided some scientists and therapists in the past, which feeds through to public perceptions (for instance, there is generally still far more support for smokers being addicts, than people who

Mental health matters for seniors

good mental health.

To that end, national mental health advocacy organisation, BeyondBlue, has developed two booklets designed specifically for older people and those caring for them.

The first booklet, Connec-

tions Matter, provides advice for older Australians on how to connect with their community, to ward off loneliness and increase their protection against developing depression and anxiety.

The second booklet, What

AS seniors week celebrations continue across Dubbo and the region this week, it’s important to remember that regardless of age, all Australians deserve

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this slice of cake/glass of wine after the day we’ve had’, will have a problem.

But when these behaviours become a threat to your physical health (which, in the case of alcohol particularly, could happen far more quickly than you’d imagine), as well as your mental health – partly because they’re preventing you addressing the root causes of your distress and seeking appropriate support – they can be cause for concern.

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struggle with over-eating), but whether or not food, for example, is as scientifically-measurable as addictive as a substance like nicotine, shouldn’t distract from the fact that many people need help in combating their unhealthy stress-soothing behaviours.

“I’d maintain that the reason we turn to cigarettes, alcohol, and comfort eating is two-fold,” says John Dicey, managing director and senior therapist at Allen Carr’s Easyway (www.allencarr.com), which helps smokers across the world to quit.

“One; we’re addicted to nicotine, alcohol and sugar/processed carbs, so we suffer the illusion that they relieve stress.

And two; we’re brainwashed into believing these behaviours help with stress. From the image of a smoker or drinker lighting a cigarette [or pouring a drink] after an accident in movies and TV dramas, to Rachel and Monica eating a tub of ice cream in Friends... We’re predisposed to reach for these so-called crutches.”

BREAKING THE CYCLE It might be tough to change an unhealthy stress-induced behaviour pattern, but it can be done. The process starts with recognising what it is you need to change, and wanting to change it.

Remember, habits are only habits because they became habits. And in time, those new healthier behaviours – like eating well and looking after yourself, doing something positive when you’re stressed, like chatting to a friend, dancing, swimming or reading – can become habits too.

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when stress is a problem? Keep a diary. Hedger suggests writing down when you notice an increase in worrying and irritability, are struggling to relax and feel an increasing sense of pressure, or that you’re overwhelmed by the demands facing you. Noting changes in your appetite, sleep patterns and general motivation can be helpful too, as well as physical signs like muscle tension, aches and pains and low energy.

• What’s actually the problem?

Can you identify the root cause of your stress – and can this be addressed? “To directly reduce the stress that’s leading to unhealthy behaviours, we need to understand each problem itself and figure out solutions. Sometimes the problem might simply be that you are feeling stressed and overwhelmed. If this is the case, stop and think about how the unhelpful behaviour reduces this problem – are there alternatives you could try?”

• Keep your priorities “Once you have thought of different options for dealing with the thing that’s made you stressed [including the unhealthy behaviours], think about how each one helps or prevents you from achieving the wider goals in your life.

“For example, if you’ve had a bad day at work and you light a cigarette, what other solutions are there that could also reduce your stress – and how does each solution impact your life? Smoking may lead to a sense of guilt, whereas having a bath and healthy snack may also calm you down, but match better with an ultimate goal of ‘staying healthy’.”

• See the big picture Breaking unhealthy stress habits is likely to take time and patience, but it’s worth it.

Alex Hedger, a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist and clinical director of psychological therapy clinic Dynamic You, shares these tips to help you on your way: • Increase your self-awareness “Keep tabs on your stress levels and other emotions regularly. To break unhealthy ways of coping, you need to be able to identify when you’re actually stressed at the time, rather than after you’ve used the unhealthy habit.”

Unsure how to recognise

“Keep in mind that using alternatives to unhealthy habits is a good thing. But very often, the alternatives don’t feel like they reduce our stress levels quite as much as the unhealthy behaviours. Keep this in mind, as trying out the alternatives might take longer to reduce your stress, but is likely to be much better in the long term.”

Works to Promote Emotional Wellbeing in Older People, identifies and rates the best activities for improving and protecting the mental health of older people.

It has been designed specifically for aged care work-

ers, but is also helpful for everyone who has an older person in their lives.

Both booklets are available online – for more information go to www.beyondblue. org.au/resources/for-me/ older-people.

» Don’t go it alone, get help to quit smoking. Visit http://www. quitnow.gov.au/ or phone 13 78 48 today.

Push for Palliative gathers strength

BY JEN COWLEY EDITOR

HE “Push for Palliative” campaign continued in Dubbo this week, with end-oflife care advocate Dr Yvonne McMaster addressing a meeting of concerned local residents who are determined to see palliative care facilities and resources established in the city.

McMaster told the meeting Dubbo “needs to come out of the dark ages” when it comes to palliative care, which she says is not simply about cancer or “end of life”, but can offer pain control and support for lifestyle options of the patient and their family.

The retired palliative specialist was joined at the public meeting by renal physician Dr Colin McClintock; Narromine councillor Les Lambert who offered a regional perspective and well-known local Lyn Sykes, who shared her experiences with palliative care.

McMaster says she was heartened by the roll-up of concerned locals, and by their overwhelming enthusiasm and support for the campaign.

“I lost count at 120 people,” she told Dubbo Weekender following the meeting. “But the best thing was that so many people came up to us afterwards saying, “I want to be involved – what can I do to help?”

The meeting called on the government and the local health district to instate a Dubbobased palliative physician and “several more specialist palliative care nurses”. Advocates also say Lourdes Hospital should also have more beds allocated to palliative care, which, if funded adequately could save the government and the health district “millions”.

As a result of what McMaster says was a “positive and passionate” meeting, it has been resolved that an advocacy group be formed – called Push for Palliative Dubbo – to gather resources for a manifesto to present to government.

“Governments haven’t planned for this,” McMaster says, adding that while the NSW average for specialist palliative care nurses is 17 per 100,000 the Dubbo region has just six.

“Palliative care is wonderful, but there is just not enough of it in Dubbo and the regions. We are all going to die one day and now is the time to ensure that whatever takes us out, we’ll be prepared and that whatever care is needed is available right here in n Dubbo and out in the

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regions as well.

McMaster told the meeting that at the moment, Dubbo has a tiny “but very committed, skilled group” of full time equivalent specialist PC nurses who are responsible for the palliative care in Dubbo and for “the entire, farflung region” stretching to Cobar, Lightning Ridge, Baradine, Dunedoo and Wellington.

“There is one more for the base hospital, the cancer centre and to visit nursing homes; one in Mudgee, one between Forbes and Parkes and 0.5 in Bourke.”

There is also a fly-in-fly-out specialist doctor coming from Sydney about once a month.

“But here’s the problem,” she said. “Would you want to wait a month in pain or distress?

And the palliative care team are looking after a huge, often scattered population of well over 100,000 people. There can be enormous distances for them to travel.”

The importance of palliative care services to everyone in the community – not just those facing terminal illness or other end-of-life care needs – can’t be overstated.

“You may be surprised to hear that these days a third of the population, that is a third of all of us, will live the last phase of our lives in a Nursing home. For all our sakes, we need the care there to be the best it can be. But at this time they don’t have enough enough registered nurses and they don’t have enough access to specialist palliative care.

“It really is time for the whole community to shout out about what’s needed.”

McMaster says she hopes the redevelopment of the new Dubbo Base Hospital, which is still in the planning stages, will include a designated area for palliative care patients.

Her “Push for Palliative” campaign began in 2011, with a focus on Northern Sydney, but it soon became clear the need for increased services existed statewide. The passionate retiree has continued her battle with bureaucracy and dwindling state coffers ever since, and says it’s “people power” that will see governments recognise and act on the need for specialist palliative care services throughout regional NSW. In 2012, in launching a petition to have the community’s concerns heard, Dr McMaster wrote: “Sadly, I believe that without continued community pressure on the Government, the whole thing will fizzle. A new electoral cycle,, more fiscal stringency and other, louder state’s coffers will mean that demands on the state will have our needs we, the community, commu forgotten unless we keep palforgotte liative care at the forefront of liativ their minds for some time to the come.” co This week, she says public pressure is still the li most powerful tool in the m Push for Palliative camP paign’s armoury. pai

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BY GABRIELLE FAGAN IT could be argued that we’re all artists, snapping away with our mobiles and generally enjoying a more visual world, but all too often our ‘work’ ends up unseen.

Photographs of family, friends and holidays are commonly left lingering on laptops and phones, despite the risk of accidental deletion or a system crash, instead of being out on display.

Google’s vice president Vint Cerf has even warned internet users to print out photographs or risk losing them in the future as technology advances.

Heeding his advice could not only save the heartache of losing a treasure trove of memories, but also provide a brilliant source of decoration for the home. What could be easier than dressing your walls with personal photos and artwork for an instant injection of personality?

“Even a single piece of art, beautifully framed, in the middle of a blank wall can have an enormous impact, especially if the piece is particularly small or particularly large,” says Luci Noel, director of the Affordable Art Fair, which has held 111 events across 11 countries over 16 years, and prides itself on making art accessible for everyone.

“Art creates a real focal point for a room, and symmetry of furniture or furnishings around the piece can also help to draw the eye to it. Conversely, a cluster – known as a ‘salon hang’ – can vary from a few pieces up to an entire wall filled with a collection. Be as creative as you want to be, even hanging objects or mirrors within the cluster to fill a space,” Noel says.

If you’re bewildered by the vast array of art on offer, or struggle to identify which photos to include in your home ‘gallery’, she advises hanging with heart.

“It’s all about browsing at art fairs, visiting galleries to discover what resonates with you. Maybe print off a selection of your photo prints, so over time you can narrow down your choice,” she says.

“Art should be an emotional experience – buy only what you love and what you want to live with and will enjoy every day. It’s all about personalising your space and making it unique to you.”

SNAP IT UP TRADITIONALLY, the walls of ancestral homes were hung with elaborate paintings of family members – and now, the modern, affordable equivalent is photographic family portraits.

“We find scaled-up individual portraits and group family member portraits are the most popular styles for wall art,” says Richard Mayfield, a family photography specialist.

“There are lots of ways to display photographic wall art. Individual shots can be

Sunlight can zap leather furniture

THIS IS WHY YOU D.I.Y.

BY SAMANTHA MAZZOTTA Q: My sister-in-law said that my new leather lounge is going to be ruined because it’s in a room that’s too sunny. I’ve never heard of such a thing.

What do you say? - Chad B. A: She’s right – sunlight can damage leather. The sun’s ultraviolet rays have a bleaching effect on leather – drying it out and causing the colour

to fade and cracks to appear in the surface. That goes for wood furniture, too. Even faux leather, cloth and other furniture materials are at risk from excessive sunlight.

At the same time, there’s nothing better than lounging on the sofa on a warm day with the sun streaming in.

Having a house with a lot of natural sunlight in the main living areas also is nice, but creates a problem for keeping furniture looking good.

It’s not hopeless, though,

even if your sister-in-law’s advice seemed a bit alarmist.

There are a number of things you can do to protect your sofa from sunlight.

First, if you bought your sofa at a large furniture store you may have been offered UV protection as an extra feature. Or, the UV protection could have been added to the leather by the manufacturer.

If you’re not sure, check your purchase receipt, or contact the store or the manufacturer to find out.

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art is blown up into high-impact images and displayed as a focal point. Another successful approach is for each family member to be shot separately rather than as a group – which captures the personality of the various individuals, then each can be framed and the prints grouped together on a wall.”

TOP TIP: Create a gallery in a hallway or corridor – use matching frames in the same size and hang them in rows to draw your eye along the space, suggests Mayfield. If your photo selection is random, take images to a pro photo shop and consider making them all monochrome with the same finish, then mount in frames in one colour to give cohesion to a display.

GET FOCUSED: Find a photography studio that offers studio time, digital retouching and a framed photograph. Some give you the option to embrace the future by having your photographs enhanced with a 3-D effect.

Mindful of boring friends with endless holiday snaps, I particularly like the idea of focusing on one classic shot of a favourite holiday destination and having it personalised in a print.

OUT OF THE FRAME PHOTOS and paintings don’t tell the whole story when it comes to art, as our desire for more decorative interiors has inspired a revival of artistic effects on everything, from murals to furniture.

“The great thing about adding art to your home is that it can be done on practically any budget,” says Katie Watson, a furniture store interior designer.

“Whether it’s investing in a painted piece of furniture or framing old postcards or vintage prints, creating a cool, cohesive look is simple, effective and a great way to bring a home to life.”

TOP TIP: It’s generally agreed that the centre point of a piece of art should be at your eye height, although there may have to be a compromise if you or your partner are considerably different heights, says Noel.

“A mid point of 150-165 centimetres is usually comfortable for most people.”

GET FOCUSED: Wall murals, once out of fashion, have won back their style credentials. There are numerous online libraries offering a comprehensive range of foreign landscapes, feature shots and famous views from the Pyramids to the Eiffel Tower.

WALL EFFECTS KICKING convention out the window and displaying images you really love will result in walls that speak volumes about your taste and way of life.

“Artwork – and that’s such a broad term, it can cover everything from wall

If it wasn’t included by the store or manufacturer, you can treat the leather with a conditioner that includes UV protection. Again, check first with the manufacturer (you can almost always find information on its website) to see if any leather conditioners should be avoided for your specific model sofa.

Even with a UV protectant on the leather, you still need to limit the sunlight that actually reaches the surface. It’s fine to let the sun stream in while you’re using the room that the

stickers through to a collection of framed favourite magazine covers – is such an easy way to add visual impact in any space,” says creative stylist Claire Hornby.

“A vibrant or quirky piece of artwork adds a splash of personality in an instant. If hanging prints isn’t quite your thing, consider utilising shelving space and carefully display framed artwork on it, or simply put prints on the floor and lean against a wall. For an inexpensive, imaginative touch, use your children’s artwork – the more abstract and playful the pictures, the more striking the display will be.”

TOP TIP: Don’t be afraid to put a larger picture next to a smaller one, but perhaps balance it by having two or three small pictures taking up the same space as the larger one, suggests Noel. “A series of different sized pieces can look striking when carefully spaced and hung at the same mid-point, but allow each one enough room to breathe. Don’t be tempted to hang paintings or prints too close together.”

GET FOCUSED: A wall sticker depicting a masterpiece by UK street graffiti Banksy would give any room an edgy feel, for example. Or, call up vibrantly coloured Superheroes for a stylish touch – comic book heroes can be a great feature on wacky wall art.

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sofa is in. You can place a throw or afghan over the parts of the sofa that are hit directly by sunlight. But when you’re not using the room, close the curtains on windows through which the sun is streaming directly. This not only keeps out light, it helps maintain the temperature of the room – another factor that affects the look and lifespan of your furniture.

TIP: Spilled water on your leather sofa? Blot it up immediately and let the area dry away from direct sunlight.

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BY JOANN DERSON z When you make a meringue, be sure to spread it all the way to the crust on all sides. If you do, it will not shrink. z A plastic shopping bag can be a handy hand cover in many situations. Keep them close if you are painting, doing a DIY art project, working in the shop with sticky or greasy materials, or baking and working with dough. If you’re interrupted,

simply slip a bag over your hands to answer the phone or door, etc. It’s much quicker than washing and drying your hands, and you can go right back to it once you’ve dealt with the interruption. z To clean burned-on bits from your cast-iron skillet, scrub with a plastic scrubbie and salt as an abrasive. Dry immediately and rub with oil to keep moist. z Metal shower hooks can be used in the sewing basket to hold safety pins. They can be

used in a jewellery box to keep costume rings together as well. z Line the edges of a plastic shower curtain on both sides with duct tape. Then snip out a few holes through the tape edging. You can use the holes to tie the plastic stretched out between trees for a windbreak or as a quick shelter from the rain. You can tie bagged sand to the corners and use as a car cover, or stake it to the ground under your blanket to avoid ground moisture. There are lots of possibilities.

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“It’s all Greek to me”, says Natalie Holmes – but after sampling some of the delights of Mediterranean cooking, she leaves the Greek Community Cultural Centre feeling rounded and satisfied. WORDS Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Kaitlyn Rennie REEK food might not be to everyone’s tastes, but I can’t for the life of me think of anyone who would not relish the flavours of salads filled with Kalamata olives, crisp capsicum and fresh tomatoes, slow-cooked braised lamb, exotic vegetables and custard-filled pastries laden with syrupy goodness.

This fare is filling and delicious, not only for the taste, but in the way the food complements the very essence of being Greek, of family gatherings, of social occasions, of meeting after church.

Cook Peter Skordalis is the president of Dubbo’s Greek community and has lived in the area for many years.

Born in Greece, he moved to Australia when he was 17. Although he has always loved good food, it wasn’t until he was an adult that he started cooking and experimenting with flavours, all the while drawing on his Greek heritage for inspiration.

Skordalis says the secret to becoming a good cook is sampling the cuisine and making sure it fits the bill.

“When you like eating the food, you become a good cook,” he says, which brings to mind the expression ‘never trust a skinny cook’.

“If you see a slim cook in the restaurant, walk out,” Skordalis jokes, patting his own tummy to emphasise

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“The fat cook tastes everything and he knows the job is done. And to become a good cook, you have to like food.”

Wise words indeed.

Skordalis’ mother and sisters were the cooks in his family when he was growing up and he only began to make the kitchen his own domain after emigrating as a teenager. In that regard, he is mostly self-taught.

“They did most of the cooking when I lived in Greece,” he explains.

“Most of what I’ve learned, I read in books.”

Of his approach to cooking, Skordalis says that using a little bit of imagination goes a long way.

“After you’ve cooked a few meals, you learn that everything goes with everything.

“As long as it tastes good,” he adds.

The other important aspect of Greek cooking or any style of cooking for that matter, is using fresh, quality products.

“Use the best, top shelf olive oil, along with garlic, onion, ginger and oregano,” Skordalis says.

“Use good quality or don’t bother. You can’t have good food without good ingredients. Using cheap stuff is not the same.”

There’s no distinct differences between Greek and Australian produce, and Skordalis says you can buy most international ingredients in local supermarkets these days.

Slow-cooking meat is a Greek tradition and using young animals for their tenderness is also preferred.

“If you want it to taste good, it takes a long time. It tastes better if it’s soft and tender.”

In Greek terms, that also gives family and friends time to catch up with a refreshing hot or cold drink while the food simmers in its own juices, all the while emitting a mouth-watering aroma that would whet the appetite of even the most hardened foodie.

“It’s a tradition to gather together, cook a meal such as a lamb on a spit or bring meals to share, for everyone to eat and drink together,” Skordalis explains.

“We share a meal after church as a community on Sunday, or with family during the week. It’s a special time and when you get the chance, you do it.

“Sometimes, it’s the only chance you can get the family together.”

As well as being the head of his household, Skordalis is the main cook.

“If I’m not there, my wife would starve,” he laughs.

Another tradition that will be observed by Greek Or-

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thodox families in the lead-up to Easter is a 50 day fasting period where some foods are limited or excluded. This will be followed by an Easter soup containing lamb tripe, heart and lungs. » Peter Skordalis will be offering Greek cooking classes at the Greek Community Cultural Centre beginning on Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29 from 6pm to 10pm to cook and then enjoy.

These classes will run for 12 weeks. Interested participants can call Peter Skordalis on 0439 688 553.

KHOUZI ALA TIMMAN Lamb Shanks and Rice (pasta*) Lamb is a traditional meat in Greece, with the animal slaughtered at a young age to ensure tenderness. If older lambs are used, cooking times need to be adjusted. *Rice can be substituted with pasta as in this case.

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Serves 6 Cooking time: 2 ½ hours Ingredients 6 lamb shanks, cracked Cold water 1 noomi (dried lime) or strip of lemon rind 1 large onion, finely chopped ¼ cup oil 1 teaspoon baharat (Middle Eastern spice mix) ½ teaspoon turmeric 2 cups chopped, peeled tomatoes Salt Freshly ground black pepper For serving: Timman (pasta) Method 1. Rinse lamb shanks in cold water and place in a large pot with cold water to just cover meat. Add noomi or lemon rind and bring slowly to the boil, skimming as required.

2. In a separate pan, gently fry onion in oil until transparent. Add baharat and turmeric and fry for a further one minute. Add tomatoes, about 2 teaspoons salt and pepper to taste.

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3. When lamb shank liquid is well-skimmed and simmering, add tomato mixture, cover and simmer gently for 1 ½ to 2 hours until meat is very tender. Towards end of cooking, place lid on an angle on the pot so that the liquid can reduce to a thick sauce.

4. Arrange lamb shanks on a bed of timman or pasta, pour sauce over and serve with salad and khoubiz (flat bread).

KOTOPOULO ME BAMYES Chicken with Okra (a type of bean) Proceed as for Kotopoulo Kapama. Lightly brown 500g of prepared okra in a little butter. Prepare okra (ladies fingers) by trimming the stem end and around the conical stem attached to the pod, removing a thin layer. Fuzz can be removed if desired by rubbing pod gently with a scourer. Add the browned okra to chicken 20 minutes before the end of cooking time.

KOTOPOULO KAPAMA Braised Chicken Serves 6 Cooking time 1 ½ hours Ingredients 1 chicken, about 2kg ¼ cup butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 ½ cups chopped, peeled tomatoes 1 tablespoon tomato paste ½ cup dry white wine 1 bay leaf 2 pieces cinnamon bark ½ teaspoon sugar Salt Freshly ground black pepper Method 1. Cut chicken into serving pieces and wipe dry. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan or flameproof casserole and brown chicken on all sides. Remove to a plate when browned.

2. Reduce heat and add onion and garlic. Fry gently until onion is transparent and add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. Return chicken to pan, cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.

4. Remove bay leaf and cinnamon bark and serve.

Note: braised chicken may also be cooked in a moderately slow oven, 160 degrees for 1 – 1 ½ hours.

GALATOBOUREKO Custard Pie This is the most popular dessert in Greece and can be found in every local café, along with the ever-delicious baklava. Pastry desserts are the most representative of the traditional Greek sweets. The best time for enjoying these delicacies is either mid-morning or late afternoon.

At those hours, Greeks usually meet at the local out-

door pastry shop for a cup of coffee. Honey, produced in abundance by apiarists in most regions of Greece, is used in many syrup desserts and has an exquisite taste as well as nutritional value. Phyllo (Filo) dough stretched to a thin, transparent sheet is the basis for most Greek syrup desserts.

Serves: 12 Cooking time: 1 hour Oven temperature: 180 degrees Ingredients 4 cups milk ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup fine semolina ¼ cup butter Grated rind of ½ lemon Piece of cinnamon bark Pinch of salt 5 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 10 sheets filo pastry ¾ cup melted, unsalted butter Syrup: 1 cup sugar ¾ cup water Piece of cinnamon bark 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Method 1. Mix milk, sugar, semolina, butter, lemon rind, cinnamon bark and salt in a heavy based saucepan and heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Let custard bubble gently over low heat for 5 minutes.

2. Take from heat and remove cinnamon. Cover with a piece of buttered paper to prevent skin forming. When cool, blend in eggs and vanilla.

3. Butter a 33 x 23 cm oven dish. Place half of the filo pastry sheets in the dish, brushing each sheet with the melted butter.

4. Pour in custard and top with remaining filo sheets, again brushing each sheet with melted butter as it is placed in position. Brush top with remaining butter and score through top three sheets of filo in 8cm squares or diamonds.

5. Trim edges and bake in a moderate oven for 45 minutes until pastry is golden brown and custard is set when tested with a knife. Remove from oven and cool thoroughly in the dish.

6. Dissolve sugar in water over low heat, increase heat to medium and bring to boil. Add cinnamon bark and lemon juice and boil for 10 minutes.

7. Cool syrup to lukewarm before straining and pouring over the cool pie. Leave until cold before serving.

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A mid-week veg out

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HE perfect mid-week meal to make your hump day even sweeter: Haloumi and Vegetable Stack As far as creativity in the kitchen is concerned, mid-week dinners rarely render anything but mediocrity. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who, these days, has the time or energy to put a whole lot of thought into what they plate up at the end of a busy work day? Taking a few steps to be a little prepared can help.

I try to plan my weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinners every Sunday so I can shop for the seven days ahead. It makes my crazy life a little more manageable (and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have kids â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how so many women manage)! It also helps ensure I remember to remove the meat from the freezer the night before so it can defrost in the fridge for the next nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinner.

I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so organised last week and so, come hump day, I come home to open the fridge and find nothing there. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d forgotten to get the meat for dinner. I live with a very active, meat-loving husband, so substantial dinners are non-negotiable in our house. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I always have a stash of haloumi on hand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the nights when either I forget to plan ahead or when I want a quick, simple and always satisfying mid-week dinner.

Try this Haloumi and Vegetable Stack recipe and visit my website to let me know what you think and tell me about your go-to mid-week dinner.

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Haloumi and Vegetable Stack Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 250gm haloumi, halved lengthways ½ egglplant, cut lengthways into ½ centimetre-thick slices 1 medium red capsicum, halved 2 field mushrooms 4 brussel sprouts, bases removed and sliced 2 small red chillis, chopped finely 1 dessertspoon tamari, plus extra Fresh basil, to taste Method 1. In a large non-stick frypan over low-

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medium heat, cook eggplant until soft to touch (about 5 minutes) then flip to cook the other sides. Remove from pan and set aside 2. Meanwhile, in a small frypan over medium-high heat, cook capsicum (cut side down to trap heat for faster cooking) for about 5 minutes then flip to cook the other sides until softened but still slightly crisp.

Remove from pan and set aside 3. In the large frypan, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook haloumi and whole mushrooms over medium heat for about 5 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and set aside.

4. Meanwhile, in the small frypan, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook brussel sprouts, and chilli over low heat until soft

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(about 3 minutes). Add tamari and stir to fry off.

5. Ready to plate up! Layer eggplant, capsicum, haloumi, mushroom and brussel sprouts on the plate and top with fresh basil and a drizzle of tamari.

Enjoy!

Serves 2

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The tables are turning in Nashville

Nashville at night.

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BY JEZ SMADJA HERE'S a reason why it's called the Music City. I've just cleared customs at Nashville International and I've already spotted Keith Urban (the country music superstar, American Idol judge and Nicole Kidman's husband) wheeling a baggage trolley through the terminal. He's every bit the chisel-jawed heart-throb in real life as he is on screen. But when I later mention my sighting to local residents, they simply shrug and say that seeing Keith Urban round these parts is #nobigdeal.

What else would you expect in Nashville, this genteel and unhurried yet proudly cosmopolitan city, reared right in the middle of the Bible Belt? It's a place where Southern hospitality is doled out in super-sized portions, and where the Tennessee accent, sweet like honey molasses, is strung with phrases like "y'all" and "sure is". Counting a population of 609,000, Nashville surely has more music professionals per capita than anywhere else in the world: singers, songwriters, guitar pickers, record execs, studio engineers – you name it, and every one has a celebrity tale to tell.

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This is, after all, the town that launched the careers of Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn, a town where Elvis recorded 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' in the wood-panelled RCA Studio B. It's where Bob Dylan made Blonde on Blonde, and where countless artists have slipped their demo tapes to the execs along Music Row, a place that is to Country music what Madison Avenue is to advertising. One of them was Taylor Swift, the biggest-selling artist of 2013, who's so fond of Nashville that she's bought four apartments in Downtown.

If you've come here for country music, bluegrass or folk, you won't have to look too far. Seven days a week, the flashing neon lights of Lower Broadway – "Lower Broad" to the yellow taxi drivers – alert you to the honky-tonks where down-on-their-luck pickers once came to make their dreams come true. On this stretch, you'll find Legend's Corner just a few doors down from locals' favourite, Robert's Western World, with its famous wall of cowboy boots. And then there's Tootsie's, where stars like Hank Williams and Johnny Cash piled in through the back door after playing the Ryman Auditorium across the alleyway.

Taylor Swift at the Grand Ole Opry. PHOTO: PA/CHRIS HOLLO

Eclipse junkies head for the Arctic, but the travel costs will be astronomical

BY PIERRE-HENRY DESHAYES

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OSLO: Die-hard eclipse junkies from around the world are expected to brave polar bears and frostbite in the Arctic today (Friday, March 20) to savour three minutes of total darkness when the moon totally blocks the sun.

The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, located 1300 kilometres from the North Pole, is along with the Faroe Islands the only place the total eclipse will be visible.

Elsewhere only a partial eclipse will be seen at best.

Svalbard’s population will almost double for the eclipse, as 1500 to 2000 visitors are expected to fly in to watch the phenomenon that has fascinated mankind since the beginning of time.

The total eclipse, the only one this year, is expected to begin in Svalbard at 1111 local time (2111 AEDT).

Agnese Zalcmane, a 30-year-old IT employee from Latvia who already has four eclipses under her belt, made the trip to Svalbard, along with seven friends.

“I love the feeling. It’s so strange. The sun is there but it’s not there. There’s a ring

around it, the diamond ring, that looks amazing. There are no words to describe it,” says Zalcmane, who has already travelled to Siberia, China, Australia and Kenya to follow her passion.

An eclipse is something “you can’t order”.

“It just happens. Nowadays you can buy pretty much everything but you just can’t buy that,” she gushes.

While you can’t buy an eclipse, you can put a price on it.

In Longyearbyen, Svalbard’s main town with 2100 inhabitants, hotels have been almost fully booked for years ahead of the

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.03.2015 to Sunday 22.03.2015 But on a Monday night, there's only one place to be, and that's 3rd & Lindsley. It's a Nashville institution and that's thanks to the Time Jumpers, a loose association of seasoned studio musicians. The band's line-up changes, but tonight, wearing a forest green polo shirt, is country music legend Vince Gill. The audience is made up of professional musicians in ten-gallon hats and country music afficionados – German singer of pop hit 99 Red Balloons among them – all sipping on beers and Tennessee bourbons. The crowd laps up Gill's swing and blues standards, and he repays them with a barnstorming version of Trouble In Mind.

Nashville is uniquely set up to market its rich country music heritage to tourists. There's a new Johnny Cash Museum off Broadway, the astonishing Hatch Show Print, where they're still making posters on hand-cranked letterpress machines a century later, and the restored Ryman Auditorium, former church and home of the legendary Grand Ole Opry radio show, before it moved to the more spacious Grand Ole Opry House.

Yet at the same time, Nashville seems to be on the cusp of something genuinely fresh and exciting, with not a rhinestone or Acme cowboy boot in sight.

It's why artists like the Kings of Leon, the Black Keys and Jack White from the White Stripes, as well as top chefs, fashion designers and film-makers, are making Nashville their home. The Music City has undergone a creative renaissance; GQ magazine has dubbed it Nowville and in the New York Times it's been called "It" City, stealing the limelight from other up-and-coming US destinations like Austin and Portland.

A few blocks south of Broadway is Third Man Records, the record label set up by singer/record producer Jack White, whose move to Nashville sparked the city's artistic rebirth. The brick warehouse lies in a former industrial district called Sobro, where the Union Pacific freight train rattles on towards Chattanooga. The operation opened its doors in March 2009 and combines a kitchly decorated record shop with a recording studio and a 250-seat venue called the Blue Room. Here, fans have been treated to performances by The Shins, The Kills and even Jerry Lee Lewis. (The shows are recorded direct-to-acetate and vinyl copies are then sold to attendees.)

Behind the record shop counter, a gap-toothed girl with a passing resemblance to Sissy Spacek puts the needle on the latest Third Ear record by The Haden Triplets. "Nashville's kinda quiet this week. Everyone's in South By," she says, meaning SXSW, the annual indie music and film festival in Austin, Texas.

Just down the street is Peg-Leg Porker, a barbecue restaurant flying its true Southern colours. It's a relatively recent addition to the neighbourhood but already a solid favourite, thanks to its paprika-rubbed dry barbecue ribs, tender pulled pork and smoky pulled chicken. Peg-Leg Porker also produces its own Tennessee Bourbon. Outside, on event, and the few available rooms are now going for astronomical rates: 5000 kroner ($A800) a night for a double room and up to five times more for an apartment on the rental website Airbnb.

“We’re very concerned that people will arrive here without making sure they have a roof over their heads,” says Ronny Brunvoll, the head of the Visit Svalbard tourism association.

“People have to understand that we are a small village close to the North Pole and we can’t just build a new hotel or redirect them to a neighbouring village.”

The General Jackson Showboat. PHOTOS: PA

RCA Studio B.

The Symphony.

4th July in Nashville. PHOTO: PA/GARY LAYDA

The Lane Motor Museum.

Nashville on the map. PHOTO: PA/THINKSTOCKPHOTOS

the sun-strafed terrace, the restaurant owner is talking to a couple deliberating over which car to get Carrie Underwood for her next video – just another typical Nashville pastoral.

neighbourhoods like Five Points, Historic Edgefield and East End. Unlike the big skyscrapers in Downtown, East Nashville has long avenues of brightly-painted bungalows, with clipped lawns and rockingchair porches, interspersed with Baptist The food scene in Nashville is also hotchurches, a sign of the historic Africanter than a poker right now. While you American community. Not surprisingly, can eat yourself a belt-buckle larger with artists have moved in en masse.

Southern staples like fried chicken, bisFive Points, so called because it sits at cuits and gravy, and cherry pie, there's the junction of five roads, lines up resalso a lot of forward-thinking, hometaurants like Marche, a market and bisspun cuisine made from locally sourced tro banking on its farmyard-to-the-table ingredients. You can witness this first formula, and The Pharmacy, where the hand across the Cumberland River in burgers are made from Tennessee beef the enclave of East Nashville, around and have been drawing serious critical attention.

Fans of Mexican food head TRAVEL FACTS for Mas Taco Por Favor, Q Jez Smadja was a guest of Brand USA. For more inforonce a food truck, now a mation, visit www.DiscoverAmerica.com bona fide bricks-and-morQ For more information on visiting Nashville, Tennessee, tar success story. visit www.visitmusiccity.com and www.tnvacation.com But it's not just Five

Located at 78 degrees North, temperatures in Svalbard can fall to -20 Celsius at this time of year in the tundra, where roaming polar bears pose a real threat to people.

In the past four decades, there have been five deadly polar bear attacks in the archipelago.

Nowadays, people must either carry a rifle or be accompanied by an armed guide if they want to leave inhabited areas.

“In the past few months, there have been several bears close to and even in Longyearbyen. The danger (of an attack) exists even if the chances are

small,” Brunvoll says.

The threat does not seem to have dissuaded tourists though, with some already arriving from as far away as Japan, Australia and the United States.

The Faroe Islands, a Danish autonomous territory located north of Britain and home to 50,000 people, is also expecting a surge of more than 8000 eclipse tourists, according to tourism officials.

US astronomer Victoria Sahami, a tour leader for the Sirius Travel agency specialised in astronomic tourism, said the phenomenon is primarily attracting “die-hard eclipse chasers”.

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Points that's experiencing an injection of new energy. 12South, in the south of the city, is a neighbourhood of 10-blocks boasting shops such as Las Paletas Gourmet Popsicles, which sells lollipops in bizarre flavours like chocolatedipped avocado, and imogene+willie, a former service station selling custommade jeans. And over in Marathon City, on the northside of town, a converted car factory now houses boutique fashion marques, a craft whiskey distillery, and The Old Time Pickin Parlor where you can pick up mandos, banjos and custommade Boo Ray straps.

Outside, in the street, is a huge mural that I've seen in strategic locations all over Nashville. It has red and white vertical stripes, three stars on a blue circle, and in large capital letters the words: I Believe In Nashville. Though I've only been here 48 hours, I can safely say I'm a believer too.

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Art quota grows in small town show

BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

ROM small beginnings, Wellington Quota Club’s biennial art exhibition has really grown in stature since its inception a few years ago.

With such a plethora of artists in the area, it’s no surprise that locals are supporting the event, but it is also now attracting artists from across the Central West and beyond, with amateurs and professionals competing on the same platform.

This year’s event was no exception, with 280 entries arriving on the doorstep of the Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club for inclusion. The allocated auditorium space diminishes each time, with the room feeling smaller with the growing number of entrants.

The appeal lies in both the exposure offered and the prizemoney available across seven categories: portraiture, landscape, animals, drawing, open, photography and textiles, along with a section for junior exhibitors. The organisers have scrapped still life for whatever reason as no explanation was given when asked.

The quality of entries was superb and judge Kim Goldsmith said it was great to see so many professional artists supporting shows such as this.

Here, I would have to disagree – there are plenty of platforms for professional artists to have their work displayed.

For those not at this level, Goldsmith said “it’s a valuable opportunity to look at your work in context...to see how your skill stands up in public”.

Having an event open to artists of all capabilities, to me, reduces the opportunity for amateurs to actually win a prize (with a couple of notable exceptions).

That said, there was certainly a diversity of work from the beginners up to those who have been selling art for upwards of 40 years.

There was a strong zoo theme in evidence, perhaps because of the local artists’ proximity to Australia’s largest open range zoo and the inspiration it provides.

Goldsmith was certainly impressed by the works on display and in her summarising commentary, said she was drawn to those works which incited an emotional response.

“Beyond judging each section for the usual display of skills or craftsmanship, I take into account the emotional impact I have with a work – and that is the power of art.

“As well as colours, form, composition and rhythm, there’s perspective – both represented and an opinion of viewpoint. In this case, my viewpoint, influenced by experiences, memories, people places and having looked at a lot of art over the years.”

Dubbo artist Leanne Watt did well, winning both the portrait and landscape sections, with her monochrome drawing of famed musician Muddy Waters and a colourful iguana.

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David Lake won the landscape section, and although it’s not my cup of tea, this section is always well-supported in any art show, with a lot of traditionalists such as Bill O’Shea, along with a cheeky impression of Bald Hill by Matilda Julian.

The open category was interesting, with a lot of the still life artists moving over here with nowhere else to go. It was won by Mark Feeney with an interesting work titled Cast and Riveted Gate.

It appealed to Goldsmith’s rural background, and she said “his composition and skill with the brush had me wanting to put my hand on the gate to walk through to the other side”.

Mark Bromage won the drawing section with a beautiful portrait called Man with a Beret. The picture told a thousand words at least.

Upcoming artist Paige Tolhurst bravely entered both the adult and junior categories, winning the under 18 section. Her entry in

the open section, The Naked Lady, was indeed striking and showed a lot of promise for her in the future.

Tye Fitzsimmons was the standout in the under 12s, and Fitsimmons was certainly ahead of the rest in artistic terms.

Winner of the textiles section was Leonie Parker-Lee who also entered across the painting and photography sections and is also among the organisers. It must have been a busy time for her!

The people’s choice prize went to Robert Keen for his endearing pastel portrait of three inquisitive kelpies, entitled Who Me? All in all, this was a fabulous display of the talents that abound in this region. It was held in support of the Hear our Heart and PAPA projects, and was well worth the short drive to see the visual feast. The exhibition was open all weekend, preluded by a wine and cheese night, which I have attended in the past with much delight and will be looking forward to next time around.

... It’s a valuable opportunity to look at yourr work in context...to see how your skill stands up in public” - Kim V. Goldsmith, judge.

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Give your regards to Broadway

BY VIVIENNE WINTHER DIRECTOR MACQUARIE CONSERVATORIUM

HE great Broadway musicals of past years are riding a wave of popularity in Australia at the moment. Opera Australia productions of the Rodgers and Hammerstein hits South Pacific and The King and I have brought in record new audiences, with Cole Porter’s Anything Goes being produced by the same company this year.

A shoestring production of Sweet Charity in a minor Sydney theatre last year was such a hit, it stepped up to a repeat season at the Sydney Opera House and a state-wide tour.

The film world has also signalled the musical is back. Stephen Sondheim’s 1986 musical Into the Woods reached a world-wide audience through the Oscar-nominated film. A new film of Frank Loesser’s 1950’s musical Guys and Dolls is in development, with Hunger Games: Mockinjay screenwriter Danny Strong penning a revised version, and hot actors Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt proposed for the roles made famous by Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando in an earlier film version. And it’s a race against time for Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim’s 1959 hit Gypsy to be made into a film starring Barbara Streisand, before the legendary singing actress is too old to star in it.

Not that musicals have ever gone away, with more recent mainstream blockbusters Les Misérables, Lion King, Wicked and Legally Blonde holding the fort strongly for lengthy seasons in Australian capital cities.

But professional revivals of older shows, particularly those from 1930 to 1950, were more unusual, and mainly the province of amateur music clubs.

It’s called the golden age of musicals, that time before and after the Second World War when a new Broadway show contained a dozen or more hit songs that made sheet music sales soar, and then crossed over to a blockbuster Hollywood film for even greater box office success. The era of Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe was the time when many of the greatest musicals premiered on Broadway in New York.

Singers from ACT chamber opera company Stopera explore this rich repertoire in their concert performance Broadway Melodies, on tour in regional NSW this March.

Looking at the list of songs in their concert, the legendary partnership of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein features strongly, with songs from Oklahoma, The King and I, South Pacific and Carousel.

“There’s just no escaping how beautiful their songs are – Some enchanted evening, Oh what a beautiful morning, People will say we’re in love – these are songs with perfectly matched melodies and words, says singer Rohan Thatcher.

Rohan is following a strong tradition of operatic baritones singing repertoire from musicals; the original Broadway production of South Pacific starred the Metropolitan Opera singer Ezio Pinza, who launched the song Some Enchanted Evening on its way.

Great song writing partnerships like that of Rodgers and Hammerstein abound in the world of Broadway musicals. Brothers Ira and George Gershwin

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wrote about a dozen shows together, with many of their songs having a life off the stage as jazz standards.

“We are sneaking into the opera world with three numbers from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess,” says soprano Rachael Duncan.

“It’s officially an opera, but its first big production was on Broadway, and the style of the songs is more in the musical tradition than the operatic. In any case, there’s no way I’m missing the chance to sing one of my favourite songs, Summertime.”

Another favourite of the three singers is the impeccably stylish Cole Porter, who didn’t need a song-writing partner at all.

“Cole Porter is meant to have quipped to his friend Irving Berlin ‘Does it really take two people to write a song?’ because, unlike Rodgers and Hammerstein, both Porter and Berlin wrote their own lyrics to their own music for their hit Broadway shows,” says soprano Rebecca Collins.

“Irving Berlin came up with a really funny dialogue for two singers in the competitive duet Anything you can do I can do better from Annie get your gun.

And Cole Porter had an equal talent for humour and romance, which we feature in two contrasting songs from Kiss Me Kate, his musical based on the Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew.”

Another solo song-writer, Frank Loesser is represented with songs from Guys and Dolls, a musical about gangsters and the Salvation Army, based on the stories of the quintessential New

Above, sopranos Rachael Duncan and Rebecca Collins. Right, Baritone Rohan Thatcher. PHOTO: GREG MARGINSON/STOPERA

Yorker Damon Runyon.

“It’s interesting there’s a new film of Guys and Dolls on the horizon, we found we just had to include three songs from that show,” says Rebecca.

“In the swing number, If I were a bell, Loesser captures the craziness of falling in love with some great similes: if I were a bell I’d be ringing, if I were a bridge I’d be burning, if I were a gate I’d be swinging.

“Rebecca and I also do the catchy little duet Marry the man today from Guys and Dolls,” says Rachael.

“In planning their strategy to get married to their man before trying to change him, the girls note you can’t get alterations on a dress you haven’t bought, and you mustn’t squeeze the melon till you get the melon home!”

With humour, romance, drama and most of all, memorable melodies, the Broadway musical of the golden age has it all, according to these performers.

“I’m not surprised audiences are lining up for revivals of old musicals, and I really understand singers itching to be cast in them, because it’s all there, the songs, the characters, the comedy and the tragedy,” says Rohan.

With humour, romance, drama and most of all, memorable melodies, the Broadway musical of the golden age has it all, according to these performers.

“With new audiences of all ages keen to see film and stage versions of musicals from past decades, it certainly doesn’t look like they are fading away.

And there is a flow-on effect, with more interest in new musicals as well – there are quite a few Australian musicals making it to first productions today, more than we’ve seen for a while. So it’s a win for all musicals!”

Stopera performs Broadway Melodies at Macquarie Conservatorium Dubbo on Friday March 27 at 7.30pm and gives a masterclass for solo singers on Saturday March 28 at 11am. Visit www.macqcon. org.au for bookings.

What’s on » March 27: Stopera in Broadway Melodies: Concert, Macquarie Conservatorium 7.30pm » March 28: Masterclass with Stopera, Macquarie Conservatorium 11.00am » March 29: Student concert, Macquarie Conservatorium 3pm » More info: www.macqcon.org.au

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Ignorance no virtue from Birdman critic HE winner of the most recent Academy Award for Best Film, Birdman, has evidently done what any superior artistic expression should – it’s received polarising reviews and even been the basis for an irrational and dangerously ignorant comment from a former federal opposition leader, Mark Latham.

The first mistake Latham made in his comments was not once referring to the the hated film by its complete name.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) has a deliberately original screenplay and cinematography, and would be found on the margin of normal entertainment. However, having reflected intermittently for the past month since watching it, I realise its content is comparable with Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking Blade Runner.

Birdman utilised cinematic genre and technicality to uphold its content’s integrity, much like Blade Runner did, by consciously incorporating sophisticated camerawork and scene setting into the storytelling. These films don’t just rely on headline film techniques such as characterisation and dialogue, but create underlying values and ideas for the entire film’s features to communicate a more substantial narrative.

Because Birdman simultaneously delivers several story levels, the audience needs to be totally engaged with the film to appreciate its purpose – which isn’t to give viewers a physiological rush as boundless action and booming complementary non-diegetic music does.

It’s probably the opposite. The final few minutes of the film reveal this when the protagonist Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), descends into a psychotic episode (with the license of characterised supernaturalism – meaning he flies over New York City as the Birdman), takes flight and encounters an action scene not unlike those of any recent superhero movie.

Birdman was essentially written to communicate to different people on dif-

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

ferent levels. It takes a cynical swipe at the film critic’s occupation, reveals the vanity and self-absorption of a playwright or any script writer, gives contemporary comment on the superficial power and exposure especially a celebrity can receive through viral social media for doing seemingly very little, highlights the sexism that most probably exists in the film industry (which not only Mario Puzo’s The Godfather did in the 1960s, but also in the Australian medical industry as recently exposed), shows the particular consequences of negligent and single parenting, just to name a few.

But mostly, Birdman is a milestone in film because of its deliberate idiosyncrasy. We are all well aware of the franchises that perpetuate sequels delivering millions in profits, and that seemingly don’t provide much intellectual stimulation. However, for what hugely financially successful films lack, it is contained in Birdman’s discourse; that because this film sticks out from others, it will be hated by the mainstream.

A film such as Birdman can never be ‘epic’ like the Godfather saga, Lawrence of Arabia, Titanic, or The Shawshank Redemption all are. However, its contribution to discourse surrounding cinematography and more technical aspects of film is profound.

Back to Latham. The film motivated him to deliver an irrational and ill-in-

A screenshot from Birdman: The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance. PHOTO: FOX

formed comment piece on mental health in which he described the serious issue as an ‘in-vogue’ subject which, granted, it is. I don’t see why this is a bad thing.

Among a number of superlatives and universal declarations he makes, one was: “The latest fad is to diagnose every citizen as suffering from depression and anxiety.”

With Australia’s current shortage of psychiatrists, I find this difficult to believe.

I wonder if Latham is aware that anxiety and depressive disorders are just two of 20 categories organised in the seminal psychiatric manual, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 5th Edition. I also wonder if he is aware that according to that manual, Birdman’s Riggan Thomson is most probably suffering from a disorder on the schizotypy spectrum, in that he experiences auditory and visual hallucinations, believes he has supernatural powers, and at times exhibits grandiose delusions. These diagnostic criteria could be associated with delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, or schizophrenia, to name just a few.

Latham’s use of statistics is unreliable in that he doesn’t state the source

or year in which the statistics were recorded. Additionally, he seems to have a cynical viewpoint that the “new social critique” has been created for the profit of medical and pharmaceutical industries. I can’t identify a premise to this argument, which many more people perpetuate.

I have been medicated for mental health issues for some time and along with psychotherapy and personal development, medication enabled my life, rather than disable or end it. With continued treatment, I believe my brain will eventually regain its correct function and no longer need psychotropic assistance.

There is very little substance to Mark Latham’s arguments contained in his comments in the Australian Financial Review earlier this month. I’m concerned by the belligerent, closed, and irrational beliefs and attitudes a former federal opposition leader exhibits.

Before specialist shortages reduce and funding for mental health increases, we first need to be educated about this area of health and have the motivation and compassion to improve the population’s collective mental health.

Latham’s ignorance isn’t a virtue.

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Stage 4 of the Darling Street redevelopment has been completed and the intersection of Darling Street and Church Street re-opened to traffic from Friday March 20.

A raised threshold has been installed at the intersection to slow traffic through the intersection and create a more pedestrian friendly environment. Additional median traffic islands, garden beds, and renewed footpath and cycleway have also been completed.

The new development also complements the Cenotaph and Victoria Park precinct.

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What’s new on DVD: Darkness, comedy and a mix of romance and horror The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

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DVD VIEW DVD OF THE WEEK The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (M, 123 mins, Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK Ltd, Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller/ Romance) Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone.

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) barely survived the Third Quarter Quell. Separated from fellow tributes Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and Johanna (Jena Malone), who are being held in the Capitol, Katniss gathers her strength in a secret underground complex.

Her allies include childhood friend Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), mentor Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), chaperone Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks), architect of the rebellion Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and District 13 President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore).

The people of the Districts look to Katniss to lead them against President Snow and the armed forces of Panem.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 with Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 follows the lead of the Harry Potter and Twilight sagas by cleaving the final book of Suzanne Collins’ bestselling trilogy in two. This decision – driven as much by greed as artistic necessity – results in a dark, brooding two hours of selfLee Pace in “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

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BY SAM STRUCKHOFF “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” (M) – The final instalment of Peter Jackson’s epically bloated epic reimagines the final few pages of a beloved old book into a two-and-a-half hour computer-generated monster mash.

The big bad dragon, Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), scorches villagers and then gets slain, leaving his mountain of treasure up for grabs. More dangerous than a dragon is the impending battle between everyone who wants a chunk of the treasure – including elves, dwarves,

orcs and anything else that shows up.

Bilbo Baggins is there, too, but you might miss him.

The satisfaction of the conclusion and climactic confrontation gets a little lost in Jackson’s big-battle imagination. Much of the film relies on winks and nods to “The Lord of the Rings” and Jackson’s own fan-additions to the story. If you’ve enjoyed the journey so far, then this third movie certainly will wrap it up for you.

“Into the Woods” (PG) – This movieadapted Broadway play stirs up the familiar fairy-tale formula by mixing them all together. A nasty witch (Meryl Streep) runs a scheme on a baker and his wife (James Corden and Emily Blunt), putting

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.03.2015 to Sunday 22.03.2015 sacrifice almost completely devoid of the propulsive action sequences that distinguished the earlier films.

The spectre of war casts a long shadow over Francis Lawrence’s film, which makes abundantly and painfully clear that innocent lives must be sacrificed to sweep away the past and usher in a brighter future.

Jennifer Lawrence delivers another emotionally bruising performance, especially in early scenes when her battle-scarred teenager stares over the smouldering ruins of her beloved District 12. Screenwriters Peter Craig and Danny Strong take their time channelling her aching sense of loss into an all-consuming rage that will set the Capitol ablaze later this year in the concluding chapter.

A three-disc set comprising The Hunger Games and the two sequels so far is also available.

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RELEASED The Skeleton Twins (M, 89 mins, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Comedy/Drama/Romance) Starring: Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Ty Burrell, Luke Wilson, Boyd Holbrook, Joanna Gleeson.

Dental hygienist Maggie Dean (Kristen Wiig) receives a telephone call from a hospital in Los Angeles. Her brother Milo (Bill Hader) is recovering after a failed attempt to slit his wrists in the bath. Maggie collects Milo and spirits her brother back to their New York hometown where she lives with her outdoorsy husband Lance (Luke Wilson), who is looking forward to raising a family.

“I can’t wait to be the creepy gay uncle!” grins Milo impishly.

He recuperates by revisiting old haunts including the bookshop where his high school English teacher Rich (Ty Burrell) now works. Rich had a sexual relationship with Milo when he was 15 and there is still a palpable

spark of attraction between the men.

While Milo wrestles with his feelings, he provides emotional support to Maggie – “a restless housewife with whore-like tendencies” – who seems determined to self-destruct her marriage by sleeping with her scuba diving instructor (Boyd Holbrook).

The Skeleton Twins is a hilarious and heart-rending comedy about keeping it in the family, where ‘it’ includes suicide, deception and inappropriate sexual liaisons.

Wiig galvanises electrifying on-screen chemistry with co-star Hader, who is captivating in a multi-faceted role that requires him to reveal the chinks of regret and despair behind the twinkly facade of his acerbic court jester.

Laughter is the best medicine for the broken hearted and Craig Johnson’s film dispenses a hearty dose including a colourful burst of Halloween fancy dress and a grin-inducing duet between the siblings to the strains of Starship’s chart-topping 1987 anthem “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” taken from the film Mannequin.

Rating: )))) Horns (R18+, 120 mins, Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK Ltd, Romance/Horror/Thriller) Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Joe Anderson, Max Minghella, David Morse, Kelli Garner.

Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliffe) only has eyes for neighbour Merrin Williams (Juno Temple). On the day he is poised to go down on bended knee, Merrin orchestrates a very public break-up.

The following morning, police discover Merrin’s lifeless body below her favourite treehouse and a drunken and dishevelled Ig in his car with no memory of the night before. A voracious media scrum descends and Merrin’s father Dale (David Morse) makes clear that he believes Ig is the killer.

After a night of excessive booze – a pitiful attempt to salve his grief – Ig regains consciousness with a raging hangover and discovers that he has a pair of horns growing out of his head. The devilish outcrops compel locals to confess their sins and Ig realises he can exploit his new-found powers of persuasion to uncover the cir-

Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins.

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cumstances of Merrin’s death and unmask a murderer.

Horns is a quirky supernatural thriller, blessed with one of Radcliffe’s best screen performances. Sporting an impeccable American accent, he teases out his character’s maelstrom of emotions, laced with mordant wit like when Ig survives a vicious beating and quips, “One thing I’ll say in my favour, I’m hard to kill!”

Director Alexandre Aja, who helmed the remakes of The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha, remains firmly rooted in the horror genre but there’s more soul-searching than gratuitous gore in this serpentine whodunit.

Black humour walks hand in hand with brutality as Ig’s haphazard investigation twists and turns.

The blood-spattered and bone-crunching denouement can’t resist a flourish of digital effects to unleash hell, literally, on earth.

Rating: ))) My Old Lady (M, 107 mins, Curzon Film World, Comedy/ Drama/Romance) Starring: Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dominique Pinon, Stephane De Groodt.

Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) abandons New York in financial dire straits, bound for the French capital where he intends to sell an apartment he has just inherited from his estranged father. Wandering from room to room, Mathias is shocked to find a 92-year-old lady called Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith) living in the apartment with her daughter Chloe (Kristin Scott Thomas).

It transpires that Mathias cannot sell the apartment until Mathilde, the sitting tenant, dies because of a draconian French property rule of “viager”, which also stipulates that he must pay her a monthly fee of 2400 euros.

Unable to return to America, Mathias takes up residence in the apartment with the women and spies on Chloe and her current beau (Stephane De Groodt). As Mathias delves into his father’s past, he discovers deep personal ties to the Girards that alter his desire to see Mathilde six feet under.

Adapted by writer-director Israel Horovitz from his own stage play, My Old Lady is an entertaining character study that brings together strangers from opposite sides of the world and thrusts them together in a des res Parisian apartment.

The film doesn’t stray too far from its stage origins, unfolding largely as static conversations within different rooms of the apartment. Kline and Thomas are an attractive pairing while Smith trots out her bon mots with expert comic timing and a twinkle in her eye. “Precision is the key to long life. Precision... and wine!” she trills.

The actors elevate a solid if unremarkable script, adding warmth, spikiness and roughly hewn charm to their hastily sketched characters.

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Daniel Radcliffe as Ig Perrish and Juno Temple as Merrin Williams in Horns.

Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins.

Maggie Smith as Mathilde in My Old Lady.

Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins.

them on a quest for magical ingredients to cure their infertility.

At the same time, Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), the Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp) and a host of others are set on their own intersecting journeys.

The songs are fun and the performances – particularly Streep, Kendrick and Chris Pine as a superficially charming prince – are enjoyable.

The story throws people off, though. The second half is a great deal darker than the first. It makes the movie feel even more divided, as the threads holding it together were already pretty loose.

“Unbroken” (M) – Lou Zamperini already was a revered athlete when his plane was shot down over the Pacific. Zamperini (Jack O’Connell), who

A scene from Horns, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

ran for America in the Berlin 1936 games, and two fellow airmen survived on a raft in the open ocean for 47 days before getting picked up by Japanese forces and placed in a camp run by a sadistic officer called “The Bird” (Takamasa Ishihara). It’s a powerful story told capably by Angelina Jolie in her directorial debut.

“Song One” (M) – Anne Hathaway stars in this low-key romantic drama set to soft indie-rock music. She plays Franny, who leaves her studies abroad to visit Brooklyn, where her musician brother (Ben Rosenfield) lies in a coma after a car hit him. Franny starts tracking down her brother’s contacts, hoping that she feels a connection to him and possibly help him recover with music.

Along the way she falls hard for James (Johnny Flynn) – the musician her brother looks up to.

Kevin Kline as Mathias and Maggie Smith as Mathilde in My Old Lady.

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A.D. Miller writes of a friendship overshadowed by a morally reprehensible act

BY A.D.MILLER THE FAITHFUL COUPLE

z BOOK OF THE WEEK The Faithful Couple by A.D. Miller is published in hardback by Little, Brown TO describe a novel as ‘slow’ and ‘lacking in original plot’ would ordinarily be to criticise it.

However, in A.D. Miller’s follow up to the Booker-shortlisted Snowdrops, this is a compliment of the highest order.

Because the book follows a simple structure: two very different men, Adam and Neil, meet on their gap year in the US, and during the course of their travels, egg each other on to seduce a young girl in their group – with Neil ‘winning’, as it were – before realising the next morning quite how young she is. Fifteen, as her furious father lets Neil know, before threatening to call the police.

The boys (because that’s what they are, really) escape, and end up travelling back to London together, from where they begin a friendship that we follow throughout their intertwined lives.

This friendship, however, is overshadowed always by this single, morally reprehensible act. Adam, privileged, posh, secure, harbouring guilt that he had known how old she was (her father had told him

the night before); and Neil, still getting over his mother’s death from cancer, doting on his nephew, doing his best to ignore the momentous event, initially.

As they age, and we meet them with gaps of a few years each time (reminiscent of the One Day structure) their lives diverge in ways that they both find quietly surprising.

Confident, easygoing Adam gives in to mid-level office jobs, to children and a wife, following a failed TV career; whilst Neil climbs ladders in the world of finance, finding himself unbelievably well off, particularly when compared to his old friend.

But guilt over this one, shared event is not easily shaken off nor unburdened. As the years go by, it becomes heavier, leading not to a breath-taking finale, but to a satisfyingly subdued one – which is perfectly fitting.

9/10 Review by Emma Herdman z FICTION The Girl In The Red Coat by Kate Hamer is published in hardback by Faber & Faber IT can be hard to make any real impact with a first novel, but Kate Hamer’s powerful thriller The Girl In The Red Coat will certainly cement her name in the literature world. The Pembrokeshire-born author’s story switches between the narratives of eight-year-old Carmel and her mother, Beth. From the very start, Hamer builds the

suspense that something terrible is about to happen. Then, when Carmel is suddenly bundled into a car and taken by a man claiming to be her grandfather, the reader is left racing to the end of every page to find out what happens to her.

The fact that Carmel’s kidnapping is told through her own innocent and childish eyes makes it all the more chilling. Plus, in a similar manner to John Fowles’ The Collector, ‘Gramps’ as he is only ever known, is gradually revealed to be a complex character who isn’t entirely evil. Bringing every parent’s worst nightmare to life, the tale is worryingly plausible. The descriptions can be overly wordy at times, but the themes of fanatical religion, grief and family relationships, make it far more sensitive and interesting than the average thriller. Just be prepared to put the rest of your life on hold.

9/10 Review by Harriet Shephard Style by Joseph Connolly is published in hardback by Quercus CRITICALLY acclaimed author Joseph Connolly presents a dystopian vision of a future in which celebrity and scandal become ever more entwined. Following on from his past work would have been no easy feat for the writer, but once again, his unique story delivers a satisfying read.

At times, colloquial language and regional dialect makes the text difficult to engage with, and the informal narrative style, which presents most of the story through conversations or thought processes, becomes hard to follow, particularly as you pick up where you left off the night before.

However, this unique way of writing becomes extremely informative, extremely amusing, and as detailed as you could ever possibly desire. There are intriguing plot points covering child stardom and the family rivalries which follow, but some of these become warped and

Author A.D. Miller was shortlisted in the 2011 Man Booker Prize for his novel Snow Drops. His latest release is The Faithful Couple.

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leave you wondering whether the novelist really had a story to tell, or whether he just wanted to condemn contemporary society for its media obsession with celebrity culture. This aside, Joseph Connolly is an extremely talented author, and fans of his work won’t be disappointed in his latest offering.

7/10 Review by Emily Pawson Death Under A Tuscan Sun by Michele Giuttari is published in hardback by Little, Brown FLORENTINE police chief Michele Ferrara is frustrated; his efforts to get to the bottom of several mysterious killings getting nowhere. The deeper he digs into the shocking history of the birthplace of the Renaissance, the more he uncovers, discovering a depraved group of lawbreakers who hide behind a veil of respectability to keep their terrible crimes a secret.

Slowly Ferrara outwits even the leader of a devil-worshipping sect and a master criminal as he bids to bring justice

where only fear and injustice has been allowed to run amok for centuries.

Based on Michele Giuttari’s own experiences from his time as a police chief in Florence, Death Under A Tuscan Sun is written with the authority and knowledge of someone who has lived what he writes about.

Set in one of the most beautiful and historically important cities in the world, let alone Europe or Italy, this pacy thriller enhances the already established reputation of Giuttari.

A respected opponent of the Mafia, Guittari was responsible for reopening the ‘Monster of Florence’ case and also jailed several top ‘family’ figures. This is a taught and gripping thriller.

7/10 Review by Roddy Brooks z NON-FICTION Shop Girl by Mary Portas is published in hardback by Doubleday WE know her as the Queen of Shops, the hard-hitting, tough-talking red-head troubleshooter who helps struggling retailers turn their businesses around. This memoir of her early life growing up one of five siblings in a big Irish family in a semi-detached in Watford shows just where she gained her hard-working ethos.

Her happy childhood, the harmless mischief she and her siblings made, the memories of Crackerjack, introduction to Vesta curry, Chopper bikes, and later the Sex Pistols and Pernod and black, are all relayed with a wonderful nod to the Seventies.

But at 16, Mary’s happy family unit is torn apart when her mother dies suddenly from meningitis and from thereon it’s clear life will never be the same again. Her father can’t cope and goes off with another woman, leaving Mary to look after her younger brother Lawrence, living hand-tomouth, relying on the kindness of relatives to take her in when her father sells the house and remarries.

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It’s heart-breaking stuff, as Mary, who had wanted to follow her first love of acting, turns down a place at Rada so she can take care of Lawrence and ends up going to college and entering the world of window dressing, in Harvey Nicholls and Harrods, while her relationship with her father continues to deteriorate.

This book may chart Portas’ life but it is also a homage to her mother, the lynchpin of the family, who held her whole childhood and much of her adolescence together.

It ends as Mary quits her job at Harrods for a bigger, wider world. Humorous and heartrending in equal measure, it begs a sequel, because her life beyond this chapter has been a brilliantly colourful one.

8/10 Review by Hannah Stephenson

Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig is published in hardback by Canongate IN an author’s note to his 2013 novel The Humans, Matt Haig explained it was partly a metaphor for his experience with mental illness. Reasons To Stay Alive takes this further in a genre-straddling mix of memoir, blog and self-help book that explores his struggle with depression and anxiety, which began 14 years ago with a nervous breakdown, in a vaguely chronological stream of consciousness.

Haig tries to explain depression but has to resort to metaphor – he wants to escape his “mind on fire”. Instead, he lists symptoms, facts about depression and its high occurrence, tips for coping and tweets with the hashtag

#reasonstostayalive.

He emphasises the importance of love – especially the vital presence of his wife Andrea – and of physical health to counterbalance the effects.

It is enlightening for someone without mental health problems and – I imagine – could comfort those with them. As Haig says in a ‘dialogue’ with his 24-year-old, suicidal self: You make it, and on the other side of this is life.

8/10 Review by Natalie Bowen Half Life: The Divided Life Of Bruno Pontecorvo, Physicist Or Spy by Frank Close published in hardback by Oneworld A BIOGRAPHY of physicist Bruno Pontecorvo, Half Life is a fascinating insight into the life of a physics genius whose personal life unfortunately overshadowed his scientific breakthroughs.

Frank Close, a noted particle physicist at Oxford University, takes us on a journey from Pontecorvo’s early years in Italy during World War Two through to his sudden defection to the Soviet Union, which fuelled accusations that he was a Soviet spy spilling western nuclear secrets.

Readers familiar with Close’s writing will feel more comfort-

Standing for a purpose AST year we featured a book by prominent historian author Niall Ferguson titled “The Great Degeneration”. The manner in which our society has been behaving in recent times has prompted referring to it again.

Ferguson writes that the decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied.

Symptoms of decline are all around us – slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations, anti-social behaviour. But what is the cause?

The author argues it is our institutions – the intricate frameworks within which our society can flourish or fail – that are degenerating. Representative government, the free market, the rule of law and civil society – these are the four pillars of Western societies that set them on a path to global dominance after around 1500.

Democracies have broken the contract between generations by heaping IOUs on future generations. Markets are distorted by over complex regulations. The rule of law has been over-ridden by the rule of lawyers, and civil society has become uncivil society.

Some massive changes and heroic leadership are needed to achieve reform.

Representative government is approaching the status of a joke. The Federal Senate is dominated by a bunch of people, some elected on 1 per cent of the vote – yet where have you seen anything about checking the constitution to ensure that

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preferences actually reflect the population’s needs.

Hardly a week goes by that the financial pages don’t have a feature on an Australian company being bought by a foreign entity. One superannuation fund has chosen to recently invest nearly $8 billion in a USA turnpike, at the same time Melbourne is in the process of cancelling their East-West corridor that would cost 20 per cent of that investment.

NSW has to sell the ‘poles and wires’ to pay for much needed community facilities without increasing the already massive debt situation.

With a State Government election imminent, the ‘poles and wires’ issue has been dominant. Sydney columnist Paul Sheahan analysed the claims to show that the Left’s argument was faulty. If a small business made claims of such degree, they would be prosecuted.

It brings to mind the book “Rules for Radicals” by Paul Alinsky which was originally published in 1945 and is still available today. It provides the formula for the rise of socialism which runs:z Health care as the key issue.

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trol the people. z Allow poverty to increase as much as possible because poor people are easier to control; they will not react if you are providing what they need to live. z Gun control – if a government removes the community’s ability to defend themselves from the government, then a police state can be created z Increase debt to an unsustainable level – this justifies increasing taxes which in turn creates more poverty. z In education, take control of what people read and listen to, including what children learn in school. z When providing welfare, take control of food, housing, and income – the key elements that control people lives. z Religion – remove the belief in God from the government and in schools. z And class warfare – divide the people into the wealthy and the poor. The evidence in this country indicates that the “middle class” is shrinking.

When you read this it becomes clear why Australia has been the choice of so many Middle Eastern people as a destination. Certainly European countries have also been a choice with the United Nations supporting this migration without having any involvement except

able with his scientific explanations than newcomers who may find some parts heavy going, but it is outside the laboratory where the story really shines.

At times it feels more like a cold war spy novel as Pontecorvo’s life takes some extraordinary twists and turns, which will keep readers new and old glued until the end.

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keeps seeing strange things.

On a normal day, the world just stops! Yes stops. Cars, people, planes, even a drop of spit just stops. And all the grownups are in such a bad mood.

Hamish needs to put a stop to it!

But that’s not going to be easy as it is part of the plan that the Worldstoppers have put together and it’s up to Hamish to foil their evil scheme and save the human race.

This book was great fun to read. It made me laugh so much I thought my sides would burst! It was a great storyline and the characters were believable and funny. If you are looking for a book with humour and adventure, then this is the book for you!

9/10 Review by Noah Sanders, aged 9

z CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK Hamish And The Worldstoppers by Danny Wallace published in paperback by Simon & Schuster BROADCASTER and writer Danny Wallace – best known for his adult books – delves into the world of children’s fiction with his debut kids’ novel Hamish And The Worldstoppers.

Hamish is a young boy who

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by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection to criticise countries that don’t open their borders.

Dan Sisson has written a book that has implications for us today. “The American Revolution of 1800” is not about the Declaration of Independence. The author argues that Thomas Jefferson thought democratic revolutions would be necessary from time to time to break the grip of autocratic factions on the government. That was how Jefferson saw the election of 1800 – and the lessons for us today are obvious.

Jefferson believed that his election was a peaceful revolution by the American people overturning an elitist faction that was stamping out constitutional rights and trying to transform the young democracy into an authoritarian state. It was to transfer the power back to the people, not a change in political parties. The text doesn’t place Jefferson as unchallenged in his theories. Other politicians who went on to become Presidents – Hamilton and Adams – provided an opposition such as we see today.

Today, big business exercises more power than government – they grew because government parties were too busy fighting between themselves; their administrative and control departments have been pathetically incapable of administrating the regulations, while polarization, corruption and gridlock is common. One of the points author Sisson makes is that revolution must be distinguished from revolt and rebellion. That is why New Zealand’s status as an economy has improved so much.

The book “Collapse” by Jared Diamond has a subtitle “How societies choose to fail or survive”. Whilst there is an emphasis of northern hemisphere countries, there is a full chapter on Australia. The issues discussed include soils, water, distance, imported values, trade and immigration, environmental problems, and concluding with comments on hope and change. On page 379 he raises the interesting issue – “Australians are beginning to think radically about the central question: which of our traditional core values can we retain, and which ones no longer serve as well in today’s world.”

Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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An evening for cocktails and chat

BY KAITLYN RENNIE FORMER students and graduates of the University of Sydney attended the Western NSW Alumni cocktail reception at the School of Rural Health on Thursday, March 12.

The evening allowed graduates to reconnect with existing friendships, and to make new connections.

Guest speaker Professor Bruce Dowton grew up in Dubbo and is now the fifth Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University. As a teen, Professor Dowton impressed many people with his experiments, which led him to a very interesting career.

Everyone enjoyed canapĂŠs and drinks, while getting to know one another and learning from Professor Dowton.

Derrick Edwards, Don Bates, John Sergeant, Ulla Edwards and David Edwards

Vince Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Robert Thomson

Catherine Hawke and Shane Kilby

Timothy Chow, Henry Guo, Abigail Fox, Melia Condon, Olivia Watson

Karen Hagan and Judith McLeod

Emma Webster, Kim Gratten, Helen Harvey, Jenny Furney and Linda Mason

David Nugent and Kay McKinnon

Jessica Woods and Kate Symonds

David Sergeant, Professor Bruce Dowton, Bob Wilson and Robert North

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Women in business

BY KAITLYN RENNIE WOMEN in all positions of business were at the Castlereagh Hotel on Thursday, March 12, for a special Women in Business lunch.

Guest speaker for the day was John Southwell, who spoke about relationships at work and at home, and the impact of personality on the successfulness of the business.

The lunch was a great way for the ladies to network with other business owners, catching up with old friends and making new ones.

Kim Goldsmith and Clare Green

Vicki Tucker, Sam Comer, Kate Eillis, Jenet Stewart, Toni Beatty, Barbara Noble and Melissa Molyneux

Toni Beatty, Carol Macrae, Kerrieanne Nichols, Megan Dixon, Kate Pugh, Briggitte Glynn, Alison Raeburn, and Ursula Lindner-Ellis

Georgia Fahey, Jodie Saville, Robyn Lamant, Helen Bassett, Felicity Taylor-Edwards and Julie Whinfield

Louise Torrens, Denise Walker, Cheryl Lawson, Kate Mills and Sharon Portelli

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Dinner with Premier Mike Baird WORDS BY JEN COWLEY, PHOTOS BY KAITLYN RENNIE AS part of his whirlwind election tour visit to Dubbo, NSW Premier Mike Baird was special guest at a campaign fundraising dinner for Member for Dubbo, Troy Grant last weekend.

The dinner, held at Dubbo’s RSL was attended mostly by party faithful and supporters who numbered around 250. The evening included a “fireside chat” style interview, with the Premier offering some personal glimpses in response to questions from his multi-faceted deputy Grant, who is also leader of the NSW Nationals.

An auction of a number of lots was held. It included a portrait of Grant “painted” at the Mudgee show by “Widow Maker the wonder-horse” with organisers offering the caveat that “the artist paints what he sees”.

Gladys Endacott, Ray Nolan, Annemieke Neville, Desurae Archer and Gordon Bubb

Lorraine Scoble, Barbara O’Brien OAM, Ray Nolan, and Annamieke Neville

Pauline Quigley, Jessie Quigley OAM, Craig Davies and Tim Quigley

Margaret Volk, Marie Norris and Natalie Burke

John Walkom, Gordon Pearse, and Christine and Colin Ferguson

Keith and Elizabeth Job, Lisa McAnally and Daniel Gordon

John Kellehear, Kris Beavis MP, Leah Beavis and Toni Grant

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Tourism “meet and greet” Photos by Kaitlyn Rennie

WORDS BY JEN COWLEY Members of the Inland NSW Tourism board were in Dubbo last week and took the opportunity to host a “meet and greet” with local operators and interested stakeholders at The Boathouse, Lazy River Estate’s elegant new accommodation facility. Chairman Rodger Powell and CEO Graham Perry addressed the relaxed gathering, speaking of the organisation’s plans for growing regional tourism, including a digital strategy aimed at helping potential visitors to plan itineraries based on individual needs. The Inland NSW Tourism board comprises tourist operators and industry identities from across the state, including Dubbo’s Matt Fuller from Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Natasha Comber from Dubbo City Council.

Jackie Parish, Clr Allan Smith, Cherie Forrester and Megan Dixon

Greg Pritchard and David Dwyer

Aimee Croxon, Clr John Walkom and Chloe Jenkins

Ross McCarthy, Lisa Minner, Shallon McReaddie and Les Parsons

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T H E R E G I O N AT A GLANCE

hear Wellington Arts Forum 2015

Wellington LGA residents to bring ideas for arts workshops, exhibits, events and festivals in order to create future opportunities to increase arts activities and tourism for Wellington.

THE Wellington Arts Forum will be held on Saturday, March 21, at St Mary’s Central School Hall.

This will be an opportunity for all

The forum will be facilitated by Arts OutWest CEO Tracey Callinan. For more information, visit www.wellingtonarts. org.au

Country Championships

Denise Drysdale

THE sport of kings returns to Dubbo this weekend with the running of the Country Championships at Dubbo Turf Club.

Complete with VIP tent, Calcutta night, gourmet barbecue and special guest Nic Westaway plus live entertainment and kids’ activities, it’s set to be a great day on the track, from midday on Sunday, March 22. So get your backside, trackside!

ONE of Australia’s most enduring and recognised talents, Denise Drysdale, will be performing at Dubbo Regional Theatre at 7.30pm on Friday, March 20.

In a career that spans more than 40 years, Drysdale has touched the lives of millions through various media, including television, radio, stage, recording and live appearances.

The audience can expect jokes about her assets, the chook dance and a very

off-the-cuff performance bouncing off the reaction and engagement level of the patrons.

Drysdale will be accompanied by Mick Hamilton on guitar and is looking forward to a meet and greet with the audience after the show.

Discovery Bus Tour THE University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health in Dubbo will be hosting medical students on the fun-filled Discovery Bus Tour.

Hear what delights the students have discovered in Dubbo and why they would like to come and study for a year at the School of Rural Health campus.

At the Royal Flying Doctor Service at 3.30pm – 4pm on Sunday, March 22.

Men’s shed golf day HEAR the thwack of golf clubs on turf as part of the Dubbo Men’s Shed Community Awareness Golf Day at Dubbo Golf Club on Sunday, March 22.

There will be a four person ambrose, 11am shotgun start, live entertainment from 4pm plus a barbecue.

see Open Chess Championships THE Dubbo RSL Chess Club will hold its annual chess competition this weekend,

March 21 and 22.

For the past 15 years, the event has been serving as an annual build-up to Australia’s biggest chess competition and features competitors from Dubbo, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra, regional NSW and interstate, all vying for top country honours.

Defending champ and top local seed Don Keast is expected to be in fine form but expecting a challenge during the two-day event. Visit DubboOpenChess on Facebook for more information.

do MAGS open morning

a 9.15am start time.

THE open morning at Macquarie Anglican Grammar School on Thursday, March 26, will give parents the opportunity to visit the school and speak to the principal and teaching staff along with a tour of the facilities. Morning tea will be provided. Venue is the trade training centre, 11 Currawong Rd, with

Cathy Peachey Indigenous Athletics Carnival SPORT and Recreation, in partnership with Dubbo Athletics Club, is holding the annual Cathy Peachy Indigenous Athletics Carnival.

This year marks the 12th year for the carnival with a big program planned to celebrate this great event.

This event will be held at the Barden Park Athletics Centre on March 22, starting at 10am.

Registrations from 8.30am to 9.30am.

Contact Jason French on 6362 6623 for more information.

Wings out West

when the Muller Park Tennis Club committee opens their gates to the public on Sunday, March 29.

There will be social and cardio tennis, kids’ activities, afternoon tea, lucky gate prizes and more.

Begins at 11am at the Muller Park Tennis Club. Barbecue lunch will be available for a small cost with the dress code to be something bright and colourful.

Handmade Art Markets

FULFIL that bucket list and follow that dream by learning to fly, with Wings out West. Offering safe, professional and fun flying lessons, learn with real bush pilots in real bus aircraft. Start your aviation journey today.

Visit www.wingsoutwest.com for further information.

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Black Dog Ride THE Black Dog Ride one-dayer is a nationwide motorcycle event to raise awareness of depression and suicide prevention. Make a difference by finding out about the local ride or join in the fun for a very worthy cause.

The ride will be held on Sunday, March 22, with a 7am check-in at Macquarie Inn ahead of the 9.30am ride

departure.

There will be refreshments at 10.30am at the Imperial Hotel and Coffee Shop, Trangie, finishing at 12.30pm at the Commercial Hotel, Dubbo. Register at www.blackdogride.com.au

Muller Park tennis open day IT’S set to be a great day on the court

SEE a range of products and delight in the skills of local artisans at the Handmade Art Markets on Saturday, March 28.

The day will be held at Western Plains Cultural Centre from 10am to 2pm.

There will be all natural skincare, sewing accessories, equine equipment and more.

The sport of kings returns to Dubbo this weekend with the running of the Country Championships at Dubbo Turf Club. PHOTO: JANIAN MCMILLAN

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OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

^ĞĞ ZŽĐŚĞůůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ Ăƚ ƵďďŽ 'ƌŽǀĞ WŚĂƌŵĂĐLJ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŐŝŌ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘

OLD BANK RESTAURANT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϮ Ɵů ůĂƚĞ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞƐ Ψϭϱ ůƵŶĐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ 232 Macquarie Street, 6884 7728

TED’S TAKEAWAY Open Saturday and Sunday 8.30am-8pm dŚĞ ďŝŐ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂLJ ĨŽŽĚ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ͘ 26 Victoria St, 6882 7899

: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

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

STICKS AND STONES 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

HOG’S BREATH BREKKY Open Saturday and Sunday ϴĂŵ ʹ ϭϭĂŵ ,ŽŵĞŵĂĚĞ WĂŶĐĂŬĞƐ ŽƐƐ ,ŽŐ͛Ɛ ŝŐ ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ EŽǁ ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ZŽďƵƐƚĂ ĂŶĚ ƌĂďŝĐĂ ĐŽīĞĞ ďĞĂŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ EĞǁ 'ƵŝŶĞĂ ĂŶĚ ŽƐƚĂ ZŝĐĂ͘ 193 Macquarie Street, 6882 4477

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

CLUB DUBBO Open Saturday and Sunday from 9am.

ZŝǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŝƐƚƌŽ ϭϮƉŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ 6pm to 9pm.

ZĞůĂdžĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Whylandra St, 6884 2396

THE CASTLEREAGH HOTEL Open Saturday 10am to 2am, Sunday ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮĂŵ͘ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ 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 ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϭ͘ϰϱĂŵͲϮƉŵ 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

THE BOOK CONNECTION Open Saturday 8.30am to 4pm.

Sunday 10am to 2pm.

EĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY Saturday and Sunday from 5am- 1pm.

EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŽŶĞƌLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘ 272 Myall St, 6882 0688

THE SWISH GALLERY Open Saturday 9am to 12pm. ŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ĚĞĐŽƌ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚLJůŝƐŚ ŐŝŌƐ͘ 29 Talbragar St, 6882 9528

BRENNAN’S MITRE 10 &Žƌ Ăůů LJŽƵƌ /z ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ^ĞĞ ƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ ĨŽƌ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ Saturday 8am-4pm Sunday 9am-4pm 64-70 Macquarie Street, 6882 6133

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE ϱϮ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJ ^ƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŝŐ t͕ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ and Bernardi’s SUPA IGA. 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

DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES

Open Saturday 9am-4pm Party Costumes ĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

Open Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 3pm ŶƟƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘ 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ 'ŝŌǁĂƌĞ

SHOPPING

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY

IGA WEST DUBBO 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

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Friday, March 20 The Graham Norton Show

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

MOVIE: Nim’s Island nd

It’s hard to put a finger on exactly why Graham Norton has proved so much more popular in Australia than so many other late-night hosts, but whatever it is, it’s working. One thing that can be said about the Irish comic is that his guests always seem to be at ease when they visit. Tonight’s line-up is loaded with big names as Ben Stiller, Ricky Gervais, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx and Aussie Rebel Wilson stop by. Smooth R&B star Usher even performs one of his latest hits. That’s a pretty impressive collection of guests. Though for some, watching him interview a dining setting would be enough to get them to tune in as long as things wrapped up with stories from the red chair.

Fans of likable goofball Andy Samberg get an extra treat tonight as SBS dishes up a double-serving of this nutty sitcom about a Brooklyn police department. Someone on the inside is working against the boys and girls in blue and so it’s up to Jake (Samberg) and his cranky boss Captain Holt (the brilliant Andre Braugher) to expose them before the deputy chief (guest star Kyra Sedgwick) learns about it.

Things get complicated in Jake’s personal life too. Just when he thinks the sparks are starting to fly between him and a woman at a bar (another guest star, Eva Longoria) he learns she’s a defence attorney working for a crook he busted.

tle Miss Sunshinee’s Plucky youngster Nim (Little Abigail Breslin, right) livess an isolated life on a remote island with her widowed dowed scientist father (Gerard Butler), herr animal friends o Alex Rover. Alex’s and her fiction-writer hero ra Rover reclusive creator Alexandra n isolated (Jodie Foster) also leads an life, having locked herself away in her San Francisco apartment. When Nim’s idyllic hideaway is threatened with the arrival of boorish Aussie tourists, she reaches out to her hero for help. Filmed on the Gold Coast, Nim’s Island is worth setting sail for.

TEN, 8.30pm

ABC

SBS ONE, 10pm

PRIME7

7MATE, 6pm, PG (2008)

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. (PG, R, CC) 11.25 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 2.00 The Gods Of Wheat Street. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road. (R, CC) Poh Ling Yeow heads to Thailand.

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) The latest news and views.

11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Miracle In The Woods. (M, R, CC) (1997) Two sisters inherit a property. Meredith Baxter, Della Reese.

2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news.

3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted

by Bradley Walsh.

4.00 News At 4. (CC) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

5.30 Million Dollar Minute.

(CC) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 Today. (CC) The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

9.00 Mornings. (PG, CC) Topical issues, celebrity interviews, cooking, music performances, fashion trends and real-life stories.

11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 1.00 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program.

1.30 Cricket. (CC) ICC World Cup. Third quarter-final.

Afternoon session.

Australia v Pakistan. From Adelaide Oval.

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. (PG, CC) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight.

(CC) 2.00 The Doctors. (PG, 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. (R) 4.25 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve. (M, R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R, CC)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

6.55 NSW Election Announcement: ALP. (CC) Australian Labor Party announcement.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program.

8.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests Janet Street-Porter, Sandi Toksvig and Johnny Vegas join Stephen Fry for a “K”-inspired discussion.

8.30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, CC) Blake is drawn into a web of sexual politics and revenge while investigating a surgeon’s murder.

9.25 NSW Election Announcement: Greens. (CC) Greens announcement.

9.30 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) After former cop Alan Lane is arrested for the murder of his wife, he vehemently protests his innocence.

10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program.

11.00 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton.

11.20 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) Alec and Ellie re-evaluate their assumptions.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh and Demi take a look at some Easter activities. Joh meets up with My Kitchen Rules contestants, Lynzey and her Texas cowboy dad, Robert. Karen and Ed cook a special “thank you” feast for some deserving volunteers. Discover how to make a living room pop.

8.30 MOVIE: The Holiday.

(M, R, CC) (2006) Two women, who live on opposite sides of the Atlantic, meet online and impulsively switch homes for Christmas in an effort to forget their romantic troubles. However, shortly after arriving at their destinations, both find the last thing either wants or expects, a new romance.

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. 11.15 How To Get Away With Murder. (M, R, CC) A case gets personal for Annalise and the team when their latest client turns out to be a man who was sentenced to death by Asher’s father.

Wes is angry at Annalise for hiding information about Lila’s case.

6.00 News. (CC) 6.10 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 Cricket. (CC) ICC World Cup. Third quarter-final.

Evening session. Australia v Pakistan. From Adelaide Oval.

7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 3. Manly Sea Eagles v Canterbury Bulldogs.

From Brookvale Oval, Sydney.

9.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 3. Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

11.30 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program from The Grove in Los Angeles.

Hosted by Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Mortal Kombat.

(M, R, CC) (1995) Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby. Three talented, but unwitting martial artists, are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament against a series of ruthless fighters with the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public.

6.30 The Project. (CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Miguel discovers NSW’s only family-run sheep dairy farm and learns how they produce yoghurt and cheese.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Irish comedian Graham Norton chats with American actors Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz, Australian Rebel Wilson, and Englishmen Danny Dyer and Ricky Gervais. Music provided by American singer Usher.

9.40 NCIS: Los Angeles.

(M, R, CC) The team investigates after a radical wanted for a string of bombings in the ’70s is found murdered.

10.50 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) Multimillionaires are pitched inventions, including the world’s smallest portable washing machine.

11.50 The Project. (R, CC) A look at the day’s news.

6.00 How To Cook Like Heston. (R, CC) (Final) Chef Heston Blumenthal challenges the popular way of cooking the humble spud.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Soccer. (CC) A-League.

Round 22. Sydney FC v Melbourne City. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

Hosted by David Zdrilic, with commentary from David Basheer and Lucy Zelic.

10.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

(PG, R, CC) There is a mole in the precinct and Holt and Jake need to find out who it is before Deputy Chief Madeline Wuntch gets wind of it. Terry and Rosa visit a “silent” disco in search of leads for the drug task force.

10.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

(PG, R, CC) Jake hits it off with a woman he meets at a bar, only to find out she is the lawyer for a perp he is chasing.

11.00 World News. (CC) 11.30 MOVIE: Hemel. (MA15+) (2012) A woman fears her relationship with her father may be in danger after he begins dating, in the wake of his wife’s death. Hannah Hoekstra.

12.05 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

12.10 Miniseries: The Sinking Of The Laconia. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 2. Chronicles the sinking of British troop carrier, the Laconia by a German U-boat.

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.00 The Avengers. (PG, R) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) Entertainment news program.

4.30 Good Morning America.

(CC)

1.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Join David Letterman and special guests for his Top 10 and more.

2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

1.00 Mad Men. (M, R, CC) Pete suspects Lane is plotting against him.

4.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) Maeve and Joanna visit Willunga.

5.00 Korean News. News from Seoul.

5.35 Japanese News. News from Tokyo.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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Friday, March 20 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.30pm Nebraska (2014) Drama. Bruce Dern, Will Forte.

After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail a man thinks he’s struck it rich and wrangles his son into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. (M) Masterpiece

6.00pm Scrubs. Kim goes into labour, but the moment is tense as she and JD worry about their future as a couple. (PG) Comedy Channel

7.30pm WWI’s Tunnels Of Death: The Big Dig. The secrets below Messines, among World War I’s most iconic battlefields, is explored. (PG) History

2.30pm Cricket. ICC World Cup. Third Quarter-final.

Australia v Pakistan. From Adelaide Oval. Fox Sports 3

7.30pm Pretty Little Liars.

(M) FOX8

10.15pm The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Action.

Andrew Garfield. (M) Premiere

10.15pm Hunted. After witnessing a murder, Sam uncovers evidence indicating Jack Turner, the criminal multimillionaire businessman she has been spying on, is involved in a scheme to make millions off the stock market. (M) UKTV

ABC2/ABC KIDS

7TWO

8.30pm The Thin Red Line (1998) Drama. Sean Penn, George Clooney. (M) Masterpiece

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. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 That 70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 7.50 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) 8.30 Don’t Just Stand There, I’m Having Your Baby.

M, CC) (Final) 9.30 Catfish: The TV Show. (M, CC) 10.10 Red Dwarf X. R, CC) 10.40 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 X. (R, CC) 1.50 News Update.

R) 1.55 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. 10.25 What I Wrote. (R, CC) 10.30 Places To Dance. (R, CC) 10.35 Dancing Down Under. (R, CC) 11.00 Motel Deception. (R, CC) 11.05 Places To Dance. (R, CC) 11.10 The Shot. (R, CC) 11.20 Lady Vocab. (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 Nowhere Boys. (R, CC) 6.20 Slugterra. (R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 Deadly Mission.

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. (R, CC) 9.55 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping.

7.00 Flushed. (C, CC) 7.30 Spit It Out. (C, 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) 2.00 George And Mildred. (PG, R) 3.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 5.15 Homes Under The Hammer.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Indian Doctor.

(PG, R, CC) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

Jules Hudson heads to Shropshire.

9.30 The House That $100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade. (New Series) Homeowners take on ambitious projects.

11.00 Make My Home Bigger.

(PG) (New Series) 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (PG, R) 12.00 Hotel Secrets. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Taggart. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Home Shopping. 2.50 George And Mildred. (PG, R) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.00 Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping.

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) 1.30 Big Easy Justice. (M) 2.00 WWE Afterburn. (M, R) 3.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 4.00 SlideShow. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 MOVIE: Nim’s Island.

(PG, R, CC) (2008) A girl searches for her father.

Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster.

8.00 MOVIE: Oz: The Great And Powerful. (PG, R, CC) (2013) A circus magician, looking for fame and fortune, is swept away to the vibrant land of Oz. James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz.

10.45 MOVIE: Get The Gringo.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2012) A criminal is caught by the Mexican authorities. Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez.

12.45 Big Easy Justice. (M, R) 1.30 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 2.30 SlideShow. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Motor Mate. (R)

9.30pm History Of Sex: The 20th Century. Focuses on the 20th century’s myriad innovations and movements, including women in the workplace, the automobile and the motion picture, as integral parts of early sexual revolution.

(PG) History

GO! 6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 7.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Move It. (C, CC) 8.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 9.00 Surprises.

(P, R, CC) 9.30 Max Steel. (PG, R) 10.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R) 12.00 Extra. (CC) 12.30 TMZ. 1.00 TMZ Live. 2.00 Auction Hunters. (PG, R) 3.00 SpongeBob. 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: The Ant Bully. (R, CC) (2006) Nicolas Cage.

7.40 MOVIE: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. (PG, R) (1994) 9.30 MOVIE: The Mask.

(PG, R, CC) (1994) Jim Carrey.

11.30 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 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 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.00 Rabbids.

(PG, R) 4.30 Tenkai Knights. (PG, R) 4.50 Digimon. (PG, R) 5.10 Thunderbirds. (R, CC) 5.30 Yu-GiOh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (R, CC) 6.30 Skippy.

(R) 7.00 Supernanny USA. (PG, R) 8.00 Hoarding: Buried Alive.

(PG, R) 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Friends.

(R, CC) 12.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Maytime In Mayfair.

(R, CC) (1949) 2.50 GEM Presents.

(R, CC) 3.00 Alive And Cooking.

(R, CC) 3.30 David Attenborough’s Life. (R, CC) 4.30 Ellen. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) Monica burns her first Thanksgiving dinner.

7.30 Cricket. (CC) ICC World Cup. Third quarter-final.

Evening session. Australia v Pakistan. Continued. From Adelaide Oval.

10.00 MOVIE: The Enforcer.

(M, R, CC) (1976) A cop goes undercover. Clint Eastwood.

12.00 MOVIE: Wise Guys.

(M, R, CC) (1986) 1.50 MOVIE: Rattle Of A Simple Man. (M, R, CC) (1964) 3.40 MOVIE: Happy Go Lovely. (R, CC) (1951) Vera-Ellen, David Niven.

5.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC)

5.30pm Football. NAB Challenge. Melbourne v Essendon. Fox Footy 7.30pm Soccer. A-League.

Sydney FC v Melbourne City.

Fox Sports 4 Zach Braff stars in the US sitcom Scrubs.

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 10.00 Behind The Lens. (R, CC) 11.00 Motor Racing.

World Series Sprintcars. Scott Darley Challenge. Night 1. Replay.

12.00 Crisis. (M, R) 1.00 Rush. (M, R, CC) 2.00 The Biggest Loser Australia. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 4.00 Fishing. (R) 4.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 5.00 Adv Angler. (R) 5.30 iFish. (R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Megafactories. (R) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only: Domestic Disturbance.

(M, R) 9.00 Cops: Adults Only: Coast To Coast. (M, R) Officers patrol the streets of the US. 9.30 MOVIE: Universal Soldier. (AV15+, R, CC) (1992) 11.35 Glory. (PG) 12.35 Shopping.

2.00 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) 3.00 Ross Kemp: Afghanistan.

(M, R) 4.00 Football’s Greatest Teams. (R) 4.30 Football’s Greatest Managers. (PG, R) 5.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars.

Scott Darley Challenge. Night 1.

Replay.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Vic The Viking. (C, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. (P, R, CC) 10.00 90210. (PG, R) 11.00 Raymond.

(PG, R, CC) 11.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. (PG, R) 5.00 Mork & Mindy.

(PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) Nick has some devastating news for Paul.

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) Frank reveals how Ray ruined his jazz collection.

7.30 American Idol. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

9.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(PG, R) A group of people have make-unders.

10.50 Movie Juice. (R) 11.20 Wonderland. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.55 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 2.00 Beverly Hills 90210. (PG, R) 3.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

(R)

SBS 2 6.00 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.

7.30 Friday Feed.

8.00 Parks And Recreation.

(PG, R) 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) Couples go on naked dates.

9.25 Fuzoku: The World Of Sex Entertainment In Japan. (MA15+, R) A look at Japanese erotic entertainment.

10.30 Banana. (M) 11.00 Cucumber. (R, CC) 12.00 Friday Feed. (R) 12.30 Aqua Teen Hunger Force. (MA15+, R) 1.00 PopAsia.

(PG, R) 3.00 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 Football.

NEAFL. 1.10 Cash Money. 1.15 JM’s Healthy Tips. 1.20 Custodians.

1.30 Kids To Coast. 2.00 Yarrabah!

The Musical. 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. 9.00 Go Girls. (M) 10.00 Whistle In The Wind. 10.15 Aesop’s Way. (PG) 10.30 The Boondocks. (MA15+) 11.00 NITV News. 11.30 The Medicine Line.

12.00 Late Programs. 3.00 Rugby Sevens. 2009 Ella 7’s. Kempsey v Waterloo Storm. Country Brown Kings v Dharawal 7s. Nari Nari Warriors v Waterloo Storm.

Coonamble Cougars v Deadly Dead Bulls. 4.00 Late Programs.

5.00 Defining Moments. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 ABC News Special Presentation. (CC) 4.00 News With The Business. 5.00 News With Grandstand. 5.55 ABC Open. 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (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.

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Saturday, March 21 Easter With The Australian Women’s Weekly WIN, 7pm

Whether Easter is a big deal in your house or not, this special program will provide you with plenty of helpful tips that you can use throughout the year. Fomer Today Show host Georgie Gardner hosts as celebrity chefs Luke Mangan and Julie Goodwin prepare some of their favourite family dishes.

Landscape gardener Nigel Ruck has an impressive DIY project and former Postcards presenter Lauren Phillips – who is still probably best known by a lot of people for being AFL star Gary Ablett’s ex – creates some arts and crafts that the kids will enjoy and Erin Molan shares some Easter fashion tips.

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Bondi Vet

MOVIE: Wreck-It Ralph h

Let’s face it, Dr Chris Brown is an excellent veterinarian, but the reason he’s become such a TV star is that he’s pretty easy on the eyes – not that there’s anything wrong with wanting to hang out with good-looking people. Tonight the handsome vet is on a mission to save an orphaned foal whose life could be in danger.

Elsewhere, a group of aggressive emus are causing trouble at the Australian Reptile Park. Expect plenty of close-ups of our bronzed host and some will-they-or-won’t-they-survive animal drama. Fun fact: in the US this series is known as Dr. Chris: Pet Vet. There’s also a good chance there will be puppies – so there’s that.

This animated family comedy e follows the titular arcade game villain Wreck-It Ralph (right), who can no longer stand to be the bad guy. Voiced by the John C. Reilly, Ralph embarks n on a quest to prove he, too, can edal be a good guy by winning a medal in the arcade’s newest game – a firstonsense person shooter starring a no-nonsense sergeant (voiced by Glee’s Jane Lynch) – and be declared a hero. But he unwittingly wrecks everything, unleashing a deadly enemy and putting the entire arcade in lope von danger. With the help of Vanellope Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) Wreck-It Ralph tries to put things right before it’s game over.

TEN, 7.30pm

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PRIME7, 7pm, PG (2012)

WIN

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Time Team. (R, CC) (Final) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 2.00 Kirstie’s Vintage Home.

(R, CC) 3.00 Dig 1940: The Blitz.

(R, CC) 3.30 The Manor Reborn.

(R, CC) 4.30 Saturday Landline.

(R, CC) 5.00 Miranda. (PG, R, CC) (Final) Miranda decides to go travelling.

5.30 Death In Paradise.

(PG, R, CC) (Final) A retiree is murdered in a locked room.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Zoo. (R, CC) Hosted by Melissa Doyle.

12.30 Horse Racing. (CC) Golden Slipper Day. Featuring five Group 1 races, including the $3.5 million Golden Slipper (1200m), $1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m), $500,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), $500,000 Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and $400,000 The Galaxy Handicap (1100m). From Rosehill Gardens, Sydney.

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 Recipes That Rock. (R, CC) 12.30 Ground Floor. (PG, R, CC) Brody has a difficult choice to make.

1.00 Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, R, CC) 1.30 Super Fun Night. (PG, CC) Kimmie’s boyfriend breaks up with her.

2.00 MOVIE: Mao’s Last Dancer. (PG, R, CC) (2009) Chi Cao. 4.30 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 6.30 Fishing Edge.

(R, CC) 7.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) 7.30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 1.00 Healthy Homes TV. (CC) 1.30 Weekend Feast. (CC) 2.30 Huey’s Kitchen. (R, CC) 3.00 Car Torque. (PG, CC) (Series return) 3.30 iFish. (R, CC) 4.30 Escape With ET. (CC) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 Al Jazeera 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 Gianni Schicchi.

3.05 Tim Marlow’s Virtual Gallery. (CC) 3.15 The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women.

(PG, R, CC) 4.25 Hopper Stories.

4.30 Too Young To Die: Heath Ledger. (PG, R) 5.30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat.

(R, CC)

6.25 NSW Election Announcement: ALP. (CC) Australian Labor Party announcement.

6.30 Gardening Australia.

(CC) Advice for the home gardener.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 New Tricks. (PG, CC) A pub landlord’s death is investigated.

8.30 Grantchester. (M, CC) A personal tragedy threatens to overwhelm Geordie, pushing his relationship with Sidney to the limit.

9.15 NSW Election Announcement: Coalition. (CC) LiberalNational Coalition announcement.

9.20 Scott & Bailey. (M, R, CC) The officers uncover a web of deceit while investigating the murder of an eight-year-old boy.

10.05 Miniseries: Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 2. Charts the creation of CLEO, a women’s magazine which tapped into the ’70s zeitgeist.

11.35 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos chosen by a special guest programmers, American hip hop duo Run The Jewels.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Wreck-It Ralph.

(PG, CC) (2012) A video game villain, who longs to be considered a good guy, leaves the arcade machine where he lives and sets out fulfil his dream, only to inadvertently create chaos among the various “worlds” in the process.

Voices of John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch.

9.00 MOVIE: The Five-Year Engagement. (MA15+, CC) (2012) One year after meeting, a sous chef proposes to his girlfriend, a PhD graduate, but unexpected events continually keep popping up and delaying their plans to walk down the aisle together. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt.

11.30 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) Murray takes Pops to work at the furniture store with him, in order to keep him out of Beverly’s hair. However, he quickly regrets his decision. Adam reluctantly gives away his toys, hoping it will help him get his first kiss.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 Easter With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (CC) Tips and advice for Easter celebrations with Georgie Gardner. Chefs Luke Mangan and Julie Goodwin prepare some family favourites. The team from the The Today Show celebrate with friends. Take a look at holiday fashion with Erin Molan. Nigel Ruck shows off a DIY project.

8.00 MOVIE: 17 Again.

(PG, R, CC) (2009) After wishing he could change his life, a middle-aged man wakes up one morning to discover he is a teenager once more. Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon.

10.00 MOVIE: Hall Pass.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2011) After two best friends begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalising their marriages by granting them a “hall pass”, one week of freedom to do whatever they want. Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer.

6.00 Gold Coast Cops.

(PG, R, CC) The police task force has their work cut out for them as they intercept one of the biggest drug hauls in RAP history.

6.30 Nature’s Misfits. (PG, CC) Bill Bailey takes a look at odd, unconventional and unusual animals that choose to do things differently.

7.30 Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) (Series return) Bondi-based vet Dr Chris Brown is on a rescue mission to save the life of an orphaned foal. There is trouble at the Australian Reptile Park on the Central Coast, NSW, when three emus decide to flex their muscle.

8.30 MOVIE: Les Misérables.

(M, CC) (2012) In 19th-century France, a man who is being hunted by an obsessed police inspector for breaking the conditions of his parole, nearly a decade earlier, agrees to care for a former factory worker’s daughter.

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway.

11.40 48 Hours: The Two Faces Of Todd Winkler. (M, R) A look at the case of Todd Winkler, who was convicted of murdering his wife.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Coast: Offshore! (CC) The team heads to North America, exploring British connections far offshore as well as those closer to home. Nick visits Nova Scotia in Canada where some Scottish traditions are still maintained. In the Outer Hebrides, Miranda goes in search of Britain’s oldest puffin.

8.30 MOVIE: The Words. (CC) (2012) A young author is forced to confront the essential questions of creativity, ambition and the moral choices he has made, after it is revealed his novel was written by someone else. Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana.

10.20 MOVIE: The Way. (CC) (2010) An irascible American doctor embarks on a historical pilgrimage in France, to honour his late son. However, he is surprised by the impact the experience has on him as he learns the difference between “the life we live and the life we choose”.

Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger.

12.00 Miniseries: The Sinking Of The Laconia. (M, CC) Part 2 of 2. As the German U-boat’s crew continues its efforts to rescue the survivors, lives are once again placed in danger.

2.00 Home Shopping.

12.10 MOVIE: Long Weekend.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2008) Jim Caviezel.

2.00 MOVIE: Honky Tonk Freeway. (M, R) (1981) 4.00 Anger Management.

(M, R, CC) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

12.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 It Is Written. (PG) Religious program.

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.35 Mad Men. (M, R, CC) A new contract has serious implications.

1.30 Mad Men. (PG, R, CC) 2.25 Mad Men. (M, R, CC) 3.15 Mad Men. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Lilyhammer.

(MA15+, R, CC) 5.00 Korean News.

5.35 Japanese News.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

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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6.50pm Bad Neighbours (2014) Comedy. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron. (MA15+) Premiere

6.30pm Double Your House For Half The Money. Property guru Sarah Beeny shows two families how to achieve their property dreams by transforming their own homes without breaking the bank.

(PG) LifeStyle

6.30pm Hitler’s Stealth Fighter. A team of aerospace experts build a full-scale replica of a Nazi jet-powered fighter – the Horten 229 – which was generations ahead of its time.

(PG) National Geographic

12.00pm Cricket. ICC World Cup. Fourth Quarter-final. New Zealand v West Indies. From Wellington Regional Stadium.

Fox Sports 3

10.05pm Hunger (2008) Biography. Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham. An imprisoned activist protests his treatment.

(AV15+) Masterpiece 10.15pm Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 (2013) Animation. Bill Hader. Inventor Flint Lockwood learns his invention is now combining food and animals to create menacing food-animal hybrids. (PG) Family

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.55 Babar. (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. (PG, CC) 8.30 Build A New Life In The Country. (PG, CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M, CC) 10.00 Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 10.30 The Inbetweeners. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.55 Plebs. (M, R, CC) 11.20 The Awesomes. (PG, R, CC) 11.45 Cherry Healey: Old Before My Time. (MA15+, R, CC) 12.40 The Armstrong And Miller Show. (M, R, CC) 1.40 Hit & Miss. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) 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. 7.25 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 7.40 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 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) 9.55 Slugterra.

(PG, R, CC) 10.40 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 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 2.20 Slugterra. (R, CC) 2.45 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.15 Leonardo.

(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. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Great Big Adv. (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.

(PG, CC) 7.15 Wolfblood. (PG, R, CC) 7.40 Annoying Orange. (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 Marriage Bootcamp: Bridezillas. Emotions are stirred when someone is shocked by a visit from their past. (PG) Arena

7.30pm My Cat From Hell.

(PG) Animal Planet 7.30pm Treehouse Masters.

An Ohio family enlists Pete’s help. (PG) Discovery

4.00pm Football. NAB Challenge. Port Adelaide v Adelaide. Fox Footy 7.30pm Soccer. A-League.

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory. Fox Sports 4 Michael Fassbender stars in the prison drama Hunger.

9.30pm Mob Wives. (M) Arena

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping.

7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (R, CC) 9.30 Shake It Up. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. (CC) 11.00 Animal Academy. (PG, R) 11.30 Great South East. (R, CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 12.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.00 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 1.30 WA Weekender. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Lyndey And Herbie’s Movable Feast. 2.30 Country Calendar. (PG, R) 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield.

Round 1. Easts v Gordon. 5.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Horse Racing. (CC) Golden Slipper Day. Continued. 6.00 Make My Home Bigger. (PG) 6.30 The New Reclaimers. (PG, R) 7.30 Storage Hoarders. (PG) 8.30 Taggart. (M, CC) DS Reid’s past comes back to haunt her.

10.00 Wire In The Blood.

(M, R, CC) 12.00 Escape To The Country.

(R) 1.00 Storage Hoarders. (PG, R) 2.00 Taggart. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features.

(R) 4.30 The Food Truck. (PG, R) 5.00 Country Calendar. (PG, R) 5.30 Lyndey And Herbie’s Movable Feast. (R)

7MATE 6.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 7.00 A Football Life. (PG) 8.00 Shopping. 9.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 10.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG, R) 11.00 Zoom TV. (PG) 11.30 Motor Racing.

AHG Sprintcar Series. 12.30 Market Values. (PG, R) 1.00 North Woods Law. (PG) 2.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 3.15 Turtleman. (PG, R) 4.15 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 5.15 MOVIE: Casper. (PG, R) (1995) 7.30 MOVIE: The Benchwarmers. (PG, R) (2006) Three nerdy friends form a baseball team. Rob Schneider, Jon Heder.

9.10 MOVIE: Jaws 3. (M, R, CC) (1983) A great white shark invades a Florida marine park. Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong.

11.10 MOVIE: Tucker & Dale Vs Evil. (AV15+, R) (2010) Tyler Labine.

1.00 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+, R) 2.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 3.00 Motor Racing. AHG Sprintcar Series. From Perth Motorplex Speedway. 4.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 4.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

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) 1.00 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Danoz. (R) 2.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 2.30 Search4hurt. (PG, CC) 3.00 Max Steel. (PG, R) 3.30 America’s Got Talent. (PG, CC) 6.00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Tom And Jerry: Robin Hood And His Merry Mouse. (2012) Jamie Bamber. 7.40 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. (R, CC) (2009) Zachary Levi, David Cross.

9.30 MOVIE: The Other Guys.

(M, R, CC) (2010) 11.40 Miniseries: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. (M, R) 1.10 America’s Got Talent. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.00 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.30 Tenkai Knights. (PG, R) 4.50 Digimon. (PG, R) 5.10 Thunderbirds. (R, CC) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 MOVIE: Maytime In Mayfair.

(R, CC) (1949) 7.50 GEM Presents.

(R, CC) 8.00 Shopping. 9.30 Avengers. (PG, R) 10.30 MOVIE: The Winslow Boy. (R, CC) (1948) 1.00 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Postcards. (CC) 2.00 MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (R) (1959) 4.30 MOVIE: The Great Race. (R, CC) (1965) Tony Curtis.

7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) Fiona returns to Seaton Delaval Hall.

8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M, R, CC) With one of their own fighting for their life, Russell leads the team in search of his missing granddaughter.

9.30 CSI: NY. (M, R, CC) A valedictorian is murdered.

10.30 Unforgettable. (M, CC) An urban explorer is found dead.

11.20 Golden Boy. (M, R, CC) 12.20 MOVIE: Scars Of Dracula. (M, R, CC) (1970) Christopher Lee. 2.10 MOVIE: The Great Race.

(R, CC) (1965) 5.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R)

ONE 6.00 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 6.30 Adv Angler. (R) 7.00 Sport Science. (PG, R) 8.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 3. Sydney Swifts v Queensland Firebirds.

Replay. 10.00 Where It All Began.

(R, CC) 10.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 11.00 Savage Family Diggers. (R) 11.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 12.00 Megafactories. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars.

Scott Darley. Night 2. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 From The Quadrangle. (CC) 4.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 6.00 GT Academy. 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Cops. (PG, R) 8.30 Elementary. (M, R, CC) A couple is murdered during a home invasion.

9.30 Blue Bloods. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Ross Kemp: Afghanistan. (M, R) 11.30 Gang Related. (M, R) 12.30 Gang Related. (AV15+, 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.

Night 2. Replay. 5.00 Football’s Greatest Managers. (R) 5.30 Football’s Greatest Teams. (R)

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 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 2.00 Brady Bunch.

(R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Raymond. (R, CC) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. (PG, R) 5.00 Mork & Mindy.

(PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 7.30 Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite. (PG, R, CC) Celebrates the 30th anniversary.

9.00 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Guests include Ben Stiller.

10.00 Sex And The City.

(MA15+, R) Berger gives Miranda unwanted advice.

10.40 Empire. (M, R, CC) 11.40 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.10 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(PG, R, CC) (Series return) 2.35 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.00 The Brady Bunch. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping. (R) 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 22. Sydney FC v Melbourne City. 3.00 Urban Freestyler. (R) 3.05 Ultimate Parkour Challenge.

(PG, R) 3.35 Venice 24/7. (PG, R, CC) 4.05 Beyond Survival. (PG, R) 5.05 Planet Sport. (R) 6.05 Urban Freestyler. (R) 6.10 Knife Fight. (PG, R) 6.40 No Kitchen Required.

(PG, R) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Vikings. (M, R, CC) The Vikings establish a colony in Wessex.

9.20 Vikings. (MA15+, R, CC) A mysterious wanderer arrives in Kattegat.

10.15 MOVIE: The Shooter.

(MA15+, R) (2012) 12.00 American Weed. (M, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Camarón. (M, R) (2005) 3.05 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. 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.

7.00 Unearthed.

7.30 Roots Music.

(PG) 8.30 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (CC) 9.30 The Blues: The Piano Blues. (M) The story behind blues music.

11.00 Life Giving Dance And Music.

11.45 Unearthed.

12.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 Big Ideas. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 10.30 Operation Slipper Parade. (CC) 12.30 State To State Summer. (R, CC) 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 Arts. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 BBC World News. 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 State To State Summer. (R, CC) 4.00 Big Ideas. (R) 4.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R) 4.55 ABC Open. (R) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. (CC) 2103

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Sunday, March 22 Broadchurch

MOVIE: Identity Thief

MOVIE: Minority Report ort

In its first highly addictive season, this gripping British crime thriller followed the harrowing investigation to track down the killer of a young boy in the small seaside town of the title. Now deep into its equally as riveting second series, it sees Joe Miller (Matthew Gravelle), the husband of local cop Ellie Miller (played by Olivia Colman), in court, accused of the boy’s death. Tonight, more secrets and lies are revealed when Tom Miller (Adam Wilson) and Mark Latimer (Andrew Buchan) are questioned in court. Meanwhile, Beth (Jodie Whittaker) has to face an emotional ordeal alone and Ellie tries to wrest back control.

Love or hate it, this throwaway flick isn’t afraid to have fun. Starring a buoyant Melissa McCarthy as brazen con woman Diana and Jason Bateman as kind office worker Sandy, the two strangers’ lives become entangled after Diana steals Sandy’s identity and he must bring her back from Miami to Denver to prove his innocence.

Essentially a road movie, the film is full of clichés and unbelievable situations, but McCarthy’s spirited performance as the wild-haired, blue eyeshadow-wearing criminal is absurdly entertaining. The syrupy ending belies a bevy of amusingly politically incorrect jokes and gratuitous violence. Pure popcorn.

Washington DC, 2054. Murderr has become a thing of the pastt ohn thanks to the hard-working John Anderton (Tom Cruise, right) and the premonitions of three psychics at the Department off n Pre-Crime. But when Anderton al himself is forseen to kill a total stranger in less than 36 hours,, he lear resists arrest and sets out to clear her his name of murder. Yet another reworking of a Philip K. Dick short story (Blade Runner, Total Recall, Paycheck), the addition of Steven en Spielberg behind the camera and Cruise living up to his A-list al status means this psychological thriller gets full marks.

ABC, 8.40pm

ABC

7MATE, 9pm, MA15+ (2013)

PRIME7

ONE, 9.30pm, M (2002)

WIN

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. (PG, 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: The Tempest Presented By Trevor Nunn. (R, CC) 3.00 Art Of America: Modern Dreams. (R, CC) 4.00 Restoration Home.

(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 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Amazing Race.

(PG, R, CC) Hosted by Phil Keoghan.

1.00 World’s Strictest Parents.

(PG, R, CC) Hosted by Axle Whitehead.

2.00 MOVIE: Last Chance Harvey. (PG, R, CC) (2008) A chance encounter changes a man’s life. Dustin Hoffman.

4.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. (PG, R, CC) A look at the period from 1928 to 1942.

5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? Invercloy.

(R, CC) Presented by Adam Ford.

6.25 NSW Election Announcement: ALP. (CC) Australian Labor Party announcement.

6.30 Compass: The Moral Compass. (CC) Hosted by Geraldine Doogue.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Inside The Commons: Lifting The Lid. (CC) Part 1 of 4.

8.40 Broadchurch. (M, CC) Ellie tries to wrest back control of the investigation. Time is running out for Alec Hardy.

9.25 NSW Election Announcement: Coalition. (R, CC) Liberal-National Coalition announcement.

9.30 Fortitude. (M, CC) DCI Morton chases some new clues.

10.20 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.

10.50 Would I Lie To You? (M, R, CC) 11.20 The Writers’ Room: Parks And Recreation.

(PG, R, CC) 11.45 MOVIE: The Roly Poly Man. (M, R, CC) (1994) Paul Chubb.

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 post World War II period when the new peace brought great prosperity to Australia. As both the suburbs and technology bloomed, the Olympic Games come to Melbourne and TV helped shrink the globe, allowing people to watch and share the same experiences.

9.00 Downton Abbey. (M, CC) Simon Bricker returns to Downton. Branson must make a difficult decision about Sarah Bunting. Rose encounters a handsome stranger. A determined Violet sets out to stop Isobel from making the wrong decision about Lord Merton. Charles Blake surprises Mary.

10.00 Castle. (M, CC) Castle and Beckett find themselves matching wits once more with 3XK serial killer Jerry Tyson.

11.00 Castle. (M, R, CC) A woman dies three days after watching a mysterious, haunted DVD and Castle fears he will be next.

1.15 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) Beth faces an emotional ordeal.

2.05 Fortitude. (M, R, CC) 2.55 Would I Lie To You? (M, R, CC) 3.25 Inside The Commons: Lifting The Lid. (R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 5.00 Order In The House. (CC)

12.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) Dr Harry Cooper and Dr Katrina Warren present information about animals and pet care.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) The Bottom Line: Curtis Stone. (PG, R, CC) Wide World Of Sports.

(CC) Hosted by Ken Sutcliffe.

NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(CC) Hosted by Peter Sterling.

Sea Patrol UK. (PG, R, CC) A teenager’s day at the beach turns sour.

Forever. (PG, R, CC) A humanitarian is murdered.

Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 3. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers.

From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries.

(CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home.

7.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 8.00 Where It All Began. (CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) 10.00 The Bolt Report. (CC) 11.00 Weekend Feast. (R, CC) Hosted by Dani Venn.

12.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) Guests include Felicity Jones.

2.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. (PG, R, CC) Jamie wins an award.

3.00 The Bolt Report. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew Bolt.

4.00 RPM. (CC) Race previews and reviews.

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 Cycling. (CC) UCI World Tour. Paris-Nice. Highlights.

2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Football Asia. (CC) 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine. (CC) 5.00 World Of Cycling. (CC) 5.30 Nancy Wake: Gestapo’s Most Wanted. (PG, CC) Follows Nancy Wake’s life.

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 teams’ ensuite bathrooms, with the winners earning themselves $10,000.

Ayden and Jess struggle to complete their room.

8.30 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher and Charles Wooley.

9.30 MOVIE: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2011) A crusading journalist and a computer hacker explore the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a member of a wealthy Swedish family, over four decades earlier. Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer.

12.40 Dallas. (M, CC) (Final) Bobby and Sue Ellen form a new alliance to protect the family, pitting them against John Ross who is still trying to regain control of Ewing Global and fix his marriage to Pamela.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

(CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public.

6.30 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) After Alex tells Phil and Claire she has a boyfriend, they worry she is making up an imaginary partner.

7.00 Modern Family. (PG, CC) (Series return) With Haley preparing to celebrate her 21st birthday, her family decides to take her to a bar.

7.30 Shark Tank. (PG, CC) Multimillionaires are pitched ideas, including a unique childcare operation.

8.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M, CC) The team checks out a lethal hit-and-run to determine whether the murder was tied to a Navy recruiter’s career.

9.30 Empire. (M, CC) Lucious tries to steal a charttopping artist from his rival label, Safe House Records.

Determined to pursue his career as a musician and assert his independence, Jamal struggles to compose his first hit song.

Cookie tries to repair her relationship with Hakeem.

10.30 MOVIE: Chronicle.

(M, R, CC) (2012)

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Lost Kingdoms Of Central America: Between Oceans And Empires. (CC) Part 3 of 4.

Dr Jago Cooper explores the rise and fall of the forgotten civilisations of Central America.

8.30 Rome: What Lies Beneath. (PG, R, CC) Presenter Dan Snow joins forces with archaeologist Sarah Parcak to uncover secrets of the Roman Empire, using satellite technology. Having identified lost cities, amphitheatres and forts, they hope the information will give them an insight into the longevity of this culture.

10.10 Dateline Presents: Putin’s Way. (PG, CC) An investigation into the accusations of criminality and corruption which surround Vladimir Putin’s reign in Russia.

11.10 Dateline. (R, CC) International current affairs.

11.45 Cycling. (CC) UCI World Tour. Milan-San Remo.

From Italy.

1.35 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. (PG, R) 2.30 Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, 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)

12.15 48 Hours: The Dog Trainer, The Heiress And The Bodyguard. (M, R) A celebrity dog trainer is murdered.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program.

4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

3.00 The Secret History Of Our Streets: Reverdy Road. (PG, R, CC) The fate of six London streets, including Reverdy Road in Bermondsey, is documented.

5.00 Korean News. News from Seoul.

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.

(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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SPORT

6.15pm Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Action. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel. (M) Action

6.05pm Betty White’s Off Their Rockers. Betty White leads a squad of daring senior citizens who are out to prank unsuspecting younger people.

(M) Comedy Channel

7.30pm The Plantagenets.

Explores one of Europe’s most dysfunctional yet longest-ruling royal dynasties. (M) History

5.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Mystery Road (2013) Crime. Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving. An indigenous detective investigates a murder.

(M) Masterpiece 8.30pm Admission (2013) Comedy. Tina Fey, Paul Rudd.

An admissions officer at a top university discovers one applicant may be the son she put up for adoption years earlier. (M) Romance

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.40 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 1.50 Penelope. (R, CC) 2.00 Milly, Molly.

(R, CC) 2.15 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) (Final) 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 Thomas And Friends. (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) (Final) 8.10 Would I Lie To You? Shortcuts. (R, CC) (Final) 8.30 Crisis. (R, CC) 9.20 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Visionaries: Inside The Creative Mind. (PG, CC) 10.50 Catfish: The TV Show. (M, R, CC) 11.35 The Fog Of War. (PG, R, CC) 1.20 News Update. (R) 1.25 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. 8.00 YooHoo & Friends. (R, CC) 8.15 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 8.30 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 9.00 Bushwhacked! (R, CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 Slugterra. (R, CC) 10.40 Numb Chucks. (PG, 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) 12.55 Nowhere Boys. (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. (PG, 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.

(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) (Final) 9.05 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG, R, CC) 9.25 Rage. (PG, R) 2.00 Close.

7.30pm The Real Housewives Of Atlanta.

Arena 7.30pm Cristela. When Trent hires them to help him redo his office floor Felix and Alberto bond with him. (M) FOX8

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 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) 11.30 Downsize My Pet. (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 Neighbours At War. (PG, R) 4.00 The Bunker. (PG) 4.30 Bush Pilots. (PG) 5.30 Mighty Ships. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 The Vicar Of Dibley.

(PG, R, CC) 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (R, CC) 7.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. Nick Knowles visits an industrial village.

10.30 Best Houses Australia.

(PG) 11.00 Front Of House.

11.30 Bush Pilots. (PG, R) 12.30 The Bunker. (PG, R) 1.00 Downsize My Pet. (R) 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.00 Best Houses Australia. (PG, R) 2.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 5.00 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 Triathlon.

Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand. Replay. 1.00 The Border.

(PG, R) 2.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 3.00 Urban Tarzan. (PG, R) 3.45 Selling Big. (PG) 4.45 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 6.45 MOVIE: The Longest Yard. (PG, R, CC) (2005) A former football star trains prisoners. Adam Sandler.

9.00 MOVIE: Identity Thief.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2013) After his identity is stolen by a con artist, a man must find the thief responsible in order to clear his name.

Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau.

11.15 MOVIE: Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2010) Tom Berenger.

1.00 Scare Tactics. (M, R) 1.30 Urban Tarzan. (PG, R) 2.00 The Border. (PG, R) 3.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 4.00 Selling Big. (PG, R) 5.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R)

8.30pm Biggest & Baddest.

Niall McCann is on a search to find the “biggest and baddest” creatures on the planet by working with people who have encountered them. (PG) Animal Planet

6.30pm Rugby League. NRL. Titans v Knights. Fox Sports 1 7.00pm Football. NAB Challenge. West Coast v Fremantle. Fox Footy

8.30pm Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. (PG) National Geographic

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 Tom And Jerry. (R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Danoz.

2.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 4.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 5.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Legend Of The Guardians. (PG, R, CC) (2010) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) The boys’ friendship is threatened.

9.30 MOVIE: Constantine.

(M, R) (2005) A supernatural detective tries to solve a murder.

Keanu Reeves.

12.00 Arrow. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.00 Arrow. (AV15+, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: The Ice Pirates. (PG, R) (1984) 4.00 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.30 Tenkai Knights. (PG, R) 4.50 Digimon. (PG, R) 5.10 Thunderbirds. (R, CC) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: Laughter In Paradise. (R, CC) (1951) 8.30 Shopping. 10.00 Rainbow Country. (R) 10.30 MOVIE: How To Stuff A Wild Bikini. (PG, R) (1965) 12.30 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Taras Bulba. (PG, R) (1962) 4.00 MOVIE: The Way West. (PG, R) (1967) 6.30 River Cottage: Winter’s On The Way. (PG) Follows chef Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall.

7.30 Kalgoorlie Cops.

(PG, R, CC) A look at the Kalgoorlie cops.

8.30 MOVIE: John Grisham’s The Client. (M, R, CC) (1994) A lawyer is hired to protect a boy who is being pursued by the Mafia and an ambitious federal prosecutor. Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones.

11.00 Longmire. (M, CC) 12.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 The Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

Cristela Alonzo stars in the US sitcom Cristela.

ONE 6.00 Sport Science. (PG, R) 7.00 Healthy Homes TV. (R, CC) 7.30 Savage Family Diggers. (R) 8.00 Sport Science. (PG, R) 9.00 Escape With ET. (R, CC) 9.30 Adv Angler. (R) 10.00 Highlands 101. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 The Pits.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 4. Adelaide Thunderbirds v Melbourne Vixens.

2.00 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Extreme Collectors. (R) 3.00 Extreme Collectors. (PG, R) 3.30 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 4.30 GT Academy. (R) 5.00 Attenborough’s Life In The Undergrowth. (R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. (PG, R) 8.30 Gold Coast Cops.

(PG, R, CC) The task force intercepts a drug haul.

9.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 MOVIE: Minority Report.

(M, R, CC) (2002) Tom Cruise.

12.25 Sons Of Anarchy. (AV15+, R) 1.35 RPM. (R, CC) 2.35 48 Hours.

(M, R, CC) 3.30 Savage Family Diggers. (PG, R) 4.30 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 5.00 Adv Angler. (R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.30 TMNT. (R) 10.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. (C, CC) 10.30 Brady Bunch. (R) 11.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Mork & Mindy. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) Robots revolt against humanity.

8.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) Marge becomes a gambling addict.

8.30 MOVIE: Blades Of Glory.

(M, R, CC) (2007) Two rival ice skaters team up. Will Ferrell, Jon Heder.

10.30 Wilfred. (MA15+) 11.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) Becker and a priest argue over religion.

11.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 1.30 Mork & Mindy. (PG, R) 2.00 The Brady Bunch. (R) 3.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.00 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 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 11.00 Portuguese News. 11.30 Croatian News.

12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urban Freestyler.

1.10 The World Of Jenks. (PG, R) 2.00 Foodie Planet. (PG, R) 3.00 Hollywood: Between Paranoia And Science Fiction. (PG, R) 4.05 Bunk.

(PG, R) 4.35 The Pitch. (M, R) 5.30 Brazil’s Next Top Model. (PG, R) 6.30 Parks And Recreation.

(PG, R) 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 South Park. (M, R, CC) Butters misbehaves at school.

9.30 Toast Of London. (MA15+) Toast tries his hand at a new career.

10.00 A-League Extra Time.

11.00 In Her Skin. (M) 12.45 24 Hours In Emergency. (M, R, CC) 1.40 MOVIE: Borderline.

(MA15+, R) (2008) Isabelle Blais, Angèle Coutu, Sylvie Drapeau.

3.40 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 22. Sydney FC v Melbourne City. 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. 2.50 JM’s Healthy Tips. 3.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. From Raymond Terrace, NSW. 3.55 Cash Money. 4.00 Life Giving Dance And Music. 4.30 Yarning Up. (PG) 5.00 Te Kaea 2014. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review.

6.00 Awaken. Hosted by Stan Grant.

7.00 Ngurra.

7.30 Fit First. (PG) 8.00 From The Western Frontier.

8.30 Catfight. A look at a longstanding taboo.

9.30 MOVIE: Drunktown’s Finest. (MA15+) (2014) Jeremiah Bitsui.

11.00 The Loner.

11.30 Ngurra.

12.00 Volumz. (PG)

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) There is a certain amount of joy in fighting your corner this week.

Someone or something that has been annoying you for some time can be stopped in its tracks. With a weight lifted from your shoulders, a feeling of freedom sees you propelled forward to do even more. As you are likely to be feeling very feisty, it is a good time to back not only yourself but others. Proving that you were right is only one of the perks.

LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Seem to be getting nowhere fast? It could be that you are trying to do too much at once. Tackling one thing at a time really can be faster in the long run! Get that ‘to do’ list out and deal with the priorities. Very soon you will find that there is time to relax more and have less to worry about. Less is more? You want to please everyone, get sorted and move on.

As enthusiastic as you are, this can seem a bit slapdash to some.

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VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Knocking down opponents like tenpins, you bowl your way through this week! Certainly no one could accuse you of not having any balls in the air. The support of your partner, however, should not be underestimated. Although you will deal with any problems, sometimes it takes a little more charm and charisma than you can muster, but when you know the best approach, everything seems so easy, doesn’t it?

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good to put yourself forward this week, but try to do it without getting pushy with others. Sometimes it is so easy to go over the top when feeling strongly about something. Someone you really like could be put off spending time with you if they see an aggressive side. It is possible that, at the moment, you are giving out the wrong signals. What you see as just getting on with things can look aggressive to someone else.

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LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) There will be a lot of chat going on this week. Some of it could be heated, which you really won’t like. Try to see this coming and not be available. It would be better to delay a situation than tackle it right now. Why can’t others see your side of things? Could it be that you need to do a bit of explaining? Perhaps you are assuming that someone is more informed or intelligent than they are.

be necessary to take a strong stand, especially on the business front. Although you would prefer to be universally liked, this is not always possible. Although you like to be flexible, it is not good to be so flexible that you get overstretched! Having got what you want this week, it is not practical to think that everyone will be pleased. Someone, perhaps a close colleague, will need time to support you again.

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you this week can really arouse passions. Should you take them seriously? Some, perhaps. Still, it is best to give yourself time to consider the person making them. Does it really matter? Right now it could be better to concentrate on strengthening a relationship that has been neglected. Bring your sense of humour out of the closet, dust it down and make the most of it!

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In an emotional and passionate week, you could speed off in any direction. Like a boat without a rudder, you could even end up going in circles. Stop all of that by not getting locked into arguments and situations that you cannot control. Getting more out of your social life means chatting to those you have not seen for some time. There is so much to be gained by giving attention to people who have regularly supported you.

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AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19)

There is a certain amount of nervousness in you at the moment. It seems likely that you are not sure of your position. Is it a matter of romance or business? If others seem strangely quiet or unresponsive, try not to read too much into it. Check your talents and experience and decide if you want to add to both. It is very easy these days to feel out of touch. Usually it is lack of social time or technological changes that are to blame.

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Keeping things on an even keel generally can be tedious. What you would really like to do is far removed from what you must do. Running up the nearest tower and shouting from the rooftops would be a lovely release.

Alas, you need to be content with a few stiff emails! Keep comments simple and to the point. Then move on. Having done what needed to be done, don’t linger. What has gone has gone. The next ‘big thing’ may not seem that big.

Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday!

It makes sense to smooth over any disagreements so that you can move on, Aries. Holding on to grudges will only upset you, no one else.

Those who are starting a new business or job can expect progress.

Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your birthday with How I Met Your Mother actress Alyson Hannigan 41 (above). You may feel a sense of having been in this place before but things are different now. You know the ropes and won’t get caught in them, Aries. Using your talents at the right time and in the right place brings great satisfaction.

Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with English entertainer-songwriter Elton John (pictured below) who turns 68. Confiding in loved ones and dear friends in the months ahead goes well. There is a sense of relief when you find that great minds think alike. Build on your sense of belonging by involving others in your triumphs, Aries.

Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Sometimes you are too kind for your own good. Avoid being taken advantage of, especially in business, Aries. It is not possible to be popular with everyone, especially if you have opposing views.

Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday!

Look around you regularly and adjust your tactics. You may also decide to adjust your overall ambitions, Aries. Being stuck in a rut could lose you some brilliant opportunities. Where to start? Right here!

Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Increasing your knowledge in the months ahead could involve a new language and even a new partner, Aries.

An area of your life that you had decided to ignore becomes active again. Time for a radical rethink?

Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Just when you think of settling into a nice quiet rut, along comes a startling revelation! You are bored! No need to change everything, Aries. A new approach to an old plan is all that is needed to fire things up.

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1990 4. Elton John 5. Gap between two neurons 6. Naked infant boys in artwork 7. Samuel Johnson 8.

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On the other hand, numerous artists have covered the song; it was used in a commercial, and it ended up in a Top 20 Billboard list.

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